Well, there's lots going on, so lets get to it!
The Senate votes today on whether they should debate their version of the health care bill. Republicans vow to filibuster, but the Dumocrats have the 60 votes they need to bring it to a vote if they vote in lock-step (like they do on everything else!), so don't be surprised if it comes to debate, passes, and goes to conference.
The Dumocrats just don't get it; we don't WANT nationalized health care! It doesn't work anywhere it's been tried! In fact, the several states that have similar plans in place already are going broke faster than the rest of the states and SURELY wish they could go back (but we all know that once you've opened this can of worms a la Social Security, Medicare, etc., it's next to impossible to put that lid on again!), but it's too late.
Dumocrats just don't learn the lessons of history!
Did Socialism work in the Soviet Union or in Eastern Europe? Has it been a huge success in Korea, Viet Nam, or any other country you can name? Oh, and don't get off on China! They adopted (very successfully I might add!) Capitalism a long time ago. The difference there, of course, is that they have a HUGE, VERY CHEAP labor pool upon which to build their brand of Capitalism and that is exactly why they have been so successful in world markets!
In short, please pray with me that a few Dumocrats actually LISTEN to their constituents and vote NOT to proceed instead of voting "aye."
Write it down: if this bill passes, it's the absolute beginning of the end of this Republic.
Then there's this; my kids are coming for our Thanksgiving celebration today! Woo-hoo! I'm really proud of all of them! They're all making positive steps toward a long and happy life! It should be a lot of fun!
Finally, my 7th graders went to BHI to play the Bears on Wednesday. Now, everyone (I guess) has that rival that they can never seem to get past. BHI has been ours. I've coached at PVI for 6 years and I've never had a team that's beat them. They get superior athletes year in and year out and they have very good coaches who have them prepared to play and prepared for whatever we throw at them. As I said, we haven't beat them in six years and who knows how long it'd been before that.
Well, that all changed on Wednesday! We beat BHI to start our season (34-30) and now we're tied for first place in the district! The boys played their hearts out! Naturally, being the first game of the season, we didn't execute our offense all that well, but our defense was outstanding and BHI was never really able to get going against us! What a hoot!
Oh well, that's enough for now! Pray with me that socialized health care in this country does NOT happen. We can't afford it and, as bad as I feel for those who don't have health care for whatever reason, sinking the ship to make sure everyone is in the same water just doesn't make any sense!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Going Rogue!
Well, Sarah Palin has been all over the news recently doing interviews and pimping her new book, "Going Rogue." Naturally, the left has done everything they can to discredit her.
Of course, they don't challenge her on the issues because they have no basis for such a challenge. They go straight to their favorite tact, "the politics of personal destruction," and attempt to discredit her personally rather than ideologically.
Why do they fear her so?
Simple. Sarah Palin is intelligent, well-spoken, down-to-earth, firm in her beliefs, and....
wait for it....
Conservative!!!
You see, the libs have come to see themselves as the "owners" of women's issues. You know, equality in the workplace, the right to decide about their own bodies, the right to exist as an autonomous entity, etc. So here comes Sarah Palin, a working woman who chooses to be happily married, chooses to have children, chooses to find strength in family and faith AND chooses to succeed despite coming from the polar opposite side of the political spectrum as the libs (who believe its not POSSIBLE to succeed without THEM)! The fact is, they can't afford, literally AND figuratively, for her "template" to be seen as a viable alternative for women because it discredits THEIR contention that theirs is the only way for a woman to be seen as successful.
I've got to hand it to her; she's taking on all comers. Her interview on Oprah was one of the best I've seen, but you would fully expect "O" to toe the party line and do everything she could to pull the rug out from under her. Props to you, Oprah! You played it fair and Palin came across as honest, intelligent, well-spoken, and right on the issues.
What a shock since she IS those things!
Take note, libs! This is a conservative nation and Palin is the flag bearer for the conservative movement at the moment; attack at your own risk!
Of course, they don't challenge her on the issues because they have no basis for such a challenge. They go straight to their favorite tact, "the politics of personal destruction," and attempt to discredit her personally rather than ideologically.
Why do they fear her so?
Simple. Sarah Palin is intelligent, well-spoken, down-to-earth, firm in her beliefs, and....
wait for it....
Conservative!!!
You see, the libs have come to see themselves as the "owners" of women's issues. You know, equality in the workplace, the right to decide about their own bodies, the right to exist as an autonomous entity, etc. So here comes Sarah Palin, a working woman who chooses to be happily married, chooses to have children, chooses to find strength in family and faith AND chooses to succeed despite coming from the polar opposite side of the political spectrum as the libs (who believe its not POSSIBLE to succeed without THEM)! The fact is, they can't afford, literally AND figuratively, for her "template" to be seen as a viable alternative for women because it discredits THEIR contention that theirs is the only way for a woman to be seen as successful.
