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An important essay on the Sandy Hook tragedy:

 This wasn't written by the shooter's mother, but rather
by a woman in Idaho who finds herself in a similar
situation. One of her children suffers from an
undoagnosed mental illness, and she is terrfied of
him and FOR him. Please read this essay, and
let's figure it into our thinking about how we can
keep tragedies like this from happening again.

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS IMPORTANT ESSAY

Remember when I asked your opinion of getting a red Christmas tree this year?  Well forget it!  If you knew how frequently my wife changes her mind - you wouldn't ask why.  And Christmas tree shopping doesn't get any crazier than this!!

And it happened just like the scene in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation when Clark Griswold spots the "perfect" tree...

That's what happened when my wife spotted her "perfect" tree...

And remember how Clark carried his humungous tree home?

Well, it wasn't much different for us...

And then there was Clark's overestimation of his living room's size....

And, in spite of my protests, my wife made the same mistake...

The only difference between my story and Clark Griswold's, is that our tree actually tried to eat me alive!

Here are the "Tree Of Death" stats:
Height = 13 feet, 4 inches
Diameter = 102 inches
Circumfrence = 26.7 feet around
Estimated weight = 200+ pounds
My crushed vertebra = 3 cervical & 2 thoracic

Click on the player below to hear Tamara Glynn on this morning's show:

She's best known as Samantha Thomas in Halloween 5
although you might have also seen her in Miami
Vice or Knotts Landing.

Click HERE to visit Tamara's Facebook Fanpage

Click HERE to Visit Writer and Director Justin Beahms website

Click HERE to visit Sean Clark's Convention All Stars

 Click HERE to visit the "Horror Hound Weekend"
horror convention website

Here's another interesting perspective on the Sandy Hook Massacre. This man's perspective ought to matter WAY more than your's or mine!

Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton, Colorado, was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee in 1999. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful and is of particular relevance today.

They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness.. The following is a portion of the transcript:

Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out for answers.

The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain’s heart.

In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don’t believe that they are responsible for my daughter’s death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel’s murder I would be their strongest opponent

I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy — it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best.

Your laws ignore our deepest needs, Your words are empty air. You’ve stripped away our heritage, You’ve outlawed simple prayer. Now gunshots fill our classrooms, And precious children die. You seek for answers everywhere, And ask the question “Why?” You regulate restrictive laws, Through legislative creed. And yet you fail to understand, That God is what we need!

Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational systems for most of our nation’s history. Many of our major colleges began as theological seminaries. This is a historical fact. What has happened to us as a nation? We have refused to honor God, and in so doing, we open the doors to hatred and violence. And when something as terrible as Columbine’s tragedy occurs —politicians immediately look for a scapegoat such as the NRA. They immediately seek to pass more restrictive laws that contribute to erode away our personal and private liberties. We do not need more restrictive laws. Eric and Dylan would not have been stopped by metal detectors. No amount of gun laws can stop someone who spends months planning this type of massacre. The real villain lies within our own hearts.

“As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA — I give to you a sincere challenge.. Dare to examine your own heart before casting the first stone! My daughter’s death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!”

-Darrell Scott

Here are a few photos that I would like to share with you from the annual Christmas Parade in Punta Gorda which took place on Saturday, click here to see the photo gallery.