(Some of these are wonderful, all of them will make you think.)
"Heaven is where you'll be when you are okay right where you are."
"The search for someone to blame is always successful." -- Robert Half
It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return, but what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.
Love is when you take away the feeling, the passion, and the romance in a relationship- and find out you still care for that person.
A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that it was never meant to be and you just have to let go.
When the door of happiness closes, another opens but oftentimes we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us.
The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk way feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours.
There are things you'd love to hear that you would never hear from the person whom you would like to hear them from, but don't be so deaf as not to hear it from the one who says it from his heart.
Never say goodbye if you still want to work on it - never give up if you say you don't love a person anymore if you don't really mean it.
Love comes to those who still hope although they've been disappointed- to those who still believe although they've been betrayed, need to love those who still love although they've been hurt
It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone and a day to love someone - but it takes a lifetime to forget someone.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive. Don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.
Hope you find the one that makes you smile.
There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them
from your dreams and hug them for real! Hope you dream of that special someone.
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do the things you want to do.
May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy and enough money to buy me gifts.
Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the person, too.
A careless word may kindle strife; a cruel word may wreck a life; a timely word may level stress; a loving word may heal and bless.
The beginning of love is to let those we love be just themselves, and not twist them with our own image - otherwise, we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.
The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives.
Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear.
The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, You can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.
Author Unknown
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Things "I've Learned"
I've learned .....
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
I've learned-
that regardless of how hot
and steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades
and there had better be something else
to take its place.
I've learned-
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
I've learned-
that money is a lousy way
of keeping score.
I've learned-
that my best friend
and I can do anything
or nothing
and have the best time.
I've learned-
that sometimes the people
you expect to kick you
when you're down
will be the ones
to help you get back up.
I've learned-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right
to be cruel.
I've learned-
that true friendship continues
to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've learned-
that just because someone
doesn't love you
the way you want them to
doesn't mean they don't love you
with all they have.
I've learned-
that maturity has more
to do with what types
of experiences you've had
and less to do with how many birthdays
you've celebrated.
I've learned-
that some members
of your family
may not always be there
for you.
It may seem funny,
but people you aren't Related to
can take care of you
and love you
and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren't biological.
I've learned-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once
in a while
And you must forgive them
for that.
I've learned-
that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you are to learn
to forgive yourself.
I've learned-
that no matter how bad
your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop
for your grief.
I've learned-
that our background
and circumstances may have influenced
who we are,
but we are responsible
for who we become.
I've learned-
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they love each other.
I've learned-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.
I've learned-
that you shouldn't be so eager
to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever
I've learned-
that two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I've learned-
that no matter how you try
to protect your children,
they will eventually get hurt
and you will hurt in the process.
I've learned-
that your life can be changed
in a matter of seconds
by people who don't even know you.
I've learned-
that even when you think
you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.
I've learned-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.
I've learned-
that the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon.
Thanks Sandi
that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
I've learned-
that regardless of how hot
and steamy a relationship is at first,
the passion fades
and there had better be something else
to take its place.
I've learned-
that heroes are the people
who do what has to be done
when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
I've learned-
that money is a lousy way
of keeping score.
I've learned-
that my best friend
and I can do anything
or nothing
and have the best time.
I've learned-
that sometimes the people
you expect to kick you
when you're down
will be the ones
to help you get back up.
I've learned-
that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right
to be cruel.
I've learned-
that true friendship continues
to grow,
even over the longest distance.
Same goes for true love.
I've learned-
that just because someone
doesn't love you
the way you want them to
doesn't mean they don't love you
with all they have.
I've learned-
that maturity has more
to do with what types
of experiences you've had
and less to do with how many birthdays
you've celebrated.
I've learned-
that some members
of your family
may not always be there
for you.
It may seem funny,
but people you aren't Related to
can take care of you
and love you
and teach you to trust people again.
Families aren't biological.
I've learned-
that no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once
in a while
And you must forgive them
for that.
