ELVIS AND LISA MARIE. DADDY DON'T YOU CRY..

ANOTHER GREAT ONE.

WHEN WILL MANKIND LEARN. MAYBE IT'S BLOWING IN THE WIND!

LISTEN CLOSE TO THE WORDS IN THIS SONG.

WILL DEC 21th 2012 BE THE BEGINING OF ( AQUARIUS ) ?

LET THE SUN SHINE IN... Time to open your hearts.

SOMETIMES WE JUST NEED A LITTLE HOPE.

WHY IS IT THE REPUBICAN PARTY AND THEIR CROONIES AFRAID OF RON PAUL?

It really makes you wonder why doesn't  it. Are they afraid the American people will learn all those little dark secrets they been keeping from the American people might come to light. Doesn't seem strange that all u seem to hear about on CNN and FOX news is the front runners Gingrich and Romney plastered all over the news everyday. We know that these stations are run by the corporations who want to have a hand in who ends up winning the Iowa vote by ignoring Ron Paul.

Ron Paul has been telling the American people the truth for over ten years about the corruption in Washington but we keep turning a deaf ear to it so the same old Crap just keeps rolling on. I don't know if we the American people are just DEAF or BLIND to what is happening in Washington. If you don't think theres something going on in the reporting of politics just watch CNN and FOX and count how many times they mention Ron Paul in regards to the other candidates. It almost seems like they are trying to brainwash the American people by not giving all candidates equal time on the airways. Wake up America before it's to late.

ELVIS AND LISA MARIE SINGING BLUE CHRISTMAS.

SORRY WRONG RON PAUL VIDEO,PLEASE WATCH CORRECT ONE HERE.

RON PAUL THE DEFENDER OF THE CONSITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..

TO SEE WHERE RON PAUL STANDS ON THE CONSITUTION OF THE UNITED SATES OF AMERICA AND THE WORLD.

A WAY TO PUT MILLIONS OF AMERICANS BACK TO WORK!!

Just think about this . What if we put a MORATORIUM on all foreign aid and oversea's spending for six months to one year and take those funds and apply them to our own infrastructure repairs. That would mean approximately 45-55 BILLION DOLLARS already set in the budget would be use to put millions of people back to work and get our economy moving again and also would mean more taxes going into our own government . I sure the world would survive for 6-12 months without our help and then we would be in better shape to help them more after we get our own country back on track.

Even if we took just portion of the above amount and applied to our inforstructure just think how many Americans we could put back to work and get men and women off unemployement benefits. We need thinking  not stinkers in Washington who are there to help this country not drive it into the ground. The simple answer sometimes is the right answer. Just one old mans opinion. SAD

THE WORLD MAY HATE AMERICA BUT THEY LOVE OUR MONEY!!

It seems like every time I turn on the TV I hear about were we are sending some country Billions of US dollars. It seems like when we elect politicians and send them to Washington and they take their oath of allegiance to the United States of America they become Brain Dead.
We got Hillary Clinton running around the world with a American tax payer check book handing out billions dollars in aid to all these different countries that have no use for this country. What are we the welfare office of the world? After all the blood of our young men and women have given in Iraq and while this was going on who was in there making deals with the Iraq politicians, China, Russia and Iran for their oil and minerals.
I thought they were to pay us back with oil money but I think we got a snow job and its still going on. The same thing is going on in Afghanistan. They want us out but be sure we still send them Billions of dollars in aid while they make back door deals with other countries for their minerals. We send aid to all these countries while they let their people die from starvation and corrupt officials. They keep the money for themselves, their friends
and their military. We have people in this country dying from poverty and young soldiers living on the streets in every city in this country because of lack of help from our government who sent them to war in the first place. We need to fix our own house before we fix other peoples house's and lets quit sending money to country politicians who only use it for their own benefit and not their people. LORD WHEN WILL WE LEARN. How proud should we as Americans be by having thousands of homeless children in this country.
Its time to wake up people. Our country is going to Hell in a handbag. So think about these things when you sit down with your families and ask the Lord to bless you for all you have while so many do without.
We have already lost our government in Washington lets not also lose the thing that made this the greatest
country in the world. The love for each other and a wellingness to help when and where we can.  SAD

THE SEASON FOR PEACE AND GOODWILL TO ALL.

ITS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN WE ALL PRAY TO OUR GOD NO MATTER WHAT NAME WE MAY USE AND ASK HIM FOR FORGIVENESS FOR THE SINS WE HAVE COMMITTED OVER THE PAST. WE PRAY TO HIM FOR THE WELL BEING OF ALL PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND TO ASK HIM TO BRING PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING TO THE ONES WHO NEED IT THE MOST. I ASK ALL MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AROUND THE WORLD TO LIFT YOU HEAD TO THE HEAVENS WITH ME TO ASK GOD TO BRING PEACE AND LOVE TO THIS WORLD DURING ALL THESE TROUBLED TIMES AND LET BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD REIGN IN FOR ALL OF US IN THE FUTURE. AMEN

The SAD Gazette: THE MIDNIGHT HOUR!!

The SAD Gazette: THE MIDNIGHT HOUR!!: I have come to the conclusion that our politicians can't agree on anything until the Midnight hour. So I think that should be their new them...

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR!!

I have come to the conclusion that our politicians can't agree on anything until the Midnight hour. So I think that should be their new theme song (THE MIDNIGHT HOUR ). If they did the same amount of work as they all run their mouths we would start getting things done in Washington. My dad always said a two party systems sucks. It seems like both parties will promise anything to get in office. But when reality hits nothing really changes and if you think it will change in 2012 I have some waterfront property in Las Vegas I will sell you cheap.
We are under the illusion that we the people elect the politicians, what a joke. I haven't seen so much FLIP FLOPPING since I work at the pancake house. We know who really elects our politicians and it sure aren't the middle class and below. As the old saying goes MONEY TALKS BULLSHIT WALKS. We have went from the American capital to the Corprate capital of Washington. We the American people have been evicted from our own capital and the SAD part is we allowed it by voting regardless of which party we choose instead of voting for what is right for this Country. We really need to think hard about who we really want to put in washington in 2012 not by party but by being Americans. SAD

MF.WHERE DID 1.2 BILLION DOLLARS DESAPPEAR TO.

When MF Globel went backrupt where did $ 1.2 billion dollars go. Yes only the shadow knows. Dosen't seem odd that mr Geithner excused himself from the investagating committee at the recommendation of Sen Grassley. Hum! make you wonder don't it. What are they trying to cover up now? Mr Geithner had to take a sudden trip to europe but for what. Was it to be out of DC when the hearings began? I am sure they over in the EU really didn't need his help.

