I saw the Night at the Musuem movie a couple weeks ago. I liked the first one and I think this one is better. I am not a Ben Stiller fan but the movie is good despite him being in it. Amy Adams plays a very quirky Amelia Earheart, a part she is good at in many of her movies, I think she is a little off plumb, but she is good nevertheless. Not much of Robin Williams in it. The story actually reminds us all we should do what makes us happy, no matter what it is.
The new Sandra Bullock movie is hilarious but take a kleenex for the end. How can not you not like her? Of course nothing will ever compare to Miss Congeniality but... the movie starts out a little like Devil Wore Prada and they trick you into thinking you are looking at Alaska when you are looking at a modified Massachusetts. The scenery is very pretty and Betty White is a scream even though I have never cared for her. The scene of Sandra and Betty in the woods chanting and dancing is hilarious. That is all I am saying. If you need an escape for a couple of hours go see both of these.
Preview for a movie coming out at Thanksgiving. The producers of Wild Hog bring John Travolta and Robin Williams in a movie together. I hope the previews are not the best of the movie cos the preview had me laughing so hard I almost pee'd my pants.
Monday, June 22, 2009
President Pantywaste
This article is from Gerald Warner of the Telegraph in the UK. How is it the rest of the world realizes numnuts hates America but our own liberal citizens don't get it. Stop the worshipping and get your head out of your arse and look at how he is destroying this country.
If al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the rest of the Looney Tunes brigade want to kick America to death, they had better move in quickly and grab a piece of the action before Barack Obama finishes the job himself. Never in the history of the United States has a president worked so actively against the interests of his own people - not even Jimmy Carter.
Obama's problem is that he does not know who the enemy is. To him, the enemy does not squat in caves in Waziristan, clutching automatic weapons and reciting the more militant verses from the Koran: instead, it sits around at tea parties in Kentucky quoting from the US Constitution. Obama is not at war with terrorists, but with his Republican fellow citizens. He has never abandoned the campaign trail.
That is why he opened Pandora's Box by publishing the Justice Department's legal opinions on waterboarding and other hardline interrogation techniques. He cynically subordinated the national interest to his partisan desire to embarrass the Republicans. Then he had to rush to Langley, Virginia to try to reassure a demoralised CIA that had just discovered the President of the United States was an even more formidable foe than al-Qaeda.
"Don't be discouraged by what's happened the last few weeks," he told intelligence officers. Is he kidding? Thanks to him, al-Qaeda knows the private interrogation techniques available to the US intelligence agencies and can train its operatives to withstand them - or would do so, if they had not already been outlawed.
So, next time a senior al-Qaeda hood is captured, all the CIA can do is ask him nicely if he would care to reveal when a major population centre is due to be hit by a terror spectacular, or which American city is about to be irradiated by a dirty bomb. Your view of this situation will be dictated by one simple criterion: whether or not you watched the people jumping from the twin towers . . .
President Pantywaist's recent world tour, cosying up to all the bad guys, excited the ambitions of America's enemies. Here, they realised, is a sucker they can really take to the cleaners. His only enemies are fellow Americans. Which prompts the question: why does President Pantywaist hate America so badly?
If al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the rest of the Looney Tunes brigade want to kick America to death, they had better move in quickly and grab a piece of the action before Barack Obama finishes the job himself. Never in the history of the United States has a president worked so actively against the interests of his own people - not even Jimmy Carter.
Obama's problem is that he does not know who the enemy is. To him, the enemy does not squat in caves in Waziristan, clutching automatic weapons and reciting the more militant verses from the Koran: instead, it sits around at tea parties in Kentucky quoting from the US Constitution. Obama is not at war with terrorists, but with his Republican fellow citizens. He has never abandoned the campaign trail.
That is why he opened Pandora's Box by publishing the Justice Department's legal opinions on waterboarding and other hardline interrogation techniques. He cynically subordinated the national interest to his partisan desire to embarrass the Republicans. Then he had to rush to Langley, Virginia to try to reassure a demoralised CIA that had just discovered the President of the United States was an even more formidable foe than al-Qaeda.
"Don't be discouraged by what's happened the last few weeks," he told intelligence officers. Is he kidding? Thanks to him, al-Qaeda knows the private interrogation techniques available to the US intelligence agencies and can train its operatives to withstand them - or would do so, if they had not already been outlawed.
