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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!

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Glory to God! Brazilian 10-year- old ... Thanks John Bob!

Glory to God !!! Brazilian 10-year old boy....What a Talent !!
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Dick Burdette's book- "Samples"

Book by Dick Burdette- "Samples"

I am so indebted to Blaine Bierley and Dr. Richard Hansgen, regular atttendees of our Portsmouth Breakfast in Columbus.  Dick brought a copy of Dick Burdettes's book called "Samples".  Blaine had sent for it and let Dick Hansgen read it.  Dick let me read it.  Mr. Klitch gets it next, but I will purchase a copy myself.  I called Blaine and he sent me the article I posted above by Dick Burdette on Bert Leach.   I have read maybe a quarter of the book and it is fasctinating reading for anyone who admits to being from 'the Cultural Center of our Universe'.  Dick does a terrific job of reminiscing about our home town and its districts and its people.   The man can write among the universe's best writers, in my humble opinion.

Three old Trojan amigos' Jim Fout, Jack Plymale and Doc Yeagle loved 'Uncle Bert' and, although Doc and Jim have passed on, I highly recommend Dick Burdette's "Samples" to all Portsmouthites.

Thanks Mr. Burdette!  and you're extremely welcome, Mr. Plymale.

Sam Kegley  aka SamKat

Dick Burdette and Bert Leach ... Thanks Blaine B.!

Dick Burkette & Bert Leach
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Portsmouth Times-August 30, 1958 
RETIRED TEACHER BERT LEACH FINDS MUCH TO PURSUE
By Dick Burdette 
         “I’m accustomed to being busy. What will I do if I am not on the job?”
         In an age when knowing how to enjoy leisure time is a lost art, this question is voiced frequently by persons approaching retirement.
         Not so, however, with Bert Leach, 1426 Second St., who last May put the finishing touches on his 41st and final year of teaching at Portsmouth High School and in the teaching profession.
         In fact, the prospect of devoting more time to his many hobbies comes as a welcome relief after answering the school bell’s beckoning chime every autumn here since the close of World War I.
         With no classes to conduct, test papers to grade, or lesson plans to prepare, it won’t be a matter of what to do for the talented educator, but rather a question of what to do first.
         An artist and writer of short stories and poems, Mr. Leach supplements his creative efforts with such interesting hobbies as photography, nature study, and reading history and fiction to more than fill the gap created in his busy schedule by the termination of his teaching duties.
         That he has bypassed the workingman’s dream of reclining in an easy chair and letting the world go by is no surprise, however, considering his active background.
         A native of Bailey, Michigan, Mr. Leach completed 10 years of high school and business college teaching in his home state before coming to Portsmouth nearly half a century ago.
         Leaving the profession twice during that time—once to work briefly in a factory and later in a Civil Service office in Washington, D. C., as a stenographer and typist—he came to Portsmouth in 1917 where he resumed the “three R” profession and began an uninterrupted 41-year career at PHS.
         In addition to teaching English, mathematics and business education courses, he took part in a number of extra-curricular activities at the school including dramatics, intramural programs and various class projects.
         A drama enthusiast throughout his career, he wrote and directed a number of all-male comedy productions at the school. Among his eager students of the theater was a promising “chorus girl” who later made a name in the world as a major league baseball catcher, Del Rice, now a member of the world champion Milwaukee Braves.
         Although successful as a writer of comedy, Mr. Leach is more noted for his more serious works, including the script written for the pageant for the Northwest Territory Sesquicentennial celebration here in 1938, and a book of 47 poems entitled “Saith the Preacher,” published in 1953.
         A bachelor, Mr. Leach shares his home with a pet housecat, “Benjamin Ezra.”
         When questioned concerning the possibility of special projects in the future, the untiring retiree said: “Just say I’ll be doing a little battering and splattering,” referring to his typewriter and easel where he paints with oils.
         After 41 consecutive years of answering their opening call, it would be understandable if the first chimes of school bells Wednesday find the veteran walking briskly toward the school.
         Chances are, however, that he won’t even hear them ring—he may be too busy.

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Gun confiscation unlawful ... Thanks Ramey H.!


