H O C K E Y D I N O

Here are some place places I would like to go someday that are on my list. I have a longer list, but these are the top of it for now. Someday...

Gibraltar - The Mediterranean one, not the Michigan one. I like to rock.

Sardinia - People live to be 100 there. I want to try that food.

Switzerland - I think a day drip would be worth it. Not much of a skier or into cold weather.

Argentina - Something pretty cool about being on the other side of the world. Plus their wine is fantastic.

Japan - The only Asian country that interests me.

Martinique - I hear it's the best island in the Caribbean to chill. I like conch.

Key West - I have dreams of living there, selling t-shirts and sunglasses on the beach,.

Isle Royale - Just say I did it. I'm not sure I would like it, but I think my soul needs it.

Iceland - 10 chicks for every guy? nahhh show me the hot geysers baths my skin needs a cleansing.

Greenland - Who ever goes here? Could be interesting.

When buddies of mine try to ask a chick and they get denied, we call it CRASH & BURN. When we witness it first hand, we still call it that, but actually make the sound effect of a plane about to crash. Like the freakin Red Baron taking a nose dive!

The other day I saw this dude bust a move on a hot chick on the dance floor. She flat out said NO, and she said Don't Be Scared. She said I Am, and pretty much put him in his place. Crash and Burn big time.

Sista Brooke passed this ditty along to me. Freakin hilarious:

Ways to Turn Down Unwanted Men

HE : Can I buy you a drink?
SHE : Actually I'd rather have the money.
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HE : I'm a photographer. I've been looking for a face like yours.
SHE : I'm a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for a face like yours.
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HE : Hi. Didn't we go on a date once? Or was it twice?
SHE : Must've been once. I never make the same mistake twice.
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HE : How did you get to be so beautiful?
SHE : I must've been given your share..
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HE : Will you go out with me this Saturday?
SHE : Sorry. I'm having a headache this weekend.
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HE : Your face must turn a few heads.
SHE : And your face must turn a few stomachs.
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HE : Go on ,don't be shy. Ask me out.
SHE : Okay, get out.
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HE : I think I could make you very happy.
SHE : Why? Are you leaving?
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HE : What would you say if I asked you to marry me?
SHE : Nothing. I can't talk and laugh at the same time.
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HE : Can I have your name?
SHE : Why? Don't you already have one?
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HE : Shall we go see a movie?
SHE : I've already seen it.
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HE : Where have you been all my life?
SHE : Hiding from you.
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HE : Haven't I seen you some place before?
SHE : Yes. That's why I don't go there anymore.
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HE : Is this seat empty?
SHE : Yes, and this one will be if you sit down.
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HE : So, what do you do for a living?
SHE : I'm a female impersonator.
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HE : Hey baby, what's your sign?
SHE : Do not enter.
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HE : Your body is like a temple.
SHE : Sorry, there are no services today.
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HE : If I could see you naked, I'd die happy.
SHE : If I saw you naked, I'd probably die laughing.
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I've never crashed and burned, for the record.

I got this sent to me by a friend (Brother Paul). The numbers are probably off, but you can look it up or check it out on Snopes for the validity. And and and if you are self proclaiming smart liberal who does their homework, you will do this anyways. So smart you be!

Anyways the reason why I'm not nit picking the numbers because the POINT of this is I agree with the premise and concept - that government is too large, inept and not doing what it was designed to do. And it's all your fault. You don't care. You don't vote, you don't think, you don't value liberty.

A letter to congress:
The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775 - you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke.

Social Security was established in 1935 - you have had 74 years to get it right; it is broke.

Fannie Mae was established in 1938 - you have had 71 years to get it right; it is broke.

War on Poverty started in 1964 - you have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor"; it hasn't worked.

Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 - you've had 44 years to get it right; they're broke

Freddie Mac was established in 1970 - you have had 39 years to get it right; it is broke

Trillions of dollars in the massive political payoff called the TARP bill of 2009 shows NO sign of working.

And finally to set a new record:
"Cash for Clunkers" was established in 2009 and went broke in 2009

So with a perfect 100% failure rate and a record that proves that "services" you shove down our throats are failing faster and faster, you want Americans to believe you can be trusted with a government-run health care system? 15% of our economy? Are you crazy?

Truly, the inmates are running the asylum! (And what does this say about voters who put such pond scum in office...hmmm? Maybe we need to let others in on this brilliant record before 2010 and just vote against incumbents.)

So once again... it's official, you are ALL morons, I don't care what your political leanings are.

Pragmatists will claim that many people have received social security and medicare - so that makes it ok. In their mind, the ends always justify the means. The ends never justify the means unless it's in self defense, or to keep your girl happy. Other than that, principle and integrity is everything. If you give a government an inch, the will take a foot. You follow?



"How did it happen? How did our national government grow from a servant with sharply limited powers into a master with virtually unlimited power? In part, we were swindled. There are occasions when we have elevated men and political parties to power that promised to restore limited government and then proceeded, after their election, to expand the activities of government. But let us be honest with ourselves. Broken promises are not the major causes of our trouble. Kept promises are. All too often we have put men in office who have suggested spending a little more on this, a little more on that, who have proposed a new welfare program, who have thought of another variety of 'security.' We have taken the bait, preferring to put off to another day the recapture of freedom and the restoration of our constitutional system." --U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater (1909-1998) (thanks brother Greg)

Just because I don't smile so much, doesn't mean I'm not happy. Then again, there's a chance that I'm not happy if I am not smiling too. Does it matter if I am or not? I suppose if it sets the tone for conversations or moods around, then yeah I get it. I'll try.

Let's though, talk about HAPPY. I had a discussion with a coworker who said she was happy most of the time. I find that to be very nice actually, even though I don't understand it. How is it possible to be happy most of the time? I assume it's a choice, but I think it's more than that; at least for me anyways. Waking up happy? Sounds like crazy talk to me. Yet many people are this way.

Yes there are people, places, and things that bring me happiness. I'm thankful for that. But to walk around with a smile all day? I'm not so sure I'm there yet. Could I ever be? I see so many "positive" messages on Facebook and Myspace for example from people spreading the good word. I don't take offense to those messages, but I wonder if they are just an exercises for them, so they can choose that mood for the day... or not? Yeah, I think there's some element of FAKE that goes along with that. You know, when someone wishes me a great day, or to have a wonderful weekend. Do they really know or care? Do they want to know when I don't? I think it makes them feel good to say it. Weird though, I don't feel good when people say it to me. Does that make a glass is half empty leaking kind of guy?

I've said it all along, I'm not looking for happiness. I know where it lies. I'm looking for contentment; that's the struggle. To escape the things that do no bring me joy. To find the path that leads to more contentment. Life right now is so complex when it really need not to be. The struggle is roadblock. I'm not looking for Easy Street, I'm looking for Content Avenue. I see all these people that have been there, but I don't know which way they took to get there. Did they hitch a ride on a star? Did they run to it? Did they take forever to get there? Tell me.

