Clay Vice SamKat blog publicist- Profit share

Mr. Vice- otherwise affectionately known to Carol's and Clay's greatly successful softball girls' team members as Clay-O-Clock. They won 93 % of their games and three Ohio State Championships over an eleven year span. I don't care if they were playing the Old Ladies Home, which they weren't, that is terrific.

This blog has had 2403 visitors to date. That is up considerably since you became my publicist a while back.

Now to divvy the income:


Proprietor's share: 0.00

Publicist's share: 0.00

Expenses: Minimal donated by me


Net profit: 0.00


No kidding Clay, your notices have helped and I thank you!

From the Plymale/Brooker knowledge machines

How many of these did you know?














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The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for

Blood plasma.
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No piece of paper can be folded in half

more than seven (7) times. Oh go ahead...I'll wait...
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Donkeys kill more people annually

than plane crashes or shark attacks. (So, watch your Ass )
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You burn more calories sleeping

than you do watching television.
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Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty (50) years of age
or older.
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The first product to have a bar code

was Wrigley's gum.
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The King of Hearts is the only king

WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE
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American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive

from each salad served in first-class.
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Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

(Since Venus is normally associated with women, what does this tell you ?)
(That women are going the 'right' direction...?)

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Apples, not caffeine,

are more efficient at waking you up in the morning .
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Most dust particles in your house are made from

DEAD SKIN !
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The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

So did the first 'Marlboro Man'.
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Walt Disney was afraid

OF MICE!
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PEARLS DISSOLVE

IN VINEGAR !
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The three most valuable brand names on earth:
Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...

but, not downstairs.

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A duck's quack doesn't echo,

and no one knows why.
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Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six (6)
feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the
flush.

(I keep my toothbrush in the living room now !)
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And the best for last....

Turtles can breathe through their butts.
(I know some people like that, don't YOU ?)

So......................





Remember, knowledge is everything, so pass it on...and go move your
toothbrush !!!

Post-Christian? Not even close. USA Today

I am sorry not to be good at including links in my blog, but I feel that this, the third of a Monday morning series on religion in the USA Today,s 'The Forum' is important in attempting to see what the liberals are feeding us about religion in America. I hope you can obtain and read the link. Some interesting observations. Things from the 2008 ARIS- American Religious Identification Survey.


http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/04/post-christian-not-even-close.html

Jack P. & Keith B emails- P'Town friends

Jack,

I remember Keith Brooker on a Trojan basketball team back in the forties.
He was a good one and you had to be to make the Trojan teams. Some good
players didn't make it but could have played on lesser teams, with fewer
boys to compete againstm in the county.
Many of our school yard players at Highland school would have benefitted by
capable formal coaching which many high schools had then and now. Keith
seemed a quiet fellow, a few years older than me, but I didn't know him
personaly. By the tone of his emails, he has his head on straight. Go
Trojans!

You are wise beyond your young years Jack.

I hope you also remember the Gilmer twins. Bob and Bill were excellent
friends and mentors of mine. They were from your Eighth Street
neighborhood. Each was extremely bright, particularly in electonics. They
worked as engineers for Portsmouth radio stations early on, and Bob was a
supervisor in the Instrument Maintenance Department of Goodyear Atomic for
years. Bob died just recently and Bill, last I knew, still lives in
California.

In another email, Carolyn Lynch (Rowson) recently mentioned that Eddie Hill,
another important and quiet mentor to me, is still living there in
Portsmouth. I hope another, Howard Rase, who operated the Sohio Station at
Hutchins and Seventeenth with his father, is also still among the living. A
little of me dies when any of these wise elders, such as our mutual friend,
Clark Rapalee, passes this life.

God made nothing more interesting than people and our P'Town had, and has,
many of the very best!

I hope that you and Keith don't mind that I copy and paste much of your
stuff in my SamKat blog- www.skegley.blogspot.com.

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack H Plymale"
To: "Sam Kegley"
Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:57 AM
Subject: Fwd: Emails from you.......]


> Sam, I've forwarded stuff I have received from Keith before. He is an
> old frat bro from OSU but more importantly an old eighth street
> Portsmouth guy. Freshman at PHS when I was a senior. I haven't seen
> him in 60 years, but you can see that a bunch of friendships stand the
> test of time. He is retired and living in Dallas now.
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Keith & Pat Brooker
> Date: Apr 29, 2009 7:48 AM
> Subject: Emails from you.......]
> To:
>
>
>
>
> -----
>
>
> I wake up in the morning ,
> And can hardly wait to see
> If I've received a mailing,
> Addressed from you to me.
>
> I get my 'puter running
> And much to my delight,
> Your poems, jokes and other things
> Come quickly into sight.
>
> Please keep those emails coming,
> They are so enjoyable you see
> Funny things, friendly things
> Those things you mail to me.
>
> But most of all the fun of it,
> Is knowing that they came.
> From you, my friend,
> The one I need not name.
>
>
>
> This is a test of the
> Emergency Friendship System
> Forward it (and to me too I hope)
>
>
> .....a Friend does most
> Or all of these..
>
> (A)ccepts you as you are
> (B)elieves in 'you'
> (C)alls you just to say 'HI'
> (D)oesn't give up on you
>
> (E)nvisions the whole of you (even the unfinished parts)
> (F)orgives your mistakes
> (G)ives unconditionally
> (H)elps you
> (I)nvites you over
>
> (J)ust 'be' with you
> (K)eeps you close at heart
> (L)oves you for who you are
> ( M)akes a difference in your life
>
> (N)ever Judges
> (O)ffers support
> (P)icks you up
> (Q)uiets your fears
> (R)aises your spirits
>
> (S)ays nice things about you
> (T)ells you the truth when you need to hear it
> (U)nderstands y ou
> (V)alues you
>
> (W)alks beside you
> (X)-plains thing you don't understand
> (Y)ells when you won't listen and
> (Z)aps you back to reality
>

Jack Plymale & Keith brooker- Bright lady speaks!

Subject: The Other Side of Racism
To:















This is really powerful..........truly the other side of the coin!







________________________________





Anne Wortham is Associate Professor of Sociology at Illinois State
University and continuing Visiting Scholar at Stanford University's
Hoover Institution. She is a member of the American Sociological
Association and the American Philosophical Association. She has been
a John M. Olin Foundation Faculty Fellow, and honored as a
Distinguished Alumni of the Year by the National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Higher Education.



In fall 1988 she was one of a select group of intellectuals who were
featured in Bill Moyer's television series, "A World of Ideas." The
transcript of her conversation with Moyers has been published in his
book, A World of Ideas.





Dr. Wortham is author of The Other Side of Racism: A Philosophical
Study of Black Race Consciousness which analyzes how race
consciousness is transformed into political strategies and policy
issues. She has published numerous articles on the implications of
individual rights for civil rights policy, and is currently writing a
book on theories of social and cultural marginality.





Recently, she has published articles on the significance of
multiculturalism and Afrocentricism in education, the politics of
victimization and the social and political impact of political
correctness. Shortly after an interview in 2004 she was awarded
tenure.

No He Can't Either
by Anne Wortham

Fellow Americans,

Please know: I am black; I grew up in the segregated South. I did not
vote for Barack Obama; I wrote in Ron Paul's name as my choice for
president. Most importantly, I am not race conscious. I do not
require a black president to know that I am a person of worth, and
that life is worth living. I do not require a black president to love
the ideal of America .

