Middle America's Worldview

John Roberts have been easily confirmed on the floor today. Now we will see if the next (whoever it will be) nominee will be done in a civil matter.

For years, the ACLU has made a fortune by suing and receiving
compensation for attorney fees on cases that they filed--not
just any cases--but cases that impact the Christian faith.

Recently in Nebraska, the ACLU was awarded $156,960 after
a judge overturned an amendment to the Nebraska constitution
defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman--
even though 70 percent of Nebraska voters supported the amendment!

Over the last few years, American taxpayers have given
the ACLU and various pro-abortion organizations upwards
of $6,000,000 in court awards, following the Supreme Court's
decision in which it declared the Nebraska partial birth
abortion ban unconstitutional. These awards have affected
30 states!

This courtroom campaign has netted the
ACLU untold millions, and continues to fuel the group's
insatiable drive to secularize our nation!

So what can grassroots do?

+ + Defund the ACLU now

Recently, U.S. Representative John Hostettler introduced the
Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005 (HR 2679)--legislation
that would prevent secular organizations from collecting attorney
fees after suing communities to remove religious symbols.

The Center for Reclaiming America for Christ is calling on
members of their online team to rally and mobilize at least
100,000 citizen petitions to present to Congress within the
next 30 days, urging lawmakers to support the Hostettler bill.

You can help us expose and defund the ACLU by adding your
name to our petition:

http://www.cfra.info/33/petition.asp?RID=2283741

Unless we take a strong stand to end the ACLU's
license to print money, these kinds of attacks on our
rights to publicly acknowledge God will continue to
escalate.

Please sign their petition today!

Thanks for standing with us in the battle to expose and defund the ACLU.


P.S. We really want to move rapidly on this issue! That is why as soon as we reach our 100,000 goal, I will alert my staff to finalize presentation plans to get your petition into the hands of key lawmakers! Please sign the petition
today:

http://www.cfra.info/33/petition.asp?RID=2283741

Another petition is found here from STOP THE ACLU blog.

I better do some blogging.

My honey is in bed after a hard day. Kel was up at 4:30 a.m. this morning cleaning the garage, pricing yard sale (for next weekend) and God knows what else.

I actually received Thursday and Friday night sleep without being called for work's on-call. Last night we had our friends over. The kids played in the living room while watching 2 3-d movies, Shark Tale and Lava Boy as well as the new Barbie movie. The adults were in the kitchen chatting. I thought we were to play a board game but they didnt seem to want to do that. So I just basically sat there, trying to keep up and create conversation. (yawn)

Last night as Kel and I went to bed, we discussed going to Fayetteville just to get out for a while. That is exactly what we did. We got up and around (Kel at 4:30 a.m., I around 7 a.m.) and headed over there. Fortunately, I only received one call as I was out (from work) and it wasn't my issue.

We were out all day and thoroughly enjoyed just being out and looking around. When we arrived home, I received like freaking 6 calls from work. I guess they waited till I came home. I carry a cellphone when they need to, as opposed to a text pager. Oh well.

It is now nearly 10:30 p.m. I just finished taking my foot bath. I was the last one to do mine. Kel and the kids did their's before Kel went to bed. Now the kids are getting ready for bed themselves. They want to stay up all night. Yeah, right. I bet they will be asleep within 15 minutes they lay their heads down. : )

It is raining here in Pocola, brought in by Rita the hurricane. It is a welcome temperature fallen from our 100 degree days all week. It will add to good sleeping weather as well.

It's confirmed. A 13 to 5 vote for the confirmation of John Roberts. The 5 nays were Feinstein, Kennedy, Schumer, Durbin, and Biden. No suprises there.

Now next week the vote will go to the floor for all the Senate to vote.

Congrads to John Roberts.

You might have noticed I haven't really updated the blog in some time. I have been busy on two other newer projects with my rarely spare time. Plus I been on-call this week and you know how that is. I was up at 1 a.m. last night for one stupid interface. It took over an hour, with 3 text pages (to them) before they recycled their side and returned their call to me. I entertained myself watching a CD on XML. Yeah, exciting.

