God forbid the nobama fool gets into office ...

... and steals the American dream from the working people.

excerpt from: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/13/obama-plumber-plan-spre
ad-wealth/

Barack Obama told a tax-burdened plumber over the weekend that
his economic philosophy is to "spread the wealth around" -- a
comment that may only draw fire from riled-up John McCain
supporters who have taken to calling Obama a "socialist" at the
Republican's rallies.

Obama made the remark, caught on camera, after fielding some
tough questions from the plumber Sunday in Ohio, where the
Democratic candidate canvassed neighborhoods and encouraged
residents to vote early.

"Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" the plumber
asked, complaining that he was being taxed "more and more for
fulfilling the American dream."

"It's not that I want to punish your success. I just want to make
sure that everybody who is behind you, that they've got a chance
for success too," Obama responded. "My attitude is that if the
economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for
everybody ... I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good
for everybody."

rant on:
So, what would be the reason to work and try to better oneself if that money-grabbing asshole is just going to punish you if/when you reach that magic number of $250k?
Does it occur to anyone that some people simply do not want to work because they are lazy and EXPECT it to be handed to them? What the hell is fair about rewarding the lazy bastards with someone else's sweat?

What a fucking idiot.
But thankfully, it was said on camera. If you want to live in a semi-socialist state -- then pleasePleasePLEASE move to a country that dictates as such. There are plenty of them
around.

rant off
kinda

books & buttons

Even tho I really enjoy the little mp3 player for listening to books when I walk, I also take pleasure in reading books. Bookmarks can sometimes be more hassle than they are worth in paperbacks. So, I always use a simple little paperclip. Well, in an effort to make the simple paperclip bookmark even handier, I 'customized' it so it's even more functional for my fingers.

Now, if you would like one of these just send me $1000 and I'll get one off to right away.
Or, you can just look at the pictures and make one yourself with a large paperclip, a loop back button and some super glue.




We have a Disabled Veteran's Thrift store nearby. Every Sunday they run what I call the quarter sale. Their dating system is by color code -- colored tags; orange, white, blue, yellow, green. Every Sunday they choose a color and anything with that color tag is a 25c or 5 for a $1. Needless to say, I generally walk away with a couple 33 gallon garbage bags FULL for less than $10. I figure I can by a piece of clothing with 4-8 buttons on it for a mere 20c. Of course it's not just clothing, it's anything. It's one of the highlights of my week.

Okay, I think I just revealed how dull my life really is.

frame it up

The malemate managed to wash AND dry the cell phone on Sunday. Surprisingly, it actually had some life left after all that - that is until I saw that it needed charging. I plugged the phone in to get it charged.
That phone is no more.

So, that meant a trip to Joplin to get a replacement. I had a couple other stops to make anyway, so it was going to be a worthwhile. One of the stops was to deal with eye glasses. I've been wearing some form of corrective lens since I was 9. It's face jewelry as far as I am concerned and because of that I get what I want, not what I can afford necessarily.

They had changed their sign out front to read "SARAH PALIN GLASSES ARE HERE!" I walk in and the place is swarming with customers. Obviously, the new America's sweetheart has been good for the eyewear industry. I notice that one of my favorite clerks is wearing the Sarahcuda frames. They look darling on her.

But for me, I chose what I call the Aristotle Onassis look and I am good with that.

barnyard sale!

I'm out here at the OK! cousins this weekend. Sadly, they have the farm for sale. It's time to wind down, I guess.

But how does one downsize all those toys, tools and equipment without going through an auctioneer?
A barnyard sale of course.
The OK! cousins called and asked if we wanted to come help.
Hell yes!
So the past two days we worked the barnyard sale and I'm actually going home with less than I came with.
But then, JAH (female OK! cousin) did not have any of the household stuff on this sale. That will be for another weekend. I'm pretty sure I'll need to rent a pull trailer at that point.
Well, maybe I lied a little. I am going home with a huge old metal water trough. And won't that be cute painted barn red and placed in front of my house with sweet potato vine and flowers?

JAH and I did steal a couple hours yesterday afternoon to take a long spin around the nearby sections on the ATVs. We were on a mission. I mentioned I wanted to check out the pecan trees and see how they are doing, because the one across the road was barren of any pods.
Off we went.
It looks like pecans are going to be very expensive this coming year. We did not find one tree with pods on. Not a single one.
Apparently, they had no rain here in the month of July and that is the time of year that the pods form.
I guess I'll survive a year without pecans, but those poor squirrels are going to have a helluva time. They have not had a nut famine in years.
The strong will survive.
Thank God the government can't meddle in that cycle of life and fuck it up.