Today our country is 234 years old and in spite of the ‘fundamental transformation’ that has been painfully straining us over the last 18 months, there are some things ‘on being American’ that even he can’t ruin!
One thing in particular that Barack Obama can’t quench is that joyful American spirit in full display [...]

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yankee fantasy camp; our blog friend ken suited up in pinstripes; on fox’s ‘hannity’ friday night. we won’t mention the “OMG!!!!” text message or was it email (?) he got from me at the end of the show!

yay ken — you looked great out there! boo yankees! go dodgers!!

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the person who pulled this video together of rush limbaugh as a dancing, fist bumping judge on miss america, named it “dancing fool”. actually boo on them because this video is a lot of fun and just one more reason to love rush limbaugh and his awesomeness! oh and by the way, rush [...]

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turkey. football. mashed potatoes. football. gramma jenna’s homemade pecan pie. flag football in the rain. homemade stuffing with sausage. the best homemade rolls…
…and giving thanks to god for our many blessings; for our great land; and our military serving in far away places.

and lest you think [...]

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it is no secret that my friend iowahawk is a great patron of the arts. stealing the idea from the feds, he recently established the ‘Iowahawk Endowment for the Arts’ using money he pilfered from his kid’s sock drawer to promote his ‘$33.18 Steel Cage Art Death Match‘ art contest.

generous patron of the arts, [...]

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i once told my husband i’d love a bacon flavored chapstick. um now, there is this. i’ll pass - edgy though. heh.

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she was a remarkable woman - never, in my opinion, in the shadows of her more famous brothers.

eunice kennedy shriver, 1921-2009

she founded the special olympics which actually started as a summer day camp, affectionately dubbed ‘camp shriver,’ in her backyard in 1962. she believed people with special needs could do absolutely anything - and [...]

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i mean really now… how stinking adorable is trig???

todd palin and his son, trig

trig out with his dad - who isn’t bad either - enjoying life!
h/t sondrak

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it was something jill always wanted to do long before she met kevin. so when the time for their wedding came, the two of them led a very enthusiastic wedding party down the aisle in a not-so-traditional but incredibly fun start to a new life together. watch this video — it’s fun!

jill and [...]

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