"You can run but you can't hide..."

In the midst of my moving fog & lack of Internet & cable for a week (thank you again Crappy Time Warner) I have caught a few stories on my phone. The one that makes me hesitate is the 11 year old handicapped boy who committed suicide this week due to a bully. Why is bullying getting so much worse? I know there were bullies when I went to school, but it just seems worse now. Even the movie, "Back to the future" had Biff as the stereotypical bully.
But as I think about it, my guess is that most kids are in daycare, and can't escape these punks. Too, for the same reason, kids aren't disciplined as much nor do the schools paddle like they used to. No, this is the result of liberal indoctrination. Too many kids were sent to the "Time Out Chair" instead of getting a spanking.
These kids have no fear...

"You got to move it, move it"

Yes it was moving day & I'm exhausted. And I'm only in 25% because my handyman & crew are way behind schedule. Right now I'm breathing tons of dust & paint & chemicals. With no curtains.
Ugh...

"I Vant to Suck Your Blood"

An 18 year old Florida girl accused of helping lure a 16 year old boy into a trap that lead to his death says she's a vampire who has drunk the blood of her boyfriend, and confirmed she's in a vampire cult. She told a Miami TV station, "Since I was like 12, every fiber of my body, basically everything, I know this is going to be crazy, but I believe I'm a vampire and part werewolf." 

She is not alone. If you google stories about 'vampires' worldwide, it is a crazy mess that's been happening for years, even before the current vampire craze of movies & TV shows such as Twilight, Breaking Dawn, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, Vampire Diaries, Moonlight, Blood Ties, Forever Knight, Blade, Angel, Kindred - the Embraced, Dracula - the Series and even the Disney Channel's new KID show, "My Babysitter's a Vampire."

There's something sinister going on even though most people will tell you vampire shows are harmless, especially when surrounded by a teen romance such as Twilight. I've been saying for years that it's completely unhealthy for all these shows to be on and influence young minds such as the cold blooded killer mentioned above. Heck, even Sesame Street has Count von Count to start the process. I remember a story I read a few years ago in Australia, when this group of 18-19 year olds calling themselves vampires killed a man on the beach and bragged about feeding off of his blood all night. It's sickening and not so innocent like the movies will make you believe. I started wondering where this grotesque thought process starts with, and my guess is that one of the things the Bible says Christians are never supposed to do is to drink human blood. It says it in both the Old and New Testaments. You see, it's the blood of Jesus that was sacrificed for us to be saved, so a mockery of it is something satan will always aim for. 

Think about it...

"Raising Cain..."

At first I was truly surprised that Herman Cain won Florida's straw poll a few days ago, but once I thought about it, I understood more. But it wasn't even close, he actually beat Perry and Romney TOGETHER - now that's a big win. I know it's early and I favor Rick Perry because he has been extremely successful here in Texas, but it is a fun fantasy to imagine Herman Cain vs. Barack Obama in the next presidential election. No more cries of being racist. No more playing games with Americans. And the most fun?!? Would be watching Big Media - ha! They will probably do everything they can now to get Herman Cain out of the race, because they couldn't pull all of their stupid, snobby stunts at how racist and stupid conservatives are. 

Now THAT would be worth the price of admission...

Future Watch

Seems there are lots of floating cities in the sea planned for the future - this James Bond-looking one is conceived by a British firm. It has as much space as a cruise liner, it's own dock, four helipads, several swimming pools, eleven accomodation decks and a 360-degree observation area. 

I'm wondering if the motive for conception is security?

"Su casa es mi casa..."

In defense of Rick Perry, non-Texans do not understand Perry's stance on immigration. That "barn door" has been wide-open for many, many years and closing it now is insane. Hispanics are over half of DD's high school, the majority in San Antonio and half the population from central Texas and below. We work alongside these people and they are our friends. Deporting them back to Mexico where the drug lords have taken over is heartless. Should we give illegals voting rights or social security? No, that makes no sense either. Our social security system would collapse and there would be no winners.
At least Perry has the guts to tell it like it is...

"When it rains, it pours..."

I'm posting from my phone because Time Warner Cable got my order wrong and cancelled my cable service (which is TV & internet) today instead of next Thursday when I'm actually moving... A few weeks ago I bought a foreclosure in my town for a pretty decent price and have a handyman fixing all the errors the last do-it-yourself owner made. That's an understatement since virtually everything was wrong - electrical, plumbing, tile, paint, floor - you name it. There are random mysterious holes throughout the house... Anyway. My posts might be brief for the next few days as I attempt to move into a not-finished house, in a busy time at work, during football (cheer) season, with no help.
Ugh...

