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END PIRACY, NOT LIBERTY

2012-01-18T17:57:00.000-05:00

END PIRACY, NOT LIBERTY

2012-01-18T09:44:00.000-05:00

THE NEW ME EXPOSED

2012-01-12T20:51:00.000-05:00

Photographer... http://www.uniquecustomphoto.com/ Glenn Hewitt

Edits done by Me, Rebecca Pizzo

This represents the old me peeling away, the new me becoming exposed.

It is a vulnerable place to be in my shoes right now. Looking at this image makes me feel hopeful for my future. That there is a new person that is coming to life soon.!.

Box Of 24 Books

2012-01-06T22:50:00.000-05:00

24 books FOR SALE

$40

Box Of 24 Books <-----click here

Maxwell's Taekwon-Do - Clearwater, FL

2011-12-12T09:23:00.000-05:00

Maxwell's Taekwon-Do - Clearwater, FL

Whitney Cummings - Balls are Embarassing & Disgusting

2011-12-08T21:34:00.001-05:00

Jokes.com

Whitney Cummings - Balls Are Disgusting

comedians.comedycentral.com

Whitney Cummings

Comedians

Stand-Up

"EB"ing a Mommy: Update, Reader's Digest, and EB Awareness

2011-10-24T08:12:00.000-04:00

Praying for Baby Trip

"EB"ing a Mommy: Update, Reader's Digest, and EB Awareness: A lot has happened since the last time I posted, so I will do my best to catch you guys up. Since the night that I posted all of those vid...

Rebecca Pizzo Photography - Online Picture Proofing

2011-10-19T13:29:00.000-04:00

Rebecca Pizzo Photography - Online Picture Proofing

SICK Point of View & Subject matter.... Catchy Tune

2011-10-09T20:42:00.006-04:00

Robert's got a quick hand
He'll look around the room, he won't tell you his plan
He's got a rolled cigarette
Hanging out of his mouth, he's a cowboy kid
He found a six-shooter gun
In his dad's closet with in a box of fun things
I don't even know what
But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
All the other kids with the the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet

Daddy works a long day
He'll be coming home late and he's coming home late
And he's bringing me a surprise
'Cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice
I've waited for a long time
Yeah the slight of my hand is now a quick pull-trigger
I reason with my cigarette
And say, "your hair's on fire, you must've lost your wits, yeah"

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
All the other kids with the the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet

Run run run run
Ru-ru-ru-run run run
Ru-ru-ru-run run run run
Ru-ru-ru-run run run ru-run run

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
All the other kids with the the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet
All the other kids with the the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun
All the other kids with the pumped up kicks
You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet

I was just bee-bopping to the music when my 12 year old daughter says to me... 'mom do you know what this song is about?' ... of course I did not. Who can understand the words in music anymore?? I just like the tune. Well I did not believe her when she told me so I had to look it up for myself. She was right, not a very appropriate song, but I can't resist the catchy tune and the adorable band members.

Tinker the Chihuahua learns to share.

2011-07-21T23:52:00.001-04:00

Steven Tyler autograph

2011-04-22T18:56:00.001-04:00

21st Century Moses.... Here's how it would happen today!!!

2011-04-18T10:31:00.000-04:00

You will enjoy this short and very funny video on the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. Moses and the Pharaoh in the 21st century.

Good one AISH.com!

Sledding with the Maxwells

2011-02-22T14:41:00.003-05:00

Synchronized Swimming From a NEW Perspective

2011-01-13T16:21:00.000-05:00

God Bless Gabrielle Giffords & others

2011-01-08T17:18:00.003-05:00

God Bless Gabrielle Giffords & others, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

What is wrong with people???? Who does this to someone???? God bless the families and friends of those involved.

Jared Lee Loughner is the shooter www.youtube.com/user/Classitup10

www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/08/arizona-congresswoman...
Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is in an intensive care unit following surgery for a gunshot wound in the head at close range, the University of Arizona Medical Center announced Saturday afternoon.

Dr. Peter Rhee, a surgeon and chief of the trauma, critical care and emergency surgery, said he is optimistic about the congresswoman's recovery.

However, Federal District Judge John M. Roll was shot and killed during the town-hall style event outside a Safeway grocery store in Tucson.

At least 19 people were shot at Giffords' "Congress on Your Corner" event, including three members of the Democratic congresswoman's staff in Arizona. Five have died, including one of Giffords' aides, and nine are in critical condition at the University of Arizona Medical Center.

State Sen. Linda Lopez, a close friend of Giffords', told Fox News that the three-term congresswoman was shot in the temple and the bullet exited through her forehead. Lopez said Giffords was responding to commands and she was confident that she will survive surgery but is not sure what Giffords' long term prognosis is.

Fox News confirmed that a 22-year-old white male named Jared Loughner was taken into custody as the alleged shooter. Police reportedly had also arrested a second suspect.

Authorities said they believed Loughner had sent out a video saying that he expected Saturday to be his last day and had written on his MySpace page several "final thoughts" that included rants on illiteracy and the failure of U.S. currency to be backed by gold.

According to the law enforcement official, the suspect began shouting something before shooting wildly with an automatic weapon. Shots then rang out from the crowd -- a security agent or someone else fired at the suspect who survived.

Giffords, 40, has held multiple "Your Corner" events over the past four years, an aide told Fox News, adding that she had held three previous events at this venue before.

In November, Giffords was re-elected to her third term as representative of Arizona's 8th Congressional District, winning a tight race against a Tea Party-backed candidate. She was one of 19 Democrats who voted against House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi for speaker this week.

Giffords, a gun rights advocate, was first elected to Congress 2006 when she rode a wave of Democratic victories. However, she separated herself from most in her caucus when she criticized President Obama last summer for not sending more National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Giffords, who had been threatened previously, was a member of the Arizona House and Senate before coming to Washington. She is married to astronaut Mark Kelly. Sen. Bill Nelson, R-Fla., said Kelly is training to be the next commander of the space shuttle mission slated for April and her brother-in-law is currently serving aboard the International Space Station.

Bipartisan expressions of support poured out for Giffords in the hours after the shooting with Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., issuing a statement saying her "tears are flowing" for Giffords and Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., saying he was "sickened by the horrific attack."

Obama issued a statement, calling it "an unspeakable tragedy."

"I've spoken to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and have offered her the full resources of the government," Obama said in live remarks to the nation. "It is a tragedy for Arizona and a tragedy for our entire country. What Americans do at a time of tragedy is to come together and support each other. ...We are going to get to the bottom of this and we are going to get through this."

House Speaker John Boehner condemned the attack on Giffords.

"I am horrified by the senseless attack on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and members of her staff," he said in a statement. "An attack on one who serves is an attack on all who serve. Acts and threats of violence against public officials have no place in our society."

A spokeswoman for the U.S. Capitol Police said the agency "remains at a high level of readiness, consistent with our operating condition on U.S. Capitol Grounds. We continue to maintain a robust presence."

