It was enthusiastically reported today that the recession is over, based in part because of a 2.7% surge in retail sales in August.
I bought some stuff I didn't need last month. Even I need to come up for air once in awhile.
But I'm going right back into my foxhole until Christmas. And then back in again, I'm guessing, until... next spring?
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
More Famous Quotes
"You know the one thing that's wrong with this country? Everyone gets a chance to have their fair say."
- Bill Clinton"We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"
- Lee Iacocca (chairman of the Chrysler corporation)"Solutions are not the answer."
- Richard NixonAnd two from my top ten list:
"My main hope for myself is to be where I am."
-Woody Harrelson"They misunderestimated me."
-George W. Bush
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Right Wing Talk Shows
The following is a list of all of my objections concerning Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity, Levin, O'Rilley and all other "right wing" talk show hosts.
Followed by my rants against Maher, Franken, Maddow, Maloney, Olbermann and all other "left wing" talk show hosts.
;-)
Followed by my rants against Maher, Franken, Maddow, Maloney, Olbermann and all other "left wing" talk show hosts.
;-)
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Women
I’ve been surrounded by them my entire life. As my father’s only son I had four sisters. I’ve been married twice, both times to women. Like my father, I had one son and four daughters. My mother was a woman as were all of my aunts and even my grandmothers and mother-in-laws.
When I was in grade school, during recess I used to chase them. Once I got in trouble for kissing one of them after a successful ‘catch.’ Thus, my first ever pang of guilt was felt because of a soon to be woman.
Oh, make no mistake; many of them are evil, all are annoying. Estrogen is kryptonite to any real man.
It’s said that behind every great man stands a women. What they don’t say is that behind every man’s fall, everyman’s most insane and stupid act stands a woman. Remember Delilah and Pandora’s Box?
Yet they are nice to touch and easy on the eyes. Adorable and loving; intelligent and strong. In the end they level the scale and are indispensable.
I’ve often toyed with the idea of ‘dropping out’ by becoming a mountain man. Then it hits me; I’ve got to find a mountain woman first. So far I’ve been unsuccessful.
- Larry
An after thought: I think it was a good idea, attributed to God, to leave the decisions and actions of 'war' to men.
When I was in grade school, during recess I used to chase them. Once I got in trouble for kissing one of them after a successful ‘catch.’ Thus, my first ever pang of guilt was felt because of a soon to be woman.
Oh, make no mistake; many of them are evil, all are annoying. Estrogen is kryptonite to any real man.
It’s said that behind every great man stands a women. What they don’t say is that behind every man’s fall, everyman’s most insane and stupid act stands a woman. Remember Delilah and Pandora’s Box?
Yet they are nice to touch and easy on the eyes. Adorable and loving; intelligent and strong. In the end they level the scale and are indispensable.
I’ve often toyed with the idea of ‘dropping out’ by becoming a mountain man. Then it hits me; I’ve got to find a mountain woman first. So far I’ve been unsuccessful.
- Larry
An after thought: I think it was a good idea, attributed to God, to leave the decisions and actions of 'war' to men.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Babies Who smoke Cigarettes
This research dovetails nicely with the previous studies which showed that:
- Babies who smoke cigarettes are more likely to develop lung cancer.
- Babies who do shots of tequila with their parents are more likely to become alcoholics.
- Babies who drive automobiles without wearing a seat belt are more likely to be involved in traffic accidents
Seriously, as a result of such direly needed research a ‘sin tax’ on soda and sugary foods has gained momentum in the press and in some political circles.
When I grew up, we ate doughnuts and candy and drank a lot of soda. Not diet soda because it hadn’t been invented yet. And we stuffed our pie holes with, well…pie; hot pie. And hot dogs and Twinkies (anything with the word ‘Hostess’ on it) and put plenty of sugar on our cereal which we covered with whole milk and sometimes even cream; real dairy cream.
