Yeah! What she says!

Yeah! What she says!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Thomas Fuller


Today's Quote:
"We are not human beings having a Spiritual experience. We are Spiritual beings having a human experience."


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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Abraham Lincoln


Today's Quote:
"Nothing is easy to the unwilling."


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Wednesday's Hero

Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirkman

U.S.Marine Corps

Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirkman, a radio technician with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, is the newest member of the 2nd MLG Color Guard and currently serves as a rifle bearer. Kirkman is a native of Birmingham, Ala., and enlisted in the Marine Corps in 2009.


Photo Courtesy Marines.mil Taken By Sgt. Justin J. Shemanski

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Albert Einstein


Today's Quote:
"You cannot help people by permanently doing for them, what they could and should do themselves."


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Monday, June 27, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Robert Collier


Today's Quote:
"Most people see what is, and never see what can be."


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Sunday, June 26, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: H. Jackson Brown


Today's Quote:
"Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself."


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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Margaret Mead


Today's Quote:
"Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you."


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Friday, June 24, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Benvenuto Cellini


Today's Quote:
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, that's all who ever have."


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Friday Funny

A lady walked into a pharmacy & spoke to the pharmacist.

She asked: "Do you have Viagra."

"Yes," he answered.

She asked, "Does it work?"

"Yes," He answered.

"Can you get it over the counter?" she asked

"I can if I take two," he answered.

I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Richard Bach


Today's Quote:
"Little beginnings sometimes have great endings."


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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: T.S. Eliot


Today's Quote:
"In order to live happily and free, you may have to sacrifice boredom. It is not always an easy sacrifice."


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Wednesday's Hero

Homecoming
Homecoming
U.S. Navy

Aviators assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 walk to greet friends and family members after arriving on the tarmac during a homecoming at Naval Air Station Oceana. VFA-81, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17, returned home after a deployment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility.


Photo Courtesy Navy.mil Taken By Mass Communication Specialist Indra Bosko

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Charles Dickens
Today's Quote:
"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go."


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Monday, June 20, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Wayne Dyer


Today's Quote:
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another."


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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Lyndon B Johnson


Today's Quote:
"Do not abandon trust when your ego thinks things should be different than they are."


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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Confucius


Today's Quote:
"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time."


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Friday, June 17, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Albert Einstein


Today's Quote:
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."


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Friday Funny

FIFTEEN THINGS THAT IT TOOK ME OVER 30 YEARS TO LEARN

Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

You should not confuse your career with your life.

Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.

The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.

You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight saving time.

You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.

There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.

The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.

Your friends love you anyway.

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.

I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin


Today's Quote:
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."


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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Wednesday's Hero

Tech. Sergeants Abner Berrios & Alan Hunter
Tech. Sergeants Abner Berrios & Alan Hunter
U.S. Air Force

Tech. Sergeants Abner Berrios (left) and Alan Hunter display their letter perfect "black-letter initial" aircraft checklists at Pope Field, N.C. In an effort to set a positive example for the unit's newer crew chiefs and members, the two used their professional rivalry to try to out-work and out-inspect each other. The end result was the rarity of both crew chiefs obtaining discrepancy free checklists. Both sergeants are crew chiefs with the 440th Airlift Wing.


Photo Courtesy AF.mil Taken By Staff Sgt. Peter Miller

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom. For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: The Dalai Lama


Today's Quote:
"We are not human beings having a Spiritual experience. We are Spiritual beings having a human experience."


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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Tina Turner


Today's Quote:
"A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day to day lives."


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Monday, June 13, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Aristotle


Today's Quote:
"Whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you are free, your true self comes out."


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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Thomas Jefferson


Today's Quote:
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought, without accepting it."


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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Carl Gustav Jung


Today's Quote:
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."


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Friday, June 10, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Abraham Lincoln


Today's Quote:
"Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves."


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Friday Funny

Judy Wallman, a professional genealogy researcher in southern California , was doing some personal work on her own family tree. She discovered that Congressman Harry Reid's great-great uncle, Remus Reid, was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Montana in 1889. Both Judy and Harry Reid share this common ancestor.

The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows in Montana territory. On the back of the picture Judy obtained during her research is this inscription: 'Remus Reid, horse thief, sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889.'

So Judy recently e-mailed Congressman Harry Reid for information about their great-great uncle.

Believe it or not, Harry Reid's staff sent back the following biographical sketch for her genealogy research:

"Remus Reid was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory . His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to government service, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important civic function held in his honor when the platform upon which he was standing collapsed."

NOW THAT's how it's done, Folks! That's real POLITICAL SPIN

I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Mark Twain


Today's Quote:
"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be."


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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Swami Vivekananda


Today's Quote:
"The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation."


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Wednesday's Hero

Fort Carson Soldiers

U.S. Army

Soldiers render salutes through a rendition of taps during a ceremony May 26 at the Mountain Post Warrior Memorial. Fort Carson honors the lives lost in support of Overseas Contingency Operations by adding names to the memorial stones.


