tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65147700483796958292024-02-29T00:25:15.564-07:00 Anything at Anytime Ever Wonder....... What's Next?DanWinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05397978522033250579noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6514770048379695829.post-85268118381223388912013-04-22T08:05:00.001-06:002013-04-22T08:05:43.735-06:00Music Mondaze -- Phillip PhillipsI thought this would be a good song to start off everyone's week.<br />
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I hope all of you have a good day and a great week.</div>
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Since I like the music by this group, you may hear more Pink Floyd in the future so sit back and enjoy the mellow tune.<br />
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I just like the music and its presentation.<br />
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Our oldest is 15 1/2 and starting to study for her Drivers License, so Dad (me, if you didn't guess already) had to take her out for her first Driving Lesson. <br />
I have been hoping for and dreading this day from the day she was born. Hoping for because it would show she is growing up and almost ready for life and its many challenges. Dreading it because it would mean she was that much closer to growing up and no longer "Dad's little girl". <br />
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The challenge of a lifetime has reared its head. <br />
I drive a standard and that means clutch and grinding gears. I don't know if I was more afraid of her driving or her possibly ruining my clutch. It started off with her grinding the gears to find reverse. I was a bit worried at that point. If she is grinding to find reverse would she be grinding the gears to find the other gears? <br />
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I kept it simple for both her and myself. I had her drive a small little trek that was about 1/4 to half a mile long. It had a few turns and two places she would have to reverse and turn around. <br />
I was worried to say the least but proud that she was willing to attempt the challenge at hand. <br />
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She found it the most difficult to put it in reverse and turn around, which is understandable as she has never attempted anything like this before. I found it the most difficult sitting there beside her and not saying something every two seconds and not getting frustrated at her attempts to shift gears. Staying away from cars parked on the side of the road was another adventure. The last thing either of us needed was for her to hit a car on the side of the road. <br />
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It was a first try behind the wheel of a car for her and she did rather well for the first time out. She did the "grind'em and find em" only when she put the car in reverse and had no difficulty shifting to first and second gears. The short stretch I had her on was only long enough to be in first or second gear. Going beyond second gear will be after I have her driving that little bit with me not saying anything to her at all, then we will look at going further and shifting to third and fourth gears respectively. <br />
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Anyway, as I said, she did good for a first time. <br />
The car is still running,<br />
she didn't wreck,<br />
and Dad's nerves are still intact. <br />
So all in all it went well and there will be a Driving Lesson #2 sometime in the near future. <br />
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It is hard to believe but 15 1/2 years ago I was holding her in the crook of my arm and now I am teaching her to drive. Where have the years gone and what challenges will we face together as I teach her to drive?<br />
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God only knows. <br />
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All I know is that she and I both survived Driving Lesson #1. <br />
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I hope you all have a good day<br />
Danny<br />
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My Wife woke me with a cup of coffee at 7 am this morning. Nothing new, nothing special, just because. <br />
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One of these days I would like to beat her to the punch. That isn't going to happen anytime soon as she has a sixth sense. She has something like a motion detector built in. The moment I move to sit up or get out of bed she is wide awake. <br />
Her motion detector has an automatic timer too. If I get out of bed between 11 pm and 3:30 am - nothing, she is still out like a light but make it 3:31 am and "BANG" eyes wide open and alert. <br />
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I used to be like that when I was in the service.<br />
Anyway, this is about my wife not me, about her always beating me up in the mornings and what she does with her days. <br />
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She has to be either "Wonder Woman" or "Super Girl" in disguise. <br />
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I Swear! Thing about these things<br />
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<li>Her timing is perfect, when she does something it is always at "Just the right time" exactly when it is needed.</li>
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Now, I have heard "I need a break". After all of what she does..... I say she has earned it a 100 times over and then some. With all that she does she could easily go with a title such as "Super Girl" or "Wonder Woman" or any of those other comic book heroines. </div>
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I hope you all have a good day and that your week has gone well</div>
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I hope you all have a good day and an even greater week.<br />
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She wanted to know everything about both my Emphysema and Bipolar disorders. She was difficult, asking some of the same questions 2 and 3 times. I guess she was trying to see if my responses changed from one question to the next.<br />
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I can understand to a degree what she was doing but it felt as if I was on the verge of denial of my benefits and was surprised when the judgement went in my favor. So I won. <br />
