Bug's Bleat - - GCF: Sick Aunt

Volume 8, Issue 31 Friday, August 04, 2006

Hello ALL,

Angie Caldwell wrote to tell us of a near miss her son Zach had.
“OK, I'm trying to type while trembling. Zach went outside about an hour ago and bent down to pick up his big toy tank that was in our garage. His hand came within two inches of a copperhead. It just barely missed him. This is the second one we've seen in two weeks. Be VERY careful and watchful. They are amazingly hard to see. God was watching over Zach!
: ) Angie”
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This Week’s Charlie, Dinah Sue, and James Fort story is “Kittens don't like to swim!"

Aunt Jerry had several kittens. Henry Lee (Dinah Sue’s older brother) had a horse. The horse was kept in the field just east of Uncle Paul’s house (actually, my mother’s lot. You see, when grandfather died, he left each of his children a lot on the south side of West Hearn Street in Taylor. My mother’s lot was just east of Aunt Jerry’s lot.)
Henry Lee was in high school and had all sorts of “neat” stuff that we weren’t allowed to touch. He had a Cyprus Knee lamp he’d made in shop class (in fact, almost every high school boy in Taylor had one, but Henry Lee’s was really nice.) He had a cowhide rug that he’d tanned himself by getting the hide from Uncle Fort’s packinghouse. He had a Winchester 22 rifle (that he gave to me when I got older. He’d bought it from my dad and knew that I’d appreciate having it after my dad passed away.)
As with most of Henry Lee’s possessions, he’d either made them himself or earned them by working for his father (Uncle Paul) or at the Packinghouse. So it was no stretch for him when he needed a water trough for his horse, he decided to make it himself. He built a form, sort of a cone shape, almost like a foam coffee cup, and poured concrete about 2" thick and about three foot high to form a water trough.
This trough not only supplied water for the horse, it supplied hours of entertainment to us. We could fill our water guns out of it. We could volunteer to fill the trough and thereby have water fights with the hose. We could sail small homemade ship upon it. And we could use it for a small animal swimming pool.
That’s what we were doing the afternoon Aunt Jerry found her kittens frantically meowing and paddling in the water trough.
She fished them out and asked us why the kittens were in the water trough. We replied that they had climbed in themselves to go swimming (climbed up a sheer concrete wall 3' high.)
That’s when she explained that kittens, much less cats, didn’t like to swim and wouldn’t have gotten in the trough voluntarily. Then she went on to discuss the evils of lying to elders and other sins.
We got a lot of education in those days.
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The photos on the front of this weeks “Bleat” include more photos of the world championship Rotary Tiller Race. Coty Maypole, our summer intern, is the young lady on the far right.
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Joey Cranston and I have been discussing ethics for a few years now. Here’s Joey’s latest comment.
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Ethics vs. morals

I just heard this explained clearly. Don't check my Latin spelling.

Ethics (from the word ethos) - is something stabile or permanent

Morals (from the word moray) - is a shifting standard. May change from society to society or generation to generation.

Joey
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I then asked him; “Now, where do Ethics come from?” And he replied “I think you know the answer to that question.....Matthew 7"
24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
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Larry Norman Benefit Concert at Smith Auditorium, Willamette University, Salem, OR on August 12, 2006

Larry will perform a concert at Smith Auditorium at Willamette University in Salem, OR. The three hour concert will include multi-media: A short film, a reunion of People!, surprise guests, Larry solo and Larry with the band, Guards Of Metropolis.

The concert will be held at Smith Auditorium at Willamette University.
900 State St. Salem, OR 97301 Prices range from $14 - $139
Group Discounts available by calling the Solid Rock Office at 503 391 1175

For maps, directions and a virtual tour of the oldest University campus in the West, go to: http://www.willamette.edu/map

Hope to see you August 12th!! Love, Larry

www.LarryNorman.com Staff@LarryNorman.com Phone# 503 391 1175
Solid Rock Production 3760 Market Street NE PMB # 306 Salem, OR 97301
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Recipe(s) of the week - We’re sharing recipes from Shannon Voigt’s new Taylor Recipe Book
Home Made Ice Cream Taylor Family Recipe
Ingredients:
½ gallon whole milk
1 can pet milk (16 oz)
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
Method:
Beat eggs with mixer. Add ½ of milk with eggs and place in microwave for 45 seconds. Add rest of ingredients and pour in freezer. Place ice and rock salt to fill ice cream tub. Normally takes about 20 minutes before ice cream is ready.
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Home Made Ice Cream (2) Donna Gail Hanson
Ingredients:
4 cups half and half or light cream
1 (14oz) can Sweetened Condensed Milk
2 Tbsp. vanilla extract
¼ cup sugar
Method:
In 2-quart ice cream freezer container, combine all ingredients; mix well. Freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. Store leftovers in freezer.
Peach Ice Cream: Reduce vanilla to 1 Tbsp. and add 1 tsp. almond extract, 4 drops yellow and 2 drops red food coloring. If desired add 2 cups mashed fresh or frozen peaches, thawed or 1 (16 oz) can peaches, drained and mashed. Proceed as above.
Strawberry Ice Cream: Reduce vanilla to 1 Tbsp. Add 2 cups mashed fresh or frozen strawberries, thawed and few drops red food coloring if desired. Proceed as above.
Banana Ice Cream: Reduce vanilla to 1 tbsp; add 2 cups mashed bananas (4 medium). Proceed as above.
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BreakPoint
With Chuck Colson
The 'Threat' of Theocracy
8/4/2006

Somebody Take a Chill Pill

Lately, opponents of Christian cultural engagement have been using a new word to characterize us. In addition to oldies-but-goodies like “bigots” and “fanatics,” they’re now calling us “theocrats.”

