Comment To Misunderstanding the Threat

Once again I find myself leaving a comment on another person's blog that I find to be so eloquent that I cannot resist bringing it here. - Since I wrote it and this is my blog I am going to!

Scenario - Donald Douglas of Burkean Reflections had a wonderful post on

"The controversial new drama, "The Death of a President,"

- (Good read - Go to it AFTER you finish reading this...)

Concerning the movie that shows the murder of a sitting president

'Jessica' had this to say in comments to Mr. Douglas:

quote -

"We don't want him dead, just out of office so he can stop ruining this country.

Reason is the enemy of faith, my friend."

- end quote -

I went to Jessica's blog through the link and saw a lot of pretty pictures plus one posting that was her only tribute to 9-11 Snowden's Secret - (Go there after you read this if you have time to waste...)

On it I left this comment which I dedicate to all those who oppose killing of terrorists:

quote - (With some spelling corrections)

I quoted from Catch 22 today on a comment on another persons blogsite.

Catch 22 itself is apropos for the situation the U.S., and indeed, the entire world is in concerning civilization and the terrorist fanatics that hate and will destroy you and yours (and me and mine, and his and hers, and them and theirs) unless good people stand up against them...

There is no other way out of this one just as in WWII the U.S. had to stand against Hitler or eventually give in to his philosophy of life.

What difference is there in the philosophies? Jews are worthless except as slaves and anyone against the ideology is to be killed. Even those in favor of the ideology that get in the way are killed...

People (soldiers and civilians both) die standing against them. Some will die while walking away from them. But the world will be in a better position to live in freedom than it would be by allowing terrorists to put a knife to everyones throat without resistance!

Your quote from Catch 22 is not quite apropos for the 9-11 Twin Tower murders. "The spirit gone, man is garbage. That was Snowden's secret."

Except!

Those who died in the Towers, the Pentagon, The Field in Pennsylvania, in Afghanistan, Spain, England, Philippines, Bali, U.S.S. Cole, Embassies around the world, Crippled in a wheel chair and Jewish on a cruise ship, Bali, Robert Kennedy, Somalia, Gaza, Israel, Turkey, France, Africa, Egypt, Scotland etc. etc. etc. are not garbage.

They all have spirits that live on. Even if there were no afterlife (as there truly is) they would live on. The heroism, cowardice, love, hate, forgiveness,unforgiveness will remain behind them. Both the victims and their suicide bomber murderers will live on. Besides in soul & spirit they will live on in those that knew them.

Some people will acclaim the suicide bombers as the heroes. Most, I hope, will not. While not all the victims were 'heroes' most of them had people that truly loved them and appreciated them. Human frailties faults and all...

What saddens me is that there are now people that hate Bush more than they hate the terrorists actions that caused deaths of innocents such as we see posted about in the '2996 tributes'.
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http://www.dcroe.com/2996/?page_id=2 -

Please don't reply to this saying the death of Iraqi's and their blood is on Bush's hands.

The majority of Iraqi deaths have been and will continue to be at the hands of Islamofacists... - This is not "Bush's War". It is a war of the world against an ideology that promises to control planet earth. Listen to their claims. That is what they want. That is what Democrats will give them!

God have mercy on planet earth if Michael Moore and his ilk win in the next election cycle...

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prying1 sez: When will they ever learn? Political correctness is not healthy for children and other living things!


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Muslims Prove Point of Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II

I was raised Catholic but left it for non-denominational Christianity in the very early 70's. I say this to let you know I do not consider the Pope the successor of Saint Peter 'heir apparent' in direct line with St. Peter nor do I believe in Papal infallibility.

I will still defend the Pope on his right to quote from the Emperor Manuel Paleologos II or any other emperor or pauper for that matter. He can quote from Anton LaVey's Satanic Bible if he so chooses.

For those who missed it:

The pope quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and a Persian scholar on the truths of Christianity and Islam.

"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," the Pope said.

"He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached,'"

Most news sites I read stopped short of adding the following lines -
- Link Here -
But in reiterating his concerns about a modern world "deaf" to God, he warned that other religious cultures saw the West's exclusion of God "as an attack on their most profound convictions".

"A reason which is deaf to the divine and which relegates religion into the realm of subcultures is incapable of entering into the dialogue of cultures," he said.

This is what the Pope quoted the emperor as saying, stated himself and the majority of the speech is not being reported. The section on Islam was very short... He did not explicitly agree with nor repudiate the quote.

Benedict said "I quote" twice to stress the words were not his and added that violence was "incompatible with the nature of God and the nature of the soul".

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Turkey's top Islamic cleric, Religious Affairs Directorate head Ali Bardakoglu, asked Benedict on Thursday to apologize about the remarks and unleashed a string of accusations against Christianity, raising tensions before the pontiff's planned visit to Turkey in November on what would be his first papal pilgrimage in a Muslim country.
- News link here -

So Ali Bardakoglu can unleash "a string of accusations against Christianity" but the Pope can't quote from an old book!

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"We do not accept the apology through Vatican channels . . . and ask him to offer a personal apology . . . to Muslims for this false reading (of Islam)," Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah told worshippers in his Friday prayers sermon.

Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah shows his devoted followers how to walk in forgiveness...

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"Anyone who describes Islam as a religion as intolerant encourages violence," Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said.

She should have added, "We won't tolerate being called intolerant!"

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"Muslims have the right to be angry and hurt by these comments from the highest cleric in Christianity," Qaradawi said on Al Jazeera.


