Hello, dear blogfans!
For some time now, any who have read here know that I think much of our troubles today began and ended with the "everyone gets a trophy" mentality that has overtaken our society.
You know what I'm talking about; junior's team finishes dead last and the only thing junior won all year was the greatest number of splinters in his backside award...
...but he still got a trophy!
I didn't know they gave trophies for collecting splinters!
Guess I was wrong!
Well, it's been that way for at least twenty years now and if anyone tried to say anything about it, well...they were just un-American! What's the harm in trying to build up their little self-esteems, anyway?
Well, I'll tell you what the harm is! We've developed a whole generation of kids who think that the world owes them something whether they do anything to earn it or not! They think that they can put as little or as much as they want into an effort and, lo and behold, everyone gets the same reward in the end!
Hmmm....sounds a lot like SOCIALISM, doesn't it?
Well, that's exactly what it is and we, through our "go along to get along" attitude about it, have stood by and watched a whole generation get indoctrinated into socialism right under our noses!
Devious, they are!
Right now, before it's too late, we need to reverse this course and award trophies only to those who earn them, in every walk of life!
Maybe its too late already.
I hope not!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Well, maybe I was wrong!
Some time back, a dear Christian friend of mine asked me if I thought that Barack Obama could be the Anti-Christ.
At that time, I said no; he's not from the former Roman Empire as required by Daniel the prophet.
Well, in hindsight, who really knows WHERE he's from? He won't produce a birth certificate to verify his American birth, so who really knows where he's from?
Not only that, but signs of the end times are all around! Read Matthew 24! One-world government isn't far away! They're now talking about a universal world currency and our illustrious tax-cheating Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner seems amenable to the proposal! Outrageous!
All I can say is, come quickly, Lord Jesus!
At that time, I said no; he's not from the former Roman Empire as required by Daniel the prophet.
Well, in hindsight, who really knows WHERE he's from? He won't produce a birth certificate to verify his American birth, so who really knows where he's from?
Not only that, but signs of the end times are all around! Read Matthew 24! One-world government isn't far away! They're now talking about a universal world currency and our illustrious tax-cheating Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner seems amenable to the proposal! Outrageous!
All I can say is, come quickly, Lord Jesus!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Technology I could do without!
Hello again, blogfans!
Today, I'm railing against the (apparent) latest in public restroom technology, the motion-activated towel dispenser, toilet, urinal, water faucet, hot-air blower, waste can lid, and bidet.
Well, a couple of those aren't motion activated as of now (as far as I know), but it can't be long, can it?
I kid you not; I fully expect Ashton Kutcher to jump out of a corner, rolling around and peeing himself laughing as I go through the gyrations necessary to make one of these devices do what it's supposed to do! "Punked, M-O-R-O-N!!!"
What are these ridiculous devices supposed to accomplish? Oh, I sort of get the fact that some people are immature, destructive, wasteful, stupid, or a combination of the above, but why do I have to stand on my head and plead with a wall-mounted box for a 3x5" sheet of brown paper that will dry right about NOTHING and then do it all again for another just a few seconds later? Oh, I KNOW why; we get frustrated, dry our hands on our pants, and save the retailer (AND THE PLANET, SUPPOSEDLY) a few nickels worth of paper!
What's with automatic urinals or commodes, by the way? You can't tell me that people stand at the facility and flush it over and over just for the fascination of it, can you? What's the harm in flushing your own? If it's not sanitary (allegedly), my foot works pretty well on the handle!
I think it's a huge conspiracy, that's what it is! Ashton?! Alan Funt? America's Funniest?
The moment I see myself on TV screaming at a toilet, a towel dispenser or a faucet, I'm going to sue!!!!
Today, I'm railing against the (apparent) latest in public restroom technology, the motion-activated towel dispenser, toilet, urinal, water faucet, hot-air blower, waste can lid, and bidet.
Well, a couple of those aren't motion activated as of now (as far as I know), but it can't be long, can it?
I kid you not; I fully expect Ashton Kutcher to jump out of a corner, rolling around and peeing himself laughing as I go through the gyrations necessary to make one of these devices do what it's supposed to do! "Punked, M-O-R-O-N!!!"
