A "Must Read" tribute to Veterans

English: BOISE, Idaho (Aug. 24, 2010) Sailors present the colors during a Veteran's Tribute on the Veterans Affairs Campus during Boise Navy Week, one of 20 Navy Weeks planned across America this year. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gary Ward/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

He was getting old and paunchy And his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, Telling stories of the past.   Of a war that he once fought in And the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his buddies; They were heroes, every one.   And 'tho sometimes to his neighbors His tales became a joke, All his buddies listened quietly For they knew where of he spoke.   But we'll hear his tales no longer, For ol' Joe has passed away, And the world's a little poorer For a Veteran died today.   He won't be mourned by many, Just his children and his wife. For he lived an ordinary, Very quiet sort of life.   He held a job and raised a family, Going quietly on his way; And the world won't note his passing, 'Tho a Veteran died today.   When politicians leave this earth, Their bodies lie in state, While thousands note their passing, And proclaim that they were great.   Papers tell of their life stories From the time that they were young, But the passing of a Veteran Goes unnoticed, and unsung.   Is the greatest contribution To the welfare of our land, Some jerk who breaks his promise And cons his fellow man?   Or the ordinary fellow Who in times of war and strife, Goes off to serve his country And offers up his life?   The politician's stipend And the style in which he lives, Are often disproportionate, To the service that he gives.   While the ordinary Veteran, Who offered up his all, Is paid off with a medal And perhaps a pension, small.   It is not the politicians With their compromise and ploys, Who won for us the freedom That our country now enjoys.   Should you find yourself in danger, With your enemies at hand, Would you really want some cop-out, With his ever-waffling stand?   Or would you want a Veteran His home, his country, his kin, Just a common Veteran, Who would fight until the end.   He was just a common Veteran, And his ranks are growing thin, But his presence should remind us We may need his likes again.

  

For when countries are in conflict, We find the Veteran's part, Is to clean up all the troubles That the politicians start.   If we cannot do him honor While he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give him homage At the ending of his days.   Perhaps just a simple headline In the paper that might say: "OUR COUNTRY IS IN MOURNING, A VETERAN DIED TODAY."

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Married in Heaven?

The wedding vows are complete - you may now kiss the bride. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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QUESTION:

Will husbands and wives, married on earth, still be married in heaven?

No, they won't. But remember, God Himself has promised that in heaven there will be only bliss, and there will be no sorrow or pain, so the fact that we won't be married to our present spouses will not bother us.  We won't feel deprived at all. We will retain our memory, so we will remember that we were married on earth, and those will be precious memories for all eternity. You may have trouble understanding how you could possibly be happy and fulfilled not being married to your present spouse, but believe me, God has all that worked out. Your spouse and you are part of the glorious church, which, will one day be married to Christ.  The wedding of the Lamb (see Revelation 19:7-9) is an event to look forward to with great anticipation.

RELEVANT SCRIPTURE:

At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven.  Matthew 22:30

           

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CANADA'S TOP TEN LIST OF AMERICAN STUPIDITY

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Canadian's Version of David Letterman's Top 10. This is Canada 's
Top Ten List of America 's Stupidity. Of course we look like idiots …
because we are !!!

10) Only in America ... could politicians talk about the greed of the
rich at a $35,000.00 a plate campaign fund-raising event.

9) Only in America ... could people claim that the government still
discriminates against black Americans when they have a black
President, a black Attorney General and roughly 20% of the federal
workforce is black while only 14% of the population is black. 40+% of
all federal entitlements goes to black Americans – 3X the rate that go
to whites, 5X the rate that go to Hispanics!

8) Only in America .. could they have had the two people most
responsible for our tax code, Timothy Geithner (the head of the
Treasury Department) and Charles Rangel (who once ran the Ways and
Means Committee), BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of
higher taxes.

7) Only in America ... can they have terrorists kill people in the
name of Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that
Muslims might be harmed by the backlash.

6) Only in America .. would they make people who want to legally
become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and
pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege, while they discuss
letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just 'magically'
become American citizens.

5) Only in America ... could the people who believe in balancing the
budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as
"extremists."

4) Only in America ... could you need to present a picture ID to cash
a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.

3) Only in America ... could people demand the government investigate
whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas
went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company
(Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes
(Nike).

2) Only in America ... could the government collect more tax dollars
from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a
Trillion dollars more than it has per year - for total spending of
$7-Million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough
money.

1) Only in America ... could the so called “rich” people - who pay 86%
of all income taxes - be accused of not paying their "fair share" by
people who don't pay any income taxes at all

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Subdural Hematoma with Brain Compression

I haven't posted here for some time. The piece below will explain why:

The surgery was: Burr Hole Hematoma Evacuation

About those staples…

          Late in June after returning from Cabo I had a fall event (end of June). One evening while Susan was watching the start of the news, I went to our bathroom to brush my teeth and other “get ready for bed tasks.”  After awhile Susan came to check on me as it seemed to her that too much time had passed. She found me standing in the bathroom covered with blood. Apparently, I had fallen, probably into the shower, and banged my head very hard. I say apparently because I have no memory of this happening. My last memory was leaving the front room… nothing in memory until I was insisting on going to bed. Susan, of course wanted to take me immediately to the emergency room. I wanted no part of that. I told her she could take me in the morning if she still wanted to. Anyway I showered and went to bed. I may have “blacked out” as I have no memory of falling or hitting my head… but there was a lot of blood evidence.

          In the morning, my wife, Susan took me to the ER at Kaiser Roseville. They ran a battery of tests including a CT scan and released me indicating no damage that needed to be dealt with.

          A few weeks later, like 7 or 8, I was starting to have issues. I was losing muscle  strength, especially on my right side and was having a problem with balance.

          One morning while Susan was out doing her morning exercise walk with some neighbor ladies I attempted to open a window that I had opened hundreds of times before and lost my balance crashing into a lamp and a wall. As there had been a couple of other additional issues Susan took me to the doctor. He ordered a CT scan, but it was scheduled for mid-afternoon. It was still late morning. What to do?  We decided to get a sandwich and then return to Kaiser. When we got back to Kaiser I went into a restroom planning on changing clothes.

          That is where the trouble began. I lost my balance and fell on the floor. Then I discovered I did not have the muscle strength to get off the floor. If you are ever going to do something  like that, I recommend you use one of the restrooms in a health care facility. I was not long without help.  Soon I was on a gurney and on my way to the ER. Time for another CT scan. This time it showed two fairly large subdural hematomas in the area of my upper forehead. When reviewed by the neurosurgeons the conclusion was surgery was needed.

          I was moved by ambulance from the Roseville ER to the neurosurgery facility in Sacramento. At this point I mostly lose my memory of events. I was in ICU for 8 days, and then moved upstairs to the neurosurgery floor for a few days more. I was in both for a total of about 13 days, and don’t remember most of that time.

          I was released from the hospital on Wednesday, September 3^rd. My son Steve arrived from Arizona the 4^th to help my transition. What a blessing it was to have him here and helping.  

          So anyway, when I arrived home a had 25 staples and a stitch on a drain hole.  

          And that is what is what the staples are all about…

Oh yes… The good news: recovery is progressing as well as can be expected.

The bad news: No wine or cigars until mid-October .  ;>(

          As of now, I have NOT be released to return to my normal life, but I think I will be soon. I feel really good so I can’t imagine why the surgeon would not release me.    

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