My Birthday Girl

2011-01-07T12:52:00.003-05:00

My Birthday Girl, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

She turned 12!!! I can't believe it's been 12 years since she was born. Boy, did I get lucky with this kid. She is smart, funny, a dedicated and caring person, and to top it off, she's pretty too!

(gift from Mary- Katherine Schwarzenegger's new book 'Rock What You've Got' - secrets to loving your inner and outer beauty)

PM Netanyahu’s Speech at the UN General Assembly

2010-10-06T08:17:00.001-04:00

PLEASE READ THIS!!!!
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Nearly 62 years ago, the United Nations recognized the right of the Jews, an ancient people 3,500 years-old, to a state of their own in their ancestral homeland.
I stand here today as the Prime Minister of Israel, the Jewish state, and I speak to you on behalf of my country and my people.

The United Nations was founded after the carnage of World War II and the horrors of the Holocaust. It was charged with preventing the recurrence of such horrendous events.

Nothing has undermined that central mission more than the systematic assault on the truth. Yesterday the President of Iran stood at this very podium, spewing his latest anti-Semitic rants. Just a few days earlier, he again claimed that the Holocaust is a lie.

Last month, I went to a villa in a suburb of Berlin called Wannsee. There, on January 20, 1942 , after a hearty meal, senior Nazi officials met and decided how to exterminate the Jewish people. The detailed minutes of that meeting have been preserved by successive German governments. Here is a copy of those minutes, in which the Nazis issued precise instructions on how to carry out the extermination of the Jews. Is this a lie?
A day before I was in Wannsee, I was given in Berlin the original construction plans for the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Those plans are signed by Hitler's deputy, Heinrich Himmler himself. Here is a copy of the plans for Auschwitz-Birkenau, where one million Jews were murdered. Is this too a lie?

This June, President Obama visited the Buchenwald concentration camp. Did President Obama pay tribute to a lie?

And what of the Auschwitz survivors whose arms still bear the tattooed numbers branded on them by the Nazis? Are those tattoos a lie? One-third of all Jews perished in the conflagration. Nearly every Jewish family was affected, including my own. My wife's grandparents, her father's two sisters and three brothers, and all the aunts, uncles and cousins were all murdered by the Nazis. Is that also a lie?

Yesterday, the man who calls the Holocaust a lie spoke from this podium. To those who refused to come here and to those who left this room in protest, I commend you. You stood up for moral clarity and you brought honor to your countries.
But to those who gave this Holocaust-denier a hearing, I say on behalf of my people, the Jewish people, and decent people everywhere: Have you no shame? Have you no decency?

A mere six decades after the Holocaust, you give legitimacy to a man who denies that the murder of six million Jews took place and pledges to wipe out the Jewish state.

What a disgrace! What a mockery of the charter of the United Nations! Perhaps some of you think that this man and his odious regime threaten only the Jews. You're wrong.

History has shown us time and again that what starts with attacks on the Jews eventually ends up engulfing many others.

This Iranian regime is fueled by an extreme fundamentalism that burst onto the world scene three decades ago after lying dormant for centuries. In the past thirty years, this fanaticism has swept the globe with a murderous violence and cold-blooded impartiality in its choice of victims. It has callously slaughtered Moslems and Christians, Jews and Hindus, and many others. Though it is comprised of different offshoots, the adherents of this unforgiving creed seek to return humanity to medieval times.

Wherever they can, they impose a backward regimented society where women, minorities, gays or anyone not deemed to be a true believer is brutally subjugated. The struggle against this fanaticism does not pit faith against faith nor civilization against civilization.

It pits civilization against barbarism, the 21st century against the 9th century, those who sanctify life against those who glorify death.
The primitivism of the 9th century ought to be no match for the progress of the 21st century. The allure of freedom, the power of technology, the reach of communications should surely win the day. Ultimately, the past cannot triumph over the future. And the future offers all nations magnificent bounties of hope. The pace of progress is growing exponentially.

It took us centuries to get from the printing press to the telephone, decades to get from the telephone to the personal computer, and only a few years to get from the personal computer to the internet.

What seemed impossible a few years ago is already outdated, and we can scarcely fathom the changes that are yet to come. We will crack the genetic code. We will cure the incurable. We will lengthen our lives. We will find a cheap alternative to fossil fuels and clean up the planet.

I am proud that my country Israel is at the forefront of these advances - by leading innovations in science and technology, medicine and biology, agriculture and water, energy and the environment. These innovations the world over offer humanity a sunlit future of unimagined promise.

But if the most primitive fanaticism can acquire the most deadly weapons, the march of history could be reversed for a time. And like the belated victory over the Nazis, the forces of progress and freedom will prevail only after an horrific toll of blood and fortune has been exacted from mankind. That is why the greatest threat facing the world today is the marriage between religious fanaticism and the weapons of mass destruction.

The most urgent challenge facing this body is to prevent the tyrants of Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Are the member states of the United Nations up to that challenge? Will the international community confront a despotism that terrorizes its own people as they bravely stand up for freedom?

Will it take action against the dictators who stole an election in broad daylight and gunned down Iranian protesters who died in the streets choking in their own blood? Will the international community thwart the world's most pernicious sponsors and practitioners of terrorism?

Above all, will the international community stop the terrorist regime of Iran from developing atomic weapons, thereby endangering the peace of the entire world?

The people of Iran are courageously standing up to this regime. People of goodwill around the world stand with them, as do the thousands who have been protesting outside this hall. Will the United Nations stand by their side?

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The jury is still out on the United Nations, and recent signs are not encouraging. Rather than condemning the terrorists and their Iranian patrons, some here have condemned their victims. That is exactly what a recent UN report on Gaza did, falsely equating the terrorists with those they targeted.

For eight long years, Hamas fired from Gaza thousands of missiles, mortars and rockets on nearby Israeli cities. Year after year, as these missiles were deliberately hurled at our civilians, not a single UN resolution was passed condemning those criminal attacks. We heard nothing - absolutely nothing - from the UN Human Rights Council, a misnamed institution if there ever was one.

In 2005, hoping to advance peace, Israel unilaterally withdrew from every inch of Gaza . It dismantled 21 settlements and uprooted over 8,000 Israelis. We didn't get peace. Instead we got an Iranian backed terror base fifty miles from Tel Aviv. Life in Israeli towns and cities next to Gaza became a nightmare. You see, the Hamas rocket attacks not only continued, they increased tenfold. Again, the UN was silent.

Finally, after eight years of this unremitting assault, Israel was finally forced to respond. But how should we have responded? Well, there is only one example in history of thousands of rockets being fired on a country's civilian population. It happened when the Nazis rocketed British cities during World War II. During that war, the allies leveled German cities, causing hundreds of thousands of casualties. Israel chose to respond differently. Faced with an enemy committing a double war crime of firing on civilians while hiding behind civilians - Israel sought to conduct surgical strikes against the rocket launchers.

