What's so great about riding in a convertible?

Not that I have much experience riding in convertibles, maybe an accumulative total of one mile, but I just don't see what the big deal is. First you have to deal with the elements. Hot sun in your face, rain, wind messing up the hair, insects flying by. Yeah, woohoo, what a riot. Then there is the social aspect. People look at you sitting there in the convertible and expect you to be of the convertible society, happy go lucky, carefree, "let's party" hands up in the air type of people. I just don't fit. "Nothing to see here folks but 'ol fuddy duddy, move on." And then there is the safety issue. Imagine you are at a stop light in a convertible, a car pulls up next to you. Suddenly you are vulnerable to their whims. Do they throw a can of alcoholic beverage at you or just a wad of gum? Do they say something unpleasant? And what about being in a roll-over crash? No thanks. Just let me ride in a regular car--with a little tint in the windows.

Donor

The problem of putting "yes" as a donor on one's driver's license is that it doesn't convey to what extent the donation will be--no mention about letting the donor decide what they are willing to donate. There isn't a form to fill out indicating specifics. It is either yes you are a donor or no you are not. What's keeping the doctors from "harvesting" whatever they want?

Did you see this?

This video clip should be seen by everyone. Watch Obama pause and flutter his eyes while he leaves "Creator" out of the Declaration of Independence.

My very own Andreas Fault

Well it's happened again-- La marka de verguenza--a massive nap mark crevice running down from the corner of my eye to my mouth telling the world that I took a nap. Yes, let's shout it from the roof tops. I tried massaging it out but that didn't seem to help much. I had to go grocery shopping so I walked around the store with my head at a slight angle away from oncoming people, like that would do any good. They must have thought I had some sort of nervous tic problem. I find it interesting that I don't seem to get these nap marks when I wake up in the morning, yet I sure get them when I take a nap during the day. Why is that? Maybe since it's a little warmer during the day the skin tissue is a little more pliable and hence more apt to get a glorious indentation. Of course it'd help to not bury my face in the pillow--just sleep on my back, but then I don't get the full satisfaction of a heavy duty, topnotch nap. What a dilemma. Maybe there's some type of face guard out there--a sock one pulls over one's face, a head sock if you will, to protect it from getting these embarrassing marks--maybe they even come with tassels.

The banks must be irked

Remember how easy it was to open a roll of quarters wrapped in paper? Just bang it against a hard edge and the quarters would spill out somewhat like Pillsbury Pop 'n Fresh. Now the banks are using plastic to package their rolls of quarters and unless you have some type of tool to help open the roll, you're in for a moment of aggravation. Now why would the banks decide to do this to their loyal customers? My theory is they are frustrated by all the rules and regulations heaped on them from the government and this is one of their subtle ways to get even, since they can't retaliate against big brother directly, at least they can have the satisfaction that their plastic rolls are bugging the rest of us.

Dishless Society

Aren't you sick and tired of washing dishes? I sure am and that's why I'd like to propose the concept of a dishless society. Granted we'd still need pots and pans to cook and bake with, but once it gets to the table, why bother with dishes? Just put the food directly onto the table and once you're done eating, simply wipe the table clean. Think how much time this would save. Soups would just have to be eaten very fast before running over the edge, perhaps with a straw.

Mega Nap

After the rigors of a demanding workweek, I thought I'd recharge my batteries by taking a little nap in the early evening, then I could enjoy the rest of my Friday with gusto. I completely zonked out being oblivious to anything. About five hours later I woke up taking a moment to figure out what I was doing and rather disappointed that I had to get up and get ready for bed.

Tree

This is not a manipulated photo. This is an actual tree.

To do list

Have an investigation on Barrack Obama's life. Where was he really born?

Find out his background. Who did he associate with while growing up? Why did he move to Chicago? What does he really believe in?

Find out if he has done anything or is doing anything contrary to his oath to uphold the constitution.

If so, impeach him out of office.