Photo Courtesy Army.mil Taken By Dustin Senger

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Marcus Aurelius


Today's Quote:
"People laugh at me because I am different, I laugh at them because they are all the same."


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Monday, June 6, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Leo Tolstoy


Today's Quote:
"Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life."


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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Ask Captain Dramatic

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We have been working on getting our new house ready to be lived in. A lot of our friends and family know how hard we have worked, and saved, and struggled to reach this goal. We have finally made it! A friend of ours is also moving right now, but he is moving to another state and decided to give us a smoker that he couldn't take with him. It is a very nice smoker, and I am sure we will be making lots of wonderful food with it before long.

During one of our breaks from painting at the new house the following conversation took place.

Dad-E: How do you make beef jerky?
Me: You go to the butcher, and ask for really thin slices of...
CD: (interrupting of course) You get really thin slices of pork...
Me: (my turn to interrupt) Not pork. That would be pork jerky not beef jerky!
CD: Oh.
Dad-E: We can get the pork to snack on while we wait for the beef jerky to finish smoking though.

My boys never stop thinking about food. Especially meat. Hide your livestock.

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Plato


Today's Quote:
"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly."


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Saturday, June 4, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Mother Teresa


Today's Quote:
"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."


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Friday, June 3, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Herbert Hoover


Today's Quote:
"What can you do to promote world peace. Go home and love your family."


Submissions are welcome, but it means you can't guess on the quote you submitted. If you have a submission, please email it to mrsxoke@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name as you wish it to appear with your submission, a link to your web page or blog, and the name of the person who said or wrote your quote.

Friday Funny

One day an Irishman, who had been stranded on a deserted island for over 10 years, saw a speck on the horizon.

He thought to himself, "It's certainly not a ship". As the speck got closer and closer, he began to rule out even the possibilities of a small boat or a raft. Suddenly there strode from the surf a figure clad in a black wet suit. Putting aside the scuba tanks and mask and zipping down the top of the wet suit stood a drop-dead gorgeous blonde! She walked up to the stunned Irishman and said to him, "Tell me, how long it has been since you've had a good cigar?"

"Ten years," replied the amazed Irishman.

With that, she reached over and unzipped a waterproof pocket on the left sleeve of her wet suit and pulled out a fresh package of cigars and a lighter. He took a cigar, slowly lit it, and took a long drag. "Faith and begorah," said the castaway, "that is so good! I'd almost forgotten how great a smoke can be!"

"And how long has it been since you've had a drop of good Bushmill's Irish Whiskey?" asked the blonde.

Trembling, the castaway replied, "Ten years."

Hearing that, the blonde reached over to her right sleeve, unzipped a pocket there and removed a flask and handed it to him. He opened the flask and took a long drink. “‘Tis nectar of the gods!" shouted the Irishman. “‘Tis truly fantastic!!!"

At this point the gorgeous blonde started to slowly unzip the long front of her wet suit, right down the middle. She looked at the trembling man and asked, "And how long has it been since you played around?" With tears in his eyes, the Irishman fell to his knees and sobbed,

"Jesus, Mary and Joseph! Don't tell me that you've got golf clubs in there too!"

I will probably offend everyone of you at least once, although I never intend to. Please take these for what they are. They are jokes. The world needs a bit more laughter.

I would love to hear your jokes as well. Feel free to email them to me, or leave them in the comments below. If I feature yours, I will ask for your website, so I can link back to you. :)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Eleanor Roosevelt


Today's Quote:
"Be patient and calm for no one can catch fish in anger."


Submissions are welcome, but it means you can't guess on the quote you submitted. If you have a submission, please email it to mrsxoke@gmail.com. Be sure to include your name as you wish it to appear with your submission, a link to your web page or blog, and the name of the person who said or wrote your quote.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Pet

Col. Van T. Barfoot
Col. Van T. Barfoot
91 years old from Henrico County, Virginia
157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
U.S. Army

In December 2009 Van T. Barfoot made national headlines when he wanted to fly his American flag in his yard but was told to take it down by his homeowners association. It's still flying proudly today. But that's just one small event in the life of Mr. Barfoot. Long before he decided to fly that flag he defended it during W.W.II.

Barfoot joined the Army in 1940 and was shipped to Italy in 1943 where distinguished himself in 1944 when, in the course of a single day, he advanced alone through a minefield, took out a German machine gun with a hand grenade, single handily killed eight German soldiers, captured seventeen, disabled a tank with a bazooka and then returned to his own lines and helped two of his own wounded squad members. All which earned him the Medal Of Honor. So it comes as no surprise that when he wanted to fly the American fly he wasn't going to take no for an answer.


You can read more about Col. Barfoot here

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Quote Of The Day

Yesterday's Answer: Harlan Howard


Today's Quote:
"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."


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