“Legend” Homage to Amelia Earhart by Dieter Erhard

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 19 Apr 18 - 0 Comments

Legend-no-Amelia
Whenever in my many visits to the United States I presented myself as Dieter Erhard to new aquaintences, they would answer or say “Ohh, Amelia Earhart.”
It took me a while to artisticly digest this phoenetic relation with Amelia.

I welded a Lockheed-like airplane with stainless steel tubing and rods about 1/3 original size and placed Amelia in it. With the same technique as my pieces the “Whale for Children” and my mermaid “Marilyn”, I added flourescent plexiglass pieces.

The world-famous guitar and violin making town of Bubenreuth and their 200 elementary school children/parents/teacher helped to add the about 17,000 plexiglass pieces and the same amount of spacers. We completed it within one week.

Now the “Legend” shall go on tour to be exhibited in different places … may be also overseas.

It is abou1 19 ft wide and 17 ft long. The wings are detachable for better transporting. Its weight is approximately 500 pounds.

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The “Empire” Strikes Back!

The Mueller Investigation has really gone off “The Legal Reservation” now, with the raid on Trump’s attorney. Their Desperation Factor has to be off the charts (http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/04/here-it-is-the-10-different-reasons-the-mueller-investigation-is-unconstitutional/). The ‘Powers-That-Be” (PTBs) must be seriously concerned about Trump being able to expose their criminality, conspiracy, and Agenda. And his efforts to appoint administrators to overturn the International Socialist programs, and the Totalitarian Bureaucratic Rule of “Big Govt Gone Wild”. Like such agencies as the EPA stealing Property Rights from lawful Property Owners, and the IRS harassing, auditing, and denying Conservative groups and individuals of lawful tax status for Conservative Non-govt organizations. But the Real Threat to the Far Left Democrat Socialists has been the information gained by the Congressional Investigations into the “Legal Shenanigans”, Political Bias & Animus, exposing Criminal Malfeasance and felonies by ‘leaders’ in the FBI and Dept. of Justice. The uber-loyal “Storm Troopers” of the HolderWAFFEN DoJ, and the “Lynch years” of covering up all the on-going criminality to protect Empress Hillary, have totally lost control of the situation. And they fear the exposure. Trump must be removed!

Many people have been exposed, quit, been demoted, or fired, but some have obviously “rolled over” and are cooperating with the Congressional Investigations. These people are obviously confessing that the “mistakes” and actual “criminal malfeasance for political expediency” were not only known and excused, but instigated and even ordered by the Obama White House. The “Political Cover-Up Control Factor” has reached “DEFCON One” because not only are all the old Hillary Scandals being re-hashed, but many new ones revealed. The much bally-hooed “Russia Collusion” is not on the Trump Campaign, but on Hillary and the DNC for hiring Fusion GPS to create the “salacious and undocumented” Trump Dossier that was knowing used as false “evidence” to obtain FISA warrants. And the illegal Email server, full of Classified documents. The FBI and DoJ still refuse to provide documents subpoenaed by Congressional Investigations, in defiance of law and Constitutional oversight. Every little bit that comes to light incriminates further the conspirators and points further up the Chain-of-Command – straight to Obama and his closest advisers. The Citizens are restless, and must be disarmed.

Of all the “Sacred Cows” of the American System of Jurisprudence, the most sacrosanct is the Attorney-Client Privilege. This has been inviolate in all criminal prosecutions. But that “corner-stone” of Legal Protection has been violated in the desperate attempt of the Mueller Witch Hunt to get SOMETHING! Anything to feed the constant Media assault, on President Trump. And what is the Alleged Crime in all this? 12 years ago & 10 years before he even decided to run for President, Donald Trump allegedly had consensual sex with a “porn star” called “Stormy Daniels”. He then was an Entertainer, TV star, and a Registered Democrat. Such behavior was practically expected of him, almost a “duty” to his fans. He denies it, something Liberals applaud as a “Right”, because “sex is personal and nobody’s business”, at least for Democrats. Much less TV “Reality Show” actors. (I have a tendency to believe him because he is a known “Germaphobe”, and Stormy, though physically attractive, was a porn-star, “kinda a ‘grease-pit’ of a public-woman or soiled dove.”) His Attorney Cohen signed a Legal Non-Disclosure Contract with Stormy Daniels and paid her $130,000 for her to keep her mouth shut. Without Trump’s knowledge or signature. Any “evidence” gained against President Trump would have to be inadmissible in any Constitutional Court as “Fruit of a Poisoned Tree” due to Cohen’s position as his attorney. Stormy is in serious violation of a Legal Contract that she “willfully, knowingly, and intentionally signed”. Can you imagine the uproar by the ACLU & the Media if the “personal attorney” for any prominent Democrat was raided like this and records seized? Or even a common criminal targeted by a real criminal investigation? Even Traditional Liberal Law Professor Alan Dershowitz is appalled!

