Pardon the interruption...

OK, I know some of you that read this blog are Anti-..Bush, The War, Republicans, Guns, V-8 engines, Fried Foods...Etc. My views are entirely different, but this is not the place to discuss those differences.

What I want to tell you about is a cause that is very close to my heart. I previously wrote about a friend I have who is a soldier. His time at home is getting very short. Soon, he'll go back to the land of swirling sands and hidden danger. I know his Momma will read this so I won't scare her with any more descriptions.

What I need from everyone here is just consideration and maybe, if you feel like it, a little cash. Why money? Why not? It's what Democrats like to do any way right? Throw money at something and it will just magically get better. Sorry, that was a shameless knock. No, what the money is really for is body armor. Our soldiers are getting better armor issued to them, but basically it just covers their chest and back. Their enemy is getting wise to this and exploits the weakness. Basically what we need to raise is around $2100 per soldier to outfit them with top-notch armor. It's not a guarantee against injury, but it's the best we can do.

I know this is a lot of money, but not if everyone chips in a little. Rent a movie instead of going to a theater. Don't Super-size that #1 at McDonald's. Skip a car payment. No, on second thought that's a little crazy. Skip two car payments. Then you can have fun hiding your car from the repo-man, AND help a soldier. Awesome!

If you feel the urge to splurge, just let me know, and I'll tell you how to donate. Either way, this concludes my monthly, off-topic post. The boys are doing just fine. We went to the Zoo today. It was hot, but they had a blast. Enjoy your weekend.


UPDATE:

OK, now I am literally on my hairy knees here. I just got word that another friend of mine has deployed to Iraq. His job isn't AS dangerous, but in all reality there is no safe job in the sandbox. So, if you have some loot burning a hole in your pocket, by all means, drop me line. Remember, just because you finance a soldier's body armor doesn't mean you can't still have ill will towards his Commander-in-Chief. I can't condone those feelings but, you have the freedom to think and speak those things as an American. Just remember who provides those freedoms for you.

I leave you with this...

“Good people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.”

-George Orwell