Showing posts with label life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label life. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Open Letter to Washington, D.C.

Open Letter to Congress and ersatz President Obama (and wife):
We, the American people, are sorry to learn that you have disavowed your oaths of office and are attempting to create a socialist state to replace the American Republic.
While we wish you all the best in your endeavors to create another failing socialist state dictatorship, we regret to inform you that the rest of the nation will NOT be accompanying your on this trail of tears you are mapping out. 
We Americans are actually happy with the Constitution and the rules therein that Congress and Washington, D.C. have been prostituting for so many decades and we have to decided to re institute that document as the Law of the Land.
By coincidence, we are also happy that you all have congregated yourselves in that area of the country, so now you can continue on your merry way without bothering us in our pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness. 
We will probably let you know about the rules you will have to observe when you venture out amongst us REAL PEOPLE.  Such as fiscal responsibility, truth in advertising, legal voting and citizenship, but we think you won’t like it out here in America, so you won’t be coming out much. 
We have hundreds, if not thousands, of veterans of the military who will gladly discuss with your “Federal Police Force” the boundaries of what they can and cannot do in America.  As well as your puppet alphabet agencies whose overwatch of American activities has proven so irritating in the recent past.
As for your terrorist cohorts in high places, well, you can keep them.  They are not welcome in America, never have been, never will be. 
America is for Americans, wherever their birth, whatever their creed or color.  We have no need to bring anymore dissension into our country.  We already argue among ourselves enough to make it a  very interesting place to live.  We don’t need your imported agents to help us out.
See how well your RACE CARD, or your RELIGIOUS BIAS cards function when we Americans are hard at work getting our own act together. 
Without the IRS, DHS, ATF, FBI, DEA, NSA, and dozens of other agencies to help root out individualism, we will probably make some surprising progress.  Keep an eye on us from your “IVORY TOWER”. 
We know…. You control the Federal Reserve.  Well, we made do without it before, We think we can manage again.
So long, and thanks for all the political jokes, you can have them back now. 
                                                                                          The Americans
8 January 2014

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Progress..

As I mentioned before, I am in the process of changing my shift more to the conventional, i.e., starting closer to the actual day shift and working through the "work day" that everyone else deals with.
Well, co-workers and the wife all agreed that it would probably be a good idea.
So, here we are, working verrrry long days as I engineer the change. But, already I can see a difference in the work involved.
I do have to get off my butt and move more.  But, there is still dead time. The phone business has just evaporated and there is no way around that.  Plus, there is so much more competition now.
And they are trying to do a WalMart on us.  They charge approx. half the gate Co-Op does.  They work longer because they practically live in their cabs.  And most live with extended family which cuts their expenses.
Life is just not fair.
And it only took me 60 years to figure that one out. 
They don't call me Speed for nothing...
Wait a sec.... They don't call me Speed.

I just love that line... Can't remember if I wrote it or stole it.  Still good either way.
But I digress.
What I was leading up to is/was that business is better if you pick the right shift and actually work it.
And I have been making nice for the customers so they will take the business card and call me when they need a cab.
Not the Townies customers, don't want to alienate them for sure, but everybody else is fair game.  And it's working.
So, the bottom line is that I am definitely feeling a lot more optimistic about everything lately.
And I must give credit where credit is due.
My wife has been the largest factor in that turnaround.  Both for her advice and moral support.  And every other kind of support as well, since I have been on waivers with this damn leg.
So, that is the gist of this blog.. Progress and major attitude change.
Oh, and by the way, I am losing weight. Still got the gut, but when leg gets better I will be able to start walking regularly.  The dog will love that.