I am so happy to have met the Three Amigos of Paul Walker's Torjans! I am honored that you would read any of my offerings Jack!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
JP in Costa Rica Rain
I am so happy to have met the Three Amigos of Paul Walker's Torjans! I am honored that you would read any of my offerings Jack!
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
--
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack H Plymale
To: Sam Kegley
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 8:51 AM
Subject: Rainy days ain't really bad
Two days here, nothng but rain. Read and re-read your blogs and other literature. A favorite phrase of my sainted mother keeps running through my=============mind(?), " Busy as a one-armed paper hanger."
--
Stimulous Bill- John McCain-Judi Cole e-mail
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: John McCain
Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Subject: Fwd: Economic Stimulus Package
To: c21judicole@gmail.com
Dear Judi,
Yesterday, the Senate began debate on an economic stimulus package that is intended to get our economy back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the giveaways for the special interests and corporate high rollers, yet short on help for ordinary working Americans. I cannot and do not support the package on the table from the Democrats and the Obama Administration. Our country does not need just another spending bill, particularly not one that will load future generations with the burden of massive debt. We need a short term stimulus bill that will directly help people, create jobs, and provide a jolt to our economy.
I believe we need to evaluate every bit of spending in this stimulus proposal with one important criteria - does it really stimulate the economy and help create jobs - if the answer is no, it does not belong in a so-called stimulus package. Furthermore, the stimulus must include significant direct relief to American workers in the form of payroll tax cuts and programs to help homeowners keep their homes. Finally, we need an end game to this stimulus so that when our economy recovers, these spending programs do not remain permanent and saddle our children with a skyrocketing national debt.
I appreciate the discussions President Obama is having with my Republican colleagues, but the time for talking has come to an end and we must now begin some serious negotiation. But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
I have long been a fighter against wasteful spending in Washington and long an advocate for a balanced budget -- that will never change. I realize we face extraordinary challenges with our economy today, but that is not an excuse for more irresponsibly from Washington. I hope you will join me in saying no to this stimulus package as it currently exists by signing this petition.
Sincerely,
John McCain
Chair, Country First PAC
The last four words "by signing this petition" had the last three words in color as a link to the petition. Unfortunately the link is not live on my blog: Here is what www.talkingpointsmemo.com TPM remarks about John McCains e-mail above:
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McCain Sends Out E-Mail Petition Against Stimulus Bill
By Eric Kleefeld - February 3, 2009, 12:48PM
John McCain is now adding his voice to the Republican activism against the stimulus bill, sending out an e-mail to his supporter list that asks recipients to sign a petition opposing it.
McCain's e-mail complains that there is too much government spending in the bill that won't create jobs, and that instead there should be payroll tax cuts and a clear "end game" to the stimulus to guarantee that the spending stops after the recessions is over. McCain also complains that the White House has behaved in a partisan manner, as evidenced by the House Republicans' unanimous vote against the bill:
But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
The Republican position here is now clear: They say that government spending during an economic crisis does not prop up the economy. The question is whether they will maintain just enough strength in the Senate to put this theory into practice, by making sure that whatever bill does eventually pass would be more to their liking.
The full McCain e-mail is shown above but does not include the link.
From: John McCain
Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Subject: Fwd: Economic Stimulus Package
To: c21judicole@gmail.com
Dear Judi,
Yesterday, the Senate began debate on an economic stimulus package that is intended to get our economy back on track and help Americans who are suffering through these difficult times. Unfortunately, the proposal on the table is big on the giveaways for the special interests and corporate high rollers, yet short on help for ordinary working Americans. I cannot and do not support the package on the table from the Democrats and the Obama Administration. Our country does not need just another spending bill, particularly not one that will load future generations with the burden of massive debt. We need a short term stimulus bill that will directly help people, create jobs, and provide a jolt to our economy.
I believe we need to evaluate every bit of spending in this stimulus proposal with one important criteria - does it really stimulate the economy and help create jobs - if the answer is no, it does not belong in a so-called stimulus package. Furthermore, the stimulus must include significant direct relief to American workers in the form of payroll tax cuts and programs to help homeowners keep their homes. Finally, we need an end game to this stimulus so that when our economy recovers, these spending programs do not remain permanent and saddle our children with a skyrocketing national debt.
I appreciate the discussions President Obama is having with my Republican colleagues, but the time for talking has come to an end and we must now begin some serious negotiation. But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
I have long been a fighter against wasteful spending in Washington and long an advocate for a balanced budget -- that will never change. I realize we face extraordinary challenges with our economy today, but that is not an excuse for more irresponsibly from Washington. I hope you will join me in saying no to this stimulus package as it currently exists by signing this petition.
Sincerely,
John McCain
Chair, Country First PAC
The last four words "by signing this petition" had the last three words in color as a link to the petition. Unfortunately the link is not live on my blog: Here is what www.talkingpointsmemo.com TPM remarks about John McCains e-mail above:
« How It's Playing Back Home | Home | »
McCain Sends Out E-Mail Petition Against Stimulus Bill
By Eric Kleefeld - February 3, 2009, 12:48PM
John McCain is now adding his voice to the Republican activism against the stimulus bill, sending out an e-mail to his supporter list that asks recipients to sign a petition opposing it.