I cannot join you in your celebration. I feel no elation. There is
no smile on my face. I am not jumping with joy. There are no tears
of triumph in my eyes. For such emotions and behavior to come from
me, I would have to deny all that I know about the requirements of
human flourishing and survival - all that I know about the history of
the United States of America , all that I know about American race
relations, and all that I know about Barack Obama as a politician. I
would have to deny the nature of the "change" that Obama asserts has
come to America . Most importantly, I would have to abnegate my
certain understanding that you have chosen to sprint down the road to
serfdom that we have been on for over a century. I would have to
pretend that individual liberty has no value for the success of a
human life. I would have to evade your rejection of the slender reed
of capitalism on which your success and mine depend. I would have to
think it somehow rational that 94 percent of the 12 million blacks in
this country voted for a man because he looks like them (that blacks
are permitted to play the race card), and that they were joined by
self-declared "progressive" whites who voted for him because he
doesn't look like them. I would have to wipe my mind clean of all
that I know about the kind of people who have advised and taught
Barack Obama and will fill posts in his administration - political
intellectuals like my former colleagues at the Harvard University
's Kennedy School of Government.

I would have to believe that "fairness" is the equivalent of justice.
I would have to believe that man who asks me to "go forward in a new
spirit of service, in a new service of sa crifice" is speaking in my
interest. I would have to accept the premise of a man that economic
prosperity comes from the "bottom up," and who arrogantly believes
that he can will it into existence by the use of government force. I
would have to admire a man who thinks the standard of living of the
masses can be improved by destroying the most productive and the
generators of wealth.

Finally, Americans, I would have to erase from my consciousness the
scene of 125,000 screaming, crying, cheering people in Grant Park,
Chicago irrationally chanting "Yes We Can!" Finally, I would have to
wipe all memory of all the times I have heard politicians, pundits,
journalists, editorialists, bloggers and intellectuals declare that
capitalism is dead - and no one, including especially Alan Greenspan,
objected to their assumption that the particular version of the
anti-capitalistic mentality that they want to replace with their own
version of anti-capitalism is anything remotely equivalent to
capitalism.

So you have made history, Americans. You and your children have
elected a black man to the office of the president of th e United
States , the wounded giant of the world. The battle between John
Wayne and Jane Fonda is over - and that Fonda won. Eugene McCarthy
and George McGovern must be very happy men. Jimmie Carter, too. And
the Kennedys have at last gotten their Kennedy look-a-like. The
self-righteous welfare statists in the suburbs can feel warm moments
of satisfaction for having elected a black person. So, toast
yourselves: 60s countercultural radicals, 80s yuppies and 90s
bourgeois bohemians. Toast yourselves, Black America. Shout your
glee Harvard, Princeton , Yale, Duke, Stanford, and Berkeley. You
have elected not an individual who is qualified to be president, but a
black man who, like the pragmatist Franklin Roosevelt, promises to -
Do Something! You now have someone who has picked up the baton of
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society. But you have also foolishly traded
your freedom and mine - what little there is left - for the chance to
feel good.

There is nothing in me that can share your happy obliviousness.

Christian Tim Benadum Westerville Ohio

It seems only a few days ago that Tim Benadum was our neighbor who lived on the northeast corner of the easternmost intersection of Electric and Illinois Avenues, here in Westerville. We knew the parents Ted and Maryjean fairly well (both now deceased) and other members of their nuclear family.

Tim served in Mount carmel's Emergency Room a few years before he and his young family went into medical missionary work in Cambodia.

I googled Tim this morning out of curiosity and my respect for Christian miossionaries and found this:

Welcome
Who We Are
Cambodia Facts
Mission and Strategy
Medical Training
Village Clinics
Staff
Latest News
How to Help
Photos
The Future
Staff






















Dr. Tyrone Adcock MD – USA, Obstetrics and Gynecology





Dr. Tim Benadum MD – USA, Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine





Dr. Doug Collins MD – USA, Family Medicine and International Health





Dr. Andres Gugliametti MD - Germany, Surgery and Primary Care





Dr. Eda Kim MD- USA, Primary Care





Dr. Mary Kluck M.B.,B.S., Dip. RACOG– Australia, Emergency Medicine





Dr. Chap Modich MD - Cambodia, Primary Care





Dr. Nuon Sophal (Tam) MD- Cambodia, Primary Care





Anna Kammerdiener MPH - USA, Public Health





Jessica Lemm PharmD - USA, Pharmacy





Samath Socheat - Cambodia, Nursing





Kep Chanlyna - Cambodia, Nursing











Expatriate and National Staff Members
Mercy Medical Center is staffed by missionaries and volunteers from across the globe (including Australia, Germany, and USA), in partnership with Cambodian employees and volunteers. We are a conglomerate of Christian organizations with a heart to love the people of Cambodia through healthcare.

Specialties currently represented by our staff include: Family & Emergency Medicine; Pediatrics & Pediatric Surgery; Women’s Health & Gynecologic Surgery; Public Health; & Dentistry. We also frequently host visiting volunteers specializing in various surgical & internal medicine specialties.

Tom & Carolyn Lynch A special prayer for each of us

This is one of the
Best prayers
I think I have ever read.

PRAY THIS EVEN IF YOU DON'T
FEEL LIKE IT!!
IT WILL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.


I started not to do this, but as
I read it....
I understood God to say,


'You need a miracle tomorrow'


so here goes....Prov. 29:25









You never know
when God is going to bless you!!
Good things happen when
you least expect them to !!!!!!!!


Change the number in the subject box
when you forward it by adding one!!!




Dear Lord, I thank You for this day,
I thank You for my being able to see
and to hear this morning.
I'm blessed because You are
a forgiving God and
an understanding God.

You have done so much for me
and You keep on blessing me.
Forgive me this day for everything
I have done, said or thought
that was not pleasing to you.



I ask now for Your forgiveness.
Please keep me safe

from all danger and harm.

Help me to start this day
with a new attitude and plenty of gratitude.
Let me make the best of each and every day
to clear my mind so that I can hear from You.

Please broaden my mind
that I can accept all things.
Let me not whine and whimper
over things I have no control over.

And give me the best response
when I'm pushed beyond my limits.



I know that when I can't pray,
You listen to my heart.
Continue to use me to do Your will.
Continue to bless me that I may be
a blessing to others.

Keep me strong that I may help the weak...
Keep me uplifted that I may have
words of encouragement for others.
I pray for those that are lost
and can't find their way.




I pray for those that are misjudged
and misunderstood.
I pray for those who
don't know You intimately..
I pray for those that will delete this
without sharing it with others
I pray for those that don't believe.



But I thank You that I believe
that God changes people and
God changes things.
I pray for all my sisters and brothers.
For each and every family member
in their households.
I pray for peace, love and joy
in their homes; that they are out of debt
and all their needs are met.

I pray that every eye that reads this
knows there is no problem, circumstance,
or situation greater than God.
Every battle is in Your hands for You to fight.


I pray that these words be received
into the hearts of every eye that sees it
in Jesus' name. Amen!



If you prayed this prayer,
change the number in the subject box
before forwarding the message
so people can see how many
other people have done so.

God Bless ! ! ! ! !

Just repeat this phrase and see how God moves!!

The Skinny on Zip Codes Sonny Hoskins

----- Original Message -----
From: Ramey Hoskins
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 12:57 PM
Subject: Fw: [VOCHAT] TONS OF INFO ON YOUR ZIPCODE







Cool!

Http://zipskinny.com/

Check out your zip code~you will not believe the information you will find
There!

This is from a great patriot and 1950 classmate with my humble reply

Subject: My Reply- Not a Christian Nation?



I wonder if the b Hussein o could come up with a list to compare with these quotes during any of his self-advancing oratories? Could He or any other of the antis with all of their self-acclaimed intelligence? I think not.

There are so many black Christians and great American blacks. Why was this one picked to lead our country and be the Commander in Chief? That is politics and money.

He nearly always admits mistakes but continues in moving his agenda forward. American voters should admit their greivous error in voting this person to the most powerful office currently among humans.

He wil leave this country powerless and has altready gone a long way in the dismantling of it.

Because of the good, and the riches in this nation, people have been helped in catastrophies all over this world. He should never apologize for all the graves of American service people in France and throughout the world. God has blessed America and America has turned its back on God. God knows when our representatives have shown arrogance, but this person should not tear down the good of these fellow Americans he represents. Grace Hopper, our first lady Admiral, said people don't want managers. Grace also said that soldiers don't want to be managed into battle, they want to be led into battle.

