I feel for those who have to work over the holidays, the time people have to put up with is getting out of hand. I don't see why people cannot buy door busters at 10:00am vs midnight. Really this is getting out of hand.
All I can say is if you are a retail corporate executive, keep me from being President because I would make it a federal crime to not to be closed by 9PM Wednesday before Thanksgiving and not open till 10 am Friday. I am serious about this because we have lost it as a society about the importance of family. There is no need to make minimum wage earners work these extra hours even if for a bit more. You can sell merchandise just as well Friday day. And no I didn't have to work at midnight or 4am etc...
This troubling lack of concern about family time etc is one of the reasons we have the problem in the post below.
Saturday, November 26, 2011
What are our priorities
Not really a rhetorical question, but not one I have an answer for either, ..but
I was reading the Dallas Morning News short version Thanksgiving morning and there were two stories that got me to thinking about the above question.
The main headline was that the Dow had dropped over 200 points and there were reasons discussed as to why etc.... that the Europe crisis, the inability of our Congress to get the budget situation resolved, and a bit more. This headline of course gives us the impression that a major financial event had happened. And quite frankly the dow has dropped more than 200 points I don't know how many times over the last 2 decades that I cannot see this as a major catastrophe at this point. Yes I can see that the ongoing crisis in Europe is a major concern even for us, but the dow losing 200, not that big of a deal anymore.
The comparison story was not a headline, but inside the paper. Apparently 4 or 5 12-14 year olds had ganged up on and eventually killed another person over a phone. This was done at a DART rail station and actually witnessed by some people who apparently had yelled at the kids to stop, but eventually the victim was hit by the train (sorry details a bit sketchy about the story, I read this two days ago and have been wanting to write about this, but things get in the way so I don't remember everything well) and dragged a ways.
To me the story about the kids is a much more troubling story that needs some more examination. It seems similar stories are starting to crop up more and more throughout cities in the U.S.. If kids this age are more concerned about a phone than another person in general what does this say as a society that we are becoming. This shows there is serious lack of engagement for these kids about social norms, and probably means serious lack of engagement from their parents. When you think of gangs of children roaming the streets hitting on people for whatever they want or what they can get you think more of a third world country, but really for third world countries you can think that some of what they do is survivial, doesn't make it right, but there are explanations. For this to be happening in our country shows something more hideous going on and that is these kids are not being taught values, sanctity of life, ethics, and the list could go on. And quite frankly we are in a country where the above could be taught. This seems like though that we now have generations of families where all this is lost. Kids don't get this bad unless there is nothing in there life that gives them purpose. Serious problem folks.
And I don't have a specific answer, I blog on the economy excessively and ignore issues like this, and this seems to mirror where our press has their priorities, but we have to find answers and soon if we are to again show that the US can excel as a country. The second story is a sympton of a society falling into disarray. The economy is one problem, but there are other causes, our excessive desire for material possessions, greed, but not just greed, but a sense that having something makes us more desirable, the cavalier attitude towards others that you see not just in this episode, but in daily life, where people cut each other off in traffic, or ignore other people in trouble. I don't want to say the people who saw the attack, but didn't intervene were wrong because quite frankly how many of us really know how to stand up and do something direct in this situation. I know I would be hard pressed to jump in unless I actually had help doing that.
To really go into this subject would take more than a simple blog about it and there are tons of articles, reports, etc that discuss this happening in our society. It basically goes back to the title of this blog, what are our priorities. I think, myself included, we need to really address this as a whole and start to re educate ourselves to what it means to have a society that represents the values of our country.
One other quick note, I don't find this to be a problem just coming from poor people, poverty has its issues, and poverty tends to reflect this problem more, but I see kids coming from well to do families without any values, parents spending money to avoid their children having to face consequences for their actions etc... we are losing our moral compass in this country. Now is this the majority of our country, no, but it is growing as a problem way too fast.
I was reading the Dallas Morning News short version Thanksgiving morning and there were two stories that got me to thinking about the above question.
