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I can hear again

2012-02-01T16:30:00.001-05:00

I received my new set of hearing aids today and things are great. The new aids brings my hearing level up to 64%, double what I could hear before. I can hear almost as well as people with normal hearing but that doesn't mean I can understand everything they have to say. If I'm in the next room I probably can't understand you or if you are looking away from me I'll have a harder time. Still, things are so much better.

Robbery at Harris-Teeter

2012-01-31T21:17:00.004-05:00

Greensboro, NC -- Police are searching for two suspects that robbed the Harris Teeter at 3330 West Friendly Avenue Tuesday morning.
Police said two black males wearing hoodies and masks entered the store in the Shoppes At Friendly just before 6am. Employees said the men showed a gun and demanded money.
The suspects left the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police are asking anyone with information to call Greensboro Crime Stoppers at: 373-1000.

Greensboro Police

My former place of employment.

The only info I can give is the police are looking for two idiots. Management doesn't come it until 9 o'clock so there was no one that come open the safeand the only register that is open is the self-checkout so almost 100% of the nights sales will be inside the machine. The cashier only keeps enough money for making change and the cashier only has to do that is the machine won't accept a bill or a machine malfunctions.

Wow, what idiots.

I'm not dead

2012-01-31T21:08:00.001-05:00

Reba mcIntre is the lastest celebrity to be caught upin the "Shes/he's dead posting that circle the internet. Well, I'm not dead either. It would be scarry if I was because this blog would be writting itself.

Of course I'm not a celebrity either but only because no one purchased my books. Well, not so many people.

The tides have turned

2012-01-31T08:20:00.001-05:00

It just amazes me the number of people who express no belief in God and belittles those that do. It hasn't been that many years ago that even if a person did not accept God as a reality, which is their right to do, they at least kept that belief to themselves and if they expressed their disbelief, it was with respect to believers. But today non-believers have become hostile and derogatory towards God and believers, especially Christians.

Is this the result of the evoluntionary theory or the banning of prayer from schools? What the shame of it all is is that Christians have retreated back into their churches and ventured out to spread the gospel. This slight persecution of Christians should be a wake up call and a call to arms to get out and work harder but instead I see a retreat.

Maybe that's a result of changing God;s word to fit more into what we believe instead of adapting our beliefs to fit the word of God.

Groundhog day

2012-01-31T06:53:00.002-05:00

Groundhog day has held my interest since I was old enough to know what groundhog day was. I have never been a fan of cold weather so groundhog day has always been a special event, letting me know that there was still hope that winter did have an end. I have always pulled for a prediction of an early end to winters cold, dark, grey, wet, sloppy existence and an early coming of the buds and blooms of spring and the warmth of summer.

This year we may have the beginning of spring befor the beginning of winter. Whether this years weather is a result of global warming or a natural cycle is better left up to scientist to decide. I am just happy that I have been able to be outside working to clear the land at the church in hopes that one day we can put the property to better use than growing weeds on. But as has happened in years past, we may go from winters to summers heat with hardly a glimpse of spring.

There are just a few more trees to cut, one small section to clear, and lots of brush to carry off and ground to rack and my project at the church will be finished. It really should not take more than four or five good days to finish up but I have a lot going on the next few weeks so it is hard finding the time to get the job done. But it will get done.

I know our church is tiny but we have services that equal or surpass those of much larger churchs. Once we start to grow, watch out.

For Sale

2012-01-28T14:24:00.003-05:00

I have 3 to 4 dozen baby koi, born in May of 2010 that I need to sell. (I would have a more accurate count but they keep swimming around when I try to count them.) There is a good variety of colors. I am only keeping eight, one white one with an orange spot on its head, a white one with a tiny dark spot (casper), one black and white spotted one, and some tri-colored ones (showas, I believe). Some are still small in the 2" or less, most are 3 to 5 inches, and some are over 5 inches long.

I would rather sell them to backyard enthusiasts but will sell to a pet store if necessary.

Backyard birds

2012-01-28T14:18:00.001-05:00

Trust no one

2012-01-27T20:51:00.001-05:00

trust no one; not even me. Great words to live by. Even though we do find ourselves putting our trust in people like our close friends, oour spouces, our parents and siblings and our children we still should view their behavior based on the fruit they produce and not just their words.

One Way Yard work

2012-01-25T14:45:00.001-05:00

Property of One Way Baptist.

I have been working to clear this property and in this shot one can see the edge of the property as a few small trees and stumps are being cut.

Web trickery

2012-01-25T05:38:00.000-05:00

Web article promises a mouth watering recipe and then shows you a video, then promises you a peek at a celebraties dance moves then shows you a video of still pictures.

The key word here is video. It is harder to get you to look at an ad when the ad is attached to an article but in order to view what you were promised you will have to watch the ad in order to see the article if it is attached to a video. Now why show a video of still pictures? For one, if they told you all they had was still pictures of a person dancing, then tthey aresaying they have nothing od interest and you certainly aren't going to read an article about someone dancing but if they promise you a video then you will have had to watch the ad before discovering the trickery.

Labor of Love

2012-01-24T20:36:00.001-05:00

My yard work at the church is almost to an end, at least for now. I have two old tires to gather up, clean and take to Thomas Tire for recyling and the remnants of an old outhouse to gather up and dispose of. of course rhere is a hole that needs to be filled in and a small section that the overgrowth needs to be cleared from but until some trees are cut I'm not going to mess with that area. At this point in time it is rather useless to do so.

Either someone will have to donate labor with a chain saw to cut the trees and small stumps away as well as a few fallen trees or I will have to wait until next year and purchase a chain saw with my pumpkin money, which I really hoped to use to purchase a rider for my old age.

if I clear that piece pf property then the area cleared will be just too much for me to mow with a walk-behind mower. I just don't want the saplings and the vines too get out of hand in the area until I'm ready for it too be cleared but it would be nice to go ahead and get the trees cut, especially sono more fallen limbs and leaves will make the job harder next year.

Of course there is already numerous hardwood tress that have been fellen at the back of the property that someone desiring firewood is welcomed to come and cut. I'm not cutting carrying, or hauling any wood for anyone.

I'm going to take some pictures tomorrow and post since it will be one day it should be clear and bright enough to get some shots. I'll post them tomorrow or Thursday.

Death, burial, and resurrection

2012-01-23T21:39:00.001-05:00

Tiny One Way Baptist Church baptised three last night, using the baptismal pool at New Salem Baptist Church on Old Greensboro Road.

One Way Baptist Church is sometimes mistaken for a museum or memorial in a park but it is a vital growing church. If you ever come, make it when Rev. Savage is here from the City of Refuge which is the children's home sponsored by Bible Missionary Baptist Church near Charlotte. If Rev. Savage can't reach a cold dead heart the kids sure can.

The revival is being held in April and I will keep you posted on the exact dates and times.

MLK Day and me

2012-01-14T08:08:00.000-05:00

I was a college student when MLK was assassinated and I remember one student commenting that he was glad the SOB was dead.  I said "It doesn't matter what the man believes or what he had done, no one deserves to die by murder."  He just hung his head and mutterted 'You are right."

I have to admit that up until that time I did not pay attention to the world around me. Two years earlier when other students were protesting the war in Vietnam I was sitting in my dorm room unaware that a protest was even going on. Of course I was just as aware of the civil rights movement as I was of the War in Vietnam but I was no more interested. After all neither event really affected my life, at least, not until that student uttered that statement about MLK's death.

It isn't common knowledge that the majority of Americans were not in favor of the Revolutionalry War against England and yet we honor the heroes of that movement until this day. We not only elected the General of the Army as the first President we named a holiday after him.  True, he was famous, did something heroic, and, although most Americans did not support his cause, the citizenry recognized his sacrifices and his bravery and dedication to a cause that changed the cousrse of America. Abraham Lincoln is also so honored with his birthday as a national holiday. His decisions altered the course of this country and affected the lives of millions of people, then and forever.

Great causes stir great feeling and call for great sacrifices and seldom are the causes popular.    MLK led a group of oppressed people in protest of the laws and attitudes that prevented them from being treated with dignity as were the majority of the citizens. It was a just cause. Unlike the Revolutionary War which called for raising standing armies and plunging this entire nation into a war and the War Between the States which called for brother taking up arms agaist his brother and the ripping apart of this country in the bloddiest war this country has every known, the war waged by MLK was marked by demonstrations and the attempt was made to change minds and hearts and not to beat the oppressors into submission. What MLK did was not popular but it did involve great sacrifice and dedication to a cause he believed in that changed the course of American forever.

To the English, Americans are still looked down on and some still refer to us a the colonies. In many ways some Americans are still fighting the civil war and bitter about the outcome so in the same ways, some Americans will never give in to the ideas of freedom and equality for all Americans. We should be a country, we should be united and we should treat each one of our citizens with the same degree of equality.

To be honest, there should not be a black culture or an espanic culture in this country. It should be an American culture. But then American is the land of freedom and opportunity. In some countries everyone has to be of the same religion and if you decide to believe something different you have put your life at risk. But in the USA one can be Muslim, Baptist, or Luthern or of no religion without fear of persecution from the government.

Black history month, MLK day, the NAACP, Bill Cosby, or Oprey Winfred came make all Americans love or even like each other. We have to do that ourselves.  When our music, way of talking and way of dressing is more identified with our age than it is with our race we will have ventured well into becoming one nation.

