Can I get a piece?

The word of the day is..... Bailout!!! Yehawwwww!!! There is nothing like giving money to companies that keep losing money and being on the hook to pay for it through my taxes. Now that has to make you feel good. Another 825 Billion? All I want is a small piece (like 4 or 5 mill), you know, get a little breathing room with the bills. Does my stimulus money come out of the bailout? I am currently ATTEMPTING to refinance, so we'll see how that goes. I mean, my bank only got who knows how much of that 350 Billion that has already gone out. With a credit score in the high 700s you would think it would happen but.... no one ever really knows.

You know what I love about America (besides cherry pie)? When we run out of money, we just print more.

So, like I said, Washington, can I get a piece?

Too Capitalistic?

I believe it was Ben Franklin that said to motivate the poor to lift themselves out of poverty, we must make their poverty uncomfortable. I ask you, is that too capitalistic? Or perhaps unrealistic in the welfare minded community of today? Today ushered in the era of a new presidency, and the saddest part was that more people were excited about him being black than they were excited about his platforms and proposals. I thought it interesting that a great number of people voted for him for that very reason. It just goes to show the ignorance that makes up our society. In further support of that premise, if you ask the average person how much of the vote Obama secure in this election, I imagine you will get answers in the 60-70% range. The media has branded him the second coming to a point that all unbiased reason is lost. The true number is 54% (a bit less than the media would have to believe). It will be interesting to see how the media treats him as his presidency progresses. Don't get me wrong, I did not vote for him, but he is still the President, and unlike the classes folks in the mall today who booed their last leader, I hope he does a good job. I doubt he will follow Ben's philosophies, but then you can only have so many great leaders in the history of any country.

Thinking of sending your kids to college?

I am sure you are, after all, a high school diploma just doesn't cut it anymore. In fact, a generic bachelor degree (i.e. business, marketing, journalism, etc) is the new equivalent of the high school diploma. It may get you in the door, but it certainly doesn't get you a job. So as you prepare your children for higher education (at 20K per year), pay attention to the cost of Room & Board. My experience was that room and board was $760 per MONTH! Here is what that included: a 12' x 15' room that I shared with a roommate, a bathroom which was shared with 3 other people and a laundry room shared with 300 other people. I would think you could find a better deal renting an apartment or house for less money. Also, did you know there is a way to get free laundry from those coin operated machines?

Something to think about, if you only had 30 days to live, what would you do differently?

New Year, New You

This year I want to lose weight and quit smoking (well, I don't smoke but it is the number 2 resolution every year). Seriously, I put some goals together, as we should, and I realized that I love making goals. I am a checklist person, I love making lists and checking off tasks are they are accomplished. My first task (related to my first goal) was to run today, and I did. Made it 2.5 miles and then my legs fell off. So then I crawled to my laptop to blog about it b/c I knew you all cared so much. My second task was to describe my recent road trip. We drove to Dallas, and stopped at the Creation Museum in Kentucky and Graceland in Memphis. The Creation Museum rocks, and if you get the chance, you should definitely check it out. Helps answer a great deal of questions for those out there who still think we came from monkeys. Memphis on the other hand, a dump. We decided on a trip through the ghetto and almost bought some investment real estate (it was for sale for $5). I did get a chance to stand on the grassy knoll and drive down the street where Kennedy was shot once we got to Dallas. I still get chills when I think about it.

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet?

Here's what I love, shopping online!!! Tell me that isn't a home run and I'll show you a liar. For fun, I have been going to the mall and standing in random lines. I have attempted to speak with my fellow patrons in order to spread some Christmas cheer, but no one seems to be in the mood (except for a few folks who felt a proper lunch consisted only of martinis). Where is the love?

How many of you have already spent your second stimulus package money? Your tax return? I say spend it all. Saving money is overrated. Get out there and stimulate the economy with your hard earned credit cards.

I for one am big on tradition. We had the picture done with Santa, the tree was cut down (sorry Earth) and decorated, we'll watch National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and eat appetizers (sorry waistline) and read the Christmas story on Christmas Eve. And then watch the wonderful chaos that is Christmas morning unfold (after reading about the birth of Christ). So Merry Christmas to you and yours.

support the troops and get rid of the ACLU

For all of you Christian haters who believe prayer is some form of civil rights violation, try not to run to the ACLU to sue these guys. Civil liberties my a**.

One More Final and General Updates You All Want

One more final (this qualifies as a study break). Only 17 more pages to memorize, learn how to apply and pray I get a familiar fact pattern. Awesome, bring it on.

Hopefully you all have your Christmas shopping done (are we allowed to say Christmas, or will the ACLU be bringing suit?), and if not, just throw a shoe at it. That seems to be how the rest of the world shows their feelings. Speaking of feelings, no more mass email Christmas cards (whoops, said the whole C word again). Nothing says "I don't care about you enough to send you a real card, so here is a mass email one" like... you guessed it, a mass email. Personally, I prefer to use the old standby, "sorry I didn't send you a card, I didn't have time." I can't wait to start getting the mass Merry Christmas text messages (you know who you are).

Here's something fun, word on the street is Obami wants to turn the inauguration into a Gay pride parade. Nice work, voters. Congratulations on your tolerance and diversity. Super job. Now the world will not only hate us (like they already do), but they will think we are just a bunch of flamers. Awesome. Did I hear that Sean John is a sponsor as well? Talk about a putting the right foot forward.