why me?

my computer was invaded by a virus pretending to be an anti-virus protection program.It may have gotten in via Facebook or twitter or something else. in any case I am withdrawing from Twitter and Facebook.I cannot go thru what I have gone thru today not to mention the cost involved.

As of 7:50Pm today I have deleted my Twitter and Facebook accounts.I am not going to go thru this again.as I posted once K.I.S.S.! I even wrote myself a note telling me that I should NEVER,EVER JOIN FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AGAIN. SORRY FOR NOT FOLLOWING EVERY ONE i WAS FOLLOWING ON THOSE ACCOUNTS.

I give up.

I just give up.I tried to follow everything step by step and still I screwed it up.I do not know if I was just missing something or the directions were missing a step.I just could not git it right.so therefore I will not be changing this blog to a three column blog.as much as I would like to.As some one said to me in their comment to me K.I.S.S.(keep it simple stupid)
There is one change that I still might attempt to make,and I will ask Sandee for that help.

Prayer request

Emergency Prayer Request

Emergency Prayer Request

Good Evening fellow bloggers and followers.

I have an Emergency Prayer request.

I received a text from Jacob at 1203 hours this afternoon. He knows I get out of church around 1200 hours. When I saw the time I knew it was important. I called immediately. As best as has been determined at this point one of his fellow soldiers that he has kept in contact with since Basic Training and AIT was seriously injured yesterday. It seems he was involved in a secondary IED attack while going out on a rapid response to a primary IED attack. He received numerous shrapnel wounds on the left side of his body and face. He was talking and we are hoping no brain damage occurred. It appears the IED was packed with ball bearings which cause severe damage when traveling at explosive speeds.

Please put in your prayers and pass it on to your friends the complete and full recovery of Specialist Monte "Ike" Lesh.

Thank you so very, very much and Jacob thanks you also.POPS

I found this request on AirmanMom's site linking to Mark's site.

Awww...Monday

I wish I knew more PT 2

One of the things I was doing wrong was the instruction I was trying to follow are not for Harbor,which is my current template. the instructions that I found for for a linited amount of templates such as:Denim,Dot,Rounders,Sand dollar,Thisaway and Scribe. I found these instruction on the web site called Tips For New Bloggers on blogspot.com So maybe I'll change to a different template or not. I decided that i'm gonna try to do the changes.it starts with the current look.

Oh well stuff happens.

During the weekend I tried to post a video by Katrina and the Waves "I'm walking on sunshine"
but could not.Darn it.

I wish I knew more that I do.

I was reading and trying to understand how to place your own flavicon icon on my blog.I just could not understand how to do that.Than the next thing I was reading how to do was create an extra sidebar,well I got lost trying to understand that one as well.maybe it is the deslexia that I have,I don't know.All I know for sure is that I feel like a dumbbell.So botton line is it ain't broke don't fix it Mikey!

changes in you Tube.

you tube is making some changes.I checked out the "new" way they are going to be doing thing.I mostly like it with one exception.when you click on the share button it will display the following:
Myspace/facebook/twitter/digg/orkut/ and live spaces. what it does not show is the way to post it on this website as it did before these changes were made. these changes are going to be manditory.
Here are the changes being made ( this info is directly from You Tube)A few months ago, we launched our YouTube channels redesign in beta (first via a secret opt-in URL that many of you discovered, then as a visible opt-in link). Hundreds of thousands of you are now using the new version, have contributed a lot of useful feedback, and have helped make the new channels beta stronger and faster. Here are a few cool examples of great new channel designs: IceflowStudios, Vlogbrothers, nalts, LisaNova, sxephil, ThadewGrum, The White House, and University of Phoenix.

We're now ready to start rolling out the new channels design to more users. Starting today, all new accounts will automatically have the new version of channels. Here's a video introducing the new channels, the benefits, and how you can get started:

Finally, we'd like to give you advance warning that all existing channels will change over to the new design on July 15. (Partners, watch for separate communications about your changeover date.)

