Two Dads are Better than None

Dig it....biyatchez (grill grin)

:-P)

"I'm Still Remembering"

I'm still remembering the day I gave my life away.
I'm still remembering the time you said you'd be mine.
Yesterday was cold and bare, because you were not there.
Yesterday was cold, my story has been told.

I need your affection all the wa-ay.
The world has changed or I've changed in a wa-ay.
I try to remain, I'm trying not to go insa-ane.
I need your affection all the way, the way.
Get away [X6]

I'm still remembering my life before I became your wife.
I'm still remembering the pain and the mind games.
Reverse psychology never tainted me.
I didn't sell my soul.
I didn't sell my soul.

I need your affection all the wa-ay.
The world has changed or I've changed in a wa-ay.
I try to remain, I'm trying not to go insa-ane.
I need your affection all the way, the way.

They say the cream will always rise to the top.
They say that good people are always first to drop.
What of Kurt Cobain, will his presence still remain?
Remember JFK, ever saintly in a way.
Where are you now?
Where are you now?
Where are you now, I said,
Where are you no-ow?

I need your affection all the way. [X4]
All the way. [X10]

end.

And for what it is worth, my PC just started spitting out Thai charachters, no BS

I saw a challenge somewhere to try and surmise 2009 in three words and thought I would try...of course I have to explain each word..

Turmoil
The credit market shit the bed, homes got foreclosed on in record numbers, the stock market lost almost half its value and suddenly Americans are finding that we are not all that and a bag-o-chips anymore. Turmoil means that things change everyday, and somehow, we are used to it. Maybe tumultuous is a better word. It is a funny word that rolls around in the mouth. Say it a few times. Tumultuous.

Change
This word was a nice truism to hear I thought. Obama reminded us of it and we saw it in our daily lives throughout the world. I have always wondered why people fear change and differences the way they do. You either work for change or fight against it, and it has always seemed that the losing side of history fought change..look at the South. Shit changes, shit happens, assimilate and move on. Period. I could go about my civil liberties and lack thereof, but I won't.

Acceptance
When I think of acceptance from Americans, I think of the realization many older generations must feel when they look at our crazy electronic world. I stop to think about how wired my world is, and it is somewhat amazing. If only we latched on to ideas the way we latch onto gadgets. The psychology behind how much date we process is mind boggling too. Maybe once in a while we should try to step back from the ones and zeros (and this from a guy who routinely takes an iphone to the lake).

With open hearts and minds, let's jump into 2009! Hey, I will try harder too!

This is a funny but true exchange I received...I may sound like an ass...but I know how to use an apostrophe, so to be singled out by a random stranger was...well, insulting..

Start at the bottom and read up..


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On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 2:02 PM, Brent wrote:

Yep that is not me. He might be brentrjones@gmail.com but I have no idea how you got my email.

And for what it is worth, is it really your place to email people you don't know (especially the wrong one) telling them that their webpage is ungrammatical? I am sure you were trying to help, but I am very busy and do not really have time for this.

Pardon my tone...

Have a great day!

On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Margaret wrote:

Sorry! NO MORE BOTHERING!


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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Brent wrote:

Hmm..which page are you referencing? I would never put Brent Jones's webpage so now I am curious.


On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Margaret wrote:

Hi Brent,


This is the where I retrieved the information and the g-mail address.


Margaret



http://www.classroom20.com/profile/BrentJones (disclaimer..that is NOT Brent's site...note the brilliant and correct use of that apostrophe!)
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:57 PM, Margaret wrote:

Hi Brent.
While searching for another Brent Jones in Chicago, I came across your Website.


Please note that there is no - 's - on Jones.... I'm sure that you know... just a slight miscue..

Margaret


Brent Jones's Page

I know I am getting old, I have proof now..I had trouble hearing above a 15. Take this test and see for yourself..kinda interesting. Just click on the link.

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It has been a historical week in America. We have elected our first half black half white (read African-American I guess) president. It seems that both black and white America can embrace a guy that, well, is equal parts white and black. It will certainly mean a lot for race relations.

Obama was wise to pronounce himself the American mutt when he referenced selecting the nation's new First Pet. Those evolutionists know that as far as genetics and evolution is concerned, mutts are healthier and live longer. Simply evolution tells you that nature takes the best (and sometimes the worst) of a race's gene and throws it into the melting pot. I consider myself a mutt and think that blending the races makes for a better, more interesting world.

It is interesting to think, however, that this new blood will dominate as the nation's image. People all over the globe may see America in a whole new light. Maybe Americans are thinking that desperate times call for desperate measures? Financially the economy is taking a rest. She is tired of pumping out all that capital to feed so many countries. We are unsure of the future and we are also wise enough to say that we needed change. Especially after this election, the idea of the American family has changed for the better. We are a nation of mixed people that have all come together to create stories of our own future.

In fact, the most American of all stories told is the one that starts off about family coming to America somehow, in search of opportunity. You are seeing the results of how the very definition of the American "family" is changing.

He had an Asian childhood, African parentage, a Middle Eastern name and an American upbringing. He is a truly global president.

My sister is a way better blogger than I, so in an effort not to be lame, here are 7 random things about me:

1. I started my blog back way before it was *cool*. I tend to me 3-4 years ahead on the technology curve. Now there is so much info about people out there, it is mind boggling and somewhat overdone.

