"Freedom isn't free..."

One of my Facebook friends posted this photo of her 2nd cousin from Arlington, Texas. Marine Staff Sargeant Jeremy Smith was killed in Afghanistan 3 days ago by a missile. He had served 3 tours in Iraq and his teachers said he was "passionate about his patriotism" and signed up after the 9-11 attack. He was the second soldier that attends the University of Texas at Arlington to die in less than a week. Just wanted to put a name and a face to these brave young men and women who are putting their lives on the line for our freedom.

Some pay the ultimate price...

"Winning!"

District Track Meet tonight! DD placed 1st, 2nd, & 3rd in her 3 events!! Yea!!!

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

"Life is too short, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly."

"All the king's horses and all the king's men..."

Is it just me or isn't there a whole lot more drama these days than there used to be? On second thought, yes, there IS a lot more drama.... Maybe it's the bad economy and everyone is close to the last straw. Maybe it's the split in this country between right and wrong. Maybe the world is spinning faster than it used to, and we're all dizzy.... But things are NOT like they used to be. There is no peace. There is no contentment. There is something out of whack. And something's just not right....

Will it ever go back to the way it used to be? Are we heading for a big reset button?

All I know is that some days, I just can't take it...

"Drill Baby Drill" (but somewhere else)

Cuba announced today that it will drill five deepwater oil wells in the Gulf of Mexico. So, let's see.... that's Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, as well as ALL THE OTHER FREAKIN' COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD!! Meanwhile we're heading for $6.00 a gallon gas to fill up our cars in the not so distant future, which will further set our so-called 'recovery' back even more... OUR leadership in this country will not allow drilling and hates the oil business, but then the president goes on a Latin America tour ostensibly to set up negotiations for THOSE countries to drill and sell to us? What?! It's okay for THOSE COUNTRIES to drill in the Gulf but not ours??!! What this says to me is that they hate the rich guys in the oil business in our country so much that they are willing to "cut off our nose to spite our face?" Maybe, just maybe THIS is why they HATE Sarah Palin with such a passion -- because she is well versed with the oil business, and advocates drilling, not only in Alaska, but elsewhere as well. In the meantime, I believe, that they are pushing the green business for their cronies in the biggest redistribution of wealth this country has ever seen.

2012 can't get here fast enough...

"Everybody love/hates a train wreck..."

This is a real person!! AAAAAaaaaaaaaahh!! She is a mother of four from Mexico known as the vampire woman... She had titanium 'horns' (like Lady Gag me) implanted into her skull, dental implants to give her fangs, contacts to give her the creepy eyes, and tattoos on almost 100% of her body. She claims to live a 'normal life' in Mexico. Uh - huh...
Here is a 55 year old woman who has had 52 cosmetic procedures over the years, but says only 14 of those were "full scale" under anesthesia.
Here is an example of a really botched boob job.... she needs to get her money back....
And of course Heidi Montag, whom I've written about a lot because this fascinates me in a train wreck sort of way. She had 10 plastic surgeries in one day that cleaned out her bank account and left her less attractive than she was before her surgery. She looks like a mannequin now... This is her this week at a hair salon, and as they were blowdrying her hair, she's trying to keep her nose from melting.
And speaking of Heidi, I read today that she will do the reality show from hell with the ones we love to drop our jaw at... Jake Pavelka from The Bachelor, who continues to seek fame no matter HOW embarressing.