I get comments from the left telling me that anyone who is against Obama's Health Care Reform plan, is just a right wing nut job. I even get some people from the right who tell me that some of the plan is ok, it just goes to far.

Well to those right wingers who feel that way, you are wrong. Wrong because it's not the role of government to take care of you. Once you give them an inch to do so (we have), then they will take a foot(they are). You can't pick and choose what you want them to do, else the whole can of worms has been open (it has). See how that works?

Have some principle. Either you are statist or not. You can't be a little of both without suffering from some credibility issue.

This guy read the bill, and says it's pretty scary. You can make the decision if it is or not. I will tell you, that it's very scary just on principle even not matter the outcome. http://michaelconnelly.viviti.com/entries/general/the-truth-about-the-health-care-bills . Professor Connelly is a retired attorney, former Officer in the U.S. Army, published author and Constitutional Law Instructor.

John Stossel of ABC who does very good work in exposing the wrongs of those things that are wrong. This video from Nightline is very interesting and telling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9GMKK_fWKg&feature=player_embedded

I still think Hillary has some pics on Obama, that's why he's pushing this mess. It makes no sense. The govt will screw this up, how can you deny it?

interesting:
http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=3834

Why do I make lists? I don't know. I think I need a place for everything. I think it gives creedence to what I like. Perhaps it's just the competition of it all. Anyways, here is my top 200 list of all time of music performers (rock bands, artists, and others). It's not in any order yet. The section called Fringe means I like a few songs, but they artists don't make my top 200.

Led Zeppelin
Rush
Elvis Costello
Foo Fighters
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Ted Nugent
The Beatles
The Cars
The Clash
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Triumph
Coldplay
AC DC
Aerosmith
Alice In Chains
Andrea Bocelli
Bad Company
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Depeche Mode
ELO
Elvis Presley
Genesis
Goo Goo Dolls
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Queen
Queensryche
R.E.M.
Stone Temple Pilots
The Allman Brothers
The Cure
The Doors
The Police
The Prentenders
U2
Van Halen
Wilco
Van Morrison
38 Special
Alice Cooper
April Wine
Bare Naked Ladies
Billy Squier
Blue October
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Boston
Brian Adams
Cheap Trick
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby, Stills, & Nash
David Bowie
Deep Purple
Dokken
Foriegner
J. Geils Band
Jimi Hendrix
Johnny Cash
Lynard Skynard
Mettalica
Motley Crue
Neil Young
Paul McCartney & Wings
Phil Collins
Prince
Rainbow
Sammy Hagar
Santana
The Cult
The Fixx
Tom Jones
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Train
Velvet Revolver
Y&T
Yes
ZZ Top
Buddy Holly
Def Leppard
Eric Clapton
Frank Sinatra
Paul Weller
Peter Gabriel
Sara Maclaughlin
Alison Kraus
America
Beastie Boys
Billy Joel
Blondie
Bob Dylan
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Creem
Crowded House
Dean Martin
Eddie Money
Elton John
Fiona Apple
Foghat
Honeymoon Suite
James Brown
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Starship
Jethro Tull
Joe Cocker
Joe Satriani
Joe Walsh
John Cougar Mellankamp
John Denver
John Lennon
Kid Rock
Kiss
Marvin Gaye
New Order
Otis Redding
Paul Simon
Peter Frampton
Pink Floyd
Red Hot Chili Peppers
REO Speedwagon
Ringo Starr
Robert Plant
Rod Stewart
Roy Orbison
Ryan Adams
Scorpions
Smithereens
Split Enz
Sponge
Spoon
Steely Dan
Steve Vai
Stevie Wonder
Sting
Talking Heads
Tears for Fears
The Doobie Brothers
The Firm
The Guess Who
The Killers
Traffic
Tragically Hip
Buddy Guy
Bush
Tesla
The Animals
The Babys
White Stripes
The Beach Boys
The Raconteurs
The DoDos
Styx
Beach Boys
Bee Gees
Black Sabbath
Bon Jovi
Booker T & The MGS
Buffalo Springfield
Carl Perkins
Chuck Berry
Duffy
Duran Duran
Earth Wind & Fire
Emmy Lou Harris
Fleetwood Mac
Guns & Roses
Jackson Browne
Jeff Beck
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jewell
John Mayer
Louis Prima
Loverboy
Madonna
Ministry
Muddy Waters
Parliament Funkadelic
Pat Travers Band
Patsy Cline
Psyhodelic Furs
Quiet Riot
Ratt
Ray Charles
Sam Cooke
The Four Seasons
The Four Tops
The Jam
The Kinks
The Monkees
The Moody Blues
Phish
The Replacements
The Rockets
The Romantics
The Smiths
The Temptations
The Velvet Underground
The Yardbirds
Thin Lizzy
Todd Rudgren
Fringe:
The Birds
Steve Miller Band
The Eagles
Ry Cooder
Tori Amos
Twisted Sister
Molley Hatchett
Mr. Big
Echo & The Bunnymen
Thirty Seconds To Mars
The Band
Godsmack
Megadeth
Marilyn Manson
The O'Jays
Grateful Dead
Jimmy Buffett
Wallflowers
Offspring
Gary Numan
Weezer
Adelle

I tried to count the number of weddings off of the top of my head that I've been to. I came up with 42. I'm sure I'm missing a handful but I think that's most of them. Of those 42, all were traditional for the most part except for one. The one that was not traditional was held at the Renaissance Festival where the wedding participants and guests were in costume. That one was very fun and different to say the least.

I asked a question on Facebook what people liked about weddings and what they did not like. Most of the dislikes and likes were all the same, with much crossover. Many did not like the sappy dances like the Chicken Dance, The Locomotion, or the Hokey Pokey. Many didn't want to hear any Bob Seger, Country Music, or the Macarena. Some people don't care for the garter toss, receiving line, or even the unity candle. I understand, I understand, I understand.

To me, my favorite things about a wedding are seeing people that I know (usually), and eating butter cream frosting from the cake. I've always liked the vows that are exchanged too, even if they are traditional. It's the one time you can witness the love between two people for just a snapshot of their life...even if the marriage doesn't last later on. You know at that minute, at least there's something beautiful being shared. I've always found that to be very nice and the whole point of a wedding.

My biggest gripe with weddings, are not the traditional aspects of it. It's the industry that supports it, and the amount of money they cost. Yet I'm not sure how you can get around such events. If you want to throw a party, there are certain things you need to do. There's a certain amount of people you need to invite. There's a certain expectation of those involved to provide traditional elements at least as well. I'm not sure how you get around it.

