In Honor of Detective White....A Local Fallen Hero

I am dedicating todays post to the memory of a local fallen police deputy.. his name is Detective David White. Last night at approx. 6pm, he and fellow officers were investigating a vacant  home for a possible Meth Lab.it was being occupied by squatters.
 At first they were met at the door by one of the POS squatters it  was slammed in the officers face, they then forced their way in and immediately were met with gunfire. Detective White was shot in the head and killed instantly, his partner shot through the arm and is recovering. The shooter then ran out the back of the house and was shot and killed by the other detectives.Five other men inside the home were then arrested and hopefully will face murder charges.

Detective White was 35 years old, He was a loving husband, and father of two, a son, and a good friend to many. He was also an Army Veteran and proudly served his community and country with the highest of honor. He went where others dared not go. We pray for his family and all those that knew him, May God give them comfort during this time.... RIP  Detective White.

My Opinion on the new USS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) has recently incurred much criticism for naming a new littoral class combat ship the USS GABRIEL GIFFORDS. The mother of the little 9 year old girl who was killed during the assassination attempt will serve as the ships sponsor.

Prior to writing this post, I went straight to ‘The Man” for advice. “The Man” being Senior, he does have 20 years navy service under his belt, so who best to answer my question of:  SHOULD A SHIP BE NAMED AFTER HER?

Seniors answer was quick and to the point…NO.

Why No you ask?  Because she has never served in combat, and she is by no means a war hero. It is the Navy tradition to name ships after States, Cities, Famous Battles, Presidents, or War Heroes.

SECNAV has recently strayed away from this tradition; we now have a USS CESAR CHAVEZ, and a USS JOHN MURTHA.  

 It was recently Ret. Major General Tom Wilkerson who has publicly stated his displeasure with this naming. Senior and I agree with him, that we have way too many war heroes out there that are more deserving then Rep. Gifford’s.

How about the recent Medal Of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer? He would be an excellent choice, and in my opinion more deserving.  What about a USS SEAL TEAM SIX?  In honor of those brave Seals who perished in the helicopter accident back in August?  And what about a USS PAT TILLMAN? He was former pro football star of the Arizona Cardinals, who gave up a lucrative NFL career and, enlisted in the Army, only to get killed by friendly fire.

The list here of more deserving individuals could go on and on…

Medal of Honor Receipient Dakota Meyer

I am not saying that Mrs. Gifford’s isn’t a deserving individual, she has made a remarkable recovery, and has beaten the odds, But I am sure there are other ways to memorialize her then putting her name on  a Warship, when she never served…

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The School Lunch Intrusion.....

You can imagine my anger when I logged on to DRUDGE yesterday and saw the story about the little pre-schooler who’s lunch was confiscated by school officials for not meeting USDA guidelines. That morning her mother packed her a turkey and cheese sandwich, banana, chips, and juice. But it contained no vegetables. Then the mother gets a bill for the chicken nugget lunch. They took a four year olds lunch box and probably scared the child to death, then replaced it with chicken nuggets? How much healthier is that?

 Okay, I as a mom would all ready be guilty of such criminal behavior. My boys usually get a sandwich and chips, or fruit cup. . They are allowed (due to the extra expense) to purchase lunch from the cafeteria on Fridays, that’s Pizza Day. I am all for healthy eating, our boys do get veggies…usually at supper time with us, so I can make sure they eat them, for me to put them in their lunch box would be a waste, because our oldest would only throw them out. Our youngest is the opposite, he can tear it up with the vegetables, he has always loved them…especially his broccoli.

 But this is plainly what Michelle Obamas food initiative is creating:

“A FOOD POLICE.”

 Upon reading about the story, I turned to Senior and told him if I had been the mother, then I would have had to be restrained due to the shouting match I would have gotten in to at that school.

