My Old Friend Did It Again!

My old friend did it again! She bloomed once more. This orchid plant, a gift to Barbara in 2001, has bloomed every year since. I have abused, and neglected her, but she refuses to let me down. This year she bloomed a full three months behind her normal schedule. By suggestion from Sherman, my orchid growing [...]

Grumpa Meets His Match

Yesterday, I met my match. I like to refer to myself as “Grumpa” because my disposition is not always cheerful. Peggy and I continued our ‘wild and crazy” days by seeing another movie. That’s two within seven days of each other. The main character in the movie is Walt Kowalski played by Clint Eastwood. Walt clearly owns [...]

Take Vitamins and Live Healthy

Life continues to teach lessons to the end. I confess that I am three score and ten in years, but I am still learning everyday. Just this week I learned something new. Since I try to be a positive person, I look for the positive that comes out of a negative. Last week I received [...]

Slavery to Slavery?

I got to thinking about those trillions the government is throwing at earmark projects called stimulus. I asked myself how many people could a trillion dollars really help?  I looked at three items that people spend money on: house, car, and college education. Here is how it works out: 1. How many $200,000.00  houses can [...]

Dear Representative Halvorson:

This is my response to a letter received from State of Illinois Representative Deborah Halvorson.(Her letter is included below in it’s entirety.) Dear Representative Halvorson. The so called stimulus bill is nothing more than a gift to Obama to implement his campaign promises. It will not stimulate the economy. You are wrong in your decision. Time [...]

Wild and Crazy!

What a great day! The sun shined brightly when  finally I got out of bed. The day before I had worn myself out by working on my new bathroom. The physicality’s of the job took it’s toll on my body, and I slept long. “We have to do something wild and crazy today,” I said [...]

Octolady Meets Nancy

I’m still upset by Nancy Pelosi hiding two hundred million dollars for contraceptives into the spending bill. Last week, I got further angered by Octolady giving birth to eight kids. Since both of these ladies are from California it would be great if they got together to share experiences. Nancy could give Octolady some real life guidance on [...]

Greatness to Mediocrity In Three Weeks Flat

Dear Senators Durbin, Burris and Representative Halvorson:    Congratulations! You and your colleagues have proudly drafted and passed a bill that is the foundation for the destruction of the United States of America. This bill is not a stimulus but rather a stepping stone to socialism. It will take the United States from “Greatness to Mediocrity.” [...]

Stimulus and Spending; Are They Really the Same?

I watched the speech and waited for something that would make sense to me. It didn’t happen. Last night, President Barack Obama addressed the Democratic representatives at their posh retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia. I recall many times during my working life when the company was going through a recession our leader never sent us to [...]

I Can’t Stand It Anymore!

In the last month I have deliberately kept from ranting about the government, Barack  Obama, specifically. I wanted  to see what was going to unfold.  I can’t stand it anymore!    It’s only been a couple of weeks since the inauguration and I’m getting very tense about the situation. If I survive the next four years [...]