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The only drawback to the entire trial was that she ordered my case to be re-evaluated in 12 months. Which means I will go back to fighting for my benefits again in 12 months but at least I won for now and that has helped relieve some of the stress both Jackie and myself have been under for the last (almost) 4 years now. <br />
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But I Won is all that matters right now. <br />
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I will approach the bridge of re-evaluation when it gets here and not worry about it until then. <br />
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But I Won. <br />
Thank God for small miracles.<br />
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Anyway, Thank you all to those who had me in their prayers and those that crossed their fingers and toes for me. <br />
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Just wanted to let you all know that it went well for me. <br />
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I hope you all have a good day and that your week is going well for you.<br />
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My testimony must convince the judge that I am disabled and deserve my Social Security benefits. <br />
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I do have a lawyer or advocate, but I am still nervous. There is so much to tell and yet I am worried I won't have the words to tell it all. It is like my writing, the words are difficult to grasp. I hope the more I write (type) that it will help me find the words and allow me to express myself and tell my side of things. Enough so that it will convince the Judge that I do deserve my Social Security benefits. <br />
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So, if you would, please wish me luck, cross your fingers (and toes), or say a Prayer that all goes well for me next Tuesday the 12th of March. <br />
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I hope your day is good and your week has gone well.<br />
Danny<br />
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P.S. Mynx and Beth, if you are reading this please leave me a link to your sites so that I can visit them and see what is new with you both. Mynx - I have tried to go to Dribble but you have made it an invitation only site and so it will not allow me in. <br />
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I have talked about depression before in the distant past. I have even written a bit about my medications taking away that which made some of my writings varied and interesting (at least to me). The lost interest is due to a combination of both the depression and the missing creativity. How do you maintain an interest in something when you feel down and out, and can't think of a thing to write? That is why I haven't written, I was and at times am LOST. </div>
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I want to get the old me back. The me that had two mini-series going, <a href="http://anythingatanytime.blogspot.com/search/label/Letters%20from%20Thomas">Letters from Thomas</a> and <a href="http://anythingatanytime.blogspot.com/search/label/Dime%20Store%20Detective">Dime Store Detective</a>. Both series were/are some of my best writing. The thing that made them happen was just sitting at the computer and typing. They were spur of the moment things, nothing that was written down before hand. Not being able to do that because of being in a dark place in my life and not being able to create or have a coherent thought made it near impossible to keep an interest in doing the thing that I was loving. </div>
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I know as I sit here and put this all into a form of writing, it sounds disjointed and rambling but I have to try. It is the only way I know to help me get back to the old me and open the door for more interesting things. </div>
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So I ask you, my readers (what few of you there are now), to just stick it out with me as I find myself, the creativity, and the interest I lost. I will endeavor to write on a regular basis, even if it is just to get out a short bit of what is going on in the Winfield household. Believe me when I say even that could get interesting, I just have to find the words. </div>
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I hope you all have a good day and that your week is going well.</div>
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If you all don't remember I am a big Dragon fan that is why I have a page here on the blog dedicated to them.<br />
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If it does I hope you enjoy the song.<br />
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and again I hope you have a good day<br />
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Now I have to find another site that will allow me to set up a music play list that works on blogger. What a bummer. If any of you have any ideas please let me know where I can find a site that lets you build a play list of music and works on blogger, I would greatly appreciate it.<br />
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Things have Changed<br />
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Mixpod closing down is not the only thing that has changed. <br />
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Blogger in the background has changed as well. I don't know if I like that change, only time will tell. <br />
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I also had to get a new computer and Windows has changed completely to Windows 8. The Jury is out on if it is any good. At first glance it appears to have lots of things going on with the Apps screen. Since the computer is so new it will take me awhile to get used to it and see how it all "Flows". I wonder if it will make things easier or if it will just be another bunch of hog wash to deal with. <br />
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I know this isn't the best post I have made here but forgive me as I am just now getting back into the blogging life style and I have to work on new material. At least I am giving it a go again.<br />
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Seriously, I would like to get Music Mondaze going again but need a site that I can use to build play lists on. So again any ideas would be nice if anyone out there knows of a good site.<br />
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Hope you all have a good day and a Great start to a new week.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Haven't Heard from some of your Feed Readers lately.
