Lori's Musings

Recently moved Elk Grove, CA, July 2008 from Olney/Brookeville, MD (Suburban WDC)

Married to Dave

Two Kids (Well...Young Adults who are still in our wallet - so kids) Now in the Summer of 2011 both "kids" are college graduates and employed. Out of our wallets. I will miss having "kids" but am happy to now have friends.

Sun Aug 5
Heading home from Monterey CA.  (Taken with Instagram)

Heading home from Monterey CA. (Taken with Instagram)


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Mon Jul 30

Brilliant

 

 

A little boy goes to his

dad and asks, ‘What is Politics?’

Dad says, ‘Well son, let

me try to explain it this way:

I am the head of the

family, so call me The President..

Your mother is the

administrator of the money, so we call her the Government

We are here to take care

of your needs, so we will call you the People.

The nanny, we will

consider her the Working Class.

And your baby brother,

we will call him the Future.

Now think about that and

see if it makes sense.’

So the little boy goes

off to bed thinking about what Dad has said.

Later that night, he

hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him.

He finds that the baby

has severely soiled his nappy.

So the little boy goes

to his parent’s room and finds his mother asleep.

Not wanting to wake her,

he goes to the nanny’s room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny..

He gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the

little boy say’s to his father, ‘Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now. ‘

The father says, ‘Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all

about.’

The little boy replies, ‘The President is screwing the Working Class while the

Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and

the Future is in deep shit.’

 

 


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Sun Jul 1
(via The 30 best apps for your iPhone | Fox News)
Love my Mint.com app.

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Tue May 29
Picture taken at the National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN on a June morning - as it appeared in the Minneapolis Star/Tribune.

Picture taken at the National Cemetery in Minneapolis, MN on a June morning - as it appeared in the Minneapolis Star/Tribune.


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Wed May 2
Sometimes I just want to take a respite “in the hundred acre wood” and ponder the greatness of life.

Sometimes I just want to take a respite “in the hundred acre wood” and ponder the greatness of life.


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Mon Apr 30
Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC
There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 36 years since the last casualties.The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth , Mass. Listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept. 7, 1965.There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.8,283 were just 19 years old.The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old.5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam ..1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam ..31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons.54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia .8 Women are on the Wall. Nursing the wounded.244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.

Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, DC

There are 58,267 names now listed on that polished black wall, including those added in 2010.

The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date and 
within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it is 36 years since the last casualties.

The first known casualty was Richard B. Fitzgibbon, of North Weymouth , Mass. Listed by the U.S. Department of Defense as having been killed on June 8, 1956. His name is listed on the Wall with that of his son, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard B. Fitzgibbon III, who was killed on Sept. 7, 1965.

There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.

39,996 on the Wall were just 22 or younger.

8,283 were just 19 years old.

The largest age group, 33,103 were 18 years old.

12 soldiers on the Wall were 17 years old.

5 soldiers on the Wall were 16 years old.

One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.

997 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam ..

1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam ..

31 sets of brothers are on the Wall.

Thirty one sets of parents lost two of their sons.

54 soldiers attended Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia .

8 Women are on the Wall. Nursing the wounded.

244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.


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Apparently, I’m supposed to be more outraged by what Mitt Romney does with his money than by what Barack Obama does with mine. Unknown

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A lot of  folks can’t understand how we came  to  have an oil shortage here in our  country. ~~~Well, there’s a very simple  answer. ~~~Nobody bothered to check the oil. ~~~We  just didn’t know we were getting low. ~~~The reason for that  is purely geographical. ~~~Our OIL is located  in: ~~~ALASKA~~~California~~~Coastal Florida~~~Coastal Louisiana ~~~ Coastal Alabama ~~~~ Coastal Mississippi ~~~~ Coastal Texas ~~~North Dakota~~~Wyoming~~~Colorado~~~Kansas~~~Oklahoma~~~Pennsylvania~~~ AndTexas    ~~~Our dipsticks are located  in DC

A lot of  folks can’t understand how we came  to  have an oil shortage here in our  country. 
~~~
Well, there’s a very simple  answer.
 
~~~
Nobody bothered to check the oil.
 
~~~
We  just didn’t know we were getting low.
 
~~~
The reason for that  is purely geographical.
 
~~~
Our OIL is located  in:
 
~~~
ALASKA
~~~
California
~~~
Coastal Florida
~~~
Coastal Louisiana
 
~~~ 
Coastal Alabama 
~~~~ 
Coastal Mississippi 
~~~~ 
Coastal Texas
 
~~~
North Dakota
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Wyoming
~~~
Colorado
~~~
Kansas
~~~
Oklahoma
~~~
Pennsylvania
~~~
 
And
Texas
    ~~~
Our 
dipsticks are located  in DC


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