Monday, April 22, 2013

West, Texas Explosion - Why The Volunteers Chose to Die


(McClennan County Sheriff talks about the explosion)
Why the West, Texas volunteer firefighters chose death clearly knowing a major explosion was about to happen...

Small town, rural volunteer firefighters are very different compared to paid metropolitan firefighters. I know. Because I was one. My first fire was a huge, roaring oil well fire. My first medical emergency was a heart attack victim who was so far away from our small town out in the sticks, he was stone cold dead by the time we got there. I was 16 when I started, the youngest age allowed by our small town department to be eligible for serving. Stuff we saw and did on a daily basis was a real eye opener. We covered 900 square miles, and at least 9 other small communities, industries, remote areas of heavily traveled interstate, oil fields, rivers and lakes where drownings were an annual thing, as well as providing backup for departments on the outer fringe of our areas of responsibility.

You did not have fire hydrants. You rolled big tankers that 1 hose putting 90 to 120 gallons a minute out onto a huge fire would drain a 3000 gallon tanker in 20 minutes. You didn't have enough water to just stand back and spray water on it until it finnaly died out. We had to learn how to knock a fire down fast with as little water as possible. A very hot process. But if you learned how to do it, you could literally walk through a fire, exiting the other side with only steam rising up around you, most of the fire now just smoldering embers.

You did not have streets in many places. The only way to get to a burning field or forest or to an injured person tangled up in farm equipment was to have an off road rig. Some departments utilized military 6 bys, but we knew during the windy season those were too slow and after rains they easily stuck in the mud up to their axles. High winds can send flames skipping across the country side like stones skipping across a pond. You had to have a 4 wheel drive rig that could outrun those flames while at the same time knocking them down. We built our own off road trucks that were light and fast but still carried 500 gallons of water.

But most importantly being so far out in the middle of no where you had to know how to keep people alive who were injured and close to death until you could get them to a far and distant medical facility, sometimes driving up to 100 miles an hour on an open highway that had little traffic. If you didn't your pateint could be DOA (dead on arrival, dieing right in front of you. Being a small town where you knew everyone, DOAs were hard to stomach.

If you could do all of the above, you were an accomplished fire fighter like no other. And you didn't get a dime for your time. You were volunteer.

But the ultimate sacrifice by volunteers usually does not occur way out in the middle of no where. Life was most dangerous in town. And that is where the next segment of this post starts. It also describes why 10 volunteers stood their ground amd made the ultimate sacrifice in West, Texas.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Picture This (Texas Wild Flowers)



When you are stressed out, in a hurry, too much to do, take just a moment, close your eyes and picture this...



Maria and I were running late this morning, both frustrated with one of the cars greeting us with a flat tire in the drive way, we were already a full hour behind schedule. As we were both pulling out of the driveway after fixing the tire, Maria suddenly saw flowers beginning to poke thier heads up from the ground already starting to bloom.

She stopped her car, got out, and as if she had all the time in the world, sat down next to the flowers and quietly pulled the weeds from around each of them. After a few moments of being lost in another beauriful world of peace and heavenly beauty, she stood up, got back into her car and went on her way to just another busy day. Even though she was already late, she knew she saw a once in a year, special moment, and had time to witness the birth of another spring. She wasn't about to miss it either.

No matter how busy you are, take a moment to smell the roses along the way...

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Ladies Night, Tejano Style



Gives true meaning to the legendary fiercely independent spirit of the Texas Tejano.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Spring Roundup and the Cattle Call



You only live once. Which reminds me, do you want to be the cowboy, or a part of the herd, the cow. In life, it is YOUR call. No one else to blame --- for now.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

National Guard vs DHS - Articles of Impeachment



It is now my understanding that the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) is releasing 10,000 illegals who are classified as criminals back into society. DHS established very recently, in 2001, is clearly now being groomed and used as Obama's personal brigade to punish America domestically when things don't go his way politically.

