Hello everyone,
As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass
along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour
on his visit to "The War Zone". I wanted to share with you what
happened. He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got
to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the
commander here at Bagram.
As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and
didn't say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the
General. As he finished, the vehicles to ok him to the ClamShell (pretty
much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work
out in with weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing
basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to
thank them for their service.
So really he was just here to make a showing for the American's back
home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are
going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank
those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you.
I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the
Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to
be the President of the United States. I just don't understand how
anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that
he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and
our great country.
If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to
know what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the
news is all fake.
In service,
CPT Jeffrey S. Porter
Battle Captain
TF Wasatch
American Soldier
Monday, August 11, 2008
Special Olympics 2009
RED HEART® SUPER SAVER® A PERFECT MATCH FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS
Athletes at the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Idaho will be wrapped in a little handmade love, courtesy of knitters and crocheters across the country. Coats & Clark is sponsoring a project to provide each athlete with a scarf created in white and delft blue Red Heart® Super Saver® yarns.
The World Winter Games aim to give a scarf to each athlete, the delegates supporting them and various dignitaries who will be visiting the Games—and they need help to meet that mark. This is where Coats & Clark comes into the picture.
"We're thrilled to sponsor this project. Our goal is to see 5,000 scarves donated. It's a big number, but I'm confident we can do it," says Vicki Blizzard, media relations and special promotions director for Coats & Clark. "Knitters and crocheters are dedicated and generous and are known for rising to this type of challenge."
No special patterns or skills are required to create a scarf. Beginners, schools, scout troops and other local groups are actively encouraged to participate. "Our only rule," says Blizzard, "is that the scarves are knitted or crocheted by hand using delft blue (885) and white (311) Red Heart Super Saver yarn, because these colors perfectly match the Special Olympics logo and were chosen specifically by the World Winter Games organizers."
Coats is providing a knitted pattern and a crochet pattern but any pattern from basic stitches to complicated colorwork and stitch patterns may be used. Personal notes from knitters and crocheters who want to send their best wishes to the athletes are encouraged and should be firmly attached to the scarves, which will be handed out before the Opening Ceremony.
Special Olympic Scarves pattern
Completed scarves must arrive by January 15, 2009, and should be sent to:
2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games Scarf Project
3150 West Main Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
About the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games: The 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games will be held in Idaho, USA, February 7-13, 2009, and will include approximately 3,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and 6,000 volunteers. Competition will take place in seven winter sports – Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Floor Hockey, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing and Speed Skating. Competition and other activities will take place in communities and venues throughout Idaho.
http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Features/Special+Olympics.htm
Athletes at the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Idaho will be wrapped in a little handmade love, courtesy of knitters and crocheters across the country. Coats & Clark is sponsoring a project to provide each athlete with a scarf created in white and delft blue Red Heart® Super Saver® yarns.
The World Winter Games aim to give a scarf to each athlete, the delegates supporting them and various dignitaries who will be visiting the Games—and they need help to meet that mark. This is where Coats & Clark comes into the picture.
"We're thrilled to sponsor this project. Our goal is to see 5,000 scarves donated. It's a big number, but I'm confident we can do it," says Vicki Blizzard, media relations and special promotions director for Coats & Clark. "Knitters and crocheters are dedicated and generous and are known for rising to this type of challenge."
No special patterns or skills are required to create a scarf. Beginners, schools, scout troops and other local groups are actively encouraged to participate. "Our only rule," says Blizzard, "is that the scarves are knitted or crocheted by hand using delft blue (885) and white (311) Red Heart Super Saver yarn, because these colors perfectly match the Special Olympics logo and were chosen specifically by the World Winter Games organizers."
Coats is providing a knitted pattern and a crochet pattern but any pattern from basic stitches to complicated colorwork and stitch patterns may be used. Personal notes from knitters and crocheters who want to send their best wishes to the athletes are encouraged and should be firmly attached to the scarves, which will be handed out before the Opening Ceremony.
