Ok, so I'm feeling quite somber right now. Growing up Memorial Day was just another holiday - an excuse to cancel school, take a long weekend, gear up for summer and have a good time. I vaguely remember my mom and dad would occasionally return from a visit to the family plot where my dad's parents are both buried, and I would be like "Oh yeah, we're supposed to reflect on the dearly departed today
Today is the day Memorial Day was originally observed on prior to being moved to create a three day weekend. Over at Done With Mirrors Callimachus tells the stories of soldiers and civilians that gave their lives doing what they believed was right and highlights one of the truly grim facts of war; that all too often war costs us bravest and most selfless citizens that our nation has to offer.
Right before I published my previous post, a reply to an anonymous commenter, they left another comment. Anonymous said it was okay (in other words never mind) and that they wouldn't be coming back. And, so far they haven't been back, and so I'm moving on. :0)I gotta tell you what I great time I had with the Big Weiss family visiting A Hoosier Family! Last time I saw my sister and her family was
Memorial Day is an American holiday in honor of every U.S. soldier that passed away during their military service for their country. Memorial Day is always celebrated on the last monday of May. Due to the nature of Memorial Day, not every search engine has decided to create a special logo for Memorial Day.The following is a note from Google on why the company decided not to have a special logo in
Since 2006 we have been going to Odiorne Point State Park on Memorial Day. The first year I was 8 months pregnant with Lani and basically sat on my fat pregnant butt:) Last year we were able to bring Lani with us. I certainly was not able to sit on my butt this time with an 11 month old who wanted to MOVE constantly! I almost dressed Lani in that same outfit since it still fits her. Too funny!!
I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day. I did, the wife and I celibrated her birthday spending the night at a local hotel Casino and resort. A good time was had by us both.But I could not help but think about Memorial Day and where it comes from, and its connection to the blues. I have heard songs by several of the prewar bluesmen like Sonny Boy Williamson I, that mention Decoration Day. So
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I gotta say, while the libs think this guy is the second coming, I have to question his basic intellect. He seems to be a daily gaffe machine… this one came over the weekend. It doesn’t get much better than this (email readers watch here):
Someone on that massive campaign staff needs to explain to [...]
Well as Mike said in his post, we were unable to go to Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600, but we did sit around the camp fire and watch it.
Over Memorial Day Weekend we went to Lansing Cottonwood Campground. Granted we live in Mason, so it wasn’t a long trip or anything, but [...]
We are back to posting events that happen at the club! Staff has been extremely busy with the planning of parties and were just unable to get to the blog so we will try to get back to normal with this.Friday night was a good sized group and a lot of fun. Good food and great conversation, not the typical Friday night, more couples came out to have a good time.Saturday night was just awesome, Games
5-23-08 “Try to remember what Memorial Day really is all about, especially now. The US military has not been this attacked and vilified since the Vietnam War era, except the difference is in this case the US military in Iraq and Afghanistan are cleaning up, cleaning clocks. The news out of Iraq, from Sadr City and Basra is so good the Drive-Bys are ignoring it. The Iraqis taking over in
On Friday, I went to the American Museum of Natural History to check out the exhibition, Water: H20 = Life. This show ended yesterday, so I was eager to see it before it was gone.On Sunday, I attended my first Yankee game of this historic last season at 'The House That Ruth Built' with Bob, Duncan and Nellie. We had fantastic seats. The weather was perfect. And most enjoyably, the Yankees rall
Yesterday my husband and I had planned to see the movie Indian Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. As soon as we arrived in the movie theater I was surprised to see the chaos among the movie goers. The theater was packed with people. When we looked at the schedule for the Indiana Jones, it was all sold out!. I was disappointed because I'd really want to see this movie right then. So we
It's good to see that the standards are set incredibly low for what the ideal weekend in Flint entails."It would have been hard to script Memorial Day weekend much better for the Genesee County Parks and Recreation Commission. There was warm-enough weather and little rain, good crowds, and no E.coli problems."~Ron Fonger/Elizabeth Shaw of The Flint Journal
This weekend has been quite something. So this will just be a long rant of things. Friday I went to see the new Indy movie. yes i went and saw it, yes it was a good movie. before all of you haters go omg it was horrible. i can't believe they did that! 1. STFU! 2. OMFG Get over IT! 3. Its just a movie and it was damn entertaining, so WTF are you complaining about? Are you expecting it to change y
We’re just past Memorial Day weekend. I have to say that I’m a bit saddened that Memorial Day isn’t really observed for what it’s meant to honor, which is fallen U.S. soldiers. I don’t go out of my way to do a lot for the day, but I do think about the sacrifices made by others. Unfortunately, I saw a lot of other celebrations going on, too, that had nothing to do w
This from Powerline video via Michelle Malkin, Gateway Pundit subject Line: Zombie Time!… Obama Sees Dead People at New Mexico Speech LOL!!!! - The Roadkill Diaries has: Raising The Dead - Is there nothing Obama can’t do?
