Messages

I seriously think that we all care and are concerned about what goes on in our town and community. And the political agenda is a huge concern with everyone ..throughout our county and country for that matter. But when it becomes hateful and combative and it ceases to be anything that can be talked about or discussed without hurtful and personal attacks then it becomes a black mark and negative force to all that have to read it. And a forum room is almost the same as a real room . Would you want to go back to a little cafe where you had to constantly hear people bickering or doing nothing but cramming their political rhetorical agenda down everyone's throats in every corner of the room? I wouldn't. Nor do I like to eat in a restaurant that used to have smoking combined with the non smoking. Its all the same.
Just keep your items of conversation in the rooms that they belong in.. Thats all anyone has to do. If you go into that room and engage.. then you have knowingly and willingly put yourself in that zone of either civilized debate or combative debate. If you don't like it.. leave. but ..it is your choice if you walk in there.
also.. if you think that the rooms of the building are a bit boring.. then stand up bring something else to the table. Sometimes people will respond.. sometimes they won't.. but then at least you can say you tried.
I am very guilty of not adding anything to this forum for a very long time. I'm a Facebook junky though.. but I think its because I can do it all through my phone. and most of you are already on my friends list on my FB page... so you have to deal with my crazy on a dally basis.. (((sorry)).. lol  And I don't even go to the bathroom without my phone in hand.. (((I know I know...I'm an admitted addict))
I will set my phone up with this forum and  see if I can post videos pictures etc on here.. So I will try to do better myself.
I can't promise.. but I will try.. and I think for that those who use this forum ...that's really all you have to do. is just use it in a nice way.

[This is going to be a maybe lengthy.. not politically correct or socially correct in the wording..but for sure I will get my point across in whatever redneck fashion that I am well known for. First off... I apologize to everyone because I have not been an active participant nor even an active moderator in the last few years. Therefore, I have not been inside the walls of this domain site in pretty much that time. Without going into a long boring diatribe of my life activities, its sufficient to say that I have been up to my ears in projects work related and personal. I have been training and taking all kinds of tactical and personal defense classes in all areas of self defense and firearm handling. I'm proud to say that I'm now a firearms instructor and hopefully by this spring will be opening up my business to teach Women's Basic Pistol and Self Defense classes and CC Classes. I have also been competing in several areas of the shooting sports and helping Marshal on occasion with his productions for the Outdoor Channel. That and Grandchildren and family and normal life activities pretty much takes up my time. BUT~~~~~ that is still no excuse for not stepping in here and doing what needed to be done a long time ago. For that I once again say.. "I'm sorry".. Marshal has been raised to producer level in several areas within the Channel .. plus still is doing Consulting work and marketing and video work.. plus still has all his other projects that he has been obligated to uphold, which means lots more work and travel time plus he's also competing in the shooting sports and helping me get my new business venture off the ground. so we are coming and going at a fast pace and meeting each other in the middle most of the days. Marshal and I have provided a forum for the citizens of Elk County since 2004. We did this so people would have a place to come locally and catch up on news { friendly gossip} and so on. Well~ It started out great but gradually has turned into a back biting negative place and I for one am not pleased.. Over the last 11 years, the internet as a communication platform has changed dramatically and has become very scattered and fragmented with sections of all kinds going in all directions. We all know that you can find out anything under the sun in a matter of how long it takes to say.. " Ok Google".... Social Media has changed they way we communicate and the forum is no longer a main resource for information. In fact we can talk to anyone in the whole world by a click of a keyboard by talking into a voice activated computer or phone via the internet. Because of the constant changes and advancement of the cyber world... people go to many places to 'reach out and touch someone'....aka Facebook.. Linkedin..Twitter... just to name a few. Part of that, of course, is the reason that forum activity has been reduced to 1/10 of what it was when it peaked in 2009. The other downward spiral is because I believe that the forum is not a fun friendly place to visit or come to anymore. The complaints about the forum we receive online or offline are increasing and it all comes down to politics. Don't get me wrong.. I'm just as passionate as the rest of any American about what's happening to our city's and our small community townships..But Good lord folks.. enough is enough.. When the political posts and rantings start invading all the other sections, and take on such a slanderous nature.. then it becomes an annoyance and an aggravation to those who either have been in the political section and read it already..and definitely to those that don't give a fat frogs patoote about it in the first place and then having it spread all through the coffee shop! We have a choice looking us in the eye.We can try to keep the forum open and going and see if the negativity and the over zealous political cat scratching among forum members eases up and it gets back to being a local place to chat and have fun a few minutes out of your busy days... or we can either shut it down all together... ( and I will be straight up honest with you... that was my suggestion to Marshal } ........because I am the one that catches most of the complaints and problems that are going on internally and externally within the forum from the humans.. He catches all robot and computer tech problems.. lol I am not saying that the complaints are not rightly valid. I do believe they are. What I am saying is it takes a whole lot of time to deal with this dissension and I simply don't have the time.. nor do I really want to. ...And ~based on the reduction in activity, and the way the forum is viewed... this isn't really the kind of place I want our local town to be known for.. Because seriously people... our little town is a friendly great place to live and be. We have so much going for us here.. we have a medical clinic..post office.. court house.. grocery store, pharmacy, hardware store gun store, gas stations, eating places, library..a school.. And yet we fuss and complain and gouge peoples eyes out while sitting behind a keyboard! I mean ...seriously? I have wanted to go in an "clean up" a whole bunch of crap in here and Marshal..bless his heart.. still holds to the fact that its an open forum and will not stifle peoples 1st amendment rights. and I DO agree with him... but I've had it!! So.... we will keep this forum open and give it 2 more months to the end of the year.. and if it still has this dark energy hanging on it.. we will close it for good..We really don't want to do this because we DO still believe that we need a place to go to find out what's going on and who died and so on on a local level.... and I believe that politics also is a huge part of our lives..locally and country wide. Government issues can not and should not be kept quiet about .. but my god!!! Ease up on it .. PLEASE... and if you just HAVE to hammer at it.. PLEASE keep it in the politics section so those that care can read it and those that don't won't have to look at it! Because if I get a note from anyone saying its leached into the other sections I WILL delete it. So~~~~~~ we will see what the next 2 months bring.. Until then.. remember..our time on this earth is short....Don't allow silly drama to stress you out. Breathe and let it go..for it won't make any difference in an hour or a day anyway. Thanks for listening to me... Teresa]