I do get bored sometimes at doing the same things over and over, and at having been to so many weddings, that's alot of hokey pokey going on. You know what I'm saying? I still have fun, and I don't get angry or upset going. I just wish there were some new traditions involved and perhaps some taken away that have lost their luster.

I'm open to suggestions and solutions if you have any. It just seems when someone is going to get married, they automatically go for the routine instead of thinking outside the box. If that's what they want, then cool I guess. I just want something different for a change and more memorable. I'd like to hear some stories of any other unique weddings if you've been to any.

Oh I have to say, I can't stand people that wear t-shirts to a wedding. Guys that don't wear a suit bother me too. Show some respect. Or people that say they will show up and never do. They must think weddings are free. Morons.

Facebook status updates can be lame, funny, and boring. More often than not, they annoy the hell out of me and I try to avoid them. Here is my latest collection that made my eyes roll.

Good Morning!!!!! You all have a wacky wednesday......two days for the weekend!!!! Muuuaaahhh!!!

Luv my friends and family...you guys are all nut cases, that I adore!!!!!

Going to veg out on the lawn today.....can't do anything so I might as well take advantage of it...........you all have a great day!!!!!

hate getting up early

is sooo ready for bed

im so tired....nite everyone!

Tired...night

I love love love all of you

It's the morning.

Dead Tierd & Passing Out! GOODNITE! It's BEDTIME 4 MEEEEE!!!

tired and can't get to sleep

Ok, Saturday night......a Bakers Dozen Show or CPOFBIV Party? What do do...........Cool Peeps Don't throw anything at me!!!

When it rains it pours bad news

hanging with my family!!

wish everyone an awesome Friday !!!!

Life is one challenge after another!!! Its how we handle those challenges that defines us as a adult!!

Ahhhhh Friday!!

I slept all night - and it was goooood sleep!

needs to set the alarm to run in the morning

I was up early enough to watch the sunrise, drink The Cup of coffee for the day-now off to hit the showers and get on with the day.

Good morning, Good Morning, Good Mornning to you! I need some more cofffee --- Im TIred BOOOO HOOOOOO!

It's too early to be awake!

TGIF

I hope you have a great day

yoga, hair appt

Wow what a very long week!

No more work until Monday!!!

I slept in - now it's coffee time

Apologies to those who've already heard this story...

The other night night around 1230am I heard a car speeding up and down the street. I looked outside and saw a car going back and forth a few times. I thought it was a cop car but wasn't sure. When I looked again I knew it was a cop car because the lights were off, and it had that accelerating power that sounds like a rocket ship (I love that by the way)...then I saw a spotlight flashing around up towards the trees. I looked out my back window of my house, then I saw my neighbor's motion detector light go on. I knew something was up for sure.

Then I saw a cop with a flashlight at the house behind me running towards the fence of my next door neighbor's yard. I went out on my deck scantily clad in my underwear (wife beater shirt for sure) to get a better look. The cop then jumped the fence and had his flashlight on this punk who was trying to hide. He told the punk to freeze, but he didn't. The punk then started to climb over my neighbor's deck and proceeded to climb the opposite fence. The cop then yelled some more at the punk to freeze, who didn't listen. He climbed the opposite fence out of the yard, then the cop told him to freeze again while he climbed the fence in pursuit. He pulled out his tazer and shot the punk. I didn't know it was a tazer, but it sounded like a loud cap gun going off. I thought he shot him with a gun. Totally freaked me out! I heard him scream. The cop climbed over the fence to arrest the punk.

I then called my neighbors where this was at, ran over to knock on my next door neighbor's house and woke them up as well. Then at least 4 more cop cars pulled up within minutes to help out. The suspect who was tazed, not shot, was escorted to a cop car. He was laughing. One of the officers said he was drunk. Punk!

Apparently they've arrested about 6 teens in the last couple of weeks who've been breaking into cars. Great job by the cops who were just on patrol.

For a minute there I thought I was watching an episode of TJ Hooker. It was pretty surreal, and I was jacked after that. I couldn't sleep till about 3am.

Keep those outdoor lights on folks!

What's in a name you ask? Everything! Especially when it comes to Fantasy Football. How boring is it when a team puts NO THOUGHT into their team name. What kind of identity are portraying when you don't come up with something cool or clever? What does that show to the rest of the league, when you just throw out some stupid lame name like The Killers, or Crushers. How about the ever popular The Destroyers! Bombers! Lame!

More examples of Lame:
Dolphins - or any team that is a pro team name.
Wolverines - or any college team. Get real.

Cool or Clever:
Corn on the Schuab
WD- Forte
Flacco Seagulls
Bros Before Shiancoes
I Dream of Mangini
White Cassell
Romo Witten His Pants
Cutler's Last Stand
Home is where the Portis
Donte drink and drive
Rex and the City
Kibbles and Vick
I Touchdown There
Have Bush? Get Barber!
Brees Nuts
The Detroit Lions
Ivanhoe Crusaders
Benton Harbor Black Sheep
Church of Slaton
Pabst Smears
Amish Death Squad
Gang Green
Stafford Infection
Battle Creek Cereal Killers
Bad Axe Militia
Arena Football Refugees
Shake Your John David Booty
Ohhhh Thank "EVANS" ...
Ypsitucky Midget Welders
No Punt Intended
Orton's Neckbeards
Favre's Flip Flops
Urine Trouble
Victorious Secret

Waxing Nostalgic....Here listed are the films directed by John Hughes, the famous directer who just passed away recently. I have seen all of these movies with the exception of the last four. Actually has anyone seen the last four?

Most of these movies came out when I was in high school and early college. At the time they were very popular. Friends could recite lines from each film all day long. We knew the soundtracks. We know all the actors and their character's names. I think everyone I know had a copy of The Breakfast Club or Planes, Trains & Automobiles at least. These movies became the image of my generation. Freaky hair, silly school stories, famous actors, and for the most part very memorable music.

Yet while I enjoyed many of these movies and still do, I could not help but wonder how popular these movies are, but are not considered good to movie buffs. They do not get awards, they do not get recognition as being the top films of all time. I just find it odd, that their popularity did not translate to movie awards or recognition. I'll agree you cannot put Ferris Bueller next to Saving Private Ryan; that's not what I'm saying. There just has to be some importance given to a movie(s) that does so well. Maybe? Maybe not.

I recall when these movies were coming out, they were touting the fact it was a John Hughes film when it was being promoted. Like it was supposed to be something great and we had to see it. I never once felt these were great movies compared to the works of DePalma, Scorcese or Tarantino etc. I'm not dogging Hughes for these films, or their quality. I enjoyed them, and I think pop culture is important; and for the most part this list contains the films of my youth. So it's at least important to me. No matter how good, silly, or bad they were in the eyes of the critics; they were my movies. I could easily list 100 movies better than any of these, but what would be the point?