Barack Obama must be the most gaffe-prone politician in memory. Today, he delivered a Memorial Day speech in [...]
Tired of pictures yet? We went to a nearby Lilac Park yesterday morning. Sadly, the gardens were long past their prime, but I did manage to get a few cute pictures...its hard not to with such an adorable subject! (So, I'm playing around with Picasa's awesome free photo editing software - which of the above Tulip photos do you prefer? The bright one, or the subtle one?)
Last year on May 26th my nephew Alex drowned in a lake near his home. Seven years old and profoundly autistic, he was a charming master of escape and even with all the precautions his parents had taken to prevent such a tragedy he slipped away and by the time neighbors and family could locate him it was too late.It was a time our family will always remember and we think of Alex often, especially
LogoBlog proudly honors U.S. Memorial Day 2008 but we are badly missing Google’s logo design on this occasion. Yahoo! and Ask.com, even Dogpile, all commemorated Memorial Day, along with other holidays and events, but for some reason Google seems to be reluctant to do so.
Here is a collection of all those logo designs [...]
~Snooper~Many speeches and blog posts and articles were written for today and a few Blog Talk Radio shows aired today all remembering the Fallen Heroes and giving proper respect. The following is a brief list of the ones I know of.THE AMERICAN FLAG SPEAKSLest We ForgetA Patriotic Moment PleaseMidnight Blue SaysThe TriumvirateEuphoric RealityMDConservativeNews BustersRadio PatriotAll American Patr
We went to my mother-in-law’s place today for Memorial Day. I had a whole bunch of the pink lemonade buttercream left over, so I quickly whipped up a batch of white velvet cupcakes and topped them with the buttercream and brought them with us for dessert. Everyone enjoyed the cupcakes. And the white velvet cake [...]
Please join me in a moment of reflection for those who have given their lives in times of war.
On this day of reflection, it becomes even more concrete that war is a bane of human existence. As we continue into the 21st Century, we must remain vigilant in our efforts to bring peaceful solutions [...]
.da Wikipedia:"Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (in 2008 on May 26). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who perished while in military service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include casualties of any war or military action." ma
>...(Obama) began: "On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes -- and I see many of them in the audience here today -- our sense of patriotism is particularly strong." Memorial Day honors those who have died in our nation's military service. Is it possible that Obama does not know this?......>>
Nearly 100 young musicians from Palatine High School, near Chicago, raised $45,000 for their Memorial Day trip to California, which ended today with a free concert for 600 visitors in the White House East Room at the Nixon Library. Director of the award-winning band program at Palatine for nearly 30 years, Raeleen Horn led her [...]
Well my hubby and the kitties all spent a nice day at home. Kali made sure we were awake by 4 am, she just doesn't get the concept of sleeping in. Simba is up on the back of my computer chair right now.
My Dad was born in 1925 and he is a WWII vet. He was a ball turret gunner in the B-17 bombers over Europe. He flew in the Battle of the Bulge and many other missions during the war over Germany. I
I was settling in for a nice afternoon of surfing and listening to music when my conscience panged. "It was Memorial Day and I should do something besides blog about it, action being twice as valuable as thought (unless you're Plato or something). Besides, I have my paternal responsibilities, examples to give, etc.."
