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The above pictures are of fellow Soldiers saying their prayers and giving honor to their and our fallen Soldiers!

A Prayer for Our Troops 

 'Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they perform for us in our time of need. Amen.'

 

Putting all differences aside, after reviewing the pictures above, please stop for a moment and say a prayer for our troops around the world.   Of all the gifts you could give a Marine, Soldier, Sailor, Airman, & All others deployed in harm's way, your prayers and support for them is a great gift in return!

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!

 

Is There anything you would like to say or add to show your support for what they do and for them as well……..

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Everyone knows that Bikers spend lots of money making Bike Week & Bike Fest a big advantage to making a large profit for various businesses and venders!   Well here lately there also seems to be a bigger increase in Poker Runs, Benefits, and Charity Runs....something bikers use to enjoy!   Now there are so many each and every weekend that some are getting pretty tired of it and it would seem even being taken advantage of because Bikers loves to help good causes doing what they can!

It has now become so overwelming that it gets to be old and the same ole, same ole just for different causes.   When will it be enough....probably never as long as Bikers still spend that money!   A great deal of profit making is made off of Bikers throughout the whole year and it is a growing trend that can accually cover a whole town with thousands of Bikers.   There are more and more people now getting into riding motorcycles now!

So how do you feel about this?

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The mission of the Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge is to rescue, raise, rehabilitate, and release injured or orphaned native species wildlife and to provide education about respecting and preserving the environment through our non-releasable permanent residents, known as “educational ambassadors”.

 

Incorporated in June 1989, Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge serves as the largest non-profit wildlife rehabilitation facility in the Central Florida Region. We rely on the generous support of the public to help us fulfill our mission to care for the wildlife.

 

WHAT: 2nd Annual  “Bikers Gone Wild” Back to Nature Poker Run

WHEN: Sunday, September 9, registration from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00

STARTS: Run starts from  Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge, 1815 E. Colonial Drive

ENDS: Last bike in by 4:00 p.m.

cost:  Riders $20.00 and Passengers $15.00

 

The 2006 Poker Run was such a whopping success and so darn much fun, we are doing it again this year. Come enjoy a fun filled bike riding day in the 2ndst Annual “Bikers Gone Wild” Poker Run to benefit Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge.  The run begins in the morning from the Refuge on Sunday, September 9.  Registration is from 10:30 a.m. to noon .  Be one of the first 100 to register and receive a free commemorative Back To Nature Wildlife Refuge T-shirt. Your donation of $20.00 per rider and $15.00 per passenger includes: a Continental Breakfast, a  BBQ dinner with a live band and a five card poker hand.  The scenic ride stops at The Jolly Gator Fish Camp in Geneva, Black Hammock/Lazy Gator Bar in Oviedo and the Bar Out Back - St. Johns Bar & Grille in Sanford.  Pick up one poker card at each stop and complete your poker hand at the end of the run at the Handlebar & Grille in Longwood.  Last bike in at 4:00 p.m.  At the end of the ride there will be an auction, chair massages, a 50/50 money raffle, item raffles for tickets, gift cards and much more plus prizes for the best and the worst poker hands.

 

Don’t miss the fun and the chance to support Central Florida’s largest wildlife refuge.  You can pay ahead of time via PayPal on the Back to Nature website:  www.btn-wildlife.org.  Or mail check or money order to Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge, 18515 East Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL.  32820, Attention: Heather.  For more information, call the Refuge at 407-568-5138 or email at  info@btn-wildlife.org.

 

Hope to see you there!    Please Help our wildlife with your generous support!

 

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Here's my idea of a new T-shirt for me to wear!    I would also like it in a halter top and a spaghetti string shirt......

VOTE FOR

FRED AND TED

FOR PREDSIDENTCY

FRED THOMPSON for President

TED NUGENT for Vice President

Are there any ideas you may have for your own T-shirt or what ever shirt to say?

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Please note this should be listed under the Music Category!

 

A Legendary musician brings peace and harmony to UN HQ!

 

What do the United Nations and a well-known Russian musician have in common? According to the Russian rock legend Boris Grebenshchikov, it’s their mutual goal that brings them together. Last night he staged a one-and-a-half hour concert at the UN headquarters in New York dedicating it to peace and harmony in the world.