That was no easy task because the terrorists were firing missiles from homes and schools, using mosques as weapons depots and ferreting explosives in ambulances. Israel , by contrast, tried to minimize casualties by urging Palestinian civilians to vacate the targeted areas.

We dropped countless flyers over their homes, sent thousands of text messages and called thousands of cell phones asking people to leave. Never has a country gone to such extraordinary lengths to remove the enemy's civilian population from harm's way.

Yet faced with such a clear case of aggressor and victim, who did the UN Human Rights Council decide to condemn? Israel . A democracy legitimately defending itself against terror is morally hanged, drawn and quartered, and given an unfair trial to boot.

By these twisted standards, the UN Human Rights Council would have dragged Roosevelt and Churchill to the dock as war criminals. What a perversion of truth. What a perversion of justice.
Delegates of the United Nations, will you accept this farce?

Because if you do, the United Nations would revert to its darkest days, when the worst violators of human rights sat in judgment against the law-abiding democracies, when Zionism was equated with racism and when an automatic majority could declare that the earth is flat.

If this body does not reject this report, it would send a message to terrorists everywhere: Terror pays; if you launch your attacks from densely populated areas, you will win immunity. And in condemning Israel , this body would also deal a mortal blow to peace. Here's why.

When Israel left Gaza , many hoped that the missile attacks would stop. Others believed that at the very least, Israel would have international legitimacy to exercise its right of self-defense. What legitimacy? What self-defense?

The same UN that cheered Israel as it left Gaza and promised to back our right of self-defense now accuses us -my people, my country - of war crimes? And for what? For acting responsibly in self-defense. What a travesty!

Israel justly defended itself against terror. This biased and unjust report is a clear-cut test for all governments. Will you stand with Israel or will you stand with the terrorists?

We must know the answer to that question now. Now and not later. Because if Israel is again asked to take more risks for peace, we must know today that you will stand with us tomorrow. Only if we have the confidence that we can defend ourselves can we take further risks for peace.

Ladies and Gentlemen, All of Israel wants peace.
Any time an Arab leader genuinely wanted peace with us, we made peace. We made peace with Egypt led by Anwar Sadat. We made peace with Jordan led by King Hussein. And if the Palestinians truly want peace, I and my government, and the people of Israel , will make peace. But we want a genuine peace, a defensible peace, a permanent peace.

In 1947, this body voted to establish two states for two peoples - a Jewish state and an Arab state. The Jews accepted that resolution. The Arabs rejected it.

We ask the Palestinians to finally do what they have refused to do for 62 years: Say yes to a Jewish state. Just as we are asked to recognize a nation-state for the Palestinian people, the Palestinians must be asked to recognize the nation state of the Jewish people. The Jewish people are not foreign conquerors in the Land of Israel . This is the land of our forefathers.
Inscribed on the walls outside this building is the great Biblical vision of peace: "Nation shall not lift up sword against nation. They shall learn war no more." These words were spoken by the Jewish prophet Isaiah 2,800 years ago as he walked in my country, in my city, in the hills of Judea and in the streets of Jerusalem .

We are not strangers to this land. It is our homeland. As deeply connected as we are to this land, we recognize that the Palestinians also live there and want a home of their own. We want to live side by side with them, two free peoples living in peace, prosperity and dignity.

But we must have security. The Palestinians should have all the powers to govern themselves except those handful of powers that could endanger Israel.

That is why a Palestinian state must be effectively demilitarized. We don't want another Gaza , another Iranian backed terror base abutting Jerusalem and perched on the hills a few kilometers from Tel Aviv.

We want peace.

I believe such a peace can be achieved. But only if we roll back the forces of terror, led by Iran , that seek to destroy peace, eliminate Israel and overthrow the world order. The question facing the international community is whether it is prepared to confront those forces or accommodate them.

Over seventy years ago, Winston Churchill lamented what he called the "confirmed unteachability of mankind," the unfortunate habit of civilized societies to sleep until danger nearly overtakes them.

Churchill bemoaned what he called the "want of foresight, the unwillingness to act when action will be simple and effective, the lack of clear thinking, the confusion of counsel until emergency comes, until self-preservation strikes its jarring gong."

I speak here today in the hope that Churchill's assessment of the "unteachability of mankind" is for once proven wrong.

I speak here today in the hope that we can learn from history -- that we can prevent danger in time.

In the spirit of the timeless words spoken to Joshua over 3,000 years ago, let us be strong and of good courage. Let us confront this peril, secure our future and, God willing, forge an enduring peace for generations to come.

This speech can be found here.
http://www.standwithus.com/app/iNews/view_n.asp?ID=1599
Filed under Israel, Unites States on Monday, September 27, 2010 by Author: Admin.

PM Netanyahu’s Speech at the UN General Assembly

The Twp

2010-10-05T21:19:00.001-04:00

USHER's song DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love, (Ft.PitBull)

2010-10-05T12:38:00.001-04:00

Yesterday's shoot with Alicia

2010-09-17T12:41:00.000-04:00

She will be giving birth on September 21, 2010 ~~!~~ Congratulations to Alicia !

My New-2-Me Ride

2010-09-13T14:11:00.002-04:00

My New-2-Me Ride, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

1996 Lincoln Continental

Free Hugs in Sondrio, Italy

2010-06-21T09:50:00.002-04:00

Impressive Video showing how HUGS can be wonderful therapy. HUG someone today!!!
Bravo to those who came up with this creative and heart warming idea. BRAVO from the good ol' USA!!

My baby

2010-06-11T21:53:00.002-04:00

Our Visit to CJ Barrymore's, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Remembering --- how fast she is growing up.

Obama is victim of Bush's failed promises - NOT!

2010-06-10T19:23:00.000-04:00

Chuck Green who writes "Greener Pastures" for the Aurora Colorado Sentinel

Branded Omega Psi Phi

2010-05-25T23:38:00.005-04:00

Branded, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

In Honor (sarc) of ... Liar, Cheater, Thief - Kwame Kilpatrick Going to Jail . . . branded a thief in Detroit.
In line at the fair today.
omega psi phi branding
Uploaded by RIPizzo on 24 May 10, 9.10PM EDT.

THANK God For The President !! WHY??? The answer is....

2010-05-18T23:48:00.003-04:00

Supposedly written by an 82 year old widow in Greenville , SC .......
That is right - I will say it -THANK GOD FOR THE PRESIDENT! WHY?

1. He destroyed the Clinton Political Machine - Driving a stake thru the
heart of Hillary's Presidential aspirations - something no Republican was
ever able to do. Remember when a Hillary Presidency scared the daylights
out of you!

2. He killed off the Kennedy Dynasty - No more Kennedys trolling
Washington looking for booze and women wanting rides home.
American women and Freedom are safer tonight!