What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?

"Being a princess isn't all it's cracked up to be..."

Just posted a cool video since I don't have time to post tonight. DD cheered at a JV football game, and it started and ended late. The worst thing is the complete drama with these cheerleaders at the past 2 games. It's worse than a bad movie - there is backstabbing, sobbing and bitching.

It's ridiculous....

VW that drives itself

"Be careful what you wish for..."

Recently New York City's Mayor Blumberg made a prediction that there would be rioting in the streets. Evidently that self-proclaimed prophecy has come true, and it's called "Occupy Wall Street." I didn't know about this since Big Media is not covering it. No, I learned about it from my thirty-something son, who found out about it from twitter. Seems the college kids are mad that they can't find jobs, and are protesting out of lack of knowledge, as I see it. They are protesting that the rich pay less taxes than the others, which is not true by any statistics. I'm not rich, but I call them as I see them, and the rich are the ones creating the jobs, not people like me.

These 'kids' are coming from liberal universities close by, and have been fed the liberal agenda, so of course anarchy is always the answer.The Huffington Post reported today that Ryan Reed, 21, a senior at Rutgers University, was missing class to attend the protest, but his professors are letting him make up the work by writing papers about the experience. Ryan said, "The enemy is the big business leaders of Wall Street, the big oil company leaders, the coal company leaders, the big military industrial leaders." Another student, Kaitlyn Leigh, 21, from Rochester said, "It's all about creating a community in this liberated space."

Why is everybody so stupid?

"I've seen the future and it is us."

Just posted a very cool video about how it might be for some in 2020. Gosh that sounds so far away... yet it's only in 8 years and 3 mos...

Anyway.

This morning at work I was lamenting about how Americans don't invent things anymore, and my coworker showed me this video. But I mean, come on... When I was young and everyone went to Disneyland, they had this COOL exhibit called Tomorrowland that showed us Baby Boomers how cool it would be when we were adults. And we watched the cartoon the Jetsons, and were overwhelmed with their life of touch buttons. Remember the one with Judy Jetson saying her fingertips hurt from pushing buttons all day? Hello! Here we are. I'm thinking, life in 2011 has started to become the Jetsons and am wondering if the Jetsons creator knew that today's inventers would reference his creativity and make those things happen? And WHERE are the forward thinking people like the Jetson's creator of today? Are the only ones inventing at Apple? Americans not only don't produce anything any more, but we also don't invent anything any more either. We've become a nation of slackers. We sit in front of the TV or the video games or the sports event and say, "Entertain me, entertain me." and "Dance, monkey, dance!" Our country is doing worse and worse in math and science, and the only math professors in colleges these days are foreign. No one's a math major any more! Or for that matter, a doctor. The new generation just want to be pop stars or hip hop stars. We want to spend beyond our means and think we're entitled to things without hard work. In the area of Texas that I live in, only the Hispanics do the hard work. They're the only ones who are even willing to work. What's happened to the American work ethic? Have the unions ruined that for our society? And remember when Hurricane Katrina happened - there were GENERATIONS of folks who had never worked. They sat on the porch and collected a check just like their parents and grandparents before them. This is why long term welfare is actually very detrimental for our society. It creates dependents. Victims. Entitlements. A cycle of welfare. Which leads to a cycle of crime. It's just a vicious cycle. We've let the NEA dumb down our schools and dumb down our kids, and now the top universities have all the foreigners that actually learned something. It's going to be a long way back. A long, painful way back.

If we even can...

A Day of Glass (2020) - CORNING

Abbreviated Fashion Police for the Emmy's 2011

Even though I had a hard time just trying to find yesterday's Emmy's fashions, by far the Best Dressed in my book was hot chili Sofia Vergara. Simply stunning.
Although she's big with Project Runway, I don't usually relate to Heidi Klum's style, but this dress was Runner up for me for Best Dressed. Ole!

I just love Zoey Deschanel but this dress is Prom dress gone wrong... She is so pretty, and even looks great in an 80's throw back.
Amy Poehler's dress is simple yet chic. Everyone should shimmer on the red carpet.
Okay, I threw in Kyle Chandler because he's gorgeous.
Maybe Julie Bowen was trying to make a JLo statement, but this dress was falling off in all the wrong places and, as Alex said, she seemed drunk or high.