Qaradawi shows his ignorance of "OTHER" religions. The pope is the 'highest cleric' in Catholicism. There is no HIGHEST CLERIC in Christianity. - Muslums need to learn how to shake it off and let 'Allah' defend himself. Isn't that what floods, tsunamis and earthquakes are for?

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The Pope's comments were a hot topic on a pro-Hamas radio show for children.

"What do you say about the man who said some bad words about Islam and the Prophet Mohammad?" the radio host asked eight-year-old Hanin.

"He is ugly and his words are ugly," she answered.


Don't teach you children to pray for the "salvation" of peoples souls. Don't teach them to pity and feel sorry for those "outside of the faith'. Heaven forbid you should teach your children to get over it. There will be people that disagree with your faith and way of life...


prying1 sez: I Thank God there has been no rioting yet however Friday, a Greek Orthodox church youth center in the Gaza Strip was slightly damaged due to a small explosion which broke doors and shattered glass. The church itself was not damaged and there were no injuries. - It cannot be shown to be a result of the Popes statements.

These statements from Muslum people that should (or perhaps do) know better are more inflamatory than the Pope's speech. Especially when you put the Pope's words back into context.

August of 04 car bomb attacks on five Catholic churches in Iraq brought out Muslim bigwigs to say things like the following:

"We regret that such criminal acts have targeted our Christian brothers and we urge them to display restraint as did before their Muslim brothers, when their mosques and holy places were targeted as well," spokesman Mohammad Bashar Al-Faidi told a press conference in Baghdad.

Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, the country's most revered Shiite Muslim spiritual leader, also condemned the attacks.

"We denounce and condemn those terrible crimes... We should all, government and people, be working together in order to put an end to the attacks against Iraqis," said a statement from his office in the holy city of Najaf .

Where were the Muslums with signs and denouncing the terrorists then?

Where are they now???

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URB is the Word!

How often do you get to watch as a brand new word is sprung upon an unsuspecting world? Even less often do you get to see a whole new language emerge. Of course along with this is a completely new line of products to spruce up your wardrobe and wonderfully enhanced coffee mugs to give a new uplift to your caffeine consumption.

It is all happening at David W. Boles' Urban Semiotic - Your one
stop blogging center for fun, insight and intelligence. (Disclaimer: If
at any point you find you cease to have fun, disagree with David's
insight and question his intelligence take it up with him. I refuse to
enter into familial arguments.)

Here is what happened.

Yesterday David wrote an article on the word Sha!

Goffman-esque Response Cries: Is Sha! the New Duh?

David says, "Sha! - is not a word, I only learned how to spell it by watching it appear on blogs - and it appears to be an emotional utterance, or more formally: "A Response Cry"

and

Here's what I've discovered about Sha!'s common utterances when I hear it used on the street:

"Are you dating my Boo?"

"Uh, Sha!"

The "Sha!-er's" head is usually cocked to one side when uttering the cry.

I've also heard it used this way, too:

"I never liked you!"

"Sha! huh!"

On blogs - usually written by pre-teens and older people who know better - "Sha!" loses some of its urgent street creed when it becomes an internal thought outwardly expressed...

In the posting he questioned what new word would come along to replace "Sha!" which is replacing "Duh!".

Then the comments started.

It was suggested that the...

Well, here is the comment as originally posted by yours truly, prying1:
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Perhaps the next bit of slang will be, "Urb".

Short for 'urbansemiotic.com' and meaning, "A really great blog with highly intelligent posts."
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This bit of sucking up was taken by the bloghost and turned into a movement. David has refined the definition to be: "URB indicates insight and intelligence found on the Urban Semiotic blog!"

For more information I suggest you visit David Boles' Urban Semiotics -
URB is the Word!

At this point URB on Google Search has 11,100,000 hits - Most are repetition links to some jerks that mis-used the word URB
but have not taken it to it's full potential... How soon before David's
blog hits #1 on the
Google hit list???

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I'm So Confused!

I recieved two emails today. Follows quotes from each:

Valarie_Stover wrote: (at 5:36 pm on the 14th)

I have got awesome news. Although it has taken sometime, our agents
have found 4 companies that are able to refinance.

Please note that this is time sensitive, take a minute to
review the following website and we will be in touch as soon as possible.

www.www<.surroundingwoolen]insteadchoreographk.hehehthatscool.com


Best Regards,
Lou Woods

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And Wilmer-Samuels wrote: (at 6:56 PM on the 13th)

I have got very good news.Our brokers have over
17 companys that are able to refinance. Review the
website below and we will be in touch very shortly.

www.ww
Best Wishes,
Natalie Oneillj

So now I'm left wondering who I should refinance with? Do I go with Valarie_Stover/Lou Woods or Wilmer-Samuels/Natalie Oneillj -

I'm So Confused!

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Prying1 sez: Does anyone really fall for this crappola? Why do spammers even bother sending this garbage to email boxes worldwide? Are there idiots that dense in this world? Why don't the originating ISP's stop these people by cancelling their accounts toot sweet???

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Update: For some reason Gmail sent this one to my spam email box???

Courtney_Correa to michela79 - - - 3:06 pm on the 15th
We have outstanding news. Our brokers found 3 companies that are able to
refinance you.Take a minute to review the following
website and we will be in touch very quickly.

www.ww

Thank you,
Son Schmitzf

Sigh!!!

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Is Political Correctness Dying At Last?

Newsflash: Governor Schwarzenegger (R-CA) says a Latina
lawmaker has a "hot" mix of black and Latino blood.

It was suggested from the context that Assemblywoman Bonnie Garcia was being described in this,

"sexual"
target="_blank">(Dolores Huerta)

"racist" and "disgusting"
(target="_blank">Rep. D-Oakland -
target="_blank">Barbara Lee) statement.

