John Edwards Touts: “God Is Not Through With Me!”

ABC News posted a video today announcing John Edwards was found not guilty on just one account and apparently, as far as the other five counts, the jury just couldn’t decide—so hence, a mistrial. Or a hung jury if you will.

We all know the prosecution probably won’t pursue a retrial due to the expense and for the most part, the trial of John Edwards (at least in my eyes) served its purpose. The man has been brought down, out of the political ball game and has embarrassed his family for most likely—ever.

An emotional Edwards stood on the courthouse steps with parents and daughter Kate in tow and thanked so, so, so many people. He was also so, so, so, so sorry about not being responsible. He was so, so about a lot of things. So much so, I was tired of hearing the word “so.”

He thanks all of his other kids and said “I wish I could spend more time with them.” He indicated he “fed them breakfast” (sure Johnny) and got them off to school (sure again dude) and then the entire family ate dinners together each and every night, (really dude?)

But when he mentioned Quinn the little gal he originally refused to say he fathered with mistress Rielle Hunter, he almost cried the poor man! He also said he was so, so, so grateful for her!

It’s hard to believe this guy used to be a personal injury attorney and got rich at it! His vocabulary doesn’t seem to include many big words but perhaps that’s how he won his cases—using baby words. “I’m so, so sure my client did not do this!” or “I’m so, so, so sure the doctor was guilty when he cut that woman open!”

He also said “he did a whole lot of awful, awful wrong.” Apparent, “awful” and “so” are his favorite words!

My favorite part of his lengthy and boring speech was when he said, “God is not through with me.” You bet he isn’t Johnny.

I know, I’m a Christian and I guess we are all allowed to be forgiven for our sins, but when you are a man who was part of our public political system and you lie, you’re a dud and God probably thinks so too.

I bet he does a least a little stint in purgatory before he gets to the pearly gates (if you believe in all that).

And, for a man who refused to acknowledge an affair, hide his mistress, ask one of his underlings to say he was the father of Quinn and above all, continue to lie to a dying wife—he’s scum, yep, scum.

You said it right Johnny, God does have a plan for folks like you.

I’ll waive to you as I fly by purgatory!

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Image Credit: John Edwards from John Edward's Senate Office/Wikimedia Commons

A Guide to Job Interview Success

This article is provided by BCL Legal – A specialist recruiter that provides Legal Jobs.

For some, the thought of having a job interview ranks up there with jury duty or having your taxes prepared. The unique person enjoys the interview challenge, but with some old fashioned preparation, one can be successful!

Once you have secured an appointment time, research the company. Explore their website to get a sense of what they're about. What is their company vision? Read about the top employees and familiarize yourself with the company's history. Memorize a couple of key facts that might be useful at your interview.

Begin to prepare yourself for the big day. Start by choosing a complete business outfit, including accessories and the bag or briefcase you will be bringing. Make sure you have all necessary paperwork, such as copies of your resume, reference letters and applicable examples of your work, from previous employers. Shave off some stress by driving past the company a day or two before the interview, just to make sure you know exactly where it is.

It is acceptable to call the company and confirm your appointment time. If possible, ask for a couple of specifics about the position they are looking to fill. You may learn at least one new thing and that will help you prepare a bit better. If you are able to speak with someone in human resources directly, definitely ask them how you may best demonstrate your knowledge or abilities.

If nerves are starting to get the best of you, a good friend can be a help. Write out a list of interview questions for your friend to ask you. Mix in the serious ones with some ridiculous questions, such as the one about being a tree, and if you were, what kind of tree would you be? Silly! However, some interviewers do ask these types of questions, so it is best to be ready with some clever answers!

Typical interview questions include inquiries about your past employment, your future plans and reasons why you want to work for the perspective company. Prepare the most for those, as well as a few off topic subjects. Know a little about pop culture and local sports, for example. It has become popular to be shown around the office and be introduced to potential office mates. Often, they are consulted for opinions, so be warm and friendly!

On the day of the interview, plan to be a few minutes early and take comfort in knowing how well you are prepared!

NOTE: I enjoy guest bloggers such as BCL Legal and invite submissions!

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Money Can’t Buy Ronald Reagan’s Blood (At Least Not Now)

A fascinating post by Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporter Erica E. Phillips, “Auction of Reagan Blood Vial Canceled” fascinated me!

