This blog is dedicated to addressing issues of common interest in America from a fool's (jester's) perspective. You can take it serious if you like, you can take it with antacid, or you can take it or leave it. The choice is yours young grasshoppers. I am here to address you America, so sit back in your office chair (not on company time) and let your mind take a journey into the world of Leon's mind. Better bring your helmets!
"Instead of being a dictator why didn't I just have a V-8? It would have been a lot less stressful."
"Can you name this block head?"
Ryan sucking up
"Sure I will kiss an old lady if you vote for me."
Oiho. Obama a great orator and speller too.
"Ohio do you really want to re-elect a man that
can't even spell your states name? Must be a Michigan Man."
Joe and Obama
Joe: "Tickle, tickle." Obama: "Stop it Joe. If you don't stop tickling me I may have an accident. This is a serious event. Joe: I'm going to get your nose Mr. President."
Obama and Ryan
"No those aren't my plans to ruin America. Those must be somelse's plan. Have you checked with Castro or Chavez?"
Don't you think it is quite dumb for political ads to mention the fact that the candidate sponsoring the ad approves it. If you didn't approve it why would you publish it in the first place? Well I think it is dumb but I do understand the premise behind the statement, "I approve this message" it has to do with the Stand By Your Ad Provision enacted in 2002.
I still think it is funny for candidate to make an ad and still have to say, "I approve this message". What happens when the candidate doesn't quite like the ad that has been approved but is under time constraints to release the add in a heated election contest? What if there is a SNAFU with the ad? And what if politicians were honest? The ad might go something like this. View the video below first.
This ad should go something more like this. I am Barrack Obama and I approve this message except the part about the deficit since I and my cohorts added $4 trillion dollars to our nation's debt without any notable change in the jobs market. (America did get something for all of that debt, a lower Moody's credit rating).
"Thanks for doing the right thing guys."
Now if you are a millionaire and want to contribute to my campaign finances just ignore that part about making the wealthy pay more. I really am not going to tax you to the dark ages (wink, wink).
The dark rider, "Taxes"
I also don't approve the military cuts part of my message if you are a voter in the armed services since many of you service people will lose your jobs. Don't worry about our nation's battle readiness being impaired since the world is much safer after the Arab Spring. That embassy burning in Libya was a fraternity party gone wrong. Look at the bright side that old building and needed some remodeling. Hey, haters gonna hate.
"A fresh coat of paint should do the trick, huh Libya? Anyone one for sending more U.S. tax dollars to Libya?"
Another thing I can't support is a cut to the deficit since it is better to give than receive, by taking from you (tax payers) and giving it to people that are not you (non-tax payers), I get a warm and fuzzy (Socialist) feeling inside my Red heart.
So the next time you see a political ad and the candidate says that they support that ad analyze it very carefully. Remember to keep the weeds from your garden you have to get their roots.
I am Leon and I approve this blog, or maybe I don't
Study Finds Reruns of TV Shows Help Us Cope With Stress
September 11, 2012 5:11 PM
(Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
This week the new fall television lineup kicks off with premieres from The Voice and X Factor. Some people though would rather watch another rerun of their favorite show. (Maybe we are watching rerunsbecause many of the the new shows that are being produced just plain Hoover.) Turns out, this might be better for your health.
A new study finds that watching reruns can help people recover after a stressful experience. (Hopefully we won't have a rerun of the 2008 election because that still is very stressful for most Americans.)
It is even believed that spending some time with your favorite characters can be more beneficial to your mood than hanging out with your friends. (I wonder if this would still apply if you were schizophrenic. If you were schizophrenic then you could spend time with all of your favorite characters all at once but I suggest that you make them take turns talking otherwise it could get quite confusing and that is the last thing that you want to have happen when you are talking to yourself.)
I wouldn't want this guy in my session, would you?
“There are a lot of benefits you can get from close relationships, but there are also a lot of problems,” Derrick says. “You have to put up with someone else’s needs, you have to get through fights, there are conflicts of interest… Fictional worlds can be a way of seeking connection to others without having all the strings attached.” (This sounds like being a politician)
Derrick, whose findings were published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, led two separate studies. One took a look at two different groups of people who were feeling stressed. While one group wrote an essay about their favorite TV show, the other simply wrote about the objects in the room. The group focusing on TV ended up performing better on a mental concentration test.
The other study asked subjects to keep a diary where they wrote about their day, mentioning if they watched reruns of their favorite shows after feeling stressed and how they felt after. Those who did ended up feeling better and less stressed out. (Wait a minute! Maybe the reruns aren't the cure, maybe it is writing down your feelings. I know when I blog I feel better. I don't know if my blogging helps any of my readers but it has helped keep me from becoming a dictator of a Banana Republic in Central America. Thank God for the Internet!)
“With a rerun, you already know what’s going to happen and don’t have to pay as much attention,” she said. (Maybe educators should use this method for raising test scores. Give the kids the same test over and over since they don't seem to be paying attention anyhow and watch those scores rise. Have you seen those test scores lately?) “You’re just enjoying it, getting positive mood benefits, and feeling like you’re there with comfortable people.” ( I wonder if being in a room full of mannequins can have the same effect? How could anyone be uncomfortable around mannequins unless they were evil mannequins.)
