Transcript of the "Nicolay Draft" of the Gettysburg Address

I read through this ever month or so. I feel that it clears my head from all the garbage that pours into my head on a daily basis.

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, upon this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that "all men are created equal"

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived, and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of it, as a final resting place for those who died here, that the nation might live. This we may, in all propriety do. But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow, this ground -- The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have hallowed it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here; while it can never forget what they did here.

It is rather for us, the living, we here be dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that, from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here, gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve these dead shall not have died in vain; that the nation, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people by the people for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Not many people share my enthusiasm with this piece of literature and history. It does make me reflect about what really is important (at the least) in my life.

There is a really good site within the library of Congress which specifically details the address. To see it, just ClickHere

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Thanks Blogger!

The publishing problem I was having was fixed yesterday by Graham at Blogger. Now I can get back to blogging.

Thanks Graham!

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Competing with apathy

It is very hard to continue the day to day struggle with the apathy I have to compete with. More than what I have to deal with at my job, I have to deal with it at home. Things like the adult in the home never being able to put anything away. Never putting the deris on the floor in the trash or away in the cabinet. It must be a typical stereotype thing. You know, the part where you leave what every breaks down or stops, right there. I am not hateful, mean or anything. It is kist the truth. She just leaves it where it lays.

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Resume request.

I had a call this afternoon about a job prospect. This one is back in IT with a national company working Lotus Notes. I didn't even know that companies still used Notes. I guess I better get hot.

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Texting is very private

While calling Cincinnati Bell Wireless, I found out that there is nothing you can do if your receiving harassing or problem text messages. The only thing that can be done is to take the phone to the police and have them read them. There is nothing that anyone can do to track SMS messages.

The reason I contacted them is two fold.

• One, I have received rather strange text messages from a friend. Apparently she is being stalked and does not know who it is. These are messages from her that I need to keep. Mainly to show that there is a problem and that it is not me.
• Two, I need to show that what I have innocently sent to her was not related to what is happening to her. There is nothing worse than having someone think your bothering them when your not. The police are not friendly in matters like this and proof is required to nip this in the butt fast. That, and to remove myself from the list of possible people stalking her.

One thing I do have is a voicemail from her indicating that she stopped taking her previously prescribed medication. That is one thing I need to keep. Honestly, I really thought that she was not in her right mind. Saying things like "take care of my cat when I am gone" and "I told God the same thing". Just things that a non-suicidal person wouldn't say.

I guess that knowing someone for 25+ years time, and actually liking to speak to them is against the law.

On the other hand, it appears that trying to be a friend is grounds for a police investigation. I admittedly cared what happened to her (upto today).

Once again, it should be noted that, "No good deed ever goes unpunished."

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testing

This entry is currently being revised. Please check back in a little while. This thought is not yet complete!

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New warnings from the east.

Pakistan test-fired its first cruise missile Thursday in a blatant attempt to intimidate India. The new missile flies beneath Indian radar and is supposedly undetectable.

United States Government Officials explained that this was a serious situation for US security. Not only would an undetected warhead kill millions, if they attacked India with a nuclear cruise missile, it could wipe out the entire United States customer service industry.

Washington Democrat and Republican leaders alike have shown immense concern that this might cause a huge jump in employing Americans in the United States.

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Looking again!

While things are going good here, I hate to be stagnant. I have created several system wide resumes in various government databases. These are interesting because they keep your resume on file and if you see a job, you just click it to apply. I am not sure that I like the fact that they keep it on file for a long time, but it is the government and I figure they have all kinds of data on me and there is nothing I can do about it, so why not a little more on me?!?

I have listed three here and I will repost and put any more I can find as I go on a job search frenzy again. I spent the entire time from the beginning of 2002 through to the end of 2004 doing the same thing, so it is easy to get back into the rythem. Since I am working full time, the fact of being turned down so many times is not as depressing. The repeated "I'm sorry, but your overqualified" still drones through my head. But now, I can go to work and forget about it.

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Do you have too many kids?

While reading the news, I came across an interesting fact. You have to have a license if you are watching over a specific amount of children. I wonder it this type of thing counts if (your Mormon or Catholic and) you have a plethora of kids???

Check this out. In Kentucky, the law requires those watching four or more children to have a license. In Ohio, the limit is seven children, and in Indiana, a license is required for six or more.

So, if you live in Kentucky & have three kids at home of your own, then you are nice enough to watch a friends three little toddlers, you can be cited for not having a daycare license.

The Bottom line: Never babysit for someone if you have kids of your own. Heaven forbid you have something go wrong while watching said friends kids if they need to go to the doctor or run out for a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk. You could end up in prison or lose your own kids to HRS for being a friend.

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Why I like ketchup on my eggs.

I like ketchup on my eggs because I hate eggs alone. They have no flavor! Ketchup gives the eggs a taste. The show called 'Fear Factor' had an episode on an ostritch eggs! The contestants had to eat one it could feed 30 people!

My Dad fixes me eggs, so a ton of ketchup gets used most of the time.

My favorite way to eat eggs without any ketchup is a Hawaiian eye! Our version of a Hawaiian eye is a fried egg on some toasted bread or better yet, an English Muffin! I like them a lot but I do not get to eat them a lot.

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