The new Indiana Jones, zzzzzzzzzz

Ok, I know all the movie critics are singing the praises of this new Indiana Jones, aka, Crytal Skull episode but I fell asleep half way thru it. Sorry, H.F. I loved all your other episodes and you as an actor but this was just plain boring. Do you think you could do more movies about the government and or terrorism instead? I think you have the right look, voice and style for that. Perhaps you could put Indiana Jones in a retirement community where he could tell his adventures over and over again to avid listeners. I think they would even let you keep the hat and whip.

No prayer in schools no safety either!

Not trying to force an opinion or belief down anyone's throat, just found this inspiring. Maybe you will, too.

The nation's leaders didn't expect this, hmm? On Thursday, Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well.
It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:

" Since the dawn of creation there has been both good and evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart.

"In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best.
Your laws ignore our deepest needs,
Your words are empty air.
You've stripped away our heritage,
You've outlawed simple prayer.
Now gunshots fill our classrooms,
And precious children die.
You seek for answers everywhere,
And ask the question "Why?"
You regulate restrictive laws,
Through legislative creed.
And yet you fail to understand,
That God is what we need!

"Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation's history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine's tragedy occurs -- politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.

"As my daughter's friend Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone!"

My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"

Do what the media did not - - let the nation hear this man's speech.
Please send this out to everyone you can.

Closed E-bay Store for now

Sorry all, but I have closed the e-bay store and am working on my own web page. I'll post it when it's ready, thanks to all who visited me there.

As a Conservative Fundamentalist I Vote for....

By LIZ SIDOTI - Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON(AP) Religious and cultural conservatives, a political force skeptical of the leading Republican presidential candidates, are caught in a tug of war between pragmatism and ideology.

"My head and my heart are fighting with each other," said Phil Burress, an Ohioan who has lobbied hard for federal and state bans on gay marriage.

The vexing choices facing these voters:

_Rudy Giuliani, a thrice-married New Yorker who differs with them on abortion, gays and guns but who polls show offers a strong chance to beat a Democrat next fall.

_Mitt Romney, a Mormon from Massachusetts who didn't entirely share their views in the past but who insists he now does.

_Fred Thompson, a Tennessean who hasn't been a vocal champion of their core issues but who had a right-leaning Senate voting record.

_John McCain, an Arizona senator who has a clear socially conservative resume but who dismissed their leaders "agents of intolerance" in 2000.

_Mike Huckabee, a Southern Baptist minister and true believer who has an extraordinary hill to climb for the nomination.

For now, social-issue conservatives are scattered across the field of candidates.

It's a splintering that is, perhaps, more severe than in previous presidential elections and that raises questions about the power of a long-influential part of the GOP base. The restiveness has prompted talk of a possible third-party bid, a certain political death knell for the GOP nominee.

Reflecting the quandary these voters face, Focus on the Family's James Dobson has rejected Giuliani and has panned both McCain and Thompson. Romney is the only leading candidate Dobson hasn't denounced _ but he hasn't publicly backed Romney either.

Click on the title of this post and see why my vote will be for....

Dear God, Please give Mike Huckabee all that he needs to run in this campaign and win, amen.

Why do liberals hate so much?

You know, I use to think that the polarization of our country was just a label that the media liked to use to get people mad. But, I believe it is more than that now. I believe it's caused by the progressives in politics and the media. The last time I heard anyone and I mean anyone from the Democratic/Libertarian/Liberal side say anything positive about our country was so long ago... why, I can't even remember them saying anything good about it.

Of course, I guess it would be hard for them to see the glass half full with their constant whining and complaining about the oil and gas prices, the so called huge debt our country is in, the war against terrorism, the bogus cruel abuse of power, the Gitmo dilemma, the border control problems, the health care system, the global warming farce, the Patriot Act, the racial discrimination's, the legal battle to toss out anything Christian in any sort of public arena. Why it's no wonder they are in such a snit. I mean really, how on earth can drunks like Ted Kennedy and cowards like Murtha and Ried and perverts that like boys, like those in congress and in the senate and manipulative women like Pelosi and Clinton handle so many problems without finding someone to blame it all on? Their answer has always been to blame it on the opposite side of what they stand for. Uh, I guess that would be all law-abiding, Christian, Jew, Catholic and non-violent Muslim too name a few who, love this country just the way it is and believe in fighting for Freedoms all over the world especially after being attacked so horribly on 9/11/00.

