I found an article today providing more information:
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/unions_whole_foods_health/2009/08/26/252617.html?s=al&promo_code=862A-1
What, we can't say what we believe now? Where are we, Cuba?
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Whole Foods owner under attack?
Please let me know what you know about the owner of Whole Foods being targeted by Washington "fishy" squad. What did he do? What has been the government's response? Is this sequence of events the way you want our way of life to be?
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Conversations:
A friend and I have been writers all of our lives, and have become e-mail pals over the past 6 months. We discuss everything from politics to education, family history, our own memories, and concerns for the future. Our children, and her grandchildren are most important in our lives and we wish them all of the best. With than in mind, we have agreed that I may post our conversations for the rest of you to read. Feel free to comment, get in the conversation and express your views.
Coming to Terms
I have had to recover from the fear and resulting anger over the outcome of our presidential election. I truly believe the presidency was purchased by foreigners, financiers, and race-based organizations. Having been said, Barack Hussein Obama was elected President of the United States, so he is my President, too. I hope he will make wise choices, and not allow himself to be beholden to those who bought the office for him.
Coming to terms with this outcome is taking Herculean strength on my part, to focus on those things I have some control over, and stay aware of the global picture. It is for my piece of mind that I am now writing in the open, sending e-mails to our elected officials discussing my opinion and praising them when I think they have chosen wisely. That includes President Obama.
Coming to terms with this outcome is taking Herculean strength on my part, to focus on those things I have some control over, and stay aware of the global picture. It is for my piece of mind that I am now writing in the open, sending e-mails to our elected officials discussing my opinion and praising them when I think they have chosen wisely. That includes President Obama.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Rules for Radicals
'You can't consistently perform in a manner that is inconsistent with the way you see yourself' Zig Ziglar
What does Obama read?... 'The Post-American World' -- it's a Muslim's view.
Send this to those that think he walks of water and should be the next President of our Great Nation!
Obama's play book: Rules for Radicals.
Reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPUuaFXjx1s
From GOP, "This year, the Obama-Biden campaign broke their pledge to accept public financing during the general election. Now it turns out they padded their coffers with contributions from "mystery" donors that don't exist (as reported by Newsweek).
They will soon be trying to pad their totals at ballot boxes across the country with votes from voters that do not exist. From Ohio and Florida to Wisconsin and Nevada, there are reports of fraudulent voter registration forms being submitted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a liberal group that is dedicating its resources to electing the Obama-Biden Democrats.
What's worse is the Obama-Biden campaign has funneled more than $800,000 to ACORN for work on get-out-the-vote activities conducted by the left-leaning organization."
Rev. Wright: " God Damn America!" and such from the pulpit for over 20 years. Do you really think he wasn't listening? We all know his wife was because "I haven't been proud of this country until now..."
Ayres: Weatherman Underground bombings and killings, now more than a neighbor to Obama.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Obama vs McCain and Education
My thoughts are flowing on a very large topic today, so all I have is brevity, and not such good organization, but it is my Right2Rage ...
I am frustrated by the "education of our children" struggle in the government. We know what works, yet we fail to follow through. Everyone is not equal, not in families, schools, towns, cities, states and countries. There are very bright children who want to work with their hands, and our best tools and methodology comes from just such people. We need to stop pushing our children toward college, and offer trade schools and mentor programs instead, like apprenticeships. Electricians, plumbers, butchers, bookkeeping and many other trades were learned best by one-on-one mentoring. Sure, there needs to be basic understanding of the intellectual and functional tools needed to do the jobs successfully, and we do rely on technology for more and more, but not in everything.
We still need skilled ditch diggers for the jobs technology and large equipment are unable to do. Better ditch digging equipment comes from ditch diggers improving the methods and tools that advances our society. Ditch digging is honest work and currently, is done by Mexican workers, at least here in Arizona. Yet, I am certain that there are teens, who if put to work by their parents doing physical labor, would discover the value of a dollar, the value of hard work, the value of team effort, and the value of learning. I worked in a potato cellar in Idaho, painted walls for the local school district, and waited tables when I was in high school and college. Many of the values I now hold dear came from those experiences. I learned discipline and respect for my fellow workers while doing those jobs. And, there were so many more of them than me, I knew I needed to listen to instructions, ask questions, and work hard. That was how I earned my place on the team. My children are learning the same, and it is a struggle for me to place such bright children in the trenches, but how will they learn the value of basics otherwise?
Senator Obama has two daughters attending private schools, yet defends preservation of the public schools so they are not the dumping grounds for poor or ill mannered children. Senator McCain believes in the wisdom of parents and teachers coming together and resolving the education situation regionally. Senator McCain represents a state, Arizona, where the school systems have failed and the Arizona Department of Education along with our governors, have been experimenting with educational ideology for over ten years. My children are the result of such experimentation and are doing exceptionally well, and they are happy with life goals. They participated in Mesa Public Schools Eagleridge Homeschool Enrichment Program. The value of that program is easily seen in the success of the students who have gone on to high schools, colleges and careers. The classes were small, teachers accredited, supported by the Mesa Public School System, and student enriched. Children who misbehaved were not allowed to remain in the program, and parents understood that, so did the students. Rules and respectful behavior were as much socially guarded and demanded by the students as by any of the teachers.
