Instead of giving all this dang cash to the auto companies who are mismanaged and corrupt why not come out with something like a $10,000 voucher good towards purchase of any vehicle over the next 12 months. Why not give the dang money to good ole you and me to go out and purchase a new vehicle. Let us determine what to buy and who to buy it from. We will send this car situation on an incredible ride to all time sales highs. Inventory will be moved, new cars have to be built. If you make an inferior over priced product you lose. If you have the programs in place and the vehicle quality and features people want you win big. Let the weak hands go into bankruptcy. May the best mfr's survive. You wanna bail someone out why not bail out mom and pop?
You have to be working a job for so long and paying your taxes etc. Set the rules I dont care but how about putting the money in the buyers' pockets instead of the corporate heads who are living in luxury from their 20 million dollar a year jobs?
There is obviously billions and trillions to throw around. Throw some our way!
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
I hate it when that happens
When you put a good thirty minutes into a funny brilliant post for your blog -only- to have everything lockup and freeze and eventually crash. So thats it for the day.
I still remember seeing the little blue "save now" flashing at me like it wanted me to click it..............
I still remember seeing the little blue "save now" flashing at me like it wanted me to click it..............
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Why ask why?
One thing Obama's victory definately states. Anyone and I mean anyone can become president. It's truly hard to believe a nobody 4 years ago could rise to the popularity level Obama has done. To defeat the Clinton machine and capture the heart of America is truly amazing. Personally, I don't think he has ever had any substance to what he says. But to the majority of Americans it didn't matter. His shady associations,inexperience, had no real impact on average JOE. It kinda backs up my assertion that as a nation we are losing grip on what should be important to us. Obama is already quick to state it will take longer than one term to fix our problems. The media also has stated we have elected a president we hardly even know really. We won't really know who we have as our leader until he takes over and we will soon find out. I don't think people have a clue what they have just done in electing this man. On the same hand I hope deeply I am wrong. I hope he does love America. I hope he seeks God's wisdom. I hope he has our best interests at mind. I hope.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Will my vote matter?
All the polls indicate McCain is pretty much going to win Oklahoma in a landslide. He is well ahead. Oklahoma has voted republican for president for quite a while I believe. In the electoral vote Oklahoma counts for 8 electoral votes. In a close election it could be important but it looks like McCain has Oklahoma sewed up. But- somehow we elected a democratic governer?? I didn't live here then but hey this dude gave us the wonderful lottery, right! HA
Of course I should vote for all the local issues as well. But frankly after watching all the political attack ads for the last month and seeing all the horrific attributes of each of the candidates I am pretty well convinced I don't want any of these candidates after seeing how bad people they are. The reason i will probably do my duty is because of street fixing votes here in Ttown. We have bad streets. Really bad. I will pay extra taxes on what I buy to fix the streets. Of course the old adage that says you need to vote to have the right to gripe if you don't get your guy in. I don't want to gripe about our president anyway. I want to be a supporter. In my entire life I have always been able to be a supporter of our president even if I didnt vote for him. This time is going to be tough. If Obama wins I want to support him because I would feel democrats should support McCain if he wins. Yet there is simply something about Obama that bothers me. Maybe it's Bill Ayers, or his support of the PLO, his mocking of the bible, his uncaring attitude for his aunite, his "tell me how we are going to fix the economy and I'll sell it" (as told by slick willie), or his Muslim heritage, or maybe its because he draws hundreds of thousands of people at rallies and it reminds me of what I read aboutanother famous speaker who could rally and inspire hundreds of thousands...... Whatever it is I have this huge and I mean HUGE check in my spirit and THAT will make supporting our president a real challenge if that is what is to come. We shall see.... I believe God has a surprise victory in store for McCain. I hope I am right.