State Governors have the power to call up their units of the National Guard. It is their responsibility to therefore call up their units to:
1) Apprehend individuals in this country illegally starting with those just released by the DHS who are known criminals.
2) Articles of Impeachment are to be authored and filed against this President.
3) Eric Holder arrested and prosecuted for Accessory to Murder for the murders of Border Patrol agents at the hands of Cartel hit men who were supplied those weapons by Eric Holder
4) DHS disbanded and ICE and the Border Patrol placed back under the Justice department.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Take Down

Friday, February 15, 2013

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Chris Kyle - Born April 8, 1974, Died February 2, 2013



“When I grew up, I only had two dreams,” he told The News in January 2012. “One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses. I went to college and was working at a ranch up there. Sun up, sun down, I was in a saddle. By the time I was 24, I decided it was time to go into the military and try it out. It wasn’t exactly the SEALs I was looking for at the time. I just wanted to go into the military and be the best.”

Kyle grew up in Texas and spent much of his time riding horses and participating on the school rodeo team. His life quickly changed when he decided to go into the military and became a Navy SEAL. He deployed four times to Iraq. Kyle held the record for number of kills by an American sniper. The Pentagon has confirmed more than 150 of his 255 kills. The previous record was 109. For his service, Kyle was awarded two Silver Stars and five Bronze Stars with Valor. Kyle served in every major battle of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was shot twice, and was involved in six IED attacks. His autobiography, American Sniper, was released last year.

He and a friend were murdered by a vet diagnosed with PTSD, who they were trying to help through Chris's foundation.

Memorial services are scheduled at Cowboy Stadium, Arlington, Texas, February 11, 2013.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Poison




The man who promises everything is sure to fulfil nothing, and everyone who promises too much is in danger of using evil means in order to carry out his promises, and is already on the road to perdition.
Carl Jung

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

A Texas Girl KNOWS The Meaning of the 2nd Amendment



On October 16, 1991, the Killeen Massacre, Texas learned its lesson when Texas was cracking down on guns (yes, that actually happened in the early 1990's refers to when she disarmed herself and will regret this for the rest of her life).>

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Texas' Response to Hussein's Gun "Proposals"



Texas Gov. Rick Perry released the following statement regarding President Obama's executive actions:

"The Vice President's committee was appointed in response to the tragedy at Newtown, but very few of his recommendations have anything to do with what happened there.

"Guns require a finger to pull the trigger. The sad young man who did that in Newtown was clearly haunted by demons and no gun law could have saved the children in Sandy Hook Elementary from his terror.

"There is evil prowling in the world - it shows up in our movies, video games and online fascinations, and finds its way into vulnerable hearts and minds. As a free people, let us choose what kind of people we will be. Laws, the only redoubt of secularism, will not suffice. Let us all return to our places of worship and pray for help. Above all, let us pray for our children.

"In fact, the piling on by the political left, and their cohorts in the media, to use the massacre of little children to advance a pre-existing political agenda that would not have saved those children, disgusts me, personally. The second amendment to the Constitution is a basic right of free people and cannot be nor will it be abridged by the executive power of this or any other president."

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Arrest The Liberal Politicians Responsible For Domestic Kill Boxes

Mandated gun free zones such as the Aurora Theater and Newtown School massacres are the work of liberal politicians.  They should be arrested and prosecuted for attempting to eliminate the American people's Constitutional right to defend themselves against such Murder/Suicide madness.

Instead, with the help of complicit MSM (Main Stream Media), aka OPM (Obama Propaganda Machine), they are trying to cover up their mistakes by going on the offensive against Americans in general attempting to create more kill boxes throughout the US with Federal level anti-constitutional mandates regarding arms.

Below are a couple of useful links from Texas that helps to train and prepare for countering such evil.  Evil chose to avoid the kind of people below when evil selected a gun free theator and a school that was also a gun free zone, both in lock step with the liberal politicians deadly and disastrous policies that have left our young people and even small innocent children at the mercy of Mass Murder/Suicide rampages.

