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WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23,2006
THOUGHT FOR
TODAY:The best things you can give children, next to good habits,
are good memories
I met an acquaintance whom I hadn't seen for quite a number
of years. I remembered her as an emphatically single woman after an unpleasant
divorce, but to my surprise she was sporting a new wedding ring. When I
congratulated her, she related an incident from the wedding. Her nephew had
travelled over 1,000 miles to attend. When she told him how delighted she was
that he came, he said, "Auntie, I had to see what it looked like when hell froze
over."
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While
attending university, I visited my uncle and his wife for a weekend. We attended
their small country church oN Sunday morning, and the first hymn was one we
often sang in my home church. As soon as the organist struck the first note, I
began to sing in lusty tones. But the whole congregation seemed to falter. To
help them along, I sang even louder. Eventually the organist got it right and
everyone began to join in. On the way home, I remarked that I found it strange
that the congregation didn't seem to know the hymn. "Oh, we know it," my uncle
said, "but we usually sing it to a different
tune."
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Billy, did you take my car out last night?"
"I went for a spin
with a couple of the guys."
"Well, tell them I found two of their
lipsticks!"
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"Someone
once asked Albert Einstein how many feet were in a mile. 'I don't know,' he
replied, 'Why should I fill my head with things like that when I could look them
up in any reference book in two
minutes?'"
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Drought
in South Texas...This is how dry it is...
The Baptists have started
sprinkling,
The Methodists are using a wet wash cloth,
The
Presbyterians are giving rain checks and,
The Catholics are turning wine
back in to water.
Now friends, that is
DRY.
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A
viola player came home late at night to find police cars and fire trucks outside
his house. The chief of police intercepted him.
"I'm afraid I have
terrible news for you. While you were out, the conductor came to your house,
killed your family and burned your house down."
The viola player was
stunned. "You're kidding! The conductor came to my
house?"
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A
new senate page was reporting for duty on Capitol Hill in Washington. The
department head who was giving him his instructions said, "And another thing.
You must remember the telephone number here. IF you are ever calling in from an
outside line you must dial Capitol 4-3121."
Then, noticing the puzzled
look on the page's face, he said, "What's the matter? You look as though you
don't understand."
"Oh, nothing's the matter," the page said. "I just
don't know how to dial a capital
four!"
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Max
Planck was made a full professor at the University of Berlin at an unusually
early age. One day, having forgotten which room he had been assigned for a
lecture, he stopped at the nearest university office to find out. "Please tell
me," he asked the elderly man in charge, "in which room does Professor Planck
lecture today?" The old man patted him on the shoulder. "Don't go there, young
fellow," he advised. "You are much too young to understand the lectures of our
learned Professor
Planck!"
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It
would take more than 24 hours for all of the Coca-Cola ever produced to flow
over Niagara Falls. - NOW THAT IS A LOT OF
COKE!!!!
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The
best things you can give children, next to good habits, are good
memories.
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After
spending the day raking leaves, Jason summoned his three- year-old son Cody
outside. They jumped into the piles and threw leaves at each other and had a
ball. "Some day when you are a big boy, you can help me rake all day so we can
play in the leaves." Jason said.
Cody thought for a moment and said,
"Can't I just stay a little
boy?"
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"Did
you hear about these guys that were lost at sea for nine months? They were found
and rescued. The first thing they said when they got to shore was, 'Mel Gibson
said what?!'" --David Letterman
"On some flights the only thing airlines
are letting you take on are a passport and cash. The passport, of course, for
identification and the cash, so they can sell you a bottle of water for $20."
--Jay
Leno
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Q.
What do they call pastors in Germany? A. German Shepherds.
Q. Who was the
greatest financier in the Bible? A. Noah. He was floating his stock while
everyone else was in liquidation.
Q. Who was the greatest female
financier in the Bible? A. Pharoah's daughter. She went down to the bank of the
Nile and drew out a little prophet.
Q. What kind of motor vehicles are in
the Bible? A. Jehovah drove Adam and Eve out of the garden in a Fury. David's
Triumph was heard throughout the land. Also, probably a Honda, because the
apostles were all in one Accord.
Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the
Bible? A. Samson. He brought the house down.
Q. What excuse did Adam give
to his children as to why he no longer lived in Eden? A. Your mother ate us out
of house and home.
