This is a poem is from a special man that is realizing he has been through hell and trying to come back to make a life for himself. In many ways some of us have been behind bars just not the medal ones.
Angles – Cry
I do believe the Lord above.
Picked you for me to love.
He picked me out from ass the rest.
Because He Knew I would protect you the best.
I took you under my wing
Trying to keep you from all evil thing's
Every time you got angry and mad
It always made me very sad
When you were young I tried to Steer you down the right path,
But all you wanted to do is get high and go fast.
I was the one fighting the devil
While you were trying to get your mind straight and level
I failed time and time again.
You kept getting high and dirnking that gin.
No matter how hard I try,
You always make me cry.
I know you never knew,
But was always with you.
Now here we sit behind the fence
Asking Why? It makes so sense,
Here we are tired and all alone,
Hoping one day we can go home.
My wings are broken and full of holes
I'm so tired and weary from protecting your soul.
Ive done all I can it's up to you
I hope you do the right thing for me and you'
I hear you pray PLEASE FOR GIVE ME.
I know He will because He sent me!
I wake up this morning and looked out these bars
With tears in my eyes
I could of swore I heard an Angel Cry!
By Fred Robinson
Received the following from a friend.
A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard.
When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean up the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.
Here's something else I had never thought about.......This lady has now changed her habit of how she lists her names on her mobile phone after her handbag was stolen. Her handbag, which contained her cell phone, credit card, wallet... etc.. was stolen. 20 minutes later when she called her hubby, from a pay phone telling him what had happened, hubby says 'I received your text asking about our Pin number and I've replied a little while ago. 'When they rushed down to the bank, the bank staff told them all the money was already withdrawn. The thief had actually used the stolen cell phone to text 'hubby' in the contact list and got hold of the pin number. Within 20 minutes he had withdrawn all the money from their bank account. Moral of the lesson: Do not disclose the relationship between you and the people in your contact list. Avoid using names like Home, Honey, Hubby, Sweetheart, Dad, Mom, etc.... And very importantly, when sensitive info is being asked through texts, CONFIRM by calling back. Also, when you're being text by friends or family to meet them somewhere, be sure to call back to confirm that the message came from them. If you don't reach them, be very careful about going places to meet 'family and friends' who text you. *PLEASE PASS THIS ON* I never thought about THAT! As of now, I no longer have 'home' listed on my cell phone.
I think this is a great idea...so I'm passing it on!
PUT YOUR CAR KEYS BESIDE YOUR BED AT NIGHT Tell your spouse, your children, your neighbors, your friends, your parents, your Dr.'s Office, the check out girl at the market, everyone you run across. Put your car keys beside your bed at night.
> If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car battery dies. This tip came from a neighborhood watch coordinator. Next time you come home for the night and you start to put your keys away, think of this: It's a security alarm system that you probably already have and requires no installation. Test it. It will go off from most everywhere inside your house and will keep honking until your battery runs down or until you reset it with the button on the key fob chain. It works if you park in your driveway or garage. If your car alarm goes off when someone is tryin g to break in your house, odds are the burglar/rapist won't stick around... after a few seconds all the neighbors will be looking out their windows to see who is out there and sure enough the criminal won't want that!
> And remember to carry your keys while walking to your car in a parking lot. The alarm can work the same way there. This is something that should really be shared with everyone. Maybe it could save a life or prevent a sexual assault. My Mom has suggested to my Dad that he carry his car keys with him in case he falls outside and she doesn't hear him. He can activate the car alarm and then she'll know there's a problem. P.S. I am sending this to everyone I kn ow because I think it is fantastic. It would also be useful for any emergency, such as a heart attack, where you can't reach a phone.
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I have prayed this prayer every time I really need a special favor. St Jude as always come through for me. One thing he as is I pass this on after I have prayed to him for 7 days and 7 times a day. So I am sending it on and hoping someone will pray this prayer and know that he will come through for you.
"May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be Adored, Glorified, Loved & Preserved throughout the world, now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Worker of Miracles, please pray for me. Saint Jude, Helper of the Hopeless, please pray for me. Amen."
Post Turtle
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75 year
old
Texas rancher, whose hand was caught in a
gate
while working cattle, the doctor struck up a
conversation with the old man. Eventually the
topic
got around to Obama and his bid to be our
President.
The old rancher said, "Well, ya know, Obama
is a
'post turtle'." Not being familiar with the
term, the
doctor asked him what a 'post turtle' was.
The old
rancher said, "When you're driving down a
country
road and you come across a fence post with a
turtle balanced on top, that's a 'post
turtle'."
The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the
doctor's
face, so he continued to explain. "You know
he
didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't
belong up
there, he doesn't know what to do while he is
up
there, and you just wonder what kind of a
dumb ass
put him up there!."'
