The Power of a Kiss

This morning my two year old son Dylan bumped his arm. he ran to daddy for comfort. I kissed his arm and he was healed. I had never thought about it before. How amazing is the healing power of a kiss. You kiss your wife in the morning or evening and it makes all the problems of your day melt away for a moment. So my advice to you is stop and kiss the ones you love. It will do you wonders.

Overwhelmed?

Have you ever felt overwhelmed? This week has been so far for me and it's only half over. I think the trick is to find a way to unwind. For me it is this blog. I never would have thought I would enjoy something like this but I do. Also don't be afraid of a little prayer time. It can do wonders. Then every so often I think about Tim the Enchanter and what he used to say.

Follow only if ye be men of valour, for the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel that no man yet has fought with it and lived! Bones of full fifty men lie strewn about its lair. So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth.

Monty Python's quest for the Holy Grail

History is written by the winners

Have you ever thought about what that really means? It's like saying there are two sides to every story. The winner of a war is the one that writes the book to slant in its own favor. Take the english. If you read the history books you would most likely find that Scotland was inhabited by savages that fought with each other over the rule of the country and the english brought them peace and humanity. If you ask the Scottish you might get an entirely different answer. So think about that the next time you read a paper or watch CNN or Fox News. Don't just take somebody's' word for it. Take advantage of the web and decide for yourself. Don't be afraid to ask someone for their opinion or just a little help.

I want you

Let your voice be heard. Dylan wants you to vote on the poll. There are only a few days left so don't miss your chance.

Dylan also wants you to watch his newest video. It's at the bottom of the page.

Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball

If you know what that means then you may already be laughing to yourself as you remember when Saturday Night Live was still funny. It was a great show for 20 years or so. Even after that it had a moment or two. So what has happened to make it the crap we have today? Is there just no creativity left or has our society fallen so far as to find SNL funny? I guess I'm just getting to old to understand today's humor.

Degree of change

This morning when I was getting ready for work I grabbed a new stick of deodorant. Degree for men. When I opened it up the was a plastic top under the lid. I removed it to see the words EMBRACE CHALLENGE stamped into my deodorant. I thought to myself what an odd place to get your life goals from. Despite the oddity I thought about it for a minute. Why not embrace challenge. You really only have two choices run from it or embrace it. A person that embraced challenge may fail more often than one that doesn't but he will succeed where the other is unwilling to try. Successful people have to embrace challenge and I want to be a successful person. So if you have been the type of person that runs from a challenge for fear of failing make a change in your life today. Do it today and you may fail but then again you may be successful.


Who knew you could learn so much from your deodorant.

The Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

These pictures were taken today as my family and I visited the memorial. I go there every year on the 19th of April but have never just taken the time to look at everything. It brings back difficult memories. That is the day I almost lost my father. God had an angel with my father that day.

The first picture is of the chairs. Each chair represents a person that died. There are 168 of them.
The second is of the reflection pool and the main gate.
The third is the survivor tree.
The fourth is my father and I standing in front of the survivor tree.
The fifth is a statue named The weeping Jesus. You may notice that his back is to the bombing memorial. It is across the street from the memorial.

Why the Democrats won't win in 2008

Now before everybody gets all upset I would like to preface this post by saying I neither agree nor condone the following I am simply stating how I view the general public.

The reason I don't feel the democrats will win the election in 2008 is simple. This country isn't ready to elect a woman or a black man. At least not one named Barack Hussein Obama. The best chance the dems have for winning this election is John Edwards. The problem is he wont be able to raise the money. Hillary can't carry the female vote and without it she can't win the election. Obama won't be able to carry enough of the white vote and will have the same result. Therefore we will have a Republican in office again in 2008.

If you can't find something wrong with this there is something wrong with you

I was reading the story that I have linked to at the end of this article and remembering how it all went down. Now I read this article. This is a problem. We are supposed to have a system of checks and balances. If we aren't allowed to for our elected officials responsible for their wrong doings then who is. I just see this a more proof that our system and our politicians are corrupt.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/03/jefferson.investigation.ap/index.html

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These Men Served Our Great Country

Sgt. Robert C. Gee
US Marine Corps Recon
Somalia, Iraq, Barundi

Sgt Robert L. Gee
US Army Air Wing
Panama

SSGT George Pettyjohn
US Marine Corps Drill Instructor
Soloman Islands, Australia, New Britian, Guadelcanal, Northern Papua New Genea, Saipan, Iwo Jima, Okinawa.

