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What Memorial Day Is All About

MickC @ May 31, 2004 # 2 Comments

2Lt Harris was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. Hillsboro is about one hour away from where I live. Memorial Day is a day to commerate those who gave the ultimate sacrafice to ensure our freedom. [...]

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This is just odd

MickC @ May 30, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Boy tries to arrange his own murder.
What is the world coming to?

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Home

MickC @ May 29, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Back home and exhausted.
But! But, we got all of the house moved. I left to return here to my family (whom I left behind as having 3 kids underfoot during a move was more than anyone wanted) and left my two sisters to help unpack boxes.
Good luck y’all!

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Important News

MickC @ May 28, 2004 # No Comment Yet

I’m heading out of town in less than eight hours. My parents are moving and I’m being the dutiful son and going to help in that move. So, I’m about to hit the hay and rest up for the trip.
So, to tide you over, I’m going to do a bunch of linking to [...]

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I’m number one!

MickC @ May 28, 2004 # 2 Comments

I never win anything. And I mean *ANYTHING*. So, to see my caption of Al Gore channeling Howard Dean come in first in a caption contest. Now that’s special!

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It’s Time for “The Funky Winkerbean Rant”

MickC @ May 27, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Do not blame me for this rant. You should blame Lisa for this post at Right Voices.
I live in Texas. Here, football is religion. People with no children in school attend the weekly high school football game more regularly than they attend church. If you want to inspire bad blood between [...]

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“Only Criminals could say….”

MickC @ May 26, 2004 # 2 Comments

Wow. Every once in a while you read something that sets you back in place and strengthens your resolve.
If you go to Right Voices (and you should) and only read the posts there, you’re doing yourself a grave disservice. Lisa and Reilly do a wonderful job of giving tidbits of news articles, but [...]

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A Little Humor

MickC @ May 26, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Just a little something humorous to break up your gloom after the last piece reminded us of OKC.

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Nichols Convicted

MickC @ May 26, 2004 # No Comment Yet

This just in:
Terry Nichols has been convicted of 161 counts of murder in his state OKC bombing case. Unlike his earlier conviction for involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy in the deaths of 16 federal agents at the Murrah Building, these convictions could result in the death penalty against Nichols. Given that it took only [...]

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Hi Ho! Hi Ho!

MickC @ May 26, 2004 # No Comment Yet

Well, it’s official now! The money has been paid and I’m going to San Antonio next week! Now we just need to find a hotel.
I’m very excited to be a delegate to the 2004 Texas Republican Party Convention.
Depending on how things go, I’ll be blogging from either the Convention itself or in the [...]

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