Christmas Light Gone Wild

Here is a display of some Christmas lights that have made their way around the internet for a couple of years. They still are a lot of fun to watch. If you haven't seen them, here you go:

Is there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?

Christmas. Commonly confused with getting gifts, eating too much, and spending more that you make is really not about Santa Clause, Christmas Trees, and Shopping Malls. Does anyone remember what Christmas is really about? Charlie Brown reminds us. Worth taking a look!

Security Guard at the Church was Former Minneapolis Cop

Ok, the Minnesota ties to this case are crazy. Not only were 2 the victims from Minnesota, but the security guard who saved the lives of so many was a former Minneapolis Police Officer. She has been so humble. As things continue to be sorted out, it is amazing to see the out pouring of support by everyone, even the media.

Security guard who stopped shooter credits God

Jeanne Assam, the female congregant who shot a gunman who entered New Life Church Sunday, said she felt weak as she approached him because she had been fasting. "I prayed for the Holy Spirit to guide me, for the Holy Spirit to be with me," she said. "My hands weren't even shaking. I knew what I had to do." developing story

Wow, I am totally amazed by this story. What is going on it this country? Thank God for this lady who was packing heat and had the sense to do something when it counted most. Not Stand there and let more people get killed.

Having just killed 2 and injuring 2 more - at YWAM - Youth With a Mission, Matthew Murray, at 24 year old, burst into the church with the intent of killing many people in a blaze of gun fire. Carrying more than 500 rounds, Murry got only a few feet into the lobby when Assam confronted him and took him down. Way-to-go!

Here you have a perfect example of a legal, gun carrying, permit holding member of society who used a GUN to save lives. As long as there are criminals, Liberals need to remember who truely are going to protect the people. It is not the government. It is the law abiding citizens united.

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New Life Church

New Life shooting 11th church-related shooting in recent US history

A look at victims in the Colo. church shootings

Man injured in New Life Church shooting says he tried to distract ...

Global Warming :: Real or Hoax

I have heard so much about Global Warming these days that I am wondering who is pushing all this stuff. I mean, I honestly don't believe it ~ not for a second. It is obvious to me that there are some serious political and social powers working behind the scenes. Doesn't anybody ready these days?

For instance, visit: www.friendsofscience.org and see for yourself what real scientist who have real experience with science have to say about the whole global warming debate. You will never hear a commentator on the news talk about them, nor will you ever here them ask the people they interview to actually provide proof for their statements. No, it is always emotions and hypothesis.

I am sitting here in St. Croix Falls, WI freezing my butt off because the earth is warming? Huh? The latest news on channel 11 ~ www.kare11.com ~ is that Global Warming is causing it to snow more. What? Does anyone believe this? It is freezing outside and getting colder.

Al Gore has made it popular to be Green, but he is not the example of what Green is. His fictional "carbon footprint", which isn't real, is huge because of all the SUV's, Planes, and Secret Service guys that he drives around with. He has a mansion that is like a castle and uses energy like it is free. And he lectures us about warming the planet? Yea, that might be effective.

Now City Hall is looking to mandate Green Building Initiatives and Sustainable Design, etc. That all sounds good, but what it really does is raise the cost of everything you want to build. You will be paying higher prices for all the materials, for the guy that has to certify your building, the guy who checks up on the paperwork for your building, and the materials are worthless. They are made out of recycled crap materials that will fall apart if they get wet.

All the while, we are trying to save the earth, but China is allowed to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Ok, that is just stupid. We won't, but they can ~ so we can depend on all our friends in Venezuela and the Middle East. Perfect. Way to go Congress.

Wake up people of the world. Global Warming is a hoax. It is socialist behavior modification. It is a tool for the socialist Democrats to impose their views on your behaviors and make you do what they say. Don't fall for it!

Silo crash almost deadly

Ok, this is really weird. We were driving down to New Richmond on Tuesday morning and drove up on the scene of what looked like a horrific accident. All we saw was the remains of the van below being pulled from the rubble of a toppled silo. I thought that someone had died.

When we got home, we saw the following story on the Leader website http://www.the-leader.com/. That girl is so lucky to be alive! I also noticed that her last name is Baillargeon. Apparently she is related to the teacher that was accused of having sex with the teenager from Amery. What a coincidence.

Sarah Baillargeon, a 28-year-old Amery woman was injured when her vehicle collided with a silo Monday evening and she is "lucky to be alive," according to Polk County Sheriff Tim Moore.

The accident occurred at the Kieckhoefer farm on Hwy. 65, two miles south of Hwy. 8 at Kennedy Mill Avenue. According to a sheriff's report Sarah Baillargeon was driving south on 65 and approaching a sharp curve when she said she became disoriented due to heavy fog and failed to negotiate the curve.

She exited the road and struck a 50-foot cement silo and came to rest in the silo pit. The vehicle was left in the silo pit until Tuesday morning due to severe damage caused to the silo, rendering it unstable. - Photo from Polk County Sheriff's Department




Van plows into silo; driver escapes before structure topples
Silo collision blamed on fog
Woman crashed into silo; cell phone camera captures fall

Teacher's aide accused sexual assult

Brenda K. Baillargeon of Amery, WI was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with one of her students. This is another unfortunate situation where an adult made some obviously horrible choices and yet others will ultimately pay the consequences. Pending a divorce from her husband, Ms. Baillargeon sits in jail, unable to post bail. Her kids, the male student, the families, and even Ms. Baillargeon will continue to suffer.

A teen, a tutor, a tale of child sexual abuse (11/16/07)
Teacher accused of having sex with student (11/15/07)
Female Wisconsin teacher’s aide accused of sex with teen boy (11/15/07)
Former Teacher’s Aide Faces Sex Charges (11/15/07)

Bigfoot at Interstate Park?

Has anyone seen the video of "bigfoot" at Interstate Park in St. Croix Falls, WI. I personally don't believe in bigfoot, but I think that someone went to a lot of creative filming to make it look real. I don't know much about this film, I just saw it on www.youtube.com.

If you have any information about who filmed it and when, leave me a comment.

December 1, 2007 Snow Storm

Happy winter! We got our first significant snow yesterday. It was awesome. We got maybe a few inches, but it of course drifted like crazy right on our door step.

Ok, it wasn't this bad, but did have a lot of fun driving in the white out conditions down in Hudson for an impromtu shopping trip and sliding that night at our Friends house on their backyard hill.

The best part was coming home to a nice warm house since we left the woodburning stove (Vermont Casting - Encore) burning while we were gone. We watched a Christmas Little House on the Prairie (my wife's choice) and snuggled in front of the fire.

DEER Sighting or Sitting...

Ok, so I just said how so many deer were killed this last week from hunting. Well, apparently not enough were taken. As we got onto the on ramp at Hwy 8 & 35S we passed 2 huge does standing on the side of the road. They had a blanket of snow on them and they looked at us as if to say, "what, you never seen a deer before?" Anyways, it was pretty funny.