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Fw: HATS OFF TO CHARLIE DANIELS

  Patti Welsh Port Charlotte, FL http://stampattisplace.blogspot.com/ paintypatti@gmail.com   HATS OFF TO CHARLIE DANIELS....AT LEAST HE HAS THE COURAGE TO SPEAK HIS MIND!!!        I don't know how everybody else feels about it, but to me I  think Hispanic people in this country, legally or illegally,  made a huge public relations mistake with their recent demonstrations.  I don't blame anybody in the world for wanting to come to the  United States of America , as it is a truly wonderful place.    But when the first thing you do when you set foot on American soil is illegal it is flat out wrong and I don't care how many lala land left heads come out of the woodwork and start trying  to give me sensitivity lessons.  I don't need sensitivity lessons, in fact I don't have any-thing against Mexicans!  I just have something against criminals and anybody who comes into this country illegally is a criminal  and if you don't believe it try coming into America from a foreign country without a passport and see how far you get. What disturbs me about the demonstrations is that it's tanta-mount to saying, "I am going to come into your country even if it means breaking your laws and there's nothing you can do about it."  It's an "in your face" action and speaking just for me, I don't like it one little bit and if there were a half dozen pairs of gonads in Washington bigger than English peas it wouldn't be happening.  Where are you, you bunch of lily livered, pantywaist, forked tongued, sorry excuses for defenders of The Constitution? Have you been drinking the water out of the Potomac again? And even if you pass a bill on immigration it will probably be so pork laden and watered down that it won't mean anything anyway Besides, what good is another law going to do when you  won't enforce the ones on the books now?   And what ever happened to the polls, guys?  I thought you folks were the quintessential finger wetters.  Well you sure ain't paying any attention to the polls this time because somewhere around eighty percent of Americans want some thing done about this mess, and mess it is and getting bigger everyday.   This is no longer a problem, it is a dilemma and headed for being a tragedy.  Do you honestly think that what happened in France with the Muslims can't happen here when the businesses who hire these people finally run out of jobs and a few million disillusioned Hispanics take to the streets?   If you, Mr. President, Congressmen and Senators, knuckle under on this and refuse to do something meaningful it means that you care nothing for the kind of country your children and grand-children will inherit.  But I guess that doesn't matter as long as you get re-elected.  Shame on you.   One of the big problems in America today is that if you have the nerve to say anything derogatory about any group of people (except Christians) you are going to be screamed at by the media and called a racist, a bigot and anything else they can think of to call you   Well I've been pounded by the media before and I'm still rockin' and rollin' and when it comes to speaking the truth I fear not.   And the truth is that the gutless, gonadless, milksop politicians are just about to sell out the United States of America because they don't have the intestinal fortitude to stand up to face reality.   And reality is that we would never allow any other group of people to have 12 million illegal in this country and turn around and say, "Oh it's ok, ya'll can stay here if you'll just allow us to slap your wrist."  And I know that some of you who read this column are saying "Well what's wrong with that?"   I'll tell you what's wrong with it.  These people could be from Mars as far as we know.  We don't know who they are, where they are or what they're up to and the way the Congress is going we're not going to.   Does this make sense?  Labor force you say?  We already subsidize corporate agriculture as it is, must we subsidize their labor as well?   If these people were from Haiti would we be so fast to turn a blind eye to them or if they were from Somalia or Afghanistan ?   I think not.   All the media shows us are pictures of hard working Hispanics who have crossed the border just to try to better their life.   They don't show you pictures of the Feds rounding up members of MS 13, the violent gang who came across the same way the decent folks did.  They don't tell you about the living conditions of the Mexican illegal some fat cat hired to pick his crop.   I want to make two predictions.   No. 1: This situation is going to grow and fester until it erupts in violence on our streets while the wimps in Washington drag their toes in the dirt and try to figure how many tons of political hay they can make to the acre.   No 2: Somebody is going to cross that border with some kind of weapon of mass destruction and set it off in a major American city after which there will be a backlash such as this country has never experienced and the Capitol building in Washington will probably tilt as Congressmen and Senators rush to the other side of the issue.   I don't know about you but I would love to see just one major politician stand up and say, "I don't care who I make mad  and I don't care how many votes I lose, this is a desperate situation and I'm going to lead the fight to get it straightened out."   I don't blame anybody for wanting to come to America , but if you don't respect our immigration laws why should you respect any others?     And by the way, this is America and our flag has stars and stripes  Please get that other one out of my face.   God Bless America   Charlie Daniels     MY COUNTRY    IF IT IS YOUR COUNTRY,  SPEAK UP!  I am not against immigration -  just come through like everyone else  Get a sponsor;  have a place to lay your head;  have a job;  pay your taxes;  live by the rules;    and  LEARN THE LANGUAGE  as all other immigrants have in the past  and  GOD BLESS AMERICA!  PART OF THE PROBLEM  Think about this:  If you don't want to forward this  for fear of offending someone,  YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM!  Will we still be the Country of choice  and still be America if we continue  to make the changes forced on us by  people from other countries who came    to live in America because it is the  Country of Choice?  Think about it!  All we have to say is, when will  Someone do something about  MY RIGHTS?    We've gone so far the other way,  bent over backwards to not  offend anyone, that I am now    being offended.  But it seems no one has a problem  with that.     "In God We Trust"  is our national motto. This is not  some Christian, right wing, political slogan.  We adopted this motto because Christian men    and women - on Christian principles - founded    this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls   of our schools.    It is Time for America to Speak up  If you agree - pass this along;  if you don't agree - delete it!