Art
Torres said he was "offended and disturbed" by the comments.

Assemblywoman
Bonnie Garcia (R-Cathedral City), the same woman the California
governor's comment was about, undercut the noise when she lauded
Schwarzenegger.

"I love the governor because he is a straight
talker just like I am," Garcia said to the Times. "Very often I tell
him, 'Look, I am a hot-blooded Latina.' I label myself a hot-blooded
Latina that is very passionate about the issues, and this is kind of an
inside joke that I have with the governor."

Long story short it was some Democratic opposition wannabe guvner Phil Angelides
target="_blank">'campaign staffers' that found and
downloaded four hours of audio files from the ca.gov computer. The
governors office said they got past passwords and therefore hacked the
"unauthorized" information.Angelides camp says it was available for the world to find. No hacking was done.

Time will tell on that point. The CA Highway Patrol are on it...

What I would like to point out is that the Poolitically Correct Crud, ooops, I mean Crowd, lost out big on this one. Even before the possible hacking by the Angelides camp hit the news this was a dead story.

As Daniel Weintraub says in his opinion article, "On the surface at least, the reaction last week to the revelation of some intemperate private remarks by Gov.
Arnold Schwarzenegger might have looked like a classic case of partisan politics gone wild. The real story, though, was not how harshly some Democrats responded to Schwarzenegger's comments, but how many prominent Democrats instead leaped to the Republican governor's defense.

Weintraub goes on to say, "Schwarzenegger is a people person who spends time tending to personal connections -- in part because he enjoys doing so, but also because he knows his fellow politicians are grateful when he poses for photos with their families or places a call to one of their friends at a crucial moment. Those private moments allow lawmakers to know him as a person, not just as a governor who vetoes their bills more often than they might like."

This may very well be true but I'd like to add that people are tired of the Poolitically Correct Anti-Freedom of Speech Nazis telling them they cannot enjoy the
differences of people through stereotyping. Making fun of people does not hurt anyones feelings in 93.28% of the occurrences.

Which reminds me that 86% of all statistics are made up on the spur of the moment. I think it was 86%. Migh have been 93.28%. I get those numbers mixed up sometimes...

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This is to let the world know that I for one will keep making fun of the Scots,


Which reminds me. Did you hear of the Scotsman who lost 'alf a creeewn down a sewer?



It took him a week to wash up...

and the French,

"Going to war without France is like going deer hunting
without your accordion."

— Norman Schwartzkopf -


and the English and Scootish again,

A Scotsman, an Englishman and Claudia Schiffer were
sitting together in a carriage in a train going through Wales. Suddenly
the train went through a tunnel and it went completely dark. A soggy
kissing noise and the sound of a really loud slap. When the train came
out of the tunnel, Claudia Schiffer and the Scotsman were sitting as if nothing had happened and the Englishman had his hand against his face as he had been slapped.

The Englishman was thinking: 'The Scottish fella must have kissed Claudia Schiffer and she missed him and slapped me instead.'

Claudia Schiffer was thinking: 'The English fella must have tried to kiss me and actually kissed the Scotsman and got slapped for it.'

And
the Scotsman was thinking: 'This is great. The next time the train goes
through a tunnel I'll make that soggy kissing noise and slap that
English b**tard again.

And even the Polish.

Did you hear about the Polock who thought asphalt was a rectal problem?

And did you know there is no ice in Poland?

They lost the recipe...

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prying1 sez: Find a politico correcto commizar and tell 'em a joke. If they don't laugh then check their pulse...

If they do laugh then it should be funny enough to post it on your blog!


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Hattip and thanks to:
Fraud Phishing and Financial Misdeeds

