I thought this was funny!

I GOT GLASSES!

How Do I Look?

To play or not to play..................

One of the best football teams out there right now is the Denver Broncos. The reason for this is because of team work, practice and a good QB. Their Quarter Back is a young man by the name of Tim Tebow.



Tim is a Christian, Homeschooled grad who graduated from the University of Florida in 2010. After that, he was drafted by the Broncos.



Tim Tebow is an outspoken Christian and lives his life in a godly manner, whether he is on or off the field.  After a Touch-Down, he will point to God or kneel and pray giving thanks. Because of this, he has become a target by the media, the left, and people that just don't like Christians. But why? Other people point to heaven after hitting a home run, or scoring a touch-down, so why do they hate him?  Because he lives his life according to the Word of God.  In Major League Sports, you are supposed to be a crowd pleaser, but not a God pleaser. Tebow is a God pleaser.  And for that, God has blessed him and his team. The Broncos have won six straight games.



There has been some discussion on whether or not he should play football because of the bad influences.  I agree that the sports world is a pretty bad place, but could it be that Tim could be a good influence on the sports world?  We know from the Bible that Paul the Apostle changed the world! Also, look at what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount.

"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lamp stand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father  in heaven." ~ Matthew 5:13-16



I believe that as long as Tim Tebow does not get pulled away from God, that he can play football.



I don't know how you feel, but that is what I think.

What he chooses to do is up to him and God.



Sunday is the Patriots, Broncos game. Even thou I am from NH, I'll be rooting for Tebow!

Ten Words Of Advice

Here are some helpful words of advice: (No, not really!)

1.      Always laugh at danger. But be warned, it will laugh at you in the ER!

2.      Never mess around with matches or lighters. Flame-throwers work much better.

3.      Anyone who says “1+1=2” is wrong. Everyone knows that it is really 11.

4.      List of things not to lick: spark plugs, electrical outlets, 9 volt batteries, a frozen piece of metal, motor oil dip sticks, and someone else’s ice cream cone!

5.      There is no difference between gasoline and water. Although, it has never passed the trial by fire.

6.      Light-bulbs didn’t turn on when someone had an idea before Thomas Edison.

7.      Never dive into kiddy pools.

8.      Water Wings under a long sleeved shirt do not make your muscles look any bigger.

9.      “Look both ways before you cross the street” NOTE: it does not say anything about: the road, the drive, the avenue, the highway, the parkway, etc.

10.  4 KNO₃ + C₇H₄O + 2 S —> 2 K₂S + 4 CO₂ + 3 CO + 2 H₂O + 2 N₂  + CH₄ + 2 O₂ → CO₂ + 2 H₂O 2 CH₄ + 3 O₂ → 2 CO + 4 H₂O N₂ + O₂ → 2 NO N₂ + 2 O₂ → 2 NO₂   = Spontaneous Combustion. (In other word: Gunpowder + Fire = Boom!)

Fun at Scouts

Every Tuesday night, our Boy Scout troop, troop 777, has a troop meeting. It is made up of an opening, when we do the Pledge of Allegiance, the scout oath and law, and an opening prayer. It is nice to have a troop made up a Christians. Then we go over the meeting plan and any announcements. Paul, our SPL (Senior Patrol Leader) is the highest youth leader in the troop. (Both in height and power)

Then we do a skill time where we help the TFC scouts (Target First Class, First Class is the half way rank in scouts. The ranks are Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and then Life, which is what I am.   Last is Eagle) we teach basic skills like lashings, map and compass, first aid, knife safety, etc.

Then we break into Troop Time where talk about upcoming events, reflections (talking about past events. The reflection is probably the most important part of an event, because it helps us understand what went well what didn't, how we should do things next time, ect.), and anything that needs to be talked about with the whole troop.

Then we go into patrol time. That's when the two patrols in the troop, the Nighthawks and Recon Patrol, split and talk about things that they need to talk about as a patrol. The patrol time is led by the patrol leader.

Then we do a game. We generally play capture the flag, man hunt or fox and hounds. If the weather is bad outside, we play steel the bacon.

Then we close.

This past week, we tried something different. Paul, who is in charge of the meeting, and my friends Jeremy, Greg, Mason, Ryan and myself went outside before the meeting to hide. We made a plan to do a first aid scenario to teach the younger guys about the importance of knowing their skills and having the proper equipment with them.