This is going to be a maybe lengthy..  not politically correct or socially correct in the wording..but for sure I will get my point across in whatever redneck fashion that I am well known for.
First off...   I apologize to everyone because I have not been an active participant nor even an active moderator in the last few years. Therefore, I have not been inside the walls of this domain site in pretty much that time.
Without going into a long boring diatribe of my life activities, its sufficient to say that I have been up to my ears in projects work related and personal. I have been training and taking all kinds of tactical and personal defense classes in all areas of self defense and firearm handling. I'm proud to say that I'm now a firearms instructor and hopefully by this spring will be opening up my business to teach Women's Basic Pistol and Self Defense classes and CC Classes. I have also been competing in several areas of the shooting sports and helping Marshal on occasion with his productions for the Outdoor Channel. That and Grandchildren and family and normal life activities pretty much takes up my time. BUT~~~~~ that is still no excuse for not stepping in here and doing what needed to be done a long time ago. For that I once again say.. "I'm sorry"..
Marshal has been raised to producer level in several areas within the Channel .. plus still is doing Consulting work and marketing and video work.. plus still has all his other projects that he has been obligated to uphold, which means lots more work and travel time plus he's also competing in the shooting sports and helping me get my new business venture off the ground. so we are coming and going at a fast pace and meeting each other in the middle most of the days.

Marshal and I have provided a forum for the citizens of Elk County since 2004. We did this so people would have a place to come locally and catch up on news { friendly gossip} and so on. Well~ It started out great but gradually has turned into a back biting negative place and I for one am not pleased..


Over the last 11 years, the internet as a communication platform has changed dramatically and has become very  scattered and fragmented with sections of all kinds going in all directions. We all know that you can find out anything under the sun in a matter of how long it takes to say.. " Ok Google"....
Social Media has changed they way we communicate and the forum is no longer a main resource for information. In fact we can talk to anyone in the whole world by a click of a keyboard by talking into a voice activated computer or phone via the internet.