How desperate the Lib/Prog PTBs and their Media Propaganda Machine must be, to stoop to such transparent Unlawful Abuse of Power? What this has become, is a desperate “Legalistic Coup” by Mueller & Co. to try and protect the Empress Hillary, overturn a elected President, and protect the “Legacy” of Obama’s “Hope and Change” of turning America into a Socialist State, under the Leftist dominated UniParty. To be ruled by the Permanent Political Class, bought and commanded by the “Elites”. The Constitution is dead, killed by neglect and perversion of law, they hope. This is the “Empire of The Swamp”, government of the Proletariate, by the Bureaucracies, for the Agenda of the Self-Appointed Intellectual Elites. “By Marx, and his prophet Alinsky”, they are not going to surrender their power gained under Obama, the Won! And certainly not to an “America Firster”, whose interests are benefiting the Citizens who elected him, growing an economy that benefits the productive citizens, and not the “Masters of the Universe”, the Money Manipulators. So Mueller will continue with this “Never Ending Story”? It certainly doesn’t look like an “Investigation” anymore, but a Libtard Fantasy, some Grimm’s Fairy Tale to scare impressionable children into fear and loathing for the “Boogie-Man Trump”?

It now almost looks like Mueller wants to be fired. After all the wasted time and money, endless criminality by many FBI & DoJ “moles”, nit-picking over unsubstantiated allegations against Trump, while ignoring flagrant felonies by The Almost Empress and The Won; is that the only way out for him not to look like an incompetent, biased, and wasteful idiot? The BIG QUESTION is, how much longer are the Citizens and the few uncorrupted Representatives in “Sodom-on-the Potomac” going to put up with this?

“The Empire” last month openly declared war on the Constitution and Citizenry with calls for repealing the Second Amendment. And for 70 years, they have been making constant sneak attacks on Christianity, against our guarantee of Religious Freedom by the First Amendment; and now attacking our Freedom of Speech as “Hate”, if it is conservative or supports Rule of Law, even defending our borders. And this week, the Empire’s “Novo-KGB” can raid the offices of an Attorney for our elected President, after almost 2 years of fruitless “Investigation”? So say, “Good-bye” to the Fourth Amendment? Those “Neo-Imperailists” don’t understand that Orwell wrote 1984 as a WARNING! Not as an Instruction Manual. “The Empire” understands that the Second Amendment is what our Founders gave us as a “Doomsday Option”, to prevent something like what is happening now, by self-appointed Elites, using the guise of “Democracy” and greedy, foolish, and slavish minions bought by false promises.

Michael Cloud, Candidate for the 27th Congressional District will speak to the Republican Club on Monday, May 7, 6:15pm, at Grace Episcopal Parish Hall, corner of Guadalupe and Austin St (Hwy 238), Port Lavaca.

The Republican Club has changed from lunch to dinner meetings. Meal is catered by local caterer, Patricia Smith Massey. Enjoy a delicious home cooked meal with dessert. Coffee and tea are included. Cost of meal is $11.00.per person. Dinner from 5pm – 6pm. ONLY BY RESERVATION.