What are these ridiculous devices supposed to accomplish? Oh, I sort of get the fact that some people are immature, destructive, wasteful, stupid, or a combination of the above, but why do I have to stand on my head and plead with a wall-mounted box for a 3x5" sheet of brown paper that will dry right about NOTHING and then do it all again for another just a few seconds later? Oh, I KNOW why; we get frustrated, dry our hands on our pants, and save the retailer (AND THE PLANET, SUPPOSEDLY) a few nickels worth of paper!
What's with automatic urinals or commodes, by the way? You can't tell me that people stand at the facility and flush it over and over just for the fascination of it, can you? What's the harm in flushing your own? If it's not sanitary (allegedly), my foot works pretty well on the handle!
I think it's a huge conspiracy, that's what it is! Ashton?! Alan Funt? America's Funniest?
The moment I see myself on TV screaming at a toilet, a towel dispenser or a faucet, I'm going to sue!!!!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Okay, so what's fair about THIS???
Hello, dear blogfan!
It seems as though liberals don't like to take their own medicine.
As long as it's Michael Moore making hit-piece movies about GW Bush, it was a matter of free speech.
Now, it's a conservative movie-maker doing a similar piece on Hillary, and the thing's being taken to the Supreme Court!
Liberals are whiny, two-faced, hypocritical cry-babies!
Look. libs (and I know I've said this before, so please forgive me!), you can't have it both ways! You can't scream "McCain-Feingold!" when a conservative does a documentary on Hillary and then scream "free speech!" when that fat tub of disingenuous goo Michael Moore makes one on GW! It doesn't work that way! So, grow up, develop some stones, and learn how to roll with the punches, whiny two-faced, hypocritical Libs!
Even better; if you don't like the movie, don't watch it! Don't pay to see it, don't support the producers who made it, and don't buy the products of people who did! Now THAT'S an effective political statement....
...dunderhead libs!
It seems as though liberals don't like to take their own medicine.
As long as it's Michael Moore making hit-piece movies about GW Bush, it was a matter of free speech.
Now, it's a conservative movie-maker doing a similar piece on Hillary, and the thing's being taken to the Supreme Court!
Liberals are whiny, two-faced, hypocritical cry-babies!
Look. libs (and I know I've said this before, so please forgive me!), you can't have it both ways! You can't scream "McCain-Feingold!" when a conservative does a documentary on Hillary and then scream "free speech!" when that fat tub of disingenuous goo Michael Moore makes one on GW! It doesn't work that way! So, grow up, develop some stones, and learn how to roll with the punches, whiny two-faced, hypocritical Libs!
Even better; if you don't like the movie, don't watch it! Don't pay to see it, don't support the producers who made it, and don't buy the products of people who did! Now THAT'S an effective political statement....
...dunderhead libs!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
It's not too often....
...that I post more than once a day these days, but our new Comedian in Chief is just too much!
First, doesn't he find it strange that no sitting President has ever been on the Tonight Show before? Doesn't he wonder why?
Hmmmm?
Well, let me tell you why (since you obviously don't know, Mr. Obama); the Secret Service has enough of a headache at a public outing without you turning it into Romper Room, that's for #1. #2 - Can you say "Presidential?" Do you know what that word means?
Apparently not!
And then there's this; When was the last time a sitting President made a prediction about an intercollegiate sporting event like the NCAA championship tournament?
Anyone wonder WHY sitting presidents don't do that? Simple! IT'S NOT PRESIDENTIAL!!! The President represents ALL the people, not just those from Chicago or whatever the favorite of the month is!
Whoever is advising this clown, PLEASE tell him that we don't have time for any more OJT! Please explain to this rube that there are some things that Presidents do and other things that they don't do and, so far, PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE THING HE'S DONE IS SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT'S DON'T DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please hurry, before we get stuck with something we can't get out of!
First, doesn't he find it strange that no sitting President has ever been on the Tonight Show before? Doesn't he wonder why?
Hmmmm?
Well, let me tell you why (since you obviously don't know, Mr. Obama); the Secret Service has enough of a headache at a public outing without you turning it into Romper Room, that's for #1. #2 - Can you say "Presidential?" Do you know what that word means?
