Dan Fogelberg 

Dan Fogelberg

Please include in your thoughts and prayers Dan Folgelberg. He is fighting advanced prostate cancer and has been forced to cancell his tour. His music has broght much peace and joy to me and I hope he knows how to "Go Down Easy". It is a brutal form of cancer and is very fast in its progress.It is the same cancer that took Jerry Orbash so quickly.

One of his guests was Ms. Fonda preaching her clap trap who by the way moved up to first place on my list for claiming that the Iraqi war was founded on all lies and maligning our brave men and women who are serving there so honorably. I personally know how this will demoralize a military and how the sheeple here at home allows this view to distort the facts. Mr Maur earned his position on my list for thanking Ms. Fonda for a great body of work and for standing up for her country and had the audacity to call this scum a "Great American" How dare he do that? He ignores the 33,000 plus names on the wall and says she is great . Well he can get that piece of trash to support and defend his right to say what he wants next time instead of the military who protect those rights for him.GRRRR at least that is the way I see it here on Arrathorns Alley 

Over the week end I had occasion to add to my very short list of people I absolutely detest. The new addition is Bill Maur a self proclaimed pundit who has a commentary/comedy show on HBO that fits neither of its descriptive criterior. 

And you thought we were in charge HEHEHE 

Earth Day

We are celebrating Earth Day....Yippie or should that be yuppie? I don't know i`m so confused. All I know is earth day MUST be a good thing. We all live on the Earth,well except for the moonbats and of course the aliens. But seriously folks we must be extrememly carefull abot the earths resourses and its apparent abuse by us people.We must be very carefull of anomallys like global warming ....well that shouldn`t be much of a problem considering that it is going to snow here on Sunday. So just where the hell is this global warming? Just a few degrees would help emeasurably with our heating bills......might even reduce the heating bill enough to allow Grandpa to uprgrade his catfood purchace to human grade tuna,or, actually buy ALL of his meds this month.Yes lets safeguard the planet while we ignore our seniors and our special needs children or our mentally challanged who roam the streets untill some one abuses them or worse.Quickly now........go hug a tree Well at least that is the way I see it here on Arathorns Alley

Welcome Home Brother 

Hats Off To You Michael Smith !!

At a recent book signing Jane Fonda recieved in return for her actions those many years ago, a angry Marines spittle. She didn`t deserve that. She does deserve to shrivel and die. I wouldn't spit on this piece of human scum if she were on fire. In fact I would look for more fuel to make the blaze hotter.Ms Fonda cost countless lives, added untold sorrows to so many familys and stretched out the war so much longer, with the resulting costs.Possibly the worst thing this piece of crap did was to besmerch the names of many good men and women who sacrificed their lives and their bodys and yes even their sanity to do the right thing. We came home to another enemy after our discharges and people like Jane Fonda was directly responsible for how we were treated.We as Viet Nam Vets still live with the disdain of our American citizens who believe that it was just a innocent photo opp. for her.It wasn`t and she should be tried for high treason and face a fireing squad. At least thats the way I see it here at Arrathorn`s Alley

A One Of Kind American 

Another American Hero

Lance Armstrong has announced today that it is time to retire from racing. He has done a extraordinary job at his sport winning the last six out of six Tour de France races. He has far outdone anyone in his class and appears to be untouchable as a athelete. Now to make it a little more interesting............ He suffered from A severe and debilitating cancer that would knock most men out of the human race let alone competitive bike racing. Hats off to you Lance or at least that is the way I see it here at Arathorn`s Alley

Ten Years Ago..........Today

I remember hearing of a huge explosion in Oklahoma City and wondering what it was about. Ten years later I still don't really have any answers to most of the questions that have been jumping around in my mind, as a matter of fact I think in fact I may have more questions. Although I can't for the life of me imagine why I know less about the whys and wherefores of this situation ten years later then I did when it first occured.At the time of the incident Bill Clinton said " Oh I hope it isn`t of middle east origin" I never understood that then and I still don't. It has so many implications that I would bet the ranch I will never understand just what (aside from where Monica might be) was going through his pointed little head. I don't understand how a truck bomb could cause the type of damage that they say it did.I know a little about explosives having been in the military and also working with them in construction ,mining, and demolition I see more of a shaped charge doing the type of damage to the infrastructure of the building and the truck bomb accounting for the damage to the face. I also still don't understand how Mr. McVey could of been executed for his crimes as quickly as he was. I am not going to plead innocence or guilt for him, that is for the justice system to determine and in my oinion they did. I know that the state has prisoners convicted of a heinous crime and sentanced to death many years before this tradgedy ever occured,and still they exist on death row.Did haste play a part in shutting him up or what exactly was the reason for his rapid demise.
None the less ten years ago today, 19,April 2005 168 human beings( including 19 children) lost their lives at the Alfred B. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. We will never recover from that loss and we will never forget the ultimate cost. At least that is the way I see it here on Arathorns Alley