The main headline was that the Dow had dropped over 200 points and there were reasons discussed as to why etc.... that the Europe crisis, the inability of our Congress to get the budget situation resolved, and a bit more. This headline of course gives us the impression that a major financial event had happened. And quite frankly the dow has dropped more than 200 points I don't know how many times over the last 2 decades that I cannot see this as a major catastrophe at this point. Yes I can see that the ongoing crisis in Europe is a major concern even for us, but the dow losing 200, not that big of a deal anymore.
The comparison story was not a headline, but inside the paper. Apparently 4 or 5 12-14 year olds had ganged up on and eventually killed another person over a phone. This was done at a DART rail station and actually witnessed by some people who apparently had yelled at the kids to stop, but eventually the victim was hit by the train (sorry details a bit sketchy about the story, I read this two days ago and have been wanting to write about this, but things get in the way so I don't remember everything well) and dragged a ways.
To me the story about the kids is a much more troubling story that needs some more examination. It seems similar stories are starting to crop up more and more throughout cities in the U.S.. If kids this age are more concerned about a phone than another person in general what does this say as a society that we are becoming. This shows there is serious lack of engagement for these kids about social norms, and probably means serious lack of engagement from their parents. When you think of gangs of children roaming the streets hitting on people for whatever they want or what they can get you think more of a third world country, but really for third world countries you can think that some of what they do is survivial, doesn't make it right, but there are explanations. For this to be happening in our country shows something more hideous going on and that is these kids are not being taught values, sanctity of life, ethics, and the list could go on. And quite frankly we are in a country where the above could be taught. This seems like though that we now have generations of families where all this is lost. Kids don't get this bad unless there is nothing in there life that gives them purpose. Serious problem folks.
And I don't have a specific answer, I blog on the economy excessively and ignore issues like this, and this seems to mirror where our press has their priorities, but we have to find answers and soon if we are to again show that the US can excel as a country. The second story is a sympton of a society falling into disarray. The economy is one problem, but there are other causes, our excessive desire for material possessions, greed, but not just greed, but a sense that having something makes us more desirable, the cavalier attitude towards others that you see not just in this episode, but in daily life, where people cut each other off in traffic, or ignore other people in trouble. I don't want to say the people who saw the attack, but didn't intervene were wrong because quite frankly how many of us really know how to stand up and do something direct in this situation. I know I would be hard pressed to jump in unless I actually had help doing that.
To really go into this subject would take more than a simple blog about it and there are tons of articles, reports, etc that discuss this happening in our society. It basically goes back to the title of this blog, what are our priorities. I think, myself included, we need to really address this as a whole and start to re educate ourselves to what it means to have a society that represents the values of our country.
One other quick note, I don't find this to be a problem just coming from poor people, poverty has its issues, and poverty tends to reflect this problem more, but I see kids coming from well to do families without any values, parents spending money to avoid their children having to face consequences for their actions etc... we are losing our moral compass in this country. Now is this the majority of our country, no, but it is growing as a problem way too fast.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
I hope you get to eat well, if so count your blessings. Spend time with family, more important than anything else.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Have you noticed
There seems to be a large sentiment saying only God can save America now. I see it all over the place even on trucks passing me on the highway.
People forget, God already has, and I am not specifically talking about dying for our sins on the cross, but on the two main commandents from the new testament. Basically if we treat each other with respect and love our neighbor from the poorest to the richest, things could work themselves out. Or at least be a start.
Then again John Lennon once said "....you may say I'm a dreamer....."
People forget, God already has, and I am not specifically talking about dying for our sins on the cross, but on the two main commandents from the new testament. Basically if we treat each other with respect and love our neighbor from the poorest to the richest, things could work themselves out. Or at least be a start.
Then again John Lennon once said "....you may say I'm a dreamer....."
