I can’t believe that the two major candidates are the best we could come up with. I can’t say that I think either one is going to do a great job, but I do believe any one is better than Bush, just my opinion. It’s hard for me to understand how he got elected a second term, but seems we couldn’t find anyone to run in that election either. Where are all those experienced upstanding politicians hiding?

If I had been a registered Democrat I would have voted for Clinton in the primary. I think Hillary would have been an excellent President better than the 2 left to vote for put together, another one of my opinions. There really are many people even at this late date that aren’t sure how they are going to vote. I know which way I’m leaning, but haven’t quite got there yet.

Since I live in PA and we seem to be a pivotal state we have been receiving quite a few visits from both party nominees. A few weeks ago when Bill and I were out riding in one section of our town they had voter registration tables for Obama set up on every corner it was like one big block party. It seems a lot of voter registration fraud has been happening all over the place.

Just remember when you go to vote to take your ID no one wants to stand in line for hours then not be able to vote when it’s your turn. All I can hope for is that the best party will be elected and that everyone doesn’t just listen to the speeches, but also checks the record of both sides. With all the smearing from both parties I have been totally disgusted as I’m sure you feel the same. In God I Trust…

We love our families and try to be there for them when they need help because that’s what family is all about, but do you ever feel like your being taken advantage of even if your not. Do you do things even though you don’t feel like it and then feel like you’ve been put upon even though you agreed to help? Some people just really have a hard time saying no to anything because they don’t want someone to get mad at them or upset and everyone needs someone they know they can depend on. 

That brings me to the man I share my life with, Bill went over this past weekend to “help” my brother put up a drop ceiling. The operative word here was suppose to be help, Bill ended up doing it while my brother kept him company, but according to Bill he did hand him things every once in awhile and he tells me that he and Cecil make a great team so I just laugh. I’m glad my brother likes Bill, but he has 2 “young” son-in-laws doing nothing that could have done it. Bill works very hard during the week so he needs those 2 days to unwind not do extra work.

Don’t get me wrong I love my brother and see nothing wrong with helping, but sometimes family do sort of take advantage of a good thing, but only if we let them. I really don’t like the idea that Bill may feel obliged to help just because it’s my brother, he assures me that Cecil is his buddy so he doesn’t mind, but it bothers me because I don’t want my family to take advantage of his good nature. I’m just glad it was a rainy Saturday so we couldn’t go riding. I of course really don’t have a problem saying no to something I don’t want to do.

Bill is the sweetest most generous man I have ever met, yes this is a testimonial, in my lifetime. I never try to tell him what to do and he gives me the same respect, he doesn’t like tension or friction and has the tendency to give away things if someone admires something, so long as it’s his choice then that’s fine with me, but I don’t want to hear regret later which has happened a couple of times. Like the Pontiac we had and my brother wanted it so much.

Bill had absolutely no reason to sell that car because he loved it and it was cheap on gas, but my brother was always after it and Bill said if he ever sold it that it would be to him. I guess after several years he felt sorry for Cecil and when my brother offered him what I thought was a fair price and asked me what I thought I told him it was up to him that I wasn’t involved and not only did Bill sell it to him, but he even lowered the purchase price.

Okay, I’m done with my family rant now since Bill doesn’t want me to say anything to my family I needed to get it off my chest, but I’m quite sure in the future when my family asks Bill to “help” with anything I will be right there to make sure that’s all he does and since it’s my family I can say no easier than Bill although I’ve noticed he can say no easier to his family than mine, see that’s what I meant about him feeling obligated because of me.

Does life imitate art or does art imitate life, do you drink because you’re depressed or are you depressed because you drink? These are catch 22’s as far as I’m concerned because they are  both  equally true. Life is not easy and no one says it is and we learn as we go.

Sometimes we have a hard time figuring out which came first the chicken or the egg and many other unanswered questions, but the oxymoron’s have me stumped. How can something be icy, hot or living, dead and even open, secret? Have you really thought about it?

If we can’t even understand what is going on then how do we help others that even bother to understand our language? People get very upset because of all the Spanish American signs in stores especially at Lowe’s. Sorry, I never understood why Americans got so upset.

I had so many people that were totally disgusted that came through the register that I worked, they simply couldn’t understand why Lowe’s pandered to the aliens and believe me I heard this numerous times and why they complained to me instead of headquarters still mystifies me.

Well, that’s not true because I know it makes them feel better to complain to someone or just bitch even though it’s not going to the top, but the cashier is not the person to complain to and that goes for waitresses and waiters because we can do nothing to change anything. Complain to the people in charge not the little people.

If people want to change anything you have to start at the top not the bottom and this brings me to the election it takes all of the little people that try complaining at the bottom with your governors and senators that don’t take action you then go straight to the top and choose who you think will affect change…. Make Sure You Vote