Daniel Wientraub of the Sacramento Bee

target="_blank">Frank D. Russo at California Progress
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In Memory of Daniel M. Van Laere

~~~~ A 2996 - 9-11 Tribute ~~~~

RIP

In Memory of Daniel M. Van Laere (46) September 11, 2001

"You're only young once, but you can be immature forever"

One liner Daniel used - remembered by Elizabeth
Collins and her father. - Sept 12, 2002 - ...

Those who never had the opportunity to meet Daniel Van Laere during his sojourn on earth missed out on meeting an instant friend. I feel I have.

Growing up in Glen Rock N.J. He had a neighbor who was on the Glen Rock Volunteer Fire Dept. Daniel's brother, Paul said, "We grew up seeing Bobby Barton running off to fires all the time and I guess it just captured Dan's imagination. He loved the whole aspect of it - the trucks, the equipment, the potential of fighting fires and helping people."

At 18, Daniel Van Laere became a Glen Rock firefighter. Soon he was teaching rescue courses at the Bergen County Fire Academy.

His mother's house has a photo on the wall of a raging fire in a lumber yard. The picture shows Daniel Van Laere in the basket of a 60-foot boom atop a truck, feeding water down onto the flames.

Daniel Van Laere had risked his life for others as a firefighter for the Glen Rock Fire Department. That fateful day Daniel was not working as a fireman but as a risk analyst and underwriter at Aon Insurance. His office was on the 92nd floor of the South World Trade Center Tower The south tower was the second one to be hit. The hijacked airliner hit on the 78th through 84th floors. People working on higher floors than Daniel escaped because they saw people jumping from the north tower and left before the terrorists slammed their plane into the second building... About 1,400 people evacuated the upper floors before the second jet hit. Unfortunatly Daniel was not among them.

- I'm willing to believe that Daniel was helping others when the end came for him. He was that kind of person. -

Follows are some quotes from friends and relatives of Daniel's that can be found on 9-11 remembrance websites.

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Dan was a wonderful and unique person. He could see things for what they were, and knew exactly how to take control of a situation without offending others.

He had a fine balance of qualities that were his greatest assets throughout his life. Dan was sincere, honest, kind and compassionate: all traits that drew people to him. He earned trust and loyalty from friends thru the actions he displayed. Dan was always there to lend support to his family, neighbors, business associates and
friends - he always made time to help, contributing his full attention.

Dan had two credos that he repeated often, both delivered with his own brand of humor.

"No good deed goes unpunished." which only goes to prove that he gave of himself to others without expectations.

"Peace at any price." This, Dan actually said, was his Father's line but Dan adopted it. Dan always chose his words and actions carefully because he was very much concerned with the feelings of others.

Dan believed in helping those in need, whether it was a neighbor in need of first aid, a friend in need of comfort, or a lost dog looking for its way home. If the cause was real, then, Dan would give his all to do what was right: he was pure of heart.

Dan left a lasting impression on his business associates as being a fun, compassionate person who added a little life and enjoyment to the office. Dan treated others as they themselves would like to be treated. He believed that with respect and encouragement, everyone could succeed.

From the fiancee of Daniel Van Laere -
Link to Legacy.com -

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I have never looked at any of the world trade center sites before. As I read and cry I just wanted to say some things. Dan was and still is my "cool" uncle. I loved his sense of humor and going for trips in his camero (90's). He was laid back and fun to be around. He has two sisters, one brother, five nieces, and two newphews. He will always be in our memories. - Amanda Wiley - 2006-04-28 -
Link to 9-11heroes.us -

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I officially met Dan during an interview for RBH insurance co. That was about 10 years ago. I don't know if you could even call that an interview. Dan was soo easy going that he made me feel so calm and even began his joking with me during this interview. That was around 1991. From that moment, Dan and I became fast friends. We spent time in the office talking about friends and family and laughing. Just laughing. Dan always made me laugh. - Mary Anne Fielding -
...More to be found at -
Legacy.com page 3 -

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I grew up with Danny. He was one of my brother's best friends. He and I were Groomsmen in my brothers wedding.

Even though I had not seen Danny in a number of years, I have been affected deeply by his passing.

To those who didn't know Danny, there is so much I could tell you, anecdotes, examples of his character, but it still would not truly convey what a special guy he was.

Danny was real. He was honest. He had an incredible sense of humor. He was generous. He helped people without a second's hesitation. I have many memories of him hearing the fire siren, dropping eveything he was doing and driving to the firestation. Not
only did he help people, but he was low key about it. He wasn't doing it for glory, he just did it because it had to be done. He loved his dogs, his boat, and his family. - John Barillo -
...More to be found at -
Legacy.com page 2 -


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From what I've learned of Daniel Van Laere I'm confident he would not want those who know him and love him to grieve long nor hard.

My prayer is that Daniel's family and indeed all the families of those
lost on 9-11 find the peace that surpasses all understanding. May the
Living God guard their hearts and minds from interminable grief that
would try to handicap them through the rest of their journey on this
planet. - May the Lord Jesus bless them with grace and mercy and fill
their hearts with love and laughter. May time lessen the hurt and in
the future may they share with others the comfort they receive.
- In Jesus' name - - - Amen.

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Update - Blogs to visit for more tributes:

Huffington Compost
Blue Star Chronicles
I'm Thinking of the 'O' Word
Okie on the Lam got on board too late to join the 2996 posts but he was worked his typing fingers to the bone to make up for it. He has a lot of links to a lot of tribute posts...
As does AubreyJ
Gawfer

Please check the names and links in the comments. Lots of wonderful people in this world that took some time out to show that it was lives that mattered most in the 9-11 attrocity... - GBYAY - Paul -
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Thoughts on the other "2,996" tributes

Jason of 'Shock and Blog' fame has really nailed it. Blog surfing the tributes has been quite a rollercoaster ride. Jason says this about that:

I've been reading some of the other "2,996" tributes - about 2 or 3 dozen so far - and I've come to the following conclusions:

1) 9/11 robbed us of many beautiful people of all walks of life.
2) "2,996" is proving that there are still many beautiful people of all walks of life in this world.
3) Many of those lost have left behind legacies that will continue to touch lives well after all of us who lived through that horrible day are gone.
4) Though terrorists may kill us, they will never win.

(dated 9/10/2006 02:56:00 PM)

Well said Jason!

Please visit Jason's blogsite and leave a comment.


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You CAN Blogpost For 9-11 Victims!

- This post will remain on top until 9-11 - Please scroll down for more recent articles. -

A good friend, Cary Cartter, has posted about the 2996 project and at first I ignored it.

I don't know anyone who died that day although I do know people that know people that died. How could I post about someone I don't know anything about? I did feel a twinge of guilt over not joining in. After all my friend Cary said I should in his post. Here is someone I trust telling me I should do something that I don't want to do. I hate that.

