Here are some pretty interesting and provocative items that have been sent by great friends, relatives and others.  Hope you enjoy them!

Rich Doremus
"A soldier doesn't fight because he hates what's in front of him. He fights because he loves what he left behind."











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Here's one For you: Burma Shave with the Statler Brothers. You may Need to watch it twice; once to watch the Burma shave signs change and once to catch all the pictures plus listening to the music of
The Statler Brothers. THIS IS REALLY GREAT.

I am only sending this to my "older friends" because most folks Under 55 would have no idea what they are singing about.. Too bad they missed it!

Click: http://oldfortyfives.com/DYRT.htm
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Arrow goes forward only after pulling in to backward.
Bullet goes forward only after pressing the trigger backward.
Every human being will get happy.
Only after facing the difficulties in their life path...
So do not be afraid to face your difficulties.
They will push you forward. - Anon

The man on top of the mountain did not just fall there. -Anon

...let it be said of you, 'that the world is better for you having lived in
it'. - Mariah Catherine Boyer (1892)

Smile. It increases your face value. - Dolly Parton in the film Steel Magnolias

Hold on to the good--let go of the not so good and be the best you. - Dr Stan Gardner

Amidst the worldly comings and goings, observe how endings become
beginnings. - Laozi (Lao Tzu)

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Don't let the past steal your present. - Cherríe L. Moragan

It's never too late for a new beginning. - O.S. Hawkins

Sometimes you have to stop worrying, wondering, and doubting.
Have faith that things will work out, maybe not how you planned, but just
how it's meant to be. - Unknown

Keep your temper -- nobody wants it.  - Anon


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Those of You Born 1930 - 1979 At the end of this Email is a quote of the month by Jay Leno.. If you don't read anything else, Please Read what he Said. Very well stated, Mr. Leno. TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's! First, we survived being born to mothers Who smoked and/or drank while they were Pregnant. They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, Tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, Locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode Our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads. As infants & children, We would ride in cars with no car seats, No booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes. Riding in the back of a pick-up truck on a warm day Was always a special treat. We drank water From the garden hose and not from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, From one bottle and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon.. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY? Because we were Always outside playing...that's why! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, As long as we were back when the Streetlights came on. No one was able To reach us all day. And, we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps And then ride them down the hill, only to find out We forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, No video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, No cell phones, No personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS And we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth And there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, And the worms did not live in us Forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, Made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, Although we were told it would happen, We did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and Knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just Walked in and talked to them. Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal With disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law Was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best Risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever. The past 50 years Have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. If YOU are one of them? CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good. While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ? The quote of the month is by Jay Leno: "With hurricanes, tornadoes, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of swine flu and terrorist attacks. Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?' ====================== Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 6:48 PM Subject:  11 YR OLD SHOOTS ILLEGALS thanks FOX NEWS for reporting it BUTTE, MONTANA Shotgun preteen vs. Illegal alien Home Invaders... Two illegal aliens, Ralphel Resindez, 23, and Enrico Garza, 26, probably believed they would easily overpower home-alone 11-year-old Patricia Harringtonafter her father had left their two-story home. It seems the two crooks never learned two things: they were in Montana and Patricia had been a clay-shootingchampion since she was nine. Patricia was in her upstairs room when the two men broke through the front door of the house. She quickly ran to her father's room and grabbed his 12-gauge Mossberg 500 shotgun. Resindez was the first to get up to the second floor only to be the first to catch a near point blank blast of buckshot from the 11-year-old's knee-crouch aim. He suffered fatal wounds to his abdomen and genitals. When Garza ran to the foot of the stairs, he took a blast to the left shoulder and staggered out into the street where he bled to death before medical help could arrive. It was found out later that Resindez was armed with a stolen 45-caliber handgun he took from another home invasion robbery. That victim, 50-year-old David 0'Burien, was not so lucky. He died from stab wounds to the chest. Ever wonder why good stuff never makes NBC, CBS, PBS, MSNBC, CNN, or ABC news........? An 11 year old girl, properly trained, defended her home, and herself......against two murderous, illegal immigrants.......and she wins, She is still alive. Now THAT is Gun Control! Thought for the day.... Calling an illegal alien an 'undocumented immigrant' is like calling a drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist'.  I like this kind of e-mail! American citizens defending themselves and their homes. BEING A TRUE AMERICAN I THINK YOU'LL PASS THIS ON! Click Here! =========================================================================== ============================================================================ The bride's laugh is so contagious, if you don't start laughing, you have lost your funny bone . This couple is going to cherish this video forever.  http://www.flixxy.com/wedding-ceremony ==============================================================   A picture says a thousand words.....

Hope you have a great day!  There are truly, "Many Points of View!"