It started with Mason going inside and telling the leaders, quietly, what we were going to do. (I forgot to tell you that the plan was a secret. In fact, we were trying to trick the guys and make them think that it was real.) After Mason went in, Ryan went running in and said that everyone needed to get there flash lights and get outside ASAP.

Meanwhile, Paul went and laid down on the other side of a fence on a ledge leading into a sand pit.

When everyone came out, Greg, Jeremy and I all started yelling for Paul.

We split up into groups and started looking for Paul. One of the scouts, that was the reason for this drill, ended up finding him.

We got down to Paul and found out that he had a broken leg and was in shock. Paul was very convincing in his acting. I was almost even sure that he had a broken leg for a few minutes. We treated Paul for the broken leg and made a stretcher out of about 12 jackets. We put them under Paul, and carried him up a ledge, in the dark while it was raining. It felt like an Army Field Medic. When we got to the top, one of the adult leaders puts his hand on Paul’s head and said “Lord, heal this boy” and of course, Paul got up.

We had a lot of fun doing the first aid drill. I can’t wait till we do it again.

Eagle Project Work Day!

Saturday I had my first eagle project work day! (If you don't know what it is, I am restoring a trail in my town) It was awesome! Praise the Lord that we great weather, a good turn out, and got more done than I thought we would in 3 work days! We were only going to clear brush and maybe put in some stepping stones. We ended up clearing brush, putting in stepping stone, rerouting part of the trail, and trimmed half the trail!

Here are some pictures from it. Sorry that the pictures are poor quality. I took them on my phoneless cell phone/camera/pocket organizer.

From left to right: Nick, Tyler, Mason, Mr. B.
This group trimmed the edge of the trail.

From left to right: My dad, Ryan, Paul, David and Greg.
These guys put in stepping stones and cleaned out a drain.

The other group rerouting the trail.

Moving rocks to make stepping stones

The cleared out drain!

Ben, Matt, Chris, Joe and Paul cutting up a fallen tree.

Mr. G. cutting a tree with a chain saw.

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There is one group of men..................................................

........................That will always obey their orders, will enter the battle willingly, always win, never give up. I am talking about, The proud! The few! The plastic army men? Yep, the plastic army men.
One thing I have loved ever since I can remember is playing with plastic army guys. Now my troops have rallied in to a sort of collection. This past week, my dad, mom and I went up to my grandparent's camp.(I will post on the later) I had a lot of time to just sit and set up my army men. It brings out the kid in me, although I am still a kid. :)

WE MUST NEVER FORGET!

September 11, 2001. WE MUST NEVER FORGET THOSE HEROES!

At our church on Sunday after the message, we watched a short movie about 9/11 called "In My Seat".
I gave a different perspective on it.

Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

It is way past Wednesday and time to have the results of the joke of the week contest!
In 10'th place we have none other than................................The Wonderful Thing About Feet!

A boy asked his dad if he could use the family car!
His dad replied "Try walking some where! Why do you think God gave you two feet if you aren't going to walk anywhere?"
"That's easy," the boy replied "one for the gas and one for the break!"

In 9'th places slot goes to The Congressman and the Farmer
A rancher was watching his herd out in the fields of Montana, when suddenly a black Sudan pulled up and a well dress man in a suit, tie, really nice sun glasses and custom made leather shoes stepped out .
The man said to the farmer, "If I can tell you how many cows you have in your herd, will you give me one of your calves?"
"Alright." the farmer replied after thinking about it for a moment, "Why not!"
So the man pulled out his Blackberry Smart phone and found his UTM coordinates on his GPS app. Then he got a satellite photo which was sent to a master computer in Berlin, Germany, which wrote a 126 page report, which got sent to his home office and to his laptop in the trunk of his car. He sent it to his calculator app and had it counted the cows in the photo. Then he printed it on his ink jet printer, also in his trunk. After that he told the rancher: "You have 2,451 cows in this field."
"Wow!" the rancher replied, "Have your pick."
So the man picked a scrawny looking cow and and stuffed it in his trunk. As he was about to leave, the rancher said to him, "If I can tell you what your job is, will you give me back my cow?"
"Sure!" the man replied.
"You are a member of Congress."
"Yea! How did you know?"
"Because you are arrogant! You spend way to much money on things that you don't need! You ask the dumbest questions! You find the hardest way to do the simplest things! You tell me things I already know and you know nothing about animals because this is a herd of sheep, not cows! NOW GIVE ME BACK MY DOG!

