REPUBLICAN SMALL BUSINESS BULL STUFF

its interesting that the great job creator, ronald reagan removed many small business tax breaks.  what the hell are these republicans talking about when they claim to be encouraging small business.  i guess they say that just to generate charitable contributions to finance their election.

just sayin' that in reagan's time i was working towards getting a license to sell mutual funds and later in developing computer software.  both activities were started as "home office" activities.  my home office expenses were specifically banned.  by who?  republicans and ronald reagan, the great job creator.  there they go again.

i don't understand how any american can be stupid enough to believe any republican talky talk - on any subject.

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ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE III

real estate poeople have impressed me with their pretend work, indolence, and egos.

the other day tired of mowing my lawn and being 150 years old i went over to a real estate office in a large retirement community nearby.  there must have been seven people in the real estate office.  all appearing to be doing stuff.  no other customers in sight.  apparently they were too busy to show me a property.  i guess the real estate market is so lucrative and fast moving that they can't be bothered with customers.

their financial guy did call the next day.  i now can finance the non-housing that i didn't see or buy.  "thanks", yeah sure.

on the other hand the first time we tried to sell a house we wound up paying some internet scam for their listing service.  my better half encouraged this avenue of sales over my skepticism.  our second attempt at selling that house resulted in serving the real estate agent coffee and listening to her as if she knew something and us doing all the measurements and descriptions.  she would have gladly accepted her well earned commisiion if there was any.  the third attempt seemed promising.  the selling agent lounged around our "open house" house on sundays.  she eventually got the sale when the buyer's father was just driving by on a weekday, saw the for sale sign, and dropped in for a look, fortunately the real estate boom was just starting and their child's school year was starting in a month.

bye.  let me out of here.  we packed our stuff and escaped (ugh) new jersey (land of the lost).

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SARAH PALIN, WHO???????

no blog today.  sarah palin, not a witch, being in the area may have affected my computer.

GAAAAAAAAH

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SARAH PALIN'S BIG ADVENTURE

she will join up with ROLLING THUNDER bikers in wash. dc.  they said everyone is welcome.  she wasn't invited and will not be one of the speakers.  they do not endorse her or any pol.

she appears to be doing a remake of the tequila scene in PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVKsd8z6scw&feature=related

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ARMY DAYS XI

BAYONET PRACTICE

on my way to becoming an efficient killing machine i learned how to kill in close combat with an m16 (or was that the m1) rifle, a magnificent weapon.  with a bayonet, you can stab your opponent straight away.  if he's still breathing or you miss you can hit him with the heavy butt end by swinging it up.  as he lies on the ground writhing in pain just shoot him a couple of times in the chest.  actually i think the army recommends bayoneting him or her a few more times.  i don't want to get that close.

bad breath and yelling some sort of rebel scream in this situation is also handy.

while watching your enemy's blood and guts mix into the disgusting mud relax with one of those cigarettes that came in your rations.

another basic training lesson learned well.
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YOU TOO CAN BECOME AN EXPERT --




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ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE II

ASSESSMENTS

our first tax bill (in (ugh) new jersey) showed we were living on an empty lot.  i didn't want the tax people to  cheat themselves so i called the tax office to correct their mistake.  i'm so smart.  nevermind.

one of my co-workers living in the same house model on the next street was always complaining about his real estate taxes turned out to be paying less than i.  WHAT?  i managed to wake the assessors up and get a tax reduction. 

during a review of our assessment many years later as the assessor was looking at my file card, i noticed it was blank.  he was making stuff up as he went along.  i advised him there were no improvements as he described.

in my current state you just get run around 'til you are worn down.  just pay the tax bill.  it'll be easier and cheaper in the long run.

HELP!

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CORWIN WINS ACREAGE RACE IN NEW YORK

once again the republicans win more acreage than democrats in upstate new york elrction.

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O'BAMA

so o'bama has finally turned out to be of irish heritage. 

i've been taken for irish, italian, hispanic, ..... or something.  i am really proud of my mongrel heritage - probably neanderthal, transylvanian, (ugh) german, egyptian, mongol hordes, camel driver, and caveman.  not much large boned pasty skinned inheritance here.