As the story goes, apparently after the assassination attempt on the President in 1981, blood was taken to ensure no lead landed there and one vial landed in the hands of what the WSJ calls “the owner.” How mysterious!

The “owner” who shall remain nameless I guess convinced PFC Auctions to hold an online auction where the bidding started at $2,400 and was up to over $30,000 when PFC Auctions pulled the gavel so to speak.

It seems, and rightly so, the Reagan family opposed the auction. Now, “the owner” has agreed to donate the vial of blood to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation—which is essentially a museum that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.

“The owner” even offered “documentation from the Maryland laboratory identifying the blood as Mr. Reagan’s” according to the WSJ post.

If you’re really interested in the gory detail of the auction listing—you can find it here. By the by if you click on this link—I’m embarrassed to know you.

Who Would Want This?

Other than Billy Bob Thornton and a once weird Angelina Jolie, who would want this blood? I know there are auctions for all sorts of things connected to celebrities and famous people but blood? Hmm?

To me, when I first read the story, I imagined a sort of “Renfield” (Dracula) character holding the vial—sinister look and all, and the official document in his other hand as he denies eating bugs to Dr. Steward.

There is no way I would want a vial of anyone’s blood. My father passed away in 1982 and I have his fishing hat, his wallet and few Army mementos but his blood? No thanks, I’ll pass. (Not that he was famous but in my heart he was).

HIPPA

HIPPA, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 focuses on the privacy and security of one’s individual health information. So, if I were famous and needed blood drawn for my doctor and instead of two vials, the lab tech took three and attempted to sell one, doesn’t this violate HIPPA laws?

I guess since the Reagan’s blood was taken in 1981, prior to HIPPA, the vial of blood was fair game.

Still, I’m glad the Reagan family hung in there and had the auction stopped. No one individual should benefit from anything from a past President of the United States (unless he or she is a relative and given a memento.)

I can imagine the winner of the auction heading off to Las Vegas to be on the TV show Pawn Stars and trying to sell the blood to “The Old Man.” I can only imagine the conversation!

The Old Man: “He was one of our greatest Presidents!”

Chumlee: “Didn’t he tear down the wall in China all by himself?”

The Old Man: “You’re an idiot Chumlee.”

And, the haggling would begin. There’d be an expert to ensure the blood was real and they’d check the authenticity of the “document” from the Maryland lab and if all seemed Kosher, The Old Man would indeed have probably bought the blood. I mean as far as the WSJ could find—it wasn’t illegal to sell the blood, just a nasty thing to do.

It does give one pause, however.

If you’re getting your blood drawn today, I’d ask how many vials they needed and get a “document” saying what was going to be done with all the blood and if any was left, I’d want another “document” saying it was destroyed or thrown away.

Oh, what folks will do for money these days? But if you want to place a bid on Ronald Reagan’s vial of blood—forget about it—the auction as they say; has ended.

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Renfield http://www.vampyreverse.com/facts/renfield.shtml

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Texas Mental Health: Still Using Electric Shocks to the Head

I haven’t lived in Texas long, but I must say in the eight or so months I’ve lived here, I have found it is absolutely the worst place for mental health care.

Andrea Ball, a staff-writer for the Austin-American Statesman wrote a story: “Use of Electrical Deviceon State Hospital Patients Draws Scrutiny.”  Nice job Ms. Ball!

In Ball’s story (May 20 2012) she offers, “On Tuesday, the Health Agency ordered the psychiatric hospitals it oversees not to use cranial electrotherapy stimulation, a treatment that uses a hand-held device to transmit mild electrical currents into a patient’s head.”

Okay folks, Texas state mental hospitals need to stick to “allowed” patient treatment programs.

First off, one Dr. Allen Childs (North Texas State Hospital) was using this shock treatment (Alpha Stim) to control aggression in patients. What Dr. Childs failed to consider here is that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says, “Cranial electrotherapy stimulation is not cleared to be used for aggression.”

Still, the State of Texas has purchased TWELVE of these devices—all costing around four-hundred bucks and is continuing to use them when the FDA recommends drug therapy to control aggression.

And, even worse, Dr. Childs failed to obtain permission from the health department’s “Institutional Review Board,” according to Ball’s story in the Statesman.

Disappointing All Around

I don’t have time to search the website IMDb on what episode of the TV show Law & Order it was where a doctor was sent to jail and lost his license for putting a shock helmet (called the buzz box) on mental health patients where one kid died but that episode aired YEARS AGO!