Q. Which servant of God was the most flagrant
lawbreaker in the Bible? A. Moses. He broke all 10 commandments at
once.
Q. Which area of Palestine was especially wealthy? A. The area
around the Jordan. The banks were always overflowing.
Q. Why didn't they
play cards on the ark? A. Because Noah was standing on the deck.
(Groannnn...)
Q. Which Bible character had no parents? A. Joshua, son of
Nun.
P.S. Did you know it's a sin for a woman to make coffee? It's in the
Bible; it says,
"Hebrews."
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When
a new child visited our Sunday school, the teacher greeted him and asked his
age. The little boy held up four fingers.
"Oh, you're 4," said the
teacher. "And when will you be 5?"
The child stared at her and after a
few seconds replied, "When I hold up the other
finger."
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A
little boy sat through a Sunday School class and learned about the time Jesus
went to a wedding and changed the water into wine.
"And what did you
learn from that story?" asked his father afterward.
The boy thought for a
moment and answered, "If you're having a wedding, make sure Jesus is
there."
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While
I was serving as a chief master sergeant at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier
City, La., my son and namesake was also serving there. His two month old son,
whose name was the same as ours, was receiving medical treatments at the base
hospital.
I went on sick call one morning, and as the doctor reviewed my
file, he looked at me in disbelief. "Are you Curtis E. Chaffin?" he
asked.
When I answered yes, he told me, "It says here that you turn blue
when you
cry."
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So,
Adam, how do you like your new mother?" a recently remarried father asks his
little son.
"You know, Daddy," the boy replies sadly, "I think you got
fooled; she doesn’t look new at
all!"
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It
is not what teenagers know that bothers parents. It's how they found
out.
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Four-year-old
Johnny was eating a hot dog when he dropped it on the floor. He quickly picked
it up and was about to take another bite when his mom said, "No, Johnny, you
can't eat that now it has germs."
Johnny pondered the thought a moment
and replied, "Jesus, germs, and Santa Claus - that's all I ever hear about and I
haven't seen one of 'em
yet!"
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"Did
you hear about these guys that were lost at sea for nine
months?
They were found and rescued. The first thing they
said when they
got to shore was, 'Mel Gibson said what?!'"
--David
Letterman
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"In a
sign of how troubled our world is right now, this year,
President Bush decided he's only doing a ten-day vacation at
his Crawford ranch which, really, why even bother at that
point?" --Jon
Stewart
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When
my older brother was very young, he always walked up
to the
church altar with my mother when she took communion.
On one
occasion, he tugged at her arm and asked, "What does
the priest
say when he gives you the bread?"
Mom whispered something in
his ear. Imagine his shock, years
later, when he learned that
the priest doesn't say, "Be
quiet until you get to your
seat."
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"NASA
lost the original film of the moon landing. Did you
hear about
this? Well, you know, in their defense, they're
not exactly
rocket scientists." --David
Letterman
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After
spending the day raking leaves, Jason summoned his three- year-old son Cody
outside. They jumped into the piles and threw leaves at each other and had a
ball. "Some day when you are a big boy, you can help me rake all day so we can
play in the leaves." Jason said.
Cody thought for a moment and said,
"Can't I just stay a little
boy?"
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Jimmy
Kimmel couldn't believe it, "Historians just found a
document
that showed a list of liquor George Washington
wanted for his
New York headquarters, including a keg of
brandy, a box of
claret, a box of fortified wine, a basket
of cordials and two
kinds of cheese," he said on 'Jimmy
Kimmel Live.' "So not only
was George Washington the father
of our country, he also
invented the
mini-bar."
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I
was helping a friend of mine with his roadside farm stand
when a
man stopped by and asked how much the eggs were.
"Sixty
cents for the small, seventy cents for the medium,
ninety cents
for the large and thirty cents for the cracked
ones," I
answered.
"All right," he said, "crack me a dozen of the
large
ones."
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A
waitress became violently ill while at work and was rushed
by
ambulance to the emergency room. In typical hospital
fashion,
she was placed on an examining table and then all
but ignored
for the next half-hour.
Finally, she noticed a doctor out in
the hall and yelled,
"Please help me!"
"Sorry," he replied, "it's not my
table."
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How
to Tell the Sex of a Fly
A
woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly
swatter.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"Hunting Flies" He responded.
