My friend,,,,

My friend introduced me to a new site. I'd give this site two thumbs up if I were able to....I've been up most of the night attempting to view everything on it-so much to see....thanks hk!

something I found a long time ago. I still read it and try to be hopeful. I do so love my country.

In 1778, the French statesman Turgot wrote:
This people is the hope of the human race. It may become the model. It ought
to show the world by facts that men can be free and yet peaceful, and may
dispense with the chains in which tyrants and knaves of every color have
presumed to bind them, under pretext of the public good. The Americans should be
an example of political, religious, commercial and industrial liberty. The
asylum they offer to the oppressed of every nation, the avenue of escape they
open, will compel governments to be just and enlightened; and the rest of the
world in due time will see through the empty illusions in which policy is
conceived. But to obtain these ends for us, America must secure them to herself;
and must not become, as so many of your ministerial writers have predicted, a
mass of divided powers, contending for territory and trade, cementing the
slavery of peoples by their own blood.
Had Turgot lived long enough, he
would have marveled at both the successes and the failures of the American
people. Yet both the failures and the successes are part of the democratic
story, a story told by these readings.

This was found courtesy of the following: http://211.72.249.29/docs/democracy/demo.htm

I needed a little cheering

When I realized that Kp was pressing her head into my hand as she often does. It occurs to me how aloof and peculiar this particular little beasty is, when she always surprises me with her strange barrage of affectionate displays. It's almost a ritual. You've no idea what I'm talking about I'm sure...but read on.
As I was stating; I needed cheering. What with lil' lisa's death, timmy moving away, and other random pissy things; I could use a hug-usually I'd look to Kp or Herbie for such a doling of friendliness but since Kp's not particularly fond of hugs, and although Herbie is fond of hugs, he 's only able to return a hug when given one-so no help there either. I opted for some mental cheering. What I found was this: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2C54W4I5AUNVS/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
Cheers to Electrolux' nemesis for a grand review of something that cost more than my car.