What Is Memorial Day?

Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May and marks the solemn time when Americans honor the soldiers that died in military service.

When the observance was first declared in 1868 by General John Logan, it was called Decoration Day in reference to a tradition of decorating the graves of those whose lives were lost in the Civil War and its set date was May 30.

In the years following World War I, the day picked up the more inclusive name Memorial Day as people began to use it as time to honor all who died in all US wars. For many, the holiday signifies the unofficial beginning of the summer season.

What is the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day?

There is frequent confusion between Memorial Day and its companion holiday, Veterans Day.

The purpose of Memorial Day is to honor those who have died in American military service.

Veterans Day, November 11, is for all who have served the US in war and survived.

Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, marking the agreement that brought an end to World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 (November 11th, 1918). In 1954, the name of the holiday was changed to Veterans Day in the United States. However, in some parts of the world, November 11 is known as Remembrance Day.

IF YOU DON'T SEE ME AROUND IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS OR SO....  I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS I HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IN MY PERSONAL LIFE AND AS FAR AS LEVELING ....RIGHT NOW I AM 2 BILL OVER IN POINTS THAT WON'T ROLL OVER .. I NEED TO HAVE A HH WHICH I CAN DO WITH FUBUCKS BUT I NEED TO GET 500 MILLION POINTS DURING IT AS WELL AS HAVE A  5 BILLION POINT DAY SO I ONLY SEE THAT ALL HAPPENING WITH A VIP AND POWER UPS WHICH IS NOT IN MY BUDGET... LIKE EVER LOL.  AND NO, I AM NOT ASKING FOR IT, JUST  LETTIN' YOU KNOW  I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF AND NO SENSE IN BEING HERE MAKING POINTS THAT WON'T COUNT ON THE NEXT LEVEL.  NOW, IF YOU HAVE ME IN FAMILY AND WANT TO REMOVE ME... NO WORRIES, I DON'T COME BACK AND HAVE A HISSY FIT ABOUT IT.  EVERYONE PLAYS FU DIFFERENTLY AND IT IS WHAT IT IS. SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.  :) IT'S ALL GOOD.   :)  

PERSONALLY, I'M A BIT TIRED OF ADDING  OR TRYING TO ADD PEOPLE WHO WANT THAT FAN BUT NEVER ACCEPT  THE FRIEND REQUEST AND OTHER  LIL TRICKS AND BS THEY LIKE TO DO SO FU ON AND REMEMBER TO WAIT UNTIL EVERYTHING THEY GOT IS POWERED UP BEFORE U RATE FOR THAT RED HEART HEHE WHY  GIVE 'EM SO MANY RATES??? 

SOME OF U HAVE AN EMAIL ADDY FOR ME, SOME MY DIGITS, FEEL FREE TO USE 'EM IF U GOT 'EM  AND I'LL BE BACK. MAYBE JUST CHECK IN ONCE IN AWHILE YA NEVER KNOW  ;)  

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I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT BRINGING MY BLOG BACK TO LIFE AND HAVE BEEN TOSSING AROUND A COUPLE OF IDEAS AND WOULD LIKE SOME FEEDBACK.    MY BLOG AS WELL AS SOME CLOSE FAMILY MEMBERS BLOGS HAVE BEEN IN THE TOP BLOGS ON FU FOR YEARS. YOU CAN SEE THE ONES I FOLLOW BY LOOKING TO THE LEFT. (CHIINA WHIITE HAS SINCE PASSED SO PLEASE DONT COMMENT THERE, I KEEP IT BASICALLY FOR ME).

 FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, MINE WAS POPULAR FOR HELPING/PROMOTING PEOPLE IN BOMBING CONTESTS. WE DIDN'T USE PAGE BANNERS AND I HONESTLY DON'T LIKE THEM OR CLICK ON THEM BECAUSE MANY TIMES PEOPLE FORGET THEY HAVE PUT THEM ON THEIR PAGE AND DON'T REMOVE THEM.  