"Oh. Killing any?" She asked.
"Yep, 3 males, 2 Females," he
replied.
Intrigued, she asked. "How can you tell?"
He
responded, "3 were on a beer can, 2 were on the
phone."
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When the
line-ups at the supermarket get too long, the senior cashier uses the
public-address system to call the stock clerks, all men, to the front to help
out. One day Candice, a new cashier, realized her line-up was getting long and
asked if she could call the clerks for help. Told she could, she picked up the
microphone and to the delight of the patrons, announced, "All available men to
the front, please!"
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A new
senate page was reporting for duty on Capitol Hill in Washington. The department
head who was giving him his instructions said, "And another thing. You must
remember the telephone number here. IF you are ever calling in from an outside
line you must dial Capitol 4-3121."
Then, noticing the puzzled look on
the page's face, he said, "What's the matter? You look as though you don't
understand."
"Oh, nothing's the matter," the page said. "I just don't
know how to dial a capital four!"
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One day
while visiting one of his restaurants, Toots Shor found himself in conversation
with Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin. Some time later, Shor
was informed by a waiter that Mel Ott, the manager of the New York Giants, had
just come in. "Excuse me, but I gotta leave you," Shor declared, turning to
Fleming. "Somebody important just came in."
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****
Quickies ****
"A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus,
if you
let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels
sprouts
never do." --P.J. O'Rourke
~
It isn't tying
himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying; it's
separating himself from all the others.
~
"Billy, did you take my car out
last night?"
"I went for a spin with a couple of the guys."
"Well,
tell them I found two of their lipsticks!"
~
Someone once asked Albert
Einstein how many feet were in a mile. 'I don't know,' he replied, 'Why should I
fill my head with things like that when I could look them up in any reference
book in two minutes?'"
~
Physicist James Franck was among the professors
who examined the twenty-three-year-old Robert Oppenheimer for his doctorate at
Gottingen University. Upon emerging from the oral examination, Franck appeared
somewhat shaken. "I got out of there just in time," the professor explained. "He
was beginning to ask me questions!"
~
Drought in South Texas...This is
how dry it is...
The Baptists have started sprinkling,
The
Methodists are using a wet wash cloth,
The Presbyterians are giving rain
checks and,
The Catholics are turning wine back in to water.
Now
friends, that is DRY.
~
I'm reading a terrifically interesting book about
anti-gravity--- I just can't put it down.
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**** HEALTH NEWS ****
Progress reported
on spinal cord repair
CLEVELAND, -- Neuroscience
researchers from several U.S.
universities report they recently
bypassed a roadblock in
spinal cord repair. When an injury
occurs in the spine,
the body's defense is to build a scar to
prevent further
injury. However, the scar also stops all neural
traffic
from moving, leading to paralysis. Researchers from
Drexel
University, University of Arkansas and Case Western
Reserve
University said they found a way around the obstacle,
Case
Western Reserve's Science Daily reported. The
researchers
regenerated the severed nerve fibers around the
initial
lesion by taking a peripheral nerve from the leg of
the
same animal with the spine injury. They then
jump-started
neural traffic by allowing the nerve fibers to
exit. This
was accomplished by using an enzyme that stopped
molecules
that inhibit growth, allowing the nerve fibers to
reconnect
with the spinal cord. The breakthrough could mean a
bright
future for the aid of paraplegics and quadriplegics
Science
Daily said.
AFTER LONG-TERM PLACEMENT, MORE STRESS
Some caregivers think their stress will drop once an
elderly
relative is placed in a long term facility, but they
actually
suffer more emotional trauma. The University of
Pittsburgh
study is the first to provide a comprehensive
analysis of the
emotional turmoil caregivers experience in
placing a loved
one with dementia in a long-term care facility.
"Caregivers
have to face new challenges such as frequent trips
to the
long-term care facility, reduced control over the care
pro-
vided to their relative, and taking on responsibilities
such
as coordinating and monitoring care," says study
leader
Richard Schulz. "This study shows that we need to help
care-
givers who place their relatives." The findings appear
in
Journal of the American Medical
Association.
