jake jumped up on the coffee table to get a candy wrapper and spilled a glass of water on my laptop. it no longer works. i am without my pics and blog brainstorms.
hoping my dad will buy me a new one when i am at home next month.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Saturday, January 15, 2011
going in a different direction with this one.
do you think that the members of congress could earn even close to what they earn on the hill in the private sector? if they had to go out and work like the rest of us do (minus the government employees) would they have the skills to earn a position paying what they make?
they want a plexi-glass shield put up around the floor of the house?!? are you kidding me? are there not inherant risks with every job? i drive an average of 1,000 miles a week. is the possibility of a car accident not a given? when you run for president do you not realize that the risk of assasination exists? it's sad, but it is a truth. that is, as i see it, what is wrong with our country today. everyone is built up to the point that his or her ego takes over; remember when we were children and there were actual disappointments? i am sure it was difficult for our parents to watch but it humbled us and taught us to work hard, that nothing is a given and nothing is free. i was held personally accountable for my actions and taught to take responsibility for my actions and so now, placing blame and making excuses don't register with me. admit you triumphed or faulted, take your reward or punishment and move on to the next. do the egos of ANY of these politicians allow this? don't think so.
look members of congress; get your asses off that hill and find out what your constituants want. and sometimes it might happen that what the people you represent want may differ from your agenda, your alliances and your "earmarks" but man up! grow a pair, do your job! your ego will survive. but how would they even know what we want? my rep, the honorable tom graves, currently has no upcoming events on his website. no community outreach scheduled? nothing schedule to actually get in touch with the people whom he has represented for less than 8 months? niiiice. how quickly you forget what your job is.
this isn't just a rant. i am urging everyone to empower themselves. write your rep and express your concerns, hold him or her accountable for your district. if you are a parent, teach your children the value of hard work and let them feel the sting of disappointment. you can let them feel it and then build them back up and i know they will recover and in the end they will all feel the triumph of success and strive to repeat it over and over again.
it sure as hell can't hurt. i spend a lot of time wondering where the line between progress and destruction lies. can a back-to-basics approach hurt?
(i will elaborate on this whole progress/destruction topic in future posts. putting it down here helps me to process my thoughts. thanks.)
they want a plexi-glass shield put up around the floor of the house?!? are you kidding me? are there not inherant risks with every job? i drive an average of 1,000 miles a week. is the possibility of a car accident not a given? when you run for president do you not realize that the risk of assasination exists? it's sad, but it is a truth. that is, as i see it, what is wrong with our country today. everyone is built up to the point that his or her ego takes over; remember when we were children and there were actual disappointments? i am sure it was difficult for our parents to watch but it humbled us and taught us to work hard, that nothing is a given and nothing is free. i was held personally accountable for my actions and taught to take responsibility for my actions and so now, placing blame and making excuses don't register with me. admit you triumphed or faulted, take your reward or punishment and move on to the next. do the egos of ANY of these politicians allow this? don't think so.
look members of congress; get your asses off that hill and find out what your constituants want. and sometimes it might happen that what the people you represent want may differ from your agenda, your alliances and your "earmarks" but man up! grow a pair, do your job! your ego will survive. but how would they even know what we want? my rep, the honorable tom graves, currently has no upcoming events on his website. no community outreach scheduled? nothing schedule to actually get in touch with the people whom he has represented for less than 8 months? niiiice. how quickly you forget what your job is.
this isn't just a rant. i am urging everyone to empower themselves. write your rep and express your concerns, hold him or her accountable for your district. if you are a parent, teach your children the value of hard work and let them feel the sting of disappointment. you can let them feel it and then build them back up and i know they will recover and in the end they will all feel the triumph of success and strive to repeat it over and over again.
it sure as hell can't hurt. i spend a lot of time wondering where the line between progress and destruction lies. can a back-to-basics approach hurt?
(i will elaborate on this whole progress/destruction topic in future posts. putting it down here helps me to process my thoughts. thanks.)
Sunday, January 9, 2011
if
If I was a season, I’d be spring.
If I was a piece of furniture, I'd be a chaise lounge by the pool.
If I was a country, I'd be Italy.
If I was a food, I'd be Caprese Salad.
If I was a flower, I'd be a clean white calla lilly.
If I was a song, I'd be Hands Down by Dashboard Confessional.
If I was an instrument, I'd be a piano.
If I was a color, I'd be red.
If I was a book, I'd be Pride and Prejudice.
If I was a time of day, I'd be twilight.
If I was a drink, I'd be a 007 :)
I AM a holiday, and I am Valentines Day.
If I was a word, I'd be passion.
If I was a person, I’d be me.
If I could see the future, I wouldn't look.
If I was a piece of furniture, I'd be a chaise lounge by the pool.
If I was a country, I'd be Italy.
If I was a food, I'd be Caprese Salad.
If I was a flower, I'd be a clean white calla lilly.
If I was a song, I'd be Hands Down by Dashboard Confessional.
If I was an instrument, I'd be a piano.
If I was a color, I'd be red.
If I was a book, I'd be Pride and Prejudice.
If I was a time of day, I'd be twilight.
If I was a drink, I'd be a 007 :)
I AM a holiday, and I am Valentines Day.
If I was a word, I'd be passion.
If I was a person, I’d be me.
If I could see the future, I wouldn't look.
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