When I look around me today I don’t see kids riding bicycles anymore. In fact the only people I see riding bicycles are middle aged men wearing brightly colored spandex and teenagers participating in X-games. Our kids are all speeding around on solar or micro-gasoline engine powered scooters or other such self propelled devices. Parents shuttle them 6 blocks down the road to their friends house (apparently the cut off for walking is 2 blocks) in SUVs and they throw tantrums if you restrict their time viewing TV/DVD or playing with their computer controlled ‘virtual word’ gaming devices. Apparently at some point in time, these tantrums became so serious it became necessary to install these devices in the head rests and ceilings of SUVs and install miniature wheels into the soles of their little shoes!
When I was a kid we played outside most of the day, even in the winter. We ran and jumped and pedaled our single geared bicycles up and down hills and played baseball in an empty lot or in the middle of the street with a real bat and ball. As a result, most all of us grew up ‘mean and lean.’
There is nothing wrong with downing a 44 oz. Mountain Dew on a hot summers day, eating a 1,200 calorie burger at Carl’s or sitting in a big over stuffed chair with a bowl of sugar coated Coco Puffs watching a great movie or spending some quality time playing with your Wii, especially if you can afford a big flat screen to watch it on.
Government taxation on anything we consume or choose to do in our spare time is like a speed trap. It’s an unnecessary intrusion (and even more so an annoyance) into our personal lives, unfair most of the time and is usually the brain child of some career politician or some power grubbing authority seeking a way to pay for another one of his or her hair brained, unnecessary and intrusive projects or policies.
If government insists that somewhere in our constitution it states it is their responsibility to look after the weight of our children then what they should do is offer an income tax credit to parents who submit with their tax return a certificate of education, provided by free enterprise, of the successful completion of a class on ‘Parenting; the Proper Nutrition and Exercise for Children and Adolescents.”
Now there’s an economic stimulus that would benefit everybody.
- Larry
God’s Gift to Me
When geologists and archeologists fan out and search the globe they don’t find electric generators, windmills, solar cells, batteries, electric wiring, transistors or integrated circuits anywhere.
What they do find is cellulous material which equates to wood, coal, volcanic and geothermic steam vents, dinosaur bones, tar pits, natural gas and oil and an occasional encounter with static electricity and lightning. All of which were formed and in place long before man was present here on our earth. Modern science has declared it so in books. So it must be fact.
Yes, God put all of these things in place long before he created the Garden of Eden because he knew Adam and Eve’s offspring would eventually need to consume all of these resources, in one way or another, in order to energize the mechanical devices they would invent to make their lives easier (after he tossed them out of the garden) and which would ultimately enable them to overdevelop out of control technologies that would, as planned, bring them back to him. God knew all there was to know about carbon, in all of its forms.
What the authors of the Bible (and subsequent historians) missed was that God had given Adam, in the Garden of Eden, a book of matches. God knew most of these natural resources which he had so cleverly provided would need to be consumed by fire.
So, God made certain to create and add an atmospheric buffer around the globe that was adequate enough to protect the ozone layer (which he originally set at 500’ above sea level) from the effects of burning these resources.
Earlier in the week God made a bunch of other miscalculations but managed to correct them all, to absolute perfection, on Saturday.
You may think I’m joking but I’m not; drill, mine, funnel, process, refine, concentrate and burn. The only way to exist in our God given environment is to consume it!
It is what it is and no form of governmental control or regulation is ever going to change it. Period.
- Larry
Note: If you are interested in exploring this issue in detailed and complex terms read this excellent (and lengthy) article titled, ‘The Socialism Implicit in the Social Cost of Carbon.’
What they do find is cellulous material which equates to wood, coal, volcanic and geothermic steam vents, dinosaur bones, tar pits, natural gas and oil and an occasional encounter with static electricity and lightning. All of which were formed and in place long before man was present here on our earth. Modern science has declared it so in books. So it must be fact.
Yes, God put all of these things in place long before he created the Garden of Eden because he knew Adam and Eve’s offspring would eventually need to consume all of these resources, in one way or another, in order to energize the mechanical devices they would invent to make their lives easier (after he tossed them out of the garden) and which would ultimately enable them to overdevelop out of control technologies that would, as planned, bring them back to him. God knew all there was to know about carbon, in all of its forms.
What the authors of the Bible (and subsequent historians) missed was that God had given Adam, in the Garden of Eden, a book of matches. God knew most of these natural resources which he had so cleverly provided would need to be consumed by fire.
