A NEW WEAPON

The other day I ventured to the local mall.
Upon entering my store of choice, I happened upon
a huge shoe sale.

There were shoes everywhere. All colors, sizes, types, and all on sale.

One display caught my eye.
The shoes looked like the latest style of torture instruments.

The shoe part was clunky, with very pointy toes.
The heel was at least 4 1/2" high.

I don't know how a person could walk in them, let alone dance, or run.
Perhaps if they had training as a stilt walker they would be perfect.

Then I started thinking about all the accidents and broken bones a person could encounter from wearing these shoes.

I realized the young people should consider careers in orthopedics, chiropractic medicine, and podiatry, because there will be a great need for those medical professionals in the years to come, as well as orthopedic shoes.

I picked up one of the shoes. It was heavy with a pointy heel, and I decided if all else fails a woman will always have a lethal weapon at her disposal if she wears these shoes.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA

May You be Free, Indivisible, One Nation Under God, with Liberty and Justice for All, for many more Centuries.

Kudos to the Dallas, PA Lion's Club and Bradford County for recognizing their heroes in the military.

Both in Dallas and in Towanda, the light poles are adorned with picture banners of their Hometown Heroes that have served or are presently serving in the military.

Beneath their picture, is the branch of service, their rank, the war they served in or if they are presently in active service and if they were killed in action, missing in action, or a POW.

What a fitting honor to bestow on those who gave their all so their country could remain free.

I'm sure there are many communities around this great country who at sometime this weekend will remember and honor those young men and women of who they are so proud.

This year is the 150th anniversary of the Civil War; a brutal war that tore this country apart. Let's pray something like that will never happen again.

Locally, in the town of Wyoming, PA, a ceremony this weekend, as every July 4th a remembrance of the massacre of the Connecticut settlers in the Battle of Wyoming. These brave people were the first to settle this part of Pennsylvania, and many lost their lives in trying to accomplish the settlement of a new area.

Enjoy this weekend with family and friends, but take a moment to reflect on how it all came about, and the sacrifices of so many, so we can live in peace in what is still the greatest country in the world.

God Bless America.