Happy 4th Of July!

I hope you all are having a wonderful 4th of July. If your birthday, July 4th is today, then this SendOutCard is for you.

 

 

Here are some famous people who were born on the 4th of July:

 

Malia Obama turns 15

Mike, The Situation Sorrntino turns 31

Calvin Cooledge (1872-1933)

Melanie Fiona turns 30

Gina Lollobridge turns 88

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)

George Steinbrenner (1930-2010)

Mitch Miller (1911-2010)

Neil Simon turns 86

Geraldo Rivera turns 70

Abigail Van Buren (1918-2013)

Ann Landers (1918-2002)

Bill Withers turns 75

Edward Craven Walker (1918-2000)

Leona Helmsley (1920-2007)

Floyd Little turns 46

Eva Marie Saint turns 89

 

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If You Think You Can't, You're Right!

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A lot of people put off their success by thinking they can't.  In the meantime, there is someone else, half way around the world or in your own back yard, making things happen because they THINK they can.

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My favorite sport is Tennis.  Today I am watching the Wimbledon tennis matches.  If you are a tennis fan, send me an email and let me know what you think of the players, you play tennis, or whatever is on your mind about Tennis.  velmaac@centurylink.net

If today, July 3rd is your birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on July 3rd are:

Tom Cruise turns 51
Kevin Hart turns 33
Nathalia Ramos turns 21
Andrea Barber turns 37
Thomas Gibson turns 51
Sandra Lee turns 47
Julian Assange turns 42
Sebastian Vettel turns 26
Olivia Munn turns 33
Montel Williams turns 57
Moises Alou turns 47
Manny Lawson turns 29
Yeardley Smith turns 50
Jan Smithers turns 64
Hunter Tylo turns 51
Shawnee Smith turns 43
Kirkwood Smith turns 70
Gloria Allred turns 72

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I'm Leaving On A Jet Plane

Well, not really a Jet Plane, but I am leaving for North Dakota in the morning.  We are driving from Spokane, WA to Billings, MT tomorrow.  Then finishing the trip from Billings to Bismarck on Saturday afternoon.

So, if your birthday is today, June 27th, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on June 27th are:

Drake Bell turns 27

Khloe Kardashian turns 29

Helen Keller (1880-1968)

Chandler Riggs turns 14

Tobey Maguire turns 38

Ed Westwick turns 38

Ross Perot turns 83

Gabi Wilson turns 16

Christian Kane turns 39

JJ Abrams turns 27

Vera Wang turns 64

Draco Rosa turns 44

Cece Frey turns 22

Madylin Sweeten turns 22

India DeBeaufort turns 26

Dale Styn turns 30

Julia Duffy turns 62

Emma Lahana turns 29

June 27, 1955, the first automobile seat belt legislation is enacted in Illinois.

June 27, 2008, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and the richest man in the world, retired from day-to-day activities with Microsoft so that he can docus on his foundation.

June 27, 1992, Michael Jackson kicked off "Dangerous Tour" in Germany


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Is The Whole Country Watching ND?

Your new little baby means booties and toys
Happiness, sunshine and hundreds of joys!
This new delivery means love every day,
What wonderful times are coming your way!

The answer to, Is The Whole Country Wathing ND?, is probably yes but they have also included other states, TX being the newest to adopt controversial abortion laws.

Here is a study by Guttmacher Institute reporting that women listed the following amoungst their reasons for choosing to have an abortion.

    Having a baby would dramatically change my life

    I cannot afford a baby now

    I do not want to b a single mother or having relationship problems

    I have completed my chid bearing days

    I am not ready for another (or a) child

    I do not want people to know I had sex and got pregnant

    I do not feel mature enough to raise a (or another) child

    My partner wants me to have an abortion

    There are possible problems affecting the health of the fetus

    I am concerned about my health

    My parents want me to have an abortion

    1% were the victim of rape

    And less than 0.5% became pregnant as a result of incest.

One person had this to say. "There are so many loving couples out there that would love to adopt a baby and would be willing to adopt from unwanted pregnancies. Someone has to speak for the unborn child. Too many women use Abortion as a BIRTH CONTROL method. THERE ARE JUST TOO MANY IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE!

What about Birth Control? That is the way to prevent prgnancies and actually plan for when you really want a baby.

