Last night Filmmaker Friend Chris and I took Diego out for a spin as a favor to Beersnob.
Diego is a 2009 Challenger SRT, fully loaded and one bad car. Black on black on black. Chris had never been in a car that powerful before so I decided he would make a great passenger for a ride.
So after picking up Diego from the garage we headed out for a bit. It was blowing cold and thirty seven degrees last night, not the ideal conditions for a casual ride but I had put off doing this for two weekends now and I had promised to keep Diego in running shape.
We move out to one of the main thoroughfares to notice a light had popped up on the dash. After searching for a button to get one of the lights on Chris pulled out his iPhone and found the owner's manual. We pulled into a parking lot where we could read it and found out it was the low tire pressure light.
I manipulated the buttons on the steering wheel to find the tire pressure monitoring gauge and saw that one tire was at twenty eight pounds and seemingly fine while the other three were blinking and between twenty five and twenty three pounds. I went to a gas station where I administered air into the tires while Chris watched the gauge to see if I got the right amount in.
The three other tires quit blinking but the low tire pressure light was still on. At that point I didn't want to over inflate the tires as it was cold and once it warmed up the air would expand anyway.
So tire gauges not blinking at us we headed around the town, radio on, and just chatted the evening away. It was nice and it was enjoyable. After The Date got out of class we picked her up for the last leg of the drive.
We parked the happy Diego back into the garage in fine working order and hopefully fine air pressure. Regardless it was a nice ride about town that brought back memories of when I was in school and too broke to do anything else but drive around town with the radio on.
Beersnob gets the next ride!
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Back Again
Yep, today I'm back to work and I know right now I'll be faced with a pile of work from last week that will take me two weeks to catch up on. That's just the way it goes and the way it is.
I didn't play Starcraft at all this weekend. I'm still ranked second in my league and still three hundred points out of first, two hundred ahead of third place. I'm in good shape and if I win just a couple of games a day now I'll take over first in about a week.
All in all I'm an average player right now but I am improving. Even the top players in the world have a 60% win rate. High 60's are the elite players.
Interesting article I read this morning about the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is dropping health care coverage for the children of workers. Between state and Obamacare regulations they can't afford it anymore. Fascinating example of sleeping with dogs and waking up with fleas.
The SEIU spent a ton of money (187 million) for the liberal cause and now they are forced to drop coverage for people they were fighting for.
Regardless it's hilarious because it shows exactly how bad liberal policies are. These idiots will put their own idealism ahead of the good of their own members who pay them to represent them and their best interests.
What if they would have kept the millions they threw at the policy makers and instead spent it on insurance policies for children? Just a thought. In the article mentioned above you can see how the union's limited resources are stretched to their limits but expect the state of New York to make up the difference with Medicaid payments.
In other words they blew all their money on a cause, got it, figured out later that the regulations are very demanding of them, drop coverage on children, and expect New York tax payers to bail it out with Medicaid payments. Yep, sounds like a union to me.
I didn't play Starcraft at all this weekend. I'm still ranked second in my league and still three hundred points out of first, two hundred ahead of third place. I'm in good shape and if I win just a couple of games a day now I'll take over first in about a week.
All in all I'm an average player right now but I am improving. Even the top players in the world have a 60% win rate. High 60's are the elite players.
Interesting article I read this morning about the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) is dropping health care coverage for the children of workers. Between state and Obamacare regulations they can't afford it anymore. Fascinating example of sleeping with dogs and waking up with fleas.
The SEIU spent a ton of money (187 million) for the liberal cause and now they are forced to drop coverage for people they were fighting for.
Regardless it's hilarious because it shows exactly how bad liberal policies are. These idiots will put their own idealism ahead of the good of their own members who pay them to represent them and their best interests.
What if they would have kept the millions they threw at the policy makers and instead spent it on insurance policies for children? Just a thought. In the article mentioned above you can see how the union's limited resources are stretched to their limits but expect the state of New York to make up the difference with Medicaid payments.
In other words they blew all their money on a cause, got it, figured out later that the regulations are very demanding of them, drop coverage on children, and expect New York tax payers to bail it out with Medicaid payments. Yep, sounds like a union to me.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Last Day
Yeah, tomorrow it's back to work. This has been a nice week off and between Christmas and New Year's eve I'll be taking that time off as well so it'll be a short journey back to work.
I believe Sirius has turned on their Christmas channels now so that will make up most of my radio listening for the next month. They usually have about four channels that are devoted to Christmas music. Holly, Holiday Traditions, and a couple of others.
It's all Holiday Traditions for me, they'll play lots from Bing Crosby's legendary Christmas album, Gene Autry, Burl Ives, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, etc. Those are the songs I want to hear. Do You Hear What I Hear is tops for me, the Crosby version of course. I blogged about it maybe a couple of years ago. It's the perfect Christmas song and Bing Crosby is the perfect person to sing it. That song epitomizes the essence of what Christmas is about.
I hope you have a similar song for the season:)
I believe Sirius has turned on their Christmas channels now so that will make up most of my radio listening for the next month. They usually have about four channels that are devoted to Christmas music. Holly, Holiday Traditions, and a couple of others.
It's all Holiday Traditions for me, they'll play lots from Bing Crosby's legendary Christmas album, Gene Autry, Burl Ives, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, etc. Those are the songs I want to hear. Do You Hear What I Hear is tops for me, the Crosby version of course. I blogged about it maybe a couple of years ago. It's the perfect Christmas song and Bing Crosby is the perfect person to sing it. That song epitomizes the essence of what Christmas is about.
I hope you have a similar song for the season:)
Saturday, November 27, 2010
The BCS Lives
Sadly one of the BCS teams who could have busted up the BCS once and for all lost last night while Auburn, the number two team rallied to win. The BCS which has been a thorn in the side of every college football fan and is about as popular as the Democrat party is now in America will still go on.
Now it doesn't take a rocket surgeon to predict what is going to happen. Assuming that TCU wins today against New Mexico and Oregon and Auburn win next week then Oregon and Auburn will play in the BCS game.
The ultimate meltdown scenario would have been Oregon and Auburn losing while Boise State won leaving TCU and Boise at the top of the rankings. The BCS would have been abolished at that point for a better system.
Sadly that is an unlikely scenario now.
To paraphrase many Islamic Jihadists around the world, "Death to the BCS!"
Now it doesn't take a rocket surgeon to predict what is going to happen. Assuming that TCU wins today against New Mexico and Oregon and Auburn win next week then Oregon and Auburn will play in the BCS game.
The ultimate meltdown scenario would have been Oregon and Auburn losing while Boise State won leaving TCU and Boise at the top of the rankings. The BCS would have been abolished at that point for a better system.
Sadly that is an unlikely scenario now.
To paraphrase many Islamic Jihadists around the world, "Death to the BCS!"
Friday, November 26, 2010
Great Day
After warming up the Cure 81 ham (it's really not so much cooking with those as warming up fifteen minutes per pound) we headed to my brother's house for our Thanksgiving meal.
A short hour and a half later we were all ready for naps! Sluggishly we drove back home and camped out the rest of the afternoon, moaning with gluttonous delight. The naps began in earnest and lasted half of the afternoon.
Yes it was a fine day!
After awhile I awoke and decided to try my hand at Starcraft for the day. What a glorious day it turned out to be! I now have a winning record for the first time and I fought my way up to second in my league of one hundred. I now have a record of 145-136. You try it and see how long it takes you to get a winning record.
