Hail to the Chief

Donald Trump is considering running for president in 2012. Now before you start snickering, maybe he's just what America needs. Yes he has a huge ego, but then you've got to be pretty confident to run for the most powerful job in the world (at least for now.) He's actually run businesses and very well, thank you, becoming adept at 'buying low and selling high.' And after Obama, we're REALLY going to need someone to help fix the massive problems that have gotten a million times worse with this president and his cronies in charge of it all... I think this Tea Party movement, which I strongly support, is in favor of someone who hasn't been in politics at all. We need some new fresh faces, some new bold ideas, a strong personality, and lots of confidence. Trump says he's conservative and aligns with the Tea Party's philosophy. He says he knows how to deal with China, since he already does in ordering products. He does lack humility, but then so does the current president. He seems successful at picking the right people for the job to reach the ultimate goal. He deals in reality and not some classroom theoretical situation.

If you would have asked me 10 years ago about Trump running for president, I would have thought it was ludicrous. But now?? I think it needs to be fully explored....

"The first half of our life we seek wealth, the second half, health."

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah blockbooked the entire wing of the VIP floor of New York's Presbyterian Hospital for an operation to repair a slipped disc. I don't have a problem with this. He's come to the best place for this operation.

We currently, in spite of not being perfect, have the best healthcare in the world in the United States. If you ever go to Houston's M.D. Anderson Hospital, you will see patients from around the world. WHY would we EVER want to change that, for the WORSE???!!!

If we don't repeal Obamacare, we will fall to a level that we don't want to see.... Wake up Americans!

"No man is an island..."

I don't know who said that, but they were right... Life is so terribly hard by yourself. I don't think God planned for us to be self-sufficient; we are all given talents and abilities and are all parts of the body. I've been trying to make a move by myself and it's so exhausting. And I guess all of the stress got to me last night, since I went into tachocardia and ended up at the hospital, so they could 'convert' me (stop and start my heart to reset the beating rhythm.) They had a very hard time trying to find a vein, and can't give me the meds unless I have an IV in... Then, fortunately, the meds worked the first time (there have been times it took 5 times, and they had to switch to something else.) I know my body is beat, as I have been burning the candle at both ends for awhile. But no one will help! My movers could only come and move the heavy stuff, and it's taken me weeks to try and finish. And I have so, so much from my parents possessions that it's a lot of stuff. And I keep saying I will go through it all, but there's never time to get to it. And in Texas it's either real hot, or real cold, so there are not that many perfect days to do so, and if there are, everyone wants to be out in it!

I know... I've got to start exercising. I've got to start eating better... I've got to be better at a lot of things, but it takes time. It takes money. And it takes discipline. So I will take it in steps. I will finish this move. I will stop eating all sugar. I will eat more fruits and vegetables.

I think I can, I think I can....

"Life's too short to sweat the small stuff..."

Well, it's over... I don't know why I've never been a fan of Thanksgiving.... It means well; we need to be thankful for our blessings. But we all know that these good intentioned holidays end up totally different than what was envisioned years ago. Thanksgiving for many is just 'Turkey Day,' a day to spend with your family whether you like them or not. And we cook for hours, stuff ourselves until we're miserable, watch football, and reminisce. But if we don't do all of that, then we feel less of an American... less of a person.... and less respectable. I come from a dysfunctional family, of which most are I guess. My father was super difficult to deal with, so growing up, I tried to stay gone at my friend's houses as much and as long as possible. There was SO much friction at the dinner table that we all said small talk until we were through, and then left as soon as we could. And I guess the dysfunction sort of continues. And since I'm divorced, the fact that my children are not with me each year makes it worse. Today we were supposed to go to my brother's house, but as I was getting ready to leave, he called to say his oven just burned out, so we opted to go to my sister's house, which set us late and discombobulated... And her daughter's husband wanted to bring the turkey this year, which has usually been my responsibility. And he wanted to cook it his way - a special ordered organic turkey, with carrots and thyme inside, instead of dressing...

But, hey, I'm a flexible person, so okay. And it all turned out fine.

But I'm still glad the next Thanksgiving is a year away...

Let the holidays begin!

Here's a few pre-Thanksgiving rambling thoughts: 1. Don't EVER move the week before Thanksgiving. As a matter of fact, don't ever move any where even close to the holidays... 2. Don't ever get into the media business if you want to enjoy the holidays 3. Don't ever go to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving unless you love crowds and enjoy being crammed in the aisles like sardines looking for ingredients that are sold out because you didn't have the discipline to shop earlier in the week 4. Don't choose the hard things to make for Thanksgiving 5. Don't work for a paper as the only sales rep especially at Christmas when you have to be responsible for the Gift Guide in the busiest time of the year 6. Marry a rich man (just thought I'd throw that one in there, since my dad always told me to do this so I didn't have to work or struggle :0)

7. Stop to thank God on Thanksgiving; it's what it's all about...

Happy Thanks giving!

"Our beliefs determine our actions."

Sumiati is a 23 year old who arrived in Saudi Arabia last July to start work as a maid to help support her family back home in Indonesia. She was excited to help her three younger siblings through school. Three weeks ago, she was admitted to the hospital unconscious, suffering malnutrition and blood loss, and could barely speak. Her employer is accused of cutting off part of her lips with scissors, scalding her back with an iron, fracturing her middle finger, and beating her legs until she could hardly walk.

Human Rights watch says this isn't uncommon. "Their employers are locking them up, taking away their passports, and aren't letting them keep a phone."

My deduction? I'm glad I still live in a Judeo-Christian country. Because in the end, it's what you believe in your core that determines your actions. The kind of monster that would do this has no soul... a black heart... and is void of conscience.