IT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE SPRING MIGHT BE HERE AFTER ALL...CANCEL THE HIT ON THE GROUNDHOG.
DUHHHA?
General Lee predicted an early arrival of Spring...well, maybe he was off just a little. I'll take it any time it arrives. I do feel a bit like a wimp, though for complaining about he weather when places like BALTIMORE and PHILADELPHIA have been HAMMERED this year. Baltimore has had to deal with 80 INCHES so far this winter...who knows, they may get more.
So, with the radiant heat of SPRING TRAINING in full swing in Florida, maybe a little warmth is headed our way. WHOO HOOO!
OK, WHAT'S WITH THE WHITE COATS?
I know, politics is so much drama but come on...people in white coats? President Obama held a photo op to "suggest" that he will force congress to PUSH THROUGH on the health care bill. It's called "reconciliation" but is commonly referred to as the "nuclear option." It's a maneuver that has been used before but never on a bill with this level of opposition and one that would represent this large a portion of our national economy. The new bill would fine employers $2,000 for each employee NOT covered under a company plan...which...I'm guessing would be cheaper than providing a plan, right? It would also fine individuals who do not purchase their own health care. Do you agree with this? It's a FORCED expenditure on the part of the federal government...which I believe falls outside the bounds or our US Constitution.
At any rate, the LAB COATS...it looks like Obama's doing a DR. SCHOLL'S COMMERCIAL.
GOOD-TIME CHARLIE'S GOT THE BLUES...
Representative Charles Rangel has taken a "leave of absence" from his CHAIRMANSHIP of the House Appropriations Committee. The House Ethics Committe...those nitpickers...found a few "vio-lations" of House rules...picky, picky, picky. Just because he took a few little trips to the Caribbean...paid for by lobbyists and certain corporations...come on! Isn't that the kind of thing CONGRESSMEN and WOMEN have grown to EXPECT?
Oh, they haven't even commented on his tax evasion...seems Charlie can't remember that he has a few MILLION DOLLARS tucked away in a few accounts. But who DOESN'T forget THAT kind of thing?
Oh, and his Dominican condo...oh, and the rent he received on his apartment buildings in Harlem...you expect a guy to keep track of ALL OF THAT?
He's already blamed the tax thing on his wife and the trips...that was one of his staffers' fault.
What do you want from your Congressmen...HONESTY? INTEGRITY? RESPONSIBILITY?
Really? Hmm...tough crowd.
RETURN TO GILLIGAN'S ISLAND? REALLY? AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?
It seems that the BIG SCREEN is just dying for a "Gilligan's Island" MOVIE. The TV show aired for 98 episodes from 1964-1967 and the series was canceled with the castaways STILL ON THE ISLAND. I think if you'd go back now, you'd just find a few skeleton...not saying...just sayin...
Who knows...maybe there will be a big rescue this time.
I did enjoy the show when it was on...but of course, I was 10! I especially liked the episode when the ALMOST got off the island but then Gilligan did something stupid and messed it all up...remember that one? You don't hmm...it was my favorite!
SIP ON YOUR VENTI LATTE HALF-CAF AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK OF MY SMITH & WESSON
For some reason, Starbucks and a few other coffee shops have been chosen to make a stand for the right to bear firearms. The Supreme Court is deliberating the right of local governments to supersede the Federal Law on gun ownership and the right to carry. Chicago and Washington DC are two cities that ban the ownership of firearms and the decision is whether or not that is counter to the Constitution.
Sooo...Starbucks employees have been instructed that if a customer comes in WEARING A HOLSTERED handgun, to just ignore it and serve up a hot beverage. Would you be more afraid of the openly carried handgun or the one hidden in one's pocket?
You might see a cutback on orders of ESPRESSO...some people might be jittery enough.
OK...JUST FOR ME...HERE ARE A FEW THINGS I AM OVER...
I am over the GEICO commercial with the guy, drolly asking, (for example) if a 10lb bag of flour makes a big biscuit.
I am over FARMVILLE on Facebook.
I have more but I'd like to hear yours. If there is something(s) you're OVER, let me know. You respond by clicking the link at the bottom of this page and offering feedback and I'll post your replies.
IS YOUR DIET HEALTHY? NO? HERE'S WHY!
The World's Healthiest Diets according to Forbes Magazine:
(The numbers are life expectancy and obessity rate)
1. Japan (82) (1.5%)
2. Singapore (82) (1.8%)
3. China (73) (1.8%)
4. Sweden (81) (11%)
5. France (81) (6.6%)
6. Israel (81) (24%)
7. Greece (80) (25%)
8. Italy (80) (13%)
9. Spain (80) (16%)
10.South Korea (79) (10%)
You see the common denominator? See it? NONE OF THOSE COUNTRIES SPEAK ENGLISH!
I don't think it's our DIET that's making us fat...IT'S SPEAKING ENGLISH!!
...just a theory...totally unscientific...but you knew that....
READY BRAIN?
According to a new book called, "We Won The Lottery"...a book about lottery winners' most unusual purchases, that after winning the big money, one in four winners blow some of their money on this....
Answer: PLASTIC SURGERY...most common? NEW BOOBS!!
MOST UNUSUAL LOTTERY PURCHASES:
(with my commentary no extra charge...you're welcome)
1. Recorded and released a single
...bet THAT worked out well...
2. Pair of new knees
...wore the old ones out praying for a winning lottery ticket...
3. Hair salon
...see...something to FALL BACK ON...only open when YOU feel like it!
4. Racehorse
...FINALLY...A WISE INVESTMENT!
5. Robin Reliant
...WTH is THAT?
6. acres of Woodland and 300 new trees
...what was wrong with the OLD trees?
7. Breast enlargements for her two sisters
...they must have been homely...
8. Flock of sheep
...make up your own punchlines...
9. A Whiskey factory
...something tells me THAT won't end well...
10. A 'Lady' title
...we ASSUME it was for a female...
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