It's darn tough. I'm 428 points out of first place in my league, with an average of 28 points per win. So call that roughly fifteen wins out of first place. That's not counting losses or actual losing streaks that would make that a lot tougher road.
All in all it was a great day with my family, thank you baby, love you and thank you for such a wonderful day:)
A short hour and a half later we were all ready for naps! Sluggishly we drove back home and camped out the rest of the afternoon, moaning with gluttonous delight. The naps began in earnest and lasted half of the afternoon.
Yes it was a fine day!
After awhile I awoke and decided to try my hand at Starcraft for the day. What a glorious day it turned out to be! I now have a winning record for the first time and I fought my way up to second in my league of one hundred. I now have a record of 145-136. You try it and see how long it takes you to get a winning record.
It's darn tough. I'm 428 points out of first place in my league, with an average of 28 points per win. So call that roughly fifteen wins out of first place. That's not counting losses or actual losing streaks that would make that a lot tougher road.
All in all it was a great day with my family, thank you baby, love you and thank you for such a wonderful day:)
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving
Today is one of the important days of the year. Not because of the trappings, the focus on Black Friday, parades, football, or dreading that relative that will show up and not stop talking. But it's important that you remember that you have been blessed.
If not by a family around you then you must remember that you are blessed that you live in this country. There are only three hundred million of us that were blessed to be living here in this time. Out of all the places in the world you could have been born in, out of all the times you could have been born in you are here and you are now.
Please remember that so what if you have that annoying person at the family meal today, it's small and be thankful that you have anyone at all because many people don't.
I am thankful that The Date and The Things came into my life, not sure where I'd be now without them but it wouldn't be as good as it is now.
I am thankful for my family.
I am thankful for my friends.
I am thankful for you gentle reader.
On this day I ask you to overlook the small things, just for today. Keep in your mind and your heart the spirit of giving thanks. In today's tough times there isn't a lot of good cheer for many families.
If you are one of those families that has fallen on tough times you'll be in my prayers. If you haven't had a job in months, if you have lost your home, or even your family, you are in my prayers.
I am one of the few fortunate people to have a great family to share a meal with today. I am grateful and thankful beyond words for that simple fact. The small stuff will have to worry about itself today, I'm going to celebrate the gift of being thankful with my family.
If not by a family around you then you must remember that you are blessed that you live in this country. There are only three hundred million of us that were blessed to be living here in this time. Out of all the places in the world you could have been born in, out of all the times you could have been born in you are here and you are now.
Please remember that so what if you have that annoying person at the family meal today, it's small and be thankful that you have anyone at all because many people don't.
I am thankful that The Date and The Things came into my life, not sure where I'd be now without them but it wouldn't be as good as it is now.
I am thankful for my family.
I am thankful for my friends.
I am thankful for you gentle reader.
On this day I ask you to overlook the small things, just for today. Keep in your mind and your heart the spirit of giving thanks. In today's tough times there isn't a lot of good cheer for many families.
If you are one of those families that has fallen on tough times you'll be in my prayers. If you haven't had a job in months, if you have lost your home, or even your family, you are in my prayers.
I am one of the few fortunate people to have a great family to share a meal with today. I am grateful and thankful beyond words for that simple fact. The small stuff will have to worry about itself today, I'm going to celebrate the gift of being thankful with my family.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Editing The Divas
I just finished editing yesterday's shoot. I shot for nearly four hours, walking to ten locations and driving to the eleventh.
This was a better quality shoot overall. A lot of it was scripted and came off much better than the interview segments with random people that has been the focus in the past. It has taken me three and a half hours to get everything edited this morning. And I'm a fairly fast editor so I've got just a half hour under eight hours wrapped up in the Divas big holiday promotion thus far!
I'm happy with the results. They came across as more goofy this time which was the planned intent. The segments edited together well with a few cuts here and there.
If this direction is continued then I can see it developing into a much better product. We have passed the one hundred episode mark with yesterday's shoot. That's quite a landmark!
Here's to another hundred episodes!
This was a better quality shoot overall. A lot of it was scripted and came off much better than the interview segments with random people that has been the focus in the past. It has taken me three and a half hours to get everything edited this morning. And I'm a fairly fast editor so I've got just a half hour under eight hours wrapped up in the Divas big holiday promotion thus far!
I'm happy with the results. They came across as more goofy this time which was the planned intent. The segments edited together well with a few cuts here and there.
If this direction is continued then I can see it developing into a much better product. We have passed the one hundred episode mark with yesterday's shoot. That's quite a landmark!
Here's to another hundred episodes!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Busy Day
Yeah even though I'm on vacation this week I'm working. I'm shooting today from ten until whenever and then editing after that. Depending on the size of the shoot I could be doing the bulk of the editing tomorrow.
The shoot yesterday went very well. Fast, easy, and flawless. I like that. Smooth shoots are the best. The editing went just as easy and the Divas are going in a new direction that will make things a bit more comical.
The weather isn't nearly as nice as it was yesterday but hopefully the shoots will be mostly indoors and go just as good as yesterday.
Watching North Korea news right now. It's hard to tell what they are doing. Are they trying to strengthen their position at the bargaining table or are they trying to establish the strength of Kim Jong-Il's heir Kim Jong-Un and give him credibility.
What is likely to happen is that North Korea will screw around and underestimate the retaliation headed their way. This is a situation that could go very bad very fast.
The shoot yesterday went very well. Fast, easy, and flawless. I like that. Smooth shoots are the best. The editing went just as easy and the Divas are going in a new direction that will make things a bit more comical.
The weather isn't nearly as nice as it was yesterday but hopefully the shoots will be mostly indoors and go just as good as yesterday.
Watching North Korea news right now. It's hard to tell what they are doing. Are they trying to strengthen their position at the bargaining table or are they trying to establish the strength of Kim Jong-Il's heir Kim Jong-Un and give him credibility.
What is likely to happen is that North Korea will screw around and underestimate the retaliation headed their way. This is a situation that could go very bad very fast.
Monday, November 22, 2010
I Should Be Sleeping
But that's not going to happen. Something about the magic age of...that's not even accurate. Ever since an early teen age I've had stuff to do in the early mornings. Not farming but paper routes, football practices, weights before school, things like that.
Over the years I guess it's just stuck with little chance to change now. Even at work when my hours changed to the night shift (4PM-Midnight) I still got up fairly early.
I wonder what retirement will bring? Will I get used to the thought of sleeping in until possibly eight? Wow! What a thought that would be!
You may have noticed that I haven't mentioned my fantasy teams in a few weeks. They've pretty much tanked. In the Keeper league I had a three or four game streak of either low scores or losing outright. That'll kill your season.
Same thing in the main money league. The incredible run of Ten and his Dodge City Legend team has pretty much dominated the Keeper league. The Ottomatics might have more points but haven't been nearly as dominant.
The Walking Dead had the best episode of the short series run last night. The characters really had a chance to develop more. The unexpected happened with another group in town. All in all its a fantastic show! Season two can't get here fast enough.
Over the years I guess it's just stuck with little chance to change now. Even at work when my hours changed to the night shift (4PM-Midnight) I still got up fairly early.
I wonder what retirement will bring? Will I get used to the thought of sleeping in until possibly eight? Wow! What a thought that would be!
You may have noticed that I haven't mentioned my fantasy teams in a few weeks. They've pretty much tanked. In the Keeper league I had a three or four game streak of either low scores or losing outright. That'll kill your season.
Same thing in the main money league. The incredible run of Ten and his Dodge City Legend team has pretty much dominated the Keeper league. The Ottomatics might have more points but haven't been nearly as dominant.
