You never know when your time is up...do you?
Mortality is one of those concepts that we all struggle with at one level or another.
We all know we will die one day. Nobody believes that day is today.
For those on Continental flight 3407, whose lives, hopes, dreams and aspirations were cut short two days ago in Clarence, NY, my guess is that they never thought that their lives would end this week.
No warning. No time to say the things that they always wanted to say to their loved one, but never did.
No time to call their mom, dad, sister, brother, or friend more often than they meant to.
Time is life, and life is time. Wasted time is a wasted life...or so the saying goes.
It's interesting how much an event like Thursday evening's crash makes me think about working toward the things that make me truly happy.
It makes me think about NOT wasting time...and NOT wasting my life.
You too?
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Observations on B Hussein Obama
Does anyone think that President Obama really believe the stuff he says?
Seriously...is it just me ( and my wife and our kids) who listen to this man and get the impression that he babbles and rambles so much because he's trying to convince himself?
And who really believes that he is such an incredible orator? Why? Because he has learned how to read from a teleprompter?
How frustrating was it to watch him read his speech last night during his first press conference from the White House? Look left and read...look right and read...look left...and on and on. The speech was 8 minutes. Does anyone besides me think that he ought to be able to pull off 8 minutes without someone writing the words for him?
I'm just don't understand why so many people love the way he speaks.
And did you ever notice how often he lets the last word in a sentence trail off? How he throws that "I'm cool" nonchalance at the end of a sentence? I think he does it because he doesn't have confidence in what he's saying. And he wants to move quickly to the next sentence because he either A) wants to keep throwing mud at the wall as fast as he can so that nobody really considers that what he said actually meant nothing. Or B) he is hoping that the next sentence he reads from the teleprompter has some meaning that he (and we) can actually sink our teeth into. Too bad that moment has never come for me.
He says "My" too much. Like the first-time junior manager surrounded by far more skills and experience, who gets his authority from his title, Obama says "My Cabinet, My Treasury Secretary, My Idea...etc." Everybody knows you're the president, buddy.
Good leaders never have to take the credit. Only pretenders do.
In the real world, whenever I see someone in business speaking this way, I consider that person small-minded and not at all comfortable about their standing among their peers.
Obama shows a tremendous amount of insecurity. ( Insecurity, I believe is what spawned those silly pretend " Office of the President Elect" signs which appeared the second he was elected. )
Insecure presidents make for terrible leaders.
Seriously...is it just me ( and my wife and our kids) who listen to this man and get the impression that he babbles and rambles so much because he's trying to convince himself?
And who really believes that he is such an incredible orator? Why? Because he has learned how to read from a teleprompter?
How frustrating was it to watch him read his speech last night during his first press conference from the White House? Look left and read...look right and read...look left...and on and on. The speech was 8 minutes. Does anyone besides me think that he ought to be able to pull off 8 minutes without someone writing the words for him?
I'm just don't understand why so many people love the way he speaks.
And did you ever notice how often he lets the last word in a sentence trail off? How he throws that "I'm cool" nonchalance at the end of a sentence? I think he does it because he doesn't have confidence in what he's saying. And he wants to move quickly to the next sentence because he either A) wants to keep throwing mud at the wall as fast as he can so that nobody really considers that what he said actually meant nothing. Or B) he is hoping that the next sentence he reads from the teleprompter has some meaning that he (and we) can actually sink our teeth into. Too bad that moment has never come for me.
He says "My" too much. Like the first-time junior manager surrounded by far more skills and experience, who gets his authority from his title, Obama says "My Cabinet, My Treasury Secretary, My Idea...etc." Everybody knows you're the president, buddy.
Good leaders never have to take the credit. Only pretenders do.
In the real world, whenever I see someone in business speaking this way, I consider that person small-minded and not at all comfortable about their standing among their peers.
Obama shows a tremendous amount of insecurity. ( Insecurity, I believe is what spawned those silly pretend " Office of the President Elect" signs which appeared the second he was elected. )
Insecure presidents make for terrible leaders.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Intergenerational Theft
Wow. John McCain actually said something I agree with.
When asked about the s0-called stimulus package, he chided his fellow senators and called it "...intergenerational theft." Right on John. Right on!
I may not agreed with very much Senator McCain has ever said ( and yes, I held my nose when voting for him in Novemeber 2008), but he's got this one right. The current bill before congress is an abomination. It is a giant money-grab by those who believe that government is the answer.
Government is not the answer, government is the PROBLEM. ( Thank you Ronald Reagan!)
It is a money-grab by those who would never spend their own money on many of the programs they are attempting to fund...but who would gladly spend yours.
I love what Jim Quinn said on his radio program this morning: just drop the 35% corporate income tax if you REALLY want to see some stimulus. It would absolutely work. And for those who would complain and say " How do we PAY for the tax cut?" I say two things...
First, Are you kidding me!! Why do the Democrats always say that we have to PAY for tax cuts anyway? When we have more bills than income in our house, we CUT OUR SPENDING!!!...like most other Americans outside the beltway. Why should congress be different?
Second, WHEN are you going to understand that when you offer incentives to the PRODUCERS...ie, business owners, ie, those who hire people, you stimulate growth and investment. Producers will risk their capital, hire more and produce more. Incomes will go up...and so will receipts to the treasury.
I find it laughable ( if not insulting!) that this so-called stimulus plan would offer "tax cuts" to those who really don't even PAY any taxes!
These senators are either A) too stupid to understand the implications of their actions, or B) so blinded by the greed of their own party that they simply will not do what is best for the country. Rather, they will squander nearly $1 Trillion of mine, yours, and our children's , and our grandchildren's money.
Truly Intergenerational Theft.
Truly despicable
When asked about the s0-called stimulus package, he chided his fellow senators and called it "...intergenerational theft." Right on John. Right on!
I may not agreed with very much Senator McCain has ever said ( and yes, I held my nose when voting for him in Novemeber 2008), but he's got this one right. The current bill before congress is an abomination. It is a giant money-grab by those who believe that government is the answer.
Government is not the answer, government is the PROBLEM. ( Thank you Ronald Reagan!)
It is a money-grab by those who would never spend their own money on many of the programs they are attempting to fund...but who would gladly spend yours.
I love what Jim Quinn said on his radio program this morning: just drop the 35% corporate income tax if you REALLY want to see some stimulus. It would absolutely work. And for those who would complain and say " How do we PAY for the tax cut?" I say two things...
First, Are you kidding me!! Why do the Democrats always say that we have to PAY for tax cuts anyway? When we have more bills than income in our house, we CUT OUR SPENDING!!!...like most other Americans outside the beltway. Why should congress be different?
Second, WHEN are you going to understand that when you offer incentives to the PRODUCERS...ie, business owners, ie, those who hire people, you stimulate growth and investment. Producers will risk their capital, hire more and produce more. Incomes will go up...and so will receipts to the treasury.
I find it laughable ( if not insulting!) that this so-called stimulus plan would offer "tax cuts" to those who really don't even PAY any taxes!
These senators are either A) too stupid to understand the implications of their actions, or B) so blinded by the greed of their own party that they simply will not do what is best for the country. Rather, they will squander nearly $1 Trillion of mine, yours, and our children's , and our grandchildren's money.
Truly Intergenerational Theft.
Truly despicable
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