Yesterday Poem by Sam Kegley 7/24/14

Yesterday



Shall we work or shall we play
Much depends on yesterday

Should events just fade away
or keep returnming along our way

Give us back December 7, 41
Be as if we've just begun

Hitler would expand due to our isolation
What kind of fortress would then be our nation

For the early morning of 9-11
Skipping that event would keep us in Heaven

People would still read about and admire us

But admiration always slips away

Wake this sleeping giant though
Can we make the enemies regret their yesterdays

Will GI's fight and fall with wounds
Because they felt the hurts of yesterdays

Our surrogate fighters have volunteered
and served so well

How would needed draftees fare
In the face of future battles hell

We pray for God to bless us again although
We have slipped as a nation of Christians

It won't be Noah's boat to save some species
Nor David's bow to bring down creepies

But a return to prayer won't hurt one bit
Throughout this world who've seemed to quit

As we search out a better way
To keep from dreading yesterday

Sam Kegley of this SamKat blog

Pre-Alzheimers Test ... Thx Marge R!

Begin forwarded message:

 

I’m safe so far….found them all.  Have fun

I have no idea as to authenticity as a diagnostic tool---but it was fun.

 

Check this out:  They label this an Anti-Alzheimer exercise...
To keep a sharp mind! Fascinating!

CAN YOU SEE 10 FACES IN THIS TREE?

THERE'S A FACE IN HERE. CAN YOU SEE IT?

CAN YOU SEE THE BABY?

CAN YOU SEE THE KISSING COUPLE?

CAN YOU SEE THE THREE WOMEN?

If you find them all you are not at the beginning stages of Alzheimer or Dementia!

Send this round' to all your friends, these are really fascinating

Precious qualities of drinking water ... Thx Nana & Marge R!

I never heard about the glass before bed stopping leg cramps. You can bet I will initiate this tonight.

Sent from my iPad

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	How many people do you know who say they don't want to drink anything before going to bed because they'll have  to get up during the night!!

I asked my Doctor why do people need to urinate so much at night time.

Answer –

Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell).   When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) is level with the kidneys,
it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier. 

I knew that you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to me.

Correct time to drink water... Very Important. From A Cardiac Specialist! 

Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack
 

I can also add to this... My doctor told me that water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps.   Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up. 

A Cardiologist has stated that if each person after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably one life

could be saved!

I have already shared this information. What about you?

Do forward this message. It may save lives!

"Life is a onetime gift"

Putin makes more sense than any American politician ... Thx Dr. H!

Subject: Vladimir Putin on Muslims

 Not sure I agree with Putin on Ukraine and few other things, but this is good.

 

Subject:  Vladimir Putin on Muslims

No wonder he was selected by Forbes as the most powerful person in the world.

This is one time our elected leaders should pay attention to the advice of Vladimir Putin.
 
I would suggest that not only our leaders but every citizen should pay attention to this advice. How scary is that?
 
It is a sad day when a Communist Leader makes more sense than our LEADERS here in the Americas, but here it is!
 

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Vladimir Putin's speech - SHORTEST SPEECH EVER.
 
On August 04, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia:
 
"In Russia, live like Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, it should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, and live the life of Muslim's then we advise them to go to those places where that's the state law.
 
"Russia does not need Muslim minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell 'discrimination'. We will not tolerate disrespect of our Russian culture. We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation. The Muslims are taking over those countries and they will not take over Russia. The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of Sharia Law and Muslims.
 
"When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the Russian national interest first, observing that the Muslims Minorities Are Not Russians."
 
The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.
 
If you keep this to yourself, you are part of the problem!

 

Thx Jim! Portsmouth OH nostalgia by my brother, Jim K

Jim Kegley	12:11 PM (3 hours ago)
to Scioto

High Notes 07-24-2014

 

I saw the most amazing demonstration on my computer recently…it is a (skin-spray) gun with which researcher’s are spraying badly-burned skin, with the victim’s own stem cells and the burns are taking mere days instead of weeks to heal.  The demonstration was with a man who was accidentally burned when another man threw a cup of gasoline onto a burning neighborhood bonfire.  The man suffered second degree burns over the top right portion of his body, including the right side of his face neck and shoulder.  The video stated that the man was treated on a Friday, and the skin was healed by the following Monday.

