TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE HIM OR HER!
THEY'LL FEEL GOOD, AND YOU WILL, TOO!
THIS ONE SIMPLE ACT COULD BRING A MIRACLE INTO YOUR LIFE!
Toney Atkins
www.toneyatkins.com/
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Monday, December 17, 2012
Five Sensible Steps -- Think Progress
Five Sensible Steps: pA Sensible Path Forward on Gun Safety Last night, President Obama once again committed himself and the nation to meaningful action to reduce gun violence in our society: This is our first task — caring for our children. It’s our first job. If we don’t get that right, we don’t get anything right. That’s how, [...]/p
VISION GONE IN RIGHT EYE: A ::PRAYER REQUEST
BY TONEY ATKINS
I expected the approach of my landmark 70th birthday would be somewhat depressing, but I wasn't anticipaing everything to start falling apart at the same time. I sometimes get the feeling that if they had given away free tickets on the Titantic for front row seats for a better vew of the glaciers, I would have won one.
I have until Jan. 2, 2013, to get back to my nearly 70-year-old, better than expected state of health.
For that to happen, I need your positive vibes and prayers.
When I went to the doctor last Monday to be checked for possible bronchitis and examination of my eyes, which friends had tol me to staying red all the time. He prescribed an antibiotic and a pill that was supposed to each my increasing cough. In fact, I felt terrible Wenesday, Thursday and Friday; the cough was awful and painful; I alternated between chills and fever; then the scariest thing happened.'
My right eye seemed to short circuit. I don't know if it was a minor stroke. All I know is, as I type this, it's taking much longer because I simply cannot see anything out of my right eye, and my left eye is not the best in the world.
I no longer have a car, and I don't know if it warrants a call to 9-1-1.
This is the worst case of flulike, bronchial like illness I've had in years and particularlythe vision thing. Some might say it would be no great loss, but it disturbs me that my writing career may be over; that I might not get to see two of my favorite neighbors' baby girl, due to be born in May.
I am grateful for all that the Lord has let me see and hear in my lifetime, and I hope your prayers and positive vibes will make it possible to see and hear even more.
REGARDING THIS ILLNESS: I took both the flu vaccine and the pneumonia show and still feel like crap a week after this first started. I URGE YOU TO GET A FLU SHOT AND EVEN A PNEUMONIA SHOT. If this illness was this bad after taking the injections, I can only imagine how horrible it could have been if I hadn't had the shots.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF MY EYE, AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE BLESSED.
Toney Atkins
I expected the approach of my landmark 70th birthday would be somewhat depressing, but I wasn't anticipaing everything to start falling apart at the same time. I sometimes get the feeling that if they had given away free tickets on the Titantic for front row seats for a better vew of the glaciers, I would have won one.
I have until Jan. 2, 2013, to get back to my nearly 70-year-old, better than expected state of health.
For that to happen, I need your positive vibes and prayers.
When I went to the doctor last Monday to be checked for possible bronchitis and examination of my eyes, which friends had tol me to staying red all the time. He prescribed an antibiotic and a pill that was supposed to each my increasing cough. In fact, I felt terrible Wenesday, Thursday and Friday; the cough was awful and painful; I alternated between chills and fever; then the scariest thing happened.'
My right eye seemed to short circuit. I don't know if it was a minor stroke. All I know is, as I type this, it's taking much longer because I simply cannot see anything out of my right eye, and my left eye is not the best in the world.
I no longer have a car, and I don't know if it warrants a call to 9-1-1.
This is the worst case of flulike, bronchial like illness I've had in years and particularlythe vision thing. Some might say it would be no great loss, but it disturbs me that my writing career may be over; that I might not get to see two of my favorite neighbors' baby girl, due to be born in May.
I am grateful for all that the Lord has let me see and hear in my lifetime, and I hope your prayers and positive vibes will make it possible to see and hear even more.