So, God made certain to create and add an atmospheric buffer around the globe that was adequate enough to protect the ozone layer (which he originally set at 500’ above sea level) from the effects of burning these resources.
Earlier in the week God made a bunch of other miscalculations but managed to correct them all, to absolute perfection, on Saturday.
You may think I’m joking but I’m not; drill, mine, funnel, process, refine, concentrate and burn. The only way to exist in our God given environment is to consume it!
It is what it is and no form of governmental control or regulation is ever going to change it. Period.
- Larry
Note: If you are interested in exploring this issue in detailed and complex terms read this excellent (and lengthy) article titled, ‘The Socialism Implicit in the Social Cost of Carbon.’
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
More evidence of government ‘propaganda’ through The National Endowment for The Arts (NEA)
Leveraging federal dollars (holding back financing). This is the problem with marrying issue specific topics, like health care and energy, with any group that is assisted or funded by tax dollars; it increases the potential of taxpayer-funded propaganda. It is precisely the reason many wise State Governors refused to take money from the Federal stimulus package.
If you don't have time to read the article (it is lengthy) here is the bottom line:
The government gives you a grant for you to produce or assist you in the production of your artwork and then later comes in and threatens to stop funding you unless you produce artwork related specifically to subject matter of their choice.
If you don't have time to read the article (it is lengthy) here is the bottom line:
The government gives you a grant for you to produce or assist you in the production of your artwork and then later comes in and threatens to stop funding you unless you produce artwork related specifically to subject matter of their choice.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Now That It's Over, Uncle Jay Explains Recess
Almost exactly 2 years old but still applicable. I've posted it the last two years before the recess but it slipped my mind this year. Until now.
- Larry
- Larry
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Dennis Carl Wilson
On the evening of December 28, 1983 he dove off of the side of his yacht moored at Marina Del Rey and never resurfaced.
Divers found his body the next morning and seven days later he was buried at sea.
Dennis was the only real surfer in the band and as the drummer was rarely given the opportunity at lead vocals. He was their drummer and was 39 when he passed.
I shed a tear when he died and will remember him forever.
Treat your ears to Dennis' vocals.
- Larry
Divers found his body the next morning and seven days later he was buried at sea.
Dennis was the only real surfer in the band and as the drummer was rarely given the opportunity at lead vocals. He was their drummer and was 39 when he passed.
I shed a tear when he died and will remember him forever.
Treat your ears to Dennis' vocals.
- Larry
Halloween? Not!
I took this photo 12 years ago. Two of the girls are my daughters (the good looking ones) and the other two are their friends. They were experimenting with "beauty masks" and I pointed my camera at the mirror.
It worked. They are all now beautiful young women!
- Larry
It worked. They are all now beautiful young women!
- Larry
New Element Added to Periodic Table
It’s official. The heaviest, and admittedly most inexplicable element yet known to science, Gv has been added to the Periodic Table.
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 sub-neutrons (estimate), 88 nano-neutrons, and 198 idio-neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of +/- 312.
These +/- 312 particles are held together by an also newly discovered force tagged as “moronTic” and are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles referred to as aPathetic indiv-entities.
Governmentium has no electrons and is therefore inert; yet can be detected because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. Even trace amounts of Governmentium can delay reactions that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to ‘forever’ to complete. Contact with Governmentium has been determined to be unavoidable, thus the initial alarm was sounded in the scientific community (these people are so smart) with the connection to the formula; time = money.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 to 6 years x infinity. Remarkably, it does not decay, but instead undergoes an oxymoronic process in which it decays and then replicates itself into a complex and ”chaotic” rotating cluster of nano and idio-neutrons.
Many scientists are deeply concerned. While concentrating on the integer in the equation, “chaotic,” they discovered the basic building block of Governmentium is in fact idio-neutrons or what is now commonly referred to in the scientific community as idiotrons.
Further distillation of idiotrons reveals an even more basic element, IDiot.
The fear is that the force of moronTic coupled with the element IDiot will infect humanity with an irreversible and perhaps fatal state of IDiotocrasy.
Should such an event happen, it would take you about 6 months to read this post.
