Thank You Pam Nethers

Heavenly Father.. we love You, we thank You, we sing praises to Your Holy Name. You alone are worthy. Come to you in prayer this evening for our brother Joe Dooley Joe is facing health issues as is his lovely wife Marilyn They are in need of extra help right now, dear Jesus.. They've hit 50 years of marriage and so much love there.

Our prayer, Lord is you send down not only the Holy Comforter, but the Healer that You Alone are Master.. Joe and Marilyn have asked for prayers and have health issues that are keeping them in an unstable condition in life right now. Lord, we ask that You in Your Divine way that ONLY You can do, come down and spread your love, healing and intervention on them to solve all their issues. Let them raise up and serve You and show Your Glory thoughtout all they encounter.

All this we ask in Your Holy Son Jesus' name.. 

Amen

An opinion

My kidney stone and I are contemplating the relationship between the police and the general public. There are somewhere around 500,000 policemen around the United States. I do not know what happened recently that resulted in the shooting, I was not there, two people were there, and one is dead. I do not know the officer, know nothing of him, know nothing of the "situation" he was faced with.

I am confident, though, that the Grand Jury looked at it from all sides. It appears the group was as diversified as the community it represented. From their standpoint, it would have been much easier to render a different verdict.

I, personally, respect law enforcement officers, I hold them in high esteem. I was brought up that way and have never changed. I do have a list of professions that I have lost faith in, and now, have little, or less, respect for. Law enforcement personnel are not on that list, never have been.

I would not like to live in a society void of law enforcement officials. Lawlessness would run rampant, we would not be safe on the streets, or in our homes. It would be an unbearable existence.

How many "bad apples" are there in a grove of 500,000?

How many "bad" politicians are there in a group of 500,000?

The officer made a "split second" decision, was it the right one, the ONLY means possible of determining that ............. said yes.

There, but by the Grace of God, go I.

It's "lootin" time ...........

11/23/14

Health Issues .....

Well last Monday I didn't feel well. I had some symptoms that took me back a few years and I ended up in Morristown Hospital and had a Cyst, inside my Colon. Ended up with the Emergency Squad taking me to the hospital.  They did some, many, tests. Turned out on my left side, I had a LARGE kidney stone that was blocking flow on my left side. Had no idea, but, had some indications that went unheeded. I now have a drainage bag on the left side, more tests next week, sometime, if I am up to it, all the poison gets drained out, etc., and, can endure a rather invasice ahesthesia during the laser surgery.

I look, feel and ace like, an old man now. Even have the walker out and using it.

I get a few days off before the next round of tests .......

Better than the alternative .......

Reflections on a Sunday Evening ............

Well, it's Sunday night, you've had a Big week, 50th Anniversary, Melissa had a nice party, relatives you had not seen in many years, some you had never seen, friends, even bumped in to people at Walmart that you had not seen in years, a really great week, are you happy?

No, sad, I envy Pietro Mazzini who lived in Mazaguro, Italy. He was born in '32, same as I, he went to school, had a Mother and a Father, a Sister and a Brother. Pietro had four grandparents that lived in the same village, he got to see them all the time, he had many Aunts and Uncles and cousins who he would see almost every week. He had a big family.

Holidays were big occasions for Pietro, he loved tham. all of his many relatives would congregate, get together, the ladies would do all the cooking, the men would all sit outside, admire the beautiful countryside and talk, the boys would play Bocce, the girls would talk and giggle. There would be as many as thirty or forty people, all family members, gathered around the big table, they always tried to get the whole family, sitting together.

Before they ate, it was a tradition that they would all hold hands, and the head of the household would say a prayer. They they all ate and talked, talked and ate.

The whole family stayed and worked in Mazaguro, some in the vineyards, a few at the post office, one was a mechanic, a few worked in the stores as clerks, but, they all stayed in Mazaguro, Mothers, Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, Uncles and Aunts and all the Cousins.

That is why I envy Pietro, he was not a wealthy man, not in material things, but he was a rich man, all of his family lived nearby.

Me, I've got kids in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, family in Michigan, good friends in Oklahoma and California, even some nearby, that I rarely see. I did get to see some this weekend, Melissa got them together for our Anniversary .... didn't get to spend enough time with them though, and, now they are all gone. What a shame we cannot get together more often .....

Pietro, well, a lot of the family get together after church and have a big lunch, then the kids play games and the elders just talk, and enjoy each other, sometimes they just sit and enjoy the quiet, and each other. They don't need TV or football, they have each other, and, they don't even know how lucky they are, they are just ............ happy and content ................

Bill Cosby will not discuss sex assault allegations

By Jonathan Kaminsky

(Reuters) - Comedian Bill Cosby will not comment on "discredited" accusations of sexual assault that have resurfaced in recent weeks against him, his lawyer said on Sunday.

Allegations that Cosby, 77, drugged and sexually assaulted several young women decades ago gained renewed attention after comedian Hannibal Buress called him a rapist during a stand-up comedy routine last month.

