Saturday, February 26, 2011

This Poem Will Give You Goose Bumps

A drunk man in an Oldsmobile

They said had run the light

That caused the six-car pileup

On 109 that night.

When broken bodies lay about

And blood was everywhere,

The sirens screamed out eulogies,

For death was in the air.

A mother, trapped inside her car,

Was heard above the noise;

Her plaintive plea near split the air:

Oh, God, please spare my boys!

She fought to loose her pinned hands;

She struggled to get free,

But mangled metal held her fast

In grim captivity.


Her frightened eyes then focused

On where the back seat once had been,

But all she saw was broken glass and

Two children's seats crushed in.

Her twins were nowhere to be seen;

She did not hear them cry,

And then she prayed they'd been thrown free,

Oh, God, don't let them die!

Then firemen came and cut her loose,

But when they searched the back,

They found therein no little boys,

But the seat belts were intact.

They thought the woman had gone mad

And was traveling alone,

But when they turned to question her,

They discovered she was gone.


Policemen saw her running wild

And screaming above the noise

In beseeching supplication,

Please help me find my boys!

They're four years old and wear blue shirts;

Their jeans are blue to match.


One cop spoke up, They're in my car,

And they don't have a scratch.

They said their daddy put them there

And gave them each a cone,

Then told them both to wait for Mom

To come and take them home.


I've searched the area high and low,

But I can't find their dad..

He must have fled the scene,

I guess, and that is very bad.


The mother hugged the twins and said,

While wiping at a tear,

He could not flee the scene, you see,

For he's been dead a year.

The cop just looked confused and asked,

Now, how can that be true?

The boys said, Mommy, Daddy came

And left a kiss for you.

He told us not to worry

And that you would be all right,

And then he put us in this car with

The pretty, flashing light.


We wanted him to stay with us,

Because we miss him so,

But Mommy, he just hugged us tight

And said he had to go.

He said someday we'd understand

And told us not to fuss,

And he said to tell you, Mommy,

He's watching over us.

The mother knew without a doubt

That what they spoke was true,

For she recalled their dad's last words,

I will watch over you.


The firemen's notes could not explain

The twisted, mangled car,

And how the three of them escaped

Without a single scar.

But on the cop's report was scribed,

In print so very fine,

An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109.


He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare.
****************

This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven,

He saw me, and he asked: 'My child, what is your greatest wish for today?'

I responded: 'Lord please, take care of the person who is reading this message, their family and their special friends.

They deserve it and I love them very much. '


but some times, since they don't all have wings, we call them FRIENDS.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Quotation

When the white man discovered this country Indians were running it.
No taxes, no debt, women did all the work.
White man thought he could improve on a system like this.
...Old Cherokee Saying

Philosophy

Co-creating with the Creator

Some More Thoughts For My Day

"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret; it is only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye."
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
French writer (1900 - 1944)

Go Forward With Courage
...
When you are in doubt, be still, and wait;
when doubt no longer exists for you, then go forward with courage.
So long as mists envelop you, be still;
be still until the sunlight pours through and dispels the mists
-- as it surely will.
Then act with courage.

Ponca Chief White Eagle (1800's to 1914)

Tell me who admires and loves you, and I will tell you who you are.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The time for action is now. It's never too late to do something.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Lord,

No one but you and I understands what faithfulness is. Do not let me die until, for them, all danger is driven away.

Carmon Bernos de GaesztoldSee More

Just a Saying But A Poweful One

Abuse no one and no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools and robs the spirit of its vision

Monday, February 7, 2011

"Peanuts" the well fed dog

abt 1970 , Weippe, Clearwater Co, Idaho, USA

Memories written by Grand-daughter Tonie (Kannada) Campbell on Ancestry.com

I remember as a young girl our family lived in a small town in Northern Idaho, called Weippe. In is located in the Clearwater Mountains. Population 713. In the year of 2007 I went there the population is now 416.

We lived in a mobile home just outside of town on a 5 acres of land. My dad, Leroy build an addition on to the back door for Grandma Sarah "Sally" (Goswick) Pike. I can't recall how long she lived with us. Gramdma Pike had a little dog. His name was "Peanut". My dad, Leroy was a logger working for Carl Finke. My mom, Beverly was working at a small grocery store in town, place called Snyder's.