American people want leaders. Most of our supposed representatives consider themselves managers. We should limit their time in office, and strive for real leaders.

We were never a fully Christian nation wherein each citizen proclaimed Christianity. Heaven alone may claim that under God, the greatest of leaders, and His Son, Jesus. Of course, as a citizen of the world, I am happy to share these beliefs with the great majority of Americans and with Christians throughout.


Sam


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Subject: Not a Christian Nation?



A few weeks ago President Barack Obama made the statement to the Turkish president that (and this is a quote) "we do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."
I believe this president needs to read our history. Below are quotes from previous presidents and statesmen that say just the opposite. Our country was founded on Chrstian principles from the beginning and as stated by Patrick Henry
"America Was Not Founded By Religionists Nor On Any Religion, But On The GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST." –


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America was not founded by religionists nor on any religion, but on the gospel of Jesus Christ." –

Patrick Henry

Mayflower Compact

The Pilgrims' own words from the famous "Mayflower Compact" tell it all: "Having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian Faith, and the honor of our King and Country, a voyage to plant the first colony in the northern Part of Virginia; do by these Presents, solemnly and mutually in the Presence of God and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid; And by Virtue hereof to enact, constitute, and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions and Offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the General good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience

“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.”

President George Washington,



"We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

- President Thomas Jefferson

God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath, Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that His justice cannot sleep forever."-

President Thomas Jefferson



“I have always said and always will say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume will make better citizens, better fathers, better husbands... the Bible makes the best people in the world."

President Thomas Jefferson



"My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising... It seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day... It is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue."

President John Quincy Adams



“There is a book worth all other books which were ever printed.”

Patrick Henry,



"We have staked the whole of our political institutions on the capacity of mankind to govern themselves according to the Ten Commandments of God." –

President James Madison

"The Bible is the Rock on which this Republic rests."

President Andrew Jackson



“A thorough understanding of the Bible is better than a college education.”

“I believe that the Bible is to be understood and received in the plain and obvious meaning of its passages; for I cannot persuade myself that a book intended for the instruction and conversion of the whole world should cover its true meaning in any such mystery and doubt that none but critics and philosophers can discover it.”

“Education is useless without the Bible.”

Daniel Webster,



“Of the many influences that have shaped the United States into a distinctive nation and people, none may be said to be more fundamental and enduring than the Bible.”

President Ronald Reagan,



“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.”

Robert E. Lee,



“I am busily engaged in the study of the Bible. I believe it is God’s word because it finds me where I am.”

President Abraham Lincoln



The only assurance of our nation's safety is to lay our foundation in morality and religion." –

President Abraham Lincoln



In regards to this great Book (the Bible), I have but to say it is the best gift God has given to man. All the good the Savior gave to the world was communicated through this Book. But for it we could not know right from wrong. All things most desirable for man's welfare, here and hereafter, are found portrayed in it.”

President Abraham Lincoln



"The Bible is the sheet-anchor of our liberties."

President Ulysses S. Grant



"Let us look forward to the time when we can take the flag of our country and nail it below the Cross, and there let it wave as it waved in the olden times, and let us gather around it and inscribe for our motto: 'Liberty and Union, one and inseparable, now and forever", and exclaim: Christ first, our country next!"-

President Andrew Johnson



“When you have read the Bible, you know it is the word of God, because it is the key to your heart, your own happiness, and your own duty.”

President Theodore Roosevelt,



"A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education."

President Theodore Roosevelt,

“To every man who faces life with real desire to do his part in everything, I appeal for a study of the Bible."

President Theodore Roosevelt,



“I believe the Bible is the best gift God has ever given to man. All the good of the Savior of the world is communicated to us through the Book.”

President Woodrow Wilson,



A nation which does not remember what it was yesterday, does not know what it is today, nor what it is trying to do. We are trying to do a futile thing if we do not know where we came from or what we have been about.....The Bible is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God, and spiritual nature and needs of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation. America was born a Christian nation. America was born to exemplify that devotion to the elements of righteousness which are derived from the revelations of Holy Scripture." –

President Woodrow Wilson



“I have a very simple thing to ask of you. I ask every man and woman in this audience that from this day on they will realize that part of the destiny of America lies in their daily perusal of this great Book (the Bible)."

President Woodrow Wilson



The strength of our country is the strength of its religious convictions. The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country."-

President Calvin Coolidge


"Menaced by collectivist trends, we must seek revival of our strength in the spiritual foundations which are the bedrock of our republic. Democracy is the outgrowth of the religious conviction of the sacredness of every human life. On the religious side, its highest embodiment is the Bible; on the political side, the Constitution."-

President Herbert Hoover



"The study of the Bible is a post-graduate course in the richest library of human experience."

President Herbert Hoover



"We cannot read the history of our rise and development as a nation, without reckoning with the place the Bible has occupied in shaping the advances of the Republic. Where we have been the truest and most consistent in obeying its precepts, we have attained the greatest measure of contentment and prosperity." –

President Franklin Roosevelt







"The fundamental basis of this nation's laws was given to Moses on the Mount. The fundamental basis of our Bill of Rights comes from the teachings we get from Exodus and Saint Matthew, from Isaiah and Saint Paul. I don't think we emphasize that enough these days. If we don't have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally end up with a totalitarian government which does not believe in rights for anybody except the State!"-

President Harry Truman


"The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. The Bible is endorsed by the ages. Our civilization is built upon its words. In no other book is there such a collection of inspired wisdom, reality, and hope."

President Dwight Eisenhower


"We in this country, in this generation are, by destiny rather than choice, the watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may be worthy of our power and responsibility, that we may exercise our strength with wisdom and restraint, and that we may achieve in our time and for all time the ancient vision of peace on earth, goodwill toward men. That must always be our goal. For as was written long ago, 'Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.'."-

President John Kennedy

"Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first - the most basic - expression of Americanism. Thus, the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be."-

President Gerald Ford

"Here before me is the Bible used in the inauguration of our first President in 1789, and I have just taken the oath of office on the Bible my mother gave me just a few years ago, opened to the timeless admonition from the ancient prophet Micah: 'He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God"-

President Jimmy Carter


We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon."

- President Jimmy Carter


"Let us, young and old, join together, as did the First Continental Congress, in the first step, humble heartfelt prayer. Let us do so for the love of God and His great goodness, in search of His guidance, and the grace of repentance, in seeking His blessings, His peace, and the resting of His kind and holy hands on ourselves, our nation, our friends in the defense of freedom, and all mankind, now and always."-

President Ronald Reagan



"Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face."

President Ronald Reagan



"The great faith that led our nation's founding fathers to pursue this bold experience in self-government has sustained us in uncertain and perilous times; it has given us strength and inspiration to this very day. Like them, we do very well to recall our 'firm reliance on the protection of divine providence' to give thanks for the freedom and prosperity this nation enjoys, and to pray for continued help and guidance from our wise and loving Creator."-

President George Bush


"I was humbled to learn that God sent His Son to die for a sinner like me."

- President George W. Bush

aphorisms- Clay Vice e-mail

Good morning, Clay and thanks for the aphorisms (especially the definition Clay-O-Clock)!

APHORISM: A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE

EXPRESSING A WISE OR CLEVER OBSERVATION

OR A GENERAL TRUTH.



1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always

starts tomorrow.



2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will

make him wag his tail.



3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably

don't have any sense at all.



4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.



5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when

you're in deep water.



6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is

afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants

to stay out all night?



7. Business conventions are important because they

demonstrate how many people a company can

operate without.



8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger

than everyone else looks?



9. Scratch a cat and you will have a permanent job.



10. No one has more driving ambition than the boy

who wants to buy a car.



11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get

more publicity.