So, next time a senior al-Qaeda hood is captured, all the CIA can do is ask him nicely if he would care to reveal when a major population centre is due to be hit by a terror spectacular, or which American city is about to be irradiated by a dirty bomb. Your view of this situation will be dictated by one simple criterion: whether or not you watched the people jumping from the twin towers . . .
President Pantywaist's recent world tour, cosying up to all the bad guys, excited the ambitions of America's enemies. Here, they realised, is a sucker they can really take to the cleaners. His only enemies are fellow Americans. Which prompts the question: why does President Pantywaist hate America so badly?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Nerdbots
There is a local business Nerdbots. They take all kinds of things from coffee cans, to volt meters to old cameras to just about anything, old Singer sewing machines and make nerdbots out of them. They also name them and write a little description about them. They are quite fun to look at see how creative this young couple is. Check them out at nerdbots.net.
Also check out robotaday.com, Monday through Fridat they show a new robot they have created. I have the giraffe and crab. They are so cute and would take some time to make.
Also check out robotaday.com, Monday through Fridat they show a new robot they have created. I have the giraffe and crab. They are so cute and would take some time to make.
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
If Looks Could Kill
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/197847.php
Interesting picture of the angry one and the First Lady of France. Just how hateful and angry can the angry one of the US get? Wonder what the First Lady of France did to get that look? Perhaps she just existed. Hey Angry One, knock it off, no wonder people think you are hateful, look at yourself.
Interesting picture of the angry one and the First Lady of France. Just how hateful and angry can the angry one of the US get? Wonder what the First Lady of France did to get that look? Perhaps she just existed. Hey Angry One, knock it off, no wonder people think you are hateful, look at yourself.
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Texas Woman Told to remove Offensive American Flag from Office
A Supervisor at Kindred Hospital in Mansfield, Tx had displayed a 3x5' flag in the office she shares with the hospital's three other supervisors. Her husband, two sons and daughter have all served in the military. When she arrived at work she found the flag she had hung before Memorial Day had been removed and was found offensive. One of her colleagues, a woman who imigrated from Africa 14 years ago complained about the flag to upper management, and the hospital decided to take the flag down.
The hospital decided the flag flying outside was enough. When it all came down to it apparently it was the size that was the problem. (I don't beleive that-if you don't like our flag and what it stands for go back home).
The flag has since been placed back where it had previously been hung.
The hospital decided the flag flying outside was enough. When it all came down to it apparently it was the size that was the problem. (I don't beleive that-if you don't like our flag and what it stands for go back home).
The flag has since been placed back where it had previously been hung.
Mandatory Gay Day for K-5
A California school district has approved a mandatory homosexual curriculum for children as young as 5 and parents will NOT be allowed to remove their children from the lessons. The program is titled LGBT Lesson #9. Students will learn about tolerance for the homosexual lifestyle beginning next year. Parents will NOT be given an opportunity to opt-out of lessons that go against their religious beliefs. Some parents are threatening to sue the school board and mount a recall.
Children in Kindergarten need to be learning their ABC's, how to spell and write their name, basic math, not lessons about LGBT.
What's next, for more information go to wnd.com page 99442.
Children in Kindergarten need to be learning their ABC's, how to spell and write their name, basic math, not lessons about LGBT.
What's next, for more information go to wnd.com page 99442.
The new Obamamobile
http://www.chevrolet.com/pages/open/default/fuel/electric.do
So the imposter wants us all to belly up and purchase the Volt. First of all I don't drive cars, I drive SUV's. I also don't have $40K to purchase this car, that is right $40,000 for this car. Who has that kind of money, can you imagine the car payments, the taxes, the insurance.
The Volt will go 40 miles on one charge. What happens on vacation, do you stop every 40 miles and recharge your car? How about driving to work or errands, what happens if I lose my charge while mid traffic?
Great oh stupid one, force cars on people they can not afford so the car companies go further into bankruptcy but keep the unions in their luxurious life.
So the imposter wants us all to belly up and purchase the Volt. First of all I don't drive cars, I drive SUV's. I also don't have $40K to purchase this car, that is right $40,000 for this car. Who has that kind of money, can you imagine the car payments, the taxes, the insurance.
The Volt will go 40 miles on one charge. What happens on vacation, do you stop every 40 miles and recharge your car? How about driving to work or errands, what happens if I lose my charge while mid traffic?
Great oh stupid one, force cars on people they can not afford so the car companies go further into bankruptcy but keep the unions in their luxurious life.