My dad, Leroy hunted a lot so we had lots of meat in our deep freezer. Mom, (Beverly) became confused about the disappearing of alot of this meat in the freezer. She couldn't figure it out. This went on for sometime. Mom (Beverly) came home early one day to find the answer to the disappearing meat. Grandma Pike was sitting at the kitchen table. On the floor there was a plate with a large Elk steak all fried up and cut into tiny peices so "Peanuts" could eat it.

My Grandma loved her dog just as much as she loved all of us. I, myself think that's pretty dare cool

Dedication From Daughter Tonie Lynn (Kannada) Campbell

The song "THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS" was played at my moms' funeral. But these are the words that are written in this song that comes deep in my heart.

To you MOM- "So, I was the one with all the glory, while you were the one with all the strength. A beautiful face with out a name for so long, a beautiful smile to hide the pain. Did you ever know that you're my hero, and everything I would like to be? I can fly higher than an eagle, 'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go un-noticed, but I've got it all here in my heart. I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it, I would be nothing without you.

DID YOU EVER KNOW THAT YOU'RE MY HERO, AND EVERYTHING I WOULD LIKE TO BE? I CAN FLY HIGHER THAN AN EAGLE, 'CAUSE YOU ARE THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS, "YOU ARE THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS"

Fly, Fly, fly away, you let me fly so high. Oh, fly fly, so high against the sky, so high I almost touch the sky. Thank You, Thank You, THANK GOD FOR YOU, THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS"

"I MISS YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH MOM, I THINK OF YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY. I MISS YOU SO, SO BADLY.

Because of those ugly words that Emil said to me the day you died, for the first 3 years after you were gone I cried every single day, it took me that 3 years to know in my heart that I was not your biggest disappointment in your life like Emil told me.

I LOVE AND MISS YOU SO VERY MUCH, MOM. REST IN PEACE!

Beverly's Birthday Calculator (My Mom)

2 January 1937

Your date of conception was on or about 11 April 1936 which was a Saturday.

You were born on a Saturday
under the astrological sign Capricorn.
Your Life path number is 5.

Your fortune cookie reads:
You will have gold pieces by the bushel.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 1, 5 & 7.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 3 & 9.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path number 8.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 6, 11 & 22.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2428535.5.
The golden number for 1937 is 19.
The epact number for 1937 is 17.
The year 1937 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/24/1936 and ending 2/10/1937.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rat.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Goose; your plant is Bramble.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Famenoth, the third month of the season of Poret (Emergence - Fertile soil).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 19 Tevet 5697.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 20 Tevet 5697.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.16.2.16.11 which is
12 baktun 16 katun 2 tun 16 uinal 11 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Saturday, 19 Shavval 1355 (1355-10-19).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 28 March 1937.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 2 May 1937.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 10 February 1937.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 16 May 1937.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 23 May 1937.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Monday, 6 September 1937.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Saturday, 27 March 1937.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 9 February 1937.

As of 2/11/2009 8:36:22 PM EST
You are 72 years old.
You are 865 months old.
You are 3,763 weeks old.
You are 26,338 days old.
You are 632,132 hours old.
You are 37,927,956 minutes old.
You are 2,275,677,382 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Kate Bosworth (1983)Taye Diggs (1971)Christy Turlington (1969)Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1968)Tia Carrere (1967)Gabrielle Carteris (1961)Alan Beckwith (1952)Dennis Hastert (1942)Jim Bakker (1939)Roger Miller (1936)Isaac Asimov (1920)Sally Rand (1904)

Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 10.3084148727984 years old. (You old hound dog, you!)

Your lucky day is Saturday.
Your lucky number is 8.
Your ruling planet(s) is Saturn & Uranus.
Your lucky dates are 8th, 17th, 26th.
Your opposition sign is Cancer.
Your opposition number(s) is 2 & 7.

Today is not one of your lucky days!

There are 325 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 73 candles.

Those 73 candles produce 73 BTUs,
or 18,396 calories of heat (that's only 18.3960 food Calories!) .
You can boil 8.34 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1937 the US population was approximately 122,775,046 people, 41.2 persons per square mile.
In 1937 in the US there were approximately 1,126,856 marriages (9.2%) and 195,961 divorces (1.6%)
In 1937 in the US there were approximately 1,327,000 deaths (11.3 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1937 the population of Australia was approximately 6,871,492.
In 1937 there were approximately 119,131 births in Australia.
In 1937 in Australia there were approximately 59,448 marriages and 2,756 divorces.
In 1937 in Australia there were approximately 64,496 deaths.


