Im back. We had to go off line for a while until we paid comcast somemore money.
Huntington decimated our account by letting a lawyer garnish money from an account that is solely from Social Security. This is a no no. The bank blames the lawyer, the lawyer blames the bank and they both say that I must spend money to hire a lawyer to fight this. In the mean time, we get screwed. Oh, by the way, that medical bill that they were garnishing for had already been taken care of.
What is the difference between and lawyer and a snake. The snake hates being put in the same sentence as a lawyer.

One week until Christmas.
They have now named the presidency of Bill Clinton. It will be called,"Sex between the Bushes".
Here is a Christmas greeting we can all associate with. "Moneys tight, times are hard. Here's your freeking Christmas card."

Gm and Chrysler are now looking at merging to keep from going under. Ford is doing ok but could use some help. No one is talking about Saturn. Is it possible that they got it right?

Granholm has said that she won't except a position of Obamas staff. I guess it is better to turn down the possibility of getting the job then to be left out in the cold.

Super stars and famous people have things thrown at them like flowers, gifts, and underwear. Bush has a reporter throw both of his shoes at him. Both shoes missed their mark, something like Bushes Iraq strategies. Since it has got so bad that reporters are throwing articles of clothing at him, all future press conferences will be done in the nude. "Will the real bush please stand up".

Lets start out another fun filled week.
Last week, Liz was diagnosed with degenerative arthritis of the spine. She has been in a great amount of pain, and has a hard time even walking. With all her other problems, this was not needed. We are waiting for the doctors decision on what to do next. The pain pills and shots do not work as she is still in a great amount of pain. This has kept me very busy taking care of everyone and everything.
Cat and Sean will most likely move into their apartment after the first of the year. When they move out, we will take their room since it is on the main floor and will be easier access for Liz. We might even do it before then.

Today I had to go with Cody for his pretrial hearing. He was caught fishing in a forbidden stream. There were no signs posted and nothing to show that it was a closed stream. When Cody went in, I was not allowed because he is 17, they found him guilty. It was posted in a book that he got with his fishing license. He is suppose to remember every stream. Ignorance is not a excuse. Here is a young man who decides to fish and stay out of trouble. He was hit with $120.00 fine. When we went to collection I asked how they expect him to pay this fine if he doesn't have a job? I explained that he is in high school. He should drop out of school, get a job so he can pay his fine. This is another great example of how our court system fails. If he doesn't find a way to pay this fine, they would put him a jail. I don't know who is more ignorant. DNR busting a young kid for fishing in a unmarked, and closed stream. I know, they were just doing their job. DNR's failure to mark the stream and use the excuse of, "it's in the handbook, you should have known." The court failure to look at the big picture and just be more concerned about not hurting the DNR's feelings. It is the courts rational that for example, the state does not need to post speed limits on the highways because everyone know what it is. You should not need to post no trespassing signs because it is understood that trespassing is forbidden. It's the law and we as citizens should know all the laws, speed limits, and other minor things, should be memorized. Ignorance is not an excuse.
If you spend time and listen to people at the county court house and you will understand how a system can go so bad. One women was there on an arrest warrant for shoplifting. When walking thru a store, her young daughter reached out and took a $1.50 pin. She was found guilty because her daughter is her responsibility. A man was found guilty because his dog got out of a fenced in yard. His dog was licenced, but because he was running free, he was fined over $100.00. The law is the law. this was the first time that his dog got loose.
We need reforms, not obscure fines that nickel and dime us to death. The next time someone says that our prisions are overcrowded, or that crime has risen, stop and see what laws are being violated.
I could have hired a lawyer to defend Cody, but that would be cost prohibitive. Once again they are hoping to feed the system. I was prohibited from defending Cody because he is an adult in their eyes, and since I was not a lawyer, I was not allowed in. These are some of the reason that crime has risen. People will just pay the fine and plead guilty. It is cheaper. Guilty until proven guilty.

I met a friend at the doctors office yesterday. You know you are getting old when you meet friends at doctors offices. This friend of mine had hurt his finger in his garage door, and all those broken finger jokes came rushing back. I held my tongue and did not share my lack of intelligence. Why is it that some of us will try to crack a joke at someones misfortune. Are we cruel by nature, or do we think that this is a way to cheer someone up. My friend, a man a great intelligence,would have laughed along because of his gregarious nature and kind soul, but I'm sure his finger still will hurt after all the jokes are told. I think that it might be that little devil in me because I know he will read this and have to respond with his finger either sutured or in a splint and that could cause a chuckle or two as he tries to type out a response.

It's December, it's snowing, and it's cold. Winter has really roared in this year.
Liz was helping me this week and hurt her back. Just what she needs, one more thing to go wrong.
Cody had his first basketball game last night. This was the team that I coached last year, started up, and had it taken from me from a teacher who gets first choice. They lost, and Cody sat the bench. He is one of the top guards in the area, he worked hard to get his knee in shape after having his ACL replaced, and the coach says that he need to try harder. He missed two practices due to doctors appointment and court. I feel this was more directed at me in a effort to say that he is in charge. The coach has now gone as far as insisting that the team call him coach. It drives him crazy when I show up to pick up Cody and all the team members were still calling me coach. I have done everything in my power to butt out and not offer my opinion. My biggest question is, " This coach has pretty much the same team as last year." " He now has a home gym(all our game last year were on the road), new uniforms (home and away), a team bus, a larger basketball budget to buy more basketball and other equipment." They look worse then last year and have not improved at all. The Question is, "Should I be smiling or shaking my head in disbelief?"

today is thanksgiving Day, 2008. As I look back, I have much to be thankful about. Family, Friends, and a wonderful wife. Aside from these, here are a few others

1- Thankful that George Bush can't run again.
2- Thankful that Granholm can't run again
3- thankful that the executives from the ailing big 3 can take their corporate jets to Washington to beg for money.
4- I'm thankful that the cost of heating fuel has not risen anymore. Who knows why the cost of heating hasn't gone down along with gas prices.
5- I am thankful that my kids can live with us. (That I am able to support them)

Have a happy thanksgiving

Shortness of breath, ache in shoulders and on left side, and blood pressure jumping all over the place. Most people would jump up and yell, "heart attack". In my world it is a little different. Last night I had one of my attacks. After laying down and taking my nitro, everything fell back in place. The blood pressure balanced out, and the pain and stiffness went away. The doctors call these angina attacks and usually are not a heart attack. If it doesn't subside after 2 0r 3 nitro tablets, then I am suppose to worry. I would be lying if I said it didn't scare me, and I know it scares Liz. She is usually burning up the phone lines with the doctors. By the time they call back, everything has calmed down, and their response is, "if you feel it is your heart, go into emergency or call an ambulance". I know that they can't diagnose over the phone, and by the time I do go in, everything is back to being fine, but in the mean time my mind has made the trip from "am I dying, or am I going nuts, to the point that this too will most likely to away". Now that my bloodpreasure has made the roller coaster ride, I am wiped out for about 24 hours.
I personally think it is God's way of telling me to slow down. I was busy yesterday and was thinking why I am disabled? This is why I am not at work and can't work. Everytime I think I am ok, and try pushing myself, the old heart jumps up and Say's "No way Hosea".
I am sitting back taking it easy today. This can also drive me crazy because I have so much to do and only I can do it.

wow, more snow. I was playing in the snow with my little dog. She just has a panic in the snow, enjoying it like a child. I remember that joy as a child, back in the days when you would press your face against the window to watch the snow fall. We are really so lucky to have fresh white snow falling around us. This year could yield a lot of snow and we may never dig out of it. Maybe I will go out and build a snow fort, make now angels, and just shovel the drive.

This week is thanksgiving. It is customary for us to host thankgiving dinner, or lunch , or whatever. Trying to get everyone together on one day is an effort, but well worth it. When everyone is around the table, eating turkey, mashed patatoes, carrots, and just alot of food. By the time we sit down to eat, the Lions have already lost their game, but hopefully no one has lost their appetitie.

For years my parents use to host thanksgiving dinner, and before that we would visit my cousins house and celebrate Christmas and thankgiving with my Moms side of the family. We would end up playing tackle football in the snow. It was a day that we all looked forward to. I now look forward to it as our kids get older, married, and soon present grandchildren.

Life is great.

Lions are 0-11. How pathetic can you be. When you look at a street corner in Detroit, who are you like to see panhandling. Auto executive or Lions football players. they are both behind the times, slower then everyone else, and unable to fight their way out of a paper bag. I think we need to bail out the Lions. I also heard that a casino in Detroit is loosing money and might have to close their doors. What is the difference in bailing out a casino or bailing out a wall street looser. They both gamble with other peoples money.

It is the time of year to anticipate the great arrival. No, we are not talking about the turkey, or the baby Jesus. The great arrival is Obama, riding in to cure American of what ails her. If he can do what he says, I'll eat my words, but one person cannot change the mess we are in.

