Sister Toldjah at http://www.sistertoldjah.com/ is passen the word regarding another octogenarian Marine getten some.
Go and take a look, and enjoy http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2008/03/30/84-year-old-multiple-war-veteran-smacks-down-teen-who-attempts-to-rob-him/.
As we used to say, you picked the wrong person, there will be two hits and this will be all over; one when I hit you, and one when you hit the ground...
(The great cloud of witnesses stands and cheers!)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Reality... what a concept
Zendo Deb at http://wheelgun.blogspot.com/ has a super post http://wheelgun.blogspot.com/2008/03/reality-sets-in-people-react.html that every good peace loving, taking care of yourself and family good citizen needs to read.
Go there, now, and read and digest...
Go there, now, and read and digest...
Sunny South Dakota redux
Ahhhh, tis the last day of March, one week after Easter, and the snow is coming down. At times the wind picks up, and looks very much like a white out.
At the least, it looks like the farmers are getting a lot of the moisture they like to see before spring planting.
Now I remember, April showers bring May flowers...
Not a word about the snows of March. Tho I have often heard about March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb; or vice versa, however, have not heard much about it coming in like a lion and going out like a lion.
Must be that cotton-pikken global warming.
At the least, it looks like the farmers are getting a lot of the moisture they like to see before spring planting.
Now I remember, April showers bring May flowers...
Not a word about the snows of March. Tho I have often heard about March coming in like a lion and going out like a lamb; or vice versa, however, have not heard much about it coming in like a lion and going out like a lion.
Must be that cotton-pikken global warming.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Revisiting an old Dr. Helen post
Some time ago, Dr. Helen (http://drhelen.blogspot.com/search?q=divorce+suicide) wrote a post entitled "Sudden Divorce Syndrome" about the high incidence of suicide among divorced men.
I have no stats to confirm or dispute her post, however, I do have some experience in this area. As her t-shirt shows, "been there, done that" only I haven't found the t-shirt yet.
After two divorces, a person might validly think it would become easier. Don't they say "third time's the charm?"
First marriage encompassed a lot of ingredients that individually, prolly would not have led to divorce, but put together, they were overwhelming.
We met at a party with a lot of adult beverages. We became a couple, while still involved with adult beverages and parties. Adult beverages were involved in the motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of our baby daughter.
The accident apparently identified a point of separation, as she reduced intake of adult beverages while I increased.
Thrown into the mix was her disobeying doctor's orders to stay on birth control so not to get pregnant. The pregnancy complicated the injuries from the accident requiring every other day doctor visits, and new prescriptions almost every day.
Working as a laborer, was not the most money making position, and with serious medical problems excaserbating the situation, I reenlisted in the Marine Corps.
Almost immediately, I was sent to Vietnam for thirteen months, while she stayed with my parents, through the pregnancy and delivery.
After a year in a combat zone, sending all of my pay home except the twenty dollars a month I needed for cigarettes and soap, I thought we would have a pretty good nest egg. Didn't happen, there was nothing when I got home.
Because of the accident and loss of our daughter, she placed total blame on me, and from the time I returned from SE Asia, we were fighting every time we were together.
I started spending more time in the club, and civilian bars rather than going home, and facing the constant bitter battle.
I guess the divorce was a lot like a husband who watches his wife die from a disease over a period of time. When the divorce came, there was no remorse, only relief.
The second marriage was also centered around alcohol and parties, and primarily bars.
This one was perhaps most better referred to as a marriage of convenience. Two can live as cheeply as one, and two pay checks are always better than one, etc...
Lasted about four months, and we were not seeing eye to eye, and again the divorce court came into view.
This divorce involved a lot of anger on both sides and a lot of miscommunication on her side. She thought since I was on active duty, the Marine Corps would take care of living arrangements for me, and transportation. She thought she could file and get alimony, my car, and just about anything else I had.
No remorse at the end, again just relief.
You would think I would learn by now.
The third marriage came as a result of my accepting Jesus Christ into my life, and my life being changed by God removing alcohol and tobacco hungers from my life.
Through prayer, and searching the Scriptures, I determined God had a ministry designed for my and a woman I had met. Her sister had been instrumental in bringing my life to the cathartic event.
We married, and through seventeen years of military life and transfers we raised two beautiful children, who are upstanding members of society.
After retiring from the military I began another career as a pastor in a rural church; and this seems to be where everything began going downhill; though there had been hints of problems earlier.
All during our married life we had been in and out of counseling, including alcohol rehab and a stint in primal rebirthing for me.
