A sad day today....

Normally, I totally enjoy Thanksgiving Day. I do not opt to think on the atrocities the European invaders did to my Native American ancestors, rather, I like to think on all the blessings I have and to be thankful to God for those blessings. I am doing this today too.

However, the love of my life is named Linda, Linda Lee Devol. She agreed to marry me on March 24, 1977 and we did so. She took my name, she bore me four wonderful sons, she has stood by me in all my stupidities over the years. Through all the ups and downs, round and rounds, in and outs, she has had my back. I am intensely in love with her.

This morning I got a text from her sister in California. Their father, Charles Robert Devol, is in ICU again, his blood pressure is falling rapidly, and this may well be it, he may pass on to the next life. He lost the love of his life earlier this year, she passed away in the ICU. 

I not only love Charles, he is one of the few men I have ever looked up to. He is the true definition of a hero. He has never wavered from his responsibilities, he raised five children pretty much on his own. Being a single daddy is in itself a heroic thing to do, but, Charles went to college at night to become a geophysicist. He succeeded in doing so, and provided a good living for his children to boot. 

I had to wake my sweetheart a few minutes ago to let her know what her sister Judy had texted to me. Linda had been up most of the night, and up really early, cooking the feast we will all be partaking of here in a few hours. I cannot even take her up to Oklahoma City to see her daddy today, there are no stations open to fuel my van so we can make the trip. Tomorrow, God willing, we will drive up there and attend unto her seeing her father. Hopefully, he will live long enough for her to love on him before he passes.

There is a preponderance of evidence that we are about to enter another phase in our nation's history. What am I talking about? There has been a concerted effort by socialists and communists to take our nation down, to destroy our way of life and make us a collective of misery. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and some of their relatives, sold nuclear secrets to the U.S.S.R. shortly after WW2. They were both executed by firing squad for espionage and treason. They deserved their punishment. Now, we have several politicians in this nation advocating socialism. If you really want to revue what happens under socialism/communism, do a bit of research on post WW2 Russia and China. Yet, many people in our nation believe there is something good and just about both socialism and communism. This is sheer ignorance, and the thing that scares me about those who espouse either of these systems, is that they can and do vote here in our country.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with helping our fellow citizens, nothing at all. However, if our fellow citizens live entirely on the money produced by the efforts of others, and do nothing to help themselves, this is very wrong.

When you do not work, and you can work, and you rely on others to provide your needs, you are a parasite. Plain and simple, you are a parasite and need to be removed from the body. Is this harsh? No, it is not. If you really want to see how a system works when socialism is enforced with the gun, go to Cuba and observe. Those who have an "official" menial job, also have to do something else in the black market economy to survive.

I am not political, not at all. But if you are a huge Hillary or Bernie supporter, you will rue the day if you are successful in getting one or the other elected. Someone has to pay for all those platform promises. You will see ever increasing taxes, less and less freedom, and eventually, we will be a mirrored reflection of China or the old United Soviet Socialist Republic. Later taters...

OFFENDING THE MUSLIM EXTREMISTS.....

I have a penchant for offending people. Been that way all my life. I say what is on my mind and to hell with the consequences. This practice has not stood by me over the years, it has caused me a great deal of regret. However, I have had more than a few Muslims slam me on different social sites, and since this is my personal blog, I do not have to tolerate them here. I know they do read this and pick it apart. Many have told others that I am all bluff and bluster with no substance. NOT TRUE! All you goat humpers take notice, the guns and knife below are just a few of my implements of destruction. I am always packing the shooters when I go out, and if I don my gun belt, the knife is on there too. The guns are large bore, each can shoot .357 hollow point ammo, and will literally blow your head off. No need for a sword, but.....if I do decide to use a blade on you, the knife is razor sharp. If you want Sharia law so bad, stay in your own country. No need to point out that I am an immigrant too and not native to this country, that is a false assertion, my ancestors met the boat at Plymouth Rock, literally. 

Voice of an Angel.....

My grand daughter, Aurora, loves to sing. She is getting better and better, and I encourage her to do so. At church last night, she was in the nursery helping tend to the little ones in there. When we left church, she was singing, all the way to the car. I love this kid so much.

IT IS GETTING READY TO BE UGLY.....

If you believe everything is fine, and that life is just going to get better and better....I HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT. However, with what is going on in Syria right now, and what is going on politically here at home, I have this deep feeling that the proverbial feces is getting ready to hit the fan. 

ENJOY PEACE WHILE YOU CAN!!!

A REALLY GOOD SATURDAY......

