MY 'BUCKET LIST'

 1. GO TO NASHVILLE & MEMPHIS
 2. GO ON A WHITE RIVER RAFT TRIP
 3. TAKE A CROSS COUNTRY RIDE ON THE BACK OF A HARLEY WITH SOME GOOD LOOKING BIKER DUDE WITH A BEARD
 4. GO VISIT MY OLD HOME TOWN AND SWIM IN THE OCEAN
 5. TAKE A TRIP UP THE OREGON COAST.
 6. TAKE A CRUISE TO ALASKA
 7. VISIT MY GRANDDAUGHTERS AND SEE ALL MY GREAT GRANDKIDS
 8. LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE MY NUMBER  2 AND NUMBER 3 SONS GET THEIR LIVES IN ORDER AND  MAKE SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES AND START BEING FATHERS TO THEIR KIDS AND GRANDFATHERS TO THEIR GRANDKIDS
 9. FALL IN LOVE
10.FALL IN LOVE

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You could have heard a pin drop...

When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of Empire building.

 

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States Has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for Freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for In return is enough to bury those that did not return'.

 

You could have heard a pin drop.
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There was a conference in France where a number of international Engineers were taking part, including French and American.

 

During a break One of the French engineers came back into the room saying, 'Have you heard The latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb Them?'

 

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly, 'Our carriers have Three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are Nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore Facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 People three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh Water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for Use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck,

 

We Have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'

 

You could have heard a pin drop.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals From the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a Cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers That included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting Away in English as they sipped their drinks.

 

Then a French admiral suddenly Complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn Only English. He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'

 

Without Hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

 

You could have heard a pin drop.

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I did not write this but like it so much I had to share............

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