My Own Thoughts

I’ve always wanted to see them, but haven’t. However Dennis has pics of some great ones. Got there via Instapundit.

Barbara Lerner at NRO wrote an excellent article entitled “We Are Not Alone” (in our celebration of a Bush victory). I hope that her comments on Turkey are overly pessimistic, although I doubt it. She lists our Coalition Forces by region and population of the region at the end of the article. BTW those who [...]

This essay by Orson Scott Card is on Moral Stupidity. It is dated 6/16/03. The comments, having just gone through the election and the hysteria from the left, are even more incisive.

Wolfgang Puck was in Houston today. He was at his restaurant, Puck Express on Westheimer. We went there for supper tonight. I took his picture and he touched my shoulder. Very personable. (Not the touching, the guy.) I got the new book. It’s got some great pictures. A lot of foods I wouldn’t want to [...]

229 years ago, before they declared Independence, the government created the Marines. Happy Anniversary!

It’s not really red states v. blue states. Look at the county map. But this article argues for a West v. East mentality. Of course, he then lumps the West Coast in with the Easterners, which kind of knocks his theory off. However, it is an interesting article. Take it for what it’s worth.

At midnight I got in my car and drove to the mall. Thankfully the theater area was brightly lit and there was parking available. There wasn’t much, though. I went inside the mall, went up the escalator, and saw a long line with two people in cammo looking through small boxes. I hoped this was [...]

I’ve read dozens of blogs and MSM sites which say I’m an idiot, dumb, stupid, ignorant, bigoted, narrow minded, religious. Okay, the last one is true. Saw a great shirt the other day: “I used to have an open mind, but my brain kept falling out.” I’m religious. But I’m not an idiot, dumb, stupid, [...]

I’ve been wanting to change the blogroll for a while. I have a bunch of conservative blogs and soldier blogs I’d like to put in. Tonight my husband helped me get about four of the ones I go to a lot. But I don’t think I could do it again by myself. So I guess [...]

This is something I am very interested in, the reactions and response of the Europeans. Not just to the election, but to their own processes. This article from Chrenkoff is on the EU response to Bush being elected again. I think it is spot on in saying that the European people thought Bush was an [...]

I stayed up till after 3 (4 EST) to watch the news. At that point, at least ten people in Ohio STILL hadn’t voted. The strong healthy 5% margin Bush had maintained in New Mexico had eroded rapidly- think California mud slide- to a margin of 400 votes. Hawaii hadn’t gone Bush in a surprise [...]

Lord God, Please bless the United States of America today. Keep fraud and intimidation from happening. Help those who want to vote, and have the legal right to vote, be able to vote. Let all the machines and papers work correctly. Let everyone understand what they need to do with their vote, so that it [...]

This Lincoln writing calls the last, maybe the first, national day of fasting for the US. It was called for April 30, 1863 when we were dealing with civil war. (It was the only one I could find about fasting.) Other history of national days, of prayer: 1775: The first day of prayer was declared [...]

Although Mark Twain is certainly not the most respected name in Christendom (he made serious fun of the Christian view of Heaven), he is famous. Here is his quote on a Christian’s duty to vote, via Thinking Right. It will be conceded that a Christian’s first duty is to God. Then follows, as a matter [...]

I have been wavering over whether or not I should fast today. Certainly I believe that the election is an important matter and warrants fasting. But I am not sure that I have been called to fast and I’m not sure how committed I am to it. I don’t want to start and give up. [...]

I was reading a blog yesterday, unfortunately I don’t know which. But it cited this story of a 90 year old woman’s last vote. The woman died. I’ve been told that soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who received their absentee ballots (which lets out PA soldiers) and sent them back in, will not be counted [...]

My husband is a great cook, new but dedicated. He said he would cook tonight. So, after work, he stopped at the store to get some ingredients and then came home and made his special shallots and chicken. He called from the store to find out if we had the makings for salad. I said [...]

I always heard those were the scariest words to hear yelled. Because you’re in the middle of a firefight or just through it and now you’re looking at the people who need help. I have a student who acted as a med tech in the service. He is now going to get a degree so [...]

I’m supposed to be getting stuff together to send out to any soldier. I actually have a table, a desk, and a couch filled with stuff. But it isn’t actually enough of the stuff that I need to send them all. I had planned on getting together all the Christmas cards and Christmas decorations and [...]

I’ve read about 1000 blog entries, mostly conservative, about the election and bin Laden and the Al Qaaqa stories. I haven’t written a lot about them here because I didn’t need to process them. I hope that everyone votes tomorrow who hasn’t already voted and is legally allowed to vote. I hope that everyone who [...]