REGARDING THIS ILLNESS: I took both the flu vaccine and the pneumonia show and still feel like crap a week after this first started. I URGE YOU TO GET A FLU SHOT AND EVEN A PNEUMONIA SHOT. If this illness was this bad after taking the injections, I can only imagine how horrible it could have been if I hadn't had the shots.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE HEALING OF MY EYE, AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE BLESSED.
Toney Atkins
Sunday, December 16, 2012
MAYA DESCENDANTS CALM ABOUT DEC. 21 --AP
UH-MAY, Mexico (AP) — Amid a worldwide frenzy of advertisers and new-agers preparing for a Maya apocalypse, one group is approaching Dec. 21 with calm and equanimity — the people whose ancestors supposedly made the prediction in the first place.
Mexico's 800,000 Mayas are not the sinister, secretive, apocalypse-obsessed race they've been made out to be....
Five Lies The Gun Lobby Tells You
Five Lies The Gun Lobby Tells You: pAmerica’s seems to be in for another debate over gun regulation after the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 27 (mostly children) dead. So it’s worth reviewing five made against regulating gun ownership in the United States: MYTH #1: More guns don’t lead to more murders. A survey by researchers at the Harvard University [...]/p
Saturday, December 15, 2012
WE NEED PEACE ON EARTH... Toney Atkins
Let there be LOVE and PEACE on earth, especially in the United States of America during these troubled days, and let such LOVE and PEACE begin with me, with the prayer that they will spread to others.
Peace, love, justice, happiness -- God bless the downhearted, the sick, the homeless, the needy, our veterans who may be hurting today == God bless us all!
Toney Atkins
www.toneyatkins.com/
HAVE A BLESSED AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Peace, love, justice, happiness -- God bless the downhearted, the sick, the homeless, the needy, our veterans who may be hurting today == God bless us all!
Toney Atkins
www.toneyatkins.com/
Huckabee Says Connecticut School Massacre Occurred Because We ‘Removed God From Our Schools’
Huckabee Says Connecticut School Massacre Occurred Because We ‘Removed God From Our Schools’: pFormer Arkansas governor and GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee attributed today’s deadly massacre in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut to the lack of God and religion in public schools. Addressing the tragedy on Fox News, Huckabee dismissed calls for stricter gun control and claimed that future violence can be prevented by solving matters of [...]/p
Friday, December 14, 2012
Elementary School Shooting In Connecticut
Elementary School Shooting In Connecticut: pScores of people — including children — were killed on Friday morning when at least one gunman opened fire in an Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, CT. Children were reportedly told to run out of the building with their eyes closed after the incident occurred Friday. Reports from the Hartford Courant suggest that the [...]/p
UPDATES ON THIS STORY CAN BE FOUND AT NEWS LINKS AT www.toneyatkins.com/ .
UPDATES ON THIS STORY CAN BE FOUND AT NEWS LINKS AT www.toneyatkins.com/ .
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
CHRISTMAS CHEER, REALLY LIT
http://www.flixxy.com/best-christmas-lights-display.htm#.UMeq0K4nj54.blogger
MERRY CHRISTMAS, BIG TIME! The above link should get you in the spirit of the holidays. All I know is, this guy's electric bill would probably pay my rent for two years. -- Toney Atkins
MERRY CHRISTMAS, BIG TIME! The above link should get you in the spirit of the holidays. All I know is, this guy's electric bill would probably pay my rent for two years. -- Toney Atkins
Saturday, December 08, 2012
SANTA, BUDDY by Toney Atkins
For some reason, Christmas nostalgia has overwhelmed me this year as I approach the end of my seventh decade on this beautiful planet.
As a result, perhaps because of listening to one of my holiday music favorites, “Santa, Baby” by Eartha Kitt, and the male version, “Santa, Buddy,” I decided to write my own letter to the North Pole, not in song or poem, but simply in words:
Dear Santa, Buddy,
I don’t need all the things that the singers request. However, I would really enjoy getting a Roku streaming player, a used car that would get me from here to there and back again, an inexpensive recorder for recording interviews, and I really could use enough ch-ching to put me a few months ahead on rent, a few bills, food and other expenses. The latter would be much more appreciated than fruitcakes or cheeseballs, but that sounds rather tacky when I put it down in words.