"Over the last several weeks, decade-old, discredited allegations against Mr. Cosby have resurfaced," said John P. Schmitt, Cosby's attorney, in a statement. "The fact that they are being repeated does not make them true."

Neither Cosby nor his representatives will comment further on the allegations, Schmitt added.

The lawyer's statement comes a day after the airing of a National Public Radio interview in which Cosby, who is married, declined to answer questions about the sexual assault accusations. He has never been charged with the alleged crimes.

Among his accusers is former aspiring actress Barbara Bowman, who wrote in a Washington Post op-ed this month that Cosby had assaulted her on multiple occasions in 1985, when she was 17, including one occasion when he drugged her at his New York City brownstone.

Bowman said she never went to the police because she feared she would not be believed.

She said she had prepared to testify in a lawsuit filed by another woman, Andrea Constand, who claimed Cosby drugged and sexually assaulted her. That suit was settled in 2006 for an undisclosed amount of money, and Bowman never testified.

Another woman, Tamara Green, came forward in 2005 saying Cosby drugged and groped her when she was a 19-year-old model in the 1970s.

Cosby is best known for playing Cliff Huxtable, the father of an affluent African-American family on the TV sitcom "The Cosby Show" that was a top-ranked program from 1984 to 1992, making Cosby a wealthy man.

Woman sues owners of dog killed by her pit bulls

TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman whose four pit bulls entered her neighbors' yard through a hole in the fence and killed their 10-year-old beagle is suing them for $1 million.

Emerald White says in her lawsuit filed this week in Galveston County district court that she was "seriously injured" on Oct. 27 trying to stop the attack and retrieve her dogs. She says she suffered "multiple serious bite and scratch-type injuries" and accuses her neighbors of failing to securely confine and restrict their dog, Bailey.

White also contends she's feeling "conscious pain and suffering and now suffers also from fear, anxiety and trepidation."

Bailey's owner, Steve Baker, told The Galveston County Daily News (http://bit.ly/1xrtxoU ) that everyone was telling him to sue White but that he didn't because it wouldn't bring Bailey back and the police declared her dogs dangerous.

"The police took the action I wanted and declared those dogs dangerous and awareness was raised, so I decided to let it go," Baker said. "Now they're suing me for $1 million — I just can't believe it."

Each of the animals must be registered with Texas City annually as a dangerous dog. A sign must be posted in White's yard alerting residents of the danger and she must have a $100,000 liability on the dogs, according to police. A fence at least 6 feet high must also be installed.

Baker said that not long before the incident he had worked to replace parts of the current fence to make it more secure and safe for his dog and family.

The paper says White's attorney didn't respond to calls seeking comment.

Another SPOOF of mine .............

The FDA released a report that had been compiled by FDA Research Assistant J. Herman Petersilge of Iona, New York, which offers a scenario where self cleaning ovens are a cause of stomach disorders.

"It was right there in front of us all the time," Petersilge stated, "we just could not see it for some reason."

In fourteen different research studies, performed in various locations around the country focusing primarily on stomach disorders which included stomach aches and upset stomachs as well as gastrointestinal symptoms, eighty-five percent of those showing any signs of discomfort, who had recently partaken of a meal, either cooked, baked or broiled, in or on, a stove which had a self clean oven.

Harley Mason, another researcher with the FDA who performed follow up work on the original report commented to astonished reporters, "We are so focused on our work that we sometimes overlook the "big picture," in our wildest dreams we never would have singled out the self cleaning oven, yet, there it was, Herm had hit the nail on the head. As soon as I told my wife, Myrtle, we discarded our self cleaning oven and purchased  a microwave oven, heat all of our meals now, and voila, no stomach problems."

President Obama is considering plans to purchase all self cleaning ovens owned by consumers, in exchange for a $5000 dollar Walmart Credit card. "It's a win win, he stated, I'm getting those damn self cleaning ovens out of the kitchens in return for some stimulus money. Al Gore has indicated to me also that he feels they are a contributor to Global Warming, has to do with the self cleaning cycle, or something like that."

Obama further indicated that all self cleaning ovens, when turned in or collected, will be stored in FEMA camps around the country, and that Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will be responsible for collecting them. When asked about the program, she stated to reporters, "Ve vill get all of them, he vants us tu, do you haf one, reporter?"

Arctic storm has Colorado shoveling ... tumbleweed

PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — An arctic storm system has some Coloradoans shoveling out from under tumbleweeds rather than snow.

Tumbleweeds piled up around houses and shops and along roads several feet high in and around Colorado Springs and Pueblo on Monday as the system moved from north to south across the state.

Peggy Perales of the National Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado says winds gusted up to 60 mph as the storm moved in. That also kicked up blinding dust in the region, with the worst of it lasting for about an hour.

Brian Paulson of Pueblo West wasn't fazed about all the dust and tumbleweeds blowing near his home. He says it happens most falls after the ground dries out and the winds pick up.