I did find via some research and reading some of Ms. Ball’s mental health pieces that the state of mental health care in Texas is an afterthought. It’s not aggressive—well it is if a patient is aggressive—bring out the Alpha-Stim!  It’s not easy to obtain and for those looking for free or sliding scale help—good luck.

Why does our Texas government want to keep mental health problems deep in the closet? Is it because this “Red” state doesn’t care about mental health issues and would instead, rather wait until these poor folks commit a crime, put them in the state hospital, electrify them perhaps, and if they commit a real bad crime—put them on the death row express line.

Just for Fun…

I visited the Texas Mental Health website—just for fun and clicked on the link on how to get help if you need mental health care—the first link I clicked on told me to call 9-1-1. That’s not mental health care—that’s calling the police and emergency services who are often not trained in issues of mental health and again, many get carted off to jail or psych wards and are then released with perhaps an appointment set for six months down the road.

Electrifying

And, if you do have health insurance and need to speak to a psychiatrist—good luck. I called a few just to see if they were seeing new patients—none were or I was told—again—I could get an appointment in October of 2012—it’s May now—wow folks, wow.

I know my research isn’t really scientific, but Texas should be ashamed it is keeping treatment from those who really need it and those who can’t afford it.

People with anxiety, depression and personality disorders are not freaks—they are people who have rights to effective mental health care at a cost they can afford. They also need quicker options than 9-1-1!

This is an election year and once again, if any state or federal funds are earmarked for Texas for mental health, I for one would sure like to know where they’re going.

Finally, for the poor guy I see sitting outside on Riverside all the time with his dog, talking to himself—I wonder if he just needs a little mental health care. He doesn’t ask for money. He just sits there and it’s sad. 

Actually, he’s probably a veteran but as the government higher-ups in Texas would most likely say—let him go to the VA Hospital.

Good luck if you need help and if you do, I urge you to talk to your family doctor—any doctor. Oh and Texas policy makers—shame on you!

I guess to Texas politicians, shocking aggressive mental health patients is the better choice—keeps them quiet and you can just ignore them like you wanted to in the first place. Damn shame I say.

Image Credit: NIH/Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain

My Pet Peeves and Yes, President Obama Makes the List Again!

Most of my followers know I moved in 2011 from New Mexico to Austin Texas and due to the move, I fear I missed yet another Pet Peeve column! So, here we go!

President Barack Obama

Usually, I place the President on this list for being the Auto Czar—many jobs lost and many lives changed because of those decisions but I’m over that. This time he makes the list for a different reason.  As a Republican I can see he is warm and fuzzy and I get that he’s cool. I also understand a war president has a tough job and his is an inherited war.

The reason the Prez is making my pet peeve  list now is how he boasts and boasts about “jobs created.” Sure they are jobs “created” but first you need to get everyone to agree that yes, our infrastructures need some attention and the earmarked funds for those jobs will actually be used so those “created” jobs will be “real” jobs—maybe. And, as the women of CNN say—how many of those infrastructure jobs will be for women?

By the by, the image above is from The White House.gov and yes, I said "no thanks, go to the website." I didn't credit his image because my tax dollars help pay for it!

The Republican Party

What exactly is the Republican party doing? I’m embarrassed to be a Republican these days. First, the Bush Administration ignored the 2008 economic crisis because, heck he was almost—out of the building. He left the job to people like Henry Paulson (big mistake). We watched in awe as Robert Wolf (UBS Americas), a Wall Street insider and power broker, advised Barack Obama on the economy giving him a platform to run on—and he won on that platform.

Toxic assets and Credit Default Swaps will forever be placed in dictionaries and history lessons thanks to the non-regulation of the Republican party and Wall Street greed.

As for the 2012 election the Republicans aren’t doing much better and the front runner, Mitt Romney looked stupid standing in a robe telling a graduating class—“marriage is between a man and a women.”

To me, that warm and fuzzy cool candidate is looking better to all the time to this Republican voter.

Feeding America

I often put this on my pet peeve list  but it’s on the list for a reason. I’m sick of those commercials of starving kids in other countries and how I need to donate right, right now or they’ll die. What about Americans who are starving?

Feed America.org says one in six Americans struggle with hunger.

