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Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!
Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)
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God Bless Our Republic
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
Computer/router issues.
Back when I can.
Elizabeth’s story was moving, to say the least. Following a terribly humiliating experience in Massachusetts, she caught a bus to New Jersey to escape her embarrassment. Weeping uncontrollably, she hardly noticed that the bus had made a stop along the way. A passenger sitting behind her, a total stranger, began making his way off the bus when he suddenly stopped, turned, and walked back to Elizabeth. He saw her tears and handed her his Bible, saying that he thought she might need it. He was right. But not only did she need the Bible, she needed the Christ it speaks of. Elizabeth received Him as a result of this simple act of compassion by a stranger who gave a gift.
Jesus is our example of compassion. In Matthew 9, we read, “When He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd” (v.36). Not only did our Lord notice the pain and hurt of broken people, He responded to it by challenging His followers to pray for the Father to send out workers to respond to the hurts and needs of this dying world (v.38).
As we follow Christ’s example, a heart of compassion for shepherdless people can compel us to make a difference in the lives of others.
Read: Matthew 9:27-38
Williams is touted as having the best batting eye in baseball.
It is said he could read the stamp on the ball. Certainly he could pick up seam rotation as well or better than anyone.
Apochrophyl story.
Rookie picture as Ted came to bat. Pitch is very close on inside corner. Ted takes ump says. Ball one. Pitcher looks in quizacally.
Second pitch very close on outside corner. Williams takes, ball two. Pitcher lingers looking at ump. Finally says that was a strike.
Ump goes around front of plate as if to dust off plate. Turns to pitcher and says, son, mr Williams will let you know when it’s a strike.
When Ted was manager at Washington in his late 50s or early 60s he would at times take batting practice. Players from both teams would gather around the batting cage to admire the swing.
Ted visited Ty Cobb once and they sat on cobbs porch talking baseball. What I would have given to be a fly on that wall
My mother worked with Williams when he was stationed at NAS Pensacola-Bronson Field, in the early 40’s. He was a very nice person, she said, and she kept up with him as long as she lived.
Please thank StarCMC for today’s thread.
~ Hall of Heroes: Ted Williams ~
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Well,...the girls are home and rested up.
Madison, if you can believe it, is more cute than ever.
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Thanks, Galz! How fun to find out that some of our best known sports heroes were also military heroes as well!
Hat off to you, Ted Williams! :)
I have read extensively about Ted Williams’ careeer. I believe he was the best hitter ever. If his career was not interupted by military service, I believe he would have surpassed Babe Ruyh in the HR department.Just average out his stats.
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KUDOS and thank you go out to Ted Williams for his service and sacrifice.
Funny, I know next to nothing about professional
baseball players but guess I knew
the name Ted Williams.
DC Metroland weather report
~ Today...Showery rains containing strong gusty winds
and heavy downpours at times.
High 53F. Winds NW at 25 to 40 mph.
Rainfall over 2 inches expected.
Winds could occasionally gust over 60 mph.
~ Tonight...A wind driven heavy rain.
Low 43F. Winds WSW at 25 to 35 mph.
Rainfall expected to exceed 2 inches.
Winds could occasionally gust over 50 mph.
Everything is closed on the east coast.
So far we are getting mainly rain, some wind gusts.
But Sandy's eye hasn't reached us yet.
The worst of it will be tonight and tomorrow
and it may miss the Beachy homestead but bulls-eye on DC.
Which means a great possibility government will be closed again tomorrow.
I need to make my rounds
as I won't know when power will go out.
But, you stay right where you are. Cause...............I'll be bock!
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A few years ago I actually met a man who attended aviator school with Ted Williams. I really am not at liberty to discuss the subject at all. Even mentioning this here is probably something that I might have decided wrong about. That other fellow was amazing himself though. He knew a lot of well known people and he shared a few insights and tales with me.
This guy himself was not very imposing. Ordinary height and weight and just a regular guy until you learned more of him.
I consider myself honored to have met and known him even if it was just a little bit. So many others did also what Ted Williams did in the military but most names we will never know.
Great thread.
A Marine colonel on his way home from work at the Pentagon came to a dead halt in traffic and thought to himself, “Wow, this traffic seems worse than usual. Nothing’s even moving.”
He notices a police officer walking back and forth between the lines of cars so he rolls down his window and asks, “Excuse me, Officer, what’s the hold up?”
The Officer replies, “The President is just so depressed about losing the election he stopped his motorcade in the middle of the Beltway and he’s threatening to douse himself in gasoline and set himself on fire. He says America hates him and his campaign is broke. I’m walking around taking up a collection for him.”
“Oh really? How much have you collected so far?”
“About three hundred gallons, but I’ve got a lot of folks still siphoning!”