I've learned-
that it isn't always enough
to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you are to learn
to forgive yourself.
I've learned-
that no matter how bad
your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop
for your grief.
I've learned-
that our background
and circumstances may have influenced
who we are,
but we are responsible
for who we become.
I've learned-
that just because two people argue,
it doesn't mean they don't love each other
And just because they don't argue,
it doesn't mean they love each other.
I've learned-
that we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.
I've learned-
that you shouldn't be so eager
to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever
I've learned-
that two people can look
at the exact same thing
and see something totally different.
I've learned-
that no matter how you try
to protect your children,
they will eventually get hurt
and you will hurt in the process.
I've learned-
that your life can be changed
in a matter of seconds
by people who don't even know you.
I've learned-
that even when you think
you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you,
you will find the strength to help.
I've learned-
that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.
I've learned-
that the people you care about most in life
are taken from you too soon.
Thanks Sandi
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Keyboard Fun!
We all run into these things
from time to time,
and now you will not only
understand them,
you will be able to create them, too!!!
YOU need to use
the RIGHT keypad for these.
Without glasses.... §(©¿©)§ =
alt 21, alt 808, alt 0169, alt 424,
alt 0169, alt 809, alt 21
With glasses.....§(@¿@)§ =
alt 21, alt 808, shift 2, alt 424,
shift 2, alt 809, alt 21
Some pictures appear different
in different chat areas....
also note ..
The "shift 2" must be
on your keyboard....
NOT on the keypad....
Pic Examples..
ô¿ô = Face------->
Alt 147, Alt 168, Alt 147
â¿â = Face------->
Alt 131, Alt 168, Alt 131
~¿ô = Wink------->
Alt 638, Alt 168, Alt 147
~¿~ = Sleeping-->
Alt 638, Alt 168, Alt 638
<ô¿ô> <~~~my peeking..LOL
:Þ = Sticking Tongue out----> : , Alt 0222
+ = Cross--------> Alt 0134
++ = Crosses---> + , Alt 0134 ,
§§(^o^)§§ = Bozo The Clown----->
Alt 789 twice, ( ^ o ^ ), Alt 789 twice
¦:) = Face w/eybrows--------->
Alt 1478, : , )
©ªªªªªª© = handcuffs
Alt 0169, Alt 0170 x6, Alt 0169
Smiley Emoticons..
:) = Smile
:o = Surprised
:O = REALLY Surprised
:D = Laughing/smiling
:+ = Kiss
:* = Whistle
;) = Wink
:x = My lips are sealed
}:( = Mad
=) = Smily face
:( = Frown
:'( = crying
:*(*** more crying
0:) = Angel (Halo is a zero)
(\O/) = Angel
\o/ \o/ \o/ = Praising God
Keyboard and Alt Pics
Shift+ 6 (small I ) Shift+ 6 =
^i^ Angel
Alt+15 Alt+168 Alt+15 =
¤¿¤
Alt+147 Alt+168 Alt+147 =
ô¿ô
Alt+0169 Alt+168 Alt+0169 =
©¿©
Alt+40 Alt+126 Alt+168 Alt+148 Alt+41 =
(~¿ö)
Alt+40 Alt+126 Alt+168 Alt+126 Alt+41 =
(~¿~)
Alt+174 Alt+147 Alt+168
Alt+147 Alt+175 =
«ô¿ô»
Alt+132 Alt+168 Alt+132 =
ä¿ä
Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249
Alt+168 Alt+249 Alt+809 Alt+0155 =
(¿)
ALT+ 0139 Alt+350 Alt+0155 Space
Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249 Alt+168 Alt+249
Alt+809 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139 Alt+350
Alt+0155 = ^ (¿) ^
ALT+ 0139 Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 Space
Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249 Alt+168 Alt+249
Alt+809 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139
Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 =
^^ (¿) ^^
Alt+0139 Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 = ^^
Alt+168 = ¿
Alt+136 Alt+168 Alt+136 = ê¿ê
(~¿~) = tired....
