Off to Mexico - see you in a couple of weeks!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
AND
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
ANOTHER
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
AND ANOTHER
Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
You gotta love this guy!
Martin Luther King, Jr.
AND
At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
ANOTHER
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
AND ANOTHER
Life's most urgent question is: what are you doing for others?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
You gotta love this guy!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
I did not write this - it came to me in an e-mail, I thought it made some really good points starting with......
"Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. Term Limits.
12 years only, one of the possible options below..
A. Two Six-year Senate terms
B. Six Two-year House terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.
The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves."
You think Dinozzo?
"Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
1. Term Limits.
12 years only, one of the possible options below..
A. Two Six-year Senate terms
B. Six Two-year House terms
C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms
2. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.
The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves."
You think Dinozzo?
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Just saw a great movie - The Last Station
The film was about the last year of Tolstoy's life.
Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer were excellent
as Tolstoy and his wife.
Many of you may have already seen it as it came out in 2009,
but if you haven't I heartily recommend it!!
Let me know what you think.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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