Martin Luthern KIng day should not be a black holiday any more than Washingtons birthday is a white holiday. After all, what MLK did changed this country for the better for all people, my self and my family as well. We must remember that is the majority is allowed to take the freedoms from the miniority, one day someone can justify taking your freedoms from you. We are all free or none of us is free.

Lambert/Beiber

2012-01-12T21:39:00.002-05:00

Adam Lambert and Justin Beiber would make a cute couple, don't you think?

First lady rips 'angry black woman' image

2012-01-11T17:33:00.001-05:00

During the interview Mrs. Obama said "I love my job." Where doesshe work? I thought she was a stay at home mom. Being First lady isn't a job although it may seem like hard work bossing your staff around it isn't an occupation or a profession.

Boring Game?

2012-01-10T06:23:00.000-05:00

Just read an article about how boring the LSU/Alabama game was and how maybe Oklahoma should be named the national champions even though LSU was the number one team and Alabama was number two and based on a squeaker of a victory, 9-6 in the first contest. No one complained of boredom in that first overtime victory.

I have read stories of how this was going to be a low scoring hard fought contest like the firsdt game was because both teams had great defenses. There was a game in the last few weeks in which the two teams scored like 160 some points and everyone was bellyaching about how sloppy and boring that game was and that an all offensive game was more boring than a hard fought defensive contest is and one writer said he would be looking forward to this game between LSU/Alabama because it would be a well played defensive contest. Now he is complinning for the same reason.

I don't watch football with the exception of the Super Bowl now and then. Most games are boring to me considering the average amount of action per contest is only about 7 minutes.

My dog can eat your dog

2012-01-09T23:56:00.000-05:00

Not really, but people who love pit bulls claim itisn't the dog but irresponsible dog owners that is the problem and they are correct to a certain degree. Just as gun advocates claim that gun owners don't kill people, guns do, it is people making bad decisions that is the problem.

Bad people don't train poodles to be killers. Pit bulls are the dogs of choice because they are aggressive, strong, and easy to train. Of course pit bulls are not the only aggressive dog in the neighborhood but then again if I was going to a gun fight I would not bring a derringer.

Alabama Wins

2012-01-09T23:47:00.001-05:00

Earlier in the season Alabama suffered in lone loss to LSU and that was a 9-6 loss in overtime with the only scores coming from Field Goals. Many felt that Alabama did not deserve a shot at the national championship because of the loss to LSU but they were given the shot and made the most of it with a
21-0 victory, finally scoring a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The extra point was missed but Alabama didn't need it as their special team and their defense was too much for LSU.

A communication device

2012-01-09T12:01:00.001-05:00

Once upon a time humans did not have a way to communicate unless they were in close proximity with each other. As time passed man made way. One of the first, I imagine was the drum, then the post, which was most likely delivered by horseback but not for the common man but royalty. The common man probably did not know how to read or write and had no use for posting.

Of course from that was born the post office, telegraph and the telephone. Over the years a few changes were made in the design of the telephone necessitated by the increase in use of the phone. On the first ones there was a hand crank that alerted an operator. One held the ear piece to ones ear and spoke into the fixed voice unit on the phone box inself. Later a dial was added with ten digits and a set of buttons that would create a connection with the operator when the speaker/earpiece was lifted off its cradle.

All phones were owned by the phone company then and a customer only rented them. The phone company was responsible for all repairs. The big revolution came when customers were allowed to own their own phones. The number of phone users increased and so did the desire to have a private number instead of the party line system that had previously been in place. The party line system was a number shared by five or six families. In order to use the phone one had to lift the receiver and listen for a dial tone. If one was heard one could then dial a number. If a voice was heard on the other end, one just hung up and tried again later.

A huge step forward was the invention of the cordless phone which allowed the user to move about while talking on the phone instead of being limited by the length of a cord. The next step forward, believe it or not, was the CB radio. Made popular by "trucker" songs" people realized that they could have the ability to communicate with each other from their cars while driving along the highway without the extraordinary expense of car phones which were only for diplomats and wealthy people.

People being what they are, CB use quickly disintergrated into a field of shouting matches, insults, and sexual batterings, much like the comment sections on Yahoo sportspage except one didn't actually have to be able to read or write to insult others on the CB. People finally became tired of being abused by strangers and trying to figure out which of 40 channels friends and family were on so the base of car phones becan to expand. Soon people didn't want to be stuck in their cars or houses either and public phones were such a nusance to use. The cell phone was born allowing people to talk to each other anywhere and at anytime.

The only trouble with cell phones is that people had these expensive little toys that gave them freedom to communicate with others at will but people had nothing worthwhile to say. So camera phones were invented to give people something to do while waiting on a phone call. People are any better at taking pictures then they were at finding useful things to taslk about on their new cell phones so the application was born. One can go on the internet and find stuff, look at TV and movies, use their phone as a GPSD systems and all sorts of neat stuff. The only problem was that if called someone who wasn't available to accept their call one had to leave a voice message and who klikes talking to no one.

To solve that problem text messaging was invented so now one can communicate with whomever and never actually have to speak to anyone.

The great thing about these new phones is one can send out a text message to hundreds of people at the same time. In foreign counters, the abuility has been used to organize protests that have brough down governments. Here in the USA we have used this technology to organize "Days without Pants".

As the saying goes "Only in America".

Not that it is but as revolting as the idea of seeinbg hundreds of people walking around with pants on, it sure beats "planking".

9 Tools That Every Home Needs

2012-01-08T23:40:00.003-05:00

From an article on Yahoo. I have every one of these items or a reasonable facimile thereof except for the corkscrew. I have a bible, a KJV, which I find infinitely more valuable than a cork screw.

9 Tools That Every Home Needs

By Julia Lewis, House Beautiful

From a cool corkscrew to the indispensable Swiss Army knife, design pros share the tools that you need in your home.

Lara Robby/Studio D

Johnson 9" Magnetic Aluminum Torpedo Level

"You gotta have a little level. We all need that gravity check to keep our furniture and artwork in line."
—David Kaihoi, interior designer
Starting at $10; Yahoo! Shopping.

Lara Robby/Studio D

SwissChamp Swiss Army Knife

"Besides the blades, my Swiss Army knife has scissors, screwdrivers, a bottle opener, and a lot of other small tools that I use all the time."

—Roderick Shade, interior designer
$93, swissarmy.com.

Courtesy of Kartell

Kartell Tiramisu Step Ladder

"A sturdy stepladder. My favorite is the Tiramisu by Kartell."
—David Mann, interior designer
$345, Yahoo! Shopping.

Courtesy of Black & Decker

Black & Decker PivotPlus 6V Screwdriver

"I truly love my Black & Decker cordless screwdriver."
—Kerry Joyce, interior designer
$30, target.com.

Courtesy of Inova

Inova X1 LED Flashlight

"At four inches long and with the diameter of a lipstick tube, the Inova X1 flashlight is sleek and compact, but it emits a bright, focused, circular beam like a spotlight."
—Ann Wolf, interior designer
$24, niteize.com.

Courtesy of Goo Gone

Goo Gone Spray Gel

"Goo Gone works like a miracle. It's my secret weapon for removing price tag residue and years of gunk on flea market finds."
—Nick Olsen, interior designer
Starting at $4, Yahoo! Shopping.

Radius Garden 3.25 In. x 11.75 In. Grip Trowel

Natural Radius Grip Garden Trowel

"A small hand shovel, or as I call it, a 'crabgrass eliminator.' I use it to dig up weeds, as well as to pot plants."
—John Danzer, furniture designer
Starting at $10, Yahoo! Shopping.

Courtesy of Metrokane

Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew

"A good, reliable corkscrew adds to the quality of life."
—Phoebe Howard, interior designer
$50, macys.com.

Courtesy of Lara Robby/Studio D

Sweep Dreams

"My stylish stripe-handled straw broom from Alice Supply Co. is good for everything from sweeping my front porch to grabbing cobwebs I can't reach to swatting the occasional bat that flies inside."
—Sheila Bridges, interior designer
$30, in striped, store.alicesupplyco.com.

More from House Beautiful:
6 Tricks for a Perfectly Organized Home Office
9 Colorful Ways to Cheer Up Your Kitchen
Living Rooms You’ll Love

Family's Kristy McNichol Comes Out as a Lesbian

2012-01-08T06:52:00.000-05:00

Thuis is a strange headline from Yahoo considering there is no article to goalong with the headline. There is just the headline and then comments.

Kristy McNichol was a cute kid when she played on Family but I thought everyone knew she was gay back then. How long has it been since that show was on?

For this to be in the news, she must be involved in something that she needs to get the word out about. What is she up to?

Gingrich's NAACP, Food Stamp Remarks Stir Controversy

2012-01-07T08:19:00.000-05:00

Actually, white people use assistance programs in far greater numbers than minorities do but minorities use assistance programs in a larger percentage of their population. It's been fifty years since intergration and there is still plenty of discrimination to go around. Just check out "Family Fued" with Steve Harvey as host. almost every show features a black family as contestants. going by that show, half of the American population is balck, half is white, and other cultures are only something we read about in newspapers and books and see on the internet.
It really would not matter which race is in charge of anything. People favor other people they can relate too. That is human nature and we must learn to accept that part of life.

Now when Newt said that he believes certain people would prefer paychecks over food stamps, granted, he should not have said certain people but I do believe most people would prefer to earn their own way. Of cource there are bums out there who want what others have and don't want to do anything for themselves if they can take their needs and wants from other people.

