Saturday, 30. August 2008, 01:49:00
D4rk 4ng3l's sweet little newborn has made me miss my babies when they were babies.
I decided to post their pictures but could not immediately find baby pictures for all of them.
I'm missing baby pictures of 2 of my sons...Nikki and Lawrence. I have 5 sons and 3 daughters.
My oldest, my son Walter, turned 50 on July 4, 2008 and my youngest, my daughter, Jacqueline, turned 9 on April 5, 2008.
My twin grand-daughters will be 15 on October 15, 2008.
Tuesday, 25. March 2008, 02:08:05
The other graphic has been taken off...we have remembered who we are. We must forgive but will never forget. If my enemy is suffering hunger I will feed him. I am stronger then he and will not harbor the evil that has passed in front of my eyes.
******** Added 03/30/08 *******
These are the words directly from our Whitestones site given in prayer. As of 03/29/08 DeeDee has returned to our site as CEO and Global Moderator..We are back home at last The devil has done his work and now we are stronger.
Addendum 1 - 03/30/08Today is a very special day for Whitestones. We say a prayer for the safe return of our site to our control.
We praise that DeeDee our CEO has retuned to our site after being deleted.
Thank God for the help we recieved from Bill our Computer Guy and for all that supported us in our time of grief.
We just give thanks mostly to God for allowing us to now be stronger and to go forward.
Monday, 28. January 2008, 20:18:43
You have been tagged
Monday, 28. January 2008
"tagged games, games, fun"
Okay, now I have been tagged by my friend Greathoneybear!
http://my.opera.com/greathoneybear/blog/
So I tagged back!
So, the following six friends have the luck to be tagged!
http://my.opera.com/greenfield_229/blog/
http://my.opera.com/afreen%20rahman/blog/
http://my.opera.com/baby_2u/blog/
http://my.opera.com/abcdefgehad/blog/
http://my.opera.com/the great alien/blog/
Saturday, 26. January 2008, 17:35:43
Friday, 25. January 2008, 08:05:37
I look back on my life and smile...there are things which I selectively choose to forget but overall it has been a great journey of enlightenment.
I look back to my baseball injury and think it was well. It allowed me to go through this life in a position of normalcy. I enjoyed playing ball simply for me. I can boast of having hit 1.000 against one of baseball's greats Al Downing the great New York Yankee pichers. Ok it was back when he played for Trenton and I fought off a high outside strike that went into short right field. Today I like to say it was a solid smash into right field, but some know better.
I took the field in softball for my company a few years ago and made a diving short hop double play. When the CEO of my company called me into his office to talk about my catch I was thrilled to learn that people in my office of a company, 3rd largest privately owned company in their field in the US, were proudly talking about one of their oldest employees acting like a kid. All I know is that people see me as a senior citizen but when I take to the baseball field something happens to me, kind of like a super hero. I become a kid again.
Be all that as it may I am old enough to realize that there are times that God gives us te freewill choice of staying here or going home. Once when talking to a commercial airlines friend of mine I mentioned something that got me a lecture of me being one of those people like the rest of them that take flying too much for granted. He asked me if I knew what a landing was. Then proceeded to explain to me that a landing was no more than a controlled crash. Boy did that open my eyes to reality.
So when a person over 40 has an operation, even a minor operation it should never be taken for granted. At sometime during that operation God is going to ask if we are ready to come home. All of my prayers for someone having an operation is with the knowledge that they, my prayers, are selfish. It is my asking that God will convince the person that they still have things to do and people that need them right here.
This morning I went to church and prayed with the pastor for an internet friend who was having an operation. I prayed that the friend would not yet have become tired of their suffering and choose to go home.
I don't know that I would have an easy time accepting if they choose to leave just now when so many are in need of her kindness. She is not perfect and she is not without fault. She is just a person that is so loved by all that come into contact with her. That makes her a special person living on the face of this earth. She brings forth love and understanding. She has been a great influence on so many. I know that the families of some great people of this world both past and present do not see a family member as the world see them. This makes them no less heroes to many.
