This was a biological attack on Mexico by President Obama and the United States. Lunacy on my part? Connect the dots.

April 15^th and 16^th President Obama was in Mexico City, Mexico for talks with the President of Mexico about combating the drug Cartels and helping relieve the flow of illegals into this country among other things. You all know that border crossing is a hot button in this country and even more so in states that border Mexico.

Two weeks prior to President Obama’s trip an advance team is sent to Mexico City to go over security, route planning, etc. So the first team would have been in country some where around April 1^st.

Now the WHO and CDC have indicated the first reported case of Swine Flu was on or about April 13^th. Incubation for Swine Flu is 24 to 48 hours but could be slightly longer depending on the health of the person when initially infected.

So why is this a conspiracy and not a coincidence? There has been a heated battle in this country about securing the border with Mexico to stem the flow of illegals into this country. It goes around and around in Congress and lobbyists that we can’t do this or that and it’s wrong to do.

The other side of the coin is saying that we need to do it to help the American people get work especially in this economic crisis the country is going through.

So how does a President handle the situation? How does a President or group of Congressmen garner support and money to actually close the border? And how do you get people to funnel billions into health care?

So here is the timeline. Advance team goes to Mexico to go over security two weeks prior. More security and personnel head to Mexico City a few days prior to the President’s arrival. While flying into Mexico City they use an aerosol dispersal method of the Swine Flu virus. People begin to get sick a few days later. President Obama meets with the President of Mexico and returns to the US with all staff in various aircraft releasing more Swine Flu virus.

Now the WHO and CDC are indicating this is going to move into pandemic status now that it has been showing up in the US courtesy of business people (NAFTA) and college spring break. Even European nations are indicating that they are going to recommend people not travel to the US.

That’s where we stand today. So what does the future hold?

With a pandemic outbreak of Swine Flu on the horizon and being sourced from Mexico, the President and Congress will have the fuel to garner support to close the border. (Right now they are not indicating they will but it’s not off the table.)  It will come in the guise of being temporary until the virus has been contained and wiped out. Billions of dollars will be spent to quickly put up fences and we will see a stream of border personal head to the border.

Within a few weeks we will start seeing Prowler aircraft use increase and we will see for the first time active military presence at the border. All the while the spread of the virus will continue through Mexico and the US. Canada will close its border as people flee the US because this strain of Swine Flu has mutated into a deadly strain killing 30% of those infected.

President Obama will swoop in as a hero in about a month with a cure for the virus. The cure was tested today as Air Force One flew over NYC for a “photo op”. Remember aerial dispersal of the original virus in Mexico? So we will see the virus spread in NYC reduced.

In the mean time he will be on the TV stating we need to increase spending in health care. “We were lucky. This was a flu. Next time it could be something more like Small Pox or some other disease that was once thought eradicated. We also need to be able to help those that are currently suffering from the flu that do not have health insurance.”

So with a simple virus, limited deaths and on sweep of his arm he has become a hero of the pandemic and has managed to secure the Mexico boarder – permanently – and provided national health insurance. All in a matter of months. A feather he will wear proudly and the dems will trumpet from the towers. We’ll also be helping the world because we will be providing the cure.

Washington DC might be getting close to having a vote in Congress. Ok. I can see the merit in that. They pay taxes, participate in commerce, have courts like every other state even though they are not a state by the Constitution. Should something change? Sure I think it should.

BUT...

This post is not about that. It's about a comment made in an article relating to this pending vote in Congress. This is from the Associated Press.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j4MJre2rPL-fERWcHt9O_Od9_YNAD96I67VO0

You have to go to the bottom of the page and read the last paragraph and the last sentence -

"It's a shame a sophisticated country as America is bound by something that was written eons ago," she said.

EXCUSE ME???? It's a shame we are bound by something that was written eons ago?? HEEELLLLLOOOO!?!?!? Do you enjoy your freedom? Do you enjoy your right to worship as you please? Do you enjoy your right to a trial by your peers? Do you enjoy your right to free speech? Do you enjoy your right to own your own property and things?

The "something" is the Constitution of the United States of America. It means your freedom. It is what makes this country unlike any other country in the world. Are you saying we should just throw it out because it "was written eons ago"?

I'm posting this here even though it will be showing up shortly at EzineArticles.com because, well I can because it's mine and it sounds so good.

How many times has this happened to you? Your nightly writing time comes along and you begrudgingly sit down at the computer or with your notebook or journal to write. You are feeling that it’s going to be one of those nights that you have to struggle to get the words on paper because, it’s just one of those nights.

