Monday, May 25, 2009

New Categories Added to our Antiques Website





We have added two new sub-categories to our ChShops Mall Store at: Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry. They are "Cards & Notes" in our Media & Book Section and "Electronics & Amateur Radio Gear" in our Home & Garden Section.

Pictured above: Unopened package of Notes and Envelopes; and A GE Princess Phone, all in MINT condition.

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Saturday, May 23, 2009

Timeshare Vacations in Ruidoso, NM




This Week we are high-lighting the Crown Point Condominiums in Ruidoso, NM. Nestled on a mountain side overlooking the city of Ruidoso, the scenic view from the timeshare resort is outstanding.

Situated atop Camelot Mountain, Crown Point Condominiums overlooks a scenic mountain panorama. On site, you can enjoy the indoor pool, exercise and games room, tennis court, hot tub, and racquetball court. A short drive away is summer horse racing, hiking, biking, horseback riding, fishing, and golf courses. In winter, Ski Apache is located about 23 miles away and boasts a top elevation of 11,400 feet and a vertical drop of 1,700 feet. Enjoy casino gambling at three local casinos. Fine art galleries, specialty boutiques, and antiques stores are in the village of Ruidoso.

Crown Point Condominiums is an RCI Points Resort.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009

Memorial Day




"Once each May, amid the quiet hills and rolling lanes and breeze-brushed trees of Arlington National Cemetery, far above the majestic Potomac and the monuments and memorials of our Nation's Capital just beyond, the graves of America's military dead are decorated with the beautiful flag that in life these brave souls followed and loved.

This scene is repeated across our land and around the world, wherever our defenders rest. Let us hold it our sacred duty and our inestimable privilege on this day to decorate these graves ourselves -- with a fervent prayer and a pledge of true allegiance to the cause of liberty, peace, and country for which America's own have ever served and sacrificed. ... Our pledge and our prayer this day are those of free men and free women who know that all we hold dear must constantly be built up, fostered, revered and guarded vigilantly from those in every age who seek its destruction.

We know, as have our Nation's defenders down through the years, that there can never be peace without its essential elements of liberty, justice and independence. Those true and only building blocks of peace were the lone and lasting cause and hope and prayer that lighted the way of those whom we honor and remember this Memorial Day. To keep faith with our hallowed dead, let us be sure, and very sure, today and every day of our lives, that we keep their cause, their hope, their prayer, forever our country's own." --Ronald Reagan

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Memorial Day Origin




From: Memorial Day Origin
MEMORIAL DAY ORIGIN

Memorial days did not start in Petersburg, Virginia; Waterloo, New York; or any other city in the United States. Memorial days upon which the graves of the communities' heroes were decorated with flowers and garlands are ancient customs originating in Greece 2,500 years ago.

Memorial days were set aside during the American Civil War in both the United States and the Confederate States of America.

Following the Civil War, also known as the War Between the States, various communities started having memorial services for the war dead. The city of Waterloo, New York was officially recognized as the place where the first memorial services were held after the Civil War.

Petersburg, Virginia, has a clear, unbroken, logical chain of events making it the inspiration for and origin of the NATIONAL Memorial Day.

See additional information at:
Memorial Day Origin
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May Sale At Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry


May Sale At Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry

From May 1 through May 31, 2009, all of our Crafts & Craftings items and all of our New/Nearly New Clothing items are 10% off.

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Monday, May 18, 2009

Friday Mornings At The Pentagon


Let us salute them every Friday morning from wherever we are.
"Still Serving God and America"

Subject: FW: FRIDAY MORNINGS AT THE PENTAGON --

Joe Galloway - Co-author of "We Were
Soldiers Once..... And Young"

FRIDAY MORNING AT THE PENTAGON
By JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY
McClatchy Newspapers

Over the last 12 months, 1,042 soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force
personnel have given their lives in the terrible duty that is war.
Thousands more have come home on stretchers, horribly wounded and
facing months or years in military hospitals.

This week, I'm turning my space over to a good friend and former
roommate, Army Lt. Col. Robert Bateman, who recently completed a year
long tour of duty in Iraq and is now back at the Pentagon.

