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FIRST!!!!!!!
. . . I miss you Penquin Girl!!!
I pledge allegiance to the Flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic, for which it stands;
one nation UNDER GOD,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.
Prayers going up.
Read: Psalm 69:13-18
Let not the floodwater overflow me, nor let the deep swallow me up. —Psalm 69:15
Bible In One Year: Genesis 10-11
The builders of sport utility vehicles (SUVs) like to show us their products in mind-boggling situations. High on a mountain crag, where no truck could seemingly go. Or in a swamp so impassable you'd need a hovercraft to negotiate it. We're supposed to think that SUVs are invincible.
That's why I found unintended humor in the disclaimer in a recent ad for a four-wheel-drive SUV. A photo showed the vehicle up to its headlights in water as it forged across a foreboding river. The ad said: "Traversing deep water can cause damage, which voids the vehicle warranty."
Deep water is a problem not only for cars but also for us. As we travel the roadways of life, we often find ourselves surrounded with oceans of grief or crashing waves of broken relationships. We need help.
The writers of the Psalms told of that needed assistance. They said God is "a refuge in times of trouble" (9:9), and that "in the time of trouble He shall . . . set me high upon a rock" (27:5). No disclaimers here. Traversing deep water won't affect our spiritual warranty. God will always be there to guarantee His support.
Are you in deep water? Reach up and grab God's hand of mercy. —Dave Branon
The Mongols did have their own recorded history , "The Secret History of the Mongols" (see, for example, the adaptation by Paul Kahn). It was meant for members of the various Chinggissid dynasties. Most current adaptations are from the one written by the Yuan Chinese (Kubilai Quan). There was, apparently, a different one done (not yet found) for the Il-Khanate of Persia (Hulegu's appanage). The Secret History traces the Mongols back to their mythical origins, but concentrates on the life of Temuchin, and his son Uggedai. It gives a fascinating insight into the Quan's life, and Mongol society.
The Mongols "borrowed" their written languge from the Uighers, a Turkish tribe they conquered in western Mongolia. Before that they had no written language of their own.
Jamuka was more than Temuchin's friend, he was his Anda, a blood brother, adopted in a ceremony. Their eventual rivalry,and estrangement was caused, in part, according to the Secret Hisory, by Bortei and Temuchin's mother, Houloun; an example of the power and influence wielded by Mongol women (See also Toreghine's regency after Uggedai's death, and Sorghetani Beki's maneuvering to take the Supreme Khanate from the House of Uggedai, and pass it to her son Mongke, son of Temuchin's youngest son, Tolui.
Temuchin's rise brought to his side many of the generals who expanded Mongol power during and after his death, such as Muhuli, Sabotai and Jebe Noyon (the latter two were not Mongol by birth). It also led to the destruction of the Merkits, the Tadijuts, the Tartars, and eventually, the Kerait and Jamuka.
Hey there LaDivaLoca! Thanks for today's thread!!
Thank you to all who expressed sympathy, prayers, and other sentiments regarding my maternal uncle's recent passing.
My cousin Rex, himself a Vietnam Vet, wrote to tell me that he visited the Canteen to read your comments; he thanks you as well.
My uncle's obituary:
Alfred V. “Pooch” Emans
MENDON — Alfred V. "Pooch" Emans, 82, of Mendon, died at 4 a.m. Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, Ind.
He was born Oct. 9, 1922, in Union Township, Mercer County, the son of the late Harry S. Emans and Luella (Selanders). On Dec. 24, 1946, he married Marilyn J. Coffman. She survives.
Other survivors include:
Sons — Rex (Janet) Emans and Rick (Barb) Emans, both of Mendon
Daughter — Rita Puthoff of Celina
Brother — Stanley (Janet L.) Emans of Mendon
Sisters — Lillian Cleo Moorman of Celina and Patricia Rice of Geneva, Ind.
Six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive.
He was preceded in death by a son-in-law, Daniel C. Puthoff, one brother, Raymond Emans and two sisters, Helen Fern Schlueter and Rhonda Eitzman.
Mr. Emans had worked at Crampton's Cannery and B & F Garage - both of Mendon, was the owner/operator of Emans Construction - Mendon, had worked at the Lima Tank Depot, and was the owner/operator with his son Rick of Emans Pure Oil Union 76 Station - Mendon. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II (1940 -1945), having served in the Pacific Theatre.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at W.H. Dick & Sons Funeral Home, Mendon. The Rev. Glenn Masser will officiate. Burial will be in Mendon Cemetery. Calling hours are 2 - 8 p.m. today and one hour prior to services Tuesday.
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I'm hoping that I can convince Rex to join us to share more information about my uncle's/his father's WWII service; however, Rex told me tonight that he's having major computer problems and isn't sure how soon he'll have time to get back online. (He said it looks like a new computer will be in his future, but isn't sure how soon that will happen. I'm going to e-mail this to him in the hopes that it's sooner rather than later.)