I guess to those of us who stand for morals it must go against the grain and back of those who wish to do whatever they like no matter who is affected and with total dis-regard for the plight of those who are trodden upon.

Supposedly that's what the ACLU is for. I say that with a big grin because as far as I'm concerned seeing the negative effects from this group of "muck rakers" is that they have succeeded in turning people against each other instead of bringing harmony and respect for each other. NO one will ever learn to love their neighbor if they have to be sued into doing it. Nothing like a little Nazism and twisted law suits to diminish our Constitution and Amendments. But the liberals will say they need to be here to restore equal rights for all. Bull! Since when is it equal to prohibit Christmas in public places yet we can have big gay rainbow parades? What a strange outlook on things.

If you know of any instance where a liberal has shown hate please post it here, we would be happy to discuss it.

Schools reason for Ahmadinejad's Appearance at C.U.

President Bollinger's Statement About
President Ahmadinejad's Scheduled Appearance

Sept. 19, 2007
On Monday, September 24, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is scheduled to appear as a speaker on campus. The event is sponsored by the School of International and Public Affairs (see SIPA announcement), which has been in contact with the Iranian Mission to the United Nations. The event will be part of the annual World Leaders Forum, the University-wide initiative intended to further Columbia’s longstanding tradition of serving as a major forum for robust debate, especially on global issues.
In order to have such a University-wide forum, we have insisted that a number of conditions be met, first and foremost that President Ahmadinejad agree to divide his time evenly between delivering remarks and responding to audience questions. I also wanted to be sure the Iranians understood that I would myself introduce the event with a series of sharp challenges to the president on issues including:
• the Iranian president’s denial of the Holocaust;
• his public call for the destruction of the State of Israel;
• his reported support for international terrorism that targets innocent civilians and American troops;
• Iran's pursuit of nuclear ambitions in opposition to international sanction;
• his government's widely documented suppression of civil society and particularly of women's rights; and
• his government's imprisoning of journalists and scholars, including one of Columbia’s own alumni, Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh (see President Bollinger's statement on Dr. Kian Tajbakhsh's release).
I would like to add a few comments on the principles that underlie this event. Columbia, as a community dedicated to learning and scholarship, is committed to confronting ideas—to understand the world as it is and as it might be. To fulfill this mission we must respect and defend the rights of our schools, our deans and our faculty to create programming for academic purposes. Necessarily, on occasion this will bring us into contact with beliefs many, most or even all of us will find offensive and even odious. We trust our community, including our students, to be fully capable of dealing with these occasions, through the powers of dialogue and reason.
I would also like to invoke a major theme in the development of freedom of speech as a central value in our society. It should never be thought that merely to listen to ideas we deplore in any way implies our endorsement of those ideas, or the weakness of our resolve to resist those ideas or our naiveté about the very real dangers inherent in such ideas. It is a critical premise of freedom of speech that we do not honor the dishonorable when we open the public forum to their voices. To hold otherwise would make vigorous debate impossible.
That such a forum could not take place on a university campus in Iran today sharpens the point of what we do here. To commit oneself to a life—and a civil society—prepared to examine critically all ideas arises from a deep faith in the myriad benefits of a long-term process of meeting bad beliefs with better beliefs and hateful words with wiser words. That faith in freedom has always been and remains today our nation’s most potent weapon against repressive regimes everywhere in the world. This is America at its best.




© Columbia University

I beg to differ, this is America at its worst! Can't wait to write about MA's comments.

My E-Bay Store

Since I am in the semi-retirement mode due to recovery from illness. It is not likely that I will be sitting on my can doing nothing. I just can't do that for very long, not in my make up and all. So, I've decided to explore the bus. of online marketing. E-bay came to mind and so I started a little shop of my own named so un-creatively Paulette's Bazaar. Don't laugh to hard, I'm selling and even tho I'm a newbie at it, I'm doing alright for a beginner. I've sold approx. 12 things in 2 mo. from my wearable art to electronics to cd's. It's alot of fun and very interesting. I've sold things to people in TX, CO, CA, GA, ID, MS, NY and so on. Nothing out of the country yet because I haven't really offered since I'm not too sure about the shipping costs, I hear that can be tricky and rather expensive (my next thing to learn about.) So, please visit me at http://stores.ebay.com/Paulettes-Bazaar anytime, my store is always open, I think???? Unless e-bay closes and I don't think they do. Enjoy the day!

