So where's the media now?
They forgot to tell you how the markets have responded to our election. They dropped. Significantly. The Dow Jones was down about 800 points in the first two days after the election.
What happened to all of that optimism about change?
What happened to all of the excitement about the new prez?
What happened to the belief that the savior of the world had just been elected?
It went in the tank, that's what happened.
After all, aren't the markets supposed be a barometer of everything good and bad in life? If the markets are up, life is good. If the markets are down, life is bad.
If the markets are a barometer of what happened in the election, then they're giving it the raspberries.
Too bad the media didn't tell you this.
That's OK, I did.
May God have mercy on us.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
No Party
One of the beauties of the modern day is that while I am watching the election results, I can submit my thoughts to the world. 99.98% of the world doesn't care about my thoughts. But for that .02% here you go.
Our country is headed in the wrong direction. We have made an enormous error in judgement. No it's not the man that we elected president. It's the fact that we (in general) have thrown God out of our country. We have consistently said that we must embrace the ideas of all people as long as they are not the ideas of Christians. We are foolish if we think that the ideas of men alone void of the Almighty God are of any value. If we attempt to silence that God, he has told us himself that rocks will cry out.
Well just consider me one of the rocks. When we choose to leave God out of the policies of our country, He will give us the leadership we deserve. We have now elected a new leadership and I'm here to say that we are getting what we deserve.
May God be merciful to us.
And now a comment on our media.
Even on election night the media is so completely biased that they can't even help themselves. Charles Gibson said in the same breath that they would NOT project the winner until at least 270 electoral votes were cast and then turned right around as the polls closed in the western states and stated that they WOULD project the winner. THE VOTES HADN'T EVEN BEEN COUNTED. HOW on earth could they do that with the votes not even counted? I'll tell you how - they knew who they wanted to win and they just put it out there.
My friends, it's time to get back on our knees, put God back into public policy and get the media to stop calling elections months and years before they occur.
Our country is headed in the wrong direction. We have made an enormous error in judgement. No it's not the man that we elected president. It's the fact that we (in general) have thrown God out of our country. We have consistently said that we must embrace the ideas of all people as long as they are not the ideas of Christians. We are foolish if we think that the ideas of men alone void of the Almighty God are of any value. If we attempt to silence that God, he has told us himself that rocks will cry out.
Well just consider me one of the rocks. When we choose to leave God out of the policies of our country, He will give us the leadership we deserve. We have now elected a new leadership and I'm here to say that we are getting what we deserve.
May God be merciful to us.
And now a comment on our media.
Even on election night the media is so completely biased that they can't even help themselves. Charles Gibson said in the same breath that they would NOT project the winner until at least 270 electoral votes were cast and then turned right around as the polls closed in the western states and stated that they WOULD project the winner. THE VOTES HADN'T EVEN BEEN COUNTED. HOW on earth could they do that with the votes not even counted? I'll tell you how - they knew who they wanted to win and they just put it out there.
My friends, it's time to get back on our knees, put God back into public policy and get the media to stop calling elections months and years before they occur.
Friday, October 31, 2008
3rd party
I don't normally discuss politics with anyone but my closest friends. But I thought I'd share my views from the frozen tundra (Minnesota).
I'm a frustrated conservative living in a land of liberals. I've learned that liberals have some good ideas especially when it comes to those of us who deal with disabilities. Recently my frustration has grown to cover both Republicans and Democrats alike.
The recent vote to bailout the failing financial institutions pushed me over the edge. Both presidential candidates voted for it. The major flaw in the plan is the debt they put on the country in order to save private entities that were foolish. It was evident that this was wrong in the comments I received from my own Senator. He felt it wasn't the best of plans but *had* to do it to save the economy. Whatever happened to finding the best plan?
Before I get out of hand here, my frustration is causing me to seriously consider 3rd party candidates. The two party system is broken. There's corruption (and stupidity) on both sides of the aisle. I'm ready for our government to be shaken to it's foundations and get a fresh perspective.
I don't really like either presidential candidate.
In my opinion, John McCain some how believes he deserves to be president merely for his amazing service to our country. The service was and is amazing, but it's still not a ticket to the White House.
In my opinion, Barack Obama is well rehearsed and apt at playing the crowd and a camera. Whether or not he will be a good leader will be seen come January (in case you couldn't tell I'm resigned to the likelihood of his presidency).
The time has come for *real* change. Not the kind of change that blows with the wind or the latest poll, but the kind of change that is true, wise, foundational, and lasting.
I'm of the mind to "throw the bums out." Seriously folks, can we really do worse than where we are today?
I'm a frustrated conservative living in a land of liberals. I've learned that liberals have some good ideas especially when it comes to those of us who deal with disabilities. Recently my frustration has grown to cover both Republicans and Democrats alike.
The recent vote to bailout the failing financial institutions pushed me over the edge. Both presidential candidates voted for it. The major flaw in the plan is the debt they put on the country in order to save private entities that were foolish. It was evident that this was wrong in the comments I received from my own Senator. He felt it wasn't the best of plans but *had* to do it to save the economy. Whatever happened to finding the best plan?
Before I get out of hand here, my frustration is causing me to seriously consider 3rd party candidates. The two party system is broken. There's corruption (and stupidity) on both sides of the aisle. I'm ready for our government to be shaken to it's foundations and get a fresh perspective.
I don't really like either presidential candidate.
In my opinion, John McCain some how believes he deserves to be president merely for his amazing service to our country. The service was and is amazing, but it's still not a ticket to the White House.
