Anyone who knows anything about me can tell you I love football.  I wait in eager anticipation for the start of NFL football every season.  I wish that it was a year-round sport. ...might be kinda hard on the players, though.

Having a good annoucing team calling play-by-play and color analysis is essential.  Emphasis on the "good".

Last August, I went on a mini-rant on announcer Tony Kornheiser, who was "color" (I use the term with disgust) for the past several seasons on ESPN's Monday Night Football.  Monday Night Football is the epitomy of pro football games, and The Gnome (TG) single-handedly made it difficult to enjoy the game.

Imagine my unmitigated joy when I heard that TG had quit this job because he was afraid to fly to games.  A joyful cry emanated from football fans everywhere. 

In a move I did not expect, ESPN recruited Jon Gruden, former coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Smart, quick-witted, and actually knowledgeable about football, I don't think a better choice could have been made.

So now, with The Gnome gone, MNF will once again be the joyful entertainment it has been for me in years past.

Bring on the games!

 

Yesterday morning, just after I had taken  DAD Dogs Toby and CJ out of their kennels, I heard Mercy and Gypsy barking out in the woods not far away.  Mercy’s bark had a rather shrill tone to it, what we call her “snake bark”.  She’s been bitten by copperheads a couple of times and now hates snakes with a passion.

 

Relatively unconcerned, I walked through the undergrowth on a direct  path towards her.  When I got closer, I could see that she and Gypsy were standing on the walking path we had made through the woods.  Going back to the path would be an easier walk, so I decided to go back and walk that way.

 

 I put CJ up as well as Bonnie and Pip as I didn’t need them to get bitten (Toby was still safely out on his chain).  Then I went to get the machete.  Mercy and Gypsy were still barking at the same spot, so I knew the snake hadn’t moved.

 

 I got within about 40 yards of them when I started to hear an eerie rattling.  I continued up the path.  When I got closer I saw a huge snake with a cross section of at least 5 inches.  So, I’m thinking someone’s pet python had gotten loose.  But I can’t dismiss the rattling.  I look closer and see a rattle buzzing and a large, triangular head.  Rattlesnake.  The large portion I saw was due to the snake having consumed something big.

 

Needless to say, my heart started pounding (I also said a very bad word, sorry Mom).  My machete now looked very, very small.  I quickly returned to the house and retrieved my .38 and a pocket full of bullets.

 

Returning, I could tell that Mercy hadn’t moved.  The snake had eaten such a big meal that it could not move.  The tail buzzed.  I shot at the head.  I saw the ferns near the snake move with the concussion of the bullet, but the head was still intact, to my dismay.  My hand was shaking too much to properly aim.

 

I shot at the swollen area of the belly.  The snake seemed to react, but I saw no wound.  So, I emptied the remaining bullets and then reloaded as the snake still seemed unaffected. 

 

Then I saw blood on the ground when the snake moved back and forth.  I HAD been hitting it, but the holes made by a .38 are small.  I guess in my mind I was wanting huge holes closer to the size of Dad’s .45.

 

After it was dead enough for me, I took a garden rake and carried it to the house.  I put it in the back of my truck and texted my dear husband.

 

Me: OMG! I JUST KILLED A ******* RATTLESNAKE!!

M:  Why’d you kill him?

    …..

Me:   It’s a ******* RATTLESNAKE!  He’s capable of killing Bonnie!  I’m still shakin

M:  K. Take pics &/or save his body. I wanna see him.

 

I did so.  Later we dissected the body and found a partially digested fox squirrel.

 

Thus ended my adventure.

 ….whew….

Quoted from mvic, a senior member on the Christianity.com forums:


"Someone told me once that when we die God will sit us on His lap like a little child and He will show us a movie of our life. And we will see the wrongs we have done, the opportunities to do good which we have missed; and there, on His lap, will be our own Heaven or hell depending on how we have lived."

Pip and Gypsy sunning on the porch, as seen through the front window screen.

....life is so hard as a HiltonHouse dog...

Be sure to take the time this weekend to remember those who have served and currently serve our country. 

Pray for those who are currently in harm's way.

Look up "frumpy" in the dictionary and you will likely see a picture Susan Boyle , a recent contestant of Britian's Got Talent. 

Under that will be a footnote referring you to the entry for "stunning".  When you click that footnote, you will hear the voice of Susan Boyle.

I don't watch any of the reality shows.  But I kept seeing references to the audition of Miss Boyle and had to take a look/listen for myself.  And it literally gave me chills.

In particular, watch the faces of the judges and the audience before she sings.  THEN, watch their faces as the first notes fill the auditorium.

There isn't a way to embed this vid from YouTube that I can find, so you'll just have to click the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY

The Easter Bunny came hopping up to the Hilton House early this morning.  He brought lots of chocolate and a bunny.  What a great surprise!

I remember when I was little and the Easter Bunny would come to our house.  There was always a big basket with colored paper grass, candy, dyed eggs, and a big blow-up rabbit.  I remember pretty new Easter clothes and Mom taking our picture with all of these. 

Then I also remember The Wizard of Oz coming on in the afternoon and hiding behind my big rabbit whenever the Wicked Witch of the West came on!

Although the bunnies and candy are great traditions that I love very much, let us not forget that the symbolism of the new life imparted by these traditions is based upon the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  Up from the grave He arose! 

CHRIST IS RISEN!  CHRIST IS RISEN, INDEED!

I've never really considered myself a "political person."  Sure, I kept up on current events, but the annoying buzz of pundits was just background noise.  I don't know when exactly it started, but I've started to educate myself more about the politics of our nation and the world.

So forgive the occasional political post, but these are the things that I've been thinking about.



An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a single student before but had, once, failed an entire class. The class had insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we will have an experiment in this class on socialism.
 
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.  After the first test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.  But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too; so they studied little.  The second Test average was a D!  No one was happy.  When the 3rd test rolled around the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for anyone else.  All failed to their great surprise and the professor told them that socialism would ultimately fail because the harder to succeed the greater the reward but when a government takes all the reward away; no one will try or succeed.
 

The crime:  Lunchtime Attack





The suspect: Toby Kins




Mr. Toby Kins was the only occupant in the vehicle immediately before and after the attack.  Saliva samples on the blue cooler bag, the sandwich container, and the upholstery of the vehicle were genetically matched to Mr. Kins.  As the defendant was unwilling to take a plea and completely unrepentant of his actions, Mr. Toby Kins was remanded to HiltonHouse Private Facility for a term no shorter than that of his natural life.

"It is often said that in a Democracy, people get the government they deserve.

On a large scale, this related thought is also true: On our planet, the people get the results they create!"

--- Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
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