Guess who's eligable to collect social security today?? Happy 65th birthday to Adrian Barbeau. I guess raising a pair of twins she gave birth to at 51 years old keeps her young!!

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Ya So!!!

Once again I take to my computer to write to the local newspaper about an article they wrote. You'll get the gist of the article when you read the letter.

Re: 'In God We Trust'

The Ontario City Council agreed to display the motto, "In God We Trust" in a semi-circle above the city seal in the council chambers in City Hall. Well isn't that special. In a representative government, don't "we the people" have a voice in a decision such as this? Aren't we the "we?"

Councilman Alan Wapner claims responsibility for this move after reading literature from a group called "In God We Trust America." Interestingly, Mr. Wapner only seems concerned with any litigation that may be brought against the City. There is this silly little clause in the U.S. Constitution called separation of church and state you know.

But what about the loss of the feeling of unity this could bring. The article states that about 17% of California's population are atheist. What percentage of Californians worship other "Gods?" Are we to assume that the word "God" in the motto denotes all "Gods?" I think not. According to the web site ingodwetrust-America.org, the founder Jacquie Sullivan, "is known in her community as a committed Christian and a dedicated patriot, promoting love and loyalty to both God and Country." Hmm??

So if we ask Mr. Wapner which God he thinks the motto stands for, I'll bet we'll get something akin to, "the one true Christian God." If we do, then Mr. Wapner you are promoting segregation and division.

Mr. Wapner and members of the Ontario City Council - you are officials elected to represent everyone in your district. On this day it would appear that you fell well short of those responsibilities.

Another cliche bites the dust!!!

Wednesday President Obama awarded Paul McCartney the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song - a lifetime achievement award given by the Library of Congress. Upon receiving the award, McCartney said, "after the last eight years, it's great to have a president who knows what a library is."

So in Friday, House Minority Leader John Boenher demanded an apology from McCartney. Boner is quoted as saying, "Like millions of other Americans, I have always had a good impression of Paul McCartney and thought of him as a classy guy, but I was surprised and disappointed by the lack of grace and respect he displayed at the White House," the Ohio Republican said in a statement provided to CNN. "I hope he'll apologize to the American people for his conduct which demeaned him, the White House and President Obama."

Give me a break!! Boner seems to have some pretty thin skin, especially for a politician.

Happy Birthday Angelina Jolie who turned 35 today.

Legendary college basketball coach John Wooden died today at the age of 99 years old. John Wooden led the U.C.L.A. Bruins to 10 NCAA championships.

I used to watch replays of the U.C.L.A. games on channel 11 back in the late 60's and early 70's when Lew Alcinder, aka Kareem Abdul Jabar, was playing for the Bruins. John Wooden could always be seen holding the team lineup, hence the photo to the right.

John Wooden also wrote several books and was a very successful motivational speaker after retiring from basketball. He could always be seen sitting at U.C.L.A. home games and they would set up a rope line for people who wanted to get his autograph.

Commander material??

Been doing some serious riding the last couple of weeks. This last Wednesday I rode at Bonnelli Park. Two fig. 8's around the lake and airport for 18 miles. Saw my first roadrunner of the spring. No snakes. It was a pretty nice day.


Friday I rode the Santa Anna Riverbed from Norco to San Bernardino and back for a total of 40 miles. It was another nice day, but a little windy.

Sunday I rode down the Santa Ana Riverbed from Anaheim Stadium to the beach then turned south and checked out Newport Beach. I didn't care much for the ride south as it was along a bike path that was part of a street with cars making left turns, other cars backing out of garages and side streets, and peds and bikes everywhere.

Headed back north and rode to the Huntington Beach Pier for a breakfast burrito. It was Memorial Day weekend and the beach was packed. So I was dodging kids, dogs, and lots of other bicycles.

After my breakfast burrito, I headed back towards Anaheim Stadium. Had a great tail wind, which always makes the ride back quite enjoyable. Tacked on another couple of miles just north of the stadium and then back for a total of 42 miles for the day. That makes a total of 100 miles for the three days.

Thursday afternoon I went to Las Vegas with my son Scott, We stayed at the Aria Hotel and Casino. I had an awesome room with floor to ceiling windows that took one entire wall. The drapes, lights and TV were all controlled by the big screen TV on the wall. We stayed 3 days/2 nights.


While there, we went to see 'Love at the Mirage" a Cirque Du Soleil production of Beatles music. It was awesome!! There was so much to see it was almost overwhelming.

It was a great weekend. We were able to catch up and esentially get re-aquainted. Thanks Scott.

Terrorist wins Miss USA Title!!

The right winguts are going crazy over the fact that Rima Fakih won this year's Miss USA competition. It seems that Miss Fakih is a Muslim and Lebanese. Miss Fakih hails from a "large Arab American community" in Dearborn, Michigan.

Conservative radio host Debbie Schlussel posted on her website, "It's a sad day in America but a very predictable one, given the politically correct, Islamo-pandering climate in which we're mired. The Hezbolah-supporting Shi'ite Muslim, terrorist and immigration fraud perpetrator, won the Miss USA contest." It appears that Miss Schlussel supported Miss Oklahoma, Elizabeth Woolard, who voiced her support for the Republic of Arizona's recent immigration law in one of her answers during the pageant.

Interestingly, Wikipedia describes Miss Schlussel as a blogger who often "targets the largely Muslim population of the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, which she refers to as "Dearbornistan."


Within hours of being crowed Miss USA, CNN announced they had photos exposing Miss Fakih as a champion pole dancer. But a little digging would expose (no pun) the truth of the matter. Miss Fahih was involved in a "Stripper 101" course sponsored by a local radio station called Mojo in the Morning. The course teaches women a few moves to use to spice up their home life. The pole dancing is apparently done with their clothing on.

Those silly pro-lifers!!

An Oakwood Elementary School's principal, Sheila Tillett Holas, was placed on administrative leave Friday as school officials investigate why life like, 4-inch long fetus dolls were given to dozens of third, fourth, and fifth grade students.

According to pilotonline.com, this elementary school is in Norfolk, Virginia. The unidentified staffer has also been suspended until the investigation is completed. One mother told the Pilot Newspaper that her fourth-grade daughter received the doll about a month ago. While the story doesn't say, what do ya bet the dolls were given out exclusively to the female students??

The principal was already in hot water with the local ACLU for instructing her teachers to hold hands and pray with students before they took state standards tests. The principal also hosts a prayer time and Bible study on the campus before school starts and highly encourages her employees to attend.

There are just so many...