Todays Words of Wisdom

NEVER REGRET ANYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE, IT CANNOT BE CHANGED, UNDONE OR FORGOTTEN..SO TAKE IT AS A LESSON LEARNED AND MOVE ON....

But I loved You....Im Sorry

You got tired of me and took me to the shelter. They were overcrowded and I drew an unlucky number. I am in a black plastic bag in a landfill now. Some other puppy will get the barely used leash you left. My collar was dirty and too small, but the lady took it off before she sent me to the Rainbow Bridge . Would I still be at home if I hadn’t chewed your shoe? I didn’t know what it was, but it was leather, and it was on the floor. I was just playing. You forgot to get puppy toys. Would I still be at home if I had been housebroken? Rubbing my nose in what I did only made me ashamed that I had to go at all. There are books and obedience teachers that would have taught you how to teach me to go to the door. Would I still be at home if I hadn’t brought fleas into the house? Without anti-flea medicine, I couldn’t get them off of me after you left me in the yard for days. Would I still be at home if I hadn’t barked? I was only saying, “I’m scared, I’m lonely, I’m here, I’m here! I want to be your best friend.” Would I still be at home if I had made you happy? Hitting me didn’t make me learn how. Would I still be at home if you had taken the time to care for me and to teach manners to me? You didn’t pay attention to me after the first week or so, but I spent all my time waiting for you to love me. I died today. Love, Your Puppy ------ its time to stop animal abuse..

Please Pass This On

Our Italian Gang

I am sure for most second generation Italian American children who grew up in the 30s, 40's, 50's & 60's there was a definite distinction between us and them. We were Italians, everybody else, the Irish, the Germans, the Polish, they were Americans.

I was well into adulthood before I realized I was an American. I had been born American and lived here all my life, but Americans were people who ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on mushy white bread. I had no animosity towards them, it's just I thought ours was the better way with our bread man, egg man, vegetable man, the chicken man, to name a few of the peddlers who came to our neighborhoods. We knew them, they knew us.

Americans went to the A&P. It amazed me that some friends and classmates on Thanksgiving and Christmas ate only turkey with stuffing, potatoes, and cranberry sauce. We had turkey, but only after antipasto, soup, lasagna, pasta, meatballs, sausage, pork, caponata and salad!

In case someone came in who didn't like turkey, we also had a roast of beef. Soon after we were eating fruits, nuts, pastries and homemade cookies sprinkled with little colored things. This is where you learned to eat a seven course meal between noon and four PM, how to handle hot chest nuts and put peaches in wine. Italians live a romance with food. Sundays we would wake up to the smell of garlic and onions frying in olive oil. We always had macaroni and sauce.

Sunday would not be Sunday without going to mass. Of course you couldn't eat before mass because you had to fast before receiving communion. We knew when we got home we'd find meatballs frying, and nothing tasted better than newly cooked meatballs with crisp bread dipped into a pot of hot gravy (not sauce).

Another difference between them and us was we had gardens. Not just with flowers, but tomatoes, peppers, basil, lettuce and 'cucuzza'. Everybody had a grapevine and fig tree. In the fall we drank homemade wine arguing over who made the best. Those gardens thrived because we had something our American friends didn't seem to have. We had Grandparents.

It's not that they didn't have grandparents. It's just they didn't live in the same house or street. We ate with our grandparents, and God forbid we didn't visit them 3 times a week. I can still remember my grandfather telling us how he came to America when he was young, on the 'boat.'

I'll never forget the holidays when the relatives would gather at my grandparents' house, the women in the kitchen, the men in the living room, the kids everywhere. I must have fifty cousins. My grandfather sat in the middle of it all drinking his wine he was so proud of his family and how well they had done.

When my grandparents died, things began to change. Family gatherings were fewer and something seemed to be missing. Although we did get together usually at my mother's house, I always had the feeling grandma and grandpa were there.

Its understandable things change. We all have families of our own and grandchildren of our own. Today we visit once in a while or meet at wakes or weddings. Other things have also changed. The old house my grandparents bought is now covered with aluminum or vinyl siding. A green lawn covers the soil that grew the tomatoes. There was no one to cover the fig tree, so it died.

