Saw Land of the Lost. Funny, but not much. I don't recommend it.

Written by an Australian Dentist

To Kill an American
You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American. So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is…so they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)

An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan. An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as Native Americans.

An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses. An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.
An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.

An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return. When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country! As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty, welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America.

Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo , and Stalin , and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.

Loved this!
Perks of reaching 50 or being over 60 and heading towards 70!
01. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

02. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

03. No one expects you to run--anywhere.

04. People call at 9 pm and ask, “Did I wake you?”

05. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

06. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

07. Things you buy now won't wear out.

08. You can eat supper at 4 pm.

09. You can live without sex but not your glasses.

10. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

11. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

12. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.

13. You sing along with elevator music.

14. Your eyes won't get much worse.

15. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

16. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

17. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

June has already been busy.

First, my next door neighbor told me he had termites. When the folks came out to tx his home, I asked them to give me an estimate, too. They checked my home, and thankfully, I have no termites, yet! They will tx my house this week, and in preparation for this, I am cleaning out my garage. This is long overdue, as my thinking has been, "I'm retired now. No rush on anything! I can do it tomorrow." So now, tomorrow is here. I have donation/haul off people coming out this week. It is a tiring and dirty job to go through everything, and I will be glad when this task is completed.

I had already planned a huge re-decorating job for this summer, so am hard at work taking down and getting rid of blinds, window coverings, etc, and patching holes. I hope to start painting this week, and sometime in July will have new flooring and window treatments installed.

There are some changes at work, with a new regional supervisor who is cracking the whip on nursing. This is a long overdue change. Hopefully, my area is safe!

Yesterday, I had photos taken for my military ID cards. We get started again in July, planning and working with the kids. Next week, there is a boating skills training, that I think I will attend. I have abt decided to take the same training as the kids, in addition to all the instructor training I will need.

The baby I wrote about in March continues to deteriorate. She was dx with Alpers Disease, which is fatal, and has only weeks/months to live. She was moved last week to a nursing facility, and will be moved home soon. The family has been offered Hospice, which they have declined. The rules of Hospice are that if the pt codes, no effort will be made to resuscitate her. I can't blame the family for their decision, as they continue to hope for a recovery. I pray for the baby every night. She makes some progress, as she appears to be able to swallow at times. One day, when she was not given her seizure meds on time, she cried "Mama" and said "Owe" when her blood was drawn. The poor child has to stay on seizure meds, which basically keeps her in a drug induced coma. This is one of the saddest situations I have ever been involved in.