The Soldier and the Boy

From: Cissell, Brian A. Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006, 7:10 a.m. Subject: WHAT A DAY! All, I tell you, you can never predict what the day will bring. Some days are rough, some are odd, some good & then there are some that you will never forget. Yesterday was one of those days that I [...]

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20 Years Ago Today

Twenty years ago today, I married the love of my life! Edmund Blair Leighton “Signing the Register“

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Fall is Falling

The trees are just starting to turn here. The air is getting a little crisper and the days are getting shorter. I love fall! Photos from e-mails/unknown sources. If they are your photos, let me know so I can give you proper credit!

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Latest Fortune Cookie

Guess I should have read this one again before I ranted in the previous post. “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” I’ve just got to remember there are things that I can do (support the troops) and things that I can’t (get politicians to give up their pork [...]

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Help Needed Now!

This is a story that I posted a week or so ago and sadly, it is not the only one. Here is the story. I would relate it, but you really need to see the story as it was written by “SC Eagle”. It is heartbreaking. Here is a request. I only wish that I [...]

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“The Interview”

The only thing I could think as I watched Bill Clinton turning red and sticking his finger in Chris Wallace’s face was (to paraphrase Shakespeare), “Methinks he doth protest too much!”

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Sunday Beauty

In honor of the new look here, I thought I would post a beautiful painting instead of my Silly Signs. This is Song of the Angels by one of benning‘s favorite artists, William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Trackbacked to the beautiful pictures at Angel‘s place!

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What Do You Think?

I was getting a little tired of the previous look and thought I would give it a change. I kind of like the green. It will give a nice contrast to my roses on the side bar. I wish that I could put roses where the design is at the top, but I like it [...]

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So Apropos

No other words are necessary. Paul Nowak 9/22 Townhall

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Be An Angel

Our soldiers and their families have multiple avenues to have letters and packages sent to them. There’s my favorite, Soldiers’ Angels, there’s Adopt-a-Platoon, there’s America Supports You and there’s Any Soldier. There are probably more, but these are the biggies! They can use the support of each and every one of us to help keep [...]

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