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Can you spare some change? ...... for several billions of dollars?
With only about 15 people who may read or scan this blog, I do not write to influence anyone to change their view on life. Much of my time on this Internet venue of Spaces has been comedic stuff to entertain you ... and entertain me as a relaxing hobby. Yet, it is Political Season ... And I'm amazed at how the climate is ever changing .. And I'm amazed how some people approach the Political Process. So, here's my take on the national elections. I admire the Japanese. Think about how that nation was at its knees at the end of WW II. Think about its small size relative to the US. Think about how today they dominate the auto industry and the electronics industry. I especially admire the Japanese because theirs is a long-term view. They look to the future. Not for the next fiscal quarter of a company's business. Not for the next four years of a political term. But for 25 to 50 years out. They methodically position themselves for the next generation.
My aspirations for fiscal, political and social change tends to look much further ahead than the immediate gratification we all would want for ourselves and our fellow citizens. Sure I would like for us not to be in war. Sure I would like for Nirvana to be just a few months away and that I can reap the personal benefits of it. But, that's unlikely. I hope for a better future for the generations that follow me. For my daughter 25 years from now, for her children 30 years from now, and for the generations that follow them. The decisions we make today will influence us in decades to come.
For many years now I have had a basic belief in my choice to vote that the Legislative branch of our government (the Senate and Congress) should spend 90% of their time on domestic issues and should be the primary stalwart for social issues that we want for our citizenship, and that the Executive branch (the presidency) should concentrate 90% of its time on international issues that affect us, the world, and the generations of Americans that will follow us and live in the world we can influence.
With the vast dislike the American public has for our current president, no doubt that there will be many democrats and fewer republicans winning gubernatorial, congressional and senate seats this November. We are in for a decidedly democratically controlled congress. Nothing now can change that. And, weeks ago I shuddered that the democratic candidate would surely win the election. A disaster in my estimation to have the democrats control both the executive and legislative branches. A setback for global necessities, and a setback for the American people which would endure increased personal costs and an expanded government base. I'm for reduced taxes for individuals and business, and a shrinking government bureaucracy. The basic American understands the word Tax, yet I doubt that many think about the ramifications of taxes or non-fiscal incentives for business, and that not helping business adds to our costs since they need to pass those on the consumer, thus increased taxation to business is an indirect form of individual taxation. I guess I do not need to add here that I have strong republican leanings, do I? lol.
If you asked me over a year ago if I felt any members of the senate were totally honest, would never lie to the American public, and who were they, I would have responded with John McCain and Joe Lieberman. McCain was my choice for the republican leadership at the time of the first primary. Yet, I am delighted he did not choose the senator from my state, Lieberman, as his running mate. The democrats were too far ahead in the polls to catch up. Yet, Senator Obama (not sure why I call him Senator ... He began his campaign just a few months after being elected to office .. And has not really had true senatorial experience since he spends his time on the campaign trail ... He's a book writer and a good orator ... That's about it .. In my humble opinion, of course .. lol) stumbled on his quest for the presidency but not picking the candidate that would have probably guaranteed him the job: Hilary what's-her-name :-)
I'm delighted with McCain's running mate. I'm amazed that the news media, many Americans I'm sure, and an Internet friend or two I've seen put Sarah Palin down for running smaller populated political offices. So what that the population of the town she was the mayor of, nor the state she leads, has fewer people than others. To govern is to make decisions. The quality of the result exceeds the numerical amount of people that the rule influences. Young? Yes. Washington experience? Oh, tell me how much Obama has -- and name one piece of legislation he has introduced :-). Back to Palin: Decision making ability? Yessiree. Mayors and Governors are the top dogs of their constituency. The buck stops there.
I think Joe Biden is a great man. I am so looking forward to the one vice presidential debate to see Sarah Palin show her stuff against a more familiar political name. I'll be surprised if she doesn't shine brighter than he after.
And we have three presidential debates. On a one-on-one, Obama has difficulties. He is one of the greatest orators we have ever seen in politics during our generation, yet falters when he gets grilled from across the table. My candidate unfortunately lacks charismatic charm and almost looks likes he is passing gas when you view him at a podium (lol), yet I hope the members of the American public who take the time to view the upcoming debates overlook his ordinary looks and listens to him vis-à-vis his opponent. In my view, McCain is so much more what the world needs. Honesty, integrity, True-Americanism, and a maverick to ensure change without fear of political pressure.
You may not agree, but so be it. This was a look inside your Noonie's political mind. And, you thought I was just a fantastically pretty face with a terrific personality that makes your heart throb, did you? HaHaHa.
The Quest for Olympic Gold ........ starts at a very early age!
In the beginning ....
A Kiss is Just a Kiss ... Or, is it?And sometimes, when you least expect it ....
