This is great!!

To all my Democrat friends:


Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.



I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America& lt; /SPAN> in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.




To all my Republican friends:



Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! And I must add -- GOD BLESS THE USA!!!!!

Quote

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living.
The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Mark Twain

My two bits.........

It is essential in life to stand firm in what you believe and not compromise when you know you are right without running over others or putting them down,
All the while allowing the Holy Spirit to show you where you may be wrong or need to change.
Unbending yet bend- ABLE ???

STILL ALIVE & FIGHTIN'----- I Think

Weathered

I lie awake on a long, dark night
I can’t seem to tame my mind
Slings and arrows are killing me inside
Maybe I can’t accept the life that’s mine
No I can’t accept the life that’s mine

Simple living is my desperate cry
Been trading love with indifference
yeah it suits me just fine
I try to hold on but I’m calloused to the bone
Maybe that’s why I feel alone
Maybe that’s why I feel so alone

Me…I’m rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I’m covered with skin that peels and
it just won’t heal

The sun shines and I can’t avoid the light
I think I’m holding on to life too tight
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Sometimes I feel like giving up
Sometimes I feel like giving up

Me…I’m rusted and weathered
Barely holding together
I’m covered with skin that peels and
it just won’t heal

The day reminds me of you
The night hides your truth
The earth is a voice
Speaking to you
Take all this pride
And leave it behind
Because one day it ends
One day we die
Believe what you will
That is your right
But I choose to win
So I choose to fight
To fight

Written by Tremonti/Stapp Published by Tremonti/Stapp Music(Adm. by Dwight Frye Music, Inc.)/Dwight Frye Music, Inc. (BMI)


Thank-You Lord for the Strength to fight on!!

Blind man in a store

A blind man walks into a store with his seeing eye dog.
All of a sudden, he picks up the leash and begins swinging the dog over his head.
The manager runs up to the man and asks, "What are you doing?!!"
The blind man replies, "Just looking around."


All right!! That will be enough of the blind jokes!!!!

The Blind Farmer

Hot Deal!! Call for blowout price!!

I know, I shouldn't be making jokes. Harvest started a little rough for my cousin, this happened a couple miles from our place. Nobody was hurt but it is a huge loss at an extremely bad time! Hope the rest of harvest goes much better for them!!

Family Pic.......No, not my family!!!

Think about this awhile

14 Reasons to Deport Illegal Aliens>>>

1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens >>each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77>>>>>>

2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs >>such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. >>http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html>>>>>>

3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal >>aliens. http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html>>>>>>

4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school >>education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of >>English! http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html>>>>>>

5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the >>American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. >>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html>>>>>>

6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. >>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html>>>>>>

7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. >>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html>>>>>>

8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & >>social services by the American taxpayers. >>http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html>>>>>>

9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed Americanwages are caused >>by the illegal aliens. >>http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html>>>>>>

10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's >>two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, >>their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the >>United States . http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html>>>>>>

11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens >>that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens >>from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, >>heroine and marijuana, crossed into>>>> the U. S. from the Southern border. Homeland Security Report: >>http://tinyurl.com/t9sht>>>>>>

12. The National Policy Institute, "estimated that the total cost of >>mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost >>of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period." >>http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf>>>>>>

13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back >>to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm>>>>>>

14. "The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex >>Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States ". >>http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml>>>>>>

So using the LOWEST estimates, the annual cost OF ILLEGAL ALIENS is >>$338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR! So if deporting them costs between $206 and >>$230 BILLION DOLLARS -- GET RID OF THEM. We'll be ahead after the 1st >>year!!!

Want to work here??

