What Is An American...?

What constitutes an American? Not colour nor race nor religion. Not the pedigree of his family nor the place of his birth. Not the coincidence of his citizenship. Not his social status nor his bank account. Not his trade nor his profession. An American is one who loves justice and believes in the dignity of man. An American is one who will fight for his freedom and that of his neighbour. An American is one who will sacrifice property, ease and security in order that he and his children may retain the rights of free men. An American is one in whose heart is engraved the immortal second sentence of the Declaration of Independence.

Americans have always known how to fight for their rights and their way of life. Americans are not afraid to fight. They fight joyously in a just cause.

We Americans know that freedom, like peace, is indivisible. We cannot retain our liberty if three-fourths of the world is enslaved. Brutality, injustice and slavery, if practiced as dictators would have them, universally and systematically, in the long run would destroy us as surely as a fire raging in our nearby neighbour's house would burn ours if we didn't help to put out his.

Harold Ickes
May 1941

As you can tell, I didn't write this. This is part of a speech that Mr. Ickes gave to encourage our support of helping Great Briton in WW2, but I thought that so many parts of this speech were pertinent to the way that things are today I wanted to share a small part of it.

Folks, this is powerful stuff! Not only is it strong, but it is just as true today as it was in 1941, maybe even more so.

Now let's get a fresh cup of coffee and sit for a while on the patio. OK, my friend?

A Small Dose Of Inspiration...!

Well, I thought that we could all use a good dose of this.

I don't care if you have seen it before, I don't care if you really don't think you want to watch it once more. The whole point is we NEED to see this! Not only because of the Eagle, not only because of the music, but because it's time for us to realise that WE are America!

We the people! Not the politicians or the courts or the media or the news folks, but us! All of us! You see, it doesn't matter what "party" we belong to! It isn't a matter of what religion we are! It isn't important what race we are! What really matters in the long run is that we, as a people united, standing shoulder to shoulder...WE ARE AMERICA!



Please, let's take the time to be thankful for the liberties assigned to us by our forefathers for safe keeping. Let's put aside our differences long enough to wave the flag a bit. Let's reaffirm the fact that freedom is never free! It's like the song says "United we stand, divided we fall!"

Now come on, my friends. Let's get a fresh cup of coffee and sit for a while on the patio...and enjoy the fellowship of Freedom!

The Way It Should Be...!

This is the way it should be for all of us that want it.

This is the way it WILL be if we have our way! This is the kind of life many of us want, many of us need! So listen up, Uncle Sammy...!

I, for one, don't want your intrusion into my life anymore. I don't want your help or "guidance" anymore! I do NOT want your opinion of what is good for me forced down my throat anymore!

Your idea of a perfect world does NOT fit mine. It's time to pay attention to what I say, what we say! How should it be? Sorta like this...



Now just in case you still don't get the message, Uncle Sammy...then this is another way of saying what a lot of us are really feeling! Maybe this is clear enough for ya!



Now if you'll excuse me...my friends and I are gonna get a fresh cup of coffee and sit on the patio for a while. You can join us, or you can just go away and leave us alone! Got it? Good!

A Little Change Of Pace...!

Instead of the usual stuff today, I thought I'd share this little beauty with you.

It's called an Albino Peacock and it's very rare! It's also very beautiful! Just goes to show that if we don't manage to totally destroy every living creature on this old Earth, we will have the opportunity in the future to see this treasure and many, many more!

Let's hope that the PTB manage to control themselves long enough so that our children and maybe our grandchildren have the chance to enjoy sights such as this.

However, with that being said, I want you to know that I truly enjoy the beauty of Mother Nature. That's one of the reasons that I want out of the city.

I want to be free of the ugliness of concrete and the smell of gasoline and exhaust fumes. I want to wake up to the sounds of gentle breezes and birds singing, instead of the head splitting sound of sirens and traffic jams.

I want to be able to see the blue of the sky without it being polluted with the smog and poisonous fumes of the petrol-chemical plants nearby.

I want to be able to sit on my own front porch on my own land at night, unafraid, with no sounds to disturb me except the gentle sound of night that nature makes. All I want in this life is peace of mind.

I want to eat food that I grow, from seeds that I plant, on land that I own. No following rules made by people I don't know, agencies I don't recognize, and powers that don't have my best interest in mind at all!

In short, I want to live as a free American, in the fashion our forefathers intended. I want to be free to oppose unjust laws, to speak out against any injustice, and to defend myself and my loved ones against all oppressors, foreign and domestic!

I give you this quote by someone much more eloquent than I...

" I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry


God Bless America, the true America!

Now, let's go get some coffee, my friend!