Unfortunately, Santa, buddy, I don’t have a chimney or a tree, and there are deadbolt and chain locks on the door, so I don't know how you can get inside my humble abode. But, Santa, buddy, you're the man, and I would bet you can find a way.
Like many senior citizens and younger folks who live in my neighborhood, it’s hard to get by on Social Security payments, and I won’t receive my next one until the day after my landmark birthday. Because of somewhat complicated circumstances that I won’t bore you with, I depend on others for transportation to the grocery store, the pharmacy and the doctor’s office. I’m beginning to look like an old hippie, because I haven’t been to the barber since July.
Please don't misunderstand me. I don’t feel sorry for myself. I like my life despite the few inconveniences, and you should see some of the delicious recipes I’ve developed with Ramen noodles purchased with my allocated $16 in food stamps.
I walk down the hill to the closest convenience store, but the worsening bad back, legs and feet sometimes make it difficult. My eyesight is getting blurrier and dimmer, and that causes frustration when I walk down that hill after dark and find myself off the pavement and in the grass, looking for the North Star to get my bearings.
But I really shouldn’t complain about anything, although my few friends would probably call 9-1-1 if I didn’t. They would fear that I was really sick.
All I have to do is look around me and I literally see neighbors, young and old, who are having to deal with greater hardships than I. Many have health problems, mental and physical. Several younger residents suffer PTSD (post-traumatic stress syndrome) from military tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a few others from the Vietnam era may be going through the same thing. Many of my younger neighbors are unemployed and depressed because they have to try to collect unemployment benefits and are sometimes seem to be somewhat self-loathing because they know they are not being productive and therefore unable to adequately provide for their families. Some simply have nowhere else to go. Santa, it would be fantastic if you could surprise all these folks, especially the children, with some canned goods and toys on Christmas Day. And maybe a job offer for the unemployed or under-employed adults in the house who really want one?
I’ve been a fairly good boy this year, Santa, buddy. No alcohol, no drug abuse, no sex, and I can’t remember the last time I kissed someone or that someone kissed me, even under the mistletoe. I’ve tried not to think naughty thoughts, but that's getting easier as memories fade with age. I haven’t stolen from anyone, and I don’t think I’ve been too judgmental, except toward Republicans and those who profess but don’t really practice Christianity. I’ve been grateful for neighbors who occasionally give me a good meal, a ride to wherever I need to go and who show genuine concern about my health and well-being. I hope that you, Santa, will be especially good to them.
Thanks for listening, Santa, buddy. Please overlook your naughty list and sprinkle your happiness-inducing magic mixed in with peace and love over every household.
Your friend,
Toney
***************************************************
Dear God,
Forgive me of my many sins and transgressions, although I guess that is redundant. I pray that I will be a better person, spreading love and peace, and that I’ll continue to fight hate, hypocrisy and bigotry and try to be a giver, not a taker.
Bless my friends, acquaintances, relatives, and even those who might want to do me harm with the surrounding of your mantle of protection and love. Keep them healthy and safe. Bless them with the spirit of love, peace and happiness.
I’d pray to win the lottery, but You have more important things to do in this screwed-up world of ours than to give me a handout of winning numbers in a dream or through a burning bush.
Even though I may have nearly nothing in the way of money or material things, put it in my heart to share what I do have with those who need it more than I. I know that through You, I will always have what I truly need. I pray that I will someday be able to give back even more to the people of the world than they have given me.
Dear God, I pray that your mantle of protection and love will be around this whole troubled world, giving everyone the miracle of peace on earth, just as I pray that your mantle of protection and love will be around me.
I ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ, forever and ever.
Amen.