The only thing that is going to solve the racial problem in this society or any other society is the end of civilization . Skinny people will always poke fun at fat people, good-looking folks will always poke fun at ugly people, jocks will always poke fun at clumsy peoply. smart people will always look down on stupid people, and on and on forever. If somneone is different from you there is the potential for either you or they to find fault with each other.

Subtle discrimination, while irratating, is always going to be with us so we might as well get used to it and stop complaining about it. I just don't think Newt or any other person who becomes President will be able to design program that will aid only one segment of the population. I didn't actually hear what Newt said -only read what was reported-and it did sound like an unwise statement but not one worth getting upset about. After all, I am sure most black folks would rather be self supporting than have to depend on handouts but so would I and so would any other people, all races and cultures equally.

Beibers Cartoon

2012-01-07T06:51:00.000-05:00

Justin Bieber Reveals Latest Religious Tattoo – An Image Of Jesus

First of all, no one really knows what Jesus looks like but we do know he never did look like the popular blue-eyed blonde seen in most depictions of him. Secondly, I have no desire to look at cartoons on any mans leg, especially a male like Justin Beiber. Thirdly, drawing on oneself in permanent color is silly

Who is fighting whom?

2012-01-03T19:46:00.002-05:00

The Iraquis have been fighting since the USA invaded the country nine years ago. The claim is that they have been waging an internal struggle against the invaiders and a puppet government. Now that the USA has withdrawn its troops, exactly who is still fighting in Iraq and whom are they fighting?

If Islam is the religion of peace, as Muslims claim, then the country should quickly return to a peaceful condition. Can it possible be that Muslims serve a false God, that Ali is a lie, and the one true God is the God of Abraham, the God served by the Jewish community and the Christian community?

Evolution in Action

2012-01-03T11:36:00.000-05:00

Scientists said on Tuesday that they had discovered the world's first hybrid sharks in Australian waters, a potential sign the predators were adapting to cope with climate change.

The mating of the local Australian black-tip shark with its global counterpart, the common black-tip, was an unprecedented discovery with implications for the entire shark world, said lead researcher Jess Morgan.

"It's very surprising because no one's ever seen shark hybrids before, this is not a common occurrence by any stretch of the imagination," Morgan, from the University of Queensland, told AFP.

"This is evolution in action."

Two sharks mated and had a baby shark. If a collie and a shepard dog mated maybe the puppies would be unlike other puppies but they are still dogs. Two black tip sharks mated and had a baby black tip shark. What has evolved?

If evplution is suppose to be an improvement. then why don't humans have the ability to climb trees and have a hairy bofy like chimps? How can being born subject to the elements and more vunerable to predators should an evolvement?

Evvolutionin action. Not by any strencth of the imagination.

New years Sunday School Lesson

2012-01-02T02:20:00.001-05:00

The TwoRoads

Matt7:13-14

Thereare two gates and two roads

Thegates have a purpose: to keep the world out

Ourpastor preached a wonderful message on this scripture almost a yearago but I want to look at the scriptures from a slightly differentperspective. It has been taught that the two roads go to differentplaces but what if they both go to the same place?

Thinkof the wide road as a multilane superhighway. It could have three,four, five or even more lanes.

Trafficon the right:

Christianswho live in the right lane tend to be intolerant, judgmentalbelievers who are convinced they are defending the faith. They arelike drivers who drive strictly the speed limit who are quick tocriticize other drivers. These Christians follow a strict code ofbehavior and are quick to point out the short comings of others. Some of their characteristics are:

Too narrow a translation of the bible.
Certain behaviors are a sin, i.e. Singing in church, attending church on Sunday, using the wrong translation of the bible, dressing a certain way
music must meet a strict standard
Observance of church rituals must be adhered to strictly.
Must behave in a very strict manner
dogmatic in their beliefs
critical of the way others do things, especially if it doesn't meet their criteria.

TheChristians on the right dictate to others what their behavior shouldbe, they are demanding, unfulfilled, and for the most part they areunhappy. They are like the Parisees, adhering to the letter of thelaw but ignoring the laws intent.

Theleft Lane

TheChristians who live in the left lane have an entirely different takeon their religion. They have a more tolerant viewpoint on life. Some of the ways one can recognize these folks are by the followingcharacteristics:

They want to leave out those parts of the bible they find offensive. Like the blood, sin, and unnatural lifestyles.
They want to water down the truth to make living a Christian life easier.
They want to change scriptures to conform to their beliefs.
They only want to teach those parts they believe in.

Thesefolks are unfulfilled in their Christian life and difficult torecognize from non-believers.

TheCenter lane

Churchesare full of people who like to drive, or live, in the center lane. They pride themselves on not being so dogmatic that it turns peopleoff and not being so liberal that no one really knows what theybelieve in. These people can be recognized by the followingcharacteristics:

Like things more conventional but don't reject the liberal teachings outright.
Like the newer programs and newer forms of worship but don't reject the old-fashioned ways outright.
They aren't quite ready to commit their lives wholly to Christ but are afraid to stray.

Thesepeople weave on the roadways, sometimes passing on the right,sometimes speeding down the far left lanes, but always coming back tothe middle where they feel safer.

Manyof the Christians on the wide road are motivated to lead, especiallythose on the left and to a lesser degree but the Christians travelingthe narrow path, while content to just follow, are the true leaders.

Thenarrow Road

Thenarrow road really isn't a road but maybe more like a wide path. There are few people going this way but if you find one you willrecognize them by the following characteristics:

They realize God is in control.
They realize that being a Christian is being in a relationship with Christ and is not trying to adhere to a code of conduct or merely attending church or accepting a religion.
They are willing to do what God wants them to do but not expecting God to bless them for what they want to do in God's name.
They are willing to love others in spite of faults and are willing to serve others, to do what is necessary to further God's kingdom from the lowliest tasks to the following of commandments.
They seek no honor for themselves but do all they do for the glory and honor of God.

Theway is narrow not because it is hard to follow but because it doesn'thave to be wide for one person to follow another or for two to walkside-by-side. The path only becomes hard when we take our eyes ofJesus (as Peter did when walking on the water) and get in the flesh.

Thenarrow road is the scenic route. One the wide road, the superhighwaythe destination is the goal. But on the narrow road, the journey isthe goal. It isn't a rocky thorny difficult path that many haveclaimed it to be but a calm, pleasing stroll with the one we love.

Theperson who travels the narrow path have a glow about them that theworld can see, a smile on their face when they have no right tosmile, a happiness about them

whenthe world sees no reason for them to be happy.

Asyou go about your day do so thinking about Jesus and how sweet it isto have a savior like him, to know that God loves you and that nomatter what happens in this world, God is in control.

Enjoythe trip.

It does happen

2011-12-31T17:52:00.004-05:00

many years ago I was passing through High Point and was stopped at a traffic light. I had just dropped my wife off at work and didn't realize she had left the passenger door unlocked. While I was waiting for the light to change a woman jumped into my truck and urged me to take off.
I told her to get out of the truck but before I could convince her to leave a police cruiser pulled behind me and pulled his blue lights on.

He asked me to step out of the truck and then asked for my lincense and registration. I handed him my license and told him my registration was in the truck so he allowed me to retrieve it. For some stupid reason I tossed my wallet on the front seat. Anyway I told the sargeant what had happened and he then told me to stand by my truck while he talked to the woman. She was arrested on some charge as she was the one the police were looking for.

When I was let go I picked up my wallet and noticed my money was gone. I told the cops and the sargeant searched the woman and found the money in the exact amount and in the exact denominations I told him I had. Instead on returning the money he stuck it in his pocket and told me to have a nice day. 'I want my money" I said. "You can have it back once my investigation is over" he replied.

I never saw the money again.

I still support the police but don't necessarily trust them.

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Perry/Brand Divorcing

2011-12-31T07:26:00.000-05:00

What shocking news. I care so much I didn't even know they were a couple let alone married. All I know about Kathy Perry is she is a singer and her boobs were too big for Sesame Street. Russell Brand is an actor, I think. I've never heard her sing and I've never knowingly seen him act.

Now don't get me wrong. I do care when people get divorced, especially after just 14 months. When entertainers do this I always figure it's for publicity or for promotional of a project they just completed.
Still, people should be able to get along and work out their differences, especially if they truly loved each other.

Sorry, bad request

2011-12-30T10:10:00.000-05:00

Starting yesterday when I clicked on a story featured on Yahoo I sometimes received the message "Sorry, bad request". That statement may not be meant for me but it reads like "you are a bad person for asking to read the story". No, yahoo is the wicked one here for promising to let me read a story and then not showing it.

The tag line show read something like,"Sorry we screwed up" or at least: "Sorry, the story is unavailable"

Better yet, Yahoo should not feature the headlines of a story that is not available but above all they should quit making me feel like I am a evil person for asking to read the story they promised me.

Now that's a long shower

2011-12-29T05:53:00.000-05:00

SOMERVILLE, N.J. (AP) — An educator using a secretly installed camera videotaped teenage boys in the shower at a Catholic high school for nearly three years, authorities said.

Are they clean yet?

Why do North Carolinians kill cops?

2011-12-28T20:55:00.002-05:00

North Carolina is one of the most dangerous states in the nation to be a police officer. Why is that?

Bill Maher Tweets

2011-12-28T05:50:00.000-05:00

I used to tweet but didn't see any benefit from doing so and it seemsd the only famous tweets are stupid ones, like the tweet from Bill Maher about Tim Tebow. Some people don't like Tim Tebow because they fell he is forcing his religion on them by his knelling in prayer but we all exercise our beliefs or lack of them in our daily lives whether we realize we are doing that or not. If one doesn't believe in God then that is their choice and they have that right but if someone does believe in God that also is their right.

