Dave Foulk Internet Flyer

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war’s desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav’n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: “In God is our trust.”
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

-Francis Scott Key,  1814

Dasha was a loyal officer, giving her life to service with The Blount County Sheriff’s Office.  I heard the  K-9 officer died this week of cancer. She was a beautiful dog,  and behind that Sad Sack hound-dog face  you could see the knowing eyes of a trained professional.  My condolences to the officers who will miss her, and remember her faithful service to them, and to the community.

At first, I thought my wife was pulling my leg with a link to this article, but it’s the real deal.  And it seems as if the short-nosed doggies are at special risk.  Click here.

For those of us who believe miracles still happen, we need no explanation.  For those who do not believe in miracles, no explanation would suffice.  Here is the story.

I don’t know why.  I do know that it is not a matter of faith, for many steadfast believers I have known have suffered greatly.

On the way home from work today,  I saw a turkey buzzard doing what turkey buzzards do the best.   Sometime earlier this morning, an oppossum had met an untimely end on Hopewell Road, and the buzzard was doing his best to drag the mortal remains off to the side of the road so he could have a go at some not-so-fresh but pre-tenderized meat.

I have a lot of respect for buzzards and vultures.  They’re called  ”nature’s garbagemen” and were it not for their choice in cuisine the roads might be slick and stinky with little flat creatures who have been involuntarily placed into eternal respose.

Not long after I got inside, I saw Michael Jackson’s father, his new business associate- a member of the old singing group The Chi-Lites, and Reverend Al Sharpton speaking to reporters outside the residence of the late singer.  Most of Jackson’s comments were concerning his new record label, plans to revive an old theater in Chicago.  Oh, and there will be  a big funeral, too.  Here’s a link to the Fox News story.

I would say something about vultures.  But I’m afraid the birds would sue for defamation of character.

Just when you think you have heard it all, some people come along and surprise you,  Click here and read about a new low.   People are taking over empty houses…then renting them out.   It’s a business plan for a new low in the foreclosure mess.

When art, imagination, and nature collide. Check this.

I hope the elephants have a good sense of humor.  I know they have a good memory.

This is a truly thought-provoking piece on Michael Jackson.  It was written by a man who apparently saw what was coming in the entertainer’s life.  He tried to help Jackson find some peace of mind.  We might all be well served to heed his advice.  Read here about how he tried to get Jackson to see the difference between attention and love.

I wonder how long we will have to wait before we hear:

” Everybody knows Michael Jackson really didn’t die.”

It took a few months to get that ball rolling when Elvis passed away.

But that was before we learned to do instant up-links, downloads, and twenty-four hour news watches on every single celebrity.

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It appears a sculpture that honors the memory of the firefighters killed on September Eleventh could be sold to the highest bidder.  It’s caught up in an alleged money scheme.  Here’s the story.