 

The United Nations headquarters in New York has seen a lot over the years. Emperors, presidents, ambassadors and diplomats from around the world have filled its halls and auditoriums to discuss the burning issues of modern times.  If this building’s walls had ears, it’s hard to imagine what kind of conversations it would have heard.

 

This time, however, they had a chance to eavesdrop on something totally different - a one-and-a-half-hour concert by renowned Russian musician and poet Boris Grebenshchikov.

 

Boris Grebenshchikov is considered to be one of the founding fathers of Russian rock. Performing since 1973, Grebenshchikov and his band “Aquarium” have won three generations of fans. Now he has brought his music to the United Nations with the aim of bringing together different cultures and views.

 

Grebenshchikov played his songs accompanied by musicians from various parts of the world - such as a member of the philharmonic orchestra of Puerto Rico on the piano, or the soloist from the Viennese symphony orchestra on cello.   As the musician said himself, times may change but people stay the same. So he always feels comfortable performing for them.

 

“Sometimes I don’t understand politics, or sometimes when I understand, I don’t want to believe it. But people stay the same. I've seen three generations grow up, and their thoughts and problems are still the same, so I feel absolutely comfortable,” Boris Grebenshchikov says.

 

Hundreds of the UN’s staff members, diplomats and Russians living in New York came to see the performance.   And just for a change - but just briefly -  the headquarters of the world’s debating chamber was filled with peace and harmony.

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Please note this should be under the MUSIC Category!

CRHP retreat inspires musician to sing God’s praises!

PRAISE TO THE LORD — Musician Tom Dorff cantors at Mass earlier this summer at his parish, Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie. Some of the songs he sings at Mass are his own. His music ministry was inspired by his experience with his parish’s Christ Renews His Parish program.

 

by Jean M. Schildz

 

A Christ Renews His Parish retreat may not make everyone want to sing God’s praises, but it sure got musician Tom Dorff going.

 

Because of his experience with the evangelization program, the O’Fallon resident now cantors and plays guitar at Mass at his parish, Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie. What some may not realize is that the songs he sings often are his.

 

Dorff attended a CRHP weekend retreat last year at Immaculate Conception. The program, presented by parishioners, offers a means to help rekindle faith, form faith communities and enrich parish life. There are separate retreats for men and women. About 40 parishes in the archdiocese have offered the renewal weekends.

 

The CRHP retreat changed his life, Dorff said. Though a practicing Catholic, he hadn’t gone to confession in 30 years. The retreat gave him the strength to unburden his soul in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

 

Said Dorff, "At that moment I knew something was changing in me. ... I knew I would never be the same." Since then, he has put God first in his life every day and "sees Christ in people where I never did before."

 

Dorff was so touched spiritually by his experience he volunteered to help with the next CRHP retreat at his parish.  "I would have been fine with kitchen help," the 50-year-old said with a laugh, but apparently the Holy Spirit had other plans. Dorff was asked to serve as lay director. He worked closely with fellow parishioner and CRHP spiritual director John Schulte to plan the retreat.

 

Dorff, an accomplished guitarist and former band member, wrote a song about the renewal process and sang it as a gift for those on retreat. The lyrics came to him at a Blues hockey game. He went home and wrote them from memory.

 

"Renew My Song," first performed for CRHP retreatants, is one of the songs he sings at Mass. It also is the second song on his inaugural CD, titled, "here i am."

 

Dorff worked with top-notch studio musicians in Nashville, Tenn., to make the recording. It was released this spring.

 

Immaculate Conception pastor Father Bob Reiker has a copy of Dorff’s CD and loves to listen to it "as a prayer." Dorff’s music, he said, was invaluable to adding to the spiritual aspect of the CRHP retreat. His music "really moved" participants, the priest said, and gave Dorff the encouragement he needed to get involved in the parish’s music ministry.

 

Parishioners often comment how beautiful Dorff’s songs are, the pastor continued. Many don’t know they are Dorff’s own compositions. The message in his songs "just touches people because it’s coming from someone that’s just like them, who’s kind of in the same place that they are," Father Reiker said.

 

Immaculate Conception is now in its fourth year of offering CRHP. Roughly 150 men and 150 women have taken part to date. Most, Father Reiker said, "are just blossoming in their faith after going through" the retreat program. Nearly all the participants have become more active in the parish than they were before, he said. They "really upgrade significantly in their living out their faith in the parish setting. The retreat surely lives up to its name, Christ Renews His Parish, because these individuals are getting renewed. So it’s a remarkable experience."

