Citizenship for foreign-born troops...

Sixty U.S. service members from countries including Cuba, Ethiopia, the Phillippines and Vietnam became American citizens on Monday during a ceremony at a U.S. military base in Bagram, Afghanistan,

"There is no better way to recognize the sacrifices they are making here than to grant them the right to call themselves U.S. Citizens," said Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

A day earlier nearly 180 U.S. solders in Iraq were sworn in as U.S. citizens during a ceremony at the Balad Air Base, 50 miles north of Baghdad.
Citizenship is not required for the military, but serving in the armed forces is a way to qualify for citizenship. The United States military is in the beginning stages of becoming an mercenary army. When the citizen's of a great nation don't step up and we resort to lower standards to fill the ranks we are in trouble.

Sensitive Teeth No More...

I was selected to participate in a payperpost opportunity and blog about my experience with a sample of ‘Biotene’ toothpaste for sensitive teeth & cavity protection.
I had some dental work done several months ago, the results of which left one tooth very sensitive to heat and especially cold anything. So I start using a national brand of sensitive toothpaste and felt I was making slow, slow progress toward healing that sensitive tooth.
I have been using biotene for 10 days and here are my observations on this new and exciting product. The tube is brightly colored so it is easy to spot lying jumbled up with other like products. The active ingredient is the same as in the national brand but ‘boitene’ has added dry mouth protection and gentle low foaming which made for a better brushing experience for me. The toothpaste tasted like bubble gum and left a pleasant taste in my mouth so I started applying small amounts directly to the tooth and leaving it on until it dissolved and that is when I noticed a difference in the sensitivity of that tooth. I will be looking for ‘biotene’ sensitive toothpaste in the stores because that new product actually helped my sensitive tooth.

Honoring Veteran Lori Piestewa

Army Pfc. Lori Piestewa (1973-2003)was the first female U.S.soldier killed in the Iraq war and the first Native American woman killed in combat. Her memorial in a tiny cemetery outside Tuba City, Arizona serves as a reminder that almost every community in America has a local hero to whom people can pay their respects.

’36 Olympic gold medalist dies…

John Woodruff, who joined Jesse Owens as Black Americans who won gold medals in the face of Adolf Hitler and his “master race” agenda at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, has died, said Rose Woodruff, his wife of 37 years. He was 92. Woodruff nicknamed “Long John” for his long stride was a lanky 21-year-old freshman at Pittsburg when he landed into the Olympics. On August 4, 1936, he won the 800 meters using one of the most astonishing tactics in Olympic history. Boxed in by the pack of slow-runners, he literally stopped in his tracks, then moved to the third lane and passed everyone.

Photo Hunt # 83 Flexible

Life sometimes requires one to be flexible like water flowing over, under, around obstacles and never giving up.

Don Imus to Return to Air….

Shock jock Don Imus will return to the airwaves Dec. 3 for the morning drive-time show on New York’s WABC-AM, Citadel Broadcasting announced Nov 1. Imus was fired in April after making racist, sexist remarks about the Rutgers woman’s basketball team. Hopefully this past episode will encourage Mr. Imus to using his wit in the Mark Twain tradition without malice and prejudice!

Marathon runners listen up….

Trade that holiday sugar rush for a runner’s rush and start training for the finish line at one of theses picturesque winter marathon destinations. Runners World recently listed the top 10 winter marathons and their locations.

• Las Vegas Marathon & Half Marathon: Dec 2
• ING New Your Marathon:
• California International Marathon: Dec 2
• Honolulu Marathon: Dec 9
• Wellstone’s Dallas White Rock Marathon: Dec 9
• ING Miami Marathon & Half Marathon: Jan 27
• Catalina marathon: March 15
• P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon & Half Marathon: Jan 13
• Marathon of the Palm Beaches: Dec 2
• BI-LO Myrtle Beach Marathon: Feb 16

Smart Credit ...is Good Credit...!!

My daughter is maturing into a responsible adult and has recently been asking me about opening her own checking account in order to get access to her hard earned money quicker. So I have been trying to pass some of the financial wisdom that I have learned the hard way. I have stress to her that when someone plays with your money they play with your emotions. She said "I already know that!". Smarter than I thought! I then stressed to her that sometime because of thing we can't control (medical bills, gas, no job) money issues get out of hand and that almost everyone no matter who they are will at some time in their live experience financial hardship. It is at those time that you may need creditor harassment help and the first thing to know is where to go for quality help. At CareOne Credit Counseling their expertise can and will help you get that credit issue off your back. This web site has everything to help you survive a very tough time. They offer debt relief plans, debt management guides, credit counseling and online debt consolidation that can lower your monthly payment by up to 57%.

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Now like I was saying to my daughter its better not to get into that situtation and I encourage her to save and to have her own and separate accounts all her life so she is in charge of that very emotional issue called money.

Navy to Help Crew Ship Freed by Somali Privates

I read in the USA Today that Somali pirates released a Taiwanese fishing vessel they held for more than five months, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said. A warship escorted the Ching Fong Hwa 168 out of Somali waters, and naval personnel gave the crew food and medical aid, said Cmdr. Robertson of U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. Two ships hijacked in May were freed Sunday after naval personal spoke to the pirates by radio. The Navy was in contact with two remaining ships held in Somali waters, Robertson said. "We encourage pirates to leave the ships," she said "We tell them, "you get in the skiff, you leave, you do not take any hostages.

Indian Protesters Face Arraignment..

American Indian Movement activist Russel Means and dozens of followers are scheduled for arraignment Nov 6th in Denver, accused of resisting arrest during a Columbus Day parade protest. They view Columbus' discovery of the Americas as harmful to Indian Culture.