Of course I should vote for all the local issues as well. But frankly after watching all the political attack ads for the last month and seeing all the horrific attributes of each of the candidates I am pretty well convinced I don't want any of these candidates after seeing how bad people they are. The reason i will probably do my duty is because of street fixing votes here in Ttown. We have bad streets. Really bad. I will pay extra taxes on what I buy to fix the streets. Of course the old adage that says you need to vote to have the right to gripe if you don't get your guy in. I don't want to gripe about our president anyway. I want to be a supporter. In my entire life I have always been able to be a supporter of our president even if I didnt vote for him. This time is going to be tough. If Obama wins I want to support him because I would feel democrats should support McCain if he wins. Yet there is simply something about Obama that bothers me. Maybe it's Bill Ayers, or his support of the PLO, his mocking of the bible, his uncaring attitude for his aunite, his "tell me how we are going to fix the economy and I'll sell it" (as told by slick willie), or his Muslim heritage, or maybe its because he draws hundreds of thousands of people at rallies and it reminds me of what I read aboutanother famous speaker who could rally and inspire hundreds of thousands...... Whatever it is I have this huge and I mean HUGE check in my spirit and THAT will make supporting our president a real challenge if that is what is to come. We shall see.... I believe God has a surprise victory in store for McCain. I hope I am right.
MOVING
As soon as I start dreading or speaking bad things about having to move I quickly remember my last move and am quickly thankful that this one should be much easier. Since I lived at an all bills paid place I have to set up new accounts for all the public services. Half of the fun of moving is trying to meet everyone at the proper time to get things turned on etc. I thought the things at my storage unit would be just a few small things until I went out and realized we have a pretty good load of stuff out there. At least I'll be saving that $120 a month for the storage bill. That will go towards the appliances I have to get. I find myself on Craigs list searching and the ones that look the most attractive say "will deliver". Have you ever bought a refrigerator without looking at it? How bad could a side by side 25 cu ft 2005 model be? $125 seems cheap but could it be that torn up in 3 years? My problem is I am too lazy to drive around searching people's addresses to look at things like that. I'd rather go to the dentist.
Without friends and family moving would be impossible. I thought about waiting until after the election because if Obama is elected I may qualify for a new program that provides social moving services under the new administration. Seriously though, my youngest son Steven has offered up his help and is even bringing a van to help on Sunday. then 2 of my buddies from the VR have accepted my invite to help. Looks to be I need to rent a uhaul. Thats when you know you have real friends. Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Keith Hernandez asked Jerry for help and Jerry was honored to be that close of a friend.
This will be a tough one on me. I have several maladies I am dealing with. My knee is better since I quit lifitng all the TVs yet today after lifting only some small things it begin to flare up. And it hasn't seen nothing yet! The right rear portion of my right foot is numb. No feeling at all. Has been that way for at least two months. No pain, just no feeling. The left one is starting to feel the same way. Kind of an irritation but need to have it checked as the google diagnosis isn't that great. My lower back in the sciatic area is also better since the job change yet it irritates me when I lift. My worse problem presently is I believe I have a pinched nerve in my neck. I have had some neck issue since about 3 months before I left my previous job. I am sure I lifted something wrong as there is no way to properly lean over and hold a 150 pound tv and try and set it inside some guys volkswagon squeezing it between the front and back seat.. Usually the things I lifted were for people that appeared to me to be in better physical shape than I. Anyhow, the neck is becoming a real problem. Some things cause it great great pain and I have to be really careful. Maybe I will lift something that will pop something IN place. That is my hope. I don't have cable getting hooked up till Tuesday since the cable people failed to call me before they went to the new place. I got a phone recording telling me to reschedule. Nice! This after explaining carefully to the phone representative the importance of calling me so I could meet them.
No moving tonight though. OU-Nebraska tonight as well as channel jumping to the Texas Texas Tech game GO TECH! But before that in honor of my daughter in law and My Blessed life blog here is my menu for dinner.
Hamburger steak
Fried taters
Ranchstyle beans
Bread and butter
Iced Tea
When I read her menus I find myself wondering what kind of job I could find if I moved to alabama and moved in their neighborhood. Yuuuummmmmm!
