Simple Question...Simple Answer....

So there I was..tired...sleepy....and grouchy. My wife had gone to some yard sales early in the AM and it was her hope that I could sleep in on this lovely Saturday morn. Unfortunately the children had other plans. I still think that the children conspired against me but they insist this is not the case. 6:30 am strikes...there is a pat on my head...It's one of my daughters. "daddy, i spilled some orange juice..what should i do?" I looked around in hopes that I was still dreaming. However..this wasn't a dream...it was a nightmare. I looked at her and simply said, "clean it?" She looked at me as though i had just passed on some amazing piece of knowledge. The look was similar to that of Indiana Jones when he found the ark of the covenant.

I laid my head back down...15 min later my son taps my head. "daddy, can i watch tv in here?" I looked at him...at first my thoughts wavered to tackling him and then i came to my senses. "connor, did you see me sleeping?" He replied, "oh...i thought you were fake sleeping." So i turned on the tv while i tried to get some remnant of sleep.

A knock at the door...."dad!"...I looked up...it was the #2 child in command. "We're out of Cheerioes...can i open another box?" I knew at this point there was no turning back and I got up to prepare some pancakes and muffins. Now that i think about it...it seems like i played into their game plan...genius....pure genius.....


http://kingdomoftheabsurd.blogspot.com/

Lehman Brothers

Imagine that a relative of yours is in a financial rut...imagine you lend that relative some money...imagine after your loaned out the money that they went out and purchased Christmas gifts! Well my friends...this is my rant. Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy but somehow managed to save $1.5bn for a bonus pool! Well my friends...as this with the company i work for...when the company isn't making money...don't expect a bonus for that year. It's amazing that despite all these bail outs people still feel entitled to a bonus for a job "well done". Corporate welfare at it's best. I normally don't like to rant on such things however if we as a nation have faith in the free market then we must let the free market correct itself without the bail outs. My fellow crusaders, how would you feel if someone went into your bank account and thanked you for a loan you didn't approve...that my friend is basically what the government just did....

*source* http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/521000-the-average-pay-of-goldman-sachs-employees-173-and-that-includes-secretaries-466273.html

Remembering Sept 11

As I can recall my wife and I were at home watching Foxnews. I had recently been laid off and i was getting ready to start my day by sending out my resumes. I remember my wife calling me downstairs and we sat down to watch the news about a possible "commuter" plane that had crashed into the first tower. There was so much confusion..no one really knew what had happened or what was going on. As suddenly as the situation was being understood the other tower was attacked and the pentagon had also been hit. I remember the feelings from that day...I remember my wife and I looking at each other in disbelief....But I also remember the tears I wept and the faith I had to rest secure in....