Crazy Quotes

Some of these quotes make me open my mouth and stare into space, saying What??? Where is the full moon~~


Pat Robertson (he ain't dead yet???) Pat Robertson: Quit your job if you work with Buddhists so you don’t ‘get infected by it


Shannon Grove (California state representative) California's-drought caused by abortion

Donald Trump Donald Trump says officer who arrested Sandra Bland was ‘overly aggressive’ adding it’s ‘sad’ African-Americans have to deal with such treatment more"> frequently

Senator Tom Cotton (from Arkansas) “Iran Deal Is Like The Crucifixion Of Jesus”

PTSD and Vietnam Veterans

From Smithsonian.com Iver 250,000 Veterans of the Vietnam War STILL have PTSD 40 years later


According to the article, PTSD may be a relatively recent psychological concept, but historians are exploring its impact on soldiers from the American Civil War and even back to ancient Assyria circa 1300 B.C. Clinical symptoms include reliving events through nightmares or flashbacks, avoiding people or situations that might be reminders of traumatic events, negative changes in feelings toward oneself and others and a state of hyperarousal that makes it hard to concentrate or sleep and includes a common feeling of imminent danger.


These veterans, who are now in their mid- to late-60s and still really want to tell their story,” says Marmar (study author Charles Marmar, director of The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Veterans Center at the NYU Langone Medical Center.

“There is something very powerful in the social fabric of the American experience about Vietnam and how controversial Vietnam was, and maybe for these veterans the fact that many of them were unwelcome when they returned. For them it's very important to be able to tell their story now.”

To read some Vietnam Veterans' experiences, go to this website.
Thank a Veteran every day.

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Random Question

Why the hate for pitbulls?

I have met and loved many of this breed.

A friend is trying to re-home one after his owner died.

ALL of the St. Tammany Parish "shelters" put down pitbulls right away.

I'm saddened and concerned.

Help

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Hwy 90 Katrina Sculptures Update

It's hard to believe that Katrina roared through hear almost 10 years ago.

Along the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, many oaks killed by the storm surge were brought somewhat back to life as tree sculptures.

Here is a link to one of my blog posts about their humble beginnings.

Now the same wood sculpture artist who created them - Martin Miller - is coming back to assure that they'll be taken care of. Here's the video:

Volunteers refinish tree sculptures on Highway 90

WLOX.com - The News for South Mississippi

Reaction to SCOTUS' Ruling

Glenn Beck warns his radio program could be shut down due to the gay marriage ruling.

Ted Cruz equates the SCOTUS rulings (Obamacare and Gay Marriage victories) to 9-11 and Pearl Harbor

Black Pastors vow Civil Disobedience if SCOTUS approves gay marriage.

The 10 Most Wild Lines From Antonin Scalia’s Extreme Dissent Over Gay Marriage.

Just Colbert

Invoking biblical history,Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas warned, “Both Moses and Jesus stated that it was God’s law that ‘a man will leave his father and mother and a woman will leave her home and the two will come together as one.’ That defined marriage … The Supreme Court ruling is heartbreaking for the turmoil it will mean for our nation’s future.”

There is SO much more out there......