***************************************************
And dear reader, no matter what your religion, or lack of same, or whatever your feelings about the holiday season may be, my wishes for you and yours are to have a ...
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
www.toneyatkins.com/
As a result, perhaps because of listening to one of my holiday music favorites, “Santa, Baby” by Eartha Kitt, and the male version, “Santa, Buddy,” I decided to write my own letter to the North Pole, not in song or poem, but simply in words:
Dear Santa, Buddy,
I don’t need all the things that the singers request. However, I would really enjoy getting a Roku streaming player, a used car that would get me from here to there and back again, an inexpensive recorder for recording interviews, and I really could use enough ch-ching to put me a few months ahead on rent, a few bills, food and other expenses. The latter would be much more appreciated than fruitcakes or cheeseballs, but that sounds rather tacky when I put it down in words.
Unfortunately, Santa, buddy, I don’t have a chimney or a tree, and there are deadbolt and chain locks on the door, so I don't know how you can get inside my humble abode. But, Santa, buddy, you're the man, and I would bet you can find a way.
Like many senior citizens and younger folks who live in my neighborhood, it’s hard to get by on Social Security payments, and I won’t receive my next one until the day after my landmark birthday. Because of somewhat complicated circumstances that I won’t bore you with, I depend on others for transportation to the grocery store, the pharmacy and the doctor’s office. I’m beginning to look like an old hippie, because I haven’t been to the barber since July.
Please don't misunderstand me. I don’t feel sorry for myself. I like my life despite the few inconveniences, and you should see some of the delicious recipes I’ve developed with Ramen noodles purchased with my allocated $16 in food stamps.
I walk down the hill to the closest convenience store, but the worsening bad back, legs and feet sometimes make it difficult. My eyesight is getting blurrier and dimmer, and that causes frustration when I walk down that hill after dark and find myself off the pavement and in the grass, looking for the North Star to get my bearings.
But I really shouldn’t complain about anything, although my few friends would probably call 9-1-1 if I didn’t. They would fear that I was really sick.
All I have to do is look around me and I literally see neighbors, young and old, who are having to deal with greater hardships than I. Many have health problems, mental and physical. Several younger residents suffer PTSD (post-traumatic stress syndrome) from military tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a few others from the Vietnam era may be going through the same thing. Many of my younger neighbors are unemployed and depressed because they have to try to collect unemployment benefits and are sometimes seem to be somewhat self-loathing because they know they are not being productive and therefore unable to adequately provide for their families. Some simply have nowhere else to go. Santa, it would be fantastic if you could surprise all these folks, especially the children, with some canned goods and toys on Christmas Day. And maybe a job offer for the unemployed or under-employed adults in the house who really want one?
I’ve been a fairly good boy this year, Santa, buddy. No alcohol, no drug abuse, no sex, and I can’t remember the last time I kissed someone or that someone kissed me, even under the mistletoe. I’ve tried not to think naughty thoughts, but that's getting easier as memories fade with age. I haven’t stolen from anyone, and I don’t think I’ve been too judgmental, except toward Republicans and those who profess but don’t really practice Christianity. I’ve been grateful for neighbors who occasionally give me a good meal, a ride to wherever I need to go and who show genuine concern about my health and well-being. I hope that you, Santa, will be especially good to them.
Thanks for listening, Santa, buddy. Please overlook your naughty list and sprinkle your happiness-inducing magic mixed in with peace and love over every household.
Your friend,
Toney
***************************************************
Dear God,
Forgive me of my many sins and transgressions, although I guess that is redundant. I pray that I will be a better person, spreading love and peace, and that I’ll continue to fight hate, hypocrisy and bigotry and try to be a giver, not a taker.
Bless my friends, acquaintances, relatives, and even those who might want to do me harm with the surrounding of your mantle of protection and love. Keep them healthy and safe. Bless them with the spirit of love, peace and happiness.
I’d pray to win the lottery, but You have more important things to do in this screwed-up world of ours than to give me a handout of winning numbers in a dream or through a burning bush.
