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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Cracks in the Facade
From VDH's mouth/pen to God's ears. All this is just so logical, can there really be that many Cool-Ade drinkers in the US?
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Friday, May 08, 2009
Monday, May 04, 2009
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Jon Stewart, War Criminals & The True Story of the Atomic Bombs - Video
PJTV gives a brilliant explanation of the end of the Japanese War.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
NELL HUSBANDS MARTIN COULTER
Ann Coulter's mother died last week, and she has written a beautiful eulogy.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Mike Adams : Anarchy in UNC
Mike Adams explains rights in the NC university system. I just knew I was wrong.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
40 Classic Conservative Quotes
A good read. It's always good to have reminders as to why we are right (not left)!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Sarah Palin reloads in Indiana
Nothing to fear for a while, when Sarah gets away from the hostile Alaska legislature, she can still bring the crowds. She has what we need and is not afraid to take on O'Bambi
Pew News IQ Quiz
Taxes & Tyranny
Jonah Goldberg does a great job in explaining the tea party phenomena, and gives us lots of arguments against those who don't get it.
Treasury Allows New Bank to Return TARP Funds, Keeps Other Bank Waiting
A moderately long story, but interesting. All the TARP funds are true loans, with the banks paying 5% interest back to the government. The feds encouraged healthy banks to take the loans to soften the effect of weak banks, then the feds use the loans as an excuse to control ALL the banks. When the Mafia made someone a 'deal they couldn't refuse', the government (Democrats) made notes for a rainy day (crises not to waste).
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
40 more things an 18 year old should know and Views)
Full text here.
1) One of the two things I heard over and over when people talked about the original list with older people was some variation of, "I wish I had spent a lot less money on frivolous things and saved a lot more money when I was a teenager."
2) The other recurring theme from older people was, "I didn't know nearly as much at 18 as I thought I did and my parents were right about things a lot more than I thought they were."
3) If you are cutting something, whether it be with scissors, a knife, a box cutter, anything sharp, make sure you are pulling the blade away from your body, not towards it. It may save you a trip to the hospital.
4) If you get pulled over by the police, don't mouth off, keep your hands where the officer can see them, and don't make any sudden movements. It might keep you from getting shot or arrested.
5) "Things every person should have in his car: a car jack and spare tire, jumper cables, flash light, & a first aid kit." -- mightysamurai
6) Write an advance medical directive, a will, and plan for your funeral. Your family will be eternally grateful if something happens. -- Anonymous
7) If you're going to be drinking, have a designated driver. Additionally, if you're female and go to a party, always make sure you have at least one person who will look out for you if you're going to get drunk.
8) Here's the best way to get organized: make a list of things you need to do with the toughest things at the top. Do the toughest things first and work your way down.
9) Hopefully, it'll never come to this for you, but it is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
10) It's generally a very good idea to avoid writing email, letters, blog posts, or even having conversations with people when you are upset or very emotional. If you do anyway, usually, once you've cooled off, you'll wish you had handled things differently.
11) "You are more like your parents than you would like to admit." -- Major-General. The same could be said of the person you're dating. If the family either of you came from is dysfunctional, don't be surprised to see the traits that made it that way crop up in your relationship.
12) "If you want to know what a woman will be like as a wife, it helps to meet her mother. If you want to know how a man will treat you in the years ahead, notice how he treats his mother now. If it isn't with deep respect and courtesy, beware. That's probably the treatment he'll be giving you down the road when you don't wear a halo anymore." -- Dexter Yeager
13) It may seem counter-intuitive, but a couple that lives together before marriage is LESS LIKELY to get married and LESS LIKELY to stay married than a couple that doesn't live together before marriage.
14) Your body language, posture, grooming, the way you dress, and the way you carry yourself are much more important than most people realize. That first impression you make on people, based on those non-verbal characteristics, will often define how they see and react to you forever more unless they really get to know you well.
15) Don't put anything on Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, etc. that you would be uncomfortable with the whole world seeing.
16) The stories of people who have been fired after some jerk on the net contacted their job are legion. So, don't give out where you work or your work email on the net.
17) There is a lot to that old saying, "It's not what you know, it's who know." Use that to your advantage when you can. A handshake and a hello at the office, a quick introduction at church, or a short conversation before dinner can get you more jobs, help, and good advice than you ever thought possible.
18) "Never assume your loyalty to a company will be reciprocated" -- Joe
19) Whether your money or time is being spent, never ignore opportunity costs: "The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way, the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action."
20) In a business deal, be very sure of the terms of a partnership and the person you are partnering with because partnerships go sour more often than they hold together, especially if things aren't going well.
21) You can never pick more than two from this list: fast, cheap or good. -- CavalierX
22) When it comes to money, your attitude should be: "If I can't afford it, I don't deserve it."
23) There is no such thing as a free lunch. If it seems free, you may want to ask who's paying for it and why before you take it.
24) When a financial deal looks too good to be true, three good questions to ask are: how much risk is there, how sure are you that the deal is legit, and how is it that such a fantastic deal hasn't already been snapped up by someone richer than you?
25) If you have trouble telling people "no" or are dealing with a persistent salesman, the broken record technique comes in very handy.
"When the other person repeats their request to you, simply repeat the same words of refusal. You may have to do this a number of times, but eventually they will get the message."
26) "I was blown away when I read a December 2004 study in the journal Science reporting that the quality of our sleep has a greater influence on our ability to enjoy our day than household income or marital status. Who knew that snoozing trumps salaries and spouses?" -- Marcy Shimoff
27) The best way to deal with temptation isn't to fight it; it's to avoid it entirely.