3. He is destroying the Democrat Party before our eyes!
Dennis Moore had never lost a race - quit
Evan Bayh had never lost a race - quit
Byron Dorgan - had never lost a race - quit
Harry Reid - Soon to be GONE

These are just a handful of the Democrats whose political careers Obama has
destroyed! By the end of 2010 dozens more will be! In December of 2008
the Democrats were on the rise. In the last two election cycles they had
picked up 14 Senate seats and 52 House seats. The press was touting the
death of the Conservative Movement and the Republican Party. In just one
year, Obama put a stop to all of this and will probably give the House, if
not the Senate back to the Republicans.

4. He has completely exposed liberals and progressives for what they are.
Every Generation seems to need to relearn the lesson on why they should
never actually put liberals in charge. He is bringing home the lesson very well!
Liberals tax, borrow and spend - check
Liberals won't bring themselves to protect America - check
Liberals want to take over the economy - check
Liberals think they know what is best for everyone - check
Liberals aren't happy till they are running YOUR life - check

5. He has brought more Americans back to conservatism than anyone since
Reagan. In One year he rejuvenated the Conservative movement and brought
out to the streets millions of Freedom Loving Americans. Name me one other
time in your life when you saw your friends and neighbors this interested
in taking back America !

6. His amazing leadership has sparked the greatest period of sales of
firearms and ammunition this country has seen. Law abiding citizens have
rallied and have provided a "stimulus" to the sporting goods field while
other industries have failed, faded or moved off-shore!

7. In all honesty one year ago I was more afraid than I had ever been in my
life. Not of the economy, but of the direction our country was going.
I thought Americans had forgotten what this country was all about. My
neighbors, friends, strangers proved to me that my lack of confidence of
the Greatness and Wisdom of the American people was flat out wrong.

8. When the American People wake up.... no smooth-talking teleprompter reader
can fool them! Barack Obama woke up these Great Americans!
Again I want say "Thank you Barack Obama" or is it Barry.....as it was in school?

...What school?

The Smoke Monster

2010-04-28T13:40:00.003-04:00

The Smoke Monster, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

I'm a huge fan of the ABC show LOST. This reminds me of the smoke monster.

This was just one of the small fires out at Metro Beach park today. There was a controlled burn. I noticed the smoke on my way home from work.... went home, got my camera and headed toward the smoke and fire. I took a lot, probably too many pictures. I won't post them all, just a few.

On this day, God wants you to know...

2010-04-28T11:57:00.001-04:00

On this day, God wants you to know...

... that most of your words are unnecessary. All too often you speak simply to fill the space with sound, because you feel too uncomfortable with the silence. But this silence is golden. Only in silence you can hear God speak to you. Only in silence can a real prayer, a heart prayer be born. Next time you start chattering, stop and feel into the silence, feel its shape, its texture, and then slowly and silently say only what really has to be said.

Found this on a friend's facebook page.

I thought it was something I'm guilty of...

Filling quiet space with sound instead of just enjoying the silence.

Crunchy Spuds

2010-04-26T20:44:00.002-04:00

Crunchy Spuds, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Enjoy some for yourself! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHXM8DxedQ The Vittle Vlog's - - Crunchy Spuds

Mitt Romney-Sarah Palin in 2012?

2010-04-15T23:04:00.002-04:00

Obviously I LOVE Sarah Palin AND Mitt Romney as a team to correct our country's problems with respect for our CONSTITUTION!!!

“Mitt Romney respects Sarah Palin and he appreciates the contributions she makes to the party,” said Romney spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom. “But his immediate focus is on helping Republicans win back the Congress in 2010.”

Mitt Romney-Sarah Palin in 2012?

Metro Beach Park - Swan

2010-04-12T09:33:00.003-04:00

“Now wakes the hour

Now sleeps the swan

Behold the dream

The dream is gone”

Pink Floyd

Daylight Moon

2010-03-26T18:36:00.002-04:00

Daylight Moon, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

A favorite sight of mine is our moon in the daylight.

yarmulke (yameka)- Kippah

2010-03-21T22:12:00.002-04:00

yarmulke (yameka)- Kippah, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

yar·mul·ke
Pronunciation: ya-me-ka
Function: noun
Etymology: Yiddish yarmlke, from Polish jarmułka & Ukrainian yarmulka skullcap, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish yağmurluk rainwear
Date: 1903: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home.

This photo was taken at the Ira Kaufman funeral parlor in Southfield, Michigan USA

Our Sunday school 5th grade went to the funeral home to learn what the process is when a Jewish person dies. It was enlightening to me. A lot of things that I thought were Jewish Law are actually tradition. It cleared up a lot of questions I had. Our director Josh was well educated and a wonderful teacher. Thank you to my Sunday school for giving our kids the opportunity to visit places and to see what they are really like. To hear stories from those with experience and knowledge is wonderful! Thanks Lisa.

