]> http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/ redimpala's Blog en-us © 13:27:24 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Wed, Feb 13:27:24 8 GMT 30 http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/know_gun.html Well, Bailey and I finally finished her project of coming up with ten different puzzles on her book by Agatha Christie.  It was a huge undertaking that took she and I both many hours.  She told me this weekend that some kids in her class haven't even begun yet. All I can say is that they are in a world of hurt.  She worked just as hard as I did; in fact, once we got into it, she began to get the feel for the project.  She actually got quite creative and designed some puzzles from scrat ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/know_gun.html#comments Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:46:16 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/throw_baby_bath_water.html I'm really upset over this whole mess with the Susan G. Komen Foundation and Planned Parenthood.  And I am going to put the blame squarely where it belongs...on the ignorant Pro-Life people who filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood in New Hampshire, claiming the federal government offered them preferential treatment. Planned Parenthood does so much more than fund abortions for low income women, which, by the way, saves these same taxpayers millions of dollars in welfare and Medicaid ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/throw_baby_bath_water.html#comments Sun, 5 Feb 2012 17:19:30 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/flying_stressful.html A crowded airline flight was canceled. A single agent was re-booking a long line of inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way to the desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, "I HAVE to be on this flight and it has to be FIRST CLASS!" The agent replied, "I'm sorry sir. I'll be happy to try to help you, but I've got to help these folks first, and I'm sure we'll be able to work something out. Please go to the end of the line." The passenger was unim ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/flying_stressful.html#comments Fri, 3 Feb 2012 04:06:57 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/everybody_favorite_.html Four Catholic ladies were having coffee. The first Catholic woman tells her friends "My son is a priest. When he walks into a room, everyone calls him "Father." The second Catholic woman chirps, "My son is a bishop. Whenever he walks into a room, people call him, "Your Grace." The third Catholic mother says, "My son is a cardinal. Whenever he walks into a room, people say, "Your Eminence." Since the fourth Catholic woman sips her coffee in silence, the first three women give her this subtl ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/everybody_favorite_.html#comments Wed, 1 Feb 2012 14:58:27 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/weather_geography_.html It was autumn, and the Indians on the remote reservation asked their new Chief if the winter was going to be cold or mild. Since he was a new Indian Chief in a modern society, he had never been taught the old secrets, and when he looked at the sky, he couldn't tell what the weather was going to be. Nevertheless, to be on the safe side, he replied to his tribe that the winter was indeed going to be cold and that the members of the village should collect wood to be prepared. But also being a ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/weather_geography_.html#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:44:37 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/snowy_owl_southern_mass_migration.html   Bird enthusiasts are reporting rising numbers of snowy owls from the Arctic winging into the lower 48 states this winter in a mass southern migration that a leading owl researcher called "unbelievable." Thousands of the snow-white birds, which stand 2 feet tall with 5-foot wingspans, have been spotted from coast to coast, feeding in farmlands in Idaho, roosting on rooftops in Montana, gliding over golf courses in Missouri and soaring over shorelines in Massachusetts. A certain number of ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/snowy_owl_southern_mass_migration.html#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:06:07 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/house_bob_built_.html This is Bob Stoops'...for those who live on the moon, that's OU's football coach...new home that took some three years to build. You'd 'a thought he would have put in indoor plumbing, though. But, guess not...the outdoor potty is off to the left. Guess he just wants to prove to his players how tough he is!   And is this kid photogenic or what?  In case you're wondering, she is wearing absolutely no make-up...not even lipstick.  She has always had these incredibly red lips.. Even her bab ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/house_bob_built_.html#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:14:41 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/lots_rain_dallas.html   Our rain has stopped; but it rained for almost 24 hours.  I enjoyed sleeping last night.  There were low rumbles of thunder as the rain came down steadily all night.  All together, we received a little over three inches.  Some places in North Texas had over five inches, and there has been some flooding of creeks, although no problem here. I live right across the street from an elementary school, and I felt for the little kiddos this morning having to get out in the cold rain  to go ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/lots_rain_dallas.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:42:04 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/shack.html     I have just finished reading The Shack by Wm. Paul Young, which I personally recommend to anyone who is struggling with the loss of a loved one, who is struggling with the loss of his faith or even who is a confirmed atheist. One of the things I hear from people who profess to be non-believers is that if there were a God, why does he allow such suffering in this world. This book answers that question as well as anything I have ever read on the subject. Young has written a masterful n ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/shack.html#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:40:41 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/attitudes__.html   Don't worry!  They are not permanent.  But notice the difference in their expressions....these two kids are as different as they can be in attitude and it comes through in their photos nearly every time. But so are Kenna and Holly. I remember taking them when they were about the ages Kenzie and Bailey are now to have their photos made by Jim White, a master photographer back then for Blunck's Studio. When he finished, he came out to talk to me.  "I've taken thousands of pictures of s ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/attitudes__.html#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:36:51 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/think_it.html It was so encouraging to see both Democrats and Republicans fight side by side to turn back SOPA and PIPA.  It is simple to see why.  It was a constitutional issue that was in direct violation of our First Amendment rights. We all know that first amendment, don't we?  "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 p ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/think_it.html#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:28:08 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/vain_deal_it.html We're moving right along on Bailey's crosswords, thanks to a generator that I found on line.  Thank you, Internet!  Saved once more by google. Kenzie had basketball practice tonight.  I went to watch them play last Saturday.  You haven't seen basketball at its worst until you have watched a group of third graders "play", and I use that term loosely.  I really thought the game was going to have to go into overtime to break the tie....Zip to Zip.  However, Holly's group finally prevail ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/vain_deal_it.html#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:25:20 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/insidious_reach_john_birch_society.html How many of you remember the John Birch Society?  I never really knew much about them when I was younger other than remembering signs everywhere by them that read, "Impeach Earl Warren." When I asked my parents about the Society, they told me that they were just a bunch of crazy kooks who wanted to destroy our government. The Society was the brainchild of Robert Welch, Jr, who, along with eleven other men, founded it in 1958.  One of those men was Fred Koch of Koch Industries. Values The ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/insidious_reach_john_birch_society.html#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:21:31 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/photos_model_emerge_losing_hand.html It's been roughly six weeks since 23-year-old model and blogger Lauren Scruggs accidentally walked into a plane's propellers while taking a tour of Christmas lights around Texas. The young beauty lost her left eye and hand in the horrific accident. Now the first public photos (courtesy of TMZ) of Lauren have emerged. She is seen leaving a Dallas-area rehabilitation clinic with her parents and twin sister. Earlier this week, the pilot admitted to the NTSB that he had left the propeller runn ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/photos_model_emerge_losing_hand.html#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:01:45 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/ft_worths_unique_museum_science.html Located in its modernistic new building in the cultural district in Ft. Worth, the Museum of Science and History is another fascinating way to spend a day in the DFW area.   But, this is Texas, folks, and people in Texas do things a bit differently.  You won't just find dinosaurs, you will also find such unusual exhibits as Mexican toys.  It’s hard to imagine children interested in any toy without a video screen. But KERA’s Jerome Weeks reports a new exhibition at the Fort Worth Mus ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/ft_worths_unique_museum_science.html#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:29:32 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/hate_religion__love_jesus.html A young evangelist posted this on You Tube, and it has gone viral with over 14 million hits. It has also stirred considerable controversy. http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/hate_religion__love_jesus.html#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:25:23 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/dangers_sopa_pipa_bills.html   The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House of Representatives and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate are well meaning, but if passed, will be destructive to internet freedoms we've all come to expect as well as forces that have helped innovation on the internet flourish. Both pieces of legislation greatly weaken the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which for over a decade has helped Internet companies grow and flourish. The recording industry, movie studios and televisi ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/dangers_sopa_pipa_bills.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:14:11 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/wikipedia_black-out_protest.html To: English Wikipedia Readers and Community From: Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Date: January 16, 2012 Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decisionto black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 (you can read the statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here). The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States — the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S. House o ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/wikipedia_black-out_protest.html#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42:00 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/puzzle.html Poor Bailey...she has to do ten puzzles that involve "higher thinking" for her current book report on an Agatha Christie mystery. She doesn't even know where to begin, so she asked me for help, since I'm a former English teacher. Why do I get the feeling that the only "higher thinking" will come from me? I consider this nothing but a "busy work" assignment that is going to involve a lot of time and from which I honestly don't think she will learn a single thing.   For her previous book r ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/puzzle.html#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:33:43 GMT http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/best_kept_secret_.html If you only have time for one tour on your trip to Dallas, this should be it.  Holly and I took the girls;  I have never been to an aquarium or zoo anywhere that was comparable. The Dallas World Aquarium is the best-kept secret in Dallas. It houses some of the most dangerous and exotic underwater life from all over the world. Since Dallas doesn't have easy access to water, it brings the ocean to them. And when Texas says they are going to do something they go to the extreme. They made it ... http://my.greasy.com/redimpala/best_kept_secret_.html#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:10:44 GMT