This is how a person can make a Birth Control decision on the type of birth contraol method. Source: Adapted from WHO, 2007

From the best to the least effective:

*Abstinence

*Vascetomy

*IUD, implant

*LAM (for 6 months) breastfeed often, day and night
*Shot

*Pill - take the pill every day

*Ring, Path - keep in place, change on time

*Diaphragm

*Male Condom

*Female Condom

*Withdrawal

*Cervical cap

*Sponge

*Spermicide - use correctly every time you have sex

*Fertility awareness based method. Abstain or use condoms on fertile days.

As you can see, there are many different ways to plan pregnancies.

But no matter what you are, pro or con, just remember that love is more important than coming to believe that YOU are right.

If your birthday is today, June 25th, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on June 25th are:

Jimmy Walker turns 66
Carly Simon turns 68
George Michael turns 50
June Lockhart turns 88
Ricky Gervais turns 52
Layla El turns 36
Neil Lennon turns 42
Matt Schaub turns 32
Lala Anthony turns 34
Dikembe Mutombo turns 47
Lauren Faust turns 39
Mike Kroeger turns 41
Phyllis George turns 64
Anthony Bourdain turns 57
Lala Vazquez turns 34
Scott Terra turns 26
Willis Reed turns 71
Sonia Sotomayer turns 59
Dell Curry turns 49
Busy Philipps turns 34
On June 25, 1947, the Diary of Anne Frank is published.
On June 25, 1876, Custer's Last Stand.
On June 25, 1638, a lunar eclipse becomes the fiirst astronomical event recorded in the United States.
On June 25, 1630 the fork is introduced to American dining.
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Is The Whole Country Watching ND?

Part 2, Welcome back.

The bills passed by the ND Legislature in March, bar abortions if a fetal heartbeat is heard, which can be as early as 6 weeks into a pregnancy;  ban abortions prompted by genetic defects and require abortions doctors have admiting privileges.  They become law on August 1st unless a court blocks them.

In today's newspaper it says that North Dakota residents will vote in 2014 on a ballot measure that defines life as starting at conception.

Roe v Wade a 1973 Supreme Court ruling, legalized abortion until a fetus can survive outside the womb, usually at about 24 weeks.

It was just learned today, that Texas lawmakers have just approved a very strict Abortion law at the end of a Texas Legislature's special session.  Senate Bill 5 will ban abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy, require doctors to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and limit abortions to surgical centers.

Letters to the Editor in the Bismarck Tribune went something like this.......

PRO
"Thank you Gov. Jack Dairymple for signing HB 1350, HB1456 and SB2305.  Growing up in North Dakota has forced me to shrug off all the bumpkin, redneck hetoric with which much of the nation has flagged our state.  So it is with great pleasure that I listen to the news reporters and read articles praising a job well done in our state.  And rightly so, for the citizens of North Dakota enjoy the lowest unemployment in the nation, low taxes, a budget surplus, the cleanest air, high test scores and have now acted to become the safest state for the pre-born."

CON
"Emotional zealotry trumped good goverance on the reproduction rights issues.  By not vetoing the bills sent to him, Gov. Jack Dairymple avoided the wrath of the zealots who are intent on tearing the Republican Party apart, not to mention the cost they have imposede on us, the taxpayers, to defend the constitutionality of these over reaching laws.

Disappointed?  Yes, I am.  As a conservative Republican woman, I truly hope for better, but we lose some and we win some."

Facebook chimmed in.......

Steve Metzger wrote:  "I, like most, listened in horror to the story of the mother who drowned all of her children in the bath tub.  Not one person says it was OK!  We were all shocked!  But many of you go on a forum like this and with rage in your heart, rage against the state because it doesn't want you to kill your unborn baby.  I don't see any difference.  It is rare that I am a single issue person, however this is one of those that I cannot help.  I just don't want to hear or see your vile crap about WHY you think you should be allowed to kill unborn babies. I refuse to go to my grave, hopefully to face Jesus, and try to explain to him how I even gave your view one second of my time."

In response to Steve's comments, Karen Silbernagel Danley wrote:  "I respect your desire to speak your thoughts.  In respect for myself, I respectfully disagree with you.  I have never had an abortion
and I absolutely LOVE children.  However I do not think it is anyone's right to legislate that I would have to carry a child that was the result of rape, or put the baby's life above mine, or force me to carry a child that was severely deformed.  I am not saying I wouldn't choose these options if faced with these decisions, however, I do not believe it should be legislated.  The decision is much more complicated."


I will finish this article tomorrow.

