First Lunar Landing

40 years ago.

Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. (from l. to r.)

Perspective

Yes , the media coverage on the death of Micahel Jackson has been way over the top and bordering on mass hysteria.

Relatives of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Decry Lack of Coverage Amid Jackson Spectacle

A day before New York Rep. Peter King called Michael Jackson a “pervert” unworthy of nonstop media coverage, the aunt of a U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan on the same day Jackson died asked why her nephew's death went virtually unnoticed while the King of Pop got memorial shrines across the country.
"Mr. Jackson received days of wall-to-wall coverage in the media," Martha Gillis wrote to the Washington Post. "Where was the coverage of my nephew or the other soldiers who died that week?"
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As the war heats up in Afghanistan

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Britain Unveils Memorial 4 Years After Transit Bombs

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Happy July 4th

Negative Advertising

There has been quite a bit of news going on recently where ciggies are concerned.

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"Antismoking Proposal Gets Graphic"

(June 30) -- Blackened lung tissue. Amputated finger tips. Tracheotomy scars. Sound appetizing?
These images could be part of a new antismoking campaign in New York City. A proposal from the city's Department of Mental Health and Hygiene suggests prominently displaying antismoking signs near the cash registers of all cigarette retailers.
The legislation would be the first of its kind in the United States. And while Canada, New Zealand and Australia currently have sign requirements, New York would be the first to include graphics, according to The New York Times' City Room blog.

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NYC Could Require Anti-Smoking Signs At Retailers
Plan Would Require About 12,000 Cigarette Retailers To Post Large Anti-Smoking Signs

RIP

Two icons from the 70's lost today.

Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson.

Farrah seen in Wella Balsam print ad.

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Who could forget that head of hair on Farrah angel. Every girl wanted that look.

'English romance novelist Elinor Glyn helped coin the term "It girl" and described it thus: "That quality possessed by some which draws all others with its magnetic force."There's no doubt Farrah Fawcett was the "It girl" of the 1970s.She had it. She looked it. She lived it.Farrah Fawcett was "It."

Felicia Dionisio for WorldNetDaily-

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Danced a lot to Michael Jackson songs :( 70's and 80's he was tops.

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http://michellemalkin.com/2009/06/25/remembering-michael-jackson/

It's Flag Day

I am the flag of the United States of America.

My name is Old Glory.

I fly atop the world's tallest buildings.

I stand watch in America's halls of justice.

I fly majestically over institutions of learning.

I stand guard with power in the world.

Look up and see me.

I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice.

I stand for freedom.

I am confident.

I am arrogant.

I am proud.

When I am flown with my fellow banners,

My head is a little higher,

My colors a little truer.

I bow to no one!

I am recognized all over the world.

I am worshipped - I am saluted.

I am loved - I am revered.

I am respected - and I am feared.

I have fought in every battle of every war for more then 200 years.

I was flown at Valley Forge, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Appomattox.

I was there at San Juan Hill,

the trenches of France, in the Argonne Forest,

Anzio, Rome and the beaches of Normandy.

Guam, Okinawa, Korea and KheSan, Saigon, Vietnam know me.

I'm presently in the mountains of Afganistan

and the hot and dusty deserts of Iraq and wherever freedom is needed.

I led my troops,

I was dirty,

battleworn and tired,

But my soldiers cheered me

and I was proud.

I have been burned, torn and trampled on the streets of countries I have helped set free.

It does not hurt for I am invincible.

I have been soiled upon, burned, torn and trampled in the streets of my country.

And when it's done by those Whom I've served in battle - it hurts.

But I shall overcome - for I am strong.

I have slipped the bonds of Earth and stood watch over the uncharted frontiers of space from my vantage point on the moon.

I have borne silent witness to all of America's finest hours.

But my finest hours are yet to come.

When I am torn into strips and used as bandages for my wounded comrades on the battlefield,

When I am flown at half-mast to honor my soldier,

Or when I lie in the trembling arms of a grieving parent at the grave of their fallen son or daughter.

Please forward my message to all who still love and respect me that I may fly proudly for another two hundred years.

Memorial Day

“They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.”
For the Fallen, Laurence Binyon

Happy holy days?

Happy Easter and Happy Passover.


Here is how April has been so far:

three police officers shot dead in Pittsburgh, a shooting spree in Binghamton, New York, an earthquake in Italy (deathtoll: 275?) , this is just to name a few in the realm of bad news.

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A 22 year old Angels rookie killed in a car accident.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/sports/baseball/angels/Angels-Pitcher-Among-3-Killed-in-Fullerton-Hit-Run.html



Again, Happy Easter and Happy Passover.

Fallen Heroes

This editorial from the San Francisco Chronicle is dated March 23, 2009 about the horrible homicide of four Oakland police officers.

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March was a cruel month.

Natasha Richardson dies at 45

I am very saddened by Natasha Richardson's death. Life is so short and there is no telling when and where.

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bogus diet ads

Will the real diet diva please stand up.
These advertisements keep on appearing.

Jenny has a terrific looking diet blog.
Jenny claims she lost weight through two methods. A Acai Berry free trial. ???(uaaaa tonic)
And then a colon cleanse. Her pictures look good, she claims to have lost a lot of belly flat and the pictures show this. Excuse me, belly fat.

http://jennysdietblog.com/?ID=avalu-c1-gID=160-d1&kw=160valuswf3

Jenny appears again as Michelle with her weight loss program:

http://www.michellesweightloss.com/

Lo and behold we see she also appears as Lucy with the same before and after photographs.

http://lucysweightloss.com/journal/5/?t202id=65468&t202kw=

Enter these sites at your own risk. People are vulnerable when it comes to weight gain and loss and sadly there are always others to take advantage of this.