Maybe we need to follow Mr Geithner to find where the $ 1.2 billion dollar went to. Money always seem to disappear when he is invovled. The queston is did it end up over in Europe in some back door steals? I doubt if we will ever find out. What promises did he make to the banks over there with taxpayer money?
If this nation and our govermemt is so broke where is all this money comming from. But you can bet there has been some back room deals made. You know theres a word that each side of our two party system keeps bringing up and that word is TRANSPARENCY which neither side has ever practiced. I wonder sometimes if they even know what it means. It seem we have so many politicans that put their mouth in motion before they put their minds in gear.

So we the 99% taxpayers will be gobbled up again by the 1% of the rich who controls this country again for the next four years while we set by and bitch and complain. Do you really think things will be better who ever ends up in the white house along with the congress. Will just look into the past and answer the question for yourself but you really need to open your eyes and be able to handle the TRUTH. The new world order is comming if not already here. Just watch Europe that is the begining.when a couple of countries controls the welfare of other countries. With new rules and regulations on how they are to live. We aren't loseing our freedom we are giving it away. I would say wake up America but I think it is already to late. SAD

PEOPLE IN POWER HAVE DEAF EARS WHEN IT COMES TO THE PEOPLE IN THEIR COUNTRIES.

Why is it people in power are afraid of people who's only wish is to have fair elections. They will do whatever it take to silence the voices of the people they claim to represent. The people of the world are growing tired of these crooked elections and are speaking out against them. We know that one voice can turn into a roar. The days of these crooked politicians are numbered. They can't quiet all the people all the time.

The people of the world are becoming tired of being mislead by these crooked politicians who only have their own and their friends welfare interest at stake. The people of the world are beginning to stand up and SAY no more. Governments can't change the world but the people can.. SAD

HAS THIS COUNTRY TURN INTO A WELFARE COUNTRY?

As a great many of us grew up in this country we were taught to depend on ourselves and to work hard for the things we wanted out of life. Somewhere along the line we have found ways to get money from our government for free. Their are people who have learned how to beat the system and have the rest of us pay for it.

Some how a part of our people have become so dependent on the government for hand outs that they forgot how to go out and earn their own way in life. I am not talking about retirees who work all their life and paid into the system for their future retirement or the ones that really need the help. I am talking about that percent that feel like the people and government owe them a living. Yes our system is broke because their are some Americans that have found the ways to beat the system. We can't blame everything on our government for the programs they pass to help the people that needed it but be mad at the ones that have taken advantage of it.
I am afraid we have gone from a working country to a welfare country because their are two many Americans with their hands out wanting somethings for nothing that are able to get out there and work for a living. Somewhere along the way these individuals have lost their pride and self respect. The government has its problems but so do we. Somewhere along the way we have lost self dependence of who we are. SAD

IS THE WORLD LOSING IT OR JUST GOING NUTS??

It seems like the world is on the edge of losing it or just going nuts. In Washington the politicians want to help the American people so bad that they can't agree on anything. They are so busy trying to make each other look bad they are tearing this country apart and it not only here but in all the countries around the world except for a few who still have a working brain.
Governments have gone nuts with spending money on things that had no benefit to their countries and now they want only the lower class to pick up the tab. Yes every country has it's ivory towers and their own government elite. They seem to be in a world of their own like they have loss touch with reality.
People are dying around the world from wars,starvation,disease,poverty and none of the governments seems to give a DAMN or they just don't know how to stop it or if they want to. We have lost a generation of good leaders and now we are stuck with what we have now. The working people around the world are getting the shaft while the politicians and Corporations are getting the GOLD mine. We need to work together in this world to have hope that humanity will survive. Pray that good old common sense will prevail once more.

QUESTION---?

WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIFT GIVEN AT CHRISTMAS???? BE BLESSED

CHRISTMAS WILL BE HERE SOON BUT NOT FOR ALL.

Christmas is a time to calibrate in are own beliefs. We all celebrate in our own way some by receiving and some by giving. Just think what it would be like if everyone one on this small planet gave one yes one dollar or whatever you call your money to a local charity to help give a gift or a Christmas dinner to your fellow man. While you are sitting around the table getting ready to have a great Christmas dinner stop for a moment and say a prayer for the less fortunate.Stop and think of the father & mother sitting around a table with nothing to celebrate because they can't afford to buy their children and themselves a Christmas dinner or be able to have a Christmas tree with anything under it for their children. Yes unless you have been their and experience those types of degrading and dark moments you will never understand and the sad part about it is it's going on all around the world.
There is nothing that gives a person more satisfaction in life then to see a child opening a present at Christmas or just being able to have a holiday meal with their family. We all know there are to many people in this world during these trying times going without because of these things going on all over this world. Only when men & woman open their hearts to each other will true mankind return. No matter how small amount you can give the receiver will be richer by it. Be Blessed. SAD

WHERE HAVE ALL OUR CORPORATIONS (GONE) ???

You no it kind of reminds me of a old song sung by Peter,Paul and Mary where have all the flowers gone. Remember the founders of some of the large corporation's that were started here in the United States by men with the eyes on the future of their companies. They knew that if you treated your employees fair and gave them a decent wage they would help you build your dream company. Most looked out for their employees and by doing so  they were sucessful in their goals. Now that generation of men are gone and the next generation have taken over. They seem to forgot what their fathers taught them about business that a happy worker will always make you money.
There are some large corporations that have thrown the American working under the train by moving their operations overseas. Not because of product quality of work but because of their bottom line. Some have even gone as far as to give up their designs of their product just so the will be let into that country. They say we are the largest buyers in the world I say we are the largest junk buyers in the world. These large corporations that have given their souls away for profit on slowly heading for a catch 22 situation. When all these countries learn all of their trade secrets that's when they will no longer need them in their countries.
We see that now with parts being made with inferior products for our own military equipment.
We also have some corporations that have gotten the name Globe Trotters. That means they go to any country that the labor is the cheapest and aren't really concern with the quality of their product. We the Americans need to stop buying their junk products and start buying our own products built in America by our own Americans hands. Then at that time we will see jobs come back to America. SAD

DAA SUPER COMMITTEE. ANOTHER WASHINGTON ( DUD ).