The first snow fall is always pretty. Now it can go away. Yes, I know, I live in Michigan and can expect 6 months of this stuff.
I haven't written lately because nothing of significance has happened.
Last week, Liz and I went to small claims court. Liz won most of hers because the dentist had failed to get approval to do the the work. I lost mine with Mosleys. This did not surprise me. If you remember, Cody had a road test that went around the block and failed him because of one rolling stop. I presented our case with two things in mind. The tester was already heading back to the shop when the rolling stop occur ed. I claimed that he was already committing fraud by not planning on doing the whole test.(He was heading back, and had no intention of passing him at all) The judge ruled that no matter what, the tester has the right to end the test whenever he wants. I guess that gives them cart Blanche to break the law whenever they want. I also claimed that the state of Michigan has a guidelines for what is included in a test, and only a Small part was tested. Once again the judge ruled that the testers have the right to end the test whenever they want. In other words, the road testers have the right to commit fraud without any check and balance system. They can continue to charge for a road test that they have no intention to pass someone. This is the definition of fraud, getting something for nothing. This is something that the state of Michigan needs to change, but they won't.
Christmas will be tight for alot of people this year and we are included in this. Retailers are already bracing for a bad Christmas. I predict that there will be alot of business closing after Christmas. Most of these business won't get bailed out. The American auto makers can't make it and can't figure out why. Let's see. When foreign makers went years ago to economic and energy saving vehicles and the American automakers kept making big SUV's, gas guzzlers, and cars that cost more then most houses. The reason I bring this up, is that lawmakers once again dropped the ball. Lawmakers blame it on big business which blames it on lawmaker, when they are both in bed together. Government needs money, big business needs money, and the only people to pay is the taxpayers. One way or another, your wallet is being picked. If we bail out the automakers, or we don't, we will pay. Massive job losses will ill effect Michigan and put many auto associated business under. They were free to make massive profits, but cannot take a loss?
I could ramble on, but I won't. Our check and balance system wasn't followed and now we are in deep.

Today is Liz's birthday. She has had a rough couple of days with her health. Hopefully today will be a better day. She is off with Don Jr. this morning which frees me up to get some work done at church.
This week I have been working on remodeling the kitchen and I also took down the white fence. If I hadn't taken it down, the winter would have.
We had an estimate for replacing windows. 13 grand is alot of money. I guess I'll do this one window at a time.
Well, I got to get some work done so I talk at ya later.

The black guy beat the white guy. I'm sorry, the African American beat the Irish American. The young guy beat the old guy. Once again I'm mistaken, the youthful candidate beat the seasoned candidate. I'm just glad that the Chaney/Bush era will be over. Sorry again, I keep forgetting that Bush was president and Chaney was Vice President. This new presidency could be great for Michigan if Obama takes Granholm and make her maybe, ambassidor to Canada. I think she can see Canada from her house.

November 3, 1954, a day that will live in doubt. 54 years ago I slipped into this world. The reason I brought this up was the fact that I am 54 today, I was born in 1954, and my wife is 45. Maybe I should play those numbers in the lottery.
Tomorrow is the day we go vote.

Tuesday,October28
Cody's Mom stopped by today. She is out of prison, living with her boyfriend in
Wayland, and is clean for the time being. She says that she is back in school and is hoping to change her life around. She must have said thank you about 100 times. She said the fact that we forced her to look at herself is the reason she is changed. I hope this is for real and only time alone will tell.

Change ... Change -- Change!!!!!!!!!!

Not long ago I read a joke ... It said all the politicians running for president are promising change to the American people. We send them billions and billions of tax dollars and they send us the change.

Funny?

Not really; there is too much truth in it to be funny.

That got me to thinking ... They all promise change. How about if they run on a promise of restoration rather than change. A restoration that would take us back in time to a place where things ran better, smoother and life was more enjoyable. Change? That, in truth, is what they have been giving us all along.

We used to have a strong dollar ... Politicians changed that.

Life used to be sacred ... Politicians changed that.

Marriage used to be sacred ... Politicians are changing that.

We used to be respected around the world ... Politicians changed that.

We used to have a strong manufacturing economy .. Politicians changed that.

We used to have lower tax structures ... Politicians changed that.

We used to enjoy more freedoms ... Politicians changed that.

We used to be a large exporter of American made goods ... Politicians changed that.

We used to be an openly Christian nation ... Politicians changed that.

We used to teach patriotism in schools ... Politicians changed that.

We used to educate children in schools ... Politicians changed that.

We used to enjoy freedom of speech ... Politicians changed that.

We used to enforce LEGAL citizenship ... Politicians changed that.

We used to have affordable food & gas prices .. Politicians changed that, too. ... and one could go on and on with this list.

What hasn't been changed, politicians are promising to change that as well if you will elect them.

When, oh when, is America going to sit back with open eyes and look at what we once were and where we have come and say, enough is enough?

The trouble is, America's youthful voters today don't know of the great America that existed forty and fifty years ago. They see the world as if it has always existed, as it is now.

When will we wake up? Tomorrow may be too late. When will America realize ... Politicians are what is wrong with America?

Friday morning, according to the news, it could be black Friday. It is 9:13 am and the news media are predicting a rough day on wall street. Hey wall street, welcome to our nightmare. Even Alan Greenspan admits he was wrong about the economy. He is now calling it a recession. Wake up, we have been in a recession, we are now starting to talk depression.
Another thing that is happening is a political move called, "watch my hand". Misdirection is something politicians do to avoid a subject they don't want to address. To get your mind off Iraq, we will talk about the economy. To get you mind off the economy, take a look at the political race......... Spin doesn't work anymore.
Back to Wall Street. What does gambling and wall street have in common? Answer.....The House always wins.

Well here we go again............
Monday night we laid Samantha Anne Van Antwerpen( our cat) to rest in a special spot in out yard. Donald and Akiko came up and we had a Small service. Donald laid his cat to rest and did the honors of covering her up. Samantha has been his cat for 14 years. Now that Donald is married, Sams job on earth was done.

On Monday and then again on Tuesday I was in court to set up preliminaries for Codys fishing ticket and Lindsey's car issue. What amazed me was the volume of people that were there, until I started to hear the charges. One was a dog running loose ticket(30 dollar fine plus 70 dollar court cost). This guy pleaded guilty because he didn't have the time to fight it. He was out of town when his dog got out of a fenced in area. He suspects that someone let him out, but he pleaded out for 100 dollars which he felt it was better then fighting it. The other side of the coin showed people with many tickets and still having a drivers licence. Pay the fine and keep the licence.

I noticed today that India had it's first successful lift off of a flight to the moon. No, this is real and not a joke. The joke is how long it will take for them to put a customer assistance center on the moon. I believe their country is full of customer assistance.(try calling any customer, or help line and you will get someone in India).

Today at 4:40 PM Samantha left this world. She was too old and too sick, so we had to put her down. If we didn't put her to sleep, she most likely would not have survived the week, and always in pain. In the end she could not walk, and her systems were shutting down. We will bury her tonight. Samantha will be missed. Sam was Donald's cat.

Our oldest cat, Samantha, has been losing alot of weight lately, and now is skin and bones, doesn't want to eat or drink anything. She is 13 yrs old and is mostlikly at the end of her life. She has a vet appointment today at 4 pm, and then we will decide what to do. She is not in pain, but she is just wasting away and can hardly move around. Our middle cat, Tabatha, started to lose weight at the same time, but when we switched her to soft food, she has seemed to respond. Our youngest cat, Pauwz, is fat and very healthly. All three cat are indoor cats, and both have been spaded.
This morning at 10:45 we have tto appear with Cody to contest his ticket for fishing for salmon is a trout stream. There were no signs, and the DNR man said that anyone should know the difference between a trout stream and a salmon stream. Obviously the salmon and the trout are also confused. All the fish that Cody caught were salmon and there were no trout anywhere.
Kari's Mom keeps demanding that Kari return home, but everytime Keri tries, her Mom locks her out and says that she is not wanted. Her father and step father are the same way. They don't want Kari living with us, but they don't want her. I thought teenagers were mixed up, but these folks,....................... We were ready to go to church last night when her mom called. After two hours, her mom concluded that she did not want Kari, but would pray for her. That is two hours I will never get back.

It's Friday and I feel I'm letting Cliff down. This week has had little excitement as compared to other weeks. Let's see.................
Kari, was suspended from school for one day for swearing at another student. Cody has to serve a day in "In school suspension" for using his phone during school hours.
This week I have been putting up storm windows, and painting others. This also includes cleaning screens and putting them away.
Real excitement

By our standards this week has been pretty slow. Cat and Sean got home from their honeymoon yesterday morning. They had a great time and are now starting to look for a new place to live.
All 3 of our high schoolers decided to take the day off from school yesterday. One was suspended for the day, and the other two felt left out. Their joy was short lived when I put them all to work around the house and at church. They were helping also to clean and put up the storm windows.
I went down to the secretary of states office to straighten out the car that LJ uses. She got a ticket because the plate were wrong because her ex-boyfriend stole the title and got his own plates for the car. Well, even though the secretary of states office truly screwed up when they issued him the plates, they say that there is nothing that they can do about it because it is now a civil matter. Talk about passing the buck.

