Thursday, December 01, 2022
Friday, April 02, 2021
April 1st, 2021
Spring is here, though it seems as though, it keeps changing its mind from day to day. Spring should be joyful, baby horses....this is a horse farm and one mare was bagged and ready to go. Sad to say it was twins and after every mishap that could prevail, both babies died. The lesson to me and all of us is to have our mares ultrasound done early on. I have seen pictures posted on Face Book of twins that, at least, survived long enough for pictures but it is a rarity and should not be considered to be without serious complications. No matter how many years have passed since I made my way into this world I continue to learn hard lessons.
On the subject of lessons, I have so much appreciation for what David did around the farm and am embarrassed to admit were many times I failed to, not only acknowledge, but even notice. So much for a division of labor! He was the energy that drove our steam engine for sure. And in doing so he was also the one who wove adventure into our days. Not always agreeing we were often thought of as " Frick 'n Frack. Just ask friends Tom and Pat with whom we shared breakfast after Sunday morning Mass if you doubt any of this. So I ask, what would life be like without adventure? This past year has been so challenging for so many, riding on the winds of fear from my perspective. Fear sells shredders, insurance, justifies savings accounts, as well as psychologically paving the way to hoarding, just to mention a few. Most of this makes sense to us in one way or another and we accept the need for insurance as everyday. As a business we know how important it is to keep our records secure and out of the hands of criminals. When our government begins to control too many aspects of our lives, we begin to fear the very people elected to protect our rights. Fear is very powerful as we have seen with the CCP virus also known as Covid. Fear of dying, fear of catching it, fear of our neighbors, fear of touching .....fear fear fear. Many are critical of those who will not wear a mask or submit to an unproven vaccine. Driven by fear they become paranoid of everyone and everything. We have witnessed mass gatherings to protest, cross our borders, and just to celebrate spring break. Yes, no doubt the virus is real and can do serious harm to those lacking a healthy immune system. It still amazes me the challenges the big pharma and those in a position to profit from a virus scare are capable of generating as we observed it became political on the big stage. And as I stated earlier, fear sells. What happened to the adventure still waiting for us to begin, making the most of this brief life we have been gifted? It is brief. Learn to let go and let God is the motto of those who go fearlessly through life hand in hand with God. Oh, you may think you are fearless, but if in the dark of the night one would be able to humble themselves, truly humble themselves, one might understand how alone we truly are without God. David and I prayed for peace and the world knowing we would be here for a short time....certainly not forever and seriously, who would want to be. Bad news sells ..and the only reason I can think of is Satan has become techno smart and has found a way to scare us big time. Now is the time to say NO to this dark spirit and get on with a life of gratitude and thanksgiving. It is and has always been a choice. OUR CHOICE.
Friday, January 22, 2021
A CHANGE OF PACE!
A Change of Pace! So you may be wondering what that means for me, a horse person, a mother, a wife, a business person, a plant enthusiast, an art student, history buff, a Catholic, etc. This should tell you a lot about me but reality says...there is even more. This is going to be a journey around ideas, beliefs, and should you care to join me, you are welcome. The rules are simple, be civil.
We are experiencing the most unusual time in our/my lifetime. Reminds me more of past prophesy i.e. the book 1984, a reread of historical events leading to communism during Stalinism, Hitler's reign of death, as well as current life in the Chinese Communist Party that reigns over China working night and day to become a world military power. Those in the US are probably the best fed, best clothed, most prosperous people on earth. Unfortunately, we are rapidly being thought of as a culture of death, socialist under the guise of progressivism. If you tell a people a false hood over and over, the truth is soon forgotten and the false hood becomes the truth. Think about it.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
A letter to a son.
I don't know who wrote this, but this is the feelings of our active Military& Veterans of the USA.........You graduated high school in 2011. Your teenage years were a struggle. You grew up on the wrong side of the tracks. Your mother was the leader of the family and worked tirelessly to keep a roof over your head and food on your plate. Academics were a struggle for you and your grades were mediocre at best. The only thing that made you stand out is you weighed 225 lbs and could run 40 yards in 4.2 seconds while carrying a football.Your best friend was just like you, except he didn’t play football. Instead of going to football practice after school, he went to work at McDonalds for minimum wage. You were recruited by all the big colleges and spent every weekend of your senior year making visits to universities where coaches and boosters tried to convince you their school was best. They laid out the red carpet for you. Your best friend worked double shifts at Mickey D’s. College was not an option for him. On the day you signed with Big State University, your best friend signed paperwork with his Army recruiter. You went to summer workouts. He went to basic training.