The U.S. Constitution Test

2010-03-04T09:42:00.001-05:00

The U.S. Constitution Test
This version of the Test is currently in use by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Questions are followed with Answers:
1. What are the colors of our flag?
2. How many stars are there on our flag?
3. What color are the stars on our flag?
4. What do the stars on the flag mean?
5. How many stripes are there on the flag?
6. What color are the stripes?
7. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
8. How many states are there in the Union?
9. Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?
10. What is the date of Independence day?
11. Independence from whom?
12. What country did we fight during the Revolutionary War?
13. Who was the first President?
14. Who is president today?
15. Who is vice president today?
16. Who elects the president of the United States?
17. Who becomes our president if the president should die?
18. For how long do we elect the president?
19. What is the Constitution?
20. Can the Constitution be changed?
21. What do we call a change to the Constitution?
22. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
23. How many branches are there in our government?
24. What are the three branches of our government?
25. What is the legislative branch of our government?
26. Who makes federal laws?
27. What is Congress?
28. What are the duties of Congress?
29. Who elects Congress?
30. How many senators are there in Congress?
31. Can you name the senators from your state?
32. For how long do we elect each senator?
33. How many voting members are in the House of Representatives? 34. For how long do we elect the representatives?
35. What is the Executive branch of our government?
36. What is the Judiciary branch of our government?
37. What are the duties of the Supreme Court?
38. What is the supreme law of the United States?
39. What is the Bill of Rights?
40. What is the capital of your state?
41. Who is the governor of your state?
42. Who becomes president if both the president and the vice president die?
43. Who is chief justice of the Supreme Court?
44. Can you name the 13 original states?
45. Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
46. Which countries were our allies during World War II?
47. What is the 49th state added to our Union?
48. How many full terms can a president serve?
49. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.?
50. Who is the head of your local government?
51. According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become president. Name one.
52. Why are there 100 senators in the U.S. Senate?
53. Who nominates judges of the Supreme Court?
54. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
55. Why did the Pilgrims come to America?
56. What is the head executive of a state government called?
57. What is the head executive of a city government called?
58. What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American colonists?
59. Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
60. When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
61. What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?
62. What is our national anthem?
63. Who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner?"
64. Where does freedom of speech come from?
65. What is the minimum voting age?
66. Who signs bills into law? 67. What is the highest court in the United States?
68. Who was president during the Civil War?
69. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
70. What special group advises the president?
71. Which president is called the "Father of Our Country"?
72. What is the 50th state of the Union?
73. Who helped the Pilgrims in America?
74. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
75. What were the 13 original states of the United States called?
76. Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
77. Who has the power to declare war?
78. Name one amendment that guarantees or addresses voting rights.
79. Which president freed the slaves?
80. In what year was the Constitution written?
81. What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution called?
82. Name one purpose of the United Nations.
83. Where does Congress meet?
84. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
85. What is the introduction to the Constitution called?
86. Name one benefit of being a citizen of the United States.
87. What is the most important right granted to U.S. citizens?
88. What is the United States Capitol?
89. What is the White House?
90. Where is the White House located?
91. What is the president's official home?
92. Name one right guaranteed by the First amendment.
93. Who is the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army and Navy?
94. Which president was the first commander in chief of the U.S. Army and Navy?
95. In what month do we vote for president?
96. In what month is the new president inaugurated?
97. How many times may a senator be re-elected?
98. How many times may a congressman be re-elected?
99. What are the two major political parties in the United States today?
100. How many states are there?
ANSWERS
1) Red, white and blue.
2) 50.
3) White.
4) One for each state in the Union.
5) 13.
6) Red and white.
7) They represent the 13 original states.
8) 50.
9) Independence Day.
10) July 4.
11) England.
12) England.
13) George Washington.
14) William Jefferson Clinton.
15) Al Gore.
16) The Electoral College.
17) vice president.
18) Four years.
19) The supreme law of the land.
20) Yes.
21) Amendments.
22) 27.
23) Three.
24) Legislative, Executive and Judicial.
25) Congress.
26) Congress.
27) The Senate and the House of Representatives.
28) To make laws.
29) The people.
30) 100.
31) (Variable).
32) Six years.
33) 435.
34) Two years.
35. The president, Cabinet and departments under the Cabinet members.
36) The Supreme Court.
37) To interpret laws.
38) The Constitution.
39) The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
40) (Variable).
41) (Variable).
42) Speaker of the House of Representatives.
43) William Rehnquist.
44) Conn., N.H., N.Y., N.J., Mass., Pa., Del., Va., N.C., S.C., Ga., R.I. and Md.
45) Patrick Henry.
46) Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, France.
47) Alaska.
48) 2.
49) A civil rights leader.
50) (Variable).
51) Must be a natural-born U.S. citizen; must be at least 35 years old by the time he/she will serve; must have lived in the U.S. for at
least 14 years.
52) Two from each state.
53) The president.
54) Nine.
55) For religious freedom.
56) governor.
57) mayor.
58) Thanksgiving.
59) Thomas Jefferson.
60) July 4, 1776.
61) That all men are created equal.
62) "The Star-Spangled Banner."
63) Francis Scott Key.
64) The Bill of Rights.
65) 18.
66) The president.
67) The Supreme Court.
68) Abraham Lincoln.
69) Freed many slaves.
70) The Cabinet.
71) George Washington.
72) Hawaii.
73) The American Indians.
74) The Mayflower.
75) Colonies.
76)
1. The right of freedom of speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly and requesting change of government.
2. The right to bear arms.
3. The government may not quarter, or house, soldiers in private homes during peacetime without the owners's consent.
4. The government may not search or take a person's property without a warrant.
5. A person may not be tried twice by the same jurisdiction for the same crime and cannot be forced to testify against him/herself.
6. A person charged with a crime still has many rights, including the right to have a trial and be represented by a lawyer.
7. The right to jury trial by his/her peers in most cases.
8. Protects people against excessive or unreasonable fines or cruel and unusual punishment.
9. The people have rights other than those mentioned in the Constitution.
77) The Congress.
78) 15th, 19th, 24th and 26th.
79) Abraham Lincoln.
80) 1787.
81) The Bill of Rights.
82) For countries to discuss world problems; to provide economic aid to countries; occasionally take action.
83) In the Capitol in Washington D.C.
84) Everyone (citizens and non-citizens living in the United States).
85) The Preamble.
86) Vote for the candidate of your choice; travel with a U.S. passport; serve on a jury; apply for federal employment opportunities,etc.
87) The right to vote.
88. The place where Congress meets.
89) The president's official residence.
90) Washington, D.C. (1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW).
91) The White House.
92) Freedom of: speech, press, religion, peaceable assembly, and requesting changes in the government.
93) The president.
94) George Washington.
95) November.
96) January.
97. There is no limit.
98) There is no limit.
99) Democratic and Republican.
100) 50.

Found at www.dailyrepublican.com

Frozen In My Tracks

2010-02-28T17:08:00.002-05:00

Frozen In My Tracks, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Frozen In My Tracks
At the Railroad crossing on Church Street near Groesbeck.

My Husband

2010-02-24T20:36:00.001-05:00

Valentine Roses

2010-02-15T21:37:00.002-05:00

Valentine Roses, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

My husband gave me a dozen of these beautiful roses for Valentines Day. We took 3 of them to his mom when we went to visit her. I think they are really pretty. Thanks Anthony.

HAPPY Valentine's DAY !!!

2010-02-14T11:13:00.002-05:00

Valentine BBQ Chip, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Valentine BBQ Chip
Awww... Cute huh?
Yes I got a special valentine in my bag of Lay's Barbecue Chips.
After I took it's photo, I ate it.

My New Camera!

2010-02-09T09:15:00.002-05:00

My New Camera!, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Nikon D90 SLR
15-300VR & 70-300VR lens'

I'm a very happy photographer!!

Wrath of Coco

2010-02-09T09:11:00.002-05:00

Wrath of Coco, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Her bark is worse then her bite. We will be dog-sitting her soon and we are looking forward to it. She's actually a very nice house guest.

This was taken by my daughter Bella.

Phony U.S. Marshal Gets Into Airport With Fake "Prisoner”

2010-02-04T22:17:00.001-05:00

Phony U.S. Marshal Gets Into Airport With Fake "Prisoner”
This is RIDICULOUS !!!!
Where are our tax dollars actually working??? Crazy ass people get by our airport security at a time when we are on high alert as Americans. GET IT TOGETHER before something awful happens again.

Pelosi Spends $100,000+ Tax Dollars on Booze

2010-01-29T21:46:00.002-05:00

Pelosi Spends $100,000+ Tax Dollars on Booze

She looks like she drank it all herself. Things that make you say 'WTF'!!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/diseasecowboy/4063036810/

Three Headed Monster

2010-01-28T08:09:00.004-05:00

Three Headed Monster, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

3 headed monster
After this state of the union address I say ... BLAH!
The only intelligent thing he said was he was putting himself on a budget.... but of course that won't start until next year.

Here is our newest US Senator from the Great State of Massachusetts:

2010-01-19T23:24:00.002-05:00

Here is our newest US Senator from the Great State of Massachusetts:, originally uploaded by chubbear426.

Here is our newest US Senator from the Great State of Massachusetts Scott Brown. Republican Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown has won the U.S. Senate Seat left vacant with the death of Ted Kennedy. THIS MAKES ME HAPPY !! in more then one way now that I have seen these pictures.