Bill Maher also has the right under our constitution to say how he feels abour religion and about Tim Tebow as well but just because someone has a right to do so doesn't mean it's a good idea. I6t's like the poem I learned in drivers Ed. about the right-of-way. Ed had the right of way so he threw caution to the wind and exercised his claim but was killed in the ensuing crash. It would have been better to yield that which he had a right to but some people just have to go ahead and do what they believe that have the right to do regarless of whom they hurt.

In this case Bill Maher may have hurt himself worse than Tim Tebow. In case you didn't heasr about the tweet, Bill Maher said that Jesus sure let Tim Tebow down (after Tim Tebow threw 4 interceptions in a loss). Mr. Tebow nor any other Christian would believe or want you to believe that God plays football or takes sides in a football game. I would be one of the first to condemn Mr. Tebow if he said otherwise.

The things Mr. Maher said will not make a difference in Mr. Tebows beliefs but can only serve to hurt Mr. Maher. He may be correct in that there is no God but I would rather beleive that there is a God and be wrong than believe there is no God and no be right.

Conn. fire victim had career as safety chief

2011-12-27T07:14:00.001-05:00

A mother, her son-in-law and her three grandchildren perished in a fire while the daughter and a contractor escaped the deadly blaze in the newly purchased $1.7 million dollar home.

When do contractors spend the night and why was the wife not with her husband and children but with the contractor when the fire began? Why would a seasoned security and safety person allow himself and his family to get trapped in a fire? Why were reports on the cause of the fire no released before the house was razed?

The last time I had some really intriquing questions about a fire, I conducted my own investigation and determined that the two women and the house quest were up all night partying on liquor and crack cocaine while the two boys slept in an upstairs bedroom. When the adults finally laid down to sleep it was already past mid-morning and the two boys, aged two and three, were waking up. One, probably hungry, when into one of the upstairs bedrooms to arouse the adult sleeping there and when he couldn't, took a cigarette lighter. The two boys began to play with the lighter and started the fire which killed the three year old and badly burned the younger one. The fire was ruled accidental by the investigators but I didn't see it that way.

The lady whose lighter was used by the boys to start the fire was a prostitute who in later years moved to Greensboro, NC and is still living there and was recently released from prison. She is still addicted to cocaine and working as a prostitute.

No, I'm not going to investigate this fire but I do beleive there is a truth behind what happened that may never be told.

Press 3 for Southern

2011-12-26T23:41:00.003-05:00

After having communications problems with a out sourced service rep, Loretta Johnson from Warner, Oklahoma stated beside Press one for English and Press two for Spanish, there should be a third option "Press 3 for southern".

So true.

The Race for the White House

2011-12-25T06:55:00.002-05:00

I am disappointed by this years field of candidates for the White House from the Republican Party and as much so as I was in the election in 2008 However, I do no dislike any Republican candidate for the White House more than I dislike the current President except for one. If he is the nominee, I will be voting Libertarian (unless Donald Trump is the Libertarian candidate, in which case I'll consider moving overseas somewhere).

Last year I really hoped the candidate would have been Condoleeza Rice or Colin Powell but she didn't want to run and Mr. Powell screwed his chances early in GW's first term. I seldom get what I want though, which isn't always a bad thing.

Job search update #2

2011-12-24T23:41:00.001-05:00

No luck yet. Will try some more after Christmas. I will be attending grace Baptist tomorrow as my church isn't having services. i'm not sure exactly what I;ll do about church in the New Year.

Perfect couple

2011-12-24T23:39:00.000-05:00

Adam Lambert and Justin Beiber would make a cute couple, don't you think?

Wintering fish

2011-12-24T23:21:00.001-05:00

Normally I stop feeding my Koi and my goldfish around the middle of November at the latest and don't start again until sometime in March but this isn't a normal year. I'm still feeding them and as long as they are active I will continue to feed them. It has been too warm for them to hypernate although they are much less active than normal.

During the fall the fisd were eating less than normal asI was worried they would not get fat enough to make it through the winter but there have been very few days when I have not had to feed them. A couple of days I have to give them food at least three times.

The babies are growing. I have a couple that are at least five inches long although most are in the two to three inch range. Three have died in the last couple of weeks and I have idea why. One of them was one I had planned on keeping.

One of last years babies, Zero, a white fish with a big orange spot on its head, has long beautiful fins. I suppose it is a butterfly Koi. I have no idea at this stage if Zero is a boy or girl so I have to refer to the fish as an it.

The babies are in a wide variety of colors and most of them will be for sale this spring. Let me know if you or a friend of yours is in the market for some baby Koi. Pet stores sell theirs for $6.00 and up for 2" to 3" koi and $12.00 and up for Koi 3" to 5". I will make mine available for half that. I hate selling them but my pond just isn't large enough for that many fish.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-24T17:22:00.001-05:00

I wish a Merry Christmas to one and all.

Sad times/ a shrinking church

2011-12-20T16:23:00.004-05:00

I feel sad for the little church that I attend and I don' know how to fix the problem. One lady, 92 now, had one leg operated on and she fell because of it shortly after and hurt herself really bad so she hasn't been able to attend. Another lady, one severly injured in an auto accident that left her barely able to function has found a boyfriend so she is attending his church now.
Our newest members, recently converted, have so many problems in their personal lives that prevent them from attending on a regular basis. Our missionary has gone out on deputation so he can no longer attend. Another member only comes when he brings his mother-in-law, the lady who fell and can no longer come.
Being a small as we are there are things larger churches can offer that we cannot so it is hard to interest people in coming to our little building. It is discouraging for our pastor who lives in Thomasville. We just don't have the workers who can go out nor the money to do much other than survive with.
What we need is lots of Xhristians to remember One Way Baptist in their prayers. If we can get people to pray for our church I believe we will begin to grow. I have DVD's of our pastor so if anyone wants one please send me an e-mail and let me know how to get it too you. I will provide them at no cost to any and all who will ask for one.
I want everyone to know about Christ and how One Way is trying our best to preach the word. If we can survive 2012 I believe one day we will grow into a large church that can be a big influence in the lives of our community but people have to support us through their prayers at least. I don't think it is too much to ask that Christians pray for our pastor and our church.

Football Fan--not

2011-12-17T03:45:00.000-05:00

I have not seen a regular season football game in many years and have seen very few superbowl games. It is not that I don't like football. I suppose this started many years ago when I decided not to watch a football game until after the World Series was over. Then I realized that a football is only involved in play around seven minutes in an entire game (and the same people who sit and watch a two or three hoour football game with 7 minutes od action say baseball is slow). Basebahad drama on every pitch.

I find one of the biggest differences between baseball and football is that no matter what the score a baseball team can always win or lose up until the game is actually over. In football the two teams kept playing even though it is impossible for the losing team to win. Just quit and go home already.

I dislike all the penalties in football and especially dislike the idea of a touchdown being nullified or called back. Ever heard of a home run being recalled? The only penalty in baseball is a balk. Balks are rare and I've never seen but one called on a catcher.

Thgeonly thinbg I would change about baseball is the rule that allows the batter to be called out on a foul ball. If the batter doesn't have a chance to advance to first, he should not be called out. It would be nice if baseball had cheerleaders too. But I like the game and admire the skill it takes to be good at the game. And I love the unppredictability of the game where even the worst team has an even chance to win.

Driving safer than going to the doctor

2011-12-17T03:10:00.001-05:00

Drink the Kool-Aid, boys and girls …

November 7, 2011 in Drug War

Drink the Kool-Aid: prescription drugs are responsible for more deaths than traffic accidents. Prescription drugs such as painkillers are killing more people than top illegal substances like cocaine and heroin combined, while selling rates soar — as well as unnecessary painkiller use.
Not only are pharmaceutical painkillers and other dangerous drugs like antipsychotics handed out like candy , but some are even introduced without testing, or even use perverted study results in an attempt to convey the false image of legitimacy. Drug companies like Merck and Baxter are notorious for their grimy misconduct and fraudulent practice in fervent promotion of their dangerous products.
The most ridiculous fact is that these drugs are legally pushed thanks to careless FDA regulation, and receive little scrutiny by the mainstream legal establishment despite many prominent health officials speaking out. These drugs are cleverly concealed under the guise of ‘treating’ disease, while substances like marijuana thathave actually been linked to improved health are categorized as highly illegal and dangerous by the federal government.
This is a literal Pharmageddon in which medical science peddles harmful pharmaceuticals while toting the supposed dangers of vitamins and minerals.
Of course in the past 27 years vitamins have been effectively linked to 0 deaths, while pharmaceuticals have killed over 3 million individuals
You’re all on Drugs
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beach boys

2011-12-17T03:04:00.001-05:00

It's hard to believe the Beach Boys are celebrating 50 years together. Yea, I guess so since I listened to them when I was young. I think back over the years and how music and listening to music has changed. The first record I ever purchased was Little Richie and was titled "Good Golly Miss Molly"

When I was thiteen WHKY played rock and roll between 9 and 10 pm on a program called night train and I had to rig a portable radio with a headphone to listen to the program. My parents would have punished me severly had they caught me listening to that kind of music. A couple of years later WIRC was bold enough to play rock and roll from 5 till 6 pm.

Back then very few kids had cars, no one used drugs except real gangsters and schools were still segregated. It seems like a different lifetime although today is a totally different world from the one I was born into.