Because of the constant changes and advancement of the cyber world... people go to many places to 'reach out and touch someone'....aka Facebook.. Linkedin..Twitter... just to name a few. Part of that, of course, is the reason that forum activity has been reduced to 1/10 of what it was when it peaked in 2009. The other downward spiral is because I believe that the forum is not a fun  friendly place to visit or come to anymore.
The complaints about the forum we receive online or offline are increasing and it all comes down to politics. Don't get me wrong.. I'm just as passionate as the rest of any American about what's happening to our city's and our small community townships..But Good lord folks.. enough is enough.. When the political posts and rantings start invading all the other sections, and take on such a slanderous nature..
then it becomes an annoyance and an aggravation to those who either have been in the political section and read it already..and definitely to those that don't give a fat frogs patoote about it in the first place and then having it spread all through the coffee shop!

We have a choice looking us in the eye.
We can try to keep the forum open and going and see if the negativity and the over zealous political cat scratching among forum members eases up and it gets back to being a local place to chat and have fun a few minutes out of your busy days... or we can either shut it down all together... ( and I will be straight up honest with you... that was my suggestion to Marshal } ........because I am the one that catches most of the complaints and problems that are going on internally and externally within the forum from the humans.. He catches all robot and computer tech problems.. lol

I am not saying that the complaints are not rightly valid. I do believe they are. What I am saying is it takes a whole lot of time to deal with this dissension and I simply don't have the time.. nor do I really want to. ...And ~based on the reduction in activity, and the way the forum is viewed... this isn't really the kind of place I want our local town to be known for.. Because seriously people... our little town is a friendly great place to live and be. We have so much going for us here.. we have a medical clinic..post office.. court house.. grocery store, pharmacy, hardware store gun store, gas stations, eating places, library..a school.. And yet we fuss and complain and gouge peoples eyes out while sitting behind a keyboard!   I mean ...seriously? I have wanted to go in an "clean up" a whole bunch of crap in here and Marshal..bless his heart.. still holds to the fact that its an open forum and will not stifle peoples 1st amendment rights. and I DO agree with him... but I've had it!!

So.... we will keep this forum open and give it 2 more months to the end of the year.. and if it still has this dark energy hanging on it.. we will close it for good..
We really don't want to do this because we DO still believe that we need a place to go to find out what's going on and who died and so on on a local level.... and I believe that politics also is a huge part of our lives..locally and country wide.  Government issues can not and should not be kept quiet about .. but my god!!! Ease up on it .. PLEASE... and if you just HAVE to hammer at it.. PLEASE keep it in the politics section so those that care can read it and those that don't won't have to look at it!
Because if I get a note from anyone saying its leached into the other sections I WILL delete it.

So~~~~~~ we will see what the next 2 months bring..
Until then.. remember..our time on this earth is short....Don't allow silly drama to stress you out. Breathe and let it go..for it won't make any difference in an hour or a day anyway.

Thanks for listening to me...

Teresa

It does not just have to be one person.. Anyone may post anything on any spiritual level that they would like.
Thank You Judy for all your dedication to this ... It was very much appreciated.