I've got to hand it to her; she's taking on all comers. Her interview on Oprah was one of the best I've seen, but you would fully expect "O" to toe the party line and do everything she could to pull the rug out from under her. Props to you, Oprah! You played it fair and Palin came across as honest, intelligent, well-spoken, and right on the issues.
What a shock since she IS those things!
Take note, libs! This is a conservative nation and Palin is the flag bearer for the conservative movement at the moment; attack at your own risk!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Happy Veteran's Day!
Hello blogfan!
I'd be remiss indeed if I let this day pass without a heartfelt "Thank You!!!" to all of our veterans. The freedoms I enjoy today were bought and paid for with their toil, sweat, blood, and tears and I've done little, if anything, to earn any of it. So, thank you, men and women of the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard; I owe you a debt of gratitude and I'll NEVER be able to pay it back!
I was fortunate, I guess. As I came up through High School, the Viet Nam war was in full force. Oh, there was talk of cease-fire and an eventual end to the conflict, but we'd been hearing that for how long? Almost as long as I could remember! So, I turned 16 in 1973 and those "don't forget to register for the draft" notices started coming to the house, I grew concerned that I may have to go to Viet Nam. A lot of my friends were already talking about going to Canada, burning their draft cards or simply not responding, but I'd already decided that I was going to do my duty and report if I were called.
I never got an opportunity to make that choice. The war ended in 1974, the draft was discontinued not long afterward, so that dreaded notice never came and I never had to serve.
I often wondered how things would have been different if I DID have to go. Would I have come back? If so, would I have been in one piece? I only know one thing; God knew what path my feet would take and I can only thank Him that I am here today to share this with any who care to read it.
I thank God and I thank our veterans, many of whom did NOT come back and allowed me the opportunity to not go at all. Thank you, veterans!
I'd be remiss indeed if I let this day pass without a heartfelt "Thank You!!!" to all of our veterans. The freedoms I enjoy today were bought and paid for with their toil, sweat, blood, and tears and I've done little, if anything, to earn any of it. So, thank you, men and women of the US Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard; I owe you a debt of gratitude and I'll NEVER be able to pay it back!
I was fortunate, I guess. As I came up through High School, the Viet Nam war was in full force. Oh, there was talk of cease-fire and an eventual end to the conflict, but we'd been hearing that for how long? Almost as long as I could remember! So, I turned 16 in 1973 and those "don't forget to register for the draft" notices started coming to the house, I grew concerned that I may have to go to Viet Nam. A lot of my friends were already talking about going to Canada, burning their draft cards or simply not responding, but I'd already decided that I was going to do my duty and report if I were called.
I never got an opportunity to make that choice. The war ended in 1974, the draft was discontinued not long afterward, so that dreaded notice never came and I never had to serve.
I often wondered how things would have been different if I DID have to go. Would I have come back? If so, would I have been in one piece? I only know one thing; God knew what path my feet would take and I can only thank Him that I am here today to share this with any who care to read it.
I thank God and I thank our veterans, many of whom did NOT come back and allowed me the opportunity to not go at all. Thank you, veterans!
Monday, November 09, 2009
When computers get in the way
Wow! Two posts in two days! It's a miracle!
Well, not really, but it may seem like one!
Anyone who knows me at all KNOWS that I think the technology that's available to us today is remarkable, EXTREMELY useful, and a wonderful contribution to society far more often than it is a detractor.
That said, it IS a detractor at times and it is for us, the users of said technology, to figure out when it gets in the way of progress and avoid those applications!
To wit: Once upon a time, in my previous career, my department occasionally had to write up accident reports. Sometimes, legal wheels would begin turning before the mess was fully cleaned up and people from Corporate would immediately start pressuring us for our report. WAY in the early days of computer usage in business when we had ONE to share for our entire department, we typically wrote such reports by hand, gave them to the department secretary to type up, proofread them for corrections, mistakes, or other changes, sent them back for a final copy, signed it and sent it up the chain of command. On one occasion, just such an accident had taken place and, as the guy on call, I had to get the investigation done and issue the report. It was a case of "legal wheels turning," because I had scarcely returned to the office when the phone was ringing, looking for the report. I wrote it up as quickly as I could, told the secretary that it was a "needed it yesterday" report, and asked that she drop pretty much everything and get to it right away. She acknowledged me and, ostensibly, got to work. I went to work on something else and, after what I considered to be a reasonable time, went to get the report.
But she hadn't even started it yet!
