A reply to his ..... whatever ..

"Hey Baby, you be sayin them voters ain't liken me .... you got any idea how much that upsets me ..... I be headin to Florida or Arizona or some nice place n get in a few rounds a golf."

"Don't you be seein what I done ..... ain't no way I was gonna beat that Clinton woman, but I did, ain't no way I was gonna win that election, but I did, my health care program .... no one ever even read it .... and I got it passed ... an lets not forget the reelection thing .... yea, I won that too."

So, like my good friend, Old Alfred E. Neuman, What, me worry!"

I done more in the last six years or so, than any a you'all will do in your lifetime ... so am I worried, does this election worry me none, no way. I'm still living in the big house, got a ton a servants, a couple of helicopters and a few jets, my squeeze and the girls fly all over the world, I had a whole lotta vacations in Hawaii, and that big place at the Cape ..... and member, I ain't out yet, I couldn't do none of the stuff I already done, so stay in longer ..... hey baby .... you never know.

The voters may not be happy baby, but I'm living uptown, living the dream......

Michelle Tells Blacks to Vote Democrat and Then Eat 'Fried Chicken

Here's what Michelle Obama said on the “News One Daily” show to host Roland Martin about today's crucial election as reported by the Daily Caller:

Roland Martin: “So can we, if we go out to the polls, can we, say, we have a souls to polls on Sunday, can we do soul food after we vote?”

Michelle Obama: “Absolutely. I give everyone full permission to eat some fried chicken after they vote. Only after, if you haven’t voted… You make a good point. Because I am, I do talk about health. But I think that a good victory for Democrats on Tuesday, you know, should be rewarded with some fried chicken.”

I want you to note two things. First, the stereotype of Blacks eating fried chicken. I know, it's OK for Blacks to make fun of themselves even to the point of using the N-word. In my pinion, however, I think it's a stupid thing to say and quite demeaning.

While the Obamas are eating the best of everything, their voting stooges, who believe in political salvation, are relegated to fried chicken. This is what Michelle thinks of them. Moreover, it perpetuates a stereotype.

Blacks need to wake up and help us transform the Republican Party into the party of liberty, personal responsibility, and the minimalist State.

Second, did you notice how Martin brought in how black churches are a gathering place for Democrat voters. "Souls to polls on Sunday," he called it. Those are black souls for Democrat candidates only.
Read more at http://godfatherpolitics.com/18222/michelle-tells-blacks-vote-democrat-eat-fried-chicken/#umQuq1GO3fytCeRU.99

ELECTION DAY - 2014

I have no advice to give voters on this election day. I am too old and cynical. I have come to the conclusion that entering politics, and only after being "elected"  .... not just running, one must actually become one ... then and only then does the "transformation" occur.

I also have come to the conclusion that the main reason for the transformation is simply this, YOU are spending "other peoples" money ... and it causes one to lose all sense of reason and rationality. There is little that it can be compared to. Hitting the lottery for MILLIONS is as close as I can come. Money, at that point, loses its value. 

There will be some, today who will be elected, and enter that world ... almost a "fairy tale" world, I am an Office Holder, a Professional Politician.

Unfortunately, it leaves a mark on ones life, almost like a tattoo, there for life.

Ideals, morals, integrity, lofty ..... when the hand is taken off of the bible, the transformation begins. Clark Kent becomes Superman, the Hulk ..... becomes the hulk, and Bruce Wayne becomes Batman, and the recent winner .... a POLITICIAN ......

Reinvented ..... every Christmas

I think I have gone in to this subject before, but, how is it, that every Christmas or Father's Day someone comes out with a new "tool?"

They just come with some new way to do something that has been done, since time began. I don't know when the "screw" was invented, followed by a "screw driver." They have been reinventing it since then, every Christmas.

You put something that fits, into a slotted thing, and turn. Simple, but there are hundreds of different products on the market, but they still do the same, one thing.

Just type in screwdriver at the top, check images, and there, many of them are

Coach of the Year

This Dan Benjamin, the head coach of the Mount Union Ladies Basketball Team. He is not as well known as Geno Auriemma of UConn, and most likely will never be that famous as a coach.

He is call Coach Bear, and last weekend he was at the helm of a most difficult, perplexing, sad, emotional, basketball game. If you have followed this blog they you are aware of the Lauren Hill situation. He and his staff,, I am sure with heavy hearts and with tears in their eyes, "pulled it off." I think all of their goals were achieved, and their contributions were overshadowed by the event itself.

Lauren didn't just get a hug, after that first basket ... a hug, and a pat on the head filled with love and admiration.

He gets my vote for Coach of the Year, regardless of what happens the rest of the season. And, his three assistants and others involved with the team, and the team itself, all did well. I cannot imagine the emotion that filled the air. 

