Woke up to this today and it really bummed me out. Had been praying that Phil would recover from his stroke but I guess that wasn’t in God’s plans for him.

The Deadliest Catch is a terrific show and a huge reason why is Captain Phil. He was just a straight up down to earth guy and I loved watching the interaction between him and his sons.

RIP Phil…You will be missed by a lot of people including me and my family

"It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad – Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end," sons Josh and Jake Harris said in a statement released by the network. "For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down."
In a statement, Discovery Channel senior vice president Elizabeth Hillman says, "Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him." "We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart," she said.

Read the rest here: ‘Deadliest Catch’ captain dies

To steal phrase from Rush: My favorite President the great Ronaldus Maximis would have been 99 today and God knows we could use the Gipper now.

Check out some of Regan’s best quotes & also here quotes

Today, January 8th is the King’s birthday so happy birthday Elvis! Hard to fathom he was born in 1935 and would have been 75 if he had lived! Unreal…

I’ve always been a huge fan due in no small part to my parents playing his records from the day I was born. Even watched his Aloha from Hawaii TV special when I was 5. I really like almost all of his music but my favorite I think will always be…

Little Sister

Here’s the true meaning of Christmas from the greatest Christmas special of ALL-TIME. Enjoy.

I posted this last year and all but a few things hold true.
I still love Rush and just listened to his annual Thanksgiving story today.

What’s changed from last year is we did have another terrorist attack on US soil, Fort Hood, my mom is in town this year & both my in-laws went to Florida so hope they have a great time.

As for everyone else hope you have a great turkey day, know I will!

I dedicate this post to my father who is a Korean war vet and 2 of my uncle’s who are Vietnam vets and my father in-law who’s a Vietnam vet.

Thank you guys and to all who are or have worn the uniform of the American soldier.

We owe our freedom and very lives to you!

• Veterans Day from Military.com
• Wikipedia Entry for Veterans Day
• History of Veterans day from Va.gov

The great Ronaldus Maximus giving one of his best speeches. Pity the current crop of ‘world leaders’ and state run media don’t give Ronnie his due for the part he played in the wall coming down.  But we lived through it and know how it really went down.

Reagan – Tear Down This Wall

These all look great, if I had the money I’d visit everyone of them!

1)  Netherworld – Norcross, GA (Atlanta area)
One of the most creative and ingenious Haunted houses ever created; movie quality special effects, elaborate sets, a powerful acting troupe and remarkably unique scares make Netherworld our #1 Haunted House in 2009!
http://www.fearworld.com/
2)  House of Shock – New Orleans, LA
The House of Shock is one of the most infamous Haunted Attractions in the world! A full horror pre-show features pyrotechnics, explosions and even a freak show.
http://www.houseofshock.com/
3)  13th Gate – Baton Rougue, LA
Louisiana takes 2 of our top 3 spots with 13th Gate coming in at #3 on our list.
Journey through 13 intensely detailed areas where your worst nightmares come true and anything can happen.
http://www.midnightproduction.com

4)   The Darkness – St. Louis, MO
With a total renovation for 2009 you’ll see props and sets beyond your imagination at this fright complex in the city under the arch.
http://www.scarefest.com

5)  Dead Acres – Pataskala, OH (Columbus area)
An all out extreme haunted house on the outskirts of Columbus, OH; Dead Acres is a full on sensory assault performed every night right before your very eyes!
http://www.deadacres.com/

See all the rest here…HALLOWEEN 2009: FANGORIA’S TOP 20 HOMETOWN HAUNTS

As I peruse my usual political sites everyday I’m noticing a growing trend of Conservatives lashing out against Glenn Beck. Didn’t include the links here but anyone paying attention knows what I’m talking about but anyway…

For the life of me I don’t understand all the hate, scorn & ridicule directed at Beck from the right side of the aisle. Your just helping the Far left, anti-American whack-jobs by hating on ole GB. In my opinion Glenn is doing the lords work. Yeah, he can be over the top and buffoonish at times and he freely admits he’s a clown but all that aside. He is single handedly doing more to expose Obama & his socialist/communist puppet masters than any other person in America including Rush. If Beck keeps this up, pulling back the curtains to expose the real wizards pulling the levers, I fear he’s going to be snuffed out. Every night I watch his show and as he peels the layers away from all the left wing, Soros funded progressive(socialist) groups I shake my head and think to myself: Dude, I sincerely hope you wear a bullet proof vest & have security for you and your family.

Scary for modern day America but that’s where we find ourselves in Obama’s quickly developing Airstrip One.

If we follow the path our living messiah is attempting to lead us down this could be our terrifying future.

January 20, Year 20 AO (After Obama)

Early morning sunlight flashed in Bill’s face, which wrinkled in irritation. He rolled on his back, leaving the worst of the light on his shoulder but too late; the sun had done its job. He was awake. He lay there for another minute or two but finally caved in to the inevitable, threw the heavy blankets aside and sat up, dropping his feet to the floor.
Brr. Freezing. He got up, the chill starting to sink in, and looked at his thermostat. 60 degrees. *SIGH* It was on days like this that he missed being able to set his temperature as he liked it instead of having a federally regulated thermostat set it for him. He knew a couple of tech-savvy guys who had hacked theirs and set it so that they were comfortable. Later they said it was almost worth the huge fine they had to pay and the public shaming. Almost. Bill had a sneaking admiration for them but realized, of course that carbon crimes were no small matter.
He opened his small closet and pulled out his robe and wrapped it tightly around himself , walked into his cramped living room and plopped down on the sofa, picked up the remote, hit the Power button and the TV actually turned on! . Excellent. Thank goodness for sunny days. Since electricity had started to get so expensive back in the early Change days most folks had done the only sensible thing and had gone green. Of course with any worthwhile endeavor there were sacrifices to be made and the fact that most green technologies were a bit, well dodgy, just had to be accepted. On a really cloudy day his rooftop sun collector produced about enough power to keep his refrigerator going and keep his quota of four, 60 watt max energy saver light bulbs on. But today he had heat and TV, too.

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