[The Architect of DestructionBy Maureen Scott"Obama comes from a community organizer background where it's us against them. But that's not who we are. And that's not the position the leader of our Nation should take." – Dr. Benjamin CarsonObama appears to be a tormented man who is filled with resentment, anger, and disdain for anyone of an opinion or view other than his. He acts in the most hateful, spiteful, malevolent, vindictive ways in order to manipulate and maintain power and control over others. Perhaps because, as a child, he grew up around family members and mentors who instilled him with an abiding bitterness toward the U.S. That bitterness seems not to have left him.It is not the color of his skin that is a problem – for anyone in America. Rather it is the blackness that fills his soul and the hollowness in his heart where there should be abiding pride and love for this country.Think: Have we ever heard Obama speak lovingly of the U.S. or its people, with deep appreciation and genuine respect for our history, our customs, our sufferings and our blessings? Has he ever revealed that, like most patriotic Americans, he gets "goose bumps" when a band plays "The Star Spangled Banner," or sheds a tear when he hears a beautiful rendition of "America the Beautiful?" Does his heart burst with pride when millions of American flags wave on a National holiday – or is he moved to sadness and reflection when someone plays "taps" on a trumpet? Has he ever felt the depth of our admiration of the military, as lovers of those who keep America free feel when soldiers march by? It is doubtful – because Obama did not grow up sharing our experiences or our values. He did not sit at the knee of a grandfather or uncle who showed his medals and told of the bravery of his fellow troops as they fought and tramped through foreign lands sacrificing for a cause greater than their own lives. He didn't have grandparents who told stories of suffering and then coming to America, penniless, and the opportunities they had for building a business and life for their children.Away from this country as a young child, Obama didn't delight in being part of America and its greatness. He wasn't singing our patriotic songs in kindergarten, or standing on the roadside for a holiday parade and eating a hot dog, or lighting sparklers around a campfire on July 4th as fireworks exploded over head, or placing flags on the gravesites of fallen and beloved American heroes.Rather Obama was separated from all of these experiences. He doesn't really understand us and what it means to be an American. He is void of the basic emotions that most feel regarding this country and is insensitive to the instinctive pride we have in our national heritage. His opinions were formed by those who either envied us or wanted him to devalue the United States and the traditions and patriotism that unite us.Obama has never given a speech that is filled with calm, reassuring, complimentary, heartfelt statements about all the people in the U.S. Or one that inspires us to be better, grateful, and proud that, in a short time, our country became a leader, and a protector of so many. Quite the contrary, his speeches always degenerate into mocking, ridiculing tirades as he faults our achievements ,along with any of his critics, all for the sake of a laugh, or to bolster his ego. He uses his Office to threaten and create fear while demeaning and degrading anyone who opposes his policies and actions. Unlike a secure leader, who has noble self-esteem and not false confidence, Obama displays a cocky, haughty attitude and a dread of being critiqued.Mostly, his time seems to be spent causing dissention, unrest, and anxiety among the people rather than uniting us (even though he was presented to us as the "Great Uniter"). He creates chaos for the sake of keeping citizens separated, envious, aggrieved and ready to argue. Under his leadership Americans have been kept on edge, rather than in a state of comfort and security. He incites people to be aggressive toward, disrespectful of, and retaliate against those of differing backgrounds and views. Through such behavior, Obama has lowered the standards for self-control and mature restraint to the level of rowdy, street-fighting gangs. When, instead, he should be raising the bar for people to strive toward becoming more considerate, tolerant, self-disciplined, self-sustaining, and self-assured.Not a day goes by that he is not attempting to defy our laws, remove our rights, over-ride established procedures, install controversial appointees, enact divisive mandates, and assert a dictatorial form of power. Never has there been a leader of this great land who used such tactics to harm and hurt the people and this country. Never have we had a President who spoke with a caustic, evil tongue against the citizenry rather than present himself as a soothing, calming, and trustworthy force. Never, in this country, have we experienced how much stress one man can cause a nation of people – on a daily basis!Obama has promoted the degeneration of peace, civility, and quality of cooperation between us. He thrives on tearing us down, rather than building us up. He is the Architect of the decline of America, and the epitome of a Demagogue.© Maureen Scott]

The Architect of Destruction
By Maureen Scott

"Obama comes from a community organizer background where it's us against them. But that's not who we are. And that's not the position the leader of our Nation should take." – Dr. Benjamin Carson

Obama appears to be a tormented man who is filled with resentment, anger, and disdain for anyone of an opinion or view other than his. He acts in the most hateful, spiteful, malevolent, vindictive ways in order to manipulate and maintain power and control over others. Perhaps because, as a child, he grew up around family members and mentors who instilled him with an abiding bitterness toward the U.S. That bitterness seems not to have left him.

It is not the color of his skin that is a problem – for anyone in America. Rather it is the blackness that fills his soul and the hollowness in his heart where there should be abiding pride and love for this country.

Think: Have we ever heard Obama speak lovingly of the U.S. or its people, with deep appreciation and genuine respect for our history, our customs, our sufferings and our blessings? Has he ever revealed that, like most patriotic Americans, he gets "goose bumps" when a band plays "The Star Spangled Banner," or sheds a tear when he hears a beautiful rendition of "America the Beautiful?" Does his heart burst with pride when millions of American flags wave on a National holiday – or is he moved to sadness and reflection when someone plays "taps" on a trumpet? Has he ever felt the depth of our admiration of the military, as lovers of those who keep America free feel when soldiers march by? It is doubtful – because Obama did not grow up sharing our experiences or our values. He did not sit at the knee of a grandfather or uncle who showed his medals and told of the bravery of his fellow troops as they fought and tramped through foreign lands sacrificing for a cause greater than their own lives. He didn't have grandparents who told stories of suffering and then coming to America, penniless, and the opportunities they had for building a business and life for their children.

