Friday, September 28, 2012

Beyond a shadow of a doubt, this video is one of the best, if not the best I have ever seen, agreed?

I received this from a fellow Vietnam Veteran(albeit a Marine Sergeant,) and member of our chapter 1028, Viet Nam Veterans of America.

Subject: Video

forward:

You may want to view this when you're alone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqwTMPErD38&feature=youtu.be

This is one of the best utube productions I have EVER seen, period. Please notice that the idea of sound is secondary to the moment as it should be.

As Mr. Brophy said, "you may want to view this when your alone." Once it starts I believe you may understand why.


Tom Ford

NO 1058

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Renovate the "Crestwood Courts?" Mayor Schlink to advise on the 10/2 @ 7 Pm at White Cliff Park.

Mayor Schlink will host a Town Hall meeting on October 2, 2012 at 7:00 PM in the Gymnasium at White Cliff park Recreation Center. Centrum Properties representatives will also be in attendance to answer questions (from a 3x5 card pre written by interested parties.)

There is no doubt that this will be an informative meeting, and one you will want to attend. Please arrive early so you can fill out the question cards and get them in prior to the meeting starting.

I am wondering if due to the economic malaise were in now, (see attached report's,) the project will actually be able to lease the store fronts to prospective retail and entertainment outlet's.

In case you haven't noticed it the 'durable goods' factory orders are down 13+% for the quarter, and orders for the coming quarter are not what anyone has seen for some time, nor wished to see for that matter.

The November elections will either make or break the "business as we know it" climate in the country, and by extension Crestwood for the next four years.

I wish the best for Centrum, and I know you do as well, so let's go to the Town Hall Forum and see what they have up their sleeve to change this "Malaise."

(Attachment:

http://www.businessinsider.com/final-q3-gdp-2012-9


http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/09/obama-i-want-to-see-us-export-more-jobs-video/)


Tom Ford

NO. 1057


Friday, September 21, 2012

Sappington House Barn get's a new roof!

We now know that the Sappington House barn has a new roof
that is being paid for by the Sappington House Foundation. This is interesting on many fronts as the City shows $533,000.00 as a trust fund for the Sappington House that cannot be touched for anything other than the Sappington House.

So what you say? Well if the roof, (and any subsequent renovations) to the property are paid for by that trust fund, the City is going to have to change the amount it shows on the balance sheet, and that may effect any outstanding loans if that amount is shown on the loan application. By the way, if we show that amount on our "cash reserve" sheet, and we can't use it, what do we have here?

My question is why(this goes back a while,)did the City agree to "escrow" the Sappington House foundation funds in the first place?

I am told that there is a work in progress to separate the Sappington House trust fund from the City balance sheet, and that's a good thing. However I have heard this for quite a while now, and nothing has happened so far.

We have a new trustee of the foundation, a Mr. D.E. Jones (replaced his Mother on the board who has retired,) so I hope that we will see some movement to change this as it is uncomfortable to say the least.

Mr. Jones, the ball is in your court as they say. When can we expect some positive results reference the separation of your funds and the City of Crestwood's?


Tom Ford

NO. 1056



Saturday, September 15, 2012

We covered Paul Ryan, now WHO REALLY IS MITT ROMNEY?

To begin I offer this email from a friend reference the subject of who is the real Mitt Romney. Please notice that I have left the "snopes" link in tact so you too can 'check this story out' as well.

Subject: The Story that Could Win Mitt Romney the Presidency
http://www.snopes.com/politics/romney/search.asp check it out it is shown as true on snopes.



In God We Trust!


The Story that Could Win Mitt Romney the Presidency
posted on September 1, 2012 by The Godfather
It’s been said by the Democrats that Mitt Romney is a murderer, felon, and tax cheat. Democrats have also maintained that Bain Capital is all about making money and destroying the little guy. As it is with Liberals, there are no facts to back up the allegations. People are supposed to believe them because the Democrats say they’re true. Here’s a story about Mitt Romney that’s been fact checked.
“In July 1996, the 14-year-old daughter of Robert Gay, a partner at Bain Capital, had disappeared. She had attended a rave party in New York City and gotten high on ecstasy. Three days later, her distraught father had no idea where she was. Romney took immediate action. He closed down the entire firm and asked all 30 partners and employees to fly to New York to help find Gay’s daughter. Romney set up a command center at the LaGuardia Marriott and hired a private detective firm to assist with the search.
“He established a toll-free number for tips, coordinating the effort with the NYPD, and went through his Rolodex and called everyone Bain did business with in New York, and asked them to help find his friend’s missing daughter. Romney’s accountants at Price Waterhouse Cooper put up posters on street poles, while cashiers at a pharmacy owned by Bain put fliers in the bag of every shopper. Romney and the other Bain employees scoured every part of New York and talked with everyone they could – prostitutes, drug addicts – anyone.
“That day, their hunt made the evening news, which featured photos of the girl and the Bain employees searching for her. As a result, a teenage boy phoned in, asked if there was a reward, and then hung up abruptly. The NYPD traced the call to a home in New Jersey, where they found the girl in the basement, shivering and experiencing withdrawal symptoms from a massive ecstasy dose. Doctors later said the girl might not have survived another day. Romney’s former partner credits Mitt Romney with saving his daughter’s life, saying, ‘It was the most amazing thing, and I’ll never forget this to the day I die.’
“So, here’s my epiphany: Mitt Romney simply can’t help himself. He sees a problem, and his mind immediately sets to work solving it, sometimes consciously, and sometimes not-so-consciously. He doesn’t do it for self-aggrandizement, or for personal gain. He does it because that’s just how he’s wired.
“Many people are unaware of the fact that when Romney was asked by his old employer, Bill Bain, to come back to Bain & Company as CEO to rescue the firm from bankruptcy, Romney left Bain Capital to work at Bain & Company for an annual salary of one dollar. When Romney went to the rescue of the 2002 Salt Lake Olympics, he accepted no salary for three years, and wouldn’t use an expense account. He also accepted no salary as Governor of Massachusetts.