Monday, May 18, 2009
The Imposter and His Spending
President Obama’s troubling mantra: In debt, we trust
President Obama’s troubling mantra: In debt, we trust
By Richard Henry Lee
Saturday, May 2nd 2009
It is no surprise that President Obama supports unprecedented spending and borrowing in the federal budget since he has never suffered any consequences from the excessive spending and borrowing in his private life.
And I’m not just talking about the First Lady’s $540 sneakers.
A close examination of their finances shows that the Obamas were living off lines of credit along with other income for several years until 2005, when Obama’s book royalties came through and Michelle received her 260% pay raise at the University of Chicago. This was also the year Obama started serving in the U.S. Senate.
During the presidential primary campaign, Michelle Obama complained how tough it was to make ends meet. During a stop in Ohio, she said, "I know we’re spending - I added it up for the first time - we spend between the two kids, on extracurriculars outside the classroom, we’re spending about $10,000 a year on piano and dance and sports supplements and so on and so forth."
Let’s examine how tough things were for this couple using various public records.
In April 1999, they purchased a Chicago condo and obtained a mortgage for $159,250. In May 1999, they took out a line of credit for $20,750. Then, in 2002, they refinanced the condo with a $210,000 mortgage, which means they took out about $50,000 in equity. Finally, in 2004, they took out another line of credit for $100,000 on top of the mortgage.
Tax returns for 2004 reveal $14,395 in mortgage deductions. If we assume an effective interest rate of 6%, then they owed about $240,000 on a home they purchased for about $159,250.
This means they spent perhaps $80,000 beyond their income from 1999 to 2004.
The Obamas’ adjusted gross income averaged $257,000 from 2000 to 2004. This is above the threshold of $250,000 which Obama initially used as the definition of being "rich" for taxation purposes during last year’s election campaign.
The Obama family apparently had little or no savings during this period since there was virtually no taxable interest shown on their tax returns.
In 2003, they reported almost $24,000 in child care expenses and, in 2004, about $23,000. They also paid about $3,400 in household employment taxes each year. And as Michelle stated, they spent $10,000 a year on "extracurriculars" for the children.
These numbers clearly show the Obamas were living beyond their means and they might have suffered financially during the decline in housing prices had they relied on taking ever larger amounts of equity from their home to pay the bills.
But in 2005, Obama’s book sales soared and the royalties poured in. Michelle explained, "It was like Jack and his magic beans."
Without those magic beans, the Obama family would have eventually suffered the consequences of too much debt.
Obama’s penchant for borrowing in his private life carries over to his public life.
He gave the Congress virtually free rein in writing the huge stimulus bill. He had no reservations whatsoever about the country assuming so much debt. Other Presidents have tried to work out compromises on spending measures since it is ultimately the President who takes responsibility for the consequences.
Obama did make a feeble attempt to control spending when he announced that his cabinet had found ways to reduce federal spending by $100 million. But this is laughable. Compared to an estimated $3.6 trillion federal budget, it is a minuscule 0.0028%.
To put this into the context of the Obamas’ income for 2004 of $207,647, this savings works out to $5.77, or about the price of an arugula salad.
President Obama has never faced consequences in his private life when it comes to managing money. He always had enough money simply by borrowing more and more. And just when things got tight, those magic beans came along to save the day.
But as a nation, we cannot base our future on the hope that some day Jack and those magic beans will also save the rest of us.
President Obama’s troubling mantra: In debt, we trust
By Richard Henry Lee
Saturday, May 2nd 2009
It is no surprise that President Obama supports unprecedented spending and borrowing in the federal budget since he has never suffered any consequences from the excessive spending and borrowing in his private life.
And I’m not just talking about the First Lady’s $540 sneakers.
A close examination of their finances shows that the Obamas were living off lines of credit along with other income for several years until 2005, when Obama’s book royalties came through and Michelle received her 260% pay raise at the University of Chicago. This was also the year Obama started serving in the U.S. Senate.
During the presidential primary campaign, Michelle Obama complained how tough it was to make ends meet. During a stop in Ohio, she said, "I know we’re spending - I added it up for the first time - we spend between the two kids, on extracurriculars outside the classroom, we’re spending about $10,000 a year on piano and dance and sports supplements and so on and so forth."
Let’s examine how tough things were for this couple using various public records.
In April 1999, they purchased a Chicago condo and obtained a mortgage for $159,250. In May 1999, they took out a line of credit for $20,750. Then, in 2002, they refinanced the condo with a $210,000 mortgage, which means they took out about $50,000 in equity. Finally, in 2004, they took out another line of credit for $100,000 on top of the mortgage.
