How many sports players can you name? Do you know the stats on your favorites? How much personal information do you know about them? How have they changed your life - raised your taxes, made it harder to get a job, increased gasoline prices, taken away personal property rights, lowered the quality of health care while increasing the price or even telling you what you can and cannot eat?
Who are your representatives - City council, mayor, county judge, state representative and senator, congressman, senator, vice president or president. What are their voting records? What do you know about their personal lives? How have they changed your life?
We need to change politics to a sport. There could be the "Super Bowl" of sticking it to the citizens.
PMO
©2011
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Old Men Don't Know Everything
A lot of people say the problem with old men is that know the answer to everything. Well, that is and is not true.
Old men know the answers to questions and problems based upon their knowledge and experience. However, knowledge has changed. It is so far advanced compared to fifty or even five years ago. Through out history, knowledge has changed. That’s a good thing - in most cases.
Old men however have something younger people don’t. It comes from living and paying attention. Sure, knowledge has run off and left them, but basic common sense is the advantage they have. Common sense dictates that you don’t do something just because you can. And, you do some things even if you don’t want to.
The laws of nature haven’t changed. The laws of physics haven’t changed. And, old men haven’t changed. When you get to be one, you’ll have the answer to everything.
PMO
©2011
Old men know the answers to questions and problems based upon their knowledge and experience. However, knowledge has changed. It is so far advanced compared to fifty or even five years ago. Through out history, knowledge has changed. That’s a good thing - in most cases.
Old men however have something younger people don’t. It comes from living and paying attention. Sure, knowledge has run off and left them, but basic common sense is the advantage they have. Common sense dictates that you don’t do something just because you can. And, you do some things even if you don’t want to.
The laws of nature haven’t changed. The laws of physics haven’t changed. And, old men haven’t changed. When you get to be one, you’ll have the answer to everything.
PMO
©2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
All Gone
By the time you reach grumpy old man age you should have figured out that governments on all levels have no idea of how to operate within their income. You should have also figured out that citizens don’t care that governments don’t know - until it interrupts personal lives.
Right now the good ole USA has financial problems on all levels - federal, state, county, city and even home owner associations. Yes, HOA’s are mini governments.
The problem seems to be that everyone is living on borrowed money. In the past, the solution has been simply to raise taxes. Now, there simply aren’t enough taxes to be had to pay the interest on all the loans and operate at the same time.
People are alarmed because they think that government is supposed to support them, if not completely, at least partially. The reality is - "there ain’t no more money."
What happens when a family loses income? They lose their house, their car, and all the other things that go along with income. When a lender forecloses because a debtor is broke, there is no alternative. We are indebted to governments around the world that are getting closer to foreclosing.
Who can we blame? Inept government? Crooked politicians? Republicans? Democrats? You and I both know that we, individually and collectively are to blame because we let governments become what they are. You don’t want to hear that. Neither do I. But, it is true.
PMO
©2011
Right now the good ole USA has financial problems on all levels - federal, state, county, city and even home owner associations. Yes, HOA’s are mini governments.
The problem seems to be that everyone is living on borrowed money. In the past, the solution has been simply to raise taxes. Now, there simply aren’t enough taxes to be had to pay the interest on all the loans and operate at the same time.
People are alarmed because they think that government is supposed to support them, if not completely, at least partially. The reality is - "there ain’t no more money."
What happens when a family loses income? They lose their house, their car, and all the other things that go along with income. When a lender forecloses because a debtor is broke, there is no alternative. We are indebted to governments around the world that are getting closer to foreclosing.
Who can we blame? Inept government? Crooked politicians? Republicans? Democrats? You and I both know that we, individually and collectively are to blame because we let governments become what they are. You don’t want to hear that. Neither do I. But, it is true.
PMO
©2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Press One
When I make a phone call, please explain why should I have to press one for English? I have encountered some businesses that have a message that says to press one for Spanish. Imagine that.
English is the universal language for flying an airplane. If you have to speak English to fly a plane, then why can’t you order a pizza in English. Ordering a pizza is a lot easier than flying a plane. Well, it used to be.
English is the universal language for flying an airplane. If you have to speak English to fly a plane, then why can’t you order a pizza in English. Ordering a pizza is a lot easier than flying a plane. Well, it used to be.
