The Press is Amazing

Something to Think About
While I did not write the following, I, too, thought it was amazing. Read on…

Isn't it amazing that, within only one week of Tiger Woods crashing his Escalade, the press found every woman with whom Tiger has had an affair during the last few years? And, they even uncovered photos, text messages, recorded phone calls, etc.!

Furthermore, they not only know the cause of the family fight, but they even know it was a 9 iron from his golf bag that his wife used to break out the windows in the Escalade.

Not only that, they know which wedge!

And, each & every day, they were able to continue to provide America with updates on Tiger's rehab stay, his wife's divorce settlement figures, as well as the dates & tournaments in which he will play.

Now, Barack Hussein Obama has been in office for almost three years, yet this very same press:

• Cannot find any of his childhood friends or neighbors;

• Or find any of Obama's high school or college classmates;·

• Or locate any of his college papers or grades;

• Or determine how he paid for both a Columbia & a Harvard education;

• Or discover which country issued his visa to travel to Pakistan in the 1980's;

• Or even find Michelle Obama's Princeton thesis on racism.

They just can't seem to uncover any of this. Yet, the public still trusts that same press to give them the whole truth! Don't you find that totally amazing?

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
You can’t get the muddy water to clear up until you get the pigs out of the creek.

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Quote of the Day

A man hasn't got a corner on virtue
just because his shoes are shined.
~Anne Petry

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Joke of the Day

During a terrible storm, all the highway signs were covered with snow. The following spring, the state decided to raise all the signs twelve inches at a cost of six million dollars.

“That’s an outrageous price!” said a local farmer, “but I guess we’re lucky the state handled it instead of the federal government.”

“Why’s that?”

“Because knowing the federal government, they’d decided to lower the highways.”

 

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Adjust You Car Mirrors Correctly

This is a Good Method
I think if everyone adjusted their mirrors the correct way there would be less accidents from blind spots. I enjoyed this instructional video and learned something. Maybe you will also.

I wonder if they teach this method in Driver’s Education Courses?

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
What wonderful weather we have been enjoying in East Tennessee. Today the temperature is supposed to climb to 80, and I may be soaking up some sunshine while on the lake. Maybe I’ll catch a fish or two.

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Quote of the Day

If it takes a lot of words to say what you have in mind, give it more thought.
~Dennis Roth

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Joke of the Day

Recently on a routine police patrol parked outside a local neighborhood bar the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes with the officer quietly observing.

After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his own car which he fell into. He was there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off.

Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a dry night), flicked the hazard flasher on and off, tooted the horn, and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little, and then remained stationary for a few more minutes as more patrons left in their vehicles. At last he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the street.

The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up his patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and carried out a breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the breathalyzer
indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at all!

Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the Police Station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken."

"I doubt it," said the man, "Tonight, I'm the designated decoy."

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Wavering Faith

Does God Exist? Yes!
Some people doubt the very existence of God. There is no doubt in my heart and mind that God does exist, but how can you help someone who has doubts. Well… the following came to my attention, and I thought it might help us better understand…

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barber said: 'I don't believe that God exists.'

'Why do you say that?' asked the customer. 'Well, you just have to go out in the street to realize that God doesn't exist. Tell me, if God exists, would there be so many sick people? Would there be abandoned children?

If God existed, there would be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving God who would allow all of these things.' The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left the shop .

Just after he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and an untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt. The customer turned back and entered the barber shop again and he said to the barber: 'You know what? Barbers do not exist.' 'How can you say that?' asked the surprised barber. 'I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!' 'No!' the customer exclaimed. 'Barbers don't exist because if they did, there would be no people with dirty long hair and untrimmed beards, like that man outside.'

'Ah, but barbers DO exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me.' 'Exactly!' affirmed the customer. 'That's the point! God, too, DOES exist! That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't look to Him for help. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in the world.'

 

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
We’ve been studying the book of Daniel in our Wednesday night Bible study. I was impressed with faith and confidence in God possessed by those 3 men, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They would not fall down and worship false gods, regardless of the consequences; and they left the consequences in God’s hands.

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Have a great weekend,
and I hope to see you checking in with me next week.
Remember life is a gift.

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Quote of the Day

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe,
call it a family.  Whatever you call it,
whoever you are, you need one.
~Jane Howard

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Joke of the Day

On the first day of school, the kindergarten teacher said, “If anyone has to go to the bathroom, hold up two fingers.”

A little voice from the back of the room asked, “How will that help?”

 

 

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First Day of Fishing in 2012

Last Tuesday, March 13
Doug and I went to Douglas earlier this week. We had a good day on the lake. It was a good time to check out the boat and make sure everything is functions properly for the coming fishing season. We also caught lots of fish. However, most of them were too small to put in the live well. We did not keep count, but I’m not exaggerating to tell you we caught about 60 crappie. Most of these were released as we only put 8 fish on our stringer, including 1 nice sauger pike. The picture above shows me holding the stringer.