28) If you want to know what a person really believes, what they do tells you much more than what they say.
29) "When you have a choice to make and don't make it, that is in itself a choice." -- William James
30) "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." -- George Patton
31) "In life, never spend more than 10% of your time on the problem and spend at least 90% of your time on the solution." -- Tony Robbins
32) "Losers find excuses, winners find solutions." -- Anonymous
33) "Out of every hundred new ideas ninety-nine or more will probably be inferior to the traditional responses which they propose to replace. No one man, however brilliant or well-informed, can come in one lifetime to such fullness of understanding as to safely judge and dismiss the customs or institutions of his society, for those are the wisdom of generations after centuries of experiment in the laboratory of history." -- Thomas Sowell
34) "Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else." -- Henry Ward Beecher
35) "To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." -- Elbert Hubbard
36) "...Consider the possibility that man is to God as a dog is to man, and a dog is to man as a flea is to a dog; i.e., the man, the dog, and the flea, who are merely tagging along for the ride, have neither the faintest idea as to why their masters do what they do nor the means to ever understand why.
The question then becomes: Is God indifferent to us, as the dog is to the flea, or does He allow us to suffer for reasons we do not understand? When someone takes his dog to the veterinarian, the dog has no idea why his master allows pain to be inflicted on him. In the same way, perhaps, God doesn't always give us what we want, but He knows what we need." -- Robert Ringer
37) "If you are bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals." -- Lou Holtz
38) "The difference between high achievers and also-rans is almost always the degree of preparation." -- Anonymous
39) "If you won't even remember it five years from now, there's no point in getting upset about it." -- Anonymous
40) When you're dying, you're probably not going to wish that you spent more time watching TV. On the other hand, you probably are going to wish that you had done more with your life and that you had spent more time with the people you loved. Do it now, while you can.
1) One of the two things I heard over and over when people talked about the original list with older people was some variation of, "I wish I had spent a lot less money on frivolous things and saved a lot more money when I was a teenager."
2) The other recurring theme from older people was, "I didn't know nearly as much at 18 as I thought I did and my parents were right about things a lot more than I thought they were."
3) If you are cutting something, whether it be with scissors, a knife, a box cutter, anything sharp, make sure you are pulling the blade away from your body, not towards it. It may save you a trip to the hospital.
4) If you get pulled over by the police, don't mouth off, keep your hands where the officer can see them, and don't make any sudden movements. It might keep you from getting shot or arrested.
5) "Things every person should have in his car: a car jack and spare tire, jumper cables, flash light, & a first aid kit." -- mightysamurai
6) Write an advance medical directive, a will, and plan for your funeral. Your family will be eternally grateful if something happens. -- Anonymous
7) If you're going to be drinking, have a designated driver. Additionally, if you're female and go to a party, always make sure you have at least one person who will look out for you if you're going to get drunk.
8) Here's the best way to get organized: make a list of things you need to do with the toughest things at the top. Do the toughest things first and work your way down.
9) Hopefully, it'll never come to this for you, but it is better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
10) It's generally a very good idea to avoid writing email, letters, blog posts, or even having conversations with people when you are upset or very emotional. If you do anyway, usually, once you've cooled off, you'll wish you had handled things differently.
11) "You are more like your parents than you would like to admit." -- Major-General. The same could be said of the person you're dating. If the family either of you came from is dysfunctional, don't be surprised to see the traits that made it that way crop up in your relationship.
12) "If you want to know what a woman will be like as a wife, it helps to meet her mother. If you want to know how a man will treat you in the years ahead, notice how he treats his mother now. If it isn't with deep respect and courtesy, beware. That's probably the treatment he'll be giving you down the road when you don't wear a halo anymore." -- Dexter Yeager
13) It may seem counter-intuitive, but a couple that lives together before marriage is LESS LIKELY to get married and LESS LIKELY to stay married than a couple that doesn't live together before marriage.
14) Your body language, posture, grooming, the way you dress, and the way you carry yourself are much more important than most people realize. That first impression you make on people, based on those non-verbal characteristics, will often define how they see and react to you forever more unless they really get to know you well.
15) Don't put anything on Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, etc. that you would be uncomfortable with the whole world seeing.
16) The stories of people who have been fired after some jerk on the net contacted their job are legion. So, don't give out where you work or your work email on the net.
17) There is a lot to that old saying, "It's not what you know, it's who know." Use that to your advantage when you can. A handshake and a hello at the office, a quick introduction at church, or a short conversation before dinner can get you more jobs, help, and good advice than you ever thought possible.
18) "Never assume your loyalty to a company will be reciprocated" -- Joe
19) Whether your money or time is being spent, never ignore opportunity costs: "The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way, the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action."
20) In a business deal, be very sure of the terms of a partnership and the person you are partnering with because partnerships go sour more often than they hold together, especially if things aren't going well.
21) You can never pick more than two from this list: fast, cheap or good. -- CavalierX
22) When it comes to money, your attitude should be: "If I can't afford it, I don't deserve it."
23) There is no such thing as a free lunch. If it seems free, you may want to ask who's paying for it and why before you take it.
24) When a financial deal looks too good to be true, three good questions to ask are: how much risk is there, how sure are you that the deal is legit, and how is it that such a fantastic deal hasn't already been snapped up by someone richer than you?
25) If you have trouble telling people "no" or are dealing with a persistent salesman, the broken record technique comes in very handy.