The first video consists of several practice drills for men and women called Shooting Under Stress:


I also recommend for ladies, ladies only gun clubs such as the internationally famous Dallas Divas gun club unique gun handling practices specific to the needs of women in society.

http://www.divawow.org/pages/Leagues_dallas.html

Saturday, December 29, 2012

2013:The Year Conservatism is Outlawed

Liberalism has been mandated, not by the people, but by "Executive Order".  Sorry liberals/marxists/socialists, our new look may very well disappoint you.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas Day 2012 Message to the Left



A prophetic Christ is Born Psalm to Kings, Lords, and yes, Presidents courtesy of a citizen of a Christian nation,

Psalm 2
 Why do the nations rage
  and the peoples plot in vain?
 The kings of the earth set themselves,
  and the rulers take counsel together,
  against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,
 “Let us burst their bonds apart
  and cast away their cords from us.”
 He who sits in the heavens laughs;
  the Lord holds them in derision.
 Then he will speak to them in his wrath,
  and terrify them in his fury, saying,
 “As for me, I have set my King
  on Zion, my holy hill.”

I will tell of the decree:
 The LORD said to me, “You are my Son;  today I have begotten you.
 Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage,
  and the ends of the earth your possession.
 You shall break them with a rod of iron
  and dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.”
 Now therefore, O kings, be wise;
  be warned, O rulers of the earth.
 Serve the LORD with fear,
  and rejoice with trembling.
 Kiss the Son,
  lest he be angry, and you perish in the way,
  for his wrath is quickly kindled.
 Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Colt - M4



"Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself.   They are the American people's liberty, teeth and keystone under independence. The church, the plow, the prairie wagon and citizens' firearms are indelibly related. From the hour the pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurrences and tendencies prove that, to ensure peace, security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable.   The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good. When firearms go, all goes..."  -  George Washington

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Zydeco Flood Zone Encouragement



Zydeco, Eastcoasters, Zydeco! One in a life time chance to learn how to Zydeco with your (flood)boots on!

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Women Wildcatters of Texas

Texas Women Love Texas Tea.

Sunday, October 14, 2012

BODACIOUS

The Bull.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

That Girl in Texas

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

They Are Not Going to Take The Ranch Are They Pa?!

"You didn't build that." Barack Hussein Obama



“The first thing that we have to be aware of, they want to create a problem with the fuel,” Lara explained. “When we don’t have oil to run, we don’t have gas to go places, we are right there. There’s not much we can do, and if you don’t have gas to go places, and if you don’t have food to eat, what else can you do.

...

If Obama somehow retains the executive branch, Lara believes the next move in the process of a Communist overthrow of Washington will come from increasing the number of Americans dependent upon food. Today, 46 million American receive food stamps from Washington, but complete control of the farms is the next step in the Communist playbook for non-violent political control. More Americans must be dependent upon government for their food, according to Lara.

“They’ve been buying farms. The agriculture industry is almost eliminated,” he said. “If you watch very close, they are deteriorating, dying; they don’t have enough money, so many laws, so many stuff that will drive the farm industry out of business.

“That’s how they control the masses. Let me tell you, when you don’t have gas, your only means of transportation is a bike, and you have to pay for the food, you are in their hands. Complete.”

Julio Lara - Former Officer Under Castro’s right-hand man Che Guevara of Cuba.

Julio Lara Link 1



Julio Lara Link 2

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Back at the Ranch

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

URGENT



Our people are getting slaughtered in Afghanistan and the Obama re-election MSM is covering it up.



Heavy US Casualties in the past 29 days alone!

August 1, 2012

-Lance Cpl. Curtis J. Duarte, 22 -- Covina, CA

-Spc. Kyle B. McClain, 25 -- Rochester Hills, MI

July 29, 2012

-Gunnery Sgt. Jonathan William Gifford, 34

-Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Joseph Price, 27

July 28, 2012

-Pfc. Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28 -- La Verne, CA

-Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Lee Estle, 38 Lebanon, OH

July 27, 2012

-Pfc. Theodore Matthew Glende, 23 -- Rochester, NY

-Spc. Benjamin Carlos Pleitez, 25 -- Turlock, CA

July 26, 2012

-Sgt. John Eric Hansen, 41 -- Austin, TX

-1st Lt. Sean R. Jacobs, 23 -- Redding, CA

July 24, 2012

-Sgt. Justin M. Hansen, 26 -- Traverse City, MI

-Pfc. Adam C. Ross, 19 -- Lyman, SC

July 23, 2012

-Sgt. Eric E. Williams, 27 Murrieta, CA

July 22, 2012

-Staff Sgt. Richard L. Berry, 27 Scottsdale, AZ

-Pfc. Julian L. Colvin, 21 -- Birmingham, AL

-Spc. Justin L. Horsley, 21 -- Palm Bay, FL

-Pfc. Brenden N. Salazar, 20 -- Chuluota, FL

July 21, 2012

-Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael J. Brodsky, 33 -- Tamarac, FL