This group of films by Hughes, these generic simple predictable stories mean something...to me anyways.


* National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
* The Breakfast Club (1985)
* Pretty in Pink (1986; executive producer)
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
* Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
* She's Having a Baby (1988)
* The Great Outdoors (1988)
* Uncle Buck (1989)
* National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
* Home Alone (1990)
* Career Opportunities (1991)
* Only the Lonely (1991)
* Dutch (1991)
* Curly Sue (1991)
* Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
* Dennis the Menace (1993)
* Baby's Day Out (1994)
* Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
* 101 Dalmatians (1996)
* Flubber (1997)


When I think of these movies for some reason, I think of The Simple Minds song “Don’t You (Forget About Me).

I have a friend who's either a die hard libertarian who won't admit it, or he's a closet liberal hiding behind a label coz it sounds cool. I'm not sure really. He says he's fiscally conservative, and socially progressive. What the hell does socially progressive mean anyways? I needed to know. I did some researching on this and I didnt find much, other than this:

The social progressive says "everything is permitted, but what is forbidden."
The social conservative says, "everything is forbidden, but what is permitted."

So the social conservative is essentially a neo-con. Also known as the evangelical right (I'm generalizing).
Then the social progressive is then essentially a paleo-conservative (aka Libertarian, constitutional republican).

I'm jiggy with it.

Like I said, he's a libertarian like most people are and are afraid to admit. Why? Because they equate partys and politics to politicians. I often hear people say they cant be libertarians because Ron Paul isnt electible. I say, who cares about political parties? Instead care about the actual politics. I'm more concerned about being a libertarian then I am about the Libertarian Party. I am more concerned about promoting true idealogical principles of the Old Republican Party, then supporting statists like John McCain and Sarah Palin who call themselves Republicans.

LOVE MAIL
I love reading your FB BLOG!

You do realize you are HYSTERICAL or could even be described as "Whoreadorable" like a prostitute with a basket full of kittens!

It's your speeches such as these that must make me want you in the most carnal of ways Dino

You exhaust my brain!!!

I've come to realize....that you are one of the strangest but coolest
and smartest people I know but really I don't know you.

I want you

I think I am in love ... I just had this conversation with my best friend who loves football and I am just happy to follow baseball and enjoy it ... smiling ...


I wonder how things would have went for the country if Walter Conkrite would have chimed out the same rhetoric during some of our defeats during WWII. The fall of the Philippines, Bataan, Caserne Pass, the fighting delays in and around Monte Casino, Pearl Harbor, the beginning of the fighting during the Battle of the Bulge. To me, Walter was just another egotistical, self-centered, I'm always right & you're wrong, media ass hole that this country has a way of producing. No, I'm not upset about Walter's passing, rather I will always be upset by the passing of friends of mine whose names are etched in 'The Wall' in Washington, D.C. Later.
RP 258th Military Police Co./Corps.



Hate Mail
your old hat an ya played yourself

nice handlebar mustache, it's not the 70's. Get with the times

you live in a fantasyworld with your politics

you make me so mad

I never agree with you, but I respect you

Why do I have a hard time reading? When I read I tend to just read fast, and not soak up what I'm reading. It's like my mind is going to fast for the words. I used to like to read when I was younger; not it's painful. Which pretty much sucks because I'm thirsty for information and the truth.

While I respect fiction, I have no patience for it. I have a hard enough time dealing with reality, why would I want to delve into something that isn't real? I'm not knocking it, because I do recall some good fiction that I used to like - however it's not for me, and hasn't been for about 15 years. I just don't care.

Auto-biography's I find interested, but then again I do not learn too much from reading about other's. It's interesting, but at the same time I realize I'm not living life by reading about the past of others. Yeah yeah yeah I know, those that do not learn from history are destined to repeat it; and all the educational STUFF that comes along from learning about these guys. Yeah I get it.

I don't know if email or web reading has hurt my ability to read or my desire. I do want my information quick - whether it's a story or anecdote.

They say the best readers are the re readers. Well it may be true, and it could explain why I have 5 books started with bookmarks. I forget what I read, and I have to go back. Often when I've read a few pages I'll have to go back and reread what I wrote - since I forgot, or wasn't paying attention. Weird how I can day dream while reading! Weird how I can day dream while writing this.

I see people at work in the lounge on break reading a book. Who has that kind of time? I'm jealous of these people and they tick me of - both at the same time. Can anyone get any smarter or consider it productive to read a Steven King or Danielle Steele book? I just don't get it.

I got the core of this sent to me from sista Nancy. I've added my 2 cents were applicable. Please sign up before classes are full.

Class 1
Up in Winter, Down in Summer - How to Adjust a Thermostat
Step by Step, with Slide Presentation. Actually just complain. In the summer you'll see you are too cold, in the winter you'll say it's too hot.

Class 2
Which Takes More Energy - Putting the Toilet Seat Down, or Bitching About It for 3 Hours?
Round Table Discussion.

Class 3
Is It Possible To Drive Past a Target or Kohl's Without Stopping? Not sure this has ever happened.
Group Debate.

Class 5
Curling Irons--Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Bathroom Cabinet? [Note to men: Don't buy stock in Healthcare,but it in Curling Irons]
Examples on Video.

Class 4
Fundamental Differences Between a Purse and a Suitcase. Do you really need to carry everything but the kitchen sink?
Pictures and Explanatory Graphics.

Class 6
How to Ask Questions During Commercials and Be Quiet During the Program. Don't touch the remote, ever!
Help Line Support and Support Groups.

Class 7
Can a Bath Be Taken Without 14 Different Kinds of Soaps and Shampoos? How many body lotions can fit in a bathroom?
Open Forum.

Class 8
Health Watch--They Make Medicine for PMS - USE IT!
Please

Class 9
I Was Wrong and He Was Right! Yes it can happen to you.
--Real Life Testimonials.

Class 10
How to Parallel Park In Less Than 20 Minutes Without an Insurance Claim.
Driving Simulations. This one may be impossible.

Class 11
Learning to Live--How to Apply Brakes Without Throwing Passengers Through the Windshield.

Class 12
How to Shop by Yourself without walking in circles.

Class 13
How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy--Remembering To Take a List To The Store, Avoiding Separate Trips for Each Item Needed.
Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered.

Class 14
The Stove/Oven--What It Is and How It Is Used. This invention was made for you, and yet you shun it at every chance you get? WHY WHY WHY!!
Live Demonstration.

Upon completion of any of the above courses, diplomas will be issued to the survivors.

[Professors wear full body armor and ear plugs]

The program Cash for Clunkers isn't what it appears to be. Like a side view mirror's message, objects in the mirror are much larger than they appear. When word got out about the program, buyers waited. Once the program came up, those that waited flooded the showrooms. So they were going to go anyways. See?!

