My Fellow Americans…

 
 
We’ve been reading a lot in the news lately about immigration issues.
 
I was born an American (right place, right time, I guess) with 70% of my heritage being non-native (Welsh and Italian, mostly.)
 
Lately, I’ve been wondering…when I wave my flag, pledge my allegiance, and sing my anthem…have I earned that right? Does the luck of [...]

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A Father’s Prayer for Ladies Retreat…

New post to Gracie’s Blog:
http://ricecereal.wordpress.com/2008/09/28/a-fathers-prayer-for-ladies-retreat/
-Perk

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Xur

Hey all,
 
Any other old-timers (like me) get the movie reference in the “Sally Forth” comic today?
 
I wonder how many kids went, “Huh?”
 
LOL,
 
-Perk
 
Ps- I LOVED that movie…Yolanda, Baby!

 

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La Caja China Pig Roast

Okay, here’s the 4th post in the La Caja China series. Previously, we’ve had a luau, added the smoker-pistol attachment, and cooked up some ribs. Finally we’re going to go whole-hog (ouch)…

The bad news…my digital thermometer died about fifteen minutes into the process.

The good news…followed the directions printed on the box to a tee, along [...]

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Meet Me in the Stairwell

‘MEET ME IN THE STAIRWELL’
author unknown
You say you will never forget where you were when
you heard the news On September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.
I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room
with a man who called his wife to say ‘Good-Bye.’ I
held his fingers steady as he dialed. I gave him the
peace to [...]

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New Gracie Post…

Good Girl…No No!
 
-Perk

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William Shatner…IS…the Rocket Man

This one is for Dinanna…

William Shatner performs “Rocket Man” at 1978 Sci-Fi Awards.

“I’m…a…rocket…man!”

THIS…IS…AWESOME!

-Perk

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