Did you really think that a committee from the do nothing congress and senate could come together. Hogwash!
They just stuck it to the American people again. They knew were it would end up. Nowhere. Answer me this why do we fall for the same crap that comes out of Washington over and over again . No wonder they believe the American people will fall for it again and again. I wonder just how many Americans really believed they would come up with an answer or were they just buying more time feeding us the same BULLS'' " T as they have been from both parties.
WE THE PEOPLE. Has that become a joke the American people believe in. Do you really think our voices are heard in Washington or do you believe they have falling on DEAF ears. Do you remember the statement
a house divided within can not survive. Will folks here we are. This country has never been more divided in the history of this country. We have let greedy corporations along with greedy politicians take our capital from the American people.
We are the ones to blame each and every one of us.. We have looked the other way while all this has been going on. You say what can we do now? Will we can close our ears and shut our eyes or we can raise up and throw all these morons out and start fresh with people who care about this country and remember we are all Americans first not rich,poor black,white or brown but Americans. SAD

REMEMBER WHEN?

Remember when. I have an old mantel clock that was made in Germany when they made great items like that by their own hands and they were built to last generations. I have items that were made in Japan when they were made with quality in mind. I have an old pocket watch from Russia made 40-50 yrs ago and it still works. again quality workmanship from their own people hands The same thing with a watch made in Switzerland. What happened to the world of master craftsman's. Now everything is made from plastic and batteries. Now it all done by automatic machines and robots. Have we forgot how to build things with our own hands. People around the world wanted things made in America by Americans hands. These items I have collected over the years were made with the thought they would last for generations and we could pass them down to our children. Well that time has gone we have giving up to automation and what a shame. Every country had items made by theirr people own hands that were made with there love for making things by their own hands and that made them valuable to all the collectors around the world because we knew the labor and love that was put into it.
Now all the old master
craftsman are disappearing and what is replacing them are items of low quality that if it last for five years it will become an antique if it still works, That is really a sad thing to see disappearing (Master Craftsmanship from around the world ). Really Sad.

WASHINGTON THE LAND OF POLITICIANS WITH BRAIN FOG...

Brain fog what a weird word. It seems like every politician in Washington has it. If you watch the house or senate online or TV all u hear and see are the politicians accusing each other for the mess they have all put this country in. They are so busy trying to blame each other they can't focus on the real problems.
Have you ever drank from a carton of milk that you didn't realize was spoiled. It really left a bad taste in your mouth. Will that's the same reaction some of us get when we watch and listen to our politicians in Washington get up and give the same speeches over and over again and have you ever notice if a politician gets caught doing something he or she shouldn't be doing the first thing they say in defence of themself's is well we will form a committee to investigate it WOW what a blow off.
When the millionaires ask for a tax increase what happens ( Bring fog and Deafness ). Knock, Knock Washington is there anyone there? I heard a politician running for president saying he would cut the congress and senate to a Part time job ( Brain fog ). Well hey they only work part time when they are there now. So if you cut out the part time I guess they wouldn't show up at all. Maybe not that bad of idea. The patients in the nut house have taken charge of Washington.. SAD

IS WASHINGTON BECOMMING A JOKE???

I think the politicians in Washington have become deaf to the American people. They don't seem to hear us or just don't give a Damn to what we have to say. It seems Washington has become the home of an Elite club. Laws they pass for the American people don't apply to them. They sit in their white palace were sometimes I think totally unaware what going on in this country. They spend more times pointing fingers at each other and squabbing over who's at fault then doing what they were sent there to do. We all know Washington has become so corrupt with sex,tax evasion,insider trading and self interests.

We know who these politicians are but we just keep putting them back in there. So we will sit around and complain about how bad things are in Washington. The world is changing just look at whats happening with our younger generation. They know whats going on and they have decided to protest and what do some off us do we sit back and criticize them for the actions they are taking. This great country started with a PROTEST think about it and remember your History. In this world you have followers and you have leaders.
Followers need to pick the right leader and then get out of the way and do what they do best Follow.
The day will come when the people of America and around the world will finally say enough is enough.
Its time to set things straight. Even a lamb can turn into a bull if pushed hard enough. SAD

WASHINGTON'S INSIDE TRADING AND ITS LEGAL!!! CLICK ON BELOW.

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WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ALIENS CAME TO EARTH ???

How would earth receive them? Sometimes I think about it. Lets say they are watching us what do you think they would be observing? A world in turmoil, a peaceful world or a planet that is determined to destroy itself.

From space our earth look so beautiful and peaceful,but on earth we know better. Why would any aliens even think about landing on a world with so much distrust of each other. Who would they contact first?
WOW now that's really the question of the century. Who would welcome them first without firing a shot. How
do you think we could ever communicate with them in a peaceful way when we can't communicate in a peaceful matter with each other.
No I don't think we are ready to meet any aliens from space because this world is way to violent to except beings from another world. Have they been here before whose know, will they ever come,again whose knows. Would you drive your car through a battle zone don't think so and I think they may be to smart for that mistake. Maybe they are waiting to see if this world can pull itself together without war,hate and hunger.
We can only wait to see so keep watching the skies. Maybe they will bring this earth salvation. We could sure use some help from somewhere...SAD

NO SKIN IN THE GAME!!

You probably want to know what I am talking about(right). The problem in Washington is they have nothing at stake as to put their ASS on the line like they have put the American people have thanks to them. What have they offered in cuts in their Washington's elite club?
I haven't seen anything about pay cuts,travel cuts,benefits cuts, staff cuts or housing costs. I like to see were the government has tried to curb their costs in Washington. If you want the American people to put their ASS on the line you need to be the first to drop your pants. Not only Washington but all around the world governments are putting all the problems on their peoples backs. You wonder if these genius's we have in Washington can't run this country and do the things they were sent there for like curtail spending and make sure every American pays their fair share in taxes and get our budget under control we well lose.
It makes you wonder who controls their budget's at their homes. Most likely their wife's and in that case maybe they are the ones we should have elected.
We the American people need to stop complaining because we just keep putting the same genius's back in office and they just keep screwing up. I don't care what party you belong to it won't change until we all start becoming Americans again and start doing what is best for our country. As the old saying goes MONEY talks BULLSHIT walks and That's is what controls the our Washington TODAY...SAD

THE PERFECT WORLD!!!!!

We all wonder what would a perfect world look like. Well in one mans opinion it would be like this. First all the country's in the world would all destroy all their weapons. Stop spending billions of dollars on how to improve our way of  KILLING each other.
For government's to stay out of each others business. You know most people just want to live and enjoy life. Work, have a family, raise out children in a safe world and to worship God in are own way no matter what name he goes by. Most people don't want to kill each other but it seems the government's always seem to find a way for people to end up killing each other.
There is so much hate in this world it will eventually destroy humanity. We are all human beings just trying to live a peaceful life why do we have to hate each other so. Just think of what we could do in this world with the money that our countries spend on weapons to kill each other.
We could end poverty, clean up our world instead of destroying it. Live in harmony. I have never met a person from any country I didn't enjoy talking with. We may disagree on things but we don't have a need to kill each other because of them. Every country on this world has beautiful places and wonderful people we should be learning about and from each other. We have so much to teach each other. I can't understand how you can hate someone you have never met. A PERFECT WORLD  I know I won't see it in my life time but maybe some day
something will bring the people of this small planet together in peaceful harmony.