Anyway, congratulations to the Beach Boys. Fifty years is a long time in this world.

child porn and pedophiles

2011-12-16T07:05:00.001-05:00

I don't understand these people or the attraction they have for undeveloped people. I can't image being excited by a teent winnie or a flat chest, especially from a tiny person that has no concept of loving making and is physically and emotionally unable to respond in a positive way. These people who find the young kids sexcually attractive have got to be a demented group straight from the pits of hell.

Hearing Aids

2011-12-15T22:52:00.000-05:00

My new hearing aids have come in but I can't get them until Feb 1. The doctor wants me to bring my spouse and she is only off on wednesdays and the only appointment available on Wednesdays is at 7:30am unless I wait until March 7th.

Job hunting Update

2011-12-15T22:49:00.000-05:00

I have applied for 4 jobs so far. One job I had to apply for on-line while another I had to donwload the application from the web. I am trying to do two places each day. I'll let everyone know if I find one.

almost cynical

2011-12-15T22:38:00.000-05:00

It seems when one has been disappointed by Christian friends, ignored by loved ones, and leery of strangers, even the well dressed friendly ones who only seem to want to help but really want to trick or scam you, it is good to read about the secret Santa's and the not-so-secret Santa's this Christmas who are paying off lay aways of struggling families, especially at K-Mart stores.

I know this is a common practice of one of the talk show hosts from 101.1 FM talk radio and I am thinking it is Clark Howard but I'm not really positive. It might be Neal Bortz as I most often listen to those two, as much for the time they are on and the time I am in my vehicle driving somewhere although I have to admit I find both men interesting.

I don't know if they paid lay aways or not but I know they frequently go into a Walmart store and look for the poorest looking person who is purchasing things for children and they will pay for the purchase. They do this around Christmas every year and have suggested that others do the same. I don't know if their idea finally caught on or if this is a new phenomenon that started spontaneously but it is a good thing.

Miley Cyrus

2011-12-14T15:17:00.002-05:00

"Thank you for the compliment, but these babies are all mine," the former Disney star tweeted. "I wish [people would] realize you don't have to be fake to be beautiful!"

That was Miley's response to some thinking she had breast enhancement surgery. She is truthful in her statement but if she believes she is beautiful then she is also delusional. I would really perfer she cover her babies up myself.

Job Hunting starts today

2011-12-14T07:10:00.000-05:00

I so looked forward to retirement but it seems I will have to go out looking for work today. My wife operation took away all my spending money and so extra money that I had expected won't arrive until March . There are some thing I want to do but can't because my wife finds things to spend money on faster than it comes in. To be fair to her, my truck did need some repair work and I had to remodel my bathroom so I have spent as much as she has, but just in bigger chunks (except for her operation).

My only wish is that if she needs something that she save up ahead of time for it. The money she spent on her operation is the money I had set aside for my spending money and our vacation. I have no money to spend and we didn't get to take a vacation.

I'm glad the operation was a success but retirement isn't easy unless one has a sucficient income to support oneself. I had planned for it but one source of income is taking much longer than I had expected. I was told it would start six months after I applied but it is taking 14 months instead. Another source of income won't begin for another two years. In the mean time I have to replace the money she spent on her operation plus the money I didn't get for eight months plyus enough to cover my truck repairs and bathroom redmodel.

Wheather I have to take a part-time or full time job depends on the amount of pay offered and the hours available.

I'll keep everyone posted on my job search results.

kids and vegatables

2011-12-14T06:57:00.001-05:00

The best way to get kids to eat vegatables is to not feed them anything white when they are newborns up until they are able to eat on their own. A great way to get kids to eat carrots is to sprinkle brown sugar over them when you put them in the pot to cook so they will come out tasting like sweet potatoes.

Other than these two suggestions the only thing I know will work is to feed your kids nothing but vegatables. When they get hungry enough they will eat.

By Eric Pfeiffer

2011-12-13T20:44:00.002-05:00

I hate the phrase "Just saying...."What the heck is that suppose to mean? Does just because you are just saying mean that the conversation is over? Or does it mean that you have no facts to back up your statements because what you are saying is only an opinion?It is irratating enough when a commenter from the general public ends his comments with the phrase but for a professional journalist to end a news story that way is insulting.

In case you are wondering, Eric Pfeiffer ended his article with that phrase: he didn't write this blog. I did.

women in the news

2011-12-13T02:13:00.001-05:00

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi authorities have executed a woman convicted of practicing magic and sorcery. Meanwhile in the USA Michelle Obama helps set a world record for jumping jacks.

.005%

2011-12-11T07:10:00.001-05:00

Romney make a $10,000 wager with Rick Perry. Some wrote that the wager equates to just .005 % of Romneys net worth. I don't think I have a net worth because if I were to die I think someone would have to give my estate money in order for me to break even. I do know that as a percentage of my yearly income, .005% is just $150.00. By the way, that is my gross income. Yea, I know it is really gross.

Winter's coming

2011-12-11T06:52:00.001-05:00

I don't like cold weather for several reasons. First, it's cold. I don't like being cold. I perfer to be warm. I like summer even though sometimes summer can be too hot. The last half of Spring and the first part of fall is okay but the rest of the year kinda sucks in my opinion. I like to grow stuff, to work in the yard, to play some baseball, to cook out and sit around the water pond and chat with family, friends and neighbors. I retired in June and up until the end of Octomber I had more to do then I thought I could get done. I mowed the grass at the church as well as at home and my Mom's house. I took care of her, helped my wife with her mom, plus all the things that needed to be done at my own house. In the first part of the fall, I decided to cut back the briars and vines that were taking over at the church and it has been ten weeks now and I am almost done. There is a pile of brush six feet high, six feet deep, and 60 feet long that I have cut down. Oh there is much more that could be done but I do not have the equipment nor the money to rent the equipment to finish the job. Pretty much accomplished what I set out to do and that was to clear an area big enough to have a pumpkin patch. Having a pumpkin patch will accomplish several things. First, planting pumpkins will give me a little something to do, the pumpkin vines will cover the cleared land so I won't have to mow that and it will retard the grow of the briars and vines. Secondly, the pumpkins will give me something to sell in the fall to raise money to give to the church. Maybe start a building fund with the money. But before that can be done, I have to finish digging up and clearing out all the vines in the field. The vines are as thick as the grass in most people's yard so it is a job . It would be nice to have a weed torch or a tractor. I can't use a tiller as in just a few minutes of use the vines will entwine the tiller blades and shaft so tight the blades can't turn. Nope, all I have is a weed hoe and a hatchet. I have to pull the vines out one at a time. Of course I have all winter to get the job done.

Third party anyone?

2011-12-10T16:22:00.001-05:00

last year we had McCain/Palin and this year it looks like the McCain/Palin ticket wasn't so bad after all. Where are all the Republican super stars that had been talked about? Why were we even talking about Romney and Perry? If we preferred someone else four years ago why would we consider them this time around? I just wish the parties actually stood for something but that isn't true. It seems that all parties are good for is opposing what the party in power if for. I suppose that if Obama had bee against health insurance reform that the Republicans would have been pushing hard for it just like the Democrats fought against the idea of changing the way Social Security is funded. Too bad about Herman Cain but he made the Republican party nomination race interestingand I believe he actually stood a change of defeating Obama. As things stand now, the biggest problem the Republicans have now is themselves. Obama was vunerable but the Republicans have acted so stupidly that he just might win by a landslide again. I wish there were another Lincoln or Washington, or Reagan out there but it only seems we have only a bunch of baggage handlers on the Republican side and a fairy tale President on the other. I wonder too, just how many people are happy with Bev Purdeue? Too bad we couldn't have a do over on the last election.

there, their, and they're

2011-12-07T16:06:00.001-05:00

I'm appalled at how many people just pick one of these words without having a clue which is the proper one to use. Not that it will do any good but this is the proper meaning of each one. There: in or at a place, at a point in a speech or actionTheir: a form of the pocessive case og THEY used as an attributive ajective before a noun. They're: a contraction of the two words they and are.It is not that hard.

Beauty or the beast

2011-12-05T03:58:00.001-05:00

WhenI made a comment that I prefer to be married to a good woman rather than just a pretty woman, some people assumed that my wife was ugly. People don't have to be the beauty or the beast.The story was that Christie Brinkley owed $531,000.00 in back taxes. I commented that there was a line from movie where a man says to a woman "you are so beautiful you deserve a good life". I believe the movie was "Water for Elephants" in which a vet who narrowly missed getting his degree from Yale falls in love with the wife of the owner of a circus while he was in their employ. She didn't deserve anything more than anyone else. My first wife was a beautiful woman and looked so much younger than she really was but she was uneducated and self-centered and the older she got the less caring she became. She died of a heart attack and my second wife was a tall long-legged beauty that I discovered was more self-centered and selfish that my first wife was. When I married again I married a woman for her character rather than just her physical beauty. It doesn't matter what she looks like. She makes me happy and is the most important person in my world and I make her happy and she views me as important in her life as well. That is to be desired far above mere looks alone.

Lost Amy Winehouse song

2011-12-03T21:50:00.001-05:00

if one was to discover a song by elvis or a composition by Bach or a painting by a famous artist long dead it would be big news and worth a lot of money. An Amy Winehouse song newly discovered may be valuable now otherwise the discovery of the song mighht have been hidden for twenty or thirty years or maybe longer. Afterall, in ten or twenty years no one will know who she is or care that one of her unreleased songs had been discovered. Get it while the getting is good.