-Staff Sgt. Brandon R. Pepper, 31 -- York, PA

July 19, 2012

-Cpl. Joshua R. Ashley, 23 -- Rancho Cucamonga, CA

-Spc. Darrion T. Hicks, 21 Raleigh, NC

-Pfc. Jeffrey Leon Rice, 24 -- Troy, OH

July 18, 2012

-Sgt. Jose J. Reyes, 24 -- San Lorenzo, PR

-Sgt. Daniel A. Rodriguez, 28 -- Baltimore, MD

July 17, 2012

-Spc. Krystal M. Fitts July 17, 2012 26 Houston, Texas, USA Female Engagement Team member

July 16, 2012

-Spc. Sergio E. Perez Jr., 21 -- Crown Point, IN

-Spc. Nicholas A. Taylor, 20 -- Berne, IN

July 14, 2012

-Staff Sgt. Carl E. Hammar, 24

-Sgt. Erik N. May, 26

July 13, 2012

-Sgt. Michael E. Ristau, 25 -- Rockford, IL

July 11, 2012

-Spc. Sterling W. Wyatt, 21 -- Columbia, MO

July 8, 2012

-Pfc. Trevor B. Adkins, 21 -- Spring Lake, NC

-Spc. Erica P. Alecksen , 21 -- Eatonton, GA

-Spc. Jonathan Batista, 22 -- Kinnelon, NJ

-Pfc. Alejandro J. Pardo, 21 Porterville, CA

-Staff Sgt. Ricardo Seija, 31 Tampa, FL

-Pfc. Cameron J. Stambaugh, 20

-Spc. Clarence Williams III, 23

July 7, 2012

-Cpl. Juan P. Navarro, 23 -- Austin, TX

July 6, 2012

-Capt. Bruce A. MacFarlane, 46

July 4, 2012

-Staff Sgt. Raul M. Guerra , 37 -- Union City, NJ

July 3, 2012

-Pfc. Cody Otho Moosman , 24 -- Preston, Idaho

Sunday, August 5, 2012

How Time Flies



I still feel 25,
most of the time.
I still raise a little cain with the boys.
Honky tonks and pretty women.
Lord I'm still right there with them.
Singing above the crowd and the noise.


Sometimes I feel like Jesse James,
Still trying to make a name,
Knowin' nothing's gonna change what I am.
I was a young troubadour,
When I rode in on a song,
And I'll be an old troubadour,
When I'm gone.


Well, the truth about a mirror,
Is that a damned old mirror,
Don't really tell the whole truth.
It don't show what's deep inside.
Oh read between the lines,
And it's really no reflection of my youth.


I was a young troubadour,
When I rode in on a song.
And I'll be an old troubadour,
When I'm gone.
I'll be an old troubadour,
When I'm gone.


Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Maria Maria





Tribute to my blonde haired, green eyed Latin beauty (green eyed blonde latin? Yes they are rare) who has been my life for three years. Ancesters from Portugal, grew up on the Amazon River... Now all Texas...



Sunday, July 15, 2012

Herding Cats



Watching this commercial was once upon a time both funny and indicative of the worst nightmare of things out of control. I was especially impressed with how the guys in the commercial of a company based in Dallas, TX., EDS, Ross Perots company, could keep a straight face while doing such a silly commercial.

But then after the past three years of watching politicians, supreme court judges, and federal agencies being all over the map except for where they are supposed to be, the real world started reminding me of this video.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Re: MandatesDictates/Executive Orders



I hear a dictator and fellow little dictators have taken control of the United States of America, and are now issuing partisan mandates/executive orders to the nation. DC is out of line.

You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.
Davy Crockett

Monday, June 25, 2012

Cavalry Scout's Fiddler's Green (1800's)



Halfway down the trail to Hell,

In a shady meadow green

Are the Souls of all dead troopers camped,

Near a good old-time canteen.

And this eternal resting place

Is known as Fiddlers' Green.