Your birthstone is Garnet

The Mystical properties of Garnet

Garnet is used as a power stone
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Emerald, Rose Quartz

Your birth tree is

Fir Tree, the Mysterious
Extraordinary taste, dignity, cultivated airs, loves anything beautiful, moody, stubborn, tends to egoism but cares for those close to it,rather modest, very ambitious, talented, industrious uncontent lover, many friends, many foes, very reliable.


There are 317 days till Christmas 2009!
There are 330 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waning gibbous.
Saturday, January 2, 19 37
Moon's age (days): 19
Distance (Earth radii): 61.85
Percent Illumination 74.34%
Ecliptic latitude (degrees): -5.00
Ecliptic longitude (degrees): 167.85

Finding Out About This Man

Found on Feb 2001 , Clearlake, Lake Co, California, USA
I found this name on a application of name change for Social Security.

It wasn't until after mom had died when my sisters Lillian, Debbie, and myself had sorted through moms stuff, that I found an application that mom had filled out for a name change, for a new social secuity card. The second name that she listed as names she had used, was the name of Powell. She had never told us of this man. Now she's not here to tell us about him. I will be going to Baker County to find out who this man was!!!

It wasn't until I was back home in California and went through the stuff I kept of my moms. And I'm glad I kept the little things like this. Who knew???

OUR MEN IN SERVICE Newspaper Clipping of Leroy's (my dad)

abt 1945 , Harlingen, Texas, USA


COMPLETES COURSE

Corp. Leroy Kannada, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cortes Pike of Longview, was graduated recently from Harlingen army air field aerial gunnery school at Harlingen. Tex. He received his aerial gunner's wings.

(note added by Leroy's daughter, Tonie: the name of Mr Cortes's name is mispelled, the correct name is Mr. Cortez Pike)

A Letter about Leroy's Air Medal (My Dad) "Letter from the Lieutenant General, U.S.A., Commander. "


HEADQUARTERS

ALLIED AIR FORCES

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA

OFFICE OF THE COMMANDER

March 5, 1945.

Dear Mrs. Pike:

Recently your son, Sergeant Leroy Kannada, was decorated with the Air Medal. It was an award made in recognition of courageous service to his combat organization, his fellow American airmen, his country, his home and to you.

He was cited for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flights in the Southwest Pacific Area from October 16, 1944 to November 26, 1944.

Your son took part in sustained operational flight missions during which hostile contact was probable and expected. These flights included bombing missions against enemy installations, shipping and supply bases, and aided considerably in the recent successes in this theatre.

Almost every hour of every day your son, and the sons of other American mothers, are doing just such things as that here in the Southwest Pacific.

Theirs is a very real and very tangible contribution to victory and to peace.

I would like to tell you how genuinely proud I am to have men such as your son in my command, and how gratified I am to know that young Americans with such courage and resourcefulness are fighting our country's battle against the aggressor nations.

You, Mrs. Pike, have every reason to share that pride and gratification.

Sincerely,

(signature of-)

GEORGE C. KENNEY

Lieutenant General, U.S.A.,

Commander.

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Pike,

Wenatchee, Washington.

Found by Leroy Kannada's daughter Tonie (Kannada) Campbell

Found on 10 Jan 2004


U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006

Name: Leroy Kannada

Service Info: T SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1924

Death Date: 7 Jul 2003

Cemetery: White Bird Cemetery

Cemetery Address: White Bird, ID 83554

A Happy Birthday writing for Patricia

This is an email that I wrote and sent to my Beautiful and Loving sister, Patty (Patricia) 16 Dec 2008 , Nampa, Canyon Co, Idaho, USA


Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday to "My Sissy"
Happy Birthday to youuuuuuuuuuuu
and many more....
I love you
With All My Love and Heart
Have a Beautiful Day
For the Rest of Your Life
You and I
Have Planted a Beautiful
Garden Together!
You and I are the Roses
That have Bloomed in Our Garden.
And in Our Garden
We are Loved.
You Are My Sister
My Best Friend!
I Love You So, So Much!
Happy Birthday, Sweety!
Love Your Littler Sissy
Tonie
Written Just For You By Me!!!

