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Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Friday, December 25, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Operation Gratitude: Care Packages for Our Troops
Only a few days left. The 400,000th care package will go out this weekend. An excellent group of volunteers dedicated to helping our troops. This is especially important at this time of year with Christmas only 16 days away. If you can spare a few dollars, please give generously!
h/t - Ace of Spades for reminding me
(this is also posted over at Gay Patriot)
Saturday, December 6, 2008
3 Year Old Girl Granted Wish From Santa
I'm too much of a curmudgeon to get teary-eyed about this.
*sniff!*
Dammit!
h/t - The Voice in My Head
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Memorial Day
My apologies for posting this a day late, but this is a nice reminder about what Memorial Day is all about. For the sacrifices of the men and women throughout our history, like the fallen Sgt. John G., we remember and give thanks...
h/t - QandO
Monday, December 31, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
Noche de Paz...
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
-- Gospel According to St. Luke 2:1-14
At this most blessed time of year I hope that all of you have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Remembering Our Troops At Christmas
Out of all the Christmas videos I've seen from the candidates on both sides of the political spectrum, I think that Fred Thompson's campaign did the best job:
h/t Ace of Spades
With all the hustle and bustle of the Holidays, and the focus on faith and family, things like this remind us that no matter what our political views are we should take a moment to say "thanks" to the men and women in uniform who defend our freedoms. Many of them are away from their loved ones because of their service and just a simple "thank you" can help brighten their day. If you want to do more, and can spare anything, please consider giving to a worthy cause that supports our soldiers, sailors, Airmen an Marines. Here are some that I particularly recommend:
Merry Christmas everbody!
(this is also posted over at Gay Patriot)
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
A Dark Day for Turkeys...
I'm off to spend time with family and friends, hope ya'll are too. Have a great and blessed Thanksgiving everyone!
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Honor Every Veteran
In the lead-up to Veterans Day on Monday, November 12th, The Frontlines is running an interesting series on those military veterans who are gay, lesbian & bisexual. So far they have highlighted the service of former Marine Sgt. Brian Fricke and former US Army Major Jeff McGowan. Take a few moments and read about their stories. I look forward to seeing whom else is highlighted in this series as the week progresses.
There is something I'd like to point out: I don't personally know either Fricke or McGowan. For that matter, I also do not know Eric Alva whom I mentioned on the last Gay Patriot's America podcast. I commend these individuals and all the others who have served this country honorably despite having to do so under the disastrous DADT policy. Having been in the military myself, along with growing up an "Army brat" thanks to my Dad's service, even without knowing these guys I can say that the ranks they earned does say something about how good they were. That isn't the penultimate standard as some boneheads regardless of sexuality make their way up through the ranks, but in general it does say something positive about them. Since I'm more familiar with serving as enlisted, I'll speak on that count. Alva was a Marine Staff Sergeant (E-6) while Fricke was a Marine Sergeant (E-5). Many people forget that the US Marine Corps only has 180,000 active duty personnel which is a very small number. This means that enlisted promotions come much slower than in say the 340,000-strong US Navy or the 500,000+ US Army. In order to rise through the ranks a Marine has to be very good at his job and stand-out in performance to his command, making them worthy of filling the few higher slots as they open up. I do not mean to detract from anyone serving, but an E-5 and E-6 in the Marine Corps is something far more special given the difficulty in achieving such rank than the same rank in the Navy. This is not to say that E-5s and E-6s in the Navy are slouches, but that earning their "crows" is just a tad easier than a Marine seeking to gain more stripes. I say that as former Navy myself, having retained a fondness for this branch over all the others. The point of all of this is that the DADT policy is removing good personnel from all branches for the stupidest of reasons whether the individuals are booted out for being gay or just decide to not reenlist because of undue pressure. Alva, Fricke & McGowan may or may not have decided to make the military a 20-year career but odds are that one or two might have but were barred for reasons having nothing to do with their honorable service. I hope that as this gets more attention Congress will come to see what most of our allies have and that sexual orientation isn't a legitimate bar from military service.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Happy Halloween!
Well I'm off to get tricksey for some treats, or something like that. Have a ghoulish evening folks!
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
Happy Independence Day!
Over 200 years ago our forefathers defiantly cried out: "Down with the Redcoats!", and a new nation was born "conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal". We haven't always lived up to the ideals upon which this country was founded but the capacity for change and improvement was woven into the fabric of our Republic without which our ideals would never have had hope of surviving.
(h/t: Kevin & Patrick Blog)
The enemy today is apathy among our people, incompetence from our leaders and a brutal foe who makes the old Redcoats seem pollyanna in comparison. As we celebrate this important day let us not forget the men and women who have answered the call of our nation to defend our lives and liberties and re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals upon which our Republic stands. God bless the United States of America!
(h/t: Buck Sargent)
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