A Blue and Gold Christmas

By Chris Hill 12/25/2010, Gathering of Eagles



Christmas came a day early for Blue and Gold Stars in Pennsylvania. Dozens of Blue and Gold Star parents, as well as O.I.F./ O.E.F. veterans received a knock on the door from groups of grateful veterans. This was done with manpower and material support provided by Second Brigade Motorcycle Club, who have stood as Eagles since our inception on St Patrick's Day 2007 and proved their resolve to veterans causes again on Christmas Eve 2010.


We brought complete Christmas dinners, with turkey and all the trimmings to men and women who could not have been more appreciative. One Vietnam Gold Star mom asked, "Can I give you a donation to help others?". No mom, you can't. This was so you'd know that mom is never forgotten and we ALL KNOW mom serves with us.

Christmas Eve 2006 .... Article continued at: http://www.gatheringofeagles.org/view154054n7881846586.html

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God bless our military and their Blue and Gold Star Moms!


Penny and Doug
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Quote of the Day:
If not for the military, there would be no USA!

Old Champagne Keeps Its Bubbles - From Kovel's Komments

Old Champagne Keeps Its Bubbles
Bottles of vintage champagne were salvaged last summer from a shipwreck that happened near Finland and Sweden between 1832 and 1844. Close to 50 sealed bottles are expected to sell for about $68,000 each. The champagne will be tasted, then recorked, then sold. The current record price for a bottle of champagne is probably $21,200 for a 1928 Krug.
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Quote of the Day:
"Were the pictures which have been drawn by the political jealousy of some among us faithful likenesses of the human character, the inference would be, that there is not sufficient virture among men for self-government; and that nothing less than the chains of despotism can restrain them from destroying and devouring one another." --James Madison, Federalist No. 55, 1788

Timesharing at Wyndham Smoky Mountains Resort

Our Return Visit to Wyndham Smoky Mountains Resort

The Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville area is one of our favorite vacation or get-a-way spots.  And timesharing at Wyndham Smoky Mountains Resort is great!  The location is perfect, the facilities and activities are very good; and that area of Tennessee is one of the more scenic locations in the State. 

                                Wyndham Smoky Mountains Resort

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Quote of the Day:
"This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe. Hither have they fled, not from the tender embraces of the mother, but from the cruelty of the monster; and it is so far true of England, that the same tyranny which drove the first emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still." --Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

Gold Star Wives Day - December 18

For the first time, America officially recognizes the contributions and dedication of military widows with ''Gold Star Wives Day.''

A Senate resolution designates Dec. 18 as a day to honor and recognize the contributions of the members of the Gold Star Wives of America Inc.

The group, with about 10,000 members, provides service, support and friendship to the widows and widowers of military personnel who died on active duty or as the result of a service-connected cause.
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Quote of the Day:
"If not for the military, there would be no USA"

Christmas Music You Need to Hear

North Point's iBand from North Point Web on Vimeo.

Music performed on borrowed I-Pads and I-Phones at the North Pointe Community Church.

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Christmas Food Court Flash Mob--Hallelujah
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

Penny and Doug
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Quote of the Day:
"Let the pulpit resound with the doctrine and sentiments of religious liberty. Let us hear of the dignity of man's nature, and the noble rank he holds among the works of God... "   --John Adams

This Month In History - Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor

This Month In History - Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor

Americans across the United States are holding ceremonies Tuesday to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

USS Arizona Memorial

Hundreds of people are estimated to be gathered at Pearl Harbor, where a new visitor's center is to open at the scene of the attack, near the site where the battleship Arizona sank.
On December 7, 1941, Japanese aircraft attacked the base just before 8 a.m., Hawaii time. The attack killed more than 2,400 Americans, sank five battleships and drew the United States into World War II.

See entire article at: http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/US-Observes-Anniversary-of-Pearl-Harbor-Attack-111465204.html

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Quote of the Day:
"If not for the military, there would be no USA"

A Texas Christmas

A Texas Christmas

From: GatheringofEagles.org
Published: 12/05/2010 Posted On: December 5, 2010 at 8:42 AM By: Kathy

Eagles!
As you all know, our mission is to support the troops and veterans. That's a pretty broad mission, and this little story may go a little outside its boundaries a bit, but I think it should be told. After all, it IS Christmas, and nothing outside of family and friends and home could be more important to our military, past and present, than the freedom to observe that holiday without worrying about "offending" someone.

