How Bad Is It?

This is a fantastic example of where we are in America today. Illegal aliens are leaving! It looks like it's easier to find the American Dream south of the border. And Mexico's unemployment rate is now 4.9 percent while the United States stumbles along at a 9.4 Rate......wow! The tired, the poor,the huddled masses yearning to breathe are getting the hell out!!!

That's Cool!

There is a price to pay for "being cool". See, I have this theory, that one of the things that has gotten us to where we are as a nation and as a society is our absolute yearning to be "cool!"  We all want to be accepted. Now when I say "we", I'm speaking of the collective "we".Remember  that kid in school that stayed in trouble all the time that kept trying to get you to do the same things he was doing?  The one who would say "oh come on! do it! No one's gonna know". (that kid's in Congress now running our country). We did a lot of dangerous and reckless things, some of which we did because everybody else was doing them.  Well, as the babyboom generation ages, we are paying the price of being "cool". I'm pretty sure that Steve Jobs was that kid that always asked the teacher one last question after the bell rang, forcing the whole class to endure a few more moments of the educational process. I read somewhere that Apple was worth more than the Federal Government now. Talk about "Revenge Of The Nerds"! Just a final thought, I don't think we have really arrived as individuals until we can say "This is who I am, I'm happy with who I am, and if you don't like it..................well, that's cool"

Shut up and Listen

When I graduated from high school our class "prophecy" had me being a bartender in a New Orleans bar. I'm not sure if it was tongue in cheek, ( I was the kid in class who never said a word unless he had to. Yeah ,hard to believe now I know.) ,But maybe that "prophecy" was spot on. Bartenders are great listeners. And so am I. My ability to read between the lines is almost in the super-human category. (well most of the time). But I do know when someone just needs to talk. And if you'll take the time to listen, you just might be surprised what you hear.

Age is just a number??

Hugh Hefner is calling ex-fiancee Crystal Harris a liar after she badmouthed his ahhhh "abilities" Yeah, let's put it that way.  Well, look. If you're an 85 year old guy attempting to have a relationship with a 20 year old you should be prepared for a little down time! Better become a brilliant conversationalist, have some crossword puzzles handy, cause I don't thing you're gonna be able to go the full nine innings!!

A Ship At Sea

All weekend long I have watched as the so-called budget crisis has unfolded on Capitol Hill. For you and I, balancing our personal budgets is very simple. We can't spend more than we take in. We have to make sacrifices, cut our expenses. And if we live beyond our means and borrow to maintain our way of life, there is a price to pay. You know it, I know it, why doesn't our government know it. I have said for a long time now one of the greatest things we have lost is common sense and the more I see of our leaders in Washington, the more I'm convinced they have lost touch with the people.I have the uneasy feeling that America is a ship at sea, in a storm, with no captain at the wheel.