Antoinette's Tuff LOVE

A tragedy was completely turned around thanks to Antoinette Tuff, a school clerk within the local Georgia school district who put her life on the line while pleading to a man with a gun to surrender.

After listening to the entire tape recording between Ms.Tuff, the 911 operator, and the suspect, it gave me chills to think "what would I have done if I were in her shoes?" 

I commend Ms.Tuff on her bravery and for saving the lives of innocent children, although she herself was scared to death as was heard towards the end of the tape recording. 

What was most amazing about this entire situation is that Ms. Tuff, conquered the suspects' sickness with love!  

Nothing more, nothing less. Simply loving and caring words turned what could have been another Newtown incident, into a victimless happy ending. 

We should all take heed to the power of LOVE and POSITIVE WORDS, as well as its healing properties. And in this instance, love conquers all doesn't seem to be so cliche -- does it?

The Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm...

2013 LA

American Flag Opposites?

What do you see different about these two pictures? 

Forget the obvious German Nazi hand salute given by our 43rd President George W. Bush, but what else do you see different about both photos? Look closely.

Do you notice the flags behind our 43rd and 44th president's? 

When I look at President Obama's American eagles at the top of his American flags, they're aligned straight in a row. When I look at George Bush's American eagles at the top of his American flags, they're not aligned straight in a row. One eagle looks up and another looks down, as if it were displaying two different ways of looking at things; up and down.

Have any of you ever noticed this difference

between the two? What do you think it means? Is this just flag tradition with Democrats and Republicans? Let me know if you figure anything out. 

The Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm...

2013 LA