Apparently between 60,000 and 70,000 cash for clunker type deals are done every month without the government's help every single year. So why all the fuss? Oh it's to get the JUNK off the roads, and help get more fuel efficient cars on the road. Why? Because the government thinks they know what is good for everyone.

Anyways the pricing for new cars has not come down, so the cash incentive is being used on cars that aren't as fuel efficient as the program hoped for. Yet in August and September every year, prices come down to make room for next years models that are arriving. So has anything really changed?

Here has what has changed. Every consumer who gets the purchase credit, will get about 4500 showing up on their income tax statement. Yep, the IRS refuses to make an announcement on this, but it's coming. If I'm wrong, I'll retract...but apparently this is the real deal folks. You'll get taxed on it come April 15.

Sales may be up because of this program that you are paying for, and that's a good thing for sure. If it raises consumer confidence, then it will spark some movement...much needed movement in the economy. We do need confidence, yet when the government artificially creates it, then we have a problem.

As Irish Guy always say, they can't run the Post Office, how can they sell cars? They can't. They didn't take in to account all the used cars dealers that will get hurt by this program. The after market parts suppliers, repair shops, etc. What? You expected the government to do something right? By they way, who's paying for this additional funding for this program? Is it going to be me or is it you?

I'll keep my clunker thank you.


"When "the common good" of a society is regarded as something apart from and superior to the individual good of its members, it means that the good of some men takes precedence over the good of others, with those others consigned to the status of sacrificial animals. It is tacitly assumed, in such cases, that "the common good" means the "good of the majority" as against the minority or the individual." -Ayn Rand

It has to stop! The NFL preseason is the worst preseason of all sports. Well the NBA is close, but the NFL takes the cake.

I can't take it anymore. I won't watch, I can't watch, I hate it. I hated going to these games, I hated watching these games, I hated paying for them. A complete waste of time, money, and sanity.

Players not hitting each other? Yeah I really want to see that. I can see that at the mall watching women attack a clearance rack.

Will the NFL ever get a clue and stop with this madness? Do we really need practice football games? No and No!

Here's the solution: eliminate 2 preseason games, then take 2 and add them to the schedule. Add 2 games from the other conference, one road, one home.

There's no need for preseason football. Boycott it. Remember the pro football team that's from Detroit (who's name escapes me) went undefeated last season, and we all know what happened after that.

BOYCOTT THE PRESEASON. Even you fantasy football freaks (yours truly included), ignore it. You do not learn a thing from watching it. NONE. The NFL owns you, be free until the season starts.

Oh and to the 15,000 people who showed up and watch the Detroit football team practice - GET A LIFE!

P.S. Michael Vick is scum

1. What do you think of the people who park their cars in the far part of a parking lot so their cars won't get hit? They bug me is what I think. Why? Because more often than not, their cars are no big deal. I saw this guy park his Honda Civic, then when he walked out to his car ...he walked around the car twice looking for dings. Imagine if everyone did this? Crazy people. It's just a car!

2. I can't take seeing updates on the social sites on what people do. Like I saw this the other day on Facebook:
Layla decorated their apartment in YoVille. ·
Jerry started playing YoVille. ·
April visited friends in YoVille. ·
Sara started playing YoVille. ·

Who freaking cares! I understand why the games want to publicize their status, but why would a user? I suppose some people don't care if others know they have no life, but I do. Turn off the notifications...it's killing brainwidth. Hey? I like that word. I have dibs on. BRAINWIDTH!

3. Obviously it's pretty rare that I agree with the policies of our president. That doesn't mean I hate him like many of his anti-supporters do. I don't. But I have to say, that I am sick of hearing the man speak. Does every speech have to sound like a Reverend at the pulpit. His voice bugs the hell out of me. Mute button.

5. There are websites and applications on the net where you can "Yearbook" yourself. Upload your photo, then they make it black and white, inserting your pic in some 60's hairdo. This seems to be all the rage. To me, this seems to be dumb and stupid. Funny if a few people do it; but when everyone is doing it...ugh! Enough!

4. Hey the Democrats in Michigan have a formula to get more jobs in the state. They want to increase minimum wage to $10/hour, and force their employers to pay for their health care insurance. That'll sure make the businesses want to hire more people. Where is the logic? Then I'm told that if the costs are increased for everyone, then no one will be affected by it. Dumb. Dumb. Dumb.

6. "Everyone makes mistakes." Really? "We are all human." We are? If I hear this one more time, I'm jumping off the deep end. This along with people always saying "well you have a right to your opinion." Just shoot me. Put me out of my misery now.

[ This blog is brought to you by the word fussy and the number 214 ]

7. I had the brief chance to visit the Henry Ford Estate. I watched as tours walked around appreciating the history, and the decor. I couldn't help but wonder why people were so interested in Henry Ford and how he lived. What makes people so curious and awestruck by famous figures. Is it because they are famous, or because they just need to know. I love history, but there's a certain devils advocate to it all that comes in to place where a part of me says WHO CARES.

8. Does having a social networking site or website mean you are somewhat narcisstic? Is there a need for you to show your photos and let everyone know your business? It may be the case, no matter how many millions of people are doing it. I say that because I know people who refuse to have a web presence for that reason. They want to remain private. I'm ok with that. Actually I know a guy who does not have an email address, and he's in his 40's. Hmmmm.

9. There's a doll on the market for kids that simulates breast feeding. Has this gone too far or is it appropriate to teach. I dunno...I think I don't want to see that stuff. I don't want to see it in public, I sure as heck don't want to see it on a doll with some kid at the mall. Got barf bag?



10. Packing for a trip. I tend to do two things. I over pack certain things, and I under pack other things. I never seem to have enough shorts and shirts, but I have ample socks, underwear, and everything else under the sun. For some weird reason, I always forget something too. I know what you are saying, "Dino make a list you oaf". Well I do. However if I forget to put something on the list, then I'm toast, which is most often the case. I need a list checker program or something. Somebody get me a doctor!

I was watching NBC, and the "journalist" asked a question "Who's responsibility is it to keep the noise down?". This is in regards to the Townhall meetings that are being "disruptive" to Congressmen regarding Obamacare by people that are TICKED OFF.

What's funny about all of this, is how it's being reported that these disruptions are somehow organized by the Republican Party. Hilarious. You mean organized like calling in union guys to start fights? You mean organized like busing in the homeless to vote?

To the administration and to Congress: No one is telling these people to protest. No one is bringing them in on a buss. At least not on a national party level. Give me a break. They are doing this coz they are ticked off, get a clue. Oblivious to that fact? Sure. The colorful Robert Gibbs, who judged, “The Astro Turf nature of grassroots lobbying” are “manufactured anger.” Hahaha, where did Barry find this clown?