You go back and read a little of what you wrote before to get the juices going and to brush off the events of the day. You cock your head as you look at the period at the end of the last sentence and pause for a few seconds. Cautiously you begin to write. One sentence, then two, then three, then more and more; a paragraph, then two, then three and before you know it you are on to the next page. The words are just flying out of you.

Your Muse has decided to show their face and let the story flow from you. Your characters really speak to you and help you on your way. Suddenly you feel disconnected from yourself as the words just appear on the screen or paper. Your characters are writing the story for you. They talk, they interact and everything is just there. An hour goes by, then two and the next thing you know its 3:37am and you have to be to work in two hours. You sit back and read what you’ve written and realize there are parts that you don’t remember writing. You are excited about your next writing time. For now you have to set it aside because life calls you away.

Ah. You were in the zone. Your personal critics pushed to the side and your creativity was flowing. You get home from work. You are tired but excited for your writing time. Some scenes for your book played in your head all day. You even managed to write some sentences down so you wouldn’t forget. You sit down and read some of what you wrote the night before. You cock your head as you look at the period at the end of the last sentence and pause for a few seconds. Cautiously you begin to write. One word. You stare at that one word for a minute, then two, then three and before you know it 15 minutes have passed. Where is my Muse you wonder. My characters have gone off to another book you say to yourself as you look at that solitary word.

So, you sit back in your chair. You know the major things that are going to happen and you even know how it is going to end. You have labored to write from one major incident to the next, from the first word in the book to the next, sticking to your plot line. You know you need to follow it to get to the end. Tonight you are lost. Where should they go? What should happen next? You know what is going to happen later in the book but you can’t write it until you get there. WRONG!

When you get stuck somewhere and labor to get the words out SKIP AHEAD! Write another scene later in the book. Write a scene that you jotted down notes about. Heck, write a scene that doesn’t even belong in the book. Put your characters in a big vat of jell-o or peanut butter or some other bizarre place and let them go have some fun. First, you are writing something. Secondly, if you do it with your characters you might find some trait or some part of them that will help you move your real story along.

If you want to beat writer’s block don’t beat your head against it. Go around it. No one ever said you had to write your book in sequence. Write a scene that you want to put in later. I can’t begin to tell you how many scenes I have written that are tucked away because I’m not there yet. Some I wrote with the intent to use but the story went a different way or progressed and they weren’t really needed. The point is you need to write something when you hit that block. Write something different or fun. You never know when your Muse might decide to come out again.

Second place in the Writer's Weekly Summer contest!!!

http://writersweekly.com/contest/summer08winners.html

Did you know that Arizona passed a law that employers who hire illegal immigrants can have their business license suspended or revoked? Did you know that illegals are leaving the state in droves? Did you know that businesses that hired illegals are actually closing their doors?

Can we please have a round of applause and a standing 'O' for Arizona!!!!!!

It's about time someone decided to bypass the Federal Government. You know if they spent more time actually working on issues than gallivanting around the country pandering for presidential hopefuls maybe, just maybe this country would be in a better state of affairs. Maybe, just maybe the issue of illegal immigration might be resolved.

Let's hear it for Arizona!!! I hope more follow suit very soon.

The funny thing is though is that there are those that are here illegally and they are saying they would rather go back to Mexico. Why? Brace yourself - THERE ARE NO JOBS HERE. HA!  Illegals are fleeing Arizona for other states hoping they will be able to find jobs. They are crying that now they have to find services to help them out because they are loosing medical and welfare help. HELLO???? You are here illegally!!!! You shouldn't be getting those services in the first place!!!  Let's hear it again for Arizona!!! Maybe they should go so far as to put up signs pointing towards Mexico then at the border have parting gifts for them.

I know I sound crass about the issue. It's disturbing that we coddle those that are here illegally. As I've mentioned in the past a friend of mine is here legally and he gets put through the ringer each and every year to be here legally. He follows the rules, files his taxes, makes sure he has all his documentation in order and each year it's like an inquisition for him and he never knows if he is going to be able to stay or not.

Yet places like California coddle the illegals. Does California ever wonder why their unemployment rate is 6.1% (6th highest unemployment rate)? Per the 2000 census California is ranked #1 for highest number of illegal immigrants at an estimated 2.2 MILLION? Texas at #2 only has 1.4 million and Arizona is 6th with 283 thousand. California's motto should be "If you coddle them, they will come"

Praise and kudos to Arizona!!!!!!! 

Truth - Scientists don't know what they are talking about. Really.

