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Contact: Darren Vader
darren@vaderfamily.info
940-453-4701
The Lights of Vaderville Extreme Holiday Display Now Open for 2007
Expanded Multi-Home Display Includes Over 30,000 Lights, a Virtual Santa and More
Holiday cheer is what keeps us going throughout the year and the hard work we put into bringing the community our Christmas display is our ode to the joys that come with the holiday season.
This is our second year of running a computer controlled light show; we’ve added a good bit of growth for 2007. This year our display will include over 30,000 lights, 30 strobe lights, a virtual snow machine made out of a rotating disco ball, a virtual Santa Claus, red and green flood backdrops, a new ‘mini-mega tree’ and a fancy new sign announcing the radio signal at 107.3fm!
We’ve also added another whole house to the display! Our neighbor has joined the fun by installing a computer animated display of his own and we’ve synced the two of them to the same fantastic musical play list. It is a fun and unique experience that the entire family will enjoy!
The show is synchronized to a variety of unique holiday tunes and can be heard by tuning your car stereo to 107.3 FM.
The show runs from 7pm-9pm Sunday-Thurs nights and 7pm-10pm on Fri and Sat nights. Please come by and see us!
Please see www.vaderfamily.info for show times, maps and complete details.
November 28th, 2007
I promise to be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.
I promise to talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
I promise to make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
I promise to look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
I promise to think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best.
I promise to be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am about my own.
I promise to forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
I promise to wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living creature I meet.
I promise to give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
I promise to be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
I promise to think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.
I promise to live in the faith that the whole world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.
- Christian D. Larson
June 10th, 2007
I recently joined AGLOCO because of a friend recommended it to me. I am now promoting it to you because I like the idea and I want you to share in what I think will be an exciting new Internet concept.
AGLOCO’s story is simple:
Do you realize how valuable you are? Advertisers, search providers and online retailers are paying billions to reach you while you surf. How much of that money are you making? NONE!
AGLOCO thinks you deserve a piece of the action.
AGLOCO collects money from those companies on behalf of its members. (For example, Google currently pays AOL 10 cents for every Google search by an AOL user. And Google still has enough profit to pay $1.6 billion dollars for YouTube, an 18-month old site full of content that YouTube’s users did not get paid for!
AGLOCO will work to get its Members their share of this and more.
AGLOCO is building a new form of online community that they call an Economic Network. They are not only paying Members their fair share, but they’re building a community that will generate the kind of fortune that YouTube made. But instead of that wealth making only a few people rich, the entire community will get its share.
What’s the catch? No catch – no spyware, no pop-ups and no spam – membership and software are free and AGLOCO is 100% member owned. Privacy is a core value and AGLOCO never sells or rents member information.
So do both of us a favor: Sign up for AGLOCO right now! If you use this link to sign up, I automatically get credit for referring you and helping to build AGLOCO. http://www.agloco.com/r/BBDB1934
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June 8th, 2007
The term “redneck” is often misunderstood by those north of the Mason-Dixon line. Many Yankees misunderstand this beloved term of endearment and treat the word as if it were some kind of insult. A true Southerner understands that achieving the state of Redneck is a noble pursuit. The guiding principles of Redneck philosophy are easily misunderstood by outsiders, so let’s take a closer look at the goals of those who strive for the state of Redneck.
Also, see my related notes on red neck art collecting and Redneck Cuisine ideas.
The Redneck Philosophy
Being a “real” Redneck is so much more than driving a pick-up truck and naming your dog Bubba. A true Redneck does not feel the need to impress people with the outward trappings of superficial wealth and a real Redneck is perfectly comfortable in an Armani suit or a stained t-shirt.
Redneck art is now being sold in the top galleries, and make sure to read by notes redneck animal art.
Rednecks truly feel sorry for the poor bastards who worked their ass-off for 8 years in college only to become a corporate slave, all this hard work just to get a decent BMW and Rolex. You see, a real Redneck never feels the need to brag and they would not think of mentioning to hard working yuppies that their 80 acre farm is with eight million dollars of that they have $5,000,000 in farm equipment that they only use a few weeks each year. Without trying to sound too much like Jeff Foxworthy (a great comedian, but a tad misinformed about Redneck theology), let me try to explain the basic tenets of achieving a state of Redneck:
* Sense of inner Peace – The true Redneck is at-peace with the world. They always feel safe (not just because they have guns in every room of their home), and they are not concerned with what others may think of their Redneck lifestyle.
* High sense of Duty and Honor – A true Redneck will defend their Sacred Honor and will not tolerate those who disparage their families, traditions or loved-ones. Many a surprised New Yorker has pondered this while visiting the Emergency Room after flipping-off a Redneck.
* Disregard for Time – A true Redneck does not respect man-made timelines and lives life one day at a time. A true redneck may put a car up on-blocks for a decade before restoring it.
* Disregard for man-made Mores – A true Redneck will follow their tastes and desires without regard for social customs and “appropriate” behavior. Because the Redneck is not constrained by outsider opinions and Madison Avenue dictates about taste, they are free to embrace whatever they like without guilt or remorse.
* Honors their Ancestors – A real redneck know details about every one of their ancestors who fought in the Civil War and American Revolution. An ardent patriot, a true redneck will always fly the Star Spangled Banner right above the Stars and Bars on every national holiday. A true redneck will also participate in ware reenactments as a way of honoring the redneck sacrifices of their ancestors.
* Eschews wealth – My cousin Sara-Ruth lives on land with a massive garden and all of her own livestock. She even has a banana tree and the only things she buys are sugar and coffee. Her house and property were paid for centuries ago when our great-great-great Grand-daddy Aaron Burleson received it from the Continental Congress, thanking him for fighting in the American Revolution. They live a simple and free life with none of the conventional worries about money and impressing the Jones’s.
Living around rednecks has had a profound effect on my way of looking at life. I once visited a cousin in my fancy new car and made what Rednecks Theologists call the “sin of pride” when I mentioned that my new car costs me a fortune. In good humor he pointed over to a giant farm tractor and said “Wall, I’m impressed. See that reaper over there? She cost me over $200,000, I paid cash money, and I reckon only take her out a few weeks a year”. Man, did I feel humbled in the presence of such profound Redneck wisdom, and I never bragged to anyone again.
Sure, the tenets and promises of the Redneck Theology seem like unachievable goals, but I’m told that with years of conscientious study and practice, a true state of Redneck is achievable, even for a sinner like me.
May 25th, 2007
Redneck, in modern usage, predominantly refers to a particular stereotype of people who may be found in many regions of the United States or Canada. Originally limited to Appalachia and the American South, and later the Ozarks and Rocky Mountains, this stereotype is now widespread in other states and the Canadian provinces. The word can be used either as a pejorative or as a matter of pride, depending on context.
Usage of the term “cracker” generally differs from “hick” and “hillbilly” because crackers reject or resist assimilation into the dominant culture, while hicks and hillbillies theoretically are isolated from the dominant culture. In this way, cracker culture is similar to redneck culture.
May 25th, 2007
I asked my 3-year-old son what he did in Sunday School last week. He said
the listened to a story about Jesus. When I asked what Jesus was doing in the
story, he replied “Just exercising.”
October 23rd, 2006
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