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cemetery escort duty
I just wanted to get the day over with and go down to Smokey's.  Sneaking a look at my watch, I saw the time, 1655. Five minutes to go before the cemetery gates are closed for the day. Full...
Nov. 3, 2009

after being begged by several golo members - here is the post (again)
If you have been watching the polls today, you would have noticed that the policies of “Socio-Economic” busing came to an end with four candidates who were pro-neighborhood schools....
Oct. 9, 2009

why i think dogs are essential to life.
  There has been a lot in the news lately about dogs. Dogs that chew babies, dogs that chew police cars, etc.. It's all been mostly negative. Just like planes, and trains, and people,...
Sep. 3, 2009

you must keep going...
You Must Keep Going Sometimes you must keep going. Life punches you in the stomach. It knocks your breath out and leaves you bowed and gasping. You lose...
Aug. 29, 2009

"'solve" and "problems" are not in the constitution
In a somewhat overly simplistic statement I have been described thusly: "Prom hates anything any government does,"   Fair enough...   I...
Aug. 29, 2009

words to live by
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life: "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he...
Aug. 25, 2009

southern sayings
This came to be in my email from a friend of mine a while back. You may have seen this before, and if so, please forgive me for wasting anyone's time.  There is a boat load of wisdom in these...
Aug. 24, 2009

the rosebud
A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day.  Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice....
Aug. 23, 2009

the wicker basket...
THE WICKER BASKET The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern  Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was...
Aug. 15, 2009

we never noticed it before..
  NOW it is starting to make sense..hmmmmmmmm
Aug. 15, 2009

who was hank estes?
Golden encouraged me to write a Bio on my husband.I don't know how much detail you all would be interested in so I'll give the basics and if more is wanted I'll write more. Hank was named after...
Aug. 15, 2009

pfffttt: it's about time someone did this...
http://info.org.il/irrelevant/may02-smilepop-soapbox4.swf      
Aug. 6, 2009

love, religion, and giggles
I promised I was done, but as I was cleaning out the Inbox...   The Gift of Love A married couple was in a terrible accident where the man's face was severely...
Aug. 1, 2009

the life i never expected
“We must be willing to let go of the life we planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” ~  E. M. Forester   If someone told me twenty-five years ago...
Jul. 31, 2009

about the sheepdogs
This is being re-posted after giving consideration to the questions about what has happened to GOLO... All people are just not the same and I think this is worth remembering, especially...
Jul. 19, 2009

breaking news: epa buries report so that cap & trade would pass the house
EPA Buries report so that Cap & Trade would pass!     No WONDER there was a RUSH to get this thru.   WE (The Democrats) can not let the American...
Jun. 29, 2009

signs your employer has switched to cheaper health care
(10) Your annual breast exam is done at Hooters. (9) Directions to your doctor's office include "Take a left when you enter the trailer park." (8) The tongue depressors taste...
Jun. 26, 2009

shifting priorities
“Things are to be used and people are to be loved, but the problem in today's world is that people are used and things are loved...”   According to Bloomberg.com: “Hospital...
Jun. 26, 2009

attention: friday's golo lesson rescheduled for today! attendance is required! lesson is partner vs. parent - which are you?
Most of you know I usually do my "lessons" on Fridays but this week I will be at the beach - So class has been moved up. Today's lesson is Partner vs. Parent. ...
Jun. 24, 2009

turtles can't fly...
A determined little turtle once climbed a tree. He somehow made it to the first branch. Then he jumped into the air waving his front legs and crashed to the ground. After a while he slowly climbed...
Jun. 20, 2009

food for thought...
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else for it. (John Burroughs, American naturalist, 1873-1921)      ...
Jun. 11, 2009

i need a hero!
Where have all the good men gone And where are all the gods? Where’s the street-wise Hercules To fight the rising odds? Isn’t there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late...
Jun. 10, 2009

words of wisdom...i think
Hey all. I posted a blog a while back, can't remember what I called it, something like random thoughts. With some of the things I've been through lately and knowing things that others have gone or are...
Jun. 7, 2009

five finger prayer (don't pray? move on along please)
Not new by any means, but the Five Finger Prayer is a great way to remember the important things to pray about.   1 Your thumb is nearest you. So begin your prayers by praying...
Jun. 6, 2009

the mystery of the missing mind
“Of all the things I've lost, it's my mind I miss the most.” – Ozzy Osbourne, quoted in Foolish Words: The Most Stupid Words Ever Spoken God love ‘em. I really...
Jun. 5, 2009