The Walking Dead had the best episode of the short series run last night. The characters really had a chance to develop more. The unexpected happened with another group in town. All in all its a fantastic show! Season two can't get here fast enough.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
It Was Home Repair Saturday
So much for sleeping in on a vacation day, I decided an overdue home repair was in order. Armed with my paycheck from the previous day and approximate measurements I headed to the lumber yard in search of wood, paint, and wood screws.
I put the ladders under the repair area, ripped out the offending wood, and cleaned it up well. Had Thing 2 paint the new wood, cut the wood to fit, and replaced it with Thing 2's help.
The project took around four hours, traveling time included. I did have to return to the lumber yard for more wood as when I got into the project I found more wood needed replaced.
All in all it was a satisfying repair and not as difficult as I first feared.
Later in the evening The Date and I got out a puzzle. Not just any ordinary puzzle, this is an Impossible Puzzle, it has no borders, the picture on the box isn't accurate, and it has five extra pieces that go nowhere. After a couple of hours we called it a night on the puzzle to return to it today and this week for finishing.
It isn't easy but done together it will be a very satisfying project!
I put the ladders under the repair area, ripped out the offending wood, and cleaned it up well. Had Thing 2 paint the new wood, cut the wood to fit, and replaced it with Thing 2's help.
The project took around four hours, traveling time included. I did have to return to the lumber yard for more wood as when I got into the project I found more wood needed replaced.
All in all it was a satisfying repair and not as difficult as I first feared.
Later in the evening The Date and I got out a puzzle. Not just any ordinary puzzle, this is an Impossible Puzzle, it has no borders, the picture on the box isn't accurate, and it has five extra pieces that go nowhere. After a couple of hours we called it a night on the puzzle to return to it today and this week for finishing.
It isn't easy but done together it will be a very satisfying project!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
Pre Vacation
Yeah, today is the last day at work for a full week. I'll have a couple of shoots next week that will take some time to accomplish but I won't have my regular forty hour to schedule around to do so.
I came home yesterday with a bad sinus headache and Nyquil'd up and crashed on the couch for a bit. Restless sleeping last night and I'm dragging a little this morning.
Regardless I'm going to tough it out today, or at least part of the day and see how it goes.
I came home yesterday with a bad sinus headache and Nyquil'd up and crashed on the couch for a bit. Restless sleeping last night and I'm dragging a little this morning.
Regardless I'm going to tough it out today, or at least part of the day and see how it goes.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Beatles Vs. Everyone
In my humble opinion The Beatles were completely overrated. Last night a war nearly erupted between The Date and I over The Beatles being on iTunes and Elvis/Aerosmith.
Was Aerosmith a better band that The Beatles? Yes, absolutely! They have longevity, they the pedigree, they have been around for forty years, and they have gone through the tough times of "The Toxic Twins" and survived!
What have The Beatles done? Um...Yellow Submarine? Dream On vs. Yellow Submarine? Seriously? It's not even a contest!
Ok, look on You Tube and find Come Together from The Schmeatles and from Aerosmith! It's not even close! Aerosmith dominates! Yeah so what if The Schmeatles wrote it, Aerosmith showed the world how it was supposed to be done!
And don't even get me started on Elvis vs. The Beatles...I'm all Elvis. Of course if you had been reading my blog for any length of time you would have known that. Graceland vs. Liverpool? Really? Liverpool? Good grief...
Elvis by miles and miles wins that. It's not even up for debate! Elvis had a successful movie career, singing career, and what did the schmeatles offer the world? Yoko Ono? Wow...Linda McCartney...getting there.
Nah. Elvis was The King and it's not even disputable. If there was no Elvis there would be no Beatles. That's fact. If Elvis had never been born Rock would never have been born. The Beatles would be a footnote in music history at best.
Their music isn't timeless, it isn't relative to today, and it is easily forgettable. How many people born since 1970 listen to The Beatles every day now? One, maybe three?
I'd say Guns N' Roses' Appetite was far better than the best Beatles album! They were a bright shining shooting star that lasted four or five years and burned up! That's rock!
The Beatles? Meh, "it's timeless, it's meaningful", it's BORING and DATED!
No one does acid anymore. Hippies are extinct if not close to it. The Beatles are over and no one informed the twenty fans that still debate whether Paul was killed in a car accident or not. No one cares if Paul wasn't wearing shoes during Abbey Road...
Axl Rose caused a ton of riots if he didn't perform! He would (and still) get angry on stage and cancel shows while they were in the process of happening! THAT'S ROCK!
The Beatles? "I want to hold your haaanndd" blech...
In high school we had the paper route. On the weekends KATT would have this show on about The Beatles and talk about them and what time period in their music they were visiting that morning. It was a syndicated show and the guy narrating would talk about what John was doing and why he wrote what he did and what influenced his songs. Then there would be an audio clip of one of them to drive the point home followed by the song.
My point is that it isn't that I haven't listened to them, haven't heard what they sung about, or what they meant to the world. Just that I don't care and see them as overrated now. Simply put Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and Guns are more relevant to me than The Beatles will ever be. Long Live Elvis.
Was Aerosmith a better band that The Beatles? Yes, absolutely! They have longevity, they the pedigree, they have been around for forty years, and they have gone through the tough times of "The Toxic Twins" and survived!
What have The Beatles done? Um...Yellow Submarine? Dream On vs. Yellow Submarine? Seriously? It's not even a contest!
Ok, look on You Tube and find Come Together from The Schmeatles and from Aerosmith! It's not even close! Aerosmith dominates! Yeah so what if The Schmeatles wrote it, Aerosmith showed the world how it was supposed to be done!
And don't even get me started on Elvis vs. The Beatles...I'm all Elvis. Of course if you had been reading my blog for any length of time you would have known that. Graceland vs. Liverpool? Really? Liverpool? Good grief...
Elvis by miles and miles wins that. It's not even up for debate! Elvis had a successful movie career, singing career, and what did the schmeatles offer the world? Yoko Ono? Wow...Linda McCartney...getting there.
Nah. Elvis was The King and it's not even disputable. If there was no Elvis there would be no Beatles. That's fact. If Elvis had never been born Rock would never have been born. The Beatles would be a footnote in music history at best.
Their music isn't timeless, it isn't relative to today, and it is easily forgettable. How many people born since 1970 listen to The Beatles every day now? One, maybe three?
I'd say Guns N' Roses' Appetite was far better than the best Beatles album! They were a bright shining shooting star that lasted four or five years and burned up! That's rock!
The Beatles? Meh, "it's timeless, it's meaningful", it's BORING and DATED!
No one does acid anymore. Hippies are extinct if not close to it. The Beatles are over and no one informed the twenty fans that still debate whether Paul was killed in a car accident or not. No one cares if Paul wasn't wearing shoes during Abbey Road...
Axl Rose caused a ton of riots if he didn't perform! He would (and still) get angry on stage and cancel shows while they were in the process of happening! THAT'S ROCK!
The Beatles? "I want to hold your haaanndd" blech...
In high school we had the paper route. On the weekends KATT would have this show on about The Beatles and talk about them and what time period in their music they were visiting that morning. It was a syndicated show and the guy narrating would talk about what John was doing and why he wrote what he did and what influenced his songs. Then there would be an audio clip of one of them to drive the point home followed by the song.
