One of Many...

A must read

This is one of many similar voices that we will never hear about in the mainstream media.

I read another story I really wish I had the link to, but don't. It was about a soldier in Iraq who was in a situation where he and his men were wounded and one killed by a terrorist who pretended to be dead and blew himself up and the soldiers around him. The soldier in charge was getting medical attention when the medic said that he had been shot in his arm. The soldier informed the medic that he had that since the day before and treated it himself so he could continue on with his men.

Another story was a letter from a son to his father that said when his unit was going through the town house to house clearing out the terrorists, they found stacks of blankets in the houses with notes saying for the US forces that the blankets and things were for them and many of the notes thanked them for what they were doing and wished them well.

What you do hear about is how a Marine made a split second decision in a combat situation believing he was saving his live and those of his buddies and is villified for it.

It makes me sick how people spit on the military when they have never picked up a weapon, left their friends and loved ones to stand in the line of fire to defend others while risking their lives.

There was a picture in the media of a battle worn soldier having a smoke. People complained that it should not have been shown because he was smoking and it would send the wrong message to young people. Give me a break. The just spend how many days dodging bullits and who knows what else, watching his buddies get wounded and killed and he takes a smoke break and people have a fit. Unbeliveable

I Don't Get It!

I don't understand all this outpouring of sympathy and sadness for the death of a murderer and a terrorist and all around dirt bag. I personally am happy that he finally has taken a dirt nap. I wish he would have taken one years ago.

I guy at my work was offended that I was happy with his death. HE said that Israel and the United States were the real terrorists. But, what could I expect from an extreme liberal who hates this country.

I couldn't believe when my wife told me that at least one of the TV stations was going to broadcast Arafat's funeral. I just don't get it. He was an evil, ruthless, murdering thug and all these people are shedding tears for him.

They should all be happy that he is worm food. Now maybe there might be a chance for peace. Although I don't think that the palastinians should have anything.

This is just one man's opinion...but should be many peoples opinion.

I am back!

Let me start of by saying that after about two months I finally have internet again. I am sorry that I haven't posted since then, but it couldn't be helped.

Now, for the good news. My wife gave birth by c-section to a baby girl on September 28, 2004. Of course I was by her side in the operating room. This is our third child together. Everythign went well even though we had an scare early on in her pregnancy about her fluid level being too low. Well, the doctor said that in doing the c-section, there was very little fluid as shown on the many ultrasounds.

The baby is now a month old now and doing fine, and as my sons did when they were babies, causing me a lack of sleep.

Those of you who have children can relate to this. No matter how I prepared for the delivery, I was very nervous during the procedure. And as with my sons, when I heard the baby cry for the first time, I started crying. There is no better sound in this world, than that of your baby's first cry.

Well, I have to get some sleep before she wakes again. I have been trying to share the early hour feedings because my wife has started work again and deserves to get some sleep. Besides, I don't mind falling asleep at the computer at my work. Just as long as the boss doesn't catch me.

Another Four

I am so glad that this election is finally over. No more political ads on tv and we don't have to listen to John F'in Kerry (Lurch)ever again. Maybe Michael Moor will crawl back under the rock where he came from or even better, move to France with all the other worthless trash.

To all those George Bush haters out there: HA HA! Losers!

This is one man's opinion. Wait, this is 54 million+ people's opinion.

Olympic Joke

I have read a few news articles about how this year's Olympics has a very low turnout. Not many people are going to the events. Maybe it is the fear of terrorist activity, maybe it was a holiday or something else.

I believe there are two reasons people are not going to see or watch on TV, the Olympic Games. First is, they keep adding stupid events, like badmitton. Whats up with that? Badmitton is not a sport. It is an activity. Just like golf. Next thing you know they will be adding golf as a new Olympic sport. There are too many stupid events, and the only show a few on TV.

Second, there is no more big rivalry. Since President Reagan ended the cold war, there is no East vs West, Capitalism vs Communisim, Good vs Evil. The classic struggle that attracted so many to the games in previous years is no longer there. And there are no heros of the games anymore either...like Bruce Jenner, Mark Spitz and others. No one really knows about these atheletes before the games.

This is one man's opinion.

Where are the Farms?

I work in an industrial area outside Phoenix. There is a major train line going through the area, lots of industrial buildings almost surrounded by farm land. When I drive to work I see these big signs posted on that farm land advertising it for sale for industrial or homes. It saddens me that to think of how the area looked when I was younger and my parents used to take us for drives and you could see mostly farms out there and now it is full of housing developments and industrial areas going up as fast as could be.

