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I'm not sure, but I think I may have "outrun"
a tornado Thursday. At 5:23pm, I was on Minnesota Ave, almost to Kepler Rd, and it started hailing like crazy. The wind felt like it was going to turn my truck OVER! I looked in my side-rear-view mirror, and the sky
was an ugly purplish black, with an odd yellow tinge. As I approached Kepler Rd, rain and hail started  hammering the ground and lightning was striking all around. I high-tailed it to Lake Helen, but I couldn't get away from it. When I pulled into my driveway, my massive oak trees were bending in every direction, and when I got out of my truck to run inside, I could hear a low, hissing whistle. It was an eerily familiar sound, from when the tornadoes struck Daytona Beach C.C. down the road back in January of '07. We had limbs down, but no other "evidence" around Lake Helen or DeLand of a tornado actually "touching down." THANK THE LORD!

Well known Pastor Atlah SLAMS Obama, his "Trashy Momma," and his "Drunk Daddy."

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State Wildlife Officials have been tossing around the "idea" of  a State run and managed hunting season on the Black Bears that have not been hunted in this state since 1994. Nearly every week, we are seeing and hearing stories about bears showing up in subdivisions, mall parking lots, school playgrounds, backyards and even in an occasional swimming pool. While Wildlife Conservationists and animal lovers cry, "Not fair! We took the bear's habitat, they were here first!" Lobbyist in favor of managed hunts don't disagree, but argue back, "It's  a little late to be thinking about that, once that subdivision is in place!" Now that their habitat has dwindled, bears have been forced to search for vittles outside the parameters of their normal dwelling. Bears who "offend" by showing up in populated areas are usually relocated, but research has PROVEN that "troublesome bears...often don't learn their lesson, and are likely to re-offend." That is, they return to the area they were removed from. When they do that, they are euthanized.

So really, what's better? Allowing the bears to cause traffic accidents, in order to "get to where they wanna go"  (usually totaling the vehicle-and injuring the occupants) continue to pose a threat to human beings by invading populated areas or allow a managed hunt, to "thin them back," so they won't HAVE to venture out of what's left of their habitat, in search of food?

I say allow Bear Hunting NOW, before someone, especially a CHILD is hurt or killed by a hungry bear, a Momma bear, protecting her cubs, or an aggressive male bear in search of a sow, during mating season!

Sorry "Bunny-Huggin'- Liberals," But these bad boys won't be getting ANY sympathy from this Country Girl! These 2  'gators, one 13.1 Ft long, and the other 12 Ft even, were taken from  Lake George, on a 'gator hunt here in Volusia County. I'm PROUD to say, I KNOW some of the boys, well MEN,  who took them DOWN! Needless to say, these agressive, fearless, MONSTERS won't be eating any  family dogs, or innocent children in the future! Oh, how I would love a new pair of boots and a matching purse outta one of those hides! (Hint, hint, SKEETER!)

The FBI, CIA, Secret Service, Homeland Security and ALL Law Enforcement Agencies KNOW that PROFILING Criminals WORKS, so why is there a big fuss going on about it, NOW? Just because we're in an election year, the "Race Card" is coming out of the deck and once again being slapped on the table. Those who have dedicated their lives to protecting American citizens, have been told they must "find, and determine who is and who isn't a criminal," by means other than their nationality, ethnicity or look.

 I, for one would probably choose to exit a plane immediately, if several men of Middle Eastern Descent suddenly boarded together.  Would I be wrong to feel nervous?  Why shouldn't I be? If I'm walking through the parking lot outside of Walmart, and I'm suddenly approached by 3 guys with dreadlocks, droopy drawers, untied shoes, staring dead at me, I WILL reach for my pistol; and be ready, should they mistake me for a helpless victim. Is it wrong of me to think they might be criminals? Why should I think otherwise?  If I see a girl weaving out of TJMaxx, with track marks up and down her arms,  I'd deliberately choose a cart, other than the one she just dropped off. Why would I be wrong not to want to "pick up" something she may be "carrying."  All of those are examples of "Profiling," and I know I'm not the only one who does it. I can remember back when Robert Vogel was Sheriff of Volusia Co. He and his deputies got into a PILE of trouble for "Profiling" suspected drug dealers going down 95. They were specifically looking for larger model cars, with sagging "rear ends"  and 2 or more "Black or Hispanic" drivers. Man, did they stop alot of cars carrying dope. But some "hotshot" lawyer said it was "profiling," and some of the cases were thrown out. Vogel was later exonerated, as he should have been, but here we are again. 

