North Korea is messing with us again. They shot off a nuclear missile under ground a day ago and today they fired some other missiles in defiance of the United Nation sanctions. Of course, the UN will fire off a nasty letter to them (what a joke) warning them about this. North Korea is sending a BIG F*** You to Obama and the rest of the world. There really isn't anything we can do.
The Chinese and Russians could cut off their oil supplies but they won't. We'll ask China for help in reigning in North Korea. We have to seek help from China. We don't have the clout we used to and sadly, China owns us because we keep borrowing from them. What a mell of a hess we find ourselves in.
We're not a super power power anymore folks. China has us in their pocket. No one is afraid of us. Obama wants to make "nice" with these corrupt countries. Where will it all end? Where ever it ends, it won't be pretty. I remember when we had clout and countries feared us. Kiss those days good bye folks. Obama is bringing this country to shame. Is that enough hope and change for those of you who voted for him?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Willy and the Ice Cream Truck
Those of you who follow my blog are aware that Willy is my five year old gray, silver, and black male tabby cat. I've raised him since he was six weeks old so he has never known another home but mine, and he has never been outside.
Monday afternoon the ice cream truck came down my street and stopped right in front of the house as some kids up the street came running for ice cream.
Willy has never heard the ice cream truck and this thing was loud. Bells were clanging and since it stopped in front of my house and all the windows were open, it was almost deafening.
Willy was napping with the other cats when this occurred, and all of a sudden he came flying off the back of the sofa where he had been sleeping. His ears were back, his eyes were huge and his tail was as bushy as his body. His fur was standing up on his back! He was terrified!
He stood by the door for a moment and then with all the courage he could muster.....he growled! I laughed out loud. He was certain a simple hiss would not do in this situation, that something more serious was called for, so he growled..like a dog! That growl seemed to calm him down and gave him a false sense of bravado. He finally calmed down, and his fur settled down and his tail returned to its normal size. He jumped back up on the back of the sofa to resume his nap.
Willy had conquered the ice cream truck and he could once again claim victory over the outside world he doesn't know anything about.
I still smile when I think about it.......
Monday afternoon the ice cream truck came down my street and stopped right in front of the house as some kids up the street came running for ice cream.
Willy has never heard the ice cream truck and this thing was loud. Bells were clanging and since it stopped in front of my house and all the windows were open, it was almost deafening.
Willy was napping with the other cats when this occurred, and all of a sudden he came flying off the back of the sofa where he had been sleeping. His ears were back, his eyes were huge and his tail was as bushy as his body. His fur was standing up on his back! He was terrified!
He stood by the door for a moment and then with all the courage he could muster.....he growled! I laughed out loud. He was certain a simple hiss would not do in this situation, that something more serious was called for, so he growled..like a dog! That growl seemed to calm him down and gave him a false sense of bravado. He finally calmed down, and his fur settled down and his tail returned to its normal size. He jumped back up on the back of the sofa to resume his nap.
Willy had conquered the ice cream truck and he could once again claim victory over the outside world he doesn't know anything about.
I still smile when I think about it.......
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Anyone Out There? Anyone?.....
Is anyone out there still reading my blog? This inquiring mind would like to know........
Monday, May 4, 2009
Great Quote!
"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, in five years there'd be a shortage of sand."
That's all that needs to be said.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Real Life Drama
CBS airs a show called "Flash Point" every Friday night. If you haven't watched it, give it a try. It's about a group of people who are on a police Swat team, or in this case; called the Strategic Response Unit (SRU). It's not a reality show but it could be. The training that goes into becoming one of these responders is amazing! Naturally, they are in excellent shape and part of their job requirement is to work out daily for several hours to stay in shape. Also, psychologically, they have training in how to diffuse difficult situations and to get "inside" a killer's head when pushed to the breaking point.
Last night's episode was about a kid who was being bullied in high school. You know the kid--the one who doesn't fit in with the crowd. He looks geeky, doesn't have the social skills most kids do. Comes from a less then good home whose parents just aren't there for him. We all knew kids like that, or maybe we were a kid like that. He's bullied by the popular kids (in this case the dumb football jock and his friends).
So the kid who has had all he can stand and been humiliated one too many times goes home to an indifferent parent and gets a gun and takes matters into his own hands at school. That's when the SRU team becomes involved.
It was an excellent episode and I actually watched it twice so far (thanks to my DVR). I never watch a show twice so that alone tells you how moved I was by this episode. I will probably watch it again. The men and woman on this team should be any kid's hero. Someone to look up to and strive to become on top of their game while doing a great service to us.
Watch an episode of Flash Point and see if you don't agree with me. Sometimes things don't end well because this show mirrors true life and sometimes things don't always get neatly tied up in pretty bows. Maybe you can catch this particular episode in rerun season. You won't be disappointed and you'll become a fan of the show, I guarantee it.
Last night's episode was about a kid who was being bullied in high school. You know the kid--the one who doesn't fit in with the crowd. He looks geeky, doesn't have the social skills most kids do. Comes from a less then good home whose parents just aren't there for him. We all knew kids like that, or maybe we were a kid like that. He's bullied by the popular kids (in this case the dumb football jock and his friends).
So the kid who has had all he can stand and been humiliated one too many times goes home to an indifferent parent and gets a gun and takes matters into his own hands at school. That's when the SRU team becomes involved.
It was an excellent episode and I actually watched it twice so far (thanks to my DVR). I never watch a show twice so that alone tells you how moved I was by this episode. I will probably watch it again. The men and woman on this team should be any kid's hero. Someone to look up to and strive to become on top of their game while doing a great service to us.
Watch an episode of Flash Point and see if you don't agree with me. Sometimes things don't end well because this show mirrors true life and sometimes things don't always get neatly tied up in pretty bows. Maybe you can catch this particular episode in rerun season. You won't be disappointed and you'll become a fan of the show, I guarantee it.
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