My wife, son Nick, and I ate lunch in Ardmore, Oklahoma, and then went shopping. We returned to home, and then Linda and I drove to Ada to purchase a video game she loves. Once there, we decided to go back to Sulphur and go shopping for groceries. I am now getting ready to go guard the pie shop against marauders and such. The photograph above is of my grand son Cheyenne. He is becoming a regular little boy and is pestering the doodah out of his sister Aurora. This is way more cool than anyone would imagine. He has autism and is turning into a regular boy. God is good, and blessings abound.

IT IS FRIDAY....AAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

I must conquer my fear of FRIDAYS....

I know, I will drink coffee and everything will be fine!

Yes, they are related.

In the case of Web Hubble and Chelsea Clinton, the resemblance is undeniable. Odds are, he is her father. 

It has been claimed that Michelle Obama is really a man, and that the two daughters are adopted and no blood relation to Barack and his wife Michael. I disagree. I spent many many years in law enforcement as an investigator. The girl to Michelle's left has too many indicators that she is Michelle's offspring. They have similar facial characteristics, and both girls are tall. Barack and Michelle are taller than the average person. Due to the camera angle, you rally cannot tell Michelle is taller than Barack. The girl to Barack's left looks an awful lot like him. 

I absolutely loath the Obamas and all they stand for. But they are most likely the parents of the two girls.

THE CURE FOR CHILD MOLESTERS.....

I have never met Jared Fogle, can't say as I have ever really thought much about him....until now. It seems ol' Jared likes to molest underage girls. He confessed to it, sooooooo.....I have the cure for that kind of behavior.....

NUFF SAID!!!

It is almost time for me to go to bed......

This was an awesome day in so many ways. Church was fabulous. Swimming with my grandkids was fabulous. Sitting in my air conditioned office is fabulous. I am tired, and I am gonna go to bed. But first....I will share a couple of photos of me so you can see what I look like now.

I told you, I am a grouchy old man.

Good night and later taters.......

Dogs and bad knees....Oh Puhleeeeeeeezzzzeeee......

I had a really bad experience this evening....but.....let's start at the beginning. This morning my wife and I took a Subway sandwich to our son Nick at his job. Nick is the chief cook and bottle washer at Arbuckle Mountain Fried Pies in Davis, Oklahoma. While we were there, we just happened to notice a rather thin dog that looked to be part Brittany Spaniel and part Blue Heeler. Well, the pup just looked up at my wife and then at me, and it was on. I posted a picture of her on Farcebook and am waiting for the owner to contact me. I do not think her former owner will, she is really thin and has not been taken care of. She also has been sprayed by a skunk. My wife has already named her Freckles. She is lovely.

Well, the rest of the story is this....I wanted to make myself a sandwich for lunch. I was getting ready to slice some Vienna Sausages in half, slather some mayonnaise on two pieces of bread, add a slice of cheese, and then retire to my office for lunch. All was going as expected and then my right knee fell apart...literally. I have a floating knee cap on my right knee and it just gave out. I grabbed the counter holding my food, the saucer shot across the counter and down on the floor. My knee buckled and I fell. It hurt really bad for quite awhile this evening. It only throbs a bit now. My sweet heart made me a sandwich and brought it to me, and Freckles, our new family member, came in and nosed my knee, and let me know she knew it hurt. So in a way, it all came full circle. 

SWIMMINGLY....SIMPLY SWIMMINGLY......................

I went swimming this evening. It was not afternoon, it was during the Sun going to bed. I swam laps, and I forget how many, but man I was tired when I got out of the pool. My grand kids and their daddy did not go swimming this evening, so I had the pool to myself. I really enjoyed myself. I had to swim under water part of the time to keep the horseflies from biting me. I am now going to go to bed and enjoy sleeping. The day started off horribly, and ended up being really good. later taters.....

How to become a millionaire.....

I just read where on youtube if you post stuff people like, and enough people view your stuff, you too can become a millionaire! Well, the problem is that you have to have something people want to watch. I have decided to dedicate my life right now to figuring out what people want to see on youtube. Well, it ain't gonna be porn on my part, I think porn is a canker on the human soul. It also cain't be watching me pick my nose, that would be awful. How about me telling fart jokes? Nope, cain't be that. Well what can I do that would make folks want to watch it over and over again? The only thing I can think of is.....is.....iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiissssssssssssssssss....well, you will just have to watch my youtube channel to find out.

Sometime life hands you a present in disguise....

The little boy with the burr haircut is my grand son Ashton. The pretty gal next to him (they're on a helicopter no less) is his para at school, Mz. Deb. See, this is a little bit of a tale, and a good one at that. Mz. Deb loves Ash and he loves her. She is his guardian angel in many ways. She took a job at a local retail store this summer, probably because she needed the money or something like that. However, she asked for Ashton and Cheyenne every time I ran into her. She is special, and my grand sons are special. Both boys are autistic and they can use all the love they can get. My family is a big fan of Mz. Deb, and we pray for her all the time. She really is something special.