Ripley 11/15

Honey drips ... from her lips ..... etc., etc., etc.

Liberals should be so proud. Their lies aren’t even good ones anymore.

Check it out:

Rep. Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she does not know who Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber is — despite previously citing Gruber by name.

“I don’t know who he is. He didn’t help write our bill,” Pelosi said at her weekly briefing with reporters.

But Pelosi has previously cited Gruber’s influence on the bill.

Pelosi used her Speaker of the House website in 2010 to promote “the Gruber Analysis.”

“An analysis of the House bill by noted MIT health care economist Jonathan Gruber concludes that the bill would result in lower premiums than under current law for the millions of Americans using the newly-established Health Insurance Exchange – including those who are not receiving affordability credits to help them purchase coverage,” then-Speaker Pelosi’s website wrote, frequently citing Gruber by name and linking to his analysis.

Famous gambler gets probation for cheating at California casino

The self-proclaimed “king of gamblers” in Las Vegas was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation for cheating at cards at the Barona Casino in eastern San Diego County.

Known as Archie Karas in gambling circles, Anargyros Karabourniotis, 63, pleaded guilty to a single count of burglary for having entered the casino with the intent to cheat.

Karabourniotis won more than $6,000 by secretly marking cards so he knew the value of each card before it was dealt, prosecutors said. El Cajon Superior Court Judge Daniel Goldstein ordered Karabourniotis to pay $6,800 in restitution to the casino.

The cheating was caught by surveillance cameras operated by the Barona Gaming Commission, prosecutors said.

Karabourniotis, a Greek immigrant, once turned $50 into $40 million in a three-year span of playing poker, pool and pit games, only to lose it all by late 1995.

He was arrested in 1988, 1992, 1996 and 2007 by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on suspicion of cheating at blackjack in casinos in Reno, Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nev. He has never been sentenced to jail, officials said.

Karabourniotis is known to wear gold-and-diamond pinkie rinks and to boast that he is the "undisputed champion of gambling." He has also boasted of winning and losing more money than anyone in history.

"I consider myself the king of gamblers," he told ESPN in 2007. "I made it, I lost it and like Frank Sinatra says, I stood tall and I took the punches and I did it my way."

Karabourniotis has said that the thrill of action, not the lure of money, is what attracts him to high-stakes gambling.

"Money means nothing to me, I don't value it," he told author Michael Konik for a 2008 story in Cigar Aficionado magazine. "I've had all the material things I could ever want. Everything. The things I want money can't buy: health, freedom, love, happiness."

After being arrested in 2013, he spent 73 days in jail before being released on bail.

Things have changed, I don't recall any "laws" in effect when I was in Nevada, in regards to "cheating." We had a list, with mug shots of people not allowed in the casinos, we had employees, capable of determining what "cheaters" were doing. I have no doubts that there are some who "tried" to cheat that still "limp" or may still be somewhere in Nevada, desert, some lake, o similar. Don Eammelli, my floor boss, enjoyed thieves "trying" .... he knew as much, or more than they did, knew what they were doing, how to do it, and generally, they walked out the door, shaking their heads, with empty pockets. I doubt any such "intelligence" exists today. ... We somewhat went by the theory, "If you're going to be a sucker, be a silent one." Members of the "old school" are all gone, now, college boys with cameras and computers ..... 

Obama plan to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy through executive action that would shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

Such a move will set up a showdown with Republicans, who have blocked Democrats' efforts in Congress to reform immigration laws and warned the president not to take unilateral action on immigration.

The Times, citing unidentified administration officials with direct knowledge of the plan, said Obama's proposed overhaul may be announced as soon as next week. Officials said it would allow many parents of children who are U.S. citizens or legal residents to obtain work documents and stay in the United States.

The Times said Obama's plan will provide more opportunities for immigrants with high-tech skills and add security resources to the border with Mexico. Undocumented immigrants with family ties in the United States and no criminal record also would be considered lower priority for deportation than those with criminal records or who are considered security risks.

Republicans, who won control of Congress in Nov. 4 elections, have warned Obama not to take unilateral action on immigration.

Obama told congressional leaders last Friday he was committed to using executive powers to ease some restrictions on undocumented immigrants since Republicans in the House of Representatives had refused to advance immigration legislation.

My biggest spoof post ........

For those of you who have never traveled to the West or Southwest, cattle guards are horizontal steel rails placed at fence openings, in dug-out places in the roads adjacent to highways (sometimes across highways), to prevent cattle from crossing over that area.  For some reason the cattle will not step on the "guards," probably because they fear getting their feet caught between the rails.

A few months ago, President Obama received a report that there were over 100,000 cattle guards in Colorado .  Because Colorado ranchers had protested his proposed changes in grazing policies, he ordered the Secretary of the Interior to fire half of the cattle guards immediately.

Before the Interior Secretary could respond and presumably straighten him out, Vice-President Joe Biden intervened with a request that before any guards were fired, they be given six months of retraining.

Passed on without further comment....