roadsideshrine

An OLD battle once again

Two SEC raised quarterbacks in the Super Bowl  !!!  Peyton of course was a Volunteer

Should be quite a good game, either way I'll be proud.

Let's do it AGAIN!!!!!

Congrats to my sister

From the looks of things she is a fair babysitter,  I know I spent many enjoyable days in her company. I wonder if she remembers some of them ?

Ever wonder what you can do ?

Here's a

start.

I am sick and tired of this fiasco, this year I pledge to quit smoking on my birthday, February 5. I also pledge to see one illegal alien deported.  I will find the one...I will see that the 'one' is picked up by the INS. I will make sure the 'one' is sent back to Tampico, or wherever the 'one' came from.

Saddam's virgins

Hey Saddam...  How hot are your

virgins?

Magnificent Shrine

How about this..

Sitting in front of McDonald's main restaurant in Winter Haven, Florida.
A Memorial to five students who died in one crash while street racing one evening.
They hit a power module nestled in the bushes right in front of Doodleland.

Christmas cheer

Has Christmas ever been this good at your house. ??

Bok Tower..

This is from the Mountain Lake side..

here is Kristi

Be careful..

Roger Haile

On a Sunday, a few years ago, my neighbor, Roger Haile
walked over to my carport...

I had known Roger for years...I had helped him put a roof on his house
along wiht his podiatrist son and his ohter son (thats enough) and
a couple guys from the church he never attended but his wife
was known as part of the old guard.

I had admired Roger's green 1941 Chevy, with the 'Pearl Harbor Survivor'
vanity plate...
I had keys to Roger' house, workshop, shed, cars, and instructions
on how I was to use any of the equipment/tools he had..
That was not a privilege I took lightly..no way.. Just so you know, NOBODY ever had my house keys, my workshop keys..etc..I mean, hey
I've got a LesPaul...its my pride and joy..

But I was GLAD I had given Roger a set. I could think of NO ONE who
would take better care of my little stuff in case of an emergency, than the Hailes.

That is how it was..he was like something out of an old black and white
tv series...pure gold.

"That morning", he started..at first, I thought..'what is he talkin about'??

then I listened as he wound his way through a story that he had told
to the Navy, numerous magazines, newspapers, and even radio shows..
it was the story of the bombing at Pearl Harbor..

I was crying at one point...he wouldn't...so I did for him..

He told me he had never actually flown a plane...and during the raid
at Hickam, where he was stationed, he was ditrected to move one
of the twin engine bombers he was responsible for..he jumped in,
and tried to taxi the plane to safety..

A Japanese zero strafed his plane as he moved down the field, clipping
a hydraulic line, causing the plane to 'meander' steadily to the
port side...he recalled having to 'allow' this, and then pull back hard
to keep the plane out of the muck...so he zig-zagged until he
finally realized he needed to get away from the aircraft altogether.

When he was just a few feet away from the plane, it was hit..and exploded.

He remebered cleaning up for months, burying those they could find,
and preparing for the next few years of war.

Roger is in a nursing home now...at least he was, I havent seen
him in years.  His sons and wife are kinda funny about me and Roger..

They didn't like it, one bit. I can understand. My wife thought it was kinda funny too, when I would check with him about water heater purchases, or
ask him to ride with me to the junkyard...

anyway..

that is the end of this insanely long and whatever post.

thanks for reading.

If Only the rest of US had

it so... good

.."Saddam then crossed into Syria and was transferred to Beirut for a brief CIA training course. From there he moved to Cairo where he made frequent visits to the American embassy. During this time the CIA placed him in an upper-class apartment"