Now I am not a politician, nor one of those guys who raise hell about what is going on in political campaigns.
But I am against guys who lie and stretch the truth.
Over at Roy Blunts campaign web site, he is bragging that "HE" was the one to push the "Concurrent Receipt" thru and get it passed.
BS to the nth degree........
Roy Blunt did not support Concurrent Receipt until after enough congressmen (and women) had committed to the bill.
If Roy Blunt was for concurrent receipt,
WHY DIDN'T HE MAKE IT FOR EVERYONE? Not just the ones who are 40% or more service connected.
I AM ONE OF THOSE VETERANS, WHO HAVE A DISABILITY THAT WAS DETERMINED TO BE "SERVICE CONNECTED" AND I WAS GRANTED 10%.
I ALSO SPENT 21 YEARS IN THE SERVICE..... 7 OF THOSE YEARS IN SUPPORT OF THE US MARINE CORPS, AND THE FOLLOWING YEARS ON SUBMARINES.
I RETIRED IN 1989, and was granted 10% disability in 1990.
10% of my retirement pay was deducted because of the disability. The VA gave me the 10%. So since 1990, 10% of my pay was lost, and would still be lost, if the VA had not reevaluated me in the past 3 years and determined my medical condition has degraded.
ROY BLUNT YOU DIDN'T HELP ME ONE DAMNED BIT........
When I emailed your office for support of the concurrent receipt for ALL retirees, I got not a single answer back....
To claim you ensured the Concurrent Reciept was passed is bullshit, like the rest of the crap you pull............................
Roy Blunt is a joker and a liar.....
Tom Lee
A retired disabled military member who is fed up with Blunt and his bs.......
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Golf in Biloxi MS
I blogged earlier that I played golf at the oldest Golf Club in Mississippi.
I took some pics and now that we are home, I share them with you.
Also talking to one of my three sisters - Carol - found out her husband learned to play golf at Great Southern, AND his mom used to take him to Waveland to play on the beach.
So Carol, here are some pics to remember George's youth:
The first one is from the green looking back toward the tee and the ocean we started at.
The next one is the tree blocking the green on #17, well it blocked the green for my shot both times I played. Seems it had something to do with a little slice. This tree has survived a bunch of hurricanes, and it was nice to just sit under it and relax.
The last is the beach at Waveland, where we saw several Manta Rays.
Now the joke is that we can really pick campsites.
The first night we stayed at a campground that was right at a busy interstate interchange. So we listened to traffic all night.
AUTOMOBILES
The second night it was near train tracks, so we listened to whistles all night.
TRAINS
The third night it was near an airport that had air force C141s practicing touch and goes.
PLANES
SO: PLANES, TRAINS, and AUTOMOBILES........
Two nights ago, we were on the river and thought, PERFECT
NO HIGHWAYS NEAR BY, NO AIRPORTS, NO TRAIN TRACKS........
guess what we forgot about?
Yep, BARGES AND TUGBOATS...................
We have them all, Planes, trains, automobiles, AND Barges..............
But we spend two weeks doing what is best for us
CELEBRATING LIFE.
I took some pics and now that we are home, I share them with you.
Also talking to one of my three sisters - Carol - found out her husband learned to play golf at Great Southern, AND his mom used to take him to Waveland to play on the beach.
So Carol, here are some pics to remember George's youth:
The first one is from the green looking back toward the tee and the ocean we started at.
The next one is the tree blocking the green on #17, well it blocked the green for my shot both times I played. Seems it had something to do with a little slice. This tree has survived a bunch of hurricanes, and it was nice to just sit under it and relax.
The last is the beach at Waveland, where we saw several Manta Rays.
Now the joke is that we can really pick campsites.
The first night we stayed at a campground that was right at a busy interstate interchange. So we listened to traffic all night.
AUTOMOBILES
The second night it was near train tracks, so we listened to whistles all night.
TRAINS
The third night it was near an airport that had air force C141s practicing touch and goes.
PLANES
SO: PLANES, TRAINS, and AUTOMOBILES........
Two nights ago, we were on the river and thought, PERFECT
NO HIGHWAYS NEAR BY, NO AIRPORTS, NO TRAIN TRACKS........
guess what we forgot about?
Yep, BARGES AND TUGBOATS...................