Thursday, November 17, 2011
This latest is so absurdly stupid you cannot resist
I know everyone knows Congress has totally lost it when you read they are trying to legislate pizza as a vegetable. This is the absolute proof that lobbies have way too much control over our Congress and that each individual Congressman that didn't shoot this down immediately should reconsider there ability to use common sense. This isn't about lack of leadership this is just plain stupid.
The fact that this is considered shows the total lack of control our Congress has over itself.
Damn someone needs to call 911. Our Congress is lost and someone needs to find it.
The fact that this is considered shows the total lack of control our Congress has over itself.
Damn someone needs to call 911. Our Congress is lost and someone needs to find it.
quick thoughts on the 1% in Congress headlines
I am not really put off by the headlines in the USA TODAY about 10% of Congress being part of the top 1% wealth group. You have to expect that since it costs so much to get elected today. You will never get equal/proportional economic representation of Congress to the populace at large anyway. And what do you expect we all want to be rich and successful.
Another issue is elected officials need the money to shield their private lives from the press. Most of us have way too many ghosts in the closet to really survive close scrutiny of our private lives to get elected. The fact that only the rich can do it shouldn't be a surprise.
I don't like the facts above, but it is what it is.
The real issue is can we find even 1% of our country truly capable of creating public policy that would actually benefit the country at large. What is scary is that most of the people in charge are completely clueless about the middle class nowadays and it has nothing to do with the fact they are rich, but the fact they are out of touch with our country. It doesn't take a Harvard economist to realize most Americans are struggling and things are getting worse. Yet our leaders tend to believe the scant few who create policy for their own benefit.
There are some productive think tanks, some authors, some academics that have good ideas, but none of this gets put into a productive policy program. Why? because most Americans don't even know what they want, no that isn't the answer, Why? because our current Congress is under the influence of lobbyists, not really the answer either, but a sympton of the problem, Why, the truth is our country is too big and too complicated for answers, not really either. We have the greatest system in the world, but no one knows how to actually put it into action.
The truth is you can find many good answers to our problems if you search long and hard enough. No one wants to make the effort to put it all together and that is what our country needs. The truth is the solutions are simple, it is the action in putting them in place that we are missing.
(this is one of those nights where by the time I sit down to write all my ideas from earlier today have faded to the dark recesses of my memory and since I don't get to write till late, I can't finish the thought)
Anyway the purpose was to illustrate that it is not being rich that hurts us, it is our Congress not being able to truly look at policy as it applies to the whole that is hurting us.
And to the "leaderless" occupy wall street group,believe it or not there are good reasons to have direction from leadership. Tell your leadership to quit hiding and come out and really do something. I am not for all your ideas, but things do need to be shaken up now and we need new leaders in Congress that will listen to people who can actually produce realistic policy that works.
For example, we don't need more regulation, but more accountability for actions. Take the MF Global blow up. why not hold Corizine responsible in a court of law for his actions. IE new laws that deal with financial irresponsibility, something similar to what occupy group wants, but put real teeth in it, he is too rich to get away with retiring with no pension. He needs to go to jail for his actions. same for CEOs that produce by products when dumped in rivers that create cancer in people downstream, screw suing corporations,but put them in jail for assault and manslaughter. People will figure out real quick that being responsible is less expensive than over regulation. Many corporate leaders say regulations hinder growth, well their actions created them, so they need to learn they cannot have their cake and eat it too.
And if you look around, there are people putting together policies that protect people, hold corporations accountable, that can do a much better job of writing this than I. Lets step up as a people and find the 1% we need.
The above is only a simplistic example of what I would really like to put together as working policy.
Or going back to the title, the real problem isn't they are rich, it is they don't know what they are doing. (this goes for Democrats and Republicans)
Another issue is elected officials need the money to shield their private lives from the press. Most of us have way too many ghosts in the closet to really survive close scrutiny of our private lives to get elected. The fact that only the rich can do it shouldn't be a surprise.
I don't like the facts above, but it is what it is.