I'm not old enough yet to forget my early years of school and I remember my science teacher telling us about the dinosaurs and how there was a mass extinction cause by an asteroid. That was the going theory. Then over the years more and more supposed evidence pointed to that theory and it pretty much was accepted as the truth. Ok makes sense and there are still large impact craters on the planet that point to the plausibility of it.

Recently though it seems there has been a shift. I've heard that there was a massive CO2 release from the ocean that lit the atmosphere on fire and caused the extinction. Then there is the  massive CO2 release that accelerated the greenhouse effect which in turn triggered the ice age which caused the dinosaurs to die off. Oh then there is the one about many smaller meteor impacts that threw dust into the atmosphere and triggered volcanic activity that in the end caused them to die and the ice age. Now I'm hearing that it was "monumental volcanic activity" that caused the extinction.

Admit it. YOU HAVE NO CLUE!!! Evidence for all of these theories are based on statistical data. Sure chemical composition of material at different depths is taken into account but you have to remember that statistical data can be manipulated to show what you want it to show without disrupting the original data. We don't even know for sure what the depths of our plant are like.

Who's to say that 65 million years ago the Earth had a naturally high amount or iridium (supposed evidence of an asteroid impact). Or maybe that iridium wasn't from an asteroid and actually is from the depths of our planet from the volcanic eruptions. Or maybe there is some unknown species of life that iridium was a waste product. Or we can really stretch for it and say some alien race seeded the planet with the stuff kind of like an industrial waste dump.

Let's talk about the "Weight of the Universe." Yeah so now it's supposedly 20% lighter than it was two days ago. And that matters why? First they are basing the weight of the Universe on statistics. There we go again with that dirty 10 letter word. They have all these calculations that I won't pretend to understand. They have this idea that they know what every star, black hole (massive weights according to them but if it sucks everything in does it really have a weight? Not to mention it is floating in space so is it really heavy? I know they are talking about mass not weight.), galaxy, star cluster and the list goes on, weighs. So they say the Universe should have X amount of mass. Things didn't compute so they invented Dark Matter. Do you think my bank would let me invent Dark Money to make up for the short fall?

Now they are saying that the Universe weighs less than they thought. Ok did they account for all the planets out there? After all not too long ago they finally admitted that there were other planets in the Universe because they detected one. Scientists remind me of the Church from our distant past. They are morons. Anyway they are discovering new planets of different types and sizes and makeup seemingly every day. Did they account for that?

But let me get back to something - The "Weight of the Universe" matters why? Is it going to change my life? Am I going to have to go to a support group because the Universe gained a few bazzilion pounds? Is it going to change the price of gas? How about milk? No it won't. It will make my pocket lighter though. After all they spent several million dollars in grant money (paid for by you and me with our taxes) doing this study for what reason? Just to know.

The problem is they keep spending money and are clueless.

There is very little I want out of life. I like to keep things simple. Life is easier that way. I really feel that I am no different than any of you no matter what you say or think. So what do I want out of life? Sure the usual – enough money to live comfortably and not worry about how I’m going to put gas in the car next week, healthy and happy kids, world peace, be happy with and enjoy my job and the other usually things. But what really matters to keep your life simple and meaningful?

Love and companionship for one; It’s not rocket science. We all want to have love. We want to love and be loved completely. We want to treat someone like we want to be treated. Put the other person ahead of ourselves, have loving touches often, make love to that person giving to them completely, cuddle, snuggle, kiss, hold hands, backrubs for no reason, appreciate and be appreciated for everything we do no matter how simple, a thank you or acknowledgement for things, meaningful conversations, unencumbered openness, do little things just because. It really is that simple, BUT we want it returned as well. It can’t be a one-way street. We die inside when it is. Relationships end or have issues because one person forgets. They enjoy getting the attention and the little things and forget that the other person likes to receive the same thing. Save your relationship and take time to really look at what the other does for you and what you do for them. Are you taking more than you are giving?

Happiness is another thing that keeps life simple. Be happy with what you have no matter how little you think it is. Happiness isn’t based in money or material things. Sure I’ll agree that money certainly makes things easier but it’s not the end all beat all. Talk to the richest people in the world and they will tell you that money isn’t everything. I think most people, like me, just want enough to live comfortably and not have to worry about how you are putting gas in the car next week or how you are going to buy food for the table or keep your lights on. Just be comfortable. In reality though you can be at the bottom and still be happy. I’ve been there and even though I was struggling financially I was still happy with what I had. I knew it could be worse.

