The Gores Kiss-Off Marriage

(Well you knew I'd have to say something.)

First of all I'm moved to say that whenever a marriage fails it is a terrible tragedy that diminishes us all, and blah, blah, blah.

But it's not as if this particular incidence is happening to nice people. This is a man who flipped his deeply held opinion on abortion in order to run for national office. At the '96 Democrat Convention Al attacked Big Tobacco by giving a moving and emotional speech about his sister who died of lung cancer... but to secure votes he told tobacco workers, "I've raised tobacco. I've shredded it, spiked it, and sold it." Gore has been involved in illegal fund raising at a Buddhist Temple and phone calls from his office. Al claimed he invented the internet and that he and Tipper were the inspiration for Erich Segal's Love Story.

I remember when we cheered Tipper for suggesting warning labels should be applied to violent and drug oriented rock albums. But when you consider that she is a big fan of The Grateful Dead - she once played bongos with the remnant band - You have to wonder if her crusade was anything more than a political play.

And of course... The Gores have parlayed their pre-2000 election fortune of one million dollars into approximately 100 million dollars by crusading against global warming on a planet that isn't warming.

So it isn't as if Ruth and Billy Graham had decided to call it quits.

We've been told that there is no "affair" involved... Fine! But might I suggest that rich people who never see each other don't split up just so they can seek a life of celibacy.

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And although divorce is always a sad thing, let me deliver the silver lining: This split suggests that Al Gore will never run for public office again.

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Blooming Peas

The only bad thing about blooming peas, is that sooner or later you have to pick them... Which is a miserable job.

I hope you can see the white blooms. I planted a double row which maximizes space and output. The only problem is that sometimes mother rabbits will make a burrow between the rows. Three years ago when my peas were spent I mowed down a double row and killed a couple rabbits. I took no joy in that... Because it wasn't good for my mower.

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Why My Life is Better Than Yours

Reason #6

Today I've been picking, washing, and blanching spinach and kale. Soon these freezer bags will be in my freezer patiently awaiting this winter's tuna casserole and macaroni and cheese dinners.

Before my greens are done, I hope to have at least 40 bags in the freezer.

I hope this brief look at my fabulous existence has brought a moment of sunlight to your dark little world. I hope it adds a scintilla of wonder to your pointless life.

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Flowering Sage

Most people are intimidated by my vegetable gardening skills, and who can really blame them. But it is a lesser known fact that I also grow herbs around my patio. (Does he really? Oh yes, yes he does!) Some times when I lie reading in my hammock, and the wind is just right, I get a whiff of my herbs... Yet another reason why my life is better than yours.

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I Will Garden in Heaven

I'm pretty sure gardening will be one of my jobs. There probably won't be any weeds to pull, but I kind of hope that there are... One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to sit on my little garden seat with wheels and pull weeds in the sunshine while I catch up on my podcast sermons. My garden is like a good friend... I love her and enjoy taking care of her... I love trying to make her the best she can be... I'm proud that she's mine. She sometimes disappoints, but she gives me so much enjoyment. She is worth the trouble. When I'm not with her, she is still on my mind. I know she needs me.

I've already harvested collards, kale, and spinach. You can see in the picture some of my tomato plants still in milk carton cut-outs, although most are out of view. Tomorrow I may make wilted lettuce with my leaf lettuce and green onions. My peas will be blooming soon. I'll be planting corn and green beans this weekend.

I love my spring garden. My life is pretty good.

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Greece is the Word

As the President and Congress pledge to protect taxpayers from bailing out Wall Street firms, U.S. taxpayer monies are being used to bailout the terrible fiscal decisions of Greece.

That's very nice of us to help prop up an irresponsible socialist state, but I thought we were broke. I thought I heard that our deficits are at an all time high, and that we are borrowing money to pay for our own irresponsible socialist spending.

Margaret Thatcher once said, "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money to spend."

Capitalism and free markets made us such a wealthy nation. Socialism has made us debtors. Politicians and unions have made promises we can't afford to keep. The United States is Greece-Light at the moment, but I believe that soon our borrowing will end, and inflationary money-printing will begin.

My financial advice is this: If there is something you know you will need in the next 20 years, cash out your stocks, mutual funds, and savings, and buy it now while your money is still worth something. Buy gold, unless of course G. Gordon Liddy has already bought it all up.

Then, hunker down and pray for another Reagan-esque savior.

I hope this helped.