Anyway. I have created a new webpage dedicated to the foot bath we recently acquired. I was so impressed with it, I am attempting to be a distributer for it. I don't expect to get rich off it, but I figured why not attempt to sell them? So if you want to check it out, let me know your thoughts on it.

In addition to the new foot bath pate. I have found a cool online store. This allows you to create your own merchandise and sell it online. The products have their own base pay and you add a buck or two to get a little bit out of it. The cool thing on this online store is the fact you do not have to personally purchase anything yourself to create the products. So again, I do not expect to get rich, but plan on creating some items to sell. Please check out the online store and let me know your thoughts on it as well.

My mom finally decided to sell the land we have. It is a bit over one acre that we grew up. The house is gone and frankly it's overgrown with weeds, ect. due to neglect. I went to put up the for sale signs today and was disheartened to see it in such a shape. I walked down memory lane a bit as I viewed the terrain. Unfortunately I personally do not have the money, or I would clean it up and make something out of it.

(Use the Beatles theme music for Yellow submarine)
We all live in a single database, single database single database.
We all live in a single database, single database, single database.

"Beginning January 1st, 2007, the Netherlands plans to open a single database that will track a child’s health and welfare “from cradle to grave”, according to the Washington Post."

I seen a tickler run by briefly on the news relating to a single database will contain all new babies born starting 2007. I really didn't hear anyone speak on this, rather the simple tickler.

In Oklahoma, there is a new software going out to the public schools called the WAVE. This software is basically linking the schools to one database. Each school will upload their own students information onto the database. The reason is to keep track of the kids moving from one school to the other. The Government does not want to inadvertly pay for the same child in both schools. Sounds reasonable, but just because the news only reports the Netherlands as putting each kid in a single databaase, don't think it's not happening in the United States.

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The WAVE, (405) 522-8198
Barbara Roewe, Wave Manager
Shirley Abercrombie, Customer Service Administrator
Mike Lewis, .NET Programmer
Michael Shoffstall, Security and Policy Director
Sharon Dossey, Customer Service Specialist

E-mail - thewave@sde.state.ok.us
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Articles relating the Netherlands database.
CNN article

MSNBC article

Europe article

I have been listening to the John Roberts Q and A on C-span radio in the background and it's been intersting to say the least.

Basically you have two sides of the party posing questions to give everyone an idea of how John Roberts tick. Well, at least that is how it suppose to be. It appears however, Joe Biden and Diane Feinstein have taken the opportunity to do some grandstanding. Some can understand why Joe Biden has, because he will be running for president in 08. Don't believe me? Check out the campaign site already up on the web. As for Diane Feinstein, who can say. On day one, she went into a spill giving a history lesson and running out of time, during her speech. No questions were even asked to John Roberts. Mongo has a good article on this.

Let's not forget the unforgettable Liberal commie Ted Kennedy. I mean seriously, this guy couldn't wait for an answer and Spector had to ask Kennedy to simply allow John Roberts to answer the question. On one question Kennedy proposed it took him nearly 5 minutes to ask. However, he couldn't allow Roberts to reply without interrupting in 1 moment. It's almost a joke.

Commentors have already reported that nearly all the Democrats will vote no. They almost have to in order to appease their pocket filling special groups. So, what's the point of having a hearing if the Libs already have a bias answer?

Today, I listened to a spokes woman from Planned Parenthood. Of course she was attempting to act like she was listening to the hearings to determine if Planned Parenthood should or shouldn't support him. I commend the reporter from C-span for asking two simple questions.

Reporter: "Can we assume you do not support John Roberts".

PP: "You will have to wait till 1 p.m. "

Later in the conversation, he asked.....

Reporter:"Who financed and allowed you to come to speak on the floor".

PP: "uh well, uh the Democratic party and uh those concerned."

Yeah, another pocket filling special interest of the Commie liberal facist.

Basically, the special interest groups, pro-abortionist and gay rights, fill the Democrat pockets with money, ect and their puppets in the Senate (and some judicial seats) will legislate and support their causes.

