The Blessing Of The Fleet

O' Lord, Holy Father, Almighty and eternal God;
Graciously send your holy angel from heaven
To watch over, to cherish, to protect, to abide with,
And to defend all who dwell in this house.



O' Saint Michael, the Archangel,
One of the seven who stands before the Lord.
We ask you to defend us in battle
Against the wickedness and snares of the Devil,
And by the power of God,
Cast into hell Satan and all his evil spirits
Who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.

We ask this through Christ, our Lord.
Amen.

Peter Goes Home To Mary

“The Lord sent his angel to save me
From Herod, his henchmen, and their dastardly plans!”

When Peter came to realize
That this was some kind of wonderful
He immediately went home to Mary,
The mother of John Mark,
Where many were gathered in prayer.

He walked through the gate and knock on the door.
A servant girl named Rhoda came to open it.
When she recognized Peter’s voice,
She was so overjoyed, that instead of opening the door,
She ran back inside and told everyone,

“Hey! Peter is standing at the door!”



“You’re out of your fucking mind!” they said.
Yet when she insisted, they decided,
“This has to be the work of the Lord!”
Meanwhile, Peter, continued knocking on the door.

When they finally opened the door and saw him,
They were amazed!
He motioned for them to quiet down
And told them how the angel led him out of prison.

“Tell James and the other brothers what happened,” he said.
And then he went into another place.

At dawn there was a great commotion among the guards
About "What had happened to Peter?".
Herod Agrippa ordered a thorough search for him.
But he could not be found.

Acts 11:21

The World Needs Heroes

The world needs heroes.
I watch kids getting killed in Syria
and think to myself "Who's going to be their hero?"
Is my good friend Dave Petraeus going to be their hero?
Is my man President Obama going to be their hero?
It ain't easy fellas.
I know these people have heart.
I've watched them for years now.
They have heart.

This kid Jeremy Lin is my hero.
He never gave up.
I like that in a human being.
Nobody wanted him on his team.
Now everyone wants him.
It's an inspiring story to see a good person
struggle, fight, and never give up until he won the day.
Wow!
I love that kid.
He's my hero.
(It's too bad the Boston Celtics didn't pick up Jeremy Lin.
He was right down the road.)





The good guys need to be inspired once again.
They need to know a lot of people want them to succeed.
So many evil people in this world
who see nothing but their own opportunities
even if they have to murder people to do it.

Thank God I live in the United States.
Thank God Almighty!
A land were we still breed heroes!
Unabashed, self reliant, pull yourself up by your boot straps heroes.

Ahh fellas don't ever give up.
Don't ever give up!
I want you to stay strong.
I need you to stay strong.
You're all I got.
A lot of people are counting on you to stay true.
Stay true fellas.
The world needs heroes.

11 Cities Tour

The Elfstedentocht hasn't been raced in fifteen years
and I can feel the magic in the air all the way
over here.

Senator Rick Santorum made his own myth making
with that pile driver of a trio wins.
The kid has got moxie.
That cat relies on hard work and the grace of God.

Wow!
What can you say?
That was a big time upset!
He took three rounds with a commanding
lead in Missouri and Minnesota.
I think you closed Mitt's eye Rick.
Get the cut man out.
Ouch that was one severe political beating!



Rick just wrote a new chapter in American electoral lore.
A mythic comeback unheralded in modern times.
This Republic race is absolutely amazing!
I'm completely entranced by the roller coaster
turns this race has become even more then a month ago.
I can't believe it?
This baby is totally unpredictable.

Hold on to your hat Rick.
The superpac attack machine is gearing up to
put a political and proverbial beating on ya.
I'm not a Rick fan but
he has some really compelling stories.
I found his (and his wife) personal loss story
was exceptionally moving and teary eyed.
I'll give him that.

Yet I'm in Romney's camp on this one.
So we got to do what we got to do

I love this race.

His Might Upholds The Weak

He fears God
He serves the leadership in valor and faith
He protects the weak and defenseless
He gives succor to widows and orphans

He refrains from the wanton giving of offense
He lives for honor and for glory
He despises monetary reward
He fights for the welfare of all



He obeys those placed in authority
He guards the honor of fellow soldiers
He eschews unfairness, meanness and deceit
He keeps faith

At all times he speaks the truth
He perseveres to the end in any enterprise begun
He respects the honor of women
He never refuses a challenge from an equal
He never to turned his back upon a foe

La Chanson de Roland

An Ode To The Little Red Ford Pony

I look at you Little Red Ford Pony
(used 2008) and think?
Man! I'd love to get a new car!
Something I really enjoy driving
What's so wrong with that?

Not much except the old lady.
Too much money
I don't think it's going to happen
but the dude let me take an '07 GT
And this one, I like, the V6 60's looking deal-i-o
Dream me up one grogeous red Pony I did, yes sir.



Maybe, I restructure the re-finance of the refinance...hmm?
Numbers...!!
I might still have a chance
although I hear my voice telling dude
"it's a no go" already..."she put the kaboosh on it"
maybe some day in the future.
(Oh yeah if I do get the kibosh
I want my forty bucks back from one used car dealer
that's if I can't convince her worship.)

Oh beautiful red Pony with dual exhaust!
How I love you!

The Nasty, Nasty, Nasty Politiks of Florida

I've been having vivid, graphic dreams lately,
very, nasty, pornographic dreams.
"We don't want to hear it!"
(No one ever wants to here my sex fantasies. Boo!)



These cats in Florida are into a different type of nasty
then my kind of nasty,
They're into the viscous, mean and rough kind of nasty.
I hear the beginnings of political push back
as my man, Mitt Romney, eviscerates the Newt.
Contrast ads?
Ohh! This is more like a hard baseball bat to the head kind!
Ouch!

I watched CBS's Bob Schieffer reflect
on one "nasty" race going down in Florida.
Bob is a good man.
He's seen a lot of everything.
I trust his judgement.
It makes me concern that we're losing ourselves
in ways I don't understand (like in the nation way).

People are not into it in a way.
Yeah, the negative campaign works
but where's the love?
A good loving ain't half as good
if you ain't got the deep feelings to go with it.

I wonder what the people of Florida think
about the rough and tumble campaign?
Oh Florida were art thou?