My point is that it isn't that I haven't listened to them, haven't heard what they sung about, or what they meant to the world. Just that I don't care and see them as overrated now. Simply put Led Zeppelin, Metallica, and Guns are more relevant to me than The Beatles will ever be. Long Live Elvis.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Nice Quiet Evening At Home
After an tedious day at work I came home and nearly collapsed on the bed. Actually I laid down but collapsing sounds more dramatic. The Date had gone grocery shopping and brought home some soup makings! It was cooler out so soup is great for evenings like last night.
The hearty stew I made a couple of weeks ago will be best for temperatures under thirty though:) She also started in making homemade bread. She and Thing 2 mixed the dough and let it rise. Then into the pans where it had to rise for another hour.
While this was happening I had gone out to get some crackers for home and lunches for work. Brought The Date home a big box of chocolates from Walgreen's. She had a ton of homework to do for today and I figured that would make studying that much easier.
Then I started to play Starcraft to really unwind from the day. Some people use alcohol, some food, some other things, I use a challenging game to take my mind off of the day and bring it down some.
I had a great five game win streak going then I lost three and ended the evening. Two games I was disconnected though but I was losing or on the verge of losing if I didn't change some strategy around. One game I nearly won but it was a race to see which army could wipe out the other's base and he found mine before I found his. I was within destroying one building though of winning.
So I was that close to probably going on an eight game win streak. Technical glitches notwithstanding. I did improve my ranking to ninth in my league now and was eighth before things went bad. Just a handful of points away from seventh too.
I'll get there!
The hearty stew I made a couple of weeks ago will be best for temperatures under thirty though:) She also started in making homemade bread. She and Thing 2 mixed the dough and let it rise. Then into the pans where it had to rise for another hour.
While this was happening I had gone out to get some crackers for home and lunches for work. Brought The Date home a big box of chocolates from Walgreen's. She had a ton of homework to do for today and I figured that would make studying that much easier.
Then I started to play Starcraft to really unwind from the day. Some people use alcohol, some food, some other things, I use a challenging game to take my mind off of the day and bring it down some.
I had a great five game win streak going then I lost three and ended the evening. Two games I was disconnected though but I was losing or on the verge of losing if I didn't change some strategy around. One game I nearly won but it was a race to see which army could wipe out the other's base and he found mine before I found his. I was within destroying one building though of winning.
So I was that close to probably going on an eight game win streak. Technical glitches notwithstanding. I did improve my ranking to ninth in my league now and was eighth before things went bad. Just a handful of points away from seventh too.
I'll get there!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
At First
I was really puzzled by this article. A 13 year old boy was told to remove the American flag from his bike that he rides to school. Granted it happened in California where the unexpected is bound to happen but alas this is America and if you wish to show your patriotism then by all means do so!
The Superintendent Edward Parraz said the school had experienced some racial tensions recently which forced the decision. The whole situation still puzzled me as this was STILL America and shouldn't we have the flag in class rooms and say the Pledge every morning? Perhaps that has stopped I'm not sure on that but when I went through school that's what we did.
Regardless the situation became clearer when I read THIS article. At this point it was clear as a bell! We are talking about illegal Mexican immigrants now. Obviously they were offended at the young boy and his display of patriotism. I mean it IS the American flag after all, such a vile display of freedom should be outlawed. By all means lets get rid of every flag in the state so we don't offend our neighbors who happen to be in our country.
Just to be crystal clear on this subject I am a proponent of a streamlined INS process that allows immigrants to become citizens and assimilate into our culture. This was once the Great American Melting Pot at one time but liberal multi-culturism has hyphenated our society, breaking us down into labels instead of one unified label, Americans. When I get the occasional survey phone call they ask what I am in which I always reply Non-Hyphenated American.
We are born Americans. We conquered this country from the Indians. Not the best moment by any means but we've made amends. We should remember no matter what your skin color you are an American if you are born here. We all are and should fight the policies that run counter to that. We have our own culture and lead the world with pop culture. If you want to be here then you need to become a citizen and accept our culture as your own. If not then by all means stay where you are.
The current INS system has got to go. It needs reform so badly it might as well be the BCS. It is antiquated and clunky, tear it down and rebuild. Don't punish the people who have gone about immigration in the right way and don't reward those who jumped the border either.
The Superintendent Edward Parraz said the school had experienced some racial tensions recently which forced the decision. The whole situation still puzzled me as this was STILL America and shouldn't we have the flag in class rooms and say the Pledge every morning? Perhaps that has stopped I'm not sure on that but when I went through school that's what we did.
Regardless the situation became clearer when I read THIS article. At this point it was clear as a bell! We are talking about illegal Mexican immigrants now. Obviously they were offended at the young boy and his display of patriotism. I mean it IS the American flag after all, such a vile display of freedom should be outlawed. By all means lets get rid of every flag in the state so we don't offend our neighbors who happen to be in our country.
Just to be crystal clear on this subject I am a proponent of a streamlined INS process that allows immigrants to become citizens and assimilate into our culture. This was once the Great American Melting Pot at one time but liberal multi-culturism has hyphenated our society, breaking us down into labels instead of one unified label, Americans. When I get the occasional survey phone call they ask what I am in which I always reply Non-Hyphenated American.
We are born Americans. We conquered this country from the Indians. Not the best moment by any means but we've made amends. We should remember no matter what your skin color you are an American if you are born here. We all are and should fight the policies that run counter to that. We have our own culture and lead the world with pop culture. If you want to be here then you need to become a citizen and accept our culture as your own. If not then by all means stay where you are.
The current INS system has got to go. It needs reform so badly it might as well be the BCS. It is antiquated and clunky, tear it down and rebuild. Don't punish the people who have gone about immigration in the right way and don't reward those who jumped the border either.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Very Nice Sunday
As Beersnob's magic number is now reduced to 37 today I have to tell you that yesterday was one of the best Sunday's I've had in a while:) The Date didn't do much at all but turn up the couch magnet and relax together:)
In between shows I didn't care about I moved my Starcraft record up to 108-112. I'm ranked 11th and easily within striking distance of 8th. One small streak and I'm there with points to spare.
The Walking Dead was outstanding last night. The show it its half way point and there are only three episodes left. Season two had better not be delayed! Hopefully this will be a series that will last for years!
We also watched Sarah Palin's Alaska! This show should really take the wind out of the liberal's sails about the Palins. I can't think of any recent political figure outside of President Bush who took such a media thrashing and was mercilessly bashed by liberals other than Governor Palin.
They have a very nice, normal family. There is no Ivy League pedigree there. Instead they were thrust into the national spotlight and came under some of the most intense scrutiny ever. I'd say if the media had given Obama the same scrutiny he might not have been elected. They could very well be the nice family next door.
As it has turned out though I'm thankful that Obama was elected and liberalism has been unmasked for the political philosophy it is. Obama engineered the largest conservative victory since the 1940's. Congressional districts will now be redrawn and liberals will nearly be extinct for a generation, redistricted out of existence.
In 2012 the Senate and White House will turn red and fifty years of liberalism will start to be undone. Government spending will be reined in, government will shrink, and government will once again be of the people and by the people.
In between shows I didn't care about I moved my Starcraft record up to 108-112. I'm ranked 11th and easily within striking distance of 8th. One small streak and I'm there with points to spare.
The Walking Dead was outstanding last night. The show it its half way point and there are only three episodes left. Season two had better not be delayed! Hopefully this will be a series that will last for years!
We also watched Sarah Palin's Alaska! This show should really take the wind out of the liberal's sails about the Palins. I can't think of any recent political figure outside of President Bush who took such a media thrashing and was mercilessly bashed by liberals other than Governor Palin.