 

The parish, for instance, has seen a new men’s club and women’s club spring up because of CRHP. "There’s just dozens of stories like this," Father Reiker said.

 

Of Dorff, Father Reiker said, "I think he’s found a whole new ministry, a whole new avenue of using God’s grace for the good of the parish."   Noted Jan Parker, Immaculate Conception’s music and liturgy coordinator, "Many church musicians have amazing talent. True ministers of music have something more important — a deep spirituality and openness to ongoing conversion and transformation.

 

Tom Dorff has both. His songs come from a heart that experiences a living relationship with God. His story is told in his songs, and it’s a story we all can relate to.   His lyrics are personal, but theologically sound. As a new addition to our music ministry team, Tom is a great witness with remarkable creative gifts."   Dorff said he wants to use his musical talents now to touch others and bring them to a closer relationship with the Lord. "Evangelization through music is key," he said.

 

He recently organized a group of parishioners to perform contemporary Catholic-inspired Christian music, including his own. The band plays at church services and local events. Fellow band members are Monty Criswell, Tom Dolan, Laura Helleny and Steve Sitter. Dorff has dubbed the group "‘The Christ Greater than I’ worship band."

 

Dorff added he has placed his musical career in God’s hands. He has about eight or nine more songs at different stages of completion and soon will be ready to record again.

 

"Wherever God wants me to go with it I’ll go," Dorff said. "I don’t care about making money, it’s just about getting the message out. And if one person is moved by it, it’s more than I can ever have imagined."

Another great additive to Christian Music which seems to be a growing trend today especially within the younger crowd.    Does anyone here listen to today's Christain Music?

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We all have our own taste in music and we all have our favorite Artists and groups.   Have you ever been to a concert to see your favorites?    I have been to a number of concerts throughout my years but never was able to see the ones I really wanted to see.   Someone either had an extra ticket or out on a date.

I did see Johnny & Edgar Winter (WOW) that was a great concert and my very first too...Seals & Crofts...Hank Williams Jr & Merle Haggard (another great concert) Danny's last concert with Molly Hatchet (really rocked)!    But the ones I really wanted to see but was unable to was PINK FLOYD, Moody Blues, Rush, CHER (retired now), and Fleetwood Mac!

Of course the latest Concert I saw was at "Bar Out Back" with our own Jim Van Fleet and the Reign (What a show)!

Were you able to see your favorite group or groups on stage?    If so then who was it and how did you like it...was it worth every cent you paid?    If you haven't then who would you like to see perform?

Blog about it here!!!     ROCK ON!!!

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Biker movies and songs have been in the making since I was young and Bikers has been reflected in many different aspects and descriptions.   Now it has become a growing trend among so many today that even the Biker Clubs that started a long time ago has become out numbered by what I call Free Riders!

"Bikers are unruly" >> "Bikers are BAD" >> "Bikers are Evil" >> "Bikers are threatening and dangerous" >> "Bikers are destructive" >> "Bikers Rule" >> "Bikers are helpful and supportive" >> "Bikers are influential" >> "Bikers are criminals" >> "Bikers are free riders"......and so on and so on, I've heard them all!

I am a biker and very PROUD of it and have always looked up to Bikers since I was little, even started riding motorcycles since the age of 6 because I have always been around Bikers and motorcycles through members of my family....I still ride strong even today because I have felt that aspect of freedom with the wind!

There have been a number of different versions of Bikers and I try to watch and collect all that I can because it is a big part of me.    Some just watch them because they can be exciting and interesting, and some don't care to because they don't like Bikers period and some (like me) watch them because its a Biker movie with Bikers!   Well my favorite movies covers allot of titles so instead of giving you the whole long list, here are just a few....

Movies >< Easy Rider >> Mask >> Beyond the Law >> Wild Hogs >> Ghost Rider

Songs >< Born to Be Wild >> Free Bird >> Route 66 >> Back in Black >> Highway to Hell >> Wanted Dead or Alive

I would like to know what your favorite Biker movies are and what you think of bikers today!!!!    BLOG IT HERE!!!

"LIVE TO RIDE >> RIDE TO LIVE >>BORN TO RIDE"

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One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the she was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't anymore.    No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute".    Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, or say "I love you", or “thanks”!