Even though I may have nearly nothing in the way of money or material things, put it in my heart to share what I do have with those who need it more than I. I know that through You, I will always have what I truly need. I pray that I will someday be able to give back even more to the people of the world than they have given me.
Dear God, I pray that your mantle of protection and love will be around this whole troubled world, giving everyone the miracle of peace on earth, just as I pray that your mantle of protection and love will be around me.
I ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ, forever and ever.
Amen.
***************************************************
And dear reader, no matter what your religion, or lack of same, or whatever your feelings about the holiday season may be, my wishes for you and yours are to have a ...
MERRY CHRISTMAS
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
www.toneyatkins.com/
Friday, December 07, 2012
Fox News Op-Ed Says Women’s Nature Is To Be Dominated By Men
Fox News Op-Ed Says Women’s Nature Is To Be Dominated By Men: pFox News has published another sexist op-ed by Suzanne Venker, the author who became infamous for attacking a fictional “War on Men.” In the follow up piece, Venker argues that women are naturally men’s inferiors. The author believes the crudest of crude gender stereotypes are built into male and female brains, arguing that women “like [...]/p
Federal Government Will Expand Health Benefits For Veterans Suffering From Brain Injuries
Federal Government Will Expand Health Benefits For Veterans Suffering From Brain Injuries: pThe New York Times reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs today will propose new rules and regulations aimed at expanding health care benefits for current and former service members suffering from a traumatic brain injury. The new regulations will include certain forms of “Parkinsonism, unprovoked seizures, certain dementias, depression, and hormone deficiency diseases related [...]/p
TONEY ATKINS SAYS: It's about time!!!!!!!!!!!
TONEY ATKINS SAYS: It's about time!!!!!!!!!!!
Hardball: Supreme Court to take on same-sex marriage cases
Hardball: Supreme Court to take on same-sex marriage cases
THIS IS A VIDEO FROM MSNBC AS SEEN DEC. 7, 2012
THIS IS A VIDEO FROM MSNBC AS SEEN DEC. 7, 2012
Bill O’Reilly Blames Gays For The ‘War On Christmas’
Bill O’Reilly Blames Gays For The ‘War On Christmas’: pFox News really doesn’t seem to have anything better to do in December than continue to manufacture the silly “War on Christmas” and then take real umbrage to the fake campaign. Despite Jon Stewart’s epic dismantling earlier this week, Bill O’Reilly continues his reverse-crusade, and now he’s implicating women and LGBT people in the process. [...]/p
WILL THE WORLD END ON DEC. 21?
The Mayan Calendar implies that the world as we know it will come to an end on Dec. 21, 2012. If you are reading this on Dec. 22 or thereafter, congratulations! You survived!
I found a link to everything you need to know about the Mayan prediction, how to survive the apocalypse, etc.
Check out: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/2012-mayan-calendar.htm#mkcpgn=em2
Happy holidays!
Toney Atkins
www.toneyatkins.com/
I found a link to everything you need to know about the Mayan prediction, how to survive the apocalypse, etc.
Check out: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/2012-mayan-calendar.htm#mkcpgn=em2
Happy holidays!