Away from this country as a young child, Obama didn't delight in being part of America and its greatness. He wasn't singing our patriotic songs in kindergarten, or standing on the roadside for a holiday parade and eating a hot dog, or lighting sparklers around a campfire on July 4th as fireworks exploded over head, or placing flags on the gravesites of fallen and beloved American heroes.

Rather Obama was separated from all of these experiences. He doesn't really understand us and what it means to be an American. He is void of the basic emotions that most feel regarding this country and is insensitive to the instinctive pride we have in our national heritage. His opinions were formed by those who either envied us or wanted him to devalue the United States and the traditions and patriotism that unite us.

Obama has never given a speech that is filled with calm, reassuring, complimentary, heartfelt statements about all the people in the U.S. Or one that inspires us to be better, grateful, and proud that, in a short time, our country became a leader, and a protector of so many. Quite the contrary, his speeches always degenerate into mocking, ridiculing tirades as he faults our achievements ,along with any of his critics, all for the sake of a laugh, or to bolster his ego. He uses his Office to threaten and create fear while demeaning and degrading anyone who opposes his policies and actions. Unlike a secure leader, who has noble self-esteem and not false confidence, Obama displays a cocky, haughty attitude and a dread of being critiqued.

Mostly, his time seems to be spent causing dissention, unrest, and anxiety among the people rather than uniting us (even though he was presented to us as the "Great Uniter"). He creates chaos for the sake of keeping citizens separated, envious, aggrieved and ready to argue. Under his leadership Americans have been kept on edge, rather than in a state of comfort and security. He incites people to be aggressive toward, disrespectful of, and retaliate against those of differing backgrounds and views. Through such behavior, Obama has lowered the standards for self-control and mature restraint to the level of rowdy, street-fighting gangs. When, instead, he should be raising the bar for people to strive toward becoming more considerate, tolerant, self-disciplined, self-sustaining, and self-assured.

Not a day goes by that he is not attempting to defy our laws, remove our rights, over-ride established procedures, install controversial appointees, enact divisive mandates, and assert a dictatorial form of power.

    Never has there been a leader of this great land who used such tactics to harm and hurt the people and this country.

    Never have we had a President who spoke with a caustic, evil tongue against the citizenry rather than present himself as a soothing, calming, and trustworthy force.

    Never, in this country, have we experienced how much stress one man can cause a nation of people – on a daily basis!

Obama has promoted the degeneration of peace, civility, and quality of cooperation between us. He thrives on tearing us down, rather than building us up. He is the Architect of the decline of America, and the epitome of a Demagogue.

© Maureen Scott

[Republicans piss me off. The Dems at least had the honesty to kick Lieberman out of their party, why the hell do the Republicans let Chris Christie still have a seat at the table? In classic war, the victor is decided by whose Army occupies whose capital at the end of it. In a "counter-insurgency" or "5th gen warfare" who wins is largely a matter of public opinion.Ever wonder why the media worked so hard to link the TEA Party with "racism"? Perception. Ever wonder why the media works so hard to make George Zimmerman a "white hispanic" after they tried to make him "white"? Perception.Ever wonder why when a black kid gets killed by a non-black the media goes into feeding frenzy mode with Al, Jesse, and the rest of the Race Warlord Poverty Pimps, and when a young white couple is slain in their home we hear nothing on the national stage? Perception.The civil war has already started, right now it is a war for perception. The weapons are words, images, and emotional appeal. The Democrats don't give a crap about black people because they are black. Look at how swiftly they turn on any black leader who has the courage to step off the Democrat Plantation. The Democrats care about black people because they are largely a low information voter block that doesn't use critical reasoning skills on issues of budget.The blacks in America are much like the hispanics in that sense, the Democrats really don't care about hispanics (in fact you can look at hispanics doing well under Republican leadership and hispanics doing poorly under Democratic leadership and see who actually cares about creating real opportunities for minorities). The reason the Democrats pull the race card at the drop of the hat is because they have no other card to play. They cannot point to history and say that "wealth redistribution" will create a more wealthy society. Conservatives can look at the history of Socialism, from the USSR to Detroit, and show that wealth redistribution only shares the poverty. The war is on. The firing hasn't happened yet, but politics is bloodless war. And if you aren't fighting to win, get out of the game.The very best thing that a conservative can do is to block every possible iota of "progressive" legislation, and work to dismantle as much "progressive" legislation as possible.The bedrock truth is that Democrats believe government needs to be big enough to give people "freedom from fear, hunger, or want." and that is a blatant appeal for the lazy, uninformed, and unmotivated to say "see, it's not my fault."Some days I think, "Bring on the crash" and I look at my options for surviving through it. Our location in where we live, our country roots upbringing, our country bred survival skills and our awareness of being prepared before anything occurs renders us to be more successful than other. If we survive as a nation we would come out of it stronger (in my opinion, tyrants throughout history have used economic collapse as a means to grab power). Other days I think that we still have time to cushion the crash, that we can choose austerity now and come out of our malaise with some dignity intact. When the collapse happens at least my sons and family are old enough to help out with defense, food security, and other manual labor. I pity the people who have no working clan to congregate in with.]

