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Much Sadness, So Sorry... Don D.

~ Lady Day ~

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Only The Ignorant And Stupid Won't Read or Re-Read This, Because They Wish To Stay Ignorant And Stupid I'm Guessing... 

If You Haven't Seen It, Too Good Not To Send Out As a Reminder...Don D. 

Thomas Jefferson: 

His portrait is on the $2.00 Dollar Bill. This is amazing. There are two parts to this. Be sure to read the 2nd part. 

Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very early in life and never stopped. 

At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor.

At 9, studied Latin, Greek, and French.

At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.

At 16, entered the College of William and Mary. Also could write in Greek with one hand, while writing the same in Latin with the other.

At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.

At 23, started his own law practice.

At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.

At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America," and retired from his law practice.

At 32, was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.

At 33, took three years to revise Virginia's legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.

At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia, succeeding Patrick Henry.

At 40, served in Congress for two years.

At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams.

At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.

At 53, served as Vice President and was elected President of the American Philosophical Society.

At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of the Republican Party.

At 57, was elected the third president of the United States.

At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase, doubling the nation's size.

At 61, was elected to a second term as President.

At 65, retired to Monticello.

At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.

At 81, almost single-handedly, created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.

At 83, died on the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence, along with John Adams.

Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied, the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, His laws, and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today.

A voice from the past to lead us in the future:

John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time

He made this statement:

"This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House, with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe ."  -- Thomas Jefferson 

"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."   -- Thomas Jefferson

"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."   -- Thomas Jefferson

"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people, under the pretense of taking care of them."  -- Thomas Jefferson

"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government  results from too much government."  --  Thomas Jefferson 

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."  -- Thomas Jefferson

"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."   -- Thomas Jefferson

"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes, the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical."   -- Thomas Jefferson 

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time  with the blood of patriots and tyrants."  -- Thomas Jefferson

Hot Rod Hill Climb, Georgetown 2013

My Son Would Have Loved This, He Had a Jeep He Bought New (CJ-7)

And Drove For 12-13 Years Off-Road, etc... Don D.

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A cool look at the Hot Rod Hill Climb held in Georgetown, Colorado in September 2013 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the original event. I have driven through the mountains around Georgetown many a time and I can tell you these are not small hills and they definitely aren’t straight roads.

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Am I a Fireman Yet???

Wow! ... Don D.👼

In Calgary, Alberta a 26-year-old mother stared down at her 6-year-old son, who was dying of terminal leukemia.

Although her heart was filled with sadness, she also had a strong feeling of determination...

Like any parent, she wanted her son to grow up & fulfill all his dreams. Now that was no longer possible. Leukemia would see to that. But she still wanted her son's dream to come true...

She took her son's hand and asked, 'Billy, did you ever think about what you wanted to be once you grew up..?

Did you ever dream and wish what you would do with your life..?'

Mommy, 'I always wanted to be a fireman when I grew up...'

Mom smiled back and said, 'Let's see if we can make your wish come true...'

Later that day she went to her local fire Department in Calgary, where she met Fireman Bob, who had a heart as big as Alberta...

She explained her son's final wish and asked if it might be possible to give her 6-year-old son a ride around the block on a fire engine...

Fireman Bob said, 'Look, we can do better than that. If you'll have your son ready at seven o'clock Wednesday morning, we'll make him an honorary Fireman for the whole day...

He can come down to the fire station, eat with us, go out on all the fire calls, the whole nine yards..!

And if you'll give us his sizes, we'll get a real fire uniform for him, with a real fire hat - not a toy - one-with the emblem of the Calgary Fire Department on it, and a yellow slicker like we wear and rubber boots...'

'They're all manufactured right here in Calgary, so we can get them fast...'

Three days later Fireman Bob picked up Billy, dressed him in his uniform, and escorted him from his hospital bed to the waiting hook and ladder truck...

Billy got to sit on the back of the truck and help steer it back to the fire station. He was in heaven...

There were three fire calls in Calgary that day and Billy got to go out on all three calls...