We had purchased our very own footbath. I am already seriously thinking of becoming a distributor. No I am not kidding.

The footbath was a new treatment I was introduced to with our son's treatment. I never heard of it before nor can I still grasp the 'how' in it. Basically the water gets charged and pulls the toxins out of your body. I think of it as my dad putting that tobacco on my wasp sting to pull the poison it. Yeah that tobacco stung like crazy but you can't feel anything with the footbath.

You basically put your feet in some water with a pinch of salt. Then drop the adapter in the water, turning on the unit. Adults time on the machine is 40 minutes while the kids 1-7 yrs is 12 minutes.

Here is the simple basin of water.



Here is a picture of my footbath after 40 minutes. Yeah, it looks like crap, but that actually came out of me.



However, my wife's footbath was way more nasty. The kids only showed as yellow water. Probably because they had the treatment before. When our son did his first, it was way way nastier than my wife's here.



Each color, metal flake, ect indicates some form of toxin. Either coming out of your kidneys, liver, intestines, joints, tobacco (yes removes tobacco) or simply metal flakes. Weird, but I can't discard what I see.

Update on the California: It appears not only the Governor did the right thing by upholding the will of the people, he used words no-one has heard from the Government in a long time.

"``The Governor believes the matter should be determined not by legislative action -- which would be unconstitutional -- but by court decision or another vote of the people of our state. We cannot have a system where the people vote and the Legislature derails that vote. Out of respect for the will of the people, the Governor will veto AB 849.''"

I say it's about time we seen a government official in office showing the balls to do the job right.

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I had taken Friday off and used the morning to prostitue for the PTA. I went to pick up some items vendors were willing to give PTA for their silent auction. I also knocked on some doors asking for anything to go toward the silent auction. I was surprised some of the stores were willing to give us certificates, ect.

Friday night the family spent the night in a tent at Tulsa Zoo. Only about 20 families had a 'starry safari' sleepover at the zoo. They locked the gates after a specific time. This was a new and cool experience for all 4 of us. I had tested the tent last weekend to ensure I could actually put it up and break it down. I was halfway impressed with myself having the ability to put it up within 7 minutes. So I didn't have to embarrass the wife by spending 40 minutes putting up a tent. : )

I personally enjoyed it immensely. The fact we could walk in the nighttime with hardly anyone at the zoo, was nice and relaxing. The zoo had brat's or hotdogs, salad dressing, baked beans to choose and eat for dinner. We could also ride the train around the zoo. It was nice to see some of the animals actually up and moving as opposed to the normal laying in the shade.

We drove home early this morning and immediately went to work. PTA had booth at the corner of Pocola. They had a small 'indian fair' going on at the corner of Pocola and it was an opportunity to acquire more members and have the kids playing a game. It was hotter than ever out there and it lasted till nearly 2 p.m.

Now it's 8 p.m. local time and everyone has had their showers and benadryl (fighting those stupid allergies still).

As the media continues to show only Katrina's devastation and the political snot throwing, the radical left continues to work hard. Reading this article, the commonsense person would wonder why or how could this continue to occur? What's with this agenda driven radical group? The people had voted, the first court said no, yet they continue to push for it. I don't see how the Govenor could sign the worthless paper.
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Anaheim, California "The State Assembly has turned its back on California's families," said Benjamin Lopez, Lobbyist for Traditional Values Coalition (TVC). "Forty-One Democrats have taken it upon themselves to ram down the throats of Californians a twisted, out-of-step, out-of-mainstream version of marriage and family. They will surely pay for this."

Just moments ago the California State Assembly voted 41 to 36, the bear minimum number needed for passage, to pass Assembly Bill 849, by homosexual Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), a bill that would strike references to "male" and "female" in the marriage code and would instead add the phrase "two persons" to the definition of marriage thereby allowing two men or two women to marry.

The State Assembly vote comes nearly three months after the same chamber rejected an identical bill, Assembly Bill 19, Leno's first attempt to legalize homosexual marriage, on June 2, 2005. The Assembly fell 4 votes short of passing AB 19 at that time. Leno then amended AB 19's provisions into another bill that had already passed the Assembly and made its way to the Senate, AB 849, resurrecting the homosexual marriage bill. The State Senate passed AB 849 on September 1, 2005 by a vote of 21 to 15.

