My Own Political Party

Since I work at home, I started thinking about those families that have lost their homes in the California fire. It would be so difficult if you had a work at home business and lost everything in the fire. I started thinking that I should put together two boxes in my home. One for business stuff and one for personal items. Anything important I could store in the box. That way, if I ever had to leave ... Read More

I noticed over the last couple days, the news reports about President George Bush visiting Southern California, where the fires are raging. It is interesting how some politicians are condemning Bush for visiting. They say it is a waste of time and effort and he is just getting in the way. Hmmmm, I bet these would be the same people that would criticize Bush if he DIDN'T come. Read More

Still think that man's overuse of the wrong lighting is causing global warming? Or that we all need to switch to ethanol based cars? John Stossel doesn't think so. In a recent 20/20 piece, Stossel interviews a number of scientists about global warming. Stossel reported: “They say the computer models that are used to predict the disasters don’t include important variables because scientists don’t fully understand them. For example, warming may cause cloud formations that reflect sun and cool ... Read More

I didn't realize it, but Chuck Norris has a blog. Mr. Norris posted about what he would do if he was elected President. He has a whole list of items that are worth reading, but here are a few of my favorites. "Require members of Congress to work out on the Total Gym 15 minutes each day – or else they can't vote on anything." "Resurrect Bruce Lee and appoint him head of homeland security (OK, the CIA and FBI too)." "Replace Letterman, ... Read More

Did you know that there are approved cabinet hardware vendors for the White House? Yup, it seems that sometimes knobs and handles break. In keeping with the antique style of the White House, custom knobs and handles must be made that match the period of the piece. You wouldn't want a modern style handle on the dresser in the Lincoln Bedroom now, would you? Read More

While I was at jury duty, the talk amongst the jurors often drifts to other cases they have heard about. Here is one I recently read about that fortunately will NOT go to trial. It seems that a police sergeant slipped and fell while trying to rescue a small boy. The boy nearly drowned in a swimming pool and there was water on the floor of his home when the sergeant arrived. She slid on the wet floor and broke ... Read More

After eight days at the courthouse, I am finally done with Jury Duty. I know that there are many of you who try their hardest to get excused from this task, but you do learn a lot about our justice system from serving on a jury. The first thing I learned is that it is slow. Although I was there for eight days, three days were spent with jury selection and of the remaining five days, two were spent ... Read More

Another case of "Do As I Say, Not As I Do." It seems that Barack Obama wants everyone to purchase a car that gets over 35 miles per gallon. He voted for a bill to raise the standard for cars, minivans and SUVs to 35 miles per gallon. So what does Obama drive? A hybrid? Nope. He drives a Chrysler 300C, nicely fitted with Chrysler 300 accessories. His car is a 2006 model and it gets 17 ... Read More

After the incident with Senator Craig in the news and his alleged bathroom incident, I started back to wondering about another congressman that was in the news last year - Patrick Kennedy. Remember him? He crashed his car into a barricade in Washington, DC at 2:45AM. Kennedy smelled of alcohol, but claimed he had been taking some prescription drugs. The officers failed to give him a field sobriety test. The next day, Kennedy admitted that the had ... Read More

I missed this hero a couple of weeks ago, so I thought that I would present it now, since it was such a great story! This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Greta, Who Is Herself A Soldiers' Angel May Not Solder Go Unloved Back in 2003, self-described "ordinary mother", Patti Patton-Bader, started an organization called Solders' Angels because her son, Sgt. Brandon Varn, wrote her a letter from Iraq in which he showed concern that some of the brave men and women there weren't receiving ... Read More