He rode in the different fire engines, the Paramedic's van, and even the fire chief's car...

He was also videotaped for the local news program...

Having his dream come true, with all the love and attention that was lavished upon him, so deeply touched Billy, that he lived three months longer than any doctor thought possible...

One night all of his vital signs began to drop dramatically and the head nurse, who believed in the hospice concept - that no one should die alone, began to call the family members to the hospital...

Then she remembered the day Billy had spent as a Fireman, so she called the Fire Chief and asked if it would be possible to send a fireman in uniform to the hospital to be with Billy as he made his t***sition...

The chief replied, 'We can do better than that. We'll be there in five minutes... Will you please do me a favor..?

When you hear the sirens screaming and see the lights flashing, will you announce over the PA system that there is not a fire..?'

'It's the department coming to see one of its finest members one more time. And will you open the window to his room..?'

About five minutes later a hook and ladder truck arrived at the hospital and extended its ladder up to Billy's third-floor open window-------- 16 fire-fighters climbed up the ladder into Billy's room...

With his mother's permission, they hugged him and held him, and told him how much they LOVED him. With His dying breath, Billy looked up at the fire chief and said, ‘Chief, am I really a fireman now..?'

'Billy, you are, and The Head Chief, Jesus, is holding your hand,' the chief said with those words, Billy smiled and said, 'I know, He's been holding my hand all day, and the angels have been singing...'

He closed his eyes one last time...

My instructions were to send this to at least four people that I wanted God to bless and I picked you...

This story is powerful and there is nothing attached...

PLEASE do not break this pattern. Uplifting stories are one of the best gifts we receive...

There is no cost, but a lot of rewards, let's continue to uplift one another..!

A rabbi is planning on retiring from his main occupation, which is giving circumcisions. Over the years he's saved up all the foreskins from all the circumcisions he's taken part in. He looks at them and decides to take them to the local leatherworker to see if something can be made of them. The rabbi explains that he'd like to have a retirement gift made out of the foreskins and the leatherworker agrees and tells the rabbi to come back in a couple of weeks. A couple of weeks later the rabbi comes back and the leatherworker hands him a wallet. "All those foreskins and you only made me a wallet?!?". The rabbi exclaims. The leatherworker replies, "Don't fret, if you rub it a bit it becomes a suitcase."😱

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Question: If All This Is True, Why In The F**k Are We (The U.S.A.) Sending Money Over Seas To Countries Who H**e Us Anyway? We've Been Doing This Sence '45 And "The Marshall Plan!" (I.E. The Ugly American)... Don D.

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On Monday, February 15, 2021, "Merlin" Said:

Just wanted to let y’all know - today I received my 2021 Stimulus Package payment. It contained two tomato seeds, cornbread mix, two discount c**pons to KFC, a 'Biden Hope & Change' bumper sticker, a prayer rug, some Uighur s***e labor made-in-China fortune cookies (they are delish),  a machine to blow smoke up my ass and a 'Blame it on Trump' poster for the front yard, guaranteed to last for four years. The directions were all in Spanish. Yours should arrive soon…

I used to complain to my sponsor about where I was in my life. I told him I couldn’t believe I was in my late thirties and my life was such a mess. I was unemployed, and more importantly, I was unemployable. I had no savings and was borrowing money to pay my expenses. I had never been married and hadn’t had a serious relationship in years. My family didn’t want to have anything to do with me, and I had few friends left. I was at the bottom of my life.

And that’s when he looked at me and said, “You are exactly where God wants you to be.” How can that possibly be? I thought. What kind of a deranged God would want me to be so miserable, so desperate? My sponsor told me that I had finally reached a place where I had fully surrendered, and it was only here that God could reach me and begin the miracle that would t***sform my life.

While I understood what my sponsor meant, my ego continued to struggle against where I was and where I thought I should be. As I slowly pieced my life back together, I still resented that I had to take an entry-level job, or wait a year before getting into a relationship, or sweep floors after meetings. But after a while, the wisdom of these baby steps revealed themselves. By starting over, and doing things the right way—selflessly, fully present, and grateful for the opportunities—I began to appreciate and cherish the new life I had a second chance at the building. Even today, when I get anxious or impatient, I remember that I am exactly where God wants me to be.