"Profiling-Schmofiling"! If it smells like a rotten sneaker, and looks like a rotten sneaker, chances are....

MY QUESTION IS: IF PROFILING WORKS, IT'S ACCURATE!  SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

My Uncle Ed, my cousin Ed Jr. and his wife Debbie, and their son, Blake all survived Ike. They live just 74 miles to the NW of Galveston, and 35 miles SW of Houston, in Rosenberg, TX. The damage we're seeing on T.V. doesn't even come close to showing "what it really is"! It will be WEEKS (possibly 2-3) before they get their power back. My cousin said everything has come to a screeching halt, and will probably remain that way for awhile. It's still raining, too! The economic impact will be devastating.

Some of my favorite Bloggers have dropped out of sight, disappeared, stopped commenting and ceased to make themselves known here at FOX. At least, I haven't seen them, and by golly, I miss 'em! Has anyone seen or heard from any of the following bloggers? If YOU are one of those I listed, PLEASE let me know you're "still around," and all right! I miss you!

Rhumboogie

Polecatextreme

Patriot173

gman

Burnstorm

luckydolphin

parrotlover

Signal12

EvilBlonde

Where are ya'll hiding? Inquiring minds want to know!

                        "Southern Women"

                         This was sent to me by the wife of my dear friend,

                          jfore.
        Southern women appreciate their natural assets:
        Clean skin.
        A winning smile.
        That unforgettable Southern drawl.

        Southern women know their manners:
        'Yes, ma'am.'
        'Yes, sir.'
        'Why, no, Billy!'

One good thing has come out of all this rain for me and it's truly a blessing! My 1.4 acre spring fed pond had all but dried up, except for where the spring "feeds" it. Thanks to Faye, it's back up to it's normal level. Unfortunately, that also means the once hidden, extremely aggressive Water Moccasins will be emerging, too. After the hurricanes, our pastures literally had HUNDREDS of them, everywhere you looked. As we did before the hhurricanes we moved our horses before Faye hit, to my Uncle's place, because he has  bigger, higher pastures than ours. I'm still thankful that I have my pond "back"! There is always a blessing, in every disaster, if you look closely enough! Thank You, GOD!

This guy I know was driving around the backwoods of Tennessee, and he saw this sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house that said:

"TALKING DOG FOR SALE!"

He got out of his truck, and went up to the door and banged on it. A man answered, and asked him if he was there about the dog. My friend said that he was. The man said the dog was out in the back yard. My friend walked out to the back yard, and saw a nice looking Labrador Retriever sitting beside a doghouse. "You talk?" My friend asked the dog.                                                   
       "Yup!" The dog replied, wagging his tail.                                                  
               

After my friend recovered from his shock,  he asked the dog, "So, what's your story?"                                                The Lab looked up, and said, "Well, I discovered I could talk when I was pretty young and I wanted to help the Government, so I told the CIA. In no time, they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because nobody figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies, for eight years running. But all that jetting around tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger, so I signed up for a job at the airport, to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a bunch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."                               My friend was so amazed, he just walked away, back to the owners house. "How much do you want for your dog?" He asked.                                                 
     "Ten bucks." The man said.                     "Ten dollars? That dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?" My friend asked incredulously.

"Because he's a liar. He never did any of that stuff!" The guy told him.

Will it smack our fannies, and call us,

"DARLIN' "?

When will we know where it will go? Just how close to our fannies will the storm come? I have my own little "spinning board" tacked to my kitchen wall. I can flick the arrow with my finger, and the "spinner" goes around, and hopefully, the section where it lands will tell me what to eapect, and how close the storms will come to my fanny. The categories of sections are as follows:

1. Slap in the middle of your fanny, it's really gonna sting!

2. Kinda near your fanny, it will only hurt a little!

3. Not close enough to sting your fanny that bad!

4. Far enough away, you'll only feel the breeze pass by your fanny!

5. Not close enough to your fanny, for you to even know that anything even happened at all!

One of my bestest buddies, jfore is always sending me really good stuff. Check this out!

