TWENTY THINGS A MOM SHOULD TELL HER SON

1. Play a sport.
It will teach you how to win honorably,
lose gracefully, respect authority, work with others, manage your time
and stay out of trouble.
And maybe even throw or catch.

2. You will set the tone
for the sexual relationship,
so don't take something away from her
that you can't give back.

3. Use careful aim when you pee.
Somebody's got to clean that up, you know.

4. Save money when you're young
because you're going to need it someday.

5. Allow me to introduce you
to the dishwasher, oven,
washing machine, iron,
vacuum, mop and broom.
Now please go use them.

6. Pray and be a spiritual leader.

7. Don't ever be a bully
and don't ever start a fight,
but if some idiot clocks you,
please defend yourself.

8. Your knowledge and education is something
that nobody can take away from you.

9. Treat women kindly.
Forever is a long time to live alone
and it's even longer to live with somebody
who hates your guts.

10. Take pride in your appearance.

11. Be strong and tender at the same time.

12. A woman can do everything that you can do.
This includes her having a successful career
and you changing diapers at 3 A.M.
Mutual respect is the key to a good relationship.

13. "Yes ma'am" and "yes sir"
still go a long way.

14. The reason that they're called "private parts"
is because they're "private".
Please do not scratch them in public.

15. Peer pressure is a scary thing.
Be a good leader and others will follow.

16. Bringing her flowers for no reason
is always a good idea.

17. It is better to be kind
than to be right.

18. A sense of humor
goes a long way
in the healing process.

19. Please choose your spouse wisely.
My daughter-in-law will be the gatekeeper for me
spending time with you and my grandchildren.

20. Remember to call your mother
because I might be missing you.

The Top 10 Things Successful People Do To Reach Their Dreams - Mind Openerz

 

Our bookshelves are lined with habits that successful people do on a daily basis. We read about them and implement them into our routines and practices. Quite often these practices improve our productivity and make our lives better as a result. But that’s not what this article is about. It’s not about what successful people do, but what they did.

Here’s a brief study of 10 things that these hungry and unstoppable people did to see the success they all eventually achieved.

The 10 Things Successful People Live By Before They Make It

The Top 10 Things Successful People Do To Reach Their Dreams - Mind Openerz

OR they could put up a sign proclaiming the school is a gun free zone. Where will YOUR kid be safer?

"I am proud of Brooksmith ISD! My son goes to school there. I feel confident that he is safe due to staff being armed. Glad to see people standing up and doing the right thing". -Brian Hall

Proof for the goofy libs. ;)
http://www.brownwoodtx.com/schools/brookesmith/article_07e565be-6b0e-11e2-adda-0019bb2963f4.html

Like > Silence is Consent.

You KNEW this was coming, didn't you? Now can I marry my dog?

Holland Discusses 'Group Marriage' as Next Step

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The politician who masterminded the gay marriage campaign in Holland says that “group marriage” is now being discussed in the country.

I hesitated to post this. There are some horrid graphic pictures. If you have a weak stomach, don't look at them. This man murdered fully grown babies in the womb. This isn't abortion. It's murder. It's not enough that he will go to jail for the rest of his pitiful life, what must be said that any, I mean any politician, party, leader or public figure who desires to lead this nation must renounce any support for the murder of babies. We get the culture we put in power by our vote. I understand there is an election in a few days in the second congressional district. One candidate supports this murder. One does not. Will anyone take a stand? Or will christian people in the second district who will go to church and jump and shout and then cast the vote for this? That's what it is. Molek is on the lose and he's hungry for the blood of innocents. As a nation we gave him permission last year.

Abortionist Joked: 'This Baby Is Big Enough to Walk Around With Me or Walk Me to the Bus Stop' | CNS

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Dr. Kermit Gosnell, an abortionist now on trial in Philadelphia charged with seven counts of first-degree murder--he allegedly cut the spinal cords of late-term aborted babies who were born alive--apparently used

the fast train to hell

Aurora, Colo., theater shooter James Holmes converts to Islam

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The man who shot up an Aurora, Colo., movie theater during a screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” last summer has

HUH??