(We Each Have Our Own Road To Travel, The Longer I'm Here The More I See The Similarities And Yes Differences... I Drank Different Than Most Yet I Ended Up Drunk And On "Skidrow", "My Life Then Was Different From Yours; More or Less Violence, And More or Less "Whoring" And More or Less Crime, etc." None of What I Did Makes For Good Telling or Listening, It Just Is, As Has Been My Recovery, Some Would Say I've Been On a 42 Year Dry Drunk, Others What a Fricking Miracle I Am, Both Could Be Correct Depending On Their Point of View... My Point Is We Are Brother And Sisters, None Are Totally A Like or Different, Just Don't Drink And Wait For The Next Surprise, I'll Take Another 24... Don D. 10/12/78) 

Don't Be 'Pizz-Off', But This Will Be Hard For Some, Read Carefully, And Slowly, So The Information And Seep Into The Granit... Don D.WHAT WE CAN LEARN TODAY FROM THE WRITINGS OF MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO

BY E.P. UNUM - February 12, 2021 

Marcus Tullius Cicero was born on January 3, 106 B.C., and was beheaded…

Murdered actually, on December 7, 43 B.C. by order from the SecondTriumvirate...

His life coincided with the decline and fall of the roman republic, and he played an important role in many of the significant political events of his time. His writings are now a valuable source of information regarding the historical significance of those events. Cicero was, among other things, a brilliant orator, lawyer, politician, and philosopher, and a man of high moral character...

Making sense of his writings and understanding his philosophy is important to keep in mind. He was forced out of politics because of fear that his following presented a danger to those in power which he unabashedly questioned...
 
Cicero’s inventive command of Latin prose provided a model for generations of textbooks and grammars. The Church Fathers explored Greek philosophy through Cicero’s t***slations, and many historians date the start of the Renaissance to Petrarch’s rediscovery of Cicero’s letters in 1345. Enlightenment thinkers including John Locke, David Hume, Montesquieu, and Thomas Jefferson all borrowed thoughts and turns of phrase from Cicero. The first-century critic Quintilian said that Cicero was “the name, not of a man, but of eloquence itself.”...
 
Among many of his famous comments and ones I believe may be familiar to you are these:
 
“if you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need”
 
“the life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living”
 
“a room without books is like a body without a soul”
 
So, what then can we learn from Marcus Tullius Cicero, a man now dead for over 2,000 years?
 
Well here is something Cicero wrote just two years before the SecondTriumvirate of Marc Anthony, Octavian Caesar, and Lepidus issued the order to have Cicero beheaded:

The poor-------------------work and work and work some more...
The rich--------------------exploit the poor...
The soldier—--------------protects and defends both unquestionably...
The taxpayer---------------pays for all three...
The banker-----------------robs all four...
The lawyer-----------------misleads all five...
The physician--------------bills all six...The goons and r****rs-----scare all seven...
The politician----lives happily on account of all eight... (Read This Last One Again!)

Tell me, what has changed in over two thousand years..?
 
Have you ever wondered how it is that politicians who are paid salaries of between $164,000 and $220,000 per year by your government, plus expenses and stipends and the best health care for themselves and their families, all free of charge to them, can accumulate such wealth as to own two and three mansions and record earned income of $13 million like president Biden? These are public servants. How is that possible..? 


(“Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician, and I'll show you a crook.” ― Pres. (D) Harry S. Truman) 


Have you ever wondered why it is we borrow billions to make unrestricted grants to nations who h**e us? Have you ever wondered why our federal government cannot live within its means like every other American citizen is required to do? In other words, make sure the income the government collects is used to meet necessary expenses on behalf of the people and no more? Why is our government unable to make ends meet when total tax revenues from all sources are $4.5 Trillion Dollars but our expenses for government programs total $6.5 Trillion?  I am not talking about 2020 when the world was faced with a p******c and extraordinary steps needed to be taken. But all the other years when we continue to operate at a deficit.
 