Is there going to be some point where there won't be enough farms to support our needs? Will someone step in before that happens? It is almost the same as in South American and Africa where they cut down the rain forest to make room for people and their cattle or farms. We are doing the same, but instead of farms and cattle, we are putting houses and factories.

It makes me sad to see the land being gobbled up in this way. But, where else are people going to live? Maybe in the future we will have a society like in the 70's movie 'Logan's Run'.

This is one man's opinion.

What?

Well, the other day I was watching the news and they said that a child was found floating at the bottom of the pool. I never really thought about it before, but that is an oxy moron. You can't float and be at the bottom of the pool.

I would think that the news media would be too smart to word it like that. But, to quote a famous person: 'oxy moron is as oxy moron does.'

This is one man's opinion.

Wash Me

While on the way home yesterday I happened to notice on the back of the car in front of me. Someone, in a random act of kindness designed to inform the owner of the vehicle that their car needed a cleaning, wrote with their finger on the dirty window, "wash me" along with a smiley face.

How thoughtful of them because the person that drives the car every day is mentally incapable of realizing that their car is dirty to the point of needing a cleaning.

That is one of the stupidest things. People who do this kind of thing should be beat down. They show their unworthyness of procreation.

"Look world! Look how stupid I am. I am going to write 'wash me' on a car window because I am such a helpful person."

Maybe it is dirty because the owner just doesn't give a shit. In any case, they don't need an aspiring rocket scientist to put their hands on their car to scribe a message to inform them or force them to wash the car.

These people should move to France along with all the other mental midgets.

This is one man's opinion.

Dirtbags Abound

Hit-and-run victim left to die in Glendale park

Talk about a real pair of standup guys. The "good samaritans" in this article should be run over and left in the middle of nowhere to die. Just what they deserve.

Anyone who would leave someone to die like that shouldn't take a dirt nap.

This is one man's opinion.

Discrimination?

Some time ago, a Native American woman from Arizona died for her country in Iraq. She was remembered and honored for her service and rightly so. But then came the stipidity.

For years, the Native American community has been trying to change the name of a freeway and a park in Phoenix. They say that the name is degrading to Native Americans, which they could never really prove but just wanted an excuse to protest against white people. The name was Squaw Peak. A name that had been used since before I was born.

Well, after the death of woman in Iraq, the governor of Arizona decided to name the freeway and park using her last name. I wouldn't have such a problem with it, if the governor went through the legal process. But she didn't. It is supposed to take 5 years before a name can be changed, but the governor, in order to gain Native American support for her re-election, bypassed the law and changed the name right away. I don't like the way she went about it, but I will always call the freeway and park by the old name, Squaw Peak.

If that wasn't bad enough, I just read that Arizona veterans finally after years of trying got the state to pass a bill changing the name of a highway that runs through Phoenix, renamed Arizona Veteran's Highway. But, travelers on this highway will never know it because the state won't pay to change the signs.

A freeway and a park name are changed improperly in a short period of time for one person (because it was specifically minority person), but it took years to get a highway name changed for all Arizona veterans, and they won't even pay for the signs.

Is that fair? NO! Does it make sense? It does if you are trying to get the minority to vote and that is all you care about.

And this is one man's opinion.

John Kerry Ad

The other day I saw a political ad for John Kerry. While his typical socialist message was not surprising, it wasn't any easier to listen to.

The main message of this particular ad was healthcare. I realize that the healthcare system is a big mess, but his feel good liberal restructuring ideas would make it even worse.

To parafrase : "No one should have to struggle to get health insurance for their family...health insurance is every American's right..blah blah blah.

What he and all liberals want is socialized healthcare like in Britian where they don't pay directly for healthcare but are taxed to death for it. Healthcare is not a right. Just like most everything in this world, it is a privilege. Yes, people do struggle to get healthcare for their children and themselves. People struggle with a lot of things...to pay for college, food, clothes, a vehicle. Should the government buy everyone a car? Because some people can buy a car should they be taxed to buy a poor person a car? Of course not. If they can buy two cars, should they be forced to give one away to someone who can't? Of course not. But that is what they want to do.

It all goes back to the same liberal montra. Take from the rich and give to the poor.

They don't live in reality. The liberals want a society like in the story of Harrison Bergeron. They made everyone equal in all apects. If someone had great vision, they had to wear glasses that blurred their eyes. If they were really smart, they had to wear a device on their head that interfered with their brain waves. If they were strong, they had to wear weights. Is that how people really want to live?