Well, I finally clicked on the button he provided to see what would be expected of me. Lo and behold it is all set up nice and easy and just waiting for me to put my name in the hopper. Resources are set up so either a name available is chosen or 'quickpicked' (I got the 'quickpick') and from there a Resource Page is presented with the name filled in and ready to click on.

The "I don't know any of these people" excuse was demolished by the organizers of this project.

Now it is up to bloggers worldwide to join in. On Sept 11, 2006 there will be 2996 bloggers posting about a victim of 9-11. Anyone blogsurfing on that day will be reminded that innocents died, heroes died and the guilty died.

Click the button below and join in!

I Remember
Daniel M. Van Laere
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Update - I was sort of rushed this morn when I first posted this and I wanted to add:

There is still a need for people to blog about victims on that day we all remember so well. as of the time of posting this update there are 1376 volunteers who have chosen or recieved a name. Please join it and make this 9-11 remembrance really come home for people. Yourself included.

This is not a political or border issue. Anyone, no matter the politics and from any country, can join in. This is not about the current situations in various countries or how we feel about them. This is not about our persoanl blogs and promoting ourselves. It is about a tribute to those who prematurely went to their graves.

Please give a bit of your time and talent for this project. I'm sold on it and I'm certain you will be too.


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Iraq AND Vietnam Are Similar! - IF -

I saw an interesting cartoon in the Press Telegram today. It
is a cartoon by
Mike Smith of the Las Vegas Sun dated Sept
1, 2006... - I've linked to it below but cannot guarantee how long it will stay up on the website. Or how long they will let me link to it...
- I did save it to my hard drive for historical purposes... -

It shows a sign saying, Today's speaker: Donald Rumsfeld.

Rumsfeld is behind a podium saying,

"CRITICS OF THE WAR IN IRAQ HAVEN'T LEARNED THE LESSONS OF HISTORY." -

- A member of the audience is saying to another member,

"REMIND ME TO SEND HIM THE HISTORY OF THE
VIETNAM WAR."

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I wish someone would send the CUT AND RUN CROWD the history of what happened after the last helicopter left the U.S. embassy in Vietnam! - Many Vietnamese prefered taking a chance on drowning in leaky boats trying to escape the carnage. - Many did drown! - Cambodia had it's killing fields as a result of our leaving. - I met a Cambodian woman who told of watching her mother and sister raped and murdered as a result of the
Khmer Rouge

- The Cambodian carnage was a direct result of our leaving Vietnam... -

Of course Vietnam is now our friend and
we purchase all sorts of lovely items from them. But at the time they were taken over by a wicked, evil, mean and nasty group of communists that murdered anyone they wanted to. Except their own of course because they knew the

'One True Way to Enlightenment' (without God of course!)

Which is all (living) people get to share whatever they own! - Whether they like it or not!

- (Dead people freely relinquish their stuff to the state) -

Anyway. I would like to remind those people that try to compare Iraq to Vietnam that it does not NOW work as a comparison. If we pull out now (no matter what you say about the reasons for our going in!) it will result in a mass murder of EVERY GOOD PERSON IN THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!

- Terrorism will find the space near empty and jump into it. - Only if we pull out will the comparison of Iraq and Vietnam be true! -

IT IS NOT ANOTHER VIETNAM NOW BUT COULD BE!!!

May their blood be on your hands if you vote for Democrats...

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Elections Are Coming Up!

In a battle for a Congress seat two candidates were shooting charges back and forth, left and right, up and down. At the same time they were making promises that even God would find difficult to fulfill.

"That sure is some duel they are having", said one likely voter to another citizen.

"Duel is right", said the citizen. "Only in this duel they should be using manure shovels at twenty paces."



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prying1 has Switched To Beta Blogger

Well, I took the plunge and switched to Beta Blogger. - I'm
not sure how much I will like/dislike the experience. So far, so good.
But all I've done is post one time and this posting will make the second. I do like the new method of spell check. Works for me anyway... I have seen a glitch in the insert link button. That will get fixed soon I'm sure.

One major problem I quickly found is in commenting. Those Google blogspot bloggers that have not upgraded to beta, do not use Haloscan and have their comments
non-anonymous, that is, they are set up to say, "This blog does not allow anonymous comments" will not allow me comment. Those that do allow anonymous comments I can chose 'other' and fill in my info. That is put my blogging name (prying1) and my website address (which has not changed one jot nor tittle) into the spaces provided.

In doing a little research I found there are some workarounds. One is to create a new blogger account and sign up in that one when commenting. - Another will be to email the person with the comment and ask them to post it if they will.

Sometimes, hopefully not often, one will come across a blogger friend that does not allow anonymous comments, does not have an email posted and for the life of you, you cannot remember if you have ever communicated through emails to search for his address.

When that happens a good workaround would be to post a message to him on your blog and ask your blogger friends that can comment to visit him (hint! hint!) and ask him to email you or visit the post.

So here it is: HEY SENOR PEERPRESSURE!- EMAIL ME!

target="_blank">Concerning your post on the Bush assassination
movie I wanted to comment with this:

Reading the thoughts of some of these lefties makes me wonder if they even really
think. I imagine that the majority were not around when JFK was shot and killed.

I was in 6th grade at the time and was being raised as a good Republican. I knew that JFK was a Democrat and needed to be replaced in the next election. I did not like him even though he was a Catholic (as was I at the time).

When he was shot and killed it was not a time of rejoicing for the Republicans.

Shock! Grief! Anger at the murderer! In my small circle of school and neighborhood friends I knew of no one that was thrilled.

Nor did anyone make jokes about it.

Had I known anyone that was glad of the assassination I would certainly
have known they were evil in heart and avoided being around them.

These people just might be total reprobates. I hope not and may God, in His
Mercy, reveal to them a better road than the one they are on.

P.S.
For those of you who have switched to Beta.Blogger.Beta - Join the Blogger Help Group - It will come in handy...

Update - Senor Peer Pressure has been contacted - Whoo Hooo!

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Losers In Mexico Show Bad Manners

From the CNN.com article with the title, Mexico's president-elect appeals for
unity

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AP) -- Defeated leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
rejected a court decision awarding Mexico's presidency to Felipe
Calderon, insisting he will never recognize his rival's legitimacy and
vowing to create a parallel government from the streets.
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Lopez Obrador's
supporters threw trash at the headquarters of Mexico's Federal
Electoral Tribunal, whose seven magistrates voted unanimously Tuesday
to declare Calderon president-elect.

prying1 sez:

What a TWIT!

And his followers are nincompoops too!

Selfcenteredness is not becoming for someone who wishes to rule a country...
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Who Is Guilty In the Valerie Plame Affair?

Washington Times - Rowan Scarborough - Headline: The flameout of the Plame game -


If you do not know anything about the Valerie Plame affair I suggest you go read the article for the full and 'end of story' obituary. DO NOT BOTHER BUYING ANY BOOKS ON THIS!!!!
From the article

The expectation on the left that the Valerie Plame affair would blossom into another Watergate, bringing down a second Republican presidency, has fizzled.
