VICTORY!

MountainWings       A MountainWings Moment
#2030          Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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Victory
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Muscles strained and veins popped as a determined frown spread
across my face.

I put all of my manly strength forth.

The thing held fast, but I was determined that I would not be
beaten.

Taking a deep breath, I lunged forward again, bending down and
putting all of my 185 pounds behind it anew.

I trembled.

It trembled.

These are the times that vex a man's soul.

Manhood is at stake.

To fail now is the ultimate insult against all that is
masculine.

Not me.

Not now.

I would not fail.

"Yield!  Yield!  Yield!" I secretly thought, hoping that my
mental shout would somehow affect things.

I was almost outdone.
Almost out of energy, I felt both fatigue and pain set in.

With one last effort, I summoned all within me, calling upon
every last muscle cell, every ounce of willpower, the inner
strength that has carried countless men through such ordeals.

For all mankind I let a silent cry escape my lips in this last
all or nothing last attempt.

I felt it give!

Ever so slight I felt its unyielding hold loosen.  I felt it
open slightly and then I knew I had it.  I knew I had won.

There comes a surge of energy with the knowledge that you will
not fail, that manhood will be preserved.

I had felt it give!

Spurred by the newfound confidence, I continued my relentless
push.

With a loud "POP" it gave up, surrendering to the greater force.

I felt a sole drop of sweat travel down my left cheek.

That's OK, I had stood the test, met the challenge, and passed.

Exhausted but valiant, I leaned back in satisfaction.

I looked at my wife.

She could see eons of primordial testosterone powered chest
thumping in my eyes.

She was proud of her man.

With a smug look of confidence, I raised my hand with the
evidence of my victory firmly encased within my grip.

She took the evidence of my triumph quietly acquiescing to the
greater strength.

I leaned back again and smugly pondered the accomplishment.

To my shock she said, "One more time."

My left eyebrow raised slightly as I saw what my wife brought from
behind her back.

I shuddered anew but concealed my anxiety with a masquerade of
manly confidence.


I wondered silently,

"Why in the world do they make baby food jars so hard to open?"


For all the men that have had to open baby food jars in front of
their wives.

You understand.


~A MountainWings Original~
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Three Discontinued Items I Miss

Three Discontinued Items I Miss | dollarish
what are some of your favorite discontinued items?

Three of mine include:

Double Chex cereal- does anyone else remember this box? i love how they combined rice and corn on one chex. and when u would try to combine 1 box each of rice and corn chex the flavor just wasn't the same. :(
(check out youtube vids here)

For more DBL CHX info


Vanilla Coke (brought back..i hope they never discontinue it again!)
MelloYello Soda (brought back in a different formula- if you ask me it's still discontinued) Mello Yello is a caffeinated, citrus-flavored soft drink producedby coke company to compete with pepsi's mountain dew.

this is the old formula i remember and love --^

this is the new look and formula

 

The Perfect Popsicle Maker?

 

I found this bad boy, the Quick Pop Maker

 

on Zoku.

For $50, it makes popsicles in as little as seven minutes, without using electricity. You can make six regular pops, striped pops, yogurt pops and more. You can take it anywhere and use it at anytime--delicious and way cool.

Would you pay $50 for a popsicle maker?

Famous July 4th births and deaths

BIRTHS
(for more click here)

• 1998 Malia Obama (daughter of Barack Obama current US President)
• 1955 John Waite (singer)
• 1943 Geraldo Rivera (investigative reporter, talk show host)
• 1938 Bill Withers (singer, songwriter "Lean On Me")
• 1937 Thomas Nagel (American philosopher)
• 1930 George Steinbrenner (owner of NY Yankees, ship builder, horse owner, shipping magnate)
• 1927 Neil (Marvin) Simon (playwright "Biloxi Blues")
• 1924 Eva Marie Saint (actress "On the Waterfront")
• 1918 Abigail Van Buren [Mrs Morton Phillips] (columnist "Dear Abby")
• 1918 Ann Landers ("Dear Abby's " twin sister, advice columnist, author)
• 1911 Mitch Miller (record company executive, producer, arranger, musician & instrumentalist) 
• 1910 Gloria Stuart (actress, Rose "Titanic", founder of Screen Actors Guild)
• 1883 Rube Goldberg (inventor "The Rube Goldberg Machine" [made the easy outrageously difficult], cartoonist)
• 1881 Ulysses S. Grant III (American soldier), died in 1968
• 1872 Calvin Coolidge [Silent Cal], Plymouth Vt, (30th U.S. President 1923-29)
• 1828 James Johnston Pettigrew (Brig General of the Confederate Army)
• 1826 Green Clay Smith (Bvt Major General of the Union volunteers), died in 1895
• 1826 Stephen Foster, Lawrencevil, Pa (composer of "Oh! Susanna", and "Swanee River")
• 1819 Reuben Eaton Fenton (Governor of the Union), died in 1885
• 1804 Nathaniel Hawthorne (author)