That above link, Lauren Hill, I saw this morning. The guy that did the piece, said not a dry eye in the place, and I think he had some tears during his morning interview ............ 

Quiet ....

I am sitting here in the living room, alone, no radio or TV, just listening to and enjoying, the quiet. There is no noise at all .... and the noise is loud ..... if that makes sense. In this day and age it is hard to find someplace that is really quiet. Caleb, our dog, is upset, his "woman" is not here, and he pouts. He sat out in front for a long time, watching cars pass, but no Marilyn, so he is taking a nap, on her coat, on a small couch. He looks up at me once in a while, with a .... "Well???????" ..... look on his face, and then goes back to sleep.

We don't get enough "quiet" nowadays .... the world is too noisy....

I am reading comments on my Facebook, about my wife being in the hospital .... many posts. from all over ... Jenet Mullins, a Facebook friend from Dayton, made a very perceptive comment, worth sharing, 

"Funny about Facebook isn't it? A group of mostly strangers come together to share memories and without realizing it a bond is formed. Take care."

I enjoy the "quiet" but would rather have Marilyn here .......

One of the "Tappet" Brothers is gone .... a part of past, with it..

For so many years, NPR and Car Talk was a Saturday Morning ritual with me. I don't think I ever learned anything about cars, but had a million laughs .... have missed them being on the air...

Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio's most popular personalities, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 77 years old.

Tom and his brother, Ray, became famous as "Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers" on the weekly NPR show Car Talk. They bantered, told jokes, laughed and sometimes even gave pretty good advice to listeners who called in with their car troubles.

If there was one thing that defined Tom Magliozzi, it was his laugh. It was loud, it was constant, it was infectious.

"His laugh is the working definition of infectious laughter," says Doug Berman, the longtime producer of Car Talk. He remembers the first time he ever encountered Magliozzi.

"Before I ever met him, I heard him, and it wasn't on the air," he recalls.

Berman was the news director of WBUR at the time.

"I'd just hear this laughter," he says. "And then there'd be more of it, and people would sort of gather around him. He was just kind of a magnet."

The Magliozzi brothers grew up in a tough neighborhood of East Cambridge, Mass., in a close-knit Italian family. Tom was 12 years older, the beloved older brother to Ray. They liked to act like they were just a couple of regular guys who happened to be mechanics, but both of them graduated from MIT.

After getting out of college, Tom Magliozzi went to work as an engineer. One day he had a kind of epiphany, he told graduates when he and Ray gave the 1999 commencement address at their alma mater.

He was on his way to work when he had a near-fatal accident with a tractor-trailer. He pulled off the road and decided to do something different with his life.

"I quit my job," he said. "I became a bum. I spent two years sitting in Harvard Square drinking coffee. I invented the concept of the do-it-yourself auto repair shop, and I met my lovely wife."

Well, he wasn't exactly a bum; he worked as a consultant and college professor, eventually getting a doctoral degree in marketing. And Tom and Ray Magliozzi did open that do-it-yourself repair shop in the early '70s. They called it Hackers Heaven. Later they opened a more traditional car repair shop called the Good News Garage.

They got into radio by accident when someone from the local public radio station, WBUR, was putting together a panel of car mechanics for a talk show.

"They called Ray, and Ray thought it was a dumb idea, so he said, 'I'll send my brother' and Tom thought, 'Great, I'll get out of breaking my knuckles for a couple of hours.' And he went over and he was the only one who showed up," Berman says.

Berman says the station liked what Tom did and asked him to come back the next week. This time he brought Ray. The rest, as they say, is history.

In 1987 Car Talk went national on NPR. The Magliozzi brothers were a huge success. Listeners loved their blend of humor, passion, expertise and just plain silliness.

The Tollbooth Fugitive. On one episode of Car Talk, a woman called in because she had failed to pay a toll on a bridge and was worried about getting caught. Tom had the idea of calling the person in charge of the bridge. The ensuing conversation is hilarious.

When it came to cars, Berman says the brothers really did know what they were talking about. But, he says, that's not why people listen to the show.

"I think it has very little to do with cars," he says. "It's the guys' personalities. And Tom especially — really a genius. With a great, facile mind. And he's mischievous. He likes to prod people into honesty."

It is almost impossible to talk about Tom Magliozzi without talking about Ray. Berman says the affection you heard on the radio dated back to their childhood — and it was real.

"For Ray, he idolized Tom. This is the guy who introduced him to everything in life, and Tom liked having his little brother around," Berman says. "He liked the guy. So when they grew up they were really, really great friends."

Tom and Ray haven't done the show live for two years;Car Talk has been airing archives of old shows. Berman says Ray would like to continue doing that, as a tribute to his brother.