You decide what is right

2011-11-30T21:33:00.001-05:00

A college educated woman with a good job is severly injuried in an automobile accident and suffered severe brain damage. Shhe was in a coma for a spell and now needs someone to watch over her. She can no longer remember how to do her job, needs constant reminder of her childrens names (they are adults and live elsewhere) and is no more able to care for herself than an eight year old would be to take of their selves.She has had one date with a man who told her she can't wear makeup but asked her to marry him. What is the legal and proper solution to this problem?

A house without a Tub

2011-11-30T17:27:00.001-05:00

I can't say if I've ever seen a house without a bathtub but in a few weeks I will own one. My tub cracked so I'm having to replace it. Instead I called bathfitters to install a new shower with seat as I never take a bath anyway. Eighteen months ago they replaced the garden tub with a huge shower (picture on a previous blog) and we love it. Until I get my new shower, I'll have to use the one in the master bathroom. I like it because it is big enough for me to run around in without getting wet.

Monday night rain

2011-11-29T08:44:00.001-05:00

My rain gauge register 3.5 inches of rain last night through this morning. Now only if we could receive this much rain this often during the spring and summer we could have some productive vegatable gardens and I could keep my water ponds full. But more than likely our summers will be hot and dry as normal. It really is a pain, and expensive too, to water the gardens and trees during the growing season. I do have a rain barrell which helps but not enough to substitute for what mother nature can do.

lopsided win

2011-11-28T12:25:00.001-05:00

Pikeville defeated Kimper 100-2 even after coach pulls first string 1 minute and 28 seconds into the game and forbid his team to play defense during the second half of the game. The administration is considering suspending the winning team for the remainder of the season for unsportsman like conduct. Below is my post in response. The administration should not punish the players for doing what they are supposed to do. It is up to the referees and the coaching staff to control the game. In many baseball and softball leagues there is a rule called the twelve run rule where if one team is behind by 12 or more runs after three innings the game is called and they lose. Such a rule could be instituted in basketball where at the end of the first half if one team is behind so many points then came is called and they lose. In a track match featured last week one runner collapsed just shy of the finish line and had to crawl the rest of the way and he was hailed as a hero for his determination to finish. Maybe the losing team should be hailed as heros for their willingness to continuing playing after being beaten so soundly. If the winning team could score 25 points in less than two minutes and the game is 40 minutes long then they might have been able to score over 200 points but only scored 100 so it seems they didn't run the score up at all. An alternative would be to keep the winning team off the court and let the other team have free reigh at the basket until they caught up. How embarrassing would that have been if they could not score enough to catch up playing no one! Next game, maybe they should spot the losing team 100 points and let them play, like hadicapping in bowling or golf, or allow Kimper to play offense and defense but confine Pikesville to their half the court. Or maybe change the scoring so Pikesville shots only count 1 and Kimpers three. Still, the score would have been 50 to 3.Better yet, why not just let the coachs choose sides that way Pikevilles players would be divided between two teams. Suspending the team for the season sounds like penalizing a pro boxer for knocking out his opponent in the first round by not allowing him to box again or not allowing the best student in class to continue school because they have a 4.0 average or maybe even the United States of America surrendering to Japan at the end of WWII because we had a superior weapon and we just didn't fight fair. +One thing is certain: whoever drew up the schedule and then wanting to punish the winning team will never be cited for superior intellect.

Gifts that won't bust the budget

2011-11-28T01:17:00.001-05:00

Thge headline was on an article on MS NBC this morning and the subtitle was "all gifts under $50.00" I suppose that seems inexpensive enough until one stasrts adding up everyonbe on ones shopping list. Wife, two brothers, three sons, mother, mother-in-law, and that's just my family. Most people have family much, much larger. That small group is already 8 people so that's $400.00. I suppose if you are one of the working families that is okay but that is way over budget for me and it was even when I was working. True, I did get a nice bonus in November when I worked but I am not working now. My November bonus was divided between our second vacation and Christmas but that is a past reality.I draw social security and next year when I can work again I will be limited to making $15,000.00 so there really will not be a budget for buying everyone gifts for Christmas. As always things continually need to be fixed--including me. I just spent $700.00 on car repairs and I'll need new tires somnetimr in 2012, I have a leaky pipe in my shower, and I need new hearing aids. That is just the present problems. Can't wait to see what 2012 will bring in new expenses. I worked hard to save money for retirement but unless the economy perks up soon, the shrinking value of investments will eat my savings up. I'll need to sell some land just to get back my losses from my retirement accounts. But that is all future and speculative. At the moment, one $50.00 gift is out of my budget. That doesn't mean I can't give though. I still do the yard work at the church, make the videos for the shut-ins, help make the scenary for the Chritmas play, and many other little things that need to be done. What I lack in money I more than make up in time and a serving spirit so I'm more than okay.

woodpecker walking

2011-11-27T07:46:00.001-05:00

I suppose I never really thought about woodpeckers that much. I've always thought that they landed on a branch and sat there while pecking on a tree for insects but today I learned something .I watched this woodpecker walk up to a tree and then walk up the tree. I thought it was amazing. After all, the woodpecker has no hands; just two feet and it has to take one of them off the ground (or tree in this case ) to take the next step so he is supporting his whole body weight while parrallel to the ground and all on one foot. I thought that was really amazing. Animals are so much fun to watch.

Want to smell like Snooki?

2011-11-26T08:21:00.001-05:00

0 No, I'm not asking. That was the headline of a MSN homepage article. I suppose it was more of an advertisement because if you click on the headline up comes a picture of Sissy Beiber holding a bottle of perfume with a pink top and a caption that reads "and like Beiber too" Honestly I thought to smell like Snooki all one had to have was alcohol breath. I know, that was mean. Sometimes the truth hurts.

suspended season

2011-11-25T21:08:00.001-05:00

There is a story on the web about a basketball team that has been suspended from play whikle the eligibility of one player is questioned. I really don't think winning should be an issue at any level of sports except maybe professional. The truth is no matter how one stacks thing up at seasons ene the total number of wins and losses will be exactly the same. I think there are more importanbt thinbgs to ne gained from playing sports that ones won loss record. The first team I ever played baseball for, the Reds of the minor league in Hickory. NC ended the season with an 0-13 w-l record. I played left field or center field. I played on some much better teams in ther years to follow but I never played for a really good coach. If a coach had taken the time to teach me about the different types of batting stances, or how to steal a base, or how to back up plays or direct infeilders on cutoff plays, I would have been a much better player. Too many of the coaches felt it was their job just to decide who played and who didn't and to figure out how to win. When I coached a little league team I looked for ways to bring out the best in each player and to use their best featuresfor the betterment of the team. If a player was a fast runner but a pooe fielder and hitter, I was use them as substitute runners or base stealers. I do believe that parents, supportters and coaches place too much importance on winning. Like I said, when its all over, they all just break even.

First shower

2011-11-25T20:55:00.001-05:00

Somnetime last year I had the shower in the master bedroom redone and posted a story about it on the blog. This week I took my first shower in the thing. Typically I use the one in the main bathroom because my wife and I have such different schudles and sleeping habits its just more covenient for us but the shower I use has developed a leak so I've been using the one in the master bedroom. The water heats up much faster, one doesn;t have that big tub to step into, one can wait until after they get into the shower to turn the water on and still have plenty of room without getting wet until the water warms up enough. It has a seat to sit in or prop ones feet on, safety bars to grab to help you up if you sit in the seat, a built in shampoo rack to store ones stuff in, and plenty of room to completelu dry off before even stepping out of the shower. Its kind of like having a gym locker open shower all by yourself. It was really nice.

Ariz. grandfather roughed up by police in Walmart

2011-11-25T20:24:00.001-05:00

Pepper spray,gun shots and police brutality are becoming as much a part of the holiday season as Christmas cars, chia Pets and fruit cake. Most of the items people are pushing and shoving to get could be had online, from the convenience of their own homes and for about the same price, especially on electronic items which have a relatively low markup anyway. Many years ago I enjoyed Christmas shopping and looked forward to our once a year trip to the Eastland Mall in Charlotte to look at the huge Christmas tree and enjoy the sights and sounds of busy shoppers searching for that perfect gift. Nowadays I don't like the traffic, the pushing and shoving and the attitudes of both shoppers and clerks and the danger one puts themselves in by being among the large and unruly crowds. I think if you ask the grandfather in the story today he would have to admit that the money he tried to save on the CD wasn;t worth its final price, that he should not have subjected his grandson to such a mob mentaility, and that shoving the CD down his pants wasn't really such a good idea. And as far as the cop goes, he has a hard job dealing with angry people and charged with protecting people, enforcing the laws, and still expected to act like a gentleman at all times. It seems ironic that the very people who were pushing and shoving each other and yanking merchandise out of the hands of complete strangers to satisfy their own greed while totalling ignoring the rights of others would accuse the policeman of using excess force to arrest a resisting shoplifter.

I would rather read

2011-11-24T01:41:00.001-05:00

Newspapers have an advantage over the internet in that you can actually read a story. It seems that more and more the internet is becoming a visual medium, forcing us to watch an advertisment before having to watch a video of the news story. Not many months ago the service provider would inform the user if the story was a video. Now, not so much. Videos are mixed in with regular stories and as often as not are not identified as such. It seems North State is the lastest to join this craze. I once visited the Dateline page as one was given the option of reading the story or watching the video. Now a story is broken down into ten to fifteen segment and one is forced to watch the same commercial over and over and no longer have the option to read the story. One commercial i hate is where the guy says he has diabetus. What the heck is diabetus? Why would a drug company do a commercial featuring a man mispronouncing an illness? Are they trying to make the man sound genuine or are they saying that all members of his ethnic group are ignorant? I know that I am probably in the majority in my complaint about the ads and video versus being able to actually read the story but I suppose if I am allowed to read the provider does get those ad dollars. Well, I'm keeping my dollar and going to buy a "news" paper with it.