Question 1: E-mail stands for which of the following?
A: Easy Mail
B: External Mail
C: Extra Mail
D: Electronic Mail
Question 2: How many web pages are there?
A: 1000's
B: 1,000,000's
C: 100,000,000's
D: unknown
Question 3: What does the word "ezine" mean?
A: An online newspaper
B: An online magazine
C: An e-mailed newsletter or magazine
D: Any page with news on it
Question 4: What does URL mean?
A: Universal Recognition Link
B: Universal Router Link
C: Universal Resource Locater
D: Upload Routing Location
Question 5: Broadband Internet, known as a faster means of accessibility, is used by what percentage of the United States population?
A: Over 5 percent
B: Over 10
C: Over 15
D: Over 30
Question 6: Of the following, who played an important role in inventing a universal system for the World Wide Web?
A: Bill Gates
B: Al Gore
C: Steven Jobs
D: Tim Berners-Lee
Question 7: What Does the "D" in DHTML stand for?
A: Developmental HTML
B: Dynamic HTML
C: Diagnostic HTML
D: Delayed HTML
Question 8: Which anime style emoticon has the wrong meaning?
A: (^_^) Smile
B: (o_O) Surprised
C: (>_<) Angry
D: All are correct
Question 9: Which original emoticon has the wrong meaning?
A: :) smile
B: ;) evil
C: 0:) angel
D: All are correct
Question 10: What has the acronym "RSS" never stood for?
A: Readable Site Summary
B: Rich Site Summary
C: RDF Site Summary
D: Really Simple Syndication
I will post the answers tomorrow lol or email me and ask
If the Red shirt thing is new to you, read below...
Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together.
After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who'd been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.
No, he responded.
Heading out I asked?
No. I'm escorting a soldier home.
Going to pick him up?
No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq, I'm taking him home to his family.
The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a punch to the gut. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he didn't know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's fa mily and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.
I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you. Thank you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.
Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the gate and made the following announcement over the intercom.
'Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States Marine Corps join us on this flight. He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the for ward door to allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will
then turn off the seat belt sign.'
Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant
saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to be an American.
So here' s a public Thank You to our military Men and Women for what
you do so we can live the way we do.
Red Fridays.
Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every
Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the 'silent m ajority.' We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.
Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -- and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that .. every red-blooded
American who supports our men and women afar, will wear something red.
By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of red much like a homeco ming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once 'silent' majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.
The first thing a soldier says when asked 'What can we do to make things better for you?' is. 'We need your support and your prayers.' Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something red every Friday.
Grandparents and Grandchildren
She was in the bathroom putting on her makeup under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, "But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!"
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My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, "62." He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, "Did you start at 1?"
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After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin.
Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was THAT?"
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A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: "We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods. "The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, "I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!"
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My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo while I asked, "No, how are we alike?" "You're both old," he replied.
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A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing a story. "What's it about?" he asked. "I don't know," she replied. "I can't read."
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I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying sagely, "Grandma, I think you should try to figure some of these out yourself!"
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When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no use, Grandpa. The mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights."
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When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, "I'm not sure." "Look in your underwear, Grandpa," he advised. "Mine says I'm four to six."
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A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today. "The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting," she said, "How do you make babies?" "It's simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'."
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Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher. The small boy wrote: "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means?" she asked. "Sure," said the young boy confidently. "It means carrying a child."
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A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog's duties. "They use him to keep crowds back," said one child. "No," said another, "he's just for good luck. A third child brought the argument to a close. "They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants.”
This is sweet!
Find a guy, who calls you beautiful instead of hot,
Who calls you back when you hang up on him,
Who will stay awake just to watch you sleep.
Wait for the guy, who kisses your forehead,
Who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats,
Who holds your hand in front of his friends,
Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares
about you and how lucky he is to have you.
Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says, "...that's her."
I just had to send out this warning about this virus
it is really bad!!!
I think I got a bad case of this virus….
There is a dangerous virus being passed
around electronically, orally, and by hand.
This virus is called
Worm-Overload-Recreational-Killer (WORK). If you receive WORK from any of your
colleagues, your boss, or anyone else via any means DO NOT TOUCH IT. This virus
will wipe out your private life completely.
If you should come into
contact with WORK, put your jacket on and take two good friends to the nearest
grocery store. Purchase the antidote known as Work-Isolating-Neutralizer-Extract
(WINE) or Bothersome-Employer-Elimination-Rebooter (BEER). Take the antidote
repeatedly until WORK has been completely eliminated from your
system.
FIRST DEGREE
> A married couple were asleep when the phone rang at 2 in the morning.
>The very blonde wife picked up the phone, listened a moment and said "How should I know, that's 200 miles from here!" and hung up.