Sunday Morning waking up. After driving overr 300 miles yesterday, we returned home around 10pm. Cody was gratfull that we came and got him or else he would have had to sleep outside the bus terminal because non of his relatives have cars. (I'm not kidding). He got to see his grandmother and that is important. Now at 8 oclock in the morning I have to run over to church to make it ready for worship service. I ussually do that on Saturday, but for those hours spent driving, I could not do that.

Well, Liz and I are off to Bay City. It seems that Cody's family reunion hasn't gone as he hoped. Even though I had said that this would happen, everyone else said I was wrong. Guess what? I was right. Surprise Surprise. I should put togather a list of "I told you so", but that would just piss everyone off. Here is hoping that all goes well.

The people have voted. On Bolgspot and Live Journal the two who voted have agreed that I am nuts. Although no one has suggested a place for me to wear my nice white coat with the straps, crazy seems to be the best word. Well.............when I look at my friends, I feel in good company. I don't have to worry about losing millions of dollars in the stock market, because I am not invested. Now these people are really crazy. I would rather bet on black and let the wheel spin. The president of the United STates has no clue what going on, and he keeps giving the same speech on how everything is fine. Now that is crazy. The people of Michigan have a Governor that has driven the state into the ground, and she keeps blaming the other party, that is crazy. If she ran for re-election today she would most likely win, that is crazy. Open intersections, that is crazy. You can't catch salmon in a unmarked trout stream, but it doesn't matter if you are Indian, that is crazy. In a country where you are suppose to be innocent until proven guilty, 9 out of 10 times you are guilty until you prove your innocence, that is crazy. With all this craziness going on, if some had said I was sane, I might be offended.

I need to write a book. What happens around our house could make a best seller. Those of you who follow my post(Lord Knows why) know that this year we took guardianship of a 17 year old, had three marriages of my kids, my wife has been hospitalized, and I've had on going heart problems. I had thought that after the last wedding, things would calm down, but noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. I have a quack dentist taking us to small claim court for work that he botched back in 2002. That same day we have to appear in small claims because of Mosley driving school. They failed Cody after just driving around the block. I paid for a full road test, highway driving etc., and got a drive around the block. I stopped payment on that check. Cody went fishing this week and got a ticket from the DNR because he caught salmon from a trout stream. This stream was not marked. This ticket could cost up to 700 Dollars.
Last night Lindseys female friend was arrested because of unpaid fines and driving on a suspended licence. On her way to help out her friend she was pulled over by Roosevelt Park's finest. I had sighed the car over to her, but her boyfriend a stolen the title . I went down to DNV last week and reported it lost, and they issued a new title. I had asked them what would happen if someone else used the first title to try to gain plates, and they assured me that there would be no problem. Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Her boyfriend had used the title and went down and got new plates for the car, and since the plate now didn't match up, they were going to arrest Lindsey and the people in her car, impound the car and give Lindsey a ticket to appear in court. At one am in the morning I had to get out of bed, find my paperwork, and try to stop them from impounding the car. I was successful in avoid having the car impounded,no arrests, also talked him out of towing the car to our house (me paying the tow charge), and was able to drive the car home. The officer took the licence plate and still gave Lindsey the ticket to appear.
On top of all this, Cody wanted to drive to BayCity for a family reunion. I had to come up with $100.00 for a round trip ticket on Greyhound.
On top of this, we have another child with family problems that needs a place to stay. Her mother and father don't want her, but they don't want her living at home unless she gets a job, and give them all the money. She is still in high school.
For those of you who know us, we have always had an open door policy, and our home has always been a safe haven for trouble kids, and other friends of our children. Instead of running the streets at night, they have a safe place to stay.
Those of you who think I'm crazy, raise your hands.

Thursday morning. I've just gotten Cody, Lindsey, and Karri off to school. Yes, we have brought one more troubled teen into our house. I'm not sure how long this one will be here. She's a good kid and hopefully we can reunite her with her Mom. Both Kerri and her Mom are tired of arguing.

Cody's father called him the other day. Seems he has a women on the east coast and one in Muskegon, both baring his child. He pays no support for any of his other kids.

I'm off to church for a few hours to clean.

Most of us don't remember 1929. Many of us will remember 2001. 2001 was the last recession and 1929 was the last depression. Yesterday was the first time I have seen these two dates mentioned together in a same article. Our great financial figures are now starting two use these two dates. If you were to look back a ways in my blog history you would find I predicted this. Little ole me, who can hardly balance a check book, little ole me who thinks the word prime is what you do to a pump to get it to work. Now these wizards of wall street are starting to use word like recession and depression. They were afraid that if they used these words, it would then happen. Our fragile economy can be crushed by a careless use of a word? This isn't just happening folk, this has been happening for a while. People have been making fortunes off speculations. I call it capitalism gone amok. The one's who defend an unfettered free enterprise system are getting bailed out. You don't fix a problem by throwing dollars at it, dollars just burn and fuel the problem.

Unbelievable. My oldest daughter got married this weekend. This was two weeks after my oldest son got married. Being the parents of the bride, we had to pay to Lions share. Along with that we paid a bunch of Donald and Akikos and the first wedding we paid in full. In other words, I'm happy, and broke.
The rehearsals and wedding went off relatively without a flaw. By the end of the reception, I was in no shape to drive, or even walk and talk. I enjoyed myself to the fullest. I haven't drank that much, smiled that much, and danced that much in a long time. I guess the women wanted to dance with the drunk fat man. What the hell, I am so proud of my daughter, and so happy for her that I wanted to enjoy it to the end. Since I was paying for it............ it was party time. Liz was fantastic through the whole thing. She started to pick up at the end, and in her sweet way got everyone helping to clean up. We didn't get home until around 4am. (I think)
Catherine was absolutely beautiful and was the happiest that I've ever seen her. I was so proud walking her down the isle. My little girls was not playing dress up this time. One half of our family is married. Lindsey and Cody still have to get married, and hopefully that won't happen for a while.
I was upset that only about half of the people that rsvp ed didn't show up. I will try to save much of the food, and store the paper products until the next party.

It is the day before the wedding. Last night Liz and I had to go out to Revenna to pay the reception hall. This was the first time that I had seen the hall. It is very beautiful, but come on, it is way out in the sticks. We took the pickup truck so I did feel at home.
The church is already set up, so we don't have to worry about that. Today we have to purchase the food, table servings and set up the hall. Liz has to finish sewing some skirts for the flower girls. The rehearsal and dinner is tonight and tomorrow is the big day. Also today, I have to pick up Louie's "58 from the shop. He is chauffeuring the couple.

Did you ever have one of those days when you know that you are forgetting something. When trying to get this wedding going I need a list to remember things. I just keep losing the list. I always keep hoping it is not Alzheimer's. I realize it is most likly sometimers or brain farts. It could be the meds along with the stress. Why am I doing this? I can't remember.

Wednesday October 1, 2008.

Yesterday was the first time it has felt like fall. It was cold and rainy. Things were much sunnier on wall street. Without the bailout, they had a huge gain. The bailout bill is being changed, pork added, to try to get it pass the senate. Old habits are hard to break.

Now this is a plan I can support...




I'm against the $85,000,000,000.00 bailout of AIG.

Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000,000 to America in
a We Deserve It Dividend.

To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000
bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.

Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman
and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up..

So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billon that equals $425,000.00.

My plan is to g ive $425,000 to every person 18+ as a
We Deserve It Dividend.

Of course, it would NOT be tax free.
So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.

Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.
That sends $25,500,000,000 right back to Uncle Sam.

But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.
A husband and wife has $595,000.00.

What would you do wit h $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
Pay off your mortgage - housing crisis solved.
Repay college loans - what a great boost to new grads
Put away money for college - it'll be there
Save in a bank - create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
Buy a new car - create jobs
Invest in the market - capital drives growth
Pay for your parent's medical insurance - health care improves
Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean - or else

R emember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks
who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces..

If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out
a puny $1000.00 ( "vote buy" ) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.

If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!

As for AIG - liquidate it.
Sell off its parts.
Let American General go back to being American General.
Sell off the real estate.
Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.

Here's my rationale.. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.

Sure it's a crazy idea that can "never work."

But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!

How do you spell Economic Boom?

I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC .

And remember, The Birk plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned
instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.

Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.

Here we go again. Wedding number 3 this year is upon us. I'm putting my list to gather and it just keeps growing. This wedding is so different then the last one in many good ways. First of all, it is my little girl. I get to walk my little girl down the isle. Second, it is local and not alot of traveling. Third, we don't need translators. I realize that Sean's family is from Twin Lake, but we can still understand them. The wedding itself will be as formal, but the reception will be different. There will be alcohol and the food will be more simple. In other words, much more laid back. I'm so excited.

How many of you watched the first presidential debates. I was not one many. I felt that the new products channel was more important. They were selling back scratchers.
I know I should be more concerned about how we are interfering in other countries business, but the automatic nose picker was much more exciting. Even watching grass grow in the dark would be more interesting.

This week my daughters get married. Catherine has busted her tail to put together this event. Right now her and her future husband are living with us. This is ok because they were able to save money for the wedding. They will most likely live with us until after the Honey moon. I am glad that we were able to help them, but it has to be a drag for them.

One more hectic week and then hopefully back to some semblance of normal.