Having the opportunity to be the best you can be...to strive for your goals and be rewarded is what made this country great. If there is no incentive to do your best, then you won't be. If someone who works hard to improve their life gets the same as someone who doesn't work, then what is the point in working hard? There is none.

So, if you want to live in a socialist country, move...don't make this great country into one.

This is one man's opinion

Job Interviews

I went on two job interviews the other day. I prefer to remain a stay-at-home Dad, but circumstances won't allow it. I have to return to the job market.

I haven't been on an interview in three years. Consequently I forgot all the stupid questions they ask. Well, they seem stupid to me, but from an employer standpoint, they seem logical.

Luckily they were both for Graphic/Production positions. The second interview started at 1:30 and I didn't leave till after 4pm. Mentally exhausting.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years? Describe your personality. Why did you leave this position or that position. What kind of managing style do you prefer. Do you answer them truthfully or answer the way you think they want you to?

One woman in the interview process had an extremely limp handshake. Like a piece of lettuce that had been left out a day or so. The next woman tried to squeeze my hand off. Crazy stuff.

I am not going to expect a call back from either of them. I was too rusty in the interviews.

Back to the job boards.

This is one man's opinion.

Ooops!

Have you ever gone to the bathroom and ment to lift the lid only and lifted the lid and seat and sat your butt in the water? I embarassed myself in front of myself.

Reminds me of an Austin Powers quote: "...Allow myself to introduce......myself. My name is Richie Cunningham and this is my wife, Oprah.

This is one man's opinion.

Beef bouillon cubes. Its what's for dinner.

When I was little, my older brother and sister taught me two bad habbits. According to my wife, they are both strange. I have never heard of anyone other than my family doing them, but then again, I never asked around either.

The first bad habbit was table salt. My older brother and sister used to pour an amount of salt onto a small piece of foil and then wrap it up and suck on it. Sounds crazy, I know, but it is true. And I also engaged in that bizarre habbit or ritual, take your pick. I stopped when one day while suckin on my ball of salt, I swallowed it. Scared me to death. Maybe I will develope some sort of mental problems because of the foil.

The second, and still active, is the act of eating bouillon cubes. Maybe I have an addiction to salt. When I was a kid, again my older brother and sister would sneak a palm full of crushed bouillon and share it with me and my younger brother (who also eats bouillon cubes). I guess the little granules of bouillon were not enough becasue they moved on to whole cubes, as did I. They don't engage in that activity anymore as far as I know, but occasionally, I do. I am overcome by an urge to suck on a cube once in a while. Beef flavor of course.

But these days, I can't find hard cubes. They are either low sodium or fast disolving..Yuck! Sometimes I will even eat sea salt if it comes in little chunks...maybe my wife is right. I am crazy. Maybe I am the only one in the world that does this. Maybe I am the product of an alien abduction.

This is one man's opinion.

PS. Don't worry, I am not passing this on to my children.

Great Quotes From President Reagan

Great quotes from a great man



Some of my favoite:

"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it."

"Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book."
(this one pertains to Bill Clinton)

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."

This is one man's opinion.

The Truth About Taxes

An article by Gail Buckner, CFP on the Fox News website
(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,121811,00.html) illustrates the the that Republicans have been trying to get across to the people for years.

Almost all of the tax revenue comes from the highest tax bracket. The poor pay no taxes. I should know. My wife and I got almost all the money that was taken out last year in taxes, and we didn't make that much.

If you tell a lie long enough, people will take it as true. Just like the liberals have done with their "the rich don't pay their fair share of the taxes" montra.

Why is it always the top tax bracket liberals whine and cry that the rich don't pay their fair share of taxes? Maybe they feel guilty that they have money and others don't. If that is the case, then why don't they give their money to those who don't?

My brother told me that he read where the United Nations wants the United States citizens to pay a world tax because it isn't fair that US citizens pay less taxes than those of other nations. Something that Sen. John Kerry if president, would probably go along with.

I will have to investigate this further.

This is one man's opinion

Ford to Pay $369M to Paralyzed Woman

The award in this case, $369 million has nothing to do with the safety of the Explorer. It has everything to do with greed, wanting to "stick it" to the rich guy and environmentalist wackos. The accident, while tragic, was not the fault of Ford.

1)

"...The Explorer meets or exceeds all Federal safety standards. There is no defect with the Explorer,' spokeswoman Kathleen Vokes said. 'The Explorer is an outstanding vehicle with a solid safety record..."

If this is true and the Explorer meets all federal regulations, then according to the law, there is nothing wrong with it. If they truely believe that the vehicle is dangerous, then fight to have the federal regulations changed so that future vehicles will be safer. The reason this was not done is they couldn't get any money from the government.