Thanks to Eagle Carolyn VanZorge for bringing it to my attention and to Eagle Bev Perlson for publicizing it even more! Just read the story at this link, and I think you will agree.
http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/12/02/2676274/jpmorgan-chase-orders-southlake.html#ixzz1763wHyN3.

Southlake, TX, is near Ft. Worth, and, as you will see, is part of heartland America. Certainly one would not expect a community bank to object to a Christmas tree being erected in its lobby at no cost whatsoever, courtesy of a public-spirited businessman! Well, as it turns out, after a bit of hue and cry from the public, Chase Bank headquarters reversed itself and told Antonio Morales, the businessman, that it would allow him to erect the tree, after all. Too late; Mr. Morales is donating that particular tree to another public institution, and Chase Bank is looking pretty stupid.

Talk about political correctness run amok--this takes the cake. Let Chase Bank headquarters know how you feel! Here's their address and phone number:
CHASE BANK 270 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017
Customer Service: (866) 865-1388

And let Antonio Morales know how you feel, also!

Thanks, Eagles, and have a wonderful Christmas! And, as Tiny Tim would say, "God bless us every one!"

Larry Bailey
Chairman
Gathering of Eages
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Quote of the Day:
"The sober people of America are weary of the fluctuating policy which has directed the public councils. ... They have seen, too, that one legislative interference is but the first link of a long chain of repetitions, every subsequent interference being naturally produced by the effects of the preceding." --James Madison

Tuesday's Twitter

Here's more Tuesday's Twitter--some funny--some not so!  Enjoy!
FDA says we don't have fundamental right 2 obtain any food we wish http://tinyurl.com/29m3kfs Tell your Reps 2 reject S510 reconciliation.

No matter how much you push the evelope, it'll remain stationery.

Jindall: We paid farmers not 2 grow crops--why not pay congress not 2 pass laws! http://tinyurl.com/2d9kx5z LOL

Gropings Are For the Little People… Hillary Clinton Says She Would Avoid TSA Pat Down (Video) http://nblo.gs/aQWZt

The Constitution shall never be construed.. to prevent the people who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms. Samuel Adams

Of Elephants and Mouseholes http://tinyurl.com/37apql7 How EPA Could Revive Cap-and-Trade

http://www.numbersusa.com/content/action.html Get involved stop the Dream Act- Americas Nightmare!!!!

Could Anything Be More Meaningless Than Warren Buffett Calling for Higher Taxes? http://goo.gl/fb/ceN1K

Monitoring Texas Border from our home computer: http://www.blueservo.net/ U can, 2.Make your choice of 20+ cameras.Help control TX border!

Government At Work: Groping Children Is Preferable to Perceived Profiling http://is.gd/h6i9Z

Remembering: Welcome to Maywood, Mexico http://tinyurl.com/2cgj77d CA becoming the Greece of the USA

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” - Benjamin Franklin

Obama’s Jeffersonian Muslim Revisionist Lie - HUMAN EVENTS http://t.co/XDXTSZ7 via @humanevents "the alternate universe of the Ø admin."

UK Muslim schools teach kids antisemitism, homophobia-Bks advocate executn for gays, says Jews are animals http://dld.bz/7JXy

Passengers Find Misery Loves Company on Airport Security Websites: http://t.co/mSWs9SV

2 questions: 1- Who has the top airport security in the world? 2- Does Israel stripsearch or grope passengers? I rest my case.

Madame Secretary, Would You Let the TSA Touch Your Junk? http://j.mp/bj5cGq

Libs plan a cookbook LameDuck 2 serve US 4 Thanksgiving & Christmas http://tinyurl.com/377baxt Let's make them"Serve"We The People!

The DREAM Act is a NIGHTMARE! NO amnesty--Border Security FIRST!

Letterman: Thanksgiving is not until Thurs. But if you're not in line at airport security by now,you're too late. Never make it!

Christie: All Sen. Lautenberg does is 'blow hot air' http://is.gd/hBU1y

Denying Americans Their Own Energy: What kind of government deliberately denies its citizens access to the energ... http://bit.ly/ckHCjR

Why COICA a Internet Censorship bill must be stopped,& what you can do about it. (Updated): http://wp.me/p3BFS-11b

Countrywide + Fannie Mae = Subprime slime http://is.gd/ea5hN

Senate GOP letter to Reid – nothing else until action on funding govt & tax cuts -call & thank the GOP 202-224-312...