Here's Lt. Col. Bateman's account of a little-known ceremony that fills
the halls of the Army corridor of the Pentagon with cheers, applause
and many tears every Friday morning. It first appeared on May 17 on
the Weblog of media critic and pundit Eric Alterman at the Media
Matters for America Website.

"It is 110 yards from the "E" ring to the "A" ring of the Pentagon.
This section of the Pentagon is newly renovated; the floors shine, the
hallway is broad, and the lighting is bright. At this instant the
entire length of the corridor is packed with officers, a few sergeants
and some civilians, all crammed tightly three and four deep against the
walls. There are thousands here.

This hallway, more than any other, is the Army' hallway.
The G3 offices line one side, G2 the other, G8 is around the corner.
All Army. Moderate conversations flow in a low buzz. Friends who may
not have seen each other for a few weeks, or a few years, spot each
other, cross the way and renew their friendships.

Everyone shifts to ensure an open path remains down the center. The air
conditioning system was not designed for this press of bodies in this
area. The temperature is rising already. Nobody cares.10:36
hours: The clapping starts at the E-Ring. That is the outer most of
the five rings of the Pentagon and it is closest to the entrance to the
building.. This clapping is low, sustained, hearty. It is applause with
a deep emotion behind it as it moves forward in a wave down the length
of the hallway.

A steady rolling wave of sound it is, moving at the pace of the soldier
in the wheelchair who marks the forward edge with his presence. He is
the first. He is missing the greater part of one leg, and some of his
wounds are still suppurating.. By his age I expect that he is a
private, or perhaps a private first class.

Captains, majors, lieutenant colonels and colonels meet his gaze and
nod as they applaud, soldier to soldier. Three years ago when I
described one of these events, those lining the hallways were somewhat
different. The applause a little wilder, perhaps in private guilt for
not having shared in the burden. Yet.

Now almost everyone lining the hallway is, like the man in the
wheelchair, also a combat veteran. This steadies the applause, but I
think deepens the sentiment. We have all been there now. The soldier's
chair is pushed by, I believe, a full colonel. Behind him, and
stretching the length from Rings E to A, come more of his peers, each
private, corporal, or sergeant assisted as need be by a field grade
officer.

11:00 hours: Twenty-four minutes of steady applause. My hands hurt, and
I laugh to myself at how stupid that sounds in my own head. My hands
hurt.. Please! Shut up and clap. For twenty-four minutes, soldier after
soldier has come down this hallway - 20, 25, 30. Fifty-three legs come
with them, and perhaps only 52 hands or arms, but down this hall came
30 solid hearts.

They pass down this corridor of officers and applause, and then meet
for a private lunch, at which they are the guests of honor, hosted by
the generals. Some are wheeled along. Some insist upon getting out of
their chairs, to march as best they can with their chin held up, down
this hallway, through this most unique audience. Some are catching
handshakes and smiling like a politician at a Fourth of July parade.
More than a couple of them seem amazed and are smiling shyly.

There are families with them as well: the 18-year-old war-bride
pushing her 19-year-old husband's wheelchair and not quite
understanding why her husband is so affected by this, the boy she grew
up with, now a man, who had never shed a tear is crying; the older
immigrant Latino parents who have, perhaps more than their wounded
mid-20s son, an appreciation for the emotion given on their son's
behalf. No man in that hallway, walking or clapping, is ashamed by the
silent tears on more than a few cheeks.
An Airborne Ranger wipes his eyes only to better see. A couple of the
officers in this crowd have themselves been a part of this parade in
the past.

These are our men, broken in body they may be, but they are our
brothers, and we welcome them home. This parade has gone on, every
single Friday, all year long, for more than four years.

Did you know that? The media hasn't yet told the story. And probably
never will.
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Saturday, May 16, 2009

TimeSharing and Conventioning in Phoenix, AZ



We are enjoying the 100+ and sunny degree weather in Phoenix, AZ this weekend, while we attend the NRA Convention. On Saturday evening we had dinner with Oliver North and John Stossel at the Celebration of American Values Banquet. We hear that this event was the largest dinner ever served at one time in the history of the entire state of AZ!!