Al Gore says now is the time for a carbon tax

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Former Vice President Al Gore published a blog post on his website entitled

GOD ALLOWS GUY TO BLOW HIS HEAD OFF WITH A SHOTGUN TO HUMBLE THE GUY’S FAMILY SO THEY WILL TURN TO GOD????? by Steve Harmon

Now obviously, I don’t believe that garbage for one second, but that’s the filth that comes from the mouths of church leaders in the pulpit and at funerals. I think we’ve all had to hear this reprehensible and incompetent logic, but the reason why Christians say stuff like this that is so irrational is not that it’s true, but because they are trying to protect a theology. Protecting a theology will make you say stupid things at times. When we believe God is in control of everything by allowing bad things to happen to bring about a good purpose, we literally sacrifice the true nature of the word “Love.” I don’t care what you say, when you imply that God allows atrocities to happen like 20 children being murdered in cold blood when God was able to prevent it, you can say “God is Good” all day. Nobody, deep down, will truly believe that. Even the person saying it, because the label of ‘good’ doesn’t fit the action. That is as foolish as saying “Ted Bundy killed and raped over 40 women. But Ted is still good.” That’s stupid and illogical. That’s why it’s hard for many unbelievers to take us Christians serious, because many of us choose not to think. We want to be told what to believe. We don’t want to know why we believe what we believe, because that takes effort.

The story of the guy shooting himself in the head is true story that hits close to home. I used to teach a house church. I was really wanting to talk on the whole “God is in control” issue, but I was hesitant because of the repercussions. During the meeting my friend shares that his cousin committed suicide. Of course He was extremely bothered by it. When he said all that, I felt it was time to discuss this issue rather than just sweep it under the rug, like we always do when we can’t explain something. I asked this question, “Could that have been prevented?” Silence hit the room. You could have heard a pin drop. Then somebody said, “I don’t think we should talk about that issue.” I said, “Why? It’s a legitimate question that should be answered.” The reality is, everybody, by default, believes that God is in control, so if this topic is not brought up, we will all stay in the mindset believing that God is in control, which is why that person didn’t want us to discuss it.

I’ve heard this something like this countless times in Christian churches. “God allowed the little girl to get hit by the car and killed because her parents were running from God. The purpose of God allowing the death was to sober them up to see they need God.” Honestly, if there were times that I wanted to do the unchristian thing of punching a Christian, it’s mainly when vomit like that gets stated. That stuff right there is “Atheist starter kit” material. That’s how you get people angry at God and make them want to have nothing to do with Him.

When you take this guy who shot himself in the head and say that God allowed him to kill himself so His family would turn to God, there is one major problem with that idea. His mom and dad were already dead. Both from suicides. His mother hung herself from the garage rafters. Need I say more? I could almost hear the pastor say at the Mother’s funeral, “God allowed this horrible tragedy to get her husband and son to see the value of life so they will turn to God. Something good will come from this.” Well, her husband kills himself and so does her son. The whole family is destroyed and the blood line is now over. Nothing good came of it. Satan kills, steals, and destroys a family, entirely, and God gets the blame for it because our theology says He could have prevented it. When we say that God is in control by allowing these things to happen, it’s the same foolishness of a lifeguard who is on duty that sits back, watches, and allows a 3 year old to drown in a pool for some mysterious purpose. Nobody in their right mind would approve of that behavior from a lifeguard because it’s sick and irresponsible with the power and mandate that the lifeguard is given. But when you hold to the idea that God is in control, you have to approve of that type of behavior.

