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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Way-Back Wednesday...on Thursday

Going back in the vault - I'm sure all of our long-time readers remember this post from way back in the day.  Some of our best work...  So we're a day late (and a dollar short), but we decided we'd give you a glimpse of some of the hottest bald men of all time (in honor of when Joe was bald) and because this slideshow inspired us...



 
First up we have LL Cool J


You certainly can't forget Kelly Slater...though we'll admit he certainly looks good with hair as well

 


No list would be complete without Vin Diesel
 
Taye Diggs has such a great smile

 
Boris Kodjoe is so good looking he should be a model...oh wait, he is :p
 


So, did we miss any special baldies?  Comment and let us know!

Oh, and just in case any one of our male readers are contemplating going the way of the hairless, this article says that society finds men with shaved heads to be more "manly"..... 
 
 
 



Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Independence Day 2013

A great 4th of July message courtesty of Operation First Response


AMERICA – 4th of July

What does the Fourth of July mean to you?
Parades? Fireworks? A day off from School or Work?
Here is some information on the true meaning of the birthday of our country.
On July 4th, 1776, John Hancock, who was president of the Continental Congress and Charles Thomsom, who was the Secretary,
signed the Declaration of Independence, a document that stated we were no longer willing to be ruled by the British.

“The Price They Paid”

Have you ever wondered what happened to those who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from their wounds or the hardships of the Revolutionary War.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners, men of means, well educated.
But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British navy.
He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly.
He served in Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding.
His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals looted the properties of Ellery, Clymer, Hall, Walten,
Gwinnett, Heyward, Rutledge, and Middleton.

At the Battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis, had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. The owner quietly urged General George Washington to open fire, which was done. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.

Francis Lewis had his home and his properties destroyed.
The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.

John Hart was driven from his wife’s bedside as she was dying.
Their 13 children fled for their lives.
His fields and his grist mill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home after the war to find his wife dead, his children vanished.
A few weeks later he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.

Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.

Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution.

These were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians.
They were soft spoken men of means and education.
They had security, but valued liberty more.
Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged:

“For the support of this Declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the Divine
Providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor.”

The character of those great Americans so long ago is the same character displayed
by the men and women of the United States Armed Forces
that continue the fight of Freedom and Independence for this great nation.
 
A huge THANK YOU to all our service men and women from the crazy chicas at TTWT
 
 
 

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Guests!!

We actually had several guests tonight, but only one stayed the whole time - GRANDMA!  Gotta love her, she took out her hearing aids, so I'm not sure how much she even heard :)  We were ALL in attendance, so that was a nice change.  We tried our hand at some hair dyeing (since we didn't have any coupons to clip), but it didn't really work.  No really, it didn't dye the hair at all.  Oh well, no harm done.  Anyway, here are some quick "shots" of the episodes we watched last night. 
 
Joe says the darndest things :)
 
We were especially fond of the scene where Ryder is arguing with the neighbor girl and asked her out while shouting.  Too funny.
 
We started watching some Baby Daddy episodes last week, but realized we weren't watching them in order.  So this week, we started with the first one and now the ones we watched last week are making a bit more sense :)  Funny how that works...
 
A great opening line for the opening scene....
 
Danny's just making sure Tucker is up for this double-date thing...
We made this one ourselves :)
This baby is just beyond adorable!  Crazy Barbara-Jean, I mean Bonnie
 

Such a great line from Tucker:

 
And last, but not least, the saddest scene in the episode:
"So, you don't need me?" - Danny
Sorry, all these pictures are our "excuse" for a post :)  Zapatos and
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!