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Quote for the Day

"Orrin Hatch and Lindsey Graham have announced that they're leaning toward voting for Kagan. This is what is wrong with our guys. You would never hear the Democrats say that about any of our nominees at this stage of the process."
--Rush Limbaugh

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Malott Has Pneumonia

And bravely writes from his sickbed...

Yes, my friends, I have (cough... hack... spit...) pneumonia... But just in my left lower lobe. I didn't feel half as bad when I thought it was just a bad cold... But now that I know it's... Pneumonia!... I feel I may be near death's door.

The kicker is... I still have to go to work. There are two chemistry methods I have to calibrate... And besides, I'll get more pity there than in my lonely, cavernous dwelling.

If this should be my last entry, be it known to all that I did go bravely into that good night!

When I get to the gates of Heaven, will Jesus let me in? I think so.

But He'll probably come out and have a long talk with me first.

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Quote for the Day

"There are three types of people in this world; those who know math, and those who don't."
--Author Unknown

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Have Truck, Will Travel

I've always been an adventurous soul. I'm a free spirit. My wanderlust knows no bounds. No Bounds, I tell you!

I just don't like to leave my home or be around people who aren't exactly like me.

But there comes a time in every man's life when he must throw caution to the wind, pull up stakes, and travel 50, maybe even 60 miles away from the safety of his home. Am I that bold? Yes... Yes I am!

I'm buying my GPS tomorrow... Then I'm gone, gone, gone...

Well... Maybe I'll just sit in my driveway for the first few days.

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Peter Heck at Indianapolis Tea Party

Peter Heck gets invited regularly to speak at Tea Parties all over the state of Indiana. These are his remarks at an Indianapolis gathering on tax day.

Thirty-Four Years Ago...

When I was a senior at Milligan College some friends and I performed David Gates' "Clouds and Rain" from his solo album. I can't remember if this picture was taken during practice or the performance.

I don't think I sounded anything like the former lead singer of Bread, but we had a great time.

Frampton Comes Alive

The girls I went to college with LOVED this album.

Torturing the Unborn

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 13, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman signed into law today another landmark bill banning abortion after 20 weeks gestation, on the basis that an unborn child feels pain at that age. Just hours before, the Nebraska legislature had passed the legislation, the first of its kind in the United States. Pro-life advocates believe it could pose a direct and historic challenge to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court case that deprived the states the power to regulate or restrict abortion.

The “Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” (LB 1103), authored by Speaker Mike Flood, was approved Tuesday in the Unicameral on the third and final reading of the bill, by an overwhelming pro-life majority of 44 in favor and 5 against. The governor wasted no time in signing the measure into law.

The pain may even be more acute than it would be for older humans, as some research indicates their immature nervous systems have not developed coping mechanisms that help the body better endure pain.

The law notes that unborn children have been observed to “seek to evade certain stimuli” in a manner that “would be interpreted as a response to pain.” Additionally, the bill says unborn children exhibit “hormonal stress responses to painful stimuli” that were reduced with the application of pain medication.

Abortionists who break the law would face a Class IV felony charge, which carries a penalty of a five year maximum prison sentence, $10,000 fine, or both. Women who obtain abortions of their unborn children would face no criminal penalties.

The law goes into operation on October 15, 2010.

While carefully reading the Constitution, the highest court in the land found a woman's right to abort. Maybe if they look even harder they'll find a woman's right to be a sadistic bitch.

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Dreams of My Father Written by Bill Ayers?

The American Thinker has an article written by Jack Cashill which questions whether President Obama actually wrote what Time Magazine called "the best written memoir ever produced by an American politician."

Found it through www.peterheck.com Good reading.

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The Gift of Celibacy

I suppose there are books that chronicle and enumerate the gifts that God gives to his children. Some are gifted with the ability to parent, and parent very well. Some are given the gift of teaching or maybe the ability to encourage. Some are given the gift of preaching.

I was given the gift of celibacy. It's a nice gift, but I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do with it. In fact, I'm not really sure that this is the gift I wanted. But maybe, even with God, it's the thought that counts.

And as my life quickly passes through its last few years of potency, I sometimes consider my gift... Like maybe late on a Saturday night, and I feel deeply moved to lift my eyes to the Heavens and cry out in a loud voice...
Thanks a lot!

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I took this picture of my garden this morning after returning from the moors. Cathy had sent me on one of her ridiculous missions... "Fill my arms with heather!" she said. I returned with about a handfull, and little Miss Obsessive-Compulsive can just deal with it. I'd bet my best cravat that she's stopped taking her Zoloft.

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Anyway, I like this picture and thought you might enjoy it.

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