LIFE and CRUEL CURVES

1950's , Washington and Iowa, USA


Ethel (my dad's 2nd wife) left Leroy (my dad) taking all 5 children. She went to Fairfield, Iowa. She then married Gene Luke. They had 3 more little boys. Apparently Gene and Ethel separated. Then Ethel had left all 8 children home alone by theirselves for 2 long weeks. She never went back home. Patti at the age of 7 years old was left by herself to take care of these brothers, that's 7 boys meaning there's 8 children all together! Patti was seven, the twins- Danny and Donny were 8, Stephen was 5 and Terry was 4, Randy the baby was just a couple months old. Rodney and Ricky ages are unsure of at this time. For a couple of weeks Patti was left alone to take care of these children. The Social Services had learned of this. All these children were placed in an orphanage. Several family members were wanting to adopt these children. But Ethel was no where to be found. And no one knew where to find Leroy, for he had remarried and moved to Idaho. A year later they found Leroy. He then learned what had happened and was asked to sign adoption papers for the twins- Danny and Donny, Patti, Stephen and Terry. I can't even imagine what all these children had to go thru and all the hurt!

I do not know what happened to the 3 youngest boys, Rodney, Ricky and Randy. They, too, are part of this family.

So, Milo and Pearl (Riedel) ANDERSON adopted Terry and Stephen.

Leo and Pearl RIEDEL adopted Danny, Donny and Patricia.

In the beginning they were all AUNTS and UNCLES. Now they're all MOMS and DADS.

My name is Tonie Lynn (Kannada) Campbell, I am a younger sister to all those above. I know how hard it is for me to put all this into words. So others can understand this total mess my dad and his ex-wife Ethel has left behind! And how much I missed out on knowing my brothers and sister. How I found them is a whole new chapter. Someday that'll be written too. I talk to Patricia (Patty) every single day, and I get to talk to my brother, Terry on the phone sometimes. But we email often. But one things for sure they will ALWAYS be in my life, NEVER LEFT BEHIND EVER AGAIN!!!

I LOVE YOU ALL and YOU ARE ALL A BIG PART OF THIS AMAZING FAMILY!

A LOOK AT THE WORLD THE DAY BEVERLY JEAN HIGGINS WAS BORN (My Mom)

29 Mar 2002 , Clearlake, Lake Co, California, USA
I had put this together a little over a year after Mom died.

Born Saturday, January 02, 1937. As of Friday, March 29th, 2002 you would have been 65 years old and have lived 23827 days.

In The News In 1937: The first coast-to-coast broadcast reports the explosion of the Hindenburg at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Joe Louis becomes world heavyweight champ by knocking out James J. Braddock. Amelia Earhart and co-pilot Fred Noonan are lost in the Pacific near Howland Island. President Roosevelt's plan to "pack" the Supreme Court is rejected by Congress.

Your Birthstone is Garnet.

Entertainment in 1937: *Noble Prize Winner (Literature)-Roger Martin du Gard - France. *Best Selling Fiction: "Gone with the Wind"-by Margaret Mitchell. *Best Selling Non-Fiction: "How to Win Friends and Influence People"- by Dale Carnegie. *Best Picture: "The Life of Ernile Zola"- by Warner Bros. * Best Director: Leo Marey, "The Awful Truth". *Best Actress: Luise Rainer, "The Good Earth". *Best Actor: Spencer Tracy, "Captains Courageous".

Sports Champions in 1937: *MLB: New York Yankees. *NFL: Washington Redskins. *NBA: *NHL: Detroit Red Wings. *NCAA-Basketball: *KY Derby: Wae Admiral. *U.S. Open Golf: Ralph Guldahl. *U.S. Open Tennis (Men): Don Budge. *U.S. Open Tennis (Women): Anita Lazana.

Celebrities born on January 2: *Issac Asirnov, author- 1920. *Federico Fellini, director-1920. *Roger Miller, singer/songwriter- 1936. *Jum Bakker, televangelist- 1939. *Christopher Durang, playwright/author- 1949. *Beverly Jean Higgins, Loving Mother- 1937.

Your Zodiac Sign is Capricorn: Capricorns are persistent, especially in business matters. Clear-headed and practical, they can appraise any situation with painstaking logic. Money and material things are important to Capricorns. They love hard work and earned results.