When I was a young lad on the southeast side of Grand Rapids that was the world. People went to school there, raised families there, worked there, and lived their life out there. Aside from a few trips around Michigan or if you were fortunate, around the United States, everything was around the area. Very few of my friends left the area to go to college, deciding to go locally. When I decided to go to Ferris State College I was considered going a long way away. You would have thought I was going around the world when after College I elected to go and live in upstate New York.
Now, Most of my friends that I grew up with have moved away, many living abroad. I have friends that live all over the world, both old friends and new friends. Our little neighborhoods have grown. I could not have planned my life out. Marrying and girl from New York, living there, and in Michigan, and Indiana. Having 3 Children, and one child who we took guardianship of, and now watching them marry. My wife and I have endured major medical problems that has stop us from being Millionaires. So much has changed except one thing. My faith in Jesus Christ. Through it all, he has guided my hand and has lead, and is leading me on an incredible journey. I've learned to enjoy things, even when they didn't go my way, and enjoy them even more when they do go my way. I believe that the down times make the up times that much more enjoyable.
This weekend my oldest sister will celebrate her 60th birthday. To me this is incredible. The following weekend my oldest daughter will get married. Two of my three biological children will be married. My father is passed on, and now my kids look to me like I was a wise sage or something. I can't go back and ask my father his advice, so I have to give them my words of wisdom. Scary isn't it?

It was so good to hear our president talk about the recession. He talked about business failing, banks failing, home being foreclosed, people without jobs, and the housing market has stalled. Then you have the stock market losing ground and if the federal government doesn't bail them out thing could get worse. Wise up, this is a depression. Do I think they should be bailed out? Yes, but all the top executives should lose their jobs and pensions. The only difference between the great depression is that the top executives are not throwing themselves off the tops of buildings. Today, they have their golden parachutes to cusion the fall. Once again the small business looses money and has to go out of business because these big companies lost money , but are now being bailed out. Many of these big companies that are in trouble, have shipped their labor forces over seas. Wall street got in trouble last time because of speculative buying and selling. What the president doesn't realize is that the free enterprise system cannot work when greed is rampant and uncontrolled. There was a tea party in Boston where the protest was taxation without representation. Greed was the reason for that demonstration. Maybe it's time for another tea party?

Here we go again....... I still have more to say about this past weekend. During the reception, we gathered around the piano and of course I was asked to play. We had other instruments joining in. I suddenly remember an old song from 1963. The name of the song was"Sukiyaki". It was a number one song in the USA and was sung all in Japanese. Once I started playing it, all the Japanese people gathered around and started singing. They were all very happy and surprised that I would know that song. Through translaters I finally found out what the song means. The name of the song was put on by some American that could not speak Japanese. The only word they could speak was "Sukiyaki" which means food. The true words of the song means to walk with your head towards the sky so that your tears would not touch the ground. They had a great laugh when I told them what the song was named over here.
I guess later, the Japanese released an English version, but it was never released over here. It's no wonder they didn't release it over here after putting that title on it.

Well, I got the result from my stress test. As Data would say, "All system are working within required peramiters". They just adjusted some medications. In other words, they doubled my meds. I guess with one more wedding I may need them.

My son and daughter-in-law rock. Their Family from Japan rocks. The brunch yesterday turned into a lunch and dinner. We laughed, we talked, we ate, and we drank. I can't remember when I have had such fun. Donald and Akiko had to work overtime translating for us, but they did wonderful. To watch my son translating into Japanese was so cool.
When we left, Akiko's father, brother and daughter -in-law ran down to the end of the driveway to wave goodbye to us.
I didn't want the day to end. Here is a captain of industry, a real estate Mogul, bowing and showing respect for little ole me was unbelievable. If I'm representing the Americans to him, I sure hope I didn't fall on my face.
Have I ever said how awesome my daughter-in-law is. She is beautiful, gracious, intelligent, kind,awesome, and etc.............. On the scale of 1 to 10 (10 being the best) she is a 20 or above. My son is so truly blessed.
When we left, instead of bowing, we hugged. Wow, what a weekend.

WOW, WOW, AND WOW.

Yesterday was Donald's and Akiko's formal wedding. It started earlier in the week with people coming in from all over the country and the world.
Friday started with us picking up Eumeka, Akiko's friend, at the Grand Rapids airport. She now lives in Washington D.C. We had errand to run in GR so Eumeka came along. We then had to return to the airport to meet up with Donald and Akiko to greet her father, brother and his wife. We got there before Don and Akiko to find that their flight was going to be early. Thank God that Eumeka could translate as we were the greeting party. Don and Akiko showed up about 10 min later. The rest of the day was running errand and the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner and then back to Muskegon around 1 am.
Saturday morning started with setting up the reception area at the Holland Arts Council, ladies getting their hair and nails done, and being to the church in Douglas by 12:30. Then it was decorating the church and pictures. When the guest started arriving, some of us paired up with an interpreter and introduced Akiko's to ours. After the service, that came off beautifully, it was back into Holland and the reception. Liz and I were at a table with my Mom, Rev. Andy Nacajima, and Akikio's family. Andy was our interpreter. It was a beautiful reception and we danced to music. The more we danced and sang the less we needed interpreters. Then they asked if I would play the piano along with other instrumentalist like drummers and other instruments for a mini jam session. I then played the 1963 hit, Sukiaki, and everyone joined in. When the reception was over, we had to take down, and then returned to Muskegon around 1:30 am. We have a brunch in Holland today around noon.

Well this should start a busy weekend. Today Liz and I have to get the church cleaned for Sunday. Tomorrow we start picking up people at the airport in Grand Rapids. Liz and Cat are making 50 dozen cookies with Akiko in Holland tonight. Tomorrow I pick up the rental car for the weekend and Liz and I are off to GrandRapids to start picking up people. We also have to pick up Sean and Cody's tuxes in Grand Rapids. The rehearsal is tomorrow night and the wedding is on Saturday. Then there is a breakfast on Sunday mornings, before we start driving people to the airport.

I'm still alive today. I had my stress test yesterday. Good news is that they didn't send me right over to the hospital. This was the first time is 6 years that I have been able to run the whole test. I still have to wait to see what is going wrong. My bottom number on my blood preasure is 94 and it should be around 65 or 70.

Some people are like Slinkies,
Not really good for anything,,,,,
But they still bring a smile to your face,,,,,
When you push them down a flight of stairs.

Well here is the latest update.

Tuesday I have to go in for a stress test.

Cody and I picked up his new car. It needs some work before it is road worthy. (Brakes etc...)

Next week is Don and Akiko's big wedding.

Today I have to go in and get the old ticker checked out. There has been some weird things going on in my chest. My wife is insisting that I get it checked out, so if it makes her happy, who am I to complain.
I went to Grand Rapids yesterday to drive the ladies for a bridal shower for Cat and Akiko. The shower was hosted by my sisters . Donald and I went out to eat while the ladies were at the shower. His and Akiko's wedding is a little over a week away.
It's so hard to believe that two of my kids are getting married and one is moving out, and Cody is driving and buying and trading cars. Definitely not the way I had imagined it as a child. It has been much more interesting.

One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides
>to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to
>take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and reads her
>book.Along comes a Game Warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman
>and says, 'Good morning, Ma'am. What are you doing?'
>
>'Reading a book,' she replies, (thinking, 'Isn't that obvious?')'You're in
>a Restricted Fishing Area,' he informs her'I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not
>fishing. I'm reading''Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know
>you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you
>up.''For reading a book,' she replies,'You're in a Restricted Fishing
>Area,' he informs her again,'I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing. I'm
>reading''Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could
>start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up.''If you do
>that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault,' says the woman.'But I
>haven't even touched you,' says the game warden.'That's true, but you have
>all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment.''Have a
>nice day ma'am,' and he left.MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads.
>It's likely she can also think.

Well the countdown has started. 11 Days until Dona...
Well the countdown has started. 11 Days until Donalds and Akiko's wedding. They are being married in Douglas and this should be quite an occasion. Akiko's father and brother are coming up, plus a lot of Akiko's Japanese friends. This should be interesting because I do not speak Japaneese and Akiko's father does not speak english. Now I know that there will be many people there who can translate, but it still makes me very nervous. We also will have people coming from all over the world and the United States. I am so proud of Donald and Akiko that I hope I don't embarrass them too much.
On the 4th of October, Catherine and Sean get married here in Muskegon. Catherine has been working her butt off the set up this day. They are hoping to be moved out of our house by that time, but if they can't, they get to come home from their homeymoon to our house.
Lindsey has moved out to live with her boyfriend, so the house will come down to Liz,Cody and myself.

I awoke this morning to the same smell I smell every year at this time. It is the smell of defeat. The Lions(The Detroit Lions, a professional football team)got beat by the second worse team in the league. The Lions are the worst. They have become the joke of the NFL and an embarrassment to the state of Michigan. Even if you are not a sports fan, they are still an embarrassment to you. They are worse then the Tigers, but not by much. I don't get it. The Lions are a joke, the tigers are a joke, the presidential candidates are jokes, and the current president, congress senate,state of Michigan Governor are jokes. With all these jokes, no one is laughing.

