Off to the Fair

It's the last fair of the season. Weather's turning cooler, trees are really changing. Last funnel cake, last carmel apple, last hurrah for the summer!

Talk about chapping my a**

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/special-report/transcript/who-went-sin-city-your-dime

This was on Special Report with Brett Baier, Fox News, and I quote:
Biting the Hand...

President Obama's aunt, who was recently granted asylum after it was discovered she had been living in the country illegally, is blaming the U.S. for its immigration problems.

Zietuni Onyango told a Boston TV station, "If I come as an immigrant, you have the obligation to make me a citizen." She also said she was assigned public housing despite her illegal status, saying, "I didn't take any advantage of the system. The system took advantage of me."

Are you KIDDING ME? And we wonder why this country is going to hell in a hand basket....this pretty much answers a big chunk of that question.

More Quilts!

From traditional quilts, to avant garde...the work that goes into these, it's just amazing. My work is "hack" compared to these masterpieces.

More amazement

I'm still getting over the fabulous quilts from the 2010 Philadelphia Quilt Show...the artistry was incredible.

2010 Philadelphia Quilt Show

OMG. Once again, I was completely BLOWN AWAY by the quilts...or should I say works of art!

I'm so glad

That our government is spending my hard earned money on "projects" like this. Tell me, exactly how many jobs did this "stimulate"?? How, exactly, is this helping our economy "recover"?? No wonder the American public is so outraged at Congress...me included.

Feds Spent $800,000 of Economic Stimulus on African Genital-Washing Program http://cnsnews.com/news/article/75198

WTF????????

What a beauty!

I sit here, in jeans and a sweatshirt, remembering our trip to the Keys. The warmth, the sun, the smell of the ocean. Yeah, it was only a month ago, but...it was also a world away!

More Good News about Obama!

US poverty on track to post record gain in 2009

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100911/ap_on_bi_ge/us_poverty_in_america

According to this article by HOPE YEN and LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press Writers Sat Sep 11, 2:13 pm ET

WASHINGTON – The number of people in the U.S. who are in poverty is on track for a record increase on President Barack Obama's watch, with the ranks of working-age poor approaching 1960s levels that led to the national war on poverty.

And the hits just keep on coming!

Yes We Can!

Take America Back! It's all over the news...

Even America's Liberal Elites Concede That Obama's Presidency is Crumbling

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/nilegardiner/100052779/even-americas-liberal-elites-concede-that-obamas-presidency-is-crumbling/

Sinking With Obama - Democrats Plan Political Triage

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/Sinking-with-Obama_-Democrats-plan-political-triage-772809-102390894.html

Obama Missing from Democrats' Campaign Ads

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/08/campaign.ads/index.html

Rasmussen Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/obama_administration/daily_presidential_tracking_poll

And the list goes on...America's tired and fed up with this Administration, this President, this Congress. Harry Reid saying, "It's not my fault" just isn't cutting it. (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/senate/harry-reid-i-had-nothing-to-do.html) We need our "leaders" to take responsibility, to make the right/hard decisions and put the country above their politics, above their "I'll do/say anything it takes to get re-elected" attitude.

November 2, 2010

I can't imagine why

People would not (or don't) brush their teeth. If I go for more than 24 hours, my teeth feel like they've got moss growing on them, and it's nasty. Granted, you don't need to put 27 pounds of toothpaste on your brush, like they do on TV - the packaging actually says to use a "pea size" amount of toothpaste, but I guess the admen figure if you see a huge glob of toothpaste on the brush on TV, that's what your suppose to do. That way, you'll use up more toothpaste and then need to buy more. It's all in the marketing. If you've just got plain jacked up teeth...well, I can understand that. Orthodontist's are expensive. but you can still brush!

A Story

While I was stationed in Germany back in the '80's I was standing by the telephone booth (remember those? They existed before the cel phone was invented), waiting my turn when this car comes to a stop across the street. This guy gets out, runs across the street, hands me a flower and says, "You're the prettiest girl I've ever seen." He runs back across the street, jumps back into the car and drives away. I never saw him again, and have no idea who he was. Wow. I don't know why, but I thought of that incident today...

Watches

The Ol' Man is a big fan of watches...nice watches. My dad gave me a Rolex when I went overseas for the war, and we've accumulated a few others since. Brightling, Omega, Doxa. On the first of each month, we change watches so the other watches don't feel left out. Besides, why own great stuff if you're not going to use it, be it watches, china, clothes? Why leave that stuff in the drawer? If you buy something - use it! Enjoy it!

Beautiful Summer

It's going to be in the high 80's today, so we're off to the beach! Need to enjoy the rest of the summer while it lasts...

And the Downward Spiral Continues...

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/27/summer-sizzles-economy-fizzles/

Excellent article from the Washington Times. Especially telling are the two paragraphs that respond to VP Biden's declaration that the country is going in the right direction:

"But what direction is that? Indicators that should be down are up, and those that should be up are down. The administration claims to have "saved" 3 million jobs, but this argument is losing traction as new claims for unemployment benefits continue to rise. Almost one in five American adults is either unemployed, underemployed or has lost hope. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth has declined since the end of 2009, and Friday's downward revision of second-quarter growth shows an economy on life support. New-home sales have fallen to the lowest pace on record, and despite historically low mortgage rates, prospective homebuyers lack enough confidence in the future to make long-term commitments. Meanwhile, more people are losing their home,s and Mr. Obama's plan to mitigate foreclosure has bogged down in red tape and administrative waste.

Since the "recovery summer" campaign kickoff, the stock market has declined, Treasury bond yields have tanked, the trade deficit has increased, manufacturing is down, non-farm productivity is down, durable goods orders are performing below expectations, the dollar is weaker, and retail sales have flatlined. "

Buy gold, bullets and move to a farm.

Wow...

Could there be more bad news about the economy, the job market, the housing market, the stock market, and any other market you can think of? My only dread is that nothing will change, even if we "vote the bum's out" in November. Something tells me Washington will remain the same...time will tell.

And It Begins

School started today...these last 2 classes and I'll graduate with my Masters in Professional Studies (MPS) in Human Resources and Employee Relations (HRER). What then? I haven't a clue....

I think it's official

Fall is here, even though it's only August. The leaves are starting to fall off the trees, and it's getting "cooler"...gosh, the summer went fast....

Settling in

Got all the food shopping done today - now we have plenty of fresh fruit, milk, peanuts, and cold cereal in the house. When we got back from the trip, the cupboards were pretty bare. We also got all the dive gear cleaned and stored, the laundry done, and the Hounds of the Baskervilles picked up from the kennel. So, it's back to "normalcy"...which isn't such a bad thing! I love our house, I love our puppers and I love the Ol' Man!

When the Party's Over...

Just got back today from a 10 day dive trip to the Florida Keys. Had a slice of Key Lime Pie at every placed we stopped to eat. The best was actually at the Westin in Miami! You can order Key Lime pie on line for (get this) $69.95 for ONE PIE. And, that doesn't include shipping! I think I'll look up the recipe on line and try to make my own....$70 for a pie seems a little steep to me.

Ya know

You just get use to things....like the Ol' Man having a beard. He just came down stairs, after having shaved off the majority of his beard. When I first met him, he had a beard, so that's how I always picture him. That's the guy I fell in love with...that face. I still love him with all my heart, but it's someone else...some other face looking at me, even though it's the same voice, same eyes. It takes a little getting use to...