Marching past, straight through to Hell

The Infantry are seen.

Accompanied by the Engineers,

Artillery and Marines,

For none but the shades of Cavalrymen

Dismount at Fiddlers' Green.

Though some go curving down the trail

To seek a warmer scene.

No trooper ever gets to Hell

Ere he's emptied his canteen.

And so rides back to drink again

With friends at Fiddlers' Green.

And so when man and horse go down

Beneath a saber keen,

Or in a roaring charge of fierce melee

You stop a bullet clean,

And the hostiles come to get your scalp,

Just empty your canteen,

And put your pistol to your head (added during Vietnam War)

And go to Fiddlers' Green.


Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Friday, June 15, 2012

Who Needs Cowboys, When You Have a Cowdog



When I was a kid my sister followed by our dog saw a young calf and ran out to pet it. My dad spotted the calf's mother near by spin around and make a bee line straight to my little sister to stomp on her as they do when anything gets around their calf. My dad yelled a command at the dog and the dog intercepted the mother cow and took her down by the nose while my dad rescued my sister. Goes to show, every cow dog has his day. :-)

Friday, June 8, 2012

Friesian Majestic

Thursday, May 31, 2012

Three To Go



A Cowgirl's Poem
THREE TO GO

The music is blaring and the announcer is shouting

“that's your new leader, what a run”.

As I warm up my horse, he knows the deal

my adreneline is climbing as his motor's switched on.

There's 3 to go.............

I make no eye contact and I speak to nobody,

It's time to focus and barrel race in my mind

The perfect pattern I see over and over

Past mistakes I have made are all left behind

There's 2 to go..................

I try not to watch the runs just before me,

they only distract from my purpose and plan

As I check my girth and shorten my reins

Someone says, “run hard girl” and I know that I can

There's 1 to go.................

My name is now called and I'm standing by



My horse sees the alley and he begins to dance

the rider before me smiles as she exits

the gate is held open...........this is our chance

and then we GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




Monday, May 28, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Pegasus - The Divine Symbol of Texas Oil



Sir Alfred Bossom of England designed this early Dallas Skyscraper that was the headquarters of the Magnolia Petroleum Company, predecessor to Mobil Oil. In 1934, Magnolia Petroleum Company erected a large "oil derrick" on the roof that supported two 30 by 50 foot red neon signs that were in the image of Pegasus, the flying red horse, that was the corporate logo for Magnolia. Mobil, as a part of Exxon Mobil Corp. still uses the logo today.

Pegasus (Ancient Greek: Πήγασος, Pégasos, Latin Pegasus) is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually depicted as white in colour. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa.

A proposed etymology of the name is Luwian pihassas, meaning "lightning", and Pihassassi, a local Luwian-Hittite name in southern Cilicia of a weather god represented with thunder and lightning. The proponents of this etymology adduce Pegasus' role, reported as early as Hesiod, as bringer of thunderbolts to Zeus.

According to legend, everywhere the winged horse struck his hoof to the earth, an inspiring spring burst forth.

(The above credits to Exxon Mobil and Wikipedia)

With the shutting down of deep water drilling in the Gulf, the prevention of the Keystone pipeline from Canada to Texas and EPA dogging of existing oil industry activities, Americans have had to pay much more for energy for their vehicles. The assault on coal enery will add another price shock and potentially major rolling blackouts over the summer.



As seen above in the scene from the Clash of the Titans, the symbol of Texas oil is far too powerful be tied down for long. That is a promise, America.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Austin Anderson US Marine



An Oklahoma Marine made the ultimate sacrifice when he pulled a friend out of a fiery plane wreck, saving her life but suffering fatal burns over 90 percent of his body.

Friends of Hannah Luce, the lone survivor of Friday's crash of a twin-engine Cessna 401 just northwest of Chanute, Kan., hailed Austin Anderson as a hero who gave his life without a second thought. The pair was among five young adults bound from Tulsa for a Christian youth group conference in Iowa.

“He is a very tough guy, but once you got to know him, he was ... a teddy bear,” Lauren Rockett said of the man she got to know at Oral Roberts University. “It would be totally like Austin's character.”