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ARMY DAYS X

(continued)

the most significant event in my basic training experience was when i got poison ivy.  it handicapped me on a date (so sad).  upon my return to camp i was given some green little pills and managed to heave on the chow line.  they just walked around me.  no one's appetite including mine was diminished.  my hearty appetite was enhanced - good stuff.  mmmmm ... i entered the mess hall starving.  my condition caused some bleeding but i never received my purple heart. 


because of my few hours on sick call i had to learn to throw a grenade with another group.  i was busily counting after pulling the pin, "ooonnnne, twwwooo, thrrrreeeee, ......", when the cadre in my bunker said, "throw the grenade".  we survived.  college trained people like myself and engineers always follow instructions (duh).  how was i to know the throwing of the grenade was more important than the counting?

the second most significant event was when my salami was stolen while we camped out overnight -- life is difficult.

(to be continued)

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just sayin'.



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'67 BORDERS OR BUST

dear president obama,

we must return north america to the pre 1867 borders.  we cannot continue in our separation from alaska.  we were swindled.  its a matter of security and wholeness.

signed, granpa.

wikipedia,
"History of British Columbia   .... In 1867, there were three options open: to continue as a British colony, to be annexed by the United States, or ... "
" ... When American Secretary of State William H. Seward negotiated the Alaska Purchase in 1867, it was part of his plan to incorporate the entire northwest Pacific Coast, chiefly for the long-term commercial advantages to the United States in terms of Pacific trade.  ...." 

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this has nothing to do with alaska except the concept.  interesting - sorta - maybe.



what the hell!

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ADVENTURES IN REAL ESTATE I

from the movie, the fountainhead by ayn rand

GIVE ME A BREAK, YOU COULDN'T DRAG ME SCREAMING TO WORK IN THIS CAGE.

not heeding the lame advice of one of my defense department's retarded enineering supervisors i took the real estate exam fearless and unprepared.  soon after passing the test i went up to a local real estate office to get a feel for my new career.  i was a real estate agent (or something) for two hours.  during those few hours i learned as much about the real estate industry as i ever want to know.

four of my fellow agents were there.  while drinking beer they discussed their divorces.  the lady-agent described how she threw out her ex's clothes and then told him she had no idea where they were. 

oddly i thought this would be a work/money situation not a support/social group.

end, fine, bye

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CANADA'S THREAT TO AMERICA

i wake up in a sweat thinking that at any moment canada can cut this nation off from ALASKA. 

as president obama said yesterday the status quo is unsustainable.   talks should be required immediately and given priority over any overseas adventure.

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FRANCE IS FOR LOVERS

MY TRIBUTE TO THE IMF AND FRENCH LOVERS -----



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ARMY DAYS IX

(continued)

i was highly complimented midway through basic training while on bivouac when a couple of the guys said i resembled, bill mauldin's dog faces, willie and joe.  they were the heroes and backbone of american force in the world in the germanbastard war ii.  i am truly highly hononored by this appellation.

a word to chickenhawks: GTH.

some of mauldin's famous cartoons can be found at this site:
http://www.mcfreedom.com/2003_02_01_mcfreedom_archive.html

(to be continued)

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THE GREAT JOAN LESLIE -------



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OPEN LETTER FROM INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

THE COLONIES

WASHINGTON DC

NORTH AMERICA

dear sirs,

as you know we do good thruout the world with trillions of (your) dollars.  we are so good.  the little people are grateful for this.

we are deeply concerned about your narrow view of the privileges of our ruling class.  a maid in stuttgart, reims, or vienna would not refuse to service our people.  they are expert in what is required.   

release of sir strauss-kahn is requested immediately upon penalty of prohibiting further exports of our exhorbitantly expensive wine-drek. 

signed:  THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

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ODE TO THE IMF: "Everybody Ought to have a Maid"

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NEW IOWA CAUCUS SEGMENT

the iowa caucus will from now on include a show song talent segment in their selection process.  the following is understood to be the program for the next event:

donald trump - from westside story, "i'm so pretty".

sarah palin - from, annie get your gun, "anything you can do, i can do better".

newt gingrich - from, the sound of music, in drag, "the hills are alive with the sound of music"'

michelle bachman - from, evita, "don't cry for me argentina"

ron paul - from, oklahoma, "oklahoma".

jeb bush - from, brigadoon, "its almost like being in love".

chris christie - from, guys and dolls, "luck be a lady tonight".

mitt romney - from, jesus christ sperstar, "i don't know how to love him".

mitch daniels - from, kiss me kate, "always true to you in my fashion".