Read more: http://godfatherpolitics.com/6868/the-story-that-could-win-mitt-romney-the-presidency/#ixzz25LDPwVtK

This is but a sampling of the man who faces BHO in the coming elections this November. It's you call when you step into the voting booth, and yours alone. All I ask of each of you is that you DO VOTE this November as that right has been paid for in blood, and yes, some of that blood belonged to friends of mine.

You and I owe it to them to vote, and I pray that you will join my family and me and vote for the future leader of your choice.


Tom Ford

NO. 1055

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Marines not allowed live ammunition while guarding U.S. Embassy's in the Middle East!

http://freebeacon.com/reports-marines-not-permitted-live-ammo/

Well now we know why the marines were not able to defend United States soil (yes an American Embassy anywhere in the world is considered United States Soil) in either of those attacks on 9/11/12, and it's not acceptable, at least not to me.

Over the years I have known quite a few United States Marines, and I will tell you now that NONE of them are at all happy about this decision by the current Government to restrict their ability to protect and defend the very people they took an oath to "defend against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

I see no reason to send more Marines to "defend" our Middle East Embassy's if all they are able to do is "apologise" for their short comings, My Lord what have we become?

Tom Ford

NO. 1054



Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Editorial by Call editor Mr. Mike Anthony, City Attorney resigns effective end of this year.

http://www.callnewspapers.com/Articles-Opinions-i-2012-09-12-262586.112112-Astute-Call-reader-inspires-another-Crestwood-column.html

Well this is a week that has become very interesting here in good old Crestwood as the long time City Attorney, Mr. Rob Golterman (of Lewis, Rice, and Fingersh) has advised the Board of his decision to step down at the end of this year.

Also on the same day the Editor of the Call newspapers, Mr. Mike Anthony has written an on target editorial (see link above) that sort of takes him and the Board of Alderman to task for extending a contract for that position in the first place.

This is interesting in a variety of way's, but I will let you tell all of us what your thoughts are on this weeks events rather than my telling you what I think for a change.

So without further eloquence.


Tom Ford

NO. 1053

Monday, September 10, 2012

Where do you stand in the political spectrum? Take this easy test.

Where do you stand in the political spectrum? Take this quick test.



Please take this quick and easy test to see. If you would pleas give us your standing after you have completed it. (I am a conservative, according to the test.)

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/vote2012/quiz/


Tom Ford1052

Friday, September 07, 2012

By popular demand from a prominent Crestwood resident, the "joke of trhe day!"

"You have to post this on the blog - it's just too funny, and it's completely party-neutral."

Enjoy!


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A cowboy named Bud was
overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in
Montana when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him
out of a cloud of dust.

The driver, a young
man in a Brioni® suit, Gucci® shoes, RayBan® sunglasses and
YSL® tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, "If I
tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your
herd, will you give me a calf?"

Bud looks at the man,
who obviously is a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully
grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, why
not?"

The yuppie parks his
car, whips out his Dell® notebook computer, connects it to
his Cingular RAZR V3® cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page
on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an
exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another
NASA satellite that scans the area in an
ultra-high-resolution photo.

The young man then
opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop® and exports it
to an image processing facility in Hamburg, Germany ...

Within seconds, he
receives an email on his Palm Pilot® that the image has been
processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL®
database through an ODBC connected Excel® spreadsheet with
email on his Blackberry® and, after a few minutes, receives
a response.

Finally, he prints out
a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized
HP LaserJet® printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You
have exactly 1,586 cows and calves."

"That's right. Well, I
guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud.

He watches the young
man select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as
the young man stuffs it into the
trunk of his car.

Then Bud says to the
young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your
business is, will you give me back my calf?"

The young man thinks
about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"

"You're a Congressman
for the U.S. Government", says Bud.

"Wow! That's correct,"
says the yuppie, "but how did you guess
that?”

"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even
though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer
I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used
millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how
much smarter than me you are, and you don't know a thing
about how working people make a living - or about cows, for
that matter. This is a herd of sheep.

Now give me back my dog.

AND THAT FOLKS IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ALL ABOUT.

Tom ford

NO. 1051

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Some fun and exersise for kids of all ages, and close to home at that.