12. There are worse things than getting a call for a

wrong number at 4 AM. It could be a right number.



13. No one ever says 'It's only a game.' when their

team is winning.



14. I've reached the age where the happy hour is a

nap.



15. Be careful reading the fine print. There's no way

you're going to like it.



16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not

everybody has the same size bucket.



17. Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have

thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?

(And rap music will be the Golden Oldies!)



18. Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's

more comfortable to cry in a Corvette than in a Yugo.



19. After 50, IF you don't wake up aching in every

joint, you are probably dead!!



20. Always be yourself because the people that

matter don't mind, and the ones who mind, don't

matter!



I relate best to # 14, Clay. Afternoon naps are simply delicious.

What is an American? Jack P. from Keith & Pat Brooker

Thanks Jack and the Brookers! Good things from good Portsmouth people!


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Keith & Pat Brooker
Date: Apr 21, 2009 1:06 PM
Subject: What is an AMERICAN ?
To:




























THANKS AUSTRALIA THIS IS AWESOME























Written by an Australian Dentist

To Kill an American
You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a
report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an
offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.

So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let
everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found
one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

'An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish
, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican,
African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian,
Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.

An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot,
Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as
native Americans.

An American is Christian , or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or
Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims i n America than in
Afghanistan.The only difference is that in America they are free to
worship as each of them chooses.

An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will
answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming
to speak for the government and for God.








An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.







The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of
Independence , which recognizes the God given right of each person to
the pursuit of happiness..

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every
other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing
in return.


When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago,
Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back
their country!


As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any
other nation to the poor in Afghanistan .







The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your
tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the
homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built
America .


Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September
11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told
that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different
countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided
and abetted the terrorists.







So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did
General Tojo , and Stalin , and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty
tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing
yourself . Because Americans are not a particular people from a
particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of
freedom.. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an
American.


Please keep this going!
Pass this around the World .
Then pass it around again. It says it all, for all of us
Please do not just delete.
Pass it on first.
Thanks!

Chuck Norris- Is O Afraid of the J-Word?

Frank Hunter says:

Thanks Sam, I say this...

Amen Chuck,
You are a real man.

And I say to Obama, if you are truly Christian, you had better start saying so.
Personally... Ye shall know them by their fruits and Mr. Obama, I don't see any fruit.

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>From: Sam Kegley
>Sent: Apr 21, 2009 5:33 PM
>To:
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>by Chuck Norris
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http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31375






Comments Is Obama Afraid of the J-Word?
by Chuck Norris

04/07/2009


According to a new national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press, 11 percent of Americans still believe President Barack Obama is a Muslim. Seven percent of Democrats believe it. And nearly 20 percent of evangelicals do.

What I find fascinating is that the same study shows only 55 percent of Democrats know or believe Obama is a Christian, even after Obama spent nearly two years on the presidential campaign trail spouting his views and beliefs on everything under the sun.

Moreover, about 1 in 3 people don't have any idea what his religious convictions are. Should the percentages be that high? Religion might be a private choice, but should it be a secret one, too, even for leaders?


While those stats say something about Obama's neutrality and respect for representing our nation's religious melting pot, they also say something about the politically correct climate across our land, in which people are afraid to stand up for their convictions so as not to be branded as intolerant or bigots. We have become a nation that fears opinion. Even Holy Week, once celebrated in the corridors of the Capitol, is now a clandestine commemoration full of holy hesitations.

America's Founders built this nation upon religious freedom. They valued denominational pluralism. They were unified in their diversity. They all believed in a Creator. And they were almost all vocal about their Christian beliefs. They certainly weren't ashamed. And neither should we be, especially during this week.

I believe in God, just as our Founders did. As Benjamin Franklin noted in his 1787 pamphlet for those in Europe thinking of relocating to America: "To this may be truly added, that serious religion, under its various denominations, is not only tolerated but respected and practiced. Atheism is unknown there."

I also believe in the First Amendment, which reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The American Civil Liberties Union and like-minded groups are not preserving First Amendment rights; they are perverting the meaning of the Establishment Clause (which was to prevent the creation of a national church, such as the Church of England) to deny the Free Exercise Clause (which preserves our right to worship as we want, privately and publicly). Both clauses were intended to safeguard religious liberty, not to circumscribe its practice. The Framers were seeking to guarantee a freedom of religion, not a freedom from religion.

I agree with John Jay -- the first chief justice of the United States, appointed by George Washington -- who wrote to Jedidiah Morse Feb. 28, 1797 (the same year the Treaty of Tripoli was ratified): "Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers. And it is the duty as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers." I believe that we should not fear religious diversity, but we never should forget we were born a Christian nation.

Under Article VI, Section 3 of the new Constitution, denominational tests for public office were prohibited, but the idea that Judeo-Christian ideas and practices must be kept separate from government would have struck our Founders as ridiculous because the very basis for the Founders' ideas were rights that were endowed upon all of us by our Creator.

Many may not realize there was an active clergyman (Presbyterian minister John Witherspoon) among the signers of the Declaration of Independence. And two others had been ministers previously. Others were sons of clergymen. Virtually all were Protestants.

Even signers of the Constitution included Abraham Baldwin, a minister. Others had studied religion but never were ordained. And again, most signers of the Constitution were also Protestants. Two, Charles Carroll and Thomas Fitzsimons, were Roman Catholics.

I, too, respect all religions but adhere to one. I believe what Benjamin Rush -- a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a member of the presidential administrations of Adams, Jefferson and Madison -- wrote: "Such is my veneration for every religion that reveals the attributes of the Deity, or a future state of rewards and punishments, that I had rather see the opinions of Confucius or Mohammed inculcated upon our youth, than see them grow up wholly devoid of a system of religious principles. But the religion I mean to recommend in this place is that of the New Testament."

Like George Washington, I don't believe we can maintain morality and civility apart from a religious foundation: "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. … Whatever may be conceded to the influence of refined education on minds of peculiar structure, reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principle."

Mostly, I believe in the collection of beliefs stated so poetically in the Apostles' Creed: "I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and buried; he descended to the grave: the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sits on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from where he will come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the holy Christian church; the fellowship of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and eternal life. Amen."

No Holy Week hesitations here. His name is Jesus, and I believe he was born into this world to die for the sins of mankind, that whosoever believes in him shall have eternal life -- just as I chose to do decades ago at a Billy Graham crusade in Los Angeles.

Is Obama afraid of the word "Jesus"? I'm not, and maybe that's where my heart and mind should dwell during this period, in which 1 billion people around the world are commemorating his Via Dolorosa. Rather than asking what we believe about Obama's religion, maybe we should be answering what we believe about ours.

Whatever your religious persuasion, don't be ashamed of it. And don't hesitate to let others know where you stand, but do so with respect. This is America. And that's one of the things that still make us a great nation. In God we trust.

Two stories Easy Eddie and Butch- Ronnie Walters

These are re-cycles and very interesting. Thanks good friend and Mcconnell Avenue neighbor Mound Park Urchin kid, Ronnie!

*Two Stories......You decide or google it.
BOTH TRUE - and worth reading!!!!*




* STORY
NUMBER ONE*

Many years ago, Al Capone
virtually owned Chicago . Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was
notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze
and prostitution to murder.

Capone had a lawyer
nicknamed 'Easy Eddie.' He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie
was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal manoeuvring kept Big Al out
of jail for a long time.

To
show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money
big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his
family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the
conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an
entire Chicago City block.

Eddie lived the high life
of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went
on around him.

Eddie did have one soft
spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his
young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld.
Price was no object.

And, despite his
involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from
wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he
was.

Yet, with all his
wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his
son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.

One day, Easy Eddie
reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had
done.

He
decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al
'Scarface' Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some
semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The
Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. So, he
testified.

Within the year, Easy
Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street
. But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to
offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay. Police removed from his
pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped
from a magazine.

The poem
read:

'The clock of life is
wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will
stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live,
love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be
still.'