I WONDER HOW MANY WEALTHY AMERICANS RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS MONTHLY??

Have you ever wonder why Warren Buffet receives a monthly S,S check and how many in congress and the senate receive them along with their salaries and golden benefits?

I wonder how many wealthy Americans also receive a S.S ck every month. I wonder what that would amount to? I haven't heard of one wealthy person say hey I don.t really need it so to help the ones that
really need it I will cancel my S,S cks until I really need them.
I heard an retired politician call the Americans on S.S. as a bunch of bloodsuckers living off the government. But he didn't mention that he has receive his S.S for several yrs. So who is really the bloodsucker here.
Wouldn't it be nice if persons making over $ 350,000 a yr net at the age of 62-65would forgo their S.S cks until they really needed them. Just think how that would help Social security and the national debt. At least nobody would be so gong-hoe on taxing the wealthy.
There is nothing the American people need that can't be built right he in the United States of America by using our own hands. I used to by products from Germany, Japan. They were good products made by their own workers hands now it all gotten  to be junk with the rest of the worlds products. Greed has changed the quality of products to how cheap they can be made using inferior materials. BUY AMERICA Lets show the rest of the world how things of quality can still be produced. SAD

POORMANS GOLD.

WE seniors watch the stock markets,Washington and the world economy wondering whats going on in the world and what we can do to help protect ourselves from what is coming down road . No one has the true answers to were we are heading. Everybody guessing and that about the best answers they can come up with.So all you end up with a whole Lotta people sprouting CRAP. For myself I have been buying a little silver here and there.
I am just like a lot of seniors living on a fix income. Silver is the poor mans gold and I make it a practice to try and buy one once a month. My daddy always said you can burn paper but not silver. There's not alot of seniors hoarding gold we just can't afford it. Take a look at your dollar bill at the top. It says federal reserve note and now look at a silver dollar and it says United states of America. Did you know there is less silver in the world then gold and look what it is used in almost everything. Silver is my reserve in case of the unpreditable future. So i will just keep trying to buy my little amount of silver each month and if nothing ever happens at least it well be something to past on to my kids or my grand kids. I try and buy various denominations in silver coins because it would be kinda hard to take a gold coin or bar and scrape off a dollars worth. Ha ha. Anyhow have a good day. SAD

The SAD Gazette: OK WASHINGTON ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!

The SAD Gazette: OK WASHINGTON ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!: "I have never seen so many politicians so involved in their own problems when they were sent to solve the country's problem. It seem like all..."

OK WASHINGTON ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!

I have never seen so many politicians so involved in their own problems when they were sent to solve the country's problem. It seem like all they want to do is blame the seniors for everything wrong in this country.
I have a way to solve our debt problem. Firsh cut out the prescription drug program that Bush shoved down the seniors throat which by the way was not paid for and only ended up benefiting the prescription drug companies and rising drug prices. They start off giving all seniors a good monthly rate and then next year the plan triples and the most expensive drug gets drop from their from their coverage plans. Why not let the seniors buy from wherever they can get the best price.

Drop Medicare part D the so called advantage plans what a joke and another program shoved on the seniors back by the so called politicians for the insurance corporations again not paid for. Now it cost more to get the supplemental ins that only covers 20% that Medicare doesn't pay for. Yet it cost more then what it cost for Medicare which covers 80%. Lets see who's really making the money. This was another great idea of our politicians looking out for us poor Seniors and another joke on us.

Finally drop the health care plan another program not paid for. I believe everybody needs to be covered but right now we need JOBS<JOBS and JOBS. I went to the store the other day and picked up a few things we needed and in front of me there were three women and they all paid their grocery bill with food stamps. Well that didn't really bother me till I left the store and saw the women loading their groceries into a brand new SUV. I stood there for a minute and watched and these were young women. I thought to myself well their must be a reason why they pay for their groceries with food stamps and drive a new SUV.. My question is are we really helping the ones that need or have so many people found away to beat the system?

I think we need to get our economy and jobs going again and then we can talk about health care for everyone. Now lets cut the congress down to half of what it is by allowing each state to have four repersentives and two senators with a eight year maximum terms. Lets go to a flat tax system
where you are taxed on what you make. Fight fraud and abuse. I can go on forever but we know Washington is deaf to what the American people say they only listen to the MONEY MASTERS.
Just one old mans opinon. SAD

CANADIANS GOD BLESS THEM.

I always wanted to write something about our Canadian friends across the border. When I was younger I had a chance to visit Canada on several occasions. Tho they were business trips I fell in love with Canada and it's people I meet on those trips. I was just a southern born young man at those times with a slow southern accent.

I always got kidded by them for the way I talked but it was always with respect. I found the country to be beautiful. I tried to see as much as I could see in a few days I had before I had to leave and what I was able to see was awesome.
I found the people to be great. They never made me feel  like a stranger. The people I met always made me feel at home.
But I found out one thing about Canadians don't go drinking with them. I drank drinks I had never heard of and the next morning I woke up in my hotel bathroom with my head stuck in the toilet. Hell I didn't remember being brought back to the hotel. But whatever happened that night they got me back to my room and I was hoping to see them before I left but I had a early flight so I never got a chance to say goodby and thanks.

The next time I traveled to Canada some of the guys ask me to bring them several bottles of Canadian Mist whiskey. So I pick up several bottles and brought them with me. Damn when I got to customs and I thought to myself hey am I going to be arrested for smuggling. But no problem they let me through with the booze. After I found out what a bottle cost in Canada I could see why they wanted me to bring some bottles with me ha ha . This time when they the guys said lets go have a drink after work I decided not to this time out of self preservation. I have always looked back on those days of my time spent in Canada with such great memories of their kindness to a young southern man. God bless Canada and it's warm hearted people. SAD

WHAT'S THE YEARLY SALARY OF THE CEO OF AARP?