Selling our home after 9 years.

We decided to put our home on the market this summer while we start building a new and smaller one further out in the woods. This House is huge. Way to much sq. feet for me to keep up with. It has 11 rooms, 2 car garage, in ground swimming pool, brand new kitchen, sun room and lots of pretty flowers and landscaping. It has been on the market 2 weeks, the first person to check it out last week said they are very interested. Cool! Someone else is coming to check it out tomorrow while we are at he church pic-nic. Who says the market isn't there right now? Boy, are they wrong!

Sum Ting Updah!

Learn To Speak Chinese In 5 minutes
(Important: Read Out Loud)

English Phrase / Chinese Translation

1. "That's not right"............... Sum Ting Wong

2. "Are you harboring a fugitive?".. Hu Yu Hai Ding

3. "See me ASAP".................... Kum Hia Nao

4. "There goes Stupid Man".......... Dum Dum Wa King

5. "Small Horse".................... Tai Ni Po Ni

6. "Did you go to the beach?"....... Wai Yu So Tan

7. "I bumped into a coffee table"... Ai Bang Mai Ni

8. "I think you need a face lift"... Chin Tu Fat

9. "It's very dark in here"......... Wao So Dim

10. "I thought you were on a diet".. Wai Yu Mun Ching

11. "This is a tow away zone"....... No Pah King

12. "Our meeting is next week"...... Wai Yu Kum Nao

13. "Staying out of sight!"......... Lei Ying Lo

14. "He's cleaning his automobile".. Wa Shing Ka

15. "Your body odor is offensive"... Yu Stin Ki Pu

16. "Great"......................... Su Pah

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Happy 4th Everyone!!

How do you apologize to our soldiers for this?

Finally the soldiers who were accused of atrocities against the Haditha people are being exonerated. Oops, looks like Murtha and the rest of the left media news rags owe our guys a big fat apology. Don't hold your breathe guys, the day you get an "I'm sorry, I was wrong" from any of these blow hards is the day French Poodles meow instead of bark. Check out this article on it.

http://www.charlotteconservative.com/index.php/2007/06/time-and-haditha-lies/

Moore Wishes Bush Well!

What's up with this? Michael Moore wishing Bush Well? Could it be that MM has gone from being the poster boy for overweight, vindictive, communist to overweight, introspective, socialist? Hmmm, keep it up Michael and you may become a repented, thoughtful, American Republican with each passing mistake you make.
As of today the new movie you have had pirated on the net "Sicko" probably hasn't made much in revenue and has managed to backfire on your backers. Maybe falling down has caused you to look up? It's just a matter of time till Hollywierd adds salt to your wounds and turns their thin layered cheeks against you. But, that's OK Michael, when you are ready to pick the right side, the conservative side, we'll be here for you. Of course you will have to renounce your allegiance to Castro and Chavez first.

A Victory for Christians

This is what can happen when the right president places the right people in the right positions.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19414473/

And the #1 reason I can't drive my car?

Well, I know I'm forbidden to drive but this little groundhog has decided to take up residence on my tire. I don't know who was more scared the groundhog or us when we found him. Did you know they growl when they feel threatened? The story behind this little guy is too funny. He must have crept into my garage the day before when the door was left open. My grandchildren came into my house the next day saying they heard some noises in the garage so, we went in to investigate. Well when we were all looking around the furry critter crept out and curled up by the front bricks. My grandson (knight in shinning armor that he is) decided to chase him away. He ran alright! Right at me! I screamed, ran inside and slammed the door just intime. After a few minutes, I peeked out and saw my grandaughter inside my car and my grandson over at his own house next door. I guess when critter ran we all did! We hunted and hunted but could not find him. After awhile my grandaughter says as she walks over to the car again, "oh my God it's on the tire!" Lo and behold it was and it stayed for a while even tho we offered it apples. Eventually he scurried out and ran next door. Haven't seen him since. But we always check our tires now whenever we go out!