- Larry
Lawrence Livermore Laboratories has discovered the heaviest element yet known to science. The new element, Governmentium (Gv), has one neutron, 25 sub-neutrons (estimate), 88 nano-neutrons, and 198 idio-neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of +/- 312.
These +/- 312 particles are held together by an also newly discovered force tagged as “moronTic” and are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles referred to as aPathetic indiv-entities.
Governmentium has no electrons and is therefore inert; yet can be detected because it impedes every reaction with which it comes into contact. Even trace amounts of Governmentium can delay reactions that would normally take less than a second, to take from 4 days to 4 years to ‘forever’ to complete. Contact with Governmentium has been determined to be unavoidable, thus the initial alarm was sounded in the scientific community (these people are so smart) with the connection to the formula; time = money.
Governmentium has a normal half-life of 2 to 6 years x infinity. Remarkably, it does not decay, but instead undergoes an oxymoronic process in which it decays and then replicates itself into a complex and ”chaotic” rotating cluster of nano and idio-neutrons.
Many scientists are deeply concerned. While concentrating on the integer in the equation, “chaotic,” they discovered the basic building block of Governmentium is in fact idio-neutrons or what is now commonly referred to in the scientific community as idiotrons.
Further distillation of idiotrons reveals an even more basic element, IDiot.
The fear is that the force of moronTic coupled with the element IDiot will infect humanity with an irreversible and perhaps fatal state of IDiotocrasy.
Should such an event happen, it would take you about 6 months to read this post.
- from the musings of my Uncle Lee and the scientific portion of the left side of my very small brain.
- Larry
Friday, September 4, 2009
Rock me momma like the wind and the rain...
I'm not sure why but this song reminds me of my friend, and trucker, Andy.
- Keep on truckin' - Larry
- Keep on truckin' - Larry
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
It can't be said any clearer than this...
This video needs to be posted on it's own. Pay particular attention to the end, the part about energy, automobiles, light bulbs and windows. Yes, it's a republican speaking but first and foremost an intelligent American. Regardless of who he is he's hit the nail on the head and this video should be passed around ad nauseum.
- Larry. Thanks to DSG for passing this on to me.
- Larry. Thanks to DSG for passing this on to me.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
"How Open-Minded Are You?"
Open-minded equates to stupidity.
An open mind is what you hear when criteria goes down the toilet. When someone says they are open-minded, they are waving the white flag, for there is no way a human being can defend a decision, if he forfeits the framework for making one.
Yet, university professors and the media tell us that being open-minded is good! But try it in the real world. Imagine being open-minded using power tools or pit bulls — it would only end in tears. Just ask my good friend Jim who only has one hand (he was born with two) and Michael Vick. Worse, being open-minded is a refusal to identify evil. That's because defining morality is seen as close-minded.
I think it's time we declare a war on open-mindedness. It is a costume of fake intelligence, a way to undermine all of us who make real decisions each day.
The next time someone tells you to be open-minded, hit them. If they get angry, simply tell them they're being narrow-minded. After all, they should be open to violence, especially if it allows you to grow as an individual. Then, take their wallet.
Credit: Greg Gutfeld
An open mind is what you hear when criteria goes down the toilet. When someone says they are open-minded, they are waving the white flag, for there is no way a human being can defend a decision, if he forfeits the framework for making one.
Yet, university professors and the media tell us that being open-minded is good! But try it in the real world. Imagine being open-minded using power tools or pit bulls — it would only end in tears. Just ask my good friend Jim who only has one hand (he was born with two) and Michael Vick. Worse, being open-minded is a refusal to identify evil. That's because defining morality is seen as close-minded.
I think it's time we declare a war on open-mindedness. It is a costume of fake intelligence, a way to undermine all of us who make real decisions each day.
The next time someone tells you to be open-minded, hit them. If they get angry, simply tell them they're being narrow-minded. After all, they should be open to violence, especially if it allows you to grow as an individual. Then, take their wallet.
Credit: Greg Gutfeld
The Liberal Disease...
I find these two videos very disturbing. I have to wonder who is applauding in the first video as Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) celebrates a murdering tyrant. You may think the second video is an isolated incident. I don't, there's too many such videos out there on the web. Even if it is, my good buddy's Melanoma started out with just a few tiny, isolated cancerous cells.