Have you been waiting for what will next go wrong. Well here goes. I let Cody use the Stratus yesterday because it was raining and his car leaks. He got rear ended. They hit him in the same place that was previous hit and so the damage is minor. But the other damage is going to cost me . The accident cause a belt guard and one other part to fail so that we need about $500.00 in repairs. With two weddings, bridal showers, and LJ in the hospital this has been a fun week. Anybody got a spare grand or more?

It is Labor Day 2008. This is a celebration of the working American. How sad that only 1/2 of Americans are working. We can celebrate all the jobs outsourced to other countries. Maybe we can celebrate the worst economy since the great depression. There is great news on the horizon. We will either have the first black president, or the first female vice president. That should solve all our problems.

Well the truck is up and running fine. It was the battery. What a different a new battery makes.
Both Cody and Lindsey are enrolled at Waypoint Academy. They will start on Tuesday. Cat and Sean have found a home and will move in at the end of September, just before their wedding on October 4th. They also got their Jimmy running. It needed a new rear end, and Sean's Dad and Uncle put it in for them.
Don and Akiko's wedding is September 20.

I going to try to figure out how smart I am. The batteries on the stratus and the truck crapped out this week. I'm hoping it is only the batteries. I will first try to start up the truck. This one has the oldest battery. Both vehicles have the same symptoms and will start with the help of a jump. They just won't hold a charge. Car repair may be easy to some, but to me it is rocket science.

Are you enjoying the presidential campaign yet? The negative ads are just heating up. The dems are having their convention, and it started up with an appearance from Ted Kennedy. You would have thought that it was the second coming. Quickly, tell me what Ted has done. Can't think of anything except drinking and womanizing? He has been in the senate and.......... well he has been in the senate. I just can't get excited by a man who gets richer in a Government job. Before Barak Obama ran for president, what did you know of him and what he had done. He has been in the senate and..... well he was in the senate. Joe Bidden at least has done something. What he has done I'm not sure, but he has done something. At least the Republicans can boast that John McCain grew up with Abe Lincoln and has a younger wife. He did serve his country, and was held prisoner for 5 years. What has McCain done lately? He has served in the senate and...... well he has been in the senate. He did a great comedy routine on the Tonight Show and he looks healthy enough to last a few years. Where are the past presidential candidates? I miss Pat Paulson. There is a man who would have kept us smiling for a while. How about Gary Hart? How about another Bush, I understand that Jeb is looking for a job? With another Bush in office, we could all die laughing. How about, Tits and Fritz?
We need a candidacy like in the movie"Brewsters Million" where the write in vote of "non of the above" wins. Here is some food for thought
George Bush II picked Cheney to be his running mate. This was a way to have the old guard run the country from the VP seat. Obama has choosen Bidden to be his VP. Do you see the similarities?

I had many firsts this week. While playing the postlude on the piano, I dislocated my thumb. I had to stop and pop it back in.
Another first was that both the car and the truck's battery went dead at the same time. I have to wait until payday to purchase two new batteries.

I read in the paper that the insurance companies right to charge premiums based on credit score is unconstitutional. This was the most idiotic procedure since no-fault insurance. Insurance companies are appealing this ruling. They feel that the person who is down on their luck, poor, and possibly with a poor paying job, should pay more insurance then those who have a terrible driving record, and possibly a suspended licence, but can pay. Maybe they will charge you by how tall you are.

I love true enthusiasm. Watching the Olympic you get to see raw emotion. These athletes are giving it their all, and when they are rewarded, that's when the tears start. The other side of the coin is when one of the sprinters falls in the final race. They have practiced for 4 years only to trip and falls. There are no do overs. For some of these, it is the dream of a lifetime. Imagine, at 16, you have reached the peak. All your greatest joys, your greatest success and failures before the age of 21. How do the rest of us go on living? I would think that the greatest success for these athletes is what they do with the rest of their lives.

Life at our house is not without excitement. Although Lindsey is home, she still continues to think we are there to wait on her. School starts up in a few weeks, and maybe then thing will slow down to a state of normal, or the shit hits the fan. With both Lindsey and Cody going to the same school, it will either be heaven or hell.
Donald trial run as a composer and arranger for Fair Haven Ministries has come to an end. They decided that he was not a good fit for their congregation. They want more show, hire in professional musician, and look for the glitz.

Cody has hardly been at home since he got his drivers licence and got his own car. he is the first person in his family to get a drivers licence.

Catherine and Sean are looking for a house to rent. They desperately want to move into a place of their own before their marriage.

Liz has been approved for disability, and now we just have to wait.

Another Monday morning. Cody passed his road test yesterday, so today I have to take him to the Sec. Of States office to get his first licence.
Lindsey has returned home, but I don't know for how long.
Cat had her first bridal shower this weekend.
Cody and Lindsey go back to school in a few weeks. Liz is also going to try a few classes this fall...... and the wheels on the bus go round and round.

My father must be laughing his wings off.
This week I had to kick my youngest daughter out of the house. To make a long story short, she refused to abide by the rules of the house. The same violation of the same rule happened three days in a row. Her answer was that she was 18 and doesn't need rules and we can't make her abide by these rules. This was the hardest decision I've ever had to make, but I had no choice. I still love her very much but she challenged me and I could not back down again. My father, who passed away over a year ago, must be laughing in heaven. When I moved out at age 18, he told me I would someday have that same problem with my own children. He was right, and it turned out very good, so I guess I am in good company with my decision. My father had been dead over a year, and incapacitated by althimerz for 5 years, and still he is giving advice. Thanks Dad

Comcast Cable

Here in Muskegon, we have one cable company with no compitition. Muskegon has sold its soul to Comcast and Comcast has charged the highest rates in the country. I wonder when people in charge will realize that if they keep socking it to the people with this type of holdup, how long can we afford it? when you buy a car, you can get just what you want and need. With cable, you have to pay for a bunch of worthless channel to get the few that you want.

What a weekend. Friday Liz and I helped Donald and Akiko move into their new place. Uhaul had fail to supply a truck as promised, so we had to use my old black pickup. It ran like a charm, and between the four of us and Becky we spent the day moving them. It must have been almost 15 loads. Saturday we had to go to my nephews wedding in Caladonia. Again, outside in the heat. Sunday was a little more relaxed, even though I had to give the message at the evening service. I was asked on Thursday, and had to write it with all this going on. On top of all that, Cody and Lindsey decided to fight like little kids. My cardiac meds were working over time. I went to bed last night at 10 oclock and woke up at 10 this morning. Well, now that I have woke up and had a cup of coffee, I'm off and running two hours behind schedule.

Great friends with great Stories.

I was thinking this morning how fortunate I have been to have such great friends. Without naming names, here are a few,

One friend collects motorcycles, used pianos to refinish, cars, houses, and all other kinds of collectibles. This gentle man would give you the shirt off his back in a snowstorm. His kindness and generosity is unmatched and yet he goes pretty much unnoticed. I could go on forever, but I will leave that to another blog.

Another friend is a retired radio man. This guy has the best radio voice I have ever heard. He is an organist who has played just about any organ you can describe. Recently he received a Hammond Organ to put under his Betty Paige poster. He also has an old radio to remind him of his glory days. ( He doesn't need reminding, he is still in his glory days). He collects old ties and great stories. You could sit and listen to him forever.

I have just scratched the surface on just two of many great friends who have great stories. What binds us together? Besides the love of God, county, family and friends it is the interesting stories they share.

It's not surprising when you read in the paper that banks are now in trouble. This is one of the things that happens in a depression. It is no surprise that Detroit auto makers are losing money big time. This is due to mismanagement. When gas price were climbing, they were selling gas guzzlers. what really surprise me is that our leaders who have lead us down this path, are still in charge. They don't have to worry because they have their golden parachutes. Big business has slipped so much money into their pockets that retirement isn't a problem. Granholm is the worst governor since Miliken. Granholm is saving the state alot of money by riding the bus to work. What you don't see is the long line of car following her bus incase there is a problem.
There are alot of politicians posturing during these times, but not much being done.

You have to love persistence. Some friends of our bought a Rainbow Vacuum. To get the $400.00 worth of attachments for free she had to give 10 names and each of these names had to have a presentation. Years ago I purchased a Rainbow vacuum and had it for years until it was destroyed in the Midland flood. This vacuum cost over $1000.00 20 years ago so it is hard to believe how much it cost now. This was the best vacuum that I ever owned and believe it or not it was worth the money.
So this gal is coming over today to give us a presentation. We already told her we were not buying the vacuum. Even though we gave her 3 good reason as to why we don't need a vacuum, she still has to give the demonstration for our friends to be eligible to get their attachments for free. I thought the three reason were very good.

1- I already have a vacuum
2- I don't have the money for a vacuum
3- I don't have carpeting. ( hardwood floors )

I'm feeling little down. I was having a down day yesterday with minor angina problems. There's been a little stress around here lately. I tried to preach a sermon, or give a message at church last night. Don't try to do this after you have taken your cardiac meds. I could not concentrate. My mind was racing faster then my lips, and then my lips were moving faster then my mind. I went home last night and went to bed around 9:30 and didn't wake up until 10 this morning. For those of you that listened and didn't understand, you have my apology.