2)

A few years ago, I had an opportunity to participate in a "mock jurry" trial. It was held by the top medical malpractice law firms here. Before going to actual trial, to get possible jurry reactions, they held a mock trial. They invited a number of people to become"jurrists". The lawyers gave their arguments before the "jurry" and then the separated the people into about 4 different jurries and videotaped their processes. The group that I was with, almost unanimously found for the patient without any discussion. They didn't care about the evidence. Most were concerned only with the emotions of the husband losing his wife and the kids living without a mother. I heard and saw the same evidence they did and there was no clear fault of the hospital or doctors. Many of the other "jurrists", after all but me and another, found the doctor and hospital responsible, wanted to award the husband $200-300 million. They actually said that they wanted to stick it to the rich guy...they had plenty of money, why shouldn't the husband and kids get some. At first, I couldn't believe it, but then I remembered that most people don't care about the truth or facts (otherwise Bill Clinton would not have been elected for a first term). They let their emotions rule the day.

And in the case with Ford, that is what happened also.

3)

Envrionmentalsit wackos. Anytime they can get a win in their misguided crusade against the evil SUV, they happier they are. I used to work with a few and their montra, and personal profile are always the same. After 9/11 they were following the wacos chant that people who drive SUVs were putting money in the pockets of terrorists. A load of crap just like everything else the environmentalists stand for.

Because the SUV didn't get 30+ miles to gallon they were somehow helping terrorism buy spending more for gas. I pointed out the them the error in their argument. I asked them if they put gas in their car and they said yes. Then I pointed out that if the SUV owner buys gas and his money goes to the terrorists, then how is the money the spend on putting gas in their economy car get separated from the SUV owners money and go somewhere else. If the SUV owners money was going to support terrorism, then theirs was too, just not as much. They still did not want to admit ther argument was stupid and showed how ignorant they were. They were typical liberals.

Doing the right thing is not easy, otherwise more people would do it.

This is one man's opinion.

Death March?

Activists plan to march from the US-Mexico border 75 miles to Tucson in protest of the deaths of illegal aliens. The illegals died while crossing the desert after entering the United States illegally. According to the activists, it is the fault of the United States that these people died. Not enough (like water and aid stations), they say, was done to prevent their deaths and this "march" will bring attention to their plight...What a load of crap.

Some may call me racist, or a bigot, but that would be farthest from the truth. I am a US citizen and every US citizen has the right to get upset about illegals coming into this country without being harassed for it. We shouldn't feel sorry for people who die because the break the law. If the activists don't want anymore to die in the desert, then help to prevent them from coming into this country illegally instead of making it easier for them.

The last time I checked, the United States is a soverign country and it is against the law to enter without going through proper procedures.

I am tired of reading in the news of another safe house for illegals being raided and finding 60-100 of them living there. I am tired of going to the store and seeing dozens of them standing around the parking lot waiting for someone to offer then day work. Activists whined so much that the city built them a migrant worker center with taxpayer money where they can congrigate and wait for work. All the time I hear about some illegal claiming their rights were violated...they have no rights...they are not citizens of the United States. I am tired to going to McDonalds and not being able to order because the person taking my order can't speak English. I am tired of the voting ballots printed in English and Spanish. If you can't read English, then you shouldn't be voting. I am tired of seeing in the news where the suspects of major crimes are Mexican Nationals here illegally.

I am not racist. If Mexican citizens want to come the this country, I don't care, just go through the proper channels, otherwise, stay out.
And I don't want people to die in the desert, but if they die trying sneak into this country illegally, it is their own fault.

This is one man's opinion.

Balloons at Car Lots?...Poor Market Research?

In recent years, I have noticed that car lots are relying a lot on balloons, inflatable Santas, monsters and apes to attract customers to their lot. Now, I am not a marketing person, but it seems to me that whom ever advised the owners to choose these options wasn't either.

If I was in the market for a car, driving down the road and saw a giant inflatable Godzilla in the parking lot of a car dealer, I am not going to slam on my breaks ("look kids, they have an inflatable Godzilla...they must have the best deals and service") and turn in...and I don't know anyone who would be attracted to a particular lot because of these "devices". Actually, it stirs up the opposite reaction. I would go to a lot that did not have any inflatable crap out front. Unfortunately, that is hard to do these days...at least where I live.

There is a street near where I live that has numerous car lots that all seem to subscribe to the same marketing advise...looks like a damn circus is playing all along the way.

This is just one man's opinion.

