Growing Problem for Military Recruiters: Parents

We've been vigilant with our kids since the beginning; but then again, we've been saying the whole thing was a hype and a conspiracy since the beginning, as well. I knew before the Shrub was elected in 2000 that he was spoiling for a war, because nobody puts money into a peacetime Army without aggressive plans in the works. The only problem I can see? There *will* be a reinstitution of the draft. They may even close the borders on us to keep us from protecting our children by removing them from "selective service". But they now have a scapegoat for it... they'll blame the parents for killing the children in a war that is based on a lie, has no exit strategy and is sucking the life and integrity from our nation.

( Article from NY Times )

PROBLEM

Something is on my FL that is totally farking up the html. It has migrated to the second page now, and that's a good thing, because I can at least read my FL now... but I'd like to put a bug in somebody's ear. It's bound to be a meme thing or something like that, or something animated. The page just keeps stuttering and reloading and I have missed several posts in there.

Mama is not happy. But there's nothing to be done about it; I could screen and see if it's a community or a person, that's about it. Eh. It will eventually go away, or whoever did it will get notice from someone and alter their code.

*mumble*

QOTD

There’s a type of freedom that occurs
when everything that you’ve believed in
and worked for is shattered,
because then you have the opportunity
to rebuild and to put yourself back together
in a new way.
~Dennis Kucinich

It is not what you have lost,
but what you have left that counts.
~Harold Russell

*Rolls Eyes*

All right. But I'm not challenging anyone else. I've been tagged twice, so I will go ahead and do it...note that I'm gauging these songs as the songs I'm most likely to be so totally into on the radio that I will cease to notice anyone else's presence and will begin singing at the top of my lungs, weeping, emoting, and perhaps all of the above. There are more, but these are off the top of my head.

List your 6 favorite songs (since I'm not challenging anyone, I'm going to do 12):

1. Norman Greenbaum -- Spirit in the Sky
2. Santana -- Oye Como Va
3. Roberta Flack -- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
4. CCR -- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
5. Simon & Garfunkel -- Scarborough Fair/Canticle
6. Bread -- If
7. Gordon Lightfoot -- Time in a Bottle
8. Blood, Sweat & Tears -- And When I Die
9. John Denver -- Annie's Song
10. Rolling Stones/Bette Midler -- Beast of Burden
11. Patsy Cline -- Crazy
12. Joe Cocker -- You Are So Beautiful

I know I'm dating myself, here. I do like a lot of popular music, classical, country, etc. also. But nobody asked for my Top 100 and I'm not sure I'd comply with a request :-p Any well considered list would also contain Cat Stevens and Jim Croce and a lot of bands, but I restrained myself. I hope this turns somebody on to listen to some oldies, though, and really listen to the lyrics. Some songs are dreck, but some are real poetry. For something completely different, try the Johnny Cash version of the Roberta Flack song, or the Marvin Gaye version of "Grapevine". Of course, I'm probably preaching to the choir.

Here's your special gift for playing... ( John Denver's Annie's Song: )