I get a regular website entitled “Big Greek Daddy” with funny and interesting videos, and this information was part of the Monday, July 21, selection.

 

Oh, I failed to report that Brian Estepp, the glass-marble specialist, and Morphy Auction House of Pennsylvania executive, was in the Rosemount area visiting his Mom and Dad, Bob and Carolyn Estepp over the Father’s Day holiday back in June.  The family drove down to see Jack Lewis, the gunsmith/antique dealer, owner of the Shawnee Diner just east of Buena Vista, and they met with Mr. Lewis’ son-in-law, Gary Taylor, to discuss and view some of Taylor’s marble collection.  Brian telephoned me and told how he enjoyed meeting the family.  He was already acquainted with Jack’s oldest son, also named Jack Lewis, who is the firearms specialist with Cowan Auctions, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Les Cowan, the owner of the Cincinnati firm, appears often on the Antiques Roadshow which airs on PBS tv. 

The other Cincinnati firm which I’ve written about recently, is Wiebold Studios, an art and antiques restoration company in the Queen City.  I wrote about Richard (Dick) Shy who retired from the U. S. Marines and eventually utilized his artistic talent and now works part-time restoring artwork.  He is a fellow 1957 graduate of Portsmouth High School.  Wiebold has a message appearing in conjunction with their support of the Antiques Roadshow, and I always think of Dick Shy when the hand appears to wipe dirt and grime from the picture.

 

Although I moved away from my early interest in antiques and collectibles when I began my long newspaper career, I maintain an abiding interest in the business.  At one time I had a small antique shop located on the east end of Lucasville, in property owned by Charles Scaff. 

I originally became interested in antiques, as a 14-year old and became acquainted with James and Florine McConnell, owners of Hilltop Antiques on Kinney’s Lane.  They were the parents of Linda McConnell, a new summertime friend I met while selling flavored crushed-ice snowballs from the Park Shoppe Snowball stand on 17^th Street.  Linda and Peggy Fairchild, another Lincoln Grade Schooler, would walk home from Dreamland Pool, and stop at my stand.  I remember that I trumped up some excuse to close the stand early one evening, and the girls waited around and Dave Otworth and I walked them the rest of their way home through Greenlawn Cemetery.  That was the beginning of a wonderful friendship with the girls and the McConnell family.  Linda, now last name Noel, is the widow of longtime Portsmouth fireman, Jack Noel, and Linda lives on Forest Avenue, in the duplex next door to my lady-friend, Nora Netzer.

 

This coming weekend, July 25, 26 and 27, 2014, there is to be a Native American Artifacts show in Manchester, Ohio.  Val Minch, now of Hickory, North Carolina, is a long-time friend and fellow relic collector, and he will be visiting for a few days so we can attend the show.

 

Redneck love poem ... Oh my Dr. H ... it is a funny re-cycle

Redneck Love Poem

This actually earned a poetry prize in West Virginia in 1912.

Old Glory saluted in Sheboygan, Wisconsin ... Thx Pidge F!

Old Glory saluted in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

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Acuity Flagpole Project

Standing 400 feet tall, the new Acuity Insurance Flagpole is the tallest flagpole in North America (#tallestusflag).  Located on the Acuity Insurance headquarters campus in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, along Interstate 43 between Milwaukee and Green Bay, the pole supports a 60-foot-wide by 120-foot-long American flag.  Located at the base of the flagpole is a brick paver patio featuring the names of Sheboygan County residents killed in active duty.

Flagpole Facts:

• 400-foot flagpole weighs approximately 420,000 pounds
• There are two versions of the 60- by 120-foot flag:- 220 pound flag is flown during normal conditions- 350 pound flag is flown during harsher weather
• Each star is 3 feet high and each stripe is 4 1/2 feet wide
• 680 cubic yards of concrete used in foundation
• Over 500 gallons of paint cover the pole
• 11-foot diameter at base tapers to 5 1/2-foot diameter at top
• Three pendulum-style tuned mass dampers reduce movement and vibration
• Designed to withstand a low temperature of -42°F

For more videos, images, and information visit the Acuity Flagpole project page.

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