Something for all to think about ...

I am sitting here,  listening to old music, and it is hard to explain, half of me is not here ... half of my life is in the hospital, I think OK, if the list of items she needs is any indication  ... this is a different absence than other circumstances. If she works, goes to the store, one thing, but, the hospital is another, for some reason.

It takes two halves to make a whole, and half of my life is not here, not far away, I can call her, but she is not here.

Old age, folks, must have something to do with it,, and dependency. I didn't take my pills last night, I don't know which ones to take, she always has them for me, in a shot glass.

And, sleeping alone, even Caleb, our dog, he slept in the front room, by the front door, he always sleeps in our bed, or nearby, not last night. And, he has spent most of the morning, sitting out on the front porch, checking all the cars going by .... on the lookout.

How disruptive it is, in our lives, when Marilyn is in the hospital. She has gone through so much, in our fifty years ..... breast cancer and all that goes with that. Well there is  more to that, she was in a clinical study, and that, and the medication she was given, cured the cancer, but caused so many more problems ... it has been one thing after another. Even her Pacemaker reminds her, when she walks in to Walmart or Kroger's, the alarm goes off ... and even, recently, it quit doing that, which in it self was alarming, but the doctor said, "Not to worry."

I hope we get back to normal, soon ...... I must admit, I am wearing out ....................

How embarrassing ...............

Democrats’ excitement for President Obama has been gone for awhile now, but this photo sums up how bad it’s actually become. 

Obama campaigned in the Democrat stronghold of Philadelphia on Sunday and was unable to fill a modest sized college basketball arena. 

It was half empty, and the empty seats were covered with a black curtain, not shown here ... they went up before he arrived.

"Oh, ah, there is construction going on behind those, Mister president"

Emotional .... yes....

When you sink a basket, and the opponents bench jumps to their feet, towels waving, you know you have done something extraordinary. That happened today to one Lauren Hill, who was playing her first collegiate  basketball game, and perhaps her last. At least, the last one witnessed by such a large crowd, and in attendance the Queen of Ladies College Basketball, Pat Summerall. That in itself was a tremendous achievement. Pat was there to present her award, at halftime, to Lauren Hill.

I sat here, crying through the whole thing. I did miss her first basket though, live, had to take my wife to work.

I do not know who all was in the crowd, I imagine a few "snuck" in, unrecognized, because they wanted to be there.

It was an event like no other I have ever witnessed from the standpoint of emotions.

If you are not familiar with the story, look it up, it will sadden and warm your heart.

I know one of the premier players in the WNBA, Elena Della Donne was there, she cancelled an event to make sure she was there. She is a class act, all the way.

I am watching the end of the game, live feed, towel in hand ..........

Bacon ....

I have thrown out all the wrappers and packages, so I have NO facts.

But I bought bacon a couple of days ago at Walmart, it was good back, I am frying some now for a breakfast sandwich. My comment, that was a lot of liquid in the package, no big deal. I don't know how much the package weighed, or the amount of liquid or the price.

I do know, that it was Walmart bacon, and the sold a few million, worldwide, and if you add up all that water at the price of bacon, they made a ton of money, selling water.

That's all I was trying to get across.  If you think that gas is high, think what that bacon water cost.

YOU be the judge ............

I have done some research on this post, and came up with NO definitive answer. It appears that there may have been some other circumstances involved, but all that I could find ..... it is an EMail that has been going around for a while. I think it is worth considering and remembering. I have seen nothing from the Hillary camp to repudiate the accusation.

For the most part people do not change. 

In case you did not know or remember here is a character insight from history.

As a 27 year old staff attorney for the House Judiciary Committee

during the Watergate Investigation

Hillary Rodham was fired by her supervisor,

a lifelong Democrat, Jerry Zeifman.

When asked WHY Hillary Rodham was fired,

Zeifman said in an interview

"Because she was a liar, She was an unethical, dishonest lawyerm

she conspired to violate the Constitution,

the Rules of the House,

the Rules of the Committee,

and the

Rules of Confidentiality."

Obama Administration Officials Convicted Of Voter Fraud

Why is it only Democrats deal in voter fraud, when it’s they who say it never happens? If this story does not convince you the entire nation needs strict voter ID laws, nothing will.

Two Democratic officials from Indiana have been arrested and convicted of ballot fraud, because Obama truly wasn’t eligible to be on the ballot. They knew it, but they went ahead with it. If you think something was funky about the 2008 and 21012 elections, here’s a little insight:

Chairman Butch Morgan Jr. from St. Joseph County was convicted of felony conspiracy to commit petition fraud and forgery. Dustin Blyth, who served on the Board of Elections, was charged with felony forgery and several counts of making a false petition. Both men were charged and convicted for submitting fake names and signatures on petitions that were designed to get Obama and Hillary Clinton onto the 2008 primary ballots.