I 8'th, No One On The Line!
A young man started a business. To impress his customers, he bought a nice office with a nice chair and desk, and a nice computer, and always wore a nice suit to work. One day a man came in, so, to impress him, he picked up the phone, even though there was no one on the other end, and acted like he was having a very important conversation with a rich customer. When he hung up, he asked the man: "Can I help you?"
"Yes," the man replied. "I am here to hook up your phone line!"

7th is Sink or Swim
A fish and game warden goes up to a man fishing and suspects that the man does not have a fishing license. So he says to the fisherman: "Do you have your license?"
"Nope!" the man replied watching his fishing rod.
"Then how come you're fishing?"
"I 'm not fishing!"
"Than what do you call this?"
"Drowning worms!"

In 6th we have Sticker Shock
An unethical car dealer had taken advantage of several people in the community. He called a local rancher about coming over to buy a bull. When he arrived, the rancher handed him the bill:

• Basic bull: $499.99
• Extra stomachs: $79.99
• 2-ton exterior: $124.99
• Heavy-duty straw chomper: $189.99
• High-output drain system: $149.99
• Automatic flyswatter: $88.99
• Genuine bullhide upholstery: $179.99
• Deluxe dual horns: 59.99
• Automatic fertilizer attachment: $339.99
• 4x4 traction drive assembly: $884.99
• Pre-delivery wash and detailing: $69.99
• Destination charge: $395.99
• Tax, license and title: $63.99

The bill came to $3,128.87
This gave the dealer a new appreciation for the term "sticker shock"

5th place goes to Eat Dirt
A vacuum cleaner salesman goes out to a little town in the country to try to sell a vacuum. (This takes place in the early 1900s) Anywho, the man saw an elderly lady sweeping her porch. So he got out of his car and went up to her. Then he pulled a packet of dirt out of his pocket, ripped it open and dumped it on the floor. Then he said: "If my vacuum can't suck that up, I'll eat it myself!"
The lady told him: "Better start chomping mister, because we don't have electricity out here!"

And 4th is Wrong Number!
A girl went to a party, but was out later than she was supposed to be.
She tried to call home, but unknowingly called the wrong house.
An elderly woman answered the phone and she sounded like she had just woken up.
"I'm sorry mom, but I wont be home until later tonight." Said the girl.
"Mom? I am not your mom! I don't even have a daughter!" the woman yelled
"Wow, mom! I knew you would be mad, but I never thought you would disown me."

3rd belongs to Beware of Dog?
A man walked into a country store out in the middle of nowhere. He read a sign that said "Beware of Dog." on the wall!
As he entered, he saw an old Basset Hound sound asleep in the middle of the floor.
He asked the man behind the counter, "Is that the dog I need to "Beware" of?"
"Sure is!" the man behind the counter replied.
"That dog doesn't look like it could hurt a fly!"

"Than why do you have the sign?"
"Because before I got it, people kept tripping over him!"

2nd is Under the Stars
Two men went camping. As they were lying in their sleeping bags, one said to the other "What do you see up there?" pointing to the sky.
"Lots of stars!" the other replied.
"And what does that tell you."
"It tells me that it will be nice tomorrow!"
"That's funny, it tells me that someone took our tent!"

And in 1st place we have, drum roll please............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. SCARED TO DEATH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A man got a job as a taxi driver. On his first day of work he picked up a passenger and started to take him to his destination.
The passenger needed to ask the driver a question, so he leaned forward and tapped on his shoulder. As soon as he did the driver screamed and lost control of the car. After dodging a fire hydrant, running two red lights and a stop sign, almost hitting a dog and an old lady crossing the street, he came to a stop inches away from a garbage truck.
"Are you OK?" asked the passenger.
"I am just fine. You scared me when you tapped on my shoulder."
"How did that scare you?"
"Well, for the last 12 years I have been driving a hearse.

Hope you enjoyed the joke of the week contest!!!!

Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

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Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

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If you have sent your ballot to me, it did not come through. Please try sending it again.
I have some ballots, mine and my moms, but I am still looking for your's

Joke of the Week! Contest!!!!!!

Joke of the week contest? What is that?
I am doing a contest to see what you think are the top ten funniest jokes!