God cannot stop certain tragedies, not because He’s not powerful enough, because He is. He cannot stop them because He set up rules in this system that He created. He will not break those rules. Why? Because of His faithfulness to His word. He cannot break His covenants and promises. When He gave up the dominion and ruler-ship of the earth to Adam, it was Grant Covenant. What makes God different than humans is that He is always faithful to His word. He cannot break His word. Humans break their promises and covenants all the time. When something goes wrong, we want to scrap everything up and start over. That’s not the way God works. Because of His faithfulness, He stays committed even when everything goes wrong. If a human was in God’s position and Adam and Eve sinned, the human would have just started over and broken their commitment because Faithfulness and staying committed is one thing humans are horrible at. That’s why it’s inconceivable for believers to think that God would simply not use His supreme power all the time, even though He could.

Many think God is God and He can break His rules anytime He wants. They apparently don’t know God that well then. He’s not like them. God does want to change this world, but He designed it to be changed when His children give Him the opportunity to do it through their prayer. I’m not just talking about intercession, but also healing the sick, casting out demons and ministering the good news. It’s through God’s children exercising dominion and authority. God was at one time in total control until He granted Adam dominion over the earth and restrained Himself from that control. When we carry God into the dark places in the world, we release Him to take control to make the wrong situation right. So what does this all mean? It means that you determine how the world will look like based on what you do and don't do with what you got. You have God living in you. God told me something a couple years ago. "My gift to humanity was giving them their autonomy (will to choose). There gift to me was them giving it back to me by choosing to walk in my ways, by abiding in my heart, and doing my will."

SPRING??

Spring begins with the vernal equinox at 7:02 A.M. (EDT) on March 20, 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere.

The Vernal Equinox

Ah, spring! This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna.
The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning “equal night.” Days and nights are approximately equal everywhere and the Sun rises and sets due east and west. Our equinox started at 13 degrees with a high of 26 predicted. I understand that an arrest warrant is out for the Groundhog.

TSA agents 'humiliated' wounded Marine with aggressive inspection: report - Washington Times

IDIOTS!!

Transportation Security Administration inspectors forced a wounded Marine who lost both of his legs in an IED blast and who was in a wheelchair to remove his prosthetic legs at one point, and at another point to stand painfully on his legs while his wheelchair was examined, according to a complaint a congressman has registered with the TSA.

Rep. Duncan Hunter said in his letter Monday that the Marine, who is still on active duty and showed TSA agents his military identification, was still forced to undergo that scrutiny.

“A TSA office asked the Marine to stand and walk to an alternate area, despite the fact that he physically could not stand or walk on his own. With numerous TSA officers sitting and unwilling to assist, an officer then made him remove his legs, then put them back on, only to advance to a secondary screening location where he was asked again to stand, with extraordinary difficult, while his wheelchair was examined for explosives,” Mr. Hunter said.

TSA agents 'humiliated' wounded Marine with aggressive inspection: report - Washington Times

Knot MORE??

31 Quotes on Failure

1. Failure is an event, never a person.  ~William D. Brown
2. The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything - and it works.  ~William Strong
3. I have not failed.  I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.  ~Thomas Edison
4. I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.  ~Bill Cosby
5. There is no failure except in no longer trying.  ~Elbert Hubbard
6. Supposing you have tried and failed again and again.  You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.  ~Mary Pickford
7. Try again.  Fail again.  Fail better.  ~Samuel Beckett
8. Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet.  ~Robert Schuller
9. One fails forward toward success.  ~Charles F. Kettering
10. One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.  ~Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
11. A man may fall many times, but he won't be a failure until he says that someone pushed him.  ~Elmer G. Letterman
12. Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.  ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
13. Just once it might be instructive to pretend you're accepting an award for failure, just to see who you would thank.  ~Robert Brault
14. In a world flagrant with the failures of civilization, what is there particularly immortal about our own?  ~G.K. Chesterton
15. They say President Wilson has blundered.  Perhaps he has, but I notice he usually blunders forward.  ~Thomas Edison
16. There are defeats more triumphant than victories.  ~Michel de Montaigne
17. Failure sometimes enlarges the spirit.  You have to fall back upon humanity and God.  ~Charles Horton Cooley
18. Notice the difference between what happens when a man says to himself, "I have failed three times," and what happens when he says, "I am a failure."  ~S.I. Hayakawa
19. A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in the experience.  ~Elbert Hubbard
20. No man is a failure who is enjoying life.  ~William Feather
21. Failure is only the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.  ~Henry Ford
22. Because a fellow has failed once or twice or a dozen times, you don't want to set him down as a failure till he's dead or loses his courage.  ~George Horace Lorimer
23. You can't have any successes unless you can accept failure.  ~George Cukor
24. There is no failure.  Only feedback.  ~Robert Allen
25. Failure changes for the better, success for the worse.  ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca
26. There is much to be said for failure.  It is more interesting than success.  ~Max Beerbohm
27. You always pass failure on your way to success.  ~Mickey Rooney
28. Nothing fails like success because we don't learn from it.  We learn only from failure.  ~Kenneth Boudling
29. Our business in life is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in good spirits.  ~Robert Louis Stevenson
30. It is a mistake to suppose that people succeed through success; they often succeed through failures.  ~Author Unknown
31. The men who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.  ~Lloyd Jones