The holidays have changed. We still make family 'rounds' but somehow things have become more formal. The great quantities of food we consumed, without any ill effects, are not good for us anymore. Too much starch, too much cholesterol, too many calories in the pastries. The difference between 'us' and 'them' isn't so easily defined anymore, and I guess that's good. My grandparents were Italian-Italians; my parents were Italian-Americans. I'm an American and proud of it, just as my grandparents would want me to be. We are all Americans now... the Irish, Germans, Polish, all U.S. citizens.

But somehow I still feel quite a bit Italian. Call it culture... call it roots... I'm not sure what it is. All I do know is that my children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, have been cheated out of a wonderful piece of our heritage.

PASS THIS ON TO YOUR ITALIAN AND ALMOST ITALIAN AND WANNA BE ITALIAN FRIENDS... GOD BLESS AND HAVE A GOOD DAY

Flight on 9/11 Ends in Handcuffs for Flyers

 Ya know these people need to remember that it is NOT because of what America has done, it is what those in question, countries have done that makes Americans and our Law Enforcement act in the force full manner we are FORCED to take. If they care to bitch and complain they should do so to their own people, their own homelands where these terrorist are protected, born and trained to cause conflicts between nations. The root of the problem stems from your own country in most cases so if you care to be angry be angry with them not America. Maybe you dont want to face the reality of this but it is hard cold fact so open your eyes.

Proud to be a Italian American

I am an Italian American

My roots are deep in an ancient soil, drenched by the Mediterranean
sun, and watered by pure streams from snow capped mountains.

I am enriched by thousands of years of culture.

My hands are those of the mason, the artist, the man of the soil.

My thoughts have been recounted in the annals of Rome, the poetry of
Virgil, the creations of Dante, and the philosophy of Benedetto Croce.

I am an Italian-American, and from my ancient world, I first spanned
the seas to the New World. I am Cristoforo Colombo.

I am Giovanni Caboto known in American History as John Cabot,
discoverer of the mainland of North America.

I am Amerigo Vespucci, who gave my name to the New World, America

First to sail on the Great Lakes in 1679, founder of the territory
that became the State of Illinois, colonizer of Louisiana and Arkansas, I
am
Enrico Tonti.

I am Filippo Mazzei friend of Thomas Jefferson, and my thesis on the
equality of man was written into the Bill of Rights.

I am William Paca, signer of the Declaration of Independence.

I am an Italian-American; I financed the Northwest Expedition of
George Rogers Clark and accompanied him through the lands that would
become
Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan. I am Colonel Francesco Vigo.

I mapped the Pacific from Mexico to Alaska and to the Philippines, I
am Alessandro Malaspina.

I am Giacomo Belinimi, discoverer of the source of the Mississippi
River in 1823.

I created the Dome of the United States Capitol. They call me the
Michelangelo of America. I am Constantino Brumidi.

In 1904, I founded in San Francisco, the Bank of Italy now known as
the Bank of America, the largest financial institution in the world, I am
A.P. Giannini.

I am Enrico Fermi, father of nuclear science in America.

I am Steve Geppi, founder of Diamond Comics, the largest
distributorship of comics on the planet.

I am the first enlisted man to earn the Medal of Honor in World War
II; I am John Basilone of New Jersey.

I am an Italian-American.

I am the million strong who served in America's armies and the tens
of thousands whose names are enshrined in military cemeteries from
Guadalcanal to the Rhine.

I am the steel maker in Pittsburgh, the grower in the Imperial
Valley of California, the textile designer in Manhattan, the movie maker
in
Hollywood, the homemaker and the breadwinner in over 10,000 communities.

I am an American without stint or reservation, loving this land as
only one who understands history, its agonies and its triumphs can love and
serve it.

I will not be told that my contribution is any less nor my role not
as worthy as that of any other American.

I will stand in support of this nation's freedom and protect against
all foes.

My heritage has dedicated me to this nation. I am proud of my
heritage, and I shall remain worthy of it.

I am an Italian-American

In Memory September 11th Forever

IN MEMORY OF ALL WE LOST, THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 STATISTICS: Times of impact: 8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood: 56 minutes and 102 minutes. Time they took to fall: 12 seconds. 2819 dead from 115 different nations. 343 Fireman/paramedics, 23 NYPD, 37 Port Authority officers.

2 GUYS & A GIRL

2 GUYS & A GIRL SITTING AT A BAR TALKING ABOUT THEIR LIVES. ONE GUY SAID "I'M A ...YUPPIE, YOU KNOW, YOUNG URBAN PROFFESSIONAL". SECOND GUY SAYS "I'M A DINK, YOU KNOW, DOUBLE INCOME NO KIDS." THEY ASKED THE GIRL WHAT ARE YOU? SHE REPLIED "i'M A WIFE YOU KNOW, WASH, IRON, F--K ETC."