Are you talking to me ?

2010-01-17T17:53:00.003-05:00

are you talking to me ?, originally uploaded by CuikOne.

I was asked by 'CuikOne' if he could use Mr. P. Nut's photo as inspiration for his Graffiti art. Here is what he came up with. I think it turned out pretty cool!!!

Lazer one(dash2) each173 CuikOne, originally uploaded by CuikOne.

This is the photo of Mr. Nut that gave him the inspiration...

My Guy!

2010-01-16T23:52:00.002-05:00

My Guy!, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

EXPLORE #307 on Saturday, January 16, 2010
He makes me so happy!!!!!
I took this one back in Feb of 2009. I have been going through my pictures and decided I wanted to share this one with everyone~!!~ His joy is eating and sitting in the sun.

twitpic contest - bumper sticker

2010-01-12T14:56:00.003-05:00

twitpic contest - bumper sticker, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

For a contest. I hope Mr. P. Nut's hiney wins it for me!
TwitpicStickerContest
twitpic.com/xtaco

Southbound Gratiot Bridge

2010-01-08T10:54:00.002-05:00

Southbound Gratiot Bridge, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Southbound Gratiot Bridge

Beautiful in all seasons. Icy Clinton River.
Southbound Gratiot Bridge over the Clinton River
Mount Clemens, Michigan USA

This bridge is a three span concrete arch bridge, with earth fill. The bridge has had its original guardrails removed, which greatly detracts from the aesthetic qualities of the structure. In fact, most people probably don't know that this bridge is so old it was only the 256th bridge ever built as a trunkline bridge. The original plaque, set into the new guardrails remains to tell the fact. The plaque also mentions Rapid Railway Co, so this bridge must have once carried some sort of railroad tracks across its deck as well when it was built. MDOT's site lists this bridge as the sixth largest surviving earth filled concrete arch bridge in the state, at a length of 241 feet. MDOT lists the construction date as 1920, although the plaque lists a date of 1919. The bridge does not have a weight limit and continues to carry heavy traffic, testifying to the strength of the structure. There is some deterioration to the arches that if left unchecked will eventually become a problem.

Gratiot work looks to preserve Mt Clemens bridge history
metromode, 3/27/2008
Big changes are in line for one of Mt. Clemens' biggest thoroughfares and part of those changes includes preserving one of the city's historic bridges.
The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning to rebuild four miles of Gratiot Avenue, including two bridges over the Clinton River. One of those bridges, for southbound lanes, is listed as a historic structure.

"Even though it will be a new bridge it will keep the same architectural integrity and aesthetics of the bridge it will replace," says Rob Morosi, spokesman for MDOT.

Improvements will encompass the southbound lanes between Sunnyview and Sandpiper streets, along with the northbound lanes between Sandpiper and Remick streets.
Source: Rob Morosi, spokesman for MDOT
Writer: Jon Zemke
www.metromodemedia.com/devnews/mtclemensbridge0061.aspx

My Home in the Snow

2010-01-08T10:52:00.002-05:00

My Home in the Snow, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Mt. Clemens, Michigan USA... Overcast and snow covered!

Detroit in RUINS! (Crowder goes Ghetto)

2010-01-05T20:21:00.002-05:00

In a nutshell... Detroit Needs an Intervention!!

The Known Universe by American Museum of Natural History

2009-12-21T21:56:00.003-05:00

The Known Universe takes viewers from the Himalayas through our atmosphere and the inky black of space to the afterglow of the Big Bang. Every star, planet, and quasar seen in the film is possible because of the world's most complete four-dimensional map of the universe, the Digital Universe Atlas that is maintained and updated by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History. The new film, created by the Museum, is part of an exhibition, Visions of the Cosmos: From the Milky Ocean to an Evolving Universe, at the Rubin Museum of Art in Manhattan through May 2010.

Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, Indian Shores Beach, Florida USA!

2009-12-16T11:31:00.002-05:00

"Picnik Show"

Create a free slideshow with Picnik!

Nefesh B'Nefesh Hanukkah Flash Mob (Official NBN Release)

2009-12-12T19:37:00.002-05:00

Fun improv group in Jerusalem ... Hanukkah video!

Robber’s lawsuit against party store tossed out

2009-12-09T20:37:00.002-05:00

Robber’s lawsuit against party store tossed out

Wall Springs Park, Palm Harbor, Florida USA

2009-12-01T23:29:00.000-05:00

"Wall Springs "

Create a free slideshow with Picnik!

Tiltshift of Southbound Gratiot Bridge

2009-11-25T17:57:00.002-05:00

Tiltshift of Southbound Gratiot Bridge, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Such pretty colors in this one. I like to play with the tiltshift effect.
View LARGE On Black

Southbound Gratiot Bridge over the Clinton River

Mount Clemens, Michigan USA

This bridge is a three span concrete arch bridge, with earth fill. The bridge has had its original guardrails removed, which greatly detracts from the aesthetic qualities of the structure. In fact, most people probably don't know that this bridge is so old it was only the 256th bridge ever built as a trunkline bridge. The original plaque, set into the new guardrails remains to tell the fact. The plaque also mentions Rapid Railway Co, so this bridge must have once carried some sort of railroad tracks across its deck as well when it was built. MDOT's site lists this bridge as the sixth largest surviving earth filled concrete arch bridge in the state, at a length of 241 feet. MDOT lists the construction date as 1920, although the plaque lists a date of 1919. The bridge does not have a weight limit and continues to carry heavy traffic, testifying to the strength of the structure. There is some deterioration to the arches that if left unchecked will eventually become a problem.

Gratiot work looks to preserve Mt Clemens bridge history
metromode, 3/27/2008
Big changes are in line for one of Mt. Clemens' biggest thoroughfares and part of those changes includes preserving one of the city's historic bridges.
The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning to rebuild four miles of Gratiot Avenue, including two bridges over the Clinton River. One of those bridges, for southbound lanes, is listed as a historic structure.

"Even though it will be a new bridge it will keep the same architectural integrity and aesthetics of the bridge it will replace," says Rob Morosi, spokesman for MDOT.

Improvements will encompass the southbound lanes between Sunnyview and Sandpiper streets, along with the northbound lanes between Sandpiper and Remick streets.
Source: Rob Morosi, spokesman for MDOT
Writer: Jon Zemke
www.metromodemedia.com/devnews/mtclemensbridge0061.aspx

Answering Biden's Question - What Are Republicans 'For'?

2009-11-14T13:34:00.000-05:00

OPIE the Dog says NO to Barak Obama's Treats

2009-11-14T13:20:00.000-05:00

Memories from Monhegan Island, Maine in 1953

2009-11-12T18:14:00.001-05:00

MONHEGAN Summer

1953 Monhegan Island, Maine
Paul and June Falk spent the summer of 1953 on Monhegan Island, Maine.
Artwork by June Falk
Poetry by Paul Falk

NO SHORTAGE OF H1N1 VACCINE ON WALL-STREET ~!~

2009-11-05T08:33:00.001-05:00

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

98 Year Old Irena Sendler Beat by Al Gore

2009-10-14T21:49:00.004-04:00

98 Year Old Irena Sendler Beat by Al Gore

SNOPES says its true so it must be TRUE!