FYI My Cancer

Hi, just thought I'd update ya'll since my last post. I had a total hysterectomy on the 13th. Was home on the 14th. and have been recovering ever since. They said there were no more signs of the cancer. Yeah!!! They did a great job too! The scar is minimal and the pain tolerable. The only thing I don't like to much is I have to wait 4 weeks before I can drive again, geesh! Oh well, God is good.

What I learned about cancer

I was recently diagnosed with something called glandular, cervical, cancer much to my surprise! I went for a pap smear in Dec of 2006. My Dr. called me a week later with the info that I had abnormal cells, OK? So, what does that mean, I asked?
His reply, we need to refer you to a oncologist gyn. Why? I asked. He said these cells were cancerous and that I needed a deeper intrusive biopsy. So, anyhoo, 3 months later I finally get into my new Dr's office, where she proceeds to torture me on the table all the while apologizing and telling me to breathe fast and then cough! I'm thinking to myself, as I'm straining in pain and trying not to fall off the table, she must be dissecting me! After a few minutes it was all over and when I sat up to speak, I couldn't. I just couldn't open my mouth and say anything, I couldn't even think straight. I was in shock! She must have known that because she started talking to me and asking me questions, I don't even remember what they were. I started to feel the tears swell up in my eyes and knew I had better hurry and just get out of there! Just run! That's pretty much what I did too. When she and her aid left the room, I dressed, wiped my face, put my sunglasses on, like that was gonna hide my big fat red blotches on my cheeks, and left the room. I wondered out to the lobby to pay and was told to come back in two weeks for the results. I left, got in my car and drove straight to church where my husband was holding a mid-week bible study. I walked in forgetting what was going on, leaned on the back of a chair and asked him to come out into the hallway because I had something to tell him. When he came out, all I could do was drop into his arms and cry. He didn't know what to do but he wanted an answer to why I was so upset. So, I told him. we then told the group and they all prayed for me, right on the spot, thankfully.

I kept my next appt.and was told that the cancer was confirmed and they needed to do a cold knife procedure. GREAT! I thought to myself. It was explained that they need to check to see if the cancer has become invasive. That means if it has spread to other organs or places which would mean different avenues of treatment. Another test in only 4 days.

So, Fri. I went in early 8am, got all prepped and luckily I was in the O.R. within 30min. or so. When I woke up I had some pressure but was OK and ready to go home. They let me leave around 10am. I spent the next 2 1/2 days pretty much in bed sleeping and taking pain meds.

It's been about 8 days now and I'm finally feeling better. Strong enough to do housework and even did a puppet show Thursday. Here's what I've learned this week on line about my cancer.

1). I have a papaloma virus. (they say women with this type of
cancer all have this virus)
2). I am 50 yrs. old. (this particular cancer stikes women 50-55
yrs. of age.)
3) I have a very low if any at all folic acid deficiency
(people who do low carb diets avoid most all foods that are high in folic acid thus, depleting their own systems of this important nutrient.) I did not take vitamins.
4). I have a horrible diet and eating lifestyle, eat when I can, eat what's available, and am always (tired and run down, which are signs of this cancer also).
5). With poor diet comes poor plumbing, well I have a problem there that's for sure. (another sign)
6). Lack of R & R, well that's been pretty much non-existant and for awhile now.
7). A pap smear check every year can catch it super early and it's nothing to take care of. I waited several years between. This is not good.

So, compare your life to that list above, if you exhibit any of that you better get checked. There are other factors of course, smoking, promiscuous sex, and genetics. They are now offering a vaccine for girls 16 and up against the papaloma virus because of cancer risk and as my Dr. told me, up to 85% of WOMEN AND MEN in America all have or carry the virus. This could be anyone you know and or it could be you.

I'll find out next week what level of cancer I have. I pray it won't be bad news. I pray more that anyone who reads this and hasn't had a pap smear for awhile, get one! It could mean the difference between living 50 more years or 50 more months.

Thought I had today.

