Here are some pictures….Enjoy the picture post.

Does your town have a Fair, Farm show and Parade?

These are pictures of what an 84 year old woman does for fun…..

Do you like putting puzzles together?

I have never seen the point of visiting someones grave. This morning I will be taking grandma to “Visit” grandpa. We will be going to his grave. I know that many people do this. I have never totally understood it.

Do you visit the graves of friends and family who have died? Why? Why not?
Can someone explain this custom to me?

I think that the “depression” from all that has happened the past 3 months has finally hit me today. I have a major case of the furlates (Not sure the English word for it…maybe someone can help me with that one).

I am just a bit niedergeschlagen today.

First I want to say thank you to everyone who has voted for me in round one and two. I am very shocked to be in round three.

VOTING Began MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 AT MIDNIGHT CENTRAL TIME AND WILL END AT 5 PM CENTRAL!  Please vote for me

Ok…I have some new pictures here and I am trying to decide which to use for my profile image. What do you think? Do you like them? Which one do you like best? (Feel free to recommend this…I would love to hear from as many people as possible to help me decide…thanks)

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So, which do you think should be my new profile image?

Bye everyone. We are off to the viewing and funeral and whole day with all of the family.

I was going to put a picture of Abercrombie & Fitch here for this story
but could not find one that didn’t look pornographic

Eight years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Americans see Muslims as facing more discrimination inside the U.S. than other major religious groups. Nearly six-in-ten adults (58%) say that Muslims are subject to a lot of discrimination, far more than say the same about Jews, evangelical Christians, atheists or Mormons.

A Muslim teen in Oklahoma is alleging that a manager at an Oklahoma Abercrombie & Fitch refused to hire her because her head scarf “didn’t fit the chain’s image.” A Muslim civil rights group has filed a federal complaint on the girl’s behalf, citing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which states that an employer must reasonably accommodate employees’ religious practices.

If it’s any consolation to the under-18 teen, not conforming to the “Abercrombie image?” Definitely a compliment.

I would gladly eat at a restaurant where the workers ALL wore HEADSCARVES (or hairnets), like in the good old day when people CARED about HYGIENE, especially in food production and serving situations. Might cut down on the number of hairs falling into our food.

“Employers have a clear legal duty to accommodate the religious practices of their workers,” said CAIR-OK Executive Director Razi Hashmi. “To deny someone employment because of apparent religious bias goes against long-standing American traditions of tolerance and inclusion.”

In a letter to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jefferies, CAIR-OK asked the company to 1) offer the Muslim applicant a formal apology, 2) clarify the company’s policy on religious accommodation, and 3) institute workplace sensitivity and diversity training.

Abercrombie and Fitch have a market a certain lifestyle that is not really compatible with the teachings of Islam or Christianity.

“Defendant refused to hire Ms. Elauf because she wears a hijab, claiming that the wearing of headgear was prohibited by its Look Policy, and, further, failed to accommodate her religious beliefs by making an exception to the Look Policy,” the lawsuit states.

Elauf went to the Council on American-Islamic Relations-Oklahoma, which helped her file a complaint with the EEOC in Oklahoma City.

The Civil Rights Act protects people from discrimination based upon religion in hiring and in the terms of their employment, an EEOC press release says. 

This isn’t the first time the store’s image policy has been called into question. In 2004, the EEOC waved the Civil Rights Act, saying the retailer had adopted a restrictive marketing image that limited the hiring of minorities, who did not conform to the image:

What are your thoughts on this???

Police in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania are asking for the public’s help in locating 16-year-old Anastasia Michelle Conway.She was last seen on Sept. 8 at her home.Conway is white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, has blue eyes, freckles and long red hair.She has braces on her teeth.Police believe Conway is with John H. Gouse Jr., a 26-year-old white man.He is 5 feet 8 inches tall with a thin build, brown hair and hazel eyes.

Warrant Issued For Gouse

Police have issued a warrant for Gouse for interference with the custody of a minor.They may be in a 1990 maroon Toyota pickup truck with Pennsylvania registration YMJ 1375. They may also be in a 1992 maroon Ford Taurus with Pennsylvania registration GYW 4680.Anyone with information on their whereabouts is asked to call Middlesex Township police 717-249-7191.

My husband has been spending this morning painting a little John Deere lawn mower BLUE. Why blue? Well, grandma Kramer wants to put a blue lawn mower in the casket with Grandpa Kramer. ( http://kristenmomof3.xanga.com/712236798/obituary-of-ivan-luther-kramer/) We could not find a blue lawn mower so Barry painted one.

I thought that I would share the process with you.
 

What do you think?