Reservations are required for dinner: Please contact Lisa Peterson, 552-6313, or Connie Hunt, 552-0917, NO LATER THAN April 27 if you plan to have dinner. No meal will be served without a timely reservation. Public is invited. (no charge for coffee or tea)

Fish Out of Water by Thomas Spychalski…

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 19 Apr 18 - 0 Comments

The last six years or so, I’ve written about Spring in terms of being a time of renewal and re-birth, a time for change and starting over. It’s just a pity that this includes contemplating owning two new brand new smart phones in as many months.

Now don’t get me wrong, I think people today may be getting too attached to their phones and other electronics. It does not mean I do not see how such technological marvels actually can improve life a bit.

In terms of smart phones that means on the spot weather updates, being able to see if a product is worth it’s price in physical retail locations and many other features like a flashlight, camera and even being able to read millions of books on the go.

Problem is the exact same dilemma that has popped up across the computing market even before Apple was even a company and computers themselves, especially of the ‘home computing’ variety did not even have monitors or screens…once you buy any computing device it will soon be made obsolete by the next model. And if you have to buy a ‘budget’ device, you are already halfway behind in the race to stay relevant with your purchase from the time you break the seal on it’s packaging.

In this case it is the phone’s ‘internal memory’ that is the issue. Put plainly, for most of those flashlights, maps, coupons and other electronic Swiss Army Knife functions, that is where they are stored. So as this phone only has a small amount of internal memory, after it updates out of the box there is only enough room for about four of my ‘essential’ twenty or so apps I like to keep handy.

Now let me be fair, this was indeed a budget model phone, being a generous gift from a close friend when I was between jobs after Christmas, but the phone itself cost around ninety dollars with tax and on top of that there was also a twenty-five dollar fee to switch my account from my old phone to this one.

Point is, that is indeed over a hundred dollars, and even though a hundred dollars certainly does not have the buying power it did twenty years ago, it is still a decent amount of money and you would expect the item purchased to be able to perform the functions it was made for.

Being at the very least slightly tech savvy, I realize that part of the reason it may have such little internal memory is to cut costs, but to me this is like a used car lot selling a car the dealer knows won’t last more than a month before it breaks down, but sells it anyway. Most people would call that a crooked deal and it is ironic how the computing industry gets away with it daily, and as it effects so many with smart phones being in the hands of everyone from grandma to the great grand kids, it is surely one of the great consumer swindles of the twenty-first century.

Local Girls Do Well in Competitions

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Posted by Joyce Rhyne on 19 Apr 18 - 0 Comments
Silver Medal Winner Abygail Gonzales

Silver Medal Winner Abygail Gonzales

TNT Elite Gymnasts
Last month, the TNT Elite competitive gymnastics team traveled to World Champions Centre (home of Simone Biles) in Spring, Texas. There was 980 total gymnasts who attended this meet over the past 4 days, some traveled from all over. Teams from Mexico, Dubai, Houston, San Antonio, Corpus Christi and more were there. Each child met Simone Biles herself, as she was the one who handed out the awards. Our teams competed well, bringing home an 11th, 5th and a 1st place team award. TNT levels competed were levels 1-4 and Xcel.

“We are so proud of our 7 yr. old daughter Abygail Gonzales, a level 3 gymnast at TNT Elite Gymnastics for coming in 2nd place receiving a silver medal on the Beam during the Simone Biles meet. Simone Biles handed out all the All Around Medals to each one of the gymnast.

It is so exciting to have one of our own Port O Connor children to be able to meet her idol. Abygail says, “ meeting Simone Biles makes me want to work even harder to be able to go to the Olympics and win Gold just like her.” This makes us very proud parents that she has dreams and will be working hard to get where she wants to go.

Mommy and Daddy love you so much.”
Kimberley & Tim Gonzales

Congratulations to Mckaelyn Carriles and Team Southern Swing 15 on winning 1st place in the Southern Swing Classic #4 tournament on 3/3/18.

Congratulations to Mckaelyn Carriles and Team Southern Swing 15 on winning 1st place in the Southern Swing Classic #4 tournament on 3/3/18.

 

Congratulations, Kyndra and team Anna on winning 1st place Southern Swing Spring League Tournament on 3/6/18.

Congratulations, Kyndra and team Anna on winning 1st place Southern Swing Spring League Tournament on 3/6/18.

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