(¿) = all ears....
<3 <3 <3 = Hearts
())))___crayola___)))> = Crayola Crayon
(::waving::) = Waving
(:D) = Big Grin
{{{a screen name here}}} = Personal Cyber hugs
{{{}}} = Cyber Hugs
@--->-->---- Rose
@---}---}------
@}~>~~~
{^@^} = Pig
<*{{}}><
<*}}}}}>< fish
><)))))">
<*{{}}><
(((( (_(_) )))) <~~wiggle..lol
Source: Internet Email
from time to time,
and now you will not only
understand them,
you will be able to create them, too!!!
YOU need to use
the RIGHT keypad for these.
Without glasses.... §(©¿©)§ =
alt 21, alt 808, alt 0169, alt 424,
alt 0169, alt 809, alt 21
With glasses.....§(@¿@)§ =
alt 21, alt 808, shift 2, alt 424,
shift 2, alt 809, alt 21
Some pictures appear different
in different chat areas....
also note ..
The "shift 2" must be
on your keyboard....
NOT on the keypad....
Pic Examples..
ô¿ô = Face------->
Alt 147, Alt 168, Alt 147
â¿â = Face------->
Alt 131, Alt 168, Alt 131
~¿ô = Wink------->
Alt 638, Alt 168, Alt 147
~¿~ = Sleeping-->
Alt 638, Alt 168, Alt 638
<ô¿ô> <~~~my peeking..LOL
:Þ = Sticking Tongue out----> : , Alt 0222
+ = Cross--------> Alt 0134
++ = Crosses---> + , Alt 0134 ,
§§(^o^)§§ = Bozo The Clown----->
Alt 789 twice, ( ^ o ^ ), Alt 789 twice
¦:) = Face w/eybrows--------->
Alt 1478, : , )
©ªªªªªª© = handcuffs
Alt 0169, Alt 0170 x6, Alt 0169
Smiley Emoticons..
:) = Smile
:o = Surprised
:O = REALLY Surprised
:D = Laughing/smiling
:+ = Kiss
:* = Whistle
;) = Wink
:x = My lips are sealed
}:( = Mad
=) = Smily face
:( = Frown
:'( = crying
:*(*** more crying
0:) = Angel (Halo is a zero)
(\O/) = Angel
\o/ \o/ \o/ = Praising God
Keyboard and Alt Pics
Shift+ 6 (small I ) Shift+ 6 =
^i^ Angel
Alt+15 Alt+168 Alt+15 =
¤¿¤
Alt+147 Alt+168 Alt+147 =
ô¿ô
Alt+0169 Alt+168 Alt+0169 =
©¿©
Alt+40 Alt+126 Alt+168 Alt+148 Alt+41 =
(~¿ö)
Alt+40 Alt+126 Alt+168 Alt+126 Alt+41 =
(~¿~)
Alt+174 Alt+147 Alt+168
Alt+147 Alt+175 =
«ô¿ô»
Alt+132 Alt+168 Alt+132 =
ä¿ä
Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249
Alt+168 Alt+249 Alt+809 Alt+0155 =
(¿)
ALT+ 0139 Alt+350 Alt+0155 Space
Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249 Alt+168 Alt+249
Alt+809 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139 Alt+350
Alt+0155 = ^ (¿) ^
ALT+ 0139 Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 Space
Alt+0139 Alt+808 Alt+249 Alt+168 Alt+249
Alt+809 Alt+0155 Space Alt+0139
Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 =
^^ (¿) ^^
Alt+0139 Alt+350 Alt+350 Alt+0155 = ^^
Alt+168 = ¿
Alt+136 Alt+168 Alt+136 = ê¿ê
(~¿~) = tired....
(¿) = all ears....