Special Olympic Scarves pattern
Completed scarves must arrive by January 15, 2009, and should be sent to:
2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games Scarf Project
3150 West Main Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
About the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games: The 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games will be held in Idaho, USA, February 7-13, 2009, and will include approximately 3,000 athletes from more than 100 countries and 6,000 volunteers. Competition will take place in seven winter sports – Alpine Skiing, Cross-Country Skiing, Figure Skating, Floor Hockey, Snowboarding, Snowshoeing and Speed Skating. Competition and other activities will take place in communities and venues throughout Idaho.
http://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Features/Special+Olympics.htm
Noah in 2008
NOAH TODAY
In the year 2008, the Lord came unto Noah,who was now living in the United States, and said: "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over
-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me."
"Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing
along with a few good humans."
He gave Noah the blueprints, saying:
"You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will
start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights."
Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah
weeping in his yard - but no Ark.
"Noah!," He roared, "I'm about to start the rain!
Where is the Ark?"
"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah, "but things have changed."
"I needed a building permit."
"I've been arguing with the inspector
about the need for a sprinkler system."
"My neighbors claim that I've violated the
neighborhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my
yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to
go to the Development Appeal Board for a decision."
"Then the Department of Transportation demanded a
bond be posted for the future costs of moving power
lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the
passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them
that the sea would be coming to us, but they would
hear nothing of it."
"Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban
on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl."
"I tried to convince the environmentalists that I
needed the wood to save the owls - but no go!"
"When I started gathering the animals, an animal
rights group sued me. They insisted that I was
confining wild animals against their will. They
argued the accommodations were too restrictive, and
it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in
a confined space."
"Then the EPA ruled that I couldn't build the Ark
until they'd conducted an environmental impact study
on your proposed flood."
"I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the
Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I'm
supposed to hire for my building crew."
"Immigration and Naturalization are checking the
green-card status of most of the people who want to work."
"The trades unions say I can't use my sons. They
insist I have to hire only Union workers with
Ark-building experience."
"To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets,
claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally
with endangered species."
"So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10
years for me to finish this Ark."
"Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine,
and a rainbow stretched across the sky."
Noah looked up in wonder and asked,
"You mean you're not going to destroy the world?"
"No," said the Lord.
"The GOVERNMENT beat me to it."
In the year 2008, the Lord came unto Noah,who was now living in the United States, and said: "Once again, the earth has become wicked and over
-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me."
"Build another Ark and save 2 of every living thing
along with a few good humans."
He gave Noah the blueprints, saying:
"You have 6 months to build the Ark before I will
start the unending rain for 40 days and 40 nights."
Six months later, the Lord looked down and saw Noah
weeping in his yard - but no Ark.
"Noah!," He roared, "I'm about to start the rain!
Where is the Ark?"
"Forgive me, Lord," begged Noah, "but things have changed."
"I needed a building permit."
"I've been arguing with the inspector
about the need for a sprinkler system."
"My neighbors claim that I've violated the
neighborhood zoning laws by building the Ark in my
yard and exceeding the height limitations. We had to
go to the Development Appeal Board for a decision."
"Then the Department of Transportation demanded a
bond be posted for the future costs of moving power
lines and other overhead obstructions, to clear the
passage for the Ark's move to the sea. I told them
that the sea would be coming to us, but they would
hear nothing of it."
"Getting the wood was another problem. There's a ban
on cutting local trees in order to save the spotted owl."
"I tried to convince the environmentalists that I
needed the wood to save the owls - but no go!"
"When I started gathering the animals, an animal
rights group sued me. They insisted that I was
confining wild animals against their will. They
argued the accommodations were too restrictive, and
it was cruel and inhumane to put so many animals in
a confined space."
"Then the EPA ruled that I couldn't build the Ark
until they'd conducted an environmental impact study
on your proposed flood."
"I'm still trying to resolve a complaint with the
Human Rights Commission on how many minorities I'm
supposed to hire for my building crew."
