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“If the bank loans you a million dollars, the bank has a problem. If the bank loans you a billion dollars, the US government has a problem.”
— Mark Steyn, September 17, 2008

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— Perri Nelson, September 17, 2008

Thursday

Published Wed, Jun 6 2007 11:21 PM
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This linkfest is for the 7th of June, 2007.

If you have something interesting you'd like to share, feel free to link it here and leave a trackback.

Just remember the trackback policy .

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Night at the Museum

Published Wed, Jun 6 2007 11:01 PM
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I just saw this movie for the first time. I thought it was pretty funny. A lot of it was slapstick, and they left quite a few loose ends, but it was a fun film.

This was a funny movie, even if there were some loose ends. Like at one point some artifacts from the museum are stolen and placed inside a desk drawer. We find out that they were put there by one of the retiring night watchmen, but that's the last we hear of them, unless they turn up at the end of the credits. And how did the place get cleaned up so quickly the next day? What happened to the broken glass in the Lewis and Clark exhibit?

That left me wondering a bit. Oh well. I've got the DVD. I'll probably watch this a few more times. It was funny after all. And for a comedy with a corny plot-line it still had its moments.

Probably the best line in the whole movie was from "Teddy Roosevelt". Teddy and Larry are discussing greatness, and Larry keeps saying he's not great, but Teddy is because he built the Panama Canal and all that. Teddy disagrees and tells Larry he didn't do those things.

“I’m made of wax, Larry. What are you made of?”

If anything in the whole movie stuck with me, that does. Figures in a museum are made of wax. Men from history are gone. We have their words to remember what they did, and we can wish things were the way they were back then, or that we were someone else. Ultimately though, it's what we are and what we do that makes a difference today.

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Something to see in Washington D.C.

Published Wed, Jun 6 2007 3:20 PM
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How about the Jefferson Memorial? It's only fitting that one of the architects of our nation have a memorial in the nation's capitol.

Growing up on the east coast sure had its advantages.

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A sweet ride

Published Wed, Jun 6 2007 3:00 PM
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I've gotten another set of images back from Wal-Mart. Here's a portion of one of them. It's my dad's 1972 Plymouth Duster sitting in the driveway at the house in Virginia.

That was a really nice car. I wouldn't mind having it today as a daily driver.

We all thought the color was a weird choice, but I still loved the car.

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Wednesday Hero - Col. David Sutherland

Published Wed, Jun 6 2007 12:04 AM

This Weeks Soldiers Were Suggested By Mary Ann

Col. David Sutherland(Left)
45 Years Old From Toledo, Ohio
Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division

Since being deployed to the Diyala province of Iraq in November 2006, Col. David Sutherland, along with brigade Chaplain Maj. Charlie Fenton, pictured on the right, has made it a point to visit every wounded soldier and say goodbye to each and everyone of his men who've lost their life. Four of his soldiers died on one day in April 2007 and the bad news arrived at his office in waves -- a knock on the door, a note handed in by an aide, heads bowed, knowing glances exchanged. Aides say Sutherland walks to the mortuary affairs tent at his base and embraces the dead bodies of his men. "I hug all my fallen soldiers", said Sutherland. "They are my own".

Diyala province is one of the worst places in Iraq. Public beheadings of Iraqi police, tribal wars, sectarian wars and al-Qaida. "I didn't come here thinking it'd be easy. No one told me, 'You're gonna get 9 hours of sleep a night and you're not gonna lose soldiers'. But I believe this is the place for me."

"As a soldier, I want to be here on the ground," he said. "As an American, I want it to end."

For more information about Col. Sutherland, visit this page.

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

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesday Hero, you can go here.

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