DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, PAY LESS

Howdy Ya'll!

This morning our Congressman, Louie Gohmert, (R) Texas, made an appearance on our local television stations to address the high gas prices and oil dependency issues. He endorsed AMERICAN SOLUTIONS http://www.americansolutions.com as a source for all of us to become aware of the situation at hand and take action.

Their program 'DRILL HERE, DRILL NOW, PAY LESS' has a petition to sign (which is free.) You may of course make a $10.00 contribution if you wish but is not required. You may also sign up for an email newsletter for updates.

It might be worth your while to take a look, so I'm passing it along.



AMERICAN SOLUTIONS basically says:

'As gas prices continue to increase, Congress continues to blame others while ignoring practical steps to stop the pain Americans are feeling at the pump. To lower gasoline prices and reduce our dependence on foreign oil, we need real solutions to our energy challenges.'

Background

• The average price for a gallon of gas is now $3.72, this is $.61 higher than a year ago.
  
  
• The U.S. Congress has acted, but in the wrong direction. Last week, the Senate voted narrowly against reversing a moratorium on oil-shale development.
  
  
• Federal officials and industry experts estimate that up to 1.8 trillion barrels of oil is trapped in the region's oil shale, or three times the proven reserves of Saudi Arabia.
  
  
• Laws and policies that restrict access to America’s abundant energy drive up the price of fuel and electricity. They cause widespread layoffs and leave workers and families struggling to survive, as the cost of everything they eat, drive, wear and do spirals higher.

Research from the Platform of the American People

73% of the American people agree that with appropriate safeguards to protect the environment, we should drill for oil off America's coasts to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. Read more tri-partisan solutions in the Platform of the American People: Energy and the Environment Oil and National Security Overview of the research data

MEMORIAL DAY PARTY

Here are a few simply scrumptious recipes from our buddies at The Food Network which will be the hit of any backyard party!

Have a happy and safe Memorial Day...and please remember the reason for the celebration. Visit www.twoblonds.blogspot.com for a quick reminder.

Grilled Appetizer

• Garlic-Mustard Grilled Beef Skewers
• Marinated Grilled Shrimp Cocktail
• Grilled Corn "Salsa" with Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
• Twice Grilled Peppers with Buffalo Mozzarella and Caper-Basil Vinaigrette

Grilled Entrees

• Cuban-style Burgers on the Grill
• Basil Grilled Chicken
• Grilled Swordfish with Lemon, Basil and Mint
• Grilled French Bread Pizza with Mushroom Pesto and Fontina Cheese

No-Cook Salads and Sides

• 5-Minute Goat Cheese and White Bean Salad
• Gazpacho
• Wonderful Waldorf Salad
• Corn, Avocado and Tomato Salad

Beachside or Backyard Clambake

• EatingWell's Clambake at Home
• Clam Bake Foil Pouches
• Clambake on the Beach
• Kitchen Clambake

Summer Sweets

• Watermelon Salad with Mint Vinaigrette
• Summer Pudding
• Lemon Curd Trifle with Fresh Berries
• Coconut Lime Pudding Cake

Breezy Beverages

• Long Island Green Tea
• Gin and Tonic Jellies
• Blackberry Lemonade
• Peach Iced Tea

4th of JULY: FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

On this day, perhaps the greatest of all our American holidays, let us not forget the reason we celebrate. Many have died or suffered great pain so that we might gather round the bar-b-que pit, light fireworks and shoot off our mouths.

We must never forget who deserves the credit for the freedoms we enjoy and for which we should be eternally grateful. Whether you are for or against “the war”…stand together in support of our troops.

God bless our Military who are protecting our Country for our freedom. And may God continue to bless America.

“Freedom Isn’t Free”
--author unknown

I watched the flag pass by one day
It fluttered in the breeze.
A young Marine saluted it
And then he stood at ease.

I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.

I thought how many men like him
had fallen through the years.
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?

How many pilots' planes shot down?
How many died at sea?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, freedom isn't free.

I heard the sound of “Taps” one night
when everything was still
I listened to the bugler play
and felt a sudden chill.

I wondered just how many times
that “Taps” had meant "Amen"
when a flag had draped a coffin
of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the children,
of the mothers and the wives,
of fathers, sons and husbands
with interrupted lives.

I thought about a graveyard
at the bottom of the sea,
of unmarked graves in Arlington;
No, freedom isn't free.