I looked on the internet and saw that Canoga Park in the Valley above Los Angele
Culture Watch by Nancy Morgan. This week: Memorial Day blessings, scientists take a stand against Globaloney and Britain's boy boobs problems. Also: Good News, Government at Work, Culture, Essential Trivia and Idiots of the Week.
Heh. I got to hand to the ol' gal, she can really move. This doesn't however, excuse the stupid comment that she made. Not in my mind at least. I still wish she'd just drop out and let history take it's course. But then again, we are talking about a Clinton here. Technorati Tags: Politics ,Opinion ,Hillary ,Hillary Clinton ,Humor
CULTURE WATCH, Volume 16by Nancy MorganRight Bias This weekend, the country mourns our fallen soldiers. Without them its very possible our lives would mirror those poor souls in Burma, or worse. Thank God for our country, our soldiers and our way of life. I count my blessings every day. Unfortunately, there are those that don't appreciate how very blessed we are to live in the greatest country in
Butch from 123 Beta Blog shared with me in his Reader about Google not displaying a customized Google graphic to honor this day; Memorial Day.
Making mental note to ask Butch about his blog title and how he came up with it.
I in turn shared it with my friends but with a snarky remark because the [...]
Please take a moment to reflect on this day and remember all these brave men and women who gave up so much for this country.
A patriotic ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of America's military members is scheduled for May 26 at 11 A.M. in Arlington National Cemetery.
This year's event, which marks the 140th observance of Memorial Day on these hallowed grounds, will be hosted by Major Ge
We made one up to Youngstown and back (about a 400 mile round trip) to see my wife's birth mother (she was given up for adoption at a few days old). Maybe 20 years or so ago they were able to locate one another and the relationship has gone through it's ups and downs. Right now its good. Today she met for the first time a half brother, who just recently got back from Afghanistan.Mrs. Buckblog says
(New York, NY) Many families enjoyed Memorial Day weekend outside or at the beach. But one group of kids took time out of their weekend to give back and remember all of the men and women who died serving our country. CBS 2's Kristine Johnson has more.
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Today is Memorial Day in the United States. The holiday commemorates those who have fallen in military service for their countries. Many of you already know all of this.
These types of holidays used to be another day off for me. While I appreciated, in general, what those who had fallen had done [...]
I thought I'd post up a couple of pics I found on the Internet of Patriotic horses to celebrate this day of remembrance. Remembering our soldiers. Unfortunately I was unable to get to a parade today, but we did have a nice breakfast at Millie's Pancake House. So a wonderful Memorial Day to all and hope you all have nice backyard barbecues with friends and family!Please visit
for more horse stori
>Glen Campbell wrote the song Galveston for Vietnam War Veterans, although I believe it's a soldiers song- a battle cry from a young man far from home. On this Memorial Day let us pray that our soldiers prayers will be answered; and keep in mind one of my favorite quotes: Aeschylus"And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our
In this war – as in others – I am less interested in honoring the dead than in preventing the dead.- Butler Shafferthe other day i was just glancing through the book Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukov and somewhere one line really struck me which says, "Since the end of the Vietnam War, three times more veterans have taken their own lives than the number of men and women who were killed during the
So umm... happy memorial day!
As you (should) know, there was no school today...
You know what I realized yesterday?
The chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates is obviously super rich, but what I realized is that his name is Bill (short for William, but..). You might be wondering what in the world I mean, but think about it. He's "Billion dollar Bill"!
Strange, right?
- Kat
Memorial day for the war dead. Add nowthe grief of all your losses to their grief,even of a woman that has left you. Mixsorrow with sorrow, like time-saving history,which stacks holiday and sacrifice and mourningon one day for easy, convenient memory.Oh, sweet world soaked, like bread,in sweet milk for the terrible toothless God."Behind all this some great happiness is hiding."No use to weep insid
It is Memorial Day (Observed) today in the U.S.