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ARMY DAYS VIII

(continued)

the next day we were broken into segments: company, platoon, squad, whatever.  the big guys were selected as leaders, of course.  its the army, stupid.  if their delegated powers were not enough they could always knock you on your ass.  a very sensible method.

we had short guys, tall guys, weak guys, strong guys, guys without many teeth, guys who couldn't read or write (from new jersey).  our most famous guy slept two bunks from me, frank ryff (" ... In 1950 Frankie Ryff of the PAL won the New York Daily News Golden Gloves' open championship at featherweight ...") .  another one, a big guy claimed he had sex with [movie star- name deleted}.  i believe him.  she probably forgot him during or shortly after whatever.

being out of condition and having worked in an (ugh) office it was at least a week before i walked comfortably with my pack and boots and stuff.

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JUST SAYIN'

stopping mideast nations from egypt to india from nuking each other may be impossible.

restraining suicidal people and talking them or paying them off the edge is wearing us (or

me) down.

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i can't figure out how this nation can vote again, and again, and again for deceitful (i'm

being kind) republicans. it may not be the fault of our educational system. most of it may

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just face it. OBAMA is the smartest person in the political arena. yes, he's black and

you're white but he has brains and you don't. suck it up.

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whoa, "Hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam is convicted


of fraud".

how can that be? corruption on wall street? don't worry, you and your sleazy broker are

too small to get any attention. just hide under a rock.

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2000 PIECE JIGSAW PUZZLE REVISITED

just sayin'

over a year ago i swore off doing another 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle ever again.  i lied.  i broke my promise because it looked so great in barnes & noble.  i started assembling it in 2010.  having other things to do like brushing my teeth i have neglected it.  finally after a six month hiatus, i trekked down to the furthest reaches of my basement where it exists and added two more pieces .. yea.

only 1347 pieces to go.
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ARMY DAYS VII

(continued)

after two days at fort dix being herded around like cattle at the chicago stock yards we were put on a bus and sent to camp pickett in virginia.  we stopped at a howard johnson's for our evening meal.  they said they would not serve the blacks in our group.  the cadre in charge just loaded everyone back on the bus without a meal and we went on to camp.  not being a great martyr i woulda grabbed a snack if i coulda.

once in camp and settled, a detail to guard the mess hall was selected.  foxes guarding the hen house.  i was one of the fortunate.  we ate well that night.

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ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS MOVIE AND ALL THE SONGS, AND CHARACTERS.  THEY REFLECT MY TIME.  IT REALLY IS INDICATIVE OF AMERICAN LIFE FROM THE LATE '40s TO THE '60s IN SPITE OF WHAT THEY SAY.  WHAT DOES GEORGE LUCAS KNOW?



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MEATHEADS OF HISTORY AND A WHORE

the govrnment over the last 30 years was overrun by foolish, incompetent people.  even insane, nixon had more on the ball than: reagan, bush i, clinton, bush ii and the incredible suck up, toady lawyer, ken starr.

while browsing the internet it seemed to me that ken starr is slowly but surely removing his identity from the outrageous investigation of the bill clinton indiscretion after spending 70 million dollars of your hard earned money.  he, ken, is a world class whore (and don't forget alter ego robert ray).  let us not forget the lady macbeth of our time, KEN STARR and the republican minions..

when will the devil collect his soul?

http://dir.salon.com/story/politics/feature/2002/03/12/ray/

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BIN LADEN STILL DEAD

like the mainstream media and blowhard politicians i have abslutely nothing of consequence to say.

ok.  what did bin laden have for his final meal?  was he read his rights?  why not?  was he wearing briefs, boxer shorts or going commando?  how long can we drag on this story?  what about the blue dress?  where is ken starr when you need him?  was bin laden wearing a blue dress?  why is the government covering up all this important information?  where is the death certificate?  why wasn't one filed?