Three companions aboard the flight, Stephen Luth, Luke Sheets and Garrett Coble, died instantly, but Anderson, 27, and Luce, 22, survived the crash. Luce was trapped inside the burning fuselage, but Anderson managed to pull her out and guide her to a nearby road. Luce had a passerby call her father while they waited for an ambulance, which then took them to a Wichita hospital. Anderson died there early Saturday morning.

Hannah is being treated for severe burns over 28 percent of her body. She was scheduled to undergo skin graft surgery on Monday.

"The way I discovered about my daughter and the plane accident was probably the most unscripted way you could imagine," Ron Luce said Sunday during a news conference at University of Kansas Hospital. "I asked [the woman], where's the plane? She said it's off in the distance, and there are flames, there's smoke."



Luce said he asked his daughter about reports that Anderson had pulled her from the wreckage, but "she just began to tear up" and didn't respond.

"I know Austin, he's that kind of guy," Ron Luce said. "He served two tours in Iraq, and he was willing to give his life for his country. He was willing to give his life for a friend. He was always willing to go that extra mile."

Anderson had just being hired for a Christian group called Teen Mania. Rockett said she wasn't surprised when she heard Anderson had saved a life with little regard for his own. Rockett’s classmate, Brooke Ninowski, created a documentary more than a year ago about Anderson’s life for a class assignment. In the film, Anderson spoke of feeling "fearless" because he has God’s help.

“That's one of the only comforting thoughts that he knew before he died, that he had a relationship with God," said Rockett.

Anderson served in Iraq before attending Oral Roberts University, where Luce also attended and graduated from last year with a degree in theology.

The five were flying to an "Acquire the Fire" Christian rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was the last of 33 such events this year held across the U.S. by Teen Mania Ministries, which was founded 25 years ago by Ron Luce, with the goal of reaching out to troubled youths. The ministry is based in Garden Valley, Texas, where the Luce family lives.

As a young East Texas oil well fire fighter, after the plane crash that killed Kieth Green of Garden Valley (link) as their plane back then was lifting off from Garden Valley, I set up a fire truck and trained people from various religious ranches on how to fight fires. The ranches in that area at that time were too far away from fire departments. This Marine is a real hero. God decided these four young men, Stephen Luth, Luke Sheets, Garrett Coble and Austin Anderson were ready for their eternal home with Him.

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Lakota Ranch Loses Sacred Family

Lakota Rancher Little Soldier, a Texas native American ranch had a white buffalo calf born to it a year ago. White buffalos are sacrid to native Americans and are extremely rare, 1 in 10 million chance of being born. The Lakota Ranch lost the Father to a lightning strike a month ago. This week the 1 year old sacrid white buffalo was killed and skinned. His mother was also killed. Statement from Little Soldier: "My people – my brothers, my sisters – are hurt for what has happened here at this ranch," Little Soldier said. "You don't think things like this are going to happen to such a sacred animal, a sacred family." "He was the hope of all nations," he said. "You have taken the inner spirituality. You tried to stop what we're bringing back to ya'll, but you just opened the doors to release the message to all people."
He hopes to bury Lightning Medicine Cloud with his mother and father along a tree line.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Principles of An Eagle



"7 Principles of an Eagle" Author Dr. Myles Monroe

1. Eagles fly alone at a high altitude and do not mix with sparrows or other smaller birds like geese. Birds of a feather flock together. No other bird goes to the height of the eagle. Eagles fly alone. Never in a flock. Even when Moses (Old Testament) went to commune with God on the mountain, he left the crowd at the foothills. Stay away from sparrows and ravens. Eagles fly alone

2. Eagles have strong vision, which focuses upto 5 kilometres from the air. When an eagle sites prey- even a rodent from this distance, he narrows his focus on it and sets out to get it. No matter the obstacle, the eagle will not move his focus from the prey until he grabs it. Have a vision and remain focused no matter what the obstacle and you will succeed.

3. Eagles do not eat dead things. He feeds on fresh prey. Vultures eat dead animals but not eagles. Steer clear of outdated and old information. Do your research well, always.

