You can go online and see all of the treatment centers that have been opening up and doing a good business in. There is a great variety of these programs located all across the country that are busy helping people that are coping with drug rehab and alcohol rehab issues. The economy has been a tremendous stress factor in so many people’s lives, so drugs and alcohol abuse always increases when the economy is in the toilet. This isn’t addressing the war’s effect on so many of us, with no end in sight.

At this point I would definitely utilize the Internet to find a Myrtle Beach hotel that has vacancies for this season. A great website to use is http://www.horizonmyrtlebeach.com, I have used it in the past and it has always been a great resource for my needs and wants. I’ve been going to Myrtle Beach since I was a kid. My family got us kids into golf at very young ages and we always had a blast on family vacations when it came to having water activities and golf.

I’m glad that Myrtle Beach is now getting some hard core visitors, they have been advertising very heavily these past couple of years since people have been cutting down on their expenses, thanks to our government and the economic issues that have impacted so many of us.

The meeting didn’t last as long as I thought it would. They kept it up beat and interesting. I just might have to join them after all. It’s all good!

‘In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person’s becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American…There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn’t an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag… We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language.. And we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.’

Theodore Roosevelt, 1907

A: Like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask.

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Q: Have you heard about McDonalds new Obama Value Meal?

A: Order anything you like and the guy behind you has to pay for it.

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Q: What does Barack Obama call lunch with a convicted felon?

A: A fund raiser.

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Q: What’s the difference between Obama’s cabinet and a penitentiary?

A: One is filled with tax evaders, blackmailers and threats to society.

The other is for housing prisoners.

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Q: If Nancy Pelosi and Obama were on a boat in the middle of the ocean and it started to sink, who would be saved?

A: America!

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Q: What’s the difference between Obama and his dog, Bo?

A: Bo has papers.

Even my spell check thinks Pelosi and Obama are wrong

Viet Nam 1966

Richard, (my husband), never really talked a lot about his time in Viet Nam , other than he had been shot by a sniper. However, he had a rather grainy, 8 x 10 black and white photo he had taken at a USO show of Ann Margret with Bob Hope in the background that was one of his treasures.

Richard was disappointed, but wanted to show her the photo and let her know how much those shows meant to lonely GI’s so far from home. Ann Margret came out looking as beautiful as ever and, as second in line, it was soon Richard’s turn..

With that, she pulled Richard across the table and planted a big kiss on him. She then made quite a to-do about the bravery of the young men she met over the years, how much she admired them, and how much she appreciated them. There weren’t too many dry eyes among those close enough to hear. She then posed for pictures and acted as if he were the only one there.

Later at dinner, Richard was very quiet. When I asked if he’d like to talk about it, my big, strong husband broke down in tears. ‘That’s the first time anyone ever thanked me for my time in the Army,’ he said.

That night was a turning point for him. He walked a little straighter and, for the first time in years, was proud to have been a Vet. I’ll never forget Ann Margret for her graciousness and how much that small act of kindness meant to my husband.

I now make it a point to say ‘Thank you’ to every person I come across who served in our Armed Forces.. Freedom does not come cheap and I am grateful for all those who have served their country.

What really irks me is that a lot of credit card companies are not allowing us to use our other credit cards (VISA, MC, Discover, American Express) to make our monthly payments, they want to be able to suck the money out of our checking account or bring cash to one of their payment centers, which of course are usually not local. So many of us are recently turning to these emerbency cash loans and payday loans, they can be a life saver if used wisely, unfortunately life gets in the way and “stuff” happens and we are always in need for some cash for some reason or another.

Oh to be back in the days when bartering and trading were the main way to get what we need in our daily lives. I am glad to see that a lot of bartering is once again going on these days due to the economy being in such a state that people are trying any and every thing available to them in order to survive until our government can get us out of this mess that we have gotten ourselves into this past decade. Bartering works well for every one involved and it keeps Uncle Sam at bay in the mean time, which is all good, wouldn’t you say?

I have some home improvements that I’m starting to look into for when the weather breaks. If my income tax refund isn’t all what I expect it to be I just might be looking for an emergency cash loan to tide me over. What ever it takes to get her done without costing me an arm and a leg in the process is all good.

Good lord, we all need a good laugh or a grin each day. God Bless.

I just got a Christmas card in the mail yesterday from this fellow and he is still doing well and urging me to take advantage of the Online Broker that he is doing business with at Firstrade.com. They are offering a $50 refer a friend deal which is always a nice plus at this time of year, not that he needs the fifty bucks at this point, but $50 is $50 non the less!

Stock Trading isn’t something that I have a lot of experience or background on, so I think that I’ll be touching base with him after the holidays are all over and done with and see what tricks and tips he has for me and then I’ll see what I want to do from there. Who knows what might come of it, but I’m willing to give it a try.