FWD: We Remember 9/11

SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

Bed a little lumpy…
Toss and turn any…
Wish the heat was higher…
Maybe the a/c wasn’t on…
Had to go to the john…
Need a drink of water…

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Yes… It is like that!
Count your blessings, pray for them,
Talk to your Creator

And the next time when…
The other car cuts you off and you must hit the brakes, or you have to park a little further from Walmart than you want to be, or you’re served slightly warm food at the restaurant, or you’re sitting and cursing the traffic in front of you, or the shower runs out of hot water,

Think of them…
Protecting your freedom!
Yes… It is like that!

Count your blessings, pray for them,
Talk to your Creator
And the next time when…
The other car cuts you off and you must hit the brakes,
or you have to park a little further from Walmart than you want to be,
or you’re served slightly warm food at the restaurant,
or you’re sitting and cursing the traffic in front of you,
or the shower runs out of hot water,

Think of them…
Protecting your freedom!

The attached photo was forwarded from one of the last U.S. Marine companies in Iraq.
They would like to have it passed to as many people as possible, to let the folks back home know that they remember why they’re there and that they remember those who’ve been lost.

FORWARD this to 13 people in the next 15 minutes. Go!

I HOPE I DO NOT HEAR OF ANYONE BREAKING THIS ONE OR SEE IT DELETED!
This is a ribbon for soldiers fighting in Iraq. Pass it on to everyone and pray.

(EMAIL FORWARD CIRCA 2007)

FWD: Veteran Presence

Freedom isn’t free!  Honoring all those who served!    Thank you!
Happy Veterans Day (Observed) 2012!
God Bless America!
DC

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Veterans in the Classroom

 

A lesson that should be taught in all schools . . and colleges!

Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a
social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did
something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the
permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building
supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.

When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were
no desks. ‘Ms. Cothren, where are our desks?’

She replied, ‘You can’t have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right
to sit at a desk.’

They thought, ‘Well, maybe it’s our grades.’

‘No,’ she said.

‘Maybe it’s our behavior.’

She told them, ‘No, it’s not even your behavior.’

And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period.
Still no desks in the classroom. By early afternoon television news crews
had started gathering in Ms.Cothren’s classroom to report about this crazy
teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.

The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on
the floor of the desk-less classroom, Martha Cothren said, ‘Throughout the
day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the
right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I
am going to tell you.’ At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door
of her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in
uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The
Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over
and stand along side the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the
final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first
time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been
earned.

Martha said, ‘You didn’t earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes
did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it’s up to you to
sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be
good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get
an education. Don’t ever forget it.’

By the way, this is a true story.

Martha Cothren is the daughter of a WWII POW.

Forward this to all who served and those who take their service for granted!

FWD: Numbers Day 10/11/12

In honor of an interesting number day October 10th, 2012 or 10/11/12, I chose to present the origin of how numbers (as we know it) were created.
DC

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Do you know why numbers look like they do?

Logic that Arabs used to create the numbers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This item may be an “over simplification” of the origins of Arabic Numerals, but it is a possible answer to the stated question.
I especially appreciate the “Zero” response.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Do you know why numbers look like they do?
Someone, at some point in time, had to create their shapes and meaning.

Watch this short presentation and then you will know how our Arabic numbers were originally created a very long time ago and what logic the people who created them used to determine their shapes. It is really very simple and quite creative.

You have to admire the intelligence of a person or people who created something so simple and perfect that it has lasted thousands and thousands of years and will probably never change.

When the presentation gets to the number “seven” you will notice that the 7 has a line through the middle of it. That was the way the Arabic 7 was originally written, and in Europe and certain other areas they still write the 7 that way. Also, in the military, they commonly write it that way. The nine has a kind of curly tail on it that has  been reduced, for the most part nowadays, to a simple curve, but the logic involved still applies.

Check out the Power Point presentation!

Arabic Numbers: Why Numbers Look That Way!

(E-mail Forward Circa 2011)

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FWD: Columbus Didn’t Stop For Directions

Happy Columbus Day! “Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we” is rule #1, but in fact all the “Rules Of Being A Man” are labeled #1.  Every man follows these rules, except Chuck Norris: he makes his own rules.
DC

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The Rules­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Of Being A Man

Finally, the guys’ side of the story.

We always hear “the rules” from the female side, but at last a guy has taken the time to write this all down!  Now here are the rules from the male side.

Please note……..these are all numbered “1” ON PURPOSE!  These are our rules!

1.   Men are NOT mind readers.

1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl.

• If it’s up, put it down.
• We need it up, you need it down.
• You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

1. Sunday Sports. It’s like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

1. Shopping is NOT a sport.  And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

1. Crying is blackmail.

1. Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one:

• Subtle hints do not work!
• Strong hints do not work!
• Obvious hints do not work!
• Just say it!

1. Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

1. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do.  Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

1. A headache that lasts for 17 months is a problem. See a Doctor.

1. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument.  In fact, all comments become Null and void after 7 Days.

1. If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us.

1. If you won’t dress like the Victoria’s Secret Ladies, then DON’T expect us to act like Soap Opera Guys.

1. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one.1. You can either ask us to do something or tell us how you want it done.  Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

1. Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

1. Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

1. ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not a color. Pumpkin is also a fruit.  We have no idea what mauve is.

1. If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

1. If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing,” we will act like nothing’s wrong.  We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

1. If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, expect an answer you don’t want to hear.

1. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine…..Really.

1. Don’t ask us what we’re thinking about, unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as: Baseball, the shotgun formation or Golf.

1. You have enough clothes.

1. You have too many shoes.

1. I am in shape.  Round IS a shape!

Thank you for reading this.
Yes, I know, I have to sleep on the couch tonight, but did you know men really don’t mind that?
It’s like camping.

Forward this to as many Men as you can – to give them a laugh.
Forward this to as many Women as you can – to give them a bigger laugh.

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FWD: Day of Rememberance – 9/11

Day of Remembrance – 9/11

The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th, or 9/11)^{[nb 1]} were a series of four coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States in New York City and the Washington, D.C. areas on September 11, 2001. On that Tuesday morning, 19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The hijackers intentionally flew two of those planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, into the North and South towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City; both towers collapsed within two hours. The hijackers also intentionally crashed American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and intended to pilot the fourth hijacked jet, United Airlines Flight 93, into the United States Capitol Building^[2] in Washington, D.C.; however, the plane crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after its passengers attempted to take control of the jet from the hijackers. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks, including all 227 civilians and 19 hijackers aboard the four planes.

September 11, 2010 – World Trade Center Tribute in Light, New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11 )

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The Sept 11 Trucker

Have  you heard about the trucker  who has painted his cab and trailer with the names of all those who lost their  lives in 9/11 ?

The trucker’s name is John Holmgren from Shafer , Minn. He has  been “pulled over” numerous times just so the troopers can get their picture  taken with the truck.

Click on the picture to view pictures larger in a slide show!

Never Forget 9/11 – 11 Year Anniversary

We shall never forget
We shall keep this day,
We shall keep the events and the tears
In our minds, our memory and our hearts
and take them with us as we carry on.

Patriot Day 2012

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