We used out standard method of trolling with 16 rods. And every time I tell people that they ask, “Don’t you get lines tangled up a lot?” Then I explain our system. See the pictures below that show our setup.

This is the set up on each side of the boat for 5 rods of different lengths: 16’, 14’, 12’. 10’, and 8’.

Off the back we have 6 rods out. That makes a total of 16 rods moving through the water at 0.7 to 1.0 MPH.

The 2 feet separation between the rods help eliminate tangles between rods. The biggest cause for tangles is trash in the water, and by trash I mean leaves, twigs, tree limbs, etc.

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
The fisherman’s worse enemy is wind. Wind will mess up your lines, and inhibit boat control.  I would much rather fish in the rain, that try to fish in the wind.
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Quote of the Day

Democracy is a government where you can say what you think even if you don't think.
~Author Unknown

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Joke of the Day

A young man just had his first customer, which turned out to be a BIG BURLY truck driver. The young man walked up to the table where the truck driver was sitting and asked; can I take your order sir?

The truck driver replied, sure kid I want three flat tires and two headlights. The young man was very puzzled and said, I beg your pardon? The truck driver said again, look kid; I want three flat tires and two headlights. The young man was still puzzled, but replied; yes sir, whatever.

The young man then took the request to his boss who was the head cook. He told him about the truck driver's order, and that he wanted three flat tires and two headlights, “I think he's in the wrong place.”

The head cook said, I know what he wants, he wants three flap jacks and two eggs sunny side up; the truck driver is just trying to be smart, I know him.

The cook said to the waiter here, take this bowl of beans, give it to him and say this.

The truck driver said, Listen kid, I didn't order this; I said I wanted three flat tires and two headlights. The waiter replied, Well sir, the head cook said while you wait for your parts, you can gas up!

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No Smoking!

I Don’t Like Smoke
Luckily you can watch this video and not have to breathe the smoke. This man is a living smoke stack and does a card trick. If you watch it all the way you will see the card trick which is pretty amazing. But all the smoke and cigarettes are even more amazing.

Is he still alive?

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
Cough… cough.. cough!
I need some fresh air.
Spring is in the air… outside.

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Quote of the Day

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. 
~Kahlil Gibran

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Joke of the Day

Three New US Ships:

USS REAGAN
USS BILL CLINTON
USS BARACK OBAMA

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Airport TSA Nude Body Scanners

Bad News: They Don’t Protect Us!
I was surprised when I read the emails and saw the following video about these nude body scanners we’ve heard so much about. Guess what: It’s easy to get stuff by them!!! That does not make me feel very safe. Watch this:

Do we have a bunch of dummies running TSA?

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
Did you know that today is the 13th of March.
Yes, Friday the 13th falls on Tuesday this month.
Go fishing and don’t worry about it.

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Quote of the Day

Let us be of good cheer, remembering that the misfortunes hardest to bear are those which
will never happen. 
~James Russel Lowell

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Joke of the Day

Outside England 's Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant. The fees were for cars ($1.40), for buses (about $7).

Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he just didn't show up; so the Zoo Management called the City Council and asked it to send them another parking agent.

The Council did some research and replied that the parking lot was the Zoo's own responsibility. The Zoo advised the Council that the attendant was a City employee.. The City Council responded that the lot attendant had never been on the City payroll.

Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain or France or Italy ... is a man who'd apparently had a ticket machine installed completely on his own and then had simply begun to show up every day, commencing to collect and keep the parking fees, estimated at about $560 per day -- for 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over $7 million dollars ....... and no one even knows his name.

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Look At Yourself

Life Gave You a Bad Deal?
A lot of people go through life dealing with the fact that it is not fair. Well, it isn’t fair, but we have to deal with it. Watch the following video and then look at yourself. It about a man with no arms, and no legs, but with no worries. An amazing story of having the right attitude about life.

http://www.wimp.com/watchingthis/

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Tennessee Granddaddy Says:
I was recently thinking about Joseph in the Bible. A lot of bad things happened TO him, but what is important is what happened IN him. If God is working on the inside it doesn’t matter what happens to us.

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Quote of the Day

No one is perfect... that's why pencils have erasers.
~Author Unknown

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Joke of the Day

Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed to find a wife with whom to share his fortune.

One evening, at an investment meeting, he spotted the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her natural beauty took his breath away. "I may look like just an ordinary guy," he said to her, "but in just a few years my father will die and I will inherit $200 million".

Impressed, the woman asked for his business card and three days later, she became his stepmother.

Women are so much better at financial planning than men.

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