Did you ever take a moment and think to yourself why things happen the way they do? I usually don't do that! You know the whole thing about the sun and rain shining and falling on everyone, irrigardless of faith or lack there of. I just don't really worry about how or why things happen, never have. It keeps it simple you know. K.I.S.S (keep it simple stupid.) There's a reason but I believe God is always available and He watches us and protects us. People just have to know that it's not all about them! It's about God and them.

Now back to your regular television broadcast.

I am crazy about you Bob!!

Click to play | Make your own Smilebox

From the top of Mt. Apitite, I want you to know how much I love you!

I know Mt. Apitite isn't very tall, but it's the only mountain near here.

Arts and Crafts

I just wanted to share a little color from my world. I was watching one of those craft TV shows and I saw a set of window shades made from glass. I couldn't resist and this was my final product. Cool, huh?

Semper Fi

Semper Fi, Part Three
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Thursday, April 26, 2007 4:20 PM PT

Semper Fi, Part One
Semper Fi, Part Two

Military Justice: The case against the Haditha Marines unravels as murder charges are dropped against one and the court hearing of two others is postponed. Will we soon be hearing John Murtha's apology?

The seemingly forgotten incident began as a Marine convoy of the Camp Pendleton-based Kilo Company, Third Battalion, First Marine Regiment, was passing through the town of Haditha in the contested Iraqi province of Anbar on Nov. 19, 2005. A roadside improvised explosive device (IED) went off, killing Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas, 20, of El Paso, Texas, who was on his second tour of duty.

After the initial attack, the Marines took small arms fire from nearby houses. They returned fire and went house to house searching for their attackers. For their efforts in responding to an insurgent ambush, four Marines were charged with murder, accused of engaging in a rampage of revenge for their fallen comrade.

Marines who were charged with murder include, from left, Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich, Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt and Sgt. Sanick Dela Cruz.
Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich, 26, was charged with using his service rifle to murder 18 individuals while having "intent to kill or cause great bodily harm."

Three squad mates — Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt, 22, Sgt. Sanick P. Dela Cruz, 24, and Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum, 25 — were charged with unlawfully killing three, five and six civilians, respectively. Others were charged with covering up the incident.

While the matter was still under investigation, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., decided it would be sentence first and trial later when he proclaimed that the Marines had "killed innocent civilians in cold blood."

A March 27, 2006, Time magazine report published claims by an Iraqi civil rights group that the Marines then barged into nearby houses, throwing grenades and shooting civilians randomly as they cowered in fear. Liberals thought they had their Iraqi My Lai.

But now, as reported by Newsmax.com, all charges, including murder, are being dropped against Sgt. Dela Cruz, presumably in some sort of immunity deal to testify against the others. This comes after it was announced that Article 32 hearings against two of the others and Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani, the battalion commander, have been postponed.

Is the case against the Haditha Marines falling apart?

According to Newsmax, a Marine who was the batallion's intelligence officer has given an eight-hour-long taped deposition that will be available to the defense at Article 32 hearings in May.

The officer was said to be in possession of exculpatory evidence, including video, that provides a minute-by-minute picture of that day's action, confirming the Marines' story that they were merely doing what they were trained to do — responding to a perceived threat with overwhelming force.

The evidence includes all the radio traffic describing the ongoing action between the Marines and battalion headquarters.

It shows the Marines were aware that the insurgents were taping their ambush of Kilo Company for propaganda purposes. An edited version of the video wound up in the hands of an anti-war Time correspondent and helped spawn the murder investigation.

According to those who've seen the evidence, it clearly demonstrates that the incident was part of a planned ambush by insurgent forces, that they used the tragically killed civilians as human shields and that, despite the claims of Rep. Murtha, this was not murder but the tragic result of an ongoing firefight in which U.S. Marines were honorably defending themselves.

Robert Muise, the Thomas More Law Center attorney who questioned the officer, says his "testimony shows the complexity of the attack that day, the callousness of the terrorists toward the local civilians, whom they use to their advantage, and the error of viewing this incident in a vacuum."

We wish the center well in its defense of the Haditha Marines. Its goal, according to the center's president and chief counsel, Richard Thompson, is to prove their innocence and "to allow the facts of Nov. 19, 2005, and beyond to be presented to the investigating officer rather than the scurrilous and unfounded accusations from anti-war politicians and media who rely on insurgent sources for their stories about our decent and hard-fighting men in uniform."

Semper Fi.