Merry Christmas

Greatest man in history named Jesus, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet he conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today.

Happy Bill of Rights Day

On Dec. 15, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt by proclamation celebrated the first Bill of Rights Day. It was the 150th anniversary of the ratification of those first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, amendments that spelled out our freedoms as well as our rights.

On this 219th anniversary, we would do well to reflect on history for it was history that spawned the Bill of Rights.

When the U.S. Constitution was being drafted in the late 1780s, the idea of a central government wasn't an easy sell. Men of genius had come up with a plan for three governmental branches — executive, legislative and judicial. And they had built in checks and balances among the branches. But people of the various states — reflecting on history — had a healthy fear that a dream of a government serving the people could quickly change to a nightmare of people being subservient to government.

Angry rallies and boycotts ensued. Buckets of tar and bags of feathers were made ready.

To get the Constitution ratified by the states, the framers had to promise there would be a bill of rights to protect individuals from a strong central government. This bill of rights would not be a list of checks and balances between government and the people. It would simply be a list of checks against government to ensure vital freedoms.

It took four years, but in 1791 a list of 10 rights was ratified by enough states to be attached to the Constitution.

Without that list, history books about the United States of America may well be thin, out-of-print tomes.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment VII

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

December 7, 1941

On an otherwise calm Sunday morning on December 7, 1941, the Japanese shocked the world by bombing the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

This 'dastardly attack' was the turning point for America and for the War.

On December 8, the nation was gathered around its radios to hear President Roosevelt deliver his Day of Infamy speech. That same day, Congress declared war on Japan. On December 11, Congress declared war on Germany.

The slogan 'Remember Pearl Harbor' mobilized a nation and helped awaken the mighty war machine and economic engine that is America.

R. Lee Ermey

I saw this commercial on television today and really got a chuckle out of it! I believe more people need this type of therapy. Tissue? Crybaby...




Jack Wagon

n. Slang term derived from the Freight or Chow wagons used in the late 19th century. These were often the last wagons in a wagon train, making them the least favorable to drive due to the dust, waste, and debris from the front of the train.

When used as in insult it refers to one's lack of intelligence, implying the insultee is capable of no more than operating a Chow wagon.

You're doing it wrong, you Jack wagon!

47 years ago today!

Remember where you were when you heard the news?

The assassination of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC) in Dealey Plaza. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife Jacqueline in a Presidential motorcade.


President Kennedy with his wife, Jacqueline, and Texas Governor John Connally in the presidential limousine, minutes before his assassination.

NYPD cop shoots suspected motorcycle thief

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Associated Press

NEW YORK — An off-duty New York City officer shot and wounded a man suspected of trying to steal his motorcycle.

Police say the officer awoke to noises outside his bedroom window Monday. He went outside to discover two men trying to steal his motorcycle. His wife stayed inside to call 911 and heard shots being fired. One suspect fled the scene, and the other was struck once in the neck and is in stable condition.

There were no eyewitnesses and it's not clear what prompted the officer to fire. He cannot be interviewed by police until after the district attorney investigates, a standard procedure.

No weapon was found. Police say the injured suspect scaled a 7-foot fence before he was found by police hiding in a stairwell around the corner from the officer's apartment.

http://online.wsj.com/art...33384a779d409a5f285.html

This Officer should be punished for this outrageous performance.

The cop should be made to do at least 4 hours range practice every day for a month or until he can pop 99 out of 100 rounds into the center of the body mass from 21 feet, every time!

Here is something else that boils my blood!

Califonia Supreme Court upholds in state tuition for illegal immigrants. First off lets be clear here... these individuals are illegally here in this country.

Illegal immigrants who graduated from California high schools can continued to receive lower, in-state tuition at state universities and colleges the State Supreme Court decided unanimously.

This Story Makes My Blood Boil!

November 12, 2010

13-year-old Cody Alicea rides with an American flag on the back of his bike. He says he does this to be patriotic and to honor veterans, like his own grandfather, Robert. He's had the flag on his bike for two months but Monday, was told to take it down.

A school official at Denair Middle School told Cody some students had been complaining about the flag and it was no longer allowed on school property.

"In this country we're supposed to be free," said Cody. "And I should be able to wave my flag wherever I want to. And they're telling me I can't." Cody had to take the flag off his bike and put it in his backpack, where he kept it all week.

Cody's grandfather says the school was concerned about racial tensions or uprisings because of the flag. He feels if there was really a problem it should have been brought up two months ago, not during Veterans week. And if it was an issue of safety, parents should have been contacted.

"No action should be taken. We don't want any repercussion," said Roger Alicea. "We just want Cody to be proud of what he's doing." Roger says the family is not planning to take any legal action, but they do want to meet with school staff.

Cody says he wants to serve in the military some day, and is raising money for a trip to Washington, D.C. in the Spring.


A lot of Americans need to wake up and learn a lesson from this young man. You can see the love and PRIDE for his country in the tears he sheds. There are still a lot of TRUE BLOODED Americans that will fight for our country and stand proud and strong with you. God bless you Cody. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!

Veterans Day 2010

Future and Past

A Veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. That is beyond honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember that fact.

For every woman and man who has ever served America, I salute you.

Remember when?

Remember when you were young and couldn't wait to grow up?

WOW...what the hell were we thinking?

Sliced Bread!

What was the best thing since sliced bread?

Hot Water

Why do we have hot water heaters when hot water doesn't need to be heated?

‘Until They Are Home’

“Prisoner of War, missing in action, gone but not forgotten!”

Held on the 3rd Friday each September since its entry into presidential proclamation on July 18, 1979, National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors US military men and women captured, killed and or missing in action from not only the Southeast Asian War, but those before and after. For many, the death or loss of a family member or loved one is hard enough when the answers to what lead to their fate are there for one to see, but when their condition and whereabouts bear questions unanswered even years later, it is doubly hard. Such is the case for many of our family , friends and loved ones who have courageously served our country throughout the years. Deemed foolish sacrificial lambs by some, brave war heroes by others, these summoned soldiers headed to the call of their government and stepped onto the battlefield knowing in their hearts that a return home was not certain. There is much to say about why we fight wars, and who the winners and losers are. Some would say America won many. Some would say otherwise. A wise man once said that in war, there are no winners or losers, for the price paid is deep and longstanding. We celebrate those who have found their way home, honor those who have given their lives, and pray for those still out on the battlefield, today and everyday. However you choose to celebrate our uniformed personnel, remember these humbling yet powerful words from a true revolutionary:

“An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind.”

-Mahatma Ghandi

Junk Mail!

Can't the postman give it to the garbage man and save us the hassle?

Work?

If work is so terrific, how come they have to pay you to do it?

Immigration

In Iran, if you cross the border illegally, you get put in jail and have to pay $500,000.00 to be deported.
In the United States of America, you cross the border illegally, you get welfare, food stamps and free health care!

Take me out to the ball game

Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game," when we are already there?

Lindsey Lohan who?

I can't believe the news coverage being given to a spoiled 20- something year old.

Here are a few 20 year-olds worth knowing about: Justin Allen 23, Brett Linley 29, Matt Weikert 29, Justus Bartett 27, Dave Santos 21, Chase Stanley 21, Jesse Reed 26, Matthew King 23, Christopher Goeke 23 & Sheldon Tate 27.......

These 20-something years old gave their lives for you this week.

These precious soldiers gave everything for us. Yet the media is all about Lindsey Lohan, a irresponsible actress who doesn't think the law applies to her.

She is safer than our soldiers as she sits in jail for a few weeks.

I support our troops with all my heart.

God Bless them and their families who are anxiously waiting their safe return.

What Does the 4th of July Mean to You?

It's an historic date. It's a three-day weekend. It's an excuse to party. It's a noisy nuisance.

What does the 4th of July mean to you? With the 4th of July holiday upon us, the whole idea of ‘Independence Day’ has inspired me to ask this question.

Independence Day is all about freedom… But I believe that each one of us probably has a different idea or definition for what freedom really means.

What does true freedom mean to you?

For The Record...

My Father's Day was GREAT!
Thanks to my family, I love you. Dad

Flag Day

Flag Day, always June 14, is a day for all Americans to celebrate and show respect for our flag, its designers and makers. Our flag is representative of our independence and our unity as a nation.....one nation, under God, indivisible. Our flag has a proud and glorious history. It was at the lead of every battle fought by Americans. Many people have died protecting it. It even stands proudly on the surface of the moon.

As Americans, we have every right to be proud of our culture, our nation, and our flag. So raise the flag today and every day with pride!

HELP!

So...Where are all the "Save the Gulf" concerts? Where are the TV benefits with celebrities and musicians giving heart felt speeches for the poor fishermen, wildlife, beaches, loss of income and gulf economy? I find it rather strange how so many were so quick to help Haiti and other...countries...and now America needs help and nobody is stepping up.

Something to Ponder

Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Memorial Day, 2010---America The Beautiful

Memorial Day should be more than barbecues and picnics.

Memorial Day should reminds us of our duties towards the wounded soldiers and the bereaved families, orphans and widows of the dead soldiers.

We should honor the dead by adorning their sacred remains with flowers and garlands and show our gratitude towards them.

We should adorn the graves of the soldiers with flags or flowers.

We should visit cemeteries and memorials.

We should furl the American Flag at half-mast until noon.

Keep silence for a minute at 3 p.m., 'National Moment of Remembrance' and listen to Taps being played.

Take a pledge to aid the disabled veterans, widows, widowers and orphans of the dead and keep it.

Offer thanks to the veterans.

I listened to many video's, but how can you top this one by Ray Charles. Please take a few minutes and watch and listen to it, then thank God you're American, or wish you were!

Marty Cooper, Father of the Cell Phone

There are seven billion people on the planet, and nearly five billion cell phones - meaning most of the Earth's population is connected for sound, for picture, and for heaven only knows what else.

The cell phone has brought us a world without end of talking, twittering, texting, even of sexting. If you don't know what that is, ask any high school kid.

And, in my opinion has created the most rude, inconsiderate and thoughtless society.

It is all a result of Marty Cooper's big idea. He built the first one 37 years ago. It ushered in a technological and social revolution.

He made the first public cell phone call on the sidewalks of New York, in 1973.

Survivor, Outwit, Outsmart, and Outplay

Russell deserves the title of sole survivor, I cannot believe how these people hold grudges. They are so upset that he outwitted, outlasted, and outplayed all of them (in both games he played). There is no reason why he should not have won. Those jurors need to be reminded that the basis of the vote is on who outwitted, outlasted, and outplayed everyone else to get to the end.

Happy Mothers Day

There is a tradition in our family that was started 17 years ago by my brother Don. The tradition, men in the family make omelets for the women, starting with the eldest mom, making one omelet at a time working our way down to the newest mom.
The children go around taking orders from the mom's, then the men assemble the breakfast plate. We have fresh fruit, cinnamon rolls, sausage patties, orange juice and coffee.
The "mashed to hell" tater tots are to die for, so says my sis.
Here is a sample of a plate that has partially been eaten. We love our moms' wife's and daughters.

Happy Birthday Debbie

Happy birthday to my wife. Your all my happiness.

Tax Day 2010---The Last 10 cents...

A father walks into a restaurant with his young son...
He gives the young boy three 10 cent coins to play with to keep him
occupied.

Suddenly, the boy starts choking and going blue in the face...
The father realizes
the boy has swallowed the coins and starts slapping
him on the back...

The boy coughs up 2 of the 10 cent coins but is still choking.
Looking at his son, the father is panicking, shouting for help.

A well dressed, attractive, and serious looking woman, in a blue
business suit is sitting at a coffee bar reading a newspaper and
sipping a cup of coffee.

At the sound of the commotion, she looks up, puts her coffee cup down,
neatly folds the newspaper, places it on the counter, gets up from her
seat and makes her way, unhurried, across the restaurant.

Reaching the boy, the woman carefully pulls down his pants; takes hold
of the boy's' testicles and starts to squeeze and twist, gently at
first and then ever so firmly... tighter and tighter !!!

After a few seconds the boy convulses violently and coughs up the last
of the 10 cent coins, which the woman deftly catches in her free hand.

Releasing the boy's testicles, the woman hands the coin to the father
and walks back to her seat at the coffee bar without saying a word.

As soon as he is sure that his son has suffered no ill effects, the
father rushes over to the woman and starts thanking her saying, "I've
never seen anybody do anything like that before, it was fantastic. Are
you a doctor? "

"No," the woman replied.










"I'm with The Internal Revenue Service..."

My First USPSA Shoot

Man, was this a hoot. Thanks to my buddy George for capturing and posting this clip. This sport is becoming very addictive!

New Tile Flooring, Day 2

The tile layers got about half of the flooring done on the first day and finished up the rest today, day 2. They will grout on day 3, finish and clean up.
We went and picked out baseboard this afternoon. The rest of the job is on me!

New Tile Flooring

We had another water leak inside the house, second time in 5 years. The faucet for the kitchen sink sprang a leak and we didn't realize it until 12-18 hours had passed.

Thin set mortar is used as an adhesive to glue the ceramic tile down. We are going with ceramic tile this time around. :)

There is a pallet of tile in the back of the truck with all the tile tools in the trailer.

Some of the hand tools of the trade that are used.

This is the entry to the house.

Some final scraping to clean up the high spots and old linoleum backing.
More final clean up. After the first flood I laid laminate wood flooring. We liked laminate so much that after the second flood I laid laminate a second time. Guess what? Laminate is a sponge for water! Not good!

Happy Pi Day!

Today is March 14, which means one thing: It’s Pi Day! (For those of us who slept through math, pi = 3.14 = March 14

3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693993751058209749445923078164062865089986280348253421170679...

Computers have corrected to about 1,000,000,000,000 places.

This Will Make Your Blood Boil!

President Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973! Nice to know that during a time of rampant inflation, while war is fought in 2 theaters, our men and women in uniform get A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!

The Over 30 Crowd, Do you remember?

If you are 30, or older, you might think this is hilarious!

When I was a kid, adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes about how hard things were. When they were growing up; what with walking twenty-five miles to school every morning.... Uphill... Barefoot... BOTH ways? yadda, yadda, yadda

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up, there was no way in hell I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on my kids about how hard I had it and how easy they've got it!
But now that I'm over the ripe old age of thirty, I can't help but look around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so easy! I mean, compared to my childhood, you live in a damn Utopia!
And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don't know how good you've got it!

I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet. If we wanted to know something, we had to go to the damn library and look it up ourselves, in the card catalog!!

There was no email!! We had to actually write somebody a letter - with a pen! Then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in the mailbox, and it would take like a week to get there! Stamps were 10 cents!

Child Protective Services didn't care if our parents beat us. As a matter of fact, the parents of all my friends also had permission to kick our ass! Nowhere was safe!

There were no MP3's or Napsters or iTunes! If you wanted to steal music, you had to hitchhike to the record store and shoplift it yourself!

Or you had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio, and the DJ would usually talk over the beginning and @#*% it all up! There were no CD players! We had tape decks in our car. We'd play our favorite tape and "eject" it when finished, and then the tape would come undone rendering it useless. Cause, hey, that's how we rolled, Baby! Dig?

We didn't have fancy crap like Call Waiting! If you were on the phone and somebody else called, they got a busy signal, that's it!

There weren't any freakin' cell phones either. If you left the house, you just didn't make a damn call or receive one. You actually had to be out of touch with your "friends". OH MY GOD !!! Think of the horror... not being in touch with someone 24/7!!! And then there's TEXTING. Yeah, right. Please! You kids have no idea how annoying you are.

And we didn't have fancy Caller ID either! When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was! It could be your school, your parents, your boss, your bookie, your drug dealer, the collection agent... you just didn't know!!! You had to pick it up and take your chances, mister!

We didn't have any fancy PlayStation or Xbox video games with high-resolution 3-D graphics! We had the Atari 2600! With games like 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids'. Your screen guy was a little square! You actually had to use your imagination!!! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was just one screen... Forever! And you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and harder and faster and faster until you died! Just like LIFE!

You had to use a little book called a TV Guide to find out what was on! You were screwed when it came to channel surfing! You had to get off your ass and walk over to the TV to change the channel!!! NO REMOTES!!! Oh, no, what's the world coming to?!?!

There was no Cartoon Network either! You could only get cartoons on Saturday Morning. Do you hear what I'm saying? We had to wait ALL WEEK for cartoons, you spoiled little rat-finks!

And we didn't have microwaves. If we wanted to heat something up, we had to use the stove! Imagine that!
And our parents told us to stay outside and play... all day long. Oh, no, no electronics to soothe and comfort. And if you came back inside... you were doing chores! And car seats - oh, please! Mom threw you in the back seat and you hung on. If you were luckily, you got the "safety arm" across the chest at the last moment if she had to stop suddenly, and if your head hit the dashboard, well that was your fault for calling "shot gun" in the first place! See! That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy. You're spoiled rotten! You guys wouldn't have lasted five minutes back in 1980 or any time before!

