Neddy's Journal

Monday, January 5th, 2004 ~ Today is Eve of Epiphany. In our modern time's hustle and bustle, Old Christmas Eve, as it is also known, is a forgotten day, a lost celebration of old Europe and the middle ages. On this night, God's Holy Spirit reveals Himself upon the earth to those of faith. Late at night, across the world, cattle and sheep in dark barns and fields, can be heard praying in their animal languages. One must listen very quietly to hear them as they celebrate the witnessing of the animals of so very long ago to the visitation of the Magi.

  Friday, September 19th, 2003 ~ Hurricane Isabel did not treat us as badly as most other Virginians. We suffered no property damage and we never lost our utilities. All we are dealing with is the clean up and the limited supply of water. We are not suppose to use much water, plus it is no longer potable. They are saying that problem may be resolved in about 24 to 48 hours. There is much flooding in low lying areas, but we are high above the creek, so we have no worry in that regard. I am relieved that it is all over.

  Thursday, September 12th, 2003 ~ My September 11th story has made it into the 911 Digital Archive of the Library of Congress: Neddy's Story.

Monday, July 21st, 2003 ~ If you have family members buried in Virginia or other Virginia connections, please consider signing the PETITION for Proposed Legislation on Neglected, Abandoned and Unlicensed Cemeteries in the State of Virginia. Thanks.

Thursday, July 17th, 2003 ~ Well this summer I have finally been successful in seeing the blooms on my day lilies at my front garden. Year after year, the deer have eaten the buds and I've not had any blooms at all. My neighbor, Paddy, told me to sprinkle blood meal on them, which I do in the evenings, and it has worked. The yellow ones are huge and there are also some pretty pinkish ones. I was not so diligent about the lilies in the back, as they are mostly the older wild types, so they served as deer delights. Most of the rhododendrons that they ate last winter, during our three feet of snow, have grown new leaves, but they don't look as though they will bud. This coming winter we must come up with a way to protect the plants, as the deer devoured every single leaf and bud, leaving only a skeletal bush.

Thursday, April 17th, 2003 ~ Today, I was pleased to read that Tony Blair is to become the first non-American to receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honour. He most certainly deserves recognition for his steadfast role in the war on terror and his support for his American cousins. He and George W. Bush seem to be headed for the same role in history that Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher occupied at the end of the Cold War.

Monday, April 14th, 2003 ~ Thank you United States Armed Forces for making life safer for my children and grandchildren. We are all so proud of you. We are inspired by your great love of country. Our hearts grieve for those families who have lost their dear ones in this rightous battle. They have suffered a great loss to protect our freedom. God bless all of the Coalition Forces. We love you and we will not forget.

Saturday, April 12th, 2003 ~ How about this? In the "Religion of Peace", two prominent Imans meet at one of the most sacred mosques in all of Iraq, to discuss rapprochement. An Iman is a "divinely appointed" Muslim leader; a sinless, infallible successor of the prophet Muhammad. These two Imans are both hacked to death by the congregants. Religion of Peace?? ~ I am still outraged, and I must say perplexed over the actions of the French. They now demand a role in rebuilding Iraq. Are they just plain looney? They don't know George W. Bush. Just a couple of days ago one of our planes was shot down with a French-made missile. The French are TOAST!! See my rant Flanders Fields ~ 2003. Thanks.

Friday, April 11th, 2003 ~ Today, in the New York Times, a CNN executive, finally able to safely speak, recounts some of the horrors of Saddam's Iraqi regime that he and his staff experienced. Surely, all those opposed to this war of liberation, should rethink their positions. I, and a great number of my compatriots, can never forget that France, Germany, Belgium and Russia were on the side of Saddam and enslavement. They were opposed to America and Britain seeking to protect their own citizens and the rest of the world from Saddam's horrendous weaponry. The behavior of the French was especially galling and egregious, as they worked so enthusiastically against our diplomatic efforts to resolve the conflict without innocent bloodshed. Our American and English forebears fought and died on France's soil to save them from Nazi slavery, just sixty years ago. The French have forgotten, but we have not. God has blessed us at this time in history with some courageous leaders, starting with George W. Bush and Tony Blair. And to our next-door neighbors, Mexico and Canada, I say ~ shame on you! Your freedom depends on the bravery and sacrifices of our young American fighting patriots, but you cannot offer even verbal support for their protection. These nations are recorded standing, along with the United Nations, on the wrong side of history.

Thursday, April 10th, 2003 ~ This lovely web site lists our American Bravehearts, the latest of our blessed patriots to pay for our liberty with their lives. The very first name is from my hometown, Springfield, Virginia. ~Final Roll Call~

Thursday, April 3, 2003 ~ After reading this in a British newspaper yesterday, I think I will take another look at that list of French products that is circulating on the internet. At a graveyard in northern France where 11,000 British soldiers are buried, a terrible desecration was smeared on their cenotaph: “Dig up your rubbish. It’s fouling our soil” was among the writings. This occurred at the same time as a new poll shows that 78% of the French people are opposed to the Coalition and one third are hoping for Saddam's victory. A spokesman for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission said: “We are deeply offended. This is the strongest language and most vile graffiti I have witnessed at a war graves cemetery. Most soldiers buried at the cemetery were defending France at the Somme and Ypres during WWI. Another 122 are troops who died fighting the Nazis in WWII. Among the dead are a winner of the Victoria Cross, 217 holders of the Military Medal and 69 holders of the Military Cross. A number had been awarded France’s top military decoration, the Legion d’Honneur. He added: “Almost every British regiment has war dead here. This insults just about the entire British Army.” Sixteen percent of the French are wishing for a Coalition victory, so perhaps the shocked gardener who discovered the vile graffitti was among that small group. To see a photo and the entire story click here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003150899,00.html

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