Here's how it works:
Pick 10 jokes that you think are funny. Then put them in order from funniest to least funny
To find the jokes, go to my side bar and click on the tab that says "Jokes". Each joke has a title
Then e-mail me your ballot. Click here to e-mail me
You have until next Wednesday to cast your ballot
Ask family members to vote to. The more people that vote, the better it will be!
I will post the funniest jokes next week

Back to School

I don't know about you, but after a summer off from school, it is almost refreshing to start up again.
Today is my first official day of school. I have been doing math for a few weeks, already.

Tomorrow I will start working on my Eagle Project plans and report. I am hoping to start working on the project itself in December.

Life can get pretty crazy during the school year. This is the first year of high school.

Vacation was fun, but I am glad that school has started again!

Bird Brain

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A few weeks ago I saw a Belted Kingfisher with its mate flying past our camp site. It was a neat thing to watch. Even though we were near water, you don't normally see Kingfishers around like you do Sparrows or Robins.

Journal Entry #4-Page 6
Belted King Fisher- Ceryle Alcyon

ID: 13"; ONLY KINGFISHER THAT LIVES ABOVE TEXAS!!!!! Large bill; Blue-Gray head, back and wings; white collar.
Male: All White Belly
Female: Reddish-Brown Belt on Belly

Feeding: Hovers, then plunges into the water, or dives from perch. Eats fish, amphibians, reptiles and insets.

Habitat: Near water such as; rivers, lakes, streams and coastal bays.

Voice: A sharp "Tick", often in a series.


Info from "Stokes Field Guide To Birds - Eastern Region" by Donald and Lillian Stokes

Joke of the Week! "Beware of Dog?"

I am sorry I haven't had a joke in a long time.

A man walked into a country store out in the middle of nowhere. He read a sign that said "Beware of Dog." on the wall!
As he entered, he saw an old Basset Hound sound asleep in the middle of the floor.
He asked the man behind the counter, "Is that the dog I need to "Beware" of?"
"Sure is!" the man behind the counter replied.
"That dog dosen't look like it could hurt a fly!"
"It couldn't!"
"Than why do you have the sign?"
"Because before I got it, people kept tripping over him!"

Bird Brain

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I'm very sorry that I haven't done this in a couple months.
Today I saw a Barn Swallow in my yard, so I decided to do another Bird Brain!

Journal Entry #3 Page:5
Barn Swallow - Hirundo Rustica

ID: 7"; long forked tale; upper parts Blue-Black; Buffy Breast; chin and throat Reddish-Brown.
Feed: Mostly insects; common to eat in pairs during egg-laying season; in small flocks at other times.
Habitat: Open country near barns or open out buildings, bridges or culverts.
Voice: Both gender give song of continuous twitter and occassional greeting sounds; during feeding or alarm, call "Chit-chit."




Info from "Stokes Field Guide To Birds - Eastern Region" by Donald and Lillian Stokes

Joke of the Week! "The Best Gift"

Sorry there was no joke last week. There will be no joke next week, too. :(

A convict in jail for 20 years sent his mother a birthday card. Unfortunately, the only paper he had was a post card that said "Wish you were here".

Airsoft Party

Yesterday I had my birthday party. (Yes, yesterday was my birthday, for those who were wondering)
Anyway, I had a bunch of friends over to play airsoft. (It's kinda like shooting a BB gun at someone only it shoots plastic instead of metal and it is not as powerful as a BB gun.)
Within the first five minutes of playing, three of the guys on my team had been killed, including me. Our team didn't win that one.
But the next round took longer and we also won it, thanks to a sniper rifle.
The next round we lost, but we were going up against a machine gun and a sniper rifle.
The round after that we were not able to finsh, it lasted almost a hour.
It was a fun party.

Trying out the guns

Eating lunch

Eating lunch again

Eating cake

Getting ready to go back out

My grandparents gave me a .22 rifle for my birthday.

It is really nice!

   

At the end, my mom took a picture of us 

From left to right: David, Mike, Matt, Ryan, Me, Paul, Chris, Joe and Mason

 I thank God for allowing me to live another year and for giving me such good friends.

Matt's Spicy Cheese Salsa

Yesterday I became a mad scientist in our kitchen. I made my own cheese salsa. Amazingly, it turned out pretty good. I guess Boy Scout Cooking has helped a lot.