This person is a hero to me. She is the first "Internet" person I have ever met that is as of today on my heroes list. So I will be re-posting a poem I did years ago praising my life heroes. I will repost it to include my newest hero. There is nothing for her to live up to for it has all been done..
Even 5 years ago I would have never mentioned God in any public writing but as the years go on, I do not care to leave God out of all I do and say. I have friends that love God and friends that doubt God but for me I know only what I know. Sometimes without thought or by being tired or what ever else I say things that leave the door wide open for criticism, but that's the nature of man to disagree and doubt and speculate. It is called being human.
This blog is not subject for any criticism or doubt...it is a statement from me to any that want to read by their free will given by and of God. I proudly say that I pray that God will now and in my future let my hero outlive me. I say it and pray with all the selfishness I have within me.
Recent occurrences have kept me from wanting to mention my hero here by name but in my repost her "Internet" name will be proudly displayed.
Monday, 21. January 2008, 12:58:33
I'm sneaking this in to this prior post while no one is looking!
This has both background sound (midi) and moving graphics (avi)
You may have to download or adjust your sound (midi) and graphics (avi) players correctly to see and hear. Shame on you if they are not already done!!! Now that being said go to the Joke Page from the link below!
Here's a Joke Page! Push Me
Man who run in front of car get "Tired".
Man who run behind car get "Exhausted".
Man with one chop stick go hungry.
Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
Man who drive like hell, bound to get there.
Man who is in love with self, has no rivals.
Man whose life is 3-ring circus, is the ring master.
Man who has expectations too high, finds they exceed results.
Man who spreads resources evenly, finds moderation is key to happiness.
War does not determine who is right, but who is left.
Wednesday, 16. January 2008, 11:43:56
Little Know but very Untrue Facts
Gettysburg Address: 422 Harrisburg Road.
For whom the Bell Tolls: for late school kids
War of 1812: fought in 1922
To Be or Not To Be: No I think it's 4G
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: was at 3:26pm
Boston Tea Party: Original name for Starbucks
Joan Rivers: flows into Ricki Lake
Amelia Earhart: eloped with Howdy Doody
Victoria's Secret: really a man
Thursday, 3. January 2008, 03:46:59
school, Boston, Massachusettes, Milton
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We came back from Hatherford College, PA where the student population was under 1,000. This just might be the right atmosphere for my son. He had in the preceding weeks narrowed his decision down to either Hatherford or Harvard. We knew that there were Thousands of student at Harvard and worried that out son at age 15 might get lost in the enormity of the school.
When he made his final decision and choose Harvard we were just on to the next problem solving game presented in the education of "KIDS". My daughter 2 years the junior of her brother had never known any other school than the same one that her brother attended. This was by design rather than chance. After being satisfied that Harvard would not also take a younger sister in a two-for-one- package deal we were left to decide what we were going to do with her. She was 13 and too young for me to send to the convent. With two more years of high school left and no brother left to serve as protector we had a chore.
I decided that she should remain where her brother could keep tabs on her be near to his sister. I researched and decided on Phillips Academy in Andover Mass. It was a short distance from Cambridge and had the reputation of being one of the top academic high schools in the US After calling to set up an appointment. The drive from New Jersey was about 4 hours. We did the interview where they interview the family and the student together and then separately. We were told that we would be informed of the results.
The call came and I spoke to a "Ms. Better-than-thou", who told me that my daughter had met all the schools criteria, the family had also met the criteria ( I think this meant we could borrow enough to pay the slightly higher than college tuition and fees, and boarding, and food, and books and sidewalk fee. As we got toward the end of the conversation she said, "Now there is just one thing". "You people are from Newark, New Jersey and I know that Lauren is ahead of most and did well on her nationals but she is from Newark so we think if we can start her back one grade". My response to that. "Look Ms. Snooty, you're lucky I'm even thinking about letting my daughter go to your school. I letting you have the opportunity to act like she is a product of your educational system."
She asked to speak to my wife. My wife later told me that she had suggested that in the future she speak to my wife rather than me. The last thing I agreed to was that if she changed her mind she could call but other than that they were out. I wasn't going to sit by and take that from "Holier-than-thou" rich know it alls. After many calls I spoke on the phone to a representative of Milton Academy High School. It was a private high school with almost an identically good reputation for it's academics and was at least a dollar cheaper than Phillips.
