Amy and I got engaged 3 years ago on 4th of July and we are celebrating our anniversary of that event in Vail, Colorado where we are attending the wedding of my friend Kevin Burnette.Vail is stunning and we are...
Introductory class:Lesson #1. Sea kayaks - size, shape, length... Lesson #2: Skirts (or to make the men more comfortable, kilts) Always remember, "high is dry."Lesson #3: Life jackets and oarsLesson #4: Adjusting legs and securing "kilts".Not sure why they all...
A short walking distance from the house, is a small, quaint beach.All ready to goLupens Wading in slowly - brrrrrrr!Dashing in...and dashing out...FUN!Peering into the salty water - what do you see?Granddad waits patiently on the rocks.Trying to warm up...
Rest in peace, U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd. #fb #
RT @chattarati: "Rep. McCarthy: Robin Smith 'Brings Outsiders In'" http://chane.ws/bbvPgi #TN03 #fb #
Follow @JenciTN for updates from a @zachwamp fundraiser hosted by country star John Rich in Nashville. #TNgov #fb #
Q. Must...
IN the previous post in the Hands Over Sands, I mentioned there was one other bike rider. His bike drew me not just because it was the lone other bike but because it was an awesome commuter with wooden...
Last week I joined in with the local Hands over Sand demonstration, joining hands over the Tennesse River that flows eventually into the Gulf of Mexico. This was a show of support of the cleanup effort of the oil...
Newscoma has joined the call for our generation (with help, I hope, from those following) to accept the challenges facing us and to reach for the seemingly impossible task of restoring and protecting freedom in this country.
What will my generation’s...
Or at least that is what we thought...First delay at point of origin (3 hrs +)Nap timeReading, chewing gum and/or Doctor Who on IpodOh where, oh where can our plane be?Finally, 1 plane = 1 happy boy:)2nd Delay in Chicago...
Happy 8th Birthday!!!Due to leaving the following day for a 5 week vacation, this year's party was small, but still fun with cake and presents to be had.Blowing out the candles with a little assistance from Luke:)Don't worry, he got...
Jackson Miller shares his must-read thoughts (c’mon, what else are you doing this morning?) on what he sees as the three most essential freedoms we Americans celebrate today. He also warns that we have largely abandoned our duty to uphold...
Because people probably don’t read it often enough, I’m choosing today to post the entire courageous, enlightened document here.
Via WikiSource:
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.
A DECLARATION
By the REPRESENTATIVES of the
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
In GENERAL CONGRESS assembled.
WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People...
"Freedom is never free..."~ Author unknownIn spite of living in a country where freedom is assumed, valued and celebrated, do you ever feelcaged...enslaved...defeated...?{Please click to continue reading (in)dependence Day over at (in)courage, where I rabbit trail a couple of thoughts...
Interesting recent interview focuses on WTC Building 7, which the government now admits did fall (for at least several seconds) at free fall speed. ...
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