As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do. ~ Andrew Carnegie

Hypocrisy with a side of bias: NYT publishes WikiLeaks documents, refused to publish CRU emails prov http://nblo.gs/bh8oS

Muslim girl killed 4 love affair w/Hindu because Islam is so peaceful http://tinyurl.com/3xf5yqy

Former Gov Spitzer: Too Many 2012 Republican Contenders at Fox http://ow.ly/1afZgQ (Is Client #9 worried about their honor?)

Obama's off-again, on-again, off-again oil drilling moratorium is back on -- again http://lat.ms/eO7slz

5 Ways to Fix the TSA Pat Down Problem http://tinyurl.com/2d4psbg Congress, can you hear us now? #tweetcongress

Mayberry Misleads on Medicare http://tinyurl.com/3aguh3r $3M in taxpayer funds used 2 produce & air the faulty advertisements

Big Sis Has Her Hands Down Our Pants, But Julian Assange is Free?: http://bit.ly/fsgdR0

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Quote of the Day:
"In reality there is perhaps no one of our natural Passions so hard to subdue as Pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will now and then peek out and show itself." --Benjamin Franklin, Autobiography, 1771

From Kovel's Komments - First Apple Computer Sets Record at Auction

First Apple Computer Sets Record

The first manufactured Apple computer, an important historic relic, sold Nov. 23, 2010, at a Christie's London auction for $213,600 (a record price for a personal computer sold at auction, according to Christie's). It was made in 1976 and sold then for $666.66 (about $2,600 in today's inflated dollars). It did not have a case, power supply, keyboard, or monitor, but it did have an assembled motherboard.  Others at the time were self-assembly kits.

The Apple-1 motherboard, No. 82, cassette board connector, keyboard interface, heatsink, and three capacitors are in the original shipping box with a letter signed by Steve Jobs. It only had 8K bytes of RAM.
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Quote of the Day:
The house of representatives ... can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as the great mass of society. This has always been deemed one of the strongest bonds by which human policy can connect the rulers and the people together. It creates between them that communion of interest, and sympathy of sentiments, of which few governments have furnished examples; but without which every government degenerates into tyranny. --James Madison, Federalist No. 57, 1788

Happy Thanksgiving to All - The First Thanksgiving Proclamation

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Give Thanks to God for this Great Nation

“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor…”

See entire Proclamation here: http://wilstar.com/holidays/wash_thanks.html

President George Washington
Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, October 3, 1789

On October 3, 1789, President George Washington issued the first Thanksgiving Proclamation in United States history.  Thus began a national holiday that has been celebrated during times of war and peace, in times of plenty and in times of hardship. America has never stopped giving thanks to Almighty God for her abundant blessings.
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Quote of the Day:
"[R]eligion, or the duty which we owe to our creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and this is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other." --Virginia Bill of Rights, Article 16, 1776

SPI Games and Magazines

Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) Games and Magazines

Vintage SPI Games and Magazines, New in the Box or Magazine, never opened. See at: http://pennysantiquesandwedgwoodpantry.chshops.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21_77&products_id=421

Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) was an influential American publisher of board wargames and related magazines, particularly its flagship Strategy & Tactics, in the 1970s and early 1980s. It produced an enormous number of games and introduced innovative practices, changing the course of the wargaming hobby in its bid to take control of the hobby away from then-dominant Avalon Hill. It went bankrupt in 1982.

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Quote of the Day:
"Adore God. Reverence and cherish your parents. Love your neighbor as yourself, and your country more than yourself. Be just. Be true. Murmur not at the ways of Providence. So shall the life into which you have entered be the portal to one of eternal and ineffable bliss." --Thomas Jefferson, letter to Thomas Jefferson Smith, 1825

This Month In History - Gettysburg Address

The American Minute:

NOVEMBER 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address where 50,000 soldiers were killed or wounded in a 3 day battle:

"Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure." Lincoln went on: "We are met on a great battlefield...to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live...But...we cannot dedicate...this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it." Lincoln continued: "It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced...That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure." Lincoln ended: "That we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain-that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom-and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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Quote of the Day:
The house of representatives ... can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as the great mass of society. This has always been deemed one of the strongest bonds by which human policy can connect the rulers and the people together. It creates between them that communion of interest, and sympathy of sentiments, of which few governments have furnished examples; but without which every government degenerates into tyranny. --James Madison, Federalist No. 57, 1788

Tuesday's Twitters

Here's more Tuesday's Twitters--some funny--some not so.  Enjoy!