Thank You

Thank you to all who have posted comments on the back to school special. My father was there for a meeting as he was every month. He worked for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for 35 years. If you get a chance to go to the memorial you will find his name on the survivor wall. It is Charlie Younger. It touched my heart to get such sympathetic comments from perfect strangers. I'm just glad to still have my dad with us.

The Back To School Special

So I am back to school the 20th of next month. I have a class that I am looking forward to more so than any other. It is Dealing with Terrorism. Most of you may already know but for those of you that don't my father was in the Oklahoma City Bombing. He survived but ever since that day I have wanted to do something that could help people like him. I am very close to my father so it bothers me that he is in pain everyday because of the bombing. Once I am finished with my degree I will have a practicum. They offer with the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT). The professor for this class just so happens to be the head of this program at the Oklahoma City Memorial. So let's all keep our fingers crossed that I make a good impression with Dr. Robison

There is a link to their web site on the right hand side of this page.

The Younger Family Blog

The Younger Family Blog is now up and operational. Be sure to check it out. There is a link to it on this page. We have three great videos and a picture or two. Remember you can subscribe to it as well as this blog and the car blog. If you haven't already please vote on the monthly poll.

Sticking Feathers Up Your Butt Does Not Make You A Chicken

Many people try yo portray themselves one way around certain people and act totally different at other times. This is never more prevalent then on sunday. If you are a beer drinking biker then be a beer drinking biker. You shouldn't be ashamed of who you are. Don't be afraid to be a christian or a republican. Neither are bad. Just because it is unpopular doesn't mean you shouldn't be proud of who you are.

America's Own Sweatshop

Walmart. It is americas very own sweatshop. Sure they don't have a bunch of thirteen year old children working there but they buy their products from companies that do. They treat their employee's like crap and give them almost no benefits. They put other companies out of business and they have no regard for anyone other than their stockholders. That is why I won't shop there unless I have no choice. If you need to buy something that you can get somewhere else do so. If you just can't afford to shop elsewhere then only purchase what you have to and get the rest at another place.

Freedom isn't Free

Most people today have forgotten there is a price for freedom. Numerous people have died for the wonderful county we live in. I know the United States is perfect but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else in the world. We have the right to voice our opinion here. If you don't think that is a big deal you should go live in the desert for a while. In some countries the will behead you just for being a christian. So the next time you see a member of the armed forces tell them thank you. Thank you for risking your life for mine. Thank you for saying your not going to hurt any americans. Not tonight and not on my watch. Buy them a meal or a drink if you can but no matter what tell them thank you for letting me be free. You don't have to support war to support our troops.


So thank you Chris Gee, Hahns Fisher, Charlie Younger, Tom Simonson, Lynn Larrison, George Pettyjohn, and to anyone else that has ever served this great country. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. We couldn't be free without your sacrifice.


If you or anyone you know has served please click the comment link at the bottom of this post and let us know. I would like to thank all of you for serving individually for doing so. If you would like to hear from me just send an email to bryan.younger2345@gmail.com and I will do so. Also I would like to start a post with the names, ranks, branches, and places served so that others may do the same.

25 or 6 to 4

My sister met the trumpet player from Chicago a few days ago. She has been trading recipes with him for over a week before somebody told her who he was. Turns out it was Lee Loughnane. How cool is that.

The Thrilla in Manila

I need everybody's help on this one. My wife feels that it is a sin to get a tattoo. In the old testament it says you should not mark your body. Which I get but the real argument is over the validity of the old testament itself. Is the old testament still applicable today or is it just something meant to be studied for historical purposes? I heard a very good argument about tattoos that goes something like this. In the old testament not tattooing your body was more of a public health issue for god than a you'll go to hell type of thing. So if you have an opinion or just some insight about this issue please click comment and write an answer. Also vote on the poll question so I can keep track. Please ask around on this one or send a link to everybody you know. The greater the response the more definitive the answer.

The Blogosphere

Welcome all my friends to the show that never ends. Come inside come inside. Why because I like big butts and I cannot lie you other brothers can't deny when a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist and a round thing in your face you get sprung. So tell the pinball wizard to take on me and we will all go on a magic carpet ride.