Have you ever stopped to ask yourselves these questions? Take a closer look at what Marcus Cicero wrote over 2,000 years ago. Then think about this:
 
Your government decides that it is a good idea to guarantee $1.0 billion in loans for Ukraine. But then the Vice President of the United States comes along and says quite directly that if the Finance Director of Ukraine, who has commenced an investigation of a company called Burismawhere the son of the U.S. sitting Vice President of the United States is on the board of directors, is not fired within six hours, Ukraine “ain’t getting the money or the guarantee”. In the neighborhood I grew up in, some would call that “strong-arming”. But my question goes a little deeper. The Finance Director was fired, Ukraine got the guarantee and the money, but did anyone get a piece of that $1.0 billion?
 
Wh**ever happened to all of the humanitarian aid to Haiti that the ClintonFoundation raised? Where did all that money go? What happened to the Clinton Foundation? They received $145 million in donations from Russia. On what and who was this money spent? Some reports of cash disbursements for the Clinton Foundation suggest that salaries and travel expenses consumed most of the income for the Foundation with very little going to help people. How’d that happen?
 
Have you read or heard anything about the $1.6 Billion in investment H****rBiden received from a Chinese C*******t Party business when he flew with his father on Air Force II for “talks in China”?. Kind of odd don’t you think that the Chinese C*******ts would give H****rBiden $1.6 billion to invest when he has no expertise in investment banking? We do know that a company was set up and funds were invested in that company but where is its charter, its by-laws and who specifically are the shareholders, and what are their stakes in this company? Wouldn’t you like to know these things or have you forgotten about them with all the noise going on with Trump’s second impeachment trial and the debate over schools not being opened? Could it be their “investment” was about access to the Vice President who is now the President of The United States? If you were the head of a government, any government, would you put $1.6 billion into the hands of H****r B***n, a drug addict with a checkered past and literally no experience in money management? I don’t think you would unless you believe you would be getting access to his father and be able to influence decisions that would benefit you.
 
The fact is little has changed in over 2,000 years. Politics today is a very dirty business with politicians reaping huge rewards….indeed huge payoffs….“tips and clips” to put it bluntly…all on the backs of the people. 

Lost in all of this is the fact that what our nation has evolved to is not at all what our Founders wanted for us when they handed us a The Constitutional Republic. James Madison wrote…“we base all our experiments on the capacity of mankind for self-government”. As I have written in the past, this notion that government was beholden to the people, that it had no other source of power except that granted to it by the sovereign people, is still the newest, most unique idea in the long history of man’s relation to man. But, at its core, it presupposes that the representatives elected by the people conduct themselves with honesty and integrity…and indeed most of them I believed. But there are far too many who are more concerned with seeking power and control over the people and imposing their will, and once that permeates government, the signs of decline, like that of the RomanEmpire. raise their ugly head.
 
I am disgusted with the state of our government today. Politicians speak eloquently about democracy. The problem is they don’t practice it and the reason they do not is simply this: they do not care about the people they represent for if they did, they would not conduct themselves the way they are. This past week they spent millions of taxpayer dollarsimpeaching a President who is no longer president on spurious charges. That is not responsible government. It reminds me of the derivation of the word politics which is from the Greek word “poly”meaning “many and “tics” meaning blood-sucking parasites”. Time to change the tune.  Government programs are difficult to change. Indeed, they are the closest thing we have to eternal life on earth. But we have to try. Most importantly, they need to start caring about the people.
 
Marcus Tullius Cicero Was Right.

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Back When I Was a Teen-Ager Kid, Some 60 Plus Years Ago I Would Get So Frustrated With Some Guys All I Could Do Was Resort To Violence or Swear Words, etc.; A.) I'm Not Overly 'Bright' And B.) I Have Some BS Called Dyslexia I Think Is How It's Spelled, So My Vocabulary Was And Is Way-Way Limited... That's How I Feel Now, So Milosia Go "FORK YOURSELF!!"... Don D.