The Tampa Bay Devil Rays dropped "Devil" from their name years ago so as not to offend certain fans. Now they are caught up in a new controversy. 5 players opted out of wearing gay pride stars on their jerseys. And Ronny D is at it again. Read the NPR story & consider: Is it not the same spirit, "pride," that is behind the player's words, his pride exposed by his calling homosexuality wrong tagged with his implying how he follows the law of Jesus? The issue is not gay vs. Christian. The issue is pride vs. humility. It would have been enough to say "we were given the option to not wear the gay pride star" and then shut up. Followed by a rousing "Lets play ball." And if they want to protest gay pride, hold a sign up at the annual St. Pete pride parade. (Wasn't it Jesus who said, take the log out of your own eye and then you will see clearly how to remove the speck from your brother's eye?" ) I remember the days when baseball players were humble (OK maybe not Babe Ruth). I recall John Kruk saying, "Lady, I'm a baseball player. I'm not an athlete," when confronted about smoking a cigarette just before the start of a Philles' game.These Rays players may now find themselves in a fight they cannot win. And read how Ronny D once again stands up to the mixing of sports & a political agenda, using common sense & state law. Not imposing his personal beliefs on anyone. Keeping quiet about his beliefs yet sending a strong message with his actions as the governor of the Sunshine State. Humbly avoiding calling the anti-2nd Amendmenters wrong, yet powerfully confronting the mixing of politics with professional sports as the wrong.
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/06/1103303679/tampa-bay-rays-rainbow-logo-pride-night
Have you eaten an MRE ("Meal, Ready-to Eat" )? Or even seen one?
Our veterans may be the only ones who have had the experience. Though after the recent hurricanes here on Clearwater Beach the National Guard visited our neighborhood and handed out MREs. Watch this short video if you have never seen an MRE and are curious about the ingredients. And if you have eaten MREs as a veteran on a war front, enjoy a burger or a hot dog on the grill instead!
Be aware of what you put on your skin. Especially if it is a chemical that increases skin absorption of harmful chemicals. Found in cosmetics and on disposable razors. And learn a better way. Old school, traditional approaches are often safer, less expensive, and less toxic to the environment.
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With all the division and controversy over who should be our next president in this election year, I thought it worthy to examine the difference between the U.S. president who is to this day the only president officially honored on this holiday and the president whose holiday was combined with the original holiday to make what most people now call, "President's Day."
George Washington was a valiant, humble soldier who led our forefathers into independence from an intrusive, money-hungry government that sought to control and tax them beyond reason. Most people believe Abraham Lincoln to be the next greatest president. Yet the truth speaks otherwise. Listen and learn the truth about our 16th president. From me and from Joel Salatin, 2 old and, perhaps, wise men.
Abraham Lincoln changed the landscape of our country. He was the leader of change from a country founded on freedom to a country controlled by a more and more intrusive, controlling, money-hungry government, much like the British ...
Our country's greatest president? He not only ended the central bank but paid off the national debt, the only president to do either. Watch the documentary, https://www.amazon.com/Andrew-Jackson-Edward-Herrmann/dp/B0CKNNQXRX
February 22, 1732
George Washington was born in Virginia on February 11, 1731, according to the then-used Julian calendar. In 1752, however, Britain and all its colonies adopted the Gregorian calendar which moved Washington's birthday a year and 11 days to February 22, 1732.
https://www.archives.gov
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_calendar