Apparently not!
And then there's this; When was the last time a sitting President made a prediction about an intercollegiate sporting event like the NCAA championship tournament?
Anyone wonder WHY sitting presidents don't do that? Simple! IT'S NOT PRESIDENTIAL!!! The President represents ALL the people, not just those from Chicago or whatever the favorite of the month is!
Whoever is advising this clown, PLEASE tell him that we don't have time for any more OJT! Please explain to this rube that there are some things that Presidents do and other things that they don't do and, so far, PRETTY MUCH EVERY SINGLE THING HE'S DONE IS SOMETHING THAT PRESIDENT'S DON'T DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please hurry, before we get stuck with something we can't get out of!
Buy American!
Okay, I've got to admit it; I'm a big "buy American" guy, but not for reasons of patriotism or even economics.
American goods are as good or better than their foreign counterparts most of the time and, if you know what you're doing, they cost less to buy as well!
In 2003, I bought a 23' bay boat. The dealer that I bought it from recommended a Yamaha outboard, but they also sold Honda and Mercury. I told the guy I wanted the 150 Merc on my boat, so he grudgingly had one put on. In the 6 years since, I've replaced the spark plugs one time, AND THAT'S IT!! Today, after sitting for nearly a year, I cranked it in my flush tub and it fired right up! So, not only has the Merc been everything I could have hoped for in an outboard motor for my boat, IT WAS $1500 LESS THAN THE YAMAHA!!!!
Take that, foreign equipment honks!
I didn't bother to tell the guy, but once upon a time, I worked in a job where spill response was part of the gig. We had a large spill boat with a 175 Yamaha on it and, every time we went to crank it up, it failed to start. It wasn't THAT much older than my 150 Merc, so I know it wasn't some sort of revolutionary advance in technology or something; the Merc's just a better engine! I wasn't about to tell the guy that the Yamaha is a piece of garbage, but I think he knew what my opinion of them was after I absolutely INSISTED he put a Merc on the boat.
I've already gone into some detail in previous posts about trouble we had trying to buy a Civic, but here's the bottom line on that. We got a GREAT deal on a Ford Focus and it gets just as good fuel economy as the Civic, so, here you go; Dear Honda - stick your Civic where the paint won't fade from the sun! I'm driving American!
I could go on and on, but the crux of the matter is clear; buy American, save money, and support the American economy!
American goods are as good or better than their foreign counterparts most of the time and, if you know what you're doing, they cost less to buy as well!
In 2003, I bought a 23' bay boat. The dealer that I bought it from recommended a Yamaha outboard, but they also sold Honda and Mercury. I told the guy I wanted the 150 Merc on my boat, so he grudgingly had one put on. In the 6 years since, I've replaced the spark plugs one time, AND THAT'S IT!! Today, after sitting for nearly a year, I cranked it in my flush tub and it fired right up! So, not only has the Merc been everything I could have hoped for in an outboard motor for my boat, IT WAS $1500 LESS THAN THE YAMAHA!!!!
Take that, foreign equipment honks!
I didn't bother to tell the guy, but once upon a time, I worked in a job where spill response was part of the gig. We had a large spill boat with a 175 Yamaha on it and, every time we went to crank it up, it failed to start. It wasn't THAT much older than my 150 Merc, so I know it wasn't some sort of revolutionary advance in technology or something; the Merc's just a better engine! I wasn't about to tell the guy that the Yamaha is a piece of garbage, but I think he knew what my opinion of them was after I absolutely INSISTED he put a Merc on the boat.
I've already gone into some detail in previous posts about trouble we had trying to buy a Civic, but here's the bottom line on that. We got a GREAT deal on a Ford Focus and it gets just as good fuel economy as the Civic, so, here you go; Dear Honda - stick your Civic where the paint won't fade from the sun! I'm driving American!
I could go on and on, but the crux of the matter is clear; buy American, save money, and support the American economy!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Spring Break
Well, I've ranted long enough about the ridiculous new administration and their inability to keep their collective feet out of their collective mouths.
Let's talk about Spring Break!