Bitter Sweet Joke of the Day

A dog followed his owner, a fourth grader to school at a public elementary school. When the bell rang, the dog went inside the building and made it all the way to the child's classroom before a teacher noticed, shooed him outside and closed the door behind him. The dog sat down, whimpered and stared at the closed doors. Then God appeared beside the dog, patted his head, and said, Don't feel bad fella they won't let ME in either!

FEC Allows Presidential Campaign for Foreign-Born Man

The Federal Election Commission ruled Friday that a Guyana-born American citizen could file papers and raise money to run for president of the United States. But the agency also told the prospective candidate, Abdul Hassan, that his campaign may not receive federal matching funds because he was not born in America.
The FEC’s unanimous vote allows Hassan — who born in the South American country in 1974 — to be a candidate, solicit funds and requires him to file disclosure reports for a presidential bid. However, the agency’s decision stopped short of addressing the constitutional issue of whether someone born outside the United States can be president.
Instead, the agency told Hassan he may not receive any presidential primary matching funds by quoting the Constitution, stating “[n]o Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.”
Hassan’s request appeared to put the FEC in the rare role of deciding a large constitutional issue that has only a few intersections with campaign finance law. The two commonly held constitutional requirements to run for president are that the candidate be 35 years of age or older and be a “natural born citizen.”
But FEC commissioners said repeatedly that their decision to define Hassan as a candidate had nothing to do with his birth country. They said that current federal election law allows for someone to be a candidate, regardless of whether they can legally hold the office they seek and that the FEC is not charged with deciding presidential criteria including one’s natural-born citizenship.
“This does not mean that he can go and say ‘look the FEC has said that I am a candidate, give me money, I’m official,’” said Republican Commissioner Donald McGahn. “That is not what we do here; we don’t certify you as a candidate. That’s what the states do.”
During Thursday’s meeting, commissioners said they had trepidation about voting for Hassan’s candidacy because of how it might be perceived.
“By saying that it is okay — it does give the impression that we don’t see a problem,” said Democratic Commissioner Steven Walther. “I think that we really need to be cognizant of how this could be misconstrued.”
The FEC’s decision to allow Hassan to go through the initial steps to run for president took place outside of its normal publicly attended open meetings and instead was approved by a tally vote as commissioners tried to reach a consensus.
One of the final sections added to approved opinion states: “Notwithstanding this conclusion, the Commission expresses no opinion on Mr. Hassan’s potential liability arising out of his proposed activities under any other Federal or State law, including any laws concerning fraudulent misrepresentation. Any such issues are outside the Commission’s jurisdiction.”
“For us this is really all about what we are empowered to decide and what we are not empowered to decide,” said Democratic Commissioner Ellen Weintraub. “Nobody is saying that it is fine and nobody is saying it’s okay for this guy to be going out and raising funds.’”
Shortly after Hassan made the request, the FEC signaled that it would decide the technicalities of filing requirements while leaving the broader issue of who can run for president to the judicial branch. In an email to Hassan on July 18, the FEC stated that he understood “that although the Commission can respond to the questions asked in [his] advisory opinion, the Commission cannot make any determination as to whether [Hassan] can, as a naturalized citizen, serve as President.”
The issue was made more contentious by comments and Internet postings by citizens, Tea Party advocates and “birthers,” who continue to press long-refuted claims that President Barack Obama was not born in America. About a dozen of these individuals wrote letters to the FEC stating that Hassan should not be allowed to run for president.
In the face of this opposition, Hassan said before the vote that he believed that the FEC was making the decision in good faith based on the facts. But he added that it would be hard for commissioners not to be “influenced by the political sensitivity of the issue.”
Hassan told Roll Call that his candidacy is not a stunt but rather an effort by a “political junkie” with various legislative interests. “I follow politics closely, but I have never held elected office,” he said. “I would admit that I am not well-known, and I would admit that my chances of winning are not as good as other candidates. That’s obvious.”

General Electrtic say's "SCREW YOU AMERICA" With Obamas Blessing!