"Immigration and Naturalization are checking the
green-card status of most of the people who want to work."
"The trades unions say I can't use my sons. They
insist I have to hire only Union workers with
Ark-building experience."
"To make matters worse, the IRS seized all my assets,
claiming I'm trying to leave the country illegally
with endangered species."
"So, forgive me, Lord, but it would take at least 10
years for me to finish this Ark."
"Suddenly the skies cleared, the sun began to shine,
and a rainbow stretched across the sky."
Noah looked up in wonder and asked,
"You mean you're not going to destroy the world?"
"No," said the Lord.
"The GOVERNMENT beat me to it."
Andy Rooney and Telemarketers
Tips for Handling Telemarketers
Three Little Words That Work !!
(1)The three little words are: 'Hold On, Please...'
Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.
Then when you eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.
These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.
(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?
This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' sales person to call back and get someone at home.
What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!!
(3) Junk Mail Help:
When you get 'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these 'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.
When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope.
Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 41 cents postage 'IF' and when they receive them back.
It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return
envelopes.
One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.
Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.
You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them 41 cents.
The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice!
Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to incr ease postage costs again You get the idea !
If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- I have been doing this for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore.
Three Little Words That Work !!
(1)The three little words are: 'Hold On, Please...'
Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt.
Then when you eventually hear the phone company's 'beep-beep-beep' tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task.
These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting.
(2) Do you ever get those annoying phone calls with no one on the other end?
This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone.
This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a 'real' sales person to call back and get someone at home.
What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!!
(3) Junk Mail Help:
When you get 'ads' enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these 'ads' with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away.
When you get those 'pre-approved' letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope.
Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 41 cents postage 'IF' and when they receive them back.
It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return
envelopes.
One of Andy Rooney's (60 minutes) ideas.
Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back!
If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them.
You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them 41 cents.
The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice!
Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to incr ease postage costs again You get the idea !
If enough people follow these tips, it will work ---- I have been doing this for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore.
Back Away From The M's
Dear Mars Company: What on earth are you thinking changing M&M's. You made us eat different flavors and seriously that is wrong. You introduced new colors and that was wrong. We just want our little round disc of chocolate with a candy coating with your m on it. NOTHING ELSE> Now they want to make a new M: they are fatter and less uniform, they have no candy shell-just a shiny topcoat with a marbleized, almost metallic-looking finish in bright colors. There are five flavors-mint chocolate, mocha, triple chocolate, raspberry almond and chocolate almond. Do you honestly think in that little disc you can get that much flavor? They are $3.99 for a 6 ounce package, kind of really pricey dont you think? Mars hopes to attract a young, fashion-conscious consumer to the product. It is candy for goodness sakes, not Manolo Blahniks. Mars says we found that premium chocolate lovers want the smooth, creamy taste to the be first thing they taste in a chocolate product. OK Mars, listen up if I want premium chocolate I order my Jacques Torres chocolate on line and have it delivered. If I need a quick chocolate fix I buy a package of m's. M&M's are NOT premium chocolate. In fact the first ingredient on my package of M's in my desk is milk chocolate. I never knew milk chocolate was considered premium chocolate. So heres to you Mars, as an older consumer I will not pay that kind of money for a package of M's that aren't really M's. So I hope those young fashion conscious consumers have lots of money to spend on your fancy pants M's.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Funerals
I attended a funeral yesterday of one of my bff's from High School. Her mom was 75 the same age as mine. It kind of hit home for me. I feel very blessed to have both my parents alive at my age because many don't and one lady at work who is not even 40 has lost both of hers. Oh I admit sometimes they drive me nuts but I would not have it any other way. The preacher sucked but the only thing he did that had my attention was a poem about Mothers and how you never really lose your mom cos there is something everyday that reminds you of your mother. For instance my mother loves roses and when I see a beautiful rose it reminds me of my mom or pansies, they do have a smiling face if you look close enough. Bread baking reminds me of my mom, yellow reminds me of her cos she is almost alway a happy camper except for when dad drives her bonkers. My love of baking I get from her and my craft genes as well as my grandmothers.
