At a time when our president and other politicians tend to apologize for our country’s prior actions, here’s a refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our country.
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JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in
Rusk responded "Does that include those who are buried here?”
DeGaule did not respond.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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When in
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the
You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does
You could have heard a pin drop.
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Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, “Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.”
You could have heard a pin drop.
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in
"You have been to
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible! Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long, hard look. Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at
You could have heard a pin drop.
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I am proud to be of this land,
Monday, August 17, 2009
You could have heard a pin drop.
Friday, August 14, 2009
And that's when the fight started....
My wife and I were watching
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in
bed.
I turned to her and said, "Do you want to have
sex?" "No," she answered.
I then said, "Is that your final answer?" She
didn't even look at me this time, simply saying
"Yes."
So I said, "Then I'd like to phone a friend."
And that's when the fight started....
I asked
my wife, "Where do you want to go for our
anniversary?"
It warmed my heart to see her face melt in sweet
appreciation.
"Somewhere I haven't been in a long time!"
she said.
So I suggested, "How about the kitchen?"
And that's when the fight started.....
Saturday morning I got up early, quietly dressed, made my
lunch, grabbed the dog, and slipped quietly into the garage.
I hooked up the boat up to the truck, and proceeded to back
out into a torrential downpour.
The wind was blowing 50 mph, so I pulled back into the
garage, turned on the radio, and discovered that the weather
would be bad all day.
I went back into the house, quietly undressed, and slipped
back into bed.
I cuddled up to my wife's back, now with a different
anticipation, and whispered,
'The weather out there is terrible.'
My loving wife of 10 years replied, 'Can you believe my
stupid husband is out fishing in that?'
A man and a woman were asleep like two innocent babies.
Suddenly, at 3 o'clock in the morning, a loud noise
came from outside.
The woman, bewildered, jumped up from the bed and yelled at
the man 'Holy Shit.
That must be my husband!'
So the man jumped out of the bed; scared and naked jumped
out the window. He smashed himself on the ground, ran
through a thorn bush and to his car as fast as he could go.
A few minutes later he returned and went up to the bedroom
and screamed at the woman, 'I AM your husband!'
The woman yelled back, 'Yeah, then why were you
running?'
And that's when the fight started....
I tried to talk my wife into buying a case of Miller Light
for $14.95.
Instead, she bought a jar of cold cream for $7.95.
I told her the beer would make her look better at night
than the cold cream.
And that's when the fight started....
A woman was standing nude, looking in the bedroom mirror.
She was not happy with what she saw and said to her
husband,
'I feel horrible; I look old, fat and ugly. I really
need you to pay me a compliment.'
The husband replies, 'Your eyesight's damn near
perfect.'
And that's when the fight started....
I took my wife to a restaurant. The waiter, for some
reason, took my order first.
"I'll have the strip steak, medium rare,
please."
He said, "Aren't you worried about the mad
cow?""
Nah, she can order for herself."
And that's when the fight started....
My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school
reunion,
And I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as
she sat alone at a nearby table..
My wife asked, 'Do you know her?'
'Yes,' I sighed, 'She's my old girlfriend.
I understand she took to drinking right after we split up
those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober
since.'
'My God!' said my wife, 'who would think a
person could go on celebrating that long?'
After retiring, I went to the Social Security office to
apply for Social Security.
The woman behind the counter asked me for my driver's
license to verify my age.
I looked in my pockets and realized I had left my wallet at
home.
I told the woman that I was very sorry, but I would have to
go home and come back later.
The woman said, 'Unbutton your shirt.' So I opened
my shirt revealing my curly silver hair.
She said, 'That silver hair on your chest is proof
enough for me'
And she processed my Social Security application.
When I got home, I excitedly told my wife about my
experience at the Social Security office.
She said, 'You should have dropped your pants. You
might have gotten disability, too.'
And that's when the fight started....
My wife sat down on the couch next to me as I was flipping
channels.
She asked, 'What's on TV?'
I said, 'Dust.'
And that's when the fight started....
My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming
anniversary.
She said, 'I want something shiny that goes from 0 to
150 in about 3 seconds.'
I bought her a scale.
And that's when the fight started....
