If you touch my junk I'll have you arrested

Oh please, at my age I'd almost consider paying someone to "touch my junk". Ive watched a few of the news reports today covering this controversy about the full body scans and the pat downs that people are going thru in airports. Ive said previously that I dont want to get on a flight where somebody didnt have to go thru these security measures. I dont see what the problem is. WE areLUCKY enough to live in a country that affords us freedoms that other countries dont allow their citizens. With all the reports in the news lately about packages that are intercepted before they blow up, and passengers with bombs in their shoes and underwear, I would think that they would appreciate all the trouble the airlines have to go thru to insure their safety. Just think about all the added cost of the equipment, and the extra tsa agents now required for every airport. And people still want to fly accross country for $100.00. Think about this for a minute. Nobody knows what kind of bomb blew up flight 109 to Lockerbie Scottland. Do you think those passengers and their families would have liked to have been patted down versus being blown to bits by someone with radical beliefs. Think about that when you sit down to a nice Thanksgiving dinner next week. And the little girl who was screaming stop touching me. I dont know who deserves to have their ass paddled more. Her or her mother.

Business AS USUAL

Wake up America. If you think that things will change after the election, then you must be living in a world different than the rest of us. Listening to the Obama press conference it is painfully clear that while he may be disappointed. He is not giving one inch on his agenda. Dont forget. As the president he has the power to veto any bill that comes before him. He is definitely arrogant enough to use it. There are obvious key statements that he has used in todays press conference that the american public should pay attention to are. I will will discuss with Pelosi, She still will have some power over him, and IF the republicans have proper ideas he will consider them. Nothing has changed in his mind. He believes he is beyond reproach. Please let the next two years pass quickly!!!

Vote

I know that I am pretty good at bitching about things. Our country, government, kids, stupid drivers, stupid people etc. Today it's different, as much as I bitch, I am also smart enough to know that we live in a great country. There are plenty of countries in the world today that do not have the potential for greatness that our country has. Many people of the world will never have the chance for greatness as individual as we do here in America. The way our government works the only chance we have for change and to get control of our government is to vote. Its the only way to make your voice heard. So get off your ass and vote. It's IMPORTANT!!! , and then have a great day.

The Looming Elections

I have gotten really political over the last few years. Lately I have been following the political situation in the United States and this fall I have spent a great deal of time studying the local politicians that we have to choose from here in Arizona. We have one who doesnt pay his taxes, one who things political office holders should be appointed not elected, one who used to write a sex column for a porn website, one who should have retired years ago, one who walked out of a town hall meeting, one who had his law license revoked. Those are just the few that I have managed to keep up with. Quite a selection dont you think. It really makes you want to run out and vote doesnt it.

The sad part of it all is that all these candidates just want to get elected. They dont care how, or what they have to do to get elected. I dont think they have any intention of performing their electorial duties with any responsibility, they just want to hold some sort of elected office.

I am going to vote next week. you cant bitch about it if you dont vote, and god knows I do like to bitch from time to time. What would happen if nobody went to the polls and voted. NOBODY. Not a single vote would be cast for anyone running for office. ZERO do you think that anybody would get to picture that we need better more qualified candidates. Just a thought.

cholera,

I have been watching the news and seeing all the national news stations reporting on the "new tragedy" going on in Haiti. Who gives a shit. Really cant those people do anything for themselves. Are they just too damned lazy to event try and clean up their own country. I thought to myself long ago that if we ignored them long enough they would just lay around and screw themselves to death and I think it really may just happen. They wont build schools or hospitals. They seem perfectly happy to live in tents and let the rest of the world to send them aid. They dont even bother to build their own outhouses for christ's sake. I bet our state and national parks have better water and bathroom facilities. I just dont get it. Their government is doing nothing to help. For god sakes even the slaves tried to run away and seek freedom and a better life. The illegal mexicans sneaking into the u.s. try to get jobs and make a better life for themselves. There is no sense in sending them any aid if they are too damn lazy to get up off their asses and help themselves. I may be a hard ass and piss most of you off, but when our country is as financially strapped as it is, it certainly makes more sense to spend some of that money helping the homeless at home.

A Movie Review

The weather is turning nice finally. You can feel it in the air in the mornings. Soon all will be back to normal and we Arizonians will be over-run with tourists and snow birds and 5th wheels that need to have slow moving vehicle signs on the back. I have one of those myself and I find that I drive considerably slower pulling it than I do when I am pulling another trailer.

Last night we went as saw the movie Secretariat. Keep in mind I watched Secretariat race on T.V. when I was 9 years old. I remember standing in front of the screen watching him run away from the field in the Belmont. It was history in the making that I think will never be matched. Anyway. I love Diane Lane. I think she is one of the most talented actresses of our time. She is great in her role as Penney Chenery. The story line is fantastic and it is the only movie made about any facet of the horse industry that seems to show a realistic view of what actually goes on. The emotion. The risk. The cost, constantly losing money, The good ole boys club and the stress. And it does a really great job of showing the long stride that Secretariat had that made him so special. His stride is longer than any other ever measured by a race horse, and if you watch the slow motion racing sequences they film them from an angle that makes it look like the horse in the movie is taking a huge stride himself. I love a good story and this movie is a good story.

none of the above.

Sorry that I havent taken the time to write a new post to my blog lately, I have been a little busy. I have three major beefs to complain about and its going to be a bumpy ride. So pull up your socks and hang on.

Bitch one. Candidates running for office. We have no viable quality choices. I have been watching the commercials and reading about each of the candidates in most of the local and national races and Ive decided that none of them deserve to be elected. I think that we should have an option at the bottom of each of the choices that should include an option for None of the Above. If None of the Above gets the most votes, then the candidates dont get elected and they dont get to run for office again. Leaving space for new candidates to run for the vacant offices and maybe if this happens enough we will eventually get quality candidates, and voter turn out would increase.

Bitch two. I have quietly said for a long time that all of the marching and parading and protesting that has been done by the "out" gay activists has not actually done any good for the gay movement. Its harder than ever on gay teens to come out and the general voting public votes to abolish gay marriage rights almost everywhere they are allowed to vote on them.

Bitch three. Recently those of us that race cars had the opportunity to attend Competition School at a NASA Arizona event. Cost was $350.00. The school was actually taught by three volunteer instructors that have a combined racing experience totally just about 100 years. The school consisted of two full days of classroom instruction as well as 6 on track sessions designed to give the applicants some actual racing skills and experience before they actually get turned loose on their respective race groups. 15 people attended. My distress comes from the face that one person was allowed to miss classroom time to attend to some personal issues. They recieved more personal instruction than any one else. Was held up to the class as having exceptional skills. That person was also the only one to complain about her fellow students, and complained about the driving skills that were practiced on the track. Never mind that she was like a rolling chicane while on track during the skills. Parking in every corner and complaining about the cars around her being too close. This is racing, open track, pass anywhere, wheel to wheel racing. Pull your head out, stop spending so much time promoting yourself on facebook learn some skills and keep your mouth shut.