Memorial Day

I just want to say Thank you to all of  the troops past, present and future.

Some jack-ass tore our flag down off the front of the house. Disgusts me.

On a personal note I took several steps today without the use of crutches.

Stimulus My Ass

“You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”  ~~ The late Dr. Adrian Rogers , 1931 to 2005

new year/old blog

resolution: To try to post on my blog regularly and to catch up on reading the blogs I miss…

Fa la la la la

Not only is it beginning to look like Christmas (all of the stores) it sounds like it too. My secretary was just walking down the hall singing “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” this is wrong on so many different levels and I believe a valid cause for termination if not death. Some of you out there are going to say, but that song is sooooo cute….bah humbug! It is terrible, as is Madonna’s version of “Santa Baby”, in the cutesy little girl voice, or anything by Christy Lane. What songs do you hate and wish would be pulled from the Christmas rotation permanently?

For the rest of the day we are going to talk like this

For some reason I have been in the best mood lately. Could have been PJM’s visit and getting to actually meet one of my fake intertube friends, or that I am getting a four day break where the theme is to eat, drink and be merry??? I don’t know, but they say don’t look a gift horse in the mouth…why do they say that and what does it actually mean, so I won’t. I had been so stressed and completely worn out from the election and the horrible result that I had been wallowing in this weird depression, not to mention I have been sick, but today I have been singing and smiling and people in my office mentioned that I certainly seem to feel better.

Xbrad said it best yesterday ” Look, the election is over. Let’s move on. I’m a little burned out on politics, especially when there are far more important things to discuss, like what were Sohos and PJ wearing when they cuddled on the sofa last night…

That got me thinking that whats done is done and I need to turn the page…

So I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Be Careless!!!!!

We even have our own language

We Texans love y’all, but we’ll probably have to take action since B. Hussein Obama won the election. We’ll miss you too.

Here is what can happen:

#1: Barack Hussein Obama becomes President of the United States , Texas immediately secedes from the Union .

#2: George W. Bush will become the President of the Republic of Texas .

So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?

1. NASA is just south of Houston , Texas . We will control the space industry.

2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States .

3. Defense Industry–we have over 65% of it. The term “Don’t mess with Texas ,” will take on a whole new meaning.

4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that.

5. Natural Gas – again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those Northern States. John Kerry will have to figure out a way to keep them warm….

6. Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications–small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Miconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.

7. Medical Care – We have the largest research centers for cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as other large health centers. Dallas has some of the best hospitals in the United States .

8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: University of Texas , Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston , Baylor, UNT ( University of North Texas ), Texas Women’s University, etc. Ivy grows better in the South anyway.

9. We have a ready supply of workers. We could just open the border when we need some more.

10. We have essential control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.

11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don’t have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call the Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over Chuck Norris and a couple of Texas Rangers.

12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let’s not forget seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don’t need any food.

This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn’t a thing out there that we need and don’t have.

Now to the rest of the United States under President Obama:

Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Obama will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.

You won’t have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off satellite communications.

You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr. Obama has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas as long as you survive the 2000 years it will take to get enough heat from Global Warming.

Signed, The People of Texas

P.S. This is not a threatening letter – just a note to give you something to think about!

SLEEP WELL TONIGHT THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU!!

One Nation Under God

Thank you Veterans

Lee Iaccoca writes:

‘Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening?
Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder.
We’ve got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right
over a cliff, we’ve got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we
can’t even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But
instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when
the politicians say, ‘Stay the course‘

Stay the course? You’ve got to be kidding. This is America , not the
damned ‘Titanic’ I’ll give you a sound bite: ‘Throw all the bums out!’

You might think I’m getting senile, that I’ve gone off my rocker, and
maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this
country anymore.

The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in
handcuffs. While we’re fiddling in Iraq , the Middle East is burning
and nobody seems to know what to do.
And the press is waving ‘pom-poms’
instead of asking hard questions. That’s not the promise of the ‘America’

my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I’ve had
enough. How about you?

I’ll go a step further. You can’t call yourself a patriot if you’re not
outraged. This is a fight I’m ready and willing to have.

The Biggest ‘C’ is Crisis !

Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis.
It’s easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory.
Or send someone else’s kids off to war when you’ve never seen a
battlefield yourself. It’s another thing to lead when your world comes
tumbling down. George Bush, Dick Chaney and who it this Bozo coming up
next? ‘Barack Obama‘  One of the most Liberal Idiots in the U. S.
Senate and he is talking about disarming America . I can’t believe the
American people are seeing what he is about to do to this country. May
God have mercy on us all.

On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other
time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the
ashes. A Hell of a Mess. So here’s where we stand. We’re immersed in a
bloody war with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving. We’re
running the biggest deficit in the history of the country. We’re losing
the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great Companies are all
moving offshore. We’re getting slaughtered by health care costs. Gas
prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy
policy. Our schools are the worst in the world. Our borders are like
sieves. The middle class is being squeezed every which way. These are
times that cry out for leadership and we are getting ready to put
‘Barack Obama’ the most Liberal Senator in the U.S. Senate in as our
next President because we want to be fair and elect someone just
because of his race. We don’t have time to be fair, we need a strong
leader.

But when you look around, you’ve got to ask: ‘Where have all the
leaders gone?’ Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are
the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common
sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I hope you get the point.

Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than
making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?
We’ve spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and
all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.

Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina.
Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the
hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made
in the crucial hours after the storm. Every one’s hunkering down,
fingers crossed, hoping it doesn’t happen again. Well guess what
people? We are having more floods right now. What are we doing to help
these people out. Now, that’s just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it.
Make a plan. Figure out what you’re going to do the next time. Why are
we allowing people to build in flood plains anyway? If you build in a
flood area, expect to be flooded and deal with it. Don’t expect the
Government to bail you out.

Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can
restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. All they seem to be
thinking now-days is getting themselves bigger salaries and bonuses.
Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when ‘The Big
Three’ referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and
more important, what are we going to do about it? likely nothing!

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down
the debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care
problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are
eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.

I have news for the gang in Congress and the Senate. We didn’t elect
you to sit on your asses and do nothing and remain silent while our
democracy is being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with
mediocrity. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead20on Fox
News will call them a name? Give me a break. Why don’t you guys show
some spine for a change? I honestly don’t think any of you have one!

Had Enough?
Hey, I’m not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I’m trying
to light a fire. I’m speaking out because I have hope; I believe in
America …. In my lifetime I’ve had the privilege of living through
some of America ’s greatest moments I’ve also experienced some of our
worst crises: the ‘Great Depression‘, ‘World War II‘, the ‘Korean War‘,
the ‘Kennedy Assassination’, the ‘Vietnam War‘, the 1970s oil crisis,
and the struggles of recent years culminating with 9/11. If I’ve
learned one thing, it’s this: ‘You don’t get anywhere by standing on
the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action. Whether it’s
building a better car or building a better future for our children, we
all have a role to play. That’s the challenge I’m raising in this book.
It’s a call to ‘Action’ for people who, like me, believe in America .
It’s not too late, but it’s getting pretty close. So let’s shake off
the crap and go to work. Let’s tell ‘em all we’ve had ‘enough.’

Countdown

Well today is the day. Tomorrow, I will either be very happy or completely miserable, and wondering how I am going to make it through the next 4 or God forbid 8 years. My blog is a sad little place these days. I thought that when I took an office job I would still have plenty of time to devote to my blog but the opposite has been true. I miss reading everyones blogs and keeping up with what they have going on. There are so many out there that I haven’t even been to in months. This makes me sad.

Get out and vote everyone.

hey charlie