It was an open casket which I do not believe in, why would you want to look at a dead person, those that say oh she looks so natural, no she doesn't she is dead. Anyway Ruth had been riddled with arthritis so bad she could not do anything so her pain is gone and she is in a better place. She decorated wedding cakes and there is truly not much better than wedding cake cold and butter cream frosting. I remember going there and eating the scraps, what good scraps they were.
This was my second funeral this year and that is 2 over my quota, so please God no more this year.
It was an open casket which I do not believe in, why would you want to look at a dead person, those that say oh she looks so natural, no she doesn't she is dead. Anyway Ruth had been riddled with arthritis so bad she could not do anything so her pain is gone and she is in a better place. She decorated wedding cakes and there is truly not much better than wedding cake cold and butter cream frosting. I remember going there and eating the scraps, what good scraps they were.
This was my second funeral this year and that is 2 over my quota, so please God no more this year.
Ravelympics2008
So if you sign up to participate in the Ravelry Olympics before they start on Friday you can sit back, knit on your project and imagine millions of others sitting and knitting with you. I signed up today and am going to make a baby afghan. It is almost too hot but I need to have it done so off I shall be starting Friday.
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Need I Say More
THE IRISH - SUCH CLEAR THINKERS
Thoughts from across the pond
An email from Ireland to the brethren in the States...a point to ponder despite your political affiliation:
'We, in Ireland , can't figure out why people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States .
On one side, you have a pants wearing lawyer, married to a lawyer who can't keep his pants on, who just lost a long and heated primary against a lawyer who goes to the wrong church who is married to yet another lawyer who doesn't even like the country her husband wants to run.
Now...On the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts with the appropriate Mc terminology, married to a good looking younger woman who owns a beer distributorship.
What in Lords name are ye lads thinking over there in the colonies??
Thoughts from across the pond
An email from Ireland to the brethren in the States...a point to ponder despite your political affiliation:
'We, in Ireland , can't figure out why people are even bothering to hold an election in the United States .
On one side, you have a pants wearing lawyer, married to a lawyer who can't keep his pants on, who just lost a long and heated primary against a lawyer who goes to the wrong church who is married to yet another lawyer who doesn't even like the country her husband wants to run.
Now...On the other side, you have a nice old war hero whose name starts with the appropriate Mc terminology, married to a good looking younger woman who owns a beer distributorship.
What in Lords name are ye lads thinking over there in the colonies??
Ice Road Truckers and Bridezillas
Last night as I about punched the fat witch on Bridezillas I thought why not send them to the Ice Road Trucker show and make them spend a week with those guys especially Hugh who this year is hauling frozen human waste at 22 tons a haul.
I dont watch Bridezillas often but last night this fat ass really pissed me off. She constantly belittled her fiance, I would have left her fat ass a long time ago. She ated a dozen donuts while she made him exercise so he could get in his tux. She was a trip. I would make her go with Rick cos he would have stopped the truck and put her fat ass out on the ice.
In case you dont watch Ice Road Truckers (it comes on Sunday evenings) these are guys who are driving semi's fully loaded with anywhere from 20-100 tons of stuff so they can drill at the top of the world. This season they are driving across the Artic Ocean which has 36-51" of ice. I would have a panic attack the whole way and totally freak out. My prayers go to ALex and his family cos ALex has a blood clot in his lung. His daughter said at the beginning of the season her dad was going to die, I hope not. Alex is the only one I like on the show. There are 5 shows left and it looks like the ice is melting even though it is -50 for the day, yes that is a MINUS 50 degrees, so the show is bout to get real dicey. If you decide to watch be prepared to sit for the entire hour because the commercials are always about how they film the show and I think BUd is the sponsor so will the show still exist after Belgium takes over?