At least four books have recently been published that warn about the “theocratic” menace to American democracy, and more are on the way. Somebody hand these people a Xanax.

The word theocracy is intended to draw an analogy between Christians who oppose things like same-sex “marriage” and Islamists such as bin Laden and the Iranian mullahs. One critic, Andrew Sullivan, writing in Time magazine, made the connection explicit when he coined his own variation on the theme: “Christianist.”

Whatever the exact terminology, the “threat” they describe is basically the same. Like my old White House colleague, the somewhat erratic Kevin Phillips, they fear an end to the separation of church and state and its replacement by a government directly based on biblical laws.

In Phillips’s account, biblical laws will not only decide social issues like abortion and same-sex “marriage” but also matters like economics, the environment, and foreign policy. His most lurid fear is that the United States, under the sway of “theocrats,” will take actions in the Middle East to hasten the second coming of Christ.

As I said, Phillips is hardly alone in his fears. In a new book Kingdom Coming, journalist Michelle Goldberg writes about what she calls “Christian nationalism.” This “nationalism,” which Goldberg characterizes as “quasi-fascist,” believes that “godly men have the responsibility to take over every aspect of society.”

Goldberg warns about the danger of what she calls “dominion theology,” which she says has shaped figures ranging from Tim LaHaye to Francis Schaeffer. Ultimately, the goal of all of this engagement is, according to Goldberg, “the conquest of the land . . . for the Kingdom of Christ.”

To be fair, that last statement is a direct quote from one Christian speaker. And there are some Christians who do talk about a Christian takeover of America. The real question, as Ross Douthat asks in the latest issue of First Things, is whether they are representative of Christians as a whole.

The answer is a resounding “no!”—maybe one percent. As Douthat points out, genuine Christian theocrats have the same amount of political influence as “the Spartacist Youth League.” I have warned against theonomy for twenty years.

What Phillips, Goldberg, and the rest are doing is “[assuming] that the most extreme manifestation of religious conservatism must, by definition, be its most authentic expression.” They focus on the fringes while ignoring the mainstream.

Why? Partly, it’s to hype the “threat” posed by Christians. But it’s also the way, in some cases, they see us. According to their worldview, any opposition to the culture of death or the redefinition of basic institutions like the family are, by definition, “extremist.”

The best response to these charges is a gentle, loving assertion of the truth. Upholding millennia-old truths about the sanctity of life and the family isn’t “extreme,” it’s about building a good society for every American, regardless of what they believe.

Now, how about a nice cup of chamomile tea?

For Further Reading and Information

Today’s BreakPoint offer: Please help support the Christian worldview ministry of BreakPoint by donating online today or calling 1-877-322-5527.

Ross Douthat, “Theocracy! Theocracy! Theocracy!” First Things, August/September 2006.

Daniel Pulliam, “Putting ‘Theocracy’ Fears in Their Place,” Get Religion, 27 July 2006.

Thomas E. Brewton, “Theocracy and Liberal Paranoia,” National Ledger, 26 July 2006.

Philip Yancey, “The Lure of Theocracy,” Christianity Today, 10 July 2006.

Michelle Goldberg, “Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism” (book excerpt), Salon, 12 May 2006.

Andrew Sullivan, “My Problem with Christianism,” Time, 15 May 2006.

Kevin Phillips, “Theocons and Theocrats,” The Nation, 13 April 2006.

Alan Brinkley, “Clear and Present Dangers,” (review of American Theocracy), New York Times, 19 March 2006.

Nick Gillespie, “The Hard Right,” New York Times, 30 July 2006.

Jon Ward, “Left Aims to Smite ‘Theocracy’ Movement,” Washington Times, 1 May 2005.

Ernest W. Lefever, “Why Theocracy Can’t Happen Here,” Washington Times, 16 May 2005.

Jim Tonkowich, “The Limitations of Politics,” BreakPoint WorldView, June 2005.

Chuck Colson, “The Clash of Worldviews,” BreakPoint Online, 4 April 2006.

Carolyn Bolls, “The Trail of Tyranny,” BreakPoint Online, 1 August 2006.

John C. Rankin, “The Soul of Jihad,” BreakPoint Online, 3 August 2006.

BreakPoint Commentary No. 060801, “Speak Out or Give In?: The Church and the Culture Wars.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 050203, “Getting It: Power versus Influence.”

BreakPoint Commentary No. 050704, “The Conscience of Society: The Role of the Church in a Democracy.”

Art Lindsley, True Truth: Defending Absolute Truth in a Relativistic World (InterVarsity, 2004).

