I'd like to stray from our country's 250th to wish my father in heaven a very happy 110th birthday... You are gone but never forgotten and we're still carrying the torch you handed to us...
Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.
Gene Autry’s Cowboy Code:
Never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage.
Never break your word or betray a trust.
Always tell the truth.
Be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals.
Do not support racial or religious intolerance.
Help people in distress.
Be a good worker.
Keep yourself clean in thought, speech, action, and personal habits.
Respect women, parents, and the laws of the nation.
Be a patriot.
That’s a pretty solid old-school code: honesty, discipline, faithfulness, respect, hard work, mercy, and love of country.