This is the TRUTH

The coming police state is beginning to be revealed. A little at a time.

We have a government who's only response to difficulty is more laws, more restriction, silencing any voice of dissent, stopping any action that is not government sanctioned.  In the old Soviet Union they had a sardonic saying that went, "Anything not specifically permitted is forbidden".  We are nearly there now.  You can find these things in the news TODAY. 

The USA is watching with interest the capture of people's savings in Europe. 

Eric (why isn't he in jail) Holder is investigating the Wall Street Journal. 

In England the newspapers are coming under government control.  Interestingly the papers most under scrutiny are those owned by Rupert Murdock.  The media that supports the police state is free...unless they transgress.  Our loss of a free press is a revelation. 

Meanwhile TSA and other Homeland Security continues to restrict travel.  I had always thought that the capacity of the government to control the movement of people as they did in the Soviet Union would revolve around the drug trade or terrorism.  I no longer believe that.  It will revolve around Guns. Once Guns are controlled and subject to confiscation there will be checkpoints on highways to inspect your vehicle to see if you are carrying any weapons.  Eventually that will stop all interstate travel. 

The increasing militarization of our police and the weaponizing of national agencies and the surveillance society we have now in every city and by drone will track every move.  That's what a police state does.  This is NOT about Obama.  Every member of national, state and city government responds in the same way.  People are arrested for speaking up in government meetings.  Bloggers are jailed.  Freedoms we had even 20 years ago are now gone.  One of the dis-benefits of being old--er is you can look back clearly and see the drift.  We are in big trouble. 

50 Signs US Health Care System is Gigantic Scam About to Collapse

A recent article lists 50 signs that the US health care system is a gigantic money making scam that is about to collapse.4 This list includes the following amazing statistics:

This year the American people will spend approximately 2.8 trillion dollars on health care, and it is being projected that Americans will spend 4.5 trillion dollars on health care in 2019
If the U.S. health care system was a country, it would be the 6th largest economy on the entire planet
Approximately 60 percent of all personal bankruptcies in the United States are related to medical bills
The U.S. health care industry has spent more than 5 billion dollars on lobbying our politicians in Washington D.C. since 1998
The U.S. ambulance industry makes more money each year than the movie industry

Another factor driving this broken health care system is direct-to-consumer drug advertising. According to FiercePharma,5 the pharmaceutical industry spent $2.7 billion on drug ads for TV, magazines, newspapers, radio and billboards over the past 10 years.

“The world's largest drug company, Pfizer, tops the list, spending 23 percent of that $2.7 billion on some of its best-selling drugs. In fact, as the data show, it is generally a company's best-selling drugs that get the greatest spends, suggesting that DTC advertising remains very effective.”

Natural is Better, and Less is More

The U.S. health care system has an awful lot of room for improvement. The United States has the highest infant mortality rate among high income countries, and ranks dead last in terms of life expectancy among 17 affluent nations. You could say wanton greed is killing this nation...