So while we have it, its best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick.    This is true for marriage, old cars, children with bad report cards, dogs or cats with bad hips, aging parents and grandparents.    We keep them because they are worth it, and because we are worth it.

Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a classmate we grew up with.    There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.

Life is important, like people we know who are special. And so, we keep them close!

I received a special note from someone who thought I was a “keeper”!     Now I am inspired to do the same for all those people who are "keepers" in my life as well weather they feel the same or not.     If you think about it, suppose one morning you never wake up, does all your family and friends know you love them or how much they mean to you?   Once you are gone there is no turning back, once they are gone wouldn’t you feel like it may be to late…so why not let them now!

I was thinking... I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I started wondering if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that needed rekindling or special words needing to be said.    So make that call, give that hug, write that special card or letter!

Let every one of your family and friends know you love them and just how special they really are to you.    Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words and a smile can do.     Live today to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised and yesterday is already gone.

 

Isn’t there special “keepers” in your life that you feel like letting them know how much they mean to you?

 

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Amy's baby - Due date for next week!

Amy has her due date set for next week but I'm not sure if that's right!   I'm sure she is ready to have that baby now but as we all know he or she will come when it's ready!

It seemed to me that the baby hasn't dropped enough yet for it to come by next week....what would you think (don't answer that)   We have the B & G going so here is something extra to go for play with!

Guess the date you think this baby will finally be in Mommy's arms!!!

Mine is August 24

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As we all know, FOX's own Anchor Woman Amy is going to have a baby so I would like to take a survey here to see what you think she will have......

........B for Boy

........G for Girl

This beautiful Mother hasn't got much longer to go so let's see how many response and counts we can get here!!!!!

My guess and thoughts is

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........G for Girl

I know that everyone here is tired of hearing about little Miss spoiled rotten rich girl Paris Hilton but it seems she isn't going to be as rich as we or she may have thought, so I just couldn't help myself this time!!! She may have finally gotten that slap in the face that we all think is well deserving!

Paris selling her home for over 4 mil, it may seem like she had no other choice since her grandfather has now eliminated her from his "Will" so she is no longer getting that 60 mil from him!

Do you think she was taken out of his "Will" because of all the trouble she has been into showing her Grandfather her true colors or do you think he sees a side of Paris giving him the impression she is not responsible enough to use the money wisely, therefore, figures the money can be better used elsewhere?

What do you think?

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This young talented actress has really done it this time! No escape for the wrong way of thinking she is beyond the law, driving drunk for the second time...cocaine passion...auto theft...hijacking unwilling passengers...leaving the scene of an accident...vehicular harassment...wreckless endangerment!

WHAT A WASTE OF TALENT OVER THINKING SHE IS ABOVE THE LAW FOR BEING A CELEBERTY!

Well I guess Paris Hilton & Lindsay has some things in common but Lindsay takes it even further....anger and alcohol only gives you more problems and blocks all common sense.

Now that this happened in the way it has and the statements Lindsay gave thinking she can do what ever because she is a celebrity....does this open more eyes to where more celebrities will now be watched with their actions taking more privacy away from their celebrity way of life?

Lindsay blew it this time and she may never regain the respect from her fans and she just may have blown any future for her celebrity way of life now.

Law suites may be filed but who will prevail with this action?

I can only hope that other young celebrities can learn something by the actions and statements Lindsay has done to herself.

What do you think about her actions now?

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Good Days & Bad Days...Some Good...Some Bad!

Well WE'RE only human, Right?       That's life as we know and it can happen at any time, any day.      Well I have had a share of those bad days when everything just keeps happening giving you that challenge of everyday living....one thing after the next!      When all of a sudden.....it turns around to the good and you seem to work things out some how!     And then there are those good days where nothing can go wrong with everything going your way and then some....so you thought for just a while and your right back to dealing with the bad!!!       Mow Mow! oops.......S--t Happens, sometimes!       It was one of those days when everything was going wrong, I think you can relate to one of those days!   

Would you judge me for it?  Should anyone be judged?

What is one of your Good or Bad Days?

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OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY................

It's a coming up next week so are you ready for "The Day We Celebrate Our Independence Day"?

Are You LQQKING forward to it?       How are you Celebrating this Holiday?