"Forget mistakes. Forget failures. Forget everything except what you are going to do now and do it. Today is your lucky day."
Will Durant
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
A Bad Day for Japanese-Americans
Suppose you are of Japanese descent, an American citizen, and alive in 1942. On February 19, 1942, President Roosevelt just signed Executive Order 9066, which basically robbed you of all of your rights and property and sent you to an internment camp for the remainder of the Pacific War. Loyal Americans were locked way for years simply because of who they were. That was a sad day for all Americans and we should be diligent that this sorry affair never happens again. President Reagan signed an apology in 1988, which also gave each survivor $20,000.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Dear President Obama
Dear President Obama: Thank you very much for the "stimulus" package. But, I do have one question, "Where exactly is the stimulus for the millions of Americans that filled the US Treasury with the trillions of dollars you are now handing out to the exact same poorly managed companies that caused all of this in the first place."
Perhaps you may not have noticed a few things that took place prior to the collapse of the economy. I would like to point one important one out to you. In 2001 my wife and I purchased a home in Coral Springs, Florida. Though it was a bit expensive we thought it was a good investment since it was in a good neighborhood, had good schools, was near shopping, etc. Well, we didn't realize that it was as good an investment as it turned out to be. It doubled in value in less than five years. The problem was that so did everything else in a comparable market. Looking back on this as a reflection of market conditions in general, it's rather easy to see that mortgage lending was a major cause of this problem. Home values were skyrocketing, loans were easy to obtain, brokers and lenders were making lots of money. But this was a market built on air. And noiw we are seeing the results. The values have gone back to where they should have been back in 200X. The market has not had it's bubble burst, as we are told by you and others who would like us to believe in your scary stories. It has merely adjusted to normalcy.
Why should the US Treasury, our money, save the robber barons. Let them fail. Let GM go under, because surely someone will buy it. Let the lenders go under, they dealt in robbery and deserve what they get.
If you want to stimulate the economy, stop telling everyone had bad things are. You ran for the presidency on a platform of hope but have done nothing since taking office but tell us how bad things are. Poor sportsmanship I say.
Last, thanks for the $250 that will go to social security recipients some time in 2009. That sure will stimulate the economy. NOT!
Perhaps you may not have noticed a few things that took place prior to the collapse of the economy. I would like to point one important one out to you. In 2001 my wife and I purchased a home in Coral Springs, Florida. Though it was a bit expensive we thought it was a good investment since it was in a good neighborhood, had good schools, was near shopping, etc. Well, we didn't realize that it was as good an investment as it turned out to be. It doubled in value in less than five years. The problem was that so did everything else in a comparable market. Looking back on this as a reflection of market conditions in general, it's rather easy to see that mortgage lending was a major cause of this problem. Home values were skyrocketing, loans were easy to obtain, brokers and lenders were making lots of money. But this was a market built on air. And noiw we are seeing the results. The values have gone back to where they should have been back in 200X. The market has not had it's bubble burst, as we are told by you and others who would like us to believe in your scary stories. It has merely adjusted to normalcy.
Why should the US Treasury, our money, save the robber barons. Let them fail. Let GM go under, because surely someone will buy it. Let the lenders go under, they dealt in robbery and deserve what they get.
If you want to stimulate the economy, stop telling everyone had bad things are. You ran for the presidency on a platform of hope but have done nothing since taking office but tell us how bad things are. Poor sportsmanship I say.
Last, thanks for the $250 that will go to social security recipients some time in 2009. That sure will stimulate the economy. NOT!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Intelligence is Over Rated
A friend of mine has a life saving tool that cuts through a seat belt if she gets trapped in the car. She keeps it in the trunk???
”What’s Wal-Mart? Do they like make walls there?” Paris Hilton
“It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren’t, then I’d be a teacher.” Linda Evangelista
My friend and I saw a woman walk by with a nose ring attached by a chain to an earring. She said that would be a problem because the chain must rip out every time she turns her head???
Someone I know could not locate her luggage after waiting at the luggage kiosk. She told the clerk at the lost luggage office about her problem. The clerk asked, "Has your plane arrived yet?"???
So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?” Christina Aguilera
While waiting in line at Subway, I heard the clerk ask if the customer wanted his sandwich cut in two pieces or one. The customer replied, "Oh, just one because I don't think I could eat two."
“Is this chicken what I have or is it fish? I know it’s tuna but it says ‘Chicken of the Sea’.” Jessica Simpson
“Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,” –Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
“Half this game is ninety percent mental.” –Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
“It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment. It’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.”–Al Gore, Vice President
“If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there’ll be a record.” –Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: “I wouldn’t live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,” –Heather Whitestone Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.
“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life,” –Brooke Shields
Lawyer: "Was that the same nose you broke as a child?"
Witness: "I only have one, you know.
”What’s Wal-Mart? Do they like make walls there?” Paris Hilton
“It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren’t, then I’d be a teacher.” Linda Evangelista
My friend and I saw a woman walk by with a nose ring attached by a chain to an earring. She said that would be a problem because the chain must rip out every time she turns her head???
Someone I know could not locate her luggage after waiting at the luggage kiosk. She told the clerk at the lost luggage office about her problem. The clerk asked, "Has your plane arrived yet?"???
So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?” Christina Aguilera
While waiting in line at Subway, I heard the clerk ask if the customer wanted his sandwich cut in two pieces or one. The customer replied, "Oh, just one because I don't think I could eat two."
“Is this chicken what I have or is it fish? I know it’s tuna but it says ‘Chicken of the Sea’.” Jessica Simpson
“Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,” –Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC.
“Half this game is ninety percent mental.” –Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark
“It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment. It’s the impurities in our air and water that are doing it.”–Al Gore, Vice President
“If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there’ll be a record.” –Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman
Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: “I wouldn’t live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever,” –Heather Whitestone Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest.
“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life,” –Brooke Shields
Lawyer: "Was that the same nose you broke as a child?"
Witness: "I only have one, you know.
Monday, February 16, 2009
President's Day Part II "The Not So Wise"
Richard Nixon (1969-1974): "Well, when the president does it that means that it is not illegal."
William Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001): "That depends on what your definition of "is" is."
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989):"One problem that we've had, even in the best of times, is the people sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice." --
Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961):"Things are more like they are now than they ever were before."
Gerald Ford (1974-1977): "If Abraham Lincoln was alive today he would roll over in his grave"
But deserving of a book all his own is "W."
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
" There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
"And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it."
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
William Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001): "That depends on what your definition of "is" is."
Ronald Reagan (1981-1989):"One problem that we've had, even in the best of times, is the people sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice." --
Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961):"Things are more like they are now than they ever were before."
Gerald Ford (1974-1977): "If Abraham Lincoln was alive today he would roll over in his grave"
But deserving of a book all his own is "W."
"We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made."
"I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican""I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
" There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
"And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it."
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
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