The CEO of AARP get a yearly salary and perks of over a one MILLION dollars a year. The top 18 executives AARP bring in a annul gross salary of 7-8 MILLION dollars. The company brings in over ONE BILLION dollars a year mostly from New York Health Ins Companies. I guess their doing pretty well when they say they represent us poor seniors. I feel like the only thing they worry about in truth is their profit margin. AARP is a joke. They are like all the other corporations, prescriptions, medical, and the insurance companies when it comes to how to bleed the Seniors of their small social security checks while making claims how they are looking out for us. If you believe that then I have some ocean front property in Arizona I will sell you cheap. SAD

WHO CONTROLS OUR PAPER MONEY? Our Goverment Guess Again!!!

Look at the top of your paper money. It says ( FEDERAL RESERVE NOTE ). Now look at a  silver dollar it is stamped ( UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ). Does that tell you anything?
The Federal Reserve is a privately owned bank back by some very powerful people who's goals are to control all the worlds currency's. We have the Federal Reserve Note and England has the England Bank and so on around the world. This group is more powerful then Presidents and government's. They can make anything happen around the world to make sure they always make a profit for their elite stock holders.Wars,murders,assassination's and they can control economy's just by controlling the worlds money supply. They took control of our money in 1913 after being held off for over seven decades.

It seems awful funny that when Ron Paul asked for a audit of the gold in Fort Knox he was told no. Does that make you wonder why? Are they afraid to let the American people know how much gold is there? There has not been an audit of Fort Knox since president Eisenhower was in office. Why not? That is why I said every American should go to GOGGLE and type in ( THE MONEY MASTERS MOVIE ). It runs for about 3 1/2 hrs. It will be the most informative time you may ever spend in learning the truth about whats going on in this country and around the world and who's pulling the strings. Wake up America or it may be to late to correct it. Contact your Congressperson and Senators and tell them you want an audit of the gold in Fort Knox and see what your reply will be.If you love America past this on or tell a friend.SAD

( TRUTH ) DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW ?

I was talking with a friend about the mess this country is in and I was shock at his replies. He said some things I couldn't believe and I told hm so. For instant theres no gold in fort Knox, That this mess in our financial crisis is being controlled by a very secret group of men KNOW AS MONEY CHANGERS. I didn't realize
that the federal reserve is a privately own bank where no one knows who the board members names are. He said if you really want to understand what is going on in this country as well of around the world go to GOOGLE. Type in the search box ( THE MONEY MASTERS ) and watch the movie and I did and was shocked at what I learned. I think every American should see this movie that this group have tried to cover up for decades. I know you will be as shocked as I was to find out who really control America and the world.SAD

SENIORS BEWARE!!!!!

You really need to beware of all the SCAMS being directed at us seniors. I guess they the scammers think we are easy targets and I guess some of us are. We go back to a generation when a man's word meant something you took faith in. That day is gone.
The scammers are more experience now  with all these new ways they have come up on how to scam us. Well,we need to start being a little more alert to their tactics. We just had one here where emails were sent out telling people their credit cards account has been compromise so would you please call a certain phone number and give them your account information. It was advertise in the local papers for several days and they still ended up scamming some people out of and over  $100.000.
They are very smart in their methods to scam you. So BEWARE  when you get an email or phone call asking for your credit information. If they contact you by phone and say they represent a company you deal with then ask them for their name and phone number because you will have to get back to them in a few minutes because you are busy at the moment. Then call that company they say they represent and ask them if they had just contacted you by phone for this information.
If not call your police dept right away and give them the information you have collected. If this company will not give you this information just hang up because it's not legit. When face with a decision of giving out your credit information to someone over the phone always protect yourself first and ask for help from someone you trust. SAD

OUR DOG LADYBUG..

We had a golden retriever name Lady. She was with us for a wonderful 13 years. When is finaly became ill and past away we were so heart broken. She had become like a big part of our family. We decided not to have another dog because we didn't want to go through the same feelings again.

Well we went for two weeks and missing haveing Lady around my wife and I were miserable and I just decided we needed another dog to help take away the pain and loneliness that we felt. So I decided to go to the animal shelter and see what was there. When I walked throught the shelter I didn't see anything of interest until I started to leave. All alone in a pen off to the side I saw a little shadow of a dog so I went to the door of the pen and knelt down to were I could get a better look and there curled up in the corner was this solid black bundle.

I softly said hey there and a beautiful small black head slowly rose up and turned it eyes toward me and for a moment we just stared at each other. I had never seen a dog so completely black. She got up and slowly came over to me and sat down and I knew then she would be a heart breaker. I slowly put my hand throught the gate and she smelled it and finaly started to lick it and I was hook looking into those black sad eyes. I found out from the attendent that it was a she and she was a full blooded flat coat black retriever the first I had ever seen. She was eight months old and was drop off by a family that had to move out of state for work and could not have a animal at their new home. I knew the attendent real well from over the years helping with food donations to the shelter and I asked her if she was up for adoption. She said she was but they would be very cautious who they allowed th adopt her. But she said We would have no problem with adoption because she said we knew she would get a wonderful home with my wife and I.

Now all I had to do was convince my wife because she wanted another golden retriever hum. Well I knew this was going to be interesting to say at least. First I needed a picture of this dog to help me in my persuation to adopt her,so we took a picture of her and away I went knowing the attendent would hold the dog until I contacted her to let her know our decision. The home front dicision in the next part 2.

WHERE'S THIS COUNTRY GOING ( PART 5 )

I really don't care what party you are affiliated with or are a independent do you really feel like Washington is listening. I feel like the one thing that is hurting us all we have forgot we are Americans first. That we need to pull together to pick the best men to run our government. If you listen to all the hog wash from both sides you start wondering is anybody telling the truth anymore. They tell us what we want to hear and then do what their told by powerful powers in Washington to what they can do and we all know who the controls the power in Washington.

It's sad what we have let Washington and it's powerful allies get away with because we are so divided by party affiliations. If you look real close you can see we the American people have lost our voices in our cooperate capital. We spend BILLIONS nation building around the world and you know who paying for it The lower class Americans. You notice I did not say middle class. We all know there are only two classes in this great country. That's the UPPER and the LOWER. time to face the reality. The seniors trust funds turned out to be Washington's piggy bank till it ran out of money. Now it's the so call middle class and lower class that has become Washington's piggy bank. We the seniors did not ask for all these entitlement's but were shove down on us by large cooperation's back by government controls.

SO HERE WE ARE. Broke no money to sustain them, fraud and abuse running rampant in all these entitlement's and a government that will step over a dollar to save a dime and what is our government about it. 
sitting in their ivory tower accusing each other for this mess we are in when both have created it. Mean while 14 or so millions Americans wonder where their next job or meals for their families are going to come from..

