Book
So I went ahead and hammered out the first three pages of my first book. In a nutshell it will be about our time leading up to, in, and returning from Iraq.
Over the next year or so I'll be attempting to recall memories both unpleseant and unwanted, but they are necessary for the process. This is something I feel I need to do.
Just thought I would throw that out there. I know I have had several request and questions regarding a book, or if I was even going to write one. Up until recently I would sit down to write and nothing but anger and hate would come out. I have overcome this by embracing it. I will dedicate one chapter to all the things that I hate and get it out once and for all. Then I will be able to place it appropriately within the pages of a bigger tale.
I leave you all in breathless anticipation. (Don't hold your breath, it will probably be a year or so in the making).
Justice IS blind
I'm shaking in a rage right now as I type this. The old saying that Justice is blind has taken on a new meaning. I always knew our court system was broken, but this is outragous.
I don't know how many of my readers are familiar with the attempted murder of Christopher Dewy, a Mahnomen county deputy. Synopsis is that Dewy was on duty, two men shot him. One distracted him while the other shot him twice, once in the abdomen, once in the head. Dewy has since been in critical condition and is still not functional after multiple surgeries.
So now the accomplice of the shooter, the guy who distracted Dewy while the other shot him, just got a plea bargain. Instead of being charged with accomplice to attempted murder or even assault, his plea baragain allows for a charge of "failure to render assistance!!!!" With a maximum jail time of 24 months (and you know he'll never do that much time). This is an outrage not only for Dewy, but to honest citizens and especially Law Enforcement everywhere.
I don't even know what else to say. I can't imagine what those who are close to Dewy are feeling. I feel sick.
You can read the Dewy blog, updated by his wife Emily at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/chrisdewey/journal/2
Independence
Though cliche' comes to mind when I think of it, I know the term, "Freedom isn't free" can never be over-used. It can, however, be taken for granted. This phrase always comes to mind on the 4th of July, as well as the other 364 1/4 days of the year.
I went to the gas station today to pick up some ice. As I flopped the ice on the counter I looked at the guy working the till and said, "Isn't it good to be free? Happy Independence day!" He muttered something back that might have been "ya." But the look on his face was...hard to explain. In any case, I'm sure one doesn't get asked if it's good to be free every day.
We sure do have it easy in America. Even amidst the "economic downfall," and the multi-trillion dollar catastrophe that is Barrack Hussein Obama. As I took a shower, I acknowledged that I have hot water at my disposal 24/7. As I drove to the lake I noted nicely paved roads. No one is overtly trying to kill me, and I can go to Walmart anytime I want to get whatever I want. On top of all of that, if I suddenly lose everything I have, and my world goes completely crap, I can walk a matter of so many blocks (probably get a ride from a passer-bye if I so chose) to the human services department, and be on full blown welfare within a matter of days.
Yes, despite what the world thinks of us, it is good to be an American, and unlike Michelle Obama, I have always been proud to call myself one. It is good to be free.
As I glance down at my keyboard I can't help but notice one of two memorial bracelets for two of my friends that were KIA. They have never left my wrists in over two years. I weigh the terrible cost...(nods head) and know that it will never be a cliche' for me to say, "Freedom is NOT free."
A Thought And a Rant
Summer is here, sort of. I can see my breath most mornings and then have the air conditioning on in the afternoons. Not too many warm days yet. Every winter I find myself looking at jobs in warmer states, wondering if I’ll always be in Minnesota.
My new job gives me three-day weekends and my family loves how much time I am going to have available this summer. We hope to get out on a lake or two, do some camping, biking etc. Slightly harder with a 9 month old, so we’ll see what happens.
Now a complete change in subject.
Speaking of my nine month old, I had a thought; here is a quote from President Bush on abortion. Please pay careful attention to the implications.
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It is the grimmest of ironies that one of the most savage, barbaric acts of evil in history began in one of the most modernized societies of its time, where so many markers of human progress became tools of human depravity: science that can heal used to kill; education that can enlighten used to rationalize away basic moral impulses; the bureaucracy that sustains modern life used as the machinery of mass death -- a ruthless, chillingly efficient system where many were responsible for the killing, but few got actual blood on their hands.”
Now, what are the implications here?
Rationalization of basic moral impulses; unwanted children can be murdered because it’s legal and it’s feministic rhetoric of “choice.” No matter that babies can feel pain, no matter that some abortions far out-weigh anything we could have done at Abu-Ghraib.
