tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post7423500241586243225..comments2023-10-17T08:19:58.196-04:00Comments on FreeThinke: FreeThinkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-6796914296650039562013-05-12T17:38:59.821-04:002013-05-12T17:38:59.821-04:00Sorry, EzzZee,
Hate Week is over, and while I app...Sorry, EzzZee,<br /><br /><b>Hate Week is over</b>, and while I appreciate rhyme, this is a thread about Mother's Day and the survival of positive, upbeat married life and family values in an unlikely environment.<br /><br />Politics are not at issue today.<br /><br />Hope your domestic life is filled with positive achievement, joy and satisfaction.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-58488348120232927402013-05-12T17:25:07.305-04:002013-05-12T17:25:07.305-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ezzee Does ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362604779188453604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-25475826616849144802013-05-12T17:14:17.815-04:002013-05-12T17:14:17.815-04:00Er, yes, John, but what has that to do with Mother...Er, yes, John, but what has that to do with Mother's Day and the beautiful, inspiring story posted that ought to delight every Family-Values advocate on the planet?FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-58468094827360518772013-05-12T16:59:13.391-04:002013-05-12T16:59:13.391-04:00Let me have a whirl at one..
Being a liberal Pres...Let me have a whirl at one..<br /><br />Being a liberal President could be dangerous,<br />If your judgement is not sound<br />As is playing with politics is dangerous if you don’t know<br />your ass from a hole in the ground.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659350946939171951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-87905132541779432342013-05-12T14:32:14.979-04:002013-05-12T14:32:14.979-04:00I dedicate the following to EMWTK:
The mind of ...I dedicate the following to EMWTK:<br /><br /><br /><br /><i><b>The mind of the dreamer <br />_____ is a secret storehouse <br />__________ wherein may dwell <br />_______________ all youthful fond illusion ––<br /> The embryo of each utterance of hope ––<br />_____ each word of comfort ––<br />__________ and each song of joy.<br /><br /><br />The mind of the cynic <br />_____ is a well-known asylum <br />__________ wherein lies disenchantment –– <br />_______________ destruction and despair ––<br />The insidious, lisping voice of the serpent. <br /><br /><br />O, foolish Man! Why choose strife, <br />_____ when only what you CHOOSE to dwell upon <br />__________ has life?</b></i><br /><br /><br />~ FreeThinke, c. 1960 (revised)<br /><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-12155719428100554222013-05-12T14:28:51.957-04:002013-05-12T14:28:51.957-04:00Ah well! At least we seemed to have encouraged mor...Ah well! At least we seemed to have encouraged more to write in verse -- or would it, perhaps, better be called in the immortal terminology of Felicia Lamport "uncurbed doggerel? " ;-)<br /><br />No matter! At least we've not been presented with granitic blocks of dense, semi-literate, unparagraphed prose today, and that IS an improvement from the naysayers.<br /><br />As a matter of personal and public policy, we are determined always to be grateful even for the smallest of favors.<br /><br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-54880879320110887702013-05-12T13:44:23.182-04:002013-05-12T13:44:23.182-04:00We’re the Battling Boys of Benghazi,
no fame, no g...We’re the Battling Boys of Benghazi,<br />no fame, no glory, no paparazzi,<br />Just a fiery death in a blazing hell,<br />defending the country we loved so well.<br /><br />It wasn’t our job, but we answered the call,<br />fought to the consulate, and scaled the wall.<br />We pulled twenty countrymen from the jaws of fate,<br />led them to safety, and stood at the gate.<br /><br />Just the two of us, and foes by the score,<br />but we stood fast, to bar the door,<br />Three calls for reinforcement, but all were denied,<br />so we fought and we fought, and we fought till we died.<br /><br />We gave our all for our Uncle Sam,<br />but Barack Obama didn’t give a damn.<br />Just two dead SEAL’s, who carried the load,<br />no thanks to us — we were just “bumps in the road.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-15732899926346278372013-05-12T13:27:48.218-04:002013-05-12T13:27:48.218-04:00positive post?
I'd call it a corny post.
My M...positive post?<br />I'd call it a corny post.<br /><br />My Mother is the smartest person<br /><br />You could ever see,<br />and by the way her name is Hillary<br /><br />She can answer any question<br /><br />Even if it’s not true by golly,<br /><br />Just look at what happened in Bengazie<br /><br />Just ask her what, why and where<br /><br />And her answer will be up in the air<br /><br />But she knows how to BS<br /><br />And answer by saying “well I guess”<br /><br />And she's right, I say!<br /><br />She Knows most everything by heart<br /><br />You see, in this world, she just SO SMART!<br />In MY Opinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867197548508398317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-90629832380887991372013-05-12T12:52:50.573-04:002013-05-12T12:52:50.573-04:00Wonderful, positive post.Wonderful, positive post.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-24109280207989973492013-05-12T12:51:08.748-04:002013-05-12T12:51:08.748-04:00There exists a quality in the character of this co...There exists a quality in the character of this couple that seems to have disappeared from the lives of many in the barren void of today's pop culture. They take seriously the commitment they made to each other in marriage and raising a family in a healthy nourishing environment a top priority.Waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-35950428328621836022013-05-12T09:54:31.045-04:002013-05-12T09:54:31.045-04:00Their chosen professional pursuits are complimenta...Their chosen professional pursuits are complimentary vice competitive or unrelated. That certainly helps.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-61218225864912283052013-05-12T08:35:03.476-04:002013-05-12T08:35:03.476-04:00Thank you for bringing us this beautiful story. Wh...Thank you for bringing us this beautiful story. What an example for the rest of us.<br /><br />There is quite a bit of wisdom in that article. You don't pursue success, fame, happiness, whatever...<br /><br />You work hard at what you love, live your dream, love those around you and enjoy your music. From there will come success, fame, happiness. Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-60240771702829423332013-05-12T06:54:41.310-04:002013-05-12T06:54:41.310-04:00Happy Mother's Day to ALL pf our loved Moms o... Happy Mother's Day to ALL pf our loved Moms out there <br />We love you the way that you have always love us. TeaBagger https://www.blogger.com/profile/16132071136150322635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145653764764266444.post-80095183462735513552013-05-12T06:12:06.548-04:002013-05-12T06:12:06.548-04:00Five children! The Gunns must have inexhaustible ...Five children! The Gunns must have inexhaustible energy to manage such a large family while, at the same time, dedicating themselves to music. Evidence of the miracle of romance! So many couples cannot maintain the kind of balance that the Gunns can.<br /><br />I'm guessing that Julie Gunn will be having a wonderful Mothers' Day. I hope that she's showered with extra love today.<br /><br />Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com