"When the other person repeats their request to you, simply repeat the same words of refusal. You may have to do this a number of times, but eventually they will get the message."
26) "I was blown away when I read a December 2004 study in the journal Science reporting that the quality of our sleep has a greater influence on our ability to enjoy our day than household income or marital status. Who knew that snoozing trumps salaries and spouses?" -- Marcy Shimoff
27) The best way to deal with temptation isn't to fight it; it's to avoid it entirely.
28) If you want to know what a person really believes, what they do tells you much more than what they say.
29) "When you have a choice to make and don't make it, that is in itself a choice." -- William James
30) "A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow." -- George Patton
31) "In life, never spend more than 10% of your time on the problem and spend at least 90% of your time on the solution." -- Tony Robbins
32) "Losers find excuses, winners find solutions." -- Anonymous
33) "Out of every hundred new ideas ninety-nine or more will probably be inferior to the traditional responses which they propose to replace. No one man, however brilliant or well-informed, can come in one lifetime to such fullness of understanding as to safely judge and dismiss the customs or institutions of his society, for those are the wisdom of generations after centuries of experiment in the laboratory of history." -- Thomas Sowell
34) "Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself - and be lenient to everybody else." -- Henry Ward Beecher
35) "To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." -- Elbert Hubbard
36) "...Consider the possibility that man is to God as a dog is to man, and a dog is to man as a flea is to a dog; i.e., the man, the dog, and the flea, who are merely tagging along for the ride, have neither the faintest idea as to why their masters do what they do nor the means to ever understand why.
The question then becomes: Is God indifferent to us, as the dog is to the flea, or does He allow us to suffer for reasons we do not understand? When someone takes his dog to the veterinarian, the dog has no idea why his master allows pain to be inflicted on him. In the same way, perhaps, God doesn't always give us what we want, but He knows what we need." -- Robert Ringer
37) "If you are bored with life, if you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals." -- Lou Holtz
38) "The difference between high achievers and also-rans is almost always the degree of preparation." -- Anonymous
39) "If you won't even remember it five years from now, there's no point in getting upset about it." -- Anonymous
40) When you're dying, you're probably not going to wish that you spent more time watching TV. On the other hand, you probably are going to wish that you had done more with your life and that you had spent more time with the people you loved. Do it now, while you can.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Obama's Pre-9/11 Mentality
Using the pirates as an opening, the WSJ does a good job in explaining why we are so much weaker under Barry - and how he has weakened his own office...
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Monday, April 06, 2009
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Rusty and me
Rush as seen through the eyes of a young, liberal cousin. Rush comes off much better than the liberals she interfaces with - go figure...
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
O'S FOREIGN FAILURES
A nice summary of our 'dear leader's accomplishments to date. I can't wait to see how he follows up...
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Power Line Joke
A Republican walked into a bar and asked the bartender, "Isn't that Jesus over there?" When the bartender said "Yes," the Republican sent over a drink. "Put it on my tab," he said.
A little later a Libertarian walked in. "Say," he said, "Isn't that Jesus sitting over there?" The barman said, "Yes," so the Libertarian sent over a hamburger.
Presently a Democrat showed up, noticed Jesus and sent over a plate of french fries.
Jesus soon left. On his way out he stopped to talk to the Republican. "Thanks for the drink," he said; "It was really good. Is there anything I can do for you?" "Well," said the Republican, "I'm facing knee surgery..." "Don't say another word," said Jesus as he laid a hand on the man's knee. "You are healed."
Jesus came to the Libertarian and said, "Thanks for the hamburger. It was really good. Is there anything I can do for you?" "Well," said the Libertarian, "I have cataracts..." Jesus placed his fingers on the man's eyes and said, "You are healed."
Finally, Jesus came to the Democrat. He thanked him for the fries and offered him any help he needed. "Don't touch me!" shouted the Democrat, "I'm on Disability!!"
A little later a Libertarian walked in. "Say," he said, "Isn't that Jesus sitting over there?" The barman said, "Yes," so the Libertarian sent over a hamburger.
Presently a Democrat showed up, noticed Jesus and sent over a plate of french fries.
Jesus soon left. On his way out he stopped to talk to the Republican. "Thanks for the drink," he said; "It was really good. Is there anything I can do for you?" "Well," said the Republican, "I'm facing knee surgery..." "Don't say another word," said Jesus as he laid a hand on the man's knee. "You are healed."
Jesus came to the Libertarian and said, "Thanks for the hamburger. It was really good. Is there anything I can do for you?" "Well," said the Libertarian, "I have cataracts..." Jesus placed his fingers on the man's eyes and said, "You are healed."
Finally, Jesus came to the Democrat. He thanked him for the fries and offered him any help he needed. "Don't touch me!" shouted the Democrat, "I'm on Disability!!"
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Friday, March 06, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
George Will gets one right
George Will highlights how Russ Feingold (D-WI) wants to obliterate federalism in the selection of Senators. Is there no end to the ego of our elected officials - only THEY have all the answers to protect us from ourselves? Can't we leave Illinois to it's own problems and let the states that aren't corrupt continue to act as states, not mere extensions of Washington, DC bureaucracy?
