Taken (without shame) from another daughter's blog

9 Very Weird Things About Me (My Daughter):

1. I am right-handed, except when firing a weapon, at which point I suddenly become left-eye dominant and my right side is useless. I once fired 35/40 shots correctly with my left hand, almost an eagle-eye!

2. As a kid, I once stepped on a bee just to see what would happen. As you might imagine, I was stung on the bottom of my bare foot. Ah, science in action!

3. I am miserable at step aerobics, but I can march and play an instrument.

4. I can make my tongue look as if it has three rolls in it.

5. If I see tripe in the meat department at the grocery store, I feel a little icky for the rest of the day.

6. I have eaten frog legs. And snails.

7. I like to read the very last page of a book first, just to see if the ending is compelling. This does not ruin the book for me.

8. I like to eat my m&m's in groups of even numbers, so that I can chew the same number on each side of my mouth (two and two, usually).

9. I would rather watch commercials than flip through channels when my show is on a break. I hate to miss things!

That is all. Please feel free to appropriate for your own blog. :)

Posted by DadaMama

The adventure continues/The Old Salt

Halloween 06

Buzz Lightyear and his faithful pal Woody set out looking for tricks or treats





Swooping through the neighborhood in search of candy, Buzz appears to have lost his ability to communicate with friends or strangers.

Buzz always sticks close to his friend Woody, strange things seem to lurk in the dark.





As you can see, Buzz is a natural born leader. His battle cry seems to be "This Way!"

He moves right along, Buzz has a purpose.

Buzz and Woody with Mom






Mom is trying to help Buzz pose in his flying position



And last but not least is Buzz with his "Nana" whom you will note along with the "Mom" is not in any costume.

Just a historical note both, Buzz and Woody were led to believe that the womenfolk pictured herein would be dressed as pirates. However, their plan was more nefarious than that. They tricked us and walked around in jogging suits, although they never did even attempt to jog.

Tis a sad day when adults trick heros like Buzz and Woody!

From a USMC Sergeant

John Kerry said, "You know education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework, and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well, and if you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq”

So I wrote him a letter:I am a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. I am currently on my second tour in Iraq, a tour in which I volunteered for. I speak Arabic and Spanish and I plan to tackle Persian Farsi soon. I have a Bachelors and an Associates Degree and between deployments I am pursuing an M.B.A. In college I was a member of several academic honor societies, including the Golden Key Honor Society. I am not unique among the enlisted troops. Many of my enlisted colleagues include lawyers, teachers, mechanics, engineers, musicians and artists just to name a few. You say that your comments were directed towards the President and not us. If we were stupid Senator Kerry, we might have believed you.

I am not a victim of President Bush. I proudly serve him because he is my Commander and Chief. If it was you who was President, I would serve you just as faithfully. I serve America Senator Kerry, and I am also providing a service to the good people of Iraq. I have not terrorized them in the middle of the night, raped them or murdered them as you have accused me of before. I am doing my part to help them rebuild. My role is a simple one, but important. You see Senator Kerry, like it or not, we came here and removed a tyrant (who terrorized Iraqis in the middle of the night, and raped them and murdered them). And we have a responsibility to see to it that another one doesn’t take his place. The people of Iraq are recovering from an abusive relationship with a terrible government and it’s going to take some time to help them recover from that. We can’t treat this conflict like a microwave dinner and throw a temper tantrum because we feel like it’s taking too long.

Senator Kerry, you don’t have to agree with this war. You don’t have to say nice things about those of us who choose to make sacrifices for the rights of every American rather than sit back and simply feel entitled to it. But please Senator Kerry, if you’re going to call me a stupid murdering rapist, stick by what you say. Don’t tell me that I misunderstood or that you would never insult a veteran because you’re one too. Having been there and done that does not give you a free pass to insult me.

My suggestion for you, Senator Kerry, is to remember that your speeches are recorded, and broadcast to us simpletons over here. You may want to write down what you want to say before you say it, maybe have somebody look at it before you say it and tell you what others might hear. Remember that we can’t read your mind, if there are any misinterpretations in what you say, it’s because you didn’t communicate clearly.

Good luck to you Senator Kerry, if nothing else it’s always entertaining to watch you try and climb out of the holes that you constantly dig for yourself.Sincerely,Somebody who is watching his daughter grow up in photographs so that you can have the right to say whatever you want about him.

This was taken from my daughter's blog @ http://www.jacquibeepink.blogspot.com/