Tax returns for 2004 reveal $14,395 in mortgage deductions. If we assume an effective interest rate of 6%, then they owed about $240,000 on a home they purchased for about $159,250.
This means they spent perhaps $80,000 beyond their income from 1999 to 2004.
The Obamas’ adjusted gross income averaged $257,000 from 2000 to 2004. This is above the threshold of $250,000 which Obama initially used as the definition of being "rich" for taxation purposes during last year’s election campaign.
The Obama family apparently had little or no savings during this period since there was virtually no taxable interest shown on their tax returns.
In 2003, they reported almost $24,000 in child care expenses and, in 2004, about $23,000. They also paid about $3,400 in household employment taxes each year. And as Michelle stated, they spent $10,000 a year on "extracurriculars" for the children.
These numbers clearly show the Obamas were living beyond their means and they might have suffered financially during the decline in housing prices had they relied on taking ever larger amounts of equity from their home to pay the bills.
But in 2005, Obama’s book sales soared and the royalties poured in. Michelle explained, "It was like Jack and his magic beans."
Without those magic beans, the Obama family would have eventually suffered the consequences of too much debt.
Obama’s penchant for borrowing in his private life carries over to his public life.
He gave the Congress virtually free rein in writing the huge stimulus bill. He had no reservations whatsoever about the country assuming so much debt. Other Presidents have tried to work out compromises on spending measures since it is ultimately the President who takes responsibility for the consequences.
Obama did make a feeble attempt to control spending when he announced that his cabinet had found ways to reduce federal spending by $100 million. But this is laughable. Compared to an estimated $3.6 trillion federal budget, it is a minuscule 0.0028%.
To put this into the context of the Obamas’ income for 2004 of $207,647, this savings works out to $5.77, or about the price of an arugula salad.
President Obama has never faced consequences in his private life when it comes to managing money. He always had enough money simply by borrowing more and more. And just when things got tight, those magic beans came along to save the day.
But as a nation, we cannot base our future on the hope that some day Jack and those magic beans will also save the rest of us.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Need I Say More
My favorite words are about to come true. It is 6 miles from my house and I drive by twice a day, I was so excited a couple of weeks ago I almost pee'd my pants.
Grocery Bags
Ok so I am not all into this green garbage but I did make grocery bags for Christmas presents mostly because they say the plastic bags will no longer be available soon. So here are some of my bags, someday when I have time I will post the pattern. I found the pattern on Joann's.com but I modified it to make it much easier to sew.
Is it Spring Yet?
The calendar says it is mid Spring but 45 at night and the heater still on say differently. Anyhoo here are pics from my yard. The bird is a rose breasted grosbeak and I have a pair, aren't they beautiful.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
National Day of Prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer. If you are like me you don't need a special day to pray but today millions of Americans will be praying for the return of the country we love. George W recognized the day, Bill Clinton did not. And it figures that the imposter is not recognizing it either. Just another reason I miss GW.
America is quickly being destroyed by the current administration and millions of people who claim to love this country (we know they don't). So today, please ask God to guide us through these next 4 years and help enough see that this is the wrong path. We need to put our country back on the path of morals, values, and ethics, a country of God fearing people who do not want to live in a Socialist/Communist country.
America is quickly being destroyed by the current administration and millions of people who claim to love this country (we know they don't). So today, please ask God to guide us through these next 4 years and help enough see that this is the wrong path. We need to put our country back on the path of morals, values, and ethics, a country of God fearing people who do not want to live in a Socialist/Communist country.
My Dodgers
Dodgers make MLB history with 13th straight home victory
The Dodgers Wednesday night won their 13th consecutive game at home to start the season, a 10-3 victory over the Nationals, to break the modern-day Major League record held by the Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park in 1911.
The Dodgers' 13-game winning streak at Dodger Stadium is the club's longest at any point in a season since a 13-game tear from May 4 - June 5, 1993.
I wish they played here but alas no and I very seldom get to catch a game on TV. OH well.
COngratulations Dodgers!
The Dodgers Wednesday night won their 13th consecutive game at home to start the season, a 10-3 victory over the Nationals, to break the modern-day Major League record held by the Detroit Tigers at Bennett Park in 1911.
The Dodgers' 13-game winning streak at Dodger Stadium is the club's longest at any point in a season since a 13-game tear from May 4 - June 5, 1993.
I wish they played here but alas no and I very seldom get to catch a game on TV. OH well.
COngratulations Dodgers!
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