 DEATHS
(for more click here)

• 2009 Brenda Joyce, American actress (b. 1917)
• 2009 Allen Klein, American record label executive (b. 1931)
• 2009 Drake Levin, American rock musician (b. 1946)
• 2009 Steve McNair, American football player (b. 1973)
• 2009 Jim Chapin, American drummer (b.1919)
• 2008 Jesse Helms, American politician (b. 1921) 
• 2008 Terrence Kiel, American Football Player (b. 1980) 
• 2008 Thomas M. Disch, American science fiction author (b. 1940)
• 2008 Evelyn Keyes, American actress (b. 1916)
• 2007 Bill Pinkney, American singer and performer (b. 1925)
• 2003 Barry White, American singer (b. 1944)
• 2002 Winnifred Quick, American Titanic survivor (b. 1904)
  
• 1999 Leo Garel, American artist and cartoonist (b.1917)
• 1997 Charles Kuralt, news anchor (CBS Sunday Morning), dies at 62
  
• 1995 Eva Gabor, actress (Green Acres), dies at 74
• 1994 Liesbeth Struppert, actress (Pipo the Clown, Anne Frank), dies at 55
• 1993 Anne Shirley, actress (Stella Dallas), dies of lung cancer at 75
• 1993 Charles Crain, actor, dies in Hollywood at 83
• 1957 Judy Tyler, actress (Princess-Howdy Doody), dies at 24 in car crash
• 1934 Marie Curie, Polish physicist and chemist and two Nobel Prizes winner (in physics and chemistry).
• 1910 Melville Weston Fuller, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1833)
• 1901 John Fiske, [Edmund Fisk Green], US historian/philosopher, dies
• 1891 Hannibal Hamlin, U.S. Vice President (b. 1809)
• 1831 James Monroe, 5th president (1817-25), dies at 73
• 1826 John Adams, 2nd president (1797-1801), dies at 90
• 1826 Thomas Jefferson, 3rd president (1801-09), dies at 83

SPECIAL INDEPENDENCE DAY BLOG!!!

MountainWings A MountainWings Moment
#3185 Wings Over The Mountains of Life
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U.S. Citizenship
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Could you pass the U.S. Citizenship test? Sure, you've lived here all of your life.

You've taken U.S. history in school, but could you pass the test? A person taking the U.S. citizenship test is typically asked about a dozen of 100 potential questions.

They are allowed to miss a couple.

Take a couple minutes and see how you would do with these 12 questions. Click below the last question for the correct answers:

1. What do the stripes on the flag mean?
a) They represent the 13 original colonies
b) They represent each of the people who signed the Declaration of Independence
c) They represent the battles fought for United States independence

2. How many changes or amendments are there to the Constitution?
a) 23
b) 19
c) 27

3. What are the three branches of our government?
a) Legislative, executive, and judicial
b) Legislative, parliamentary, judicial
c) Executive, legislative, parliamentary

4. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a) It ordered that Pilgrims be freed from British oppression
b) It ordered that slaves in rebel territory be freed
c) It allowed citizens of the United States to claim land

5. Who becomes president of the United States if the president and the vice president should die?
a) The secretary of state
b) The attorney general
c) The Speaker of the House of Representatives

6. Which countries were our main allies during World War II?
a) United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Italy, France
b) United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Italy, China, France
c) United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, China, France

7. What is the 49th state of the Union (United States)?
a) Alaska
b) Hawaii
c) New Mexico

8. How many Supreme Court justices are there?
a) 9
b) 12
c) 13

9. What is the national anthem of the United States?
a) "America the Beautiful"
b) "This Land is Your Land"
c) "The Star-Spangled Banner"

10. In what year was the Constitution written?
a) 1776
b) 1771
c) 1787

11. What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?
a) Constitution
b) Mayflower
c) Titanic

12. How many representatives are there in Congress?
a) 104
b) 284
c) 435

None of the questions are multiple choice on the actual test. Applicants are asked the questions by an examiner.

Other questions from the 100 questions on the citizenship test:
Can you name two senators from your state?

According to the Constitution, a person must meet certain requirements in order to be eligible to become president. Name one of these requirements.

Why are there 100 senators in the Senate?

What do the stars on the flag mean?

What are the duties of Congress?

How many representatives are there in Congress?

What is the supreme law of the United States?

What is the Bill of Rights?

Can you name the 13 original states?

What holiday was celebrated for the first time by the American Colonists?

What is the basic belief of the Declaration of Independence?

Who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

What special group advises the president?

Name three rights or freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

Name one purpose of the United Nations.

Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?

How many times may be a senator be reelected?

How many times may a congressman be reelected?

Click the link below for the correct answers:
http://www.mountainwings.com/past/3185a.htm

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