Four Assembly Democrats who had abstained on AB 19 during the June 2 vote switched their votes this time to put AB 849 over the top. Those Democrats were Mervyn Dymally of Compton, Gloria Negrete McLeod of Ontario, Simon Salinas of Salinas and Tom Umberg of Santa Ana.

"It is clear that Democrats are in bed with the radical homosexual community and they are not using any protection," Lopez said. "This vote makes it clear that it is Democrats in the Legislature that are determined to get homosexual marriage enacted any way they can. It is Democrats that are pro-gay and anti-traditional family."

"If supporters of same-sex marriage are so confident that the public supports homosexual marriage, why don't they go to the public?" Lopez asked. "Why don't they let the people vote on the issue? They will not! They will not do so because they would lose and they know it. So, instead they must resort to liberal legislators and rogue judges to forcibly implement same-sex marriage."

In the March 2000 Primary Election, 61.4% of California voters passed Proposition 22, which stated: "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." 101 out of 120 legislative districts voted in favor of Prop 22.

AB 849 now goes to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's desk for his signature or veto. Lopez stated that TVC will now focus its efforts on ensuring the Governor vetoes the bill.

"We will be relentless in conveying to the Governor that California is not in favor of blatant homosexual marriages," Lopez added. "Governor Schwarzenegger has made statements that the courts or people should decided this issue. Well, here is his chance to veto a bill brought to him, not by the people, but by radical activists who wish to impose their idea of family on the rest of California."

"If the Governor signs AB 849 into law, I predict he will lose his reforms at the November election as many conservatives will simply stay home in protest." Lopez warned.

http://www.traditionalvalues.org/modules.php?sid=2409

They finally were able to get the pumps going to drain New Orleans. Why the media so much on New Orleans and not the other disaster areas, remains a mystery to me. None-the-less New Orleans remains in the spot light. The predators and scavengers continue to prey on any living and non-living thing out there. You have your looters, rapist, ect. as well as the political predators coming out of the woodworks. Just today, I heard on talk radio Al Sharpton is joined by every left wing nutcase blaming Bush for the horror in New Orleans. Are they for real? A quick search online Boortz says it well.


I seen a pretty good movie last night called Silver City. I picked it up thinking it was going to be a political comedy. It wasn't really a political movie, per say. The main character actually was a private investigator that uncovers the 'powers to be' dumping dead illegal immigrants and toxic waste in a cave. This cave was also part of the property the 'powers to be' is trying to build this Silver City on. They did show a wantabee governor that was not a public speaker at all. I found it interesting because to me it was a mystery on how and who was the illegal immigrant that died. The movie answered the question. I also enjoy watching the extra's on the dvd. It gives a more personal behind the scenes on the movie, director, ect. I was surprised to find the movie was made primary as a rebuttel to Bush's first Presidential win. The actors/actress's playing in the movie, first stated they did it because of the writer, John Sayles. Then as you continued to watch it became more evident (by their own words) they did this film because they felt the presidency was stolen by Bush. It appears people still believe this after the recounts. Oh well, you cannot educate the unwilling. I am always interested in hearing other points of view, ect. However, it is scary the hatred I seen from some of these actors. You have to understand the wantabee governer character was an attempt to portray George Bush. Basically the character was a dunce his own father seen as a problem. This dunce was pushed by the 'powers to be' like a puppet on strings. It's a shame to have that illogical and unfounded perception. I agree people make mistakes and no-one is perfect, but you have to admit, this President won the first and second term of office. The people decided. This President also has had the hardest time in any term for at least 50 years.

He wasn't allowed to go into office for nearly 5 months because the Democrats demanded a chad issue. (Note this same state of Florida was ran by Democrats but Bush was blamed as stealing the office)

Once he was able to get into office 9/11 hit shortly afterwards. Although the prior Democratic term did nothing but ignore the dangerous signs of Terrorist, Bush was again blamed.

