A Pound of Thoughts

This sums it up. This is why I support this guy. He is passionate about what he believes in, and he is not motivated by the job. He is motivated by the issues!May God bless you, Tom Tancredo. You have my vote.

clipped from www.youtube.com

I don’t know what to think of this; It really does make me nervous, considering we’re giving this much to an Islamic country that doesn’t really agree with us on a lot of issues, especially Israel and Iraq. I think we should be giving Israel 2-3 times what we give any Islamic country.What say you?

clipped from www.foxnews.com The Bush administration will be asking Congress to approve a $20 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia and neighboring Gulf states despite the concerns of some U.S. officials that the Saudis have been hampering U.S. efforts in Iraq, the New York Times reported Saturday. The size of the proposed package, which would include advanced weaponry, has made Israel and its supporters in Congress “nervous,” the Times reported. The administration is expecting Israeli supporters and Saudi critics in Congress to oppose the deal when it is formally presented to Congress this fall. To resolve these concerns, the administration has promised Israel $30.4 billion in military aid over the next decade, and is asking the Saudis to accept restrictions on the “range, size and location of the satellite-guided bombs” and to agree not to store the weapons near Israeli territory, a U.S. official told the Times.

Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence.

–Hans Christian Andersen

Here’s today’s word of the day…I didn’t post one here yesterday; I’ve got to be more diligent. 

coruscate \KOR-uh-skayt\, intransitive verb:
1. To give off or reflect bright beams or flashes of light; to sparkle.
2. To exhibit brilliant, sparkling technique or style.

Source:  Dictionary.com

 

Here’s the illustrious John Edwards…And you won’t believe what he does to his admiring constituency.

July 21st was my niece’s birthday, and I haven’t uploaded any of the photos to Flickr yet.  So, here’s some select photos that I think are the best and summarize the evening.

Here’s a picture of some of my family members and my sister-in-law’s family members gathering around her bar, celebrating that little blonde in the front’s birthday.

 

 

 

Here’s Hannah’s birthday cake, which is actually a big chocolate chip cookie with a “Hello Kitty” theme.

 

 

 

Here’s the smiling birthday girl!

 

 

 

 

Here’s the “Three Musketeer” cousins, all born the same year - 1993.  Alyssa, born January 30; Daniel, born October 5; and Katie, born July 16.  They make quite a team (especially when they wrestle their uncle!)

 

 

Now here’s two beautiful ladies - Dragon Fairy and my wife Lucy Lu.

 

 

 

 

Here’s my newest nephew, Alexander, and his Dad Steve.  Man, he’s gotten a lot more hair since I last saw him!

 

 

 

Here’s Hannah opening some presents.

 

 

 

 

 Hannah reading her birthday card from us.

 

 

 

 

Here’s a proud papa filming his middle child’s present-opening ceremony.

 

 

 

 

I think that’s all I’m going to post here. I’ll load these and all the rest onto Flickr.

Appetizer
Describe a toy you remember from your childhood.

     My favorite toy was Voltron, Defender of the Universe!  I remember it well, because I took it everywhere I went.  It was the one where you assemble all the separate lions to form the big robot.  I wish they would bring that cartoon back or sell it on DVD!

Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest) how observant are you?

  Hmm.  I would say a 6.

Salad
Where would you rather be at this very moment?

     I would rather be at the beach or in the mountains.

Main Course
When was the last time you learned something new?

     Today.

Dessert
Fill in the blank: I have __a bowl of chips___ but I haven’t _any dip___________.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

–Wilson Mizner

I have been looking all over the internet for a picture of a birthday cake for my sister, and I think I’ve finally found one on Flickr!  So, KK, here ya go!

Since I’m too tired to form any kind of original thought whatsoever, I decided I’d do a Thursday meme.  I haven’t done one yet, so here goes my first one:

1. What is your work ethic hours-wise? Do you think you should be able to put in your 40 hours and go home, or is working 60 hours a week okay to you? Why/why not?

     I should be able to do my 40 hours and go home.  Occasionally, there will be a need to work over, and I won’t mind doing that.  But since I’m on a salary, I don’t get paid overtime.

2. Do you believe that work is life or vice versa? Why/why not?

     I believe work is life, because everyone has to work to survive.  I do not, however, think it’s the other way around.  There’s so much else to see and to do than work.

3. Do you plan to stay in your current line of work forever? Why/why not?

     Right now I do, because I can’t see myself doing anything else.   However, I’m always open for a change of scenery.