My "to-do" list for Spring Break was 10 items long! Here it is:
1. Prime/paint storage building (has been bare wood for WAY too long!);
2. Yard work/boat prep at house #2 (my former bachelor pad that STILL hasn't sold!);
3. Clean closet/hang tie and belt racks;
4. Check washer/clean drier vent;
5. Yard work/fertilize yard here;
6. Clear east sidewalk, clear/clean patio;
7. Plant trumpet vine seeds;
8. Cash in aluminum;
9. Fix east gate;
10. Clean shower.
I worked on #1 until I ran out of paint (RATS!). I haven't made it over to "the bachelor pad" yet, so #2 is in limbo. #3; mission accomplished! #4 is a two-person job, so MDB and I need to work on that one together. #5; done deal! #6; ancient history! #7; I can hear those trumpets blowing a mile away! #8; I have $6.90 to show for that effort! #9; the east gate is RE-PAIRED!!! #10 (shhhhh....don't tell! this one's a surprise for MDB) the shower is C-L-E-A-N!!!
Hopefully, tomorrow will take us to "the bachelor pad" and I can get the boat ship-shape for a fishing trip on Friday (woo-hoo!!!)
Wish me blessings!
Let's talk about Spring Break!
My "to-do" list for Spring Break was 10 items long! Here it is:
1. Prime/paint storage building (has been bare wood for WAY too long!);
2. Yard work/boat prep at house #2 (my former bachelor pad that STILL hasn't sold!);
3. Clean closet/hang tie and belt racks;
4. Check washer/clean drier vent;
5. Yard work/fertilize yard here;
6. Clear east sidewalk, clear/clean patio;
7. Plant trumpet vine seeds;
8. Cash in aluminum;
9. Fix east gate;
10. Clean shower.
I worked on #1 until I ran out of paint (RATS!). I haven't made it over to "the bachelor pad" yet, so #2 is in limbo. #3; mission accomplished! #4 is a two-person job, so MDB and I need to work on that one together. #5; done deal! #6; ancient history! #7; I can hear those trumpets blowing a mile away! #8; I have $6.90 to show for that effort! #9; the east gate is RE-PAIRED!!! #10 (shhhhh....don't tell! this one's a surprise for MDB) the shower is C-L-E-A-N!!!
Hopefully, tomorrow will take us to "the bachelor pad" and I can get the boat ship-shape for a fishing trip on Friday (woo-hoo!!!)
Wish me blessings!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
When are we going to get enough of THIS?
Drug violence along the Mexican border is at an all time high and much of it is spilling over into the streets of El Paso, Laredo, and other Texas border towns.
We don't look to the Federal government for help on much else, but we could use a little military assistance on this one, Barack!
The government of Mexico is corrupt and doesn't seem willing, or able, to do anything to stop drug crime within its own borders, let alone the violence that is spilling over into our country.
I have a solution to this AND the problem of illegal immigration from Mexico; lets annex that country, sweep their supply cartels AND their filthy corrupt politicians into the sewer where they belong, and make the hard-working and generally honest citizens of Mexico citizens of the 51st through 55th states of the United States!
I know; fat chance!
Well, the last time we had a problem like this, Pancho Villa was the culprit. What happened to our willingness to defend our border since then?
That's what I thought!
We don't look to the Federal government for help on much else, but we could use a little military assistance on this one, Barack!
The government of Mexico is corrupt and doesn't seem willing, or able, to do anything to stop drug crime within its own borders, let alone the violence that is spilling over into our country.
I have a solution to this AND the problem of illegal immigration from Mexico; lets annex that country, sweep their supply cartels AND their filthy corrupt politicians into the sewer where they belong, and make the hard-working and generally honest citizens of Mexico citizens of the 51st through 55th states of the United States!
I know; fat chance!
Well, the last time we had a problem like this, Pancho Villa was the culprit. What happened to our willingness to defend our border since then?
That's what I thought!
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Health Care Reform (Economics 102)
In the most recent power grab attempt from the Obama camp, "the status quo is not on the table" was the rallying cry for the latest attempt of government to take over one-fifth of the US economy. I thought, just in case anyone really cares, I'd start Econ 102 for those who agree with him.