Your Chinese Sign is Ox: Your calm, patient demeanor makes you a good listener.

The "OASIS" Movie that Stephanie Campbell was in

2003 , California, USA

Stephanie plays a part in this restaurant scene in this movie "OASIS"

We had moved to Clearlake, California, November of 2000. Stephanie became best friends with Stirling Freeman. Stirling had been in several movies such as "Princess Diaries". Stirling's stage name is Stirling Moriah.

In 2003, Stirling was one of the main actress in the movie, "Oasis" by Hollie Lamarr, Director/Writer/Editor. This film was first aired at the "Sundance Film Festival". Then it was Nominated at the 2006 "Honolulu Rainbow Festival" for BEST SHORT FILM!

Stirling played the part of "Alex", a trouble teenage girl who committed suicide at the end of this film. There is a restaurant scene in this film where Stephanie and some other young lady are sitting at at table discussing basketball. Stephanie said this girl never once said anything about basketball cause she knew nothing about the game, so Stephanie had to help talk her thru this. So Stephanie is the one talking and the other gal is just moving her lips.

Stephanie said that while watching them film this movie, she was amazed at how so very real they made everything look. When they got to the part of Stirling "Alex" committing suicide, Stephanie said it was so, so, so real. It took a long time for Stephanie to come to grip that it wasn't real.

You can go to the web site- oasismovie.com and see a part of this movie. I am going to be getting this movie. It is now 2008 and I still haven't seen this movie. I do know that the version that they have for the 2006 Festival has been shorten. I'll be getting the 2003 version.

Sterling's mom, Tammy is also an actress. Tammy played in the movie "Matrix Reloaded" with Keanu Reeves. And several other movie with Keanu Reeves.

I am a very proud mother of each and every one my children. They all have done very, very good in their lives. I am so VERY, VERY PROUD of STEPHANIE, JEREMY and AMANDA!

Walking With Dinosaurs and my Grandson Nike

This will be my first trip out with my Grandson Nike

Event Detail

Thu 7pm Walking with Dinosaurs Event Date: 1/8/2009 Doors Open: 1 hour prior to event Show Starts: 7:00 PM Venue: Idaho CenterTickets Prices: $31.50 - $61.50 + applicable fees On-Sale Date: 10/18/2008 10:00 AM Presenter: New Space Entertainment

Walking With Dinosaurs - The Arena Spectacular is a live theatrical show that is performed in two acts with an intermission. Length of show: 96 minutes, including intermission.

Ages 24 months and under are free if seated on parent's lap.
$10 Off Student discount - 18 & under and those with valid college ID. Valid Thursday night only. Outlets/Box Office only.

Prices include facility fee.
All tickets subject to customer convenience and/or handling fees.

Still cameras OK - no flash photography, no professional cameras, no video.

Opening Night: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 All seats discounted $10, excluding P1/Gold Circle!

10% Group discount available for parties of 10 or more - limited performances, call 208.442.3232 for more information.

Coupons are available for select performances - save $10 per ticket - available at Lee's Candies (Boise), Fred Meyer, Zamzows (Treasure Valley), Tom Scott Toyota and Dan Wiebold Ford (Nampa) or look in local newspapers. Not valid for Opening Night.

On-line sales for this event will stop approximately one hour before the event.



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Tonie's Birthday Calculator "April 9th, 1957"

9 April 1957
Your date of conception was on or about 17 July 1956 which was a Tuesday.

You were born on a Tuesday
under the astrological sign Aries.
Your Life path number is 8.

Your fortune cookie reads:
A warm smile is testimony of a generous nature.

Life Path Compatibility:
You are most compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 2, 4, 8, 11 & 22.
You should get along well with those with the Life Path number 6.
You may or may not get along well with those with the Life Path numbers 1 & 5.
You are least compatible with those with the Life Path numbers 3, 7 & 9.

The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2435937.5.
The golden number for 1957 is 1.
The epact number for 1957 is -1.
The year 1957 was not a leap year.

Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 1/31/1957 and ending 2/17/1958.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rooster.

Your Native American Zodiac sign is Hawk; your plant is Dandelion.

You were born in the Egyptian month of Paony, the second month of the season of Shomu (Harvest).

Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 8 Nisan 5717.
Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 9 Nisan 5717.