Ladies and Gentlemen, my grandson has introduced me to a sport called "paintball." No, I am not a contestant but he and his father are, and I can tell you it's a wonderful way to get the kids off the X-box and out in the sunshine (or rain) to meet new people and have fun doing it.

I have included a link to the park on the link (right) side of the blog for you to peruse and possibly go for a look, (main link xtremepaintballpark@yahoo.com) see with the family (yes it's a family friendly place and sport.)

We are out there every weekend on Saturday or Sunday enjoying the flora and fauna, as well as the camaraderie both on and off the field. I believe you will enjoy the experience, and I ask that you come out and give it a try, who knows maybe you too will find it as worthwhile as we do.


Tom Ford

NO. 1050

Tuesday, September 04, 2012

Are we in the throes of the Greatest Depression the World has ever known? Are we even close to it?

I received this from a good friend and reader who tracks financial and business trends as a businessman who is justifiably concerned at the trends in the World today.


http://www.rootforamerica.com/webroot/blog/

Mr. Roof has laid out the case for such a thing due to our 16 TRILLION dollar debt load, and World financial problems.

Now as for me,I am far from an economist, but he (Mr. Root) makes a very good case if you ask me, what do you think, And what can we do about it before it's too late ? (if it's not too late now.)


Tom Ford

NO. 1049

Saturday, September 01, 2012

A bit of levity reference next weeks convention in Charolett, N.C.

I received this from a very good friend (former college professor, and later Dean of the university.) I know he didn't write it, but he has a great sense of humor, and I present it as such.

No matter which side of the 'aisle' you come down on, we are all going to need a sense of humor to get through the next 70 some days without making reservations at 'shady acres for a "vacation." So without further eloquence, the schedule for the Democrat convention!






2012 Democratic Convention Schedule - Charlotte , NC

4:00 PM - Opening Flag Burning Ceremony - sponsored by CNN
4:05 PM - Singing of "God Damn America" - led by Rev. Jeremiah Wright
4:10 PM - Pledge of Allegiance to Obama - led by Whoopie Goldberg
4:15 PM - Tribute to George Soros for his help in creating and financing the Democratic Platform - Nancy Pelosi
4:30 PM - Reading of the Democratic Platform - Nancy Pelosi
XXXX Canceled. Will be passed without reading.
4:30 PM - Tribute to the Occupy Wall Street movement for all that they have accomplished to unify the country, improve employment, and boost
the economy. - Harry Reid
4:45 PM - Jobs seminar - How to have a successful career without having a job. - - Al Sharpton / Jesse Jackson
5:00 PM - Travel Seminar - Great Vacations I've Taken on the Taxpayer 's Dime - Michelle Obama.
5:30 PM - "Family Values" Seminar - Eliot Spitzer (via Satellite)
5:35 PM - Real Estate Bargains Seminar - Tony Rezko
6:00 PM - Home Mortgage Seminar - Barney Frank
6:10 PM - Pledge of Allegiance to Obama - led by George Clooney
6:15 PM - Airing of Grievances by the Clintons
6:30 pm - Kinder, Gentler Bombing Techniques - Bill Ayers
6:45 PM - Paying Your Fair Share - Timothy Geitner
7:00 PM - Free Gov. Blagovich rally
7:15 PM - Tribute Film to Brave Freedom Fighters incarcerated at GITMO - Michael Moore
7:30 PM - Dramatized film re-enactment of Obama's single-handed capture of Osama Bin Laden - Michael Moore
7:45 PM - Personal Finance Seminar - Charlie Rangle
7:50 PM - Commitment to US border security - Atty Gen Holder
8:10 PM - Pledge of Allegiance to Obama - led by David Letterman
8:15 PM - Media Seminar - Bias in Media - How we can make it work for you - sponsored by CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, the Washington Post, and the
New York Times
9:00 PM - Denunciation of Bitter Gun Owners and Bible readers - Dem Natl Cmte Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
9:15 PM - Energy Plan Symposium / Tire Gauge Demonstration / Profiting with Green Investments - Al Gore
10:00 PM - Ceremonial Waving of White Flag for IRAQ & Afghanistan
10:10 PM - Pledge of Allegiance to Obama - led by Barbra Streisand
10:15 PM - Obama accepts Oscar, Tony, and Latin Grammy Awards
10:20 PM - Obama accepts Congressional Medal of Honor for Bin Laden capture
10:25 PM - Obama accepts Greenpeace Hero Medal for instant cleanup of Gulf oil spill, and blocking of Keystone Pipeline
10:30 PM - Official Nomination of Obama by Bill Maher and Chris "He sends a thrill up my leg" Matthews
10:45 PM - *** Break for installation of additional teleprompters ***
11:00 PM - Obama Accepts Nomination as Lord and Savior
11:45 PM - Feeding of the Delegates with 5 Loaves and 2 Fish - Obama Presiding
12:00 AM - Celestial Choirs Sing (Food stamps distributed to all delegates as they leave.)
1:00 AM - Convention Hall cleared and cleaned

3:00 AM - Biden Delivers His Acceptance Speech


Tom Ford

NO. 1048
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