Here are the new Charlie's Angels with Drew Barrymore (of the second or third? batch of Angels.) Drew's dress is odd but all the rage in Hollywood currently.
And Worst Dressed? Goes to a man? East meets west? Straight meets gay? Schizophrenic? My guess is he was vying for this title...

"All that glitters isn't gold..."

These award shows just keep getting worse and worse. I always look forward to them and then am so disappointed, especially when they're like the Emmy's were tonight - completely tasteless and classless. I am guessing it's because the younger generation is taking the reins and doing things like they did tonight such as pick their nose, and talk about their children "catching them in the act" and sing songs about having sex. And it wasn't even 8:00 pm here in Central Standard Time Zone... Even the women's clothes were a complete disappointment but perfectly matched the tasteless production. Host Jane Lynch was not funny nor interesting, and even admitted to having a gay agenda, yet most people in this world are straight. The only thing they got right was when Kyle Chandler won for (recently cancelled) "Friday Night Lights" and the beautiful rendition of "Hallelujah" for the "In Memoriam" as they rolled the pictures of all those in their business that passed away this past year. Other than that, it was the same cliques that usually win like the "Jon Stewart Show" did for the 8th straight year.

I'm done...

"Let's get physical..." - Olivia Newton John

This week had 80's day at DD's high school.

Wow, do I feel old...

"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap." - Galatians 6:7

Here is Shwejga Mullah, 30, an Ethiopian nanny for the Gaddafi family. She suffered major burns when Hannibal Gaddafi's wife, Aline, threw boiling water over her when she refused to discipline a child. Her entire body was covered in weeping scabs when she was discovered abandoned in a room at one of the family's luxury seaside villas in western Tripoli last month when she was too sick and weak to leave. She told CNN last month that she came from her home country to work as a nanny for the couple's young daughter and son a year ago. She explained how (model) Aline lost her temper when her daughter wouldn't stop crying and Mullah refused to beat the child. "She took me to a bathroom. She tied my hands behind my back and tied my feet. She taped my mouth, and she started pouring the boiling water on my head. There were maggots coming out of my head, because she had hidden me and no one had seen me," she recalled. "When she did all this to me, for three days, she wouldn't let me sleep. I stood outside in the cold with no food." Mullah was burned twice, the incident before this was three months ago. A colleague who did not want to give his name, also said he had been regularly beaten and slashed with knives, and also verified Mullah's story. Mullah added that she received no payment for the year she worked for the Gaddafis.

I relay this story to say that I love the USA and think it's worth fighting for...

"Players only love you when they're playing." - Stevie Nicks

Brad Pitt is the biggest jerk alive. Okay, make that Hollywood jerk. Or biggest man jerk in Hollywood. Whatever, he infuriates me. That guy gets on my last nerve. Mister Sexiest Man Alive. He's the most narcissistic of them all, and that's saying a lot. I don't even like Jennifer Aniston very much, but the way he left her was unconscionable. He makes a movie with Angelina Jolie and falls head over heels when she digs her claws in him. Then he does a magazine spread with Angelina while he's still married with Aniston but filming the movie. I remember it showing Pitt and Jolie as a couple with lots of children in this mid-century suburban looking home. Then he left Jen and immediately went on trips with Jolie and she became pregnant in a very short amount of time. Aniston genuinely was blind-sided. I just felt really sorry for her, to be left by the man she loved and was married to, and then have him immediately be with Jolie, AND have to be on every magazine cover for the past 6 years. I SWEAR I have even prayed for her to find a man, so she wouldn't suffer as she watched her ex become a father to 6 children in 6 years. So finally, she seems to be with someone she really cares about. So what does pretty boy Brad Pitt do? He gives the meanest, most insensitive interview about her. Why? Why after 6 years and 6 kids would he do this? Because he wants to win. He might even want to put doubt in Aniston's new guy about her. I can't even THINK of a bad enough word for him. He said, "It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself. I think that my marriage (to Aniston) had something to do with it, trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't. One of the greatest, smartest things I ever did was give my kids Angie as their mom. She is such a great mom. Oh man, I'm so happy to have her."

What is he trying to prove?? That he's happier than she is? Well, he's a bad actor, and his soul is so ugly, it makes his looks ugly. He is soul-less.

I loathe him...

"Will She or Won't She? Only her hairdresser knows for sure..."