The BreakPoint Web site and BreakPoint WorldView Magazine feature Colson’s commentaries as well as feature articles by other established and up-and-coming writers to equip readers with a biblical perspective on a variety of issues and topics.
© 2004-2006 Prison Fellowship
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Words of the Week:
eschew: to shun; to avoid.
heterogeneous: consisting of dissimilar elements.
contretemps: something inopportune or embarrassing.
prima facie: at first view.
supercilious: disdainfully arrogant.
concatenation: a chain; a succession.
inveigh: to rail (against some person or thing).
from Dictionary.Com

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"He declares himself guilty who justifies himself before accusation." - Anonymous

"The true rule, in determining to embrace, or reject any thing, is not whether it have any evil in it; but whether it have more of evil, than of good. There are few things wholly evil, or wholly good. Almost every thing, especially of governmental policy, is an inseparable compound of the two; so that our best judgment of the preponderance between them is continually demanded." - Abraham Lincoln

"Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil." - Albert Schweitzer

"I would rather quit public life at seventy, and quit it forever, than to retain public life at a sacrifice to my own self-respect. I will not vote for any law which will make fair for me and foul for another. The blacklist is the most cruel form of oppression ever devised by man for the infliction of suffering upon his weaker fellows." - Joseph Gurney Cannon

"Bored people, unless they sleep a lot, are cruel." - Renata Adler

"If you practice an art, be proud of it and make it proud of you. It may break your heart, but it will fill your heart before it breaks it; it will make you a person in your own right." - Maxwell Anderson

"Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable." - Maya Angelou

"A person's right to smoke ends where the next person's nose begins." - Anonymous
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BREAKING CHRISTIAN NEWS
http://breakingchristiannews.com/

Hope Rwanda Draws to a Close - But the Impact is Lasting
Michelle Vu / AH (Jul 29, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2826
"This was never meant to be just another event, but the beginning of a big change for this beautiful nation."

Christians in Nigeria Plan a 50 Million People March - Organizers Share Testimonies, Belief in Power of Jesus' Name
Paul Okwuobi/TN (Jul 30, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2830
Just seeing and/or hearing the name of Jesus can bring subtle transformation, say African Christian organizers.

Pastor of the largest Church in Michigan Needs Your Vote - Please Forward to all Those You Know in Michigan
Op/Ed by Steve Strang (Jul 31, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2834
"Something's changing. Christians who have been passive for years about influencing public policy are now becoming active." - Stephen Strang

An Important Clue is Found in the Cure for Muscular Dystrophy
BBC News (Jul 31, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2833
"US scientists have found a way to reverse muscular dystrophy (MD) in mice, offering hope of a cure for humans with muscle-wasting diseases."

Mel Gibson's Public Apology for Remarks Made during DUI Arrest
Mel Gibson / AH (Aug 1, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2838
EDITOR'S NOTE: As we have covered apologies by public figures in the past, we are including in this article the apology made today by Mel Gibson, which goes out to all whom he may have offended by his anti-Semitic remarks, when arrested for drunk driving this past weekend. In reading Mel's apology, I felt it was from the heart. Certainly he realizes the damage his words have caused, especially during this very difficult time for Israel, and Jews worldwide. I hope we will have grace for this man, who has been used powerfully by God in the past, and I believe, will be again in the future. Let's be praying for Mel Gibson as he goes through rehab, that God will touch him in a life-changing way. - Aimee Herd, BCN.

Former Citizen of Lebanon Takes a Courageous Stand on CNN Interview
News Staff / AH (Aug 2, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2842
"Thank you Israel, we urge you to hit them hard, and destroy their terror infrastructure. It is not only Israel who is fed up with this situation, but the majority of silent Lebanese in Lebanon, who are fed up with Hezbollah, and are powerless to do anything out of fear of terror retaliation." - Message to Israel, Brigitte Gabriel, former Lebanese citizen.

Temple Mount Will Now Be Closed to Non-Muslim Visitors on Tisha Be'av
Etgar Lefkovitz / AH (Aug 3, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2846
Due to concerns over an outbreak of violence, police in Jerusalem have decided to close the Temple Mount to Christians and Jews on Thursday.

The American Center for Law and Justice Stands In Victory in Battle to Preserve Mt. Soledad Cross
ACLJ (Aug 3, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2847
Reporter's Note: The Mt. Soledad Veteran's Memorial was erected to tell the stories of men and woman from all branches of the military. Each plaque is purchased and engraved with a veteran's name and picture, and more than 18,000 are currently in place. These Americans represent all wars or conflicts and some are still living. - Candice Ryan, BCN.

Police in England Turning to Prayer to Tackle Crime
Ruth Gledhill/TN (Aug 4, 2006)
http://www.breakingchristiannews.com/articles/display_art.html?ID=2851
A "spiritual" version of Neighborhood Watch. The Times UK reports that police in Lincolnshire are turning to prayer in their latest efforts to tackle crime, saying that the force is asking churchgoers to concentrate their prayers on crimes such as burglaries and violent attacks.
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GCF: Sick Aunt

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Finally, the good-natured boss was compelled to call Smith into his office.

"It has not escaped my attention," he pointed out, "that every time there's a home game at the stadium, you have to take your aunt to the doctor."

"You know you're right, sir," exclaimed Smith. "I didn't realize it. You don't suppose she's faking, do you?"
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GCF: Patio Problem

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My husband, Ray, was attempting to build a patio for the first time. He bought 100 cement blocks. Laying them out in a pattern, he discovered the chosen area was too small.

He stacked the blocks against the house and cleared more space. The next day Ray put the cement blocks back down, only to find that the ground was too hard to keep the patio level.

He ordered a truckload of sand to be delivered the following morning. Again he stacked the 100 blocks against the house.

Observing all this, our next-door neighbor asked, "Ray, are you going to put your patio away every night?"
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GCF: Second Notice

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A taxpayer received a strongly worded "second notice" that his taxes were overdue. Hastening to the collector's office, he paid his bill, saying apologetically that he had overlooked the first notice.

"Oh," confided the collector with a smile, "we don't send out first notices. We have found that the second notices are more effective."
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GCF: ROTC Summer Camp

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At ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) summer camp at an Air Force Base in Florida, we were nervous about our approaching survival training, for we would be pitching our tents in a snake-infested swamp.