Sen. Barbara Boxer insists the protests have to be fake because the protestors are too "well-dressed." The White House is asking supporters to submit the names of anyone who forwards e-mail with "Fishy" information. "Fishy information" I guess defined as anything that serves as a speed bump for the White House steamroller. Crazy!

Whatever, more importantly the GOP better come to terms with this movement, embrace it, and understand it. Their empty rhetoric, their ineffectiveness, has given us Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Biden, Boxer. It's time they really listen to the core of conservatism - not some patriotic country song, not the same chain letter that pushes UNDER GOD for everything. Real true American conservative values. They chalk these protests, tea parties, as just anarchists who they don't want to align with. Their fear is if they did, they would even further alienate the middle of the roaders (The American Idol crowd). They are just right wing nut jobs you know!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=310KqbdBO0o

"But what is liberty without wisdom, and without virtue? It is the greatest of all possible evils; for it is folly, vice, and madness, without tuition or restraint.” Edmund Burke.

Dear Hockeydino:
The last few guys that have asked me out have all been in a relationship? Am I giving off some aura that all I want is a fling? If so, what is it so I can change it! Or are guys too chicken to end a relationship before they enter a new one?

Thanks,

Fuzzy Aura

________________


Dear Fuzzy Aura,

Cluck Cluck




[ hey ref ]

I was sent this regarding 1947. Yikes! Creatively funny anyways.


The year is 1947

Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little over 60 years ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell , New Mexico .

This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations.

However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of April 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born:

Albert A. Gore, Jr.
Hillary Rodham
John F. Kerry
William J. Clinton
Howard Dean
Nancy Pelosi
Dianne Feinstein
Charles E. Schumer
Barbara Boxer

See what happens when aliens breed with sheep and jackasses?

I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for
you.. It did for me.

No wonder they support the bill to help illegal aliens!

Now You Know.

Sharing the moments of your life

This guy is sponsoring a bill that would require congress to eat their own dog food! They would have to have the same health care as everybody else in America!
http://www.fleming.house.gov/

The President ticks of the police departments, when he shouldn't say a word. Unreal. It's not about black or white, it's about blue. Cops stick together. Someone clue this guy in. He throws like a girl too.

Check this site out for mobile coupons: www.forkfly.com. Get Forked! It's not ready yet, but what a great idea. I'm looking forward to this. No excuse now for cutting out coupons. Something in which I never do by the way.

Oh that Barney Frank! http://americaswatchtower.com/2008/09/25/barney-frank-is-in-denial-about-the-mortgage-meltdown/

Potty Racers

We the Stimulus Package
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA


I love The Liberty Voice - http://www.thelibertyvoice.com/?p=996

Vanity Plate Photos I've taken -

Health Care is good, not a right

It's bothering me that I've never seen an eagle in the wild.

Barry!

What does a trillion dollars look like?

Got a nifty link? Send it to me now!

Dear Hockeydino,
ok Dino, I have tried every thing to quit smoking.. do you have a list of self help stuff to quit? I know what black lung is. I need help to quit!

Signed,

Blackie Lung


_______________________

Dear Blackie Lung,

You want tips? Google it. You want to quit, then just quit. Life is worth living only if you have quality - without it, you are a waste of skin to everyone and everything around you. Strive to be the best, to be healthy, to win, to produce. You can't do it when you are a sheep smoking tobacckey. Unless of course you are dumb and stupid, then just smoke away sista. Anyone who is a slave to nicotine, can be a slave to society, to government, to those who wish to control you. Don't be owned!

Dino







P.S. What do you get when you mix PMS with GPS?

A crazy bitch who will find you

I'm not a phone person. Never was, never will be. I only use the phone when I need something done, and texting or email is not an option. To converse for the heck of it...no thanks. It's just not my thing.

That being said, even though most people that know me, know this about me...they still leave my voice mails. So I have to dial my voice mail, and waste my time listening to a message that could have handled by a text or email. Not only wasting my time, but realizing there is a blatant money-grab by American cellphone carriers in retrieving voice mail.

Every time you go to check a pointless voice mail, it costs money. If Verizon’s (who I use) 70 million customers leave or check messages twice a weekday, Verizon rakes in about $620 million a year. That’s money. And your time: three hours of your time a year, just sitting there listening to the same message over and over again every single year.

Cha Ching

* Verizon: “At the tone, please record your message. When you have finished recording, you may hang up, or press 1 for more options. To leave a callback number, press 5. (Beep)”

Cha Ching


Please cuss after the beep!

I know about 25 people out of work right now. They've all been let go from their positions, or there is no work. It just plain sucks.

The worst part about it aside from the personal strife they have to go through; is that people who weren't such good workers got to keep their jobs. It just makes no sense. None whatsoever. I know this from first hand experience and from second hand information.

When the big companies lay off people, it's mostly because their stockholders demand to see results in cuts in the expenses. They have the capital to stay afloat payroll wise, but that's not good enough for them.

So if you are a stockholder, demand at your next meeting or proxy that people arent cut; rather stupid practices, wasteful red tape, and useless expenses first.

FOCUS ON PROFIT - not on cuts.

I'm so sick of this. I'm sad.

Nancy Pelosi - the name just makes me cringe. She and her commie cohorts are real treats. Imagine how many hungry kids could eat with $200 million? Imagine how many charities could benefit? But no, the elite congress orders private jets so they can fly back and fourth to DC to serve us. SHUT UP. If this doenst make you mad, get a clue.


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Last year, lawmakers excoriated the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet to attend a hearing about a possible bailout of their companies.

But apparently Congress is not philosophically averse to private air travel: At the end of July, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress.

The Air Force had asked for one Gulfstream 550 jet (price tag: about $65 million) as part of an ongoing upgrade of its passenger air service. But the House Appropriations Committee, at its own initiative, added to the 2010 Defense appropriations bill another $132 million for two more airplanes and specified that they be assigned to the D.C.-area units that carry Members of Congress, military brass and top government officials.
Source: http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2009/08/ma-pelosi-orders-3-more-deluxe-jets-for.html

These guys need to go.

Dem-Bob
I don't have a Brett autograph. I do have a Nolan Ryan Baseball though.

Red
I have both, and both are baseballs. Only two that I want also. They are are my 2 heroes, and the only ones I will ever try to get

Hockey Dino
Love all those walks by Ryan

Red
Whole lot more batters wiffed then walked while facing Ryan. Let us also not forget the best performance by Ryan. That of him with Robin Ventura in a headlock, feeding him knuckle sandwiches. Talk about the Vet. teaching the rookie a lesson. how many bets your hero Rose lost betting against Ryan?