Here is my recipe:
For a family night size:
2 1/2 - 3 1/2 cups of shredded cheese
1/2 cup of milk
1 tbsp water
1/4 cup diced tomato
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup red bell pepper
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp onion salt
1/8 tsp garlic powder

Melt the cheese in  a small sauce pan at medium/low heat.
Cut up onion, tomato and pepper.
Stir cheese and add the milk. Stir until the cheese is completely melted.
Add chili powder, onion salt and garlic and stir until mixed.
Add tomato, onion and pepper and stir.
Let sit on low heat for five mintes.
Then microwave for 30 seconds or until bubbles.
Serve on top of corn chips.
You may want to microwave it before you serve again, if it has cooled down.

Joke of the Week! "Scared to Death"

A man got a job as a taxi driver. On his first day of work he picked up a passenger and started to take him to his destination.
The passenger needed to ask the driver a question, so he leaned forward and tapped on his shoulder. As soon as he did the driver screamed and lost control of the car. After dodging a fire hydrant, running two red lights and a stop sign, almost hitting a dog and an old lady crossing the street, he came to a stop inches away from a garbage truck.
"Are you OK?" asked the passenger.
"I am just fine. You scared me when you tapped on my shoulder."
"How did that scare you?"
"Well, for the last 12 years I have been driving a hearse.

Joke of the Week! "The Big, Small Order"

Yipes! That tomato was a little too close!

A dad sent his son to pick up an order of live chickens at the train station.
On the way home he was very careful not to drop the crate full of squawking chickens. But as he got to his own street, the crate slipped out of his hands and smashed on the sidewalk.
Chickens went everywhere! Scurrying about, the boy had a hard time trying to catch them, but soon, exhausted and out of breath, rounded them all up.
When he returned home he explained to his father what had happened. "But I rounded up all 12 of them!" he said proudly.
"Well, you done good, son!" said his father. "But I only ordered 8!"



You have good aim! Really Good AIM! SPLAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Joke of the Week! "Under the Stars"

Happy Birthday to my mom!
Did anyone miss me? Nuts, didn't think so!

Two men went camping. As they were lying in their sleeping bags, one said to the other "What do you see up there?" pointing to the sky.
"Lots of stars!" the other replied.
"And what does that tell you."
"It tells me that it will be nice tomorrow!"
"Thats funny, it tells me that someone took our tent!"

HATS OFF!

Hats Off by Henry Holcomb Bennett

Hats Off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the sky:
Hats off!
The colors before us fly....
But more than the flag is passing by....
Days of plenty and years of peace;
March of a strong land's swift increase;
Equal justice, right, and law,
Stately honor and reverend awe;
Sign of a nation, great and strong
To ward her people from foreign wrong:
Pride and glory and honor,-all
Live in the colors to stand or fall.
Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums;
And loyal hearts are beating high:
Hats off!
THE FLAG IS PASSING BY!


Have a blessed Flag Day

Joke of the Week! "Wrong Number!"

Hello little peoples, welcome back! Never lick a spark plug. Trust me!

A girl went to a party, but was out later than she was supposed to be.
She tried to call home, but unknowingly called the wrong house.
An elderly woman answered the phone and she sounded like she had just woken up.
"I'm sorry mom, but I wont be home until later tonight." Said the girl.
"Mom? I am not your mom! I don't even have a daughter!" the woman yelled
"Wow, mom! I knew you would be mad, but I never thought you would disown me."

Joke of the Week! "Muscle Man"

I see the tomatoes in that bucket there! So, just drop em'!


A man walks into a doctor's office and says to the doctor "I am having trouble sleeping."
"Do you know why?" the doctor asked.
"Yep."
"Why?"
"My calf muscle is driving me crazy!"
"Well, did you pull it?"
"No! It just keeps going 'moo, moo, moo' all night long!"




Got to run cause here come the tomatoes!

A Walk Through the Cemetery

By Justin Mathews

One day as I walked through a cemetery,

On a gorgeous Memorial Day,
I looked and I saw rows and rows of flags along the way,
So many flags along the grave stones, enough to touch the sky,
And underneath these engraved stones,Is where our heroes lie.

I looked and saw a stone from Concord,the first battle of the Revolutionary War,

And after this both sides knew, Independence lay beyond this door.
I looked and saw a grave from the Battle of Bunker Hill,
And in that field the lives that were lost are in our memories still.

I saw a grave from Gettysburg where a great battle was fought,

Though I do not know the number of dead, I know it was quite a lot.
I saw a grave from a battle of World War I,
Where many men gave their lives, some were fathers, all were sons.