Our instructor, advising us on the treatment of snakebites, explained that the venom of rattlesnakes, copperheads and water moccasins affected the circulatory system. Their bites were to be treated with tourniquets, incisions and suction. The poison of the coral snake, on the other hand, affected the nervous system. At this point he closed his manual.

"Sir," asked a cadet, "what do we do if a coral snake bites one of us?"

"Turn to page A1-7 in your manuals."

There was a flurry of activity as we flipped through the guides. When we looked up, our smiles were sickly. Page A1-7 consisted entirely of interdenominational prayers.
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GCF: Flight Home

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The flight home from a recent business trip was pretty empty. So the pilot made a simple request of the passengers. "We have a little extra room tonight, folks," he said over the PA system. "So if you wouldn't mind, please take a window seat so the competition thinks the plane is full."
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\ / getting old when ... \ /
\ _/ The gleam in your eye is \_ /
/ / from the sun hitting your bifocals. \ ____________________________
\\\\ \_/ / You know you are \ \_/ ////
\ / getting old when ... \ /
\ _/ Your back goes out \_ /
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\ / The most thoroughly wasted of \ /
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\ / collided with a prison van. \ /
\ _/ Be on the lookout for \_ /
/ / hardened criminals. \ _ ____________________________ _
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[GCFL.net] Outside A Pharmacy

Outside a pharmacy in a busy street, a poor man is clutching onto a pole for dear life, not breathing, not moving, and not twitching a muscle -- just standing there, frozen.

The pharmacist, seeing this strange sight in front of his shop, goes up to his assistant and asks, "What's the matter with that guy? Wasn't he in here earlier?"

The assistant replies, "Yes, he was. He had the most terrible cough, and none of my prescriptions seemed to help."

The pharmacist says, "He seems to be fine now."

The assistant replies, "Sure, he does. I gave him a box of the strongest laxatives on the market. Now he won't dare cough!"

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[GCFL.net] Family Religion

The kindergarten teacher asked the students in her class to bring something related to their families' religions to class the next day.

She asked for volunteers to show what they had brought to the rest of the class. One boy came forward and said, "I am Muslim, and this is my prayer rug."

Another child came forward and said, "I am Jewish, and this is my Star of David."

Another came forward and said, "I am Catholic, and this is my Rosary."

The last little boy came forward and said, "I am Southern Baptist, and this is my Covered Dish."

Received from Paul Harrell.

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[GCFL.net] Benjamin the Gambler

Benjamin is in the midst of a long dry spell in Las Vegas. Eventually he gambles away all his money and has to borrow a quarter from another gambler just to use the men's room. He finds a stall that happens to be open and pockets the quarter.

Believing that his luck has finally changed, he puts the quarter in a slot machine and hits the jackpot. He takes his winnings and goes to the blackjack table and turns his modest winnings into a million dollars.

Wealthy beyond his wildest dreams, Benjamin goes on the lecture circuit, where he tells his incredible story. He tells his audiences that he will always be eternally grateful to his benefactor, and if he ever finds the man, he will share his fortune with him.

After months of speaking, a man in the audience jumps up and says, "I'm that man. I was the one who gave you the quarter."

"Yes, I remember you well, but you aren't the one I'm looking for. I mean the guy who left the stall door open!"

Received from Marty's Joke of the Day.

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Pet fish

A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Arkansas recently with two ice chests full of fish. He was leavin' a cove well-known for its fishing.

The game warden asked the man, "Do you have a license to catch those fish?"

"Naw, sir", replied the redneck. "I ain't got none of them there licenses. You must understand, these here are my pet fish."

"Pet fish?"

Yeah. Every night, I take these here fish down to the lake and let 'em swim 'round for awhile. Then, when I whistle, they jump right back into these here ice chests and I take 'em home."

"That's a bunch of hooey! Fish can't do that."

The redneck looked at the warden for a moment and then said, "It's the truth Mr. Government Man. I'll show ya. It really works." "O. K.", said the warden. "I've got to see this!"

The redneck poured the fish into the lake and stood and waited.

After several minutes, the warden says, "Well?"

"Well, what?", says the redneck.

The warden says, "When are you going to call them back?"

"Call who back?"

"The FISH", replied the warden!

"What fish?", replied the redneck.

Moral: We may not be as smart as some city slickers, but we ain't as dumb as some government employees!

Thanks to David Lamb
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WHO DOES WHAT???
A man and his wife were having an argument about who should brew the coffee each morning.
The wife said, “You should do it, because you get up first, and then we don’t have to wait as long to get our coffee.”
The husband said, “You are in charge of cooking around here and you should do it, because that is your job, and I can just wait for my coffee.”
Wife replies, “No, you should do it, and besides, it is in the Bible that the man should do the coffee.”
Husband replies, “I can’t believe that, show me.”
So she fetched the Bible, and opened the New Testament and showed him at the top of several pages, that it indeed says… “HEBREWS.”
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All Blondes Aren't Dumb !!!!!!

A blonde walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer. She says she's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so the blonde hands over the keys to a new Mercedes Benz SL 500. The car is parked on the street in front of the bank. She has the title, and everything checks out. The bank agrees to accept the car collateral for the loan. The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the blonde for using a $110,000 Benz as collateral against a $5,000 loan.

An employee of the bank then proceeds to drive the Benz into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the blonde returns. She repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, "Miss, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"

The blonde replies, "Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there when I return?"