I've been gone a bit from here. Anyone notice? Oh! One or two of you did? C'mere. Let me sneak a little kiss on you while your Hub or Guy Friend is not looking this way. Ha. I'm still on Blog Break. Make no doubt about that.
I've been immersed in work. For the most part. I've snuck in a bit of fun here and there. Nothing to write home about. In other words: I've been misbehaving and can't tell the lovely Mrs. Nooner why I had the most relaxing smile when I returned home the other day. HaHaHa.
I'm making all that up, of course. I'm just like you all. Dedicated and committed to just one person. Cough, Cough. Excuse me. I must have a touch of a summer cold.
OK, I didn't think you would believe that one. So what. I lied.
My short story for my quick appearance here online involves a client. Sometimes we all get caught offguard. Two days ago I get a call from a potential client couple. They are married and retired, and I'm guessing they are in their late 60's or early 70's. Nice couple. She looks like she was originally from eastern European descent. Aging blondish hair. Yeah, I was guessing she was pushing 70. Nice couple. Took a liking to me and I showed them a house under construction which they began falling in love with. Next day (yesterday) I meet the two of them again. With me still? I only met them for the first time in my life the day before. Here's where I was caught off guard. I go to shake her hand to say hello on Day #2 and she pulls my hand in to kiss me on the cheek as if we were long-lost friends. I'm a little surprised at it all. I had no idea that in 24 hours we had become such wonderful friends. An hour and a half go by on this Day 2 and its time to leave until our third appointment in the next few days. Again, she offers a goodbye kiss on the cheek. Here I am wondering what "Mr." is thinking as he looks on and sees the two of us with our quick goodbye embrace. HaHaHa. I'm still in shock at this and thinking "didn't we just meet?". lol.
I can't believe the situations I get into. I'm actually driving home thinking for a nano-second (just a nano-second, mind you) what it might be like to do a 70 year old. HaHaHa. I really ought not to. Who knows. If I did, maybe I would never-ever want to perform again for a twenty-five to forty-five year old friend. HaHaHa.
Anyway, I write to tell you all I'm alive and well and just plain busy with work and stuff. I promise to come back again before quitting this online bit for good. I promise to come back with some good smut-like-Rated-R story. The kind that offends at least one or two of the prim and proper readers and then they run away. Ha. I'm too polite to publish who has deserted this site because of my slightly risqué nature, but I sometimes think back to some so-called online friendships of yore and laugh at their naivate ("the state of lacking experience or understanding and/or having a lack of sophistication"). Dullards in life, for sure. Live a little, I say. It's all in online fun.
It's Official !I'm officially on Blog-Break!
I can hardly find time for myself anymore.
With a recent weight loss, I'm having the darnedest time trying to find all the pieces to my clothes that women keep ripping off of me all the time  . Here's trusting that all of you are Happy, Healthy & Wise and enjoying a wonderful Summer! (or winter for my two friends below the Equator: Kerrie & Julz). I'll be looking forward to checking up on all of you one day not too far away.
I'm so busy with work that I'm using my former coffee-sipping-blog-writing-and-walking-time to do extra work and plan out my day.
My work is oftentimes climate-related, so I have to take advantage of the nice weather to earn enough to keep the area bartenders I support flush with cash. HaHaHa.
Has anyone seen my blue and white thin-stripped pima cotton boxers? I miss 'em.
 Deep ThoughtsHe may be on to something here! HaHaHa
"One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures."
- George W. Bush
Hell, I'm going to shout if from the rooftops!Don't ya just love those TV ads for Prescription Drugs?
Sildenafil citrate, sold under the names Viagra, Revatio and under various other names, is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction (impotence). Its primary competitors on the market are tadalafil (Cialis), and vardenafil (Levitra). The thing that I laugh about when watching one of these companies' ads is one that says something like "if you should have an erection lasting longer than four hours, consult your physician". HaHaHa! Hell, I'm going to consult everyone. "Consult", as in "tell every possible person I know or see". HaHaHa. And proudly.
Of course, I have an easy cure for this problem: "remove your hand from the area".
 Ever run into an Old Flame of yours?Ever run into an Old Flame of yours?
I did just that yesterday.
She was one of the last girls my heart fluttered for before I got married.
Or was she the first girl my heart fluttered for after I got married?
Oh, who knows. (I'm so bad, aren't I? lol). Father's Day was a work day for me in the afternoon. I had an Open House at a beautiful historic home built in 1802. After the last group came through, I headed for the supermarket for some provisions (Now there's an interesting word. It just popped into my head, so why not just type it out, I thought. I'm not sure why it isn't used more. Seems to be more of an Old Wild West word. We tend to say "groceries" now instead. But you can't eat TP, and that is one of the items I stocked up on yesterday since it was on sale.)