They have a very nice, normal family. There is no Ivy League pedigree there. Instead they were thrust into the national spotlight and came under some of the most intense scrutiny ever. I'd say if the media had given Obama the same scrutiny he might not have been elected. They could very well be the nice family next door.
As it has turned out though I'm thankful that Obama was elected and liberalism has been unmasked for the political philosophy it is. Obama engineered the largest conservative victory since the 1940's. Congressional districts will now be redrawn and liberals will nearly be extinct for a generation, redistricted out of existence.
In 2012 the Senate and White House will turn red and fifty years of liberalism will start to be undone. Government spending will be reined in, government will shrink, and government will once again be of the people and by the people.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Unexpected Fun
So there I was last night, The Date was working, Thing 2 was upstairs working on who knows what, and I was playing Starcraft 2. I had gone 3-2 thus far, winning the games I won convincingly and losing narrowly but still losing.
So I'm playing along with nothing particular in mind when I get a text from Teehee. He requested my presence and The Date's at the Pub to help celebrate his birthday! I text him back and tell him that The Date is working but I'll be up shortly and share a drink with him.
I get there and Skate and The Invader are already up there and enjoying appetizers and drinks! I knew right then this was going to be a fun evening:)
It did not disappoint! We set our Zombie Apocalypse of Doom rally point at Flathead Lake in Montana. Freshwater, low population, cool enough to impede the zombies from attacking. I'm operating on the notion that they are cold blooded creatures and will freeze up or move slower in the cooler climes.
Regardless Teehee was in prime form, Skate did his best to knock over a beer and was successful, The Invader caught onto a long running joke, and The Date showed up after work:)
And all was well with the world for a few short hours.
So I'm playing along with nothing particular in mind when I get a text from Teehee. He requested my presence and The Date's at the Pub to help celebrate his birthday! I text him back and tell him that The Date is working but I'll be up shortly and share a drink with him.
I get there and Skate and The Invader are already up there and enjoying appetizers and drinks! I knew right then this was going to be a fun evening:)
It did not disappoint! We set our Zombie Apocalypse of Doom rally point at Flathead Lake in Montana. Freshwater, low population, cool enough to impede the zombies from attacking. I'm operating on the notion that they are cold blooded creatures and will freeze up or move slower in the cooler climes.
Regardless Teehee was in prime form, Skate did his best to knock over a beer and was successful, The Invader caught onto a long running joke, and The Date showed up after work:)
And all was well with the world for a few short hours.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Editing This Morning
Yep, going to get the shoot finished up from Thursday night. Last night I was just beat after work so it is working time now!
I slept really well, I'm waking up and ready to get going now. Coffee in hand and ready to work. I'll get this finished up in about an hour. It was a good shoot and the footage should be really nice!
I slept really well, I'm waking up and ready to get going now. Coffee in hand and ready to work. I'll get this finished up in about an hour. It was a good shoot and the footage should be really nice!
Friday, November 12, 2010
Foggy Nights
So I'm working a shoot last night. The fog is so thick I can barely see the tall buildings in town. It's low and looks spooky in the orange sodium lights. Evenings like that are perfect for going out and walking around.
Yeah it would be cooler if there were some snow coming down but alas evenings like this you just have to take as you get them. They are rare enough. It's a rainy morning. No fog that I can see but it is drizzling at this moment.
The shoot went well. One of the better shoots we've had.
I needed that day off. It really helped me recharge a little bit and get ready for the ton of work I've got waiting on me today. Yeah I know what today will bring and it's nonstop work, busy hard work. I started off yesterday with a long losing streak on Starcraft, I ended the day with a run of nine wins and one loss!
Now on to work.
Yeah it would be cooler if there were some snow coming down but alas evenings like this you just have to take as you get them. They are rare enough. It's a rainy morning. No fog that I can see but it is drizzling at this moment.
The shoot went well. One of the better shoots we've had.
I needed that day off. It really helped me recharge a little bit and get ready for the ton of work I've got waiting on me today. Yeah I know what today will bring and it's nonstop work, busy hard work. I started off yesterday with a long losing streak on Starcraft, I ended the day with a run of nine wins and one loss!
Now on to work.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Veteran's Day
If you are a veteran I'd like to say thank you for your service. You are the reason I am free today. You are the reason we don't fear terror attacks at the voting booths. You are the reason we can lift our collective voices in praise on Sunday mornings and sleep tight at night.
You are the reason for so many things we don't even notice we have but would notice if they were taken away. Sadly some wouldn't even notice then.
As a country it shames me that many in our government use you as a bargaining chip. Our debt to you can never be repaid. It could never be attempted to be repaid or the cost calculated as to the amount owed.
The veteran is the only one in which many countries around the world also owe a debt to. Not only have they secured our freedoms written by our Founding Fathers but they have secured the freedoms of many we now call our allies.
If you see a veteran today, please thank them. You'll never know how much you owe them.
You are the reason for so many things we don't even notice we have but would notice if they were taken away. Sadly some wouldn't even notice then.
As a country it shames me that many in our government use you as a bargaining chip. Our debt to you can never be repaid. It could never be attempted to be repaid or the cost calculated as to the amount owed.
The veteran is the only one in which many countries around the world also owe a debt to. Not only have they secured our freedoms written by our Founding Fathers but they have secured the freedoms of many we now call our allies.
If you see a veteran today, please thank them. You'll never know how much you owe them.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Good Starcraft Night
The Date made chili last night relieving me the duty of cooking:) That was very nice as I've had a tremendously busy week at work. It happened just like I predicted, one coworker is off and the workload triples.
It's been nonstop all day long. I came home and nearly fell asleep in fact.
After a very good supper I logged into Starcraft and had a pretty decent night. What an entertainment bargain! Sixty for the game and I'm just over the five hundred game mark in games played. I've fought my way up my league ladder, starting in the mid eighties I'm now ranked twenty three. Abostang and I are ranked fourth in our 2v2 league.
Getting promoted to a better league seems to be a mystery though. There are some mystery numbers you have to achieve in your game play before being promoted. There are teams with much better win/loss records than we have and they haven't been promoted yet so I'm really unsure. I've read a lot of message board posts about the subject and it's all guessing with very complicated numbers.
Blizzard has their formulas and all Abostang and I can do is just win and we'll get promoted to a tougher league. Beating every team we play and before long we'll have to be promoted! We'll just have to buckle down and play some marathon sessions and win eight or nine out of every ten games.
I'm sure we've got it in us to do that!
It's been nonstop all day long. I came home and nearly fell asleep in fact.
After a very good supper I logged into Starcraft and had a pretty decent night. What an entertainment bargain! Sixty for the game and I'm just over the five hundred game mark in games played. I've fought my way up my league ladder, starting in the mid eighties I'm now ranked twenty three. Abostang and I are ranked fourth in our 2v2 league.
Getting promoted to a better league seems to be a mystery though. There are some mystery numbers you have to achieve in your game play before being promoted. There are teams with much better win/loss records than we have and they haven't been promoted yet so I'm really unsure. I've read a lot of message board posts about the subject and it's all guessing with very complicated numbers.
Blizzard has their formulas and all Abostang and I can do is just win and we'll get promoted to a tougher league. Beating every team we play and before long we'll have to be promoted! We'll just have to buckle down and play some marathon sessions and win eight or nine out of every ten games.
I'm sure we've got it in us to do that!
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
Caught Up
I've watched all of my DVR'd Sons of Anarchy, Stargate: Universe, and am now ranked in the mid 20's in my Starcraft league.
