Social justice, economic justice, redistribution of wealth, the health care reform. These are all socialist and marxist ideas, and have failed miserably in countries that instituted such policy. The USA government is involved in way too many aspects of our lives. I don't want to pay extra taxes so that some lazy ass across town needs his power bill paid!! I don't want to pay taxes to the local school system, my kids are out of school, I already paid for them. I don't give a crap about your kid. You pay for your kid! If I make 50.00 an hour, and you only make 10.00, why in hell do I have to give up my hard earned money to make sure you are on some kind of level playing field. If a man don't work, the man don't eat! I'm not being cold or cruel or mean at all. Its just come too far, it will be the ruin of our country. I don't see it changing. Biblical teachings, yes. The bible says to take care of the poor, the widows, etc. But, those teachings are for the "CHURCH". If the church did its part, the government wouldn't have to take my money to do it. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for charity and such. But we just tend to invite some arm of the government into our personal lives, where they have no business being. This country is in desperate need of another revolution. And I mean just like the last one. The way this country has gone, the founders are turning over in there graves. We didn't have it this bad under the rule of the king. Alright, I'm on a rant. Take marrage for example. Your in love with someone, its personal, its intimate, its great, your both happy and prosperous. Who decided that the government needed to be involved??? My beds not that big.

TURN THE OTHER CHEEK??
Back in the days of Christ, the Roman "masters" who were the undisputed rulers of man on earth, undisputed by all except Jesus and His followers of course. The accepted practice it seems was if you encountered a Roman soldier on your way and there was some mild altercation between you and he, he would strike you upon the cheek, often wearing a glove. The "proper" response was for you, the "peasant" to immediately kneel, bow your head, exposing the back of your neck. This of course would signal submission. if the anger was not quenched by this display of subservience, you were to prostate yourself, putting your forehead against the ground, and the Roman soldier would place his boot on your neck. (under the heel of Rome).
But, along came Jesus the Christ, who said don't kneel to Rome, don't bow down before earthly authority. Bow only to the Father in Heaven. IF A MAN STRIKES YOU UPON YOUR CHEEK, TURN THE OTHER CHEEK. An act of absolute defiance and resistance to the tyranny of Rome.

In recent weeks, President Obama took away alot of NASA funding. Much of this money was to be used to send man back to the moon. Several years ago, George w. (do ya miss me yet) Bush wanted NASA to develop the technology that would allow the United States to return to the moon by the year 2020. Now, that begs the question, did we ever really go in the first place? I know, I know, conspiracy theorist David is on one of his rants again. But seriously, think about it for more than a minute, consider it, ponder over it. If we need to DEVELOP the technology, that implies that we never had it in the first place. It seems very quickly after JFK said we would put a man on the moon, that we did just that. Space race with the Russians. Superpower status. Was it in fact a staged event. Hello area 51. I'll bet if you were allowed into that site, you would not find aliens and a crashed flying saucer. You might however find that aluminum foil looking spaceship that landed on the moon. No, I'm sorry, landed in the New Mexico desert. you might also see that converted Volkswagon made into a bad ass 4x4. Remember, this was a time when the United States government were deeply involved (and still are) in mind control experimintation. Through the use of hyptnotism and hallucenigenics, a person could be made to believe just about anything told to them. Explaining the astronouts belief that they actually were on the moon. I think it was Hitler who said that the great masses of people will sooner believe a great lie than a small one. Was it a great lie, told to the American people, so there faith in the government would not falter? So, we all sat around our T.V. screens watching all this unfold in space, on the moon, 250,000 miles away. WHAT!! WHAT!! 250,000 miles!! We have a hard enough time keeping that space shuttle only 250 miles away! No. There was no moon landing. I know, its un-american of me. But, I just can't seem to find any compelling evidence to the contrary. Even so, think about it.

A few months ago, after a day of watching football, drinking some beers and just hanging out, my friend Travis and I had this idea. We think its a good one, but, needs some R and D, and marketing worked out. So, what we want to do is have those little urinal cakes pressed with the colors and logos of collage sports teams. Okay. South Carolina Gamecocks are playing Clemson tigers at home, all urinals at the stadium would have the tigers logo urinal cake in them. Get it? Tennessee playing Kentucky at home, all urinals have the kentucky logo urinal cakes. Good idea? It certainly needs some working out, but I believe its just a matter of getting in touch with the right people. What are your thoughts? Let me have some feedback.
Next, for you coffee drinkers. You know those little round things you put in your dishwasher, with the detergent inside? Why can't we make ones with cream inside, and the outside made of sugar. Just drop 1 or 2 into your coffee and you have cream and sugar! Bada-Bing. I don't know how to make it work, but somebody does. My Dad would have this stuff to market in a heart beat!!

