Proud To Be American Today.....

.......so guess which of these pics makes me more proud?

The answer is both make me proud. The top picture because it shows Americans are waking up and angry.

And the bottom picture too because I love to laugh and I love to laugh at pompous big shots like Robert Gibbs.

[fyi - I "borrowed" these pics from the blog, Gateway Pundit]

The New York Football Petunias....

...barely beat the Washington Redskins yesterday. The Petunias were at home and did not look so good regardless of what their devoted fan, Trooper York, tries to tell you.

Good Question......

You Know The Economy Sucks..........

....When even gamblers are broke! The Atlantic City casinos reported their revenue in August was down 16.3% compared to last August. That follows a 14% drop in June and 13% in July.

That Spendulus kickstart must be just around the corner! [Not]. So I am creating a new label called "wreckonomics" in honor of how President Obama and the Dems have destroyed what little was left of the American people's confidence!

Dear Senator McCain....Wake The Fuck Up!....

Dear Senator:

Until last year, I had never ever donated more than $100. Yet I reached deep and sent you more than $1,200 in your bid to be president.

In case you have not noticed, President Obama is intent on destroying the American economy which was already on shaky ground when he took office. His motives are unclear but his lack of knowledge in rudimentary economic principles is glaring and alarming. In college, I took more than 30 credit hours in economics. Twenty years ago, I worked my butt off to prepare for the CPA exam which I passed. So, I am capable of spotting a poseur who knows very little and has no interest in mastering the basics of economics.

The president seems to harbor a resentment towards capitalism and I find it hard to believe Obama is listening to advice from his econ team. At this critical juncture, why would he desire to disrupt such a large part of our economy? He promises to find cost savings but he has never been the type of politician who reduces govt spending.

To date, his actions and attitudes have severely damaged the confidence of most thinking Americans.

The bottom line is I am disappointed in you. You heard President Obama lie about illegal immigrants [there is no eligibility enforcement tool in the Dem bills] yet you are so quick to jump on the wagon to bash Joe Wilson.

You know the country's finances have been damaged by deficit spending in the last 30 years. It is fair to say long-serving reps like you and Joe Biden and many others stood by and allowed this to happen. You must wake up and speak up before it is too late. We need representatives who will fight for limited govt and right the financial ship.This is not about you or me. It's about saving the American dream and its unique plethora of opportunities for future generations.

Obama's Lie and the ILGWU

One of my first jobs out of college was helping to manage a H&W Fund for a labor union. The Fund provided self-insured BC hospitalization and a major medical benefit as well.

We were responsible for verifying the member or claimants eligibilty and we also processed and paid the major medical claims. I learned a lot in that job. It was after ERISA had been enacted and we had to prepare and publish and distribute a benefits booklet for every union member. I remember I had to give a talk explaining the benefits to about a billion members at a dinner one evening [OK maybe there were 500 people there].

Anyhow, we created a flowchart or decision tree to use to evaluate each claimant's eligibility [you had to work like nine months in the last 18 months for a union shop to be eligible]. We validated the employment history and eligibility for every claim we got no matter how small the medical bill! [and this pre-dated computerized records!]

That is why I am stunned but not surprised when Obama says "illegal immigrants are not covered" because health care providers will not be allowed to check or verify the citizenry status of patients!! That means, of course, illegal immigrants will be covered and that means Obama did lie last night.

Efficiency

I work on projects that last for short to intermediate periods (6 to 18 months on average) and I learned that the standard-style shelves and cabinets are not as useful to me as this Ikea shelving unit. I now reserve a slot for each project and a couple slots for "to do lists" etc.

It works great. I have fewer long term files be ause I don't do much long-term work. In fact, I specialize in short-term relationships [wish I would have understood that a long time ago].

Trooper York's Ex Wives .....

.....this picture was taken soon after the heartless guy kicked them to the curb.

Obama Will Have A Good & Original Idea.........

......someday and it will be for the first time in his entire life. Furthermore, I promise to admit when Obama finally has a good, original idea plus I promise to write a new post on my blog about it.