The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.3.8.13 which is
12 baktun 17 katun 3 tun 8 uinal 13 kin

The Hijra (Islamic Calendar) date of your birth is Tuesday, 9 Ramadan 1376 (1376-9-9).

The date of Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 21 April 1957.
The date of Orthodox Easter on your birth year was Sunday, 21 April 1957.
The date of Ash Wednesday (the first day of Lent) on your birth year was Wednesday 6 March 1957.
The date of Whitsun (Pentecost Sunday) in the year of your birth was Sunday 9 June 1957.
The date of Whisuntide in the year of your birth was Sunday 16 June 1957.
The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Tuesday, 24 September 1957.
The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Sunday, 14 April 1957.
The date of Mardi Gras on your birth year was Tuesday 5 March 1957.

As of 2/10/2009 7:41:17 PM EST
You are 51 years old.
You are 622 months old.
You are 2,705 weeks old.
You are 18,935 days old.
You are 454,459 hours old.
You are 27,267,581 minutes old.
You are 1,636,054,877 seconds old.

Celebrities who share your birthday:
Jesse McCartney (1987)Keshia Knight Pulliam (1979)Rachel Stevens (1978)Austin Peck (1971)Cynthia Nixon (1966)Paulina Porizkova (1965)Dennis Quaid (1954)Michael Learned (1939)Avery Schreiber (1935)Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933)Hugh Hefner (1926)Ward Bond (1903)Paul Robeson (1898)
Top songs of 1957
All Shook Up by Elvis Presley Love Letters In the Sand by Pat Boone Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley Teddy Bear by Elvis Presley April Love by Pat Boone Young Love by Tab Hunter Tammy by Debbie Reynolds Honeycomb by Jimmie Rodgers Wake Up Little Susie by Everly Brothers You Send Me by Sam Cooke
Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 7.41095890410959 years old. (You old hound dog, you!)

Your lucky day is Tuesday.
Your lucky number is 9.
Your ruling planet(s) is Mars & Pluto.
Your lucky dates are 9th, 18th, 27th.
Your opposition sign is Libra.
Your opposition number(s) is 6.

Today is not one of your lucky days!

There are 58 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 52 candles.

Those 52 candles produce 52 BTUs,
or 13,104 calories of heat (that's only 13.1040 food Calories!) .
You can boil 5.94 US ounces of water with that many candles.

In 1957 there were approximately 4.0 million births in the US.
In 1957 the US population was approximately 150,697,361 people, 50.7 persons per square mile.
In 1957 in the US there were approximately 1,667,231 marriages (11.1%) and 385,144 divorces (2.6%)
In 1957 in the US there were approximately 1,452,000 deaths (9.6 per 1000)
In the US a new person is born approximately every 8 seconds.
In the US one person dies approximately every 12 seconds.

In 1957 the population of Australia was approximately 9,744,087.
In 1957 there were approximately 220,358 births in Australia.
In 1957 in Australia there were approximately 73,696 marriages and 6,298 divorces.
In 1957 in Australia there were approximately 84,953 deaths.

Your birthstone is Diamond

The Mystical properties of Diamond

Diamonds are said to increase personal clarity to help one see things clearly as well as be straight-forward and honest. Supposedly, the higher quality the diamond, the better it is supports these qualities.
Some lists consider these stones to be your birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewelers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)

Opal, Quartz, White Sapphire

Your birth tree is

Rowan, the Sensitivity
Full of charm, cheerful, gifted, without egoism, likes to draw attention, loves life, motion, unrest and even complications, is both dependent and independent, good taste, artistic, passionate, emotional, good company, does not forgive.

There are 318 days till Christmas 2009!
There are 331 days till Orthodox Christmas!

The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waxing gibbous.

Tuesday, April 9, 1957
Moon's age (days): 9
Distance (Earth radii): 57.71
Percent Illumination 72.55%
Ecliptic latitude (degrees): -5.05
Ecliptic longitude (degrees): 130.85

When You Thought I wasn't Looking

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator,

And I wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I saw you feed a stray cat,

And I thought it was good to be kind to animals.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I saw you make my favorite cake just for me,

And I knew that little things are special things.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I heard you say a prayer,

And I beleived there is a God I could always talk to.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I felt you kiss me goodnight,

And I felt loved.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I saw tears come from your eyes,

And I learned that sometimes things hurt,

But it's okay to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I saw that you cared,

And I wanted to be everything that I could.

