The Friday Report

Well folks it is Friday again, cripes it seems like 7 days ago I was just here. Not much has changed since last Friday, gas is still climbing, the housing market is falling, recession is nipping at our heels, and shrub is dumb as ever.
Word has it that if we leave Iraq we will be inviting more trouble from the terrorists and look bad to the rest of the world. Well kiss my grits, how can we look worse than we already do to the world. As for more trouble from the bad guys, the commies didn't take over the world because we pulled out of Vietnam, and the terrorists won't win because we leave Iraq. Our men and women who have fought this war didn't do it in vain, they did what the government asked them to do, and they should be proud of that. It is the government and the leaders who let them down. We fought for our freedom when this country was formed, so can the people over there. They do have choices also, if they choose not to take them, too damned bad.
Remember the 365 tons of money the government sent there, and they don't know where it went, 12 billion dollars. I would be willing to bet most of that is funding the bad guys efforts against us. Nice huh? And no one gives a shit, we sit here on our asses, including the politicians, and don't keep asking where the money went. 365 tons is lots of money, and I bet hard to lose track of, but someone did. That amount would fill a good size warehouse. Even if they paid informants 25 million apiece, that wouldn't put a dent in the pile. And that was our money folks!
Now to home! Gas prices don't just affect our wallet at the pump, it affects everything else also, groceries go up, houses go up, we buy less, companies lay people off, all prices rise. If you read the news today, oil company profits are climbing again! This won't lead to a recession folks, if not dealt with soon, depression is certainly possible. Listen folks, my college degree is in economics, and I say the government and top economists are covering up the problem, minimizing it.
Just the other day, I read what an economist had to say about job loss. We lost millions of jobs to other countries, but says this nut, we gained them back in service jobs, like flipping burgers, tourism etc.. Now let me see, we lose 25 dollar an hour jobs, for 6 dollar an hour jobs, mmmmm let me see, yeah we got a steal on the jobs OK.
And look at the cost of health care, I had a stent put in in Feb., an over night stay, $29,000 worth for less than 24 hours, and that didn't include the doctor.
Well I better fold up shop for now, good night folks- Peace bros and sisters.

Friday Thoughts

Well folks it was nice today, am enjoying the weather, been outside today, walk the dog, listen to the birds, and sounds of people outside too.
I am tired of the media beating the Virginia shooting in to a zoo. All in the name of money for the news organizations. My heart goes out to the dead and their families, as does the rest of the country. Now let the families grieve and deal with their pain!
Over the period of the last few years I have given lots of thought into myself, and more so after struggling with health problems. It comes down to this: I am a smart person who believed he could go on forever, changing jobs, was never fired but because of firm moral beliefs, and just plain boredom, I changed jobs lots of times. Then I came to realize that the run was over, smart didn't cut it, neither did age. Now the options are few, along with opportunity. In the end I can say I did it my way and had fun doing it. I can't say I really regret my life, I have what is most important, family and friends and lots of experiences. I made lots of friends and probably lots of enemies too. But what the hell, you can't have everything. I've said before that I have a plethora of useless knowledge, and I wasn't kidding, eh, eh.
I wonder if Skinny and Singleton are related to me in some way, it seems I can related to them pretty well, maybe sisters I didn't know I had, LOL.
Well, enough for now, see you all later- Peace brothers and sisters!

Good VS Bad

There are good people of all races and bad people of all races. It is up to each of us to determine which is which when the need arises. I think myself as an honest person as to what I think and feel. Now whether those thoughts and feeling are right or wrong is another matter. Some times I base my thoughts and feelings on what I know, or facts, other times it is feelings alone, or thoughts alone, or even experiences. I have no doubt that I am not always right.
I worked for a boss that ranted and raved about being so honest and how he didn't understand how people questioned him. Well, he thought because he said what he thought made it all OK because he was honest. Well, the guy just didn't get that there was a difference between what honesty is and right and wrong. But it was compounded by the fact that he was a Marine, and Marines are honest and right, so he believed anyway. I call it delusion myself.
I also have choices, on what I watch and what I read and what I listen to. If I don't like something or it is boring I don't have to listen, read, or hear it. There are racists of all races, just look at many in the Islamic faith, hell, there are many against other religions, and discriminate against all who are not of their faith.
Don't get me wrong, when I think someone has pissed on my leg, I say what I think, I am discriminatory right wrong or indifferent. Otherwise I try to hold my tongue to be diplomatic. So I don't always say what I think. I let others do what they want until it affects me. And I don't need to agree with others, just don't push what I don't want or like down my throat.
Well enough for now. Thank you all-Peace!

Friday Again

Well, I have to say I don't care that Imus got the boot. Try as I might I could never get into watching him. It was always 5minutes of big mouth controversy and 2 hours of drivel. I don't mind someone having an opinion about something, controversial or not, but just to harp about something because you are supposed to be controversial is another thing. There are lots of racist people out there, even people like MLK and others in the civil rights causes. There are black, brown, red, yellow and white racists. Should he have been fired? I won't miss him, but letting him go wasn't the answer. When is it OK to say things like that and by who? Surely blacks say that themselves and worse. I didn't and wouldn't watch the nappy haired loud mouth with the cowboy wannabe demeanor. The only way he could have been worse, would be to have Ross Perot as co-host. Then they could discuss Vietnamese hit squads after them or some such drivel.
Well I have already spent too much time on him, so onward. Gas prices continue to climb, after the analysts said the rise was due to the capture of British Sailors. Well they are home now, so why didn't prices fall, instead they went up again. It seems the oil giants still need record profits!
Well more tomorrow.

Friday

Well it is Friday, we just had 8-10 inches of snow this week, and we may get 6-10 inches tonight. Damn, that is depressing. A week before it was 70 degrees and most of the snow was gone! So much for spring. Some call this god's country, I call it the country god forgot, or "this is not the end of the world, but you can see it from here". Well enough bitching, another week of cold snowy weather is just another bump in the road of life. I wish you all a Happy Easter!

Reflecting Of Late

Lately I have not been blogging on this site, but I have been reading the blogs of others several times per week. I guess I have had other worries about my health and numerous concerns of other family members, so my motivation to blog has been low.
I guess I have been focusing on getting through each day because I get so fatigued so easily, with a little physical activity. That is a real problem for me, as I am usually active in some way. But my mind still works and when I can, I do think about the world and the blogs.
I have been trying to come to terms with changes that are needed in my life whether I like it or not. I will do what is needed but I just have to beat my head against the wall for a while. So, I will slowly come back as I can.