Well.....get out!
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Saturday, May 26, 2018
Friday, May 25, 2018
MEMORIAL DAY AND ME
In my youth, we knew this day as "Decoration Day".
My Grandmother Stella and Mom would make sandwiches, fried chicken and various sides with lemonade to drink.
My Granddad Amos, Pop and I would load the lawn mower and other small hand tools into our car, a 1949 green Plymouth which Pop had named The Green Hornet, and head out for a day of cleaning various family plots in local cemeteries. Granddad Amos also had some foul smelling liquid in a pail that he would use with a wire brush to clean the headstones.
First, we would head out for a couple of country cemeteries in Massac County, whose names now escape me. The family names I do remember and they were Keeling and Taylor, my Grandmother Stella's people.
Next we would again load up The Green Hornet and head out for a rural cemetery in Johnson County named the Rentfro Cemetery, my Granddad Amos' people.
After we finished with those resting places, Granddad, Pop and I would find a nice shade tree and take some time to enjoy our lunch that Granny and Mom had prepared for us.
This was especially enjoyable for me because I got to listen to my Granddad and Pop tell stories of yesteryear, their youth experiences and enjoy this fellowship with men.
After lunch, we again loaded up The Green Hornet and headed out for another rural Johnson County Cemetery, Casey Springs, where more of my Grandmother's people are resting. Their names are Keeling and Fairless.
Our last stop of the day would be in Vienna at the Hess Cemetery where more of my Granddad Amos' people are resting. I do not recall their names.
This activity on Decoration Day for the three of us continued for several years. Then it was just me and my Pop. Then I graduated from high school, moved away and that was the end of that chapter.
As I look back now, all these years later, what I wouldn't give to have just five more minutes of cleaning family plots in Johnson County with those two men.
My Grandmother Stella and Mom would make sandwiches, fried chicken and various sides with lemonade to drink.
My Granddad Amos, Pop and I would load the lawn mower and other small hand tools into our car, a 1949 green Plymouth which Pop had named The Green Hornet, and head out for a day of cleaning various family plots in local cemeteries. Granddad Amos also had some foul smelling liquid in a pail that he would use with a wire brush to clean the headstones.
First, we would head out for a couple of country cemeteries in Massac County, whose names now escape me. The family names I do remember and they were Keeling and Taylor, my Grandmother Stella's people.
Next we would again load up The Green Hornet and head out for a rural cemetery in Johnson County named the Rentfro Cemetery, my Granddad Amos' people.
After we finished with those resting places, Granddad, Pop and I would find a nice shade tree and take some time to enjoy our lunch that Granny and Mom had prepared for us.
This was especially enjoyable for me because I got to listen to my Granddad and Pop tell stories of yesteryear, their youth experiences and enjoy this fellowship with men.
After lunch, we again loaded up The Green Hornet and headed out for another rural Johnson County Cemetery, Casey Springs, where more of my Grandmother's people are resting. Their names are Keeling and Fairless.
Our last stop of the day would be in Vienna at the Hess Cemetery where more of my Granddad Amos' people are resting. I do not recall their names.
This activity on Decoration Day for the three of us continued for several years. Then it was just me and my Pop. Then I graduated from high school, moved away and that was the end of that chapter.
As I look back now, all these years later, what I wouldn't give to have just five more minutes of cleaning family plots in Johnson County with those two men.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
I DO MISS THIS.....
Summers spent at Philmont, high country camping/hiking in Western Canada the Western States and miscellaneous State and National Parks across this country in all seasons and all kinds of weather.
Friday, February 19, 2016
MORE THOUGHTS REGARDING THE WALL OF WALLS
The Vatican is surrounded by the mother of all walls, and has the stingiest citizenship and immigration policy of any sovereign state in the world.
According to the Vatican press office, as of December 31st, 2011 the Vatican had granted citizenship to just 594 people: 71 Cardinals, 359 members of the clergy, 109 members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, and 55 lay persons. In other words, outside of the Swiss guard, the Vatican uses a strict religious test for citizenship.
The Vatican is very stingy about granting refugee status to anyone. Its total contribution to solving the refugee crisis is to admit two - count 'em, two - refugee families inside its walls, both of them Catholic.
Building a wall is the most Christian and compassionate thing a government can do for its own citizens. It protects them and their families from drug dealers, gangs, human traffickers, sex traffickers, rapists, and jihadis, as well as from those who come to America to take rather than contribute.
The Pope understands this. That's why he maintains a wall around his own sovereign state. Perhaps he can be persuaded to let us do the same.
According to the Vatican press office, as of December 31st, 2011 the Vatican had granted citizenship to just 594 people: 71 Cardinals, 359 members of the clergy, 109 members of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, and 55 lay persons. In other words, outside of the Swiss guard, the Vatican uses a strict religious test for citizenship.
The Vatican is very stingy about granting refugee status to anyone. Its total contribution to solving the refugee crisis is to admit two - count 'em, two - refugee families inside its walls, both of them Catholic.
Building a wall is the most Christian and compassionate thing a government can do for its own citizens. It protects them and their families from drug dealers, gangs, human traffickers, sex traffickers, rapists, and jihadis, as well as from those who come to America to take rather than contribute.
The Pope understands this. That's why he maintains a wall around his own sovereign state. Perhaps he can be persuaded to let us do the same.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
HOLD ON TO YOUR SHORTS BOYS & GIRLS...
Public Schools
to Be Flooded With Illegal Immigrant Children
“We have begun to receive inquiries regarding educational
services for a specific group of immigrant children who have been in the news –
children from Central America who have recently crossed the U.S. - Mexico
border,” the Department of Education explains.
“This new fact sheet provides information to help education leaders better understand the responsibilities of States and local educational agencies (LEAs) in connection with such students, and the existing resources available to help educate all immigrant students – including children who recently arrived in the United States,” it adds.
The fact sheet lays out the basics about the undocumented immigrant children’s rights and what communities can do to help with enrollment.
“All children in the United States are entitled to equal access to a public elementary and secondary education, regardless of their or their parents' actual or perceived national origin, citizenship, or immigration status,” the fact sheet explains. “This includes recently arrived unaccompanied children, who are in immigration proceedings while residing in local communities with a parent, family member, or other appropriate adult sponsor.”
“This new fact sheet provides information to help education leaders better understand the responsibilities of States and local educational agencies (LEAs) in connection with such students, and the existing resources available to help educate all immigrant students – including children who recently arrived in the United States,” it adds.
The fact sheet lays out the basics about the undocumented immigrant children’s rights and what communities can do to help with enrollment.
“All children in the United States are entitled to equal access to a public elementary and secondary education, regardless of their or their parents' actual or perceived national origin, citizenship, or immigration status,” the fact sheet explains. “This includes recently arrived unaccompanied children, who are in immigration proceedings while residing in local communities with a parent, family member, or other appropriate adult sponsor.”
For months we've heard horror stories of disease ridden
Border Patrol processing centers with children passing and contracting measles,
tuberculosis and scabies. There's no word yet from the Department of Education
or local school districts about whether children in the country illegally will
be properly vaccinated before starting school for the fall term. Many schools
in places like Arizona and Texas start school next week.
According to the Federation for American Immigration
Reform, illegal immigrations puts a strain on Arizona at a cost of
$1.3 billion per year. In Texas last year, illegal immigration cost the
state $12.1
billion. The majority of the cost comes from illegal immigrants using, but
not paying for healthcare systems, K-12 education and incarceration.
I hear that train wreck a comin'.
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