The real issue is can we find even 1% of our country truly capable of creating public policy that would actually benefit the country at large. What is scary is that most of the people in charge are completely clueless about the middle class nowadays and it has nothing to do with the fact they are rich, but the fact they are out of touch with our country. It doesn't take a Harvard economist to realize most Americans are struggling and things are getting worse. Yet our leaders tend to believe the scant few who create policy for their own benefit.
There are some productive think tanks, some authors, some academics that have good ideas, but none of this gets put into a productive policy program. Why? because most Americans don't even know what they want, no that isn't the answer, Why? because our current Congress is under the influence of lobbyists, not really the answer either, but a sympton of the problem, Why, the truth is our country is too big and too complicated for answers, not really either. We have the greatest system in the world, but no one knows how to actually put it into action.
The truth is you can find many good answers to our problems if you search long and hard enough. No one wants to make the effort to put it all together and that is what our country needs. The truth is the solutions are simple, it is the action in putting them in place that we are missing.
(this is one of those nights where by the time I sit down to write all my ideas from earlier today have faded to the dark recesses of my memory and since I don't get to write till late, I can't finish the thought)
Anyway the purpose was to illustrate that it is not being rich that hurts us, it is our Congress not being able to truly look at policy as it applies to the whole that is hurting us.
And to the "leaderless" occupy wall street group,believe it or not there are good reasons to have direction from leadership. Tell your leadership to quit hiding and come out and really do something. I am not for all your ideas, but things do need to be shaken up now and we need new leaders in Congress that will listen to people who can actually produce realistic policy that works.
For example, we don't need more regulation, but more accountability for actions. Take the MF Global blow up. why not hold Corizine responsible in a court of law for his actions. IE new laws that deal with financial irresponsibility, something similar to what occupy group wants, but put real teeth in it, he is too rich to get away with retiring with no pension. He needs to go to jail for his actions. same for CEOs that produce by products when dumped in rivers that create cancer in people downstream, screw suing corporations,but put them in jail for assault and manslaughter. People will figure out real quick that being responsible is less expensive than over regulation. Many corporate leaders say regulations hinder growth, well their actions created them, so they need to learn they cannot have their cake and eat it too.
And if you look around, there are people putting together policies that protect people, hold corporations accountable, that can do a much better job of writing this than I. Lets step up as a people and find the 1% we need.
The above is only a simplistic example of what I would really like to put together as working policy.
Or going back to the title, the real problem isn't they are rich, it is they don't know what they are doing. (this goes for Democrats and Republicans)
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
remember the phrase too big to fail
Really some of these banks are too big to be successful or even more important able to help their customers. Why is wall street and everybody obsessed with larger and larger. It costs the consumers too much for companies to get too large.
Just one more thing I wish the consumer would realize and support small and medium size business. Got to give the credit where due for the groups that were trying to get everyone to switch banks earlier this month. Didn't hear too much about it so I don't know how much the public in general got the message and I wish I could help them get louder with the message.
The large banks are in the way of our economy now. It is not about loaning money like in the first part of the recession, it is everything. BOA's debit fee debacle was really just a visible example of how bad things are getting. Large banks keep trying to pigeon hole customers into their business model, but as a customer you really can't get help when you need it. It is play by our rules or well suffer the consequences. This sucks when you are trying to work through something not of your choosing and you have to deal with the idiot policies. You cannot fault the front line staff they don't make the rules. The executives hide behind them and create policies that really even hurt their own institutions with non connected bureacracies, supervisors who quote policy not try to help you solve the problem, (again the executives fault they don't want problems solved) and inflexible guidelines that really don't produce results even the ones they are trying to produce (profit). And guess what customers get pissed so sooner or later the bank change will start to happen, people just need to be educated that it is okay/better to go smaller.
Think how many large political economic groups spend millions on advertising to try and convince the populace that their policies are better, based not on fact, but on their viewpoint ( read crap).
