Comic books

Back when I was growing up one of the biggest reading outlet was comic books.  My parents tolerated them but the truth was comic books inspired me to read.

Back then comic books were featured at the drug store, ten cent store, and most everywhere else. They were 5¢ each. I would save my money and go to the local drugstore, and buy my favorites.  After reading them my friends and I would trade them.  I don’t see comics around any more.  I think you have to actually go to a comic book store to purchase them nowadays.

We had a series called Classics Illustrated.  They were fantastic. If it wasn’t for them I never would have read actual books.  Seeing them in a comic book form started me reading books with out actual pictures.

Some I remember were White Fang,  The Three Musketeer's, Jungle Book, 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

I sort of miss comic books.

What is a Veteran?

 
Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them, a pin holding a bone tighter, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul’s ally forged in the refinery of adversity.
A vet is a cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personal carriers didn’t run out of fuel.
A vet is the bar-room loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, Whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38^th parallel.
A vet is the Nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.
A vet is the POW who went away one person and came back another- or didn’t come back at all.
A vet is the drill instructor who has never seen combat, but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account punks and gang members into Marines, Airmen, sailors. Soldiers and Coastguardsmen and teaching them to watch each other’s back.
A vet is the parade-riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and metals with a prosthetic hand.
A vet is the career Quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.
A vet is the thee anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean’s deep.
A vet is the old guy bagging the groceries at the supermarket - palsied now and aggravatingly slow - who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.
A veteran _ whether active duty , retired , National Guard or Reserve - is someone who , at one point in their life , wrote a blank check made payable to The United States of America for an amount “up to and including their very life”.
So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say, “Thank You.” That’s all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any metals they could have been awarded or were awarded.

5 on Friday

1. How much time do you spend on the Internet daily?
Way to much, I'd say a good four hours.
 
2. What are your favorite 3 websites?
Probably Facebook, twitter, and various blogs.
 
3. Do you eat at your computer?
Never ever do I eat at my computer.
 
4. Pick one and why - Reading the news online or in a newspaper?
EASY. Newspaper, hands down. Of course, I might be a little biased, since I worked for one. Still, I enjoy having a hard copy ... of everything. News and everything else. I don't like reading news and/or serious business online. And I love the crinkly sound it makes.
 
5. How many people are on your instant messenger buddy list?
about 50  I only talk to about 8 of them.

I will miss them

My kids just left on their long trip home.  They are making a couple stops along the way.  Vegas for a few days then Honolulu for a few days.  I so enjoyed having them and miss them so much.  They promised that they would be back soon. While here they took a trip to Gatlinburg, Tn.  and took this funny photo.  That is a pretty big gun she is holding, Greg best listen to her.

Voting Report Card

Did you get a mailing this week with your voting information on it? I did. I realize this is public information but it was wrong information. I have voted in each and every election since I turned 21.. Yeah back in the dark ages when you had to be 21 to vote.  This report card said I did not vote in the 2008 election. So not only was what I perceive to be personal information being made public, it was wrong information. Anyone else having a problem with this?  And while I am on the subject, I have gotten at least one call a day from one poll or another.  As I answer their questions, who would I vote for if the election were held today for Senate? Governor? and President? Every stinking time after my second answer they quickly say “Sorry you are not qualified for this poll” and hang up.  Now you tell me can we believe the polls? Why are they so stinking nice and then when they hear your answers be so rude and literally hang up on me? I will be so glad when this election is over and we can move on, hopefully in a new and better direction.
Small Print:  Please if this offends you, or you disagree,  do NOT leave me a nasty mean comment,  Please do what I do and just move along. I am respectful of others views and I expect the same in return.  Thanks!

5 on Friday

1. Washing machine: front-loader or top-loader?
I've used mostly top-loaders in my life, when it's a front-loader it's not my machine...


2. Detergent: liquid or powder?
Liquid. I use cold water to wash most of my clothes. Smells better too.


3. Rinse cycle: fabric softener or another additive?

None! I keep on thinking about adding white vinegar or baking soda (not together of course), but have never gotten around to it. I don't see a need for fabric softener, that's just a waste of chemicals. (My grandmother, when she was alive, loved to add starch to her clothes and sheets.)


4. And then: clothesline or dryer?
Everything in the dryer.  I used to use a clothes line for most everything.  I love how clothing dried out side smells.

5. Do you fold things straight off the line or out of the dryer? What do you iron (or have someone iron for you)?
Nope... I generally just hang them up.  If they're drying on hangers I just let them stay there until I wear it or I need the hangers for my new load of clean laundry.