Returning To Life As Usual
April 16th 2007 15:26
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Current News:
I’m not sure how to classify this story, so I’ll just report it:
Private First Class Joshua Sparling was wounded in the war in Iraq on November and was sent stateside. While at Walter Reed Medical Center he had a few moments to open what he believed to be “get well” card, only to find the following message: “Dear, Soldier Have a great time into he war and have a great time dieing (sic) in the war, from Solider Miguel P.S. DIE.”
Comment: to Miguel: Shame on you and your totally sick mind and attitude towards the troops serving their country(whichever country it may be) in wars they would rather not be involved in. It isn’t the foot soldiers who decided to be involved in war actions, but rather the leaders of the nations of the world. SHAME ON YOU, MIGUEL!!!
Alaska Leads The Way For Tax Reform and Relief:
There is no state income or sales tax in Alaska; how does Alaska fund its governmental functions? Alaska collects revenue from the companies that extract oil from that state. Alaskan’s even get refunds for excess amounts collected from these companies.
Comment: In a nutshell: The way the Federal Government of the U.S. works is: The people vote their representatives to served them ( that’s what a democracy is all about). The elected representatives are then charged with representing the people.
But, don’t we all know that there exists such animals (predators) known as “lobbyists” who are paid by corporations and businesses to influence those elected representatives and get as good a deal as they can from the Federal Government. As a result, Big Business and corporations get wonderful (to them) and tremendous tax benefits, all to the detriment of the people. Consequently, it is left to the people, and not businesses who pay our representatives with all sorts of favors to pretty much fund the government - all to the better bottom line of business. (Again, it all comes to the almighty dollar).
Folks, this is not the way it is supposed to work. The Federal Government was formed “by the people, for the people and of the people” to represent the people (not the businesses). It would appear that Alaska has gotten it right and taxes the businesses a greater amount, thereby lessening (or even eliminating) taxes paid by the people to fund the government. Conclusion: Lobbyists should be outlawed, and any elected representative charged with creating laws for the people who accept or receive any type of remuneration from anybody should be impeached, tarred and feathered and run out of town on a rail. Their reward should be limited to being allowed to serve the people (and receiving a pretty good salary for doing just that. (But that’s just my opinion).
Write your Congressmen and Senators demanding that they serve us, the people, and quit giving business all the tax breaks. (Feel free to copy and paste this article if you wish).
Now To Some Lighter Stuff:
Quotable Quotes: "The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst. (Joe seems like a nice guy and is very good at his job as football analyst, but don’t we all say something stupid, sometimes? - even Frank and Nancy Sinatra)
Seems like a guy named Dennis Newton was being tried by a jury of his peers for the armed robbery of a convenience store, claiming, of course, innocence. When the store manager testified that Newton was, in fact, the robber, Newton jumped up and shouted “I should have blown your (expletive) head off.” Then giving a few moments to think about what he just had done, Mr. Newton added: “If I had been the one that was there.”
It took the jury only 20 minutes to return with their verdict “Guilty.”
What a dope.
Funny, Funny Stuff from MaryAnn of Oakland. Thanks MaryAnn and keep 'em coming
What will I be when I grow up?
This is just too priceless not to share!
There have been times when I may have;
disturbed you,
troubled you,
pestered you,
irritated you,
bugged you, or
got on your nerves with all the emails I send,
So today I just wanna tell you that...
I PLAN TO CONTINUE !!!!!!
Fun and Games emailed from Cindy H. of Santa Rosa, California. Thanks Cindy:
True or False:
1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.
4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.
8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.
9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.
10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
11. The average housefly lives for one month.
12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.
18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."
20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
22. Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a
tomato can for a carburetor.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords
cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein
transplant surgery.
25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were
7th cousins.
26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.
All of the above are supposedly true. I say “supposedly” but neither Cindy nor myself
will attest to the veracity of this statement.
OK - I think that will do it for now; and, by the way, I finally got my “new” computer back from the shop with added RAM - from 256 whatevers up to 512 whatevers, and it is working better and faster than when it was “new.” It only costs an additional $40 U.S. to make this upgrade. I would suggest that everyone think about it.
