May 28, 2009
Redneck Philosophy ::
From a West Virginia trucker:
"It don't matter who gets to warm his butt in the White House chair," says a West Virginia trucker. "The top dogs eat high on the hog and the little dogs eat the tails and ears. That's what them bailouts is all about, and that's the way it is no matter who's president. So you might as well vote for the guy who looks like the most fun because you gonna be watching his ass on television for the next eight years."
The entire piece is here.
You have to love the way our differing social strata express themselves!
May 27, 2009
The Cellphone Battery Saga ::
I meant to write about this earlier, but for some reason I kept forgetting. A couple of weeks ago my cell phone stopped holding a charge for more than a few hours or a day at best so I thought I'd check around locally for a new battery. The local Wal-Mart didn't stock it, but I did find the Motorola battery on-line at a couple of places starting at around $9.95. I called the local batteries + and, sure enough, they had it in stock but the price was $39.95! As it turns out I could buy a complete new phone at the Wal-Mart for around $13.50 so that's what I did. I now have a brand new phone in my desk drawer. I guess I'll donate it to the troops tomorrow morning!
May 26, 2009
Sotomayor Nominated ::
President Obama today nominated Maria Sonia Sotomayor to replace the retiring Souter on the Supreme Court this morning. I don't think this was much of a surprise and I look forward to the confirmation process with the accompanying nuttiness from the republicans which has already begun. The struck-out reference to "Maria" above refers to Mike Huckabee's release which got her name wrong.
More fun and games and I think that President Obama has pulled off a masterful stroke here by naming a hispanic woman to the court.