Bush had to push through the economic bubble that Clinton rode on the way out of his term. Again, Bush was blamed for it.

Bush had the Afganistan war to overlook against the terror camps.

Bush had the Iraq war to deal with it. Yes, he is blamed for going into by falsifying the WMD's. However, everyone was stating the dictator had WMD's. But again Bush was blamed for it, and continue to be.

Now the most natural disaster this Nation has seen in history has struck Mississippi and Louisiana. Already you have political predators throwing up every reason why it's Bush's fault. Although their cries are illogical and frankly dumb, they cry none-the-less.

I could add more but my battery is running low on my laptop and quite frankly anyone can look it up and see the facts.

I nearly lost my voice Friday. I had been fighting allergies, myself, all week as well. Friday was the worst day for me. Dry, scratchy and unable to keep a simple tone, I am sure I was hard to understand on the phone. Fortunately, most of my contact was made through IM and Email.

Friday night, we had planned to enjoy some quality time with the kids. Kel and I crashed early. The kids had a sleepover in the living room and thoroughly enjoyed it.

When we awoke Saturday morning, I felt a bit better, but Kel still felt awful. I mowed mine and the neighbors yard first thing Saturday morning, before it became too hot. I spent the remaining day halfway cleaning up the house.

Saturday night I made us some bananna splits and milkshakes. Kel and our son wanted a milkshake while our girl and I dove into a homemade bananna split. Yes, they were good. : )

I tried to watch Monster-N-Law with Kel last night as well. I kept getting interrupted with work issues. However, from what I seen of it, Jane Fonda acted like a spoiled kid not getting her way. Personally, if I had that kind of retirement, I would find something else to do than make my kids life hell.

Afterwards, I tried to watch Assault on Precinct 13. Since I took 2 benadryls to sedate me coughing my head off, I couldn't even finish it. I crashed around midnight. I will try to finish it tonight.

Kel has acquired some stuff to be given to the victims of Katrina. There is a drop off for items in Fort Smith. I plan to take the kids to church this morning and bring them home. I will then drop the items off.

We received our van back today. I had to take it in yesterday morning for them to figure out what the deal is.

As I was driving it the gas odometer just dropped to E with the gas light coming on. I thought, oh crap, someone siphored our gas. Yeah, I am pretty pessimistic at times.
Anyway, I put around 20 bucks in it (when it was less than 3 freaking dollars) and headed back on the road. It went up to nearly half a tank and then dropped down again. OK. Somethings up. I had called Firestone and they really didnt want to touch it, after hearing my scenario. I was forced to take it to a FORD dealership (no jokes please, it was a good deal at the time). I really didnt want to, because my wife and I had a bad experience with another FORD dealership before.

However, it took them nearly 2 days, but they found the culprit. It ended up being two ground wires, one in the front and one in the back, that needed cleaned and re-grounded. Odd yes, but, less expensive than I had feared. Personally, I would not have ever found it. I suck at cars anyway. We also had the wipers, oil, and gas filter changed. Might as well have it all overhauled. So far so good. No issues on the way home.

Our son has had allergies since school started back. He was out part of a day this week with a temp and coughing like crazy. Kel mentioned the crappy looking vents in the classroom. I checked them out and sure enough they looked pretty bad. I mentioned it to the assistant principle, as a parent. Later the same day, I dropped my reciepts (from the Oklahoma City trip) off. The Super asked me to come in and wanted to know if everything was OK. So it opened an allowable time to mention the filters and vents. This was yesterday. I find out today, that one maintence guy went in and changed all the filters and cleaned the vents out throughout the elementary school. Unreal. They said he was sweating like a pig and filthy as all get out. On top of it all, it seems to be common knowledge we had requested it to be done. I couldn't believe it. It saddens me to think they did this because I happen to request it being done, as opposed to it actually required to be done for the benefit of all.

Since Kel and I also seem to be coming down with allergies, Kel went out and bought some air filters. Personally, I never have messed with any. However, these seem to be easy enough. You just pull them from the box and plug them in. That's what I like, keep it simple. So by morning, I would hope every allergin would be pretty much squashed.