It would be great if the credit unions would ban together and spend some money on national TV campaigns to show how they help consumers and communities much more than large banks do now. I know the credit unions do have some lobbying presence in DC, they should turn it around and spend the money talking to the public. Voting is still an available way to change things. And even more important people's pocket books are the best way to change things.
Actually it is time that some executives realize their policies fail and maybe they should be in the unemployment line. Too big to fail, we have a problem with too much cronyism (inbreeding) at the top and executives are failing us as consumers, which kills me that they don't realize they are creating the failure that is going to be too big for anyone's good.
All this consolidation to become bigger is the big fail. It is not capitalism, it is stupidity.
Just one more thing I wish the consumer would realize and support small and medium size business. Got to give the credit where due for the groups that were trying to get everyone to switch banks earlier this month. Didn't hear too much about it so I don't know how much the public in general got the message and I wish I could help them get louder with the message.
The large banks are in the way of our economy now. It is not about loaning money like in the first part of the recession, it is everything. BOA's debit fee debacle was really just a visible example of how bad things are getting. Large banks keep trying to pigeon hole customers into their business model, but as a customer you really can't get help when you need it. It is play by our rules or well suffer the consequences. This sucks when you are trying to work through something not of your choosing and you have to deal with the idiot policies. You cannot fault the front line staff they don't make the rules. The executives hide behind them and create policies that really even hurt their own institutions with non connected bureacracies, supervisors who quote policy not try to help you solve the problem, (again the executives fault they don't want problems solved) and inflexible guidelines that really don't produce results even the ones they are trying to produce (profit). And guess what customers get pissed so sooner or later the bank change will start to happen, people just need to be educated that it is okay/better to go smaller.
Think how many large political economic groups spend millions on advertising to try and convince the populace that their policies are better, based not on fact, but on their viewpoint ( read crap).
It would be great if the credit unions would ban together and spend some money on national TV campaigns to show how they help consumers and communities much more than large banks do now. I know the credit unions do have some lobbying presence in DC, they should turn it around and spend the money talking to the public. Voting is still an available way to change things. And even more important people's pocket books are the best way to change things.
Actually it is time that some executives realize their policies fail and maybe they should be in the unemployment line. Too big to fail, we have a problem with too much cronyism (inbreeding) at the top and executives are failing us as consumers, which kills me that they don't realize they are creating the failure that is going to be too big for anyone's good.
All this consolidation to become bigger is the big fail. It is not capitalism, it is stupidity.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
gotta love politicians and their headline grabbing stunts
Romney has this quote in AOL headlines that he predicts that if Obama is re elected he will face another huge problem overseas. Well I got one for Romney, this is the United States whoever gets elected will face a few big to major problems overseas. We are involved everywhere.
To make this kind of prediction to grab a headline to me shows how much the press depends on crap to fill up space. And if anyone takes this as some kind of earth shattering revelation, well they are just ignorant. Problem is the Republican machine will try and use this and Obama will try and defend himself against it. Ha ha ha,,,,, too much ado about things that are inevitable to make your opponent look incompetent when well you would end in the same shit yourself. Can't we get one day of something concrete from a politician that actually says something. Yes I know I just asked a stupid question.
I love freedom of the press, but can't we get freedom from produced and prepackaged crap. Yes I know I just asked another stupid question.
I will say this, I saw some of the last Republican debate, got pretty interesting when they started talking about China for a moment. Just a moment, but you do have to think seriously how we manage the relations with China. This is a country that understands what it wants, but is stuck with managing way too many people to get there. Things will get dicey there and how we manage our interests should be given some very serious thought. I am glad the question of China was brought up. Need more than five minutes to discuss that one though.
Trade was discussed of course and one of my answers is for us to create products to sell to China. We should seriously think about selling electric cars to China especially before the Japanese do and they are already ahead of the game in production than us. It is time we got Detroit ready to sell products overseas and SUVs aren't the answer, especially to countries like China and India. We should be more aggressive or if we are, let people know. Exports help our economy. And if we aren't, well we are just short changing any hope of getting out of our economic rut.