Old News

2011-11-21T17:27:00.001-05:00

I call this old news because I saw an article about Thanksgiving Day disasters and I had one about six years ago. Yea, it was our first Thanksgiving together and my wife had worked hard to make it special. Just as she had everything layed out in the kitchen the ceiling gave way and tons of water was dumped all over our apartment. Thankfully none of the food was ruinned but we did have to eat out that day: just not exactly what we had in mind for our first Thanksgiving. This year it will be just the two of us again but we live in a house, single story, so no change of a repeat disaster.

Snake at the pond

2011-11-15T16:03:00.001-05:00

Northern Water SnakeThis snake has been living around my pond all summer. I tried to encourage it to find a new home by filling in its hiding place but apparently I failed in that endeavor. This morning I discovered it entangled in my pond netting. Not knowing what type of snake it was I called for help but even then the snake could not be freed without severly damaging my pond netting which would have left my fish vunerable to predators, like this snake. Many years ago I lost a $3,000.00 fish to a blue heron.I since have learned to build ponds that are harder for predators to get into and where the net rests higher above the pond. I'm glad the net prevented the snake from getting into the pond as it was certain to make a meal from my fish. It lived from eating tapoles and small frogs which are easier to catch than the fish are but thos creatures have vacated the premises due to cooler weather. I really hated to kill the snake but not knowing what kind it was and knowing that it would be cruel to let it starve to death I didn't have much choice but to kill it.I sent a picture off to an expert who ID'ed the snake as a northern water snake, which is what I suspected it to be. It is non-posinous but still a mean biter.

Homophopia and weight loss

2011-11-15T00:08:00.001-05:00

Strange but two of my most popular posts are one homophopia and weight loss. I suppose maybe because they are issues we all struggle with. Extra weight can be conquered in one of two ways. Eating less or exercising more. Actually thats not necessarily true. One can actually eat more and lose weight but you'll just have to change what you are eating. Right, fruits and vegatables. I can't tell you how to react to gays and lesbians. Frankly I don't care what you are. I just like men to act like men and women to act like women. What you do behind closed doors is none of my business.

City of Refuge

2011-11-14T23:54:00.001-05:00

Bible Missionary Baptist Church runs a small childrens home for about a dozen kids called the City of Refuge. The church pastor was once an inmate in prison for selling drugs, mainly to kids. He got saved in prison and after he became pastor of this Rockwell, NC church he wanted to give back to kids the life he once took from them. You can find out more about the City of Refuge and the church by visiting their website at www.bible missionarybaptist.com.The deputation representatives for the home is Greg and Tana Savage. I strongly recommend listening to this man preach as you will receive a blessing like you have never experienced before. The children change from time to time so I can't guarentee that they will sing as sweet next time but they had voices of angels the last time I heard them. If you are a church member somewhere get them for your church. If you don't attend church anywhere, find you one, join and then get them for your church. Or you could look them up online, find out where they will be and go see them there. Then you can get them for your church. And Lordy, please give the man time to preach and not limit him to a schedule. You won't regret it.

Body Aches and good feelings

2011-11-14T23:28:00.001-05:00

Last week I walked 53 and a half miles and only walked 1.5 miles the last day. The average walked per person in the USA is about 3 miles or 6,000 steps. For good health it is recommended that we try to walk 10,000 steps a day. My step count was 113,180.I log 8,000 to 12,000 steps from 6 to 7:30 am at the gym while the majority of the rest are logged at the church doing yard work as well as working in my own yard. During the cooler months I don't have as much yard work to do at home so I'm working to clear a half acre of overgrown field beside the church. I'm using a loper, a small hand saw. and a hoe. Sure, using a chain saw and one of those machines that eat threw tall grass and small trees would be much faster but I don't own either and can't afford to rent them as I don't have an income at the present time. All that waljking anf stooping and bending leaves my legs and back sore and tired which makes it difficult to get a good nights rest. I try to give my brain a good workout too and fortunately it doesn't get sore like the rest of me does. The funny thing is I'm the oldest person that attends our church except for Mrs Tickle who is 92 and only comes once a month or so. I know I'm retired and have the time to work around the church but I did the same job when I workedas I'm doing now. The only difference is I walk at the gym instead of on a job now. Honestly, I don't think the men that are twenty or thirty years my junior could keep up with me. I'm neither bragging or complainning: just telling the facts. In spite of being tired it is a good feeling to get a job done. I like the church to look nice. There isn't any way I can clear the whole lot by myself though because there are amny fallen trees scattered about and I don't have the equipment or money to handle that big of a load but I will clear what I can and next summer I can plant some pumpkins so I don't have to mow that area and I'll have something to sell to make money to donate to the church. That makes me feel good too.

Thank you Golden Coral

2011-11-14T23:16:00.001-05:00

Each year around Veterans Day Golden Coral offers a free meal to our veteran service members. It is a nice gesture, especially for a Vietnam veteran, who is more often associated with drug use, disdain, and unemployed people holding signs on street corners begging for a handout than honorable service to our country. I know the sacrifice service members make, even without going to battle, and we should all take time to thank a service member, former and present , for their service to our country.

Here we go again

2011-11-12T22:59:00.001-05:00

"Tiger Woods has epic collapse" reads the headlines of a Yahoo article on the latest golf tournament. It's been two years since this guy has been a contender in a golf match. If he won a game it won't mean he's back on track any more than the person to win the match is the next superstar. I've been tired of hearing about Tiger Woods for years. Can't sports writers write an article without mentioning his name?

Ashton quits Twitter

2011-11-12T05:43:00.001-05:00

A rant about a football coach that wasn't well received byhis fans on Twitter has prompted Ashton K. to stop doing his own Tweeting. that's okay Ashton, I wouldn't ever read your crap anyway.

Happy Birthday

2011-11-09T21:48:00.000-05:00

Today I officially became an old man, a senoir citizen if you will. I received many Happy Birthday wishes, a few cards, and spent a lovely day with my wife. For the past 3 months I've been on a walking campaign, logging just under 50 miles a week, about half of that at the gym starting at 6 am. Honestly, I haven't lost any weight but the walking must be doing me some good. I look better and younger in this years drivers lincense phot than I did six years ago. I saw some of my ex co-workers today for the first time in five months. They all remarked how much younger I looked now. I can tell my body is tighter so the weight loss can't be too much futher behind. Today, life was good.

I want to be a supporter

2011-11-07T18:11:00.001-05:00

I have urged others to support herman Cain and now it seems there are allegations of inappropriate behaviour on his part. The latest and the first person to go public, is from a woman who claims she was touched inappropriately 15 years ago. She was asking Cain for help getting a new job. First, why was she booked into a motel and if it was necessary, why did let Mr. Cain booke the room? Secondly, she said they were in a car together. Why were they in a car alone? I think she got the story right but the details wrong. It sounds to me like she was the forward one and was trying to set mr. Cain up and he didn't fall for it. This is revenge time and even seeter because she had to wait fifteen years .

More U.S. residents living in poverty than previously thought

2011-11-07T14:14:00.001-05:00

How's that hopey, changed thing working out for ya?

2011-11-07T02:26:00.001-05:00

I don't like the new blogger but I am being forced to use it. I discovered eight or ten of my blogs that were never published. The ones I wrote on the old blog page were saved to draft but never published by blogger forcing me to go with the new format .To the reader of my blogs the page looks the same but it's totally different on my end.

Gang sets fire to newspaper office in Mexico

2011-11-07T02:22:00.000-05:00

Gangs setting fire to newspaper offices sounds like the plot ofsome old westerns mad in the middle of last century depicting eventas that occurred or could have occurred in the old west in the late 19th and early twentieth centuries in the country.

more pain

2011-11-07T02:00:00.001-05:00

Writing with crippled hands is hard enough. Now I have tendonitus in my right shoulder. ouch!

Electric roads

2011-11-07T02:00:00.000-05:00

Instead on electric cars, wouldn't it be cheaper and safer to make electric roads. Sort of like bumper cars?

Brad Pitt? Really

2011-11-07T01:58:00.001-05:00

When writers/ reporters/ people want to talk about good-looking sexy men it seems the ultimate is Brad Pitt. I once saw a movie with Robert Redford and Brad Pitt. Of course Brad Pitt was young and Redford was well past his prime. The truth is, Redford made Pitt look like an immature wannabe. Even in his seventies, Redfords good looks and charm outshone Pitts and it was obvious the youner man had a lot to learn from Mr. Redford.

I'm not sure even Redford could hold a candle to Paul Newman. All right ladies, who is the ultimate heart throb: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, or Frank Sinatra?

homophophia

2011-11-07T01:58:00.000-05:00

it seems if a person does not whole heatedly embrace and support the gay/lesbian culture then they are labeled as some sort of hate mongering freaks. That just isn't so.

My mom is allergic to fish yet she has sat down with me at a seafood restaurant while I consumed a plate of fish. Just because she won't eat seafood doesn't make her a hater of people who eat seafood. By the same token, people who do not partake in the homosexual lifestyle are not necessarily haters of homosexuals. Calling people despicable names doesn't endear them to your point of view, but rather has the opposite affect of making them resistant to the message.