Thanks to David Lamb
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Monterey Bay Aquarium - - http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/ - - The mission of this award-winning web site is to inspire, enrich and extend a visit to the aquarium, while fostering a deeper commitment and connection to the institution and ocean conservation.
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2006: Kids Count - - http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/sld/databook.jsp - - Data from the 2006 Kids Count Data Book are now available in and easy-to-use, powerful online database, "State Level Data Online", that allows you to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles, or, download the entire data set as delimited text files.
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Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - - http://concise.britannica.com/ - - A one-volume online encyclopedia that includes 25,000 short entries.
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How Chocolate Works - - http://home.howstuffworks.com/chocolate.htm - - Chocolate is a favorite for kids and adults alike. Chocolate bars, chocolate fudge, chocolate cake, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate ice cream, chocolate milk, chocolate cereal, hot chocolate, chocolate sauce... There is something special about this substance -- so special that the average person in the United States eats 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of chocolate every year! Have you ever wondered where chocolate comes from? This edition of HowStuffWorks helps you understand exactly what you're eating.
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LitLinks - - http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/litlinks/home.htm - - After reading a great story, poem, play, essay, or critical article, you may want to know more. The Internet provides all kinds of information to aid your research, so we've compiled LitLinks - annotated to show you what kinds of information about a work, its author, or period you'll find on each site. LitLinks are organized alphabetically by author within five genres.
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The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's - - http://www.pbs.org/theforgetting/ - - Unless you are directly affected by the disease, it's difficult to understand the tragic and frustrating pathology of Alzheimer's. Yet as it promises to affect half of all seniors over 85, it's crucial to discern early-onset symptoms, such as forgetfulness and disorientation, from the normal behavior and mood swings of the elderly. Created by PBS, this unique "Living Center" hopes to clear up the cobwebs of misinformation and offer hands-on tools for patients, families, and their caregivers.
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------------ Safety From The Heart ----------
August 3, 2006
Today's Message is from Doug Thompson (a Houston Albemarle employee).

Source - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
http://163.234.20.106/assistance/hhw/hhw.html

Managing Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)

Paints, pesticides, oils, cleaners, solvents, batteries, polishes - these are all examples of household materials that could be hazardous to the environment if used, stored, or disposed of improperly. If placed in the trash, these wastes may injure sanitation workers; if poured onto the ground or into waterways, they may contaminate drinking-water supplies.

Electronic wastes such as computer monitors, hard drives, televisions, cell phones and other electronic equipment are rapidly becoming a major part of the waste stream. These materials either need to be recycled or properly managed to reduce their impact on the environment.

Communities across Texas are addressing how to manage household hazardous waste. Each year, household hazardous wastes are properly disposed of at local collections held across the state.

Find your local HHW contact
http://163.234.20.106/assistance/hhw/ContactsHHW.html

The TCEQ’s Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Management program helps citizens and municipalities with educational and regulatory information on HHW programs, technical assistance setting up a HHW collection program, and general information on HHW issues.

Here are some tips to manage HHW, including ideas to avoid creating it in the first place.

REDUCE - Buy only the amount needed to do a job, that way you won't have extra to get rid of. Also, use only the amount indicated on the label needed; using more does not mean it will work that much better! (You don’t need a gallon of paint for a small chair.)

How Much Paint Do You Need?
http://163.234.20.106/assistance/hhw/paintestimate.html

REUSE - If you have a product that is still usable, but you don't need or want it, give it to a neighbor or relative who will use it (for its intended purpose) and will properly dispose of what is left over.

RECYCLE - Take your nickel cadmium (ni-cad) batteries to a drop off center
http://www.rbrc.com/index.html

and return lead-acid batteries to the place of purchase; recycle your used oil and oil filters.
http://163.234.20.106/permitting/registration/used_oil/recycling.html

Learn More About Household Hazardous Waste

Find local environmental information (by ZIP code)on HHW, recycling, and other topics at 1800Cleanup.org
http://www.earth911.org/master.asp

Get information about lead-based paint in the home at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 6, Web page on lead paint (Region 6 includes Texas).
http://www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6pd/lead/lead.htm

Learn about mercury thermometers at Health Care without Harm.
http://www.noharm.org/us/mercury/issue

Learn about electronic waste management at TCEQ's Electronics Recycling Web
site
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assistance/P2Recycle/electronics/landfill.html

------------ Safety From The Heart ----------
August 2, 2006
Dealing with Extreme Heat
Geraldine Martin sent me this website for information on heat-related illness.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heatillness.html

Extreme heat exposure can exacerbate certain health conditions, such as congestive heart failure, lung disease and diabetes. And certain drugs, such as antihistamines and diuretics, can exacerbate heat overexposure because they can contribute to faster dehydration and slower cooling.

Although seniors need to take special precautions, heat alerts apply to all ages. So, when temperatures hit 85 degrees Fahrenheit or higher, heed this advice:
Turn on the air conditioner or go where it's air-conditioned, such as a shopping mall or community center. A fan isn't enough in extreme heat.
Drink plenty of fluids, even if you're not thirsty.
Take cool showers, baths or sponge baths.
Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing.
Wear a hat.
Avoid staying in the sun for long.
Reduce your physical activity.

Also, watch for dangerous signs of heat overexposure, such as:
Dehydration: Extreme water loss reduces the body's ability to cool down and can lead to weakness, headache, muscle cramps, dizziness, confusion and passing out. Heat cramps: Muscle cramps, usually in the stomach or the legs, are the result of over-exercising in the heat and losing too much water and salt from heavy sweating. Heat exhaustion: Marked by either heavy sweating or no sweating, muscle cramps, tiredness, weakness, paleness, cold or clammy skin, dizziness, headache, nausea or vomiting and fainting; body temperature may be normal. Heat stroke: A life-threatening emergency (also known as sun stroke) that involves a body temperature of or above 103 degrees; red, hot and dry skin; a fast pulse; headache, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, confusion, and passing out.