Grayson: Would You Have Any Grey Poupon? http://bit.ly/9dQrgb

Another non-Tea Party senator http://bit.ly/9UFshr  We will remember in November 2012

Astronomers discover alien planet that may have come from another galaxy - AAAS http://bit.ly/b5TBz5

Everybody take a Viagra before heading to the airport!...

Senate votes to postpone massive cut in Medicare pay for doctors http://on.msnbc.com/c1AAZb

What do you know about SB 510?~~~ Do Not Go Back To Sleep!: http://t.co/j7MaEhX

Monitoring Texas Border from our home computer: http://www.blueservo.net/ U can, 2.Make your choice of 20+ cameras.Help control TX border!

Obama White House Hides Obamacare Waivers http://t.co/RZRkPVl

Government At Work: Groping Children Is Preferable to Perceived Profiling http://is.gd/h6i9Z

The use of strip searches at airports can be directly traced to the White House. http://bit.ly/b5pr58

Remembering: Welcome to Maywood, Mexico http://tinyurl.com/2cgj77d CA becoming the Greece of the USA

Teachers Union President Directs Teachers Not to Teach http://bit.ly/dkvfS0

ZERO deepwater drill permits issued after O "lifts" ban.Heckuva job, Browner http://is.gd/gYceW

Senate Bill S510 Food Safety Modernization Act Vote Imminent:Would Outlaw Gardening & Saving Seeds http://tinyurl.com/2br9t69

National Security: It's Time To Hulk Out http://tinyurl.com/33qxk8y

Soros group maps out Obama strategy for next 2 years http://tinyurl.com/24ckuvq

"When freedom shivers in the cold shadows of true peril, it is always the patriots that first hear the call." Charlton Heston

The Wounded Warrior Project http://tinyurl.com/247mpg5 Because the greatest tragedy is being forgotten. Support this worthy organization.

"Texas Strikes Back." Fox News covers a portion of Texas' state-level efforts to secure the border: http://fxn.ws/9Fcre4

"Stopping the EPA and Cap and Trade in Virginia"  http://bit.ly/clY28G

Mark Ritchie Minnesota S.O.S. Helped Found Socialist Party With Ties to President Obama http://nblo.gs/au0zc

OPEN SOCIETY: Soros Explains The Anti-Capitalist,Pro-Marxist Tactics He Uses to Fundamentally Transform Countries http://t.co/mJKpdY8

Senator’s Shock Fantasy:FCC Tells FNC & MSNBC ‘Out..Off..End..Goodbye.’ http://tinyurl.com/22wgyw8  Dream on,Sen Rockefeller!

The Fed's $600 Billion Bond Buy Lays Egg Here and Abroad http://ow.ly/3bTOV

Stop that Dream act and Food Bill. Don't be stupid! Nobody has read them either!

The shady Shorebank bailout revisited http://is.gd/e58kY

AMERICA http://youtu.be/ioIkqKVztYg What is the MEANING of OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by the late great Red Skelton

High Honors: Living Soldier Awarded Medal of Honor for Afghanistan Service http://bit.ly/bf08vK

The Ball's In My Court Now http://tinyurl.com/2dz44nt  What? No junk inspections of gov't officials & congressmen?

The PC Blanket is Over Any Debate Relating 2 Islam http://tinyurl.com/2f6dx4h Remove the Blanket!  Never compromise our Constituional Rights!

Democrat Senators up for 2012 election & prime target for defeat http://goo.gl/kk64u  Don't forget RINOS Graham, Snowe & Collins

Sheila Jackson Lee Is Proof That If Breathing Weren't Automatic Some People Wouldn't http://bit.ly/aIWj5J
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Quote of the Day:
"I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents." --James Madison

This Month In History - Veterans Day

FROM NRA-ILA GRASSROOTS ALERT

Veterans Day: This week, we celebrated Veterans Day. For some, Veterans Day represents a day off from work. For others, it’s not even a holiday…it’s just another weekday. And for yet others, the day recalls a passing awareness of significance, but not much beyond that.