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Upcoming Pow Wows we have scheduled
Greetings,
Here are some of the pow wows we have scheduled for the next month. Please see the dot com for other pow wow listings as well. http://sixdirectionstraders.com/calendar.html
Lone Star Lake Lodge ~ Suffolk, VA 23434
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Saturday, August 15th, 2009 ~10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Sunday, August 16th, 2009 ~ *Follow Pembroke until it dead ends, turn left and follow the trail to the parking area ~ For Directions call Earl Bass at 252-771-2476
4001 Stough Road ~ Frank Liske Park ~ Concord, NC 28025
We welcome other drums, please see arena director. Head Gourd Dancer: Rich Perry This is a traditional southern protocol powwow - Free admission - Primitive camping - Park opens at 8am - Grand Entry: Friday: 7 p.m.; Saturday: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Gourd dancing at 1 p.m. Saturday: Craft contest, 10 a.m.; Fur and Feathers, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Princess contest registration deadline, 12 p.m.; Crazy midnight auction begins 30 minutes after evening session ends. Please schedule all specials in advance with the emcee. Committee special only on Saturday night. Please bring your blankets, lawn chairs, and canopies.Traders contact: Gene Hall 336-249-1033 or 336-413-1812- Cabarrus Powwow Association - 75 Scalybark Trail - Concord, NC 28027 - George Hoyt 704-786-5705 gehoyt@carolina.rr.com www.frankliskepowwow.com
Cherokee Homecoming ~ Ripe Corn Festival
Ridge Ferry Park ~ Rome, Georgia 30162
Ridge Ferry Park is located on Riverside Parkway, downtown Rome, Georgia. On the Banks of the Oostanaula River in front of Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home. Master of Ceremonies - Richard D. Bird; Headman Dancer - Bullet Standingdeer Headlady Dancer - Nicole Williams; Arena Director - Jamie Pheasant; Host Drum - Bird Choppers Bird Family; Storykeeper - Fred Bradley; Flute Player - Tommy Wildcat; Charlie Wayne Watson Singers; Dave "Whitewolf" Trezak; Cherokee Rose & Selena; Color Guard - Native American Warrior Society and Honor Guard; Primitive Skills - Richie Taylor & Carmen Shuler; Horse Rides - Randy Kenne; Host Motel: Days Inn of Rome 840 Turner McCall Blvd 706-295-0400 www.daysinn.com Official 2006 Powwow Tee Shirt. Painting by Billy Mac Steele. Head Staff Aztec Dancers - Javier Alsaro & Family ~ HOURS of OPERATION:Saturday August 30, 2008 10AM to 10PM Grand Entry at 1pm and 7pm; Sunday August 31, 2008 10AM to 6PM Grand Entry at 1:00 pm ADMISSION:Age 13 to 69 $ 7.00 - Age 12 and under FREE - Age 70 and over FREE Sponsored by: Native American Preservation Association of Georgia, Inc. - PO Box 565; Rome, Georgia 30162-0565 www.napaofga.org Host Motel:Days Inn of Rome 840 Turner McCall Blvd 706-295-0400
Hwy 27 ~ City Point Park ~ Dayton TN 37332
Visit our Authentic Native Village and see living history demonstrations - Shop for Dreamcatchers, Native Arts & Crafts, pottery, regalia clothing, music, jewelry made and repaired, Artwork, moccasins and more! Taste Native Foods such as frybread, Indian tacos, buffalo, fry doggies, gator, and venison. Friday is Kids Day 9:30am - 2pm Visit Tepee Village with artifacts from 1800's through present day lifestyle. Candy Run game, Hoop Dance, Taste Native Frybread. Learn the meaning of Regalia clothing. Class picture will be taken. Host Drum: Red Road Singers, MC: JJKent, Head man: GeneThomas, Head Lady: Sandy Cherokee, Keeper of the Circle: Ken Cloudwalker, Jerry Lang Native American Warrior Society, Aztec Dancers! September 11th Special to be announced honoring the fallen, Karen Cooper is over dancers and entertainment, overnight camping is available - there is limited electricity ~ Call for Details & to register your group. Adults $3, Children $1 **Remember you Souvenier money. Rain or Shine, Auctions, Musical Entertainment ~Friday Evening Pow Wow 5pm - 9pm Grand Entry 7pm ~ Saturday Festival opens at 10am Grand Entry at 1pm & 7pm closes at 9:45 Sunday Grand Entry 1pm ~ All Drums Welcome - Overnight camping available (some spaces have electric) Keeper of the Circle - Ken Cloudwalker Sponsored by - Jimmy (931)529-1557 or (931)316-9970
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Behind the Outback ~ A Nomadic Journey Act IV
Greetings ~ Much Love and many prayers to everyone out there! Well we hit the pow wow trail again heading for the Outer Banks, North Carolina *hereafter referred to as OBX
Behind the Outback ~ A Nomadic Journey
Act IV
Scene I
7 August 2009 ~ We chose to leave the campground a little later, because we could not get there to the pow wow grounds until after 4pm. BIG MISTAKE!!!! OMG the Traffic!!! We only went about 160 miles, however it took almost 6 hours!!! We went through Norfolk and drove down the OBX over the bridges and tunnels. It was nice, Lots of roadside attractions to look at and take pics, but Sheesh a loooong drive. Anyways, y'all might like the travelling pics a little better this time, I spiced them up! I think the coolest thing I saw was a place called Diggers Dungeon ~ Jeez I wish we coulda stopped there!! I absolutely Love Grave Digger the Monster Truck. It's a Monster Truck garage, Gift shop, looked like you could get a ride, AND they had Diggers Diner!