I told the lady all about my experience with "Ms. Snob" from Phillips. I was matter of fact and we spoke of an appointment. I explained the urgency and was able to send my wife with my children two days later. After their interviews I was contacted by the school and informed that my daughter would make a most welcomed addition to Milton Academy. During this entire process some of my friends were trying to tell me about John Milton and his philosophy and doctrine. None of that bothered me. If anything it enhanced the purpose of choosing a private high school 300 miles away.
The icing on the cake and the convincing factor to let her go to Milton was during my conversation with my original contact. She told me that she wanted me to make a decision with my eyes wide open. She almost apologized to tell me that after school hours and after dark the students had very little to do. I asked her if she was trying to say the rolled up the sidewalks after dark. She chuckled and said ," well yes you might say it that way". It was right then that I knew this was the place I wanted my daughter. No mixed classes, eat diner and go to bed, guards at the girls dorms. This was what I had been searching for. Rah! Rah! Go Milton Fight!
My daughter went on to become the school student representative, the one that new student would meet first, the one that would take parents and students on tours. I delivered everything I promised in my daughter and they delivered everything they promised. A good quality education and invisibility from boys. Look I've already admitted to being a strict, stern parent. I never took the other option and locked her in her room for home schooling.
My daughter graduated from Milton in 1981 and went on to Princeton graduating in 1985
Milton Academy http://www.milton.edu/alumni/pages/alumni_fs.html
Saturday, 29. December 2007, 20:38:13
larry, HD, fedex, new
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It came in 5 boxes. One box was blue, one red, one green, one yellow and the last was black. I could tell by the shape that the black one was the one I was going to open first. After opening the black box I was a little puzzled. It was a screen but not the one I had ordered. I actually liked this one a lot better. So I begain opening the rest of the boxes.
I'm not much on reading directions since most of the time understanding the directions is harder than assembling the product. So I just dug in and started assembling my new "toy". On one of the boxes I happened to notice that it said that included were the lifelong velithium batteries. Wonder what they were? Anyway back to the assembly. It took 14 hours but at last I had it all together. Strange, it didn't look anything like what I had ordered. However I was ready to turn it on. I looked for a plug but after not finding one I remembered it had the velithium batteries. As I put the last of the 6 batteries in place a yellow led came on. "Alright"! I was in business, but what now.
I confess I glanced at the owner's manual and saw that I had to push the little blue button. All of a sudden the screen flashed and I got a clear picture. The show was just starting so I watched intensely.
Hello visuporter #1 this is the Larry King Show and I'm Larry King with King's Komments. visuporter you have to turn your audio down and push the red button. Ok how are you? You look great today and welcome to the studio. What komment do you have?
Well Larry, it's nice to be here...the studio is a lot larger than it looks on visuport. I just want to tell you that I missed most of your program yesterday and wanted to know what the next great era was after the Roman Empire...you know the part where you were sayong about the lost history.
Oh that! I was simply reminding our audiance that during the Nixon years we lost 7 years of history because someone erased the archieve hard drives. I have to interupt with a message from our sponsors "Momma's N Jammas Pizza" delivered right to your bedroom. Just call and we'll send you Mommas N Jammas....now back to what I was saying...the other great history gap happened just one day after Obama took office. It was when Bush announced that he had found weapons of mass destruction right there in the white house. We lost several years of history after an air strike was initiated on the white house. I hope that answers your question.
Visuviewer #2 you're on the air...just push the red button. visuporter #2 are you there? Who? Alexander? Did you push the red button? No there's no Watson here. What did you say your name was? Graham Bell? I think we have a bad connection so we'll go on to visuporter #3, please push your red button. Here you are...and what Komment do you have for us today.
Larry I think we need to do something...we haven't had a new birth in the world in over 100 years but with no one dying it has remained a crowded place to be. Now Dick Clark has been unfrozen and that guy you have on the afternoon program that keeps muttering about loving Rutgers. What is a Rutgers anyway.
Oh you're talking about Don Imus
That's him! Something really needs to be done. Wait........Larry don't push that green button................................
