Bridal Shower Pictures

Danielle and Brooke at Danielle's shower.

We attended Danielle's bridal shower on Saturday. Danielle and Cory have many generous friends and family members.

Move over, Dr. Death, Here comes Dr. Doom

By Alisa Craddock
(here's the link for the full post. It's worth reading.) Dr. Doom
She says:

"And that is the problem with "quality of life" arguments. Sanctity of life gives way to utility. And for that to happen, someone has to play God. Without the respect for life as God-given and sacred, each of us potentially becomes the arbitrary judge of the value of another human being. In the absence of a worldview that comes from a belief in a higher being, and a higher law, each of us may become a tyrant over the lives of others, even if only by our acquiescence in the actions of those making the "who should live/who should die" decisions.

The case of Terry Schiavo was a pivotal case (though by no means the only case of its kind in this country). The temptation to eliminate suffering by eliminating those who suffer widens into eliminating them because their life is a burden or inconvenience to us, they are a reminder to us of the inconvenient and sometimes burdensome expectation of charity commanded by our Lord.

When human beings begin to decide that somebody's life should end, and find their justification in the "letter of law" or the democratic consensus of a "committee" (such as the medical "ethics" boards in hospitals where there is presumably less culpability in numbers), or to cooperate by acquiescence in these decisions, which are guided by economic or ecological considerations rather than moral and spiritual ones, the list of those whose lives are deemed "unworthy" or "too burdensome" begins to widen."

My two cents worth: I'm glad I'm getting older; I don't think I want to be associated with the cloudy thinking that has overtaken my country, the world. The masses can't even tell the difference between good and evil. What's worse--even if they do recognize evil, they are so ingrained with political correctness they want to give real evil a moral equivalence to real justice.
America is "at war" on so many fronts, but most importantly, we are at war with the thoughts and minds of Americans who neglect the stewardship of Democracy. That applies to Israel, Terry Schiavo, abortion and islamo-fascists.

Quick Change Artists on America's Got Talent

Our Lucy Nervous About Fireworks

Remembering FDR

In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms.

The first is freedom of speech and expression--everywhere in the world.

The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way--everywhere in the world.

The third is freedom from want--which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants--everywhere in the world.

The fourth is freedom from fear--which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor--anywhere in the world.

-- Franklin Delano Roosevelt

The Phrase "Happy 4th of July"

I don't say "Happy Turkey Day" or "Merry XMas".

The fourth of July is a date on the calendar.

Independence Day was bought and paid for by the blood, sweat and tears of great Americans.

(This may be a small distinction for some, but respect demands as much.)

I Should Be So Lucky

From French & Saunders. These gals are seriously funny!

Another From "Inside The Beltway"

John McCaslin at the Washington Times:

President Bush's motorcade made an unscheduled U-turn and stop -- at a lemonade stand -- while speeding to the airport after Friday's fundraiser in Ohio for Republican Sen. Mike DeWine.

After all, how could the president pass by a young girl sporting pink sunglasses and a sign that reads: "Lemonade, 50 cents. Bush Free." While Mr. Bush posed for pictures, a nearby mother couldn't help but shout, "I love you," followed by this response from her son: "I am so embarrassed."

Brooke

Not the best quality, but Brookie is quite adorable.

 

Note To Self

Saving web-links to shuttle and NASA sites: (from Orlando Sentinel)

NEWS & BLOGS
CBS News Space Place
NASA Watch
SpaceRef
Spaceflight Now
spacetoday.net
Space Politics
NASA SpaceFlight.com
The Space Review
SpaceDaily
Jonathan’s Space Report
Inside KSC.com
Kosmonavtka
Russian Space Web
Russian Aerospace Guide
Go Taikonauts!
Lunar Soil
Martian Soil
Out of the Cradle
Tom’s Astronomy Blog
Bad Astronomy Blog

GOVERNMENT LINKS
Kennedy Space Center
Johnson Space Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL Space Calendar
NASA Human Spaceflight
NASA News
NASA Skywatch
NASA Television
NASA History Division
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Air Force Space Command
FAA Commercial Space Transportation
Florida Space Authority
European Space Agency
Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre
China National Space Administration

OTHER COSMIC LINKS
Encyclopedia Astronautica
Hubble Photos

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