Vote for conservatives in November 2010.

Make sure Joe Biden can't do anything to worsen the country as President.

Get serious with the deficit by cutting spending, taxes and regulations. Do everything possible to let businesses and industries grow and prosper.

Audit the government budget. Cut it. You can start by cutting all entitlements over a certain amount. Cut government staff. Cut foreign aid.

Open up US oil reserves up in Alaska and along the coasts.

Investigate the corruption in Washington. Prosecute.

Make sure students are taught the truth in school. Teach them good moral values.

Hold the media responsible.

Promote church attendance and prayer.

Are you with me?

Caucus Meeting

I went to the Republican caucus meeting last night. Instead of having each precinct meet separately, they had about 30 meet in a jr. high auditorium. I was the only one in my precinct to show up so, well, I voted myself as a state delegate. Easy as that. I suppose a lot of precincts battle it out, people tyring to get the votes from members of their precinct to become a delegate. Being the only member of my precinct in attendance, I had the pick of the litter. That is, I could choose whether I wanted the state delegate position, the county delegate, the precinct chairman, secretary, or all of the above. I'd like to say that I got 100 percent of the vote, which is true, but since I was the only one to run for any of the positions, and to vote for that matter, it really wasn't that big of a victory. It's kind of strange how easy it was to become a delegate when you realize how important this is. People don't realize this. The candidates we vote for in November in the general election is a direct result of the votes cast by the delegates in a previous primary election. For example, the Republican state convention will be held in (I think) May. If the majority of delegates were to vote against Bob Bennett during this convention, he'd be through.

A similar thing happened a couple of years ago. I went to a caucus meeting wanting to just sort of sit in the back and watch. Since the turnout was very low, there were only two of us that could really serve as delegates, so, I became the county delegate and the other guy became the state.

Yes, I am a registered Republican. But I consider myself an independent thinker. If someone from another party were to run with ideas and values that I agreed with more than the Republican candidate, I would consider voting for that candidate in the general election. I'm not a "vote for the Republican at all costs" voter by any means.

Anyway, any input on who I should vote for in the upcoming Republican state convention would be greatly appreciated. Either email me or write a comment here. I'm pretty much undecided at this point.

Rebates

This morning I thought I'd jump through the hoops of sending in a ($10.00) rebate. They don't make it easy, do they? Receipts, forms to fill out, bar codes to include-- I felt like I really accomplished something when I mailed that off.


So, let's make a poll out of this. Please take a moment to answer the question at the left.

Entertainment Industry

I was thinking about the entertainment industry and I don't know about you, but if they didn't produce anything else at all, ever, I think I'd be okay! It seems like there has been enough entertainment material produced over the last 80 years to see me through. Writer's strike? Yawn. This comedian gets bumped from a late show? Who cares? New season line up? ZZZ. Just give me access to a couple of websites with archives of old movies and tv shows, keep it clean and I'd be fine.

An Idea

My problem is all of my nieces and nephews are just too smart. There's not a dim watt in the bunch. And this is unfortunate because I know I wouldn't be able to convince any one of them to help me with my scientific breakthroughs. In my dreams I have a "slow" nephew. One day I come up to him and say, "Winslow, how would you like a nice new shiny nickel?" Upon agreeing with me on that concept I explain to him how he could help me improve mankind's situation. I'd ask him if he really likes brushing his teeth twice a day--up and down, back and forth--"not very fun, is it Winslow?" He would shake his greasy head emphatically in agreement. "Well, I got an idea which could abolish brushing forever. Have you ever heard of 'Scrubbing Bubbles'--you know those friendly looking bubbles that work hard so you don't have to? Well, if they work on your sink, why not work on your teeth?" At this point he's nodding his head up and down like a bobbing head doll. I get a little teary eyed here, "this is too easy," I think to myself, but before I can get some of these friendly bubbles on Winslow's ample buck teeth, I snap out of my dream.