A Marine's Christmas Song OFFICIAL MARINE VERSION

This is what a Patriot looks like

LCpl Schmuckatelli USMC

He really does exist!



In With The South, Out With The East

In sports, the SEC is very popular these days, especially in football. But, as Frank Deford points out, it's hard times for members of the Big East. 

OK, here's the idea: Greece leaves the EU and jumps to the SEC.
Bingo! With all the television and bowl money it would get, Greece would be solvent again, and the Southeastern Conference would get that big Athens TV market.

My Dad Blocks Text Messaging on His Phone

AS OF TODAY OUR CELL PHONE HAS BEEN BLOCKED FOR TEXT MESSAGES.

I noticed on a couple of recent Verizon bills that I had been charged for a text message. I have never sent a text, nor do I even know how to retrieve one, and the same goes for Mom. Therefore, I do not want to receive charges for an unused tool.

Qaddafi is Dead!

Libyan strongman Muammar Qaddafi is dead, Libya's Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril confirms.

John Wooden's Creed for Life

Making the Most of Oneself

·         Be true to yourself

·         Make each day your masterpiece

·         Help others

·         Drink deeply from good books

·         Make friendship a fine art

·         Build shelter against a rainy day

·         Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day

Crash at Reno Air Race

ParaHawking in San Diego

Hey Joe,

Turn on your speakers and click full screen.  What a rush to be able to do something like this!

Love Dad

President Obama awards Dakota Meyer The Medal of Honor

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to Marine Sgt Dakota Meyer Thursday. Meyer is only the third living recipient of the award since the Vietnam war and the only living Marine recipient since the Vietnam war.

Webcam 101 for Seniors

A couple from northwestern Oregon who are Internet newbies have found themselves the unwitting subjects of an instant viral video, thanks to a little help from a grandkid.

Make My School a Prison: Michigan School Superintendent’s Letter to Governor

The letter to the editor below, published by the Gratiot County Herald, makes some extremely good points – especially when comparing the $30,000 to $40,000 spent annually on each of Michigan’s prisoners, to the amount spent each year on school students.

Take a look at the letter, from Ithaca Public Schools Superintendent Nathan Bootz, after the break.  Bravo, Mr. Bootz, Bravo!

Dear Governor Snyder,

The English Plural according to...

We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes,But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice.

Redneck fish story

A redneck with a bucket full of live fish was approached by a  game  warden in Central Mississippi as he started to drive his boat away from a  lake.

The game warden asked the man, "May I see your fishing license please?"
"WE do, now, do WE?" smirked the warden. "PROVE it!"

10 illusions in 5 minutes

You'll be amazed, I hope.

http://www.flixxy.com/worlds-fastest-magician.htm

Love Dad

Every Kid Needs a Pet Like This

Hey Joe,

All the pet lovers will love this one!

Love Dad

P.S.  I spent my 80th Birthday in woodworking class.

A Theory of Everything (Sort Of) By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

LONDON burns. The Arab Spring triggers popular rebellions against autocrats across the Arab world. The Israeli Summer brings 250,000 Israelis into the streets, protesting the lack of affordable housing and the way their country is now dominated by an oligopoly of crony capitalists. From Athens to Barcelona, European town squares are being taken over by young people railing against unemployment and the injustice of yawning income gaps, while the angry Tea Party emerges from nowhere and sets American politics on its head.
What’s going on here?

NFL or NBA.

Joe, 

Guess which organization has the most criminals:

36 have been accused of spousal abuse

7 have been arrested for fraud

19 have been accused of writing bad checks

117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses

3 have done time for assault

71, I repeat 71

cannot get a credit card due to bad credit

14 have been arrested on drug-related

charges

8 have been arrested! for shoplifting

21 currently are defendants in lawsuits, and

84 have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year !

Can you guess which organization this is?

Is it the NBA or NFL?

Pay Raises for Obama Aides

Hey Joe,

I guess pay freezes don't affect the White House staffers.

This is from the Drudge Report.

Remember: No Cost of Living Adjustment for Seniors for two years.

Follies of a busy family

Hey Joe,

Thought you might enjoy this.
This cartoon reminded us of how your lives are now with all those kids.
 

Love Dad