New Rules For Employment

SICKNESS AND RELATED LEAVE:
We will no longer accept a doctor statement as proof of sickness. If you are able to go to the doctor, you are able to come to work.
SURGERY:
Operations are now banned. As long as you are an employee here, you need all your organs. You should not consider removing anything. We hired you intact. To have something removed constitutes a breach of employment.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE:
This is no excuse for missing work. There is nothing you can do for dead friends, Relatives or coworkers. Every effort should be made to have non-employees attend to the arrangements. In rare cases, where employee involvement is necessary, the funeral should be scheduled in the late afternoon. We will be glad to allow you to work through your lunch hour and subsequently leave one hour early, provided your share of the work is done enough.
YOUR OWN DEATH:
This will be accepted as an excuse. However, we require at least two weeks notice as it is your duty to train your own replacement.
RESTROOM USE:
Entirely too much time is being spent in the restroom. In the future, we will follow the practice of going in alphabetical order. For instance, all employees whose names begin with 'A' will go from 8:00 to 8:10, employees whose names begin with 'B' will go from 8:10 to 8:20 and so on. If you're unable to go at your allotted time, it will be necessary to wait until the next day when your turn comes again. In extreme emergencies employees may swap their time with a coworker. Both employees' supervisors in writing must approve this exchange. In addition, there is now a strict 3-minute time limit in the stalls. At the end of three minutes, an alarm will sound, the toilet paper roll will retract, and the stall door will open.
PAYCHECK GUIDE:
The following helpful guide has been prepared to help our employees better understand their paychecks: Item Amount Gross pay $1,222.02 Income tax $244.40 Outgo tax $45.21 State tax $11.61 Interstate tax $61.10 County tax $6.11 City tax $12.22 Rural tax $4.44 Back tax $1.11 Front tax $1.16 Side tax $1.61 Up tax $1.08 Down tax $1.14 Tic-Tacs $1.98 Thumbtacks $3.93 Carpet tacks $0.98 Stadium tax $0.69 Flat tax $8.32 Surtax $2.23 Ma'am tax $1.23 Corporate tax $2.60 Parking fee $5.00 F.I.C.A. $81.88 T.G.I.F. Fund $9.95 Life insurance $5.85 Health insurance $16.23 Dental insurance $4.50 Mental insurance $4.33 Disability $2.50 Ability $0.25 Liability $3.41 Coffee $6.85 Coffee Cups $66.51 Floor rental $16.85 Chair rental $0.32 Desk rental $4.32 Union dues $5.85 Union don'ts $3.77 Cash advance $0.69 Cash retreats $121.35 Overtime $1.26 Undertime $54.83 Eastern time $9.00 Central time $8.00 Mountain time $7.00 Pacific time $6.00 Time Out $12.21 Oxygen $10.02 Water $16.54 Heat $51.42 Cool air $26.83 Hot air $20.00 Miscellaneous $113.29 Various $8.01 Sundry $12.09 ------- Net Take Home Pay $0.02
Thank you for your loyalty to our company. We are here to provide a positive employment experience. Therefore, all questions, comments, concerns, complaints, frustrations, irritations, aggravations, insinuations, allegations, accusations, contemplations, consternations, or input should be directed elsewhere. Have a nice week. The Management

Yep, Just takin' it easy !!

This is what I want to do !! :-)

New family driver Martin had just received his brand new drivers license. The family troops out to the driveway, and climbs in the car, where he is going to take them for a ride for the first time.
Dad immediately heads for the back seat, directly behind the newly minted driver. "I'll bet you're back there to get a change of scenery after all those months of sitting in the front passenger seat teaching me how to drive," says the beaming boy to his father. "Nope," comes dad's reply, "I'm gonna sit here and kick the back of your seat as you drive, just like you've been doing to me all these years."

I'M BAAAAA..........AAAAAAACK

Well I made it back home and am fine....read Beth's blog for all the gory details. My knee is still draining and I am not allowed to work yet. Yea, I'm bored out of my mind....Lucky for all of you I may get a couple of witty posts in on this thing.
I learned something while I was in the Hospital.......It's not a place you want to be!!! Actually I already knew that but that's how deep my learning went :-) I'm actually very thankful for all the great people who took care of me....and those who nearly forced me to go to the ER. Infections like this can be fatal if not treated. Thanks also to all of you who were and are praying for us... it means a lot... Thanks.


Burning question of the day:
You've heard of or seen those things you sit in a room and they absorb odors???

I want to know..... when they have absorbed all they can absorb.....what happens if you cut them open???? Does the possibility exist of releasing an odor epidemic???

Alright, I know, it stinks..... ha ha ha ha.... I can't stop myself...... where are those pills I used to take.........

I stole this from an e-mail we received, I have been too busy to find stuff on my own. I know, I know it's no way to treat my loyal fans but I'll make it up later....I'M BUSY!!!!!!

. . Everyone concentrates on the problems we're having in this country lately; illegal immigration, hurricane recovery, alligators attacking people in Florida . .
Not me. I concentrate on solutions for the problems. It's a win-win situation.
+ Dig a moat the length of the Mexican border.
+ Send the dirt to New Orleans to raise the level of the levies.
+ Put the Florida alligators in the moat along the Mexican border.
Any other problems you would like for me to solve today?

We wouldn't act like this now would we??