But for the true American patriots among us, the day evokes a very deep and personal reverence. It combines elements of pride and sadness, and—always—respect. It is a sacred day, set aside to remember service, honor, bravery, duty, and sacrifice for the greater good. It is a day to remember those who served and are serving, so that we may enjoy the life and the freedom we have today.

For all those brave men and women that Veterans Day honors, we say “thank you” for your sacrifice and your service to our great country.
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Quote of the Day:
If not for the Military, there would be no USA!

Timesharing at Vacation Club International

This week we are highlighting Vacation Club International Timeshare Resort.
Vacation Club International is a quiet lakefront resort located in the Land Between The Lakes region at Canton, KY., approximately 1 hour 30 minutes northwest of Nashville, TN.



Vacation Club International is a small complex of 2 bedroom condos with full kitchen and dining area. The condos have a screened porch off the dining area for your enjoyment. Each units sleep 6 persons. Amenities on property include outdoor pool, indoor hot tub, game room, and VCR/DVD cassette players.  The resort has a Saturday check in procedure. 
The crowning feature of this resort is its location, fronting on the beautiful Lake Barkley, one of the two lakes which form the Land Between the Lakes.  A great location for a vacation of boating and water activities.

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For more information on timesharing, see our website at: http://pennysantiquesandwedgwoodpantry.chshops.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=22

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Quote of the Day:
"The foundation of national morality must be laid in private families. ... How is it possible that Children can have any just Sense of the sacred Obligations of Morality or Religion if, from their earliest Infancy, they learn their Mothers live in habitual Infidelity to their fathers, and their fathers in as constant Infidelity to their Mothers?" --John Adams, Diary, 1778

The Tupperware Story

The Tupperware Story
A Legendary Saleswoman Named Brownie Wise And The Tupperware Success Story

The Tupperware story is the story of an ordinary product sold in an extraordinary way. It is the story of a wonderful re-direction of focus and courage to do things differently. Had this business gone the same way as other normal business went, this too would have bitten the dust in about 5-10 years of existence after making some profit, some name, some niche in the market, and then die of a natural death.

The Tupperware product was then, as it is now a product of a very high quality. The plastic was excellent; the container models were and are till today extremely well researched and designed to give the best possible way of storing in the minimum possible space.

The product is bought and sold through the world, and today it is recognized as one of the most successful business stories in the world. A lot many other businesses modeled their style of marketing and selling on the Tupperware model and they succeeded, too.

See entire article at: http://www.tupperboy.com/tupperware/

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Pictured Here: Tupperware Stackable Pie Plate

See our available vintage Tupperware at: http://www.pennyspantry.net/
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Quote of the Day:
"If not for the military, there would be no USA".

Wedgwood Jewelry

Wedgwood jewelry

Various articles of personal adornment decorated with plaques of ceramic ware made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd. Such articles (including finger rings, medallions, brooches, pendants, buckles, clasps, earrings) were often made by Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95) of jasper or black basalted earthenware, sometimes as a cameo or intaglio set in a metal mount.

Pictured above: Wedgwood Gold Filled Egyptian Pendant, available at our CHShops.com Mall Store at: http://www.pennyspantry.net/


The mounts were of gold, silver or marcasite, or of cut steel frequently made by Matthew Boulton of Birmingham, c. 1790.

Other articles which have been made of, or decorated with, Wedgwood jasper include beads, combs, chatelaines, and scent bottles. The ground of the jasper ware is of various colours, e.g. pale blue, lilac, sage-green, yellow, and black.

Josiah Wedgwood II made, c. 1812-22, some medallions of bone China that were mounted as brooches.

From: An Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry, autor: Harold Newman, publishers: Thames and Hudson

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Quote of the Day:

"The dons, the bashaws, the grandees, the patricians, the sachems, the nabobs, call them by what names you please, sigh and groan and fret, and sometimes stamp and foam and curse, but all in vain. The decree is gone forth, and it cannot be recalled, that a more equal liberty than has prevailed in other parts of the earth must be established in America." --John Adams, letter to Patrick Henry, 1776

The Rubik's Cube

The Rubik's Cube is a 3-D mechanical puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the "Magic Cube", the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Ideal Toys in 1980 and won the German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle that year.  As of January 2009, 350 million cubes have sold worldwide making it the world's top-selling puzzle game. It is widely considered to be the world's best-selling toy.