McCain's e-mail complains that there is too much government spending in the bill that won't create jobs, and that instead there should be payroll tax cuts and a clear "end game" to the stimulus to guarantee that the spending stops after the recessions is over. McCain also complains that the White House has behaved in a partisan manner, as evidenced by the House Republicans' unanimous vote against the bill:
But as of yet, Republicans have not been given the opportunity to be involved. The House of Representatives passed a stimulus bill without a single Republican supporting it. In the Senate, the Democrat leadership is trying to jam the existing proposal through regardless of reservations from a number of members. With so much at stake, the last thing we need is partisanship driving our attempts to turn the economy around.
The Republican position here is now clear: They say that government spending during an economic crisis does not prop up the economy. The question is whether they will maintain just enough strength in the Senate to put this theory into practice, by making sure that whatever bill does eventually pass would be more to their liking.
The full McCain e-mail is shown above but does not include the link.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Reporters and a Marine- Alma Holl e-mail
Katie Couric, Charlie Gibson, Brian Williams and a tough old U.S. Marine
Sergeant were captured by terrorists in Iraq.
The leader of the terrorists told them he'd grant each of them one last
request before they were beheaded and dragged naked through the streets.
Katie Couric said, 'Well, I'm a Southerner, so I'd like one last plate
of fried chicken.' The leader nodded to an underling who left and
returned with the chicken.
Couric ate it all and said, 'Now I can die content.'
Charlie Gibson said, I'm living in ' New York, so I'd like to hear the
song, The Moon and Me, one last time.' The terrorist leader nodded to
another terrorist who had studied the Western world and knew the music.
He returned with some rag-tag musicians and played the song. Gibson was
satisfied.
Brian Williams said, "I'm a reporter to the end. I want to take out my
tape recorder and describe the scene here and what's about to happen.
Maybe, someday, someone will hear it and know that I was on the job till
the end." The leader directed an aide to hand over the tape recorder and
Williams dictated his comments.
He then said, 'Now I can die happy.'
The leader turned and said,
"And now, Mr. U.S. Marine, what is your final wish ???"
"Kick me in the rear," said the Marine.
'What?' asked the leader, 'Will you mock us in your last hour?'
"No, I'm NOT kidding. I want you to kick me in the rear," insisted the
Marine.
So the leader shoved him into the yard and kicked him in the ass.
The Marine went sprawling, but rolled to his knees, pulled a 9 mm pistol
from inside his cammies and shot the leader dead. In the resulting
confusion, he emptied his sidearm on six terrorists, then with his knife
he slashed the throat of one, and with an AK-47, which he took, sprayed
the rest of the terrorists killing another 11. In a flash, all of them
were either dead or fleeing for their lives.
As the Marine was untying Couric, Gibson, and Williams, they asked him,
"Why didn't you just shoot them all in the first place ??? Why did you
ask him to kick you in the rear???"
"What ???" replied the Marine, "and have you three assholes report
that I was the aggressor....???"
Semper Fi!
Sergeant were captured by terrorists in Iraq.
The leader of the terrorists told them he'd grant each of them one last
request before they were beheaded and dragged naked through the streets.
Katie Couric said, 'Well, I'm a Southerner, so I'd like one last plate
of fried chicken.' The leader nodded to an underling who left and
returned with the chicken.
Couric ate it all and said, 'Now I can die content.'
Charlie Gibson said, I'm living in ' New York, so I'd like to hear the
song, The Moon and Me, one last time.' The terrorist leader nodded to
another terrorist who had studied the Western world and knew the music.
He returned with some rag-tag musicians and played the song. Gibson was
satisfied.
Brian Williams said, "I'm a reporter to the end. I want to take out my
tape recorder and describe the scene here and what's about to happen.
Maybe, someday, someone will hear it and know that I was on the job till
the end." The leader directed an aide to hand over the tape recorder and
Williams dictated his comments.
He then said, 'Now I can die happy.'
The leader turned and said,
"And now, Mr. U.S. Marine, what is your final wish ???"
"Kick me in the rear," said the Marine.
'What?' asked the leader, 'Will you mock us in your last hour?'
"No, I'm NOT kidding. I want you to kick me in the rear," insisted the
Marine.
So the leader shoved him into the yard and kicked him in the ass.
The Marine went sprawling, but rolled to his knees, pulled a 9 mm pistol
from inside his cammies and shot the leader dead. In the resulting
confusion, he emptied his sidearm on six terrorists, then with his knife
he slashed the throat of one, and with an AK-47, which he took, sprayed
the rest of the terrorists killing another 11. In a flash, all of them
were either dead or fleeing for their lives.
As the Marine was untying Couric, Gibson, and Williams, they asked him,
"Why didn't you just shoot them all in the first place ??? Why did you
ask him to kick you in the rear???"
"What ???" replied the Marine, "and have you three assholes report
that I was the aggressor....???"
Semper Fi!