Bike time in Muskegon. Have you been listening to those great hogs. These magnificent steel horses make the ground tremble from vibration of all that horse power. Even when they are coasting, or at a stop, the riders still have to give it a little gas just in case the hard of hearing didn't hear them. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against these riders of range and highway, and I don't mind sharing my city once a year with these "hell's angels wannabes", but when they decide to race down our street at 3 oclock in the morning, I get a little testy. So we replaced the Air Fair with the fireworks convention, which was replaced by the motorcycles. We love noise.
The first motorcycle was mentioned in the bible, when it said that "Joshua's triumph was heard through out the land". With 40,000 bikers in our tiny town, we will be rockin this weekend, and I hope there are no fault lines to disrupt.

As a parent I often wonder why my kids think I play favorites. Don't they realize I don't think that way? I have never thought of my kids on a grading scale. Maybe I should think that way and give them all a weekly rating. On a scale of 1 to 10 I will give a a score of........ Better luck next week.

In the Muskegon Chronicle, in the letters to the editor section, a man bring up a very valuable point. The Government likes to play with numbers so that things don't look so bad. His example was the unemployment figures. According to statistics Muskegons unemployment is around 8%. The true number is around 30%. The government does not count those who's benefits have run out and still do not have a job. They also do not count the ones who don't qualify for unemployment because their past employers refuse to let them collect unemployment by trumping up false charges to avoid paying. If you want the real number, it is closer to 50%. Teenagers who have never had a job and are unsuccessful in searching for their first job, those who have chosen to go on welfare as a last resort, those who have become disabled and are going through years of paperwork to get disability, small business owners who have lost their business and don't qualify for unemployment, and of course our convicts who lost their jobs because they were bad. Let's not even mention the jobs loses if our troops come home.
The government speaks of the strain on Social Security because of the retirement of the baby boomers. What they fail to mention is that there should be an abundance of jobs with all these baby boomers retiring. Where are these jobs? Mexico, India, Pakistan, and anywhere you have cheap labor. Why are we still calling this a recession?

Why do young people think that other people would babysit their kids when ever it suit them. Just drop the kids off and don't even pay to sit their kids. Like we have nothing better to do then watch their kids. The reason that they are pawning them off is because they can't stand the fact that they are parents and with that comes limited freedom. My father had always told me that he loved his grandchildren but was not a babysitter, he was their grandfather. When our kids were young, we paid to have babysitters come to our house, we didn't just drop them on others. Now that our kids are old enough to be on their own, what make them and their friends think that we want to watch their kids in our free time. I guess the word "sucker" is still printed on my forehead.

Haven't talked much about the weather lately. The weather has been very nice and not too hot, not too cold, not too wet and not too dry. So much for the weather.

A lot of people are having a hard time with the economy in the state that it is in. With Michigan being one of the hardest hit states, this state continues to find way to hurt it own. The biggest of all jokes is the no fault insurance. The poor person who can only have basic coverage on their car get screwed while the person who is better off, can afford full coverage, they get the advantage. Even when you are not at fault, you only get the coverage that your insurance dictates. You can try to get your deductable from the other drivers insurance, up to $500.00.

I read in the paper on Sunday that bill collectors were going into people accounts and taking their Social Security to pay for what they owe. This is illegal unless it is child support or owed money to the Government. The banks are allowing this to happen because some judge has signed a paper that let them collect their money. The banks can't refuse a Judges order even if it is not legal. Some poor person who relies on their SSI check can fight this and win in court, providing they do not lose everything and starve to death during this long process. Once again no fault hurts the needy.

When you think you have it bad there are many who are worse off. Have wonderful week and may God bless you as much as he has blessed us.

Looking for a mate? Priest, 79, has advice
Mormon facing discipline for shirtless calendar
Town split over teacher accused of preaching

These are the three top religious stories in the United States. First of all you have a 79 year old priest with dating advice. I'll bet they are lined up at his back door. His best advice would have to be, "stay away from little boys". the second story is a Mormon man going shirtless on a calender. Well at least its not the catholic priest going shirtless. Then you have a teacher accused of preaching. I thought that was all that teachers did was preach.

Lets not talk about the good works that these people do, lets pick them apart because of their beliefs.

A few entries ago I ranted about the Zondervan lawsuit. Now I have read where a man is suing his church because they failed to catch him while he was"filled with the spirit". I think it is time we do like the Jewish faith does, a rabbinical court. All church and religious maters are handled first by this court. The worst part about this is that it is Christians vs. Christians. If this man was a true believer in the gifts of the spirit, why wasn't he healed by his church?

Well here another fine how do you do. Lindsey, driving the Stratus, had backed out of the driveway and was getting ready to pull away when the old man across the street throws his car in reverse and plows into the back of the Stratus. 3/4ths of the rear bumper panel is crushed into the trunk. Everyone is ok and he admit ts it was his fault and even the police came and did a report and agreed it was his fault. The only problem is that Michigan has this no fault insurance,so each persons own insurance company pays the bill. One month ago I reduced my insurance to PL&PD to save money. The insurance adjuster is coming today, but I pretty sure that I'm screwed. I will now have to find away to fix it up with little cash.

Zondervan publishing is being sued. The suit states that Zondervan has misinterpreted the bible. Wow, what hole did this nut crawl out of. Let see..... the Bible, probably the most misinterpreted book ever published and one company is being sued. Let's line up all the preachers, teachers, scholars, authors, and TV Evangelist and sue them. My Lord, the book of Revelations alone could keep the courts tied up forever. The bible has been re translated so many times, and in so many languages that there is bound to be misinterpretations. This one nut is zeroing in on one verse about homosexuals. This individual is trying to promote a homosexual cause where non exist. If you feel that your church is misquoting the Bible, try to change it or go to another church. If you feel that the new translation is inaccurate, go back to the other one. It is not the Bible that you serve, but it should be your God. God knows whats in your heart and that is between your maker and you. By the way, which translation is right, Greek, Jewish, Roman, Hebrew or the King James.
This nut hand writes this suit, just like writing on a napkin, and wants to be taken seriously. The news media jumps on this like it is news worthy. Let's just go back and ban books in general. Let's put everything on tape and CDs so people won't be hurt by the written word. Give this guy a box a crayons and let him write more suits. Better yet, let him translate the bible into a version that the nutcakes of the world can rally around. He can write Genesis in blue, Exodus in red and so on.
What is next? Can we sue the people who print dictionaries?

Another week has past. Summer celebration is over as is Rothbury Music Festival. Why do they always put these on the same weekend. When the Air Fair was here, it would be on the same week as Summer Celebration. I'm sure it is decided by the same people who let the Fireworks Convention leave town and are trying to move the Clipper out of Muskegon. I look at all the vacant land around Muskegon Lake and see the possibility of growth and the chance to draw more people to Muskegon in a way that doesn't sell our souls (casino's). On the issue of casino's, If we do allow casinos. why just the Indians. These American Indians who want to save their lands, will turn around an deface it with casinos and rape the streams with gill net fishing. Not all Indians are like that, but the ones that are give the others a bad reputation.
On a different subject, the depression, or should I say recession. Prices keep rising, and salaries and jobs are going south. GM is the first to say that they will stop making big trucks and Gas guzzling SUV"S and put more emphasis on smaller cars with better gas millage. They has to loose billions of dollars and years of research to come to this conclusion? The Big 3 lost their short to foreign automobiles because of pure greed and the inability to think ahead. Let's make sure that their CEO's get huge bonuses and golden parachutes for retirement.
How about our presidential candidates, or as I like to say, "The Mr. America popularity contest". The best person isn't elected, but the most popular or the one with the most money. Both candidate are so under qualified for the job it's no wonder the economy is in such bad shape. We need scholars, not war hero's. We need intelligence, not rhetoric. We need action, not hot air. We need to set qualification for the presidency, not just popularity or party affiliation. The day we start doing that is the day we stop having clowns like Bush, Chaney, Clinton,Gore, and all the other clowns that have tried to be President. Big business and oil do run the country and are fronted by these clowns. What a sad state of affairs we have.

The great experiment has failed. The minute Cody's mom got here she slipped out and got high. She has said it is not our business what she does and she is no longer here. She called a cab and left. Please give a prayer for her and her addictions. Also say a prayer for Cody as this has been tough on him. While his Mom was here she continually lied, got high, got sick, brought drugs into the house in a effort to sell them. I guess no good deed goes unpunished.

Today starts the great experiment. We will pick up Cody's Mom for her short stay with us. I am hoping and praying that this will go well and as anticipated. This I believe is the border between Christian caring and be made a fool of. Since I have made a fool of myself in the past, I guess I could catch up on some christian caring.

What keeps me going is the small acts of kindness I see everyday from others. Most of these acts of kindness are from people who really can't afford it. I see the greed from rich and see what it does to everyone else. There are alot of people getting rich off the backs of the poor and struggling. These people have the right to make money and God bless them for their ability to do so. They also can give donations,(tax deductions). I read in the paper where a CEO of a company was given a 5.3 Million dollar bonus for settling a strike. The conditions of the settlement where that the workers took pay cuts and a reduction in their insurance. I keep remembering the passage in the bible where God says, " What you do unto the least of these, you do unto me."