Want to try it out or start getting ready before July 15? Just click on the "Upgrade my channel!" link on your Channel Design page (and note that you can switch back anytime until July 15). Keep in mind that new channels are still in beta for now, so there may be a few elements missing here and there. If you have questions, please scroll down the page for more info on how to use the new Channel design. Also, we've been sharing our progress and gathering feedback from users on a dedicated channels beta blog. Join in if you're interested in learning more and want more frequent updates on our beta progress -- and let us know if there's anything that you'd like to see added to the new version of channels, too.

Life is Great.

Life is great,my ribs are healing nicely.we had a pleasant day here in Cleveland.
I got into a spirited debate with Dickster1961,on his blog and as well as what I said here.I have not done that in a while.This is why I love blogging.I truly enjoying doing a point/counter point thing.I feel a feisty debate is good for ones soul.

Now for some thing of a horse of a different color.lets keep my Friend Tracy,in our thoughts and prayers.they are going thru a rought time in their lives.

A new Rant.

I saw where some one was blaming the new clear air/water act as bad for the economy.Horseshit!!!! the remark was that jobs are gonna suffer and the gas prices will rise even more.
I went on a real diatribe in my remarks for that posting,and I'm not done venting.

Let's take a look at some of the facts.

1) rising gas prices are due to the lower production of gasoline's by the petroleum companies.(Exxon,Chevron,Shell,etc etc you get the picture)

2)the second reason gas prices go up are due to the greed of the buying and selling of oil futures that drives up the price of a barrel of oil.

3)The economy is bad enough that the new controls will destroy jobs,Horseshit.
Jobs have been leaving this country since the Early 60's.the reason the jobs are going is that the big fat cat CEO"s want more profits and cheaper labor costs so they can sell junk,charge more for it and fatten their bank accounts even more.

A personnel observation if you will.I can be dismissed as a fool as someone that does not know what he is talking about.I am fine with that.
There are a lot more out there that voice what I just said here but in more eloquent ways that may be more palatable.I do not know.I am just speaking my mind about what I feel that needs to be said.

one last thought. GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE AND BY THE PEOPLE NEEDS TO BE REVISITED.THROW OUT THE LOBBYISTS,STOP THE BUYING OF POLITICIANS BY THE RICH CORPORATIONS.GIVE THE UNITED STATES BACK TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES INSTEAD OF THE SUPER RICH.

I am now officially departing my soap box.

DO NOT KILL THE MESSENGER!

With all the bad Democrat bashings I have seen,I saw this one and just had to post it,to those that get mad about this I SAY LIGHTEN UP! the next time I run across a good one about the Denocratic party I will post that as well.

Gene Kelly Frank Sinatra - "New York, New York"

Friday Flashback part 2

Gene Kelly tap dancing on roller skates Friday Flashback

Good By Farrah Fawcett. 1947-2009

Goodby Michael Jackson 1958-2009

Michael Jackson Rest in Peace,may God grant the his Family the serenity to continue on without him

Decisions to be made.

Once again I will be doing some changes,the changes will be to the blog roll.I will be adding a couple of new catagories to the Blog Roll.One will be to highlight the different recovery blogs that I follow.A second one will be to highlight the Ohio blogs that I follow.The rest of the blogs on the blog roll will stay the same.Just give me some time to do the added changes,it will take me a while.With a tip of the hat to Subvet,from who I got the Idea from,and all the recient left for my by(in no order at all) Sandee,Mari,AirmanMom,Anon Drifter,MountainWoman,Akelamalu,and Shrinky.I thank you on and All.

a good idea.

I was just visiting a blogger named SUBVET. He has his blog roll compartmentalized into different catagories and blogs are posted that way.I'm think of doing something like this my self. I would like every one to go for a visit and check out how he does his blog roll and let me know your thoughts about me doing the same thing. I'm listed in Life on Life's Terms.