<3 <3 <3 = Hearts
())))___crayola___)))> = Crayola Crayon
(::waving::) = Waving
(:D) = Big Grin
{{{a screen name here}}} = Personal Cyber hugs
{{{}}} = Cyber Hugs
@--->-->---- Rose
@---}---}------
@}~>~~~
{^@^} = Pig
<*{{}}><
<*}}}}}>< fish
><)))))">
<*{{}}><
(((( (_(_) )))) <~~wiggle..lol
Source: Internet Email
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Some Thoughts
If quitters never win,
and winners never quit,
what fool came up with,
"Quit while you're ahead"?
Do Lipton employees
take coffee breaks?
What hair color do they put
on the driver's licenses
of bald men?
I was thinking that women
should put pictures
of missing husbands
on beer cans.
I was thinking about
how people seem
to read the Bible
a whole lot more
as they get older,
then it dawned on me...
they were cramming for their finals.
I thought about how mothers
feed their babies
with little tiny spoons
and forks,
so I wonder what
Chinese mothers use.
Toothpicks?
Why do they put pictures
of criminals up in the Post Office?
What are we supposed to do . . .
write to these men?
Why don't they just put
their pictures on the postage stamps
so the mailmen could look for them
while they delivered the mail?
If it's true that we are here
to help others,
then what exactly
are the OTHERS here for?
Clones are people two.
If you can't be kind,
at least have the decency
to be vague.
Ever wonder what the speed
of lightning would be
if it didn't zigzag?
If a cow laughed,
would milk come out her nose?
I went for a walk last night
and my kids asked me
how long I'd be gone.
I said,
"The whole time."
So what's the speed of dark?
I just got skylights
put in my place.
The people who live above me
are furious.
Is it true that cannibals
don't eat clowns
because they taste funny?
Isn't Disney World
a people trap
operated by a mouse?
Since light travels faster than sound,
isn't that why some people
appear bright until you
hear them speak?
How come abbreviated
is such a long word?
Whose cruel idea was it
for the word "lisp"
to have an "s" in it?
Thanks Terry and Larry
and winners never quit,
what fool came up with,
"Quit while you're ahead"?
Do Lipton employees
take coffee breaks?
What hair color do they put
on the driver's licenses
of bald men?
I was thinking that women
should put pictures
of missing husbands
on beer cans.
I was thinking about
how people seem
to read the Bible
a whole lot more
as they get older,
then it dawned on me...
they were cramming for their finals.
I thought about how mothers
feed their babies
with little tiny spoons
and forks,
so I wonder what
Chinese mothers use.
Toothpicks?
Why do they put pictures
of criminals up in the Post Office?
What are we supposed to do . . .
write to these men?
Why don't they just put
their pictures on the postage stamps
so the mailmen could look for them
while they delivered the mail?
If it's true that we are here
to help others,
then what exactly
are the OTHERS here for?
Clones are people two.
If you can't be kind,
at least have the decency
to be vague.
Ever wonder what the speed
of lightning would be
if it didn't zigzag?
If a cow laughed,
would milk come out her nose?
I went for a walk last night
and my kids asked me
how long I'd be gone.
I said,
"The whole time."
So what's the speed of dark?
I just got skylights
put in my place.
The people who live above me
are furious.
Is it true that cannibals
don't eat clowns
because they taste funny?
Isn't Disney World
a people trap
operated by a mouse?
Since light travels faster than sound,
isn't that why some people
appear bright until you
hear them speak?
How come abbreviated
is such a long word?
Whose cruel idea was it
for the word "lisp"
to have an "s" in it?
Thanks Terry and Larry
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Kitty Werthmann - Living under Hitler
This is true. Just type her name, Kitty Werthmann into your web search engine, and you will be able to find the video of her giving this speach in Sioux Falls, SD
AUSTRIA 1938...
This one is a must read!!!
What do you think...it sure sounds familiar? From a friend that lived thru WWII. Agreed that things haven't gotten as bad as what happened in Europe ....Yet. But we need to watch the trend.