I saw a grave from Normandy Beach, the battle our heroes won,

The Americans stopped the advancing Germans the Invasion of France was done.
I saw a grave from Okinawa a battle that America won,
The raid on Japan now was over and now the war was done.

From Korea, and Vietnam, from the Gulf War to Iraq,

Brave soldiers fought, brave soldiers died, brave soldiers did come back.
I will always honor the men who fought to make me free,
And that is what Memorial Day means to me.

For all of those who gave their lives to defend our liberty,
I'll remember it is because of them that I am living free.
And as I think of all those brave, there are two things I'll say,
Thank God I'm an American boy, God has blessed the USA.

Joke of the Week! "No One on the Line"

I am running out of things to say!
A young man started a business. To impress his customers, he bought a nice office with a nice chair and desk, and a nice computer, and always wore a nice suit to work. One day a man came in, so, to impress him, he picked up the phone, even though there was no one on the other end, and acted like he was having a very important conversation with a rich customer. When he hung up, he asked the man: "Can I help you?"
"Yes," the man replied. "I am here to hook up your phone line!"

Sorry!!!!!

The Bird Brain I put on yesterday was a big OOOOOPS! Please disregard post!

Joke of the Week! "Eat Dirt!"

AHGGGGGG! HERE HE COMES! RUN!

A vacuum cleaner salesman goes out to a little town in the country to try to sell a vacuum. (This takes place in the early 1900s) Anywho, the man saw an elderly lady sweeping her porch. So he got out of his car and went up to her. Then he pulled a packet of dirt out of his pocket, ripped it open and dumped it on the floor. Then he said: "If my vacuum can't suck that up, I'll eat it myself!"
The lady told him: "Better start chomping mister, because we don't have electricity out here!"

Bird Brain



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 Well, I'm back. I hope you enjoyed last week's Bird Brain! Here is this weeks! The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.
A few weeks ago, I spent the week at my grand- parents house. I was outside taking a walk around the yard when I heard a call that sounded like a "weep weep"
When I went over to where the sound was coming from, I saw a bird that looked like a downy woodpecker but was much to big to be a downy woodpecker. When I got inside  I looked it up in my bird book and found that it was a yellow-bellied sapsucker.
Here is the Bird ID from Stokes Feild Guide to Birds:
Black-and-white-streaked face; red patch on forehead; elongated white patch on shoulder of black wings; central belly yellowish.
MALE: Red chin.
FEMALE: White chin.
IN FLIGHT: Note white rump and white sholder patches
FALL JUV: Brownish overall, but with white wing patch like adult's. Gradually molts into adult plumage by spring.

Joke of the Week! "The Mothers Day Card"

Better run cause here I come!

Two girls bought their mother flowers for mothers day.
They told their mother that they used their own money to buy the flowers.
The younger of the two stated "We bought you these because you always ask for some peace so you can rest."
When their mother opened the card it simply stated "Rest in Peace"

Bird Brain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_Kestrel_on_the_hunt.jpg

I decided to start a new weekly post called "Bird Brain". No, I am not calling you a bird brain.
This week's bird is one that you probably don't hear about very often. It is called the American Kestrel. We had a family of them living around our house.
I keep a small bird journal with me in my pocket. Here's the entry about the kestrel.
March 28, 2011
The American Kestrel is 9" Long. Small colorful falcon, long tail, thin sickle-shaped wings. Male: Blue-gray wings; redish brown tail with broad black tip; a line of translucent spots is visible along trailing edge of wing.
Female: Wings, black and tail reddish-brown; thin dark brown harson tail. Spots along trailing edge of wings less conspicuas.
Perched: Two black side burns on each side of face. Male has blue gray wings, female has lightly barred brown wings.
Immature: Almost the same as adult.


Hope you enjoy Bird Brain!

Joke of the Week! "The Congress Man and the Farmer"

Hey Peoples, I AM BACK!!!!! Did you miss me? I didn't think you would!!!!