Without friends and family moving would be impossible. I thought about waiting until after the election because if Obama is elected I may qualify for a new program that provides social moving services under the new administration. Seriously though, my youngest son Steven has offered up his help and is even bringing a van to help on Sunday. then 2 of my buddies from the VR have accepted my invite to help. Looks to be I need to rent a uhaul. Thats when you know you have real friends. Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Keith Hernandez asked Jerry for help and Jerry was honored to be that close of a friend.
This will be a tough one on me. I have several maladies I am dealing with. My knee is better since I quit lifitng all the TVs yet today after lifting only some small things it begin to flare up. And it hasn't seen nothing yet! The right rear portion of my right foot is numb. No feeling at all. Has been that way for at least two months. No pain, just no feeling. The left one is starting to feel the same way. Kind of an irritation but need to have it checked as the google diagnosis isn't that great. My lower back in the sciatic area is also better since the job change yet it irritates me when I lift. My worse problem presently is I believe I have a pinched nerve in my neck. I have had some neck issue since about 3 months before I left my previous job. I am sure I lifted something wrong as there is no way to properly lean over and hold a 150 pound tv and try and set it inside some guys volkswagon squeezing it between the front and back seat.. Usually the things I lifted were for people that appeared to me to be in better physical shape than I. Anyhow, the neck is becoming a real problem. Some things cause it great great pain and I have to be really careful. Maybe I will lift something that will pop something IN place. That is my hope. I don't have cable getting hooked up till Tuesday since the cable people failed to call me before they went to the new place. I got a phone recording telling me to reschedule. Nice! This after explaining carefully to the phone representative the importance of calling me so I could meet them.
No moving tonight though. OU-Nebraska tonight as well as channel jumping to the Texas Texas Tech game GO TECH! But before that in honor of my daughter in law and My Blessed life blog here is my menu for dinner.
Hamburger steak
Fried taters
Ranchstyle beans
Bread and butter
Iced Tea
When I read her menus I find myself wondering what kind of job I could find if I moved to alabama and moved in their neighborhood. Yuuuummmmmm!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Obama
I am no poitical whiz to say the least. What concerns me and is actually worrying me even more is the seemingly unawareness of the general U.S. population of who they are about to elect for president. It is becoming more and more clear that Obama has some serious background issues that portray his beliefs more clearly than the words he carefully speaks. But what is in the heart cannot help but flow off the tongue eventually. Obama's "spread the wealth" comment is very disturbing. When you combine the comment with his past dealings with questionable parties a true picture is finally being portrayed of who and what this guy really stands for. I honestly believe that he thinks taking from the rich and giving to the poor is the answer to our problem in America. Under an Obama presidency it seems to me that my best bet for the future is to lean towards being on the more poor side of life since it is unlikely that I will ever be rich. If I can reduce my income I can qualify for some of this wealth re-distribution. Why would I want to work hard to make more money if I can be better taken care of as a poor person under an Obama spread the wealth presidency? An Obama presidency pretty much plans to take from the wealthy to give new programs to the poor. Where is the motivation for the poor to better themselves? To get a job and have a career if they are taken care of better being poor?
One would think that in our great nation there would be people shouting form the rooftops the problem with Obama's theories. Is it because simply that he is a liberal that the mainstream media is so in love with him? I realize he has great oratory skills and is a people person who is great at speaking and motivating crowds. So was Hitler. I am not cmparing the two. I only see that Hitler was also a great public speaker and able to convince thousands of people that his way was the right way because of his oratory skills and the ability to inspire hundreds of thousands of people. Obama has the same ability to seemingly influence the masses. The problem is that I don't believe the masses are smart enough to see what this man is proposing.
The polls have me worried that Obama is going to be the next president. However, maybe my worres are unjustified. I honestly believe the polls are severly flawed. Who knows how manipulated they are? If they can make it look like a runaway victory for Obama how many McCain people just stay home and throw in the towel? Or will America's conservative right rise up for a big push at the polls because of what the polls say?