The Dems are smoothing their rhetoric because the public has pushed back in a big way. Let's not drop our guard
Kitty Werthmann – Living under Hitler
What I am about to tell you is something you’ve probably never heard or will ever read in history books.
I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide – 98% of the vote. I’ve never read that in any American publications. Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force.
In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates.
Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they didn’t want to work; there simply weren’t any jobs. My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need. Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people – about 30 daily.
The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other. Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna , Linz , and Graz were destroyed. The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.
We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany , where Hitler had been in power since 1933. We had been told that they didn’t have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living. Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group, Jewish or otherwise. We were led to believe that everyone was happy. We wanted the same way of life in Austria . We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family. Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back. Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler.
We were overjoyed, and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades. The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed.
After the election, German officials were appointed, and like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order. Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed. The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service.
Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women.. Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home. An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn’t support his family. Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage.
Hitler Targets Education – Eliminates Religious Instruction for Children:
Our education was nationalized. I attended a very good public school. The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler’s picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn’t pray or have religion anymore. Instead, we sang “Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles,” and had physical education.
Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail. The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination. The rest of the day we had sports. As time went along, we loved it. Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free. We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had.
My mother was very unhappy. When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent. I told her she couldn’t do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful. There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun – no sports, and no political indoctrination. I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it. Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home. I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing. Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me. They lived without religion. By that time unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler. It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly. As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn’t exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.
Equal Rights Hits Home:
In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established. All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn’t work, you didn’t get a ration card, and if you didn’t have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn’t have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.
Soon after this, the draft was implemented. It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps. During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys. They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps. After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines. When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat. Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack. I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.
Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare:
When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers. You could take your children ages 4 weeks to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, 7 days a week, under the total care of the government. The state raised a whole generation of children. There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology.. By this time, no one talked about equal rights. We knew we had been had.
Health Care and Small Business Suffer Under Government Controls:
Before Hitler, we had very good medical care. Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna . After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone. Doctors were salaried by the government. The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything. When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full. If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn. There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine. Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries.
As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80% of our income.Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household. We had big programs for families.. All day care and education were free. High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized. Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing.
We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables. Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn’t meet all the demands. Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.
We had consumer protection. We were told how to shop and what to buy. Free enterprise was essentially abolished. We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers. The agents would go to the farms, count the live-stock, then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.
“Mercy Killing” Redefined:
In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps . The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated. So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded. When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work. I knew one, named Vincent, very well. He was a janitor of the school. One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van. I asked my superior where they were going. She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write. The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months. They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.
As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death. The villagers were not fooled. We suspected what was happening. Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months. We called this euthanasia.
The Final Steps - Gun Laws:
Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.
No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.
Totalitarianism didn’t come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria . Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.
After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria . Women were raped, preteen to elderly. The press never wrote about this either. When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process. They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn’t destroy, they burned. We called it The Burned Earth. Most of the population barricaded themselves in their houses. Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized. Those who couldn’t, paid the price. There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians. This is an eye witness account.
“It’s true….those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity.
America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don’t Let Freedom Slip Away
"After America , There is No Place to Go"
AUSTRIA 1938...
This one is a must read!!!
What do you think...it sure sounds familiar? From a friend that lived thru WWII. Agreed that things haven't gotten as bad as what happened in Europe ....Yet. But we need to watch the trend.
The Dems are smoothing their rhetoric because the public has pushed back in a big way. Let's not drop our guard
Kitty Werthmann – Living under Hitler
What I am about to tell you is something you’ve probably never heard or will ever read in history books.
I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide – 98% of the vote. I’ve never read that in any American publications. Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force.
In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank loan interest rates.
Farmers and business people were declaring bankruptcy daily. Young people were going from house to house begging for food. Not that they didn’t want to work; there simply weren’t any jobs. My mother was a Christian woman and believed in helping people in need. Every day we cooked a big kettle of soup and baked bread to feed those poor, hungry people – about 30 daily.
