http://taxcut.barackobama.com/
Under Obama I save $1,050; under McCain I save $0. And I'm middle income.
10.25.2008
Domestic Violence Month
In light of Jennifer Hudson's loss, which appears to be a result of domestic violence, I thought I'd raise awareness.
Resources...
http://www.domesticviolence.org/
http://www.ndvh.org/
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/statistics.html
If you are somebody you know needs help...it is out there.
Resources...
http://www.domesticviolence.org/
http://www.ndvh.org/
http://www.abanet.org/domviol/statistics.html
If you are somebody you know needs help...it is out there.
10.24.2008
Should I feel like an asshole? You be the judge...
About a year ago I went on one date with a fellow; however, I was still trying to heal from the ex. I was crazy in love and not ready or willing to let go. You know how that goes sometimes. Heart doesn't listen to the brain. Plus, I wasn't particularly attracted to him, but I enjoyed his conversation/company. It ended with my telling him that I wasn't over the ex. It was the truth.
So about two months ago, he finds me on facebook and comes at me with awesome confidence. I agree to go out with him, we have fun. He started growing on me. I wasn't ravenously attracted to him, but he was growing on me.
Welp, the ex comes in on some, "allow me to reintroduce myself!" Being a solid dude, honestly trying to win my heart back...and I'm open to it.
So with that, I start to retract. But tonight I told old dude what's up. Why I haven't actively tried to hang out with him. He naturally sounds disappointed, but it's the truth, it's life...am I fugged up?
So about two months ago, he finds me on facebook and comes at me with awesome confidence. I agree to go out with him, we have fun. He started growing on me. I wasn't ravenously attracted to him, but he was growing on me.
Welp, the ex comes in on some, "allow me to reintroduce myself!" Being a solid dude, honestly trying to win my heart back...and I'm open to it.
So with that, I start to retract. But tonight I told old dude what's up. Why I haven't actively tried to hang out with him. He naturally sounds disappointed, but it's the truth, it's life...am I fugged up?
True Character
McCain has not stopped to pause and offer up positivity to Obama as he deals with his Grandmother's failing health.
Character.
Character.
Lasagna
Do you have a mean lasagna recipe? One that makes you wanna smack yourself cuz it's so good?
Last night the host cooked lasagna. It was good. Not slap yo' mamma good, but good. So I'm tempted to try cooking some lasagna.
What food can you cook that makes you want to smack yourself cuz it's that damn good?
Last night the host cooked lasagna. It was good. Not slap yo' mamma good, but good. So I'm tempted to try cooking some lasagna.
What food can you cook that makes you want to smack yourself cuz it's that damn good?
Prediction
My wonderful, beautiful grandmother passed away shortly after her birthday. And you know what happened on her birthday? Family from north south east and west came to visit her. I think her last selfless act was to hold on to spend time with those that she loved. Death is fascinating at times. There are countless stories where one spouse passes away and shortly thereafter the other spouse passes away. It shows how connected love and the will to live are.
I hate to make this prediciton, but it's just real talk. I believe that Obama's grandmother will pass away on November 5th, after her grandson has achieved the impossible victory. Her love for him will prevail and she will rest in peace.
I hate to make this prediciton, but it's just real talk. I believe that Obama's grandmother will pass away on November 5th, after her grandson has achieved the impossible victory. Her love for him will prevail and she will rest in peace.
10.22.2008
Forgot to post my prediction...
I predict that stocks will close down 500 points today.
Glad I rearragned a few things with my 401(k).
Refer back to the prediciton post that Q3 earnings would cause a down turn.
Glad I rearragned a few things with my 401(k).
Refer back to the prediciton post that Q3 earnings would cause a down turn.
McCain's newest endorsement: Al-Qaeda
I wish I were making this shit up. But see it for yourself .The Endorsement.
Random thoughts/questions
1. If your SO invited you to a dinner with his boss and people important to him would you ask him how he wanted you to dress / wear your hair?
2. If your SO wanted to swap cars for 2 days...would you do it? He drives your Honda you drive his BMW 745. Where would you go with the BMW 745.
3. Do you write complaint letters/emails? I wrote three this week. One to Campbell Soup, one to SNL (for having Palin on) and geez...I forget the 3rd.
4. I Tutor at a local elementary school for the first time today. Should be interesting.
5. People at work are telling me that I'm super structured/detailed. No, if something is to happen, I need to have a clear vision of it. So I'll write it down and/or organize how the execution is going to happen so that there aren't questions about it.
6. At work, do you prefer e-mail or voicemail?
2. If your SO wanted to swap cars for 2 days...would you do it? He drives your Honda you drive his BMW 745. Where would you go with the BMW 745.