Lessons learned by the new puppy. Cat and Sean new puppy, Tyson, is still eating soft food. What goes in soft, come out softer. Our other animals get upset when someone else gets the attention. The puppy loves to eat, sleep,pee, and poop.
Our numbers have increased in this house. We now have 2 dogs, 6 humans, and 3 cats. This also does not include the fish in the agaurium and the friends of Cody and Lindsey who stop by for extended stays. This week Cody's mom will come stay with us for just over a week. On the 4th of July my son and his wife, and a bunch of their friends are coming up for a bonfire and to watch the fireworks. Talk about a housefull, but you now that someday it will be just Liz and I and the silence will be deafening. It's our job now to make these great memories for our kids and our friends. God is great.

Its a sad day around our house today. Catherines and Seans dog, Noodle, died last night. He just jumped up to bark at a passing dog, and collapsed. I think that he had a stroke. Everyone is upset about this. Sean and Cat had brought Noodle here this winter and Noodle had become one of us. He had never been happier. He played with Lindsey's dog, GIGI, and those two were inseperable. The last few days we had noticed that Noodle was stumbling and at times unable or unwilling to jump up on the coach. He also wasn't very interested in fetching sticks. He would chase them down, and then leave them. I will miss Noodle.

I woke this morning to hear that George Carlin had died. Here is a man who has swore continually in public, smoked pot, took drugs, and bashed people who believed in God. I wonder how well George's comedy routine is doing today.

Update and other garbage
Another week is winding down and everything seams peaceful. I was sitting back thinking how bad things are (unemployment, gas prices, reccession etc...) Everyone is having it bad, and that tends to get everyone a little pissy. Here I am, on disability, my wife is unable to work, my daughter and her boyfriend live with us, my youngest daughter, and one foster child live with us. We also have 3 cats and two dogs. My daughter and her boyfriend are getting married this September, and my son and his wife are getting remarried to eachother in October. Life is wonderful. The house is full of laughter, and at time anger, but it is seldom quiet. Something is alway happening. Everyday there is new challenges and adventures. Who needs soap operas. The next time is hear someone say that they are bored, come on down. We have lots of work, plenty of stories, and the coffee is always on.

What goes up, must come down. Wrong. Even though the cost of oil has gone down, the prices remain the same. The oil companies are waiting for you to become comfortable with $4 per gallon gas, and then they will continue to raise it. Never again will we see gas under $4 per gallon, and already there is talk of $5 per gallon. The more the american driver cuts back the higher the price will go. If he continues at his present rate, the price will continue to rise. There is no senareo for price reduction other then Gov't interference. There is always a reason for more profit.

A lot of folks can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here

in our country.
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Well, there's a very simple answer.
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Nobody bothered to check the oil.
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We just didn't know we were getting low.
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The reason for that is purely geographical
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Our OIL is located in
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ALASKA
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California
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Coastal Florida
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Coastal Louisiana
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Kansas
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Oklahoma
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Pennsylvania
and
Texas

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Our
DIPSTICKS
are located in
Washington, DC!!!
Any Questions ???
NO? I didn't Think So.

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We all look forward to the summer and this year is almost the same. Warm breezes, sunny days, green grass, birds chirping and the smell of grilling. We have had a long winter with record snow, school closings, ice, and grey skies. Don't get too excited. High gas prices, high food prices, high unemployment, and this depression is putting a damper on our summer enjoyment. Yes, I said the word depression. If it looks like a depression, smells like a depression, has all the markings of a depression you can call it a depression. Politicians and others want to call it a recession, but they are not facing reality. The the rich, it may only be a recession, but to the middle class and poor it is a depression. Politician feel that if they keep calling it a recession long enough, everyone will call it a recession. Their jobs would be in jeopardy if it were called a depression. This would mean that they are not doing the job that we elected them to do.
President Bush came up with a real lame idea. Let give money back to stimulate the economy and help out those who are struggling. Sound great? Hold on to your horses. Those people who need it the most are up to their eyeball and debt, on unemployment and social security. These people will have the money withheld for overdue student loans, back taxes, and anything else that they owe. While this may help them trim their debt, it is not putting food on their tables or helping them save their homes. Many of those of SSI, and disability really need help, but their checks were cut in half. So if this stimulus check is there to help, it is there to help those who don't need help. It gives the wealthy a few dollars to put back into the economy to build up big business as a hole.
Folks, don't fool yourself. This is a depression. Look what caused the last depression and compare it to what is causing this depression. The words you are looking for is greed and speculation. Fuel prices are fueled by speculation. The dollar is fueled by speculation, the economy is fueled by speculation, everything is fueled by speculation and speculator are the ones making the money.
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is great, but gouging your fellow man for greater profit is not what our founding fathers had in mind. WE now have two classes of people, just like Communism. Check out those similarities.

~The Living Bible~

His name is Bill. He has wild hair, wears a T-shirt with holes in it, jeans, and no shoes. This was literally his wardrobe for his entire four years of college.

He is brilliant. Kind of profound and very, very bright. He became a Christian while attending college.

Across the street from the campus is a well-dressed, very conservative church. They want to develop a ministry to the students but are not sure how to go about it.

One day Bill decides to go there. He walks in with no shoes, jeans,
his T-shirt, and wild hair. The service has already started and so Bill starts down the aisle looking for a seat.

The church is completely packed and he can't find a seat. By now,
people are really looking a bit uncomfortable, but no one says anything.

Bill gets closer and closer and closer to the pulpit, and when he realizes there are no seats, he just squats down right on the carpet.

By now the people are really uptight, and the tension in the air is thick.

About this time, the minister realizes that from way at the back of the church, a deacon is slowly making his way toward Bill.

Now the deacon is in his eighties, has silver-gray hair, and a three-piece suit. A godly man, very elegant, very dignified, very courtly. He walks with a cane and, as he starts walking toward this boy, everyone is saying to themselves that you can't blame him for what he's going to do.

How can you expect a man of his age and of his background to understand some college kid on the floor?

It takes a long time for the man to reach the boy.

The church is utterly silent except for the clicking of the man's cane. All eyes are focused on him. You can't even hear anyone breathing. The minister can't even preach the sermon until the deacon does what he has to do.

And now they see this elderly man drop his cane on the floor. With great difficulty, he lowers himself and sits down next to Bill and worships with him so he won't be alone.

Everyone chokes up with emotion.
When the minister regains control, he says, "What I'm about to preach, you will never remember. What you have just seen, you will never forget. "
"Be careful how you live, for you may be the only Bible some people will ever read!"

Well, it's Monday morning.

I just dropped off Cody at school.Gigi and I do this every morning. She loves to ride in the truck.
This week is a full week. We have to set up for a funeral and receptions for 200 people which will be on Wednesday. That same day I have to do a wedding. Codys birthday is Thursdays and Catherines birthday is Sunday.

We listened to a wonderful speaker Sunday night. He talked about...... lot of numbers, proton, nutrons, quasars, and a lot of scientific information concerning creations. Believe it or not, I understood most of it.

I mentioned that we had to go to a funeral this week. A good friend of ours dropped dead with a brain anurysm. He was only 76 and in good health. His funeral is at noon on Wednesday. I have to perform a wedding at 3.

Now that the good weather is here, there is more to do outdoors. As much as there is to do, it is still better than snow.

More to come later.

The sun is shinning and my name is not in the obits, it must be a good day.

Once again we watched the gas prices jump 20 cents per gallon. George Bush blames the congress and congress blames the president. Everyone has tried everything from boycotting Mobil, buying every other day, and bitching about it. Using less gas will drive up the price, and using more gas will drive up the price. Making a fuel substitute will raise the gas prices. Gas prices will reach 4 dollars per gallon and will even continue to rise. As a result, jobs will be cut, businesses will fail, people will lose their homes. It is called a depression. It is not a recession, but a depression. If you dust off your history books, you will see that greed caused the first depression and greed is starting this depression.
History 101 shows that the rich and greedy made a profit during the depression. It was the speculators that lost their fortunes. It was the common man that lost his money. And who did he lose it to, the rich and greedy. History is repeating itself.
The politicians and the banking industries do not want to call it a depression because they do not want a run on the banks. The politicians would have to admit failure
The last gas crisis, we had gas lines, and people could only buy gas on odd or even days. People thought this was because there was a shortage. It turned out to be a price control tool. If we slow down our importing of oil, the prices will have to come down. So we have gas lines for a few months, the results would be lower prices. Lower prices will mean a jump start to the economy. Now is the time. Ride your bikes, car pool, and use less gas. Call your congressman and ask them to sponsor a bill that oil over a certain price cannot be imported as it is a health risk.

Our politicians and president have to get a backbone. The free market system is collapsing once again and we are watching it happen. History has not taught us a thing. The stock market has given us warnings, but we do not listen. Our leaders are leading us like lambs to the wolves. This is not a republican thing, or a democratic thing, but a matter of right and wrong.