 ANYWAY, HERE ARE THE 2 TH0UGHT'S I'VE HAD ABOUT MY BLOG. 1. AN "ASK ME ANYTHING" BLOG (SINCE I GET SO MANY QUESTIONS IN MY MAIL) HOWEVER I WOULD PROBABLY STILL NOT ANSWER SOME.  I DO LIKE SOME PRIVACY AND IT'S GETTING HARDER TO HAVE ANYWHERE.   2. IS A BLOG OF NSFW STORIES.  I DID THIS 1 TIME BEFORE, IT'S CALLED "CAT TALES.. FACT OR FRICTION". IT IS PURELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT BUT THE STORY MAY OR MAY NOT BE FROM MY REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES... IT IS UP TO THE READER TO SIMPLY PONDER. I DID 1 STORY AND GOT FLOODED WITH MAIL OF COURSE WANTING TO KNOW IF IT WAS TRUE OR NOT. SO AS MUCH AS I'D LIKE TO DO EITHER, I DO NOT WANT MAIL ASKING QUESTIONS EITHER WAY.  JUST SIMPLY ENJOY WHAT I AM WILLING TO SHARE WITH YOU. 

SO I ASK YOU TO GIVE ME SOME FEEDBACK AND WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN?  WHAT WOULD INTEREST YOU MOST?  PLEASE CLICK ON A CHERRY AND RATE THIS BLOG, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND I RECOMMEND YOU CHECK OUT LEXIE'S AND MIA'S BLOGS AS WELL AND RATE THEIR BLOGS TOO AND FOLLOW US!! THEN YOU WILL BE ALERTED OF NEW POSTS.  JOHNNY DEVIL HAS A VAST BLOG OF "CATFISH" BUT I THINK HE TOOK IT OF FU AND ONTO A BLOGGER SITE. 

SO!!  LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU AND TELL ME WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO SEE! IN HERE. 

Blog to come soon... watch for it!

                                                HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!

THANK YOU TO ALL VETS WHO HAVE SERVED YOUR COUNTRY UNSELFISHLY SO THE REST OF US COULD HAVE OUR FREEDOMS!

HOW ABOUT WE TRY TO DO JUST A LIL BIT FOR THE VETS ON FU TODAY AND HELP ANY YOU SEE LEVEL UP?

SO, THE PLAN IS.... VETS, PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT IN HERE AS TO WHAT YOU NEED AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO!!!

HAVE A FANTASTIC NIGHT AND I HOPE Y'ALL WENT OUT FOR SOME OF THOSE FREEBIES TODAY!!

AFTER SEEING THIS VIDEO ON THE INTERNET I FELT VERY STRONGLY TO GET       INVOLVED WITH THIS SO I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON ABOUT IT         TODAY AND THERE IS A PETITION FOR IT SO I AM URGING YOU TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO AND CONSIDER SIGNING THE PETITION.  IT DOES NOT REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE AN ACCOUNT TO SIGN AND YOU CAN ALSO SIGN IT ANONYMOUSLY ie. "hide your name" IF YOU PREFER .                                                                            

                       YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE HERE                                      

****WARNING!!! THIS VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT!!!!!                                 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9fCK6Y0bu4

HERE YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT IT AND SIGN THE PETITION FOR MAX.              

  http://www.thepetitionsite.com/728/903/520/justice-for-max-the-dog/ 

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO STOP IN AND READ THIS.    

OK MY FRIENDS, WE HAVE DONE THIS BEFORE.. CAME UP FROM BEHIND AND HELPED OUT SOMEONE WITH A RATE EVERY DAY TO HELP THEM WIN.  IT'S ACTUALLY FUN BEING PART OF THE GROUP YOU KNOW "DID IT"... STEPPED UP TO HELP SOMEONE OUT TO WIN WHEN THEY HAD NO HOPE AND EVEN BETTER WHEN THEY HAVEN'T ASKED FOR IT.  I OFTEN TEND TO HELP PEOPLE RANDOMLY.  TERESA IS A LONG TIME FRIEND OF MINE AND I'VE HELPED HER OUT MANY TIMES SO NOW WOULD BE NO DIFFERENT.  I SAW SHE IS IN AN AUCTION AND IF SHE GETS THE MOST RATES SHE WINS A ROCKSTAR!! AWESOME RIGHT? SO WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO DO SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AS TO CLICK ON HER PIC EVERYDAY AND RATE IT TO HELP HER WIN?? EASY PEASY!  ARE YOU WITH US? JUST COME HERE , TERESA'S PAGE, BOOKMARK THE PIC OR WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU AND CLICK ON IT DAILY.