Pictured here: Rubik's Cube, Vintage 1980 puzzle game, available at our CHShops Mall Store at:  http://pennysantiquesandwedgwoodpantry.chshops.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21_77&products_id=622


In a classic Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces is covered by 9 stickers, among six solid colours (traditionally white, red, blue, orange, green, and yellow). A pivot mechanism enables each face to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be a solid colour. Similar puzzles have now been produced with various numbers of stickers, not all of them by Rubik. The original 3×3×3 version celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2005.

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Quote of the Day:
"A nation under a well regulated government, should permit none to remain uninstructed. It is monarchical and aristocratical government only that requires ignorance for its support." --Thomas Paine, Rights of Man, part 2, 1792

Tuesday's Twitters

Here's more of Tuesday's Twitters--some funny--some not so.


"Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth." - G. Washington

Privatizing Social Security http://tinyurl.com/25s5zcw The best answer to reforming the Social Security system

Atlas Shrugged': From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years http://tinyurl.com/2uk9fvr

The Founders desired every American to be able to accumulate wealth… http://www.taxrevolt.us

Joe Biden’s Mouth – The Gift That Keeps On Giving http://bit.ly/bPKq7K

Get Hoopified http://tinyurl.com/25mc63k RISE UP --- musical video

http://bit.ly/dD1qVg Millions for Road Signs?: That's Stimulating? - ABC News

No,Obama's middle initials should be OV, On Vacation ; How about OV on OPM - other people's money? OURS!

Sen Bennett (D-CO):"we had nothing 2 show 4 debt incurred by stimulus package" http://tinyurl.com/24d695v Big Spender now fiscal hawk????

"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

Sign of our current financial times http://ow.ly/i/3qM1

Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. -Margaret Hilda Thatcher

Baseball anyone because Obama at the Bat & Palin pitching YouTube: http://bit.ly/cQP9w6

MY GUN CONTROL PLAN: CLEANED, OILED, LOCKED & LOADED // i call gun contol 6 shots in a tight ring

If Thomas Sowell, Ben Stein & Chris Christie make you smile Visit http://grumbler.net you will fit right in...

Books for Heroes Charitable Foundation http://tinyurl.com/26r8kzl needs your help.Make a donation 2 help cover shipping expense of books.

A people free to choose will always choose peace - Ronald Reagan (Makes you wonder why the Muslims never have peace)

The average patient in Parkland,TX hospital in maternity wards is 25 years old, married and an illegal immigrant. http://tpo.net/just1hospital

Muslim Enclaves USA http://goo.gl/36B4 Islamist groups are hard at work creating Muslim states-within-states in the U.S

A friend of mine just started his own business ................ making landmines that look like prayer rugs. It’s doing well. He says Prophets are going through the roof.
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Quote of the Day:
"Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession."   -George Washington

This Month In History: Washington's Farewell Address

Nov. 2, 1783: Gen. George Washington delivers his “Farewell Address to the Army” near Princeton, N.J., in which he refers to the Continental Army as “one patriotic band of brothers.”

Of his soldiers, whom he says displayed “invincible fortitude in action,” Washington offers his “prayers to the God of Armies,” adding that “may the choicest of Heaven's favors both here and hereafter attend those, who under the divine auspices have secured innumerable blessings for others.”

Painting of Washington’s Farewell to his Officers by Alonzo Chappel (1828–1887).

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Quote of the Day:
"Let us therefore rely upon the goodness of the Cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands Victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble Actions. The Eyes of all our Countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings, and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the tyranny mediated against them." --George Washington

Tuesday's Twitter

  More Tuesday's Twitter coming your way, some funny--some not so! Enjoy!

No More Frankens http://tinyurl.com/2bwq6wo No more voting by felons or dead people!

MoveOn 'Republicorp' Activist Chokes Conservative At Arizona Rally http://tinyurl.com/2bpq9n5 #cinnabonsaysthx

New name for Obama's stimulus plan; Congressional Recovery Action Plan---C.R.A.P.”

CARLY WILL TURN THE WATER ON IN CALIFORNIA ..She cares about people, not minnows! VOTE @CARLYforCA

Progressive Site Tracks FB/Twitter Posts, Publishes YOUR NAME http://bit.ly/cECLPx

Soros' Sec of State Project http://tinyurl.com/yfpen7m Vote for the Republican SOS if you want your vote validated

 "Tuesday's Victories have to be Beyond the Margin of Lawyer' - Mark Steyn

‘We Do Not Know’ http://bit.ly/aKiX3Y If We Aided Terrorists

Creeping Sharia: http://tinyurl.com/2ucqggj DHS: Napolitano Swears in Islamist to Homeland Security Advisory Council

Go green - recycle Congress in 2010!