Thanks for dropping by - your vote and click on my Sponsors’ Links would be much appreciated, but only if you enjoyed the column. See you next time
Current News:
I’m not sure how to classify this story, so I’ll just report it:
Private First Class Joshua Sparling was wounded in the war in Iraq on November and was sent stateside. While at Walter Reed Medical Center he had a few moments to open what he believed to be “get well” card, only to find the following message: “Dear, Soldier Have a great time into he war and have a great time dieing (sic) in the war, from Solider Miguel P.S. DIE.”
Comment: to Miguel: Shame on you and your totally sick mind and attitude towards the troops serving their country(whichever country it may be) in wars they would rather not be involved in. It isn’t the foot soldiers who decided to be involved in war actions, but rather the leaders of the nations of the world. SHAME ON YOU, MIGUEL!!!
Alaska Leads The Way For Tax Reform and Relief:
There is no state income or sales tax in Alaska; how does Alaska fund its governmental functions? Alaska collects revenue from the companies that extract oil from that state. Alaskan’s even get refunds for excess amounts collected from these companies.
Comment: In a nutshell: The way the Federal Government of the U.S. works is: The people vote their representatives to served them ( that’s what a democracy is all about). The elected representatives are then charged with representing the people.
But, don’t we all know that there exists such animals (predators) known as “lobbyists” who are paid by corporations and businesses to influence those elected representatives and get as good a deal as they can from the Federal Government. As a result, Big Business and corporations get wonderful (to them) and tremendous tax benefits, all to the detriment of the people. Consequently, it is left to the people, and not businesses who pay our representatives with all sorts of favors to pretty much fund the government - all to the better bottom line of business. (Again, it all comes to the almighty dollar).
Write your Congressmen and Senators demanding that they serve us, the people, and quit giving business all the tax breaks. (Feel free to copy and paste this article if you wish).
Now To Some Lighter Stuff:
Quotable Quotes: "The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst. (Joe seems like a nice guy and is very good at his job as football analyst, but don’t we all say something stupid, sometimes? - even Frank and Nancy Sinatra)
Seems like a guy named Dennis Newton was being tried by a jury of his peers for the armed robbery of a convenience store, claiming, of course, innocence. When the store manager testified that Newton was, in fact, the robber, Newton jumped up and shouted “I should have blown your (expletive) head off.” Then giving a few moments to think about what he just had done, Mr. Newton added: “If I had been the one that was there.”
It took the jury only 20 minutes to return with their verdict “Guilty.”
What a dope.
Funny, Funny Stuff from MaryAnn of Oakland. Thanks MaryAnn and keep 'em coming
What will I be when I grow up?
This is just too priceless not to share!
There have been times when I may have;
disturbed you,
troubled you,
pestered you,
irritated you,
bugged you, or
got on your nerves with all the emails I send,
So today I just wanna tell you that...
I PLAN TO CONTINUE !!!!!!
Fun and Games emailed from Cindy H. of Santa Rosa, California. Thanks Cindy:
True or False:
1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
2. Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.
3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.
4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
6. Only 7 per cent of the population are lefties.
7. Forty people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute.
8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.
9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years waiting in lines.
10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
11. The average housefly lives for one month.
12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
14. The average computer user blinks 7 times a minute.
15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.
18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in "An Officer and a Gentleman" and "Tootsie."
20. Michael Jackson owns the rights to the South Carolina State anthem.
21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
22. Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane, just in case there is a crash.
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a
tomato can for a carburetor.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords
cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein
transplant surgery.
25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were
7th cousins.
26. If coloring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.
All of the above are supposedly true. I say “supposedly” but neither Cindy nor myself
will attest to the veracity of this statement.
OK - I think that will do it for now; and, by the way, I finally got my “new” computer back from the shop with added RAM - from 256 whatevers up to 512 whatevers, and it is working better and faster than when it was “new.” It only costs an additional $40 U.S. to make this upgrade. I would suggest that everyone think about it.
Thanks for dropping by - your vote and click on my Sponsors’ Links would be much appreciated, but only if you enjoyed the column. See you next time
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