NEW
TONSILLECTOMY TECHNIQUE
Dr. Glenn Isaacson, of
Temple University Children's Medical
Center in Philadelphia,
says surgeons are offering a less-
invasive tonsillectomy. "The
new technique removes only the
tonsil and not the surrounding
tissue, leaving a smaller hole
where the tonsil was and,
therefore, less pain for the patient
post-surgery," Isaacson,
chairman of Otolaryngology/Head and
Neck Surgery at Temple, says
in a statement. "The bipolar
electrosurgical scissors used in
the operation cut the tonsil
and also stop the blood flow at the
same time, which allows
us much more control and less bleeding
during the operation."
By creating a smaller hole where the
tonsil was, and cutting
the blood loss, patients are able to
recover quicker and with
less pain, according to
Isaacson.
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**** COUNTRY CALENDAR ****
-22-
Rod Brasfield born "Rodney Leon Brasfield"
in Smithville, MS 1910.
Doyle Blackwood of "The Blackwood Brothers"
born Ackerman, MS 1911.
Connie B. Gray, born Lizard Lick, NC
1914. Connie was the first President of the CMA. Elected CMHF
1980.
Dale Hawkins, Rockabilly
singer/guitarist/songwriter, wrote and recorded "Suzie Q" born Goldmine, LA
1938. Inducted Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Sam Neely, born Cuero, TX 1948.
Marian Leighton-Levy, one of the founders of
Rounder Records, born Harrington, ME 1948.
Pee Wee King recorded "Deck Of Cards"
1953.
Goldie Hill made a guest appearance on the
Grand Ole Opry 1953.
Elvis began filming his first movie, "Love Me Tender"
1956.
Holly Dunn born San Antonio, TX
1957.
Collin Raye "Floyd Collin Wray,"
singer/songwriter/guitarist, born De Queen, AR 1959.
Johnny Bond's single "Hot Rod Lincoln"
debuted on Billboard's Top 40 Chart 1960.
Ricky Lynn Gregg, born Longview, TX
1961.
Mila Mason born Murray, KY 1963.
George Jones became Tammy Wynette's third
husband 1968.
Johnny Cash played Gdansk, Poland
1987.
Roy Clark joined the Grand Ole Opry
1987.
O.V. "Mooney" Lynn Jr., Loretta Lynn's
husband, died 1996. Loretta married Mooney when she was thirteen years
old.
Jo Dee Messina's single "I'm Alright"
charted 1998.
LeAnn Rimes released "Can't Fight The
Moonlight," 2002.
Floyd Tillman, age 88, died at his home in
Bacliff, Texas 2003.
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Wendell Hall, 1920's recording artist "It
Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" born St. George, KS 1896.
Tex Williams singer/actor/guitarist, born
Ramsey, IL 1917.
Leslie York of "The York Brothers" born
Louisa, KY 1917.
Smiley Wilson "Louisiana Hayride" born
Etowah County, AL 1922.
Jack Earls, Sun recording artist, born
Woodbury, TN 1932.
Little Jimmy Dempsey born Atlanta, GA
1937.
Rex Allen Jr. singer/songwriter, born
Chicago, IL 1947.
Eddy Arnold's single "I'll Hold You In My
Heart" charted 1947. This record became the biggest hit of Eddy's
career.
"Woody" Paul Chrisman "Riders In The Sky,"
born Nashville, TN 1949.
The Louvin Brothers recorded "Seven Year
Blues" 1949.
Kitty Wells' "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky
Tonk Angels," became the First #1 hit by a female artist in Country Music
history 1952. The Grand Ole Opry management refused to let Kitty sing the
song on the Opry, and NBC banned the song on their radio network because it was
too "suggestive."
Johnny Bond recorded "Let Me Go Devil"
1953.
Milton Estes, age 49, Grand Ole Opry member,
died 1963.
Glen Campbell's "True Grit" from the movie
sound track, charted 1969.
Donna Fargo received a gold record for "The
Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A." 1972.
Waylon Jennings' "Theme from The Dukes of
Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)" debuted on the charts 1980.
Garth Brooks released "In Pieces,"
1993.
The Bill Monroe Foundation dedicated the
newly restored childhood home of the late Bill Monroe, in Rosine, Kentucky in
2001.
Trace Adkins joined the Grand Ole Opry
2003.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS ****
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Keith Urban makes
history
Monday, August 21, 2006 –
Keith Urban's "Once In A Lifetime," the first release from his
forthcoming as of yet untitled fourth studio album, made history
today by debuting in 17th on the Billboard Hot Country Song Chart.