You see, the government doesn't HAVE any money; it takes it from citizens, corporations, importers, etc., in the form of taxes and tariffs and then spends it as directed by the Congress. Lately, as far as I'm concerned, Congress has taken FAR TOO MUCH of mine and spent it in a lot of ways that have little or nothing to do with their constitutional mandate, but that's another topic for another day. Here's the problem; when taxes are raised (and who in their right mind really BELIEVES that taxes won't go up to pay for all of this stuff Obama wants?), it creates an economic strain that WILL be relieved in one way or another. When the so-called "rich" have their taxes raised, they pass along the increase in their cost of doing business to their consumers in the form of higher prices, which means THEY don't pay it at all; WE DO!!!! Of course, higher prices mean that you have less to spend, so you ask for a raise, which, of course, raises overhead and causes still higher prices! Negative inflation spiral!!! When government does the right thing in cases like this and LOWERS taxes, employers can hire more people, or, if they don't need more people, they can lower prices, which increases sales and actually generates greater tax revenue for the government in the long run! I know that the libs called it "trickle down" during the Reagan years in an attempt to paint it stupid or evil, but the logic is undeniable and it works EVERY TIME!!!
It's all about supply and demand, Libs!
Higher prices reduce demand (see decreasing gasoline demand when gas goes to $4/gallon) and force prices to fall again! Falling prices usually bring demand back and would have in the case of gasoline as well if it hadn't been for everyone running out and buying a more fuel-efficient car to combat the high price of gas!
Why is health care so expensive? Easy! Supply and demand! There's not that many doctors and it takes a long time and a great deal of educational expense to become one, so they don't work for peanuts! I know that everyone wants to be insured and everyone would like it to be more affordable, but quality comes with a price! You don't pay the same amount for a Mercedes that you pay for a Hyundai, do you? Same principle! We have the best health care system in the world because there's money in it for those who provide the services. If you take the incentive away by controlling pricing, we'll have the same horrible system that Canada has or that Great Britain has!
Ask a Canadian what they think of socialized medicine!
So, Mr. Obama, if you want to do something to make health care more affordable, how about scrapping the market controlling Medicare and Medicaid and letting competition control pricing! I mean, a medical voucher for current recipients would be cheaper than what we're doing now, and the burden to non government health care recipients would be substantially reduced!
That's not status quo, now is it?
But you'll never go for it even if it makes sense, because the attempt to take over health care isn't ABOUT health care; it's about CONTROL and POWER!
What a sad place we've come to in America!
You see, the government doesn't HAVE any money; it takes it from citizens, corporations, importers, etc., in the form of taxes and tariffs and then spends it as directed by the Congress. Lately, as far as I'm concerned, Congress has taken FAR TOO MUCH of mine and spent it in a lot of ways that have little or nothing to do with their constitutional mandate, but that's another topic for another day. Here's the problem; when taxes are raised (and who in their right mind really BELIEVES that taxes won't go up to pay for all of this stuff Obama wants?), it creates an economic strain that WILL be relieved in one way or another. When the so-called "rich" have their taxes raised, they pass along the increase in their cost of doing business to their consumers in the form of higher prices, which means THEY don't pay it at all; WE DO!!!! Of course, higher prices mean that you have less to spend, so you ask for a raise, which, of course, raises overhead and causes still higher prices! Negative inflation spiral!!! When government does the right thing in cases like this and LOWERS taxes, employers can hire more people, or, if they don't need more people, they can lower prices, which increases sales and actually generates greater tax revenue for the government in the long run! I know that the libs called it "trickle down" during the Reagan years in an attempt to paint it stupid or evil, but the logic is undeniable and it works EVERY TIME!!!
It's all about supply and demand, Libs!
Higher prices reduce demand (see decreasing gasoline demand when gas goes to $4/gallon) and force prices to fall again! Falling prices usually bring demand back and would have in the case of gasoline as well if it hadn't been for everyone running out and buying a more fuel-efficient car to combat the high price of gas!