The Communist Party and the National Socialist Party were fighting each other. Blocks and blocks of cities like Vienna , Linz , and Graz were destroyed. The people became desperate and petitioned the government to let them decide what kind of government they wanted.
We looked to our neighbor on the north, Germany , where Hitler had been in power since 1933. We had been told that they didn’t have unemployment or crime, and they had a high standard of living. Nothing was ever said about persecution of any group, Jewish or otherwise. We were led to believe that everyone was happy. We wanted the same way of life in Austria . We were promised that a vote for Hitler would mean the end of unemployment and help for the family. Hitler also said that businesses would be assisted, and farmers would get their farms back. Ninety-eight percent of the population voted to annex Austria to Germany and have Hitler for our ruler.
We were overjoyed, and for three days we danced in the streets and had candlelight parades. The new government opened up big field kitchens and everyone was fed.
After the election, German officials were appointed, and like a miracle, we suddenly had law and order. Three or four weeks later, everyone was employed. The government made sure that a lot of work was created through the Public Work Service.
Hitler decided we should have equal rights for women.. Before this, it was a custom that married Austrian women did not work outside the home. An able-bodied husband would be looked down on if he couldn’t support his family. Many women in the teaching profession were elated that they could retain the jobs they previously had been required to give up for marriage.
Hitler Targets Education – Eliminates Religious Instruction for Children:
Our education was nationalized. I attended a very good public school. The population was predominantly Catholic, so we had religion in our schools. The day we elected Hitler (March 13, 1938), I walked into my schoolroom to find the crucifix replaced by Hitler’s picture hanging next to a Nazi flag. Our teacher, a very devout woman, stood up and told the class we wouldn’t pray or have religion anymore. Instead, we sang “Deutschland, Deutschland, Uber Alles,” and had physical education.
Sunday became National Youth Day with compulsory attendance. Parents were not pleased about the sudden change in curriculum. They were told that if they did not send us, they would receive a stiff letter of warning the first time. The second time they would be fined the equivalent of $300, and the third time they would be subject to jail. The first two hours consisted of political indoctrination. The rest of the day we had sports. As time went along, we loved it. Oh, we had so much fun and got our sports equipment free. We would go home and gleefully tell our parents about the wonderful time we had.
My mother was very unhappy. When the next term started, she took me out of public school and put me in a convent. I told her she couldn’t do that and she told me that someday when I grew up, I would be grateful. There was a very good curriculum, but hardly any fun – no sports, and no political indoctrination. I hated it at first but felt I could tolerate it. Every once in a while, on holidays, I went home. I would go back to my old friends and ask what was going on and what they were doing. Their loose lifestyle was very alarming to me. They lived without religion. By that time unwed mothers were glorified for having a baby for Hitler. It seemed strange to me that our society changed so suddenly. As time went along, I realized what a great deed my mother did so that I wasn’t exposed to that kind of humanistic philosophy.
Equal Rights Hits Home:
In 1939, the war started and a food bank was established. All food was rationed and could only be purchased using food stamps. At the same time, a full-employment law was passed which meant if you didn’t work, you didn’t get a ration card, and if you didn’t have a card, you starved to death. Women who stayed home to raise their families didn’t have any marketable skills and often had to take jobs more suited for men.
Soon after this, the draft was implemented. It was compulsory for young people, male and female, to give one year to the labor corps. During the day, the girls worked on the farms, and at night they returned to their barracks for military training just like the boys. They were trained to be anti-aircraft gunners and participated in the signal corps. After the labor corps, they were not discharged but were used in the front lines. When I go back to Austria to visit my family and friends, most of these women are emotional cripples because they just were not equipped to handle the horrors of combat. Three months before I turned 18, I was severely injured in an air raid attack. I nearly had a leg amputated, so I was spared having to go into the labor corps and into military service.
