IF… I…

Today I decided to do a fun blog, since I haven't blogged in a couple of weeks. I got this idea from Shannon over at "Life after I Dew". So fun!

If  I could do any job in the world I’d work as a Travel Host, on the Travel Channel; so I could explore the world.

If  I had a day to myself, I’d get a pedicure, get my nails done, buy a new suit and get a full body massage.

If  I could live anywhere in the U.S. or World; I’d have a beach home in Florida all while living a Castle in Ireland.

If  I could have any talent in the world, I’d be able to play the piano.

If  money were no object; I’d drive a white range rover sport and a BMW 6 series  convertible.

If  I could meet one person; I’d meet Jesus while he was still on earth.

If  I could shop at one store the rest of my life; I’d shop at Bloomingdales.

If  I could get another animal; I’d get a husky or golden retriever (puppy of course).

If  I could go on a trip now, I’d go to Costa Rica.

If  I could pick between a housekeeper and a personal chef; I’d choose a personal chef… hands down! {Though L is becoming quite the little Chef} J

If  I could get married to L again; I’d have a small intimate wedding at the Monmouth Plantation Home in Natchez, Mississippi.

If  you meet me in real life you would be disappointed with my lack of whit, I'm really not funny at all.

If  I could learn a new trait, I’d become a photographer.

That’s all… the rest I can deal with for now.

lucy

We Remember....9/11

I was 18, a freshman, sitting in a College History class. Ironic? Maybe. We were in deep discussion about WW2. Little did we know, WWW 3 war was slowly unfolding.  We had a TV in our classroom. We turned it on to watch in horror what was developing. There was not a single movement in the classroom, you could have heard pen drop. At first I thought it was an accident, and then the only thing you heard was the anchors, the terror in their voices as they described what they saw as the second plane hit. Our Professor dismissed our class, and asked us to call our parents and pray for our country.

8:46 AM Flight 11 crashes at roughly 466 mph (790km/h or 219m/s or 425 knots) into the north face of the North Tower (1 WTC) of the World Trade Center, between floors 93 and 99.



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  9:03 AM  Flight 175 crashes at about 590 mph (950 km/h) into the south face of the South Tower (2 WTC) of the World Trade Center, banked between floors 77 and 85.

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9:37 AM Flight 77 crashes into the western side of the Pentagon.



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9:59 AM The South Tower of the World Trade Center begins to collapse, 56 minutes and 2 seconds after the impact of Flight 175.

10:03 AM United Airlines Flight 93 is crashed by its hijackers and passengers, due to fighting in the cockpit 80 miles (129 km) southeast of Pittsburgh in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

10:28 AM The North Tower of the World Trade Center begins to collapse.

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At that moment I made the decision. The decision to serve something far greater then myself. Even though it wasn’t till 2008 until I moved to DC; it was the greatest experience of my life. I have a complete different understanding of “terrorism”, “the Middle East”, and huge respect for President Bush.

 At 3:30 p.m. EST,on May 1st, 2011 a 40-man Navy Seals squadron raided a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, killing the Al Qaeda leader Osama Bid Laden with a bullet to the head!

God Bless you and God Bless the United States of America.

lucy

Is waterboarding torture?

Because September 11^th is approaching, and I am glued to the TV right now, with VPOTUS book release and all the interviews of POTUS, and what he did and what really happened on September 11th. I thought I would see if you guys believed waterboarding is torture? I’m just curious to know.

I am obviously very patriotic, but I do feel there is a difference. For instance, in China they do anything from Immersion in sewage, ripping out fingernails, sleep deprivation, cigarette burns to beatings with electric prods {even though it was outlawed in 1996}, in Iran or Iraq, they take it a step further to being hung upside-down, deprived of air, kicked, whipped, beaten, given electric shocks, and sodomized.

Now I’m not saying I support any of this, nor am I saying I’m against it, but I will say I think there is a fine line, as well as a huge difference between torture and waterboarding.

If there is information that United States needs to attain, because this information could be detrimental to the United States….. I really feel that they should utilize every avenue in order to accomplish this goal. These are just my opinions though… now I want to hear yours.

*Please take the poll located on the right top corner of this blog*

lucy