Copyright (c) 2006 ScoutNews, LLC. All rights reserved.

------------ Safety From The Heart ----------
August 1, 2006
Taking Nothing for Granted
Today's Message is from David Bruffy (a Houston Albemarle employee).

The following is from my Safety-From-The-Heart archives and was first published in March 2000:

A few years back, when I was working at another company, there was an accident involving a construction contractor. A project required a tie-in to an existing process line. The plan was to remove an existing short section of pipe and replace it with a new section that included the tie-in. The job was routine and was planned to take only a few minutes on the evening shift. Several days before, the contractor had requested that operations isolate and clear the line. Operations cleared and isolated the line, tagged the block valves and issued the contractor a permit to start the work. Two pipefitters climbed a scaffold and began removing flange bolts. A few minutes later one was dead and emergency personnel were trying to save the life of the other.

What happened? The preliminary determination was that the contractor started work on the wrong line; an H2S line had been opened. How could that happen? It came down to a complete lack of communication between the contractor and operations personnel in identifying the proper line. The contractor never checked to see if valves had been closed and tagged, he assumed operations had taken the proper steps. The contractor had worked in the plant for years and had always worked safe so operations personnel did not bother to observe the work.

UPDATE: Subsequent to this being published in 2000, I checked with an acquaintance at the company. The final investigation showed that the contractor was working on the correct line for the job. The operator had tagged out and prepped a line they thought the contractor had asked for. Neither had taken the time to walk the job out together.

The second pipefitter later died.

The procedures for working in any plant are written to keep people safe, but they can only work if EVERYONE involved in a job communicates and follows those procedures.

TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED; ASSUME NOTHING; WORK SAFE.
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Our Church, Magnolia Christian Center, has the following mission statement. Our purpose is to build a great church for the glory of God through the great commission and the great commandment. MCC' Vision - That MCC will be a place hopping with children, energized with teenagers, balanced with diversity and transformed by the power of God! We want to turn uninterested people into interested people and win the lost to make fully devoted followers of Christ. www.mcc2000.net
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Look at the prayer below - From the World Methodist Conference in Korea,
that just ended.

Claiborne
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July 26, 2006

Dear Colleagues in Christ,

We're home from Korea and ready to depart again! This time it is for Renewal Leave.

We will be leaving here tomorrow sometime (Thursday) and will be heading to New Mexico (Las Cruces) for a few days. Then on August 1 we will drive to west Texas, just outside Fort Davis, where I will preach for Bloys Camp Meeting. The Camp Meeting lasts from Tuesday, August 1 through Sunday, August 6. I preach once each day.

Following Camp Meeting we will return to Las Cruces where we will stay for a couple of weeks and then will fly to Reno, NV, where our youngest son and family live, and will stay with our granddaughter for a week while Mark and Laura return to their school responsibilities. We will be back in Baton Rouge on August 26.

Please know I will pray for all of you regularly and I covet your prayers for our time away. I know that by the time all of this has been accomplished, I will be eager to return home and hit the ground running. There is so much to do with the fall approaching, and I will be ready to address it all.

Our trip to Korea was excellent. Short, but excellent. We were only there three days and four nights. But in that amount of time we were part of the World Methodist Conference at Korea's (and I suppose the world's) largest church. Some 110,000 members! That's almost the size of the membership of our entire Conference! The worship was exciting, the sharing of one mission with the World Methodist organization, which represents some 76 million people of Wesleyan heritage and practice was inspiring, and Seoul is a beautiful city. I am so glad we had the opportunity to go. It was good to see several of our Louisiana Conference people there!

If any of you have need to reach me in the next few weeks, just call Kathy Moore in my office and she will know how to find me.

Blessings on each of you as you take your vacations, continue to serve in your church, or whatever you month of August has in store for you. I look forward with eagerness to my return and to the many joyous things we will share together this fall and winter.

I was moved by the following prayer that was prepared by the staff of the General Board of Discipleship of our United Methodist Church. It speaks to us of the world situation at this time and calls us to dependence on God for solution to our needs. May you take it to your comfort and strength as well:

Creator of all - Father, Adonai Elohenu, Allah,
The people whose faith and covenant with you began with Abraham offer our prayers for the people living in Israel, Palestine, and Lebanon today.

Hear us!

We pray for peace and for cease fire as a first step toward peace.

Help us!

We pray that all our sisters and brothers may live in the way of peace, even while violence rips their lands and tempts them to act with violence in return.

Encourage us!

We pray that we may teach peace, not only with our lips, but in our lives, to those all around us.

Challenge us!

We pray that we may have the courage and compassion to walk with those who suffer violence, terror, and death, together with their families and communities.

Drive us!

We pray that we may find the generosity to act with goodwill even toward enemies, those who wish or do us harm, that the fullness of your compassion, mercy, and justice may shine in our lives and in the lives of our sisters and brothers around the world.

Strengthen us!

Around you we are one. Guide us all in the way of peace.

Unite us! Amen!

God's blessings on all of you.

Thanks to Claiborne Sharp
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Note: I rec'd this from a friend and I have no idea who wrote it, but I was so touched by it, that I had to share it with you. I hope that you will be blessed by it and will share it with others. I certainly needed it this week!!!!

Subject: Ten Guidelines From God

Effective Immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life. I apologize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please, follow these 10 guidelines.