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Good morning, LaDiva!! Good morning, Canteen Crew! Good morning, EVERYBODY! 
TROOPS!
Today's FEEBLE
YOKE :
A father came home from work one night to find his little boy sitting on the cat, with a pen and paper in his hand.
“Why are you sitting on Felix?” he asked.
“Well, teacher told us to write an essay on the family pet.”
Chicagoland Weather
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| Winter Storm Watch - URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR COOK COUNTY VALID FROM TUE JAN 04 2005 04:33 AM CST UNTIL TUE JAN 04 2005 11:00 AM CST. |
| BENTON-BOONE-COOK-DE KALB-DUPAGE-FORD-GRUNDY-IROQUOIS-JASPER-KANE- KANKAKEE-KENDALL-LA SALLE-LAKE-LEE-LIVINGSTON-MCHENRY-NEWTON-OGLE- PORTER-WILL-WINNEBAGO- 432 AM CST TUE JAN 4 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING TO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL IS GREATEST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 WHERE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER TO THE SOUTH...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM STREATOR TO KANKAKEE TO DE MOTTE. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM WILL LARGELY DETERMINE THE LOCATION AND AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THURSDAY MORNING. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS ALONG WITH NORTHWEST INDIANA SHOULD KEEP UPDATED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS REGARDING THIS WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FOOD. CHECK PRESCRIPTIONS TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF MEDICINE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. CHECK FURNACES AND FUEL LEVELS...AND IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY... MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. |
Good morning Everyone. Good morning/afternoon/evening to our AWESOME military, our Allies, and their families.
We here in the DC/Metro area are in for another nice day, although overcast. However, we have a system heading this way that will drop rain on some of us and possible sleet on others.
I'm starting to get a little nervous with all this warm weather. You know the saying, 'the calm before the storm?' Yup! You got it!
The old Farmers Almanac says, for the Atlantic Corridor, some of the coldest temps will be mid-January, from late Feb until first day of Spring. With significant snowfalls early and late Feb. So, you see we still have a ways to go.
Once again, I show up to over 200 posts. I just keep falling behind more and more.
Well, I might as well try to read some of these posts before I have to dive into work again.
I don't know about the rest of you but one of the things I like about the FReepathon is the neat, funny (and some gross) graphics that the fund raisers post.
So, stick around.....I'll be bock.
Now remember, the Canteen is always open
So, come on in and sit for a while. There's alway plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS.
On This Day In History
Birthdates which occurred on January 14:
1451 Franchinus Gaffurius composer
1592 Sjihab al-Din Sultan Choerram Sjah Djahan leader of India
1730 William Whipple merchant/judge/patriot (Declaration of Independence signer)
1741 Benedict Arnold US General turned traitor (Revolutionary War)
1791 Calvin Phillips became shortest known adult male (67cm; 2'2")
1806 Matthew Fontaine Maury Naval Commander (Confederacy)
1819 Frederick Steele Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1868
1831 John Bullock Clark Jr Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1903
1836 [Hugh] Judson Kilpatrick Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1881
1861 Mehmed VI last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22)
1874 Thornton Waldo Burgess author (Peter Rabbit)
1875 Albert Schweitzer doctor/humanitarian/organist (Nobel 1952)
1886 Hugh Lofting English/American writer & illustrator (Dr Dolittle)
1892 Hal Roach early film director/producer (1 Million BC)
1892 Martin Niemöller clergyman (German Protestant); imprisoned by Hitler
1899 Fritz Bayerlein German Lieutenant-General (WWI, Poland, Libya,)
1906 William Bendix New York City NY, actor (Lifeboat, Babe Ruth Story, Life of Riley)
1907 Derek Richter British neuro chemist (Aspects of learning & memory)
1914 Harold Russell actor (Best Years of Our Life)
1919 Andy Rooney Albany NY, CBS news correspondent (60 Minutes)
1919 Giulio Andreotti 7 x premier (Italy)
1938 Jack Jones Los Angeles CA, singer (Love Boat Theme)
1940 Julian Bond Nashville TN, (D-GA) civil rights leader
1941 [Dorothy] Faye Dunaway Bascom FL, actress (Chinatown, Bonnie & Clyde)
1948 Carl Weathers New Orleans LA, actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky)
1948 T-Bone Burnett musician/producer
1951 Gil Pak Jong Korea, judo (Olympics-1976)
1958 Colin Ferguson murderer (6 people on the Long Island Railroad on Dec 7, 1993)
1968 L L Cool J [James Todd Smith], St Albans NY, rapper (Bigger & Deffer)
T-65 X-Wing....
T-65 X-Wing....
I sent you a FReepmail last night about the Proud Patriots Valentines flyers...I can't print them...they come up as work in progress. I only get half of it and have to scroll for the other half. I have tried to highlight and print. When I try print selection it only prints the main page, not the flyer...HELP!!! I want to take one to talk to the school administration!