Hitler Restructured the Family Through Daycare:
When the mothers had to go out into the work force, the government immediately established child care centers. You could take your children ages 4 weeks to school age and leave them there around-the-clock, 7 days a week, under the total care of the government. The state raised a whole generation of children. There were no motherly women to take care of the children, just people highly trained in child psychology.. By this time, no one talked about equal rights. We knew we had been had.
Health Care and Small Business Suffer Under Government Controls:
Before Hitler, we had very good medical care. Many American doctors trained at the University of Vienna . After Hitler, health care was socialized, free for everyone. Doctors were salaried by the government. The problem was, since it was free, the people were going to the doctors for everything. When the good doctor arrived at his office at 8 a.m., 40 people were already waiting and, at the same time, the hospitals were full. If you needed elective surgery, you had to wait a year or two for your turn. There was no money for research as it was poured into socialized medicine. Research at the medical schools literally stopped, so the best doctors left Austria and emigrated to other countries.
As for healthcare, our tax rates went up to 80% of our income.Newlyweds immediately received a $1,000 loan from the government to establish a household. We had big programs for families.. All day care and education were free. High schools were taken over by the government and college tuition was subsidized. Everyone was entitled to free handouts, such as food stamps, clothing, and housing.
We had another agency designed to monitor business. My brother-in-law owned a restaurant that had square tables. Government officials told him he had to replace them with round tables because people might bump themselves on the corners. Then they said he had to have additional bathroom facilities. It was just a small dairy business with a snack bar. He couldn’t meet all the demands. Soon, he went out of business. If the government owned the large businesses and not many small ones existed, it could be in control.
We had consumer protection. We were told how to shop and what to buy. Free enterprise was essentially abolished. We had a planning agency specially designed for farmers. The agents would go to the farms, count the live-stock, then tell the farmers what to produce, and how to produce it.
“Mercy Killing” Redefined:
In 1944, I was a student teacher in a small village in the Alps . The villagers were surrounded by mountain passes which, in the winter, were closed off with snow, causing people to be isolated. So people intermarried and offspring were sometimes retarded. When I arrived, I was told there were 15 mentally retarded adults, but they were all useful and did good manual work. I knew one, named Vincent, very well. He was a janitor of the school. One day I looked out the window and saw Vincent and others getting into a van. I asked my superior where they were going. She said to an institution where the State Health Department would teach them a trade, and to read and write. The families were required to sign papers with a little clause that they could not visit for 6 months. They were told visits would interfere with the program and might cause homesickness.
As time passed, letters started to dribble back saying these people died a natural, merciful death. The villagers were not fooled. We suspected what was happening. Those people left in excellent physical health and all died within 6 months. We called this euthanasia.
The Final Steps - Gun Laws:
Next came gun registration. People were getting injured by guns. Hitler said that the real way to catch criminals (we still had a few) was by matching serial numbers on guns. Most citizens were law abiding and dutifully marched to the police station to register their firearms. Not long after-wards, the police said that it was best for everyone to turn in their guns. The authorities already knew who had them, so it was futile not to comply voluntarily.
No more freedom of speech. Anyone who said something against the government was taken away. We knew many people who were arrested, not only Jews, but also priests and ministers who spoke up.
Totalitarianism didn’t come quickly, it took 5 years from 1938 until 1943, to realize full dictatorship in Austria . Had it happened overnight, my countrymen would have fought to the last breath. Instead, we had creeping gradualism. Now, our only weapons were broom handles. The whole idea sounds almost unbelievable that the state, little by little eroded our freedom.
After World War II, Russian troops occupied Austria . Women were raped, preteen to elderly. The press never wrote about this either. When the Soviets left in 1955, they took everything that they could, dismantling whole factories in the process. They sawed down whole orchards of fruit, and what they couldn’t destroy, they burned. We called it The Burned Earth. Most of the population barricaded themselves in their houses. Women hid in their cellars for 6 weeks as the troops mobilized. Those who couldn’t, paid the price. There is a monument in Vienna today, dedicated to those women who were massacred by the Russians. This is an eye witness account.