*
STORY
NUMBER TWO*


World War II produced many
heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch
O'Hare.

He
was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the
South Pacific.

One day his entire
squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at
his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel
tank.

He
would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his
ship.

His flight leader told him
to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and
headed back to the fleet.

As
he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned his
blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward
the American fleet.

The American fighters were
gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenceless. He couldn't reach
his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he
warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do.
He must somehow divert them from the fleet.

Laying aside all thoughts
of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes.
Wing-mounted 50 calibres’ blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised

enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken
formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition
was finally spent.

Undaunted, he continued
the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in
hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible, rendering them unfit
to fly.

Finally, the exasperated
Japanese squadron took off in another direction.

Deeply relieved, Butch
O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the
carrier.

Upon arrival, he reported
in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the
gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of
Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in fact,
destroyed five enemy aircraft.


This took place on
February 20, 1942 , and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace
of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of
Honor.

A
year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home
town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and
today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of
this great man.

So, the next time you find
yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's
memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located
between Terminals 1 and 2.

*
SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH
OTHER?*


Butch O'Hare was 'Easy Eddie's' son.


(Pretty cool, huh?)

Portsmouth Items- Jack Plymale & Clay Vice

You are great at remembering the good things, Jack!

I bet a lo0t of Portsmouthites share these kinds of memories with you.

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack H Plymale"
To: "Sam Kegley"
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 10:18 AM
Subject: Fwd: Fw: Ben-gals cheerleader - Wheelersburg, Ohio


> Ahhh. Sam , weren't they lovely times when things were exactly like
> they used to be. One of the things I miss most when I return to
> Portsmouth in the fall is the smell
> of burning leaves( now prohibited, of course).All those streets that
> are perpendicular to 17th street, seemingly, all raked up and burned
> their leaves at the same time..Anywhere I have ever been in the world
> where leaves were burning: the sights and smells always summoned up
> memories that will never die.until I take them along with me. How
> lucky can yo get?
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Sam Kegley
> Date: Apr 20, 2009 2:49 AM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Ben-gals cheerleader - Wheelersburg, Ohio
> To: Jack H Plymale
>
>
> Jack,
>
> The cliche' is that "Things aren't like they used to be, and they
> never were." We know that The river teams of Reds and Bengals and
> Portsmouth's football and basketball really were good teams back when.
> Things have changed a bit around the river towns we knew and loved.
>
> The SOC turned the Trojans away again.
>
> Don't be sick, good friend.
>
> Sam
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack H Plymale"
> To: "Sam Kegley"
> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:51 PM
> Subject: Re: Fw: Ben-gals cheerleader - Wheelersburg, Ohio
>
>
>
>
>> Sam, unless I misunderstood, the Bengals have the weakest schedule in
>> the NFL this year.. I wonder how they won that prize over Detroit. The
>> Reds and Bengals have certainly been an embarrassment to us old river
>> rats.The basketball team hasn't helped a lot either.
>>
>> On 4/19/09, Sam Kegley wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: Clay Vice
>> >
>> Sam ue tKat " Kegley
>>
>> > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 8:33 AM
>> > Subject: Fw: Ben-gals cheerleader - Wheelersburg, Ohio
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Was listening to WLW earlier this week
>> > and this girl was on one of the programs.
>> > During the interview she said she is from
>> > Wheelersburg, Ohio
>> >
>> >
>> > http://www.bengals.com/team/cheerleaders/Lindsay/3e0d6d05-e176-4d88-93ec-909e08359ea1
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jack P.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jack P.
>

Frank Hunter reminiscing- Williams & Cols Ctd Fabric

Yes it is coincidental, Frank. My experiences were from 1950-1952- 57 years ago. The time has passed so quickly, has it not?

I worked on a blendback machine at columbus Coated Fabric for a sharp guy who told me "some day you are going to look back on these days and laugh".

We had a black gentleman who mixed paints, but, although warned often, drank the unpotable alcohol. Many times he went to the hospital. Another big guy would get off the first shift and his tiny wife would meet him with her umbrella, rain or shine, and beat him all the way down the street and he would take it like a brow-beaten man.

I worked for Bill Harley in the shipping room at Williams. We shipped shoes all over the world then and now we receive them from all over the developing world, including China. Ockie Prater then was one who brought shoes up (sixth floor) from the production lines and unloaded them into the model racks for us shoe pullers to pull qnd load lnto rolling racks and take to the front end for the checkers and the shippers to box and ship.

Annie was a dear Kentucky lady working as a checker. Jack "Furlough" Mershon used to mock her teasingly about her saying so and so is down on 'yen end' meaning the other end of the floor.

Some truly fine people worked there then, Phil Goodman, Bennie Bowling, oh, I wish I could better remember the names. I have always said that God made nothing better than people and I have been so fortunate to meet so many of them throughout my life.

A story I haven't forgotten was a discussion which nearly became an argument and a fight at one break time. We had a thin fellow who loved to talk politics and another big quiet guy who was a township trustee who hardly ever said a word. I don't remember the exact topic, but the thin, talkative one got right up into the face of the big, quiet one who had just told him to shut up. He pointed his finger at him, thought on his feet suddenly to keep from being demolished, and said: "Don't you worry! I will!"

Thanks for the memories, Frank.

Sam


----- Original Message -----
From: "samgabe"
To: "Sam Kegley"
Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:18 AM
Subject: Columbus Coated Fabrics and Williams Mfg. Co.


Hi Sam,
Just reading over some of your blog and noticed we have had some paths that almost crossed. You mentioned Columbus Coated Fabrics. They provided summer jobs in Columbus for those of us staying over during OSU years. My frat house (Phi Sigma Kappa) provided summer rentals for some outsiders and through one of them, I was hired on as a catalog maker. It involved perhaps thirty or more people lining up and each grabbing one sheet of sample fabric. We would then place our sheet on a stack which would then become a complete catalog of sample oil-cloth.
You also mentioned Williams Mfg. in Portsmouth.
It was late in the summer of 1955 before I realized that my plans to got to Ohio State with the rest of my PHS classmates just was not going to happen. I had wasted the summer on the tennis courts and now I had no funds to attend school. My parents were not in any position to help either. Someone suggested that I start applying for work somewhere. I don't know how many places I applied to but anyway, I got started. Then my dad (who was a brakeman for the N&W)found that there was a clerk job opening in a week or so at Clare Yards in Cincinnati. Whoever was doing the hiring told him that I could have the job for sure when it opened. Dad really did not want me to have the job because it involved standing close to moving freight cars and copying information from each one. He felt it was a dangerous job, but he relents and arranged for me to sneak aboard a caboose for transportation when the job became available. So about a week later, the job opened and I was to go aboard with him the next day. I was happy and spend the rest of the day playing tennis as usual at Mound Park. As evening came, I saw dad approach the courts. Now he never ever watched me play, so I wondered what was up. He told me the trip was off. In disbelief, I asked why. He said Williams Mfg had called and I was to start with them instead of the N&W clerk job.
So I went to work in the basement sole department pushing carts of soles up to the 4th or 5th floors and bringing down empties. Or maybe it was the other way around. I was making ninety eight cents and hour. About four or five months later, I was given the job of servicing the two platform lines with wedge heels. I was now making over a dollar and hour. I kept my eyes open for an assembly line job which paid even more. One came open as a heel-slotter right behind the Beamer (cutter) operator. The stack of small women's heels came down the line at an alarming rate and I shoved each from the bottom of the stack into the horizontally rotating blade. I was just getting onto the rhythm when the d__m thing kicked on back out into my thumb. Hurt like heck, but I didn't let on. Then a few minutes later, wham... did it again and my thumb was black and blue and beginning to swell. This went on all morning. My thumb was done. I went to the boss and pleaded for my old job back. He kind of laughed and said sure. Seems like swollen thumbs were part of the job. If you wanted the pay, you put of with the pain. That explained why the Beamer operators were without a few fingers.
I spent 10 months there and was laid off just in time to prepare for the school year at OSU.