168 Lives lost 

Baseball is so............... 

I'm Not Sure I Understand The Buzz

I suppose baseball has been the most popular sport in America ever sense Abner Doubleday invented the game. It was a fantastic outting for familys and there were many familys who attended games on a weekly basis. BUT I think those days are past . Due to salarys like baseballs highest five players Alex Rodriquez's salary of 25.7 million dollars down to the paltry income of Manny Romerierez's 19.8 dollars, the game of baseball is no longer a family pass time. It costs $5 bucks for a beer $6 bucks for a hot dog and God forbid you should want some nacho`s. It is approximately $15 bucks to park somewhere in the same county as the stadium and perhaps as much as $40 bucks for a ticket. Now if you want to have your family along for the ride it is easy to see why you almost need to have this days entertainment financed I have a good friend who played semi pro baseball and he recieved $5 per game (no extra for doubleheaders) and he had to bring his own lunch and provide his own transportation. He played for many years because he loved the game. Not the millions these men recieve but because he loved the game. We need these days back or our teams will continue to play to nearly empty stadiums . It is getting so bad now that they nearly have to import a cheer track when someone makes a good play.Well at least that is the way I see it here at Arathorns Alley

EEEWWWWWWWWWWW

I must say that the last few dys have been less than pleasent. I have had the flu and I sure don't ever want it again. At times I was afraid I was going to die and at other times I hoped I would. I suppose it is all a matter of perspective. I am abel to keep noureshment down now although the sweat/shiver period is alive and kicking. Oh did I mention the achey breaky body syndrome that makes it almost imossible to be comfortable at your demise.Well the truth of it is that there are much worse things to have happen to you and I know personally cause I have experienced a few of them.So I suppose i will quit my winey stage of this as soon as I stop hurting Perhaps I will be able to start bloging more reularly in a few days.

May He Rest In Peace 

The Passing Of A Era

His Holyness, Pope John Paul The Second, passed away quietly yesterday in His sleep. He was born Karol Joseph Wajtla in 1920.
The world mourns his passing. He has been the head of the worlds Catholics for twenty six years,five months.He has traveled the world trying to bring the worlds faithfull together. As a young Pope he even snow skied, so his attraction to the worlds young was a given.They seemed to see him in a different light and flocked to the church in record numbers.
The worlds leaders have sent messages of condolences,bemoaning the worlds loss. A message from the Taliban wants the Popes successor to stop the persicution of the Taliban and Fidel Castro the head of the only communist nation in the Western Hemisphere asks the Popes replacement to stop the embargo placed on Cuba by the United States. I am so happy to see their true colors shine once more. Only Godless,heartless people would consider making that kind of statement during this time of the worlds mourning period.
Sleep inside the Gates Of Heaven Your Emminance, You have finally gotten to go Home.

A Never Ending Love 

A Love Story

I just finished watching a movie called the "Notebook", and I am not ashamed to say that this movie had me in tears. I only wish that people experience the type of love that is displayed in this movie. Absolutely moving. If you ever get the chance to see it do yourself a favor and watch it.

April Fools Day

"April Fools Day is the first day we realize what we are the other 364 days of the year"
Mark Twain

I know that April Fools Day is all in fun, BUT there were times when it wasn`t. It was meant to hurt and humiliate and otherwise make the rest of your class mates apear (a least for that moment) superior. I`m sorry I just don't get the point. It had its humble beginnings as a French holiday to celibrate a different calander which moved the first of the calander year from today to Jan. 1st. Well pilgrim ......just one more reason to dislike those smelly,escargo eating girly men who live accross the channel from some of our finest allies.At least that is the way I see it here on Arathorns Alley