The loss of career as a pastor and the loss of the marriage was devastating to me. I suppose some might say, about time you got your comeuppance.
But did it really have to be that way? Is it possible that there was just too much basic difference in our makeup that we couldn't work it out?
I don't know. I do know it was the worst blow I have ever faced.
Dr. James Dobson once stated that a man goes through mid-life crisis about the time his father dies. At that time he realizes his dad died without realizing his dream, and reality smacks that he will not live long enough to realize his dreams.
Perhaps that was part of the devastation; not being able to fulfil my dreams.
I do know that I loved her, and don't really understand what happened.
Oh, yes, lots of follow up therapy with a retired military chaplain PhD.
I have no stats to confirm or dispute her post, however, I do have some experience in this area. As her t-shirt shows, "been there, done that" only I haven't found the t-shirt yet.
After two divorces, a person might validly think it would become easier. Don't they say "third time's the charm?"
First marriage encompassed a lot of ingredients that individually, prolly would not have led to divorce, but put together, they were overwhelming.
We met at a party with a lot of adult beverages. We became a couple, while still involved with adult beverages and parties. Adult beverages were involved in the motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of our baby daughter.
The accident apparently identified a point of separation, as she reduced intake of adult beverages while I increased.
Thrown into the mix was her disobeying doctor's orders to stay on birth control so not to get pregnant. The pregnancy complicated the injuries from the accident requiring every other day doctor visits, and new prescriptions almost every day.
Working as a laborer, was not the most money making position, and with serious medical problems excaserbating the situation, I reenlisted in the Marine Corps.
Almost immediately, I was sent to Vietnam for thirteen months, while she stayed with my parents, through the pregnancy and delivery.
After a year in a combat zone, sending all of my pay home except the twenty dollars a month I needed for cigarettes and soap, I thought we would have a pretty good nest egg. Didn't happen, there was nothing when I got home.
Because of the accident and loss of our daughter, she placed total blame on me, and from the time I returned from SE Asia, we were fighting every time we were together.
I started spending more time in the club, and civilian bars rather than going home, and facing the constant bitter battle.
I guess the divorce was a lot like a husband who watches his wife die from a disease over a period of time. When the divorce came, there was no remorse, only relief.
The second marriage was also centered around alcohol and parties, and primarily bars.
This one was perhaps most better referred to as a marriage of convenience. Two can live as cheeply as one, and two pay checks are always better than one, etc...
Lasted about four months, and we were not seeing eye to eye, and again the divorce court came into view.
This divorce involved a lot of anger on both sides and a lot of miscommunication on her side. She thought since I was on active duty, the Marine Corps would take care of living arrangements for me, and transportation. She thought she could file and get alimony, my car, and just about anything else I had.
No remorse at the end, again just relief.
You would think I would learn by now.
The third marriage came as a result of my accepting Jesus Christ into my life, and my life being changed by God removing alcohol and tobacco hungers from my life.
Through prayer, and searching the Scriptures, I determined God had a ministry designed for my and a woman I had met. Her sister had been instrumental in bringing my life to the cathartic event.
We married, and through seventeen years of military life and transfers we raised two beautiful children, who are upstanding members of society.
After retiring from the military I began another career as a pastor in a rural church; and this seems to be where everything began going downhill; though there had been hints of problems earlier.
All during our married life we had been in and out of counseling, including alcohol rehab and a stint in primal rebirthing for me.
The loss of career as a pastor and the loss of the marriage was devastating to me. I suppose some might say, about time you got your comeuppance.
But did it really have to be that way? Is it possible that there was just too much basic difference in our makeup that we couldn't work it out?
I don't know. I do know it was the worst blow I have ever faced.
Dr. James Dobson once stated that a man goes through mid-life crisis about the time his father dies. At that time he realizes his dad died without realizing his dream, and reality smacks that he will not live long enough to realize his dreams.
Perhaps that was part of the devastation; not being able to fulfil my dreams.
I do know that I loved her, and don't really understand what happened.
Oh, yes, lots of follow up therapy with a retired military chaplain PhD.
mmmmmmmmmmmmm!
Katherine at http://smokymountaincafe.blogspot.com/ has posted a scrumpdileiscious recipe for sawmill gravy and biscuits.
Go and see, and if you choose to try the recipe, you can invite me over; when it comes to biscuits and gravy, i am shameless.
Go and see, and if you choose to try the recipe, you can invite me over; when it comes to biscuits and gravy, i am shameless.