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Mother, May I Sleep with Treacher?: Top 10 Reasons President Barack H. Obama Is Nothing Like Travis the Chimp
Mother, May I Sleep with Treacher?: Top 10 Reasons President Barack H. Obama Is Nothing Like Travis the Chimp: "Top 10 Reasons President Barack H. Obama Is Nothing Like Travis the Chimp
10. Travis understood TurboTax
9. Obama somewhat less likely to attack Biden
8. Travis never lied
7. Obama's smile not quite as genuine
6. Travis could get through entire day without teleprompter
5. Obama takes more long-term approach to destroying people's lives
4. Might actually be possible to get copies of Travis's medical records
3. Obama much better at taking orders from trainer, David Axelrod
2. Travis really didn't befriend William Ayers
1. Obama only talks your ear off"
10. Travis understood TurboTax
9. Obama somewhat less likely to attack Biden
8. Travis never lied
7. Obama's smile not quite as genuine
6. Travis could get through entire day without teleprompter
5. Obama takes more long-term approach to destroying people's lives
4. Might actually be possible to get copies of Travis's medical records
3. Obama much better at taking orders from trainer, David Axelrod
2. Travis really didn't befriend William Ayers
1. Obama only talks your ear off"
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Larry King: “Black is in…my eight-year-old son wishes he was black.”
This is disgusting. Can you imagine the uproar if Obama's kids said they wished they were white?
Monday, January 19, 2009
Conservative Thoughts, Ideas, Principles...
Conservative Thoughts, Ideas, Principles... | Conservative Oasis: "
* ***Square corners may be pounded round. (I think this is a proverb or something. I love it. I had a child who was a corner. She is a beautiful girl, and better for having had limits set for her.)
* ***You can place a piece of crap in a gold bowl… it is still a piece of crap.
* ***Never wrestle with a pig in its own shit. Whether you win or lose, the pig likes it.
* Atheists profess wisdom in their belief of nothing. I am agnostic. Even so, I prefer the potential of a God, as this gives hope, meaning, and purpose. With the atheist perspective, there is nothing. Therefore, even if there IS no God, at least our belief moves you, or others, to aspire to greater things.
* The older I get, the more wisdom I find, the more I feel I have known too little for too long.
* Nothing provokes anger or violence from an enemy than truth, knowledge, or understanding that you have them in a futile position.
* Liberals support the voting rights of only those that vote for them. We all know the young vote mostly liberal. If babies could vote, Liberals would outlaw abortion tomorrow.
* Truth is Kryptonite to Liberals.
* When you deal in nothing but gray, you really stand nowhere and everywhere at once. It is a position of constant acquiescence.
* I wasn’t a slave owner. You weren’t a slave. I owe you nothing but respect, like anyone else of any color.
* Probably the only redeeming factor of abortion is that it is quite possibly the most excellent example of natural selection one could imagine.
* When dealing with the left, I am often reminded of the affliction ADD. The left votes for something before they vote against it; for the troops, then undermine them with comments about how they are murdering folks in the dead of night, or how their mission or war is a failure or lost, while the battle still rages on… This, I call, the “ADD Patriot”.
* In order to understand the anger of a conservative regarding government waste, all you have to do is watch someone buy a wedding cake with food stamps. And then, when you get angry about it, you are called “insensitive” and “uncaring” by the idiots on the left.
* The best way to become a slave is let the Government, or one of its agencies, solve your problem or take care of you. If they own your program, they own your vote. Then again, I don’t know why any loser like a staunch liberal would object to being on a Government tit, or being a slave.
* It has never made and kind of sense to me that an atheist would put so much energy into fighting a God that they say doesn’t exist. I would think they would treat it much like the Easter Bunny, or Santa Clause. But, alas, we all really know why they DO fight… They fear God. They don’t fear Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.
* I‘m not certain I’m bipartisan. A good idea is a good idea, a bad one is a bad one. I don’t care which party presents it. When it comes to politics, I either like it or hate it. I’m guess I’m politically bipolar."
* ***Square corners may be pounded round. (I think this is a proverb or something. I love it. I had a child who was a corner. She is a beautiful girl, and better for having had limits set for her.)
* ***You can place a piece of crap in a gold bowl… it is still a piece of crap.
* ***Never wrestle with a pig in its own shit. Whether you win or lose, the pig likes it.
* Atheists profess wisdom in their belief of nothing. I am agnostic. Even so, I prefer the potential of a God, as this gives hope, meaning, and purpose. With the atheist perspective, there is nothing. Therefore, even if there IS no God, at least our belief moves you, or others, to aspire to greater things.
* The older I get, the more wisdom I find, the more I feel I have known too little for too long.
* Nothing provokes anger or violence from an enemy than truth, knowledge, or understanding that you have them in a futile position.
* Liberals support the voting rights of only those that vote for them. We all know the young vote mostly liberal. If babies could vote, Liberals would outlaw abortion tomorrow.
* Truth is Kryptonite to Liberals.
* When you deal in nothing but gray, you really stand nowhere and everywhere at once. It is a position of constant acquiescence.
* I wasn’t a slave owner. You weren’t a slave. I owe you nothing but respect, like anyone else of any color.
* Probably the only redeeming factor of abortion is that it is quite possibly the most excellent example of natural selection one could imagine.
* When dealing with the left, I am often reminded of the affliction ADD. The left votes for something before they vote against it; for the troops, then undermine them with comments about how they are murdering folks in the dead of night, or how their mission or war is a failure or lost, while the battle still rages on… This, I call, the “ADD Patriot”.
* In order to understand the anger of a conservative regarding government waste, all you have to do is watch someone buy a wedding cake with food stamps. And then, when you get angry about it, you are called “insensitive” and “uncaring” by the idiots on the left.
