tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79679782009-12-24T12:01:19.405-08:00"All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." ~ Sir Winston Churchill Kathy Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17742339488490938327noreply@blogger.comBlogger831125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7967978.post-73090500786610968372009-12-24T11:50:00.001-08:002009-12-24T12:01:19.417-08:00

For to us a child is born,to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be calledWonderful Counselor,Mighty God,Everlasting Father,Prince of Peace.~ Isaiah 9:6Picture from www.victorystore.com

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"Here are your tools," indeed. Gore should use one of them to nail himself into a cave until the climate is safe for hot air. There once was a poet named GoreWhose poem was a terrible bore,When he read it aloudHe stunned the whole crowd,And will be thought sane--nevermore.Photo: AP

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For the first time since 2005, I’ll be at home for Christmas. Since Pete died in January 2006, I’ve been on a quest to outrun the evocative memories and emotions of the season, always his favorite and our family’s primary holiday.Our plans never varied on Christmas. Guests were always welcome, but we stayed home, every year. Each Christmas Eve I would prepare lasagna and stash it in the fridge,

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And so they kept the dedication of the altar eight days and offered burnt offerings with gladness...~ 1 Maccabees 4:56Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is the Hebrew word meaning "dedication" or "celebration." The miracle of Hanukkah is described in the Talmud, the major text of Jewish teaching. In short, in the year 168 B.C., the Syrian king Antiochus IV seized the holy temple in

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All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. ~ Thomas JeffersonThe Manhattan Declaration, released on November 20, 2009, is a document whose time has come. With the proposed health reform bill threatening to force doctors, through the power of government, to end lives against their conscience, it's time that Christians of every denomination and

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For the just man, though he die early, shall be at rest.~ Wisdom 4:7Post your condolences on Facebook's Memorial page.Donate to the fund for the officer's families.Photo by Mike Siegel, The Seattle Times

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Thanksgiving, after all, is a word of action. -W.J. CameronMatt, Nicole and I shared our Thanksgiving Day with two young Marines stationed here in San Diego. It was a happy day of food, fun, and conversation around the patio fire pit in the evening.Our military service men and women can never be repaid, only honored and appreciated. Thank you, David and Angie, for the privilege of sharing

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I contributed to this fund, Reverse the Vote, last Thursday. At that time, the total funds raised stood at a little over $73,000.Today, five days later, over $121,000 has been raised. It seems large numbers of Americans are trying to send a message to Congress. Too bad they're not listening. Next November, many of our dismissive elected officials will join the growing ranks of our financially

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Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world...~ W.B. YeatsIf you’d like clear answers for a change on the reality of the radical Islamist’s war against America, I think Andrew C. McCarthy’s Willful Blindness: A Memoir of the Jihad is going to be required reading. McCarthy was the prosecutor of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers, so he has been immersed in the

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If you think all doctors believe healthcare reform as currently presented is a good idea, you should drop by the Docs 4 Patient Care website, linked here.Below are the "20 Big Lies" listed on the homepage. The thought of this monstrosity passing the Senate is enough to make any healthy American sick.THE 20 BIG LIES IN THE HEALTHCARE REFORM DEBATEYou can keep your insurance if you like it.You can

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“It may be hard to comprehend the twisted logic that led to this tragedy.”~ President Obama at Fort Hood I disagree, Mr. President. I think it is very easy to understand what happened.A radical Islamist terrorist, operating within the U.S. Army, carried out a jihad attack against our military. All of the numerous warning signs were ignored due to the government’s increasingly fatal attraction to

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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.~ Ronald Reagan

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The Mansions of the LordTo fallen soldiers let us singwhere no rockets fly nor bullets wingOur broken brothers let us bringto the mansions of the LordNo more bleeding no more fightNo prayers pleading through the nightjust divine embrace, eternal lightin the mansions of the LordWhere no mothers cry and no children weepWe will stand and guard tho the angels sleepAll through the ages safely keepthe

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I'm not a Yankee fan, but this photo and its accompanying story is my favorite from this year's World Series.HT: Big League Stew

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What we call "Halloween" (literally, "Holy Evening"), the ancient Celts called Samhain, or "Summer's End." It was believed that the line between this world and the next was thinnest on this night, and that spirits, both good and bad, could cross over. The custom of dressing in disguises was meant to protect against the evil spirits.Samhain was also considered the Celtic New Year, as it began a

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Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so we can have some conversation.~ Judith Martin (Miss Manners)Considering the fact that everyone seems to be connected in one electronic form or the other to someone at any given point in the day, we don't seem to communicate very well anymore.There's Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for keeping track of people. I know people

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At one time or another, Obama and his supporters have, rather scurrilously, insulted doctors, insurers, the police, tea-partiers and town-hallers, opponents of his health-care plan, non-compliant members of the media, and a host of other groups as either greedy, dishonest, treasonous, unpatriotic, moblike, racist, or in general worthy of disrespect. ~ Victor Davis Hanson, in today's NROThe great

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All things work to the good for those who love the Lord...Romans 8:28In a surprising move, Pope Benedict XVI today opened the door of the Roman Catholic Church to Anglicans. By doing so, Benedict seeks to mend a rift nearly five centuries old.Henry VIII, in a fit of executive pique, created the Church of England when Pope Clement VII excommunicated him following his divorce from Catherine of

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But you can kill 40-70 million Chinamen, and that's fine and dandy: You'll be cited as an inspiration by the White House to an audience of high school students. You can be anything you want to be! Look at Mao: He wanted to be a mass murderer, and he lived his dream! You can, too!~ Mark SteynOnly Mark Steyn could make me laugh over this story. I hope it's helpful for you, too.

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From the Mission Statement of Keep America Safe:…to provide information for concerned Americans about critical national security issues. Keep America Safe seeks to influence public policy by encouraging dialogue between American citizens and their elected representatives in order to produce legislation and executive action that enhances the national security of the United States.Imagine, an

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...Peggy Noonan says it all better than I could possibly hope to do. Her article is linked here.In fulfillment of the ancient Chinese curse, we continue to live in increasingly interesting times.

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Michael Yon paints a grim picture of the state of the war in Afghanistan. Somber reading, but necessary in light of the wavering resolve evident in Washington D.C. This is Vietnam 2.0, a depressing flashback to unnecessary loss.If the Commander in Chief is not going to fight to win a war, then get us out of there--fast. Don't play political games with our fighting men and women. The lives of

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Longtime readers know that I usually chip in my two cents' worth on political topics. No doubt you've noticed that I'm avoiding such issues lately.The reason for the shift is that I'm so thoroughly disgusted by our current lack of national leadership that I prefer to ignore the daily mortifications of the U.S.A. unfolding in the news on a near-daily basis. Far worse than the embarrassment is

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For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. ~ Psalm 91October 2 is the feast day of Guardian Angels. Atlhough it's not an article of faith in the Catholic Church, many believe (myself included) that one of these mysterious heavenly creatures is assigned to each of us at birth, to protect us throughout the perils of our individual lifetimes.I've survived many

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