 By baregrass, on December 7th, 2009
Most of us know about the attack on Pearl Harbor and it is rightly remembered by the nation but something else happened on December 7th that is hardly ever remembered. The Japanese also attacked the Philippines on that day as well. Because the American troops there were ill equipped, outnumbered and unable to be resupplied and starving they had to surrender after 3 months. The result was horrific. Around a quarter of the American and Philipino soldiers died or were killed on the way to the prison camps. Maybe half of the survivors died or were killed in the prison camps in the succeeding years. They were finally liberated in early 1945.
The 200th Coast Artillery, a National guard unit from New Mexico, was sent to the Philippines in 1941 and whose members experienced the full horrors of the battles, the death March and the camps. They have never been properly recognized for their suffering. There are probably only about 30 left alive here in New Mexico. They were and are heroes.
By baregrass, on December 4th, 2009
Seems like it. 9 degrees this morning with our second snowfall in 2 weeks. It is supposed to warm up later today and we might get up to 35 by this afternoon. Never got above 25 yesterday. Maybe we can have a white Christmas this year!
Oh, and looks like we might have Christmas cards out early this year as well. We have come close to not sending out cards in recent years but I finally realized that in this fragmented world it is one of the few ways to keep a little contact with friends and relatives. I just wish it was easier to find decent cards with the true message of Christ’s Birthday on them, that being that He is the Son of God. I hate all this “holiday stuff”. It isn’t a “holiday”. It’s the remembrance of the coming into the world of the Messiah. And He will return when the appointed time arrives.
By baregrass, on November 17th, 2009
John Stephenson wrote an excellent article on Pajamas Media and the role of the ACLU in getting Eric Holder to hold Khalid Mohammed’s terrorist trial in a civilian court in New York instead of trying him in a military tribunal and here is what I feel is the most important thing he said, “with an $8.5 million budget to defend terrorists currently held at Guantanamo.”
Since “follow the money” is the first rule of politics, that $8.5 million might be important especially in the light of the millions more to come and all of it from taxpayers’ pockets. How much of that will ultimately end back up as campaign contributions to Democrat PAC’s from the ACLU and its members? Foolish question?
The ACLU and fellow travelers get to push their socialist agenda, Democrat politicians get campaign contributions they don’t have to stump for and all of it on the taxpayers’ dime. Who says you can’t have your cake and eat it too!
Oh, one more silly little question, “who gets to pay for the added security for the trial and, just in case the worst happens, who gets to pay for the damage from another Islamic terrorist attack connected with the trial”? Oh silly me, I should have known! It’s the taxpayers again!
By baregrass, on October 27th, 2009
 The Jealous Mistress I never thought I would be writing something like this but logic will tell a person that there comes a time when what someone has done for years will some day become no longer possible. Not that I am there yet but I have been given a foretaste of the future, that is if God grants me enough years in this world.
Dramatics aside, one of my foremost pleasures in life is playing the fiddle. Note that I said fiddle, not violin. I am a self taught, mediocre fiddle player; I am not nor never will be a real violin player. That said my current condition stems from a messed up right shoulder. For some reason, I can’t imagine why, working the fiddle bow made it hurt. To make a long story short, hopefully a trip to the doctor, some shots in the joint ( very pleasant! ), a month of physical therapy and not playing the fiddle and not working overhead with that arm for a while will let it heal and then I can get back to fiddling around. In the meantime I have reverted back to my old past time of playing the guitar which I have done since high school. This is not a bad thing as I had gotten extremely rusty on the instrument through lack of playing it much for the last ten years. The fiddle is a jealous mistress you know. Also, a little silver lining is that instead of playing the fiddle for an upcoming dance it was decided that I needed to learn to play bass. I love it!
But, I do now understand a tiny bit what must have been in the minds of the old fiddle players I was privileged to know and play music with when that day came when they no longer could play in a way that gave them pleasure. Their sorrow was palpable. Let’s hope I have many more years of playing left and God willing I will.