When you thought I wasn't looking,

I looked-

And wanted to say thanks for all the things that I saw

When you thought I wasn't looking.

to MOM

Love Tonie

I found this poem, typed it out, and I hand-made a frame for it, for my beautiful mom years ago. It hung in her home all those years on her refrigerator. Her Pastor read this poem at her funeral. I got this back when she past. I miss her so very much.

No Tears Please

If tomorrow starts without me, And I'm not there to see,

If the sun should rise and find your eyes all filled with tears for me;



I wish so much you wouldn't cry the way you did today,

While thinking of the many things, We didn't get to say.



I know how much you love me, As much as I love you,

And each time that you think of me, I know you'll miss me too;



But when tomorrow starts without me, Please try to understand,

that an angel came and called my name, And took me by the hand,



And said my place was ready, In heaven far above,

And that I'd have to leave behind all those I dearly love.



But as I turned to walk away, A tear fell from my eye,

For all my life, I'd always thought, I didn't want to die.



I had so much to live for, So much left yet to do,

it seemed almost impossible, that I was leaving you.



I thought of all the yesterdays, The good ones and the bad,

I thought of all that we shared, And all the fun we had.



If I could relive yesterday, Just even for a while,

I'd say good-bye and kiss you and maybe see you smile.



But then I fully realized, That this could never be,

For emptiness and memories, would take the place of me.



And when I thought of worldly things, I might miss some tomorrow,

I thought of you, and when I did, My heart was filled with sorrow.



But when I walked through heaven's gate, I felt so much at home.

When God looked down and smiled at me, From His great golden throne,



He said, "This is eternity, And all I've promised you."

Today your life on earth is past, but here life starts anew.



I promise no tomorrow, But today will always last,

and since each day is the same way, There's no longing for the past.



So when tomorrow starts without me, don't think we're far apart,

For every time you think of me, I'm right here, in your heart.

The - rrinaldi.com Story



McMinnville, Oregon

My Uncle Corky ( everyone else knows him as "Curt"... real name Cortez Jr.) Has a true love of airplanes. He has flown and owned a few of his own. I hope that someday he'll write his story in our web site Ancestry.com because they are worth reading. He doesn't fly planes any more. One day he called me up... told me to check out this web site and make sure I checked out the photo's. Well, I thought I had. What a goof I was- he is in some of the photo's on this " rrinaldi.com " web site. The story is even just as neat. Our Uncle Corky help build this Sopwith Camel, World War I Fighter Plane in the photo's in the web site. This Sopwith Camel is now park right next to the famous Howard Hughes plane, "the Spruce Goose", at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville Oregon. Please do check out the web site, it is worth reading and see the photo's of Uncle Corky and the others assembling this World War I gem.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Thought For My Day

You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

Junk

Junk is something you've kept for years
and throw away three weeks before you need it.

My Thoughts On Global Warming!

Okay let me throw this at cha, see what cha think. Okay... Our ice packs are melting quicker than ever now...right? So as they melt....this adds more water to our oceans...right? Which will add more moisture.... which brings more rain....right? Now with more rain....you will get more clouds....right? With more clouds comes less sun....right? I think our winter months have shifted and I actually think we are heading into another ice age and if this keeps up like it is now we may be seeing the very beginning of it. If we don't then I'm pretty sure our children will.

Simple Mathmatics For Ground Hogs Day!!!!

If the groundhog sees his shadow ~ 6 more weeks of winter
If the groundhog does not see his shadow ~ 6 weeks til spring
Do not care how ya see it ~ still 6 weeks til warmer weather ~ simple mathmatics

This Is My Own Personal Thoughts On Global Warming

Okay... Our ice packs are melting quicker than ever now...right? So as they melt....this adds more water to our oceans...right? Which w...ill add more moisture.... which brings more rain....right? Now with more rain....you will get more clouds....right? With more clouds comes less sun....right? I think our winter months have shifted and I actually think we are heading into another ice age and if this keeps up like it is now we may be seeing the very beginning of it. If we don't then I'm pretty sure our children will.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

ASAP means "Always Say A Prayer"

"God, our Father, walk through my house and take away all my worries and
illnesses and please watch over and heal my family in Jesus name, Amen."
Does God come in your life?