* The best way to become a slave is let the Government, or one of its agencies, solve your problem or take care of you. If they own your program, they own your vote. Then again, I don’t know why any loser like a staunch liberal would object to being on a Government tit, or being a slave.
* It has never made and kind of sense to me that an atheist would put so much energy into fighting a God that they say doesn’t exist. I would think they would treat it much like the Easter Bunny, or Santa Clause. But, alas, we all really know why they DO fight… They fear God. They don’t fear Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny.
* I‘m not certain I’m bipartisan. A good idea is a good idea, a bad one is a bad one. I don’t care which party presents it. When it comes to politics, I either like it or hate it. I’m guess I’m politically bipolar."
Success...
Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views): "From The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.
'If you want to be really successful, and I know you do, then you will have to give up blaming and complaining and take total responsibility for your life -- that means all your results, both your successes and your failures. That is the prerequisite for creating a life of success.' -- P.4-5
'If something doesn't turn out as planned, you will ask yourself, 'How did I create that? What was I thinking? What were my beliefs? What did I say or not say? What did I do or not do to create that result? How did I get the other person to act that way? What do I need to do differently next time to get the result I want?'' -- P.5
'You only have control over three things in your life -- the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take (your behavior). How you use these three things determines everything you experience. If you don't like what you are producing and experiencing, you have to change your responses.' -- P.9
'One of the easiest ways to begin clarifying what you truly want is to make a list of 30 things you want to do, 30 things you want to have, and 30 things you want to be before you die.' -- P.28
'Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.' -- P.37 (Richard Bach)
'20% of America's millionaires never set foot in college, and 21 of the 222 Americans listed as billionaires in 2003 never got their college diplomas; 2 never even finished high school!' -- P.44
'I like Dr. Daniel Amen's 18/40/60 Rule: When you're 18, you worry about what everybody is thinking of you; when you're 40, you don't give a darn what anybody thinks of you; when you're 60, you realize nobody's been thinking about you at all.' -- P.45
'Now, when anything 'bad' happens, I remember that everything that ever happens to me has within it the seeds of something better. I look for the upside rather than the downside. I ask myself, 'Where's the greater benefit in this event?'' -- P.47
'What if you, too, were to greet every interaction in your life with the question 'What's the potential opportunity that this is?'' -- P.48
'To make sure a goal unleashes the power of your subconscious mind...it must be stated in a way that you and anybody else could measure it.' -- P.51
'When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every one raised their hands. When he asked how many of them had that list with them right that moment, only one person raised their hand. That person was Dan O'Brien. And it was Dan O'Brien who went on to win the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Don't underestimate the power of setting goals and constantly reviewing them.' -- P.55
'I first learned about the power of affirmations when W. Clement Stone challenged me to set a goal so far beyond my current circumstances it would literally astound me if I achieved it.' -- P.79
'You can begin right now to act as if you have achieved any goal you desire, and that outer experience of acting as if it will create the inner experience -- the millionaire mindset, as it were -- that will take you to the actual manifestation of that experience.' -- P.92
'To demonstrate the power of taking action in my seminars, I hold up a $100 bill and ask, 'Who wants this $100 bill?' Invariably, most of the people in the audience will raise their hands. Some will wave their hands vigorously back and forth; some will even shout out 'I want it' or 'I'll take it' or 'Give it to me.' But I just stand there calmly holding out the bill until they get it. Eventually, someone jumps out of her seat, rushes to the front of the room, and takes the bill from my hand.' -- P.99
'No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.' -- P.107 (William Gladstone'
'You can't cross a sea by merely staring into the water.' -- P.109 (Rabindranath Tagore)'
'According to John Troup, writing in USA Today, 'The average Olympian trains four hours a day at least 310 days a year for six years before succeeding.'' -- P.132
'Part of paying the price is the willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. It comes from a declaration that you are going to get it done no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, no matter what comes up.' -- P.135
'To get over rejection, you have to realize that rejection is really a myth. It doesn't really exist. It is simply a concept that you hold in your head. Think about it. If you ask Patty to have dinner with you and she says no, you didn't have anyone to eat dinner with before you asked her, and you don't have anyone to eat dinner with after you asked her.' -- P.146
'Persistence and determination along are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.' -- P.174 (Calvin Coolidge)
'If you are going to be successful, you have to start hanging out with the successful people. You need to ask them to share their success strategies with you. Then try them on and see if they fit for you. Experiment with doing what they do, reading what they read, thinking the way they think, and so on. If the new ways of thinking and behaving work, adopt them. If not, drop them, and keep looking and experimenting.' -- P.194
'The most successful people I've met love what they do so much, they would actually do it for free. But they're successful because they've found a way to make a living doing what they love to do. If you're not skilled enough to do the work you'd love to do, make time to educate yourself so you are. Do whatever it takes to prepare -- working part time in your dream job or even volunteering as an intern -- while still maintaining your current job.' -- P.272
'The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they enjoy most.' -- P.279 (Malcolm Forbes)
'Strategic Coach Dan Sullivan once stated that all entrepreneurs are really con artists. They get other people to pay them to practice getting better at what they love to do.' -- P.279
'If you surveyed your life and jotted down those activities that brought you the most success, the most financial gain, the most advancement, and the most enjoyment, you discover about 20% of your activity produces about 80% of your success. This phenomenon is the basis for the Pareto Principle, named after the nineteenth-century economist who discovered 80% of an enterprise's revenue comes from 20% of its customers.' -- P.296
'Make sure to immediately write down any impressions you receive. Intuitive impressions are often subtle and therefore 'evaporate' very quickly, so make sure to capture them in writing as soon as possible. Recent research in neuroscience indicates that an intuitive insight -- or any new idea -- not captured within 37 seconds is likely never to be recalled again. In 7 minutes, it's gone forever. As my buddy Mark Victor Hansen likes to say, 'As soon as you think it, ink it!'' -- P.320
'A recent management study revealed that 46% of employees leaving a company do so because they feel underappreciated; 61% said their bosses don't place much importance on them as people, and 88% said they do not receive acknowledgement for the work they do.' -- P.353
Dan Casstevens, formerly of the Dallas Morning News, tells a story about Frank Szymanski, A Notre Dame center in the 1940s, who had been called in as a witness in a civil suit in South Bend, Indiana.
