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Hand Salute! A Great Lady.....

12 March 2012 - 11:47 PM

Remember Martha Raye?






The most unforgivable oversight of  TV is that her shows were not taped.  This is a great story about a great woman.  I was unaware of her credentials or where she is buried.

Somehow I just can't see Brittany Spears, Paris Hilton, or Jessica Simpson doing what this woman (and the other USO women, including Ann Margaret & Joey Heatherton) did for our troops in past wars.  Most of the old time entertainers were made out of a lot sterner stuff than today's crop of  whiners.

The following is from an Army Aviator who takes a trip down memory lane:

It was just before Thanksgiving '67 and we were ferrying dead and wounded from a large GRF west of Pleiku.  We had run out of body bags by noon, so the Hook (CH-47 CHINOOK) was pretty rough in the back.  All of a sudden, we heard a 'take-charge' woman's voice in the rear.  There was the singer and actress, Martha Raye, with a SF (Special Forces) beret and jungle fatigues, with subdued markings, helping the wounded into  the Chinook, and carrying the dead aboard.  'Maggie' had been visiting her SF 'heroes' out 'west'.

We took off, short of fuel, and headed to the USAF hospital pad at Pleiku.  As we all started unloading our sad pax's, a 'Smart Ass' USAF Captain said to Martha.... Ms Raye, with all these dead and wounded to process, there would not be time for your show!

To all of our surprise, she pulled on her right collar and said.....Captain, see this eagle?  I am a full 'Bird' in the US Army Reserve, and on this is a 'Caduceus' which means I am a Nurse, with a surgical specialty....now, take me to your wounded.  He said, 'yes mam....Follow me.'  Several times at the Army Field Hospital in Pleiku, she would 'cover' a surgical shift, giving a nurse a well-deserved break.

Martha is the only woman buried in the SF (Special Forces) cemetery at Ft Bragg.


Hand Salute!  A great lady.....


Scare Tactics...

12 March 2012 - 09:17 PM






Dear Mr. President

     I heard you say you would not guarantee social security checks if the debt ceiling isn't raised.

Why is it the scare tactics are always social security (the old-low income), soldiers pay (who have to follow orders, and are also low income), and Medicare (the ailing low income).

Why not just stop your salary, your trips and spending, your staff's pay and Congress?

Let's hold the pay checks
of all House and Senate members, their 'perks', their 'fact finding' trips (to world resorts) and their enormously inflated benefits and add-on's and see how fast they resolve this mess.

     If you agree with this repost this and keep it going across the whole USA!

{ From my friend Patty...}

This Is A Free And Amazing Site - Khanacademy.org

12 March 2012 - 08:56 PM

This is a free and amazing site.
It has several thousand problems solved in simple, illustrated, easy to digest form.
This is a non-profit site and is very useful for school age children through college and into adulthood.
This site is for anyone who wants/needs to learn on any given subject.
It is being used by millions around the globe.  
Do take a look.
Vern



http://www.khanacademy.org

Especially For Seniors

18 February 2012 - 10:04 AM

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January 21, 2012
What We're Learning about Obamacare isn't Good -- Especially for Seniors