By baregrass, on October 24th, 2009
 An old timer We had a great visit to a place that we have been wanting to visit for a long time and that was the Air Museum in Liberal, Kansas. They have a BUNCH of aircraft in there and the exhibit is well done. If you are a Corsair fan there is a wonderful example of that aircraft there as well as a 3/4 size P-51 Mustang. For WWII fans they have a great example of a Mitchell B-25. There are lots of experimental and home built craft there as well, many powered by Volkswagen engines. The majority of the jet aircraft are outside but several are on display inside as well. Helicopter fans will find some good displays and they have a hot air balloon that kids will find interesting because it can be inflated right there inside the building.
The museum is easy to find. Just go north on Western and turn left at the high school. Fun time for all!
By baregrass, on October 10th, 2009
Wow is it cold! 29 degrees. This is the first really hard freeze we have had this fall. It won’t last according to the weather report. We are supposed to be in the 60’s tomorrow and even get into the high 70’s later in the week. That sounds better. I am NOT ready for a bunch of cold weather right now and this is quite early in the year for it to be so cold. The last time it got so cold this early was in 1991. We had just moved into the house that I grew up in and it got down to 2 degrees on the 2nd of October and I found out that the gas line was not connected to the heater. Thank God we had a fireplace! I had to run a new gas line around to the other side of the house after it warmed up. Such is life in the country.
By baregrass, on September 28th, 2009
First really new post since the last one. If you like political satire from a conservative viewpoint go to IMAO.us. Great stuff!
By baregrass, on September 28th, 2009
The problem with having and maintaining a blog is that the owner needs to actually maintain it and that’s where the rub comes in. Work is involved as well as a continuing need to maintain enthusiasm. Well, now you know my problem. I have been distracted by doing other things and haven’t gotten into maintaining my own blog. Reading other people’s blogs is so much more interesting! But, if I want a decent blog I need to get into it once on a while.
What prompted this episode of concern for my blog is that I went to the weather widget on the upper right of the home page and clicked to see what the extended forecast will be. No luck! All I got was a 404. So, there is a problem that needs to be fixed. Obviously!
So, I have decided to turn over a new, or old, leaf and keep this thing a little more current. We’ll see what happens.
By baregrass, on September 8th, 2009
I have been following the “Van Jones” affair for a few days now and I must say that I am perplexed. Not at the outcry at his words and actions that sunk him but the one action that most are focusing on. By this I mean his signature on a “truther” petition. For those that don’t know what the word “truther” refers to it describes someone who believes that the Bush administration and Israel engineered the 9/11 attacks. Truthers are the conspiracy theorist fringe of the anti-semitic anarchistic left.
Roger Simon wrote an op ed piece in Pajamas Media that discussed Glenn Beck’s role in the uncovering of Van Jones’ world views and the fact that Beck had scooped big media on this. He also compared Beck’s role to the silence coming out of the New York Times.
The comments posted on Simon’s piece were fairly consistent with most of the comments left at other articles concerning Van Jones’ resignation. None, except for one poster, really focused on the real rot behind the man’s ideology and I kept wondering about this. Why just the thin surface responses and not looking deeper into Jones’ thought patterns and beliefs and the real reasons why he was hired by the Obama administration in the first place? Why not a deeper examination of his avowed Communist beliefs, his racist statements and, for me the worst of all, his anti-semitic rants.
The responses from the left have been pretty predictable ranging from “Jones is the victim of a witch hunt” to “Obama has betrayed him and should have defended him”. They ignore however, that all that was needed was to expose his real words and actions to the general public. Hate does not like light.
In conclusion, not only did the Obama administration hire the man but put him in a position to carry out his Marxist, racist and anti-semitic delusions using the power of the federal government. Why?
By admin, on August 26th, 2009
Ted Kennedy died on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 and finally the memory of Mary Jo can rest in peace. If you don’t know why just Google her name.
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