Shame America, Shame Mr President and Shame Congress and Senate and all you CEO's sitting in your towers of GREED. You know who you are. SAD

WHERE'S THIS COUNTRY GOING ( PART 4 )

WOW!
We the seniors of this country have really mess this country up with all these entitlement's we have been given. The strange thing about all these so called entitlement's we have I don't ever remember asking for them.

I remember paying into social security and Medicare and that's all. So where did all these so call programs come from that the politicians are saying are bankrupting America. Who pushed us into the prescription drug program. Then partD, Medicare advantage program and now health care for everyone.I'll tell you large corporations because they discovered an untapped income source from seniors with all these new programs and now it's coming back and biting them in the BUTT. We the seniors of this country know from experience when a politician Tell's you they have come up with a new program for us (Hang On To Your Wallet ).
Do you really think that our politicians came up with these programs on their own. If you think they are really that smart shame on you or I have some water front property I will sell you cheap in Death Valley. Please don't give our politicians that much intelligents.

where's this country going ( part3 )

Have you really thought about where the next true Armageddon will hit. Well it's already happening. Just take a look at the world weather. Look at all the crop failures happening around the world. We know whats coming.
Thousands of people will starve to death because of all these crops failures. Soon a basket of wheat or corn will cost the same as a barrel of oil. Are you preparing for it. I have started buying some nonperishable items. I can be wrong but I would feel a Little better if my pantry was stocked. Just look around the world at all the people starving right now and it is coming to our shores to.
We have always been there to help feed the world when needed but the the disasters we have had in our farm belt, alot of crops have been lost. You don't see many people on TV or in Washington talking much about it. I am not trying to alarm people but please pay attention to what going on in the world with all the ,drought's, flooding, wild fires,earthquakes and wars. There are around seven billion people on this earth. That's alot of people to feed in the best of times.

I am just saying just don't get caught off guard. Pay attention to whats going on around the world with the weather in all the different countries. I hope you understand this message I am trying to get out to you. GOD BLESS YOU AND GOD BLESS AMERICA..

WHERE'S THIS COUNTRY GOING ( PART2 )

WOW! I just heard this morning that we are looking at sending ( THREE BILLION DOLLARS ) to Afghanistan to continue to rebuild their country and to keep their country from going into a recession. Is there something wrong with this picture??

We all know that the people of these here United States of America are always there to help where help is needed but as with anything there has to be an end. Our white house and congress ( corporate headquarters ) in Washington seem to have forgotten  our own American people's needs. Parts of our own country has been
devastated by oil spills,huricanes,floods, Forrest fires and droughts in some area's. Where do we look to for help?
Some say we are already in a recession and some say we aren't in one. Well i guess it depends on how much money u have in ur pocket. We all know about tax breaks who they really help. But lets face reality. You are not going to get companies back from overseas when they pay a average wages of $ 80.00 a month in China who's kidding who. People around the world wanted products made in America because they always were made to last. Yes we took pride in what we made but now that is gone forever because greed is more important then quality. Now we buy 30% of the worlds cheap crap. China lends us back our own money that we spend on items produced there.
So the question is where is Washington when the American people need them now. How about lets get the people in this country back to WORK and then worry about the other problems. You have to have monies coming in to really know what you can really cut. I think Washington is in a state of BRAIN FOG. while they beaker back and forth we The American people do the suffering.. GOD BLESS AMERICA FOR AS LONG AS SHE CAN STAND!!

WHERE'S THIS COUNTRY GOING.

You know it's sad to listen to our Congressmen & Women along with our Senators and President talk about the condition of our economy when we know they are incapable of solving it. We the people really know that they have lost all power to Banks and large Corporations. The same people that got us in this mess are running our government. I guess we will never learn. They have taken all the monies the Americans people have paid into social security, medicare and just wasted it to help their friends that put this country in the mess we are in. We listen to what they want us to hear and then do what they want to do. Do they think the American people are that ignorant.
The question is do we indicate that to them? That they can just lead us around on a lease. We the American people have let this go on for so long we have LOST Washington. Now our capital is being run by Crooks and Greed. It is amazing how much money this country will spend to kill people. But when it comes to helping our own people they flutter like butterfly's. Our government will step over a Dollar to save a Dime.

So what the answer well maybe we need to take back Washington. Let get the politician's out who are more concern about their future's then the country's problems. We the American people know what the problems are and I think we know how to solve them but do we have the fortitude in us to stand together and do it that is the question. We the American people are the Blame because we have turned a blind eye to what has been going on in Washington for so long. To see the problems of this country clearly just look into a mirror. This is just one old man's opinion

MOTHER NATURE,IS ANYONE LISTENING? NC TORNADOES.

We live just east of Colerain,NC just about 6-8 miles. I sat on my front porch and watch the dark sky's and the continuous flashes of lighting that seem to last forever. I knew that the people around Colerain was really going through hell. All the time not knowing if it would cross the Chowan river and hit us next. I have been through quit a few hurricanes but I never seen and heard the sky so angry.

I know the fear that was in our hearts waiting to see if it would come our way and could only imagine the hell the people around Colerain were going through. Our hearts rushed as the wind got very still and from past experience with hurricanes it was the moment of indecision on what to do next. Stay or go,but where? I watch the flag on the flagpole for a sign of wind direction and then the flag began to waver with the direction pointing north.

The tornado would head northerly from us and not cross the river. For a moment I was relieved but then my mind went back to my friends across the river knowing the hell they must be going through and not being able to help them. Mother Nature was really angry that night. Our heart's and prayers go out to them for the night that we won't forget for a very long time. Ur friends from across the river. Bill & Thelma

HOMELESS WOMAN ON THE STREETS.

I just saw a news clip on CNN that shows women mostly elderly living on the streets of NY. Few things really bother me but this really did. These are someones mothers,grandmothers and daughters. Its hard to watch these women eating out of garbage cans, sleeping in doorways or under brides.
I can't remember being so disgusted with our government and the American people allowing this to be happening in this country. We send Billions to other countries overseas to rebuild their countries while we have the elderly women eating out of garbage cans. They have no homes, It seems that we as Americans don't care. Whats happened to our Faith and Morality in this country? We just don't seem to care about each other anymore. Maybe we need to show the world these pictures of elderly women eating from garbage cans and sleeping in doorways and under brides and show them the real United States Of American instead of all these pictures of how great this country really is and it is such a wonderful place to live.
Every American should be ashamed of our government and greedy Corporations for letting this go on in our country. Men, veterans and teenagers living on the streets are bad enough but when it comes to elderly women that's the straw that breaks the camels back. They showed an elderly women in a wheelchair with everything she owned hanging from it and the weather was 15 degrees outside. It brought tears to my eyes to see  how far this country has deteriorated. We sit in our warm heated homes worrying about a loaf of bread going up in price by 10-15% while we have elderly women on the streets in this country that don't even have a slice of bread to eat. I am as guilty as the rest of American people for not speaking up to my congressmen and woman along with our senate and president. I can't give much but I know whatever I give to help my fellow Americans will be a help. It scares the Hell out of me to think someday that may be my sister,mother or grandmother out there on the streets of this Country begging for food and living in doorways and under bridges. BM

WE THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.