According to the trade publication, the song became the
highest debuting single in the 62-year history of that chart,
outpacing two previous singles, both of which debuted at 18.
Capitol Nashville has indicated the disc would be out in
November. |
McGraw, Hill go
private
Monday, August 21, 2006 –
Aug. 21, 2006: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill apparently couldn't get
enough music out of their system Friday night at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles. After playing a sold-out show (all three LA shows
were sold out), the couple hosted a “Bread & Water” show at the
Whisky on Sunset.
The club was filled with a standing room only crowd at
12:30 a.m. as McGraw kicked off the show before the band and crew
were even ready. He grabbed a guitar and broke into several country
classics. Songs performed varied from covers to new music from
McGraw’s next studio album.
Among them, Tom Petty’s “Breakdown,” “Sweet Home
Alabama,” “Suspicious Minds” and new tune “The River and Me.” Hill
performed Aretha Franklin’s “Think” and “Bridge Over Troubled
Water.”
Shortly thereafter, Reba McEntire joined Hill on stage
for the Everly Brothers classic “When Will I Be Loved” and “Does He
Love You” with McGraw sandwiched between them. McEntire offered Hill
her first major tour opportunity when she was just breaking as a new
artist.
Both Hill and McGraw’s bands participated.
McGraw has hosted other “Bread & Water” shows during
previous tours, but Friday night’s performance was its first in
three years. “Bread & Water” shows are rare, small-club
performances that allow McGraw, Hill and band to perform material of
their own choosing, mostly cover songs from the '70s and '80s along
with country classics. These intimate concerts are announced the
morning of the “Bread & Water” via radio, print and or the
internet.
Proceeds from this “Bread & Water” show will benefit
the Neighbors Keeper Foundation for Katrina related
efforts. |
Tim and Faith
greet 1 millionth fan
Sunday, August 20, 2006 –
When doors opened Friday night for the second night of a three-day
sold-out run at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, Christine Nevins got
more than just a concert from Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.
As the holder of the 1 millionth ticket to go through
turnstiles since the Soul2Soul II Tour started April 21, Christine
and her husband, Eric, were whisked away to a private meeting with
McGraw and Hill. But they got even more than that. They soon
received a Hershey, XM Satellite Radio-filled, brand new, Dodge
Charger courtesy of Huntington Beach Dodge.
“I cannot believe this!” said Christine upon receiving
her prizes. “This car is mine," she told her husband, and "nobody is
driving it but me,” she added immediately after the singing stars
autographed the inside driver’s side door.
Christine (39) and Eric (42) Nevins live in Oak Hills,
Cal. Eric has been a police officer, going on his 20th year on the
job, and currently works for the County of Riverside, while
Christine is a restaurant manager for Johnny Carinos in Victorville,
Cal.
The tour concludes Sept. 3 in Las Vegas after 74 shows in
56 cities across
America. |
Gentry
manager offers defense
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Friday, August 18, 2006 –
Troy Gentry's manager defended the singer Friday in a press release,
accusing the press of giving inaccurate information about the case
involving the shooting of a bear in Minnesota two years ago.
Gentry was indicted by a U.S.
federal court in Duluth, Minn., charged with conspiring with a
licensed commercial bear guide and the owner of a private game farm
in Minnesota. He pleaded not guilty. A trial is set for Nov. 27.
Johnny Dorris, Montgomery
Gentry's manager, said on the band's web site, "Unfortunately, the
false accusations made against Troy in the indictment have been
reported in the media as a statement of fact."
"These charges are very serious,
and the potential penalties are very severe," Dorris said. Gentry
faces a $20,000 fine and five years in jail. Dorris said Gentry
hired "the best trial lawyer" in Minnesota. he also said Gentry was
advised not to make any statement about the facts of the case.
"Since Troy cannot speak for
himself, I feel it is important to give you some perspective on this
case that has not yet been reported in the media. Troy is accused of
conspiring with a professional hunting guide to improperly fill out
a hunting tag. To back up this charge, the indictment claims that
Troy shot a tamed bear in a cage, then made a video to appear that
he did not shoot the bear in a cage, but in the wild. These claims
are wildly inaccurate."