Liberals expected that convictions of one or more persons in the Bush administration for leaking or confirming to columnist Robert Novak that Mrs. Plame, the wife of Bush critic Joseph C. Wilson IV, was an undercover CIA operative. Echoing Mr. Wilson's claims, prominent liberals and leftists, most of them in the press, accused the White House of orchestrating a smear, and sought to drive Karl Rove either out of office or into prison, or both.
Three years on, none of that has happened, and the "scandal" is played out.
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But in the end, the exhaustive investigation produced no criminal charges against any official for leaking Mrs. Plame's name in violation of the 1982 Intelligence Identities Protection Act. Moreover, it has recently emerged that the official who first revealed her name to Mr. Novak, for a July 2003 column, was not a White House official, but Richard Armitage, who was deputy secretary of state to Colin L. Powell.
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Mr. Armitage, now in private business, had never publicly acknowledged his role in the previous three years.
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Internet bloggers wrote hopefully of many indictments. One blogger even reported that Mr. Rove had been indicted, which he had not.
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Tom Matzzie, Washington director of the leftist MoveOn.org wrote in July 2005, "This conspiracy clearly reaches into the highest levels of our government. This could be among the worst presidential scandals in our history. ... Again, we call on the president to keep his promise and fire Karl Rove. How long will the cover-up continue?"
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Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean likened the scandal to Watergate, which brought down President Richard Nixon.
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Stacie Paxton, a spokesman for the committee, argues now that the Armitage disclosure does not vindicate the White House of misconduct.
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An early newspaper story asserted that two White House officials actively contacted six Washington reporters to reveal Mrs. Plame's identify and that she worked at the CIA. This was accepted as fact by liberal bloggers.
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The Senate investigators reported that Mr. Wilson did, in fact, find evidence that an Iraqi overture to buy yellowcake may have occurred. To Republicans, this meant Mr. Wilson's op-ed in the New York Times -- the essay that triggered the whole affair -- was inaccurate, just as Mr. Libby contended to Mrs. Miller that it was.
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The Wilsons are now represented by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
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Melanie Sloan, executive director and a former Democratic Senate and House staffer, said in an e-mail to The Washington Times it's wrong to infer that Mr. Wilson was sent to Niger on the suggestion of his wife. The Senate report "clearly indicates that the CIA decided to send Wilson to Niger." (HUH!!!)
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Ms. Sloan said the Armitage disclosure does not affect the Wilson lawsuit, "which is premised on the deliberate and unlawful actions of top White House officials to publicly discredit Mr. Wilson and retaliate against him by deliberately disclosing the classified identity of Ms. Wilson. Mr. Armitage's conduct in no way alters the fact that VP Cheney, Mr. Libby and Mr. Rove were engaged in a concerted effort to violate the rights of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and they should be held accountable for their actions."

prying1 sez:
It seems that there were lots and lots of people that are/were guilty in the Valerie Plame Affair. Their credibility is shot. With many they never had any in spite of appearances at the time...

Richard Armitage, ex-deputy secretary of state to Colin L. Powell and now in private business, could have stepped forward a bit sooner. Remember that when you see his name in print. Especially if it is on a contract and your money is on the line.

Bottom line is Bush Hatred started this nonsense and that plus love of money will try to keep it going. - Fact is, "The Valerie Plame Affair is Dead!" May it soon be buried.

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Hattip to Hugh Hewitt for leading me to the article - Thanks Hugh! -

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Do You HATE Phishing Emails?

If you absolutely hate phishing emails and wouldn't mind spending a little time making them less profitable for the perps here is an easy way to do it.

For those of you who fart around on the computer all day not really doing anything here is a chance to put your talents to a good purpose. You will learn a lot through this program. It will take you up a level or two.

Join the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination Squad

CastleCops and Sunbelt Software announced a new anti-phishing community, the Phishing Incident Reporting and Termination (PIRT) Squad. This will be a community at CastleCops solely dedicated to taking down phishing sites. It's the first public takedown community we know of, and we hope to start nailing these sites as quickly as possible. CastleCops thanks Sunbelt-Software in its press launch of PIRT. The tool has been written by CastleCops.

There are different levels to join in on the fun of knowing you are stopping criminal activity.

Join PIRT - Submit Phish - Handlers - Global Teamwork -

They have a forum where PIRT members can communicate with other phishing terminators. - ***Please note the 'Paul' on their boards is not me...*** -

If you know of someone that might be interested send them the link to PIRT - You can right click on the title of this post and copy the link location to insert into emails -

Be careful out there! AND - Lets get them before they get us!


Hat tip to Ed Dickson at Fraud Phishing and Financial Misdeeds

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Which WWII Army Should You Have Fought In?

Bill's Comments posted a link to the following quiz. "In which World War 2 army you should have fought?" - Bill and I would be fighting shoulder to shoulder in the Polish Army to the very end. (End of the enemy we hope!) -

In spite of all the Polish jokes we hear (or 'used to hear' before the PC crowd spoiled the fun) the Polish army and government continued to fight even though their country was lost.

I'd like to think Bill and I would do the same here in the U.S....

You scored as

Poland.

Your army is Poland\'s army. Your tenacity will form a concept in the history of your nation and you\'re also ready to continue fighting even if your country is occupied by the enemy. Other nations that are included in this category are Greece, Norway, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Poland		100%
British and the Commonwealth		94%
United States		75%
Soviet Union		69%
Finland		63%
France, Free French and the Resistance		63%
Germany		50%
Italy		50%
Japan		19%

In which World War 2 army you should have fought?
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Iran's Secret Police Program

Posting on the fly here - Check out:

AubreyJ's post on Iran Government crackdown...

prying1 sez: - Not good!

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San Francisco Rampage MSM Coverage

Regarding Omeed Popal. The Hit and Run Driver who mowed down Jews in San Francisco. - Once again I left a comment on another site - Verum Serum - and decided to bring it over here. (Slightly modified for clarification on a point.)

The way the media handled this one just shows that they cannot be trusted to give us ALL the facts. That the guy was a Muslum rolling over people in a predominately Jewish Neighborhood might have deserved a mention from the get go.

Most I've learned about this came from blogs. Bloggers doing the work that used to be the job of investigative reporters.

Not once on the radio news have I heard about his aiming to kill people on the steps of a Jewish Community Center. Thank God that through the entire rampage there was only one killed.

Now they will declare him nuts and that's it. We will hear no more.

One thing I did yesterday and will continue today is to ask people if they heard about this event. Let them know that it is considered 'road rage' and not a 'hate crime' to run over Jews (and whoever else is in the way) in America.

