THURSDAY, A SAD DAY
CONTENTS
SUBJECTS OF THE DAY – WEDNESDAY, BIBLE REVIEW
LINDEN’S LIFE
SOME OTHER INVOLVEMENTS
COMMENTS
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THURSDAY, A SAD DAY
Knowing, or at least being reasonably certain, that a goodly portion of the total cost of Michelle Obama’s vacation trip to Spain will be funded by the American taxpayer, Linden thought about how many taxpayers, say those each paying $5,000.00 per year in federal taxes, it would take to fund the taxpayer portion of the bills. That is a sad thought.
Not quite, but close to equally sad is the news that Kagan was confirmed to “serve” on the Supreme Court. As predicted in an earlier posting, 5 republicans joined the gaggle of democrats. It was a sad day indeed.
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Link to investing your tax money:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/08/michelle_and_sasha_go_to_spain.html
Link to why you should not vote for a democrat:
http://rsc.tomprice.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Lame_Duck_Resolution.pdf
Link to black tea party supporters video:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=38416
Link to Palin unloading on Obama:
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/04/palin-unloads-on-obama-stop-whining-about-bushs-policies/
Music from 1943:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaIoA3-5vaw&feature=related
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LINDEN'S LIFE
In 1943 Linden started his freshman year at Southport high school, it was several times larger than the Illinois school he attended the previous year. Probably before school started he got a job helping a bread truck driver when he could: usually Saturday’s after school started. One of the stops we made, probably 40 miles South of Indianapolis, was at a large tomato field which employed several hundred Jamaicans as pickers. We arrived there just as breakfast was starting and they would play the song above (I think) over and over at peak volume. They were all Spanish speakers so I didn’t understand a word they said. They surely liked that song.
In the first grading period, I was on the honor roll and was running on the cross country team. I was never again on the honor roll but did continue running cross country, and track in the Spring through my sophomore year. It was about a six mile walk if running caused me to miss the bus ride home.
Probably the primary reason my grades dropped off was that I had gotten another job, working in a dairy. Hard work! Had to get up about 4:00 a.m. and, of course had to return to work after I got home from school. I was often tired. I turned 14 in January of that year.
Now, back to Thursday: Had our usual breakfast…Bill was gone on a trip with a church group. I went to the church, post office, credit union and grocery. Also, since my VCR player had been doing poorly, went by Jack’s to see if the tapes were bad: Nope! It is the player. Called Chuck and maybe he can solve the problem.
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SOME OTHER INVOLVEMENTS
READING. The daily paper, books when moved to do so, Internet commentaries and probably check on the following postings on a daily basis:
http://www.doerbitter.com/
http://sherbitter.livejournal.com/
http://www.hendrickscountygop.com/
WRITING AND PUBLISHING. Contact me at lswift8@aol.com to request information relative to ordering any of my eight books and one CD.
REACHING OUT. I normally contribute modestly in a number of areas. Now I also contribute a portion of book sales income to new or enhanced areas of support. I also accept contributions for this effort. I was so pleased with the 2009 results that I’m expanding the effort in 2010. New or expanded recipients in 2010 include:
January, TCM, Austria, ministry scholarship. http://www.tcmi.org/
February, Hillsdale College. www.hillsdale.edu
March, African ministry. http://www.kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/
April, TCM, second scholarship payment
May, http://www.opgratitude.com/
May, http://www.mountainmissionschool.com/
June, Johnson Bible College, Betty Gray Scholarship Fund http://www.jbc.edu/
June, Nevada election, http://sharronangle.com/
July, TCM, third scholarship payment
July, Delaware election, http://christine2010.com/
Feel free to make others aware of this blog and our efforts to support worthwhile causes.
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COMMENTS
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SUBJECTS OF THE DAY – WEDNESDAY, BIBLE REVIEW
LINDEN’S LIFE
SOME OTHER INVOLVEMENTS
COMMENTS
-----
THURSDAY, A SAD DAY
Knowing, or at least being reasonably certain, that a goodly portion of the total cost of Michelle Obama’s vacation trip to Spain will be funded by the American taxpayer, Linden thought about how many taxpayers, say those each paying $5,000.00 per year in federal taxes, it would take to fund the taxpayer portion of the bills. That is a sad thought.
Not quite, but close to equally sad is the news that Kagan was confirmed to “serve” on the Supreme Court. As predicted in an earlier posting, 5 republicans joined the gaggle of democrats. It was a sad day indeed.
--
Link to investing your tax money:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/08/michelle_and_sasha_go_to_spain.html
Link to why you should not vote for a democrat:
http://rsc.tomprice.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Lame_Duck_Resolution.pdf
Link to black tea party supporters video:
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=38416
Link to Palin unloading on Obama:
http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/04/palin-unloads-on-obama-stop-whining-about-bushs-policies/
Music from 1943:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaIoA3-5vaw&feature=related
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LINDEN'S LIFE
In 1943 Linden started his freshman year at Southport high school, it was several times larger than the Illinois school he attended the previous year. Probably before school started he got a job helping a bread truck driver when he could: usually Saturday’s after school started. One of the stops we made, probably 40 miles South of Indianapolis, was at a large tomato field which employed several hundred Jamaicans as pickers. We arrived there just as breakfast was starting and they would play the song above (I think) over and over at peak volume. They were all Spanish speakers so I didn’t understand a word they said. They surely liked that song.
In the first grading period, I was on the honor roll and was running on the cross country team. I was never again on the honor roll but did continue running cross country, and track in the Spring through my sophomore year. It was about a six mile walk if running caused me to miss the bus ride home.
Probably the primary reason my grades dropped off was that I had gotten another job, working in a dairy. Hard work! Had to get up about 4:00 a.m. and, of course had to return to work after I got home from school. I was often tired. I turned 14 in January of that year.
Now, back to Thursday: Had our usual breakfast…Bill was gone on a trip with a church group. I went to the church, post office, credit union and grocery. Also, since my VCR player had been doing poorly, went by Jack’s to see if the tapes were bad: Nope! It is the player. Called Chuck and maybe he can solve the problem.
-----
SOME OTHER INVOLVEMENTS
READING. The daily paper, books when moved to do so, Internet commentaries and probably check on the following postings on a daily basis:
http://www.doerbitter.com/
http://sherbitter.livejournal.com/
http://www.hendrickscountygop.com/
WRITING AND PUBLISHING. Contact me at lswift8@aol.com to request information relative to ordering any of my eight books and one CD.
REACHING OUT. I normally contribute modestly in a number of areas. Now I also contribute a portion of book sales income to new or enhanced areas of support. I also accept contributions for this effort. I was so pleased with the 2009 results that I’m expanding the effort in 2010. New or expanded recipients in 2010 include:
January, TCM, Austria, ministry scholarship. http://www.tcmi.org/
February, Hillsdale College. www.hillsdale.edu
March, African ministry. http://www.kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com/
April, TCM, second scholarship payment
May, http://www.opgratitude.com/
May, http://www.mountainmissionschool.com/
June, Johnson Bible College, Betty Gray Scholarship Fund http://www.jbc.edu/
June, Nevada election, http://sharronangle.com/
July, TCM, third scholarship payment
July, Delaware election, http://christine2010.com/
Feel free to make others aware of this blog and our efforts to support worthwhile causes.
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