We have them all, Planes, trains, automobiles, AND Barges..............
But we spend two weeks doing what is best for us
CELEBRATING LIFE.
Monday, September 13, 2010
WE did it
Today was one of those Chamber days down here in Mississippi. Temp in the 80s, humidity in the 50s. Perfect mild on shore breeze.
The Barngoddess1 and I got up late and changed plans for the day.
So we drove over to the oldest golf course in Mississippi. Yes that is right, the oldest golf course.
Needless to say I took a lead from the LongRoof and walked right in and asked if I could play 18..
Yes sir, just sign here.
Can I walk?
No sir, you need to take a cart so you don't tire out too quickly.
And that my friends is how I got to play the oldest golf course in Mississippi.
The Great Southern Golf Club, Biloxi, MS.
Start at the beach, head to the swamps, and return to the beach. What a course!
If you come to this area, you have to play this course.
It looks very easy and simple, but has little tricks in it that just drive you crazy. Take the ninth hole. It is a blind hole, 350 some yards long. You don't know where you are going due to the trees and layout.
I hit the driver about 230 on that hole and was in perfect position to play a wedge to the green. Wow what a course.
We took quite a few pictures, but due to the cable being in Missouri and us being in Mississippi, well, I'll just post pics later.
Now this course was established in 1908 and it is great.
Oh yeah, when paying for the 18 and cart, I asked if they gave a military discount.
Yes sir we do!
I gave him a twenty, he gave me a score card and key to the golf cart, and I went and played 18 on some of the best holes I've played in a long time.
The par 5, 510 yard, number 15 was the killer. Three shots and I was over the green, took three more to make the green, and one putt gave me a 7. But the scenery was perfect.
Play this course if you love golf and come to this area.
And don't forget to ask for military discount if you qualify.
And then we roamed over to Waveland and spent two hours on a great beach, just walking and talking, walking and not talking, just spending time together.
Saw several baby sting rays (or were they manta rays), and enjoyed just walking in the water and spending time together. Also saw a lot of left over damage from Katrina and Ike. Sad to see so many vacant lots with just foundations left.
But then we came back to our mobile house and had some excellent steak, thanks to the Barngoddess1 and "hamburger".
More later, as we
Celebrate Life
The Barngoddess1 and I got up late and changed plans for the day.
So we drove over to the oldest golf course in Mississippi. Yes that is right, the oldest golf course.
Needless to say I took a lead from the LongRoof and walked right in and asked if I could play 18..
Yes sir, just sign here.
Can I walk?
No sir, you need to take a cart so you don't tire out too quickly.
And that my friends is how I got to play the oldest golf course in Mississippi.
The Great Southern Golf Club, Biloxi, MS.
Start at the beach, head to the swamps, and return to the beach. What a course!
If you come to this area, you have to play this course.
It looks very easy and simple, but has little tricks in it that just drive you crazy. Take the ninth hole. It is a blind hole, 350 some yards long. You don't know where you are going due to the trees and layout.
I hit the driver about 230 on that hole and was in perfect position to play a wedge to the green. Wow what a course.
We took quite a few pictures, but due to the cable being in Missouri and us being in Mississippi, well, I'll just post pics later.
Now this course was established in 1908 and it is great.
Oh yeah, when paying for the 18 and cart, I asked if they gave a military discount.
Yes sir we do!
I gave him a twenty, he gave me a score card and key to the golf cart, and I went and played 18 on some of the best holes I've played in a long time.
The par 5, 510 yard, number 15 was the killer. Three shots and I was over the green, took three more to make the green, and one putt gave me a 7. But the scenery was perfect.
Play this course if you love golf and come to this area.
And don't forget to ask for military discount if you qualify.
And then we roamed over to Waveland and spent two hours on a great beach, just walking and talking, walking and not talking, just spending time together.
Saw several baby sting rays (or were they manta rays), and enjoyed just walking in the water and spending time together. Also saw a lot of left over damage from Katrina and Ike. Sad to see so many vacant lots with just foundations left.
But then we came back to our mobile house and had some excellent steak, thanks to the Barngoddess1 and "hamburger".
More later, as we
Celebrate Life
Thursday, September 9, 2010
I'm Busy
I guess the correct phrase should be
I am busy traveling all over the southeast.
Spent yesterday in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.