Many were responsible for the killing, but few got actual blood on their hands. How true.
How is it that criminal code reads that, “Whoever does any of the following is guilty of murder of an
unborn child in the first degree and must be sentenced to
imprisonment for life: Causes the death of an unborn child with premeditation and with intent to effect the death of the unborn child…”
With that in mind, where is the justice for over 70 MILLION murders. It sort of makes the holocaust and any other genocide look like small potatoes. My theory is that there is a visual disconnect. We never see the results of abortion; people are taught that it is a surgery, just like removing a growth or a tumor. But when someone has a completely separate genetic makeup, it’s called a human being.
Take note, I have put graphic picture at the bottom of this post in an effort to help that visual disconnect go away, it is not for the weak of stomach or the faint of heart, but it is something every person that spouts freedom of choice should be forced to see.
By the way, the quote above was not Bush regarding abortion; it was Obama regarding the Holocaust. Ironic that those words came from his mouth, he, one of the greatest supporters of abortion. I read his actions instead of his words, he may have said, “We need to come to common ground…reducing abortions” and all that, but his mouth does one thing while his hands sign something else. Would it have helped any if, during WWII we “came to common ground” on reducing the number of Jews killed from 6 million to 2 million? Or would it still have been a horrific genocide? We have blood on our hands.
Google more images if you dare, we should all feel sick...perhaps sick enough to DO something.
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Victory!
Victory is mine! I had to get an extension to get my last paper done at school, but as of this past Tuesday I am TOTALLY done with school for the year. It is such an amazing feeling to read a book or watch a movie without the thought of homework hanging over my head. I think I'll take a break from college for a while.
On that note, here is what I learned in college: Instead of using reason, logic and supporting facts or articulable arguments when debating, you merely have to yell louder than your opponent, call names and make derogatory statements and insults to get your point across. Typical liberal rhetoric; we need more tolerance, except when it comes to anyone else's opinion or ideals.
Spring is here
I just thought I would put up a post to let my fan base know I am still alive and well. Quite honestly going back to school was a bigger task than I had anticipated when combined with work and family. Time has become something of a rare commodity for me these days. I am frantically finishing semester projects as the deadline approaches and finals draw near.
I had plans to begin book writing this past winter, but obviously did not due to time constraints.
Of interesting note is the oxymoron’s that are abundant at school. A person was telling me how it was "inhumane" to administer the death penalty on anyone (insert worst case scenario, murderer, rapist, et al.), and then in the same breath tell me that partial birth abortion is acceptable...makes my stomach turn to think our society has completely corrupted morality.
Well, there, a little controversy and a note that I live, I'll try and update more as the semester ends. Happy spring!
Hail Victory!
“I swear by God this sacred oath that I shall render unconditional obedience to Barack Hussein Obama, the president of the United States and people, supreme commander of the armed forces, and that I shall at all times be ready to give my life for this oath.”
Sadly, I can guarantee that not all my readers are making the connection with the above modified oath and history. I make this conclusion after speaking with a supposedly “educated” person with a college degree who drew an absolute blank when I mentioned the Holocaust. She had absolutely no idea what I was talking about, even after being thrown hints such as, Adolph Hitler…? Gas chambers…? Auschwitz…?
Of course, we have our very own Holocaust with an on-going count of 70,000,000 to date; some going under the knife in a very ritualistic pagan sacrifice sort-of-way (partial birth) which Obama is a full supporter of, and what have we done about it?
With the above symbol and
This statement on youtube,
we should be wary indeed. With the implications of HR 45, we may have just xeroxed history, and it is about to repeat itself. I might be going over the edge here, but maybe we should be on the lookout for little bar-coded stars of David to be placed on all those with the “mental illness” of intolerance or some such nonsense; then watch the “cleansing” begin.
So, he's a citizen of the world, he changed out the American flag for his own swastika...er symbol, he wants to create his own little army, is rooting for full blown gun control and is trampling the values this country was founded on, and has now mortgaged our grand children's future to overseas lenders... If that wasn't bad enough, there is a whole oligarchy behind him pulling for this crap.
Hitler started out as a fine young chancellor; full of charisma, ideals and persuasiveness. Then came the “Civilian National Security Force” in the form of the brown suited SS. Thereabouts we also saw the national registration of firearms in Germany (now we are looking at our very own in the form of HR 45). How far does this go before people wake up!? Or do we just start turning in our neighbors now and get a head start?