> The husband said, "Who was that?" The wife answered, "I don't know, some woman wanting to know if the coast is clear."
>
> SECOND DEGREE
> Two blondes are walking down the street. One
> notices a compact on the sidewalk and leans down
> to pick it up. She opens it, looks in the mirror
> and says, "Hmm, this person looks familiar." The
> second blonde says, "Here, let me see!" So the
> first blonde hands her the compact. The second
> one looks in the mirror and says, "You dummy,
> it's me!"
>
> THIRD DEGREE
> A blonde suspects her boyfriend of cheating on
> her, so she goes out and buys a gun. She goes to his apartment unexpectedly and when she opens the door she finds him in the arms of a redhead. Well, the blonde is really angry. She opens her purse to take out the gun, and as she does so,she is overcome with grief. She takes the gun, and puts it to her head.The boyfriend yells, "No, honey, don't do it!!!"
>The blonde replies, "Shut up, you're next!"
>
> FOURTH DEGREE
> A blonde was bragging about her knowledge of
> state capitals. She proudly says, "Go ahead, ask
> me, I know all of them." A friend says, "OK,
> what's the capital of Wisconsin ?" The blonde
> replies, "Oh, that's easy: W."
>
> FIFTH DEGREE
> What did the blonde ask her doctor when he told
> her she was pregnant? "Is it mine?"
>
> SIXTH DEGREE
> Bambi, a blonde in her fourth year as a UCLA
> Freshman, sat in her US government class. The
> professor asked Bambi if she knew what Roe vs.
> Wade was about. Bambi pondered the question then finally said, "That was the decision George
> Washington had to make before he crossed the
> Delaware"
>
> SEVENTH DEGREE
> Returning home from work, a blonde was shocked to find her house ransacked and burglarized. She telephoned the police at once and reported the crime.The police dispatcher broadcast the call on the radio, and a K-9 unit, patrolling nearby, was the first to respond. As the K-9 officer approached the house with his dog on a leash, the blonde ran out on the porch, shuddered at the sight of the cop and his dog, then sat down on the steps putting her face in her hands, she moaned, "I come home to find all my possessions stolen. I call the police for help, and what do they do? They send m e a BLIND policeman."
>
Apple Cranberry Crisp
from River Road Recipes...
The Textbook of Louisiana Cuisine
INGREDIENTS:
4 medium sized cooking apples (about 1-1/3 pounds)
1 1-pound can whole cranberry sauce
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup uncooked quick rolled oats
1/2 cup flour
1 cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
1/2 cup butter
Peel apples and slice thin. Arrange in square baking dish about 10- by 6-inches. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Spoon cranberry sauce over this. Stir rolled oats (oatmeal), flour, and brown sugar together. Cut in butter until evenly mixed and crumbly. Sprinkle this over cranberry layer. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) until apples are cooked through and top is lightly browned. About 40 minutes. Good served plain or with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Serve hot.
SERVES: 8
Q: How many women with MENOPAUSE does it take to change a light bulb?
Woman's Answer: One! ONLY ONE!!!! And do you know WHY? Because no one else in this house knows HOW to change a light bulb! They don't even know that the bulb is BURNED OUT!! They would sit in the dark for THREE DAYS before they figured it out. And, once they figured it out, they wouldn't be able to find the # &%!* light bulbs despite the fact that they've been in the SAME CABINET for the past 17 YEARS! But if they did, by some miracle of God, actually find them, 2 DAYS LATER, the chair they dragged to stand on to change the STUPID light bulb would STILL BE IN THE SAME SPOT!!!!! AND UNDERNEATH IT WOULD BE THE WRAPPER THE FREAKING LIGHT BULBS CAME IN!!! BECAUSE NO ONE EVER PICKS UP OR CARRIES OUT THE GARBAGE!!!! IT'S A WONDER WE HAVEN'T ALL SUFFOCATED FROM THE PILES OF GARBAGE THAT ARE A FOOT DEEP THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE!! IT WOULD TAKE AN ARMY TO CLEAN THIS PLACE! AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON WHO CHANGES THE TOILET PAPER ROLL !!
I'm sorry. What was the question?
Maricopa County was spending approx. $18 million dollars a year on stray animals, like cats and dogs. Sheriff Joe offered to take the department over, and the County Supervisors said okay.
The animal shelters are now all staffed and operated by prisoners. They feed and care for the strays. Every animal in his care is taken out and walked twice daily. He now has prisoners who are experts in animal nutrition and behavior. They give great classes for anyone who'd like to adopt an animal. He has literally taken stray dogs off the street, given them to the care of prisoners, and had them place in dog shows.
The best part? His budget for the entire department is now under $3 million.
Teresa and I adopted a Weimaraner from a Maricopa County shelter two years ago. He was neutered, and current on all shots, in great health, and even had a microchip inserted the day we got him. Cost us $78.