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Things are finally coming to completion with Social Security and I have a hearing to find out if they will give me my benefits on March 12th. So if you are into Prayers please say one for me to get my SS benefits. If your not into Prayers at least cross your fingers and toes for me if you would. Once this is all done with SS I should be getting back to a regular posting schedule here on the blog. <br />
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Thanks for stopping in to see what is new and I will do my best to come up with one of my short stories in the near future.<br />
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I truly hope all is well with you and yours and am looking forward to doing this again.<br />
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So I am "Starting........ Again!"<div class="blogger-post-footer">Haven't Heard from some of your Feed Readers lately.
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Imagine our surprise this morning checking out our account to make sure we had funds for the School shopping and finding three charges that did not look right.<br />
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We immediately called the bank and come to find out they had frozen my card because of questionable charges. The three we saw were the ones that got through. $180.00 in charges from the Dominican Republic. <br />
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Luckily the bank (USAA) caught it and stopped additional charges, some even coming from Mississippi and who knows where else. The bank will reimburse us for the $180.00 that got into the account but just the thought that it happened is bothersome. <br />
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Not to mention having to wait 3-5 business days for the funds to be reimbursed and waiting 7-10 days for a new card.<br />
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Questions run around your head:<br />
Who could do this?<br />
How did they get my card number to use it?<br />
Where did they get my card number from?<br />
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I rarely if ever use my card online so it couldn't have been that.<br />
I wonder if it could have been from using my card at one of the retailers I regularly visit?<br />
The answer may never be known.<br />
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It does cause a queasy feeling in the pit of your stomach, knowing that someone had access to your money and you didn't know it until they damage had been started.<br />
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Luckily our bank is working with us and it isn't going to cost us anything but time, waiting for the funds to be returned and a new card; and the frustration that it actually happened and we (J, I and the bank) have no idea how they got it in the first place.<br />
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Consider this a Friendly WARNING:<br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;">Keep an eye on where and how you use your card so that this does not happen to you.</span></u><br />
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With everything going on in our lives -- as if we needed something like this....... Damn, if it just doesn't stop.<br />
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Hope your day is better than mine<br />
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I have been trying to change the last post from Music Mondaze from last week and the system won't load the "Posts" so I can go in and change.<br />
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So I am posting this short blurp and another in the next couple of days in order to move the post off of my main screen so that I can restart again with everything fresh and hope that the background will start working properly for me in the near future.<br />
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Those looking for Music Mondaze today will have to wait until next week as I try and figure out if I am doing something wrong behind the scenes.<br />
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I hope you all are having a good day and have a good week.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Haven't Heard from some of your Feed Readers lately.
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So today brings a song that to me really hits home.<br />
Call it "fitting" to my moods at times.<br />
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So Please take the time to listen and hope you enjoy.<br />
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The group is <u>Five Finger Death Punch</u><br />
and the song: <i>Remember Everything</i><br />
I couldn't find the original video but this should do. <br />
Again - Enjoy<br />
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Hope it was worth your time<br />
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Just putting out a note to readers and friends alike that I am going to try and get back to posting things here and maybe start doing it like I was.<br />
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As we all know Life tends to interrupt us at the most inconvenient times and this interruption has lasted a long time.<br />
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I am hopeful that I will be able to return to a posting schedule similar to what I did the first year of this blog. I won't promise but I Will Try.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">He was/is a Mentor and Friend that instructed me and taught me different things and how to maintain proper various watches down in the forward engine room. I found him years later on Facebook and this one one of his posts. I asked permission to post this and one other for Memorial Day -- Both are Great!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">- Untitled -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I am the flag of the United States of America.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">My name is Old Glory.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I fly atop the world's tallest buildings.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I stand watch in America's halls of justice.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I fly majestically over institutions of learning.</span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px;">I stand guard with power in the world.</span></div><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Look up and see me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I stand for freedom.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am confident.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am arrogant.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am proud.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I am flown with my fellow banners,</div><div style="text-align: center;">My head is a little higher,</div><div style="text-align: center;">My colors a little truer.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I bow to no one!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am recognized all over the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am worshipped.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am saluted.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am loved.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am revered.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am respected.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And I am feared.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have fought in every battle of every war for more then 200 years.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appamatox.