United States Map- E-mail Dave Miller
Subject: Fwd: FW: United State Map
A father wanted to read a magazine but was being botheredby his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the UnitedStates looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country.Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Shelby and said, 'Gointo the other room and see if you can put this together. Thiswill show you our whole country today.
After a few minutes, Shelby return to her Dad and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. 'Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.'AMEN!!!!!!!
A father wanted to read a magazine but was being botheredby his little girl, Shelby. She wanted to know what the UnitedStates looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of the country.Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to Shelby and said, 'Gointo the other room and see if you can put this together. Thiswill show you our whole country today.
After a few minutes, Shelby return to her Dad and handed him the map, correctly fitted and taped together. The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so quickly. 'Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, then our country just came together.'AMEN!!!!!!!
Rick Warren- e-mail Dave Miller
Portsmouth Cronies Photo (2008)- L to R- Dr. Chet corbitt, Coach Smokey Gibson, Dick Klitch, Dave Miller, Paul Bierley and Jack Arthurs.
Rick Warren- E-mail Dave Miller
Subject: Rick Warren
Rick Warren (REMEMBER HE WROTE ' PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE' )
You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having 'wealth' from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren,
'Purpose Driven Life ' author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California
In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said :
People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.
One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body-- but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.
We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.
The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort.
God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy..
We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always some thing bad that needs to be worked on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems.
If you focus on your problems, you're going into self- centeredness,'which is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.
We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her.
It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people.
You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.
Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance, this past year, al l of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy.
It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease.
So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72
First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.
Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.
Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.
Fourth, I added up all that the chu rch had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.
We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?
Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?
When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do.
That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quie t moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
God's Blessings on you today.
NOW. PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
Rick Warren (REMEMBER HE WROTE ' PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE' )
You will enjoy the new insights that Rick Warren has, with his wife now having cancer and him having 'wealth' from the book sales. This is an absolutely incredible short interview with Rick Warren,
'Purpose Driven Life ' author and pastor of Saddleback Church in California
In the interview by Paul Bradshaw with Rick Warren, Rick said :
People ask me, What is the purpose of life? And I respond: In a nutshell, life is preparation for eternity. We were not made to last forever, and God wants us to be with Him in Heaven.
One day my heart is going to stop, and that will be the end of my body-- but not the end of me.
I may live 60 to 100 years on earth, but I am going to spend trillions of years in eternity. This is the warm-up act - the dress rehearsal. God wants us to practice on earth what we will do forever in eternity.
We were made by God and for God, and until you figure that out, life isn't going to make sense.
Life is a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one.
The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort.
God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy..
We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.
This past year has been the greatest year of my life but also the toughest, with my wife, Kay, getting cancer.
I used to think that life was hills and valleys - you go through a dark time, then you go to the mountaintop, back and forth. I don't believe that anymore.
Rather than life being hills and valleys, I believe that it's kind of like two rails on a railroad track, and at all times you have something good and something bad in your life.
No matter how good things are in your life, there is always some thing bad that needs to be worked on.
And no matter how bad things are in your life, there is always something good you can thank God for.
You can focus on your purposes, or you can focus on your problems.
If you focus on your problems, you're going into self- centeredness,'which is my problem, my issues, my pain.' But one of the easiest ways to get rid of pain is to get your focus off yourself and onto God and others.
We discovered quickly that in spite of the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people, God was not going to heal Kay or make it easy for her.
It has been very difficult for her, and yet God has strengthened her character, given her a ministry of helping other people, given her a testimony, drawn her closer to Him and to people.
You have to learn to deal with both the good and the bad of life.
Actually, sometimes learning to deal with the good is harder. For instance, this past year, al l of a sudden, when the book sold 15 million copies, it made me instantly very wealthy.
It also brought a lot of notoriety that I had never had to deal with before. I don't think God gives you money or notoriety for your own ego or for you to live a life of ease.
So I began to ask God what He wanted me to do with this money, notoriety and influence. He gave me two different passages that helped me decide what to do, II Corinthians 9 and Psalm 72
First, in spite of all the money coming in, we would not change our lifestyle one bit. We made no major purchases.
Second, about midway through last year, I stopped taking a salary from the church.
Third, we set up foundations to fund an initiative we call The Peace Plan to plant churches, equip leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation.
Fourth, I added up all that the chu rch had paid me in the 24 years since I started the church, and I gave it all back. It was liberating to be able to serve God for free.
We need to ask ourselves: Am I going to live for possessions? Popularity?
Am I going to be driven by pressures? Guilt? Bitterness? Materialism? Or am I going to be driven by God's purposes (for my life)?
When I get up in the morning, I sit on the side of my bed and say, God, if I don't get anything else done today, I want to know You more and love You better. God didn't put me on earth just to fulfill a to-do list. He's more interested in what I am than what I do.
That's why we're called human beings, not human doings.
Happy moments, PRAISE GOD.
Difficult moments, SEEK GOD.
Quie t moments, WORSHIP GOD.
Painful moments, TRUST GOD.
Every moment, THANK GOD.
God's Blessings on you today.
NOW. PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS.
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