Before I get started good, I wanted to add this little disclaimer;

Just a little warning. If and when you come to this blog site, be aware that I tend to speak my mind in no uncertain terms. You may be offended, but not because of any type of profanity or explicit content. No. What might offend some of you will more than likely be my views and opinions on stuff that is going on politically and socially. Also, I tend to bring up topics of conversation, for the fun of it, to see and hear the reactions of other people. Many of you who have known me for some time will find this to be true. Government, religion, taxes, social insecurity, NASA, there is probably no topic that is off limits as far as I am concerned. So, having said that, please don't take anything personally. If you have comments or questions please leave them. I have not blogged in a while, but, the stuff has to come out of my head. Come back soon to see whats got me all fired up. It won't be boring, I promise.

I remember when.....

Well, after looking at some old photos of relatives, it got me to thinking of back in the days when:
Telephones were big, black, heavy, rotary dialed, and wired into the wall.
There was a pay phone on every corner, cost a dime.
Out to play at daybreak, only to return as soon as it got dark.
Ride our bikes miles away from where we lived.
Crashed our bikes miles away from where we lived.
No cell phone, computer, pda, voice mail, beepers or any other such distractions.
If you did something wrong, your friends mom would wip your ass, and when you got home your mom would wip your ass, and then tell your dad.
No wal-marts, costcos, targets.
Stealing a pack of cigs from my dads carton, and moving the one behind foward, like he would never notice.
Only 3 channels on t.v., 4 if you wrapped the antena with aluminum foil, pointing it towards a window.
Archie Bunker ! I loved that guy.
Catching lightning bugs in a jar.
Man, this is only the begining of what could be a long list of cherished memories.

I'm only 46!!

Sat. June 7, 2008. WHAT A DAY I WAS GOING TO HAVE! I PLANNED ON GOING TO WORK FOR A FEW HOURS. AND THEN GO HOME TO DO ALL OF MY WEEKEND YARD WORK. WHICH I LOVE TO DO BY THE WAY. GRAB THE OLE IPOD, CRANK UP SOME GODSMACK, AND GET TO MOWING,EDGING, WEEDEATING AND BLOWING. THIS IS REALLY RELAXING FOR ME, ITS KIND OF MY LITTLE ESCAPE. ANYWAY, LATER IN THE DAY, MY WIFE AND I WOULD LIKELY BE GOING TO A NEIGHBORS HOUSE FOR A DRINK OR TWO, GRILL OUT STEAKS, LAUGH, JOKE, HAVE FUN.
BUT NOOOOOOOO!!!!
THATS NOT EXACTLY THE WAY THE DAY PANNED OUT.
I DID GET TO GO TO WORK FOR THOSE FEW HOURS. AND ON THE WAY HOME, I PHONED MY WONDERFUL WIFE TO LET HER KNOW I WAS ON THE WAY. WOULD YOU LIKE A BISCUIT FROM BOJANGLES? I ASKED. SO, I GET HOME AND WE ENJOY OUR BREAKFAST TOGETHER. ITS A LITTLE TOO HOT FOR YARD WORK, WHY DON'T YOU WAIT UNTIL IT COOLS OFF A BIT, SHE SAYS TO ME AS I'M OFF TO SET UP THE SPRINKLERS. NOT 5 MINUTES PASS AS I COME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR WITH THE MOST EXTREME PAIN THAT I'VE EVER FELT RUNNING THROUGH MY LEFT BICEP, DOWN INTO MY WRIST.(IT HAPPENED TWO DAYS BEFORE, BUT WENT AWAY) IT WONT GO AWAY THIS TIME. CHEST PAIN. COLD SWEAT. AMBULANCE. HOSPITAL. HEART ATTACK. CATHE LAB. CORONARY ARTERY. STENT. W.T.F! ...I'M ONLY 46. I FEEL GOOD NOW, MEDICATION FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IS LIKELY. LIFESTYLE CHANGES ALSO. BUT, THE MAIN THING, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WILL NEVER EAT ANOTHER BOJANGLES BISCUIT.