I was walking across a bridge one day, and I saw a man standing on the edge, about to jump. I ran over and said: "Stop. Don't do it.""Why shouldn't I?" he asked."Well, there's so much to live for!""Like what?""Are you religious?"He said, "Yes."I said, "Me too. Are you Christian or Buddhist?""Christian.""Me too. Are you Catholic or Protestant?""Protestant.""Me too. Are you Episcopalian or Baptist?""Baptist.""Wow. Me too. Are you Baptist Church of God or Baptist Church of the Lord?""Baptist Church of God.""Me too. Are you original Baptist Church of God, or are you Reformed Baptist Church of God?""Reformed Baptist Church of God.""Me too. Are you Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1879, or Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915?"He said: "Reformed Baptist Church of God, Reformation of 1915."I said: "Die, heretic scum," and pushed him off.
This is a little over the top I know, But...... how many times do our attitudes push our brother off the bridge??? Food for thought :-)

To Dad

I miss you...... I wouldn't wish you back from where you are today, but there is some thing in me that wishes you could see my children and do Grandpa things with them. I used to tell you that I wanted to be a carpenter and build you a house when I grew up. Well Dad, I'm a carpenter now and I fix lots of peoples houses including yours. I know the house you're in now will never need fixing.....wow!!!
I wish I had spent more time with you while you were here. The thing I remember most about you from the last few years of your life was the way you never complained about your disability and accepted God's plan for your life. Thank-you ......... I miss you Dad but I am looking forward to spending lots of time with you later........... Enjoy your rest Dad. I love you!!

Weekend at the Museum

Our Museum had its 18th annual Antique farm machinery and threshing show this weekend. We were there yesterday and today, The kids had a ball with their friends and we had fun watching and visiting. Oh and the Prime Rib, Burgers, Homemade Pie,& Ice cream were a hit as well!!! Heere are some pics of some old machines. For some reason I didn't get pics of the threshing-- maybe next year.

Our neighbors Clydesdales

The kids on "their" tractors. My favorite is the IH Super A, it's one of the first tractors I drove and one that my Grandpa farmed with. The two tractors above are also ones that Grandpa farmed with.

This is an attention getter--A home-made "three wheeler"

The kids thought this School Bus was pretty cool.

Hmmm

It was a rainy day today. This is what I found to amuse myself. The first one cracked me up and the second, well..... I have not had to give up my firstborn yet, but the last time I filled the work truck it was $100.00 I asked the cashier if they offered financing. I don't think she thought it was that funny :-) Earlier we had filled at the Cenex C-store and we ( my bro. and I) decided we wanted coffee. Coffee is free when you buy gas. We go up to pay and the guy says... you only get one cup free with a gas purchase (they sell these cups for under a buck) I kind of snorted and said ... Oh, I thought for $90 maybe I got a free case of pop. Once again I don't think it was that funny to him. He was a good natured chap though.

I must ramble on, Good Night!!

Flying by the seat of my pants

The first pic on my blog.....my rear end.........let me explain. We are putting steel on a house roof which was wet this morning,making traction a problem. I was attempting to walk down it when my foot saw the need to travel forward at a high rate of speed. The result is what you see plus the sore spot you can't, thank goodness. This is what happens when you fly by the seat of your pants and get caught on a screw!

I'm a smart guy......here's proof!

I was talking to a lady on the phone, ( one of the few surveys I have ever done) I think it was a pro life or pro choice survey. Anyway, one of the last questions was .... and what is your level of education?? After telling her there was a short pause... then ,Oh ,you sounded more educated than that. My response??? Uhhh......... Well ......I'm not dumb.
If I had only told her I had a masters in something.................

One more point that proves my inteligence............... I came up with my own joke today.... I know, I saw your jaws drop but close your mouths it doesn't look very inteligent.

Q. What do you get when you cross a border collie and a boxer?????

A. You get a dog that punches sheep!

And there you go..................hey....................... stop that........................not EGG.....................I CAN'T HAVE THAT ON MY COMPUTER...........................STOP.................how am I gonna clean this up!!!!!!!! man you're a rough crowd.......................................................Where are my PILLS..................

Explanation

I felt I should let you all know where my blog name came from.... Oh sit back in your chairs, it's not that exciting, just let me talk here. A comedian told his wife.....Thats the problem with human nature kiddo.................everybody's got it!!! I'm not sure why I spent the time to post this 'cause I am my only reader and I know why I named my................. oh well............time for more pills...........

Blog????Blog????

Well here we go. This could turn out to be the most boring blog ever. I will make it a personal goal to attract more than one reader ..... myself. I can have strange sense of humor at times so beware of controversial jokes !!
Q. What is the definition of a Mennonite??
A. Someone who can buy from a Jew and sell to an Amishman and still make a profit

Did I mention I'm Mennonite? Don't let it scare you it's just a name. Everybody has to have a name right??
Wow ... well there you go rambling post # 1 . I need to go take my pills, they're for the mennonite thing, they keep it in check....... Later