I don’t want to be negative about a, once, delightful, event for children BUT I simply can’t take it any more! This will be my last year for giving out treats to the children. The adults in my area have just ruined it for me and their kids.
This Halloween I just couldn’t believe the number of ”Adults”, coming around with infants, in strollers. Although, the babies were wearing costumes, they could neither walk or chew candy but the parents with No other small child in site, came up on the porch to retrieve candy for the infant. About ten of those senerios!
And, since when have Adults escorting groups of children think they are entitled to a candy reward? Coming to the door with their own pillow cases!! What is up with that?
I, as a giver of candy, shouldn’t be put into a position where I would have to call another person on the carpet. I don’t want to give anyone the opportunity to have an altercation with me over a candy bar. Just too many lunie tunes walking the streets these days. :(
I voted today and I normally don’t vote for Republicans, as I am a Constitutionalist by nature. This year I voted totally Republican, just to get some of the fools, in office, out of power. Even if it is only in our fine Commonwealth.
I am happy that the tides have turned in Virginia and New Jersey. Still have my fingers crossed for the State of New York.
I was delightfully surprised when I saw John Stossel on the Glen Beck TV show just last week. Then I received an email from a friend and they told me that John Stossel had been asked to part company from ABC. Primarily because a broadcast about the new proposed health care plan.
I think I live such a sheltered life that I thought this might be a sham, so I snooped around some of the WordPress Blogs and found these blogs with some information, http://onemansthoughts.wordpress.comhttp://obambi.wordpress.com their posts were written in September and October 2009. Then I found a link to the New York Post http://www.nypost.com/. Of course, now I know just how out of touch I am! Geesh, where have I been? Glen Beck even has John Stossel’s interview on his web site under “interviews” http://www.glenbeck.com/.
Then, I went to www.youtube.com and found this video! Apparently, this is part of the show that didn’t sit to well with ABC. So, just incase some of you folks out there are like me, out of the loop so to speak, you can see the clip here too.
Apparently, This show was broadcast in July. I missed it because I seldom watch ABC anymore. Most of the programs are no longer interesting to me, being either to fluffy or a little too liberal for me. I find CBS to be a little more entertaining and Fox is where I find most of my news.
What in the heck is wrong with educators, teachers and the people in charge of planning, ie. the School Boards around the country?
Our local School Board is trying to decide if it is benificial to give every failing child a grade of no lower than a 61. They don’t want the children to feel discouraged!!!
What is wrong with this concept? Is this going on in the rest of our country or only in the Norfolk, Virgina school district? Isn’t this “No Child Left Behind” a little extreme?
Protecting children is one thing but THIS doesn’t teach them a thing!! Pityful is all I can muster to say. Talk about dumbing down America, phew. Truly, this is a bite in the butt for the so called government educational system. Sad, sad, sad.
I’ll report back if I hear that this rule has passed. It might be a little hard to find if they buried the ruling on the web site.
A friend of mine sent me this youtube video. What a talented and, certainly, well cordinated man this is, Micheal Moschen! I know it is not generally what I post about but his act is really stunning. So, I just had to share.
I wasn’t really sure if what a friend of mine told me was true, so I started surfing the internet and found several articles on the subject. And, the pay raise is not a I know that the members of Congress have lost it, once again. In these tough economic times, unemployment on the rise, loosing homes and bail out after bail out. Why is our Congress continually trying to impoverish the citizens of this United States?
Yet, they seem to be able to stroke themselves a pay increase with our taxpayer dollars. Very nice, huh? What a crock!
Here are two detailed articles I discovered on the web.
Is there anything in our daily lives that is NOT controlled with taxes, restrictions, protections or regulations by any of the above?
I, personally, can only think that it might be Air. Although, that might have a tax or regulation attached at anytime too! Or is it possible that Air isn’t totally free either?
I’m really curious if anyone can think of something. Answers and responses are appreciated!
Cripe, I paid off my home and, now, I get the distinct pleasure of paying a property tax (rent to the city) if I want to stay here the rest of my life! Sort of like renting an apartment, just at a cheaper rate. Well, I suppose, if you consider maintenance and repairs. I guess I should be greatful! lol
Although, those cheaper rent rates might not be happening if our city keeps going via the way of California. Even if I can manage to hang on to it for the rest of my life, without getting taxed out of the house, will my kids even see any benefit from its sale? Death taxes for them, Woopee!!