Of course, I also predict Obama will not have his good, original idea until after he has left office! [ afterall Obama is following in the footsteps of one of the most ineffective presidents of all time- Jimmy Carter- who I voted for twice I swear that is how dumb I once was].

Be afraid be very afraid......

......because after President Obama ruins the country, the Hildebeast could get elected.

It would be interesting to see how the Clintons will explain their backstabbing of a fellow Democrat, especially Obama who is one of the beleagured groups the Dems love to milk for votes. My Hildebeast scenario predicts a fracturing of both major parties so they each run splinter candidates. Hildebeast would get most of the Dem votes and Obama would get the rest. As to Republicans, the Clintons would somehow get a deutchbag like Huckabee to run as an independent which would split the conservative vote so the Hildebeast would win.

I do not make this stuff up! Heh.

99 bottles of beer on the wall....

...99 posts on my blog to the internets.....99 bottles of beer on the wall...99 posts on my blog to the internets.

That is how many more blog posts I have to do this year to meet my parole requirements. I must do exactly 176 per year while the internets is still the thing. And this is No. 77! I can't wait til the internet is replaced by some other "it" and the internet is no longer the thing- will they make an announcement or some such so I know?

Are You Ready For Some NFL Football....

........

Anna Benson

This is a rerun from 2/14/08 but I don't expect to get any complaints.

What is this picture......

.........here is a hint. It is in Wissahickon Park in Philly.

561 Miles on a Recumbent Bike.......

...... is how many calories and how many pounds? Approximately. That is how many miles I did on my recumbent in the two full months since I bought it! That is pretty good; it is about an average of nine miles per day. I went to one website and it said I used up about 700 calories an hour but my bike's screen indicates I only burn about 225 calories an hour.

The truly bad news is 3,500 calories = one pound. I'll let you do the depressing math.

Kirsty Lee Akers.....

......click on the post title to see one of the hotties singing at the CMA Festival. I am more of a rock an roll fan but country music has the best looking women singers IMHO.

Beasley Reece....

......that reminds me. How the heck did Philly get stuck with a former New York Football Petunia aka Giant as one of our local TV sportscasters?? Plus the guy is pretty horrible- he is the new mold of sportscaster. That means he talks loud , waves his hands and arms theatrically and gives you the local scores only.

I remember when the sports guy actually had some broadcasting skills so they gave him sufficient time to provide a quick rundown on all the pro scores (in season natch). To be fair to this ex-Petunia, the local sports time slot has been reduced in favor of 2 or 3 weather spots. They seem to think Americans are big pussies because they try to scare the crap out of you every time there is a thunderstorm or snow flurry in the forecast.

Great Baseball Game

Little League World Series Final is on ABC right now. Great game, it's now 3-3 in the bottom of the 4th inning. Teams are China/ Taepei (is that Red China) vs. Chula Vista, California [near San Diego].

[FYI - this picture was from the International Final played yesterday between China and Mexico.] Gotta get up there to see a game one of these years.

Philly Newspapers's Domain Name....

.....how much is that domain name worth alone? The Phila Inquirer and Daily News are on the auction block. The Inquirer sells about 300,000-350,000 copies a day while the Daily News sells about 150,000.

But they also own and operate http://www.philly.com/

If you started a business from scratch and also owned this domain name in an MSA with 7-8 million people and two newspapers that drive annual revenue of $120-$150 Million or so, what is that worth? In my business (M&A world), you have to peg or assume a profit rate. Let's use 15% for the sake of argument. That is profit of maybe $20 Million.

Ergo this is a potentially sweet business. I could make this combination work and I don't know squat about the newspaper business except it tends to be run by folks who have problems with capitalism and profit [for examples see Chis Scatullo and Zack Stalberg]. They generally have a million excuses for why they don't have any [profit].

108 More Posts to do.....

.....after this one because I have to do 176 posts a year per my parole agreement. That's what about 27 a month over the last four months. Can of corn. Or Piece of cake.