As I say, the Drive was Interesting, but Long. As we got closer to the playground of the Filthey Stinking Rich ** hereafter referred to as FSR** 
We set the camper up when we got to the grounds, which were on an airfield. Got some supper and Crashed!!
Scene II
8 August 2009 ~ Most vendors showed up today to set up. We are sooo spoiled about getting set up the day before. But I got the last little thing in place just before the pow wow began. Ken was the Keeper of the Circle here and Ric Bird was MC. Ken & Becky, dancers we met last year at several pow wows down here, were camping all weekend here so we got to spend some time with them.
After the pow wow, we explored the OBX and got a munch. Reminded me of Wildwood, NJ a bit, without the boardwalk. I was on a mission, as y'all have seen I am collecting different "Euro Decals" for the camper from places we stay in. On the drive down I had been seeing the OBX ones and wanted to get one, BUT then i noticed they had one where the O was a Hurricane Icon LOL. So I found a gift shop that had them to add to the collection!
Scene III
9 August 2009 ~ Sunday was pretty slow, but this entire pow wow was very spiritual and we found many more friends and family here.
We will definitely go back to this pow wow again. And perhaps I will be able to get some time for fishing next time!! The campgrounds were rather expensive, so we travelled about 100 miles to get a better deal to stay over for a couple nights.
Scene IV
11 August 2009 ~ Bear Grass, NC ~ Booked a pow wow in Suffolk, VA this coming weekend. Tomorrow we will head to a Campground close to there and hunker down for a weekly rate. Will work on uploading the videos today and chillin'
Much Love and many prayers
Spiderwrulf & Cloudwalker
Friday, August 7, 2009
Goodbye Indian Mounds, Hello Sam’s Club
This story is from an area we went to pow wow last year, and the Longest Walk came through. Some friends of ours there are deeply involved in this, so I wanted to help spread the word about what is going on. The news article from July 10, 2009 can be found here: http://www.reznetnews.org/article/goodbye-indian-mounds-hello-sam-s-club-36320
The following is from their Facebook Group
A 1,500 year old Native American stone mound is being continually bulldozed near Oxford, Alabama, and the earth used as fill dirt for a Sam's Club, the BIG BOX discount franchise owned by Walmart.
Protesters there have managed to stop the shovels on the top of the mound, but excavation continues at the base and 320 acres of Sacred burial grounds, temples and sanctuaries are at risk. The Mayor of Oxford in his 7th consecutive term, plans to level the top of the mound and build a hotel, spa and resort. City council members completely disregard the research of reputable archaeologist that this site is not only of cultural and historical importance, but most likely contains the remains of deceased ancestors as well as cultural and spiritual artifacts.
If this sickens you and violates your sense of justice as it does ours, Join us both virtually via facebook and twitter for Globally coordinated VP (virtual protests) as well as on site "LIVE" for those of you who can be there in person. This is a fight that we can win if we look at the bigger picture to preserve this and other sites that are at risk. We may very well lose this battle but we need to raise international awareness of this brutal disregard of our collective native heritage and it's continued desecration. If we don't succeed in saving this site, we must set our sites on preventing further abuses and to make this an example of rampant greed and disregard of Native Cultural heritage.