I finally get to go to bed tonight. I watched a movie called Sahara and it was actually pretty good. I been called twice tonight for on-call, hence , I can just now get to bed. It is after midnight local time.

I can't help feeling sympathetic to those unable to get away from the natural horror in New Orleans and Missippippi. However, I was blown away from what I heard this morning.


I was watching the news this morning before work, yeah its all about Katrina's snail trail. Some guy on the tv was saying "people are doing what they do out of necessity".

I guess necessity comes in those roll of coins within the slot machine. Vandalism and looters are rampant.

Here you have 80% of New Orleans under water and people are taking everything they can get their hands on. Unbelievable.

This same guy on the tv was saying "people are doing what they are doing from necessity". Seems the end all of me has become priority. Then he proceeds to inform the newscaster "People are crazy. There was a girl raped last night. It's all crazy here".

Geez, what neccisates a girl getting raped? Hey Harvey, you getting any since the flood. Nope. Hey look at that chick all alone.

What are these people thinking?

Later on more newscasters went out during the daylight catching anyone nearby to make a statement. Mainly everyone was stating the same thing. "We need help. We need food. We need water." I didn't hear the question, 'why are you still here?' or 'why didnt you leave when 2 days prior everyone showed this coming?' I guess they couldn't really answer that one. Albeit some couldnt leave, for whatever reason.

Personally, I do not see how they can plug this levy up. From what I heard, their dropping 1000 pound sandbags to no avail. Considering this storm could had caused even more damage if it had not wobbled a bit when it hit land.

Don't get me wrong. I am sensitive to the loss, damage, heartache these people are going through. I was thrilled to hear Germany was willing to help U.S. out. Where is the United Nations?

And my final gripe today is these freaking gas prices. Here in Southwest Oklahoma it went from 2.69 to 2.89 today alone. Unreal.

I am not too much into sueing. I know there are many many out there willing to sue for the sake of it. ACLU for one, low-lifes looking for easy money for others.

Don't get me wrong, there are good reasons for it.

However, I am thinking of sueing Axe Toiletries. I picked up the Axe shower gel and deadorant. I have been showering and using it for 2 days now and not once have I been tackled by unknown beautiful women nor seen my wife unwillingly grind in the shower after me.

False advertisement man.

I already put my thoughts on the gaza pullout regarding Israel and Palestine. Today Gary Baer post's the first of many Islamic Terrorist attacks.

--Please note the thread below----------------

In the Middle East, no good deed goes unpunished. Israel Prime
Minister Ariel Sharon thought he was doing a good deed that would start
the illusive peace process when he ordered the forced evacuation of 8,500
Jews from Gaza. Now it’s payback time, but it isn’t olive branches that
are being extended.

A Palestinian homicide bomber blew himself up outside a bus station in southern Israel yesterday. At least 10 people were injured, but the death toll would have been higher if the bus driver hadn’t identified the man as a terrorist in time to stop him.

Meanwhile, Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas "military,"
issued a bin Laden-type videotape over the weekend promising that now that
Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza is complete "all of Palestine" would "become a hell" for Israelis.

And finally, Israel began the last stage of the Gaza evacuation today—removing Jewish remains from 48 graves in the Gaza cemetery. The removal is necessary because Palestinian thugs will surely desecrate the graves if the bodies are left behind. And these are the people who optimists believe are prepared to "live side-by-side in peace with Israel."

I had an odd dream last night.

I dreamed I was with someone (I dont know who) traveling in a car. Don't know the destination nor where I was, but the mood was cheery. I then found I had the ability to do anything I wanted to do. At first the ability to put my hands through the car, walk through walls, even change the enviroment or world around me. Thinking to myself in the dream, it must be one of those I can control. So I played around with my new ability to develop the world any means I wanted too.

I then found myself with the feeling of non-satisfaction due to my ability to have total control of everything. I ended up creating a world without micro-managing. Those who asked for my help, I provided. But this too became troublesome because I soon didn't feel appreciated.

