Open thread for Sunday, July 12th: ‘Here Without You’

  Here is the open thread for Sunday, July 12th. Please feel free to post links to interesting articles and to discuss whatever issues arise during the course of the day. Nothing is off-topic here.

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  Before I get to the musical selection of the week I wanted to share a little exciting news with all of you: last week America’s Watchtower was honored by Cry and Howl with a 2015 Top Twenty Conservative Blog Award! Cry and Howl is a great blog which you should all check out and I would like to publicly say thank you for the honor.

  This award does not belong to me alone, it also belongs to all of you. There have been many times when I have wondered if I should keep on going because at times it gets frustrating to see that all of the hard work is not paying off with the political results we all hope to see. However it is because of the readers who keep coming here day in and day out that I have made it through the dark days and I would like to thank each and every one of you for being so loyal.

  The reason I selected “Here Without You” by 3 Doors Down for the musical selection this week is because today I was scheduled to jump in the company van and haul it 11 hours to Virginia to start a week long project far away from home. The project has been delayed until at least Tuesday (and I may end up being away for two weeks) and it is possible I will not be leaving until next weekend, but I will be going at some point.

  Regular readers know how important my family is to me and to be away from them for a week or more is not easy for me, I will miss them dearly. I dedicate this song to my wife Lauri–she is my love, my life, my best friend, my rock, and my foundation.

I’m here without you baby
But you’re still on my lonely mind.
I think about you baby and I dream about you all the time.
I’m here without you baby
But you’re still with me in my dreams
And tonight girl, it’s only you and me.

Everything I know, and anywhere I go,
It gets hard but it won’t take away my love.

  There is quite a bit of work to be done when I do get out there and I may be working long hours to meet the schedule so I am not sure how regular my posting will be when I am gone but I will still try to post as often as possible.