Dem-Bob
Rose is a total dick Ed. If Cobb play all those games on astroturf he'd have had 5000 hits. I can get my hands on a picture of Nolan pounding Ventura signed by Nolan.

Hockey Dino
Not a top ten pitcher

Red
true, Rose is total ass, and doesn't deserve to be in the Hall, he broke baseball's cardinal rule. Unlike the steriod freaks, that rule is minor compared to Charlie the Hustler did. Why isn't he a top ten pitcher Dino? He has truely the 2 records that wont be broken, total strikeouts, and most no-hitters,can't argue that.

Hockey Dino
Too many walks and hit batters. Era not great.

Red
Rose too many astro turf hits, not truely all time hit leader

Hockey Dino
How many pitchers did ryan strikeout?

Red
out of the over 5000 total he did, I would say the amount is far less of a percentage, then how many hits Rose got on astro turf.

Hockey Dino
Which is harder to do?

Red
I would say the strike outs, since the astro turf helps you more then hurts you, when hitting. The ability to strike people out on a consistant basis as Ryan did, takes skill. You can't be in the Majors, if you can't hit the fastball, which Ryan was known for. Astro turf can help anytype of hitter, a poor hitter can still get hits on astro turf, ...

Dem-Bob
Ed, I agree with you except guys is the show can all hit the heater. If you can't hit the Curveball your done. Had a guy like Carew or Gwynn played all those games on astroturf they would have broke Cobbs record too. Rose barely hit over 300 for his career. 5000 plus K's will never be approached. Ryan was a freak of nature Pete wasn't. Played hard which I loved but not among the greatest hitters ever.
5 hours ago

Hockey Dino
Rose is a top 20 hitter.

Dem-Bob,
Pete was a lifetime 303 hitter. That's great don't get me wrong. I hope they put him in the Hall. But, I can name 20 better hitters. Most of them were not aided by carpet. I would say the same thing about Ozzie Smith. Comparing him to Trammell. Ozzie never saw a bad hop. His fielding percentage is a point better than Tram and the fuck is the Hall. A 265 hitter what a frase. Nobody in our lifetime will toss 7 no no's again. If Jeter stays healthy he's the only player who has a shot at Pete. If only he played on carpet.

Red
bottom line Rose broke the most holy rule in Baseball. He shouldn't be allowed in the Hall PERIOD. Even when all the evidence CLEARLY showed he did, he still denied it for 20 years. Ryan's No HITTER record will never be broken. Name the active pitcher who is the closest to tying or breaking it? How many does he have? Hold old is he? and how many years does he have left to be able to play a pro level.

HockeyDino
It's not the bottom line. We are talking skill vs. skill. We are not talking betting vs pitching. Although I have an issue you saying steroids isnt as bad as betting; I think it's worse to cheat that way - numbers are then padded.

Ryan was a freak, I'm not knocking him. I'm just saying he has a ton of walks, and you should not discount that. His ERA is not that good and he pitched in the AL for a while too. I would like to know how many pitcher he struck out. Him kicking Ventura's ass means nothing. Ryan's strikeout record may be unattainable, but I don't think it's impossible. I just think it could happen, and I think more so his 7 no-hitters could be touched. Rose's record could be broken too. I know Ichiro would have a shot if he started younger. Jeter...maybe. The two baseball stats to me that are untouchable are Dimaggio's hitting streak, and Cy Young's wins.

Rose also played the outfield and all the infield positions. He was a good all around player. As for his career batting avg, I think that's a bit misleading. I think when you compare players, you need to compare their 10 best years to each other and see how they stack up. Players that play a long time, tend to have their numbers drop near the end of the careers and it effects their totals.

If you are going to heavily tax the turf aspect, then I think you need to tax expansion, and pitching to pitchers too. Those elements make a difference. All they equal? ...no of course not, but it makes a difference. Also don't forget the band boxes players now play in, they didnt back then.

Do I think Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame? No. I think he as a player deserves some recognition. An entire generation watched him and there should be some dedication to the stats - you can't erase what he did. I don't think he though should be eligible to get any recognition. Messing with the integrity of the game (McGwire, Sosa, Manny, Clemens....) is not acceptable.



...soon I'll devulge my top hitters of all time list.

Can someone please explain to me the fascination with Coney Dogs? You know, hot dogs with chili sauce, mustard, and onions on it. I just don't get it. They look disgusting. They taste disgusting. They are cheap. They aren't good for you. I wasn't raised on coney dogs, so when I got older and actually went to the Coney Islands I was in for a surprise. Everyone always talked about the famous ones in Detroit. I went there, and I was unimpressed. Everyone looks depressed, and they just mow on these sausages of sin. Gross.

So tell me about coney's because I don't get it. The sauce is GROSS. It looks gross. It's messy. Then some people douse the thing with Tabasco sauce, killing it even more. What's the point? I've felt horrible every time I've ever eat one. I'm not going back and I'll never order one again.

I kind of liken this to when I was a kid in grade school, and some kids would eat bologna samiches with mustard. GROSS! Others would eat egg salad samiches with mustard. Are you kidding me? The thought of mustard on my classmates mouths for the rest of the afternoon still haunts me.

Don't get me wrong, there are Coney Islands all over the place now that server regular boring American food...and I sometimes go for breakfast (grease is grease is grease no matter where you find it). I also understand the cheap factor and the munchy need at 2am after the bar. Seriously though, what's the point?

This is further proof that something doesn't have to be good, it just has to be popular. I want to know how this spread to being something worthwhile to eat and go do? Now chili I can understand...sometimes that's pretty good. More often than not, it's not though. Who are you kidding?

Coney dog lovers - you make me sick.

I've come to realize that the MSM (main stream media) spends an awful amount of time covering the First Lady. Heck the other day they did a special on her mother. Do I care? No. Have I ever cared? No. I just don't care. I don't care what they wear. I don't care what they look like. I don't care what they say. I don't care what they do. I sure as heck don't want to see stories on them, or hear them speak. I never have, I never will. I tend to chalk this up as SHEEP ROYALTY. The same mentality that holds in high regard the British Monarchs and follow there every move. Nonetheless brother Vic the dude of Conservatism sent me this ditty. Talk about friggin crazy! Man I picked the wrong line of work.

The president makes $400,000.