Here is this weeks joke!
A rancher was watching his herd out in the fields of Montana, when suddenly a black Sudan pulled up and a well dress man in a suit, tie, really nice sun glasses and custom made leather shoes stepped out .
The man said to the farmer, "If I can tell you how many cows you have in your herd, will you give me one of your calves?"
"Alright." the farmer replied after thinking about it for a moment, "Why not!"
So the man pulled out his Blackberry Smart phone and found his UTM coordinates on his GPS app. Then he got a satellite photo which was sent to a master computer in Berlin, Germany, which wrote a 126 page report, which got sent to his home office and to his laptop in the trunk of his car. He sent it to his calculator app and had it counted the cows in the photo. Then he printed it on his ink jet printer, also in his trunk. After that he told the rancher: "You have 2,451 cows in this field."
"Wow!" the rancher replied, "Have your pick."
So the man picked a scrawny looking cow and and stuffed it in his trunk. As he was about to leave, the rancher said to him, "If I can tell you what your job is, will you give me back my cow?"
"Sure!" the man replied.
"You are a member of Congress."
"Yea! How did you know?"
"Because you are arrogant! You spend way to much money on things that you don't need! You ask the dumbest questions! You find the hardest way to do the simplest things! You tell me things I already know and you know nothing about animals because this is a herd of sheep, not cows! NOW GIVE ME BACK MY DOG!

Go Fish!!!!!

This past Friday and Saturday, a few of us from my boy scout troop went on a "Fishing Campout". It was a blast! A friend of our assistant scoutmaster let us campout on his property. It was a really nice place to camp, right near the water. We had to get up at four in the morning on Saturday so we could start fishing right away. Some people started fishing a 2:00 am. That's what I call extreme!!!!!!
We cought about 30 fish and kept 19.
We knew it was going to rain on Saturday, and we did get some rain, but we also got an inch of snow!!!!! We had a lot of fun. And thanks to Mr. B. for taking these great pictures!


Our Campsite




My Friend David and Me




Us Fishing



David



My Dad and Me Fishing From Shore




My Dad Helping David With His Fishing Rod



David, Paul, Me and Nate Standing By The Fire

Our Campsite With Snow (The Snow Was Free Of Charge And Unwanted)

Us Fishing Some More



Me With One Of My Fish



David and Me In Our Canoe

Joke of the Week! "Sink or Swim"

Your back? You must like my jokes! Good thing someone does!

A fish and game warden goes up to a man fishing and suspects that the man does not have a fishing license. So he says to the fisherman: "Do you have your license?"
"Nope!" the man replied watching his fishing rod.
"Then how come you're fishing?"
"I 'm not fishing!"
"Than what do you call this?"
"Drowning worms!"

Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!

Sons of man and angles say: Alleluia!

Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!

Sing, ye heavens and earth reply: Alleluia.

Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!

Where, o death, is now your sting? Alleluia!

Dying once He all doth save, Alleluia!

Where thy victory, o grave? Alleluia!

Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!

Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!
Christ has opened Paradise, Alleluia!

Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skyes, Alleluia!

Happy Easter

Joke of the Week! "Future Botanist"

Sorry it was late. But you can stop crying now!

A Sunday school teacher was talking to her class about plants and how some plants go with different holidays.
"The pumpkin goes with Thanksgiving, the Christmas tree goes with Christmas, and can someone tell me what plant goes with Easter?"
One six year old raised his hand and said "Egg plant".

"Gods of the Copy Book Headings" by Rudyard Kipling

Here is another one of my favorite pomes.

As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race,
I make my proper prostrations to the Gods of the Market Place.
Peering through reverent fingers I watch them flourish and fall,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings, I notice, outlast them all.

We were living in trees when they met us. They showed us each in turn
That Water would certainly wet us, as Fire would certainly burn:
But we found them lacking in Uplift, Vision and Breadth of Mind,
So we left them to teach the Gorillas while we followed the March of Mankind.

We moved as the Spirit listed. They never altered their pace,
Being neither cloud nor wind-borne like the Gods of the Market Place,
But they always caught up with our progress, and presently word would come
That a tribe had been wiped off its ice field, or the lights had gone out in Rome.

With the Hopes that our World is built on they were utterly out of touch,
They denied that the Moon was Stilton; they denied she was even Dutch;
They denied that Wishes were Horses; they denied that a Pig had Wings;
So we worshipped the Gods of the Market Who promised these beautiful things.

When the Cambrian measures were forming, they promised perpetual peace.
They swore, if we gave them our weapons, that the wars of the tribes would cease.
But when we disarmed they sold us and delivered us bound to our foe,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "Stick to the Devil you know."