You spent the next four years living in the athletic dorm, eating at the training table. You spent your Saturdays on the football field, cheered on by adoring fans. Tutors attended to your every academic need. You attended class when you felt like it. Sure, you worked hard. You lifted weights, ran sprints, studied plays, and soon became one of the top football players in the country.Your best friend was assigned to the 101st Airborne Division. While you were in college, he deployed to Iraq once and Afghanistan twice. He became a Sergeant and led a squad of 19 year old soldiers who grew up just like he did. He shed his blood in Afghanistan and watched young American men give their lives, limbs, and innocence for the USA.
You went to the NFL combine and scored off the charts. Your hired an agent and waited for draft day. You were drafted in the first round and your agent immediately went to work, ensuring that you received the most money possible. You signed for $16 million although you had never played a single down of professional football. Your best friend re-enlisted in the Army for four more years. As a combat tested sergeant, he will be paid $32,000 per year.
You will drive a Ferrari on the streets of South Beach. He will ride in the back of a Blackhawk helicopter with 10 other combat loaded soldiers. You will sleep at the Ritz. He will dig a hole in the ground and try to sleep. You will “make it rain” in the club. He will pray for rain as the temperature reaches 120 degrees.
On Sunday, you will run into a stadium as tens of thousands of fans cheer and yell your name. For your best friend, there is little difference between Sunday and any other day of the week. There are no adoring fans. There are only people trying to kill him and his soldiers. Every now and then, he and his soldiers leave the front lines and “go to the rear” to rest. He might be lucky enough to catch an NFL game on TV. When the National Anthem plays and you take a knee, he will jump to his feet and salute the television. While you protest the unfairness of life in the United States, he will give thanks to God that he has the honor of defending his great country.
To the players of the NFL: We are the people who buy your tickets, watch you on TV, and wear your jerseys. We anxiously wait for Sundays so we can cheer for you and marvel at your athleticism. Although we love to watch you play, we care little about your opinions until you offend us. You have the absolute right to express yourselves, but we have the absolute right to boycott you. We have tolerated your drug use and DUIs, your domestic violence, and your vulgar displays of wealth. We should be ashamed for putting our admiration of your physical skills before what is morally right. But now you have gone too far.You have insulted our flag, our country, our soldiers, our police officers, and our veterans. You are living the American dream, yet you disparage our great country.
Saturday, July 30, 2016
My View
My view is just that, mine. It may or may not be yours and that is ok. It is OK as long as you remember what I just said. God gave us a mind and a language, the ability to engage with each other in a way unique in the world. The animal kingdom converses in sounds and mannerisms and yes, they can learn words but will be hard pressed to put a sentence together that has real meaning. If they could, maybe they would be wise to learn NO, don't hurt me, Please, feed me and shelter me, or .....at any rate we get what we need to survive, what we want others to know, we can do much good with our words, but we can also do great harm. As I said, my view is just that, Mine.
Did you Know!
All of a sudden had its beginning when a white American young woman slept with a black African Muslim and had a mulatto baby that was raised in Indonesia and schooled in the Muslim religion. When elected President of the USA filled the White House with Muslim Czars (Advisers) and appointed to very important position others of his fellow Muslims allowing him to recreate America in the mold of Islam. We the people have stood idly by and have done nothing to prevent this Islamification to take place. It was inevitable from the very beginning of his quest for the Presidency. These next 7 months will be filled with even further attempts to establish Islamic practice as the law of the land.
ALL Of A Sudden....Seven Short Years Have Passed!
Before Obama there was virtually no outlandish presence of Islam in America.
• All of a sudden, Islam is taught in schools. Christianity and the bible are banned in schools.
• All of a sudden we must allow prayer rugs everywhere and allow for Islamic prayer in schools, airports and businesses.
• All of a sudden we must stop serving pork in prisons.
• All of a sudden we are inundated with law suits by Muslims who are offended by American culture.
• All of a sudden we must allow burkas to be worn everywhere even though you have no idea who or what is covered up under them.