2. As a 6 year old, I was going to be a carpenter by day and a preacher by night. I am not sure where this redneck vision of happiness came from, but it is true.

3. I get annoyed with people who just talk about themselves in conversation and do not ask others questions. The don't understand the ping-pong concept...it has to go back and forth for the game to be fun.

4. I was raised Christian but do not really consider myself a Christian because I refuse to believe there there is only one God and the Christians are right. I fault this belief on education and travel. It is amazing what you learn when you open your eyes.

5. I wanted to be an architect when I was younger. I am still fascinated by designs, buildings and cool houses and living spaces.

6. I am not a huge believer in luck and I think people make their own luck in life. People who play the victim annoy me.

7. If money were no object, I would write short stories and paint all day. I have a weird attraction towards becoming a tormented artistic soul.

HOLY SHIT! Look at this baby freak out while going through a tunnel and the lighting changes. Then PRESTO! All is cool again.

I am going to play armchair economist here for a second, but does anyone else see the irony in the fact that lower and middle class America has brought the economy to its knees from trying to be like the upper class? After growing up in the shadow of 80s excess, internet millionaires and the notion of "entitlement" from being hard working Americans, I find it interesting that all of the "no document" loans made have essentially crippled the world economy and no really knows where the bottom is. I am no economist, but I now have survived the dot-com boom, 9/11 and worked for both Freddie Mac and Countrywide, so I have an idea of what is going on. I have also traded and day traded for years, so I have an idea of what fuels the economy and here is where I see this going:

- The Dow will hit 8000 before 2010. Cash will be king and the market will make an overdue "major correction". It is the natural economic cycle.
- Credit will dry up for the next 2 years and without credit to fuel ideas, growth will be minimal. Imagine a GDP of less than 2% for awhile and you get my drift
- As the baby boomers come into retirement the next few years, the rules will change and the concept of "safe retirement" will be a misnomer. As they have done previously, this segment will shape the economic growth of the future simply because they will have the capital.
- I predict unemployment will hit 10% in the USA as college grads and poor retirees may compete for some of the same low paying jobs. There will be resentment toward immigrants doing jobs that suddenly don't look so bad. Remember, a paycheck is all relative when there is no money in the bank.
- Our entire economy will be reshaped from this and no one knows how "safe" the end picture will be. 1 Trillion dollars is a drop in the bucket for America. The real fear will be that the confidence in America has erroded too far. Imagine if suddenly the world said "You are too much of a risk. Your reign has ended."This is the path we are going down. We could become the Wal-mart discount seller to the world because suddenly foreign cash could snatch us up during a "blue light special" my friends.

These are purely my thoughts but as a someone who understand concepts like the world economy, how shorting stocks is critical for balancing the market, how the human psychology of HELOCs works, and how keeping up with the Joneses under the guise of "endless growth" has led us down the wrong path, I have to say that future (ie the next four years) is not looking too bright.

I hope I am wrong, but ironically we got into this mess from sending the following message to all levels of American: Pimp your life, live beyond your means, don't save for the future and live in the now. Your 401K, home and income will rise no matter what. Guess what America..you may have been wrong and as they say, "payback is a bitch." I am not a religious person, but I say this - God Bless America....and please hurry-! We are in for a bumpy ride.



This wealth map shows which territories have the greatest wealth when Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is compared using currency exchange rates. This indicates international purchasing power - what someone’s money would be worth if they wanted to spend it in another territory. For some their money will gain value when they move - others’ money will lose value. This facilitates the movement of some people, whilst severely limiting that of others.

A lot of people only see John McCain’s fashionable, glamorous blond wife, Cindy.

You know, the one that buys him the $500 shoes and says that you just have to have a private plane to get around a state the size of Arizona.

They don’t see the woman McCain dumped to marry her.

You know, his first wife, Carol.

The one that waited for him while he was being held captive, the one that raised their children by herself during that time.

And the one that was severely injured in a terrible car accident in late 1969.

You can read all the sad details here.

Carol was no longer attractive enough for McCain, I guess. Personal loyalty doesn’t seem to be his strong suit. Not long after they were reunited, McCain began running around with other women. In 1979 he met Cindy, carrying on an adulterous affair with her. Cindy was young, beautiful, and part of a family that was super-rich.

I guess Carol didn’t stand a chance. McCain even applied for a marriage license to Cindy while still married to Carol. That’s low. McCain’s friends, including Ronald and Nancy Reagan, were shocked by McCain’s actions.

Once married to Cindy, John McCain was able to use her vast wealth to finance his rise to the top. Guess Carol wouldn’t have been very good at that.

Ross Perot, who paid Carol’s medical bills, put it best:

McCain is the classic opportunist. He’s always reaching for attention and glory,’

‘After he came home, Carol walked with a limp. So he threw her over for a poster girl with big money from Arizona. And the rest is history.’

Just thought you should know what kind of “honorable” man McCain really is.

I know that McCain married well and all, but GIVE ME A BREAK....he has enough shit already...don't give the whitehead the presidency too!!

When you look at this you have to wonder which candidate *REALLY* has more in common with the "Average American"...I mean REALLY!!!