If you don’t already know, “Observed” is a euphemism for pulling up our national holidays by their roots and plopping them down into three-day weekends that have nothing to do with why they are supposed to be celebrated.
This one originally was called Decoration Day. It was a [...]
Today we remember those who have fallen for the cause of promoting freedom and defending the rights of all men. God Bless those troops who’ve given their ultimate sacrifice and God Bless those families who have lost loved ones.
I thought this would also be a good time to share with you my experience today.
I found [...]
It’s that time of year again. Summer makes a welcome return into our lives. Here in Northern Virginia we are lucky to have a beautiful 85 degree, cloudless day. Over the weekend we enjoyed the sounds of the Harley Davidson’s roaring into DC for the Rolling Thunder’s annual Memorial Day parade.
Here [...]
For those in the United States, Happy Memorial Day, and a moment of silence for those fallen. [History.com]
Pat Tillman and other NFL players and coaches who died for their country. [Hashmarks]
On to the Broncos: Just to answer your question: YES. [FanHouse]
Matt Prater is feeling the heat. [Denver Post]
The scam artist who swindled millions from the [...]
Thank You.Douglas Eckhardt, Master Sergeant, United States Air Force, Korean War & Vietnam War Veteran (Maternal Grandfather)John Cliff, Lt. Colonel, United States Air Force, WWII & Korean War Veteran (Paternal Grandfather)
No Matter What You Do Today… Spare ‘Em A Thought… OK?
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It has been a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend and I had some absolutely killer wines that probably helped in the relaxation.Started off with the best bottle yet of the 2004 George Breuer "Terre Montosa" which is young vines from some of his best vineyards including Berg Schlossberg and Nonnenberg. It is a wonderfully minerally and very concentrated wine with a grippy-like texture. The aromas run to
I was raised in a home which featured no television and lots and lots of books, most of them about the military and military history. The result was, I never had much of a desire to go into the military. I think that the closest I ever really got was probably summer marching band practice on a parking lot in Florida! And that was usually only a couple of weeks long.Nonetheless, I have always had t
Memorial Day is special. In nearby cemeteries in Metrowest are Medal of Honor recipients, the highest honor bestowed for bravery by the Congress of the United States.They all chose to stand and fall with those who feel it is an honor to serve their country. Memorial Day reminds me that freedom is not free.
The blog-o-sphere is full of citizens honoring the ultimate sacrifice that so many our country's soldiers have made. It is extremely difficult to put the deep sense of gratitude I feel into words (and, truthfully, it seems a bit nonsensical to try). But, I would just like to express my disappointment with the politicization and partisanship that I have seen across the internet so far this mornin
Can we please start taking the serious the idea that honoring the troops can, and should, mean bringing them home?
Over 4,000 US soldiers have died in Iraq (more than 500 more than where we were last Memorial Day).
Over 30,000 US soldiers have been wounded in Iraq (more than 5,000 more than where we were last Memorial Day).
In memory of those who have died and those who have been wounded, lets
Today is Memorial Day here in the USA -- a day (not, one would hope, the only day) on which we remember those who perished while in military service to the nation. It's a day fraught with mixed emotions during the ongoing Iraq war, which could become the longest and most expensive war in the country's history (4082 US military dead and more than $500 billion...and counting).This isn't the day for
Hey guys, Tink here, giving Macro a little break. Just a reminder that today would be a great day to start playing games and to start adding up those coins for the Medieval Home Contest. I can’t wait to see what everyone comes up with!
Fly High! Tink
To all who doesn't know yet, it is the Memorial day here in US. Every country has its own memorial day, right? I think in the Philippines, it happened every November. And here in US, always every the month of May. But what it is really all about? Let's commemorate these days of where and when Memorial Day begun.Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May
Even though it is Memorial Day Weekend and the US markets are closed, markets around the world are open for business. There’s some news on CNN, where Bufett is quoted as saying that the US is in a recession."I believe that we are already in a recession," Buffet was quoted as saying. "Perhaps not in the sense as defined by economists. ... But people are already feeling the effects of a recession.