Republicans piss me off.  The Dems at least had the honesty to kick Lieberman out of their party, why the hell do the Republicans let Chris Christie still have a seat at the table?

In classic war, the victor is decided by whose Army occupies whose capital at the end of it.  In a "counter-insurgency" or "5th gen warfare" who wins is largely a matter of public opinion.

Ever wonder why the media worked so hard to link the TEA Party with "racism"?  Perception.

Ever wonder why the media works so hard to make George Zimmerman a "white hispanic" after they tried to make him "white"?  Perception.

Ever wonder why when a black kid gets killed by a non-black the media goes into feeding frenzy mode with Al, Jesse, and the rest of the Race Warlord Poverty Pimps, and when a young white couple is slain in their home we hear nothing on the national stage?  Perception.

The civil war has already started, right now it is a war for perception.  The weapons are words, images, and emotional appeal.

The Democrats don't give a crap about black people because they are black.  Look at how swiftly they turn on any black leader who has the courage to step off the Democrat Plantation.  The Democrats care about black people because they are largely a low information voter block that doesn't use critical reasoning skills on issues of budget.

The blacks in America are much like the hispanics in that sense, the Democrats really don't care about hispanics (in fact you can look at hispanics doing well under Republican leadership and hispanics doing poorly under Democratic leadership and see who actually cares about creating real opportunities for minorities).

The reason the Democrats pull the race card at the drop of the hat is because they have no other card to play.  They cannot point to history and say that "wealth redistribution" will create a more wealthy society.  Conservatives can look at the history of Socialism, from the USSR to Detroit, and show that wealth redistribution only shares the poverty.

The war is on.  The firing hasn't happened yet, but politics is bloodless war.  And if you aren't fighting to win, get out of the game.

The very best thing that a conservative can do is to block every possible iota of "progressive" legislation, and work to dismantle as much "progressive" legislation as possible.

The bedrock truth is that Democrats believe government needs to be big enough to give people "freedom from fear, hunger, or want." and that is a blatant appeal for the lazy, uninformed, and unmotivated to say "see, it's not my fault."

Some days I think, "Bring on the crash" and I look at my options for surviving through it. Our location in where we live, our country roots upbringing, our country bred survival skills and our awareness of being prepared before anything occurs renders us to be more successful than other.   If we survive as a nation we would come out of it stronger (in my opinion, tyrants throughout history have used economic collapse as a means to grab power).  Other days I think that we still have time to cushion the crash, that we can choose austerity now and come out of our malaise with some dignity intact. When the collapse happens at least my sons  and family are old enough to help out with defense, food security, and other manual labor. I pity the people who have no working clan to congregate in with.

Dereks surgery went just as the Dr planned . They took the disc out and shaved and sanded all the bone spurs off and inserted the cadaver bone and it went just as planned. he will have to wear a neck brace and do very limited movement for a few weeks but should be back to normal after it all said and done.  He ate some spaghetti tonight and the regular pan meds didn't stop the pain so they put a little morphine in his IV and that seems to calm it down so I imagine he will rest tonight and that is what they wanted hm to do so his neck wouldn't be all tightening up. I posted of course on FB, but wanted you all to know the outcome. 

ITS TRUE...
We all need to be aware and on the look out.