This is not a Poser This is A Rant!
Politics is always so controversial. Each of us have our needs that come into play when we make decisions at the voting booth. I was recently in a chat room and a discussion about politics arose. These are some of my personal thoughts about today’s issues.
When I was younger I didn’t really pay much attention to elections. I tended to get caught up in the media hype, I was even excited in elementary school when we were all hollering “I like IKE”! Then, as you age, your life lessons come into play, some bad and some good. That is when you start making better decisions when going to election booths.
Example of, what I consider, stupid congressional moves. I remember when I was younger, I could see no reason for medicare. I thought it should never come out of taxpayer moneys and that is really a HMO type of operation, really not far removed from socialized medicine. But back then there were a lot of people approaching the age and they thought they would be better off. I wonder how many people, that are forced into medicare at age 65, think that now? There are so many of the elderly, that I talk with, that are so screwed because of the extra expenses it just makes me want to cry. I am not far from being elderly and am approaching medicare. I, still, have my reserved ideas about it because anytime the government forces a situation down our throats, I don’t like it! But, the politicians suckered everybody in and now that the elderly are dependent on the government. Because of fear they just can’t let it go! Now, we have no choice.
Socialized medicine is really scarry. My Mother had to have her kidney removed last year. She is 81. When speaking to her Brother and Sisters, who live in Germany (Germany has socialized medicine) they told here she was lucky that she lived in the US because had she been in Germany there is a cap of 80 years old and surgery would not be covered in their system. Granted, if she wanted to pay for that same surgery, out of pocket, she could have it if she could find a doctor willing to operate. How many 81 year olds have enough money to pay for surgery out of pocket?
On a side note. If Insurance companies had not been allowed to flourish, I think we would still have Doctors making house calls!
People that make the news, I say who cares about a small fish. The media just focuses on the Palins and Jacksons so that it takes heat off the Congress when they start passing their own agendas. Lets stab them (voters)in the back while they(us people) aren’t looking! You can complain all day long but it will never get us anywhere until we have a viable third party to stop both the Democrats and the Republicans. Unfortunately, the politicians are soooooo powerful that I probably will never see that day. I will never stop trying though.
I have been an independent voter since long before Ross Perot. My Hubs tells me that I waste my vote, every election. Ha, I refuse to vote for the lesser of two evils. My personal opinion, mind you. Over the years I have observed a lot and most of it has been watching politicians line the pockets of their friends with pork, themselves and totally waste taxpayer dollars. I don’t blame any president, ever elected, for much because I see Presidents as nothing more then the figure head for the henchmen running the show (sort of like the Mayor of a city). That would be the party in Power!
I cannot tell you the countless times I have written myself into a ballot because I refuse to vote for someone that has no opposition. Our wonderful city has chosen to have a ward system to insure that some elected officials will never be thrown out of office! I don’t even know why they bother to put them on the ballot when no one is running against them. It sucks when I see this crap going on. I don’t see the Presidential elections as much more promising. Pretty much fixed to a two party system.
Politicians are mostly, in my personal opinion, nothing more than crooks dressed in nice suits and, occasionally, have law degrees. If we want to see Any Change, forget the Presidential office and get the Congress Ousted!
I don’t want to seem too negative but the way I see it…. the Mafia didn’t disappear they all just became lawyers and politicians!
My Son told me I had to conclude my rant with an ending and a solution. So, I am. If I had my way the Constitutional Party would be a great escape from the world of the Republicans and Democrats!
(This writing has no structure, it was meant to be an “Automatic Writing” exercise. Don’t get too frustrated reading it.) Knowing that the event would be coming to an end very soon, and that I needed to experience this NYC happening first hand, so that I would be able to reflect on it in a wacky [...]
Gus Goes Hunting ! Howdy folks, So now that I am in school again, I had this lil’ homework assignment. To make a 30 second animation in After Effects, to be used in an “Exquisite Corpse” game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_ corpse). Well, the idea for this came to me in the morning on a Thursday, I had the whole [...]
