Lifted Up

Of course, an umpire doesn't care who winds because we are so objective. :)

I know its only been a couple of months or so, but does anyone remember him saying anything about not being around for a while?

I hear that happened in Vietnam once or twice...or...

Maybe not a bad analysis...I am willing to bet any shoe throwers are not gonna give any U.S. president respect, including Obama.

is it time to move this thread? :)

the Yankees will surely win themselves a World Series!

...eventually!

....put 'em back up there.

Thinkin' roses here.

Don't sweat it my friend.

No, I won't. Not at 40 below wind chill anyway.

But just to show you, I'll.......

Of course, I shouldn't say much; I have my absences.

Let's pray to make it snow wherever he is right now.

Thanks. Wasn't sure if my remark carried any political connotations; I usually tru to stay out of that world on GS.

Probably busy Christmas shopping.

Hey, maybe GS needs a Santa!

Are forgiveness and fighting back mutually exclusive?

Of course, the latter can lead to the former I guess. In H.S. I was getting so irritated once by this guy sitting right behind me, I turned around suddenly and whacked him in the chest, shocking him and everyone else. I was probably the last person anyone would have thought would do that). The teacher, who had seen everything, said something short to the other guy, and not me, and otherwise did nothing. Within the next few weeks we (the guy I whacked and I) had become friends.

If the President arrived during a severe thunderstorm, would the band play "Hail to the Chief"?

I'm glad Kit brought this thread back, partly because she is one person...to those who are familiar with her posts over all the years...who can talk about the subject without giving the impression that she is telling anyone they have to forgive. She has not only acknowledged the hurts many have suffered, but expressed her anger, all while keeping her heart on God.

Potato is right; no person should tell another that they have to forgive for their hurt; that has to be the decision of the person who suffered the hurt.

They are starting to tick me off.

only staring??? :)

Of course, they make some of their bucks from Yankee haters watching their games wanting to see them get knocked off. Maybe like Notre Dame football (or used to be!).

But of course a tru Yankee hater has some compassion...see the essay about Jeter I posted from Chuck Doswell not too long ago.

Well I'm already locked in I guess. With my son in law still working on getting his permanent work transferred here from a city 50 miles away, I'm taking my daughter to doctors appointments coming up.

You have to wonder how these people stay in power; it's like they have some sort of spell over their subjects I think. Even in my transient Philly WOW year, I sensed the same about their well known mayor, Frank Rizzo, even though I wouldnt put his misdeeds on the same level. Funny, I know he would have been re-elected, but he lost the vote to do away with the term limits that were keeping him from running again.

I hate seeing the 9th corps thread on top for a long time with me on the last post.

That's why I wish we could get some Chicago Greasespots to add their point of view.

Well, if you're one, do you know of any others you could PM?

he went to the RedSox (partly) because he hated the Yanks.

I wish the rest of us could afford to refuse to work for someone we didn't like!

Sounds not recent, but I don't recognize it (other than to know it's not Jules Verne!)

One of the American bomber pilots involved in the atomic bombing missions was nuts, and Col. Paul Tibbets knew it, but kept him because he was a "damn good pilot".

I don't know whether it would be better to say that a person's true character comes through in war, or is supressed in war, or just say that there is not time to be nuts if you are in a war.

I guess there is an attachment to a grandchild that is pretty close to that for one's own child...right or wrong, I should find out later this year. In the meantime, I'll pray.

Oops, I mean later next year, since this one's almost done.

What president,s Rummy? Why, it could even be adapted to TWI.

Slightly since this obviously does not deal with friends, but I've seen two presidents; oddly enough neither was during my years in the DC area. ( When I sang with my HS choir at the Pageant of Peace, LBJ wasn't there; neither did he attend the presidential baseball opener I went to (HHH threw out hte first ball).

The two I saw were JFK going down a nearby street from our home when he came to Columbus to campaign for the governor, and Nixon when he came to Penn State shortly after he was inaugurated to attend the funeral of his uncle who had been a prof there.

I guess that one guy I mentioned, Gary Beach, was kind of my friend in high school, but not now.