In between grilling copious amounts of brats and burgers, remembering our troops and taking naps outside, please note that Memorial Day also offers a great opportunity for TV watching.Like the days leading up to Christmas, Memorial Day is rife with TV marathons. If you have an addictive personality, just need to catch up on some old favorites, or if you just have nothing else to do and hate the su
In between grilling copious amounts of brats and burgers, remembering our troops and taking naps outside, please note that Memorial Day also offers a great opportunity for TV watching.Like the days leading up to Christmas, Memorial Day is rife with TV marathons. If you have an addictive personality, just need to catch up on some old favorites, or if you just have nothing else to do and hate the su
Today is Memorial Day in America. Memorial Day is a day in which we honor our fallen soldier. It falls on the last Monday in May. In honor of day, here's a history of holiday.HistoryFollowing the end of the American Civil War, many places set aside a day to honor the soldiers who died in the war. These observances eventually coalesced around Decoration Day, honoring the Union dead, and several Co
Today is Memorial Day in America. Memorial Day is a day in which we honor our fallen soldier. It falls on the last Monday in May. In honor of day, here's a history of holiday.HistoryFollowing the end of the American Civil War, many places set aside a day to honor the soldiers who died in the war. These observances eventually coalesced around Decoration Day, honoring the Union dead, and several Co
This Memorial Day my wife and I will be going to a local national cemetery with my grandmother to observe the Memorial Day ceremony. The ceremony usually has a performance buy one of the Air Force bands, speeches given by veterans and local military officials, and it ends with a flyover. Afterward, we will [...]
It is the soldier, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag,
who serves beneath the flag, and
whose coffin is draped [...]
2008 Memorial Day Poster. (Poster created by Virginia Reyes; U.S. Air Force photo/Vance Janes) 030529-N-9500T-003 Seattle, Wash. (May 29, 2003) -- Photographed from a UH-3 “Sea King” helicopter assigned to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Search and Rescue team, the famous Seattle, Space Needle built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair, stands 620 feet tall with revolving restaurants and a 360 d
Memorial Day SonnetIf Liberty means anything to me,I will remember what my freedom cost,By those who gave their all to keep me free,Whose lives were sacrificed, but never lost.I will remind myself of what they did,And keep them dearly cherished in my heart;Their honor never from me shall be hidAnd I will know they always did their partTo save our nation and its people here,To pledge their lives in
For the last 5 months, the four of us here at OPC have been working on (and writing about) our home improvements and community activites. Each day we work & write, we take for granted the safe homes and community we live in, the amazing U.S. infrastructure that provides us food, water, and power, and the [...]
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Hello Community,
What a stunning day it is here in Virginia Beach . Im sitting on my back porch listening to the birds chirp that the waterfall from the pool. I could go back to sleep. It should be a wonderful day to enjoy. I started the day off with a podcast on simple money saving tips. I hope it gets some down loads
Alison Creamer
Remax Alleigiance
www.alisoncreamer.com
21st Annual Fleet Week: NYCNew York City (May 21, 2008) - Amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) passes by the Statue of Liberty as it steams up the Hudson River during the parade of ships for the 21st Fleet Week New York 2008. More than 4,000 Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen participate in various community relations projects and see the sights in New York City.U.S. Navy photo by Mass
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Today is Memorial Day, and to honor those who've fallen defending America, we're profiling the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (SOWF). SOWF provides free college scholarship grants, along with financial aid and educational counseling, to the children of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident. Go to
The Lifehacker editorial team is taking a break from posting to observe Memorial Day here in the U.S. today. While we’re away from our computers geeking out at the grill, our thoughts will be with the brave men and women of the military who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In the meantime, to [...]
For those of you who do not live in the United States, today is Memorial Day, a day to commemorate the deaths of soldiers who "perished while in military service to their country."
My father and his three brothers served in World War II. My dad was accepted into flight school, and once he arrived it turned out he suffered from motion sickness and couldn't be a pilot. He was terribly disappointed