- Larry
Don't forget, use the slider at the bottom of the window to change videos. Hover your mouse over the video for controls.
- Larry
Keep your self-righteous fingers off my processed food...
Don't try to pry me from my Häagen-Dazs dark chocolate ice cream. I bought it at Safeway, and it's sitting on my IKEA kitchen table.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Ah, yes, good old bureaucracy...
Quietly we go like sheep to slaughter.
Does anybody out there have any memory of the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, established during the Carter Administration?
We've spent several hundred billions of dollars in support of an agency ...the reason for which few people who read this can remember.
The 'Department of Energy' was instituted on 8-04-1977 TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.
Now 32 years later it has a budget of 26.4 billion dollars a year, 16 thousand federal employees and approximately 100,000 contract employees. And we’re still dependent on foreign oil.
Does anybody else out there see the main reason for this as being powerful lobbyists greasing the palms of career politicians?
We’ve currently turned over our entire banking system and a large segment of our automobile industry to our government and now we’re considering doing the same with health care.
What??
- Larry
Does anybody out there have any memory of the reason given for the establishment of the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, established during the Carter Administration?
We've spent several hundred billions of dollars in support of an agency ...the reason for which few people who read this can remember.
The 'Department of Energy' was instituted on 8-04-1977 TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.
Now 32 years later it has a budget of 26.4 billion dollars a year, 16 thousand federal employees and approximately 100,000 contract employees. And we’re still dependent on foreign oil.
Does anybody else out there see the main reason for this as being powerful lobbyists greasing the palms of career politicians?
We’ve currently turned over our entire banking system and a large segment of our automobile industry to our government and now we’re considering doing the same with health care.
What??
- Larry
Ganster Government, Stupid Americans, USAF Flyover Denied and the Duke...
Use the slider at the bottom of the window to change videos.
- Larry. Thanks to Gus for the flyover video.
George's Bottom Line
The real story here is not what Stephanopoulos says but his readers reactions in the comment section that follows.
- Larry
- Larry
Thursday, August 27, 2009
JW; An American’s View of Excellence
I don’t know if anyone else refers to John Wavell as JW but I do. And I’m not sure what stirred up my memories of him. I think it was the death of Ted Kennedy (see my tribute below) and the fact that I am currently unemployed and dreaming about past jobs. Now, make no mistake, John isn’t dead, I just don’t work for him anymore. Maybe one of the biggest mistakes I ever made in my life. Jeeze…even wide eyed Bubba had enough sense to stick around and as far as I know still works for the man.
John is a man who is not afraid to stand up and speak his mind; tell it like it is. When I worked for him, more than once, he gathered up all of us who worked for him and told us (each individual one of us) if we didn’t do a better job he was going to shut the business down.
Against his doctor’s orders he opened up his sandwich and put more salt on it, every time, to his tasting.
I asked him for a raise once and before he granted it to me he went into a rant about how he was thinking about firing me and later actually went through the motion of printing out a Christmas bonus check written out for exactly $0.00 (canceling out a loan I had with him).
JW is an entrepreneur and thrives in our capitalistic society, a man who knows how to make a buck and provided me and 20+ other people with a good paying job.
I sat in on meetings, as a middle manager, making decisions on health care issues as I had done before with other employers. The difference between John and my other experiences was that John wasn’t interested in screwing his employees and making more money for himself. He was seeking the best deal for all; trying to save a buck for all.
I subscribe to John’s view of excellence; his demand for excellence. Excellence costs what excellence delivers. Believe me, it’s well worth the cost.
I choose to live in JW’s America. When it comes to saving my life with quality health care, I’ll turn over my entire pot of gold.
I learned a lot from JW. I haven't spoken to him in years and wish him well.
- Larry
P.S. – Wavell-Huber Wood Products provides you with the highest quality level of wood products available on the planet, from your kitchen table to your entire corporate environment.
John is a man who is not afraid to stand up and speak his mind; tell it like it is. When I worked for him, more than once, he gathered up all of us who worked for him and told us (each individual one of us) if we didn’t do a better job he was going to shut the business down.