General Electric is planning to move its 115-year-old X-ray division from Waukesha, Wis., to Beijing. In addition to moving the headquarters, the company will invest $2 billion in China and train more than 65 engineers and create six research centers. This is the same GE that made $5.1 billion in the United States last year, but paid no taxes-the same company that employs more peopl...e overseas than it does in the United States.
So let me get this straight. President Obama appointed GE Chairman Jeff Immelt to head his commission on job creation (job czar). Immelt is supposed to help create jobs.
I guess the President forgot to tell him in which country he was supposed to be creating those jobs.
If this doesn't show you the total lack of leadership of this President, I don't know what does.

Husband tells his Wife.

Honey did I ever tell you "Your pussy is tighter than all your friends?"

New Sex Survey Results Are In

BASED ON STATISTICS...THE MOST USED SEXUAL POSITION AMONG MARRIED COUPLES IS DOGGY STYLE. THE HUSBAND SITS AND BEGS...WHILE THE WIFE ROLLS OVER AND PLAYS DEAD!!!!!!

New York 9/11 Ceremony and Mayor Bloomberg

It is an outrage the extreme measures that some of our leaders, including the New York Mayor Bloomberg will adhere to because they find it so difficult to either delegate or form decisions on their own.  One of which is a disagreement over which religious leaders should participate.  And citing space and security concerns for the Firefighters, Police Officers and Medical personnel, but  instead can watch via television screens at nearby Zuccotti Park.
Mayor Bloomberg, its a "No brainer".   Courtesy should have been extended in a memo sent to every Chief allowing X (used in algebriac formulas to allow our brains to know how to process and think) = amount of officers and firemen (who were among the first to arrive at the site), who had rain dust fall upon them as they searched through the rubble of steel framed skyscrapers, concrete slabs, fireproofing material (consisting of asbestos) electrical wires, etc. to carry away their fellow OFFICERS/FIREFIGHTERS, not to mention collected thousands of unidentified bone and tissue fragments.
Mayor Bloomberg, these men....Police Officers and Firefighters were quickly deployed to the site, before the collapse and were there during the aftermath, along with numerous off-duty firefighters and EMTs.  The Aftermath, these men worked around the clock with thousands tons of toxic debris from the collapse, which contained contaminants, including known carcinogens.  Not to mention the air quality that our responders had to work under, causing debilitating illnesses, respiratory illnesses that later NYC refused to pay health costs.
The 9/11 Ceremony is a solemn event for families who lost loved ones as well as our Police and Fire Departments who lost just as much, their FELLOW OFFICERS/FIREFIGHTERS 10 YEARS AGO.  They should be allowed to acknowledge what they feel and what they lost on that day and come together in unity.
Mayor Bloomberg remember your words...."This Ceremony will be very moving, which will remind the country of what happened at this very site 10 years ago this September 11th and I hope be a lesson that we should never forget that our FREEDOMS are fragile and that people want to take things away from us".   MAYOR BLOOMBERG YOU JUST DID THE VERY SAME THING. 

A Woman's Prayer

DEAR LORD:
SO FAR TODAY, I AM DOING ALLRIGHT. I HAVE NOT GOSSIPED, LOST MY TEMPER, BEEN GREEDY, GRUMPY, NASTY, SELFISH OR SELF INDULGENT. I HAVE NOT WHINED, CURSED OR EATEN ANY CHOCOLATE. HOWEVER, I AM GOING TO GET OUT OF BED IN A FEW MINUTES AND I WILL NEED A LOT MORE HELP AFTER THAT...AMEN...

"The Staff has been in a really joking mood this week. May have to do a urine test!"

Maybe a Laugh will make you feel Better?

UNDERTAKER TO BEREAVED HUSBAND....WHEN DID YOU FIRST NOTICE YOUR WIFE WAS DEAD? WELL, HE REPLIES "THE SEX WAS THE SAME...BUT THE DISHES WERE STARTING TO PILE UP....

We Pause for some needed Humor

HUSBAND WALKS IN2 BEDROOM & SEES WIFE PACKING A SUIT CASE. HE ASKS "WHERE R U GOING?" WIFE REPLIES, "I'M GOING TO N.Y. "I'VE HEARD PROSTITUTES GET 400 A SHOT 4 WHAT I DO FOR U 4 FREE. HUSBAND STARTS PACKING 2. WIFE ASKS "WHERE R U GOING?" HE REPLIES, "I'M COMING TO JUST SEE HOW U R GOING TO LIVE ON $800 A YEAR"........