The 2nd Amendment is alive and well--for now--convention attendance has broken all records.

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While in the Phoenix area, we are staying at our timeshare exchange resort at the Sheraton Desert Oasis in Scottsdale, AZ. This Starwood facility is an RCI Gold Crown Resort and is a great location for vacationing in this area.

The resort's luxurious villas are situated on 10 acres that boast a 4,500-square-foot swimming pool, a quiet pool, cascading waterfalls, secluded spa grotto, poolside cabana, children's play area, activies program, fitness center, arcade, Wireless Internet and a centrally located clubhouse. And we are just minutes away from the Scottsdale Tournament Players Club, host of the PGA's Phoenix Open.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Rare American Silver Dollar Sells for $2.3 Million


DOLLAR SELLS FOR $2.3 MILLION

One of the rarest American coins, the 1804 Adams-Carter silver dollar named for two previous owners of the coin, brought $2.3 million at a Heritage Galleries auction about two weeks ago. Because of the recession, the coin sold for a half-million dollars less than it would have brought last year, according to the New Jersey dealer who bought it. The 15 known 1804 silver dollars were not struck that year. The first eight were made in 1834 as gifts to foreign heads of state. Another was struck in 1857, and six more were made later--perhaps illegally by a U.S. Mint employee.

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Well, we don't have an Adams-Carter silver dollar; but we do have some unusual coins which we will be listing in the near future at our CHShops.Com Mall Store at: Penny's Antiques & Wedgwood Pantry Keep checking our online mall store for these new listings.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Twitter Goes To Outer Space



Twitter Goes To Outer Space
Astronaut Twitters From Space
First person to tweet from space

By Alexander Villafania
INQUIRER.net

Posted date: May 13, 2009

MANILA, Philippines--Jack Dorsey will be very pleased that his creation, Twitter, is the first microblogging service to reach outer space.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) astronaut Michael Massimino is the first person to send a tweet from outer space.
Massimino is part of the seven-man STS-125 shuttle mission to the Hubble Telescope.
Massimino is a mission specialist and one of the four in the crew to do spacewalks to service the Hubble Telescope. They are riding the shuttle Atlantis.

In his latest tweet, Massimino posted: "From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!"

His last message sent from earth was posted on May 11, hours before the launch: "I'm going to put my spacesuit on, next stop: Earth Orbit!!"

Massimino has been sending tweets since April 4th where he has posted updates about his shuttle mission training and preparations.

Since he started using Twitter, Massimino has so far registered 244,421 followers.

The STS-125 is the fourth "servicing mission" to the Hubble Telescope. The crew will be installing a new spectrograph, wide field camera and gyroscopes, and replace guidance sensors and repair the telescope's data handling unit.

Other members of the STS-125 mission are Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Gregory Johnson, Spacewalker Michael Good, Flight Engineer Megan McArthur, Mission Specialist John Grunsfield, and Spacewalker Andrew Feustel.

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When The Music Stopped



WHEN THE MUSIC STOPPED

For those who are unaware, at a military theater the National Anthem is played before every movie.

From a Chaplain in Iraq :

I recently attended a showing of 'Superman 3' here at LSA Anaconda (Balad Airport in Iraq, north of Bagdad ). We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial services and other large gatherings.

As is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. All was going as planned until about three-quarters of the way through when the National Anthem music stopped. Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the States? I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments, and everyone would sit down and call for a movie. Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the first place .

Here, the 1,000 Marines continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music started again. The Marines continued to quietly stand at attention. And again, at the same point, the music stopped. What would you expect to happen? Even here I would imagine laughter, as everyone finally sat down and expected the movie to start. But here, you could have heard a pin drop . Every soldier continued to stand at attention.

Suddenly there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers, finishing where the recording left off: 'And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave'. It was the most inspiring moment I have had here in Iraq .

I wanted you to know what kind of soldiers are serving you here. Remember them as they fight for you! Pass this along as a reminder to others to be ever in prayer for all our soldiers serving us here, at home and abroad. For many have already paid the ultimate price.

Written by: Chaplain Jim Higgins

They stand on the wall for us. We sleep in peace because of them.

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