Love, GOD

1. QUIT WORRYING: Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way?

2. PUT IT ON THE LIST: Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care of the problem. I can't help you until you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am after all... God. I can take care of anything you put into My hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize.

3. TRUST ME: Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problem with finances? Put it on My list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask.

4. LEAVE IT ALONE: Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here" Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job.

5. TALK TO ME: I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control. But there's one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don't forget to talk to Me - OFTEN! I love YOU! I want to hear your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and family.. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your dearest friend.

6. HAVE FAITH: I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are. Have faith in Me that I know what I'm doing. Trust Me; you wouldn't want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me. Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be?

7. SHARE: You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your laughter with those who haven't heard any in such a long time. Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none.

8. BE PATIENT: I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do-list? Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush.

9. BE KIND: Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical. Please, know I love each of your differences.

10. LOVE YOURSELF: As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only -- to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me. Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me. Don't ever forget......

Touch someone with your love. Rather than focus upon the thorns of life, smell the roses and count your blessings

Choose Happiness

Thanks to John Chadsey
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One Flaw In Women.

Women have strengths that amaze men.
They bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness, love and joy.
They smile when they want to scream.
They sing when they want to cry.
They cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous.
They fight for what they believe in.
They stand up to injustice.
They don't take "no" for an answer
when they believe there is a better solution.
They go without so their family can have.
They go to the doctor with a frightened friend.
They love unconditionally.
They cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards.
They are happy when they hear about
a birth or a wedding.
Their hearts break when a friend dies.
They grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they
think there is no strength left.
They know that a hug and a kiss
can heal a broken heart.
Women come in all shapes, sizes and colors.
They'll drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what
makes the world keep turning.
They bring joy, hope and love.
They have compassion and ideas.
They give moral support to their
family and friends.
Women have vital things to say
and everything to give.

However if there is one flaw in women, it is that they forget their worth.

Thanks to David Lamb
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Ever wonder about the abbreviation A.S.A.P.? Generally we think of it in terms of even more hurry and stress in our lives. Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a different manner, we will begin to find a new way to deal with those rough days along the way.

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There's work to do, deadlines to meet;

You've got no time to spare,

But as you hurry and scurry-

ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER

In the midst of family chaos,

"Quality time" is rare.

Do your best; let God do the rest-

ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER.

It may seem like your worries

Are more than you can bear.

Slow down and take a breather-

ASAP - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER

God knows how stressful life is;

He wants to ease our cares,

And He'll respond to all your needs

A.S.A.P. - ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER.

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God bless and have a wonderful day!

Courage is fear that has said its prayers.

Thanks to "Fuzzy" Vaughn
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DID YOU KNOW? As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S Supreme Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view . it is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments!

DID YOU KNOW?
As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door.

DID YOU KNOW?
As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the wall,
right above where the Supreme Court judges sit,
a display of the Ten Commandments!

DID YOU KNOW?
There are Bible verses etched in stone all over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in Washington, D.C.

DID YOU KNOW?
James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement:
" We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."

DID YOU KNOW?
Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said:
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ".

DID YOU KNOW?
Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.

DID YOU KNOW?
Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established orthodox churches in the colonies.

DID YOU KNOW?
Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of interpreting the law would begin making law . an oligarchy the rule of few over many.

DID YOU KNOW?
The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said:
"Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers."

How, then, have we gotten to the point that everything we have done for 220 years in this country is now suddenly wrong and unconstitutional?

It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God. Therefore, it is very hard to understand why there is such a mess about having the Ten Commandments on display or "In God We Trust" on our money and having God in the Pledge of Allegiance. Why don't we just tell the other 14% to Sit Down and SHUT UP!!!

Thanks to Harper Baucum
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Activities and Events of Interest
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The Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the Clinton Library September 22-25, 2007.
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"September 11 WDYTJWD" W. P. Florence
Justice first, then peace."
"September 11" Never forget.--Tony Moses
"ONE NATION UNDER GOD ...the only way"--Phillip Story
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself." -- Franklin D. Roosevelt
"Keeping my head down but face toward Heaven" - - Jody Eldred, ABC News Cameraman in Kuwait
"Remember Pearl Harbor? Remember 9/11!" --"Bug"
Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity. - - George Carlin
"Stop telling God how big your storm is. Instead, tell the storm how big your God is!" - - Queen E. Watson
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NEVER FORGET! We're listing the names of our soldiers killed weekly. These records can be found at http://www.defenselink. mil/releases/

The Department of Defense announced today the death of four Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
01. Lance Cpl. James W. Higgins, 22, of Frederick, Md., died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
02. Lance Cpl. Adam R. Murray, 21, of Cordova, Tenn., died July 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
03. Cpl. Timothy D. Roos, 21, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died July 27 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
04. Pfc. Enrique C. Sanchez, 21, of Garner, N.C., died July 27 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
05. Lance Cpl. Anthony E. Butterfield, 19, of Clovis, Calif.
06. Sgt. Christian B. Williams, 27, of Winter Haven, Fla.
Both Marines died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. They were assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

07. Cpl. Phillip E. Baucus, 28, of Wolf Creek, Mont., died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

08. Pfc. Jason Hanson, 21, of Forks, Wash., died July 29 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

09. Sgt. Ryan D. Jopek, 20, of Merrill, Wis., died in Tikrit, Iraq on Aug. 2 of injuries suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy. Jopek was assigned to the Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment, Waupun, Wis.