Neil Snyder


While I taught at the University of Virginia, I served for a while as associate dean.  My dean at the time, Bill Shenkir, used a phrase that I thought was particularly helpful when we were contemplating major decisions: "Let's reduce the fog factor."  By that he meant that we should always examine the ramifications of our decisions on our students' classroom experience since teaching them was our primary mission.
Obamacare is an example of a federal government program that would not have been enacted if the fog factor test had been applied.  While Congress debated Obamacare, talk about death panels and rationing of healthcare services abounded, but the warnings came from Republicans who were in the minority in the House and the Senate.  Their objections were dismissed out of hand.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority leader Harry Reid rounded up Democrat votes and shoved Obamacare down our throats with the blessing of President Obama.  The jury is still out on the legality of Obamacare, but while we wait for the courts to rule on the constitutional issues involved, the Obama administration is rapidly implementing the program.  By the time the courts finally reach a decision, our healthcare system won't resemble what we had prior to March 2010 when Nancy Pelosi used her oversized gavel to pound Obamacare through the House over strenuous objections from most Americans.
Our senior citizens are most at risk under Obamacare -- especially those over 70.  Rationing of services and death panels (only they're called "ethics panels" under Obamacare instead of death panels for obvious reasons) are now the rule, not the exception.  I have a friend who is a loyal Democrat and a strong Obama supporter.  In 2008 when she voted for Obama, she couldn't imagine that in 2012 she would have a massive heart attack and need a pacemaker.  Prior to 2010 and the passage of Obamacare, that would have been a routine procedure, but not anymore.  She's over 70, and under Obamacare people who are over 70 routinely receive "comfort care."  That's a euphemism.  It means that a panel of experts has determined that your life isn't worth saving beyond 70, so they will try to make you feel good while you die.
Where Obamacare is concerned, we're beginning to be able to see through the fog, and what we're learning isn't good, especially for seniors, and it's just the tip of the iceberg.  If Obama is re-elected and Democrats retain their majority in the Senate, those "ethics panels" will busily go about doing their job and senior citizens will die prematurely from maladies that are easily treatable, and for one reason: they are over 70.  That's it in a nutshell.  I'm not trying to frighten anyone.  I'm simply presenting a fact.
If you're a senior citizen and you want to take advantage of the medical technologies that your tax dollars paid to help develop over the years, you should think long and hard before casting a vote for Obama in 2012.  For that matter, you should carefully consider the wisdom of voting for Democrats period.  I'm not a Republican.  In fact, I was a Democrat until 1985, but I saw what the Democratic Party stands for while I served as Virginia Governor Chuck Robb's Policy Advisor for Regulatory Reform and realized that I can't support the things that they hold most dear -- chief among them being the right of a woman to kill her unborn child without penalty or even criticism and handouts to every group imaginable without regard for morality, our nation's security, or our ability to pay.  
The Republican Party isn't perfect by a long shot and neither are its candidates, but the party is trying to undo the damage done by Obamacare; it's the party that supports the right to life; and it's the party that is attempting to reduce needless spending and trying to solve our deficit and debt problems.  President Obama and like-minded Democrats in the House and Senate are principally responsible for creating and exacerbating those problems.   Trusting them to solve those problems is ridiculous.

Neil Snyder is a chaired professor emeritus at the University of Virginia.  His blog, SnyderTalk.com, is posted daily.  His latest book is titled If You Voted for Obama in 2008 to Prove You're Not a Racist, You Need to V


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Solar Lights Inside At Night When Your Current Is Off...

30 January 2012 - 01:57 AM

duhhhhh why didn't I think of this one........


I have a friend who used her solar lights inside at night when her current was off during the hurricane.  She stuck them in a jar or bottle and said they gave off plenty of 'free light'.  She put one in each room and would put them back outside in the daytime and bring them in at night as long as the current was off.  They are safe to use and cheaper than batteries.  Bring in a solar light one night and test it.

Due to a thunderstorm, we lost power for about 5 hours.  We were scrambling around in the darkness, looking for matches, candles, flashlights, etc.  We looked outside, and noticed our solar lights shining brightly all around our patio, stairs, dock, etc.  They were beautiful.  My wife walked outside, and brought several of the solar lights inside.

We stuck the solar light pipes into plastic drink bottles containers and they made the nicest, brightest, safest, lighting you could ever imagine.

We put one in the bathroom, the kitchen, the living room, etc.  There was plenty of light.  There are all types of solar lights available. We put them all around our yard.  They look nice and they do not attract flying bugs like the outdoor lights around our doorway.

The lights we have fit into the small (20 oz) water bottles and they also fit into most of the larger liter bottles.  If you need a weight in the plastic bottle to keep them from tipping over, you can put a few of the pretty colorful "flat marbles" that they put in aquariums, and vases.  (you can also use sand, aquarium gravel, etc., whatever you have available).

The lights we have were perfect inside our home.  They burn all night long if you need them.

The next day, you just take your solar lights back outside and they will instantly recharge and be ready for you to use again any time you need them. I also have a small solar flashlight for emergencies.

Perfect for power outages, hurricanes, etc.

I never thought of it and now  you don't have to.

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