Against his doctor’s orders he opened up his sandwich and put more salt on it, every time, to his tasting.
I asked him for a raise once and before he granted it to me he went into a rant about how he was thinking about firing me and later actually went through the motion of printing out a Christmas bonus check written out for exactly $0.00 (canceling out a loan I had with him).
JW is an entrepreneur and thrives in our capitalistic society, a man who knows how to make a buck and provided me and 20+ other people with a good paying job.
I sat in on meetings, as a middle manager, making decisions on health care issues as I had done before with other employers. The difference between John and my other experiences was that John wasn’t interested in screwing his employees and making more money for himself. He was seeking the best deal for all; trying to save a buck for all.
I subscribe to John’s view of excellence; his demand for excellence. Excellence costs what excellence delivers. Believe me, it’s well worth the cost.
I choose to live in JW’s America. When it comes to saving my life with quality health care, I’ll turn over my entire pot of gold.
I learned a lot from JW. I haven't spoken to him in years and wish him well.
- Larry
P.S. – Wavell-Huber Wood Products provides you with the highest quality level of wood products available on the planet, from your kitchen table to your entire corporate environment.
A (soon to be) Famous Quote
"As long as you make your bed in the morning, life will go on."
- My Mother
- My Mother
Exercise your mind, stay informed...
After reading these articles I believe CIA personnel should be investigated for breaking the rules. I'm not a fan of 'international law' but after seeing dash cam videos of police abuse we need to keep an eye on all of the people who 'monitor' our personal actions.
The scientific nature of the ordinary man is to go out on and do the best he can (turn up the volume).
If you are short on time, at least read the last article, 'The Real CIA News' posted by the Wall Street Journal. It sums up the first two articles.
Investigating the CIA Helps Preserve National Security:
Predictably as always, the Republicans in Congress and in the conservative media are berating Attorney General Eric Holder for deciding to investigate the CIA's use of abusive interrogation methods on terror suspects.
The Obama administration's decision to release a previously classified 2004 CIA interrogation report and appoint a special prosecutor to look into possible misdeeds by personnel involved in questioning high-value terrorists is a huge mistake.
Whoever advised people to be skeptical of what they read in the papers must have had in mind this week's coverage of the documents about CIA interrogations. Decide for yourself.
- Larry (music by John Prine, the 'other' Bob Dylan).
What I object to, even in the case of the dashboard video cams, is doing it in public. It creates a negative perception to most all viewers and readers. As if the entire organization was corrupt. Ask yourself, how many times have you seen a video of a 'nice' police cam traffic stop or read about when CIA interrogators offered sympathy, compassion and rewards to detainees? People like this actually exist and in fact are in the majority.
The scientific nature of the ordinary man is to go out on and do the best he can (turn up the volume).
If you are short on time, at least read the last article, 'The Real CIA News' posted by the Wall Street Journal. It sums up the first two articles.
Investigating the CIA Helps Preserve National Security:
Predictably as always, the Republicans in Congress and in the conservative media are berating Attorney General Eric Holder for deciding to investigate the CIA's use of abusive interrogation methods on terror suspects.
The Obama administration's decision to release a previously classified 2004 CIA interrogation report and appoint a special prosecutor to look into possible misdeeds by personnel involved in questioning high-value terrorists is a huge mistake.
Whoever advised people to be skeptical of what they read in the papers must have had in mind this week's coverage of the documents about CIA interrogations. Decide for yourself.
- Larry (music by John Prine, the 'other' Bob Dylan).
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
In Tribute To a Great Man
Jeeze... I say something derogatory about the man (scroll down to the NPR thing) in somewhat of a public forum one time and one time only in my life and he up and dies the next day.
Seriously, I didn't agree with his politics most of the time and that Mary Jo thing could of happened to anyone of us, and we'd all like to be born with a silver spoon in our mouths. Regardless, he was a great man. For standing up and speaking out for what he believed in, for trying to make a difference, for serving his country and serving it well.
It sounds like he was prepared to meet his maker; was at peace with himself when passing into his next life and I think that says a lot about a man's character. God bless him and those he left behind.
- Larry
Photo is from public domain.