Written by John Hawkins of Townhall.com

With  apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, you just might be a liberal if...

* You're sure the Constitution explicitly guarantees the right to abortion and gay marriage, but not the right to own a handgun.

* You think Dan Quayle is the dumbest Vice-President we ever had because he believed a flash card that misspelled "potato," but think Obama is a genius despite the fact he believes we have more than 57 states.

* You'd be more upset about your favorite candidate being endorsed by the NRA than the Communist Party.

* You think the same criminals who use guns in the commission of a crime will just hand them over to comply with the law if guns are made illegal.

* You know that 86% of all income taxes are paid by the top 25% of income earners and you still feel that the rich "aren't paying their fair share of the taxes."

* You put a higher priority on oil pipelines possibly inconveniencing a few caribou than you do on lowering the price of gas for everyone in the country by drilling ANWR.

* You're worried that Osama Bin Laden might not get a fair trial if we capture him, but want George Bush thrown in prison for being too zealous in protecting us from Al-Qaeda.

* You get infuriated when you hear about the CEO of a Fortune 500 company making tens of millions of dollars, but don't see a problem with an actor, basketball player, or trial lawyer making the same amount.

* You're constantly seeing subtle, coded racism in campaign ads, but see nothing racist about blacks being promoted over more qualified white applicants because of Affirmative Action.

* You think it's obscene that oil companies are allowed to make 8.3 cents per gallon in profit with gas prices this high, but would never suggest cutting the 13 cents per gallon they pay on taxes to reduce the price of gas.

* You think George Bush is a chickenhawk because he wanted to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan despite the fact that he only served in the National Guard, but you don't think the same about Barack Obama, who has never served in the military and probably couldn't find either country on a map without help.

* You think protesting outside of abortion clinics is extremism and should be illegal, but carrying around giant puppet heads while wearing a t-shirt that compares Bush to Hitler is just exercising your First Amendment rights.

* You think the case for global warming is proven without a shadow of a doubt, but that we need another century or two worth of evidence to figure out if capitalism and free markets work better than socialism.

* You believe the best way to fix the government screwing something up in the market is with...drumroll, please...more government intervention.

* You think the first thing we should have done when Russia invaded Georgia was to take the matter to the United Nations, where Russia sits on the UN Security Council.

* You spend your days criticizing the use of private jets, SUVS, and luxurious houses that consume enormous amounts of resources and then ride in an SUV to the airport, get on your private plane, and fly home to your luxurious house.

* You have more nice things to say about countries like Cuba and France than you do about your own country.

* You think the war in Iraq is unwinnable, but victory in the war on poverty is going to happen any day now if we can just get the Democrats back in charge.

* You won't even support English as our national language, but can't seem to understand why people worry about tens of millions of illegal aliens changing our culture.

* You think censorship is absolutely wrong; except when it's applied to conservatives on college campuses or on talk radio via the fairness doctrine.

* You get more upset about an American soldier accidentally killing a civilian than you do about a terrorist deliberately blowing up a school bus full of kids.

* You think Fox News is hopelessly biased to the right, but MSNBC, CNN, NBC, ABC, and CBS call it right down the middle.

* You think the real hero of the Cold War was Mikhail Gorbachev.

* You couldn't care less about what Americans in states like Kansas or Virginia think of you, but you would be greatly upset if a Frenchman gave you a dirty look because you're an American.

* You think kids in public schools should have to watch Earth in the Balance and read Heather Has Two Mommies, but no piece of literature with the word "Jesus" on it should be allowed within a hundred yards of a school.

I couldn't stop laughing when I read this. I all ready know who is going to wear the shoes that fit this !!!!!

An 11 year old robs a Walgreens? What is an 11 year old doing so UNSUPERVISED, that his PARENTS don't know where the little BRAT is long enough, that he even has enough free, UNACCOUNTABLE TIME ON HIS GRUBBY  LITTLE HANDS to pull it off in the first place? The parents should be going to jail, right along with him! An 11 year old IS NOT old enough to be UNSUPERVISED for longer than say, 15 minutes at a time, SO HOW DID THIS HAPPEN IN THE FIRST PLACE??????

IT ALL starts at   H  O  M  E  !!!!!