Today is spent in Mississippi.
Tomorrow? who knows.
I can't post any pictures because I left the connecting cable at home.
Can't watch tv cause the connecting cable is too short.....
I'll just have to post pics later.
BEsides, I'm busy, golf tourney 9/10 and then on to other and better things.
later
tom
I am busy traveling all over the southeast.
Spent yesterday in Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi.
Today is spent in Mississippi.
Tomorrow? who knows.
I can't post any pictures because I left the connecting cable at home.
Can't watch tv cause the connecting cable is too short.....
I'll just have to post pics later.
BEsides, I'm busy, golf tourney 9/10 and then on to other and better things.
later
tom
Friday, September 3, 2010
I guess it's full
My last blog I talked about the rain filling the new pond up.
Well, last evening we had more rain..... Kind of like the eye of the hurricane went over us, left us with a feeling of relief, and then the second round hit.
We missed out on the tornado warnings, city of Republic and east didn't though.
But we sure got some more rain. In fact, so much rain the pond is now full......
yep, probably 12 to 14 feet of water in the new pond, along with the pallets we didn't get out, the mud and muck that was still there. But the pond is full.
Dang near overspilled the dam in one area.
If you look at this picture, above my head you see the clean dirt row... that is the north end of the new pond,
the next picture is of the new dam from the west (house side) and the dam goes clear around to the left where the first picture showed plain dirt. The water almost breached the dam in the center of the picture. only about 10 inches and it would have been over the dam.
another view from the north side you can see the pond etal.......
Yep the pond is becoming a lake and we are ready for the weather to get hot again so we can use it for a swimming hole, but weather this weekend is highs in 70s, so may not swim for awhile.
Might try to get The Bus to bring his boat out and we could water ski ????? well ok.
but we will Celebrate Life
Well, last evening we had more rain..... Kind of like the eye of the hurricane went over us, left us with a feeling of relief, and then the second round hit.
We missed out on the tornado warnings, city of Republic and east didn't though.
But we sure got some more rain. In fact, so much rain the pond is now full......
yep, probably 12 to 14 feet of water in the new pond, along with the pallets we didn't get out, the mud and muck that was still there. But the pond is full.
Dang near overspilled the dam in one area.
If you look at this picture, above my head you see the clean dirt row... that is the north end of the new pond,
the next picture is of the new dam from the west (house side) and the dam goes clear around to the left where the first picture showed plain dirt. The water almost breached the dam in the center of the picture. only about 10 inches and it would have been over the dam.
another view from the north side you can see the pond etal.......
Yep the pond is becoming a lake and we are ready for the weather to get hot again so we can use it for a swimming hole, but weather this weekend is highs in 70s, so may not swim for awhile.
Might try to get The Bus to bring his boat out and we could water ski ????? well ok.
but we will Celebrate Life
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Only needed 2 hours more
So Fred has been diligently working to get the pond expanded and ready for the rains that were due on Thursday of this week.
So Wednesday morning he only needed about two hours to finish hauling that last big pile of mud and muck from the original pond bottom over to the other side of the dam.
Well guess what, the rain man didn't wait, and Wednesday this part of the Ozarks was like Daytonna Beach or NewOrleans during one of those big round storms....
We had 6 to 10 inches across southwest MO and the pond....
well it's half full now........
The pile of muck sticking up shows where the original pond was, and you can see how big the expansion will make the pond... a lake now. Great for swimming and fishing.
Now to just get the water out of the pond so we can finish removing the mud muck pallets and tin, and then be ready for the rain again.
but we are like a willow tree, bend in the wind and recover to continue to
CELEBRATE LIFE
So Wednesday morning he only needed about two hours to finish hauling that last big pile of mud and muck from the original pond bottom over to the other side of the dam.
Well guess what, the rain man didn't wait, and Wednesday this part of the Ozarks was like Daytonna Beach or NewOrleans during one of those big round storms....
We had 6 to 10 inches across southwest MO and the pond....
well it's half full now........
The pile of muck sticking up shows where the original pond was, and you can see how big the expansion will make the pond... a lake now. Great for swimming and fishing.
Now to just get the water out of the pond so we can finish removing the mud muck pallets and tin, and then be ready for the rain again.
but we are like a willow tree, bend in the wind and recover to continue to
CELEBRATE LIFE
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