USA Religion- Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

You may have to type in this link as I can't get links to post correctly. Please Help me Shawn Baird.

The following link is about Religion in Saudi Arabia from Wikipedia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_of_religious_freedom_in_Saudi_Arabia


Both links are Worthwhile reading for each American.

Both are rich nations; however, the freedoms citizens enjoy in America far exceed those of Saudi Arabia's citizens.

Believe me, that is such an important difference. It is shameful that an American president would bow before the Saudui Arabian king.

He is still fighting the slavery past and is tearing down the good of America for his own popularity and vested interests for those of his "Like precious faith" ( I am niot at all sure of what that faith is.

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Jack Plymale reply to "Mom and a Quiet Room

Sam what I say should not be construed as blasphemy, but sincere
gratitude. If God made anything or anyone better than good mothers he
kept them in heaven.

Jack Plymale by e-mail

Mom Kegley's photo- Mary E. Kegley

Mom and a Quiet Room

This is the best photo I have of Mom Kegley.

Sam

Mom and a Quiet Room

Mom and a Quiet Room

4-17-09

She has passed on years ago, but I must thank the Magenta site I added in a free offer to my computer. With Magenta I was able to put up my pics from Adobe on my screensaver. The photos come up at random from the file and, to my wonderful surprise this morning, Mom’s picture appeared behind my desktop. What a sweet surprise.

It honestly brought back the scenes of coming in late from a Saturday night date of a movie and a little smooching with Jeanie (that is as far as she would allow) to find Mom alone watching the 7” screen of the used Hallicrafters TV I had bought for a hundred bucks from friend, Don Ramsey.

Mom, with her special heart, was so good to share life with. Often, there would be a Huntington TV station live piano player and singer. A song we both loved waifs through my mind as I look at Mom’s picture. “My Happiness” with a pretty blonde singer leaning on the piano by the pianist.

Evening shadows make me blue
When each weary day is through
How I long to be with you
My happiness

Every day I reminesce
Dreaming of your tender kiss
Always thinking how I miss
My happiness

A million years it seems
Have gone by since we shared our dreams
But I'll hold you again
There'll be no blue memories then

Whether skies are grey or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you
My happiness

A million years it seems
Have gone by since we shared our dreams
But I'll hold you again
There'll be no blue memories then

Whether skies are grey or blue
Any place on earth will do
Just as long as I'm with you
My happiness

It wasn’t Connie Frances or Elvis Pressley, as it might have been, but no song brings thoughts of Mom back to me like My Happiness and those tender moments we spent together.

I am a true male softie. I haven’t been sobbing as I write this, but my face has some moisture just thinking of those tender times.

There were ten children who shared the special love of our Mom. I am sure we each had our great moments.

Sam

Get rid of negative people e-mail from Pat Richards W.

Thanks Pat!

She is of an opposite political bend than me, but this is good.

Sam





Subject: Get rid of negative people!!!

This is something to think about when negative people are doing their
best to rain on your parade. So remember this story the next time
someone who knows nothing, and cares less, tries to make your life
miserable.

A woman was at her hair dresser's getting her hair styled for a trip
to Rome with her husband She mentioned the trip to the hairdresser,
who responded:

' Rome ? Why would anyone want to go there? It's crowded and dirty.
You're crazy to go to Rome So, how are you getting there?

We're taking Continental,' was the reply. 'We got a great rate!'

'Continental?' exclaimed the hairdresser. 'That's a terrible airline.
Their planes are old, their flight attendants are ugly, and they're
always late.. So, where are you staying in Rome ?'

'We'll be at this exclusive little place over on Rome 's Tiber River
called Teste.'

'Don't go any further. I know that place. Everybody thinks its gonna
be something special and exclusive, but it's really a dump, the worst
hotel in the city! The rooms are small, the service is surly, and
they're overpriced.

So, whatcha' doing when you get there?'

'We're going to go to see the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope.'

'That's rich,' laughed the hairdresser. 'You and a million other
people trying to see him. He'll look the size of an ant.

Boy, good luck on this lousy trip of yours. You're going to need it.'

A month later, the woman again came in for a hairdo. The hairdresser
asked her about her trip to Rome .

'It was wonderful,' explained the woman, 'not only were we on time in
one of Continental's brand new planes, but it was overbooked, and they
bumped us up to first class. The food and wine were wonderful, and I
had a handsome 28-year-old steward who waited on me hand and foot.

And the hotel was great! They'd just finished a $5 million remodeling
job, and now it's a jewel, the finest hotel in the city They, too,
were overbooked, so they apologized and gave us their owner's suite at
no extra charge!'

'Well,' muttered the hairdresser, 'that's all well and good, but I
know you didn't get to see the Pope.'

'Actually, we were quite lucky, because as we toured the Vatican , a
Swiss Guard tapped me on the shoulder, and explained that the Pope
likes to meet some of the visitors, and if I'd be so kind as to step
into his private room and wait, the Pope would personally greet me.

Sure enough, five minutes later, the Pope walked through the door and
shook my hand! I knelt down and he spoke a few words to me.'

'Oh, really! What'd he say ?'


He said: 'Where'd you get the shitty Hairdo? '

WD-40 E-mail Chuck Ludwig

Subject: WD-40



Subject: WD-40


One Sunday morning I got up very early and went outside to
pick up the Sunday paper, when I noticed someone had sprayed
red paint all around the sides of my neighbor's brand
new beige truck. I went over and woke him up and gave him
the bad news. He was, of course extremely upset and we
stood there trying to figure out what we could do about the
problem. We decided there wasn't much recourse but to
wait until Monday, since nothing was open. Just then
another neighbor came out of his house, surveyed the
situation and immediately said to get his WD-40 out and
clean the red paint off with it. Guess what! It cleaned
up that paint without harming the original paint on the
truck! I'm impressed!! Water Displacement #40. The
product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent
and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created
in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket
Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project
that was to find a 'water displacement' compound.
They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus
WD-40. The Corvair Company bought it in bulk to protect
their atlas missile parts.
Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is
nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you...' IT IS MADE FROM
FISH OIL.' When you read the 'shower door'
part, try it. It's the first thing that has ever
cleaned that spotty shower door. If yours is plastic, it
works just as well as glass. It is a miracle! Then try
it on your stovetop... It is now shinier than it has ever
been before.


1) Protects silver from tarnishing.
2) Removes road tar and grime from cars.
3) Cleans and lubricates guitar strings.
4) Gives floors that `just-waxed` sheen without making it
slippery.
5) Keeps flies off cows.
6) Restores and cleans chalkboards.
7) Removes lipstick stains.
8) Loosens stubborn zippers.
9) Untangles jewelry chains.
10) Removes stains from stainless steel sinks.
11) Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill.
12) Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing.
13) Removes tomato stains from clothing.
14) Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots.
15) Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors.
16) Keeps scissors working smoothly.
17) Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in
homes
18) It removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor!
Open some windows if you have a lot of marks.
19) Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car.
Removed quickly, with WD-40!
20) Gives a children's play gym slide a shine for a
super fast slide.
21) Lubricates gear shift on lawn mowers.
22) Rids kids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises.
23) Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes
them easier to open.
24) Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and
close.
25) Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in
vehicles, well as vinyl bumpers.
26) Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles.
27) Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans.
28) Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons, and
bicycles for easy handling.
29) Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps
them running smoothly.
30) Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and
other tools.
31) Removes splattered grease on stove.
32) Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging.
33) Lubricates prosthetic limbs.
34) Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell).
35) Removes all traces of duct tape.
36) Folks even spray it on their arms, hands, and knees to
relieve arthritis pain
37) Florida 's favorite use, 'Cleans and removes
love bugs from grills and bumpers.'
38) Protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements.
39) WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a LITTLE on live bait or
lures and you will be catching the big one in no time.
40) Ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately and
stops the itch.
41) WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray
on the mark and wipe with a clean rag.
42) If you've washed and dried a tube of lipstick with
a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40
and Presto! Lipstick is gone!
43) If you spray WD-40 on the distributor cap, it will
displace the moisture and allow the car to start.


