Seven Facts about Memorial Day

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Happy Memorial Day

The last Monday in May 1868, America began observing Memorial Day. This day began as an honor to the fallen soldiers, both Union and Confederate, after the American Civil Union. After World War I, this began as an annual holiday.

On this Sunday night, I sit and reflect what this holiday means to me and the traditions that come with the holiday. I realize it has had many meanings throughout my life. As a kid, this weekend meant school was near an end and that summer had begun. The neighborhood pool opened and my days in the sun, barefoot and playing late into the night with my friends had finally arrived.

As I entered young adulthood, this weekend meant which body of water (beach, lake or river) were my friends and I going to hit, and who was in charge of the grill.

 Since 2003, I have become more aware of what it means to be an American. I think this comes with age, knowledge of what makes our country tick, and our country and family histories. March 19, 2003, America entered our current War with Iraq and has since expanded into Afghanistan. I do not want to go into the political reasons behind this war, but this is that war in history that has brought the American Solider to my daily thoughts and prayers. These men and women are leaving their families in droves to protect my freedoms and the freedoms of those across the world. They are fighting to keep me safe.

In 2006 I began working with some local home builders who had just begun a new charity to build new homes for a local veteran coming home from the Iraqi war. These are homes that are built from the dirt up with 100% donated land, materials and labor. Given to one chosen military person and their family 100% free- no mortgage and no insurance or taxes to pay for two years. BABA Support our Troops (BABASOTI) began raising money by having a bbq and bake sale in the local park. They have grown to a nation-wide organization that has not become corporate and has not forgotten about the families. They have had an annual all day concert/festival with performers donating their time and money to the cause. Look up this charity and support them!

Getting to know these heroes that the homes were built for has really opened my eyes to all that our American soldiers have given from the beginning back in 1868 (and before) through the present. They have given their lives and their families selflessly for ME.

For ME?! How am I so deserving? So tonight, tomorrow (Monday, Memorial Day) and every day after that, I will pause and reflect on this service and offer a silent pray of thanks. I ask that you take a moment from your days and do the same.

Get outta the news already

I promise this will be my last post about current news headlines. My last post was about people in the news that should be shot on site for the crimes they have committed. This post is just about the celebrities that need to find another hobby and stay out of the headlines. The following pictures will be " 'nough said".






Charlie Sheen
Stop "Winning"



Justin Bieber
Find your adult voice before getting on another stage

Kim Kardashian
Your ass and your ring are obnoxious



Paula Abdul
Start riding your own coat tails and get off Simon Cowell



Kirstie Alley
Good Lord, can you shut your mouth?



Oprah
Can your 25 years be over already?




I'm still in the news

I am still buried in the news and I have some more opinions, I will keep this brief.
 
I think the following news makers should be strung up by their toe nails, beaten and then left for the "party" in hell. And I'm being nice, none of the below are deserving of such sensible treatment.

Casey Anthony - murdered her daughter and didn’t mention that she was “missing” for 30 days.

Jarred Loughner- shot 20 innocent people, killing six in Arizona

Brian David Mitchell- kidnapped, sexually and mentally abused Elizabeth Smart

Dominique Strauss-Kahn- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sexually assaulted a hotel maid. The Judge in this case should be beaten too for “releasing” Strauss-Kahn to “house arrest” while these charges go to trial.

I also think that President Obama and Governor Perry should step into a boxing ring and duke it out. Rick Perry will whop his ass for not giving a NASA shuttle to the Johnson Space Center, denying assistance for securing our borders and passing Texas up for national disaster relief for personnel/financial recovery from our wildfires. No I am not a Perry supporter and won’t vote for him should he decide to run in the 2012 Presidential elections, but I sure as hell don’t like Obama (sorry friend that we will never agree on this one!).

On to find more cheerful "news".

Almost Two Months?!?!

I cant believe I haven't written in two months. I have a lot of things on my mind, I hope not to ramble, but stick with me through this post.

In the news NOW:
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver's marriage is over.

Extra TV is reporting that Arnold has had at least two affairs and one child out of wedlock. So, here is my take on it.... Arnold, Maria and the other women are all to blame. You must stop and think about what goes into a happy healthy relationship. There had to be problems between Maria and Arnold to help encourage his stepping out. I am by NO means blaming Maria, but there is more than one guilty person in this saga, I hate that the media plays the guilt on one-side.

Candidates for 2012 Presidential Elections are starting to announce their bid.

As of today there are many people have have put their names in the hat. Several would be better Vice Presidents than Presidents. There are several candidates that have no snowball in hell to make it anywhere getting their name on the ticket, and probably shouldn't be on the ticket either. Since this is my blog and it is my opinion, if I had to vote tomorrow, I would vote for Tim Pawlenty. He appears to be well spoken, well educated on the topics facing Americans, seems to have a respectable record as Former Governor of Minnesota, and seems to listen to BOTH isles on issues that we need to address.

Mother Nature is pissed off at the US!

Devastating tornadoes tears through Midwest, record drought in Texas and Mississippi river floods to levels it hasn't seen since 1927. The photos of the tornadoes ripping through the country are unbelievable (I thought I would post one, but each picture I saw was worse than the one I viewed last). 188 of the 254 Texas counties are reporting burn bans with over one million acres around the state devastated already.

The three news topics that I highlighted above is just a drop in the bucket of all that is going on right now. It's time for our local 6pm news, must sign off to check it out... Chat with you sooner than two months from now!