I'm angry at Sarah Palin.... I WANT to like her. She's an accomplished female politician that helped clean up Alaska's politics as governor. She's a mother with 5 children. She's still married to her high school sweetheart. She's an evangelical Christian like myself. She is a strong speaker. She was on John McCain's ticket as vice-president in the last election. And she has a Down's Syndrome child that she is so strong for. So why am I mad?

It's been happening for awhile. I didn't like it that she quit her term as Governor of Alaska. Or when she implied Rick Perry in her talk of cronyism, yet had been at many Tea Party rallys in Texas that he invited her to. She rides around on her bus, yet seems to ride the fence if it's a political venture or not. She keeps teasing the public with the 'will she or won't she' run for president. All of the press seems to have jaded her. She had been close to Michelle Bachmann, yet now seems to throw her under the bus.

I don't know... I guess I don't like this, 'every person for himself' attitude. Yes, they are running against each other but at what expense? I get that she wants to tweak Big Media, but it's gone too far. She rides around on the bus and meets with Donald Trump and makes speeches, yet won't commit. She's just become toxic. She's not like Ronald Reagan, who was able to keep his cool. And I KNOW that we need someone strong who will tow the line, but I just think Perry is the one to do this. He hasn't seemed to be an attack dog like she has become. Do I think there is a place for her? Sure. She could easily work for the next Republican president with oil and energy, as this is her forte.

Just not as president. Please.

"No man is rich enough to buy back his past..."

Here are some shots of the World Trade Center Twin Towers from movies shot in NYC.
The Twin Towers opened in 1973.
They were a symbol of pride, not only for New York, but for the United States as well.
The tour boats always went by them for tourists to take photos in front of.


Early on a tight rope walker went between the 2 buildings, unauthorized obviously.

Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson in "Die Hard."
King Kong
I just wish that we could go back to how it was on September 10th, 2001 and prior. The world is so different now, as we fight a war as we've never fought before. It wasn't another country that attacked us, it was a religion. We're in a 'War on Terror.' And the enemy wants us all to die. They don't want our land, they want our souls. They want to conquer us and make us follow their religious Sharia law. They hate freedom, as they even voiced in their rally this past Sunday in Pakistan. We were minding our own business and they provoked us with the attack. They seem to resent our power, our beliefs, and our way of life.

I just wish we could go back...

"A wing and a prayer..."

If you'll indulge me, I feel the need to talk about politics... One thing that struck me in all of the 9/11 tributes on the television networks yesterday, is that they found the guys who were on President Bush's cabinet on that day and OH, how it made me miss them. I trusted these men and women. They are moral and intelligent, with high integrity. WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.... The comparison is HUGE. The liberals that are in power right now are polar opposite of those people, and THANK GOD we have not had another similar crisis under this presidency because they would not have a CLUE on what to do.

And again, I watched the Republican debate tonight and am encouraged by the common sense and intelligence of the candidates. I just wish they wouldn't attack each other. Romney and Bachmann were on the offensive towards Perry, and it was unattractive - a turnoff. It made me like them less. It looked pathetic when they took their shots. Perry never attacked them unless he was defending himself, and it looked honorable. He took the high road and stayed confident as Ronald Reagan used to do. This next election in 2012 is SO very important - maybe the most of any American election. Because this country is functioning on....

a wing and a prayer.

"Begin the begin..."

Ten years ago today started out like any other, but became a turning point in American history. We all know where we were and what we were doing when the attacks began.

On this 10th anniversary of 9/11/01, I have taken the day just to remember. My youngest is not feeling well, so I have watched television most of the day and seen many of the tributes. Others in my family say they aren't watching because they don't want to relive those moments, but I think it's important to "Not forget" like we said we would. Too, it has been 10 years, and we need to do a little more on these red letter days. When I watch all of the clips, I am so proud to be an American, and truth be told, on September 11th every year I wish I were a New Yorker. They have true heroes in their fire and police departments, and they make me want to be a better person. No wonder they named today "Patriot Day," I feel the most patriotic this day more than any other. And yes, even 10 years later and many miles away, I still shed tears for those who have suffered after losing loved ones in such a horrific way. It's the children that I feel the most for - the void left in their lives, for what? Because radical Muslims want to kill all infidels? I don't get it and I never will. These mad men (and women) are completely deceived and blinded by lies of the enemy. And it has changed our world. For the worse. And my guess is, when those planes hit the World Trade Center, the beginning of the end began. The end times. The spirit of the Anti-Christ just manifested itself.

