Music Czar Monday

Now, you read a title like this one and you automatically get a mental picture of what this song sounds like. But, trust me, you're wrong. It's almost a soft Metal song, but it's not. It's an amazing piece of work. And Halford has, hands down, the best voice in music. Don't even try to argue it.

Yeah! I've left the world behind
I'm safe here in my mind
Free to speak with my own kind
This is my life, this is my life
I'll decide not you


Beyond The Realms Of Death (Live 1978)

Yummy To My Tummy

There's a show on Food Network called "The Best Thing I Ever Ate". I like to watch it sometimes and I got this idea while mowing on Tuesday. What's the best thing you've ever ate? Me, I don't go out because it's too expensive, and I don't like people, so I cook everything. I'm not the best cook, but if it comes from a box I can tear it up. The best thing I've ever ate is a chicken fettuccine I make. Awesome flavor. I make a big pot of it and, if I'd let myself, I'd eat it all in one sitting it's so good. The secrete is a tablespoon of butter and some parmesan cheese cooked in with the sauce. Makes it really creamy and bursting with flavor.

Wednesday Hero

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant Keith Dewayne Andrews, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action during the ground assault of Operation DESERT STORM. Sergeant Andrews showed extraordinary courage once he observed that air support had by-passed two Iraqi machine gun positions, leaving a Humvee with five soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division pinned down by enemy cross fire. Sergeant Andrews negotiated a minefield while fighting his way to the top of the enemy bunker, destroying it with a fragmentation hand grenade. Being out of ammo, Sergeant Andrews resourcefully obtained the enemy machine gun using it to fight his way up the second Iraqi fighting position. Over all, Sergeant Andrews single-handedly killed some twenty-five enemy combatants to secure two enemy bunkers. This allowed for the quick evacuation of the five wounded soldiers thus saving their lives. These brave and selfless actions of Sergeant Andrews bring great credit to himself, his unit and the United States Army.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Update 3

They let her go home today. She's doing much better. She's feeling much better. She's looking much better. She still has some fluid on her lungs so she's on medication and O2. She's on the oxygen 24 hours and she has a 50ft tube she has to carry around with her that she hates. She also has the portable tank that she needs when she goes out that she absolutely hates.

I'm not afraid to admit that I'm a total momma's boy, so this week has been hell for me. And I'm not a religious person but I did pray a couple of times for her to get through it. She's better, I'm better. She needs to go back for an x-ray in a month to check and make sure her lungs are clear. Again, everyone who wished her well and kept her in your prayers thank you. It meant the world to me. Now maybe things can get back to normal around here. Obama is a Socialist. That felt good :p

Music Czar Monday

There's a reason this week's Music Czar Monday is a day late. It was a year ago today that I lost my best friend. In that post I talked about two songs that helped me and they have since come to have an important meaning.


Where My Heart Will Take Me by Russell Watson


Wish You Were Here (Live) by Pink Floyd

Words

I can't believe I'm actually hearing people play word games with what happened in Time Square. "It's not 'terrorism' as defined by Websters or the U.S. code". What? If someone puts a bomb in a car and parks that car in an area where people could be killed, it's terrorism. I don't care if it's a radical Muslim who's doing it because he hates the U.S. and our policies or your neighbor John Smith because he thought it would be funny. Is this really where we are? They jump on the "dangerous" and "racist" bandwagon when it comes to Tea Party protesters, but just can't quite use the dirty "T" word when talking about a car bomb left in NYC. I can't help but wonder if it would be terrorism if it had be left outside a Black or Hispanic organization?

Update 2

I talked to my mom again this morning and she's doing much better. She's getting her appetite back and is finally eating again. Even if it is hospital food that she absolutely hates. They moved her to another room yesterday because she's doing better. She needs less O2 than she did so they lowered the level she's receiving. She's gotten stronger. She seems to think she may get to go home tomorrow, Monday, but I don't think it'll be that early. Although I do think it will be sometime this week.

I want to thank those of you who have wished her well and kept her in your prayers. It really means a lot to me.