The prisoners get the benefit of about $0.28 an hour for working, but most would work for free, just to be out of their cells for the day. Most of his budget is for utilities, building maintenance, etc. He pays the prisoners out of the fees collected for adopted animals.
I have long wondered when the rest of the country would take a look at the way he runs the jail system, and copy some of his ideas. He has a huge farm, donated to the county years ago, where inmates can work, and they grow most of their own fresh vegetables and food, doing all the work and harvesting by hand. He has a pretty good sized hog farm, which provides meat, and fertilizer. It fertilizes the Christmas tree nursery, where prisoners work, and you can buy a living Christmas tree for $6 - $8 for the Holidays, and plant it later. We have six trees in our yard from the Prison.
Yup, he was reelected last year with 83% of the vote.
Now he's in trouble with the ACLU again. He painted all his buses and vehicles with a mural, that has a special hotline phone number painted on it, where you can call and report suspected illegal aliens. Immigrations and Customs inforcement wasn't doing enough in his eyes, so he had 40 deputies trained specifically for enforcing immigration laws,
started up his hotline, and bought 4 new buses just for hauling folks back to the border. He's kind of a "Git-R Dun" kind of Sheriff.
Update on Joe Arpaio
>> > TO THOSE OF YOU NOT FAMILIAR WITH JOE ARPAIO
>> >
>> > HE IS THE MARICOPA ARIZONA COUNTY SHERIFF
>> >
>> > AND HE KEEPS GETTING ELECTED OVER AND OVER
>> > THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY:
>> > Sheriff Joe Arpaio (In Arizona)
>> > who created the "Tent City Jail":
>> > He has jail meals down to 40 cents a serving and charges the inmates for them.
He stopped smoking and porno magazines in the jails. Took away their weights Cut off all but "G" movies.
He started chain gangs so the inmates could do free work on county and city projects.
Then He Started Chain Gangs For Women
>> > So He Wouldn't Get Sued For
>> > Discrimination.
>> >
>> > He took away cable TV Until he found out there was A Federal Court Order that Required Cable TV For Jails
>> > So He Hooked Up The Cable TV Again Only Let In The Disney Channel And The Weather Channel.
>> >
>> > When asked why the weather channel
>> > He Replied, So They Will Know How Hot It's Gonna Be
>> > While They Are Working ON My Chain Gangs.
>> >
>> > He Cut Off Coffee Since It Has Zero Nutritional Value.>
>> > When the inmates complained, he told them, "This Isn't The Ritz/Carlton.....If You Don't Like It, Don't Come Back."
>> >
>> > He bought Newt Gingrich's lecture series on videotape that he pipes into the jails.
>> >
>> > When asked by a reporter if he had any lecture series by a Democrat, he replied that a democratic lecture series might explain why a lot of the inmates were in his jails in the first place.
More On The Arizona Sheriff:
>> >
>> > With Temperatures Being Even Hotter Than Usual In Phoenix (116 Degrees Just Set A New Record), the Associated Press Reports:
>> > About 2,000 Inmates Living In A Barbed-Wire-Surrounded Tent
>> > Encampment At The Maricopa County Jail Have Been Given Permission To Strip Down To Their Government-Issued Pink Boxer Shorts.
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, hundreds of men wearing boxers were either curled up on their bunk beds or chatted in the tents, which reached 138 Degrees
Inside The Week Before.
Many Were Also Swathed In Wet, Pink Towels As Sweat Collected On
>> > Their Chests And Dripped Down To Their PINK SOCKS.
>> >
>> > "It Feels Like We Are In A Furnace," Said James Zanzot,
>> > An Inmate Who Has Lived In The TENTS for 1 year.
>> > "It's Inhumane."
>> >
>> > Joe Arpaio, the tough-guy sheriff
>> > who created the tent city and long ago started making his
>> > prisoners wear pink, and eat bologna sandwiches, is not one bit sympathetic
>> > He said Wednesday that he told all of the inmates: "It's 120
>>Degrees In Iraq And Our Soldiers Are Living In Tents Too,
>> > And They Have To Wear Full Battle Gear,
>> > But They Didn't Commit Any Crimes,
>> > So Shut Your Damned Mouths!"
>> >
>> > Way To Go, Sheriff!
>> > Maybe if all prisons were like this one
>> > there would be a lot less crime and/or repeat offenders. Criminals should be punished for their crimes - not live in luxury until it's time for their parole, only to go out and commit another crime so they can get back in to live on taxpayers money and enjoy things taxpayers can't afford to have for themselves.
>> >
>> > If you agree, pass this on. If not, just delete it.
>> >
>> > Sheriff Joe was just reelected Sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona.