Commitment Ceremony - 8/23/08

My Honey Bear, Willy and I had a "commitment ceremony" on Saturday, August 23, 2008. Willy and I have know each other since March 2008 and have found great love and friendship with each other. She is also great with my sister, Nancee! Willy has been a widow for the past 2 1/2 years. Since she would lose her widow's benefits and since I'm not looking to rush into another marriage any time soon, we've still agreed to share our lives. I have been attending the St. John's Episcopal Church with Willy for months and so we asked our interim Priest, Pastor Sally to conduct a "commitment ceremony" at my home on Willy's birthday. It was great, we had only a small group of friends and family attend. Love and Happy Holiday's to all - Merry Christmas!

Dennis & Willy - August 23, 2008

A Salute To Our Veterans!

Not too many words, just a sincere and heartfelt thanks to ALL of the men and women who have served our country through the years in our armed forces! I especially want to recognize my sons and their respective service in the Air Force (Matt) and the Marine Corps (Luke). I have always been proud of all of my kids, but I'm especially proud that they both undertook the discipline and commitment to enter the service of our country and serve loyally all the rest of us as citizen soldiers. My salute to them and all their other brothers and sisters in arms! God bless you all for your service and dedication.

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Post Election Realities

Nobama has been elected and many of us who are middle-aged wonder what will become of us with his closet socialism / Islam beliefs. Whether you agree with that sentiment or not, I think it can be honestly said that we don't know anything concrete about this man or the ghosts that drive him. He is the first 21st Century President Elect to have truly used the internet, texting, etc. to its fullest advantage. But I am concerned that too many, who know nothing about the man, his core values, or his real vision for America; have drunk the Kool-Aid (if you are too young and don't get that - go back and google the Reverend Jim Jones and the mass suicides in Guiana) of Nobama and been seduced by his speaking abilities. Redistribution of wealth is a basic tenet of Marxism.

The best example I've heard of in regard to how stupid and counterproductive redistribution of wealth is was garnered from a radio talk host out of Fort Wayne, IN. The man told the story of how he had a great little lunch at a local diner before the election. He noticed that his waiter had on a T-shirt that had a large Vote Obama! imprint on it. At the end of lunch he called the waiter over and said, "The meal was great and your service was impeccable! However, I notice that you are an Obama supporter by your T-shirt! So, I'm going to honor him and YOU by participating in his brand of redistribution of wealth. Lunch was under $10, and I am going to pay you a $3 tip; however, I am NOT going to give you the tip. I'm going to take it outside and give it to the homeless man I saw just down the street!" The waiter mumbled some incoherent, but angry objections and walked away. The talk show host then walked the $3 outside and handed it to the "bum" on the street and told him that he needed to thank the waiter for his great service and his support of income redistribution. The "bum" nodded his thanks and shuffled off to the liquor store. No thanks from the "bum" ever reached the waiter.

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I Did Not Shoot This Deer While Hunting Pheasants

OK! Vote this year - and vote conservative! The above pix came from my finding an already dead deer in the field in SD while bird hunting in 2004. All you can see is its head (with skin still on it), but its carcass was only a skeleton. Any way - For those of you who objected to my fox hunting pix - I will bring it back next week!

Fall Bird Hunting - Hard to Explain to the Uninitiated!

The above pic is from my first South Dakota Pheasant hunt in 2004. Cooter is still alive and helping us find birds. I'm not sure I will be able to go bird hunting in SD this year, due to business conflicts, but it is a great joy to test your skill against this explosive rising bird.

Yes - probably hard for your squeamish, left coast / east coast liberal types to understand. However fair hunting these great tasting birds (I only shoot what I eat) is a great and relaxing break from the routine of life. We walk an average of 8 miles per day and can only shoot 3 birds per day. Believe that is hard just to get your limit. These birds would rather run than fly and you can only shoot them on the fly! That is why you need a good bird dog to flush them in front of you!

Oh and by the way - for all of you voting for Obama, get ready for a liberal freeze of most your constitutional rights regarding hunting and more taxes! Ha, hahahaha. Why am I laughing? God Help Us!

Fox Hunting!

Hope you like my Fox hunting pix above! Just for fun. Please be sure to vote on my Poll for President. As a kid, I'd always heard that some idiots would write in Mickey Mouse for their candidate. Maybe that was just a protest vote against those running. If it's all the same, I'd just as soon have Ronald Reagan come back - even with his naps, he did us proud. Tell me who you'd vote for. Thanks.

The beginning of Greybear's Slate

An old Bear, greyheaded and bald found a piece of black slate in the woods and began writing on it with a piece of chalk. It was just a beginning - but it would grow!