Ok, I can't believe it. If he was a good person he would have rejected it. But since he is human, as most of us are, yeah he's gonna take it. I don't fault him for that. we all like getting gifts and being raised up for things that we didn't really do. It's an ego boost and looks good on a resume. In this case, I don't think he lobbied for the prize. But come on. If the prize wasn't a laughing stock before it is now. With winners like Al Gore and Yasser Arafat. I mean YASSER ARAFAT?! Wasn't he the lead terrorist awhile ago for that little organization called the PLO? And then Jimmy Carter, who, in my book, should always have to remember 444 days and his major screw up there. Ok, he can't take all the blame for that, but for the failure to do something-anything before the debacle in the dessert. Talk about waffling. I guess Kerry went to the Jimmy Carter School. At least that would make sense.
Personally I like the SNL skit where it has "their" Obama talking about how the Republicans are criticizing him. And he goes through and explains that he hasn't done Anything since his time in office concerning all his promises he made. AND that with a Democratic controlled congress. Leave it to SNL and The Daily Show to ACTUALLY show us whats going on. Or in this case, NOT going on. And don't even get me started about ACORN.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Day 285 - Track 11, 12, 13 & 14
Its been a while since I wrote here and since I wrote about my songs of what I want played at my funeral. Track 11 is Van Zant's Help Somebody. Love the video of the old couple. I like to think that's how my grandpa and grandma were. Never knew either of my grandpa but my grandma was of the old school. And I feel bad and know I did much a disservice to her. Even though I was her "Angel."
Last weekend we had a reunion in KC for Kemper. Got to see Bunch, Martin & Kipper besides Jody & Laura, Humphrey's and a few other. I met an old boy from the 60's and his wife. His wife is a Viet Nam vet (nurse) and she knew. She understood the bond of us Old Boys. She would be one to have a spine of steel and someone you would want in your fox hole. Though she would be the one you would be visiting after the battle was over.
I had talked with George a day before that about a few things as I hadn't spoken with him in a while. Time, distance or circumstance, still a good voice of reason. And that's why my track 12, Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget About Me. He reminded me, that I have touched a lot of people's lives. Something that I always thought of was wanting to be remembered. Having no offspring and the possibility of that fading; I have always been one for oral history-like the Indians and Masons did.
Talking with the guys here at the house I forget that I have done a lot of things; and ages that are younger than they are and at their age now. As I mentioned to Kelly today; I retired twice. One at age 24 and the other at age age 33.
Track 13 is Jake Owens, Starting With Me. I feel like that..."if I had a dime, for half the things I did, It didn't make no sense at all, I'd be living a little higher on the hog, if only I'd had know, that later on down the road, I'd look back and not like what I see, I'd change a lot of things, starting with me." Well that's not entirely true. I do like where I came from and the majority of things I am a good person and did good things. Not enough and not enough for a lot of people. But now I see a lot of that. So I guess its a lesson learned. I have never been intentionally mean or cruel. Mom had her hand in my compassion. Dad taught me about standing up and being proud of who I was. Kemper filled in a lot of blanks.
Its hard to try and explain and I know I am not doing a good job of it.
Track 14, Brad Paisley, When I Get Where I am Going. Come on; its a funeral and this is a pretty good song about that. I don't think I will get there with the wings and halos; as I have said-if I can make it to Valhalla I will be doing good as I know I will have people there I know. Holmes. Hawk.
And when I get where I am going....
Last weekend we had a reunion in KC for Kemper. Got to see Bunch, Martin & Kipper besides Jody & Laura, Humphrey's and a few other. I met an old boy from the 60's and his wife. His wife is a Viet Nam vet (nurse) and she knew. She understood the bond of us Old Boys. She would be one to have a spine of steel and someone you would want in your fox hole. Though she would be the one you would be visiting after the battle was over.
I had talked with George a day before that about a few things as I hadn't spoken with him in a while. Time, distance or circumstance, still a good voice of reason. And that's why my track 12, Carrie Underwood's Don't Forget About Me. He reminded me, that I have touched a lot of people's lives. Something that I always thought of was wanting to be remembered. Having no offspring and the possibility of that fading; I have always been one for oral history-like the Indians and Masons did.
Talking with the guys here at the house I forget that I have done a lot of things; and ages that are younger than they are and at their age now. As I mentioned to Kelly today; I retired twice. One at age 24 and the other at age age 33.
Track 13 is Jake Owens, Starting With Me. I feel like that..."if I had a dime, for half the things I did, It didn't make no sense at all, I'd be living a little higher on the hog, if only I'd had know, that later on down the road, I'd look back and not like what I see, I'd change a lot of things, starting with me." Well that's not entirely true. I do like where I came from and the majority of things I am a good person and did good things. Not enough and not enough for a lot of people. But now I see a lot of that. So I guess its a lesson learned. I have never been intentionally mean or cruel. Mom had her hand in my compassion. Dad taught me about standing up and being proud of who I was. Kemper filled in a lot of blanks.
Its hard to try and explain and I know I am not doing a good job of it.
Track 14, Brad Paisley, When I Get Where I am Going. Come on; its a funeral and this is a pretty good song about that. I don't think I will get there with the wings and halos; as I have said-if I can make it to Valhalla I will be doing good as I know I will have people there I know. Holmes. Hawk.
And when I get where I am going....
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