'Are you on the Notre Dame football team this year?' the judge asked.
'Yes, your honor.'
'What position?'
'Center, your honor.'
'How good a center?'
Szymanski squirmed in his seat, but said firmly: 'Sir, 'I'm the best center Notre Dame ever had.'
Coach Frank Leahy, who was in the courtroom, was surprised. Szymanski had always been modest and unassuming. So when the proceedings were over, he took Szymanski aside and asked why he had made such a statement.
Szymanski blushed.
'I hated to do it, Coach,' he said, 'But, after all, I was under oath.' -- P.358
'The first principle the money lender teaches Arkad is: 'A part of all you earn must be yours to keep.' He goes on to explain that by putting aside at least 10% of his earnings -- and making that money inaccessible for expenses -- Arkad would see this amount build over time, and, in turn, start earning money on its own. Over an even longer time, it would grow into a lot, because of the power of compound interest.' -- P.399
'Most of life is on-the-job training. Some of the most important things can only be learned in the process of doing them. You do something and you get feedback -- about what works and what doesn't. If you don't do anything for fear of doing it wrong, poorly, or badly, you never get any feedback, and therefore you never get to improve.' -- P.426"
'If you want to be really successful, and I know you do, then you will have to give up blaming and complaining and take total responsibility for your life -- that means all your results, both your successes and your failures. That is the prerequisite for creating a life of success.' -- P.4-5
'If something doesn't turn out as planned, you will ask yourself, 'How did I create that? What was I thinking? What were my beliefs? What did I say or not say? What did I do or not do to create that result? How did I get the other person to act that way? What do I need to do differently next time to get the result I want?'' -- P.5
'You only have control over three things in your life -- the thoughts you think, the images you visualize, and the actions you take (your behavior). How you use these three things determines everything you experience. If you don't like what you are producing and experiencing, you have to change your responses.' -- P.9
'One of the easiest ways to begin clarifying what you truly want is to make a list of 30 things you want to do, 30 things you want to have, and 30 things you want to be before you die.' -- P.28
'Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.' -- P.37 (Richard Bach)
'20% of America's millionaires never set foot in college, and 21 of the 222 Americans listed as billionaires in 2003 never got their college diplomas; 2 never even finished high school!' -- P.44
'I like Dr. Daniel Amen's 18/40/60 Rule: When you're 18, you worry about what everybody is thinking of you; when you're 40, you don't give a darn what anybody thinks of you; when you're 60, you realize nobody's been thinking about you at all.' -- P.45
'Now, when anything 'bad' happens, I remember that everything that ever happens to me has within it the seeds of something better. I look for the upside rather than the downside. I ask myself, 'Where's the greater benefit in this event?'' -- P.47
'What if you, too, were to greet every interaction in your life with the question 'What's the potential opportunity that this is?'' -- P.48
'To make sure a goal unleashes the power of your subconscious mind...it must be stated in a way that you and anybody else could measure it.' -- P.51
'When Olympic decathlon gold medalist Bruce Jenner asked a roomful of Olympic hopefuls if they had a list of written goals, every one raised their hands. When he asked how many of them had that list with them right that moment, only one person raised their hand. That person was Dan O'Brien. And it was Dan O'Brien who went on to win the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Don't underestimate the power of setting goals and constantly reviewing them.' -- P.55
'I first learned about the power of affirmations when W. Clement Stone challenged me to set a goal so far beyond my current circumstances it would literally astound me if I achieved it.' -- P.79
'You can begin right now to act as if you have achieved any goal you desire, and that outer experience of acting as if it will create the inner experience -- the millionaire mindset, as it were -- that will take you to the actual manifestation of that experience.' -- P.92
'To demonstrate the power of taking action in my seminars, I hold up a $100 bill and ask, 'Who wants this $100 bill?' Invariably, most of the people in the audience will raise their hands. Some will wave their hands vigorously back and forth; some will even shout out 'I want it' or 'I'll take it' or 'Give it to me.' But I just stand there calmly holding out the bill until they get it. Eventually, someone jumps out of her seat, rushes to the front of the room, and takes the bill from my hand.' -- P.99
'No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes.' -- P.107 (William Gladstone'
'You can't cross a sea by merely staring into the water.' -- P.109 (Rabindranath Tagore)'
'According to John Troup, writing in USA Today, 'The average Olympian trains four hours a day at least 310 days a year for six years before succeeding.'' -- P.132
'Part of paying the price is the willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done. It comes from a declaration that you are going to get it done no matter what it takes, no matter how long it takes, no matter what comes up.' -- P.135
'To get over rejection, you have to realize that rejection is really a myth. It doesn't really exist. It is simply a concept that you hold in your head. Think about it. If you ask Patty to have dinner with you and she says no, you didn't have anyone to eat dinner with before you asked her, and you don't have anyone to eat dinner with after you asked her.' -- P.146
'Persistence and determination along are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.' -- P.174 (Calvin Coolidge)
'If you are going to be successful, you have to start hanging out with the successful people. You need to ask them to share their success strategies with you. Then try them on and see if they fit for you. Experiment with doing what they do, reading what they read, thinking the way they think, and so on. If the new ways of thinking and behaving work, adopt them. If not, drop them, and keep looking and experimenting.' -- P.194