To make this kind of prediction to grab a headline to me shows how much the press depends on crap to fill up space. And if anyone takes this as some kind of earth shattering revelation, well they are just ignorant. Problem is the Republican machine will try and use this and Obama will try and defend himself against it. Ha ha ha,,,,, too much ado about things that are inevitable to make your opponent look incompetent when well you would end in the same shit yourself. Can't we get one day of something concrete from a politician that actually says something. Yes I know I just asked a stupid question.
I love freedom of the press, but can't we get freedom from produced and prepackaged crap. Yes I know I just asked another stupid question.
I will say this, I saw some of the last Republican debate, got pretty interesting when they started talking about China for a moment. Just a moment, but you do have to think seriously how we manage the relations with China. This is a country that understands what it wants, but is stuck with managing way too many people to get there. Things will get dicey there and how we manage our interests should be given some very serious thought. I am glad the question of China was brought up. Need more than five minutes to discuss that one though.
Trade was discussed of course and one of my answers is for us to create products to sell to China. We should seriously think about selling electric cars to China especially before the Japanese do and they are already ahead of the game in production than us. It is time we got Detroit ready to sell products overseas and SUVs aren't the answer, especially to countries like China and India. We should be more aggressive or if we are, let people know. Exports help our economy. And if we aren't, well we are just short changing any hope of getting out of our economic rut.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
some quick hits
First of all the Republican faithful have to take off their rose colored glasses for their politicians. Latest example is the crash and burn of Rick Perry. I mentioned a few months ago that Rick Perry should be watched a bit more carefully because there really wasn't that much to go on about him, it was more of a nice little blog not really going into any depth, but it is panning out. Many jumped on his bandwagon when he announced back in August and now the more he opens his mouth, well the more we can see. Yep this does follow the debate debacle where he couldn't remember which depts he wanted to shut down. I get tired of Republicans supporting anyone that quotes the "conservative principles" as a valid candidate. Folks we really need somone that can think, be creative, and can do more than just say, less taxes, less regulation, a five year old can make that quote. So again I rant against the Elitist Republicans who offer no more than: support our programs so we can keep getting richer at everyone else's expense. Please Republicans look for someone who can actually represent this country.
And now for the other side of the coin,,,, to the Occupy Wall Street Group,,, just occupy the voting booths,,,, all this noise is not accomplishing anything productive. Spend time finding candidates that will support programs that will create economic opportunity for a larger group of people and some problems will take care of themselves. The more we create true economic growth and spread it around; wall street becomes less powerful, their lobbyists less effective, and well everyone else has the potential to be better off. Yes you might rant and rave we need to hold wall street accountable for the recession (and I join this sometimes), but the real issue is to prevent future problems and do that by opening up opportunities to many people, expanding the wealth base so there is more competition for power and if you read history once power is deconcentrated then better things happen, or yes if you leave power concentrated abuse begins. But you need to create real policy, force politicians to support better ideas, to accomplish this goal. Sitting around on wall street, just doesn't produce results if the politicians aren't held to the fire. Or we get new ones held liable to the people.
A healthy middle class is a sign of a healthy democracy and economy.
Finally the Joe Paterno thing, frankly I love football, played some as a youth and watch it pretty regularly, but this obsession now shows we got some priority issues. It is time someone stepped up and said enough is enough, football icons are only football icons and if they make human mistakes they need to be held accountable for them. Our society has got to stop worshipping the wrong ideals.Now yes he does deserve to have due process, but he didn't commit a crime, what he did was run a program that needs to be held to a higher standard because it (and any major university) needs to be held to a higher standard. Universities represent the pinnacle of who we are as a society. To put something that is more entertainment than substance above the health and safety of our children, and the values we are suppose to hold close as a society shows that we really need to look at ourselves in the mirror more closely. How much the Coach knew is not important, the fact that he and the institution did not put the care of the child first (defenseless child) is not some macho tough guy support the coach priority. The child and possible children are our priority and Coach Paterno should have immediately addressed that issue with as much if not more energy than a national title game. His complete lack of caring for the child by not pressing the issue shows serious fault in who is running the program and shows a lack of values for human dignity. Get over it people football is not more important than human life. Really ritoting about this, come on.
