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Round Top 4th of July Parade

Tom Schmidt — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:29:04 +0000

Round Top, Texas, is famous for three things: (1) an antique fair; (2) Royer’s Round Top Cafe; and (3) the longest running 4th of July Parade West of the Mississippi River. Here’s a link to a quick video:

Pictures of the Gulf Oil Spill

Tom Schmidt — Sat, 01 May 2010 04:59:45 +0000

Here’s a picture showing the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana:

NASA released these satellite photos for everyone to see it from space. Pretty scary. The world needs to figure out new technology to clean these things up faster, so they don’t reach land.

Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Here’s a close up:

Close up picture of the Gulf oil slick

By the way, thanks to Pete at www.Mashable.com for posting this. That’s how I found it.

W in DC

Tom Schmidt — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:29:00 +0000

Funny quote from the Conde Nast Traveler Article about Michelle & DC: “George W. Bush, in bed every night by 9:30, had no use for grass-fed beef or freshly picked chanterelles—even less for taking his wife out to an environmentally responsible restaurant tucked into the artistic hub of D.C.’s well-established gay and lesbian scene. In the previous administration, Washington was a place you apologized for having to go to when back home in Texas, the White House just an office with a rose garden.” Check it out here: http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/502489

Dubai Construction

Tom Schmidt — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:11:55 +0000

The world recently had a tizzy over the financial woes of Dubai World. Check out this slideshow that shows the construction craziness that has gone on over there during the past 10 years. Note the palm-shaped islands they made, in addition to Burj and it’s accoutrements.
Burj Dubai Presentation

God Bless Ed Freeman

Tom Schmidt — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:12:57 +0000

Imagine you’re a 19-year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the La Drang Valley, Vietnam. Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8–1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MedEvac helicopters to stop coming in.

You’re lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns, and you know you’re not getting out. Your family is half way around the world—12,000 miles away—and you’ll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day.

Then, over the machine gun noise, you faintly hear that sound of helicopter, and you look up to see an un-armed Huey, but it doesn’t seem real, because no MedEvac markings are on it.

Ed Freeman is coming for you. He’s not MedEvac, so it’s not his job, but he’s flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire, after the MedEvacs were ordered not to come.

He’s coming anyway.

And he drops it in, and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 2 or 3 of you on board.

Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire, to the doctors and nurses.

And, he kept coming back…13 more times…and took about 30 of you and your buddies out, who would never have gotten out.

Medal of Honor Recipient Ed Freeman, died Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 at the age of 80, in Boise, ID…May God rest his soul.

Medal of Honor Winner Ed Freeman!

THANKS AGAIN, ED, FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR OUR COUNTRY.

The story of Ed’s heroic actions and the men who fought impossible odds in that battle is told in the movie, We Were Soldiers.

Swine Flu? Really?

Tom Schmidt — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:40:43 +0000

Seriously, folks. I’m sorry that 159 people died in Mexico of this flu outbreak. However, this is not a big deal. 36,000 people die every year from the “regular” flu. More people die in one hour in car accidents than will die all year of Swine Flu.

The images of people wearing masks around is really sad. It shows how much power the media has, and how they abuse that power. It reminds me of Johnny Carson asking his audience, “what would happen if there was a toilet paper shortage?” The next day there really was a shortage because everyone went to the store to stock up.

Don’t buy the hype. Don’t go to bed worried about whether you’ll wake up. It’s all over hyped.

Father’s Day

Tom Schmidt — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:55:38 +0000

Today is the day we remember what we are fighting for. Fathers all over America will reflect on how important their families are to them and that the reason we work so hard every day of the year is to provide a better life for our families.

It is also important to remember that spending time with our children is important to their development. Spend as much time with your kids as you can throughout the year so that they learn the importance of family.

Take time now to plan a trip with your family that everyone will enjoy. Take them to Washington DC or New York City to see the attractions that relate to our country’s history. Take them to the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone or Yosemite or Niagara Falls to see the natural wonders we are blessed with.

The Galago Blog

Galago — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 21:22:18 +0000

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Trans Texas Corridor

Tom Schmidt — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:06 +0000

For those of you who live in Texas, we need to make you aware of a serious issue that affects our great state. The politicians in Texas have been bribed by big business to undertake a project known as the Trans Texas Corridor. The plan is to build a network of super highways connecting the big cities of Texas. This project is a scam and does not serve the needs of Texas. We already have I-10, I-45, and I-35 which adequately serve the transportation needs of Texas. Please contact every Texas politician you can think of and let them know that Texans are against the Trans Texas Corridor. It steals land from Texans, will cause more pollution to our rivers, streams, and lakes, will destroy habitats for our animals, and will cause a tremendous burden on the taxpayers. For more information, visit this site about the Trans Texas Corridor.