Welcome

Welcome to my blog http://www.skegley.blogspot.com/ . CAVEAT LECTOR- Let the reader beware. This is a Christian Conservative blog. It is not meant to offend anyone. Please feel free to ignore this blog, but also feel free to browse and comment on my posts! You may also scroll down to respond to any post.

For Christian American readers of this blog:


I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

I must admit that I do not check authenticity of my posts. If anyone can tell me of a non-biased arbitrator, I will attempt to do so more regularly. I know of no such arbitrator for the internet.











Monday, June 30, 2008

Clay Vice Re: recent SamKat blog additions

Wow, Clay! I would say so! You knew them all!

Thanks again for your compliments good friend!

I just called your home and you had already left. Carol gave me permission to add this to my blog, whic h she was sure you wouldn't mind.

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: Clay Vice
To: Sam "Kat " Kegley
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 10:40 AM
Subject: Fw: Exc in Ath II story added to my blog-skegley.blogspot.com


HEY SAM " KAT " AS USUAL I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF READING THIS BLOG. I HAVE BEEN HONORED BY KNOWING AND HAVING MET SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR BLOG. DAVE THOMAS WHO LIVED IN ROSEMOUNT WHEN HE WAS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF A LOCAL HOSPITAL- WALT GREEN, WHEN I WAS A CHILD LIVING AT 718 CAMPBELL AVE. HIS PARENTS RAN A RESTAURANT ACROSS THE STREET-BERT LEACH, HE WAS DIFFERENT- DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR AT P.H.S., CHUCK LORENTZ AND PAT MITCHELL WERE MY FRESHMAN BASKETBALL COACHES AND I ALSO WORKED UNDER THIR DIRECTIONS AT DREAMLAND POOL FOR 3 YEARS- ONE IN THE CHECK OUT ROOM AND TWO AS A LIFE GUARD- JOE LUCHI, WHOSE PARENTS RAN A BAR ACROSS FROM GREEN'S RESTAURANT ON 8TH AND CAMPBELL. WOW, DON MONK THIS MAN WAS MY MENTOR, I COULD NEVER SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM. JUST OUTSTANDING.I MET RAY PELFREY ONCE AT HIS PARENTS HOUSE WHEN I WAS HAVING A DATE WITH HIS SISTER PHYLLIS WHO WAS A CHEERLEADER AT P.H.S. CLARK RAPALEE TAUGHT MUSIC AT CLAY IN MY FIRST YEAR GOING TO CLAY H.S. AS A SOPH- LATER WOULD SEE HIM AROUND P. TOWN AS HE WOULD BE PLAYING IN A BAND THAT PERFORMED AT DIFFERENT PLACES-IN THE 50-51 YEAR THAT WAS ALSO RAPALEE, ARCH JUSTICE, AND HOMER PELLIGIRINON FIRST YEAR AT CLAY AND THEY WOULD COME TO ALL OUR PRACTICES AND LEARN FROM DON MONK'S COACHING THE SAME AS I WAS DOING. I REMEMBER COACH ROHR AND THOUGHT HE WAS THE BEST P.H.S. EVER HAD. I REMEMBER BILL BARRY AND BOB BENDER THEY BOTH LOVED KIDS AND GAVE OF THEIR TIME TO HELP THEM.AFTER GRADUATING FROM C.H.S. I PLAYED Y.M.C.A. BASKETBALL FOR KAY'S JEWELERS AS DON MONK GOT ME ON THAT TEAM, AND I WAS HONORED TO GET TO PLAY WITH MY OLD COACH. ALSO ON THE TEAM WAS BERT BARNEY, BOBBIE KIMBLE, GEORGE HILL, DAVE LIGHTENHEIMER, JOHN VORNAZOS, FRED SHUMATE, FRED BRANDENBURG, DON HORTON, JACK YOUNG, AND D.E. NEWMAN. DON HORTON AND RICH RECTOR WERE OUR COACHES. I ALSO REMEMBER JERRY BERRY, BEN SMITH, DAVE GAMBILL, CORKY ELWOOD SPARKS, DENVER TRIGGS OH !!! THE MEMORIES THAT YOU WRITE ABOUT IS LIKE WRITTEN IN GOLD TO ME. HARRY WEINBRECHT ALSO PLAYED A LOT OF BALL WITH US ON DIFFERENT TEAMS.I WAS OPERATING A CRANE IN ATHENS ON A WATER WORKS PROJECT AND WAS PLAYING SOFTBALL THERE AND BOB WREN'S SON HAD GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS PLAYING ON THE SAME TEAM. HE WAS A SHORT GUY, BUT WAS A REAL GOOD ATHLETE. CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT KENNY LONG AND DICK HOPKINS AS THE BEST BASEBALL COACHES IN PORTSMOUTH. SO AS YOU SEE I LOVE EVERY THING THAT YOU WRITE ABOUT BECAUSE IT BRINGS BACK ALL THOSE MEMORIES OF MY YOUNG LIFE IN P-TOWN.

PS, I ALSO REMEMBER ALL THE GOOD SOFTBALL THAT TOOK PLACE AT MOUND PARK AS A CHILD.
C.V.





I added the story of Portsmouth Trojan footballers Jack Plymale and Stephen "Doc" Yeagle to my blog this evening.

Just go to: www.skegley.blogspot.com . I am SamKat, in Kentucky lingo.

I would appreciate any feedback.

Sam

Why we Fight- Recommended by Jack H. Plymale

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Thoughtful presentation- Takes 22 minutes to watch completly. A respected friend, Jack Plymale of Portsmouth Ohio, mentioned this one to me and I found this film on Google.

The military/industrial complex is powerful, but strength is a necessary protector of our freedoms. We have witnessed the failure of socialism. communism, dictatorships, and tyranny during the last and present centuries. We don't want young people to give their health and lives in war, but there is no appeasement of those avowed to kill every American. I can't agree with Gore Vidal and his ilk. It is good to think about, but not forget what has gone on before.

I want God kept in American institutions and I want our military efforts not to make certain of us wealthy at the expense of the sacrificed ones. Can we have it both ways? I think the partisanship of our political leaders is far too selfish for the most part but I pray daily for our president and his staff.

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