And now for the other side of the coin,,,, to the Occupy Wall Street Group,,, just occupy the voting booths,,,, all this noise is not accomplishing anything productive. Spend time finding candidates that will support programs that will create economic opportunity for a larger group of people and some problems will take care of themselves. The more we create true economic growth and spread it around; wall street becomes less powerful, their lobbyists less effective, and well everyone else has the potential to be better off. Yes you might rant and rave we need to hold wall street accountable for the recession (and I join this sometimes), but the real issue is to prevent future problems and do that by opening up opportunities to many people, expanding the wealth base so there is more competition for power and if you read history once power is deconcentrated then better things happen, or yes if you leave power concentrated abuse begins. But you need to create real policy, force politicians to support better ideas, to accomplish this goal. Sitting around on wall street, just doesn't produce results if the politicians aren't held to the fire. Or we get new ones held liable to the people.
A healthy middle class is a sign of a healthy democracy and economy.
Finally the Joe Paterno thing, frankly I love football, played some as a youth and watch it pretty regularly, but this obsession now shows we got some priority issues. It is time someone stepped up and said enough is enough, football icons are only football icons and if they make human mistakes they need to be held accountable for them. Our society has got to stop worshipping the wrong ideals.Now yes he does deserve to have due process, but he didn't commit a crime, what he did was run a program that needs to be held to a higher standard because it (and any major university) needs to be held to a higher standard. Universities represent the pinnacle of who we are as a society. To put something that is more entertainment than substance above the health and safety of our children, and the values we are suppose to hold close as a society shows that we really need to look at ourselves in the mirror more closely. How much the Coach knew is not important, the fact that he and the institution did not put the care of the child first (defenseless child) is not some macho tough guy support the coach priority. The child and possible children are our priority and Coach Paterno should have immediately addressed that issue with as much if not more energy than a national title game. His complete lack of caring for the child by not pressing the issue shows serious fault in who is running the program and shows a lack of values for human dignity. Get over it people football is not more important than human life. Really ritoting about this, come on.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Can't believe I haven't mentioned this
Everyone has a Sonic, the corporate replica of the good ole drive up. And probably in most cities there is still a real drive up, where the waitress actually comes to the car to get the order, maybe frayed around the edges, but probably has one of the best burgers in town.
For Dallas Kellers is the place to go. You can spend a lazy fall or spring day cruisin' White Rock Lake or just parked next to the shore of the Lake watching the sun reflect off the water, not really expecting anything, maybe tossing the football or frisbee, walking across the parks around the lake, then catch a late lunch or early dinner at Kellers. Really great way to enjoy a stress free afternoon. Get a burger, order of onion rings, and a cold one and it just tops off the perfect do nothing afternoon.
And if you are curious, Kellers is on Northwest Hwy, just east of the Abrams intersection and a couple of miles west of White Rock Lake. Now that I have mentioned it,should have spent the weekend there, last couple of days have been great.
For Dallas Kellers is the place to go. You can spend a lazy fall or spring day cruisin' White Rock Lake or just parked next to the shore of the Lake watching the sun reflect off the water, not really expecting anything, maybe tossing the football or frisbee, walking across the parks around the lake, then catch a late lunch or early dinner at Kellers. Really great way to enjoy a stress free afternoon. Get a burger, order of onion rings, and a cold one and it just tops off the perfect do nothing afternoon.
And if you are curious, Kellers is on Northwest Hwy, just east of the Abrams intersection and a couple of miles west of White Rock Lake. Now that I have mentioned it,should have spent the weekend there, last couple of days have been great.
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