So, I ask you, why is President Obama touting how great it is that private sector pledges in the amount of $3 billion are earmarked for Africa? Dude, you and  need to look at your country and get those pledges to stay here—you know, the other country that starts with an “A”.

The XL Pipeline

Some will kill me here but if built, this would bring jobs there’s no doubt about that, however, the protests of “not in my backyard” means no votes for those running in an election  year so in reality, our leaders or wannabe leaders voted this down.

Oh it will be back to the revision table again and again, but if the voting public can prevail here, why can’t we prevail on regulating Wall Street?

Oh yeah, I forgot, we can’t occupy or protest because our government wants us to be silent! Sorry for speaking up and please excuse me!

Reality Shows

Today I can now say I have seen it all. Clint Eastwood’s wife is starting a new reality show on E! called Mrs. Eastwood & Company. E! touts the show by saying “Take a look at Francesca Eastwood as she navigates love, career, and her wild family in Mrs. Eastwood & Company.” I ask you hubby Clint! Can't you "make her day?"

I don’t want a peek and if one more Kardashian is given a reality show, I’ll eat my hat. Oh I don’t mind reality shows like The Amazing Race or Survivor, but these shows offer us nothing educational nor are they entertaining to watch. Whoever thought Snooki Polizzi would be a household name?

Enough Hollywood—what’s the matter—out of ideas, writers and actors?

Well, that about wraps it up for now. Sorry it’s taken me so long to get to my pet peeve list and I for one think I won’t be surprised and maybe pleasantly surprised if Obama wins a second term—but don’t tell my mom or sister I said that.

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Living in Austin Texas: What’s Up with Llano and Del Valle?

I recently moved from New Mexico to Austin Texas and am confused about the double LLs here. As former New Mexican, we had a small town called “Llano” and it was pronounced “yanno.” In fact, everywhere in New Mexico where double LLs came into play, that meant using the “y” pronunciation but not so in Austin Texas.  Or, is it the same across the state of Texas? I’m not quite sure?

People in Austin do say Torti(yy)a  for Tortilla so why is Del Valle pronounced Del Valley and Llano—Lano?

It’s confusing folks!

Historic Impact

The population of Mexican Americans in Austin is vast and I for one wonder if this insults them, or if it was something the “white man from town” decided upon and said, “Hey skip those double LLs, that’s the name of a ranch here, sorry no can do!”

I also find I get myself in trouble if I ask someone where the nearest HEB (grocery store) is located. It’s not called HEB, but H.E.B. and you spell it out when speaking: “I’m going to H-E-B, need anything?” People look at me like I’m from Mars. I know H.E.B. likes the slogan “Here Everything’s Better” but is that the real name of the corporation? Here Everything’s Better? I guess I could look that one up.

Okay, I did, the corporate name is HEB Grocery Company, LP.

It seems way back in 1905, Florence Butt started a small grocery store called C.C. Butt Grocery Store and her youngest son, Howard Edward Butt was the influence behind the HEB name. I guess that makes sense.

But when I lived back east and was off to the A&P, I didn’t say, “I’m going to the app, need anything?”

Confusing Highways & Weird Stuff

As I drive around Austin, I’m also not sure if I’m on highway 71 or Ben White Boulevard. Are they the same? My nifty GPS says I’m driving on Ben White Boulevard but there are signs as I drive along telling me I’m on 71? Call it one or the other please. There seems to be a lot of highways and bi-ways like this in Austin!

It’s no surprise that Austin’s motto is “Keep Austin Weird.” There’s even a website dedicated to the cause. You can visit a Cathedral of Junk, find Polka Dot Lawns, visit Graffiti Park and even run into an Austin Lounge Lizard (see photos here).

And, if you’re really adventurous you can go to Hippie Hollow where one can swim in the buff in Lake Travis. I’d scare the fish away at the ripe age of 52! And, as I fondly tell my female friends, while I used to have a D cup (bra size) it’s now an L cup for LONG and I'd like to leave some fish in Lake Travis!

The weirdest thing by far to me is Chicken Shit Bingo (CSB) which you can play on Sunday’s only at Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon. I guess the premise behind CSB is there are 57 tickets to purchase and chickens run around on a bingo-type floor packed with chicken feed and wherever the chicken decides to stop, that’s the winner. I’m afraid to do this so I may skip this weird to-do list item.

Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon doesn’t have a website but a very huge Facebook following. From what I hear they only serve wine and beer but the wine is more of  a somebody-made-it-in-the-bathtub-wine, so they encourage all to stick to beer—literally because the joint is so tacky your feet stick to the floor.

Joining In

I guess if I want to be a true Austinite, I need to start joining in. I have gone to the Pecan Festival which is held twice a year on Sixth Street and it’s a great artist, craft, magic fair—fun for the whole family with food delicacies to match.

Of course a true Austinite never misses John Kelso’s column in the Austin American-Statesman – this is an absolute must-read every Sunday! Thanks Mr. Kelso for making me laugh each week and your warm and friendly way of making newcomers seem welcome! John also has a an awesome blog!

Okay, I think I’m ready to Keep Austin Weird, even if I don’t understand some of the reasons why! Maybe Chicken Shit Bingo isn’t all that bad? Maybe I can head on over to the Double LL Ranch and see if they have a chicken or two to spare.

Will You Be Assimilated to Apple’s iCloud?

I am no fan of Apple—my son-in-law will tell you that! I know their claim to fame is to do one thing and do it well but as Thomas Edison once said, “There’s a better way to do it—find it.” I don’t think Apple’s iCloud is the “better way” Edison had in mind.

First, from what I read on the Web the iCloud takes all of your data, images, probably even your Mother-in-Law and puts all of this data, etc. on ALL of your Apple devices. So, if you have an iPhone, a Mac, AppleTV, an iPad, iPod, iTunes or basically anything Apple makes or gadgets starting with an “I” you’ll be all set. No matter what device you’re using at the time, you won’t have to run and get that other Apple device because you can access what you need from the Apple iCloud. Sounds simple right?

I think Apple will lose money here people! If I can access all my data from the iCloud, why buy anything new Apple comes out with? Forget the iPhone17—I have the iCloud! I don’t need an iPad2285, because I have the iCloud and the iCloud has endless storage because it’s cloud computing!

Still, I suspect there will be long lines at Apple stores during the Holidays. These lines are something I for one, fear. Did you ever look at some of these people waiting to get in? It’s like they’re in that old movie Soylent Green, a futuristic movie starring Charleton Heston where after folks die, they’re turned into Soylent Green and Soylent Green is well, there is no easy way to say this—the food we shall all eat in the future.

My daughter and son-in-law will shoot me here but since they live in a galaxy far, far from me, I’ll tell you this story anyway. My daughter was writing a thesis on an Apple application “Pages.” It’s like MS Word I guess and it’s easy to use on her iPad5745 or whatever model she has now. Well, right near the end of her thesis, Pages CRASHED and she lost everything!

Jeez, even MS Word automatically saves documents. And, I’ve been told from folks I know already assimilated by Apple that apparently so does Pages, so I blame this on my son-in-law and operator error installation of Pages. Sorry dude but you know I love ya.

Needless to say when she sent me her paper to edit, it came in MS Word, not Pages.

I’m not sure how the iCloud will make Apple any money and I wonder if Steve Jobs is a little restless up in Heaven right about now!

Image Credits: 

Soylent Green from Amazon 

Apple-Mac Thewwwblog.com

Why Not Use Facebook to Donate Your Organs?

I’ve been reading a lot of stories from major news media outlets along with blog posts and I must say why not use Facebook to donate your organs?

If we look at statistics, there are 157,067,260 American users on Facebook and 114,183 folks on the transplant waiting list. And, daily donor recipient stats are: 79 get them, and 18 die on a daily basis. Even one death is too much!

According to a story by Mike Stobbe in Bloomberg Businessweek, “Like: Facebook Feature Spurs Organ Donor Signups” 6,000 people signed up to be organ donors on the first day of the offering (May 1). Donate  Life America says on the average day, only 400 people signup to be an organ donor. This is really a no-brainer!

What Counts: Your Driver’s License or Your Facebook Page?

It seems the latest buzz is what will count to prove you’re an organ donor—your driver’s license or your Facebook page? In my opinion, this is a moot point.

Let’s say you have both; you’re an organ donor via your license and have committed to being one by signing up on Facebook. If you become deceased and your organs are usable, your relatives already know what your desires are so they’ll make the final call on whether to donate or not donate.

We’ve all seen those hospital TV shows where they ask the “next of kin” if they can harvest a loved one’s organs. I have never seen them digging through the deceased’s pockets for their driver’s license to see if they are an organ donor, nor do they look for a donor card (you get a neat donor card when you sign up in your state via the Facebook page). It’s really up to the next of kin.

