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Minuteman 76 has a dream – an attainable dream – as he says:

Hence, the Freedom Project. I propose to travel the United States, living full-time in a 28’ RV trailer, meeting other Disabled Vets, getting their stories out, and showing the ones who feel hopeless that no matter what, you can turn your life around if you work hard enough and get support from those around you.

It may seem selfish to you now, but this project isn’t really about me, it’s about what I can do to help and inspire those that see no way out.

You ever have a moment when you say to yourself, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

It’s because you aren’t in the shoes of the one who DID think of it. Here’s your chance to help the Vets that no one seems to remember after the initial headline – the ones who sink into a morass of self-induced lethargy and hopelessness.

I know that I, for one, will not settle for being on the “Donors Blogroll” – I’m shooting for at least bronze, if not higher, depending on his criteria for each level. This is a cause I will be supporting – so don’t be surprised if I ask you, randomly, if you are on his blogroll yet.

Thank you for stopping by, God bless you all, Wear Red on Fridays, support the Freedom Project and get in on the Baby Pool!

TMBWitW is not feeling well today. If I were watching this blog for clues about when TMBCitW would be joining us, I’d be hitting the Baby Pool link on the left and dropping some serious entries.

Sue over at Wear Red On Fridays has the latest picture of me in one of the Lightning Sharp polos. Why don’t you trot over there real quick and order one, or one of the t-shirts? Go ahead, show that you support the troops, we won’t assume you support anything else…

Friday evening I gave TMBWitW her Christmas present. Earlier in the week I had handed her a jewelry store bag, and she was kind of wigged out about how much I was spending – until she got into the bag, and saw that it contained a stick. Actually, an aluminum rod about ten inches long, 3/16″ in diameter, with an eye at one end. She was puzzled, then I handed her the case for her flute. She opened the case, and saw all new pads and a good polishing of her flute. She was very surprised. Friday evening was the capper for the theme, when she opened her last gift – a 30gig iPod.

This morning, while she’s been laying in bed trying to sleep off the effects of throwing up anything that was in her stomach, I’ve been loading her CDs onto her new iPod. I never realized how slow this computer was until I started trying to load songs on the iPod.

I’ve been able to get the laundry finished and the dishwasher unloaded and reloaded while wating for the songs to be copied. Do you know how slow that is in man-time?

I know what you’re thinking – what about you, Cary? Did you get anything for Christmas?

Well, I am getting a brand new daughter. I thought that would be gift enough. TMBWitW though otherwise, and back in July (did I forget to mention this back then?) TMBWitW cut me loose at Guitar Center. With a credit card. Without supervision. I came out of that deal with a Yamaha bass guitar, a 65 watt Crate bass amp, cables, extra strings, and a hardcase for the guitar. That was my Christmas in July.

I better get going – I’ve got to button this up, and head for church. We’ve been playing live for praise and worship for a while now, but I still need to run the shuttle beforehand, so I need to get there with enough time to set up, tune, sound check, and then get the shuttle started. Last week the shuttle didn’t want to start. I ended up using a member’s Suburban, and making two trips. That was fun. Threw my entire routine off, and then I was wandering in to the service after P&W had started – and I had to sneak up on stage and get the bass going without anyone noticing. That was kind of interesting – I think you would have enjoyed the humor in that with me, if you had been there.

Thank you for stopping by, God bless you all, Wear Red on Fridays, and get in on the Baby Pool!

A day which has lived in infamy, and marked the start of the involvement of the United States in the Second World War. Imperial Japanese forces attacked US Naval ships at Pearl Harbor, causing the country to be galvanized into a formidable force.

May God bless those who perished, those who survived, and those who remember this day.

In 2000, during Jane Clayson’s interview on CBS with Hillary Clinton, Mrs. Clinton was asked about her favorite Christmas traditions while they were touring the White House’s Christmas decorations.

This year, Hannah Storm, on the CBS “Early Show” took the opportunity of another Christmas decoration tour to ask Laura Bush – about Iraq.

Gosh, I don’t see why anyone would say the media treats the Republicans any differently than the Democrats.

Thank you for stopping by, God bless you all, Wear Red on Fridays, and get in on the Baby Pool!