If throwing money into the system isn’t the answer, then how can we improve the health of Americans? The answer is simpler than most care to admit. I don't think anyone in the medical community disagrees with the idea that changing your lifestyle can go a long way toward "fixing" a number of chronic conditions, such as diabetes. As identified by the NIH,6 five life-changing factors that can do this are:

Following a healthy diet
Maintaining an optimal body weight
Engaging in regular physical activity
Not smoking
Keeping alcohol use to no more than one drink per day for women, and two drinks per day for men

In a Waking Times article from last year,7 Dr. Dennis Antoine discusses the many lifestyle factors contributing to the rise in cancer incidence, and why we have to stop being so foolish as to think we “don’t know” why cancer has become so commonplace. As a group, chemicals play a major role: chemicals in your water, soil, air, in your clothes and in your home, in your household cleaning products and in the lotions and potions you spray and rub onto your skin, and in the vaccines injected into your body.

He also mentions a few different alternative cancer treatments, such as that by Dr. Max Gerson, who in 1938 discovered he could put cancer patients into remission using vegetables. Alas, there’s ample evidence that the cancer industry is not at all interested in finding cures. Its only interest is finding profitable treatments. Dr. Antoine writes:

“At this time in history, a bill was appropriated for 100 million dollars to anyone who could show promise and results in treating cancer. Dr Gerson in 1946 presented 5 terminal cases and 5 additional patients’ records showing his effective treatment and cure of all of these cases. Well, guess what? The Pepper-Neely bill was defeated by four senators who were medical doctors. Also of note, radio announcer Raymond Gram Swing who was in the room, was as astonished as any of the others and made a broadcast that night detailing these events and Gerson’s effective treatment. Two 2 weeks later, Swing was fired from his job.”

We need fat in our diet. When we don't get it we overeat.

Our Real Eating Disorder: Fear of Delicious Fat

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Crack down on industrial, fatty junk food, the deep-fried stuff that leads to obesity, and Ron Rosenbaum is with you. But keep your hands off his roast goose, his clotted cream, and his

Do you want some brownies?

Many parents are hard pressed to explain to their youth why some music, movies, books, and magazines are not acceptable material for them to bring into the home or to listen to or see.

One parent came up with an original idea that is hard to refute. The father listened to all the reasons his children gave for wanting to see a particular PG-13 movie. It had their favorite actors. Everyone else was seeing it. Even church members said it was great. It was only rated PG-13 because of the suggestion of sex--they never really showed it. The language was pretty good--the Lord's name was only used in vain three times in the whole movie.

The teens did admit there was a scene where a building and a bunch of people were blown up, but the violence was just the normal stuff. It wasn't too bad. And, even if there were a few minor things, the special effects were fabulous and the plot was action packed.

However, even with all the justifications the teens made for the PG-13 rating, the father still wouldn't give in. He didn't even give his children a satisfactory explanation for saying, "No." He just said, "No!"

A little later on that evening the father asked his teens if they would like some brownies he had baked. He explained that he'd taken the family's favorite recipe and added a little something new. The children asked what it was.

The father calmly replied that he had added dog poop. However, he quickly assured them, it was only a little bit. All other ingredients were gourmet quality and he had taken great care to bake the brownies at the precise temperature for the exact time. He was sure the brownies would be superb.

Even with their father's promise that the brownies were of almost perfect quality, the teens would not take any. The father acted surprised. After all, it was only one small part that was causing them to be so stubborn. He was certain they would hardly notice it. Still the teens held firm and would not try the brownies.

The father then told his children how the movie they wanted to see was just like the brownies. Our minds lead us into believing that just a little bit of evil won't matter. But, the truth is even a little bit of poop makes the difference between a great treat and something disgusting and totally unacceptable.

The father went on to explain that even though the movie industry would have us believe that most of today's movies are acceptable fare for adults and youth, they are not.

