Happy Birthday, America!!!

The Unanimous Declaration of the 

Thirteen United States of America

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed

Take THAT, social networking!

Like my "front lawn"......but at least it's finally gotten mowed!

Decoration Day

Hey, I've got an idea!   Stop by a war memorial, a veteran's park, the VA Hospital, your local cemetery.  Plant a flag.  Buy a veteran lunch.  Take some time this weekend to think of your grandfather, your brother, your father, your uncle, your neighbor, and the various women, along with men, who sacrificed to protect our freedom. 

If you can read this dribble of mine on the internet, thank a veteran.

Fort Rosecrans, 2008

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed annually in the United States on the last Monday of May. 

Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated after the American Civil War  to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War. (Southern ladies organizations and southern schoolchildren had decorated Confederate graves in Richmond and other cities during the Civil War, but each region had its own date. Most dates were in May.) By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars. Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces  (from Wikipedia).

Nuff sed....

Oh, the troubles these computers give us!

Having a love affair with a computer and all it can help us do is definitely a two-edged sword:

Remembrance Day....