Tuesday's Thoughts Part 2

And the Congress will push me to raise taxes, and I'll say no, and they'll push, and I'll say no, and they'll push again. And I'll say to them: Read my lips. No new taxes.
- George H. W. Bush

Tueaday's thoughts part 1.

I know that I normally do a posting of a quote by a President of a Governor,and I will do just that.

Right now I want to share some thing of a positive note.It has been a while since I posted about my weight loss.well today is the day. I had started out this journey weighting 311 lbs. when I got on the scale today I weighed.....Drum Roll Please.........291 lbs. Yep I have lost a total of 20 lbs.

And Now, Awww...Monday.

The Best Folower Award.

Sandee of Comedy plus gave me this award.

The Rules:

1. Put this Award in a post on your blog
2. Invite 10 people to take this award
3. Don’t forget to link back to the person that gave this award to you.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog
5. Share the love to those who get this award.

Sandee gave this award to her Top Ten Commenters:

barb
Arv
Lynda
DrillerAA09
Wendy
Ana
Empress Bee (of the High Sea)
K
anthonynorth
Mike Golch

I liked the way Sandee gave this award to her top then commentors and I'm doing it the same way:

Sandee (Comedy +)

Mari

jennifer

Akelamalu

Mary

Tracy

storyteller

Sometimes Saintly Nick

Just Be Real

Ana

Participation is never mandatory.

Daddy's Hands Happy Father's day every one.

With a tip of the hat to KY Woman over at http://pebbledrops.blogspot.com

Father's Day.

FIRST OF ALL TO ALL THE FATHERS OUT THER,HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! TO THEIR CHILDREN,ENJOY THE DAY WITH YOU DAD AS IF IT WAS THE LAST ONE YOU WILL EVER HAVE.TELL HIM HOW MUCH YOU LOVE HIM,MEND ANY FENCES THAT NEED TO BE MENDED.

I FOR ONE AM GLAD THAT I DID JUST THAT ON FATHER'S DAY 1984,IT WAS THE LAST FATHERS DAY WE HAD TOGETHER.HE PASSED AWAY AUG.14 1984.
DAD I LOVE AND MISS YOU.

Man builds toothpick city June 18, 2009

Now this is talent!

A Prayer request.

In my travels today I came across a blogger asking for prayers for a fellow blogger Joanie M is the blogger needing the prayers.Irish Gumbo posted the prayer request.

VANITY FAIR HITCHIN A RIDE FRIDAY FLASHBACK

ENJOY!!

doing better.

I'm doing better,unfortunaly I'm still in a lot of pain.I have been trying to do the arm exercises that my Dr.told me to do.

one of those weeks.

I went to my doctors appointment today. after examining me he said at the very least that I have bruised up the muscles that connect the ribs.He aid that I may have fractured the ribs as well.I said to wait a week and if things do not get better that they will do anXray.He said that by waiting they will be able to tell better if I did fracture one or more of the ribs.The x rays will show the calcification where the ribs have started to heal.This is the only way to verify if the ribs were in fact damaged,do to the amount of muscles that connect to the ribs,the ribs are pulled back in place.
needles to say I do not feel up to blogging much.

WHO ME????

IF THE SHOE FITS............

my Awww Monday

Personel Prayer Request.

It is with a sad heart that I must ask for prayers for my wife Celestine and her family,Her Uncle John just passed away.John was my mother in law's last sibling alive. Celestine no longer has any living aunts and uncles as well.

Prayer Request

Hootin Anni has had a death in the family. let's Keep her and the family in our prayers.I linked to her posts,Please go and offer your condolences.

the start of a new week.

Since today is the start of a new week I'm hoping not to have a repeat of last week. As you know last Sunday(6/07) I tripped and fell comming up from the basement.this past Wednesday(6/10) I slipped and fell in the bathtub.this one netted me a bunch of brusies.I'm luck that I did nt break any thing.

A Great message

I saw a great message over at Pink Lady'site.every one that has had anger issues in the past need to read this posting! I for one am glad that I did.So please go and read this great post titled "I don't want to stay angry"

Your Mama don't Dance by Loggins and Messina friday flashback

so I'm late posting this one sue me!