Now, when this father's children want to see something that is of questionable material, the father merely asks them if they would like some of his special dog poop brownies. That closes the subject.

(Brownies with a Difference by Rich Deem)

A Request....Exposes The Lazy.
An Instruction....Exposes The Rebellious.
A Deadline....Exposes The Disinterested.

~ Dr. Mike Murdock

While some of this is a bit too Organic for me, (I like my meat smoked in gut casings with lots of nitrites in it) There is wisdom here.

LATEST CANCER INFORMATION
from Johns Hopkins

AFTER YEARS OF TELLING PEOPLE CHEMOTHERAPY IS THE ONLY WAY TO TRY AND ELIMINATE CANCER, JOHNS HOPKINS IS FINALLY STARTING TO TELL YOU THERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY …


1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. When doctors tell cancer patients that there are no more cancer cells in their bodies after treatment, it just means the tests are unable to detect the cancer cells because they have not reached the detectable size.

2. Cancer cells occur between 6 to more than 10 times in a person's lifetime.

3. When the person's immune system is strong the cancer cells will be destroyed and prevented from multiplying and forming tumors.

4. When a person has cancer it indicates the person has multiple nutritional deficiencies. These could be due to genetic, environmental, food and lifestyle factors.

5. To overcome the multiple nutritional deficiencies, changing diet and including supplements will strengthen the immune system.

6. Chemotherapy involves poisoning the rapidly-growing cancer cells and also destroys rapidly-growing healthy cells in the bone marrow, gastro-intestinal tract etc, and can cause organ damage, like liver, kidneys, heart, lungs etc.

7. Radiation while destroying cancer cells also burns, scars and damages healthy cells, tissues and organs.

8. Initial treatment with chemotherapy and radiation will often reduce tumor size. However prolonged use of chemotherapy and radiation do not result in more tumor destruction.

9. When the body has too much toxic burden from chemotherapy and radiation the immune system is either compromised or destroyed, hence the person can succumb to various kinds of infections and complications.

10. Chemotherapy and radiation can cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites.


11. An effective way to battle cancer is to STARVE the cancer cells by not feeding it with foods it needs to multiple.

What cancer cells feed on:

a. Sugar is a cancer-feeder. By cutting off sugar it cuts off one important food supply to the cancer cells. Note: Sugar substitutes like NutraSweet, Equal, Spoonful, etc are made with Aspartame and it is harmful. A better natural substitute would be Manuka honey or molasses but only in very small amounts. Table salt has a chemical added to make it white in colour. Better alternative is Bragg's aminos or sea salt.


b. Milk causes the body to produce mucus, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. Cancer feeds on mucus. By cutting off milk and substituting with unsweetened soy milk, cancer cells will starved.

c. Cancer cells thrive in an acid environment. A meat-based diet is acidic and it is best to eat fish, and a little chicken rather than beef or pork. Meat also contains livestock antibiotics, growth hormones and parasites, which are all harmful, especially to people with cancer.

d. A diet made of 80% fresh vegetables and juice, whole grains, seeds, nuts and a little fruits help put the body into an alkaline environment. About 20% can be from cooked food including beans. Fresh vegetable juices provide live enzymes that are easily absorbed and reach down to cellular levels within 15 minutes t o nourish and enhance growth of healthy cells.

To obtain live enzymes for building healthy cells try and drink fresh vegetable juice (most vegetables including bean sprouts) and eat some raw vegetables 2 or 3 times a day. Enzymes are destroyed at temperatures of 104 degrees F (40 degrees C).

e. Avoid coffee, tea, and chocolate, which have high caffeine. Green tea is a better alternative and has cancer-fighting properties. Water--best to drink purified water, or filtered, to avoid known toxins and heavy metals in tap water. Distilled water is acidic, avoid it.

12. Meat protein is difficult to digest and requires a lot of digestive enzymes. Undigested meat remaining in the intestines will become putrified and leads to more toxic buildup.