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Home again.

I just realized that I neglected to say the results of Rich's heart zapp. Actually, I'll just say, "IT WORKED". His heart is beating normally now and his breathing is much improved and it seems to get better each day. He just has to start getting active again, which he wasn't able to do while his was having the breathing problem. Hooray.

Regarding the return trip from New York:

Turned out the truck was OK after all. Guess it's just an old "warm weather truck" and the temps up north were more than it could bear. The guys put a charge on it overnight and when we got up Monday morning it started right up. Rich drove it to town and filled the tank just to be sure all was well. It was, and we managed to get on the road by 11:00 am. Normally we try to start a long trip around 3 or 4 am. So getting a late start for us meant not being able to get our normal 900 miles on day one of our trip and only got about 550 miles before we had to stop for the night and that left us with about 1000 more miles to go.

I wanted to make that 1000 in two days but Rich loves to drive and he wanted to do it all on Tuesday. So, we did. We started at 8:00 am and arrived home at 12:15 this morning. A long grueling drive and boring for the cats and me, but though he was tired, he truly wanted to do it so we did. When we arrived home we were both exhaused and fell right into bed. But it was oh, so good to sleep in our own bed again.

We took a lazy day today and will probably do the same tomorrow. And of course, there's the laundry to do and the unpacking and other such "after a trip" things to do. The cats are happy to be home and be able to roam the whole house instead of just having only one room to play in.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sure is.... haha. (Writing this from near Albany, NY)

We drove to New York to spend New Year's Day with our daughters and their families. Because the weather wasn't going to be good, we decided to take the 4 wheel drive truck instead of the new car. Remember, we just had a new transmission (well almost new) and a brand new battery put in the truck last month?

Well, about 3/4 of the way to Albany the truck began doing things it shouldn't. We did get here and had a great day with the girls et al. But, Rich was concerned that maybe the altenator was bad as we were having trouble starting the truck, but it couldn't be the battery ('cause it's new, right?). Well it sat there out in the cold cold cold outside for a couple of days and now it won't start at all. We put a charge in the battery but still no starting. It was in our plan to head home tomorrow, but it looks like maybe we'll have to have the truck towed to a service station and get something fixed.

Too bad we didn't take the new car. Oh well. Such is life. Don't know when we'll be going home now. Hopefully we'll just be delayed one or two days at the most.

Then, today we couldn't find the cord and modem and mouse for the laptop. Spend a while looking for them and they finally showed up under a sofa cushion. Ir's been some week.

