Captain Phil Harris, dead at 53

Woke up to this today and it really bummed me out. Had been praying that Phil would recover from his
stroke but I guess that wasn't in God's plans for him.

The Deadliest Catch is a terrific show and a huge reason why is Captain Phil. He was just a straight up down to earth guy and I loved watching the interaction between him and his sons.

RIP Phil...You will be missed by a lot of people including me and my family

"It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad - Captain Phil Harris. Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end," sons Josh and Jake Harris said in a statement released by the network. "For us and the crew, he was someone who never backed down."
In a statement, Discovery Channel senior vice president Elizabeth Hillman says, "Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him." "We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart," she said.

Read the rest here: 'Deadliest Catch' captain dies

Ronald Reagan b. February 6, 1911

To steal phrase from Rush: My favorite President the great Ronaldus Maximis would have been 99 today and God knows we could use the Gipper now.

Check out some of Regan’s best quotes & also here quotes

Happy Birthday to Elvis - Jan. 8th 1935

Today, January 8th is the King's birthday so happy birthday Elvis! Hard to fathom he was born in 1935 and would have been 75 if he had lived! Unreal...

I've always been a huge fan due in no small part to my parents playing his records from the day I was born. Even watched his Aloha from Hawaii TV special when I was 5. I really like almost all of his music but my favorite I think will always be…

Little Sister

Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas to you and yours. Hope you get everything you want and have a safe happy New Year!

Here’s the true meaning of Christmas from the greatest Christmas special of ALL-TIME. Enjoy.

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

I posted this last year and all but a few things hold true. I still love Rush and just listened to his annual Thanksgiving story today.

What's changed from last year is we did have another terrorist attack on US soil, Fort Hood, my mom is in town this year & both my in-laws went to Florida so hope they have a great time.

As for everyone else hope you have a great turkey day, know I will!

Happy Veteran’s Day 2009

I dedicate this post to my father who is a Korean war vet and 2 of my uncle’s who are Vietnam vets and my father in-law who’s a Vietnam vet.

Thank you guys and to all who are or have worn the uniform of the American soldier.

We owe our freedom and very lives to you!

• Veterans Day from Military.com
• Wikipedia Entry for Veterans Day
• History of Veterans day from Va.gov

Reagan’s historic Berlin wall speech

The great Ronaldus Maximus giving one of his best speeches. Pity the current crop of ‘world leaders’ and state run media don’t give Ronnie his due for the part he played in the wall coming down.  But we lived through it and know how it really went down.

Reagan - Tear Down This Wall