LET'S DO THIS!! CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK!!

I KNOW THERE ARE MANY OUTLETS OF INFORMATION TO TELL YOU HOW TO SURVIVE AND WHAT NOT DURING HURRICANES,  BUT IF ANYTHING I CAN TELL YOU HELPS JUST 1 PERSON THEN THIS BLOG IS WORTH MY TIME.

I LIVE ON THE GULF COAST SO I PREPARE EVERY HURRICANE SEASON AND I'M ALWAYS BOMBARDED WITH INFORMATION SO ITS DRILLED IN MY HEAD

FIRST AND FOREMOST IT IS A STORM, THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR IS SAID TO BE THE SECOND LARGEST IN HISTORY (FOX NEWS) TAKE IT AND ALL WARNINGS SERIOUSLY.... DO NOT MESS WITH MOTHER NATURE! YOU HAVE SEEN HOW SHE CAN FK PEOPLE!

REMEMBER, IF YOU ARE TOLD TO LEAVE AND DON'T YOU ARE NOT ONLY PUTTING YOUR LIFE IN DANGER BUT ALSO THE LIFE OF FIRST RESPONDERS!!

NEW YORK- IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE TO EVACUATE CALL 311  GO TO NYC.GOV FOR INFO

THERE DOES COME A TIME WHEN GETTING OUT BECOMES TOO LATE SO GET IT TOGETHER!

• ANY MEDICATIONS YOU TAKE
  

• ANIMALS.. FOOD, WATER, ANY MEDS, LITTER, ETC. ANYTHING YOU NEED FOR YOUR PETS

• PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS -WET WIPES. DRY SHAMPOO. ETC ETC
  

• A MANUAL CAN OPENER AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT RELIES ON ELECTRICITY

• CANNED FOOD - NONPERISHABLE ITEMS
  

• WATER WATER WATER FOR DRINKING, COOKING, ETC ETC   (1 gallon per person per day)
  

• YOUR CELL PHONE WILL PROBABLY NEED TO BE CHARGED IN YOUR CAR SO DO YOU HAVE A CHARGER FOR YOUR CAR?

• MONEY.. COLD HARD CASH... EXPECT THE ATMS TO BE DOWN SO GET CASH NOW!

• GAS .... GAS UP YOUR VEHICLE, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE IT GIVE IT WEIGHT
  

• FLASHLIGHTS OR OTHER TYPES OF LIGHTING AND

• BATTERIES AND EXTRA BATTERIES
  

• THIS IS SOMETHING MY DAD MENTIONED TO ME..... RATHER THAN LET ALL YOUR MEAT YOU MAY HAVE  FROZEN.. EVENTUALLY THAW OUT AND ROT... COOK IT AND AT LEAST YOU WOULD HAVE MEAT FOR A FEW DAYS TO EAT

• ICE AND START MAKING YOUR OWN TOO

• ALL IMPORTANT PAPERS .. HOME INSURANCE, ETC IN A PLASTIC BAG AND A SAFE PORTABLE PLACE

• FIRST AID KIT

• A WHISTLE OR COWBELL SOME LOUD NOISE MAKER SHOULD YOU FIND YOURSELF IN TROUBLE AND NEED HELP

• WEATHER ALERT RADIO... I GOT ONE FROM BED BATH AND BEYOND THAT ALSO HAS A FLASHLIGHT, HAND CRANK. CELL CHARGER ETC. (IF YOU DONT HAVE A VEHICLE THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT FOR YOUR CELL)
  

• TRASH BAGS, PLASTIC SHEETS, DUCT TAPE DISINFECTANT, BLEACH

WELL THERE IS STILL MUCH MORE.. APPROPRIATE CLOTHING AND SO ON.. I SUGGEST IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA OF THE EXPECTED STORM AND ARE READING THIS, YOU GOOGLE "HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS" PRINT OUT A LIST AND GET MORE IDEAS AND GET YOURSELF PREPARED!!