I used to say that after working in retail so long I was losing my faith in humanity itself after dealing with so many shall I say "challenged" people. Ok let me just go ahead and say it..... idiots. I am convinced we live among a great number of idiots. I am talking about people who simply have no clue to current events, basic common sense, etc. People that are swayed by whatever sounds good at the time. Kinda like the people who bought $300,000 homes with a mortgage payment of about ohhhh maybe $800 a month, totally oblivious to the terms of the loan meaning their payment could jump to $3000 per month under certain circumstances, etc.
I think we all want "change". We all agree W wasn't the answer for our multitude of problems. I am not saying McCain is, yet, I believe that he has a much better grip on what we need in the future than Obama.
As for foreign affairs again it is obvious Obama has not a clue as to the seriousness of the tensions we are living in. I don't think McCain is exactly Mr right either as I feel like he will be sort of like a sherrif with a big gun, but again, I feel he is a better choice than Obama. I would rather the the dictators and tyrannies of the world view us as a country with a president they don't want to mess aorund with than a country they want to test. I don't think they will feel the temptaion to "test" McCain. I think there is no doubt they will test Obama.
Ok now I feel better....
One would think that in our great nation there would be people shouting form the rooftops the problem with Obama's theories. Is it because simply that he is a liberal that the mainstream media is so in love with him? I realize he has great oratory skills and is a people person who is great at speaking and motivating crowds. So was Hitler. I am not cmparing the two. I only see that Hitler was also a great public speaker and able to convince thousands of people that his way was the right way because of his oratory skills and the ability to inspire hundreds of thousands of people. Obama has the same ability to seemingly influence the masses. The problem is that I don't believe the masses are smart enough to see what this man is proposing.
The polls have me worried that Obama is going to be the next president. However, maybe my worres are unjustified. I honestly believe the polls are severly flawed. Who knows how manipulated they are? If they can make it look like a runaway victory for Obama how many McCain people just stay home and throw in the towel? Or will America's conservative right rise up for a big push at the polls because of what the polls say?
I used to say that after working in retail so long I was losing my faith in humanity itself after dealing with so many shall I say "challenged" people. Ok let me just go ahead and say it..... idiots. I am convinced we live among a great number of idiots. I am talking about people who simply have no clue to current events, basic common sense, etc. People that are swayed by whatever sounds good at the time. Kinda like the people who bought $300,000 homes with a mortgage payment of about ohhhh maybe $800 a month, totally oblivious to the terms of the loan meaning their payment could jump to $3000 per month under certain circumstances, etc.
I think we all want "change". We all agree W wasn't the answer for our multitude of problems. I am not saying McCain is, yet, I believe that he has a much better grip on what we need in the future than Obama.
As for foreign affairs again it is obvious Obama has not a clue as to the seriousness of the tensions we are living in. I don't think McCain is exactly Mr right either as I feel like he will be sort of like a sherrif with a big gun, but again, I feel he is a better choice than Obama. I would rather the the dictators and tyrannies of the world view us as a country with a president they don't want to mess aorund with than a country they want to test. I don't think they will feel the temptaion to "test" McCain. I think there is no doubt they will test Obama.
Ok now I feel better....
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Asking why
I met three guys in Ft Smith three weeks ago who I could tell were going to be fun to work with. Young and energetic and full of promise to make their business successful. Two brothers and their best friend. Their best friend is the heart and soul of the operation having all the brains and know how to make it all work profitably. I saw the friend in Tulsa two weeks ago, his name is Steve. Friday I attended his funeral in Van Buren. Life snuffed out in a second. Gone. His wife was home sick with bronchitis and he decided to take her lunch. On his way back to work he had a fatal car accident. Nobody else involved he just lost control of his vehicle and died. The friends (brothers) are devastated. His wife his friends all in shock and devastation of it all. I barely knew him yet was affected deeply as to how fragile life really is.