13. Cancer cell walls have a tough protein covering. By refraining from or eating less meat it frees more enzymes to attack the protein walls of cancer cells and allows the body's killer cells to destroy the cancer cells.

14. Some supplements build up the immune system (IP6, Flor-ssence, Essiac, anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals, EFAs etc.) to enable the body's own killer cells to destroy cancer cells. Other supplements like vitamin E are known to cause apoptosis, or programmed cell death, the body's normal method of disposing of damaged, unwanted, or unneeded cells.

15. Cancer is a disease of the mind, body, and spirit. A proactive and positive spirit will help the cancer warrior be a survivor.

Anger, unforgiving and bitterness put the body into a stressful and acidic environment. Learn to have a loving and forgiving spirit. Learn to relax and enjoy life.

16. Cancer cells cannot thrive in an oxygenated environment. Exercising daily, and deep breathing help to get more oxygen down to the cellular level. Oxygen therapy is another means employed to destroy cancer cells.

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GUNDERSON: Some basic facts about wind energy

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If only wind energy worked, it would be great. But it does not — at least not that well. What’s worse, most people do not know, especially the Green Energy True Believers. Those who do know, however, do not care.

1 of 20 | Lesleigh Coyer, 25, of Saginaw, Michigan, lies down in front of the grave of her brother, Ryan Coyer, who served with the U.S. Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan, at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia March 11, 2013. Coyer died of complications from an injury sustained in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Used to be:

I felt valued as a customer. People solicited my business and prided themselves on backing up their product. Their reputation was important to them and they worked hard to support their community as well as their customers.


Used to be:

I felt that my government, be it local, state or national, WANTED my input. They read my letters, listened to my suggestions and worked hard at doing the best they could do to represent their people fairly. I believed they truly represented ALL of us, or at least the majority of all of us.


Used to be:

We had laws and we either followed them or we paid the consequences. We pretty much knew what the laws were and for the most part we obeyed them. We respected the law, the courts and the policemen that made sure we were being treated fairly. We paid our taxes, local, state and federal in a timely manner even if we grumbled as we did so. Sometimes we had to prove what we claimed was true and we dreaded the audit more than we feared having a root canal, so we were pretty careful about what we claimed.

WHY??

Are Loonies Running this Nation?

Yes, loonies are running our schools, police departments, media, and most political offices. Where were these fanatics when I was in a West Virginia elementary school? I would have been thrilled to be suspended for a few days. I “shot” students every day and no one objected, not even those being “shot.” Of course, the teachers and administrators were too busy educating students to make fools of themselves as their modern counterparts do.

If such jerks were in our school system in those days and acted like modern jerks, we would have literally run them out of town! Or maybe horsewhipped them at the courthouse square.

But “you can’t fix stupid” as a famous philosopher said.

Guns: Are Loonies Running this Nation?

the onslaught of political correctness.

One of the most horrific things to ever happen to our society has been the onslaught of political correctness. It hasn't just "happened" or been a natural evolution of our language and attitudes in my opinion, it's been a targeted attack by folks that would control us for whatever reason. I've tried to figure out why plain talking folks and politicians are looked at as nut jobs these days. I personally believe it's because we've been so desensitized by words and terms like: Illegal Immigrant, (Undocumented Worker), Global Warming, (Climate Change), Mankind, (Human Kind), Torture, (enhanced interrogation).

Political correctness is just another way to divide us and blur the lines between reality and fiction. It's a perverted form of lawyer speak and most terms are ambiguous at best. For the folks that see a nasty trend of progressive speech suppression coming from this administration and the arrival of the loss of first amendment rights, which is already here, example: it's can now be a felony to protest anywhere secret service agents are stationed (at their discretion). I suggest a return to one of the things that have made this country great, plain and simple language, and call to task, anyone that would change the meaning of a term to suit their own purpose. Just as our Constitution and bill of rights are not up for debate, the way we communicate shouldn't be either.

Steve Howell