We'll need another teleporter after this message from Soylent Green...Ok here we are back and we have Televiewer#3 just now pushing his red button...Welcome to the studio #3...what's on your mind?
Well Larry...Larry...Larry I was just thinking do you think that if the Jets do unfreeze Vinnie Testaverdie and bring him back that they can break the Patriots 4,329 game wining streak? I think ever since Fedex and Sevenup merged to become "Fedup" the world is going crazy.
First of all teleporter #3 you have to get your facts straight...the Jets are talking about unfreezing George Blanda not Vinnie Testaverdie...and I don't think the Jets can beat the Patriots since their new underground stadium is really better suited for the Patriots...thank you #3
but Larry...Larry...I....
Let's have televiewer #4...Oh ok...we have to break now for the news with Pat Robertson. Welcome Pat
Larry there's no good news today. If you just look around you can see gloom, doom and war. I wanna just tell you that we have live pictures from the war in West Jablutti where The Final Frontier of Free Fascist have called for a cease fire so that the two sides can finish yesterday cricket match. I've been told that after the match they will watch a special viewing of Rocky 6,024 before continuing to bomb the hell out of each other. Remember this war is brought to you by Gerber's Golden Gobber bars.
Thank you Pat...(can someone get him outta here?)
Larry please take your hand off the green button...thank you!.
ok televiewer #4 thanks for waiting...and what is your Komment?
Larry, I'm so glad you asked me that...you see I have a problem with bees...not all bees but just female bees.
ok televiewer #4 let me see if I understand you correctly...you have a problem with shebees?
no Larry I don't call them shebees...I call them lesbees...and I thi...
We need to go to a sponsor now so just remember to keep using Timex teleporters they take a licking and keep on ticking.
no Larry I don't think that's your teleporter that's ticking....................................................................
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Whoa, you know maybe I'm just going to send this thing back!
Friday, 28. December 2007, 02:56:25
bible, God, study, religion
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I hate it when ever anyone forces their will on me or intrudes into my privacy. Recently on a bus a man got on and immediately decided that the entire bus was going to be his undevided audience. I tend to react badly in this situation. When he said something and looked at me for confirmation by saying, "Right"? I simply said, "didn't your mother tell you not to talk to strangers? He got the hint and excluded me.
Others tend to intrude this way also. Recently on the phone a young man who was soliciting couldn't understand what I don't have time right now meant. I was still at the polite stage when he said the magic words, "aw com on help me out here" I started with, "I don't know you to help you out and beside you are the rudest...." He got quiet before bidding me goodnight.
People that want to swamp you with the word of God also annoy me to no end. When I want to study the word of God, I know where I keep my bible. I don't go to church because most churches are selling something other than God's word. Even on TV I had the channel on a station when a pastor started. I couldn't help but think, he was not teaching the word of God. He was in show business.
Many people want to buy swamp land in Florida for many reasons; Some just to know they own property, others because they like to be the victim. Whatever the reason doesn't matter. Just let them seek you when they have the need.
I like reading the bible for a variety of reasons. I know some that just like the stories. I know others that like to compare what they believe with what the bible says. There are thousands of reasons to be interested in the bible but no one needs bible crusaders pushing a bible in their face. They also don't need bible thumpers telling them what to think.
That's the reason I got so excited when I saw a bible study forum started by TogaOga. I happen to be aquainted with her here on Opera. I knew if she was the moderator it was going to be a forum where people could come and share at whatever level they choose. I thought what a wonderful opportunity for a young mother to let her children ask questions or read verses and participate without worrying that some son of the devil was going to attack.
I had so many thoughts but most of them were about the opportunity for honest people to get in on the ground floor of this forum and help shape it. TogaOga is a young mother herself and is also a warm honest person who seeks answers through her faith.
If you love God, if you are just curious about Jesus or even if you want to learn about Solomon as a king, you can be sure that this forum will be the most enjoyable place to spend time. You don't have to go through any ritual of bowing or sacrificing your first born. Just go when you want and be as comfortable as you would in your own home.
Here is the address:
http://my.opera.com/superArlin2/blog/
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