After the Declaration of Independence was signed, Virginia statesman John Page wrote to Thomas Jefferson: ``We know the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong. Do you not think an angel rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm?''... This work continues. This story goes on. And an angel still rides in the whirlwind and directs this storm.

These quotes are from President Bush's 2001 Inaugural Address, and are the inspiration for my screen name.

2001 Inaugural Address

I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt.
George W. Bush, September 2001

Hello from beautiful Upper Michigan.
I'm so glad that we have grown-ups back at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, after the interminable 8 years under the Impeached One.

The right man for the job:

Like I said, the right man for the job:

Our great First Lady:

Laura and Barney:

Miss Beazley gives Barney what for:

The A Team:

The elusive White House cat, India (also called Willie), named for former Texas Ranger baseball player, Ruben Sierra, who was called "El Indio" :

I like this picture because we too are a scouting family:

Besides raising two fine sons, we raise three cats:

Perky, the wise and knowing one:

Isabel (Izzy) the polite one:

Sadie, the young whipper-snapper,as a kitten:

Sadie more recently:

Profile created on this date in 2004:

A nice thread I found poking around FR one day:

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-22-03..."Michigan...A Water Wonderland" (thanks to Dutchess and Billie)

Pasty.com (pronounced "Pass-tee") (Open link, click on Today's Pasty Cam and Pasty Cam Archives, see tons of pictures of the U.P.)

Boy Scouts of America

Who says George W. Bush has done "nothing" for conservatives?

Link to the html sandbox!

2005 Inaugural speech