I woke up wondering about the odd dream. Perhaps it was due to the seminars, ect. However, I also couldn't help wondering if it was more of a message.

Home that four letter word that means so much. Kel and I made it home safely this afternoon. Man, it's good to be home. We stopped at Kel's parents to pick up the kids and her dad was grilling lunch. We had a good welcome home lunch and some leftovers to take home.

I already kindof dread this week. I start on call tomorrow and the history of on call has not been easy. Oh well, I had 3 days of pleasure with my wife and now it's back to reality.

I will say, I learned quite a bit from the seminars. It was very worth it. I look forward to putting some of this new knowledge in place. As usuual, the more knowledge I acquire, the more I realize how much I have yet to learn.

I am sitting here watching this 4400 show trying to figure it out. It's kindof weird but different.

I am at grips to watch my favorite Deadzone show.

I already have had my melatonin and looking forward to my own bed. ( deep sigh )

Kel and I were able to pull out Thursday night to head for Oklahoma City. Finding, our hotel I was impressed of its size. I wasn't too impressed on the aspect of having to pay 8 bucks a day for the parking. Seems every little iota in here has a small price tag for it. Anything from a bear asking to be taken home, to the 3 dollar candy bars in the hotel rooms fridge. On top of it all, They charge extra for internet access. I have been to a few hotels due to work, and to me this one is pretty expensive. The little extra's with a price only puts a sour taste in my mouth.

I spent all day Friday in the seminars and I was impressed with some of them already. I found it fascinating, I came upon a conversation of a OSSBA and Principle (Muskogee) discussing the need and desire to create a network of contacts. This would allow someone to see what the other districts are doing in respect to policy/procedure, ect. Crap, that's what I been saying all along! Needless to say, I handed him my email address in agreement. It only cost me a few moments to listen to his pangs within his school, he is dealing with.

I see Halo Scan isnt coming up on my blog this morning. I will have to look into this when I get home tomorrow.

I look forward to the round discussion tomorrow morning at the conferences. Seems this time is availible for all to pose questions, and ask for assistance in their respective circumstances.

This morning, I am looking forward to the "Do's and Dont's of a School Board Member". I am curious how much I am screwing up. : )

I have to make one final commment in regards to last night. Kel looked very hot (as in sexy) when we went out to eat dinner. The dinner was good and I enjoyed walking the mall, ect just to be with her. I have to say, my mind was on her throughout the evening. I kept saying "you look good tonight". I am not sure how the statement sounded after number 15, but I was totally enamored by her.

OK Pat Robertson stated some remarks this week that brought him to the fore-front.

First he calls for Hugo Chavez assassination. He then states Islam is a religion of violence by explaing the foundation of Islam.

I could say, he doesn't speak for all christians. But that would be a bit hypocritical, considering I slam the liberal Dem's for their statements. So, I will be honest and say, I personally agree.

Why would a christian want agree to a assassin of a human being or be so myopic in thinking a religion actually calls for violence?

I cannot help but think, Hmm, if I had the opportunity to put a bullet in Adolf Hilters skull prior of the jewish onslaught, would I? The answer is a resoundley yes. Most of the people should recognize the fact we are in a war of ideology. On one hand, we have the idea of a Democracy. On the other side we have the ideology of Dictatorship. The ideologically leaning left continues to gripe about the money going into Iraq. But act shocked on the idea of dismissing a similar dictator. Oh well.

As for the idea on the religion of Islam, history shows this to be a fact. I like one statement I heard. Not all muslims are terrorist, but all terrorist were muslims. This holds true for the current war we are in. The fact is this is a war of ideology. You have the muslim extremist that are willing to die for a cause. You have dictator's not wishing the idea of democracy to be put in the peoples heads. This would cause the dictators to loose their power. A quick look of a brief muslim chronology gives us a short view of assassinations and war. Also a look at the history of Abraham with Isaac and Ishmael showing Isaac was the father of Israel and Ishmael was the father Islam. Although the two brothers were able to reconcile their differences but these two nations (Palestine and Israel) cannot.

This is the way I see it anyway.