Samcro has really kicked the show into a higher gear this season. The outlaw biker gang has become the target of none other than their former ally, the Irish Republican Army. The original urban terrorists.
This should be interesting to see how it plays out as they also have trouble at home with the ATF and Gemma handing herself over to the Feds.
SG:U is just the best scifi show on TV right now and is likely neck and neck with The Walking Dead which I'm not sure I'd call scifi or not. I mean it is for TV but it's more survival horror as far as genre is concerned.
SG:U takes the preferable longer term story arc and does blend in the occasional monster of the week episode. Season one again started out with the bare basics. A sparse environment, low air, no water, and went from there. Season two has picked up where one left off as they are learning about Destiny and how to control her.
In Starcraft my last ten games I'm 7-3:)
Samcro has really kicked the show into a higher gear this season. The outlaw biker gang has become the target of none other than their former ally, the Irish Republican Army. The original urban terrorists.
This should be interesting to see how it plays out as they also have trouble at home with the ATF and Gemma handing herself over to the Feds.
SG:U is just the best scifi show on TV right now and is likely neck and neck with The Walking Dead which I'm not sure I'd call scifi or not. I mean it is for TV but it's more survival horror as far as genre is concerned.
SG:U takes the preferable longer term story arc and does blend in the occasional monster of the week episode. Season one again started out with the bare basics. A sparse environment, low air, no water, and went from there. Season two has picked up where one left off as they are learning about Destiny and how to control her.
In Starcraft my last ten games I'm 7-3:)
Monday, November 08, 2010
Normal Human Time
Yes the dreaded Daylight Saving Time has ended and we are back to the time we were intended to get up at. The time where you feel sleepy headed to work is over. We get our hour back that was stolen from us!
Viva La Hour, or whatever.
I'm sure that if they could find a way to stretch it further then they would make it year long. I like my hour of sleep. It makes me feel better when I wake up. That's another reason why I like this time of year, our sleep patterns return to normal again.
I'm just glad our long national nightmare is over.
Viva La Hour, or whatever.
I'm sure that if they could find a way to stretch it further then they would make it year long. I like my hour of sleep. It makes me feel better when I wake up. That's another reason why I like this time of year, our sleep patterns return to normal again.
I'm just glad our long national nightmare is over.
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Go BCS Busters!
TCU just destroyed number six Utah yesterday and Boise did similar damage to Hawaii. Sure Hawaii is unranked but they still put a whooping on them.
TCU has faced their biggest test of the season and came out the other side unscathed. They should cruise to the top of the polls if Oregon stumbles. Hopefully they'll stumble soon so the BCS will melt down China Syndrome style.
It's unlikely Auburn will remain unbeaten, the conference is too tough and they have a conference championship game on top of that, an unfair disadvantage as not every conference has them. If Boise and TCU run the table and Oregon and Auburn stumble what does the BCS do?
Why even rank these two teams in the BCS polls if they can't play in the national championship game? Why rank any team that isn't eligible? There are so many problems with this horrible system that it's easier to find the wrong than the right. Playoffs, that is the only way to determine the real national champion. The top eight teams play to determine the winner.
The traditional polls would have the same effect as they have now. They determine the top eight teams at the end of the regular season. Those teams are then in the playoffs and their destiny is then in their own hands! Keep winning and you keep playing.
No more split national championships. It would really mean something then because they earned it and it wasn't voted for.
Boo BCS, Hooray Playoffs!
TCU has faced their biggest test of the season and came out the other side unscathed. They should cruise to the top of the polls if Oregon stumbles. Hopefully they'll stumble soon so the BCS will melt down China Syndrome style.
It's unlikely Auburn will remain unbeaten, the conference is too tough and they have a conference championship game on top of that, an unfair disadvantage as not every conference has them. If Boise and TCU run the table and Oregon and Auburn stumble what does the BCS do?
Why even rank these two teams in the BCS polls if they can't play in the national championship game? Why rank any team that isn't eligible? There are so many problems with this horrible system that it's easier to find the wrong than the right. Playoffs, that is the only way to determine the real national champion. The top eight teams play to determine the winner.
The traditional polls would have the same effect as they have now. They determine the top eight teams at the end of the regular season. Those teams are then in the playoffs and their destiny is then in their own hands! Keep winning and you keep playing.
No more split national championships. It would really mean something then because they earned it and it wasn't voted for.
Boo BCS, Hooray Playoffs!
Saturday, November 06, 2010
First Anniversary
Yes gentle readers today is the day The Date and I were married. One year ago the love of my life and Things 1 & 2 became a bigger and official part of my life.
I would like to take this blog to thank them, all three, for enriching my life and making it far better than I've ever known before. Through the good and bad we have gone through a lot and come out just fine after one year.
If the first year is the hardest then we've got this thing licked! My love, my wife, The Date has made everything better and I couldn't imagine life without her or The Things.
They took a lonely (and quite possible lifelong) bachelor and have molded him into a lot of things he never thought he would be. Love all three of you with all of me, I don't say it often enough or hardly at all but just know that I do love you three and that I'm happy you said Yes!
You've made me a better man.
I would like to take this blog to thank them, all three, for enriching my life and making it far better than I've ever known before. Through the good and bad we have gone through a lot and come out just fine after one year.
If the first year is the hardest then we've got this thing licked! My love, my wife, The Date has made everything better and I couldn't imagine life without her or The Things.
They took a lonely (and quite possible lifelong) bachelor and have molded him into a lot of things he never thought he would be. Love all three of you with all of me, I don't say it often enough or hardly at all but just know that I do love you three and that I'm happy you said Yes!
You've made me a better man.
Friday, November 05, 2010
Alone Again
The next week and few days will be very busy at work. My co-worker has taken off to deer hunt until the sixteenth possibly longer. What I've noticed is that when this happens the work load triples and not doubles.
Yeah this will be a long few days for sure. I can handle it without a problem it's just the high strung people who make their jobs the hottest priority will have to understand I am one person and will get to it when I can.
That's the way it goes with my job. These days are fast, they will zip by but they'll also be tiring. I'll be finished off by the time I can clock out.
I'll deal, I always do.
Yeah this will be a long few days for sure. I can handle it without a problem it's just the high strung people who make their jobs the hottest priority will have to understand I am one person and will get to it when I can.
That's the way it goes with my job. These days are fast, they will zip by but they'll also be tiring. I'll be finished off by the time I can clock out.
I'll deal, I always do.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Wind Knocked Out Of Me
Yesterday I had a huge disappointment. A while back I came up with an idea for Beersnob and I to film and market. I looked online for a similar idea and didn't find anything close to what I had in mind.
Yesterday I was listening to a radio show and the host told everyone of a new sponsor. It sounded like everything I had planned to shoot and more. I went to their website and sure enough it was exactly what I had in mind.
I felt horrible. My idea had been done. I texted The Date about it and I emailed Beersnob about it. He told me that he wasn't surprised to see a good idea already realized before we could start on it. He said we might not be first but we could do it and change our focus essentially. We'd have to talk it all over upon his return and find out how we can make it better.
The Date merely told me that competition was good.
I'm not sure how either of them realized how crushed I was. I felt like Mike Tyson from 1984 had just hit me as hard as he could in the gut and knocked me flat. This idea was a complete dream and symbolized a very nice future for my family and Beersnob's family. It was potentially gone now.
I was hurt, mad, and any other adjective you could think of along those lines. I stumbled through the rest of the day at work, took Thing 2 to violin lessons, and met with Filmmaker Friend Chris at a coffee shop while Thing 2 played for her teacher.