It brought back memories of a very good friend who at 29 yrs old died about 2 yrs ago. All the same emotions of why why why? You look to God and you sense His loving arms of comfort but you have no answer as to why. Bad things happen to good people. All the time.
Death brings about questions of life. Is it really worth it to fret and worry over so many things that are uncontrollable in life. So many obstacles thrown in our path to make life such a challenge? These type of events make me realize life has got to be more than making the next sale, paying the next bill, overcoming the next surprise in your life. I look at the things I worry and fret over and conclude the things I let get me down are nothing in the grand scheme of things. Nothing. It is silly to get all worried and stressed over things that are beyond your control. I look at the things I have been through in my life and at times have cried out to God WHY ME LORD? What did I do to deserve this situation? Why do you seem to dislike me or turn your back to me so often. When in reality I should give great thanks to the Lord. I am alive, my family is alive and healthy and happy. I have so many things to be thankful for it would take a long long post to begin to list them all. I look at so many people I know who have been hurt by life's curveballs in much worse situations than my own.
As I look back I realize it is the trials and the pain that have ultimately made me who I am. All the mistakes and bad decisions used to haunt me. If I would have only done this one thing different.... when ultimately it is the Journey itself that defines who we are. Coaches of all sports say adversity is what carves character into a team. How we face life's tribulations and trials burns the character in the spirit and soul of who you are.
As I looked at this fellow Steve laying there in a casket. Young, handsome, looking as if he were only taking a nap I was struck by the fact that this truly was simply God's vessel that housed the spirit and soul of Steve. His body was before us but he was gone. We are left to wonder why. He is by all accounts basking in the presence of God. We take comfort in that yet looking at the red faces and wet eyes of his best friends you take up their burden. Their only words, "We dont know if we can go on without him". They can and they will. Its part of the journey. They will both eventually get better and stronger thru this journey. Drawing closer to God is the only way to be happy in our journey. His comfort and peace make no sense but it is real. He is the ony answer ultimately.
It brought back memories of a very good friend who at 29 yrs old died about 2 yrs ago. All the same emotions of why why why? You look to God and you sense His loving arms of comfort but you have no answer as to why. Bad things happen to good people. All the time.
Death brings about questions of life. Is it really worth it to fret and worry over so many things that are uncontrollable in life. So many obstacles thrown in our path to make life such a challenge? These type of events make me realize life has got to be more than making the next sale, paying the next bill, overcoming the next surprise in your life. I look at the things I worry and fret over and conclude the things I let get me down are nothing in the grand scheme of things. Nothing. It is silly to get all worried and stressed over things that are beyond your control. I look at the things I have been through in my life and at times have cried out to God WHY ME LORD? What did I do to deserve this situation? Why do you seem to dislike me or turn your back to me so often. When in reality I should give great thanks to the Lord. I am alive, my family is alive and healthy and happy. I have so many things to be thankful for it would take a long long post to begin to list them all. I look at so many people I know who have been hurt by life's curveballs in much worse situations than my own.
As I look back I realize it is the trials and the pain that have ultimately made me who I am. All the mistakes and bad decisions used to haunt me. If I would have only done this one thing different.... when ultimately it is the Journey itself that defines who we are. Coaches of all sports say adversity is what carves character into a team. How we face life's tribulations and trials burns the character in the spirit and soul of who you are.
As I looked at this fellow Steve laying there in a casket. Young, handsome, looking as if he were only taking a nap I was struck by the fact that this truly was simply God's vessel that housed the spirit and soul of Steve. His body was before us but he was gone. We are left to wonder why. He is by all accounts basking in the presence of God. We take comfort in that yet looking at the red faces and wet eyes of his best friends you take up their burden. Their only words, "We dont know if we can go on without him". They can and they will. Its part of the journey. They will both eventually get better and stronger thru this journey. Drawing closer to God is the only way to be happy in our journey. His comfort and peace make no sense but it is real. He is the ony answer ultimately.
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