From “For the Grandchildren.com”
As Obama’s Presidency sinks, and his healthcare plan continues to fall apart, mention of dropping the ‘public option’ has enraged his far-left base. As a diversion, and as a sop to them, Obama has backed away from previous promises and has thrown the CIA to the wolves. He has named a special prosecutor to investigate, harass and possibly prosecute CIA interrogators who saved us from a dreaded second attack – thus ensuring that no-one will want to serve our country in this role again – to the detriment of all of us and to the deaths of some of us.
This is a huge mistake, because Americans overwhelmingly support the actions taken to protect us, and because of the damage it does to the CIA and to our military – who have already been instructed to extend Constitutional rights to Al Qaeda soldiers captured on the battlefield. We must wonder, is this administration crazy?
- Russell Wilcox, a college professor with an MBA from Harvard. To read the rest of this excellent post; A Disgraceful Ploy But Bound to Fail, click here.
This is a huge mistake, because Americans overwhelmingly support the actions taken to protect us, and because of the damage it does to the CIA and to our military – who have already been instructed to extend Constitutional rights to Al Qaeda soldiers captured on the battlefield. We must wonder, is this administration crazy?
- Russell Wilcox, a college professor with an MBA from Harvard. To read the rest of this excellent post; A Disgraceful Ploy But Bound to Fail, click here.
Hurricane Katrina, New Mexico and the love of my life.
Shortly after Cathy and I discovered we were in love we took a two week break and went on an exploratory trip through Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. We wanted to relocate, get away from our current surroundings and start a new life together.
We were both bold explorers; double Leos to boot. The only navigation tool we had was a $1.50 fold up paper map that laid out interstate highways and paved state roads. We didn’t have a credit card between us or a cell phone (they hadn’t been invented yet) and we were traveling in a 10 year old van on questionable tires.
Using only the sun and the stars and our common sense we fearlessly ventured down roads less traveled, many of them unpaved and unmarked. Sometimes we even made our own roads. We were in love, nothing else mattered. There was no targeted destination.
There was a small lake at the end of a dirt road, as high as you can get in the mountains of New Mexico. It was hours off of our map. It was a mirror, reflecting its own frame; shimmering aspens and tall pines bathed in the light of a dramatic and blazing sunset. It was one of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen in my life; an engram on my mind.
We couldn’t figure out why there was no one else there. In Utah there would have been so many people wanting to camp there the Forest Service or the National Park System would have long before claimed the property in the interest of the public and be charging a fee just to look at it.
About an hour later our question was answered. Misquotes, the size of Volkswagens descended upon us in unrelenting swarms and began sucking our dreams away. One of them even got away with a lawn chair.
It wasn’t funny. They left swollen, quarter sized lumps on our skin that itched insanely and eventually scabbed over and bled.
We successfully neutralized the calamity in Durango, Colorado with copious amounts of tequila and victoriously made it home.
A few months later we moved to Colorado Springs, got married and gave birth to two beautiful daughters, Amy & Lindsey.
Such memories, so long ago.
Twenty-three years later I was watching reports and conclusive opinions about the devastating effects of hurricane Katrina on a TV in a motel room in Big Spring, Texas and realized that what happened to Cathy and I in New Mexico so long ago was not only the fault of my government but could have been entirely preventable.
For God’s sake, the forest service or the NPS, the state the county or the closest city government should have posted warnings about the dangers of hanging around a lake infested with mutant mosquitoes. Better yet, someone, the mayor, the town crier, the governor or Ronald Reagan should have fumigated the entire area to prevent such an event. And then I had to ask myself, why was the lake there in the first place?
Freakin’ stupid, incompetent Army Corps of Engineers would be my best guess.
And why wasn’t there someone at the bottom of the hill with a suave to sooth our pain? What’s this country coming to?
It gets worse than you can even imagine. Later on I realized the mosquitoes were intentionally planted in the lake by our government to help the world rid itself of ignorant men and women, unnecessarily destroying our environment by driving on dirt roads created by mindless men and women unnecessarily creating their own roads.
I'm guilty as can be.