The good, bad and ugly

Al Gore: Bad Man (waste of oxygen) did not invent the internet environmentalist wacko
Bill Clinton: Bad Man (waste of oxygen) adulterer impeached liar and traitor
Hillary Clinton: Bad (and ugly) Man (waste of oxygen)
Chelsea Clinton: Ugly Girl (might look good naked)
John Kerry: Bad (and freeky looking) Man (waste of oxygen)

Rush Limbaugh: Good Man (talent on loan from God)
President George W. Bush: Good Man (best president in last 10 yrs)
Former President George Bush: Good Man

This is one man's opinion (closer to fact actually)

McDonald's Commercial

The other day I saw a commercial for McDonald's that got me thinking about how inteligent the general public is.

The product the commercial was pushing was an adult happymeal. Come on. An adult happymeal? What are they thinking? No one would buy that, I thought. A "healthy" salad in a box with a toy inside. The toy is what they called a stepometer. No one is stupid enough to go to McDonald's and think they can eat healty? Or so I thought. I guess the fast food industry has to change its image with all the Atkins craze.

Well, while eating at Burger King with my family, I saw a woman with one of those stepometers from McDonalds. On her tray was a huge burger, supersize frys and a large drink. I guess she felt that as long as she keeps count of her steps, the thousands of calories she just ate won't go to her ass. You don't have to eat healthy...just count your steps.

I guess advertising does work...on stupid people!

This is one man's opinion.

Calorie Conspiracy

Like probably most Americans these days, I look in the mirror and realize that I could stand to lose a few pounds. So, in order to start this quest to shed some unwanted baggage, I decided to start by watching and limiting my calorie intake. I started checking the nutrition information on the labels of food I eat or would like to eat.

Well, after a short time of it, I noticed something that raised my suspicions. Almost all the food I looked at had a calorie count per serving around the same? Totally different foods too.

Examples:

1 can of generic cola=150 calories
1 serving of frozen fries=120 calories
1 hotdog=180 calories
1 serving of corn chips=140 calories
1 serving of Cheerio's with milk=150 calories
1 serving (4 wafers) of sugar wafer cookies=150 calories

The list goes on and on. Is this just a coincidence? I think not. I don't belive in them. For some reason the food makers alter the serving size to get the calories to be aproximately the same. I know I am not that smart, but there is probably some kind of plan.

Maybe with some more research I can become more enlightened.

This is one man's opinion

Sodas Raise Cancer Risk, U.S. Study Finds

I saw this link on The Drudge Report (www.drudgereport.com) today and just had to laugh.

http://news.myway.com/top/article/id/403988|top|05-17-2004%3A%3A20%3A04|reuters.html

Someone is always coming out with a study that shows something causes cancer or is harmful in some way. Once I saw a report that said that drinking coffee was bad for you and could cause health problems. A few weeks later, I saw a report that said drinking moderate amounts of coffee could be healthy for you.

I see these things all the time in the news and I usually ignore them, but when I saw one about soda pop, I had to read further. But, just like all the others, the study is not conclusive. This one said that the in intake of soda has increased 450% since 1946 and the incidence rates of esophageal cancer have risen by more than 570% in the same time frame thus soda intake = cancer. If there isn't concrete proof and not just a corolation, then why do they come out with these wacky theories? To scare people. A scared public is more conducive to manipulation. Just like the Liberals like to do as their standard operation procedure. They get people to doubt their own sensibilities and commonsense...hey, maybe these scientists (or liberals) really know better than me what they are talking about...NOT!

Same Sex Marriage

I have seen in the news the past two days a number of stores about same sex marriage and frankly I am tired of the subject. Here in town, a bus full of same sex couples traveled around the valley looking for a court that would issue them a marriage license but alas, they came up empty handed. While I don't believe in same sex marriage, I don't think that the government, local or otherwise, should be involved with approving or disapproving marriages. That should be left to religious institutions.

What the government should do is issue civil union contracts that act like marriage licenses do today and give legal status to the couple. That way anyone who wants to enter into a civil union can do so and can get married in any manner they see fit. While I might not enjoy the idea of guys getting married to each other, it is not my business or the govenrment's business as long as they are willing and of legal age and sound mind...forget the sound mind part.

Same sex marriage is not news. It has been around for a long time and the news agencies should keep it out of the news and put it where it belongs...in the special interest section...the last page at the most.

And that is one man's opinion.

My First Post

This is my first post. I am new to this so it will probably take me a while
to get used to this so bear with me. I am also not the best speller in the
world, so there will be occational misspelled words...sometimes
more than others.