10 years later

This morning I took my family to watch the Sep 11 memorial ceremony at San Jose's Fire Station 1.  Among the fire engines and police motorcycles, flashing lights, the sound of bag pipes playing, children running up and down the street, one thing kept nagging at me, trying to get my attention.  It finally succeeded during one of the many long winded speeches made by the various local politicians, bureaucrats, and other empty suits...

"After 10 years, 2 wars, thousands of lives lost, tens of thousands of lives destroyed, and trillions of dollars spent, not a god dam thing has changed..."

If people were corporations

If people were corporations, this guy would be Exxon Mobile...

Keep your eye on the big picture

I hated hearing that in the military.  The "big picture" was talked about alot in the military.  And no one ever seemed to see it, or so it seemed.  It was code for "you don't know what I know, and that's why I'm here and you're there".  It was code for "you are ignorant."

Luckily, those days are history.  Today though, I find myself using that phrase as a way of describing where we're headed in this horrible economy.  People are too focused on where we are at today, and not where we are going tomorrow.  Where we are going is what will ultimately make, or cost you money.  Being able to recognize where we are going tomorrow, and how the herd will react to that when it starts happening can allow you to profit big time.

Palin hurts hunting

Sarah Palin hurts, not helps hunting

As if we hadn't already heard enough of Sarah Palin...  Honestly, I try hard not to talk about Palin because I think she gets way too much exposure in the media already.  In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit I despise her.  I think she hurts the causes of conservatives, women,  firearms ownership, and now hunting...

Conservative vs. Liberals

A friend of mine posted this little gem of wisdom to her facebook page, and then tagged me in it, probably because she wanted me to respond to it.  Unfortunately, facebook has many limitations, one of them being they limit how many characters you can type in a reply, and it doesn't allow you to easily hyperlink references in your response, so instead I have posted my response below and sent her a link to this post.  I hope you enjoy reading it as much as <sarcasm> I know she will </sarcasm>.