- Larry
We were both bold explorers; double Leos to boot. The only navigation tool we had was a $1.50 fold up paper map that laid out interstate highways and paved state roads. We didn’t have a credit card between us or a cell phone (they hadn’t been invented yet) and we were traveling in a 10 year old van on questionable tires.
Using only the sun and the stars and our common sense we fearlessly ventured down roads less traveled, many of them unpaved and unmarked. Sometimes we even made our own roads. We were in love, nothing else mattered. There was no targeted destination.
There was a small lake at the end of a dirt road, as high as you can get in the mountains of New Mexico. It was hours off of our map. It was a mirror, reflecting its own frame; shimmering aspens and tall pines bathed in the light of a dramatic and blazing sunset. It was one of the most beautiful sights I’ve ever seen in my life; an engram on my mind.
We couldn’t figure out why there was no one else there. In Utah there would have been so many people wanting to camp there the Forest Service or the National Park System would have long before claimed the property in the interest of the public and be charging a fee just to look at it.
About an hour later our question was answered. Misquotes, the size of Volkswagens descended upon us in unrelenting swarms and began sucking our dreams away. One of them even got away with a lawn chair.
It wasn’t funny. They left swollen, quarter sized lumps on our skin that itched insanely and eventually scabbed over and bled.
We successfully neutralized the calamity in Durango, Colorado with copious amounts of tequila and victoriously made it home.
A few months later we moved to Colorado Springs, got married and gave birth to two beautiful daughters, Amy & Lindsey.
Such memories, so long ago.
Twenty-three years later I was watching reports and conclusive opinions about the devastating effects of hurricane Katrina on a TV in a motel room in Big Spring, Texas and realized that what happened to Cathy and I in New Mexico so long ago was not only the fault of my government but could have been entirely preventable.
For God’s sake, the forest service or the NPS, the state the county or the closest city government should have posted warnings about the dangers of hanging around a lake infested with mutant mosquitoes. Better yet, someone, the mayor, the town crier, the governor or Ronald Reagan should have fumigated the entire area to prevent such an event. And then I had to ask myself, why was the lake there in the first place?
Freakin’ stupid, incompetent Army Corps of Engineers would be my best guess.
And why wasn’t there someone at the bottom of the hill with a suave to sooth our pain? What’s this country coming to?
It gets worse than you can even imagine. Later on I realized the mosquitoes were intentionally planted in the lake by our government to help the world rid itself of ignorant men and women, unnecessarily destroying our environment by driving on dirt roads created by mindless men and women unnecessarily creating their own roads.
I'm guilty as can be.
- Larry
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Even NPR sees through the veil...
In my mind this article exposes a lot more than just "politics as usual." It exposes the tired old worn out suit worn by the Democratic party's Emperor.
- Larry
- Larry
'Angry White Man'
I've been avoiding this 'Angry White Man' issue for some time now and will continue to do so for a little while longer, so don't hold your breath.
In the mean time, here's the definition of an 'Angry White Man' through the eyes of an 'Angry Black Man':
"Someone from a demographic that has the majority of Senators, Law Enforcement officials, Congressman, State Governors, Judges, the top richest people in society, the majority of management positions, yet still thinks he's oppressed because you won't let him call you nigger."
"Usually ends up sending letter bombs or killing and eating the women who won't sleep with his bitter, self-righteous ass."
Example:
Angry White Man: "How come I have to pay you slave reparations?"
Average black person: "You've never paid slave reparations."
Angry White Man: "How come I have to pay this illegal immigrant?"
Average black person: "Because you hired him."
In the mean time, here's the definition of an 'Angry White Man' through the eyes of an 'Angry Black Man':
"Someone from a demographic that has the majority of Senators, Law Enforcement officials, Congressman, State Governors, Judges, the top richest people in society, the majority of management positions, yet still thinks he's oppressed because you won't let him call you nigger."
"Usually ends up sending letter bombs or killing and eating the women who won't sleep with his bitter, self-righteous ass."
Example:
Angry White Man: "How come I have to pay you slave reparations?"
Average black person: "You've never paid slave reparations."
Angry White Man: "How come I have to pay this illegal immigrant?"
Average black person: "Because you hired him."
Humm... this doesn't help me at all.
- Larry
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