Thanks,,
Kjell was in Arizona and I was home dog sitting.. lol

We did however go out to dinner and to see a couple movies this last Sunday.. so I guess that is ok for 9 years together,,

I don't know who you are nykkylsdymes, but thank you. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
I know how many people read the forum.. and there are lots. If there were only a handful, as many think... we would have shut it down a long time ago and not maintained the cost and the site. But that isn't the case.

Maude made a good suggestion..maybe everyone can post something that they hear is going on. Doesn't have to be fancy words... just the information to let others know. I usually am the last to know anything. Makes me so mad.. I will call up to Mark or Derek or Danny and tell them something I have heard and they say" ohhh yea.. I heard that last week!!"
Really??? Well why in the heck didn't somebody tell me?? I find out most of what I want to know through FaceBook.  I think lots of things are posted on peoples Facebook pages, but sometimes they never make it here.. so if someone maybe reads it from FB on their friends pages.. maybe they would post it in here for those of you who aren't on FB or have a set of different friends.

Carla Morgan Hilton posted every day on FB the livestock entry's and how her girls were doing as many others did who were involved in the fair.. I know I took video and stills of the fair parade and just flat haven't had the time to get them edited and on here..
I will try to do that this next week.

Derek Cookson , my youngest. is having neck surgery in the morning. He has to have 2 discs cut and shaved off and a cadaver bone put in.. I hope it helps and will give him some blessed relief from the pain. Poor kid hasn't been hardly able to work more than 45 minutes at a time before he is home laying down for 3 hrs on ice packs. Rochelle, his wife ,has been very patient ... but if this surgery didn't come now.. I think poor Derek might not have lived too many more days.. haha    So I am here at their house staying with and keeping Mason and Cooper until he is back home on Thursday. I'm sure this old MeMaw will be worn slick by then and ready for some rest.

We have been extremely busy with the Outdoor channel"s TV shows.. Shooting Gallery, The Best Defense, Gun Stories and Rapid Fire.  I haven't had to travel as much this year because we now have in our family a German Shepard and a Silky Terrier.  Ranger and Bella.  These 2 are the best of friends and inseparable.. But until he is able to be a little better behaved, and out of the puppy stage, he can't fly and go with us on location as he just gets too excited.. but it won't be long until Kjell and he will start his Search and Rescue classes together and then he will be a constant traveling companion. Bella stays with my Mama on these occasions. We are both enrolled in another class at Gunsite in Arizona this October for Defensive Tactical training for couples. It is a 5 day course so I should leave there with yet more discipline and better training and shooting skills under my belt. Sporting clay league at Flint Oak starts up in September and Kjell and I and Nick Miller are all on a team. That is always a fun time and one I love.  

My grandkids are growing by leaps and bounds. Ashley is now 11 going on 18.. and Mason is 6 and is as gentle natured, calm and soft hearted as they come. Cooper is 21/2 and is every bit a little Derek Cookson..( god help his mama) lol Then we have the latest one.. Cole who is 8 months old. He is a happy happy baby.. only grumpy when he is wet or hungry.

Danny, my oldest, is doing great. Started his own shipping business and its off the ground and doing good. His fiance, Ronda will be substituting teaching this year at West Elk..

My mom Jo McDonald, is doing great..  84 and going strong.. What an awesome woman she is.. I'm sure many of you read her column in the paper every week.

My sister.. Sherri (Mills) Wilder is retiring from FSA after 28 years. Tomorrow is her last day. I'm so glad.. This will allow her to get away from a lot of stress and maybe be able to enjoy life a bit.

Well~~~~ I hope everyone is enjoying the rain and hating the mosquitoes and flys that it seems to have created by the millions. My god.. all the dampness has made mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds!!! with huge teeth!!! lol

Thanks for all those that read.. and thanks for all those that post.. and thanks to all those who continue to keep an open mind and heart to all types of people and personality's.. and know that just because someone is verbal on how they believe and feel doesn't make them a bad person.. It makes them a person who is alive and passionate about life.

Everyone stay safe and never forget to see something funny in each and every day!

(((Was ask to post this on behalf of the Boy Scout Troop of Howard. )))

Boy Scout Troop 53. Howard Ks  This was the class of our Welding Merit Badge project. Thanks to all those who donated materials and special thanks to Micky Wunderlich for  teaching everyone the craft of welding.
Thanks again~~
Billy Bunyard