Economic gains lost

2011-11-07T01:57:00.001-05:00

BOSTON (AP) — The economic downturn has erased the gains made by the black middle class over the last 30 years as the unemployment rate of blacks with a four-year college degree has skyrocketed, according to a new study by the National Urban League Policy Institute released Wednesday.

The study said that the unemployment rate for blacks with a four-year college degree has tripled from 1992 while overall black unemployment levels are nearing 1982 levels when it was close to 20 percent.

Still feel good about that hope/ change thing you can believe in now?

Why Obama Won

2011-11-07T01:57:00.000-05:00

Most political analysis want us to believe that Obama won the electi0n because he was much better organized than the Republicans and that W opened the door for him to win. Others would have us believe that he won because of his message of hope and change and some would even suggest that he won because of the youth vote and or the black vote. Some even suggest he won because he was the best candidate and the color of his skin had nothing to do with his victory.

Some people were going to vote Democractic this year regardless of whom the candidate was just because they hated the Republicans handling of that office during the last eight years. Some voted for Obama because he wasn't a woman, some voted for him because he was black, and some voted for him because they thought he was the best candidate.

Many blacks voted for Obama just because he was Black (or wasn't white). Many whites voted for Obama because they are prejudiced against Blacks.

Wait a minute, you say. Why would a person vote for someone they believe to be inferior to themselves?

The reason: denial. If a liberal voted against Obama then he/she could be accused of being biased against Obama because of his skin color. Some people want so much to be preceived as being unbiased that they will discriminate against their own race. The reality is that being completely unbiased is just an illusion.

It is prefectly okay to choose our friends from among people we feel comfortable being with. What is not okay is to make decisions based on race , or sexual orientation, or college atttended, or any other arbitary factor to decide in favor of one person or another.

It that light, is was just as wrong to vote for Obama because he is black whether the voter was black and hoping to make history or whether the voter was white hoping to convince himself or others that they were not prejudiced.

2011-11-07T01:55:00.003-05:00

Even though there faces would not be shown, how would jurors react? W

Why do people act this way?

2011-11-07T01:55:00.002-05:00

Joe Paterno did was was legally required of him when he reported an alleged sexual assualt to his superior but failed to do anything beyond that. Failure on the part of his boses, himself, and the man who saw the assualt allowed the incident to go unpunished and other offences to occur.

Two men, MMA fighters, in town for a tournament, stop a robber who was robbing their motel. The robber claimed he needed to money to take care of his daughter. Modt of the commenters on the story were abusive of the two MMA fighters and many were supportive of the thief.

Thge thief used a gun in the commission of his crime.

I suppose the commenters failed to realize that using a weapon is threatning someones life and perhaps the motel clerk has children of his own to take care of. It really doesn't matter who has the sadder story, there is nevera justafiable excuse for robbing someone, especially at gunpoint.

The robbery was a stranger crime while the sexual assualt was commited by someone who was known to the ones in the know. Like all the sexual predators in the Catholic church that were protected by their superiors.

Perhaps the thinking is the reputation of the institution as a whole is far more important than the lives of the victims. It seems kind of funny that the defending of the robber because he wanted money for his daughter is the exact opposite way of thinking. In this case people are seeming to state that the rights of the victim (who they see as the hungry and needy little girl) far outweigh the rights of the institution (the motel).

Bruce Willis Makes Ashton Kutcher Cry

2011-11-07T01:55:00.001-05:00

I did not watch the video because of the ad they try to make you watch and I also don't like to see a man cry. But from the headlines and brief discription of the story, it sounds like maybe Bruce Willis is still in love with Demi Moore.

Cher 'pissed off' at 'Dancing' judges

2011-11-07T01:55:00.000-05:00

Chasity Bono cannot dance, isn't a celebrity, and isn't a real guy. I admire Cher for continuing to love and support Chasity (now called Chaz) but let's face the truth here about the judges comments. I doubt anything the judges said to or about Chasity had anything to do with who or what he is but were based soley on his dancing performaces. Sure Cher wanted Casity to win and he didn't so just leave it at that.

What, is she going to sue because her daughter

Happy Halloween

2011-11-07T01:54:00.001-05:00

Since I have lived in NC I've never had a ghost or goblin come to my door for treats. I had a few when I lived in Texas. This year I didn't buy candy for the kids and that is the first time I haven't done so. The last time I went treat or treating myself I went as Casper the ghost and I thought I was too old to for that but my parents would not let me have a scary costume.

I went to one halloween party andf a couple of the celebrations Hickory used to have downtown with the bandfs and costum judging contests. We would get 5 tickets which we could exchange for drinks or candy and it was always crowded and a lot of fun, especially when the kids I hung out with won the dance contest to the song "Southstreet".

Belief in God makes us lazy?

2011-11-07T01:54:00.000-05:00

In the new study, the researchers primed more than 350 engineering students with the idea of God or faith, for example, by having participants write a sentence using a list of words with spiritual connotations. Students then completed skill tests in which they had to make as many words as possible from a group of letters. When prompted with religious imagery or language beforehand, the students came up with fewer words, regardless of their religious background, than those who hadn't been primed with such imagery.

The researchers think the lack of effort in the "religious-primed" group could be dictated by a belief that fate is in God's hands. If the students believe that God controls their destiny, trying to be better isn't going to help them actually be better, resulting in less effort. This entire thought process seems to be unconscious, but just the presence of these God-conjuring words or images could alter beh

Maybe believing in God doesn't make us lazy but causes us not to use words we might otherwise use, say like profane words, or uncomfortable words.

On a more somber note, 90% of Americans believe in God but a much smaller percentage actually truts God with their life.

The magic of weight loss

2011-10-28T09:37:00.002-04:00

I own a Wii. When I first got it I worked out everyday and with those workouts and a change in my diet I lost 50 lbs. While my wife was out following her knee surgery I stopped working out and I slowly gained back 17 pounds but I have managed to level off since then. About six or seven weeks ago I started a walking program and for the last monthI walk between four and four and a halgf miles at the gym and average over 8 miles a day walking.

On the weekends when I don't go to the gym I work out on the wii for at least an hour. I am also controlling my diet like I did before. So far for six weeks of hard work, I'v gained 1 pound.

I have to admit my clothes aren't as tight so maybe my failure to lose weight to this point isn't as bad as it seems but it is frustrating. Still, I'll keep plugging along and one day, that magical weight loss will happen.

A high price for trying to be cool

2011-10-27T18:27:00.001-04:00

A thirteen year old kid doesn't try drugs on his own. someone has to get him interested first and trying to be cool and fit in makes him gives drugs a shot. Too bad.

The boy smoked the fake marijuana out of a plastic PEZ candy dispenser. The chemicals in the drugs caused extensive damage to his lungs. Brandon was put on a respirator in June and had a double lung transplant in September.

Now he is dead.

Cheap weddings

2011-10-26T16:48:00.002-04:00

After my first wife passed, I met another lady and before long we were engaged. We wanted a private, intimate, low cost wedding but we alsowanted a nice affair. Fortunenately, my aunt was a dress maker and professional seamtress and she just happened to have one of the most beautiful and expensive dresses to give to my bride. The former owner of the dress didn't want it afte her fiance was killed in an accident. She also loaned the bride-to-be a diamon tiffany necklace.

The may that was to do the singing backed out because he had had a falling out with the pastor of the church so we did everything via tape. The wedding march, the songs, everything but the preacher. We had to practice to get the timing down correctly.

My mom was a professional florisr so she made the flowers and did all the arrangements which were so beautiful. The bride was a professional cake decorator and baker so she made the wedding cake. It was quite pretty and tasty as well.

We did spring for professional engraved invitations though. We purchased whole chickens on sale, had cocktails weinnies, delicious cole slaw, and a variety of other eats which we prepared ourselves.

The ushers did a marvelous job, the wedding went off without a hitch, and the reception was a delight. The whole affair only set us back a few hundred dollars.

Of course not everyone has time to prepare all the food and it is unlikely that the bride will be gifted a thousand dollar wedding dress, but still, there is no reason not to have a lavious wedding and run up a huge bill that will keep the newlyweds in time for years.

Redneck dictionary

2011-10-26T15:27:00.001-04:00

Obama: all by my.

used in a sentence: "I bought a case of beer and I drank it Obama self. "

hot sauce

2011-10-26T15:20:00.002-04:00

I just made a few ounces of habenaro hot sauce but a few ounces goes a long way. I just pour a couple of ounces of vinegar in the blender, drop in 2 cups of haberno peppers and blend. I squeeze the juice into a bowl and then pour into my squeeze bottle. The stuff that is leftover I spread out to dry. It makes great flavoring to sprinkle on pizza.

Yea, the sauce is hot. Just making the sauce will cause ones sinuses to open up. If you get any on your hands be sure to wash thouroughly afterwards. If you don't and you touch your eyes they will burn.

When using the sauce, remeber a little goes a long way. It is 10,000 times hotter than Texas Pete. Og but is it good.

Obama to offer relief on student loans

2011-10-26T04:19:00.002-04:00

Buy a house you can't afford, tank the countries economy and wreck havoc around the world and Obama will help arrange cheap refinanacing for you. Make bad loans, wreck the economy, and Obama will bail you out. Borrow money for an education,go to school, and don't want to pay back the money you borrowed, Obama will help you out.

But, he's not a socialist. You don't have to take responisibility for your decisions.

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