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The Moorhill Monitor
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Volume 17 / Issue 2 / Date 2nd Half 2008 *
In this
Issue:
[A Different
Christmas Poem]
[Do
You Remember This Guy]
[The Canoe Race]
[An Imperfect Country] [Psalm 23]
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1.
A Different Christmas Poem!
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and
I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter
beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter
delight. The sparkling lights in the tree I believe, Completed the magic
that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep, Secure and surrounded by love
I would sleep. In perfect contentment, or so it would seem, So I slumbered,
perhaps I started to dream. The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,
But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear. Perhaps just a cough, I didn't
quite know, Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.
My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear, And I crept to the door just to
see who was near. Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night, A lone
figure stood, his face weary and tight. A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty
years old, Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold. Alone in the dark, he
looked up and smiled, Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.
"What are you doing?" I asked without fear, "Come in this moment, it's
freezing out here! Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve, You
should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!" For barely a moment I saw his
eyes shift, Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts.. To the window
that danced with a warm fire's light Then he sighed and he said "Its really
all right, I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night." "It's my duty to
stand at the front of the line, That separates you from the darkest of
times. No one had to ask or beg or implore me, I'm proud to stand here like
my fathers before me. My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December," Then
he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers." My dad stood his
watch in the jungles of ' Nam ', And now it is my turn and so, here I am.
I've not seen my own son in more than a while, But my wife sends me
pictures, he's sure got her smile. Then he bent and he carefully pulled from
his bag, The red, white, and blue... an American flag. I can live through
the cold and the being alone, Away from my family, my house and my home.
I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet, I can sleep in
a foxhole with little to eat. I can carry the weight of killing another, Or
lay down my life with my sister and brother..
Who stand at the front against any and all, To ensure for all time that this
flag will not fall." "So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright, Your
family is waiting and I'll be all right."
"But isn't there something I can do, at the least, "Give you money," I
asked, "or prepare you a feast? It seems all too little for all that you've
done, For being away from your wife and your son."
Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret, "Just tell us you love us,
and never forget. To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone, To
stand your own watch, no matter how long.
For when we come home, either standing or dead, To know you remember we
fought and we bled. Is payment enough, and with that we will trust, That we
mattered to you as you mattered to us."
Source: Joe M, 2008
'Here's my strategy on the Cold War: We win, they lose.' - Ronald
Reagan
'The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the
government and I'm here to help.' - Ronald Reagan
'The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's
just that they know so much that isn't so.' - Ronald Reagan
'Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too
strong.' - Ronald Reagan
'I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked
like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress.' - Ronald Reagan
'The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but
doesn't have to take the civil service examination.' - Ronald Reagan
'Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one
end and no sense of responsibility at the other.' - Ronald Reagan
'The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on t his earth is a
government program.' - Ronald Reagan
'It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have
learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.' - Ronald Reagan
'Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases:
If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops
moving, subsidize it.' - Ronald Reagan
'Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards;
if you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book.' - Ronald Reagan
'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as
the will and moral courage of free men and women.' - Ronald Reagan
'If we ever forget that we're one nation under God, then we will be a nation
gone under.'- Ronald Reagan
Source: Reagan Quotes, 2008
Source: R. Bordelon, 2008
A Japanese company and an American company decided to have a canoe race
on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their
peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans, very
discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the
crushing defeat.
A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate
and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had
eight
people rowing and one person steering, while the American team had eight
people steering and one person rowing.
So American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large
amount of money for a second opinion. They advised that too many people
were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
To prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management
structure was totally reorganized to four steering supervisors, three
area steering superintendents and one assistant superintendent steering
manager.
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the one
person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called
the "Rowing Team Quality First Program", with meetings, dinners and free
pens for the rower.
There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment,
extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles. Humiliated, the American
management laid off the rower for poor performance, halted development of a
new canoe, sold the paddles and canceled all capital investments for new
equipment.
The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses, and
the next year's racing team was outsourced to India.
Submitted: anonymous, 2008
This is an eye opener. We probably never thought about nor looked at this Psalm in this way, even though we all know the words.
The Lord is my Shepherd...........................................That's Relationship
I shall not want..................................................That's Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures........................That's Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still waters.............................That's Refreshment!
He restoreth my soul..............................................That's Healing
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness.......................That's Guidance!
For His name sake.................................................That's Purpose!
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death......That's Testing!
I will fear no evil...............................................That's Faithfulness!
For Thou art with me..............................................That's Protection!
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort ...............................That's Discipline!
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies..That's Hope!
Thou annointest my head with oil..................................That's Consecration!
My cup runneth over...............................................That's Abundance!
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life. That's Blessing!
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord.........................That's Security!
Forever and ever AMEN.............................................That's Eternity!
Source: Anonymous, Eternity
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