I Cast My Vote On A Democratic Ballot

It Wasn't My First Time I Voted Democratic But It Was The First Time I Voted On A Democratic Ballot In A Primary.
It Was About A Year Ago When I Was Fed Up With How Our Country Was Being Led. I Decided To Change My Party Affiliation. To My Surprise The State Of Illinois No Longer Requires It's Voters To Declare Party Affiliation. This Was A Relief To Me Because I No Longer Wanted To Be A Part Of This Horrible War In Iraq.
I Always Try To Keep My Blogs Upbeat And Positive As Much As Possible. This Blog Will Not Be Any Different.
To Simplify Things I Have Watched As Many Debates That I Could And Have Come To The Conclusion That All The Republican Candidates Support The Troop Presence And Will Continue If Elected.
I Know Candidates Like To Say What The Voter Wants To Hear. I Am Very Much Against This War And I Want Our Boys To Come Home.
So Did I Vote For The First Woman Candidate Or Did I Vote For The First African American Candidate?
When It Come To The War Both Candidates Want Our Troops To Come Home And Promised Set Time Tables For That To Take Place.


No Matter Who Gets The Nod At The Democratic Convention I Will Support That Candidate As Long As They Agree To Leave Iraq.
Yes There Are Other Things We Need To Be Concerned About. The Slumping Economy As Well As Our Dependence On Foreign Oil Is At The Top Of The List For So Many. The Environment And What We Plan To Do To Protect The Earth For Our Children And Grandchildren.
All Of These Topics Are And Should Be Addressed And Dealt With. There Is Plenty Of Time To Do This, But For The Moment I Say "Bring Our Soldiers Home"!
My Vote Goes To;.........

Capture That Moment

I'm Sure There Are Some Who Have Had Moments In Their Lives When They Stop And Realize That Moments Like This Won't Be Around Much Longer.
You Think It Could Be A Getting Older Kind Of Thing? That Very Well May Be, But There Is Alot Of Truth In It Whether It Happens To You Or Not.
Not Everything Will Be The Same Tomorrow, A Year From Tomorrow And Especially 10 Years From Tomorrow.
As You Live A Moment You Realize There Won't Be Too Many More Like It Again.
For Example, I Am Fortunate To Have Both My Parents Alive. It Gives Me Great Pleasure In Being Able To Interact With Them In Settings We All Receive Pleasure In.
Presently I Bowl On The Senior Citizen Bowling League. I Am One Of The Youngest Bowlers There And Thats Fine Because I Intend On Bowling On That League For As Long As My Health Allows It. Anyway It's Great To Have Both My Parents Bowl On The Same League. We All Share Our Love For Bowling And Have For Several Years Now. As A Matter Of Fact The Three Of Us Will Be Heading To Indianapolis To Watch The Pro Bowlers Qualify For That Weeks Title Match. We Always Look Forward To This Special Outing Each Year.
We Meet Once A Week To Play The Game Of Euchre. My Friend Of Many Years "Chris" And I Travel To Westville Where My Parents Live To Play Three Hours Of The Best Card Game In The Midwest.
Yet Then Again There Are Moments In Time That I Would Be Serving The Memories Of Those Younger Than Myself. My Grandchildren For Example.
As An Adult I Can Remember Times When I Was A Child And The Times I Shares With My Grandfather. He Was The First One To Take Me Fishing You Know.
I Know That Someday My Children And My Grandchildren Will Someday Look Back At The Special Moments In Time They Had With Their Pappy.
I Would Have To Say One Of The Cruelest Thing About Life Is Death. There Are Times I Wish Things Would Always Stay The Same.
I Have Found Myself Get Teary Eyed After Watching A Tearjerker Movie Because It May Trigger A Memory In A Place In My Own Life That Was Also Touching.
So Whether I Am The One Who Is Clinging On To The Memory, Or Creating The News Ones For Those That Come After Me, I Know How Special They Are.
So As We All Live Our Everyday Life, We Are Making Memories Not Just For Ourselves, But For Others As Well.
So I Have Made A Promise To Myself. Each Night I Will Thank God For Giving Me That Day. I Will Also Thank Him For The Memories Of That Day, Be It For Me Or A Special Memory For Someone Else. Knowing That 50 Years From Now My Child Or Grandchild Will Be Cherishing The Memories Of Years Gone By. Some Of Us Know It As The "Kodak Moment" Because Kodak Wants Us To. Hahaha!!
I Hope I Live Up To That Memory And Let It Be A Fond One At That!

Just Call Me Mac....

Happy Groundhog Day!

For Some It Gives Hope And To Others It's A Bunch Of Hogwash!
To Me It's A Bunch Of Hogwash! Spring Will Arrive When Mother Nature Says It Will.
I Don't Beleive In Any Of Those Wivestales Having To Do With Weather.
We Have A Lady Weather Forcaster For Our Area Who Each Year For Many Many Years Have Passed On The Groundhog Forcast Of Whether Or Not He See's His Shadow. If So There Could Be Six More Weeks Of Winter.

Ok, How About The Persimmon Seeds? Say What?
I Never Have Seen A Persimmon Seed And Couldn"t Pick One Out Of A Bushel Of Assorted Fruit, If That Is What A Persimmon Is.
Anyway This Lady Weather Forcaster I Spoke Of Encourages Viewers To Send The Seed Of The Persimmon To The Television Station And She Will Inspect The Seed And Read The Forcast For The Upcoming Winter.
If The Seed Is Spoon-Shaped, Lots Of Heavy, Wet Snow Is Forecasted.
If The Seed Is Fork-Shaped, Powdery Light Snow And A Mild Winter Is Predicted.
If The Seed Is Knife-Shaped, Bitter Icy Cutting Winds For Next Few Months Will Occur.

Ok, Lets Move On To The Woolly Worm. Once Again This Same Lady Forcaster Encourages Viewers To Send Her Woolly Worms To The Television Station By A Certain Date So She Can Properly Read The Color Of It's Fur. She Can Again Give Yet Another Prediction To The Approaching Winter. They Have Some Secret Formula They Use, “They Look At The Ratio Of The Brown To Black Fur, Thickness Of The Fur, Size, Weight, Etc.
Let's Not Forget About Hooty Hoot Day! People Gather In Groups And Holler Out "Hooty Hoot, Hooty Hoot! This Is Suppose To Scare Away Old Man Winter! Hahaha!!

How About When It Rains On Easter? Bahhh! Just Another Myth In My Opinion. It Has Always Been Said That If It Rains On Easter It Will Rain For The Next Six Sundays. Wrong! I Have Made It A Point To Keep Track Of All These So-Called Signs Of What To Expect From The Approaching Weather. None Of The Above Have Proven To Be Anything Other Than A Playful Game To Humor Us.
I'm Just A Young Pup So There May Be Other Nature Predictions That I Have Not Mentioned Here.
So Mark It On Your Calenders Folks, March 15th Will Be The End Of The Six Weeks According To The Groundhog. I'm Quite Sure I Will Be Out And About Long Before That Enjoying The Spring-Like Temps.
In The Meantime I Continue To Hibernate And Looking Forward To Spring. April 1st To Be Exact.
Just Call Me Mac.........