dontwantaname wrote:

It's a word???? It shouldn't be. Did I dirty the charity thread?????

I don't think it's a word...I figured since you made the word up you would tell us what definition it should have.
Edit: I forgot this was the charity thread.

GIVE TO YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY TODAY

acemom wrote:
Not so much a charity, as a Giving-back and Thank you place.

Funny you should say that cause when I had posted it someone told me the soldiers aren't a charity...guess they don't know that the word charity refers to not only an organization...but the act of giving anything to anyone in need and with good will intended. I would hope that giving back to soldiers is.. intended good will.

terrybatey wrote:
Funny you should say that cause when I had posted it someone told me the soldiers aren't a charity...guess they don't know that the word charity refers to not only an organization...but the act of giving anything to anyone with good will intended. I would hope that giving back to soldiers is.. intended good will.

"A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards. More than that no man is entitled, and less than that no man shall have."
Theodore Roosevelt
Speech to veterans, Springfield, IL, July 4, 1903

terrybatey wrote:Christopher Kiernan February 12, 1970 - May 6, 2007


Please don't forget our military...take time to support them any way you can. Sending letters, packs of gum, phone cards, MP3's already loaded or their favorite M & M's. Don't they at least deserve some chocolate that doesn't melt?
18 more soldiers have been killed in Iraq since May 6th

Edit: 57 more soldiers have been killed since May 6th

Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society
Helps sailors and Marines get home for funerals with no interest loans or grants.
Helps family members get their vehicles fixed while their spouse is deployed.
Many other services.
A good organization.

acemom wrote:Here is a place that touched my heart, as is should all of you.
Not so much a charity, as a Giving-back and Thank you place.
Think about it, please...
http://www.asoldierswishlist.org/index.php

Acemom is right. This is a wonderful organization which lets you be able to show the soldiers that they are not forgotten.

NeoLuddite wrote: Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society
Helps sailors and Marines get home for funerals with no interest loans or grants.
Helps family members get their vehicles fixed while their spouse is deployed.
Many other services.
A good organization.

They have to pay to get home for a funeral?? That is a disgrace.

dontwantaname wrote:


Wooters, see if you use the same Costco as me. Look for one of those paper donation balloon that says ARGH.

which do you use?

"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see."
John Burroughs

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Today's message is that you should do your best to contribute to the arts, financially if you can afford it, other wise consider volunteering. Whether or not you feel that you have any artistic talent, there are organizations that can use the skills & talents you do have!

“Young people who are involved in creating something beautiful today are less likely to turn to acts of violence and destruction tomorrow. The arts—whether they be during or after school- provide opportunities for youth from all backgrounds to do something positive and creative with their talents and their time.” Janet Reno

acemom wrote:
the first box is ready to go, including customs forms and cards.
Tomorrow it goes on its way!!

To be followed by 2 more, as we shopped a lot, lol.

amazing

The Soldier

It is the soldier, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the soldier,
who salutes the flag,
who serves under the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.

By Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

AlienResearchGrpHome wrote:Never underestimate the power of true love, for it knows no barriers.

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NeoLuddite wrote:The Soldier

It is the soldier, not the reporter,
who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the soldier, not the poet,
who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer,
who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.

It is the soldier, not the lawyer,
who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the soldier,
who salutes the flag,
who serves under the flag,
and whose coffin is draped by the flag,
who allows the protester to burn the flag.

By Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

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"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
Marcel Proust

A sad anniversary approaches.

Circle of Life

Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey:
From childhood to maturity
and youth to age;
From innocence to awareness
and ignorance to knowing;
From foolishness to desecration
and then perhaps to wisdom.
From weakness to strength or
from strength to weakness
and often back again;
From health to sickness
and we pray to health again.
From offense to forgiveness
from loneliness to love
from joy to gratitude
from pain to compassion
from grief to understanding
from fear to faith.
From defeat to defeat to defeat
until looking backwards or ahead
We see that victory lies not
at some high point along the way
but in having made the journey
step by step
a sacred pilgrimage.
Birth is a beginning
and death a destination
And life is a journey;
A sacred journey to life everlasting

unknown author

Argh,

I started to write you a message today, but by chance, it wouldn't post. I hope you were able to see what I wrote (There was probably good reason it couldn't post. Divine intervention.) Please know that I miss you and our friendship more now than ever. Your advice didn't pan out, I am afraid.

Two songs, for you, dork...

The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
"Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I havent got one
Anymore

Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people and I
Want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their
Home, and I'm welcome no more

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought oh god, my chance has come at last
(but then a strange fear gripped me and I
Just couldn't ask)

Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one, da ...
Oh, I haven't got one

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Oh, there is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out"



The Smiths - Hand in Glove
"Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
No, it's not like any other love
This one is different - because it's us

Hand in glove
We can go wherever we please
And everything depends upon
How near you stand to me

And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and I really don't care

Kiss My Shades

Hand in glove
The Good People laugh
Yes, we may be hidden by rags
But we've something they'll never have

Hand in glove
The sun shines out of our behinds
Yes, we may be hidden by rags
But we've something they'll never have

And if the people stare
Then the people stare
Oh, I really don't know and I really don't care

Kiss My Shades ... oh ...

So, hand in glove I stake my claim
I'll fight to the last breath

If they dare touch a hair on your head
I'll fight to the last breath

For the Good Life is out there somewhere
So stay on my arm, you little charmer

But I know my luck too well
Yes, I know my luck too well
And I'll probably never see you again
I'll probably never see you again
I'll probably never see you again
Oh ... "

One day, we will meet in heaven and you will know that the "the pleasure - the privilege [was all] mine".

I've got only one regret. It (I) was too late to build you that garden (even if it had to be one created from friendship.)

Until our paths cross again...

I didn't know the guy but you all seem to miss him.

Wish You Were Here is an universal song, it is directed at anyone who is missing a special person from their life.

WISH YOU WERE HERE - PINK FLOYD

So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from Hell,
blue skies from pain.
Can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you trade
your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a ribs breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
a walk on part in the war
for a lead role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl,
year after year,
running over the same old ground.
What have we found?
The same old fears,
wish you were here.

dontwantaname wrote:

Wouldn't it be nice if Argh's sister wakes up tomorrow with her email in box filled with a new wave of donations?
Lets do it for Argh!
Lets do it for the beautiful child!
If Argh ever made you laugh.....
Please and thank you

his sister is
Christie
<PM Dontwantaname for her e-mail>

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