Insanity at its finest
Dr. Sanity at http://drsanity.blogspot.com/ has the latest "Carnival of the Insanities" up.
If u haven't perused her weekly listing, u have missed a lot.
Go there, and read, and be informed.
If u haven't perused her weekly listing, u have missed a lot.
Go there, and read, and be informed.
I AM TIRED
I woke up this morning with the intense realization that I have not really addressed the title of this blog. So, I sense I need to spend a little time speaking to being tired and retired...
I AM TIRED of hearing elected officials (spelled politicians) telling us that they are Robin Hood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. As I recall the story of Robin Hood, the cast of characters were the king, the Sherrif of Notingham, and Robin Hood. To place this in perspective, the king is the government, the sherrif is con-gress.
In the story I grew up with, the king was taking money from the people. The sherrif was the medium by which the money was extorted from the common people, to be placed in the king's coffers. Do we need a road map to see the similarity? Robin Hood stepped in to stop the sherrif from taking what rightfully belonged to the people.
We made a Declaration of Independence from the King of England, primarily because we were tired of the king taking everything and leaving us with nothing. And today, we find the king once again relegating to the sherrif the task of taking the property of the people. So, where is the modern day Robin Hood? It definitely is not the con-gress, because it is as greedy and uncaring as the Sherrif of Notingham
I AM TIRED of hearing about the inequality of wealth in this country. This is just another tact of the king and the sherrif to extort the property of the people.Where did we ever come up with the"death tax"? I am sure it was not in force when Ted Kennedy, or Mrs. John Kerry inherited the estate of their deceased relative. If we are attempting to gain equity, should not the death tax be retroactive to include all inheritances?
I AM TIRED of hearing wailing willies cry about guns killing people. In all my sixty-two years I have yet to see an inanimate object take someone's life. I can sit here in my apartment for hours on end, staring at my guns, and they don't do anything but lie there where I put them.
If you are too lazy, or ignorant to learn gun safety, and teach it to your children; then you have no grounds on which to demand that I give up any right to own a gun. And, going out on a limb here, I resent the American medical association encouraging doctors and health care officials enquiring of children whether or not there are guns in the home; it ain't none of their business!
I AM TIRED of hearing about the war on terror. There is a lot of terrorism going on within the shores of this great country, that nothing is being done about. Whether it be the whackos from code pinko, the church in Kansas, or environmentalists, it needs to S.T.O.P.
This would be a good place to insert a question: Can someone explain to me the difference between vigilantes and a citizen militia?If I observe some stupid person bombing a recruiting station, why can I not provide some protection and take the person out?
How long would it take to get the word out to these mavericks that want to destroy the life we enjoy, that their days are numbered?
I AM TIRED of hearing that we are destroying this planet. There is no proof that "man" is destroying this terrestrial globe. If what "scientists" have determined this earth has gone through within its billions of years has not destroyed her, who do we think we are, that we could even make a dent?Those who demand that we remove all mankind from parts of the earth, in order to restore her to her pristine past, should step up, and show their loyalty to their agenda by removing theirself first.
I AM TIRED of hearing about the scarcity of fossil fuels, and how we need to identify alternate means of fuel to save the planet. Well, guess what? This is just an additional layer of the environmentalists' plan to rid the earth of as many people as possible.
"How can that be?" you ask? Well, I am glad you asked.
The current mad rush for alternate fuels is utilizing small grain crops. We are talking about corn and wheat. Where do corn and wheat fit into the world scheme? That's right! They are the basic food items. And when the government buys into the panic to locate alternate fuels and takes the money from the people, in order to subsidize the growth of corn and wheat for the express purpose of making alternate fuels, we have a problem.
When a farmer can get a set amount of money from the government for his/her crop, they no longer have to be concerned about what prices the market carries. Ergo, more corn goes into the production of alternate fuel, and less is available to the world at large. With less being available, and government providing subsidies, the price of any remaining corn, soon skyrockets. The end result being, less people can afford the food they need, because it isn't available or is out of their price range.
I AM TIRED of ranting about being tired; so for now, I will leave it at this point.
What has happened to the mindset of this country? Is it the country at large, or only a small, yet vocal, portion that are dictating how government should lead us, and in what direction this country should go?
Many of our ancestors left europe to go to the New World, braving unbelievable dangers, to escape from over-intrusive government.
They fought a bloody war against the king of England to escape from over-intrusive government.
They formed a compact for the New World that would prevent over-intrusive government.