3. Do you write complaint letters/emails? I wrote three this week. One to Campbell Soup, one to SNL (for having Palin on) and geez...I forget the 3rd.
4. I Tutor at a local elementary school for the first time today. Should be interesting.
5. People at work are telling me that I'm super structured/detailed. No, if something is to happen, I need to have a clear vision of it. So I'll write it down and/or organize how the execution is going to happen so that there aren't questions about it.
6. At work, do you prefer e-mail or voicemail?
10.21.2008
I am really trying to be less political!
I even changed my facebook profile pic from a ballot to me. So now that I'm in the spirit trying to be less political...some random thoughts
1. Why is it that when you want to change lanes on the highway if you do the right thing and signal MOFOs speed up and make it impossible for you to cross. However, when you start cutting over without notice, they slow down to make sure you can get it?
2. I'm going to Junkman's Daughter afterwork with my newly adopted work boo. This is the one that has a killer body (5'6, size 4/6, good proportions) but dresses more conservatively than Laura Bush. When we were in Spain I coaxed her into purchasing some styles that were conservative, yet a bit edgy. Tonight our task is to find her a sexy, not slutty, Halloween Costume. I'm looking forward to it!
3. If there was a presidential race for my heart, the ex is like the incumbant who has effed up in the past, but I know his credentials and I know he means well. Miracle man - I dont' trust him...I can't pinpoint it, but woman's intuition is not something that should be pinpointed.
4. How do middle school kids say, "that's cool." In speaking to my Little, I stumble around how to ask her what's hip or happening these days.
5. Both my mother and brother have voted.
6. I decreased my 401(k) contribution from 5% to 3% (the Company match percentage). I shifted my allocations toward more bonds. Equity is not the hotness right now. In addition, I transferred half of my Bank of America savings over to an ING account. I initially opened an ING account at the beginning of September with only $500. In one month I earned $1.11 in interest. Go check your Wachovia or BOA savings account and compare to that. Let's just say that several thousands barely accrued that much interest in my BOA savings account over one month. Plus, ING is easily linked to my BOA account, so it remains relatively liquid.
7. Loneliness and sadness came to visit me this past weekend. I thought I got rid of those bastards, but they came to hang out with me for a bit.
8. I admit, I am officially addicted to coffee. I must have it on the weekends now. I actually enjoy going to Starbucks, sitting down reading something while I sip my coffee. I like it grande, house blend, squirts of vanilla, enough milk in it to turn it my skin color. I put one pack of sugar in the raw in it and shake a bit of Dulce (or Cinnamon if not at a Starbucks). It's like a little piece of heaven.
9. On average, how many glasses of wine do you have a week? Do you drink wine alone? What is your favorite type? Me: Since I got back from overseas, I keep a bottle of red wine in the house all the time. I prefer reds over whites, and less fruity flavors. I'm not loyal to a particular brand or even type, but I do like them medium to full bodied, dry, oaky and spicey. Pinot Noirs tend to achieve this mix. I drink a glass if not every night, then every other night. I hope this is not alcoholic, and if it is somebody take me to a AAA meeting. My name is SunFresh and I like a glass of wine.
10. What type of phone do you have? I love my blackberry. When I lost mine in Spain, I replaced it within 2 hours of being back in the states. Now I have the marroon blackberry curve. Oh yeah - if you know I had your info at one point and I don't have it now...send me a text with your name so I can save you. (For those of ya that didn't do so already via facebook).
11. For those of you on facebook, and be honest and truthful, do I need to calm the f*ck down with status updates and/or posts related to the election? It's fun to do commentary via status updates during a debate, but those are over. At times I am amazed at the information that people don't know. Like Cindy McCain's tax return of $954,112. Then yesterday, somebody told me that they didn't realize that the information that Congress relied upon to back Bush in the war was inaccurate and incomplete. Congress released a report on this, I know b/c I'm passionate about it and I think others should be educated too. Oh yeah - google PBS and Bush's War..there is a documentary. It's pretty tough to watch.
12. Ya know my Obama fundraising goal of $500. I'm 65% there. My uncle gave me a sizable donation. I know we're just about exhausted with donating, but heck...help a fellow blogger help America.
13. Well, I was kind of less political.
14. I should start working out. I haven't been to the gym in like 3 months. My muscles are tighter. I haven't gained...well maybe 2-3 pounds, but after my quasi Q1/Q2 depression, I could stand to gain a few pounds. I was getting kinda boney.
1. Why is it that when you want to change lanes on the highway if you do the right thing and signal MOFOs speed up and make it impossible for you to cross. However, when you start cutting over without notice, they slow down to make sure you can get it?