In my opinion, Barack Obama is well rehearsed and apt at playing the crowd and a camera. Whether or not he will be a good leader will be seen come January (in case you couldn't tell I'm resigned to the likelihood of his presidency).
The time has come for *real* change. Not the kind of change that blows with the wind or the latest poll, but the kind of change that is true, wise, foundational, and lasting.
I'm of the mind to "throw the bums out." Seriously folks, can we really do worse than where we are today?
Friday, October 3, 2008
Houston, we have completion!
Yipee! Woo hoo! Oh yeah! Far out! Scooby Dooby Doooooo!
We're in! Yes siree, it's done! Done enough to live in that is! You've seen the completed bedroom. Now feast your eyes on the completed living area. (small side note - the bathroom in our room still has some work, but hey we can use the rest!)
It's been nearly a year since we sent our boys "digging for gold" in the back yard. They were digging holes to try and find the sprinkler system. Since that time we've had a lot of ups and downs a TON of help and some pretty awesome stories to share.
In a time when the financial markets are a mess, the world is imploding on itself, nature disasters are prevalent, we find ourselves with this incredible blessing of a completed addition!
How did we spend our first night in it? Check out Vicki as she drives her chair in the expanded space. She wanted to work on her "reversing" and also took her dog for a walk. It's absolutely wonderfully awesome to see her spend extended time working on her driving inside the house!
You may also notice a certain male type searching the inside of his eyelids. He just passed out from being overwhelmed. OK he was tired from being awakened several nights this week. He was enjoying the new couch purchased one week ago from the neighbor who bought new furniture. Even the timing of that is amazing! Not to mention the color is perfect!
So enjoy the pics while we enjoy the house. Thank you one and all and especially Jeff W. And most important we thank God for choosing to bless us. Yes, God himself showed up many a time during this project and I'm confident He will have more to show us in the years to come.
We're in! Yes siree, it's done! Done enough to live in that is! You've seen the completed bedroom. Now feast your eyes on the completed living area. (small side note - the bathroom in our room still has some work, but hey we can use the rest!)
It's been nearly a year since we sent our boys "digging for gold" in the back yard. They were digging holes to try and find the sprinkler system. Since that time we've had a lot of ups and downs a TON of help and some pretty awesome stories to share.
In a time when the financial markets are a mess, the world is imploding on itself, nature disasters are prevalent, we find ourselves with this incredible blessing of a completed addition!
How did we spend our first night in it? Check out Vicki as she drives her chair in the expanded space. She wanted to work on her "reversing" and also took her dog for a walk. It's absolutely wonderfully awesome to see her spend extended time working on her driving inside the house!
You may also notice a certain male type searching the inside of his eyelids. He just passed out from being overwhelmed. OK he was tired from being awakened several nights this week. He was enjoying the new couch purchased one week ago from the neighbor who bought new furniture. Even the timing of that is amazing! Not to mention the color is perfect!
So enjoy the pics while we enjoy the house. Thank you one and all and especially Jeff W. And most important we thank God for choosing to bless us. Yes, God himself showed up many a time during this project and I'm confident He will have more to show us in the years to come.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
A room with a NEW view!
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, an event never before seen on television! The Prices move in to the master bedroom!
After a LOT of work by MANY people, the final key to this room was installed. Our feet are happy feet as they walk about the new turf. The laying of the carpet allowed us to move into the bedroom. The bath is not yet done, but we can still sleep soundly behind the new six-panel door. Soundly that is if the dog isn't getting sick.
Let me back up. On Thursday the carpet was laid. Due to other activities and logistics, we left the little boys in that room until Saturday night. After a long day of putting up shelves in the closet, a valence over the window and moving furniture, we turned in for a short fall's nap (as opposed to a long winter's nap).
We awoke to some clatter to see what was the matter. And what did appear, but Hajik and 8 tiny little, well not exactly. It was more like a bucket of... Oh wait I'd better not really describe it or you too might do what he did. You get the picture. He got sick. Vicki woke up. We got up. We cleaned up and went back to bed - for about 2.7 seconds. Then we got up again to lots of noise from the dog, but not so much mess. About 2 hours later the sounds and mess finally ended and we finished our short fall's nap.
However, the few minutes we did sleep in our new room were wonderful! It's a bit more spacious and the carpet is nice on the toes (Thanks Al).
So tonight I can say "Happy Fall to all, and to All a Goodnight."
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Go Green!
No, this is not a post about saving the planet. After all, the planet is a ROCK and rocks don't need saving last time I checked. This is a post about getting some sod!
I'll begin with the Thank You's!
Gary, Jeff, and Rich and his kids for their time, ideas and muscle!
Andy from Nature Scapes Landscaping Inc. for his time, advice and help with the sod costs.
I continue to be amazed at what can be done with a few extra helpers, regardless of their age. What fun to see it go from dirt to grass in a few short hours.
We have been really blessed throughout this project with the right people, donations and materials at the right time.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Paint, and there was light!
We needed to spruce up the color scheme a little - off white is a tad boring. So we enlisted the help of Barb S. and Gaston K. and finished the two big rooms in one day! Thanks so much for your help. It's very nice to look at now.
Ever been in the dark? I mean the real deep dark where you can't see your hand in front of your face. I have. One time in a cave. That is a strange experience. Well, it's never been quite that dark in our addition, and now it never needs to be dark again - unless you want to get some sleep.
We have lights thanks to Grounded Electric. Need a good electrician? Give 'em a call at 763-753-6215.
Here's a small sample of their handy work.
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