A Great message.

Happy Moments,PRAISE GOD.Difficult moments,SEEK GOD.

Quiet moments,WORSHIP GOD.Painful moments,TRUST GOD. Every moment,THANK GOD.

I saw this on Tracy's site,so I had to post this here as well,THANK YOU TRACY FOR THIS GREAT MESSAGE,AMEN!

Treachery at it's finest

Treachery at it's finest: when I was young and a little more foolish than I should have been.many years ago I was challenged to a race by a newbe to Chanute AFB.He had just got to the base and did not know the layout of the land,where the speed traps were,I on the other hand did.The fool was bragging on how his brand new car would shut any thing down. So I took him up on the challenge. I said that the race would be on the Highway from the base at Rantoul Ill. to the town of Champain-Urbana and back to the base. I knew were all the speed traps were and he did not.Needless to say I won,the race was for title of the loser's car.He was crying so bad that I told him I would sell the car back to him for a round of drinks in the whole bar!there was about 20 of us Airman there at the time.
Morale of the story; don't let your mouth get you A## in trouble. Or no matter how bad you think you are,there is someone around the corner who is badder.

Tuesday Thoughts.

And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
- Abraham Lincoln

the Wonderful Favorite award.

The rules:

Deliver this award to eight people (or as many-few as you'd enjoy giving it to or have time to) bloggers who then must choose and deliver the award to eight more (or as many-few as you'd like to) and include the following text into the award:

"These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers

RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN,THERE FOR I'M GIVING THIS TO EVERY ONE.

The Police Memorial

This is the police Memorial located in Huntington Park here in Cleveland.It is Located next to the old county court house.and across from the Justice Center.That houses most of the County Courts,the Municipal Courts,the Sherriff's Department,and the Country Jail(now called Jail #1)

AWWW......Mondays

todays a better day.

I'm doing a lot better today.after icing down the knee yesterday and using heat today my knee is much better.

I was having such a great weekend until...

as the title says I was having such a great weekend until,while helping Celestine bring something up from the basement,when my foot caught on the stept and I went flying. My one of my bad knees slammed into the landing causing a lot of pain.I passed out from the pain. I have put a cold ice pack on it several times and I'm still in a lot of pain.

A memorial weekend.

This seems the weekend to commemorate battles.The D-day invasion,ans the battle of Midway Island between the Japanese and the United States.
My friend and fellow blogger Travis has posted a great post about the Midway Battle.
He has a wealth of information on his blog,you might want to check it out.

Magnum v. Solo, sequence comparison

I saw this on Capt.Corky's blog and just had to post this on mine as well.

D-DAY, WITH MY THANKS TO NICK OVER AT NICKSBYTES.

A Wounded man being taken care of on D-Day 06-06-1944



O God, our Father, endless source of life and peace, welcome into Your merciful embrace the fallen of the war that raged here, the fallen on all wars that have bloodied the earth. Grant that they may enjoy the light that does not fail, which in the reflection of Your splendour illumines the consciences of all men and women of good will. You, Who in Your Son Jesus Christ gave suffering humanity a glorious witness of Your love for us, You, Who in our Lord Christ gave us the sign of a suffering that is never in vain, but fruitful in Your redeeming power, grant those who yet suffer for the blind violence of fratricidal wars the strength of the hope that does not fade, the dream of a definitive civilisation of love, the courage of a real and daily activity of peace. Give us your Paraclete Spirit so that the men of our time may understand that the gift of peace is much more precious than any corruptible treasure, and that while awaiting the day that does not end we are all called to be builders of peace for the future of Your children. Make all Christians more convinced witnesses of life, the inestimable gift of Your love, You Who live and reign for ever and ever Amen. ~ His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI

Today is the anaversary of D-Day.I thank Nick over at Nick's bytes.

The Ames Brothers and The McGuire Sisters - Side by side

for my Friday Flashback just a day late.

