Seize the Day! Put no trust in the morrow! — Horace
First, this is my first attempt at blogging with my iPhone … It is convenient but will take some practice.
In any event, as my Concord Grapes will attest, it looks like a great year!
Roger
(this test turned out okay… but it looks like I am ging to have to research how to scale down the pictures to 440 px wide.)
Here’s a partial quote:
“Two hundred and thirty-six years ago, the United States Army was established to defend our Nation. From the Revolutionary War to the current operations taking place around the world, our Soldiers remain Army Strong with a deep commitment to our core values and beliefs. This 236th birthday commemorates America’s Army – Soldiers, Families and Civilians – who are achieving a level of excellence that is truly Army Strong. Being Army Strong goes beyond physical endurance and mental preparedness. It encompasses an indomitable spirit, and high ethical and moral values. These are not only desirable traits in a person, but in a Nation that wishes to live up to the ideals and vision of its founders. We are “America’s Army: The Strength of the Nation.””
Let’s not dwell too much on the nuances of newspaper misquotes, but as I am cleaning up some of the issues surrounding a free speech lawsuit in which I prevailed, I thought it important enough to ensure that the record was made clear.
Search “Cal Poly and Saudi Arabia” and you will read what the story was really about. It was concerning a large public concern by many – including me – that Cal Poly was planning to do the business of setting up engineering classes in Saudi Arabia. It seems rather clear — at least to me — that only certain people would be invited to teach and others would be systematically excluded. Would women be allowed to teach? I think not.
I asked a military officer where all the ‘foreign fighters’ ( our media loves to use words that shows they don’t take sides) were originating? In the early days, so many were coming from Saudi Arabia, but this torrent has since been reduced to a trickle … it seems that volunteers are now getting hard to find. Now-a-days, I understand many ‘foreign fighters’ are coming from north Africa.
So given what I just said, my question to Cal Poly was a simple one: was there a chance that we would be providing certain Saudis with skills that could be used against us? So I asked in my blog: (is) “Cal Poly … training tomorrow’s terrorists?”
Free speech may have died in England and is crippled in Europe … but for now, if we are vigilant, the right of free speech will continue to help us ask those tough questions which will help us find American solutions to the problems of our day.
Kristin has started a blog to share her interests. Some of her hobbies go from the tame: sky diving and scuba diving… others are exciting ( to me) like cooking and recipe development!
The goal of blogging is to have fun and to share with family, friends and interested parties what means something to you.
Have fun, Kristin!
dad
Back in the days when I had one wooden spoon and one knife, my grandmother pulled me aside to show me some of her secrets. Probably one of the most fun was leaning some of the tricks of the trade that folks got away with in the days gone by: chicken stock as a base for virtually all soups and the golden goodness of butter and pork. She would use a small amount of pork fat into almost everything she did… and I will confess to always having some around and using it frequently… sometimes in combination with butter.
To be frank, I don’t eat out that often, but when I do, I like to see what the chef recommends… that is to say… what the chef does best. Pork consumption is an increasing trend, first of all because it is delicious. One article made the following statement:
As for me, I cannot think of anything more enjoyable than including lamb with pig as in tat great South African dish called Bobotie!