FAQ about Irena Sendler's at her Official Website

Bon Jovi's New Video - We Weren't Born to Follow

2009-10-14T09:14:00.002-04:00

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

ONE of the LADS -- Car Wash

2009-10-13T23:42:00.003-04:00

CLICK HERE TO START

ONE OF THE LADS..... The car wash where you give the commands.

10 Global Warming Myths

2009-10-13T23:23:00.003-04:00

10 Global Warming Myths

Shared via AddThis

Rush Limbaugh: In Line For 'Obama Money' In Detroit

2009-10-13T14:15:00.001-04:00

Uneducated People !!!!
Obama's Stash... Give me a BREAK!

My Bella Loves Twilight

2009-10-09T22:41:00.002-04:00

My Bella Loves Twilight, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

She wanted a photo where she looks pale like a Twilight vampire. Here is what we came up with.

Looks REALLY COOL LARGE & Viewed On Black
http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3985027947&size=large

50% Off

2009-09-20T19:29:00.003-04:00

50% Off, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

At the thrift store in Clinton Township, Michigan.
Sad situation our Wonderful country is in right now. I pray for things to get better.

Uploaded by RIPizzo on 20 Sep 09, 5.00PM EDT.

Indian Shores Beach, Florida USA

2009-09-03T15:18:00.003-04:00

Indian Shores Beach, Florida USA, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Enjoying the surf and sand!

WINTER the tail-less porpoise in Clearwater, FL

2009-09-02T19:33:00.004-04:00

WINTER the tail-less porpoise in Clearwater, FL, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Clearwater Beach Florida USA
WINTER is at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium
SEE HER STORY HERE::
www.cmaquarium.org/cms/

LIVE WEBCAM::
www.cmaquarium.org/webcam.html

I LIKE IT HOT FESTIVAL

2009-09-02T17:58:00.002-04:00

Peter Picked a Peck of Peppers, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

For all the FLORIDA friends and family...just a reminder...the I LIKE IT HOT FESTIVAL is coming...on Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th at the Minnreg Bldg. in Largo...lots of vendors with good eats (bbq, hot sauce, etc.), live bands, salsa and pepper eating contests, just good family fun times…. $4 & kids and parking are free. Minnreg Hall located near Honeywell...6340-126th Avenue North, Largo

Good Search for JPI

2009-07-23T13:56:00.003-04:00

As you know, I'm a supporter of The Jewish Parents Institute *JPI* and as you can imagine nonprofits and schools are facing a fundraising crisis this year.

The good news is that more than 900 of the top Internet retailers and travel sites including Amazon, eBay, Target, Apple, Expedia and more have joined forces with GoodShop.com to donate part of every purchase to your favorite charity or school at no additional cost to you (more than 72,000 nonprofits are now on-board)!

It takes just a few seconds to go to www.goodshop.com, select your charity, and then click through to your favorite store and shop as usual.

Also, Yahoo has teamed up with GoodShop's sister site, GoodSearch.com, to donate about a penny to your cause every time you search the web. This is totally free as the money comes from advertisers.

To give you a sense of how the money can add up, the ASPCA has already earned more than $23,000!

Please tell 10 friends about GoodShop and GoodSearch today. They've been featured in the NY Times, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Oprah Magazine and more.

Charities need our help to spread the word now more than ever!

THANK YOU!! Now go search for something!!

RIPizzo's Products for Sale !!

2009-07-22T19:22:00.003-04:00

make custom gifts at Zazzle

4th of July 2009

2009-07-05T10:49:00.003-04:00

Beat Boxing Flautist for the 4th Of July 2009

2009-07-02T07:57:00.002-04:00

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today!

Mr. P. Nut taking a Snooze

2009-06-22T22:09:00.001-04:00

Google Picasa Slide Show

2009-06-14T00:20:00.001-04:00

Gary Gulman - Grapefruit

2009-06-02T23:50:00.002-04:00

Ha ha ha.... this is one funny routine. Enjoy.

Perfect Peony

2009-05-31T01:33:00.002-04:00

Perfect Peony, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

This one is about to bloom any minute now !! Keep watching and I bet you'll see it opening.

Mount Clemens Bridge

2009-05-27T08:19:00.002-04:00

Mount Clemens Bridge, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Southbound Gratiot Bridge over the Clinton River

This bridge is a three span concrete arch bridge, with earth fill. The bridge has had its original guardrails removed, which greatly detracts from the aesthetic qualities of the structure. In fact, most people probably don't know that this bridge is so old it was only the 256th bridge ever built as a trunkline bridge. The original plaque, set into the new guardrails remains to tell the fact. The plaque also mentions Rapid Railway Co, so this bridge must have once carried some sort of railroad tracks across its deck as well when it was built. MDOT's site lists this bridge as the sixth largest surviving earth filled concrete arch bridge in the state, at a length of 241 feet. MDOT lists the construction date as 1920, although the plaque lists a date of 1919. The bridge does not have a weight limit and continues to carry heavy traffic, testifying to the strength of the structure. There is some deterioration to the arches that if left unchecked will eventually become a problem.

Gratiot work looks to preserve Mt Clemens bridge history
metromode, 3/27/2008
Big changes are in line for one of Mt. Clemens' biggest thoroughfares and part of those changes includes preserving one of the city's historic bridges.
The Michigan Department of Transportation is planning to rebuild four miles of Gratiot Avenue, including two bridges over the Clinton River. One of those bridges, for southbound lanes, is listed as a historic structure.

"Even though it will be a new bridge it will keep the same architectural integrity and aesthetics of the bridge it will replace," says Rob Morosi, spokesman for MDOT.

Improvements will encompass the southbound lanes between Sunnyview and Sandpiper streets, along with the northbound lanes between Sandpiper and Remick streets.
Source: Rob Morosi, spokesman for MDOT
Writer: Jon Zemke
www.metromodemedia.com/devnews/mtclemensbridge0061.aspx

All of my Flickr Photos

2009-05-12T09:00:00.001-04:00

Nazi Archive Made Public- 60 Minutes

2009-05-08T11:08:00.001-04:00

Documents of Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust were kept locked for decades. Now that the archive is being made public, Scott Pelley brought three Holocaust survivors to examine their records.

Watch CBS Videos Online

Tinker the Chihuahua says 'I love you mama'

2009-04-27T15:43:00.002-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY

2009-04-15T00:05:00.002-04:00

DAD plays Uncle Sam - so Patriotic - A Great American, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Today would have been your 69th birthday. We miss and love you very much. We talk about you all the time and I have lit a candle for you today. I love you So MUCH!! See you in Heaven.
Your #1 daughter, Rebecca

Put Chocolate Pudding on the Top Shelf !!

