Buddy, Can You Spare $4635?

If you are a working American, the folks at Blogging Stocks have calculated your share of the bailout plan at $4635. Not too bad, huh? After all, it's a small price to pay to keep Wall St afloat, isn't it?

At the bottom of their post on the subject, the question "So which would you prefer, a recession or a bailout?" is asked. I'm tired of my tax dollars being used to bailout multi-millionaires. Bring on the recession, I'll make my own way through it.

Ridin' Gustav Back in Action

After a few days of silence, Marcus is posting again on Ridin' Gustav. Be sure and check out the latest!

Ridin' Gustav

I have been following an interesting blog, Ridin' Gustav. He hasn't posted since yesterday morning, however he did put a twitter message up that he was ok but had no cable. It will be interesting to read his thought & see the pictures he's taken once he is able to get back online.

Your Body Is Not Your Own?

According to this post in WyBlog, in New Jersey your body no longer belongs to you. I have heard conflicting reports on this. According to WyBlog, if you refuse you have to sit through a lecture and a slideshow. Sounds like "re-education". Another person I am acquainted with, and who's opinion I respect, says it is nothing like that. If you refuse (switch the check from the defaulted "yes" to the "no" on the DL Application), you are simply asked if your choice is correct. That is much more acceptable. I do have to admit, I see the day coming when the question won't even be asked, that when a person perishes their organs will be harvested with or without consent.

After all, it's for someone's good.

I, too, Am An American!

In his blog today, Chuck Baldwin proclaims "I Am An American!" He makes a very compelling argument about the U.S.A. of today versus the U.S.A. of yesteryear. And where this country is headed, if people don't wake up.

For those who don't know, Chuck Baldwin is running for President as the Constitution Party candidate. His article and his candidacy deserve your serious consideration.

Something to Consider

I get a lot of email. At various times I also get the usual "boycott this", "buy that" chain emails. Those are deleted without being sent on. However, this one caught my eye. It addresses two items that are dear to me.

#1) Buy American when possible.

#2) Don't buy Chinese if at all possible.

It is already past June 4th, but I am going to pass it on for your perusal. (Some formatting may be changed in teh cut & paste ... sorry)

Are we Americans as dumb as we appear or is itthat we just do not think? While the Chinese,knowingly and intentionally, export inferior products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in American markets, the media wrings its hands and criticizes the Bush Administration for perceived errors. Yet 70% of Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended. Well, duh..why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges? DO IT YOURSELF!! Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another product or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, however you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs, use real ones and benefit some American farmer. Easter is just an example, the point is.. do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control on your own.

If 200 million Americans refuse to buy just $20 each of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast!! (Jeff's note: I come up with $4 Billion so I don't know how they are figuring) The downside? Some American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory. ** Downside ?? The solution ? Let's give them fair warning and send our ownmessage. We will not implement this UNTIL June 4,and we will only continue it until July 4. That is only one month of trading losses, but it will hitthe Chinese for 1/12th of the total, or 8%, of their American exports. Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arroganceand lawlessness were worth it. Remember, June 4 to July 4.Send this to everybody you know. Show them we are Americans and NOBODY can take us for granted.

If we can't live without cheap Chinese goods for one month out of our lives,WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET!Pass it on America !!!

Free Speech? Apparently Not In Canada

From the five feet of fury blog, comes the story of Canadian harassment of conservative bloggers.

"Richard Warman's friends at the Canadian Human Rights Commission say "freedom of speech is an American concept" they refuse to recognize."

Another blogger being sued by Warman is Ezra Levant, who tells his story here.

As you read their storys, take a minute and consider if it could happen here.

Busy Life, Busy at Stuff

It's that time of year when everything seems to come together to rob folks of their time. The holiday season is approaching (what's with the Christmas displays going up before Halloween is even over and done with?), baseball is winding down as the Red Sox (boo...hiss) teach the Rockies a thing or two about postseason play and football is in full gear with the Niners and Raiders failing to live up to expectations.

Things are going to be a little different on my blog, too. I spend a lot of my time in either the San Francisco Bay Area or the Branson, MO area. Or traveling back & forth. Here in CA we try and be ready for the next "big one" (earthquake). In Branson folks try and be ready for whatever the weather throws at them, be it tornados, an ice storm or what have you. The fires in Southern CA have shown that there is more than earthquakes that can cause problems. Lately my son who works in emergency services has said a lot of their talk and planning has been towards disaster preparation. That is some of what I will be dealing with in this blog in the near future. Until those posts start, remember one thing:

Go Rockies!!!

What Happened?

I checked my blog this morning and found the template had been all screwed up. The profile container, links and other items in the right sidebar were all gone and the navigtion bar across the top of the blog was messed up. So I have switched to a different template and will be editing it back to where it was, I hope.