Hey, it's like a family reunion
Derrick doesn’t advise you sit around all day watching TV (Not good for your back side), but she does say people shouldn’t feel bad about watching an hour or so of television after work.
So now you don’t have to feel bad about watching those nightly marathons of How I Met You Mother or The Big Bang Theory. You’re just working on stress management. (Nice plug for CBS, huh?)
- Shannon Carlin, CBS Local
Since reruns make you feel good feel free to read this blog again and again.
Leon
Images: Yahoo Images
Feeling good about yourself, that's your job, now get busy.
Mayor wants to direct casino revenue toward education, Quinn has until Tuesday to act on gambling bill.
(Of course the following thoughts are mine) I can see it now the first only casino for kids. I hope they have an adult day care center so when the kids are playing Texas hold'em to sharpen up their math skills the parents don't get in trouble. The casino should be built with a play land for the adults with a full bar, masseuse, and a cigar shop.
Ain't it great when adults put the children first. When the children are first everyone seems to win. Well how can we call Rahm the Godfather of Chicago if they don't have a few casinos.
Hey, the revenues from the casino are to be used for educational purposes (wink, wink) and not for the city's coffers.
Leon
Public announcement time: If you have a gambling problem seek help because Vinnie is only going to wait so long before he busts your knee cap for not paying your debts.
Why can't elections in America be about the candidates skills and abilities? I want a President that possesses the skills necessary to make America competitive and one that won't apologize for America's greatness when we do succeed. Over the last couple of decades the media and politicians have turned the political selection process into rich versus poor, the Hispanic and black voters for the Democrats, the evangelical base, gun owners and big business voters for the Republican party and everyone else is an Independent voter.
Why must a candidate have to purposely target a gender, religious base, or a race to win the Presidency? The race must be about who can lead America the best for everyone. The race must be about who can provide American businesses with the best atmosphere for creating jobs. And the race must be about protecting our individual freedoms that separate the U.S.A. from the rest of the world.
I know I get tired of hearing the same old garbage from both teams and the media about who is going to win the black vote, who is more in tune with the Hispanic voters, and which candidate will come out on top with women voters and this is why I have decided to throw my name in the ring. Not too many Americans know me now but once I introduce myself to you and you see my unusual background and I think that you will agree that I am the man for the job and not the two other guys.
Getting to Know Me
Click the arrow for my theme song
First my name is Leon Eggleston. I am a white guy with a first name that is traditionally black, I have a black nephew, I also once lived in a black frat house for one semester in college so I feel, for a white guy I could be in touch with the black voters more than the average white guy.
The Eggleston sir name can be traced to Ireland or Scotland. In my case we have a Scottish ancestry. This explains my desire to wear a kilt. Being a Scot should show people that I can relate to immigrants and that they should vote for me. Another thing about my family tree is that it is loaded with Jewish blood. When I looked at my family tree I thought I was looking at a New York City phone book and not my own family bloodline. I am a staunch supporter of Israel too. Shalom brothers. Jewish vote locked up.
I married a Mexican-American woman when I lived in Brownsville, Texas. I lived in Brownsville for seven years so I have a good feel for the Hispanic culture and what they believe is important. I like jalapenos and flan.
Flan
Great on pizza
My name Leon means lion in Spanish and who would go against a lion, only a fool. Hispanic vote locked in.
"Really, you are going to vote for him?"
I am married to a woman and not a man that should give me a good shot at getting the married women voters to turn my way since I support the traditional family unit. I am a conservative Bible believing man so the conservative evangelical voters in the Bible belt should back me since I think a lot like they do.
I have a business degree and have run a few businesses in my day so business owners (who did or didn't build their own businesses feel free to vote for me because I understand your needs unlike Obama).
Now that leaves two more categories the poor and gun owners. Last year I made under $250,000 a year so I must be considered one of the poor brethren, rock on! I also believe women should be packing heat so if the occasion arises and they need to defend themselves against bad guys, the bad guys would pay dearly, NRA votes locked and loaded.
Danity and lady like
I forgot to mention that my great grandmother was a full blooded Blackfoot Indian. Being from indian descent makes me a person of color. More minorities can now feel comfortable voting for me.
As you can see I am the most well rounded non-candidate that you should vote for because of my unusual background I can relate to all of you except the following, liberals, white supremacist, and people who hate Chick-fil-A.
Don't worry about my qualifications America, we will have to cross that bridge when we come to it after all I have to win the election first.
So remember in November it's not about issues nor is it about electing the most competent leader for our troubled land it is about voting for the guy that gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling. If I have given you that warm and fuzzy feeling feel after you have read my colorful background free to use my name as a write in candidate.
Now without rambling any longer here is a video that makes the point I am trying to convey. America should not be separated into white, black or Hispanic people. It is a rainbow of people that when they come together is stronger than an other nation on the face of this earth. Come November vote for the candidate that is most capable of bringing us back to our glory not the one who panders most to what you think you deserve. Freedom comes with responsibility.
"Can you name this block head?"
Ryan sucking up
Oiho. Obama a great orator and speller too.
Joe and Obama