Will we survive the mess the country is in? Sometimes I wonder about all these entitlements that we receive. Are they really necessary? I'm talking about the programs like the prescription drug program, health care programs and all the others. The only ones that really benefit are the insurance companies. Maybe if we didn't have these programs maybe the doctors and hospitals could lower their prices by not having to fill out all the government and insurance forms to get paid.
It sure would cut out all the fraud in the system. Well it's just one old man's thoughts. I also wonder about a national lottery where the drawings where held once a month. There wouldn't be just one winner but many winners ever month. Lets say 40% goes to prizes,10-15% go to the cost of the program and the reminder to go into a defecit fund to pay it down. Tickets would be $1.00 and the prizes would be one maximum prize of $50,000 per winner divided by the amount of dollars in the 40% prize money which would equal alot of winners every month. I think alot of people would like a chance to win $ 50,000 on a $1.00 ticket. I hope you understand what I trying to say.
Anyhow just a thought. I think this program would help a lot of people and our defecit in the trouble times. Thanks for reading this blog. SAD

ARE WE ALONE?

My son gets a kick out of this discussion when we have them. He really gets a kick out of talking about UFO'S. He always ask me if they are in outer space why haven't they landed or try and contact us. I tell him what space traveler with any sense would want to land on a world were everybody trying to destroy each other.
A world were the human inhabitants are determine  on detroying thier own planet. Were they have slowly been destroying the air,natural resourses,freshwater, oceans and each other. A planet were people take all mother nature has to offer but gives nothing back in return. We know our planet is already over populated and still growing.
We also know that mother earths resources can't last forever but there are alot of the human race that don't seem to care. They the aliens are probably waiting for us to do ourselfs in. Just think what a world this would be if we took all the money and resourses we spend on killing each other an applied it to the human race and mother nature.As long as the aliens watch and see all the hate and wars on this planet and the self destruction we are headed for would you go to a place like that I don't think so. Are we alone? Who really knows. SAD

SENIORS CAN FIND WAYS TO CUT COST.

You know with everything on the rise we all must find ways to cut our cost of living. We all know its tough to do but I have found a few ways that may help depending on ur state. I found out some states have a law I suppose its a law but not sure that if you are 65 and older you can get your property tax cut in half.

I heard about it and then I check into it an sure enough I was able to have my property tax cut in half by going down to the tax accessors office. It wasn't much but it help lower my mortgage payment. They installed a fire hydrant within a 1000 feet of my home so I call my home ins co and they lowered my yearly preminum
by 20 %. Well as we say every little bit helps. I service my heating,hot water and cooking with propane gas and we know how these prices have been rising so I though I would buy a electric oil heater and see if that made a different.
Able to turn my thermostat down I have been able to make my propane last longer and saw a little increase in my electic bill but it was still cheaper then a gallion of propane. If you have any ideas on how to help seniors save a little on thier monthly home cost let us know ur secrets we can all use the help. SAD

Balance the budget!!

I wonder sometimes how serious our gov is about balancing the budget. A thought came to mind what about giving all gov employee's a week off a month w/o pay  including Washington's congress and senate.
Excluding the military and emergency service's.
I wonder how much effect that would have on the budget and help our deficit or better yet all gov employees take a 15% cut in pay and benefits including Washington . Wouldn't be nice to see our gov make a move like that to show the American people they are in it with us.
How about cutting the prescription drug program. The Pharmaceutical companies are making a killing off  the seniors maybe without them the prices would return to normal. I went to my doctor last week and talked with him about the cost of the visit then I asked him what type of discount he would give me for cash payment.
I was shocked when he said a 35% cut, well I paid buy cash because that way he didn't have to fight and argue with medicare or the insurance co. I just wonder if we dropped medicare and went back to the old days when you dealt with the doctor and hospitals not medicare and insurance co how much would the cost go down. It does make you wonder about it. Who really controls the health of American people? We know for sure it's not the morons in Washington. SAD

HERE WE GO AGAIN!

Here we go again. The middle class and lower are being asked again to bail out our government by allowing them to make cuts in our entitlement's. The seniors today have had their social security benefits already cut by not receiving a cost of living increase for the last two years.
But it seems unfair the government including the congress and senate give themselves a cost of living raise. I guess they must pay a different cost for the same things we have to pay for. They say they will cut their operating expenses by ten percent yet every politician claims their office always return fifteen percent to the government at the end of of the year. So the way I look at it is they end up with a five percent raise. Other words instead of returning the fifteen percent now they only have to return ten percent.
Why do millionaire's like Warren Buffet and others receive social security monthly retirement checks.
I can see why they laugh about it. I would think anybody who lets say would have a net income after they reach the retirement of age 65 of $200.000.00 should not be in titled to social security checks unless their income falls below a net income $ 100,000.00 a year.
Just think how that money put back in social security would help the fund.
How about prisoners in our prisons receiving monthly social security checks I heard that is happening. We seniors have paid into social security all our working lives we didn't give the government permission to take money out of the fund and replace it with worst less paper. The government is the one that is destroying the social security fund. They withdrew money from the fund with no intentions of ever putting it back.
Now the seniors will have to be the ones to suffer.
This has gone on for almost 30 years or more. Will the piggy bank is about Empty. So now they are trying
to push the blame on everyone else but were it belongs. So the American seniors and middle class
and lower class will be the ones to suffer again. SAD

Our Young People of today.