I keep a can of WD-40 in my kitchen cabinet over the stove.
It is good for oven burns or any other type of burn. It
takes the burned feeling away and heals with NOscarring.
Remember, the basic ingredient is FISH OIL.

Fifth Graders- "God is like" John Massie e-mail

A
> fifth
> grade teacher in a
> Christian
> school asked her class
> to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them
> in some way to
> communicate ideas about God.
>
>
>
>
> Here
> are some of the results: scroll down.
>
> God
> is like.
>
> BAYER ASPIRIN
>
> He
> works miracles.
>
>
> God
> is like.
>
> a
> FORD
> He's
> got a better idea.
>
> God
> is like.
>
> COKE
>
> He's
> the real thing.
>
>
>
> (This
> is great)
>
>
>
> 0A
>
> God
> is like.
>
> HALLMARK
> CARDS
>
> He
> cares enough to send His very best.
>
>
> God
> is like.
>
> TIDE
>
> He
> gets the stains out that others leave
> behind.
>
>
>
> God
> is like..
> GENERAL
> ELECTRIC
> He
> brings good things to life.
>
>
> God
> is like.
>
> SEARS
> He
> has everything.
>
> God
> is like.
>
> ALKA-SELTZER
> Try Him, you'll like Him
>
> God
> is like.
>
> SCOTCH
> TAPE
>
> You
> can't see Him, but you know He's
> there.
>
>
>
> God
> is like.
> DELTA
> He's
> ready when you are.
>
>
> God
> is like.
>
> ALLSTATE
> You're in good hands
> with Him.
>
>
>
> God
> is like.
> VO-5
> Hair
> Spray
>
> He
> holds through all kinds of
> weather.
>
>
>
> God
> is like.
>
> DIAL SOAP
> Aren't
> you glad you have Him? Don't you wish
> everybody
> did?
>
>
>
>
> God
> is like.
>
> the
> U.S. POST OFFICE
> Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will keep Him
> from His appointed destination.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> God
> is like.
>
> Chevrolet.
> . .the heart beat of America
>
>
> God
> is like
>
> Maxwell
> House.
> .
> Good
> to the very last drop
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> God
> is like..
>
> Bounty.
> . .
> He
> is the quicker picker upper. . can handle the tough jobs.
> . and He won't fall
> apart on you
>
> (my
> favorite)
>
>
>
> Forward
> this to! 10 people so that they can know what God is
> like......( only! if you
> want to)!
> BLESSINGS
> FROM
> MY
> HOUSE TO YOUR HOUSE

USA Today Religion series Questions Bible (2 0f 5)

The very liberal press of America is at it, as usual, with a series of five articles concerning religion in America. I posted about the "No Religion..." thing last week and this week it is liberal 'brains' claiming inconsistencies in the Bible. If you happen to read the articles, please keep an open mind.

What do I think? The first two (40% of the articles with three yet to be) are loaded with liberal- anti Christianity bias. Read them at your own risk, but with an open mind.

The current president is making it a point to tell the world that the USA is not a Christian nation. Last weeks "No Religion..." article claimed only 80% remain as religious in America. The majority Christians of America of that 80%, had better wake up and consider what is happening with our leadership and with this world.

Sam

Miss Joyce- from bro. Paul and sis-in-law, Mary

Sweetness


All women should live so long as to be this kind of old lady!



Toward the end of Sunday service, the Minister asked, 'How many of you
have forgiven your enemies?' 80% held up their hands.

The Minister then repeated his question. All responded this time, except
one small elderly lady. 'Miss Joyce''; 'Are you not willing to forgive
your enemies?' I don't have any.' She replied, smiling sweetly. 'Miss
Joyce', that is very unusual. How old are you?' 'Ninety-eight.' she
replied.
'Oh, Miss. Joyce, would you please come down in front & tell us all how a
person can live ninety-eight years & not have an enemy in the world?'
The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, faced the
congregation, and said: 'I outlived the bitches.'

Geneolgical Records Samuel Kegley

Samuel B. Kegley: Pvt., Co., B, 5th Ky Inf., CSA. 1862 to 1863 (1 year, 2
months) In 1890, Samuel told the census-taker that he was “Shot through the
left breast, captured and Parolled”. His post office was Leadingham.
Samuel Kegley was the son of John Henry and Ann Moyers Kegley, ans was
born in Wythe Co, VA, Aug 15, 1841. Henry, as he was usually called, was,
in turn, a son of Martin Kegley and Mary Magdalene Meyers Kegley, ans was
born in 1807 in Wythe Co, VA. He resettled in what is now Elliott Co in
1859, where he died in 1898. Martin Kegley was a son of George Kegley,
Sr., who lived first in Annville, Pennsylvania. We know that George’s wife
was names Catherine, but her maiden name is unknown to us today. George
Kegley is considered to have been the progenitor of the Wythe Co, VA
Kegleys, and, for that matter, the Kegleys of Eastern Kentucky.
The first record I can find for Samuel Kegley is contained in the 1850
Wythe Co, VA census. At that time, he was 10 years of age and living in
the home of his parents, Henry and Ann Kegley. Since the Kegleys moved to
the present day Elliott Co in 1859, it may be correctly assumed that Samuel
would be found in the 1860 Carter Co census. This is further supported by
the fact that Samuel and Elizabeth Catron were married in Carter Co on May
17, 1863. Witnesses to the marriage were John Kegley and Mary Elliott with
C.W. Carter named as the presiding minister.
VA records indicate that the Kegleys and Catrons had close ties to that
state, and it may be that both families came into the Carter (Elliott) Co
area about the same time. We know that they all settled in the same
general area of northern Elliott Co.
Relatives tell the story that Elizabeth Catron and Samuel Kegley were both
present at a “working” somewhere in the Mauk Ridge area, and, upon seeing
Samuel, Elizabeth commented, “That man will be my husband someday”.
Elizabeth’s descendants also tell us that when she was a mere girl, barely
a teenager, her brother’s family was preparing to move from Wythe Co to our
Elliott Co. When the wagon was loaded and ready to begin moving, Elizabeth
climbed on and made the long journey across the mountains to eastern KY.
Although she lived to be very old, she was never back in VA and never saw
her parents again.
In 1870, when the first census of Elliott Co was taken, Samuel Kegley was
found living in the Moccasin Precinct. He was 30 years of age, Elizabeth
was 25. Three children were named in this census: William, age 6; Jackson,
3; and Sarah, 10 months.
The 1880 Elliott Co census reveals that Samuel Kegley was still a resident
of the Moccasin Precinct. He stated that he was 33 years of age, which
seems to be incorrect; Elizabeth was 35. Their children listed in the 1880
report were: William, 15; Jackson, 12; Sarah, 9; Virginia Carolina, 7;
Margaret A., 4; and James A., 1.
The 1890 Elliott Co Tax Assessments show Samuel Kegley the owner of 28
acres of land in the Moccasin Precinct. He indicated that his nearest
neighbor was James White.
When the 1900 Elliott Co census was taken, Samuel Kegley was a resident of
the Cracker’s Neck Precinct. At that time he said he was 59 years of age,
having been born in Jan 1841, which differs from the month of Aug indicated
on his grave marker. Elizabeth was 56, stating that she was born Sept
1843. Their children living at home with them were: Marget E., 24, born in
May 1876; James A., 21, Apr 1879; Julia A., 18, July 1882; and George, 7,
May 1893.
The oldest son, William F., called Frank by the family, had married Tinie
Conn. They established their home in Greenup Co, where Frank died on Dec
28, 1928. The next oldest son, Jackson, had also married and established a
home in the Moccasin Precinct. Sarah E., was the daughter called Ellen.
She married Sam Conn, a son of Freeling and Angeline Shelton Conn. Sam and
Elizabeth Kegley’s daughter called Virginia C., in the earlier census
reports, was Caroline, who married John Shelton. They established their
home in an area between Concord, on Brown Ridge and Caney Creek. They have
many descendants in this area today, mainly through Charlie and Johnnie
Shelton and Lizzie Shelton Dehart.
Samuel Kegley died Feb 17, 1910, therefore, he is not named in the 1910
Elliott co census. His widow, Elizabeth, still survived, and made her home
with her children until her death. Most of her later years were spent with
her widowed daughter, Caroline Shelton.
Samuel and Elizabeth Catron Kegley are buried in the tick Ridge Cemetery a
short distance out of Olive Hill.
The United States became involved in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Descendants of Samuel Kegley say he went Immediately and attempted to
volunteer for service. Of course, being somewhat advanced in years, he was
not accepted for military service.