The Ames Brothers - Rag Mop

the video from you tube.

I removed the video that I had posted it did not work.DARN! I did save the comment that was made and my reply,here is the remark and reply:Mike,

I couldn't view the video. It said embedding disabled by request. However, I do remember this.

Moving the followers widget to the bottom didn't work for me. I had to remove it, but can access it from my dashboard.

Hope this was a good day. Praying for you.

Blessings,
Mary

Mary,I'm sorry that you tube is being such a pain in the neck.

sometime when you tube decides to co-operate.

I have a you tube post pending and when it show up who knows.Anyway I dedicated to my friend Cliff over at Wixys Gone Bananas. the video is in responce to the posting that he did called "I'm kinda frustrated"

in my opion

After watching the tonight show with Conan O'brian.I would think that Johnny Carson is rolling in his grave, this tone "look what they done to my show"sung to the tune look what they done to my song,ma.
what he does one this show belongs on the late nigh show where he came from.I will be glad to see Jay Leno again in the fall in his 10 pm time slot.
again this is my opion and it may not be your opion,and I respect that.

IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I WAS ON MY SOAPBOX.

as the title suggests I have not done a Soapbox rant in a while. So here goes nothing:
I read an article in my newspaper that made me think. I will post the article here as well.
We do not pay enought attention to the real heroes. so here is the article that I saw.
He which hath no stomach to this fight, let him depart . . .
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered;
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. -- Shakespeare.
The Memorial Day holiday is over, the cookouts, the parades, the sales. But the memories remain.
There's still time to listen to them.
My friend Dave, who served in Vietnam, passed along an e-mail his son wrote. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dana Dennis, whose job title is 1st Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division Targeting Officer, wrote it after watching LeBron James' game-winning three-pointer in Game 2.
Dana has served in the military for 21 years, more than half his life. Dana is 39. He's spent nearly 40 months in Iraq and Afghanistan. He ships out in August for another 12 months.
LeBron's shot made him think about the true heroes he has met, friends he lost and how they blessed his life. In today's world of fast fame, of American idols and sports figures we call kings, people forget the small folks who make great sacrifices for strangers they will never meet.
Dana wrote about the time he went to a celebration of paratroopers past and present with the 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, N.C. He was a younger paratrooper then and had some equipment on display for the old-timers to look at. A World War II vet came by and tried to tell his story to anyone who would listen.
Dana watched the man stop by every display and leave as uninterested young men ignored him. Why not give a veteran 10 minutes of my attention, he thought.
After some small talk, the man started to tell Dana about the young rifleman he used to be. How he made that combat jump in the Normandy invasion, how he lost his best friend, how he saw his buddies drown in the flooded fields.
Then the man started to cry. "He said he didn't understand why he was spared and his friends were taken. He hugged me and moved along to the next display.
"As I wiped the tears away, I thought to myself, 'I just met a real hero.' Not someone who shoots a basketball, or someone who makes millions acting in a movie, but someone who put our future ahead of his life."
That line stopped me cold. Who put our future ahead of his life.
And all that guy wanted was for someone to listen.
It made me wonder how many vets we walk past daily. The old greeter at Wal-Mart who liberated a death camp. The hard-of-hearing uncle who spent the war as a POW. The frail man with the walker slowing us down in the grocery aisle whose shrapnel still slows him down.
All Dana asked was that we hear them.
"My children have friends who have lost a parent in Iraq and Afghanistan. I'm sure many of you know someone who is serving or who has made this ultimate sacrifice," he wrote.
"I have seen what this old-timer spoke to me about. I feel responsible, almost as a Soldier Ambassador to the average wonderful American," Dana wrote. "It's something you all should hear from time to time. I owe it to my friends who are not here to tell their story."
And we owe it to them to listen, more than one day in May.

This weeks Tuesday Quote.

I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.
John Engler

an award

thank you Mari for this award.since she gave it to every one that is following her recipe blog I giving it to every one that visits me,and those that I visit.

AWWW......Mondays