The gulf between Republicans and Democrats
One sees the glass half empty and the other half full. The reality is the glass is near empty.
Wednesday, October 03, 2012
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
An Observation About Paul Ryan
I don't know if anyone has made this connection, but I noticed that Representative Paul Ryan, now the Republican VP nominee, represents Wisconsin's 1st District.
The 1st District includes the community of Oak Creek.
Oak Creek, WI is where the Sikh shooting took place.
I don't know if this means anything or if this connection will come up in the campaign, but I'm thinking it might given the current mood towards gun control.
Fortune Cookie
Your virtues are priceless treasures.
You will become more passionate and determined about your vision.
Saturday, June 09, 2012
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Quotes
"No matter how much the cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens." - Abraham Lincoln
"What luck for the rulers that men do not think. The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one."
~ Adolf Hitler
"Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much."
~ Walter Lippmann
"When the government fears the people, there is liberty; when the people fear their government, there is tyranny."
~ Thomas Jefferson
"What luck for the rulers that men do not think. The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one."
~ Adolf Hitler
"Where all men think alike, no one thinks very much."
~ Walter Lippmann
"When the government fears the people, there is liberty; when the people fear their government, there is tyranny."
~ Thomas Jefferson
Sunday, March 25, 2012
US TV Abroad
If you have a friend or relative that is in the military overseas or anyone who is traveling overseas and they have a Roku box, then they can watch live US TV shows for free over the Internet using the private channel USTVNOW. When they access their Roku profile, there is an area where they can add this private channel. Then they will be given a code when they go to access US TV NOW on their Roku which they will enter on the US TV NOW web site when they register. I just found out about this, but I haven't used it since I'm not overseas.
If you have a friend or relative that is in the military overseas or anyone who is traveling overseas and they have a Roku box, then they can watch live US TV shows for free over the Internet using the private channel USTVNOW. When they access their Roku profile, there is an area where they can add this private channel. Then they will be given a code when they go to access US TV NOW on their Roku which they will enter on the US TV NOW web site when they register. I just found out about this, but I haven't used it since I'm not overseas.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
5 Pearls of Scottish Wisdom
1. Money cannot buy happiness but somehow, it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes Benz than it is on a bicycle.
2. Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard's name.
3. Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.
4. Many people are alive only because it's illegal to shoot them.
5. Alcohol does not solve any problem, but then neither does milk.
1. Money cannot buy happiness but somehow, it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes Benz than it is on a bicycle.
2. Forgive your enemy but remember the bastard's name.
3. Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you when he is in trouble again.
4. Many people are alive only because it's illegal to shoot them.
5. Alcohol does not solve any problem, but then neither does milk.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Sunday, March 04, 2012
Fortune Cookies
Luck happens when hard work meets opportunity.
You will receive a surprising gift very soon.
Impatience may be appropriate at this time.
Learning is a treasure which accompanies us everywhere.
Getting together with old friends brings new adventures.
There is never any harm in asking an honest question.
Many pleasurable and memorable adventures are in store for you!
Luck will visit you on the next new moon.
New and rewarding opportunities will soon develop for you.
Trust your intuition.
Be on the alert for new opportunity.
Be prepared to accept a wondrous opportunity in the days ahead!
Your mind is filled with new ideas, explore them.
Emotions can be sweet and sour, so can your meal.
Big journeys begin with a single step.
Luck happens when hard work meets opportunity.
You will receive a surprising gift very soon.
Impatience may be appropriate at this time.
Learning is a treasure which accompanies us everywhere.
Getting together with old friends brings new adventures.
There is never any harm in asking an honest question.
Many pleasurable and memorable adventures are in store for you!
Luck will visit you on the next new moon.
New and rewarding opportunities will soon develop for you.
Trust your intuition.
Be on the alert for new opportunity.
Be prepared to accept a wondrous opportunity in the days ahead!
Your mind is filled with new ideas, explore them.
Emotions can be sweet and sour, so can your meal.
Big journeys begin with a single step.
Saturday, March 03, 2012
Friday, March 02, 2012
The greatest reader letter ever published. Effectively the Daily Mail's mission statement. twitter.com/kayaburgess/st…
— Kaya Burgess (Times) (@kayaburgess) March 2, 2012
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Fraud at the Highest Levels
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies in the heart of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague…” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero, speech to the Roman Senate.
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies in the heart of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague…” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero, speech to the Roman Senate.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Sugar Water, Maybe Not
This blog post is in response to this article on Tech Crunch.
While I agree that maybe this generation is not as great as the generation that put men on the moon, we should step back and look at all the world has today.
Genetic engineering, space telescopes, quantum mechanics, a private space industry, more media available today than ever before, the world wide web, inexpensive, but powerful computing power, networks that allow people to share their lives with anyone just about anywhere, and the ability to express oneself to a world wide audience without the approval of a network executive.
All in all, I would say that a lot has been accomplished. Hopefully, tomorrow will be even greater.
This blog post is in response to this article on Tech Crunch.
While I agree that maybe this generation is not as great as the generation that put men on the moon, we should step back and look at all the world has today.
Genetic engineering, space telescopes, quantum mechanics, a private space industry, more media available today than ever before, the world wide web, inexpensive, but powerful computing power, networks that allow people to share their lives with anyone just about anywhere, and the ability to express oneself to a world wide audience without the approval of a network executive.
All in all, I would say that a lot has been accomplished. Hopefully, tomorrow will be even greater.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Quotes
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill
"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never - -in nothing, great or small, large or petty -- never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." - Winston Churchill
"Quality means doing it right when no one is looking." - Henry Ford
“A great empire, like a great cake...easily diminished on the edges”~ BenFranklin
"If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams." - Les Brown
"Ideas not coupled with action never become bigger than the brain cells they occupied." - Arnold H. Glasow
"Winning doesn't always mean being first, winning means you're doing better than you've done before" – Bonnie Blair
The way to crush the middle class is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation. - Vladimir Lenin
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Vote for Ron Paul
The system needs a shakeup. Nothing would do that more than to elect Ron Paul.
Right now, Ron Paul scares the establishment. It threatens their power. They don't know how to control him and for this reason, regardless of Ron Paul's positions, he needs to be elected. Business as usual needs to stop.
Just look at how the media is attacking Paul. They love to bring up things that happened 20 years ago. They scare old people by making them think he will legalize prostitution and drugs. Really? Do you honestly think this would happen?
For one thing, the President does not make laws. The only thing the President can do is approve of laws presented to him by the Congress. So if Paul tries to do anything too radical, the Congress will stop him.
Why do I like Ron Paul? I think he would restore the balance of power to the States. I think he would reduce our role as policeman of the world. I think he would force the Federal government to be more fiscally responsible. I think he would eliminate the bad legislation that is in violation of our Constitution.
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