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was there at San Juan Hill, the trenches of France,</div><div style="text-align: center;">in the Argonne Forest,Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Guam, Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know me.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was there.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I led my troops,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was dirty, battleworn and tired,</div><div style="text-align: center;">But my soldiers cheered me and I was proud.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been burned, torn and trampled on in the streets of countries I have helped set free.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It does not hurt for I am invincible.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been soiled upon, burned,</div><div style="text-align: center;">torn and trampled in the streets of my country.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And when it's done by those whom I've served in battle - it hurts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But I shall overcome - for I am strong.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have slipped the bonds of Earth</div><div style="text-align: center;">and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space</div><div style="text-align: center;">from my vantage point on the moon.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have borne silent witness to all of America's finest hours.</div><div style="text-align: center;">But my finest hours are yet to come.</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I am torn into strips and used as bandages for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,</div><div style="text-align: center;">When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent at the grave of their fallen son or daughter,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I am proud.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div><div style="text-align: center;">FACTS ABOUT OUR FLAG</div><div style="text-align: center;">Do you know that at military funerals, the 21-gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776?</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever noticed the honor guard pays meticulous attention to correctly folding the American flag 13 times? You probably thought it was to symbolize the original 13 colonies, but we learn something new every day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 1st fold of our flag is a symbol of life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 2nd fold is a symbol of our belief in eternal life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 3rd fold is made in honor and remembrance of the veterans departing our ranks who gave a portion of their lives for the defense of our country to attain peace throughout the world.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 4th fold represents our weaker nature, for as American citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of peace as well as in time of war for His divine guidance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 5th fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of Stephen Decatur, "Our Country, in dealing with other countries, may she always be right; but it is still our country, right or wrong.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 6th fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart that We pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States Of America, and the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 7th fold is a tribute to our Armed Forces, for it is through the Armed Forces that we protect our country and our flag against all her enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 8th fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the valley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 9th fold is a tribute to womanhood, and Mothers. For it has been through their faith, their love, loyalty and devotion that the character of the men and women who have made this country great has been molded.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 10th fold is a tribute to the father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of our country since they were first born.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 11th fold represents the lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon and glorifies in the Hebrews eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 12th fold represents an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in the Christians eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The 13th fold, or when the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost reminding us of our nations motto, "In God We Trust."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it takes on the appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers who served under General George Washington, and the Sailors and Marines who served under Captain John Paul Jones, who were followed by their comrades and shipmates in the Armed Forces of the United States, preserving for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we enjoy today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">There are some traditions and ways of doing things that have deep meaning. In the future, you'll see flags folded and now you will know why.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Share this with the children you love and all others who love the symbol of "Liberty and Freedom"</div></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Haven't Heard from some of your Feed Readers lately.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px;">He was/is a Mentor and Friend that instructed me and taught me different things and how to maintain proper various watches down in the forward engine room. I found him just recently on Facebook and this is one of his posts that he found and put up for all to see a couple of months ago and I only found it fitting for today. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px;">Neither of us knows who wrote this: It is NOT Mine -- if Anyone Does Know or runs across it and finds out Who -- Please let me know as this is Just Fantastic and I want to give them Credit for an Awesome Piece.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px;">a missing limb, a jagged scar,</span><br />
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</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">kept America safe wear no badge or emblem. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">You can't tell a vet just by looking. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">What is a vet? </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">sweating two gallons a day making sure<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">She - or he - is the nurse who fought against futility and went to<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is the POW who went away one person<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">and came back another - or didn't come back AT ALL. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is the Fort Polk drill instructor<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">who has never seen combat -<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">no-account rednecks and gang members into Soldiers,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">and teaching them to watch each other's backs. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is the parade - riding Legionnaire<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">who pins on his ribbons and medals<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">with a prosthetic hand. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is the career quartermaster who<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">watches the ribbons and medals pass him by. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is any of the three anonymous heroes<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">in The Tomb Of The Unknowns,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">must forever preserve the memory<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">of all the anonymous heroes whose valor<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">dies unrecognized with them on the<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket -<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">palsied now and aggravatingly slow -<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">who helped liberate a Nazi death camp<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">and who wishes all day long<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">that his wife were still alive<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">to hold him when the nightmares come. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being -<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">a person who offered some of his life's most<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">vital years in the service of his country,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">and who sacrificed his ambitions<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">so others would not have to sacrifice theirs. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is a member of the "Greatest Generation"<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">not because of his age,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">but because of sacrifices he has made.<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is what is right in the world, a sure bet.<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is a member of an honored brotherhood, he is a vet.</div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">He is a soldier and a savior and<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">a sword against the darkness,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">and he is nothing more than the finest and,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">greatest testimony on behalf of the<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">finest, greatest nation ever known. </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">So remember, each time you see someone<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">who has served our country,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">just lean over and say "Thank You."<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">That's all most people need,<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">and in most cases it will mean more<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">than any medals they could<br />
<br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">have been awarded or were awarded.<br />
<br />
</div></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; font-family: inherit; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I Thought it was just .... Well, just know I think this is a GREAT Piece!</span><br />
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<br />
Never Fails - Always in the way.<br />
<br />
I have not been able to get into any kind of Rhythm here all year long.<br />
It seems as just yesterday I was writing "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://anythingatanytime.blogspot.com/2010/12/prayer-or-my-real-letter-to-santa.html">A Prayer - or - My "REAL" Letter to Santa</a></span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> " , and look at the date. We are already there again, it is just around the corner.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
</span><br />
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</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I missed J's Birthday in September, our Anniversary (also in September).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">and </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">Just Yesterday I forgot to Post anything for my Oldest Daughter's Birthday.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I could use the excuse that I have been in an ULTIMATE FUNK, Depression, Whatever.... and that probably has a part to do with it, maybe all of it but I also can't get past the feeling that something is, has been missing.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">(I know, long dragging run-on there, but I am the one writing it not you so Back Off!)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">Hell, I haven't even added any Dragons on here lately, AND You ALL know how I am about my Dragons!</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">Just Yesterday J told me about something I did a few months ago that I have no recollection of ever having done. Something I had written that she said had to be one of the most eloquent Slams she had ever read. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I don't even remember it. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">When I last saw my Pulmonologist, J ratted me out on a few things - one of the main reasons I have her go in with me, to tell the Dr. things I might not "See" so he has the full picture, - Well, his suggestion was to see a Psychiatrist as I was beyond him.</span><br />
It Took 3 months of waiting to finally get in to see one.<br />
<br />
Over the last year and a half I have let you all (what readers I have) in to my world with little reservation as to what or how I wrote and thought.<br />
As for this - I won't go into detail, just leave it as I have a ton of WORK to do.... LOL<br />
<br />
I will say this:<br />
<i><b><u>Depression</u></b></i><u> is NO JOKE</u> -- If you know of someone or see someone sinking Throw them a buoy (Help them if you can). If you can't, find them someone who can. It gets worse!<br />
<br />
J did for me and kept me afloat until we could find the means to "Pull" me out.<br />
Now I have to figure out how to do the same for her.......<br />
<br />
The Great thing about having a Partner In Life --- You both are always there to Help each other when you/they need it. Even if you don't recognize it at first.<br />
<br />
Anyway,<br />
I ask that you all bear/bare (inside joke there) with me and just sit back and see what happens and what is written. <br />
<br />
One Thing is for Certain -- <i>Anything at Anytime</i> definitely has stayed true to the Name.<br />
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<br />
I didn't forget two weeks in a row. <br />
<br />
Today I was watching a movie and heard this in the background and couldn't help myself.......<br />
<br />
So a REAL flash back to the 80's!<br />
<br />
Hope you enjoy and it brings back a few memories?<br />
<br />
Listen, Enjoy, and Have a Great Week!<br />
<br />
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<br />
Bare (or is it Bear) :) with me, as I missed Music Mondaze this week. Honestly completely forgot about it until last night while watching one of my shows. <br />
I heard a great Song and there it was "Ooopppppssss, I forgot to post today."<br />
<br />
So in that light I am keeping it simple and I am bringing you a substitute for Music Mondaze and that is a "Tuesday Tune"<br />
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Please Enjoy -- I find this song to be a very fitting song for me with "Where" I have been lately with my health and with my mind.<br />
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<br />
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