You know all we seem to hear about is our kids who are not going to college for one reason or other like they have no future with out it. We need to take a closer look at our kids. The kids of today are so much more advanced then when we were growing up. Just take a look at their computer skills. They talk about kids dropping out of high school and we wonder why,
Sometimes I wonder are the kids of today becoming smarter then the older fashion teachers in our schools today? I have talked with a lot of kids and some of them tell me they just got to bored with school. I don't blame the teachers they have a hard job trying to stay ahead of these kids learning curve. Most kids today are so far advanced by the time they start school most of them can already read do math and are a whiz on a computer or gaming consoles.
So yes our teachers have a tough job because they also have to continue to learn to stay ahead of our kids. You know not all people need a college degree. When I hear that IBM, Microsoft and these other corporation have  to go overseas to find educated employee's what a crock. Are you trying to till me you need a college degree to work an assembly line installing computer hardware I don't think so.
That's a bunch of crap. How many college grades do you see driving nails into boards building a house? How many do you see repairing bridges, roadways and underground utilities so lets get real. Not everyone can or are willing to spend the next twenty years paying off student loans. All these young people want is to make a descent wage and to enjoy the American dream. So lets not say to our kids if you don't go to college you have no future.
Lets just say to our kids be all you can be because the world as we know it would stop without you and whatever course you take or job you should strive to be the best with or without a college degree..SAD

Free Eygpt( Congratulations )

Congratulations to the people of Egypt. This has shown the world  the peaceful power in the united voices of the PEOPLE. I hope they go forward with peace and pride and form the type of the government that will show the world that  people just want a chance to be in control of their own future. With God and their rich history they will now be able to guide their future. They have achieved their goal now it is time to show the world a new Egypt with freedom and honor for all. SAD

NOT HOW MANY BUT WHY??

I was sitting here in front of my computer and wondering just how many of our military personnel had been killed in wars or conflict's since world was ll. It seemed no matter who I asked or what sight I went to I couldn't find an answer.
I thought to myself maybe I'm not looking in the right spots and then I thought to myself maybe I'm asking the wrong question. Are the numbers that important or is the question wrong or maybe both. Then I thought to myself maybe I should be asking why. I have heard all the answer's just like I am sure you have too.

 But the one answer that keeps me wondering about is in our country's best interest. What is defined in that statement that is worth so many young American lives and when you find the answer to this question please be so kind as to let me know. Thanks, SAD

PEOPLE, watch out for this FRAUD.

JURY Duty Scam -  True info. Read about it on "Snopes".. click on attachment above....
Pass this on to your grown children and anyone else you can think of. This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). Please pass this on to everyone in your email address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced.

The caller claims to be a jury  DUTY  coordinator. If you protest  that you never received a summons for jury duty, the Scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo, your identity was just stolen.

The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado , AZ and more. This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system.

The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.

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VA Benefits.

I heard something on C-Span the other day were there are two politicians talking about cutting 3.4 Billion dollars from our soldiers Va benefits. I for one don't care which party they represent or which house they represent.
 All I know is if we can't provide care for our young men and woman fighting for this country far away from home and returning to this country wounded or Even worse then it is time to stop sending our young brave men and women into battles in foreign lands. Why is it when things at home get  bad they the politicians want to cut our Va Benefits. It is a disgrace.
Lets bring our young men and woman home and then give the politicians guns and send them to war and let them feel the pain's of war. Who gave us a badge and told us we had to police the world. We have our own problems at home maybe it time to take care of our own country's problems first for a change.

I am asking all grand parents,husband's,wife's,mothers,fathers,brothers.sisters and friends of these brave soldiers to call or write your politician's and tell them to keep their hands off the Va Benefits that our young men and women have earned by putting their live's on the line for this country. It's time to do the right thing. SAD

Egypt's Freedom.

Thank you for your comment Brent and Tammy on Egypts freedom. You bring up some good questions. But sometimes the best answers are the simple one's. This is just one old mans opion. There are things overthere that we may never know about.
But a least we are talking about it and that is the first step to understanding. People's fear and understanding the situation is part of a ditators arsenal of weapons that can be used during times of unrest. But
 like I say this is just a one old mans thoughts. Again thanks for you comment, I have enjoyed it.

Have Fun Coin Collecting.

I am not a big coin collector but I do enjoy it but I have to keep it under control. I always try and find the best deals. I purchase most of my coins from the US Mint online at better prices. I don't buy them from tv shows or magazines their prices are to inflated for me. I try and give my kids and grand children some kind of a coin set at Christmas.
 I have a few dealers online I deal with but it always pays to shop around  their prices online. Just go to google and type in US coin collecting and you will find alot of dealers or go to Ebay and check their site on US Coins.
 I feel it helps the kids understand the art of collecting coins new or old. I also teach them to always check their pocket change because you would be surprised what you may find. I have found quit a few error and old coins from my pocket change. one tip-stay away from gold layered coins yes they are pretty but it does not improve their value.
 I tell the kids to go out buy some coin books or go to library and check out coin collecting books. But always stay within your budget. So lets have fun start collecting coins.

Are we really Dinosaurs ?

What a funny question to ask. But do our kids see us that way when it comes to computer knowledge. During Christmas holidays we were blessed with having our son and grandson at home for the first time in many years. When my grandson called and said grandpa do you have wireless ( say what ). When I said no oh grandpa you are still in the dinosaur age ha ha. I have been called alot of things but never a dinosaur before so I asked him to explain to me what he meant by that statement. After a quick lesson I was still in the dark to what he just got through explaining so he said don't worry gramps I will get you up to date. Well when he and my son got here guess where the first place they headed yep my computer room and the next thing I knew there where wires flying everywhere. They started explaining what they were doing and yep here came the senior brain fog moment. I had to get the hell out of there for self preservation so I hung out in the bathroom till it was over. All I could think of was my beautiful computer being molested by these computer hackers. Well I finally emerge from the bathroom and to my surprise everyone was sitting around the table looking so relaxed. Where you been grandpa and I replied I had something to take care of. Oh by the way I notice they all had laptops sitting in front of them and they where all using them. Josh my grandson said will grandpa you are now wireless. I said what does that mean he replied now we are all hooked up off your computer. After showing me what he had done I began to understand more about wireless. The moral to this story is sometimes we should listen to our kids.Because they are a whole lot smarter then we think or give them credit for..

Egypt's Freedom

You know it is sad that the American people seem to have forgotten the United States of America began with a revolution. Thirteen colonies came together as one to say no more British dictatorship. Many Americans from thirteen colonies gave their lives for the freedom we take for granted today. Today the people of Egypt are fighting for their freedom and all I seem to hear from public broadcasters is what  we need to do to protect our interest in their country. Look what has happened around the world in different countries where we have supported  their dictators yet we say we stand for democracy. You can't have it both ways. Our government and large corporations have gone into countries and made deals with dictators to rape them of their valuable resources without regard for the peoples welfare. I sometimes wonder where our government really stands on democracy. Are we so afraid that we may have to pay an extra two dollars a gallon for gas? Is that more important then human freedom? What do you think our founding fathers would say? No cost is too high for the freedom of depressed people around the world.