Happiness is far beyond money. Think about the breath you take every few seconds. Think about that beating heart in your chest. By happy you are alive. This is an amazing world and there is so much you can be happy and thankful for. Be happy with the life that you have and everything around you. The sun, birds, trees, grass, other people, all of it. We were given a gift – the world. There is so much out there and no matter how bad you think things are for you there is so much that is good. You are alive, you have family, you have friends. You have talents and skills - use them. Do you like to write, draw, paint, play music, sing, fix cars? They are all gifts. They can take you away from things and clear your mind and make you happy. Makes it easier dealing with the bad things in your life. Use them you won't regret it.

 

So think about it. These are the truths of what we need in our lives to keep things simple – love and happiness. If you have them life is good. Nothing else really matters and is just fodder. Sure they can be hard to find some times but you can find them if you look around and inside.

I thought I would sit down and make a plan for my future. Make a goal to reach one of my dreams within one year.

First I thought, "you know I could write that I am going to be published in the next year. Not a best seller but published and map out all the steps I am going to take to get there."

So I started writing down that I would go to bed earlier and get up earlier so I could write for 2 or 3 hours before life kicked in and took all my time. Then I would get my book finished – first draft – in the next 2 months. Then I would edit, revise, re-read, edit, yada yada yada (no I’m not a Seinfeld fan) and have it ready to roll out with all the letters and what not by the end of 8 months and start peddling it to the agents.

The more I looked at what I had written the more I realized that it is not such a hard goal to reach. It’s entirely possible that I could do it in the next year. So it was back to the drawing board. (Edit, select all, delete)

I am going to accomplish a dream that I have had since I was in 5^th grade – Get my ride into space. Getting there is actually easier now since Tito made the first trip and others have done it but still a challenge.

Here are my steps:

1)      Raise the money. The world operates on money so why shouldn’t space? Collect bottles and cans (we have bottle deposits in NY), mow lawns, work over time, sell some stuff on eBay, beg borrow and plead with everyone I know.

2)      Learn Russian so I am fluent.

3)      Get on The Amazing Race – and win so I have an influx of money. The draw back is that after the show I wouldn't have a job anymore so I would have to find another job but it's ok.

4)      Contact the US Government and get the appropriate authorizations. Probably have to work through my Senator (I really don’t like Clinton but it’s a necessary evil). She probably has some contacts though seeing she ran the country for a while and she's throwing her hat in for the next elections. Might be a good campaign hook for her. “See what I did for the little people?”

5)      Make arrangements with the Russian Government to get to the Balkinor Cosmodrome.

6)      Begin my training on an accelerated training schedule to make it before the end of the year and most certainly complete it.

7)      Hop the next Soyuz ship to the ISS.

      Enjoy myself immensely while I am there.

Alternate plan? Do nothing for the next year except write my Last Will and Testament, make arrangements to be cremated and have my ashes launched into space.

I'm on vacation and feel like it's not. Hate when that happens. I'll be back next week with plenty to write about. Enjoy your Labor Day weekend.

Can someone explain this to me because I think maybe I am missing something? A category 5 hurricane is steaming its way towards you. The police, fire department, local government, TV, radio, and newspaper all letting you know there is a mandatory evacuation order. You need to leave your home and head inland.

Did the meaning of MANDATORY change recently and I missed the announcement? What part of mandatory is misunderstood? Last I knew if a mandatory anything is issued it means you don’t have a choice. You do it.

So some people decide they are going to ignore the mandatory evacuation order and stay with their homes. They know the water is coming. Everyone around them knew it too that is why they left. The storm hits and the water rises and rises. Now these people that didn’t want to obey the order are stranded. They go to the second floor of the house and the water keeps coming.

So they panic and grab their trusty cell phone and hope it still works. They call 911 and cry for rescue. Hello? Are you morons? You were told to leave and that it wasn’t safe. Now at least 4 people have to risk their lives to come rescue you because you thought you knew more than everyone else. Someone that is really in trouble could loose their life because you were an idiot or worse yet one of your rescuers could loose their life trying to save your sorry ass.

Sorry if I seem a little crass on this issue. It really pisses me off when people do stupid things like this. Mandatory evacuation orders are just that – MANDATORY. That means you pack up what you can, move stuff to the second floor if you can, secure your home and LEAVE. Is that couch you just bought really worth more than yours or someone else’s life? Is that big screen TV really worth that much? Things can be replaced; Lives can’t.

Personally I think that if there is a mandatory order to evacuate and you choose to ignore it you should be left on your own. Everyone told you, you had plenty of time and you chose to ignore it. So sorry; wait for the water to go down and then you can drive out. Oh wait, you were a moron and your car is in the garage under six feet of water. I don’t feel sorry for you one bit.

 

The people that go out and rescue people are putting their lives on the line for you. Don’t be a selfish moron and cost them their lives.