I didn't tell him about my devastedness (new word) and instead relayed another idea to him I had about a live streaming website. He was enthused about the idea. He asked if this was a project we could pull off or just talk about and never take any action. The simplicity of the idea all relies us not doing much. We are going to talk about it again next week and see what transpires.
That made me feel better, whether it was a dumb idea or not he listened to it and started adding to it. So nothing may never come of it and I'm ok with that. It made me feel better over the disappointment I had during the day. Maybe I can find a way to make the first project happen again or make it better. Time will tell.
Yesterday I was listening to a radio show and the host told everyone of a new sponsor. It sounded like everything I had planned to shoot and more. I went to their website and sure enough it was exactly what I had in mind.
I felt horrible. My idea had been done. I texted The Date about it and I emailed Beersnob about it. He told me that he wasn't surprised to see a good idea already realized before we could start on it. He said we might not be first but we could do it and change our focus essentially. We'd have to talk it all over upon his return and find out how we can make it better.
The Date merely told me that competition was good.
I'm not sure how either of them realized how crushed I was. I felt like Mike Tyson from 1984 had just hit me as hard as he could in the gut and knocked me flat. This idea was a complete dream and symbolized a very nice future for my family and Beersnob's family. It was potentially gone now.
I was hurt, mad, and any other adjective you could think of along those lines. I stumbled through the rest of the day at work, took Thing 2 to violin lessons, and met with Filmmaker Friend Chris at a coffee shop while Thing 2 played for her teacher.
I didn't tell him about my devastedness (new word) and instead relayed another idea to him I had about a live streaming website. He was enthused about the idea. He asked if this was a project we could pull off or just talk about and never take any action. The simplicity of the idea all relies us not doing much. We are going to talk about it again next week and see what transpires.
That made me feel better, whether it was a dumb idea or not he listened to it and started adding to it. So nothing may never come of it and I'm ok with that. It made me feel better over the disappointment I had during the day. Maybe I can find a way to make the first project happen again or make it better. Time will tell.
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
The House Is Ours!
The GOP picked up enough seats last night to take control of the house with a large majority. The is the largest pick up by either party since 1938 when the Dems lost seventy one seats. Last night the GOP won between sixty and seventy seats! The GOP closed the gap in the Senate but the Dems held onto it. This sets up 2012 as a year that the GOP can take total control of Congress and the White House!
This was flat out a rebuke of President Obama and his agenda.
The American voter was upset and told Washington about their desire to head in a different direction. Now it's up to the GOP to stay on track, tie up every bit of legislation they can that Obama wants, and hold on for two years. Then we can start to roll back or flat out repeal the damage Obama has done.
This man is either an elitist who doesn't care or completely out of touch with reality. I'm leaning towards elitist. He is planning on taking a ten day vacation to India and Asia which will cost us a grand total of two billion dollars. Two hundred million dollars per day. PER DAY! In a time of ten percent unemployment this man is taking three thousand people on vacation!
Don't believe me? Read this, its from the UK's Mail.
I know that the country would have a fit if W would have done something like this. He gave up playing golf while we were invading Afghanistan because of media scrutiny. Obama still goes every week, no criticism there.
TWO BILLION DOLLARS FOR VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who pays for it? ME AND YOU!!!!!!!
Where's the outrage??????? The article mentions towards the end about the US trying to reduce the deficit and spending, that this trip could spark public outrage...sadly they are mistaken.
Obama gets his tail whipped last night and heads out of the country. Without the House his agenda is dead. Nothing will get through for a vote now. The brief experiment with socialism is over with. Thank you American voter!
This was flat out a rebuke of President Obama and his agenda.
The American voter was upset and told Washington about their desire to head in a different direction. Now it's up to the GOP to stay on track, tie up every bit of legislation they can that Obama wants, and hold on for two years. Then we can start to roll back or flat out repeal the damage Obama has done.
This man is either an elitist who doesn't care or completely out of touch with reality. I'm leaning towards elitist. He is planning on taking a ten day vacation to India and Asia which will cost us a grand total of two billion dollars. Two hundred million dollars per day. PER DAY! In a time of ten percent unemployment this man is taking three thousand people on vacation!
Don't believe me? Read this, its from the UK's Mail.
I know that the country would have a fit if W would have done something like this. He gave up playing golf while we were invading Afghanistan because of media scrutiny. Obama still goes every week, no criticism there.
TWO BILLION DOLLARS FOR VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who pays for it? ME AND YOU!!!!!!!
Where's the outrage??????? The article mentions towards the end about the US trying to reduce the deficit and spending, that this trip could spark public outrage...sadly they are mistaken.
Obama gets his tail whipped last night and heads out of the country. Without the House his agenda is dead. Nothing will get through for a vote now. The brief experiment with socialism is over with. Thank you American voter!
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
NODEMBER DAY!!!!!!!!!
Lord have mercy it is the best day of 2010!!! The day where Democrats will join the ranks of the unemployed! Yeah it won't matter a lot to the total number of unemployed people out there right now as upwards of 100 Democrats lose their jobs however it's a start!
Yeah someday, and this would be a good day, there might be only three liberals left in Washington. Two in the House and one in the Senate, just to remind voters about how nutty liberals are and why you shouldn't vote for them ever again.
Fifty years of liberal damage has to be undone, it hopefully will start today. Massive spending cuts should be addressed each and every week. The GOP should keep sending spending cuts to President Obama and force him to veto them.
Social Security should start to be privatized. The LAST thing I want is a GRA. I want to be in complete control of saving for my own retirement.
I don't want the government in any facet of it at all. Not one iota. I want NPR free from tax payer money. I already give lots to liberals I don't like via union thuggery. Let NPR compete with other radio stations on level ground. If there's a market it'll survive without a problem.
Medicare and Medicade need to be addressed as well as other entitlements. Filmmaker Friend Chris was opining yesterday about how, "When I see cancer patients taking smoke breaks while in the hospital, welfare recipients with iphones and nice cars, and druggy parents popping out more kids (all of it on a regular basis)...then yeah...I tend to get a little cynical. Praying for them all." as he also works for DHS you can see that he knows what he is talking about. He is on the front line of public entitlement abuse.
However this is rationalized by most liberals as they care about these people. Naturally Democrats care, they are people too and have compassion. However well intentioned they are, they are generally wrong and believe that more government spending programs will fix all problems.
Well someone has to pay for those programs, someone has to foot the bill for entitlements for people they've never met, someone has to write the check, and someone has to manage it all.
The someone who always is asked to pay is the American worker. Each and every time they are asked to pay more and more by liberals.
Here's my America: secured borders with a streamlined INS process.
Big military, massive in fact.
Either a national sales tax, VAT, or the Fair Tax in place to make paying taxes easy.
I'd love to see health insurance have as many commercials as Geico so that the sheer competition of companies keeps prices low.
Privatized social security so I can direct how my retirement funds are to grow and not the government.
School voucher programs so parents have a choice on where to send their children to get their educations.
No public unions, at all, period. If you are working for the government via tax payer dollars you don't get a union. It wreaks havoc in Europe when these whiners go on strike for days on end.
Congressional reform, they have to live by the same laws everyone else does. They can't go opting out of things that they make laws for everyone else ala Obamacare. They can't vote themselves a raise anytime they feel like it. They should have to make a budget and stick to it and live within the means the taxpayer has given them to live, not more.
Reform if not end the Fed outright. Not sure how it can be accomplished but it's got entirely too much power over the economy. That's more of the Libertarian side of me actually instead of the Conservative side.
