Words of Wisdom

Never let an angry girlfriend

pack your parachute.

Leon

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Jobs

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Lost one job. Job was not that good but was there for most of my adult life. Job did not pay very well most of the time. Job was not fun much of the time and sometimes became Work. Job provided no chance of life advancement but kept teasing me with glimmers of Fulfillment . If Job is found please do not call me as I am not interested anymore. I am on the lookout for something else, something called Opportunity. If Opportunity is found and answers to the first name of Lucrative please call me. I am and have been waiting for Lucrative Opportunity to show up on my doorstep for many years now and look forward to its final arrival.



Leon

Marx (Hits the Spot)

Some Americans might be confused when they hear the name Marx Brothers. I am here to help clear up who the real Marx brothers are.



These are the famous movie Marx Brothers.

The two men below are the political Marx Brothers.

Any questions?


Leon

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Thanksgiving Day Turkey

All right folks I need to tell you about something that is making pretty angry. Here it is. It is not even Thanksgiving Day yet and people (retailers) are gearing up for Christmas. The radio stations are playing Christmas music already, the stores are touting Christmas sales already, and the cable channels are playing Christmas stories. Can't a guy just enjoy one day with his turkey without thinking about the next holiday?

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm!

Why do Americans have to rush everything today?  Are we rushing around because of the Internet or phone apps that we can't seem to live without or is it the fast food industry or is the microwave to blame? Why can't we slow down and enjoy the seasons and holidays that we are in and worry about the next one the day after?

Don't get me wrong I like Christmas very much but I don't want to be thinking about it right now. Right now I have ugly bird on my mind. Thanksgiving not Christmas is Thursday. I haven't even had any turkey yet and I am being bombarded with Christmas. I look forward to eating turkey and watching the Detroit Lions play foosball on the big day.

            "The Detroit Lions ain't de devil, de just play dat way!"








I love the white meat of that ugly bird. I want mashed potatoes. I want to eat rolls until I can't fit one more bite in my mouth but not to the point of gluttony like Mr. Creosote .

 One more mint buddy?

I must confess though I have eaten two pumpkin pies already because they were the first to greet me on my way into the local grocery store. How could I resist. Resistance was futile!

"You ate the last piece of pie didn't you!"



Another thing that ticks me off is that we have forgotten the true meaning of Thanksgiving. For a little history on Thanksgiving click here: http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving and or here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving and educate yourself on our history.


Whether you are a person of faith or not I think that every American can find a reason to be thankful for the country that we live in. I would like to send a special thank you to the troops that are fighting in foreign lands and can't be with their families on this holiday. My hats off to you.



Leon

Thank God for America

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Lame Duck (Award Winner 11-2012)

 

 

 

 

 

And the  Lame Duck Award goes to Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League for banning the National Anthem.

 

Pennsylvania high school hockey league bans national anthem to save money on ice time

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Veterans Day is usually reserved for honoring the American flag and those who fought to preserve the values it stands for. In Pennsylvania on Monday, it also oversaw ferocious debate over one of the least patriotic things possible: eliminating the playing of the national anthem from all high school hockey games.

As first reported by Pittsburgh CBS affiliate KDKA, the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League has issued a directive to 183 high school squads in central and western Pennsylvania banning the national anthem from being performed. As you guessed it I am not going to sit here at my desk and say nothing.

"The national anthem should not be played only because of time constrains," PIHL commissioner Ed Sam told KDKA. "It's not that we're not patriotic, that's the furthest from the truth."


While Sam's words might sound like bizarre lip service, there actually is some logic to the PIHL's decision to kick the national anthem out of high school hockey. Sam notes that ice time in western Pennsylvania is quite expensive, making every minute of rented time sacred in an era of cutbacks throughout interscholastic athletics. Okay, I understand that time is expensive so cut two minutes off of every period or do fund raisers, try asking the NHL for help since your league sooner or later becomes a pipeline for their players and fans.

That became apparent when at least one arena halted a high school game even though the third period hadn't completed because the schools' rented ice time had expired. In the game where that recently happened, the pregame routine was marked by an "overly verbose rendition of the national anthem."

"Ice is very, very hard to get and it's not cheap," said Sam. "We're talking $300 an hour sometimes or even higher than that." In response to his comment all I have to say is neither was the blood spilled to inspire and protect this treasured song.

It goes without saying that the PIHL's timing wasn't exactly ideal, with the league announcing the national anthem ban just days before Veterans Day. The decision sparked total outrage from a number of Pennsylvania hockey parents and fans, sending Sam and his cohorts into crisis control. The PIHL board has already announced that it will hold another meeting to discuss whether the national anthem ban should be revoked.

[Also: NHL lockout looms over 2012 Hockey Hall of Fame ceremony]
In the meantime, the pregame routine for high school games in central and western Pennsylvania will continue without the musical patriotic oath that serves as the universal entrance script for sporting events across the country, much to the chagrin of fans in the stands.

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Well I am going to do my part as a responsible patriot and here is our nation's song sung by Steven Curtis Chapman. Some of us refuse to forget our heritage and the veterans that served this country. I know this is a little late but happy Veteran's Day to all who have served in the military. Thank you for sacrifice. 

Leon

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Freedom: God, the founding fathers, and those in the military

Sign, Sign Everywhere a Sign





Drive -Thru sign in Three Rivers, Michigan

 




The lot where the Taco Bell building used to stand.

Wouldn't the sign be more appropriate written this way?

 





Look real close at the sign.  It says "God less America". Well Obama said the United States of America was no longer a Christian nation. Maybe God is agreeing.  And another thing about this sign, what if I don't want to eat in the garden?

How many signs does it take MDOT to get you to Cowling Road? Anyone, anyone? If you guessed five signs you are correct. To help get everyone to Cowling Road I have decided to help. Go north on U.S. 131 to the first sign, then right, then left, then left again cross three lanes of traffic, and then right once more and if you do not become disoriented you are at Cowling Road, the cheese is at the end of the road. 

 

I think Wendy's is waiting for a drum roll to announce the new whateveritis that they are wanting us to try. I don't know about you but I am excited about new things. I just hope it is worth our wait.

And now Tesla singing that classic Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign. Enjoy!

Leon

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Zombiegeden

OBAMA 60,085,524*
ROMNEY 57,401,992
 

Thanks zombies for re-electing the wiz kid from Chicago to a second term. I understand that neither choice was good but to choose a Marxist over a capitalist in these troubled economic times is just plain stupid.

Stuuuupppiddd!

What does Obama know about business? Nothing! How can a man that has never run a business understand the needs of the business community. The community that needs more help than any other community in our country right now. He can't. The only thing he understands is bigger, and bigger, and Bigger government.

Taxes are going to go up and your freedoms are going to go down. Every time those blockheads in Washington raise taxes you lose freedom. What freedom do you lose, you ask? The freedom to choose where your money goes and how it works for you an America. The less money you have in your pocket the fewer choices you have as an individual and socialists understand that fact and applaud it. Socialist and Marxist want the state to decide for you. They think they are smarter than you, well they are smarter than 60 million of you anyhow.

Now remember Obama supporters when the country goes back into recession and it will when the President starts fooling around with regulations and taxes, be proud, stand up, and tell the rest of the country I voted for him if you have the guts. 

Leon

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