INVERT "the stereotypes and archaic notions of indianness
517 years of Colonialism, genocide and abuse on Turtle Island must come to an end. These United States were built on & with the very backs and bones of our ancestors. Their skin will not be traded or made into boots, flesh and bones will not be put on display in a circus or the cathedrals of consumerism.
-"THIS IS WHAT DECOLONIZATION LOOKS LIKE"*:
- DON'T "Bury your heart at Walmart!" - get your fight on right now!
- BOYCOTT WALMART & SAM'S CLUB and let them know about it!
- Join us for VP's (virtual protests) and Live protests
- Contribute your time, words and ideas to this movement
- Rise up and say:
"Mitakuye Oyesin" -Oglala wisdom*
WE ARE ALL ONE,
We are all inter-related to the Earth our Mother, to every living thing, each other and all of creation.This is not just the battle for Signal Mountain, but the fight for Native heritage to be preserved and respected on a wider scale.
Respectfully,
Carolyn Chambliss
Thursday, August 6, 2009
The Buzzard, The Bat, and The Bumblebee.
THE BUZZARD: If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6 feet by 8 feet and is entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 10 to 12 feet. Without space to run, as is its habit, it will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a small jail with no top.
THE BAT: The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkable nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight elevation from which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off like a flash.
THE BUMBLEBEE: A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
PEOPLE: In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat, and the bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations, never realizing that all we have to do is look up! That's the answer, the escape route and the solution to any problem! Just look up.
Sorrow looks back, Worry looks around, But faith looks up!
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly and trust in our Creator who loves us.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Lemme Tell you about My Children
We have had Severe storm and hail reports all weekend, but only get a shower rolling through now and again. So I thank Creator for taking care of us once again. Now that the Weekend warriors are gone from the preserve, we have our park back LOL!! Probably gonna take my Fishing day today, I got a good deal of beading done over the weekend.
We must have gotten lucky to get this campsite right on the water! Loving it, this is a really Nice Preserve and very close to Williamsburg (Ken is sooo wanting to go to Busch Gardens for a Coaster Fix) Maybe next time if we have some extra cash.
Now, Let me tell you about my Children. Most of y'all know my Furry Four-legged Children. They have been so good, Great Travelling, and moving around so much with us. I just wanted to post a little about them.
Little Wolf was named because she looked to me, like a little wolf, it was only after we brought her home that we noticed she actually does howl! Its a really cool guttural howl too. She is an American Eskimo spitz. She was a rescue dog that we got in 2006. She was 2 years old at the time and had just been 'fixed' and they buzzed her coat, which was hideous. They had her on all kinds of meds to keep her 'calm' (doped up more like!) We tossed all the meds and went for the hormone ride for about a year. She still has her issues and set-offs, but she has come a long way.
She doesn't care for the water, although the other day when we took Bear swimming she was getting excited watching him chase the waves that she jumped in! Anyway, to sum it up - She is ALL Girl for sure and has bonded well with her big Bubby. My Little Wolf aka: Stinky Boo, Sissy, Alligator Girl, Crazy Bitch, My Vicious (spoken like Gollums "My Precious") and my personal favorite - Snuggle Bunny!
Little Bear is a Chow and Rottweiler mix mutt. He was born in a litter of pups to our good friend Bills Dog. I raised him in the time I was recovering for foot surgeries. He was named after a Lakota Elder that has Crossed over around the time of his birth, ummm and the fact that he DID look like a little Bear. Hmm.. can you guess which pup he was? LOL!
He is very Lovable as long as Sissy doesn't alert him, then Look OUT! He has really taken to swimming. It's just so funny to see him trying to figure out what the waves are!! I can't wait to get him to the ocean to see what he thinks of those waves! My Little Bear aka: Boogey Man, Fuzzy Butt, Bubby, BOY!, Senor Shithead (pronounced shi-THEED) LMAO and Ken's favorite - Pecker-Head.
When people see the "Beware of Dog" Sign on the site, they automatically think its the 'big' dog, HAHAHA they don't know its the 'little white one' they need to watch, UNLESS they come too near LOL!
People don't believe me when I tell them he used to fit inside the hole of a Cinder Block!
This was before his full coat came in!
I Love My Children, they both just turned 5 years old this year.