• All of a sudden Muslims are suing employers and refusing to do their jobs if they personally deem it conflicts with Sharia Law.
• All of a sudden the Attorney General of the United States vows to prosecute anyone who engages in "anti-Muslim speech".
• All of a sudden, Jihadists who engage in terrorism and openly admit they acted in the name of Islam and ISIS, are emphatically declared they are NOT Islamic by our leaders and/or their actions are determined NOT to be terrorism, but other nebulous terms like 'workplace violence."
• All of a sudden, it becomes Policy that Secular Middle East dictators that were benign or friendly to the West, must be replaced by Islamists and the Muslim Brotherhood.
• All of a sudden our troops
are withdrawn from Iraq and the middle east, giving rise to ISIS .
• All of a sudden, America has reduced its nuclear stockpiles to 1950 levels, as Obama's stated goal of a nuke-free America by the time he leaves office continues uninterrupted.
• All of a sudden, a deal with Iran must be made at any cost, with a pathway to nuclear weapons and HUNDREDS of BILLIONS of dollars handed over to fund their programs.
• All of a sudden America APOLOGIZES to Muslim states and sponsors of terror worldwide for acts of aggression, war and sabotage THEY perpetrate against our soldiers.
• All of a sudden, the American Navy is diminished to 1917 Pre-World War I levels of only 300 ships. The Army is at pre-1940 levels. The Air Force scraps 500 planes and planned to retire the use of the A-10 Thunderbolt close air support fighter. A further draw down of another 40,000 military personnel is in
progress.
progress.
• All of a sudden half of our aircraft carriers are recalled for maintenance by Obama rendering the Atlantic unguarded, NONE are in the Middle East .
• All of a sudden Obama has to empty Guantanamo Bay of captured Jihadists and let them loose in Jihad-friendly Islamic states. He demands to close the facility.
• All of a sudden America will negotiate with terrorists and trade FIVE Taliban commanders for a deserter and Jihad sympathizer.
• All of a sudden there is no money for American poor, disabled veterans, jobless Americans, hungry Americans, or displaced Americans but there is endless money for Obama's "Syrian refugee" resettlement programs.
• All of sudden there is an ammunition shortage in the USA .
• All of a sudden, the most important thing for Obama to do after a mass shooting by two Jihadists, is disarm American Citizens.
• All of a sudden, the President of the United States cannot attend the Christian Funerals of a Supreme Court Justice and a former First Lady because of previous (seemingly unimportant) commitments.
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Thursday, April 14, 2016
D for Dumb or Defend?
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Sunday, April 10, 2016
Politically Correct
This was sent to me by a classmate, and I must say.....it is spot on!
an explanation I can finally understand and use to my benefit!
I have never heard it explained before!!As good an explanation as I have heard.Political Correctness:What is meant by the modern term referred to as ‘POLITICAL CORRECTNESS’? Although I consider myself fluent in English, that term was not in my vocabulary. Someone found this definition in 4 telegrams at the Truman Library and Museum in Independence Missouri. The following are copies of four telegrams between President Harry Truman and Gen Douglas MacArthur on the day before the actual signing of the WWII Surrender Agreement in September 1945.. The contents of those four telegrams below are exactly as received at the end of the war - not a word has been added or deleted!
(1) Tokyo, Japan
0800-September 1,1945
To: President Harry S Truman
From: General D A MacArthur
Tomorrow we meet with those yellow-bellied bastards and sign the Surrender Documents, any last minute instructions?
(2) Washington, D C
1300-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur
From: H S Truman
Congratulations, job well done, but you must tone down your obvious dislike of the Japanese when discussing the terms of the surrender with the press, because some of your remarks are fundamentally not politically correct!
(3) Tokyo, Japan
1630-September 1, 1945
To: H S Truman
From: D A MacArthur and C H Nimitz
Wilco Sir, but both Chester and I are somewhat confused, exactly what does the term politically correct mean?
(4) Washington, D C
2120-September 1, 1945
To: D A MacArthur/C H Nimitz
From: H S Truman
Political Correctness is a doctrine, recently fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and promoted by a sick mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a piece of shit by the clean end!Now, with special thanks to the Truman Museum and Harry himself, you and I finally have a full understanding of what ‘POLITICAL CORRECTNESS’ really means.....
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