My America is where you can earn what you want and keep what you earn no matter anything about you. If you have the idea to make something or make something better you have the opportunity to do so without being hassled by endless amounts of government regulations and bureaucracy.
That's my America and everyone is welcome, even reformed liberals!
Yeah someday, and this would be a good day, there might be only three liberals left in Washington. Two in the House and one in the Senate, just to remind voters about how nutty liberals are and why you shouldn't vote for them ever again.
Fifty years of liberal damage has to be undone, it hopefully will start today. Massive spending cuts should be addressed each and every week. The GOP should keep sending spending cuts to President Obama and force him to veto them.
Social Security should start to be privatized. The LAST thing I want is a GRA. I want to be in complete control of saving for my own retirement.
I don't want the government in any facet of it at all. Not one iota. I want NPR free from tax payer money. I already give lots to liberals I don't like via union thuggery. Let NPR compete with other radio stations on level ground. If there's a market it'll survive without a problem.
Medicare and Medicade need to be addressed as well as other entitlements. Filmmaker Friend Chris was opining yesterday about how, "When I see cancer patients taking smoke breaks while in the hospital, welfare recipients with iphones and nice cars, and druggy parents popping out more kids (all of it on a regular basis)...then yeah...I tend to get a little cynical. Praying for them all." as he also works for DHS you can see that he knows what he is talking about. He is on the front line of public entitlement abuse.
However this is rationalized by most liberals as they care about these people. Naturally Democrats care, they are people too and have compassion. However well intentioned they are, they are generally wrong and believe that more government spending programs will fix all problems.
Well someone has to pay for those programs, someone has to foot the bill for entitlements for people they've never met, someone has to write the check, and someone has to manage it all.
The someone who always is asked to pay is the American worker. Each and every time they are asked to pay more and more by liberals.
Here's my America: secured borders with a streamlined INS process.
Big military, massive in fact.
Either a national sales tax, VAT, or the Fair Tax in place to make paying taxes easy.
I'd love to see health insurance have as many commercials as Geico so that the sheer competition of companies keeps prices low.
Privatized social security so I can direct how my retirement funds are to grow and not the government.
School voucher programs so parents have a choice on where to send their children to get their educations.
No public unions, at all, period. If you are working for the government via tax payer dollars you don't get a union. It wreaks havoc in Europe when these whiners go on strike for days on end.
Congressional reform, they have to live by the same laws everyone else does. They can't go opting out of things that they make laws for everyone else ala Obamacare. They can't vote themselves a raise anytime they feel like it. They should have to make a budget and stick to it and live within the means the taxpayer has given them to live, not more.
Reform if not end the Fed outright. Not sure how it can be accomplished but it's got entirely too much power over the economy. That's more of the Libertarian side of me actually instead of the Conservative side.
My America is where you can earn what you want and keep what you earn no matter anything about you. If you have the idea to make something or make something better you have the opportunity to do so without being hassled by endless amounts of government regulations and bureaucracy.
That's my America and everyone is welcome, even reformed liberals!
Monday, November 01, 2010
Nodember Is Here!!!
Yes it is, Nodember first! A long national two year nightmare for any red blooded conservative is over with come tomorrow! The only question is how many in Congress will be fired and sent home to join Obama's skyrocketing unemployment lines!
I'd be thrilled with one seat majorities in both the House and Senate but the Senate will be a tough nut to crack. The House though, well that is an easily reachable goal. A few of the safer seats such as Speaker Pelosi's seat have come close to moving within the margin of error. That's quite a feat considering her district is San Francisco based.
Barney Frank's seat is close to jeopardy as well. The man who presided over the housing collapse and declared Freddie and Fannie as sound and refused reform is in danger of losing his job. Hopefully it'll happen tomorrow!
I'll be glued to the returns tomorrow night, switching between Fox and MSNBC so I get diversity in my election coverage. I have a feeling MSNBC will have a political cow tomorrow and quite possibly Matthews, Olbermann, and Maddow will need medical attention during the election returns.
My how two short years makes a difference! With W's midterm elections the setting President's party gained seats in the House and Senate. In the 2006 midterm elections the GOP lost control of Congress.
Now President Obama will have to deal with a political defeat of Mondale proportions! Liberals everywhere will deride the GOP as the party of "No" and rightfully so. That's why we are sending more conservatives and firing more liberals! President Obama's agenda will no longer be welcome in Washington. The lame duck session will be interesting. They'll have to cram as much legislation through before January as possible because it'll be their last chance.
My wildest dream is that the GOP will gain enough seats to override a veto. That would mean 2/3rds of the House and Senate would have to be in GOP hands. Only 1/3rd of the Senate is open so it isn't possible unless many seats considered safe would switch hands. The House though is a different story! Yes enough seats can change hands to render the President impotent in Washington!
That would be my wildest dream and unlikely this election. Perhaps after the GOP gets to work to repeal the Obama agenda next year we'll see if America will send them more help in 2012. I completely expect the new members elected will start on cutting the budget, entitlements, and repealing Obamacare as well as call for hearings on TARP and get their money back out of the stimulus slush fund bill.
I expect taxes to be lowered and a brand new tone to be set in Washington. No more "bipartisanship", no more compromising with liberals. I want to defeat them. I want them sent home and their agenda left in a burned out husk of failure. Tomorrow is coming and if I were a liberal I'd be nervous that my political ambitions will not see the light of day in a generation!
I'd be thrilled with one seat majorities in both the House and Senate but the Senate will be a tough nut to crack. The House though, well that is an easily reachable goal. A few of the safer seats such as Speaker Pelosi's seat have come close to moving within the margin of error. That's quite a feat considering her district is San Francisco based.
Barney Frank's seat is close to jeopardy as well. The man who presided over the housing collapse and declared Freddie and Fannie as sound and refused reform is in danger of losing his job. Hopefully it'll happen tomorrow!
I'll be glued to the returns tomorrow night, switching between Fox and MSNBC so I get diversity in my election coverage. I have a feeling MSNBC will have a political cow tomorrow and quite possibly Matthews, Olbermann, and Maddow will need medical attention during the election returns.
My how two short years makes a difference! With W's midterm elections the setting President's party gained seats in the House and Senate. In the 2006 midterm elections the GOP lost control of Congress.
Now President Obama will have to deal with a political defeat of Mondale proportions! Liberals everywhere will deride the GOP as the party of "No" and rightfully so. That's why we are sending more conservatives and firing more liberals! President Obama's agenda will no longer be welcome in Washington. The lame duck session will be interesting. They'll have to cram as much legislation through before January as possible because it'll be their last chance.
My wildest dream is that the GOP will gain enough seats to override a veto. That would mean 2/3rds of the House and Senate would have to be in GOP hands. Only 1/3rd of the Senate is open so it isn't possible unless many seats considered safe would switch hands. The House though is a different story! Yes enough seats can change hands to render the President impotent in Washington!
That would be my wildest dream and unlikely this election. Perhaps after the GOP gets to work to repeal the Obama agenda next year we'll see if America will send them more help in 2012. I completely expect the new members elected will start on cutting the budget, entitlements, and repealing Obamacare as well as call for hearings on TARP and get their money back out of the stimulus slush fund bill.
I expect taxes to be lowered and a brand new tone to be set in Washington. No more "bipartisanship", no more compromising with liberals. I want to defeat them. I want them sent home and their agenda left in a burned out husk of failure. Tomorrow is coming and if I were a liberal I'd be nervous that my political ambitions will not see the light of day in a generation!
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