The salaries for staffers in the Office of First Lady are also on the newest list. The highest paid is Chief of Staff Susan Sher, who gets the top $172,200. Here are the rest:

$140,000
Frye, Jocelyn C. (DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PROJECTS FOR THE FIRST LADY)

$113,000
Rogers, Desiree G. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND WHITE HOUSE SOCIAL SECRETARY)

$102,000
Johnston, Camille Y. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FIRST LADY)



Winter, Melissa E. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)


$90,000
Medina, David S. (DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)

$84,000
Lelyveld, Catherine M. (DIRECTOR AND PRESS SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LADY)

$75,000
Starkey, Frances M. (DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING AND ADVANCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)

$70,000
Sanders, Trooper (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND PROJECTS FOR THE FIRST LADY)

$65,000
Burnough, Erinn J. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY SOCIAL SECRETARY)
Reinstein, Joseph B. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY SOCIAL SECRETARY)

$62,000
Goodman, Jennifer R. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SCHEDULING AND EVENTS COORDINATOR FOR THE FIRST LADY)

$60,000
Fitts, Alan O. (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ADVANCE AND TRIP DIRECTOR FOR THE FIRST LADY)

Lewis, Dana M. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT AND PERSONAL AIDE TO THE FIRST LADY)

$52,500
Mustaphi, Semonti M. (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY PRESS SECRETARY TO THE FIRST LADY)

$50,000
Jarvis, Kristen E. (SPECIAL ASSISTANT FOR SCHEDULING AND TRAVELING AIDE TO THE FIRST LADY)


$45,000
Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)



$45,000

Tubman, Samantha (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,SOCIAL OFFICE)
Boswell, Joseph J. (EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF TO THE FIRST LADY)

$36,000
Armbruster, Sally M. (STAFF ASSISTANT TO THE SOCIAL SECRETARY)
Bookey, Natalie (STAFF ASSISTANT)
Jackson, Deilia A. (DEPUTY ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE FIRST LADY)



For a TOTAL of: $1,331,200.00 Just to support the First Lady!

Reason #1 – Smokers Stink - Your car and clothes smell really bad.
Reason #2 – Huge Waste of Money - Oh I didn't know you were wealthy.
Reason #3 – Smoking Destroys Your Lungs - google black lung when you get a chance
Reason #4 – Yellow Teeth - yeah so pretty
Reason #5 – Smoking Effects Others - people that smoke around kids should be shot
Reason #6 – Smoking Kills - if you don't care, do us a favor and kill yourself now.
Reason #7 – Smoking will age your skin - you will look 10 years older than you are.
Reason #8 – Smoking causes bad breath - mints and gum do not hide it.
Reason #9 – Reduces the risk of disability from chronic illness - heavy oxygen tanks.
Reason #10 – You will be a good role model for your children - smokers hate kids

There's probably more reasons, but I think this is the core of it. Now people will tell me that since I'm a libertarian, I shouldn't care what other people do. Well for the most part, I don't care that people smoke as in so far as they have a right to do it. I believe people have a right to be stupid, and even do stupid things...as long as it doesn't impact me directly. However it's hard to really say that someone who does smoke doesn't impact me - health care costs, the economy, nicotine, the air I breathe. So it does in some way. I'm not oblivious to the effects.

I am against government banning of smoking in public places. I truly hate smoking and would support places that don't have smoking. However I do not want the government telling these places that there should be no smoking. It's not their role or place. Until hey change those warning labels from MAY to WILL cause lung cancer, they really should stay out.

I've yet to meet anyone give me a good reason as to why they smoke. Those that do it to look cool, don't. Those that are addicted are, but they don't want to quit. "Can't" is a choice. They'll come up with every excuse in the book as to why they have to smoke and why they CAN'T quit.

No I've never smoked, it doesn't mean I'm wrong or don't understand. I've never jumped in front of a train, and I know that it would hurt and probably kill me. You don't need to have done something first hand to know the effects. So get that lame excuse away from me.

Think of all the wonderful things could do with the thousands of dollars you've spend on cigarettes? - charity, investing, starting a business, paying off debt, saving, buying products that really spur the economy, and not just the tobacco industry.

But all of that is really just common sense stuff. It really bothers me when people I know smoke. I hate it. It makes me friggin crazy. I don't know why. I know people that have suffered from emphysema and died from lung cancer...that could be it. I think it makes me crazy coz I'm so against it, and I want to hang around people that think like me and have the same cares as me. I want to shake them like crazy, but I can't. I know it's a lost cause, and there is nothing I can do or say to make them stop. I just don't know what to do or how to handle it. Why does it bother me so?

ruth: 1. What time did you get up this morning?
6:17am

2. How do you like your steak?
deader than dead

3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Night at the Museum II.

4. What is your favorite TV show?
Breaking Bad

5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?
Sardinia

6. What did you have for breakfast?
Green Tea w/honey.

7. What is your favorite cuisine?
Mid-eastern/Japanese/Italian

8. What foods do you dislike?
eggs - liver - potato salad

9. Favorite Place to Eat?
Kitchen

10. Favorite dressing?
Olive oil with red vinegar, garlic salt, sea salt, oregano

11.What kind of vehicle do you drive?
A gas guzzling SUV, strictly to piss off all the commie pinko green liberals are just ignorant morons (my cousin Julia Roberts excluded of course)

12. What are your favorite clothes?
Shorts and a tshirt

13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?
Austrailia

14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?
Cup has a leak

15. Where would you want to retire?
South in the winter, North in the summer.

16. Favorite time of day?
7pm

17. Where were you born?
Hospital

18. What is your favorite sport to watch?
NFL

19. Who do you think will not read this?
Most of America

20. Person you expect to respond first?
Lincoln Park Kim

21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?
No one. I could are less.

22. Bird watcher?
We used to have bird alerts at work. That's when a good looking girl was near.

23. Are you a morning person or a night person?
Late morning.

24. Do you have any pets?
yeah too many

25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?
Rush Limbaugh mentioned me. What a guy. He's right ya know

26. What did you want to be when you were little?
Astronaut

27. What is your best childhood memory?
Sunday dinner and baseball all day everyday in the summer

28. Are you a cat or dog person?
stop buying pets people!

29. Are you married?
married to my blog. biiiiiiiiitch!

30. Always wear your seat belt?
Either that or hear the stupid alarm. BEEP BEEP BEEP

31. Been in a car accident?
oh yeah

32. Any pet peeves?
About 1000

33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?
anchovies

34. Favorite Flower?
Rose

35. Favorite ice cream?
Gellato

36. Favorite fast food restaurant?
Jimmy John. I was thinking about opening a sub shop called John Jimmy.

37. How many times did you fail your driver's test?
zero

38. From whom did you get your last email?
Some downriver chick

39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?
Best Buy

40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Well yes, I surprised John and cooked! hahaha! He survived too!

41. Like your job?
Yeah

42. Broccoli?
I like it

43. What was your favorite vacation?
Cayman Islands

44. Last person you went out to dinner with?
some downriver chick

45. What are you listening to right now?
news

46. What is your favorite color?
periwinkle. is that gay?

47. How many tattoos do you have?
none, never. stupid.

48. Have you ever dove into a pool?
yes sir

49. What time did you finish this quiz?
1042am

50. Coffee Drinker?
Once a month maybe.