'The most successful people I've met love what they do so much, they would actually do it for free. But they're successful because they've found a way to make a living doing what they love to do. If you're not skilled enough to do the work you'd love to do, make time to educate yourself so you are. Do whatever it takes to prepare -- working part time in your dream job or even volunteering as an intern -- while still maintaining your current job.' -- P.272
'The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they enjoy most.' -- P.279 (Malcolm Forbes)
'Strategic Coach Dan Sullivan once stated that all entrepreneurs are really con artists. They get other people to pay them to practice getting better at what they love to do.' -- P.279
'If you surveyed your life and jotted down those activities that brought you the most success, the most financial gain, the most advancement, and the most enjoyment, you discover about 20% of your activity produces about 80% of your success. This phenomenon is the basis for the Pareto Principle, named after the nineteenth-century economist who discovered 80% of an enterprise's revenue comes from 20% of its customers.' -- P.296
'Make sure to immediately write down any impressions you receive. Intuitive impressions are often subtle and therefore 'evaporate' very quickly, so make sure to capture them in writing as soon as possible. Recent research in neuroscience indicates that an intuitive insight -- or any new idea -- not captured within 37 seconds is likely never to be recalled again. In 7 minutes, it's gone forever. As my buddy Mark Victor Hansen likes to say, 'As soon as you think it, ink it!'' -- P.320
'A recent management study revealed that 46% of employees leaving a company do so because they feel underappreciated; 61% said their bosses don't place much importance on them as people, and 88% said they do not receive acknowledgement for the work they do.' -- P.353
Dan Casstevens, formerly of the Dallas Morning News, tells a story about Frank Szymanski, A Notre Dame center in the 1940s, who had been called in as a witness in a civil suit in South Bend, Indiana.
'Are you on the Notre Dame football team this year?' the judge asked.
'Yes, your honor.'
'What position?'
'Center, your honor.'
'How good a center?'
Szymanski squirmed in his seat, but said firmly: 'Sir, 'I'm the best center Notre Dame ever had.'
Coach Frank Leahy, who was in the courtroom, was surprised. Szymanski had always been modest and unassuming. So when the proceedings were over, he took Szymanski aside and asked why he had made such a statement.
Szymanski blushed.
'I hated to do it, Coach,' he said, 'But, after all, I was under oath.' -- P.358
'The first principle the money lender teaches Arkad is: 'A part of all you earn must be yours to keep.' He goes on to explain that by putting aside at least 10% of his earnings -- and making that money inaccessible for expenses -- Arkad would see this amount build over time, and, in turn, start earning money on its own. Over an even longer time, it would grow into a lot, because of the power of compound interest.' -- P.399
'Most of life is on-the-job training. Some of the most important things can only be learned in the process of doing them. You do something and you get feedback -- about what works and what doesn't. If you don't do anything for fear of doing it wrong, poorly, or badly, you never get any feedback, and therefore you never get to improve.' -- P.426"
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Journalists Being Shut Out by Obama
Sorry to take so much time off - business calls... But is this really a surprise? When you worship a mortal as slavishly as the press has done for the past 18 months, is it not to be expected that 'DaOne'(yes, one word and sounding like the Chicago cry 'Da' Bears') would start to take advantage?
Friday, January 09, 2009
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Hunting For "Sustainable Protein"
A unique argument in support of hunting - sustaining a source of protein!
Friday, January 02, 2009
Sarah & Travis & 'Little Bug'
Coming in August. This is one proud Father! Congrats kids, we love you!
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Too much
Senator-designate Burris (D-Illinois) is a bit of an egomaniac. Check out his grave site, already inscribed with his accomplishments. Wow! I'm sure 'US Senator' can be easily added...
Man-made climate change is a con
Andy sent along this link. Maybe sanity is coming back in style - at least in the UK.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Move Over Seattle
There is definitely a sucker born every minute. First SFO, then I'm sure PTL and SEA, and who knows who...
Monday, December 29, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
The tragic results of the 'CRA'
This explains how the Clinton administration fits into the housing mess very well.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Help for Ugly Guys
This explains a lot of marriages of cute women with us ordinary guys. We now know they drink too much!
The 500M Man
Bill Clinton's finances may be embarrassing to Hillary, but can we all be really proud of an ex-president who whores himself out so easily? Is money THAT important to him? Did he think this is how to remake his legacy? Big ego, small man...
2008 S.F. Chronicle Geography Quiz
I will do this over the holiday, then we can compare scores. good Luck!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Friday, December 19, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
One Plus One Equals 20 Extra Votes For Franken
watch carefully what happens in Minnesota. Will it follow past close elections where Democrats lose, until they 'win'?
Monday, December 15, 2008
IMPENDING COLLAPSE OF OUR ENEMIES?
This wold be very good news. Let's see if we can be restrained enough in our use when OPEC cuts production to finish them all off.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 08, 2008
The Country of Texas
THE COUNTRY of TEXAS
Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union. (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.)