I guess the issue I personally have is the seeming need we have for teachers to not stifle a students moral, yet we all learn from corrections. So what is wrong with some students failing, having to conform to socialized norms, and working for advancement? Really, one of the striking differences between private and public schools is the discipline factor, both parental and school culture.
Each generation has had MIA parents. The church, school, neighborhood and employment have been the safety net for kids, so where are these now? As First Lady Hillary Clinton said, "It takes a village to raise a child." I think many of the village aspects are still here, alive and well, just the news reports the aberrant rather than the norm, so we are all afraid. Fear and feeling hopeless and defensiveness is what is bringing us all down. We have put too many restrictions on our teachers, and not enough on our students. I look at my children, their friends and those in the neighborhood and I just don't see the kids in the news. I don't see the news reporting norms and information for awareness. I guess it sells papers and advertising, so that is what we will continue to call "news." Though I would much rather read about the children who are succeeding, and how they are succeeding.
I am frustrated by the "education of our children" struggle in the government. We know what works, yet we fail to follow through. Everyone is not equal, not in families, schools, towns, cities, states and countries. There are very bright children who want to work with their hands, and our best tools and methodology comes from just such people. We need to stop pushing our children toward college, and offer trade schools and mentor programs instead, like apprenticeships. Electricians, plumbers, butchers, bookkeeping and many other trades were learned best by one-on-one mentoring. Sure, there needs to be basic understanding of the intellectual and functional tools needed to do the jobs successfully, and we do rely on technology for more and more, but not in everything.
We still need skilled ditch diggers for the jobs technology and large equipment are unable to do. Better ditch digging equipment comes from ditch diggers improving the methods and tools that advances our society. Ditch digging is honest work and currently, is done by Mexican workers, at least here in Arizona. Yet, I am certain that there are teens, who if put to work by their parents doing physical labor, would discover the value of a dollar, the value of hard work, the value of team effort, and the value of learning. I worked in a potato cellar in Idaho, painted walls for the local school district, and waited tables when I was in high school and college. Many of the values I now hold dear came from those experiences. I learned discipline and respect for my fellow workers while doing those jobs. And, there were so many more of them than me, I knew I needed to listen to instructions, ask questions, and work hard. That was how I earned my place on the team. My children are learning the same, and it is a struggle for me to place such bright children in the trenches, but how will they learn the value of basics otherwise?
Senator Obama has two daughters attending private schools, yet defends preservation of the public schools so they are not the dumping grounds for poor or ill mannered children. Senator McCain believes in the wisdom of parents and teachers coming together and resolving the education situation regionally. Senator McCain represents a state, Arizona, where the school systems have failed and the Arizona Department of Education along with our governors, have been experimenting with educational ideology for over ten years. My children are the result of such experimentation and are doing exceptionally well, and they are happy with life goals. They participated in Mesa Public Schools Eagleridge Homeschool Enrichment Program. The value of that program is easily seen in the success of the students who have gone on to high schools, colleges and careers. The classes were small, teachers accredited, supported by the Mesa Public School System, and student enriched. Children who misbehaved were not allowed to remain in the program, and parents understood that, so did the students. Rules and respectful behavior were as much socially guarded and demanded by the students as by any of the teachers.
I guess the issue I personally have is the seeming need we have for teachers to not stifle a students moral, yet we all learn from corrections. So what is wrong with some students failing, having to conform to socialized norms, and working for advancement? Really, one of the striking differences between private and public schools is the discipline factor, both parental and school culture.
Each generation has had MIA parents. The church, school, neighborhood and employment have been the safety net for kids, so where are these now? As First Lady Hillary Clinton said, "It takes a village to raise a child." I think many of the village aspects are still here, alive and well, just the news reports the aberrant rather than the norm, so we are all afraid. Fear and feeling hopeless and defensiveness is what is bringing us all down. We have put too many restrictions on our teachers, and not enough on our students. I look at my children, their friends and those in the neighborhood and I just don't see the kids in the news. I don't see the news reporting norms and information for awareness. I guess it sells papers and advertising, so that is what we will continue to call "news." Though I would much rather read about the children who are succeeding, and how they are succeeding.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Kenneth M. Freeman Passed
Our family friend, Kenneth M. Freeman, the western and portrait artist passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 4:11 a.m. His wife, Bonnie A. Adams-Freeman, Bonnie's older son David, and my son Reed Hamel were by his side. I understand he passed peacefully with a slight smile on his lips. Ken had been fighting cancer for the passed couple of years, but a Staff infection is what took him.
Our family is grieving with this loss, and I am raging over the seemingly needless loss of my friend, and grandfather figure for my children.
Our family is grieving with this loss, and I am raging over the seemingly needless loss of my friend, and grandfather figure for my children.
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