“It’s true….those of us who sailed past the Statue of Liberty came to a country of unbelievable freedom and opportunity.
America Truly is the Greatest Country in the World. Don’t Let Freedom Slip Away
"After America , There is No Place to Go"
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Joshua Bell playing incognito...,
A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception,
forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while.
About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32.
When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.
The outlines were:
in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Try now to miss the beauty of life coming you way . . .
Here’s the YouTube clip of Josh playing from the metro cam:
A man sat at a metro station
in Washington DC
and started to play the violin;
it was a cold January morning.
He played six Bach pieces
for about 45 minutes.
During that time,
since it was rush hour,
it was calculated that thousands of people
went through the station,
most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by
and a middle aged man noticed
there was musician playing.
He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds
and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later,
the violinist received his first dollar tip:
a woman threw the money in the till
and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later,
someone leaned against the wall to listen to him,
but the man looked at his watch
and started to walk again.
Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention
was a 3 year old boy.
His mother tagged him along,
hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.
Finally the mother pushed hard
and the child continued to walk
turning his head all the time.
This action was repeated
by several other children.
All the parents, without exception,
forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played,
only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while.
About 20 gave him money
but continued to walk their normal pace.
He collected $32.
When he finished playing and silence took over,
no one noticed it.
No one applauded,
nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this
but the violinist was Joshua Bell,
one of the best musicians in the world.
He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written
with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway,
Joshua Bell sold out at a theater
in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station
was organized by the Washington Post
as part of an social experiment about perception,
taste and priorities of people.
The outlines were:
in a commonplace environment
at an inappropriate hour:
Do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize the talent
in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions
from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment
to stop and listen
to one of the best musicians in the world
playing the best music ever written,
how many other things are we missing?
Try now to miss the beauty of life coming you way . . .
Here’s the YouTube clip of Josh playing
from the metro cam:
YouTube - Stop and Hear the Music
thanks JOSIE
thanks JOSIE
Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception,
forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while.
About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32.
When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.
The outlines were:
in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?
Try now to miss the beauty of life coming you way . . .
Here’s the YouTube clip of Josh playing from the metro cam:
A man sat at a metro station
in Washington DC
and started to play the violin;
it was a cold January morning.
He played six Bach pieces
for about 45 minutes.
During that time,
since it was rush hour,
it was calculated that thousands of people
went through the station,
most of them on their way to work.
Three minutes went by
and a middle aged man noticed
there was musician playing.
He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds
and then hurried up to meet his schedule.
A minute later,
the violinist received his first dollar tip:
a woman threw the money in the till
and without stopping continued to walk.
A few minutes later,
someone leaned against the wall to listen to him,
but the man looked at his watch
and started to walk again.
Clearly he was late for work.
The one who paid the most attention
was a 3 year old boy.
His mother tagged him along,
hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.
Finally the mother pushed hard
and the child continued to walk
turning his head all the time.
This action was repeated
by several other children.
All the parents, without exception,
forced them to move on.
In the 45 minutes the musician played,
only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while.
About 20 gave him money
but continued to walk their normal pace.
He collected $32.
When he finished playing and silence took over,
no one noticed it.
No one applauded,
nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this
but the violinist was Joshua Bell,
one of the best musicians in the world.
He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written
with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.
Two days before his playing in the subway,
Joshua Bell sold out at a theater
in Boston and the seats average $100.
This is a real story.
Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station
was organized by the Washington Post
as part of an social experiment about perception,
taste and priorities of people.
The outlines were:
in a commonplace environment
at an inappropriate hour:
Do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize the talent
in an unexpected context?
One of the possible conclusions
from this experience could be:
If we do not have a moment
to stop and listen
to one of the best musicians in the world
playing the best music ever written,
how many other things are we missing?
Try now to miss the beauty of life coming you way . . .
Here’s the YouTube clip of Josh playing
from the metro cam:
YouTube - Stop and Hear the Music
thanks JOSIE
thanks JOSIE
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