If today, June 24th is your birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on June 24th are:

Joe Penny turns 57
Minka Kelly turns 33
JJ Redick turns 29
Michele Lee turns 71
Mick Fleetwood turns 66
Sherry Stringfield turns 46
Kevin Noland turns 31
Petra Nemcove turns 34
Betsy Randle turns 58
Christie Patricia Rampone turns 38
Kathryn turns 69
Phil Harris (1904-1995)
Liane Balaban turns 33

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Is The Whole Country Watching ND?

Why would the whole country be watching North Dakota?

Probably because the Legislators passed, and the Governor signed, some very controversial legislation in regard to Abortion. This occured around the last week or two in March, 2013.

House Bill 1456 requires a Physician to determine whether there is a detectable heartbeat prior to performing an abortion. A Physician who willingly performs an abortion after the detection of a heartbeat could be subject to a Class C Felony.

House Bill 1305 will make it a Class A misdeameanor to a physician to willingly, performs an abortion based specifically on gender or on genetic abnormalaties.

Senate Bill 2305 requires physicians providing abortions to be licensed in the State of North Dakota and to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.

National groups quickly responded to the bills' signings. The New York based Center for Reproductive Rights already committed itself to assisting Fargo's Red River Women's Clinic in a challenge to HB1456.

Priests for Life, a national Catholic Organization in New York, opposed to abortion, issued a statement praising Governor Dairymple.

Tomorrow I will post some of the responses, both pro and con to the legislation.

If today, June 23rd is your birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

Some famous people who were born on June 23rd are:

Randy Jackson turns 57

Jason Mraz turns 36

Selma Blair turns 41

June Carter Cash (1929-2003)

Zinedine Zidane turns 41

LaDanian Tomlinson turns 34

KT Tunstall turns 38

Joss Shedon turns 49

Frances MDormand turns 56

Danna Paola turns 18

Glen Anzalone turns 58

Clarence Thomas turns 65

Joel Edgerton turns 39

Louisa Connolly-Burnham turns 21

Ted Shackelford turns 67

On June 23, 1982, the lowest temperature ever recorded at the South Pols was -117F

On June 23, 1868, Christopher Sholes patents the typewriter.
On June 23, 1989, the Batman movie, with Jack Nicholson and Michael Keaton is released in theaters.


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My Next Few Weeks in North Dakota

North Dakota is a state with NO Financial Problems and very little Unemployment. There are the normal things to do, golfing, tennis, go to the zoo, nice restaurants, and so on. The big thing that has happened to North Dakota is the Oil and Natural Gas BOOM in the Western part of the state.

 

 

With the rapid influx of workers coming to the state, places to live were not available.  They built what is called "Mancamps" and this is what they look like.

 

 

 



The highlight of my trip will be going to the Greatest Show in the West called the Medora Musical. It is held in a 3,852 set Burning Hills Amphithetre from June 7th to September 7th.

This professionally produced high energy, western style musical is proudly dedicated to the legacy of America's 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt and the time he spent there in the North Dakota Badlands. Each show pays tribute to American patriotism and the Old West.

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If you would like to send a FREE card, If today, June 22nd is your Birthday, then this SendOutCard is for you.

 

Some famous people who were born on June 22nd are:

 

 

Meryl Streep turns 64

Cyndi Lauper turns 60

Kris Kristofferson turns 77

Lindsay Wagner turns 64

Ian Kinsler turns 31

Kurt Warner turns 42

Randy Coulture turns 50

Bruce Campbell turns 55

Donald Faison turns 39

Champ Bailey turns 35

Todd Rundgren turns 65

Dan Brown turns 49

Ralph Waite turns 85

Cory Gunz turns 26

Clyde Drexler turns 51

Mary Lynn Raiskub turns 42

Laila Rouass turns 42

 

On June 22, 1970, President Nixon signs a law which lowers the voting age to 18.

 

On June 22, 1966, Whose Afarid of Virgina Wolff, a movie starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, premieres.

 

On June 22, one of the fastest confections ever created, the donut, is invented.

 

On June 22, "Little" Stevie Wonder, at age 13, releases the song, "Fingertips."

 

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An Interviewer asked a Millionaire: "To Whom do you owe your success to as to being a Millionaire?

Millionaire: "I owe everything to my wife."

Interviewer: "Wow, she must be some woman. What were you before you married her>"

Millionaire: "A Billionaire."

 

 

Tomorrow I want to talk about the Abortion bill passed by the Legislature in March of 2013.

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