4. The Eagle is the only bird that loves the storm. When clouds gather, the eagles get excited. The eagle uses the wings of the storm to rise and is pushed up higher. Once it finds the wing of the storm, the eagle stops flapping and uses the pressure of the raging storm to soar the clouds and glide. This gives the eagle an opportunity to rest its wings. In the meantime all the other birds hide in the leaves and branches of the trees. We can use the storms of our lives (obstacles, trouble, etc) to rise to greater heights. Achievers relish challenges and use them profitably.

5. The Eagle tests before it trusts. When a female eagle meets a male and they want to mate, she flies down to earth with the male purusing her and she picks a twig. She flies back into the air with the male pursuing her. Once she has reached a height high enough for her, she lets the twig fall to the ground and watches it as it falls. The male chases after the twig. The faster it falls, the faster he chases until he reaches it and has to catch it before it falls to the ground, then bring it back to the female eagle.

The female eagle grabs the twig and flies to a much higher altitude pursued by the male, until she perceives it high enough, and then drops the twig for the male to chase. This goes on for hours, with the height increasing until the female eagle is assured that the male eagle has mastered the art of picking the twig which shows commitment, then and only then, will she allow him to mate with her! Whether in private life or in business, one should test commitment of people intended for partnership.

6. Eagles prepare for training. When about to lay eggs, the female and male eagle identify a place very high on a cliff where no predators can reach; the male flies to earth and picks thorns and lays them on the crevice of the cliff, then flies to earth again to collect twigs which he lays in the intended nest. He flies back to earth picks thorns and lays them on top of the twigs. He flies back to earth and picks soft grass to cover the thorns, and then flies back to pick rugs to put on the grass.

When this first layering is complete, the male eagle runs back to earth and picks more thorns, lays them on the nest; runs back to get grass and rugs and lays them on top of the thorns, then plucks his feathers to complete the nest. The thorns on the outside of the nest protect it from possible intruders. Both male and female eagles participate in raising the eagle family. She lays the eggs and protects them; he builds the nest and hunts. The people who love us do not let us languish in sloth but push us hard to grow and prosper. Even in their seemingly bad actions they have good intentions for us.

7. When the Eagle grows old, his feathers become weak and cannot take him as fast as he should. When he feels weak and about to die, he retires to a place far away in the rocks. While there, he plucks out every feather on his body until he is completely bare. He stays in this hiding place until he has grown new feathers, then he can come out. We occasionally need to shed off old habits & items that burden us add no value to our lives.

West Texas has eagles. Texas initially thought of itself as a lone star. At times in American history that is evident. I believe recently was one of those times.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Road Trip: Wyoming - Cowboy Chris LeDuox

