Because he has a list and he knows where all the naughty girls live.
Sorry, it is one of the few jokes that I have heard and I can remember. So far the seasonal stress have been kept pretty low. I have been trying to do as much as possible to help Sara as she is gearing up for meeting the billing requirements. Starting next year it all counts and I can feel her stress already.
But the presents are in the mail, and this is the big weekend of running around. Hey, if you want to give the U.S. a present this holiday season you can sign this petition to censure and impeach President Bush. If you are a supporter of Bush -- I'm sure he would love to hear from you.
To Mom -- We miss you, Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
To the Painter's, the Lingafelter's, and the Prince's -- Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.
To Dad -- Merry Xmas, we'll see you on the 24th.
To all our friends and family -- Thank you so much for helping us through the last three years. It has been a long road, and one that we've managed thanks to you all. Sara is proving to be an outstanding legal advocate, and I'm learning to cook -- when I can keep Sara out of the kitchen.
Happy Holidays.
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Clearning the mind.
I need to go climbing. My brain is full. I have been reading a book called "Don't think of an Elephant!" by George Lakoff and it has really helped me connect the dots. I have often wondered how so many people can support the corruption of the Republican party? I mean when a Democrat is corrupt few rally around that party representitive, but with Republicans they can have money laundering, election fraud, mob relations, and these people will have the support of their party to the bitter end.
Yeah, my brain is full. The deciet of the GOP party is almost too overwhelming. That must be why so many people continue to support them. If they actually thought about the party they follow they'd be shamed, embarrassed. I mean think about this -- the GOP says we need "tax relief" so they cut taxes, and they spend billions each week causing the government to be so straped that they have to cut social programs. Now some would say that is great, we should support the causes we believe in, but the reality is that these people secretly don't want to be responible for anyone but themselves. They don't want to be kind to their neighbors. Pretty soon, medicare will be gone, Social Security gone, how about unemployment?
I often wonder if my mom had kicked me out at 18 where would I be? If not for my mom's "social" program I'd probably gone from minimum wage job to minimum wage job. But she gave me room and board for three years of junior college, and then she paid my rent for five more years as I went to university. Yeah, I had to work for it, but we are talking eight years my family supported me to give me a chance at a better life. And without my mom's taxes paid to the government, I probably wouldn't have even gotten to the university.
Yeah -- clearly I need to go climbing.
Yeah, my brain is full. The deciet of the GOP party is almost too overwhelming. That must be why so many people continue to support them. If they actually thought about the party they follow they'd be shamed, embarrassed. I mean think about this -- the GOP says we need "tax relief" so they cut taxes, and they spend billions each week causing the government to be so straped that they have to cut social programs. Now some would say that is great, we should support the causes we believe in, but the reality is that these people secretly don't want to be responible for anyone but themselves. They don't want to be kind to their neighbors. Pretty soon, medicare will be gone, Social Security gone, how about unemployment?
I often wonder if my mom had kicked me out at 18 where would I be? If not for my mom's "social" program I'd probably gone from minimum wage job to minimum wage job. But she gave me room and board for three years of junior college, and then she paid my rent for five more years as I went to university. Yeah, I had to work for it, but we are talking eight years my family supported me to give me a chance at a better life. And without my mom's taxes paid to the government, I probably wouldn't have even gotten to the university.
Yeah -- clearly I need to go climbing.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
This I believe
There is this interesting "This I Believe" written by Penn Jillette, of Penn and Teller. I really enjoyed the essay, as it has a few profound points (to me.) He writes, "I don't travel in circles where people say, "I have faith, I believe this in my heart and nothing you can say or do can shake my faith." That's just a long-winded religious way to say, "shut up," ..." I found that to be true, and sad. Especially since so many people who, despite truth and fact and faith, stick their heads in the sand and ignore the very foundations of morals, freedom, peace, etc.
Anyway, I liked the article. I like that someone can just accept that maybe what we know as truth can actually change. That truth has a perspective and we can impact that truth. In physics it was believed that Newton's laws were absolute. Then along comes Einstein and he sees the laws as guidelines and ends up appending the laws, changing the laws, providing new truths.
Being wrong is not really new to me as I have for years professed that I try to keep my opinions flexible and I am male. Who am I to say my opinion is better than yours? Of course, we should all do everything we can to support and understand our own opinions. Too often do we hear someone elses words and claim them as our own without doing the research. How hard is it to listening to the opposition and then either accept an verify the information, or disagree and disprove the information?
Okay, it is difficult. Some of the crap that comes out of the talking heads is so offensive, so hateful ... Yet, you have to spend the time or you wake up one day and you've lost sight of what is important in your own life. Whether that includes a faith in God or not.
This I believe...for now.
Anyway, I liked the article. I like that someone can just accept that maybe what we know as truth can actually change. That truth has a perspective and we can impact that truth. In physics it was believed that Newton's laws were absolute. Then along comes Einstein and he sees the laws as guidelines and ends up appending the laws, changing the laws, providing new truths.
Being wrong is not really new to me as I have for years professed that I try to keep my opinions flexible and I am male. Who am I to say my opinion is better than yours? Of course, we should all do everything we can to support and understand our own opinions. Too often do we hear someone elses words and claim them as our own without doing the research. How hard is it to listening to the opposition and then either accept an verify the information, or disagree and disprove the information?
Okay, it is difficult. Some of the crap that comes out of the talking heads is so offensive, so hateful ... Yet, you have to spend the time or you wake up one day and you've lost sight of what is important in your own life. Whether that includes a faith in God or not.
This I believe...for now.
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