Regards,
The Over 30 Crowd

Word History 101... SHIT!

Here is an interesting fact you should know. I was once told that this was a word of nautical origin, but never knew the story behind it. Thought you might like to expand your field of general knowledge.

Authoritative sources rarely agree on the origin of most words. Sometimes, it can be as simple as the following explanation:

Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common.

It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, a by-product of which is methane gas.

As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen. Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, there was a significant BOOOOM! ...and lots of floating wood shards..

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening..

After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term 'Ship High In Transit' on them, which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.

Thus evolved the term ' S.H.I.T. ' (Ship High In Transit), which has gained official "word" status, and has come down through the centuries and is still in use to this very day.

You probably did not know the true history of this word. Neither did I. I had just always thought it was adapted as a golf term!

Yeah, I know... Sounds like so much bullshit!

Happy Valentine's Day

Here are my three valentine's

US Soldiers using "Jesus rifles"

ABC News reports that US soldiers are being issued Trijicon sights for their weapons. Trijicon, who makes some of the best weapon sights in the world has been called out for placing biblical passages on their product. Tom Munson, director of sales and marketing for Trijicon, says that the inscriptions have always been there.

The article quotes one of the complainants "It's wrong, it violates the Constitution, it violates a number of federal laws," said Michael "Mikey" Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, an advocacy group that seeks to preserve the separation of church and state in the military.

"It allows the Mujahedeen, the Taliban, al Qaeda and the insurrectionists and jihadists to claim they're being shot by Jesus rifles," he said.

Thought the story was interesting and kind of ironic, given our enemy's reason for fighting. The entire story can be read here:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/us-mil...ory?id=9575794

DMV - Excuse for a ride...

I needed to take care of some paper work at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Since it was 62 degrees I decided to ride.

The hill's are turning green. Looking east toward the lower Sierra mountains.

As the map shows, the route I took around the county took me through a lot of orange orchards, grape vineyards and farm land.

Is there any other?

The hills are green now, but wait for a couple of months and they will be brown and ugly.

The road up though the hills.

Is there any other, really?

This shot is looking over the San Joaquin Valley in the direction of Arvin and Lamont

And some of the farm land. As usual always hazy.

There is a saying in the valley, "where the water flows the food grows" Water is very critical in the valley and it seems like the farmers are always having to fight for water. Seems like the Delta Smelt is more important than human life.

This is the way water was pumped in years gone by.
This is the way water is pumped today.

Eighty miles later, I got my DMV taken care of including a great ride

Do you feel lucky? Well do ya...

I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum - the most powerful hand gun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question--Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk!
Dirty Harry

The Pueblo Incident

A few days ago at work a song came on the radio, my work buddy Tim asked me if I knew the words to this particular song. After listening to the tune for a few moments I knew I had heard the song before but admitted not knowing the words. The song was performed by the one hit wonder "Blues Image"

An international incident 42 years ago remains shrouded in mystery.

On the bitterly cold morning of Jan. 23, 1968, an American intelligence vessel, USS Pueblo, was operating in international waters off the coast of North Korea. It was surrounded by four North Korean patrol boats, with two MiG aircraft flying overhead. The boats ordered the Pueblo to stop and let the North Koreans board. The order was refused. The Pueblo headed further out to sea. The North Korean boats immediately opened fire. Armed with only a 50-caliber gun secured from the freezing temperatures by a tarp, the Pueblo was unable to fight back.

With more North Korean boats appearing on radar and heading its way, the Pueblo had no choice but surrender -- the first U.S. Navy ship since 1807 to be captured by a foreign power.

One Pueblo crew member was killed in the attack; the remaining 82 spent 11 months in a prison camp before being released. The Pueblo remains in North Korea.

The Pueblo was immortalized in song; 'Ride, Captain Ride' and is played to this day on radio stations across the USA, yet few Americans realize the true meaning of the popular 70's song.

Some people think the song was written in response to the "Pueblo Incident"

Listen to the song

Welcome to 2010

I think 2009 was pretty hard on most folks! I wish 2010 will be better in all aspects for everyone.