Well you asked for it!! Lots of pics of this Christmas,tons of food, you know how it is at my house! And of course some pics from up north.

Christmas 2009!!!

Remember back in June, in President Obama’s major address to the AMA, when he said the following? “No matter how we reform health care, we will keep this promise. . . . If you like your health-care plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. Period. No one will take it away. No matter what.” In the six months since, there seems to have been a change.
Obamacare would require Americans to buy government-approved health insurance. It would make it illegal to offer choices in insurance plans beyond the handful of very similar ones that the government would allow. It would become illegal to offer new and innovative plans. Under any of the government-approved plans, it would become illegal to pay your doctor directly for more than a certain percentage of your care. Higher deductible, consumer-driven plans would be severely altered or eliminated. By law, a greater percentage of money would have to be paid in insurance premiums, rather than directly for care. Competition and choice would diminish tremendously. One-size-fits-all conformity would rule the day.
At its core, what Obamacare really means is a loss of freedom. Remember you ain't gonna like what is going to happen to us!!

And now a word from Ronald Regan.

A very good friend of mine wrote this and wants me to share it with you all. Enjoy!


T’was the night before Christmas and along with the house
The senate was playing the game cat and mouse
It seemed that they had made their own plan
To wrap up a package to change our great land

And tell us for Christmas we’re getting a gift
Ignoring our Town Halls and promptly dismiss
The fact that we begged them to hear as we cried
“Give us our country, give us our pride”

But behind closed doors they brokered a deal
And not for a second considered our will
Forgetting those that will pay a price
Generations to come who will sacrifice

But the clock is ticking and they’re in a rush
Our lives are changing as they push and fuss
Yet amid all the chatter, the bickering and yells
No one could hear the jingling bells

Santa was wide-eyed and shocked when he saw
Our Nation divided, ‘cause divided we fall
Even the reindeer hung their head in remorse
Breaking their speed but staying on course

While Santa decided just what he should do
‘Cause the night before Christmas was wrecked by this crew
He had to think fast, his mind in a spin
Then like a flash, it came to him

That he had one option and it was a gift
It seemed to be empty. . . but listen to this
It was filled to the brim with our last ray of hope
An emergency present. . . a lifesaving rope

In it, a prayer to the King who was born
That He once again would speak peace to the storm
With a fling of his arm and a kick of his knee
The gift was aimed and tossed on D.C.

But so busy voting that nobody knows
Of the tears that were flowing off poor Santa’s nose
Breathing this prayer for us while in flight
“Have mercy on Christmas and to all a good night”

This is likely to become more commonplace in warmer weather. A 'heads up' for those men who may be regular Lowe’s, Home Depot, or Costco customers. This one has caught men by surprise. Over the last month they have became a victims of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or your friends.

Here's how the scam works: Two seriously good-looking 20-something girls come over to your car as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their breasts almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to look. When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No", and instead ask you for a ride to McDonalds. You agree and they get into the back seat. On the way, they start undressing. Then one of them climbs over into the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one steals your wallet. Men have had their wallets stolen Sep 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th,17th, 20th, 24th, & 29th. Also Oct 1st & 4th, twice on the 8th, 16th, 23rd, 26th & 28th, three times last Monday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.So tell your friends to be careful. By the way, Wal-Mart has wallets on sale for $2.99 each. Men have found cheaper ones for $1.99 at K- Mart and bought them out. Also, you never will get to eat at McDonalds. Men have already lost as much as11 pounds just running back and forth to Lowe’s, Home Depot, and Costco.

As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a grave side service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery in the Kentucky back-country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost; and being a typical man I didn't stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight.There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch.I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn't know what else to do, so I started to play. The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I've never played before for this homeless man. And as I played 'Amazing Grace,' the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head hung low my heart was full. As I was opening the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, "Sweet Mother of Jesus, I've never seen nothin' like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.

OHHHHH is it ever!!

I like kids heheh!!

(CNSNews.com) - Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) told CNSNews.com that Congress has the authority to force individual Americans to buy health insurance because the U.S. Constitution “charges Congress with the health and well-being of the people.”
The words “health” and “well-being” do not appear anywhere in the Constitution.
The Congressional Budget Office has determined that in the entire history of the United States the federal government has never mandated that Americans buy any good or service. Both the House and Senate health care bills, however, include provisions that require all legal residents of the U.S. to purchase health insurance, a provision whose constitutionality has been questioned by, among others, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah), the former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.



One day the old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch.
The old German Shepherd thinks, 'Oh, no ! I'm in deep doo-doo now !' Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly, 'Boy, that was one delicious leopard ! I wonder, if there are any more around here ?
Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in mid-strike, a look of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees. 'Whew !' says the leopard, 'That was close ! That old German Shepherd nearly had me !
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes, but the old German Shepherd sees him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figures that something must be up.
The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard.
The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, 'Here, monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine !
Now, the old German Shepherd sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back and thinks, 'What am I going to do now ?', but instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German Shepherd says...
'Where's that monkey ? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another leopard !

And now for some quips and quotes from me!!

1.Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love and got married. The ceremony wasn't much, but the reception was excellent.
2.A jumper cable walks into a bar. The bartender says, "I'll serve you, but don't start anything."
3.Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a salted.
4.A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm, and says: "A beer please, and one for the road."
5.I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day, but I couldn't find any.
6.A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel, and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories.
After about an hour, the manager came out of the office, and asked them to disperse. "But why," they asked, as they moved off. "Because," he said. "I can't stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer."

The White House, aided by Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), is working hard to crush an amendment being pushed by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) to allow for the reimportation of pharmaceutical drugs from Canada, Senate sources tell the Huffington Post.
As a result, the Senate health care debate has come to a standstill: Carper has placed a "hold" on Dorgan's amendment and in response, Dorgan tells HuffPost, he'll object to any other amendments being considered before he gets a vote on his.
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) is a lead co-sponsor of Dorgan's amendment. She said she's confident that, as of now, they have the votes they need. "I think that's why we're not having this vote," she said, smiling. The amendment has the support of a number of other Republicans, including Sens. John McCain (Ariz.), Charles Grassley (Iowa), John Thune (S.D.) and David Vitter (La.).
Opponents of the amendment worry that many more Republicans may join the amendment not because they agree with it, but because they want to put the health care bill in jeopardy.

"First, we'll take on the drug and insurance companies and hold them accountable for the prices they charge and the harm they cause... And then we'll tell the pharmaceutical companies, 'Thanks but no thanks for overpriced drugs'. Drugs that cost twice as much here as they do in Europe and Canada and Mexico. We'll let Medicare negotiate for lower prices. We'll stop drug companies from blocking generic drugs that are just as effective and far less expensive. We'll allow the safe reimportation of low-cost drugs from countries like Canada." October 4, 2008 in Virginia. You can look it up in youtube under Newport News. Now what you see in the first paragraph is what is going on now…geez what snakes!!

And now for some pics of our leader!

Since it is now winter time, thought I would give you all some Frosty cartoons.