When I asked her what was taking so long (even with my HORRENDOUS skill on a typewriter I could have written it about ten times already!!!), she said that she was trying to learn a new computer program and was having difficulty with some of the commands (an old DOS-based program).
I probably wasn't very diplomatic, but I instructed her to write it up on the typewriter and learn her program when it was a little more convenient to the flow of work through the office!
Sheesh!
Anyway, I said all of that to say this: computers STILL get in the way at times and when we reinvent the way we do things JUST to make sure we include technology JUST for the sake of using technology, we're missing sight of the what we're trying to produce (the product) in favor of HOW it's produced. If the old way produces just as good a product in LESS time with LESS hassle, I say keep with it until the application of technology catches up!
Sheesh!
Well, not really, but it may seem like one!
Anyone who knows me at all KNOWS that I think the technology that's available to us today is remarkable, EXTREMELY useful, and a wonderful contribution to society far more often than it is a detractor.
That said, it IS a detractor at times and it is for us, the users of said technology, to figure out when it gets in the way of progress and avoid those applications!
To wit: Once upon a time, in my previous career, my department occasionally had to write up accident reports. Sometimes, legal wheels would begin turning before the mess was fully cleaned up and people from Corporate would immediately start pressuring us for our report. WAY in the early days of computer usage in business when we had ONE to share for our entire department, we typically wrote such reports by hand, gave them to the department secretary to type up, proofread them for corrections, mistakes, or other changes, sent them back for a final copy, signed it and sent it up the chain of command. On one occasion, just such an accident had taken place and, as the guy on call, I had to get the investigation done and issue the report. It was a case of "legal wheels turning," because I had scarcely returned to the office when the phone was ringing, looking for the report. I wrote it up as quickly as I could, told the secretary that it was a "needed it yesterday" report, and asked that she drop pretty much everything and get to it right away. She acknowledged me and, ostensibly, got to work. I went to work on something else and, after what I considered to be a reasonable time, went to get the report.
But she hadn't even started it yet!
When I asked her what was taking so long (even with my HORRENDOUS skill on a typewriter I could have written it about ten times already!!!), she said that she was trying to learn a new computer program and was having difficulty with some of the commands (an old DOS-based program).
I probably wasn't very diplomatic, but I instructed her to write it up on the typewriter and learn her program when it was a little more convenient to the flow of work through the office!
Sheesh!
Anyway, I said all of that to say this: computers STILL get in the way at times and when we reinvent the way we do things JUST to make sure we include technology JUST for the sake of using technology, we're missing sight of the what we're trying to produce (the product) in favor of HOW it's produced. If the old way produces just as good a product in LESS time with LESS hassle, I say keep with it until the application of technology catches up!
Sheesh!
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Good job, Dumocrats!
Well, despite the stinging repudiation from the electorate during last Tuesday's election, the Dumocrats went ahead with their planned destruction of capitalism and voted up on their stupid health care reform legislation.
Yes, it theirs, lock, stock, and barrel. I hope they're big enough to own it in 2010 when the electorate will speak again about their displeasure with the measure!
Unfortunately, I'm afraid it will be too late at that point. Much like Social Security or Medicare, it may be too late to put the cap back on the bottle at that point and put things back in the hands of the free market. Too many people dependent on the largess of government
Again!
How sad that we've come to a place where so many people are willing to trade freedom for so-called security.
I guess it's like a lot of other things. We've got to hit absolute rock bottom, where government dictates absolutely EVERYTHING about your life, before people look up and go "remember when I didn't have to have a permit to flush the commode? Do you recall, back in 2009, when we could go to any doctor we wanted to see? I remember seeing grandma at the old folks home; that was before the government decided that geriatric care was too expensive and mandatory euthanasia went into effect! I wish we still had freedom in this country!"
I won't forget, that's for sure!
Yes, it theirs, lock, stock, and barrel. I hope they're big enough to own it in 2010 when the electorate will speak again about their displeasure with the measure!
Unfortunately, I'm afraid it will be too late at that point. Much like Social Security or Medicare, it may be too late to put the cap back on the bottle at that point and put things back in the hands of the free market. Too many people dependent on the largess of government
Again!
How sad that we've come to a place where so many people are willing to trade freedom for so-called security.
I guess it's like a lot of other things. We've got to hit absolute rock bottom, where government dictates absolutely EVERYTHING about your life, before people look up and go "remember when I didn't have to have a permit to flush the commode? Do you recall, back in 2009, when we could go to any doctor we wanted to see? I remember seeing grandma at the old folks home; that was before the government decided that geriatric care was too expensive and mandatory euthanasia went into effect! I wish we still had freedom in this country!"
I won't forget, that's for sure!
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