And today, with our nuanced politicians, we have come full-circle to where we are once again finding ourself under over-intrusive government.
Don't panic if you feel the ground moving, its really not an earthquake, it is our ancestors, turning over in their graves as they see what has happened to the country they swore a sacred oath for.
I AM TIRED of hearing elected officials (spelled politicians) telling us that they are Robin Hood, taking from the rich and giving to the poor. As I recall the story of Robin Hood, the cast of characters were the king, the Sherrif of Notingham, and Robin Hood. To place this in perspective, the king is the government, the sherrif is con-gress.
In the story I grew up with, the king was taking money from the people. The sherrif was the medium by which the money was extorted from the common people, to be placed in the king's coffers. Do we need a road map to see the similarity? Robin Hood stepped in to stop the sherrif from taking what rightfully belonged to the people.
We made a Declaration of Independence from the King of England, primarily because we were tired of the king taking everything and leaving us with nothing. And today, we find the king once again relegating to the sherrif the task of taking the property of the people. So, where is the modern day Robin Hood? It definitely is not the con-gress, because it is as greedy and uncaring as the Sherrif of Notingham
I AM TIRED of hearing about the inequality of wealth in this country. This is just another tact of the king and the sherrif to extort the property of the people.Where did we ever come up with the"death tax"? I am sure it was not in force when Ted Kennedy, or Mrs. John Kerry inherited the estate of their deceased relative. If we are attempting to gain equity, should not the death tax be retroactive to include all inheritances?
I AM TIRED of hearing wailing willies cry about guns killing people. In all my sixty-two years I have yet to see an inanimate object take someone's life. I can sit here in my apartment for hours on end, staring at my guns, and they don't do anything but lie there where I put them.
If you are too lazy, or ignorant to learn gun safety, and teach it to your children; then you have no grounds on which to demand that I give up any right to own a gun. And, going out on a limb here, I resent the American medical association encouraging doctors and health care officials enquiring of children whether or not there are guns in the home; it ain't none of their business!
I AM TIRED of hearing about the war on terror. There is a lot of terrorism going on within the shores of this great country, that nothing is being done about. Whether it be the whackos from code pinko, the church in Kansas, or environmentalists, it needs to S.T.O.P.
This would be a good place to insert a question: Can someone explain to me the difference between vigilantes and a citizen militia?If I observe some stupid person bombing a recruiting station, why can I not provide some protection and take the person out?
How long would it take to get the word out to these mavericks that want to destroy the life we enjoy, that their days are numbered?
I AM TIRED of hearing that we are destroying this planet. There is no proof that "man" is destroying this terrestrial globe. If what "scientists" have determined this earth has gone through within its billions of years has not destroyed her, who do we think we are, that we could even make a dent?Those who demand that we remove all mankind from parts of the earth, in order to restore her to her pristine past, should step up, and show their loyalty to their agenda by removing theirself first.
I AM TIRED of hearing about the scarcity of fossil fuels, and how we need to identify alternate means of fuel to save the planet. Well, guess what? This is just an additional layer of the environmentalists' plan to rid the earth of as many people as possible.
"How can that be?" you ask? Well, I am glad you asked.
The current mad rush for alternate fuels is utilizing small grain crops. We are talking about corn and wheat. Where do corn and wheat fit into the world scheme? That's right! They are the basic food items. And when the government buys into the panic to locate alternate fuels and takes the money from the people, in order to subsidize the growth of corn and wheat for the express purpose of making alternate fuels, we have a problem.
When a farmer can get a set amount of money from the government for his/her crop, they no longer have to be concerned about what prices the market carries. Ergo, more corn goes into the production of alternate fuel, and less is available to the world at large. With less being available, and government providing subsidies, the price of any remaining corn, soon skyrockets. The end result being, less people can afford the food they need, because it isn't available or is out of their price range.
I AM TIRED of ranting about being tired; so for now, I will leave it at this point.
What has happened to the mindset of this country? Is it the country at large, or only a small, yet vocal, portion that are dictating how government should lead us, and in what direction this country should go?
Many of our ancestors left europe to go to the New World, braving unbelievable dangers, to escape from over-intrusive government.
They fought a bloody war against the king of England to escape from over-intrusive government.
They formed a compact for the New World that would prevent over-intrusive government.
And today, with our nuanced politicians, we have come full-circle to where we are once again finding ourself under over-intrusive government.
Don't panic if you feel the ground moving, its really not an earthquake, it is our ancestors, turning over in their graves as they see what has happened to the country they swore a sacred oath for.
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