If this story does not create an outrage, and make people see the lengths our government is going to, in order to interfere in our daily lives then something is wrong. We have people in Washington telling  us what and how much to feed our kids, and if it doesn’t meet what they think is appropriate then they will just seize it…Something is seriously wrong in this country when they take a four year olds lunch box. It’s no ones business what we feed our kids. That is why they are OUR kids, because we the parents are the ones who brought them in to this world, not the government. And it’s not up to the government to tell me what I can and can’t do.

Has anyone thought recently about the things that the government is now telling us to do…..  Here is an example:

         What laundry detergents to use

            what cars to drive

          what light bulbs to buy

          our air travel

           our money

           our healthcare

           our environment

The foods we eat

         and most importantly our Independence and Patriotism..

Little by little, in some way every day we the people are losing more control over our households..when will enough be enough?

Celebrating My Birthday/Valentines At The Range...

Today is the day that yours truly turns another year older...42..ouch! Yes, Valentines Day is also my Birthday.  Some of you will still call me a baby..I know, its only as old as you feel. Or, like my brother told me, 42 is the new 25.

I knew from the beginning I wanted to go to my range today, I have not shot my 9 since before my surgery, and I soon realized that my hand is still a bit weak. I think I need to buy one of those squeezy balls and exercise the muscles. Anyways  it was good to load her up and let off about 50 rounds. God knows I LOVE this gun....

I also choose to take along my "Archangel" Ruger 10/22. I can't talk enough about how much I love this one too. Its a hell of a lot of fun to shoot. Some days I can't get enough of it.

Senior had the itch to shoot .308 today so he brought along his M1A and the HK91 Clone, he shot 20 rounds through each with a 97.5% probability of hitting the 5 point bowling pin. He was excited to show the locals who go in with their Mini-14s what a real rifle looks and sounds like.  : )

Why Samuel L. Jackson voted for Obama

I have made a promise to myself to never watch another movie with either Samuel L. Jackson or Morgan Freeman. Why? Because of the way they have thrown down the race card in reference to the President. Mr. Jackson has all ready been outspoken on BO, but his latest interview with Ebony Magazine really outraged me. The sentiments expressed are why so many voted for the President. They don’t care about his politics; they only cared about his color.

"I voted for Barack because he was black. 'Cuz that's why other folks vote for other people — because they look like them ... That's American politics, pure and simple. [Obama's] message didn't mean [bleep] to me."

Jackson then went on to drop the N-word several times when discussing Obama, telling the mag, "When it comes down to it, they wouldn't have elected a [bleep]. Because, what's a [bleep]? A [bleep] is scary. Obama ain't scary at all. [Bleeps] don't have beers at the White House. [Bleeps] don't let some white dude, while you in the middle of a speech, call [him] a liar. A [bleep] would have stopped the meeting right there and said, ‘Who the [bleep] said that?' I hope Obama gets scary in the next four years, 'cuz he ain't gotta worry about getting re-elected."

Smacks of ... Obama needs to Black it up.     

Mr. Jackson lost all crediblity with me as an educated actor ( not that he ever had any) but his poor grammer and profanity only made him look like he was from the ghetto.
My question to him would be this : "If a black conservative such as Alan West was running for President, would you vote for him? If he were the only black in the presidential race, and you wanted a black in the white house, would you cast your ballot in his favor"? 
One thing Mr. Jackson said that will ring true if the President is re-elected. Obama will get scary in the next 4 years..... 

My Sisters Memory Album Pics

Today is the party and the day that I get to unveil the memory album I have worked so hard on for my sister.I had many pictures and letters from friends and family to incorporate. It took me a month to complete the 42 pages that are wrapped up in this special album. Its so thick that Senior and I had to use mini bungee cords, to get it to close so that I may be able to wrap it.

So as promised to some of my followers who requested I do so, I have posted pics of my handy work. One of my followers who is also a good friend "Patti" came over one day and lent a hand, she is the complete oracle of scrapbooking and I really do appreciate all  her advice and help. For Kymber, you asked several times to see some of the pages..so here you go, these are my favorites....

The "young girl" pages are courtesy of Patti