It's cold here and we're no longer used to cold weather. Florida just doesn't get down to 7 degrees (at least not in Port Charlotte). Luckily I have no need or reason to go outside. It warm enough in the house for me. We are staying with #4 daughter, Wendy, and her hubby Ken and daughter Alexis in their lovely home on top of a hill and the wind is blowing hard and sounds like a train about to go right through the house. There's a lovely fire in the fireplace to keep us warm, and they won't let us help with anything. We are supposed to just sit and be guests.

We have our own room where our cats stay. We don't allow them the run of the house because they are fraidy cats and Wendy has a very large dog (Satchmo)and three cats (Oliver, Blue and Squeaky) of their own. Don't want any animal clashes. Velvet, being a social person loves it when Alexis stops by for a visit but Lacy continues to hide under the bed when anyone but Rich or I come into the room.

So, really not much happening here except reading on my Kindle and watching TV. Tomorrow everybody goes back to work or school, so we'll try to get the truck fixed and get on our way home as soon as we can.

So that's it for now. So long. Catch ya later.

The day after Christmas. Nothing special going on here. Rich and I shared the day and exchanged a few gifts with each other. The tree is still looking pretty and will probably stay up until the second week of January or thereabouts. We don't want to take it down yet and of course if we go to see the girls and their families, it will stay up until we get back.



We had the opportunity to speak with all four daughters and they are all doing well. And Santa was good to them too. Good Lord willin' we'll spend New Year's Day with them all and their families at Wendy's home and celebrate a family Christmas. It will be great to see the grandkids as well and the girls and their husbands.



I guess I've just been lazy this past week or so... nothing done, just sat around on my comfy chair and watched the boob tube. No art, no computing and almost NO reading. Not my style at all. Maybe I'll be able to get it in gear when we get back home.



Continuing to pray that Rich's procedure on Monday is successful. I so hate to see him having so much trouble breathing. Not to mention that he hates feeling that way too. Neither of us seems to have the energy to do much lately. Maybe it's the weather.



So, anyway, I'm off to bed and just dropped by to say "hello." Even if there's no one reading this. If, perchance you are reading this, please drop a comment and let me know that I'm not tallking to myself. Maybe I need to cook and blog through the Fannie Farmer Cook Book.

Fw: MERRY CHRISTMAS

I will be making a conscious effort to wish everyone
a Merry Christmas this year ...
My way of saying that I am celebrating
the birth Of Jesus Christ.
So I am asking my email buddies,
if you agree with me,
to please do the same.
And if you'll pass this on to
your email buddies, and so on...
maybe we can prevent one more
American tradition from being lost in the sea of
"Political Correctness".

Ok. Got Rich's stress test results: It appears that all is well and normal but the EKG says the defib is still there. The meds haven't fixed it, so he's to have a quick zap/shock on Monday. Bloodwork and chest xrays tomorrow for pre-admit.

It's basically an outpatient deal. He will go in to the hospital at 7:30 am for the 10:30 procedure. If all goes well, the defib will be fixed and he'll be able to breath normally again.

If there's still a problem, and the shock doesn't correct the defib, then there is another procedure and another specialist to see but likely that will have to wait until the new year. So in that case, we'll see the new specialist after the New Year

I hope the snow you guys have been experiencing will have cleared up enough that everyone will be able to join us for the holdday.

To travel or not? We'll know later today.

In a little while we go to the cardiologist to learn the results of Rich's stress test. He still is having problems breathing, and the meds he's taking don't seem to be helping much in that area. So, we'll learn today what, if anything, will be the next step. The doctor has mentioned shock treatment. We don't know how that works and if he'd need to be hospitalized for that or what. So, depending on what we learn this afternoon, we'll be able to decide if we can travel to NY to spend the New Year holiday with the family as we usually do.

The girls do their own family thing on Christmas but always get together (all four girls and their families) on New Year's Day and have the Welsh Family Christmas party. They take turns at whose home and we always try to join them for a few days. It's a nice tradition and I hope we'll be able to go this year too. Well, hopefully, we'll know this afternoon.

So, saying a little prayer that all goes as planned. We do look forward to our visit with our family.