We Texans love y'all, but we'll probably have to take action since B. Hussein Obama won the election. We'll miss you too.
Here is what can happen:
1: Barack Hussein Obama becomes President of the United States, Texas immediately secedes from the Union.
So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?
1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. We will control the space industry.
2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States now anyway.
3. Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.
4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that.
5. Natural Gas - again we have all we need and it's too bad about those Northern States. John Kerry will have to figure out a way to keep them warm....
6. Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications--small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Miconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
7. Medical Care - We have the largest research centers for cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as other large health centers. Dallas and Houston has some of the best hospitals in the United States.
8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT (University of North Texas), Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows better in the South anyway.
9. We have a ready supply of workers. We could just open the border when we need some more. oops, I forgot, it's already open......sooo we'll close it until needed.
10. We have essential control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.
11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don't have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a (huge) pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call The Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over Chuck Norris and a couple of Texas Rangers.
12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don't need any food.
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.
Now to the rest of the United States under President Obama:
Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Obama will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.
You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off satellite communications.
You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr. Obama has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas as long as you survive the 2000 years it will take to get enough heat from Global Warming.
Signed, The People of Texas
P.S. This is not a threatening letter - just a note to give you something to think about.
SLEEP WELL TONIGHT THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU!!
Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union. (Reference the Texas-American Annexation Treaty of 1848.)
We Texans love y'all, but we'll probably have to take action since B. Hussein Obama won the election. We'll miss you too.
Here is what can happen:
1: Barack Hussein Obama becomes President of the United States, Texas immediately secedes from the Union.
So what does Texas have to do to survive as a Republic?
1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. We will control the space industry.
2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States now anyway.
3. Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it. The term "Don't mess with Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.
4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that.
5. Natural Gas - again we have all we need and it's too bad about those Northern States. John Kerry will have to figure out a way to keep them warm....
6. Computer Industry - we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications--small companies like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied Materials, Ball Miconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on.
7. Medical Care - We have the largest research centers for cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world, as well as other large health centers. Dallas and Houston has some of the best hospitals in the United States.
8. We have enough colleges to keep us going: University of Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT (University of North Texas), Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy grows better in the South anyway.
9. We have a ready supply of workers. We could just open the border when we need some more. oops, I forgot, it's already open......sooo we'll close it until needed.
10. We have essential control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.
11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don't have an Army, but since everybody down here has at least six rifles and a (huge) pile of ammo, we can raise an Army in 24 hours if we need one. If the situation really gets bad, we can always call The Department of Public Safety and ask them to send over Chuck Norris and a couple of Texas Rangers.
12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs, and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not forget seafood from the Gulf. Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don't need any food.
This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we need and don't have.
Now to the rest of the United States under President Obama:
Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only President Obama will be able to drive around in his big 9 mpg SUV. The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.
You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off satellite communications.
You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes, but since Mr. Obama has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas as long as you survive the 2000 years it will take to get enough heat from Global Warming.
Signed, The People of Texas
P.S. This is not a threatening letter - just a note to give you something to think about.
SLEEP WELL TONIGHT THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU!!
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Hunting bears - with a camera
Something new for me in the deer woods - 4 bears. On a long drive yesterday, Jim John kicked a mother and 3 cubs out of a swamp about 75' from me. It took me a minute or two to put the rifle down and get my camera out of my pants pocket, so I only got this one shot off. There are only 2 cubs in the shot, but there WERE three!
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Green Policies Mean Less Green in Our Wallets
The next time you think that we do not live in a government controlled economy, re-read this: "Green Policies Mean Less Green in Our Wallets" and remember Congress is not your friend and that a free trade capitalism is.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
A landmark attack
This landmark attack in the annals of modern terrorism should give all of our first responders something to think seriously about. Will the Mumbai tactics become the norm? And how do we beat them? I talked to Andy about this Thursday - my suggestion was not pretty. We may have to demonstrate a low regard for human life until we kill all the bad guts...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
New old motorcycle
This is a 175cc 1973 Yamaha CT-3 street/trail motorcycle. It is the first new motorcycle I ever owned, and the vehicle I was riding when I started the destruction of my hips - my fault, not the bikes! I have been itching to get my license back and have a small dual purpose bike to shake the cobwebs out of my brain once in a while. I saw this on Craig's List Friday and went to Lockhart with tom to look at it - and bought it. It needs some work, but it started once when the seller tried. It is obvious that it has been sitting for most of the 35 years of it's life, but the gold paint is still good, only 1 small tank dent, original tires with 1760 miles still have the pips on them. It needs a new Autolube pump and carb rebuilt. Ebay and JCWhitney seem to have nearly everything I need. I hope to have it on the road before the end of the year.
FDR's New Deal revisited
This is a good explanation of why my father and his parents didn't like FDR. They knew he made things worse for more people for a longer period of time. Giving money away is neve rthe answer. Hear that Congress?
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Election Night thoughts
Short note - ok, we're at Andy and Jamie's at an election night 'party' == first time for me to spend a night like this away from my sanctum. It looks like mcCain is going down. I'm concerned for the future, but not suicidal. All things considered the election is closer than predicted. Just consider:
- outspent by BHO 4:1
- bush in the tank
- financial meltdown blamed on Repubs
- war fatigue - and success
- press in the tank
More tomorrow...
- outspent by BHO 4:1
- bush in the tank
- financial meltdown blamed on Repubs
- war fatigue - and success
- press in the tank
More tomorrow...
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