Toney Atkins
www.toneyatkins.com/
Republicans Tout Bush Tax Cuts, But Extending Unemployment Benefits Would Support 400,000 Jobs
Republicans Tout Bush Tax Cuts, But Extending Unemployment Benefits Would Support 400,000 Jobs: pThe sticking point of the negotiations over the so-called “fiscal cliff” has been the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, which Republicans insist must be extended and President Obama and the Democrats insist must end. (Both sides agree on maintaining tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans.) Of course, the reason the fiscal cliff is [...]/p
Thursday, December 06, 2012
WHY I WON'T VOTE REPUBLICAN: Defying Rick Scott, Florida Legislators Introduce Bill To Restore Early Voting Days
Defying Rick Scott, Florida Legislators Introduce Bill To Restore Early Voting Days: pLast year, the Republican-led Florida legislature slashed the state’s early voting period in half and cut out voting on the final Sunday before the election — a day when many African American churches turned out parishioners in high numbers. As a result, long lines were the norm for Floridians this year; some even had to [...]/p
Toney A writes: Limiting or putting obstacles in the way of voting in 2012 are a tip of the iceberg of the many reasons I will never vote for a Republican. How can Republicans consider themselves to be patriots of the United States when they attempt to obstruct the rights of all citizens, i.e., the right to vote? For the years that Obama has been president, the Republican lawmakers have done everything possible to prevent laws from passing that would benefit the disabled, all veterans, job-seekers who aren't expecting "gifts" from the government, the unemployed and who act in direct contradiction to the commandments in the Holy Bibles they raise. They lie to us; they hurt those who are already hurting. They snub the middle class and those who are poor. Republicans take advantage of the ignorance of people who get their misinformation from Fox News and know little-to-nothing about civics or economics, therefore being easily persuaded about falsehoods perpetuated about the nation's first black president and barely understanding the fear-mongering about deficits and, as one Southern neighbor calls it, the "physical clift" (fiscal cliff) that actually was created during a Republican administration. To all Republicans and those who allow them to pull the wool over their constituents' eyes, I say: "SHAME ON YOU!" If there is not a major attitude change, my votes will go elsewhere.
Toney A writes: Limiting or putting obstacles in the way of voting in 2012 are a tip of the iceberg of the many reasons I will never vote for a Republican. How can Republicans consider themselves to be patriots of the United States when they attempt to obstruct the rights of all citizens, i.e., the right to vote? For the years that Obama has been president, the Republican lawmakers have done everything possible to prevent laws from passing that would benefit the disabled, all veterans, job-seekers who aren't expecting "gifts" from the government, the unemployed and who act in direct contradiction to the commandments in the Holy Bibles they raise. They lie to us; they hurt those who are already hurting. They snub the middle class and those who are poor. Republicans take advantage of the ignorance of people who get their misinformation from Fox News and know little-to-nothing about civics or economics, therefore being easily persuaded about falsehoods perpetuated about the nation's first black president and barely understanding the fear-mongering about deficits and, as one Southern neighbor calls it, the "physical clift" (fiscal cliff) that actually was created during a Republican administration. To all Republicans and those who allow them to pull the wool over their constituents' eyes, I say: "SHAME ON YOU!" If there is not a major attitude change, my votes will go elsewhere.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
James Irvine Left Pit Bull To Babysit Infant Son, Deputies Say
James Irvine Left Pit Bull To Babysit Infant Son, Deputies Say
WHY AM I NOT AMAZED THAT THIS HAPPENED IN FLORIDA, MY FORMER "HOME STATE"? (Actually, I should not pick on Florida. We have our share of crazies in northwest Georgia, southeast Tennessee and Alabama, too. Have people forgotten how to live and act like human beings?) -- Toney
WHY AM I NOT AMAZED THAT THIS HAPPENED IN FLORIDA, MY FORMER "HOME STATE"? (Actually, I should not pick on Florida. We have our share of crazies in northwest Georgia, southeast Tennessee and Alabama, too. Have people forgotten how to live and act like human beings?) -- Toney
Men Are More Sensitive To Rape Jokes Than Women, Vanity Fair Poll Finds
Men Are More Sensitive To Rape Jokes Than Women, Vanity Fair Poll Finds: pThe late Christopher Hitchens’ article in Vanity Fair arguing that women aren’t funny has done a lot of harm over the years, lending pedigreed intellectual credence to an argument made by lots of incredibly dumb comedians and commentators everywhere. But one useful thing the response to the piece has accomplished is to push Vanity Fair [...]/p
Police Groups Vie For Mandatory Collection Of All Private Text Messages
Police Groups Vie For Mandatory Collection Of All Private Text Messages: pAs Congress mulls changes to an outdated law intended to protect electronic privacy, a group of law enforcement officers is lobbying for a provision that would erode privacy by requiring that text messages be saved and stored for at least two years. According to CNET, police and prosecutors’ groups say they have increasingly come to [...]/p
Toney says: The story at the above link is further evidence that Big Brother is, and has been, watching us. And we live in the "land of the free"? Not any longer.