2. I'm going to Junkman's Daughter afterwork with my newly adopted work boo. This is the one that has a killer body (5'6, size 4/6, good proportions) but dresses more conservatively than Laura Bush. When we were in Spain I coaxed her into purchasing some styles that were conservative, yet a bit edgy. Tonight our task is to find her a sexy, not slutty, Halloween Costume. I'm looking forward to it!
3. If there was a presidential race for my heart, the ex is like the incumbant who has effed up in the past, but I know his credentials and I know he means well. Miracle man - I dont' trust him...I can't pinpoint it, but woman's intuition is not something that should be pinpointed.
4. How do middle school kids say, "that's cool." In speaking to my Little, I stumble around how to ask her what's hip or happening these days.
5. Both my mother and brother have voted.
6. I decreased my 401(k) contribution from 5% to 3% (the Company match percentage). I shifted my allocations toward more bonds. Equity is not the hotness right now. In addition, I transferred half of my Bank of America savings over to an ING account. I initially opened an ING account at the beginning of September with only $500. In one month I earned $1.11 in interest. Go check your Wachovia or BOA savings account and compare to that. Let's just say that several thousands barely accrued that much interest in my BOA savings account over one month. Plus, ING is easily linked to my BOA account, so it remains relatively liquid.
7. Loneliness and sadness came to visit me this past weekend. I thought I got rid of those bastards, but they came to hang out with me for a bit.
8. I admit, I am officially addicted to coffee. I must have it on the weekends now. I actually enjoy going to Starbucks, sitting down reading something while I sip my coffee. I like it grande, house blend, squirts of vanilla, enough milk in it to turn it my skin color. I put one pack of sugar in the raw in it and shake a bit of Dulce (or Cinnamon if not at a Starbucks). It's like a little piece of heaven.
9. On average, how many glasses of wine do you have a week? Do you drink wine alone? What is your favorite type? Me: Since I got back from overseas, I keep a bottle of red wine in the house all the time. I prefer reds over whites, and less fruity flavors. I'm not loyal to a particular brand or even type, but I do like them medium to full bodied, dry, oaky and spicey. Pinot Noirs tend to achieve this mix. I drink a glass if not every night, then every other night. I hope this is not alcoholic, and if it is somebody take me to a AAA meeting. My name is SunFresh and I like a glass of wine.
10. What type of phone do you have? I love my blackberry. When I lost mine in Spain, I replaced it within 2 hours of being back in the states. Now I have the marroon blackberry curve. Oh yeah - if you know I had your info at one point and I don't have it now...send me a text with your name so I can save you. (For those of ya that didn't do so already via facebook).
11. For those of you on facebook, and be honest and truthful, do I need to calm the f*ck down with status updates and/or posts related to the election? It's fun to do commentary via status updates during a debate, but those are over. At times I am amazed at the information that people don't know. Like Cindy McCain's tax return of $954,112. Then yesterday, somebody told me that they didn't realize that the information that Congress relied upon to back Bush in the war was inaccurate and incomplete. Congress released a report on this, I know b/c I'm passionate about it and I think others should be educated too. Oh yeah - google PBS and Bush's War..there is a documentary. It's pretty tough to watch.
12. Ya know my Obama fundraising goal of $500. I'm 65% there. My uncle gave me a sizable donation. I know we're just about exhausted with donating, but heck...help a fellow blogger help America.
13. Well, I was kind of less political.
14. I should start working out. I haven't been to the gym in like 3 months. My muscles are tighter. I haven't gained...well maybe 2-3 pounds, but after my quasi Q1/Q2 depression, I could stand to gain a few pounds. I was getting kinda boney.
10.19.2008
GAS
I posted this on another blog; however, I wanted to keep it in my personal journal (this blog).
Three weeks ago, I filled up for $3.79/gallon.
Today...$2.69. However, as the resident angry American citizen that sees through B.S. This drastic reduction in the gas price makes me distrust what I don't know about the government even more.
It is completely unreasonable to think that consumption has dropped so low as to validate such a significant drop in the gas price. If supply and demand economics is what drove the price up...as we were told time and time again, I find it impossible to believe that consumption has slowed such that the price would drop $0.80 over a 2 month period of time.
So prices drop, which equates to an economic stimulus package. You spend less on gas...especially around the holiday season, you're more apt to spend on consumer products, especially for Christmas time. Q4 is going to look great and the gov't economic advisers will claim that we are no longer in a recession b/c 'we' experienced growth in Q4. We are merely puppets.
Three weeks ago, I filled up for $3.79/gallon.
Today...$2.69. However, as the resident angry American citizen that sees through B.S. This drastic reduction in the gas price makes me distrust what I don't know about the government even more.