I dont watch Bridezillas often but last night this fat ass really pissed me off. She constantly belittled her fiance, I would have left her fat ass a long time ago. She ated a dozen donuts while she made him exercise so he could get in his tux. She was a trip. I would make her go with Rick cos he would have stopped the truck and put her fat ass out on the ice.
In case you dont watch Ice Road Truckers (it comes on Sunday evenings) these are guys who are driving semi's fully loaded with anywhere from 20-100 tons of stuff so they can drill at the top of the world. This season they are driving across the Artic Ocean which has 36-51" of ice. I would have a panic attack the whole way and totally freak out. My prayers go to ALex and his family cos ALex has a blood clot in his lung. His daughter said at the beginning of the season her dad was going to die, I hope not. Alex is the only one I like on the show. There are 5 shows left and it looks like the ice is melting even though it is -50 for the day, yes that is a MINUS 50 degrees, so the show is bout to get real dicey. If you decide to watch be prepared to sit for the entire hour because the commercials are always about how they film the show and I think BUd is the sponsor so will the show still exist after Belgium takes over?
Crayons On a Plane
There was an article in the paper yesterday about a Delta Flight Attendant who passed out crayons along with the paper placemat on her flights. Jewel Van Valin decided after the attacks of 9/11 she needed to ease the tensions on the flights, so while she passed out the paper placemats (wow was it just a few years ago we were actually fed on airplanes) and crayons. For the past six years she has kept every drawing and now is looking for a home for them. She often taped the better pictures to the overhead bins so everyone could see them. She displayed them inthe LAX Airport in Delta's employee lounge but wants the world to see them.
I dont know about you but maybe we all need to go back to a day of a box of 64 crayons and Big Chief Tablets with chunky pencils. I know I miss those days.
I dont know about you but maybe we all need to go back to a day of a box of 64 crayons and Big Chief Tablets with chunky pencils. I know I miss those days.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Mamma Mia! and Car Tags
I saw the movie on Saturday. WHile I did not dislike it, I thought it was very cheesy. I am also not a Meryl Streep fan. I do not like movies that are musicals. However, I did like a lot of Abba's music, it still was just ok. I give it 2 out of 5 popcorn bags.
Why do we have car tags? Is it so each state can bilk more money out of us? And I have noticed some of them are changing. WHY? If we need car tags, can't we just have a tag that says USA and we each get a number, if we want a personalized one, we can still get it but our plate looks like everyone else's. It makes no sense to me whatsoever as to why we need car tags, just seems like a big waste to me. THey should never change, we should not need a new one unless ours gets all beat up and worn and falls off our car. ANd what is with the little tags we have to buy as well to put on them that people are now stealing. Just seems to me like a huge nuisance we should not have to deal with. Write your congresspeople and tell them just say no to car tags.
Why do we have car tags? Is it so each state can bilk more money out of us? And I have noticed some of them are changing. WHY? If we need car tags, can't we just have a tag that says USA and we each get a number, if we want a personalized one, we can still get it but our plate looks like everyone else's. It makes no sense to me whatsoever as to why we need car tags, just seems like a big waste to me. THey should never change, we should not need a new one unless ours gets all beat up and worn and falls off our car. ANd what is with the little tags we have to buy as well to put on them that people are now stealing. Just seems to me like a huge nuisance we should not have to deal with. Write your congresspeople and tell them just say no to car tags.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Sox On The Beach
In honor of the yarn harlot i knit my sock at my niece's graduation and of course I had to take it to the beach so here is mom holding my sock.
The car was in the parking lot for the graduation ceremony. I had to take a picture, how many purple cars do you see everyday? Her high school football field is next to a cemetary, not a good choice.
My yard
I have various animals, racoons, possums, birds, squirrels, and feral cats. As you know I lost Skittles not long ago and I told God no more stray cats please, my heart can't take it, then along comes this little sweetheart, so I had to name her Smudgey. I also have Oookie the possum and the red birds--he feeds her so sweet. I have no idea what is growing in my rain gutters but i do hope they bloom.
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