For years my husband frowned at the organ donor option. Even though I was for it, he protested and always told me if I died and my organs could be salvaged, he would say no, it didn’t matter what I signed—he would stop it.

And, I’m dead so what could I do—nada folks, nada!

The Life of a Brother-In-Law

There are too many Americans that think needing an organ or being an organ donor is something they will never have to think about. They rely on the family history of being healthy and living healthy and they want to take all their organs (so to speak) with them when they die.

Unfortunately, the amount of organs needed on a daily basis is not always the result of a disease like diabetes. People’s kidneys fail from infections or they may have hereditary liver issues. What if someone’s corneas fail and they can no longer see? What are you going to do with your corneas when you’re gone? Do you really need to see something inside that dark casket and if you choose cremation, your organs are gone baby gone.

My brother-in-law needed a kidney and if I would have been a match, I would have given him one of mine. He was lucky enough to get one, however, and because of that kidney, instead of dying at the ripe old age of 40, he got to live another 10 years.

Ten years may not seem like a lot to you if you’re healthy, but mark my words everyone knows someone or someone who knows someone in need of an organ transplant.

I’m assuming here you are one of the 157,067,260 people who have a Facebook page. My only question is why aren’t you registering?

The human body is only worth about five bucks and you really can’t “take it with you.” So, again, log in to your Facebook account and signup and shame on you if you don’t!

And finally to my sisters, yes I know, if my kidney failed, you’d all want to give me one of yours! Ditto here!

Bloomberg Business Week story 

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Dream designs/FreeDigitalPhoto.net

Screenshot of Facebook Organ Donor page by author

American Crossroads “Cool” Anti-Obama Video Ad: Here We Go!

I was watching ABC’s The View and saw a political ad from American Crossroads and thought, here we go—again.

The ad commercial focuses on how President Obama is “too cool” and “a celebrity” and that we need to get back to the basics of government and forget about being approachable!

It also touts some statistics, but what political campaign ad doesn’t? It tells us how many college graduates can’t find a job and are in college loan debt. It also offers up the number of graduates moving back to live with their parents or family members.

You can see the video here from YouTube.

I’m not ready for this again people! It seemed like we just went through this not too long ago! And, with all the fighting between Republicans and Democrats, I don’t think we’ve ever been out of the loop of bad political video ads have we? At least not recently!

Romney Not Approachable

As far as Mitt Romney goes, he’s really not approachable and in fact, at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner, Jimmy Fallon got it right when he picked on Romney. Fallon suggested Romney wouldn’t be the best guy to hang around with because he can’t drink, he can’t have caffeine and well, he’s boring really—and not approachable. Fallon is pretty funny. You can see the entire 24 minutes of the video here.

What’s wrong with the American people being able to identify with their leader? Back in the day when Abraham Lincoln was President, the White House was extremely accessible and many slept inside various rooms—just plain old citizens, not anyone famous. Dangerous perhaps, but approachable, indeed!

Give Me a Break

Even though the 2008 election was so long ago, it does seem like enough already and it’s really just gotten to the nitty gritty!

I’m not sure I can hold on! I may not be able to watch television for a while, but then again, that’s probably a good thing. Or, if I just stick to shows like The Deadliest Catch on Discovery and Top Shot on the History Channel, I should be fine—they never seem to have political ads.

But, if I continue to watch my favorite and only reality show, Survivor on CBS, I’ll be inundated with bad political ad after bad political ad. I also won’t know who wins the show!

I’m done with all this and it’s just begun!

The thing I hate the most about these ads is they aren’t targeted toward those of us who actually pay attention to politics and what goes on in Washington D.C. but instead, they are for those who are ignorant of top issues. Or, they want the uneducated to switch their vote based on a few facts that may not even be relevant.

I’m not sure if we have a “Cool” President or not. If you’ve read my blog before, you know I feel he ruined the auto industry so it would take him knocking on my door and having a chat with me before I’d vote for him—plus I’m not a Democrat.

Actually, that might be  pretty cool. Having a beer with the President? Hmmm? I guess if he needs to find my address his staff can do that—he probably has my cell phone number too. As my husband likes to tell me, "You've been on that watch list for quite some time!" Whatever dude!