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BEATING A DEAD HORSE

that bin laden guy was executed last week.  ancient history.  can't we get on with another charlie sheen or lindsay lohan story.

my mentally challenged new jersey neighbors, harriet crone, mrs. wacky, and bertha kravitz had better gossip than the mainstream media.

groan.................

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speaking of horses the kentucky derby is being run today.  i am going with, war admiral.

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ARMY DAYS VI

(continued)

WIKIPEDIA: " ... On July 15, 1947, Fort Dix became a Basic Training Center ...... ... it was deactivated on March 16, 1956. ... "

i was yelled at only twice during my few days at fort dix. the first time by an officer for walking on the grass and the other when i refused to dump some trash for some butthead. i didn't want to be executed after only a coupla days in the army so i caved. i shoulda just walked away and let him rave. oops .. sorry, "anything else sir".

groan, this is not going to be as easy as i thought.


next stop, basic training, camp pickett, blackstone, virginia.

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179TH AND VYSE, BRONX, NY (PART LXII): LIFE BEFORE DEATH IN (ugh) NEW JERSEY

(continued)

rob lowe, on scarborough this morning was saying that he was on the same flight, only 11 days earlier, that went into the world trade center.  well, i would like to inform the world that i worked at a site only 50 years earlier that was destroyed on 9/11.  so me and rob lowe have a lot in common.  we are both time-warped heroes.  whatever.

awaiting my induction into the army i was working on vesey street for the now defunct american weekly magazine.  this was a weekly newspaper supplement like, parade.

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OBAMA: FINALLY A PRESIDENT WHO CAN ACTUALLY DELIVER

amazingly the bin laden operation was picture perfect ( - except for the failed republican helicopter - who the hell has the contract - dump them).

i can't recall a more successful event by our guys.  the level of competency was unusual.  we've seen; kennedy's bay of pigs, carter's hostage blunderings, reagan's beirut fiasco, bush i and somalia,  bush ii and mission accomplished, clinton and bombing the chinese embassy and an aspirin factory.

OBAMA talked the talk AND WALKED THE WALK.

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BIN LADEN TROPHIES

its an american cultural tradition to take a body part from your dead enemy.  i expect to see an exhibit at the smithsonian with at least bin laden's ear.  his scalp, beard, or his head on a spear would be good too.

one way to intimidate your enemy is to demonstrate that you are crazier and more brutal than they are.  go for it.

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INTERNET:

" .... In wartime, the ears of your enemy serve the same function as their scalps: they make handy trophies after you’ve killed them. If you’re looking for macabre jewelry, how can you do better than a necklace of ears from your dead opponents? Famous ear collectors: the Black Robe American Indians, who obtained them from the Christian missionaries who came to convert them, and the Viet Cong. ...."

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ARMY DAYS V

(continued)

during my stay at fort dix we were tested, screened, evaluated, sorted, and stuff.  you would think the results would be scrutinized and analyzed so that the inductees would be divided up to specialize in what they could do best.  well it sorta worked that way.

my decider (whoever the hell he was?) said, "i've seen better scores".  whoa, that seems encouraging.  does he mean that someone actually was smarter than me?  ok, i can live with that.  so, i got dumped like most of our group into the medical corps.  i had one option and that was going to ocs.  nevermind, i don't wish to be a hero.

one inductee who had a one point higher score on the ocs exam than i was sent to the signal corps.  just as well because i never could figure out the difference between the white wire and the black wire.  and running wires in enemy territory across korea is not the low pressure job i envisioned.

(to be continued)

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ROYAL WEDDING MEDIA COMMENT DIGEST

joe scarborough:  they're so healthy and they don't have medicare.

mika brrrzzznnnzzzski: but she's not as strong as a polish lady.

al roker: its clear and warmer today.

zbgnwww brrrzzznnnzzzski: there may be an israeli influence here.

peggy noonan:  is my hair ok?  i am still so pretty.

tom brokaw: thanks to the american farm boys in  the war we can again celebrate british royalty.

sarah palin: i saw everything from my rooftop.

donald trump:  i am so great.  excuse me.  i'm over here.  hey!

john boehner: sob, sob, sorry, weddings break me up.

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JUST SAYIN':


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