And it's just a matter of time...

"Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal."

The Twins of Twin Towers
Ten years ago on September 11th, 3,000 people died in New York's Twin Towers and 46 of them were twins. For twins, it's like losing their other half since they have been unusually close since birth. The years since 9/11 have been difficult for the twins: no longer part of a twosome, they have had to reinvent themselves. And for the spouses of the dead twins, seeing the surviving sibling has sometimes proved traumatic. Ten years later, they are all doing their best to get on with their lives but they still define themselves as twins. As Olivia Lichtenstein (who has made a documentary film about the twins who lost their 'other halves' in the 9/11 attacks) has said, "When you spend time with them, you can almost feel the shadow of their missing twin beside them."

So sad...

WTHeck Fridays

At our office we have a newspaper and printing business in a small town - well, sort of medium size town. My thirty-something co-worker is very cool, very likeable and very approachable. We have a mutual acquaintance that is around 40 and is engaged to a young girl who LOOKS 17 but he says is 21. They asked my coworker if she could come up with a wedding invitation that has a "beam, like in Batman." She asked, "you mean, those light beams?" and then said that was creative and "Why? Are you having a Batman-themed wedding?" They said yes, that the bridesmaids are wearing pink Batman T-shirts and the guys are wearing black Batman T-shirts.

I'm all for creativity, just not sure a wedding is the place for Batman??

Banned US Commercial about the national debt

"Dig the well before you are thirsty..." - Chinese proverb

Just a quick post to say that Alex (who is 3 months pregnant with her first child) was talking to other young mothers the other day about their children. These other upwardly-mobile, trendy Austin moms were saying that the "new thing" is to make sure their young children learn Mandarin (Chinese) so they would be assured of a fabulously paying job in the future. Say what?! But then the more I thought about it, that's probably spot-on correct. The Chinese own most of the American debt, and the chances of us ever being to pay it back are slim to none, so.... it's easy to deduce that the haunting commercial where the Chinese laugh at us will probably come true for the children who are under 5 at this time... I mean SERIOUSLY, we simply cannot afford 4 more years of these socialists in power. Every time I see that commercial of the Chinese in that classroom in the future talking about how the Americans of 2011 were completely stupid and let them buy us out of everything, I wince. I'm hoping it's not too late. I'm hoping that we can take our country back.

I'm hoping Alex's baby won't have to learn Mandarin...

"You cannot compromise your core beliefs..."

I like almost all of the Republican candidates, and they ALL would make better presidents than what we have now by a long shot, but I LOVE Rick Perry. He's a straight-shooter and I trust him. Having lived in Texas the entire time he has been governor (and actually my entire life except for the one year I lived in Denver) Rick Perry has been almost perfect. The big snafu that he's being roasted on is when he wanted all girls to get an immunization for cervical cancer, and I DID disagree about that. But he has pulled away from those comments when he saw how Texan women reacted, and blamed it on his passion. But it's his passion that I love. I want a candidate who isn't just in it for the popularity, but actually loves this country and wants to "conserve" the constitution. I want a candidate with a strong faith and morals from which to make the big decisions. I prefer a candidate who has served in the military although it's not a deal breaker if they haven't. I want a candidate that has class and manners; someone who was raised right. I want a candidate who believes in capitalism, American exceptionalism and small government. I want a candidate that is fair and loves justice. I want a candidate who is a tough man but is compassionate.

You see conservatives have "seen the light," yet we are compassionate towards those who have not. That's the difference. Liberals generally have one issue that they will not negotiate such as same-sex marriage or pro-abortion or legalizing marijuana and it drives them to vote on that one thing only. Conservatives are driven by their strong moral beliefs which also cannot be compromised. And all conservatives are Republicans but not all Republicans are conservatives. There are the country club Republicans who do not have strong moral beliefs, but skew closer to Republicans on fiscal issues so they can keep more of their money. Talking about religion embarresses them and they are not passionate people. (Well, maybe passionate about hanging on to their money?)

Anyway.

Rick Perry has all of my 'wants' in a candidate and more.

Perry is the man for this time...

"Pretty Woman, walking down the street..."

For this Toddlers and Tiaras pageant, this THREE-year-old's mother dressed her up as a prostitute (think "Pretty Woman".)

And we wonder why this country is heading in the wrong direction...