Happy Easter!

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Food for thought

Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in 1907.

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...

There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."
---Theodore Roosevelt 1907

Speaking as someone who has followed the laws to become an immigrant, I believe that there has to be some accountability for those that break the law. I did not get any sort of priviledge, I did not come here because I was highly educated and a company sponsored me, I am not extremely wealthy and have a slew of lawyers greasing the skids. I obeyed the laws of the land, and still because I am an immigrant, should something happen and I am charged and convicted of any crimes, I have been "informed" by several pieces of mailed literature that I WILL be exiled back to my home country, never to be allowed back into the US. So why should illegals, who have continually refused to obey this country's laws get a free pass? I agree their flee from poverty may be valid, but if you are going to come to a country and agree to the laws of the land.. then by God follow them.

MVP!

This is my nephew Levi... who had the final tournament for rugby in Texas 2 weekends ago. Their team spanked Texas, winning the A&M tournament and are the Division Champs! He has been scouted by both University of Texas and University of Oklahoma... but because if his fine playing skills at this tournament the Aussies are now fiercly courting him to go play professionally in Australia! Can we say WOO HOO?!

He is such a well rounded young man, and in spite of all of the politics and stuff that happens when you are an athlete and more than one institution wants you, he just said "yanno Auntie.. all I wanna do is be a chiropractor in sports medicine". Don't let that fool you into thinking that it makes him less competitive, because the boy can play! He won MVP for the season, and for the final game. HOORAH! He is just one of those young men that can do anything. He has in his young life, raced motocross on the amateur circuit until he got bored, played football, was scouted for team Canada for baseball but declined, ski's, runs, you name it he just can do it all. And I am really proud of him for just being so blessed, and so humble. On top of that it is especially cool considering that none of the rest of us are that graceful and athletic! LOL!

His facial expression in this first one.. kills me. I think he learned that from me~ :D It would also be good evidence as to why the only required equipment is a cup... HANDS! HANDS!

Things that make you go....

Ok! I know it's been a while. But shit happens here in buttcrack!

First let me say how very much I hate living here. HATE it. Well except for the wisteria and magnolia trees and daffodils growing wild. Those I like. The rest can collectively suck my ass.

Sunday night began the long torturous season that is called TORNADO! *sigh* At this moment, I would glady move back to the land of -20 and 2 feet of snow. Please? Between 8pm Sunday and 5:30am Monday, 63 tornado's had touched down within a 100 mile radius of my home. The deadliest of which hit less than 15 miles, killing 24 people. Thankfully I am spared again, but you cannot live that close to destruction and death and not respond. You just can't. One father lost his son, daughter-in-law, and 2 grandchildren in one stroke. And to make it worse, he is the towns only mortician. It is heartbreaking really. The whole season is just bullshit to me, I mean who in the hell wants to go through the constant stress of OMG, into the safe room! Omg.. storm, eep no power AGAIN!. Not me, and this week I have been heard loud and clear that it is time to move.

In amongst that I have been doing employee evaluations, writing the new legislation bid based on our pilot program that will do a LOT of good nationwide for those that need it most, keeping up with a mother that needs bypass surgery and is too stubborn to do what she needs to do, reconnecting with my father and enjoying that immensely, praying for a step-son in Iraq, renovating around the house, celebrating with my baby sis on buying her new home, and basically trying to find some time alone. I will be traveling again soon, to a couple of places... and I am going to have some fun damnit!

To quote someone I like....

How do you capture a rainbow and put it in a blog? How do you hold God’s kitten in the palm of your hand? How do you make flowers grow by sheer whimsy alone?

You don’t. But fuck you. PRETEND!

Hehe ok.. I feel better now... carry on!