Passing me at one point was someone I recognized from a couple decades ago. I'll call her Jenny for this story. She didn't look up as she passed, so she didn't see me. As I continued my shopping, it all came together of how I remembered her. Jenny was just out of school when I had met her many, many years ago. We dated once or twice and it ended quickly. It was a passing fancy for me, for I was already beginning to date my spouse-to-be -- the lovely Mrs. Nooner ;-).
Jenny was ultra-feminine when I had met her. I kind of forget, but if it was the days on mini's, she wore them, and with high heeled shoes. Early-year attractions are many times physical, don't you agree? Inner beauty may be what it is about now, but back then it was a different story :-) Jenny and I went out a couple of times for rides and ice cream -- that sort of thing. A kiss or two was about the extent of the interlude.
Now I'm in the checkout line, finished, and starting to head out of the store. She's at the end of another checkout line. I stop and with a twinkle in my eye say hello and tell this woman we knew each other a few decades back. Her first name came to me and I said it with a question to elicit a response. It took her several seconds to put it all together, but she smiled and remembered where I had worked. I told her what I do now, handed her my business card (I'm always advertising my business .. HaHaHa), and parted with the words "I hope we can catch up some day". Hmmm, I wonder if she will call or Email me as a followup? Might be fun to learn what she ended up doing in life, etc. Have you ever run into someone you dated many years ago and thought it would be fun to meet and catch up?
Sorry. No juicy ending for those of you who thought I was headed there today. At least, "not just yet" ;-)
Geographic TongueSo, I'm in the dentist's chair the other day ...
... and my dentist says I have a Geographic Tongue. I'm not sure I understand it completely yet. It has something to do with a slight loss of taste buds (actually Papillae) as a result of these circular bands of something-or-other and white lines that move or change over time. I believe it may be called benign migratory glossitis. It doesn't bother me. Frankly, I don't even notice it much. He gave me a mouthrinse to use to eliminate it or keep it in check. We will see how things turn out. But, this is a comedy site, and I am not writing this to educate you all ;-)
I find things to smile or laugh about nearly every hour of the day. I enjoy smiling about lots of things. It gets my mind off day-to-day tribulations of life, if just for a few minutes, and/or it is a positive mood-adjuster and just picks up my spirits overall.
So, here was what was funny to me.
My dentist is from Greece, I think. He's a young guy, maybe 30 or 35. He's very serious, and just a nice guy overall.
In the room was his assistant, Kristin. I had only just met her. She was perhaps mid to late 30's and was flirtatious from the start of my appointment. I could see it in the gleam in her eye and how she liked to throw around the "hun" word. I enjoyed her self-assurdness.
My dentist tells me I have Geographic Tongue. I, of course, ask what it is. Kristin wasn't entirely sure, either, and joined in the conversation. A minute to two later my serious dentist tries to add some humor and says to Kristin "his tongue has been around the world". Now, I'm utterly-sure he had no idea the sexual connotation of what he just said, but I could tell Kristin sure did by an immediate smile and glance over to me. I "bit my tongue" (not literally, just figuratively) and didn't say a word in response, being the polite and proper person I am in real life ... lol. I just moved my eyebrows and smirked.
Around the World <-------
My guess is some of you are World Travelers. HaHaHa!
Me? Oh, I'm so innocent! Anyone care to teach me the ropes? ;-)
Apathy is the greatest danger to our freedomWe live in the Land of the Free...
Only because of The Brave
I've taken Elaine's comment below, together with her Snopes reference, to make some changes. All the following quotation references to the men mentioned here are more-than-likely quite fictitious, but I find "the writing" and theme interesting nonetheless, as it was written "by some human being" (i.e., Author Unknown) regardless if the people quoted herein are real or not. Anything here in BOLD BLUE are changes I made after seeing the Snopes report to make it "somewhat" more likely.
Following is a cut and paste from a circulating Email.
The Email I received was titled "How long do we have?" (the Snopes report had it being circulated on the Internet as another title, but you know how things get changed after being forwarded thousands of times .. lol).
Interesting "spin".
In essence it is about "a democracy countdown".
About the time our original thirteen states adopted their new constitution in 1787, Alexander Tyler, a Scottish history professor at the University of Edinburgh, (this is probably fictitious, but "the overall read" was interesting to me) had this to say about the fall of the Athenian Republic some 2,000 years earlier: "A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government.
"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury.
"From that moment on, the majority always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship.
"The average age of the world's greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years.
"During those 200 years, those nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. from bondage to spiritual faith;
2. from spiritual faith to great courage;
3. from courage to liberty;
4. from liberty to abundance;
5. from abundance to complacency;
6. from complacency to apathy;
7. from apathy to dependence;
8. from dependence back into bondage"
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