Finished

Trojans rejected for League

Old Trojans may find this to be incredible, but it is true.

SOC rejects expansion proposal
by John Stegeman, PDT Sports Editor7 days ago | 523 views | 0 | 2 | | For the fourth time overall and the first time in seven years the Southern Ohio Conference has refused to accept Portsmouth High School into the league.

The SOC chose by silent vote to deny membership to Portsmouth and South Gallia High Schools at a meeting on Thursday at Northwest High School.

Portsmouth which has spent time in several athletic leagues, has never been a part of the league that includes the other 11 high schools in Scioto County, as well as five others.

Portsmouth sought to join the SOC partially in response to costs incurred by traveling to their rivals in the Southeastern Ohio Athletic League which includes schools as far away as Marietta and Warren. Portsmouth is also one of the smaller schools in that conference.

"We're in the SEOAL and we're going to stay there," Portsmouth Athletic Director Joe Albrecht said. "Its a good solid league but we're a very small school in the SEOAL.

"We’re disappointed there's no question," Albrecht added. "We're disappointed for our kids. For us it was an ideal situation, but each school had their own vote."

South Gallia competes as an independent.

SOC Secretary Dave Frantz said the league's decision was based on how expansion would effect the league's members.

"It wasn't really a vote against Portsmouth or against South Gallia," Frantz said. "It was a vote against expansion of the league.

"A committee was formed from various schools within the league which consisted of superintendents, principals and athletic directors, some of which were on the Southeastern Ohio Athletic Board," Frantz added. "We tried to get all schools in the conference, schools with or without football and in the big and small divisions (on the committee)."

Any change in the league would effect all the members. Among the concerns Frantz cited were division alignment, non-conference schedules and the strong state of the SOC as it is.

"With any addition to the league there is a rippledown effect that gives all schools different concerns," Frantz said. "If one school comes in it changes the whole league... As of right now we feel like the league is in a good state. It's a highly competitive league."

Portsmouth and South Gallia needed a 75 percent of the vote to get in meaning that if all 16 SOC schools voted, 12 would have had to vote for acceptance. Because it was a silent vote, Frantz said individual school's votes could not be released. According to the SOC constitution, a request from one school is enough to enact a silent vote and Frantz confirmed that one school did request that.

"Personally, I feel for Portsmouth because I understand the predicament they are in with the travel and how far they have to go," Frantz said. "It wasn't what was best for the league as a whole."

Despite not being admitted to the league in other attempts, Albrecht thought this might have been the year.

"We were very optmistic as this process began...," he said. "We're just like anybody else that's graduating 110 people...That's why I really though we were going to be a good fit.

"I expressed to Dave that we appreciate everything they've done for us," Albrecht added. "In the future if the invitation is there we would accept. When they're ready we'll be waiting for them."

JOHN STEGEMAN can be reached at jstegeman02@hotmail.com

I like this e-mail Clay vice

I also like it, Clay- A LOT!

My brother, Jim, forwarded this, or something to the same effect, from Ebbie Glockner a while back:

This is good. C.V.


People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

-this version is credited to Mother Teresa

No religion? No problem USA Today 4-6-09

I am a Christian.

Obama tells the world that the USA is not a Christian nation. Perhaps we never were, but we had dedicated servant-leaaders who believed in christian principles. Their leadership and God's blessings have brought us the freedoms we enjoy in America. Our fighting men, not our politicians, have preserved those freedoms.

No Religion? No problem was in this past Monday's USA Today (15A), claiming 20% non-religious Americans by Nica Lalli. "Nothing: Something to believe in" is her latest book.

We will see many more articles and series such as this to be presented in the national conversation Mondays by USA Today. One can also go to religion.usatoday.com to read the series.

Christ died for each of us and will advocate to His Father on our behalf:

The Park Shoppe e-mail Frank Hunter

Here are a real bunch of Portsmouth names. The Clark twins, Carl and Clare, and I worked as ushers at the Ohio Theatre in New Boston during our senior year (49-50). We went to Grierson's Inn and Joe's and found that all high schoolers, boys and girls, spent time there. In contrast, it seems girls were rarely found at the Mound Park, the Sugar Bowl, or the Park Shoppe. I met my wife Jeanie there in New Boston, Carl met Emma Mills whom he married, and Clare (now deceased, dated a few of the New Boston girls.


Hi Kegley bros,
This was in our 3rd newsletter. If you have not read it, you may want to forward it


Dozens of classmates and others can call
themselves members of the Park Shoppe gang. I
was one of those and would like to remember
some of the group.
We went through at least three owners that I
can remember. There was Russ (can’t remember
his last name), Clarence Evans and George
Banchy. Clarence was the most irritable and
George was perhaps the most tolerant of the
three. Clarence was a bit like Basil Faulty of the
English tv comedy series, Faulty Towers. He was
high-strung and short tempered. He wanted our
business but would be quick to toss out anyone
for the slightest reason. His son Larry (a great
buddy of ours) was his waiter and busboy who
was frequently caught in the middle.
We spent hours playing the two pinball
machines at a nickel a game. We drank lemon or
cherry cokes or phosphates (nickel a glass) and
gobbled down their famous pork barbeque sand-
wich. As we neared drinking age(?), many an
elbow was bent in the back room. The best sell-
er was Burger beer, of course.
Some of the names I will not forget: Bill
Banchy, Mark Banchy, Nelson (Nellie) Barker,
Bob (or Phil) Bickham, Jackie Brown, Buddy
Burger, Jack (Bat) Burgess, Larry Coriell, Jack
Duschinsky, Larry Evans, Jim Gardner, Jerry
Gillen, Dick (Hans Gans Afghanistan) Hansgen,
Bill (Animal or Ank) Hilderbrand, Jim (Big
Animal) Hilderbrand, Jim Kegley, Dick Klitch and
his father, TerryKouns, Paul Ladomer, Marlene
Larch, Jim Lauter, Skip Martin, Dave Marting,
Howard (BI) McCoy, Val Minch, Dave Otworth, Al
Oxley, Lovel Pack, Ken Payne, Dick Purpura, Sam
Pollock, Fred Ramsey, Don Stamper, Barbara
Spears, J.B. Warden, (a newcomer from
Roanoke, VA), Nancy Witten, Dick Woolwine,
Mike Zuliani, and other names which are some-
where in my memory and others I have since for-
gotten. To them I apologize
Most of us just sat on the wall across the alley
and next to the tennis courts. We sat and talked
and waited for someone to drive up and give us a
ride around the boulevard or perhaps to the
Cycle Inn or the Shawnee drive-in. The cars had
names like “The Green Hornet”, or “The
Neltilus”. Help me remember...
This was our hangout, our watering hole and
a safe place where our parents knew they could
always find us. It was a place for tennis breaks, a
snow cone during the industrial league softball
games or a place to buy your out of town paper.
I always hoped that one of our classmates would
revive that institution called the Park Shoppe.