On the first Feminine Sandstones we were promised the Fuller Life
(Which started by loving our neighbor and ended by loving his wife)
Till our women had no more children and the men lost reason and faith,
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "The Wages of Sin is Death."

In the Carboniferous Epoch we were promised abundance for all,
by robbing selected Peter to pay for collective Paul;
but, though we had plenty of money, there was nothing our money could buy,
and the Gods of the Copybook Headings said: "If you don't work you die."

Then the Gods of the Market tumbled, and their smooth-tongued wizards withdrew
And the hearts of the meanest were humbled and began to believe it was true
That All is not Gold that Glitters, and Two and Two make Four
And the Gods of the Copybook Headings limped up to explain it once more.

As it will be in the future, it was at the birth of Man
there are only four things certain since Social Progress began.
That the Dog returns to his Vomit and the Sow returns to her Mire,
And the burnt Fool's bandaged finger goes wobbling back to the Fire;

And that after this is accomplished, and the brave new world begins
When all men are paid for existing and no man must pay for his sins,
As surely as Water will wet us, as surely as Fire will burn,
The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!

Joke of the Week! "The Weather Board"

Sorry this one is late. I know you're sad.
But don't be sad any more because Matt's Joke of the Week is BACK!!!!!!!!!!!

A man was driving through a town when he saw a sign on the side of the road with a rope hanging from it.
The sign was entitled: The Weather Board.
It stated this: rope wet - raining, rope easy to see - sunny, rope swinging - windy, rope hard to see - foggy, rope white - snowing, rope missing - thief in town





Hope you like it.
If you do, please leave a comment, because I love comments!

A day in the life of............ME!

I got this idea from a boy that does a blog called "Colin for the Clan". You should check it out, it's a really cool blog!
Anyway, he gave me this idea to tell you about my everyday life!
I get up at about 7:00 and do my morning chores, which include letting out the ducks and chickens. Then sometimes I go for a walk so I can have some quiet time with God before I start off my day.
At about 8:00 I come in and eat breakfast, make my bed, put away things that might be out in my room.
At about 8:30 my mom and I do a devotion and then I start my school. First my mom and I do reading. Then I do grammar, math, science and Latin. That keeps me busy until about 12:00. Then we have lunch (the best part of the day).
After that, I have some scout stuff that I need to do, which takes me about 1 hour. Then I have afternoon chores like taking out the trash, putting wood on the porch, collecting eggs. Then I have free time. Mostly I run around and play army or something or I do a wood working project. If it's raining I play Lego's or play a game with Holly (my sister) or play the piano!
At 7:00 the ducks and chickens are ready to go in.
Then at about 7:30 we have a family movie that we watch.
At about 8:30 I go up to bed and read or I work on a book I am writing.
At about 9:30 I turn out my light and listen to some music on my MP3 player, and at about 10:30 I fall asleep.

I am glad God gave me the life I have. I learn a lot about responsibility every day!
Leave a comment about your day!

In-duck-structible: The Duck That Wouldn't Die!!!!

Back in 05 my dad had an idea of getting ducks during the rainy season. "Fun" I thought and it was fun. We thought that they would only live for a year or two. That's where we were wrong! I won't give you the whole history lesson about my ducks because you will be here until your next birthday, so I will tell you the short version. Get out your math brain! We started with 6 ducks, lost 2, gained 2, lost 3. We are now at 3 ducks. I love math! (if you look on the side bar, there is a picture of them)

One of my ducks, Chip, who is 6 years old, has a knack for getting hurt.(the one on the top in the picture) He has been hit in the back of the head with rocks, golf balls, sticks and who knows what else. We has had part of his foot chomped off by a snapping turtle,  he stepped on a nail, and twisted his ankle. Have you ever seen a duck limp?
Anyway, last week I went out to put my ducks to bed and found that Chip had been attacked by a fox, but for some reason the fox didn't do in the duck, drag it off and eat it. My mom said not to go into details because it was kinda yucky! At one point I didn't think that he had any eyes!(No more details, don't worry, you can eat your lunch now, if you still want to!) But he is still alive and back to normal. He still has his eyes! This duck is indestructible! He may be a wacked out duck, but he sure has some kind of immune system!

It's hard trying to take a picture of a duck that won't sit still!

"Dude, Like Get this Like Thing Like Out Of My Like Face!"

I think that this duck could go on the list of things that would survive a nuke blast, along with Twinkies, ding-dongs and cockroaches!