Those I talked to yesterday, blacks, whites, browns all agreed that it sounds like a "hate crime" to them.

I'm telling people that the liberal town of San Francisco has a mayor that considers rolling over Americans "Road Rage". That the man stated he was a terrorist and a policeman said he isn't because not all those injured were Jews. I want the same policeman to tell those that had the SUV bearing down on them that they were not feeling terror...

I'm hoping that by sharing this bit of news with people, news the MSM is not sharing, might help direct their thoughts this coming election period to the fact that terrorism is in America in a more subtle way than we know (if you want to call this subtle) and that the Liberal Progressive MSM is screening it from us.

Of course the Liberal Progressive MSM would say it is for our own good.


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So What! They Are Only jews...

I'm ticked! - A descendent of Arab origins runs over people in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods and what does the MSM say???

Had this happened in a known homosexual district of San Francisco by some Texan We would hear about it. If it was a black neighborhood in L.A. or New York by a follower of Duke the news would be blaring the fact. Had it been an AmerIndian reservation by anybody they would report it...


Once again I ask, "What does the MSM say???...
Headlines:

Mercury News -
One dead, at least 15 hurt in hit-and-run rampage

S.F Chronical/SFGate -
Up to 14 hurt in SF hit-and-run spree
1 critical; driver believed to have struck, killed a man in Fremont earlier

Bloomberg -
San Francisco Motorist Drives Into Pedestrians, Injuring 13

Forbes.Com/Associated Press -
1 Dead, 13 Injured in Hit-And-Run Spree

Not one of these mentioned that it was predominatly Jewish neighborhoods. This person finally identified (no thanks to the P.D. who knew but wouldn't tell) through license plate I.D. as Omeed Popal of Fremont, CA rolled over people.

and Thank God only one died (so far). I'm sure the relatives of the one dead and those injured plus their loved ones wish it had not happened but it did.

The picture above is from a wedding photo believed to be around two weeks ago (from time of this posting - 8/30/06 -) shows "Omeed Aziz Popal" with his new bride Nahid - who might be thrilled with the newfound status - Apparently she is still in Afghanistan after their arranged marraige... -


Running a Google Search on the name Omeed Popal (no quotes - only 13 hits at this point in time!!!) - I came up with one traffic case in Turlock, CA (might be or might not be the same person. It is the same name...) - A German page of 2006 graduates from some school that was non related to anything here AND pages related to the Middle East (Afghanistan in particular)...

OK! So we have someone with a Middle Eastern background running over people in Jewish neighborhoods with an SUV and then WE HAVE - the mayor of Frisco in a long and boring press release - saying, "ROAD RAGE" was the cause!

A cousin is quoted as saying he was on meds but missed taking them...

This is not related to ''international relations'' the mayor newgate (who is proof that FRISCO is the home to fruits, flakes and nuts at least as far as voters go!) sez as an appeal to the MSM to not dig any deeeper.

PRYING1 sez: (please note the caps I placed in the prying part of my online name - I'm shouting here to ask others to do their own bit in this PRYING game. - I normally prefer being humble w/lower case/ie prying...1...)

What we may have here is the MSM covering up for a terrorist action. Note the singular! TERRORIST! This is not the first time. The shooter in Washington State was a supposed loner who targeted a Jewish 'hangout' less than two months ago! What has the MSM said about that bit of crappola recently? - LET ME HEAR YOU!!! - - (SILENCE) - What was on the news today? - Katrina one year after! - and a non-event - Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ernesto! - Nothing about a man of Middle Eastern descent between the ages of 18-45 running over American citizens in predominantly Jewish neighborhoods in San Francisco.

Not one word from these jokers on the MSM asking the obvious questions, "if this could be terrorist related." The relatives come out saying he is nuts - A cousin of the suspect, Zarghona Ramish, said Popal was a good guy, but had mental problems. - Popal "thought the devil was coming to get him," Ramish said. -

But not one word from the MSM asking the tough questions. I'm certain they don't want to offend anyone and as a result will let the tough questions go unasked. Move along! Move along! Nothing to see here!

Although if we are to believe newcomb it is not a "HATE CRIME" like it would be if it were homosexuals or blacks targeted. Not that I am in favor of any hate crime legislation but the people up there in Frisco sure are quick to dump water on the suggestion. And this before there is any opportunity to check the motives of Popal.

So What! They Are Only jews...

What we might have might be a single nutball operating on his own. OR we might have the beginnings of a new form of attacking America. Sleeper cells of one stepping out of 'character' to kill infidels then run under the cover of insanity. - And the MSM does no follow up. We are expected to keep our head in the sand...

"Kill a few jews here or there. The christian infidels won't care." After all. They didn't stop Auschwitz. Why should they stop this form of warfare? - They won't because the MSM won't reveal the truth! It was Jewish neighborhoods this fellow was in running over people!!!

I don't know if this is really terrorist related and none of us will if the powers that be sweep this under the rug. Which it seems they are intent on doing...


Hat tip to Hugh Hewitt - - - check Hugh's posting on this subject....

Update:
Sweetness and Light has a piece on this 'unfortunate accident'

Update: CBS5.com had this piece on Omeed Popal's 5th Court appearance (article Dated 22 Nov 06)

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A man accused of running down 18 people in an alleged hit-and-run rampage in August has responded well to new medication and is competent to stand trial, a San Francisco Superior Court judge ruled today.

Omeed Aziz Popal, a 29-year-old Fremont man, smiled and offered greetings to his family for the first time in his fifth court appearance today and answered two questions asked by Judge Mary Morgan with clear affirmatives.

Deputy Public Defender Sandy Feinland said the change was due to a positive reaction to new medication. After the hearing, Feinland told reporters the new medication "relieved a lot of his symptoms," though he would not expound on Popal's condition.

Popal is charged with 18 counts of attempted murder in connection to an Aug. 29 incident in which the driver of a black Honda Pilot struck several people on sidewalks and streets in the northern end of San Francisco. Popal is awaiting trial in Alameda County for the alleged hit-and-run murder of man in Fremont earlier that day.

Morgan ordered Popal's psychological report to be filed confidentially with the court and said that criminal proceedings had been reinstated.

Inside the courtroom, Popal's family and friends occupied three rows of seats and reacted with a gasp as the judge made the announcement. They refused to comment as they left the courtroom.

Popal waived his right to a quick and speedy trial today and he is expected to return to department 12 at the Hall of Justice at 9 a.m. on Dec. 5 to set a date for pretrial hearings. Popal has not yet entered a plea.

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Wikipedia has a page devoted to Omeed Aziz Popal - Only thing missing on Wiki are updates as to the status since Jan 7th, 2008 When the San Jose Mercury News reported Omeed Aziz Popal to stand trial for murder...
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On Family Feud They Would Shout, "GOOD ANSWER!"

An Air Farce Buddy sent me this one via email. I did not check it on Snopes cause I did not want to find out one way or the other... - I did Google the Ed Ade..aka.."Gun Slinger" line and came up blank. - So it goes...

Anyway, For your enjoyment! Behold! Another email making the rounds!

Katie Couric, while interviewing a Marine sniper, asked:

"What do you feel when you shoot a terrorist?"

The Marine shrugged and replied:

"Recoil."

(hard to fault a GI that eloquent)

