Proud To Be An American Laser Show (God Bless the USA)

Regardless of the election outcome, I am still proud to be an American.

Obama Pastor: God Damn America

If nothing else is making you think...watch this, this man is a close personal friend and inspiration to Barack Obama, 20 years of sitting in his pew...

One Vote

Hey you can watch these videos all day, or yep, you guessed it, you can GO VOTE!!!

Makes sense to me.....

Does just one vote count?

'Nuf said

Just Vote!

I voted last Friday, I thought I would be avoiding the lines that way, but guess what, I waited in line for 45 minutes. But it was so worth it.

Riots are fears, emotions running too high.

This year's election is indeed unique and different. It has been earmarked from the get go with the possibility of a first woman president, and then replaced with the possibility of the first black president. It has been an election that has been very devisive. Many voters have felt somewhat indifferent and not too particularly fond of either choice. Truthfully, no matter who wins the election, there is an ugly road ahead for them. Quite possibly in the first four years they may do very little to fix the problems we are dealing with simply for the fact that to fix these problems, the changes that will have to take place will come from the pockets of all of the American people. Taxes will have to increase to get out of the mess we are in. Plain and simple.



Whoever wins this election is not going to want to do that so much, because they will lose the popular vote of the people and will have a hard time seeking re-election in 2012. But you know, that is my own personal opinion and as you know - we all have our own personal opinion.



I also have a strong conviction that come Wednesday morning, no matter who has won the election, Wednesday is the day that Americans need to unite as one, climb on the bandwagon together and support the person that has won by popular vote. At that point (well actually in January) they will be our leader and we will then need to follow and support our leader. That is not to say our voices should go unheard, but we still need to support the President, whoever it may be.



Many cities across the united states are preparing for riots Tuesday evening depending on the outcome of the election. The reports I am finding indicate the fear the outbreak will come if Obama would lose. Read this and this . Does this scare anyone besides me? And I am not so sure that it would happen only in Obama would lose, I think emotions are high enough now and people are so divided and passionate about the issue, I think it could happen either way the outcome falls.



These are truly sad and scary times. I so wish the future of our country looked a little more promising, but the writing on the wall indicates its going to take awhile to fix this mess we are in.

Take the time

After reading some other blogs this evening, you may have witnessed me stepping up onto my soapbox. And well, you all know me, when I have something on my mind, I tend to share it. I received this in an email the other day and I found it to be very powerful stuff. I think it is worth the time and effort to read it and process it for yourself and then go vote.

Make Everyday Safe, not just Halloween

Editor's Note: I have moved these two posts to the top of my blog just to remind everyone to keep our children safe not only this Halloween, but every day.

As parents, we do all that we can do keep our kids safe. Sometimes we like to think ignorance is bliss, but not always. And some things there is just no reason to not be aware of. Be very aware of your neighborhood and surroundings. People who live in your neighborhood who come into contact with your children. You would be amazed at the travels of a child in the course of a half hour or so within your own neighborhood on a bicycle with friends.

I am fortunate to live in a great neighborhood. And I am stunned sometimes when neighbors tell me of conversations or incidents they have had with my children. This is why I have a link to the sex offender registry here on my website. I check it often and I am on the list to have alerts sent to me if an offender should happen to move into my neighborhood. This is an area we need to always be on the alert for the sake of our children.

This Halloween, local enforcement agencies are helping to protect our children from predators, unfortunately, this program is only for the predators who have been caught and we are already aware of, as parents, we still need to exercise caution and make sure to accompany our children as they venture out for an evening or Halloween fun and gathering treats.

I encourage you to add the sex offender registry to your favorites list or blog and stay aware of your surroundings. Be safe this Halloween and every day and keep your children safe too!

National Sex Offender Registry

Family Watch Dog Bookmark this link and use it. I pulled the following facts off of the Family Watchdog website:

The sad facts about sex offenses and those that perpetrate them.

impact on society.

• 1 of 5 girls will be sexually molested before her 18th birthday.
  
• 1 of 6 boys will be sexually molested before his 18th birthday.
  
• 1 of 5 children have been propositioned for sex over the Internet.
  
• 2 of 3 sexual abuses are perpetrated against teenagers or younger children.
  
• 90% of sexual assaults are committed against someone the perpetrator knows.
  
• The median age for male molestation victims under 18 is 9.8 years old.
  
• The median age for female molestation victims under 18 is 9.6 years old.
  
• There are new 400,000 victims of sexual assault every year.
  
• There are over 550,000 registered sex offenders in the US.
  
• There are over 100,000 sex offenders that fail to register in the US.
  
• 76% of serial rapists claim they were molested as children.
  
• Over 40% of male juvenile delinquents were molested as children.

This website and the Indiana Sex Offender Registry are two great services provided to us free of charge to help us protect the safety of our children. When you have some down time, do yourself a huge favor and make yourself aware. Peruse these websites. Map your own address and search the radius around your home. Search further. Look to see who these people are and where they are working and living. I did this the other day after AWB brought to light the sex offender clusters. I was shocked at some of the things I found. I found one offender who I have dealt with in business and did not know he was a molester. He does not have his place of employment registered. He works in a business that takes him into residential settings on a daily basis. It scared the hell out of me because I almost invited him into my home to do some work.

Please use these tools and be very aware. Our children are the most precious possessions we have, and they are only on loan for us to keep care of and protect.

Posted by Lucy.

Women Getting Very Emotional

This article was sent to me yesterday regarding women and politics. A year ago, my mother and I were not able to have a political discussion. We were on opposite sides you see, and her justification for wanting to see Hillary as the next president was only because she was a woman. And when trying to reason with her, she would resort to discussing the war and crying. (Emotional) It came to be we just disagreed and didn't discuss it.

As you know, I had very little respect for Hillary as a woman, it was simple, she let me and women everywhere down when she stayed with Bill during the Monica orderal. Hillary is a strong powerful woman who can make it with or without him and she should have taken that stance for women everywhere. (Emotional)

Actually, when it came down to McCain vs Obama, I was very disheartened. I was going to vote for the lesser of two evils and remain loyal to my convictions. (Unhappy emotions)

Enter Sarah Palin. She struck a chord with me. At first it was indeed and perhaps still is, emotional. I still strongly say....she is living life in full color. I have a son who may choose to enter into the service of our country....she gets that, she understands. I have a 17 yr old daughter, she gets that, she understands. I am trying to live on a budget that goes less and less far each week. She gets that, she understands. I get that and I understand that she is the most down to earth candidate we have ever seen, she can relate to the largest majority of Americans. She will bring a different point of view and insight to the table and I believe it is exactly what America needs right now.

As for the mother daughter rift that was taking place within my family. My mother is terrified of the idea of Obama as president. She is changing tickets this year. My daughter is telling me now that the Book of Revelation has frightened her of her democratic proclamation she made earlier....she is now for the McCain-Palin ticket, if only she were old enough to vote! (Don't pounce on me, that last comment was made in fun, she has yet to truly figure out her political beliefs, all I want her to do is to research, listen and decide for herself.)

Dear Mr. Obama

Powerful