Why is health care so expensive? Easy! Supply and demand! There's not that many doctors and it takes a long time and a great deal of educational expense to become one, so they don't work for peanuts! I know that everyone wants to be insured and everyone would like it to be more affordable, but quality comes with a price! You don't pay the same amount for a Mercedes that you pay for a Hyundai, do you? Same principle! We have the best health care system in the world because there's money in it for those who provide the services. If you take the incentive away by controlling pricing, we'll have the same horrible system that Canada has or that Great Britain has!
Ask a Canadian what they think of socialized medicine!
So, Mr. Obama, if you want to do something to make health care more affordable, how about scrapping the market controlling Medicare and Medicaid and letting competition control pricing! I mean, a medical voucher for current recipients would be cheaper than what we're doing now, and the burden to non government health care recipients would be substantially reduced!
That's not status quo, now is it?
But you'll never go for it even if it makes sense, because the attempt to take over health care isn't ABOUT health care; it's about CONTROL and POWER!
What a sad place we've come to in America!
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Well, the Clown in Chief finally got one right!
As much as I disagree with most of what our new president has done so far, you know, socializing our economy, nationalizing health care, rewarding thieves and losers with government bail-outs and attempting to stifle the rights of free speech for those who oppose him, I have to admit, NoQuama finally got one right!
In this article, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_waste , the president states that he has ordered a make-over for government contract procedure, doing away with "no-bid" contracts and "cost-plus" contracts where the "plus" isn't decided until after the work is performed! It's about time!
The return of the so-called "fairness doctrine" is another matter altogether. I have two questions; first, why is it wrong to deny the rights of suspected terrorists at Gitmo and perfectly alright to deny freedom of speech rights to freedom-loving Americans here? Second, what gives ANYONE the right to dictate to a private corporation what it may or may not do when their actions are perfectly legal and do no infringe upon the rights of any other person or entity?
Hey, Libs! There's a couple of buttons on the radio that you may want to familiarize yourselves with! First, there's this button typically labeled "power" or "on-off." If you manipulate this button, you can make whatever offends you go away! MAGIC!!! Second, there's another one called a "channel selector." With it, you can change the frequency of programming you receive! You don't have to listen to stuff that you find offensive! MAGIC TIMES 2!!!!
Now, to the two-faced Libs who would like to have their cake and eat it as well: You can't scream "human rights violations!" and then do everything in your power to deny those same rights to other Americans who simply do not share your myopic Utopian views! It begs a third question; What are you so afraid of? Ours has always been and, God willing, will always be a system of checks and balances with voices of dissent being given ear as well as those you agree with! Like I said before, if the cacophony of dissent bothers you, you have two choices; you can listen and find out where our objections lie, or you can TURN THEM OFF!!!
Thanks for listening and THANK GOD that I still have the right to write these words and publish them in this public forum!
In this article, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090304/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_waste , the president states that he has ordered a make-over for government contract procedure, doing away with "no-bid" contracts and "cost-plus" contracts where the "plus" isn't decided until after the work is performed! It's about time!
The return of the so-called "fairness doctrine" is another matter altogether. I have two questions; first, why is it wrong to deny the rights of suspected terrorists at Gitmo and perfectly alright to deny freedom of speech rights to freedom-loving Americans here? Second, what gives ANYONE the right to dictate to a private corporation what it may or may not do when their actions are perfectly legal and do no infringe upon the rights of any other person or entity?
Hey, Libs! There's a couple of buttons on the radio that you may want to familiarize yourselves with! First, there's this button typically labeled "power" or "on-off." If you manipulate this button, you can make whatever offends you go away! MAGIC!!! Second, there's another one called a "channel selector." With it, you can change the frequency of programming you receive! You don't have to listen to stuff that you find offensive! MAGIC TIMES 2!!!!
Now, to the two-faced Libs who would like to have their cake and eat it as well: You can't scream "human rights violations!" and then do everything in your power to deny those same rights to other Americans who simply do not share your myopic Utopian views! It begs a third question; What are you so afraid of? Ours has always been and, God willing, will always be a system of checks and balances with voices of dissent being given ear as well as those you agree with! Like I said before, if the cacophony of dissent bothers you, you have two choices; you can listen and find out where our objections lie, or you can TURN THEM OFF!!!
Thanks for listening and THANK GOD that I still have the right to write these words and publish them in this public forum!
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