From Wikipedia.com Early years LeDoux was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. His father was in the US Air Force and was stationed at Keesler Air Force Base at the time of his birth. The family moved often when he was a child, due to his father's air force career. He learned to ride horses while visiting his grandparents on their Michigan farm.[2] At age 13, LeDoux participated in his first rodeo, riding in Denison, Texas, and before long was winning junior rodeo competitions. LeDoux continued to compete in rodeo events and played football through his high school years, with rodeos keeping most of his attention. When his family moved to Cheyenne, he attended Cheyenne Central High School. After twice winning the Wyoming State Rodeo Championship bareback riding title during high school, LeDoux earned a rodeo scholarship to Casper College in Casper. During his junior year, LeDoux won the Intercollegiate National bareback riding Championship. LeDoux married Peggy Rhoads on January 4, 1972, and they had five children: Clay, Ned, Will, Cindy and Beau. Rodeo success and music beginnings In 1970, LeDoux became a professional rodeo cowboy, competing on the national rodeo circuit. To help pay his expenses while traveling the country, he began composing songs describing his lifestyle.[2] Within two years, he had written enough songs to make up an album, and soon established a recording company, American Cowboy Songs, with his father. After recording his songs in a friend's basement, LeDoux began selling his albums out of the back of his truck at rodeo events. His years of hard work bore fruit in 1976, when LeDoux won the world bareback riding championship at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City. Winning the championship gave LeDoux more credibility with music audiences, as he now had proof that the cowboy songs he wrote and sang were authentic. LeDoux continued competing for the next four years. He retired in 1980 to nurse injuries and to spend more time with his growing family. Music career With his rodeo career ended, LeDoux and his family settled on a ranch in Kaycee, Wyoming. He continued to write and record his songs, and began playing concerts.[3] His concerts were very popular, and often featured a mechanical bull (which he rode between songs) and fireworks.[4] By 1982 he had sold over 250,000 copies of his albums, with little or no marketing. By the end of the decade he had self-released 22 albums.[3] Despite offers from various record labels, LeDoux had refused to sign a recording contract, instead choosing to retain his independence and total control over his work while enjoying his regional following. In 1989, however, he shot to national prominence when he was mentioned in the debut song of Garth Brooks' Top-10 country hit "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)." To capitalize on the sudden attention[citation needed], LeDoux signed a contract with Capitol Records subsidiary Liberty Records and released his first national album, Western Underground, in 1991. His follow-up album, Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy, was certified gold and reached the top ten. The title track, a duet with Brooks, became LeDoux's first and only Top Ten country single, reaching No. 7 in 1992. In concert, he ended the song by saying, "Thanks, Garth!" For the next decade, LeDoux continued to record for Liberty. He released six additional records, one of which, 1998's One Road Man, made the country Top 40.[3] Towards the end of his career, LeDoux began recording material written by other artists, which he attributed to the challenge of composing new lyrics.[4] With his 2000 release, Cowboy, he returned to his roots, re-recording many of his earliest songwriting creations. Illness and death In August 2000, LeDoux was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, which required him to receive a liver transplant. Garth Brooks volunteered to donate part of his liver, but it was found to be incompatible. An alternative donor was located, and LeDoux received a transplant on October 7, 2000.[5] After his recovery he released two additional albums. In November 2004, LeDoux was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma and underwent radiation treatment for it until his death on March 9, 2005 of complications from the disease at a Casper, Wyoming hospital.[3] He was survived by his wife of 33 years, Peggy, and their children Clay, Ned, Will, Beau, and Cindy, as well as his mother, Bonnie.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Monday, April 9, 2012

Time For A Road Trip



Time to leave the great state of Texas and travel into our neighbor, the US. ;-) Which leads us of course to visit, naturally, more live stock, way up in Michigan. Enjoy.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Americans Support Israel



In evey way.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

A Sherriff Has Questions For President Obama



“I’m not going after the president to keep him off a ballot or anything else, but that could happen,” Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio said. “I’m going at it strictly as a law-enforcement guy investigating a possible forgery and fraud. I’m sticking with that, but I’ll tell you one thing. We got tons of other information that could be very shocking, too, but I’m sticking now with just the [forgery] investigation and possible criminal violations.”


The lawman from Maricopa County made the comments March 16 on a national radio show hosted by Roger Hedgecock.

By Joe Kovacs

Monday, March 12, 2012

A Warning to the "Executive Branch"



You are breaking the law.

You have allowed weapons, under your watch, walk across the border to Mexico, resulting in those weapons falling into the hands of cartel hit men, who came across the border into the United States and were involved in at least two different murders, one of those murders being a border patrol agent.

You also continue to wage war on Texas through various mandates, one of which is to allow non-citizens to come across into America and vote against the votes of citizens. Something you are hoping will keep you in power after 2012.

Illegaly.

You are breaking the law, you have broken the law. You continue to break the law. The Law of the People. And that never, ever works out well for the outlaw.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

The American Constitution...



... A gift to generations from godly men who founded the United States of America. (George Washington at Valley Forge)

Defend it at all costs.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The Real One Percent



Making it in life is simple. "If you have two good hands, you can stand on your own two feet."

Pulled up to a gas pump recently in a big city and noticed someone had stuck a small sticker on it about "the 1% vs the 99%". So I decided to research what that was all about and found that it seems the American Nazi Party is trying to start something called "class warfare". Of course there is no such thing as "we are the 99% and they are the 1%". Only mindless, gullible dead beats would follow that stuff. Logic tells me if that were true, you better not mess with the 1%, because if all the power and riches belonged to so few, they must have something mighty powerful up their sleeves. Something powerful enough to allow them to take the "herd" either to a green lush pasture, or to a slaughter house. I am beginning to believe the herd of people who buy into stuff like that are getting larger in this once great nation.

In that herd that believes this, the one percent is clearly the corrupt Obama Regime, trying to ride herd over the mindless so called "sheeple" of the left. I suggest that group had better wake up.