2009-04-12T23:07:00.002-04:00

Put Chocolate Pudding on the Top Shelf !!, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

I've Been DUGG!! digg.com/people/Birth_Control_PIC
Yes, this really happened. LOL
She got into the refrigerator and helped herself to the chocolate pudding. Yum. Her mom Carrie, being a true photographer, picked up her camera to click a few shots. Next was clean up. She gave me permission to share these photos with all of you. Hope you got a giggle.

3-6-08
The notes are hysterical, thanks to those who are adding the funny remarks !! lol

Winter Puddle

2009-01-29T09:59:00.002-05:00

Winter Puddle, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

Flickr EXPLORE #56 on Tuesday, January 27, 2009

We are having a warm spell of 38 degrees Fahrenheit today. The ice is melting, but will freeze again tonight! Lucky us!!

(This is our concrete slab front porch with a icy puddle.)

The Earned Income Tax Credit Obamas Stimulus Welfare Scam

2009-01-26T12:39:00.003-05:00

The Earned Income Tax Credit Obamas Stimulus Welfare Scam. The Earned Income Tax Credit Clintons, ACORNs Obamas Stealth Welfare

US Airways crash in Hudson -Video Simulation

2009-01-21T09:38:00.002-05:00

REALLY COOL SIMULATIONThe flight of the US Airways Airbus that went into the Hudson River to see what it may have looked like from the air. The Airbus A-320 is a great flyer, but it lacks something as a glider, so I'm more impressed with the pilot who got it down in good order. Well Done Capt!

read more | digg story

Top 10 most popular Dog Breeds as family pets

2009-01-15T23:42:00.003-05:00

Know which are the Top 10 most popular Dog Breeds as Family Pets. See which breed are in the top 10.

read more | digg story

Hamas children, THE GAYS and Sarah Palin!

2009-01-13T21:15:00.002-05:00

Steven responds to some of the most asinine pro-Hamas arguments, while giving his take on gay folk and Sarah Palin.

WARNING: OFFENSIVE MATERIAL. Contains material not suitable for morons.

Sources

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i08L09...

http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/co...

http://www.marriagewatch.org/media/pr...

http://vote.sos.ca.gov/Returns/props/...

HIM Magazine Included My Photo!!

2009-01-13T19:49:00.002-05:00

HIM Magazine Included My Photo!!, originally uploaded by RIPizzo.

I wanted to share my latest accomplishment with you.

HIM Magazine published in Hong Kong
January 2009 issue
Article titled 'Smile Around The World'
Text by BiLi

I would like to thank BiLi for choosing my photo to represent the USA!!!!

The Black Sphere: The Presidential Package

2009-01-11T12:22:00.001-05:00

Photo and Article by Kevin Jackson

The Black Sphere: The Presidential Package

ADMINS PICKS HAPPY HOLIDAYS Mosaic II, America, America!

2009-01-11T11:48:00.002-05:00

ADMINS PICKS **HAPPY HOLIDAYS** Mosaic II, America, America!, originally uploaded by fantartsy JJ.

ADMINS PICKS **HAPPY HOLIDAYS** Mosaic II, America, America!
1. Advent garland, 2. Smithsonian Holiday Tree Decorations, 3. Canton, Mississippi Christmas Festival, 4. Merry Christmas, 5. Riley Under The Tree, 6. Noel, 7. Blessed art thou oh Lord our God king of the Universe, 8. Christmas 2008, 9. The Toys For Tots Booty, 10. Friends are Angels, 11. Merry Christmas!, 12. Christmas Colors, 13. Christmas Love: Why Jesus Came. He was born so we could be born again. Here's how..., 14. Angel Tree, 15. Christmas 2008. 036, 16. Angel on Christmas Day !!!! Merry Chrismas to ALL !!!, 17. Merry Christmas, 2008. Peace and love in 2009., 18. Happy Birthday, 19. You Need Some Chocolate, 20. Mom and Dad's House, 21. AAA Christmas - 1928 REO Speedwagon, 22. Reflection of Me RIPIZZO That's me!!, 23. last candy cane, 24. Santa's New Ride, 25. Have a Blessed Sunday !

White Buffalo (Bison)

2009-01-05T11:00:00.002-05:00

White Buffalo (Bison), originally uploaded by njchow82.

Blizzard was born in June 2005 in the United States. The birth of a White Buffalo is a rare event. It occurs as the result of a recessive mutation that leaves the hair follicles without the dark pigment melanin.

Due to the remarkable appearance and rarity over the centuries, a White Buffalo became a powerful spirit in First Nations's plain cultures.

The legend of the White Buffalo Calf Woman tells of a Great spirit appearing as a beautiful young woman, dressed in white buckskin, who presented a sacred pipe and knowledge as gifts to the Lakota People. On leaving the village, she turned into a White Buffalo Calf

Uploaded by njchow82 on 5 Jan 09, 10.04AM EST.

Zazzle Original Products For Sale

2008-11-25T21:08:00.002-05:00

Everything I have for sale is ORIGINAL and one of a kind. I hope you will take a look!

create & buy custom products at Zazzle

20 social networking sites, ranked by traffic

2008-11-18T12:37:00.002-05:00

According to Hitwise, social networking accounted for 6.5 percent of all U.S. Internet traffic in February 2007. MySpace still dominates with an 80% market share. Here are the top 20 sites.

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Three Cute Chihuahua's

2008-11-17T19:06:00.002-05:00

Burnin' in Hades at the gate, originally uploaded by jfunbio.

Now look at that face with the tongue hanging out!! Too Precious.

Bon Jovi Concert - Jon

2008-11-15T23:04:00.006-05:00

FLASH Back 80's...We had a blast !! What a GREAT show and it was AWESOME to see Jon in the flesh ! Sexy flesh too. Row 20 didn't hurt either.Thanks Tracey and Kelly !!

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White Tigrowl ~(FPSC Week 110)~

2008-11-15T13:30:00.002-05:00

White Tigrowl ~(FPSC Week 110)~, originally uploaded by gravityx9.

By My Friend gravityx9 on Flickr!!
EXCELLENT WORK!!

Mount Clemens Michigan Homeowner Charged for Repainting Fire Hydrant

2008-11-14T22:17:00.002-05:00

Get this... the girlscouts were given permission by the city to decoratively paint our Hydrants... How obsurd is that?Artile By Mitch Hotts, Macomb Daily Staff Writer A Mount Clemens MI city commissioner has urged his colleagues to drop criminal charges filed against a homeowner who covered up an artistically painted fire hydrant in front of her

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Girl Challenged by High School Peers for McCain Support

2008-11-14T13:34:00.002-05:00

A high school girl in Oak Park IL conducted an experiment; how inclusive were her fellow students who supported Barack Obama if she were to wear a "McCain Girl" t-shirt to school. The results are not surprising considering standard teen mentality of "are you 'in' or 'out'". What is interesting are the comments from instructors.

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