God is blessing me, more and more and more......

To say that God is blessing me and mine is a gross understatement. I am missing church today due to bad traffic and as well, I need some down time. I need a morning that I do not have to do anything. Many of my friends on facebook, and friends in real life, do not know how busy I actually am. I put in a great deal of sixteen to twenty hour days. I will not go into all I do, most of it is mundane and very boring, but it has to be done. Most of my personal friends are retired, and are busier now than they ever have been. If you stop and vegetate, you die. As true a statement as I have ever made. I hope this post finds you and yours happy and healthy.

The Late...Great....Steve Hardin

I am not really sure how to broach this subject. The man in the photo is my late friend/brother, Steve Hardin. He had many problems with his health. He had spurs growing on his spine, and some other problems that complicated treatment for the spurs. At 68 years of age, Steve would still work out four hours every morning. 

In the last year of his life, Steve had to stop working out, the pain was too great. 

I will not go into all the reasons for him taking his own life, they are varied, very private, and I would probably get them wrong anyway.

I found out about Steve committing suicide from another of my good friends, Micheal Smotherman. Both he and Hardin were and are musical geniuses. Steve's widow, Paula Hardin, is still one of my wife's and my closest friends. 

Sooooooooo..... I listen to his music, tear up every time, and hope and pray that he is happier where he is. I love and miss you Steve.

Another celebrity buddy....

ABOVE IS MICHEAL SMOTHERMAN....GETTING READY TO SHOOT ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE CLAY PIGEON. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO MIKE IS, GOOGLE HIM.

YES...I KNOW A LOT OF CELEBRITIES....

This is a photograph of two of my wife's and my closest friends. The pretty girl is Paula Hardin, the really buff and handsome dude is Steve Hardin.  I took the photo and used it on their latest album which I did the finish work on. They are really cool people, and I jealously guard their contact information. The same goes for all the other folks who I know that are famous. Then....I have been accused of being a celebrity myself...nope, I just like my privacy. Have to get off here now, I have church in the morning.

A BIT ABOUT ME.......

I have had several individuals ask me via emails, PMs on facebook, and on skype if my name is actually Tuklo Nashoba? The answer is yes. It is from the Choctaw/Chatah language, it translates to Two Wolf. I have also been asked if the above photo is actually me, the answer is yes. I am older than I look, and am bleached in appearance due to three bouts with cancer. The resulting complection was first orange, then pink, and now just pale. Recently I shaved off the whiskers so I can kiss my multitude of grandbabies. 

THE HOUSE OF CARDS IS FALLING DOWN....

Many times folks forget the extreme energy that is used by a volcano. I bring this up due to more and more volcanos going off all over the planet. We are also having more and more earthquakes all over the place. Oklahoma is now the earthquake capital of the United States. We have more than California or anywhere else. Those involved in the oil industry state emphatically that fracking is not the reason for the earth quakes. They know they are using junk science to defend their position. The law of inertial dynamics proves their point is moot, they are causing the earth quakes, and it is only going to get worse. 

Going beardless for awhile.....nyuck nyuck nyuck......

This is a photo of me a couple of weeks ago at church on a Wednesday night. Normally, I would have white and gray whiskers and longer hair. I trimmed my hair and shaved due to the real need I have to hold and kiss my grandkids, without poking them with my wiry old whiskers.

A little baby...A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE....

I LOVE MY GRANDKIDS, ALL OF THEM. THIS IS ZARA ROSE...SHE IS PERFECT IN EVERY WAY, AND SHE OWNS ME.

Photo says it all.....

My sweetheart, sitting in a Rock Star's loft....

In just two days I will have been married to the love of my life for 38 years. She owns me! It has been a long and bumpy ride, but.....neither of us would trade the adventure we had together for anything. 

OUR LOVE FOR GOD MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

I NEVER GET TIRED OF POSTING PICS OF MY GRANDBABIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MY GRAND DAUGHTER AURORA.....HOLDING MY GRAND DAUGHTER ZARA....

I LOVE BOTH OF THEM SOOOOOOOO MUCH!

A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.....

OFFICER PHIL RECTOR!

ROCK STARS....STEVE AND PAULA HARDIN!

TWO OF THE BEST FRIENDS MY SWEETHEART LINDA AND I HAVE EVER HAD! TWO BONAFIED ROCK STARS, STEVE AND PAULA HARDIN!

I am now back!

HARD TO BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN YEARS SINCE I HAVE POSTED ON HERE! THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPH IS FROM THE LONG GONE ROOSTER COGBURN!