Having served myself in the Army, I’m definitely proud and appreciative of our Armed Forces.


Found this image on Digg.com and thought of sharing it. This is an amazingly cool view! [Link]

NASA

Unless you’re living under a rock, you know about the Nigerian psycho who tried to set off explosives aboard an international flight from Amsterdam to Detroit earlier this week. As a result, TSA regulations now restrict the use of electronics on US-bound international flights and also prohibits anyone from leaving their seats for the last hour of the flight. Yes, you read this right, you cannot leave your seat at all. Nature’s call? Tough luck big man (or woman), hold it!!!!

Now, I ask how exactly is this ridiculous rule keeping us any safer?

From an LA Times article:

The new guidelines limit on-board activities by passengers and crew members while in U.S. airspace. Among other things, passengers must remain in their seats during the last hour of flight and cannot have access to their carry-on items or place any personal belongings in their laps.

There you have it…..bring an empty bottle so you can relieve yourself to the astonishment of your seat neighbor in the event you have to pee and can’t hold it! Definitely puts a different perspective on international travel.

I’ve been seeing this phrase a lot on bumper stickers and car magnets lately. A few weeks ago, I pointed one out to my girlfriend as we were behind a car with one, just as casual conversation. Her response was something like this: “That’s because a lot of people are forgetting that Christ is the real reason for Christmas. Also, it is CHRISTMAS not X-Mas, that’s just people getting lazy. Can’t even write the word Christ in Christmas.”

I couldn’t agree more with that assessment but it made me realize that I had been one of “those people” who sometimes wrote X-Mas instead of spelling out the word. Now, I am so self-conscious about it that I have caught myself doing it and have corrected myself many times since that day!

Just thought I’d share this because I think it is an interesting conversation and because, yes, it is true that we must keep Christ in Christmas. It’s not just a holiday for material gifts. Let’s not forget the true meaning of Christmas.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!