no more copies
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”  ~Paul Boese   A few days ago I received a phone call from an old acquaintance, and while she...
Jun. 5, 2009

explanation of life
On the first day, God created the dog and said: 'Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. For this, I will give you a life span...
May. 18, 2009

omg! he used my real name. but wait, i gave it to him!
Good afternoon GOLO: I've received several emails over the last two weeks about the use of real names. Let me make one thing clear. If you meet outside of GOLO and share your real name, there...
May. 5, 2009

how many lives have you touched?
"The people whose lives you touch may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." -- David B. Haight     When I briefly spoke with...
May. 1, 2009

in honor of tbk
Gotta love those who photo bomb protest of any magnitude. At least i do. There is a photoshop version of this same photo with the "B" word added on the bottom, but i assure you, this...
Apr. 28, 2009

why i hate star trek
    Top 10 Things I Hate About Star Trek   (this blog, which I only wish I had written, appeared May 10, 2003 at happyfunpundit.com. It's...
Apr. 23, 2009

why suicide?
Reading about the Freddie Mac CFO reminded me of a quote someone had as a tag line on their email and I wanted to share. "Anyone desperate enough for suicide... should be desperate enough...
Apr. 23, 2009

an interesting perspective on socialism, if you're interested...
from the Inbox this morning:   Funny how kids catch on fast when they can relate to the reality. What's wrong with our adults? They are still stuck on stupid.   Read and...
Mar. 26, 2009

just in the "niche" of time
The word “niche” can be used, in loose terms, to describe as a notch, slot, or a particular place wherE something/someone fits. It alludes to the place that is just right or the place...
Feb. 22, 2009

one block at a time
“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ~Chinese Proverb   While playing Lego blocks with my daughter, yesterday afternoon, my attention was...
Feb. 5, 2009

what i learned about being an entrepreneur at 15
 I decided that I needed to make a little spending money during the summer.  I had to stay home and watch my sister, so it had to be something I could do either at the house or very close...
Feb. 4, 2009

hundreds attend global warming protest...
Click Pic...     GIGGLEGIGGLESNORTSNOT
Feb. 2, 2009

lunch time rhyme!
There once was a farmer, who lived by a crick, and every morning, he played with his--...... banjo in the moonlight, for the lady next door, you could tell just by lookin', that she was...
Feb. 2, 2009

phavorite phobias
Phallophobia - Fear of penis.  Medorthophobia - Fear of an erect penis.  Eurotophobia - Fear of female genitalia.  Obesophobia - Fear of gaining weight.  Optophobia...
Feb. 2, 2009

the rescue rainbow bridge...
The Rescue Rainbow Bridge Unlike most days at Rainbow Bridge, this day dawned cold and gray, damp as a swamp and as dismal as could be imagined. All the recent arrivals...
Jan. 31, 2009

and then the fight started....
My wife and I are watching "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, "Do  you want to have sex?"  "No,"  she answered. ...
Jan 29, 2009

assumptions
There was once this man attending a small country church.  I'm sure you know the kind I'm referring to.  Congregation where everyone knows everyone else and what you did last week makes it...
Jan 24, 2009

putting this up, just for fun!
Lovers of the English language might enjoy this. It is yet another example of why people learning English have trouble with the language. Learning the nuances of English makes it a difficult language....
Jan 21, 2009

why hate evangelicals?
There was another blog regarding Israel that did a great job of outlining why Evangelicals believe the Jews are God's chosen people and I'm not going to restate that or the reasons why that is. This...
Jan 15, 2009

the elderly preacher
Many years ago, while watching a little TV on Sunday instead of going to church, I watched a Church in Atlanta vetting one of it's senior pastors who had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time,...
Jan 7, 2009

a different christmas poem
I don't know if this has been posted yet and I really don't care if it has.  In my opinion it should be posted daily.  The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,  I...
Dec 16, 2008

the driver behind the wheel
We often associate cars with the people who drive them. On occasion, we assume we can judge the lifestyle of someone just by the type, or condition, of car they own.  In fact, the majority...
Nov 28, 2008

freedom or liberty?
Every day, all day long, we are faced with the choice between freedom and liberty.  Etymologically this may be a matter of semantics but philosophically they are worlds apart.  The difference,...
Nov 12, 2008

life patterns
If we observe the people who walk into our lives – whether they are there to stay, or are only briefly touching our existence with their presence – we will see that they often resemble one...
Nov 10, 2008