SPECIAL UPDATE SPECIAL UPDATE

We finalized the guardianship for Cody yesterday, and he is now legally a part of our clan. There is still a bunch of work to do concerning child support because it was so messed up before. We have a hearing in Hart (where Cody was born) to determine child support, who pays it, how much etc.... His mother has no income and his father works under the table so I don't see much happening there. Yesterday, neither parent showed up to contest or support the limited guardianship. I think Cody was hoping they would show just to say that they still love him. His mother called later, sounding drunk, and angry because Cody wasn't put in a childrens home.

Cody is adjusting well here at the ranch. He bought a small row boat for fishing(16 foot flat bottom). We are looking for an inexpensive or free trailer to haul the boat around. We also have to find some life jackets.

Gigi, our small little dog, is a little challenge. She will go outside to do her duty, and then turn around and do it inside. She loves to ride in the truck or car with me. She also has been very good with Liz and helping her recovery. Liz wa raised with dogs, and just loves dogs. Maybe that's why she married me.

So long for now and God bless you all.

I haven't updated in a while. I have slipped discs in my back and have been limited with activities. I am starting to feel better.
The warmer weather has made everyone feel better. I can wake up in the morning and have a cup of coffee in my yard while watching the sun rise.
My daughter LJ bought a small puppy. It has a mixture of chawawa, hound, and poodle. She is small and will remain small. I am the last person in this family who wanted a dog, so who do you think this dog is bonding with?
Today is court day to finalize custody of Cody. Cody has been with us since December and now is the time to make it legal. He is a good kid who has had a tough life and we have the chance to keep him going in the right direction. His mom, who signed away her rights, now want Cody put in child haven because she is unhappy and since she is unhappy, why should Cody be happy. She also found out that there was no money in it for her. If she now shows up to contest it, it could turn ugly.

Liz is doing much better. Her recovery is day by day, but you can see the improvements.

Cody loves fishing. He tries to go everyday. We may be eating fish for a while.

This week Sunday is the 50th ann. of Westwood Reformed Church. Liz and I have been busy putting things together.

That's about it for now.

More updates

Donald and Akiko set the date for their 2nd wedding. They have set the date at September 20. Sean and Cats is set for October 4th. November is Liz's and my birthday and December is Lindseys Birthday and Christmas. January is tenativly set for Donald and Akiko's Japanese wedding in Tokyo. Throw in holloween and, Thanksgiving, and New Years and I'm sure I'm missing something. If you happen to see me walking down the street talking to myself, you will understand why.

Good Morning. I haven't updated in a while, so here goes. Catherine and Sean have set their wedding date for October 4. I think Donald's and Akiko's 2nd wedding is in September.
Liz has been home for a while and is recovering day by day. She goes to outpatient 2 or 3 times a week. She is not working or going to school so that she can concentrate on her recovery.
We need one more signature to get temporary Guardianship of Cody. The last signature is his fathers. Cody is excited about it.
Lindsey got her first car by herself. It didn't even make it home and it broke down. Now it is fixed, not really, because the gas tank is leaking.
Donald had his first musical arraignment played by the Andrews University Orchestra. Way to go buddy.
Well I gotta go. Bye

What a month and It is only half over.

This month started out with my wife going in the hospital for a week, and a good friend passing away. Liz is now home, but it will take a while to recover.
This past weekend, my son got married to a very beautiful young lady. I officiated the service and everything went well. He is married, and I am a lot poorer. WE had the reception at the church, and then everyone came over to our house afterwards. If you thought it was crowded in the church, you should have been at the house. My younger brother couldn't make it because he had suffer a possible heart attack and was in the hospital in Grand Rapids. He is schedule for an angiogram on Monday.
This week, the varsity basketball team that I coach, has 4 games in 5 days. This abundant snow has caused a backup on scheduling. I just looked outside, and it is snowing again. Enough is Enough.

HUMOR FOR LEXOPHILES (LOVERS OF WORDS):


I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger.
Then it hit me.

Police were called to a day care where a 3-yr-old was resisting a rest.

Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?
He's all right now.


The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference.


The butcher backed up into the meat grinder & got a little behind in his work.

To write with a broken pencil is pointless.


When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate.


The short fortune teller who escaped from prison was a small medium at large.


A thief who stole a calendar got 12 months.


A thief fell & broke his leg in wet cement. He became a hardened criminal.

When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.


The dead batteries were given out free of charge.



A dentist & a manicurist fought tooth and nail.


A bicycle can't stand alone; it is two tired.


A will is a dead giveaway.


Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

A backward poet writes inverse.


In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.


A chicken crossing the road: poultry in motion.


If you don't pay your exorcist you can get repossessed.


Show me a piano falling down a mine shaft & I'll show you A-flat miner.


The guy who fell onto a n upholstery machine was fully recovered.


A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France, resulted in Linoleum Blownapart.


You are stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

A calendar's days are numbered.

A lot of money is tainted: 'Taint yours, and 'taint mine.

A boiled egg is hard to beat.

He had a photographic memory which was never developed.


Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.


When you've seen one shopping center, you've seen a mall.


When she saw her first strands of gray hair, she thought she'd dye.


Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead to know basis


Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses

Acupuncture: a jab well done.

Hell Week?

Friday, my wife was taken by ambulance to Grand Rapids, after suffering a breakdown.
She is now there for as long as it takes. She was doing better yesterday when I visited, so I have my fingers crossed.

Friday, a good friend died. Lyle was 95 years young.

Yesterday My youngest daughter bought her car. I didn't even make it home. It died.
Hopefully it is just the battery.

My son is trying to get his marrage licences,her birth certificate came from Japan and his from New York, Michigananders must have a hard time reading them. The Japanese one was translated, and New York calls their birth certificates by a different name.

Well, today is a new day. and so far nothing is going wrong except that white stuff falling from the sky.

2008 Democratic National Convention Agenda

7:00 P.M. -- Opening with a flag burning.
7:15 P.M. -- Pledge of allegiance to the U.N.
7:30 P.M. -- Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
7:30 P.M. -- Non-religious prayer with Rev's. Jackson and Sharpton
8:00 P.M. -- Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
8:05 P.M. -- Ceremonial tree hugging led by Al Gore
8:15 P.M. -- Gay Wedding-- Barney Frank presiding
8:30 P.M. -- Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
8:35 P.M. -- Honor Saddam Memoriam - Cindy Sheehan & Susan Sarandon
9:00 P.M. -- Keynote speech: The Proper Etiquette for Surrender - Harry Reid
9:15 P.M. -- Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
9:20 P.M. -- Collection to benefit Osama Bin Laden kidney transplant fund
9:30 P.M. -- Unveiling of ACLU plan to free "freedom fighters" from
Guantanamo Bay
9:40 P.M. -- Why I hate the Military: A short talk by Bill Clinton
9:45 P.M. -- Ted Kennedy proposes a toas t
9:50 P.M. -- Dan Rather receives Truth in Broadcasting Award from Michael
Moore
9:55 P.M. -- Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
10:00 P.M.-- Bush and Rumsfeld behind the 9/11 Attacks: by Howard Dean
10:30 P.M.-- Nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton by Mahmud Ahmadhinejad
11:00 P.M.-- Ted Kennedy proposes a toast
11:05 P.M.-- Al Gore again on how he invented the Internet
11:15 P.M.-- Our Troops are war criminals by John Kerry
11:30 P.M.-- Coronation of Hillary Rodham Clinton - Nancy Pelosi presiding
12:00 A.M.-- Ted Kennedy closes the convention and proposes a toast
12:05 A.M.-- Bill asks Ted to drive Hillary home.

Bad day at Hallmark
Ever wondered what happens when Hallmark writers are having a bad day........


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M y tire was thumping.
I thought it was flat

When I looked at the tire..

I noticed your cat.

Sorry!


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H eard your wife left you,
How upset you must be.

But don't fret about it...

She moved in with me.



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L ooking back over the years

that we've been together,

I can't help but wonder...

"What the hell was I thinking?"



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C ongratulations on your wedding day!

Too bad no one likes your husband.



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H ow could two people as beautiful as you

Have such an ugly baby?



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I 've always wanted to have
someone to hold,

someone to love.

After having met you ..

I've changed my mind.



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I must admit, you brought Religion into my life.

I never believed in Hell until I met you.



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A s the days go by, I think of how lucky I am...

That you're not here to ruin it for me.



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C ongratulations on your promotion.
Before you go...

Would you like to take this knife out of my back?

You'll probably need it again.



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H appy Birthday, Uncle Dad!

(Available only in Tennessee , Kentucky & West Virginia )



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H appy birthday! You look great for your age.

Almost Lifelike!



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W hen we were together,
you always said you'd die for me.

Now that we've broken up,

I think it's time you kept your promise.



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W e have been friends for a very long time ..

let's say we stop?



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I 'm so miserable without you

it's almost like you're here.



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C ongratulations on your new bundle of joy.

Did you ever find out who the father was?



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Y our friends and I wanted to do

something special for your birthday.

So we're having you put to sleep.



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So your daughter's a hooker and it spoiled your day
Look on the bright side
It's really good pay