Harry Reid refused to hold a Senate hearing on ACORN’s activities in 2009 http://tinyurl.com/yj6e3b6

US Unites-Demands Military Ballots are Counted(scroll down) http://tinyurl.com/3a6fr6m Call your media & ask why they aren't covering this story

Axelrod says: Growth, Jobs Are Priorities Next Year... http://65s7.sl.pt  And only two years too late

341 convicted felons voted in Minn. Senate race, but Al Franken only won by 312 votes http://fxn.ws/9GBNYt

Democratic backed fake Tea Party plants Fraudulent Google Ads http://bit.ly/9a4tR6

Biden Says--Dems not running on accomplishments b/c "too hard to explain". How hard can it be? There's nothing to explain.

ObamaCare RE Tax--3.8% sales tax on home sales starts 2013..unless you elect GOP to House & stop it http://otgci.th8.us

Obama’s Department of Justice puts out Patriot Hit-list: http://bit.ly/cqU38N

Stimulus checks sent to the dead & incarcerated: http://tinyurl.com/2aa9mq2 89 thousand payments of $250 each.

 We will pump out the "cesspools" when we vote on NOvember 2.
 
Chris Coons calls allowing veterans to choose their own doctors"a dangerous scheme"

Islamic Society of Portland Bottle Bomb Incident: A Follow Up. http://tinyurl.com/33donz5 FBI indifference, incompetence or submission? 

 We can see November from our house!

There Are No Words To Describe The Following - http://t.co/WwFx8BE

Sestaks final campaign ad vs. Toomey shows him collecting feces from his dog & comparing Toomey. Loser. http://viigo.im/5f1V

Trying to condemn corporate donations to politics yet defend union donations. If you're in this camp you are a moron.

Democrats arrested for ballot fraud in Daytona Beach Florida http://bit.ly/bhOUUD

Department of Justice ditches red, white and blue stars and stripes  http://is.gd/ffPyU DOJ prefers "common global law"

Obama Administration Uses Taxpayer Funding to Encourage ‘Sustainable Communities’ http://tinyurl.com/2vt9nha

Monitoring Texas Border from our home computer: http://www.blueservo.net/ You can, too. Make your choice of 20+ cameras. Help control TX border!

Don't be fooled by 3rd Party "teaparty" candidates: They are funded by Dems http://tinyurl.com/2awjlbq From NYT

 ‘They,’ Madam Speaker, Are We the People http://bit.ly/cpFnOK

Remember when Bill Ayers admitted in his book forward that he & Obama were family friends? http://is.gd/f9CgB

if they weren't spending so much on elections, maybe those union's pensions wouldn't be so underwater.

City of Houston employee steals John Faulk sign http://short.ie/pn7x5v

Boxer and Murray Face Ethics Questions on Use of Gov’t Employees by Campaigns http://bit.ly/9vkq24

Defrauding elderly OR voters: Mail ballots being "picked up" from homes. Please warn! http://bit.ly/d9CLwl

ACORN's October Surprise http://tinyurl.com/399j2m5 ACORN is alive! Even worse, it’s still in the business

Where does SEIU get its money? http://tinyurl.com/2uohe68 Appears"most"of SEIU's political expenditures came from sources other than COPE

UN Lunacy Outdoes Itself:  IRAN to Become Member of Women’s Rights Group http://bit.ly/ds8y2F

Radical Imam Gets John Kerry (D-MA) to Shout “Allahu Akbar” http://ht.ly/30EPq #tcot (Now Kerry's a traitor in 2 U.S. Wars.)

Maher:  Americans are ‘Too Stupid… They‘re Like a Dog’ http://t.co/AVzYny4

Obamacare mandates INCREASED Healthcare premiums 19% to 47% http://bit.ly/cZZHl5

This is hilarious! Andrew Breitbart added to ABC's Election Night coverage. Lefties hardest hit: http://bit.ly/8ZI4nt HolyCoast.com

*****************************Penny and Doug
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Quote of the Day:
"I know no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves." --Thomas Jefferson