"The bear in question was never
in a cage or pen; not when it was killed or at anytime prior to
that. This wild bear occupied its own habitat (consisting of several
acres of woodlands) on a game preserve owned by the codefendant.
Troy shot the bear with a bow and arrow from a tree stand mounted on
the private game preserve. Troy did video tape this hunt for his
personal use, but did not edit it to make it appear anything other
than what it was. He did not distribute the video for commercial use
or intend to use it to mislead anyone."
"Troy is an avid environmentalist
and hunter who supports and follows all game laws. Before he killed
the bear he was told by the bear guide that it was proper and legal
to kill the bear which again was not a tamed bear and was never in a
pen or cage. Troy reported the kill to the wildlife authorities and
tagged the bear per the guidance of his professional guide. This all
occurred in October 2004."
"Troy is disheartened that he has
been falsely accused, and looks forward to speaking with the US
Attorney's handling this case. A press release regarding the
indictment was serviced to the media by the US Attorney's office in
Minneapolis immediately following the arraignment. Although they
were aware of Troy's legal counsel, they did not include his contact
information in their press release as is customary. Thus the media
ran with the false information on Tuesday evening without contacting
anyone on Troy's behalf."
"The result is that Troy has been
convicted in the court of public opinion without fair
representation. A true travesty of justice for a guy who truly loves
God's creation, treats it with respect, and obeys the laws designed
to preserve and maximize its splendor."
"Please continue to support Troy
and Montgomery Gentry in this time of
crisis." | |
**** Amy's Kitchen
****
Strawberry Carrot
Cake
2-1/2 cups all purpose flour
1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1
cup carrots, finely shredded
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup yogurt; low
fat, plain
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup pecans, chopped
2 teaspoons baking
powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking
soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup strawberries, finely
chopped
Preheat oven to 350?. Grease and flour 12 cup Bundt cake pan.
Beat
all ingredients except strawberries in a large bowl on low speed for
45
seconds, scraping bowl, constantly. Beat on medium speed for 2
minutes,
scraping occasionally. Fold in strawberries; pour into prepared
pan.
Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center
comes
out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely on a
wire
rack.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze
2 oz. cream cheese,
softened
1 tablespoon mashed strawberries
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup
powdered sugar
Beat cream cheese, mashed strawberries and vanilla in
small bowl on low
speed until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until
blended.
Spoon over cake.
****
TODAY'S USELESS FACT ****
How is coffee
decaffeinated?
 For most coffee beans, it begins
with a nice, long soak. This submersion draws the caffeine from its beans,
leaving us with a bushel of decaffeinated java seeds ready to be roasted,
brewed, and slurped down. But hold that cup of joe. This tastes like
sludge!
The caffeine isn't the only thing lured from the beans during
their decaffeinating bath. The coffee's flavor also seizes that moment to beat a
hasty escape. So brewers need to coax the coffee's good taste back. We'll lay
out the three primary methods of maintaining taste while separating a bean from
its caffeine...
In one practice, the beans' post-soak water is mixed with
a solvent that separates the caffeine from the liquid. Alternatively, the
caffeinated water can be forced through activated charcoal or carbon filters,
which also separates the caffeine from the solution. After either method, the
coffee beans are re-submerged in the now-totally-caffeine-free watery extract
where (hopefully) they reabsorb their flavor.
Another method that
immerses the beans in one heck of a strong steam bath, and then dunks them in
carbon dioxide. The CO2 scares the caffeine away, but keeps the beans' taste
intact.
So, how successful are these processes? To be called
"decaffeinated," caffeine levels must remain below 2.5 percent. And that dictate
has the long arm of the law behind it. So bring on the big mug of
soy-mocha-latte-ccino -- and make it a decaf.
****A
PARTING THOUGHT ****
A grandmother is a
person with too much wisdom to let that stop her from making a fool of herself
over her grandchildren.
LAST CALL Y'ALL
I met an
acquaintance whom I hadn't seen for quite a number of years. I remembered her as
an emphatically single woman after an unpleasant divorce, but to my surprise she
was sporting a new wedding ring. When I congratulated her, she related an
incident from the wedding. Her nephew had travelled over 1,000 miles to attend.
When she told him how delighted she was that he came, he said, "Auntie, I had to
see what it looked like when hell froze over."
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