I haven't confirmed this.  I'm only passing it on as received.  If any of you research it, let me know what you find.  RB

PLANS FOR GUN CONFISCATION IN AMERICA ARE UNLAWFUL.  -  THE DICK ACT OF 1902
Have you ever heard of the “Dick Act of 1902?”  More properly known as the “Efficiency of Militia Bill H.R. 11654.″   Oddly enough, it is not available online from government sources, only a “catalog page” found at The Library of Congress.   
The Dick Act’s most quoted synopsis is:  The Dick Act of 1902 also known as the Efficiency of Militia Bill H.R. 11654, of June 28, 1902 invalidates all so-called gun-control laws.                      
It also divides the militia into three distinct and separate entities.  The three classes H.R. 11654 provides for are the organized militia, henceforth known as the National Guard of the State, Territory and District of Columbia, the unorganized militia and the regular army.  
The militia encompasses every able-bodied male between the ages of 18 and 45.  All members of the unorganized militia have the absolute personal right and 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms of any type, and as many as they can afford to buy. 
The Dick Act of 1902 cannot be repealed; to do so would violate bills of attainder and ex post facto laws which would be yet another gross violation of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.  The President of the United States has zero authority without violating the Constitution to call the National Guard to serve outside of their State borders. 
I find it hilarious that the bill introduced to fund the National Guard’s annual exercise also provides for the unorganized militia (you and me) to own whatever we wish in the way of weaponry “for the militia.”  Just another conveniently ignored facet of living in a “Republic” that the modern day politicians try to make us believe is a democracy.  
We the people hold the power.  Exercise your power.  Vote to keep your guns and your freedom.   
The Pennsylvania Gazette, Feb. 20, 1788 once published the following:  “Who are the militia?  If not ourselves?  Is it feared, then, that we shall turn our arms each man gainst his own bosom.  Congress have no power to disarm the militia.  Their swords, and every other terrible implement of the soldier are the birthright of an American.  The unlimited power of the sword is not in the hands of either the federal or state governments but, where I trust in God it will ever remain, in the hands of the people.”  –  Tenche Coxe, Penn Gazette  
According the Congressional record Vol. 32 - 57th Congress, Session II, Chapter 196, Page 775 (Public Law 33) passed on 21 January 1903 - An Act to promote the efficiency of militia, and for other purposes.


The best argument against a true democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.  ~~~  Winston Churchill
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RR grew up in the Cultural Center of Our Universe

 

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Awesome recognition ... Thanks Lou F.!

This is awesome!!!!! It's a shame something this valuable has not been televised.
Army Ranger Surprise
You could have knocked me over with a feather when I saw who they were talking about... I had no idea....wait till you see who it is. What a simple but most sincere and moving acceptance speech. Loved his recommendation for all our politicos.
Many people may have forgotten about his time in the U.S. Army. He is the son
of an Air Force General, and an accomplished Golden Gloves boxer, and he graduated from Pomona College with a B.S. degree, and then became a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University .
He joined the U.S. Army at the prompting of his father. After graduating from Officer Candidate School he attended and graduated from both Army Airborne and Ranger training in the very top of each class. He was selected for U. S. Army Special Forces Training, but refused so that he could attend pilot training where he earned his wings, and became an accomplished U.S. Army helicopter (gunship) pilot, and achieved the rank of Captain.

He was about to be promoted to the rank of Major, and appointed to teach at West Point when he resigned his commission from the Army to go into music and acting. You can tell in this video that his time in the military means a lot to him. I won't give away who it is. You should just watch.
I bet you will be surprised!
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Teacher of the year- Canada- Thanks Lou F.!

Teacher of the Year PLEASE READ AND PASS ON
A lesson that should be taught in all schools . . And colleges
Back in September, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies school teacher at Bobcaygeon (north of Peterborough Ontario , southeast of Minden ) Public School, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, (might that be the caretaker?) she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.
When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.
'Ms.. Cothren, where're our desks?'
She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'
They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'
No,' she said.
'Maybe it's our Behaviour.'
She told them, 'No, it's not even your Behaviour.'
And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom.
By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.
The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'
At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.
Twenty-seven (27) War Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned.
Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education.
Don't ever forget it.'
By the way, this is a true story.
Please consider passing this along so others won't forget that the freedoms we have in this great country were earned by War Veterans.

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