10. Sgt. Dustin D. Laird, 23, of Martin, Tenn., died on Aug. 2, in Al Qaim, Iraq, of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMMV during combat operations in Rawah, Iraq, on Aug. 1. Laird was assigned to the Army National Guard 913th Engineer Company, 46th Engineer Battalion, Union City, Tenn.

11. Cpl. Joseph A. Tomci, 21, of Stow, Ohio, died Aug. 2 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

12. Spc. Hai Ming Hsia, 37, of New York, N.Y., died Aug. 1 during combat operations in Ar Ramadi, Iraq. Hsia was assigned to the 6th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Baumholder, Germany.

13. Sgt. Joshua A. Ford, 20, of Wayne, Neb., died on July 31 during combat operations in Al Numaniyah, Iraq. Ford was assigned to the Army National Guard 189th Transportation Company, 485th Corps Support Battalion, Norfolk, Neb.

14. Sgt. George M. Ulloa Jr., 23, of Austin, Texas, died Aug. 3 from wounds suffered while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Tank Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

15. Lance Cpl. Kurt E. Dechen, 24, of Springfield, Vt., died Aug. 3 from wounds received while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, while attached to Regimental Combat Team 5, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

16. Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee, 28, of Hood River, Ore., was killed on Aug. 2 during combat operations while on patrol in Ramadi, Iraq. Lee was an aviation ordnanceman and a member of a West Coast-based SEAL Team.

http://icasualties.org/oif/default.aspx
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Please remember to pray for the American soldiers stationed everywhere around the globe and especially in Iraq. Times have been and are very tough and it would be nice if you would all just say a prayer for their safety and for their families.
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Volume 12, Number 02 --- 18 Jul 2006
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TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPICS: Photo Sharing / Weather

Hi all... Just wanted to respond to everyone who was kind enough to inform me that my website went down just after the last TOURBUS hit the streets. Dreamhost, the company that hosts the AskBobRankin site, had several network and server failures all at once, and it took them THREE DAYS to get things working again. That's totally unacceptable, by any standard. Suffice it to say that I will not be using Dreamhost for anything important in the future. :-(

On top of that, those wacky vigilantes at SpamCop put the AOL LISTSERV mailer on their blacklist, so some of you never even got the last issue. Since so many of you couldn't access the links to the articles in last week's issue, here they are again, with an extra bonus link:

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Photo Printing and Sharing
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http://askbobrankin.com/photo_printing_and_sharing.html

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Online Weather Resources
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http://askbobrankin.com/weather_forecast.html

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Myspace Music Problems
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http://askbobrankin.com/myspace_music_problems.html

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Internet History
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http://askbobrankin.com/internet_history.html

That's all for now, stay tuned for a new posting from Patrick
later this week! -- Bob Rankin

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Scheduled Activities
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Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Monday - Friday. At noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and at 7 p.m. Sunday at 914 N. Vine
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Columbia County Amateur Radio Club meets Every second Thursday @ 7:00 p.m. Union Street Station. And YOU'RE invited. Net is every Sunday at 20:30 on 147.105.
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Columbia County Diabetes Support Group - Every third Monday, 7:00 p.m. room 222, Magnolia Hospital
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"Focus on the Family" with Dr. James Dobson weekday afternoons at 1 PM on KVMA am 630 it's a great show!
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MCC - Abraham Prayer - Sunday at 5:00 p.m and Wednesday from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
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MCC - "Beth Moore" Video Class - Thursday nights at 5:45 pm
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MCC - "Faith Builders" Small group meets the second and fourth Tuesdays, 6:30 pm to 7:45 pm.
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MCC - Firm Foundations Class, Sunday 9:30 to 10:15 a.m
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MCC - Meadow Brook Nursing Home Ministry Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m
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MCC - Mom's Day Out - Every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 to 2.$10 for the first child, $5 for the second. Call 234-3225 for reservations.
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MCC - Nursing Home Ministry - Meadowbrook Every Tuesday from 10 to 11 am. Taylor, the last Thursday each month.
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Men's Prayer Breakfast held every Tuesday morning at 6 AM in Miller's Cafeteria. If you aren't a regular participant at the Men's Prayer Breakfast, you're missing some great food, fellowship and inspired teaching of the Word. Hope to see you there.
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Narcotics Anonymous 5-6 pm every Monday at 220 Pine street.
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TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 5 pm every Tuesday in the Magnolia Hospital break room.
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Emergency Phone Number 911
(Fire, Police, Ambulance, Sheriff, etc. )
Central Dispatch 234-5655
(Non - Emergency Number)
Direct Numbers
Ambulance - 234-7371 (24 Hour)
Jail - 234-5331 (24 Hour)
Poison Control - 800-222-1222 (24 Hour)
http://www. aapcc. org/
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"There is not enough darkness in the world to put out the light of one candle."
"Laugh whenever you can and cry if you need to." -- "Bug"
"I read the end of the book. We win!" -- "Bug"
"We may not be able to cure the world, but we don't have to make it sicker." -- "Bug"
"There just ain't enough fingers for all the holes in the dike." - - "Bug"
"It's no big deal doing what God tells you to do. A big deal would be NOT doing what God tells you to do. Just ask Jonah." - - Paul Troquille
"A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in ... and how many want out." - - Tony Blair
"Information is the currency of democracy." - Jefferson
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Hope you enjoy the newsletter.
Again, thanks to all our contributors this week.

God bless and GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
Isa 40:29-31 Mat 9:27-29 Acts 24:22,24-25 John 4:31-36 http://www.e-min.org/
God is Good and Faithful CU 73 IC JFM CSP NREMT-I KC5HII

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