What’s even more fun is to press one and get a customer service representative in Pakistan or India. Don’t you love listening to them try to read the script they work from? My southern drawl just doesn’t work well with them.
I wonder if you press two for Spanish, who do you get? Maybe some guy in Brooklyn? Can you imagine a guy speaking Spanish with a Brooklyn accent?
I have nothing against other languages. The best neighbors I have ever had spoke Spanish. But, they also spoke English. And, when I called them I didn’t have to press one.
PMO
©2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Men Die First
Somebody said, "men die before women because they want to." It’s true, it’s true. Recently I watched a video explaining the difference between a man’s brain and a woman’s brain. Men have everything stored in boxes. If you want to talk about something, they open the box with that information - being careful not to disturb the other boxes. Women, on the other hand, have a brain that is likened to a ball of wire - everything touching everything and driven by emotion.
My wife had a Yorkie. I called it flea bag. That wasn’t it’s name, but that’s what I called it. The dog answered to it.
She and the dog would sit on the couch with the TV on and sleep. I would watch whatever I wanted since they both were asleep. Since I go to bed before she does, she and the dog would wake only momentarily when I got up.
I do the vacuuming in our house. Many years ago, I commented that she was not running the vacuum right. I’ve been doing it ever since.
We have a light color carpet and since I vacuum, I note any spots. I told her that the dog was wetting on the carpet at night while she slept. She assured me that the dog did not get up while she slept and was not peeing on the carpet.
After much discussion and knowing she would defend the dog to the death, I finally said, "one of you is peeing on the carpet. Which ever one of you it is, I want it stopped."
I had a favorite shirt. It was a pull over with stripes. When it finally became too worn to wear out in public, I wore it on Saturdays to work in the yard or doing work on the car. My wife made many comments about the shirt had ragged sleeves and was generally just worn out. I didn’t care. It was my favorite shirt.
One Saturday, I went to the closet to get my shirt, but it wasn’t there. I though it must still be in the laundry and so I got another shirt. When I went to the garage to do some work on the car, I found my shirt in the rag box. The shirt promptly went back into the laundry.
On the next Saturday, the shirt was not in the closet, in the rag box or anywhere else I could find it. Never saw that shirt again.
Why do men die first? I just told you.
PMO
©2011
My wife had a Yorkie. I called it flea bag. That wasn’t it’s name, but that’s what I called it. The dog answered to it.
She and the dog would sit on the couch with the TV on and sleep. I would watch whatever I wanted since they both were asleep. Since I go to bed before she does, she and the dog would wake only momentarily when I got up.
I do the vacuuming in our house. Many years ago, I commented that she was not running the vacuum right. I’ve been doing it ever since.
We have a light color carpet and since I vacuum, I note any spots. I told her that the dog was wetting on the carpet at night while she slept. She assured me that the dog did not get up while she slept and was not peeing on the carpet.
After much discussion and knowing she would defend the dog to the death, I finally said, "one of you is peeing on the carpet. Which ever one of you it is, I want it stopped."
I had a favorite shirt. It was a pull over with stripes. When it finally became too worn to wear out in public, I wore it on Saturdays to work in the yard or doing work on the car. My wife made many comments about the shirt had ragged sleeves and was generally just worn out. I didn’t care. It was my favorite shirt.
One Saturday, I went to the closet to get my shirt, but it wasn’t there. I though it must still be in the laundry and so I got another shirt. When I went to the garage to do some work on the car, I found my shirt in the rag box. The shirt promptly went back into the laundry.
On the next Saturday, the shirt was not in the closet, in the rag box or anywhere else I could find it. Never saw that shirt again.
Why do men die first? I just told you.
PMO
©2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Risk Free
Since the Nannies want a "risk free" world, I’ve decided to make a list of things that may be hazardous to your health.
Smoking - proclaimed as the single greatest threat - just one puff can kill you or even more dangerous, to smell just one puff.
Drinking alcohol- not really a danger to the elite, but may be to others.
Peanuts - for those rare unfortunate few, can cause serious and even deadly consequences. They should be banned and peanut farmers should be shot.
Automobiles - only extremely small cars are acceptable - the kind that will carry one or two people at most.