It is completely unreasonable to think that consumption has dropped so low as to validate such a significant drop in the gas price. If supply and demand economics is what drove the price up...as we were told time and time again, I find it impossible to believe that consumption has slowed such that the price would drop $0.80 over a 2 month period of time.
So prices drop, which equates to an economic stimulus package. You spend less on gas...especially around the holiday season, you're more apt to spend on consumer products, especially for Christmas time. Q4 is going to look great and the gov't economic advisers will claim that we are no longer in a recession b/c 'we' experienced growth in Q4. We are merely puppets.
W.
Y'all I need a break. Seriously, I cannot wait until it's all said and done. I care too much, I am taking this election way to personally.
So tonight I saw W. A lot of people are like, "It's Oliver, it's fictional, don't take it seriously." I concede that I shouldn't take the portrayal of the father-son relationship seriously. And yes, I know that the government lied to me. When congress issued the intelligence report that that there was enough evidence to know prior to our first strike that there were no WMD, I posted it and was amazed that the media didn't take it and run with it. Americans were lied to and the media just sat back quietly. The reason why this movie was so disturbing to me...welll...
I liken this pictorial representation of the Bush administration to the difference between reading a Harry Potter book and seeing it on screen. In Harry Potter there are certain things that are described or words said that I completely messed up in my head. But on screen - it made more sense, where I had various creative gaps, the movie helped to fill them.
This movie did the same for me. I knew bout the lies, and sure Stone used creative license to succinctly get certain points across...but the visualization of the acceptance and promotion of lies amongst a small few...and the cost was not only the global economy, but more importantly peoples' lives....that was REALLY hard for me to watch. It disturbed me more than I thought it would.
There is one scene that brought me to tears.
Various advisers are discussing the plan to invade Iraq. Colin Powell holds his ground that he doesn't think a preemptive strike is the way to go. He wants to ensure that all acts of diplomacy are exhausted before we attack. He's uncomfortable about the intelligence lack of support for the existence of WMD. But Dick Chaney gets up and says that despite support for the existence of WMDs America must take over middle eastern countries because they hold energy and represent the gateway to the next possible super-power countries, Russia and China. Somebody asks what the exit strategy is...and he affirms that there is no plan to exit.
Think of it in terms of imperialism. One country invades another and sets up shop. They have no right to be there, except they want certain resources that are native to that country. We are in the middle east as parasites. We don't have energy resources to feed our own greed, so we are trying to control a nation that does have the required resources. And we are trying to assert ourselves against the next two prominent economies/nations: Russia and China.
Just think, had we invested the billions of dollars spent on this war in alternative energy, we could get from point A to point B in the same fashion of Scottie on Star Trek. (Beam me up Scottie).
So tonight I saw W. A lot of people are like, "It's Oliver, it's fictional, don't take it seriously." I concede that I shouldn't take the portrayal of the father-son relationship seriously. And yes, I know that the government lied to me. When congress issued the intelligence report that that there was enough evidence to know prior to our first strike that there were no WMD, I posted it and was amazed that the media didn't take it and run with it. Americans were lied to and the media just sat back quietly. The reason why this movie was so disturbing to me...welll...
I liken this pictorial representation of the Bush administration to the difference between reading a Harry Potter book and seeing it on screen. In Harry Potter there are certain things that are described or words said that I completely messed up in my head. But on screen - it made more sense, where I had various creative gaps, the movie helped to fill them.
This movie did the same for me. I knew bout the lies, and sure Stone used creative license to succinctly get certain points across...but the visualization of the acceptance and promotion of lies amongst a small few...and the cost was not only the global economy, but more importantly peoples' lives....that was REALLY hard for me to watch. It disturbed me more than I thought it would.
There is one scene that brought me to tears.
Various advisers are discussing the plan to invade Iraq. Colin Powell holds his ground that he doesn't think a preemptive strike is the way to go. He wants to ensure that all acts of diplomacy are exhausted before we attack. He's uncomfortable about the intelligence lack of support for the existence of WMD. But Dick Chaney gets up and says that despite support for the existence of WMDs America must take over middle eastern countries because they hold energy and represent the gateway to the next possible super-power countries, Russia and China. Somebody asks what the exit strategy is...and he affirms that there is no plan to exit.
Think of it in terms of imperialism. One country invades another and sets up shop. They have no right to be there, except they want certain resources that are native to that country. We are in the middle east as parasites. We don't have energy resources to feed our own greed, so we are trying to control a nation that does have the required resources. And we are trying to assert ourselves against the next two prominent economies/nations: Russia and China.
Just think, had we invested the billions of dollars spent on this war in alternative energy, we could get from point A to point B in the same fashion of Scottie on Star Trek. (Beam me up Scottie).
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