~~~~Ed Ade..aka.."Gun Slinger"~~~~


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The Importance of Joy Revisited

I finally got online this morning - (Bad phone lines I think) - and after perusing the news I checked my sitemeter. One visitor had come through Google using the search term - the importance of joy - (no quotes).

I clicked on the Google search link. Lo and behold my posting by the same title was number one. That brought some joy to the old ticker.

After playing around a bit I clicked on the same link and I wasn't number one any more. What happened there? Oh well. I'm not going to lose my joy over it. - For those of you who missed it the first time here is the original posting in full:

In The New Testament 'joy' is mentioned in a repetitious manner. The letter to the Philippian church has the line: "Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again rejoice." (Phil 4:4 NIV) - The book of Thessalonians 5:16 says, "Be joyful always." Jesus had sent out 72 disciples (Luke ch 10) to announce the "Kingdom of God is near." and they came back with joy and said, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name." Jesus' replied, "...do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Why the instruction to rejoice? Digging into the Philippian and Thessalonian text a bit further each gives similar answers.
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(Phil 4:4-7) - Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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(1 Thes 5:16-24) - Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.

May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.
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The reason God commands us to be joyful is that it brings peace into our hearts. A friend once told me that he thought that men everywhere desire peace in their hearts and minds more than anything else. Not the kind of peace that is an absence of war but the kind of peace that is the presence of tranquility. By cultivating a spirit of joy in the inner man it will radiate into other areas of our lives. Indeed, it will radiate into the lives of those around us. Serenity, enjoyment, delight, happiness will increase in this world if we, as individuals seek to follow this directive of God's word.

Sounds Pollyanna-ish but it does work. In case you missed it the 'how to' is given in these scriptures. Pray without ceasing and giving thanks for God's blessings. How much will that cost?

Just your entire life.

It is worth it though...

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