Tree Root Marks 樹根造圖

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When We Were Young 當我們年青時

孩子們, 我們也曾年青過。甚至過得比你們還稱心快活。
To all the kids who survived the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's! (Message from email)

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.
They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, Tuna from a can and didn't get tested for diabetes.
Then after that trauma, we slept on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-base paints.

We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, Locks on doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps not helmets on our heads. As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.

Riding in the back of a pick-up truck on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and bacon.. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And, we weren't overweight. WHY? Because we were always outside playing...that's why!

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. And, we were O.K. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride them down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.

We did not have Play stations, Nintendo's and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms. We have friends, and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.

We got BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever. The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all.

If you are one of them? CONGRATULATIONS!
Your kids might want to know how brave and lucky their parents were.

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:
"With hurricanes, tornado, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of swine flu and terrorist attacks.
Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?”

When there is nothing left but God, that is when you find out that God is all you need. God determines who walks into your life...it’s up to you to decide who you let walk away, who you let stay, and who you refuse to let go.

IN GOD WE TRUST A Small Prayer!
Father,
God bless my friend in whatever it is that You know they may need this day! And may their life be full of your peace, prosperity, and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you. Amen.

Taiwan Political Parties 台灣政黨

Taiwan 5 Major political parties

台灣2012/1/14 總統及立法委員選舉可分爲兩大派: 與中國統一派和台灣獨立派。
茲將五個政黨述求和目標列於下, 供作參考。你的那張選票決定了我們和我們子孫的將來。 請勿棄投、勿投廢票、或被買票投下不該投那寶貴的一票。

台灣五政黨-黨主席*主 張 Viewpoint●目 標 GOAL
中國國民黨-馬英九 *不統不獨不武 ●終極統一 Unification
民主進步黨-蔡英文 *和而求同和而不同 ●獨立建國 Independence
親 民 黨 -宋楚瑜 *反台獨求統一 ●終極統一 Unification
台 聯 黨 -黃昆輝 *反統一求獨立 ●獨立建國 Independence
新 黨 -郁慕明 *和而不獨和而求統 ●終極統一 Unification

Schools Bus Law 校車來了

Schools open, you will see school buses loading and unloading students. Drivers beware of your school bus traffic laws to prevent accidents or traffic tickets. Just for example, this picture shows you when and where to stop your vehicle.

學校開學了, 校車也上路接送上下課的學生。 要注意當地的校車規則, 避免出車禍或吃罰單。 我用此圖供作樣本, 二線道與四線道何時何地要停車等候。

Battle Hymn 精兵進行曲

Battle Hymn of the Republic
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on.


精兵進行曲
我的眼睛已經看見主降臨的大光榮，
祂在踏盡含忿怒的一切不良葡萄種；
祂而抽出祂的怒劍發出雷電聲隆隆，
祂的真理正進行！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
祂的真理正進行！
祂而吹起號角聲音催我只向前奮進；
祂在祂的審判座前細察世界萬人心，
我的靈快快響應祂我雙足雀躍歡欣；
祂的真理正進行！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
祂的真理正進行！
海的那邊耶穌降生，美麗正如百合花；
並懷含著無限光榮，改變我們都像祂；
他曾死使人得聖潔，我願捨身為自由，
祂的真理正進行！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
榮耀，榮耀哈利路亞！
祂的真理正進行！

Ma's ROCer 馬的垃圾

Taiwanese doubt that Ma YingJoeu is not running for the presidency of The Republic of China (ROC That is Taiwan). He is running for a district head of China.

馬辦：馬總統對中華民國熱愛 不容質疑

針對劉家昌在新黨黨慶活動中，批評國民黨「連中華民國都不敢提」。台灣加油讚發言人李佳霏說，「中華民國」是台灣社會最大的公約數，馬英九總統對中華民國 與青天白日滿地紅國旗的熱愛，不容質疑。台灣加油讚一直都將中華民國作為理念主軸，把中華民國國旗當作最重要的訴求元素，希望外界不要刻意扭曲。

※失格的地區先生, 撤中華民國旗, 領空被侵未抗爭不護台灣主權, 選舉時才抬出中華民國或台灣來騙人, ..., 終極統一才是他的真面目。
※※選舉帽標誌不敢用中華民國旗, 採用大姆指讚, 我將它換上台灣地圖幫馬英九圓謊。
You might want to read 更伸閱讀: I Am A Taiwanese 我是台灣人

Remember 823 Bombing 八二三炮戰回思

So many generals and Taiwanese soldiers died or wounded in battle during August 23 to October 5, 1958 Communist China bombing Kinmen and its surrounding islands. They died or injured in vain because Ma Government secretly moves to unify Taiwan with China without Taiwanese self-determination.

1958年8月23日至10月5日之間發生於金門及其周邊島嶼的一場戰役八二三砲戰（又稱第二次台灣海峽危機）。 現在馬政府未經人民公投正暗地裡將台灣回歸中國; 那些爲維護台灣國(中華民國)而傷亡的金門將士們是無謂犧牲受害了。Read more 看更多823 Kin-Men Bombing 823金門炮戰

八二三 白打了 (轉載)
◎ 黃曜隆 (作者為雜誌主編)

翟山坑道是逢岩鑽洞、遇水架橋的鬼斧神工奇蹟，是水陸兩用坑道、是兩棲部隊的小艇基地，也是神秘的戰備、糧草補給坑道，如果沒有翟山坑道，當年金門早就彈盡援絕了。
一九五八年八月二十三日起，連續在四十四天當中，一百五十平方公里的金門，竟然遭受到四十七萬餘發砲彈的攻擊，平均每一平方公尺就有四顆砲彈的凌虐。吉星文、趙家讓、章傑三位將軍就此陣亡，無數的金門居民、台灣官士兵也犧牲了寶貴生命。
台 澎金馬歷經反共復國、三民主義統一中國、兩國論、一邊一國，到了馬英九總統「化獨漸統」、「終極統一」，並積極「國共和談」兩岸交流，如今，世界衛生組織 「台灣是中國一省」，連台灣退休將領在「中山．黃埔．兩岸情」座談會中，竟然說出「今後不要再分什麼國軍、共軍，我們都是中國軍」，許歷農上將在場也積極 主張「兩岸應趕快統一」。
物換星移，世局多變幻，倘吉星文、趙家讓、章傑三位將軍地下有知，不知為誰而戰亡！

Sunset Prayers 晚禱

Jean-François Millet (October 4, 1814 – January 20, 1875) was a French painter.
Millet is noted for his scenes of peasant farmers.

基恩-弗朗克斯•米勒（Jean-François Millet，1814年10月4日－1875年1月20日）法國巴比松派畫家。
他以寫實徹底描繪農村生活而聞名，是聞名全球的法國田園畫家。

Sunset Prayers 晚禱

The Gleaners 拾穗者

Shepherdess 牧羊女Spring 春色

The Sawer 播種者

Water Cress & Rice Wine 空心菜滲米酒

A very delicious dish-saute water cress with beef.

蔡英文的政見是空心菜嗎?
真趣味的是馬政府攏檢去用, 還有面皮笑人是空心菜無實。
顚倒是伊芥菜假有心無能跳票才是啦!

圖源 source Billy Pan's Blog 茶翁重新組合

Light Blue Sky 淺藍雲海

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