Candles - actually some researchers have proven that candles provide a greater health risk than smoking. So again, these should be used only by the elite Nannies and their approved serfs.
Shopping carts - yes, shopping carts. Research has revealed that a majority of them have fecal materials on the handles. There is a danger of salmonella.
Hair spray - hey, these contain butane, propane and acetate disguised by a fragrance. At least the containers carry a warning not to use around open flame.
Food - any food that tastes good may kill you.
Indoor air - indoor air may be worse than outdoor air because of all the off-gassing from carpet, plastics, chemical, paint and people.
Outdoor air - when you can see the air, it is not good.
Driving - driving is dangerous. Driving while texting is more dangerous.
BB guns - you can put an eye out.
Sports - any kind of sport is dangerous. I’m not sure if watching sports is dangerous, but it could be.
Medications - read the side effects and you wouldn’t take even an aspirin.
Chemicals - any chemicals can be harmful or cause death - especially perfumes used as if soeone is trying to cover up a dead body.
Water - may be safe for washing when using soap, but soap is not safe. It has chemicals.
And, the list goes on and on and on. There is virtually nothing that can’t hurt you, make you sick or kill you.
To live risk free, don’t eat, drink, bathe, breath, do anything or go anywhere. Now, there’s a life for you that would make a Nanny proud.
PMO
©2011
Smoking - proclaimed as the single greatest threat - just one puff can kill you or even more dangerous, to smell just one puff.
Drinking alcohol- not really a danger to the elite, but may be to others.
Peanuts - for those rare unfortunate few, can cause serious and even deadly consequences. They should be banned and peanut farmers should be shot.
Automobiles - only extremely small cars are acceptable - the kind that will carry one or two people at most.
Candles - actually some researchers have proven that candles provide a greater health risk than smoking. So again, these should be used only by the elite Nannies and their approved serfs.
Shopping carts - yes, shopping carts. Research has revealed that a majority of them have fecal materials on the handles. There is a danger of salmonella.
Hair spray - hey, these contain butane, propane and acetate disguised by a fragrance. At least the containers carry a warning not to use around open flame.
Food - any food that tastes good may kill you.
Indoor air - indoor air may be worse than outdoor air because of all the off-gassing from carpet, plastics, chemical, paint and people.
Outdoor air - when you can see the air, it is not good.
Driving - driving is dangerous. Driving while texting is more dangerous.
BB guns - you can put an eye out.
Sports - any kind of sport is dangerous. I’m not sure if watching sports is dangerous, but it could be.
Medications - read the side effects and you wouldn’t take even an aspirin.
Chemicals - any chemicals can be harmful or cause death - especially perfumes used as if soeone is trying to cover up a dead body.
Water - may be safe for washing when using soap, but soap is not safe. It has chemicals.
And, the list goes on and on and on. There is virtually nothing that can’t hurt you, make you sick or kill you.
To live risk free, don’t eat, drink, bathe, breath, do anything or go anywhere. Now, there’s a life for you that would make a Nanny proud.
PMO
©2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
What Scares Me
Are you afraid of spiders and snakes? Most people are. How about bears and lions? Yep! The truth is that few of us encounter snakes, bears and lions. And, I am not afraid of spiders, but I sure don’t like them.
Tornadoes and terrorist are certainly on the list for most people to fear. Old people fear running out of money before they die.
It is interesting what we fear. Most people just go along from day to day without thought of what they are afraid of.
I fear people that think, and believe, that government should provide them with a risk free world. They see nothing wrong with giving up liberties, freedoms and rights. If you discuss with these people what the facts are about surrendering their very lives, the common response is, "I don’t care."
If "I don’t care" is an honest response, and I believe it is, then that scares me. It should scare you, but maybe you don’t care either.
PMO
©2011
Tornadoes and terrorist are certainly on the list for most people to fear. Old people fear running out of money before they die.
It is interesting what we fear. Most people just go along from day to day without thought of what they are afraid of.
I fear people that think, and believe, that government should provide them with a risk free world. They see nothing wrong with giving up liberties, freedoms and rights. If you discuss with these people what the facts are about surrendering their very lives, the common response is, "I don’t care."
If "I don’t care" is an honest response, and I believe it is, then that scares me. It should scare you, but maybe you don’t care either.
PMO
©2011
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