Toney says: The story at the above link is further evidence that Big Brother is, and has been, watching us. And we live in the "land of the free"? Not any longer.
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
U.S. Government: Apocalypse Not Destroying The World In 2012, So Stop Scaring The Kids
U.S. Government: Apocalypse Not Destroying The World In 2012, So Stop Scaring The Kids
... And we all know that if the U.S. government says it, it has to be true. Let us pray. -- Toney Atkins
... And we all know that if the U.S. government says it, it has to be true. Let us pray. -- Toney Atkins
Monday, December 03, 2012
Back to the Future
Back to the Future: p***Ed. Note: Thanks for staying tuned during our hiatus last month. We’re back and eager to cover all of the latest developments on the fiscal showdown and other important issues.*** The GOP’s Warmed Over Fiscal Plan Last week, the president put out his plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, including $1.6 TRILLION in new tax [...]/p
Sunday, December 02, 2012
Saturday, December 01, 2012
History of HIV/AIDS Slideshow: A Pictorial Timeline of the AIDS Pandemic
DEC. 1 IS WORLD AIDS DAY. THE LINK BELOW IS "MUST VIEW" FOR EVERYONE WHO THINKS THEY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT HIV/AIDS, BUT REALLY DON'T. HIV IS NOT, AND NEVER HAS BEEN, ONLY A "GAY DISEASE" OR "GAY CANCER." UNDERSTANDING THE FACTS IS ONE STEP FORWARD IN ELIMINATING THE SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS. == Toney Atkins
History of HIV/AIDS Slideshow: A Pictorial Timeline of the AIDS Pandemic
History of HIV/AIDS Slideshow: A Pictorial Timeline of the AIDS Pandemic
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED (An Email from Linda)
Don't usually forward too many emails but this one spoke volumes to me. Hope you experience the same feelings.
Linda
Hope is the little voice you hear whisper "maybe" when
the whole world seems to be shouting "No".
> WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED
Would Love to See This Kind of Coverage in Our Newspapers and on Our TV News broadcasts
(For those who are unaware: At all military base theaters, the National Anthem is played before the movie begins.)
>
> This is written by a Chaplain in Iraq :
>
> I recently attended a showing of 'Superman 3' here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. As is the custom at all military bases, we stood to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. All was going well until three-quarters of the way through The National Anthem, the music stopped.
>
> Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the States? I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments, and everyone would sit down and yell for the movie to begin. Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the first place.
>
> Here in Iraq, 1,000 Soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music started again and the Soldiers continued to quietly stand at attention. But again, at the same point, the music stopped. What would you expect 1000 Soldiers standing at attention to do?? Frankly, I expected some laughter, and everyone would eventually sit down and wait for the movie to start.
>
> But No!!... You could have heard a pin drop, while every Soldier continued to stand at attention.
>
> Suddenly, there was a lone voice from the front of the auditorium, then a dozen voices, and soon the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers, finishing where the recording left off:
>
> "And the rockets' red glare,
> the bombs bursting in air,
> gave proof through the night
> that our flag was still there.
> Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave,
> o'er the land of the free,
> and the home of the brave."
>
> It was the most inspiring moment I have had in Iraq and I wanted you to know what kind of Soldiers are serving you. Remember them as they fight for us!
>
> Pass this along as a reminder to others to be ever in prayer for all our soldiers serving us here at home and abroad. Many have already paid the ultimate price.
>
> Written by Chaplain Jim Higgins.
> LSA Anaconda is at the Ballad Airport in Iraq , north of Baghdad.
>
> Please share only if you are so inclined. God Bless America and all of our troops serving throughout the world.
>
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