County Sheriffs have uncovered that many locals of St. Joseph county appeared on the petitions, although they have sworn they never signed them.

Unfortunately, the case wasn’t brought to the court until 2011, when Lucas Burkett of the Board of Registration decided that he felt too guilty to continue carrying the secret. Authorities determined that had the criminal action not taken place, Obama probably wouldn’t have appeared on the ballot in St. Joseph County.

But don’t worry, I’m sure this will be all over the mainstream press… yeah.

This is just another in a long list of reasons to ensure that we all register to vote and vote AGAINST ever liberal democrat on every ballot possible. I don’t care if it’s for the local Dog Warden, don’t vote democrat. Even if say, in the 2016 election the GOP candidate isn’t your first pick, still think of it as voting against those like Obama and Hillary and vote against them and put a GOP president in the WH. This is our war and I know that the real American citizens out there are NOT cowards so this is our fight and our weapon is the vote.

Today, the game of her life, for ..... Lauren Hill

I don't recall a story that has "gotten" to me like this one has. Television news, shows, have all gotten caught up in this, and I think it is great.

Her college gym was too small, so Xavier offered theirs, 10,000 plus seats sold out immediately. Elena Della Donn, one of the premier players in the WNBA will be there, and, I imagine other celebrities may be there, but don't want their attendance to overshadow "her day." I would not be surprised to see Michael Jordan in the stands.

The NCAA changed their opening dates so the game could be played today, why, she may not be alive in a week, so the advanced the time, two weeks, so this game could be played. One sweet little girl, with an inoperable brain tumor has her future mentioned in weeks, perhaps days. She had hoped to play for her college, and she will today, in this emotional venue.

She is not courageous, she has accepted the fact that her life is short, and does not want that to change her life, she want to live ..... to the end.

The game is at 2 this afternoon, some TV, I think streamed on the internet. I will be joining the thousands trying to watch..

I am watching some morning show, they are talking about a Wallenda who is going to walk a rope between two buildings, and I am considering the difference in these two stories .... one, a young lady with weeks to live playing in a game she loves ..... him, trying some stupid circus trick that could take his life ......... walking between two buildings ........ something wrong here ......

May God bless this young lady, and five her the strength and time, to play in this game.

Another one of them today ..........

I had another epiphany today, oddly enough, while shaving. I now know my identity, who I am, why I am here, it was all revealed to me .... in an image .... in the mirror. I looked, there I was, and I knew just who I was.

Remember watching a marathon, a long race, at the end line, the race was over .... long ago, but, there were still those out on the course, determined to finish, worn out, exhausted, but determined to finish. That is me, I am still out on the course, plodding along, no hope of winning, just finishing .... just waiting ...... to finish the race.

And that is me .... worn out .... exhausted, in some ways, no spurts of energy left, just plodding along.

I am not sure where the finish line is, or how far I am from it, I just know it is out there, somewhere, waiting for me to "cross over."

So. now you know just what it is like to "get old."

Just, finishing the race .............................

Mount St. Joseph vs. Hiram game to be televised

This story brings me to tears, what Lauren has done and what PEOPLE have done who have heard of her story, I recall nothing like this every happening. A "community" has bonded together. The game, went from a small venue to a larger one when 10,000 tickets were immediately sold. No one televises Division III games .... but there will be one tomorrow. There is just too much tragedy in the world. I will be watching and crying .... and I won't be alone ....... Check your TV schedule to see if YOU can watch this game with me.

MEET LAUREN

Mount St. Joseph University moved up its first game to November 2 to play against Hiram College, which was granted after news came out that freshman Lauren Hill is terminally ill with Diffused Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG). The game was also moved to the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, and will be played in front of a sold-out crowd.

The game, which features two Division III schools, will also be televised on Fox Sports Ohio and streamed online through Fox Sports Go, per Mount St. Joseph's website.

Hill will also be honored before the game, where she will be presented with the 2015 Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Wilma Rudolph Courage award.

Too old ...............

I am too old, I have lived too long, watching the Army/Force Game, almost in tears, I don't know who I am, or where I am,, I am from a different timer period. I love tradition, and baby, is ain't tradition. Blanchard and Davis are turning over in their graves, assuming they are both dead. Earl Blake is just shaking his  head.

So I did some channel hopping to try to get my head back on straight, Maryland at Penn State - even worse. Remember how nice all of the cadets looked, up in the stands, in those nice uniforms. I am not even going to look to see if Navy is playing today, I don't think I could take the shock. Nothing is sacred ......