Columbus Day is coming yay, yeah right

Several years ago my parents hosted a foreign exchange student. He was from Spain and boy was he a character. He had this thing about Columbus. He believed that it was Columbus that SAVED the New World. It was he that brought civilization to the savages. Uhh, hey Beavis! The Yucatan Penisula was thriving with civilization before he got there. South America also had vast cultures. So if aliens came to Earth and landed in Podunk, USA would they think that ALL people from Earth are a bassawkards as them?

Yes Columbus did "discover" the New World, he did bring horses and the compass but he also brought Syphilis and Small Pox two diseases that had NEVER been on this side of the Earth. Hmm? The natives taught the Spaniards how to survive, just like they did with John Smith in Jamestown. Funny huh , how the savages "saved" the whiteman but the history books all say how it was the white man who saved the poor savages.

Back to the foreign exchange student, he and other Spaniards believe that CORN is for animals and he would NEVER lower himself to eat such a revolting thing. Well your hero had a great way of making him eat corn. I brought out Tortillas. Mmm, estos son muy sabrosos! Que es esos? Son de MAIZ. The look on his face was pricless. He had down about 6 corn tortillas before I told him. I was trying to be mean, but he had really pissed me off.

Come to find out his daddy paid the company to have him come to the US. Foreign Exchange students are upposed to be the cream of the crop right? Well lets just say he was not. He had his buddies send him HASH in the mail. Idiot would smoke outside and then tell my mom I wasn't smoking. She only lived with my dad for ever how was a smoker and had given it up after smoking 20+ years. You think we could smell the smoke emminating from his body? He drew the Spanish flag on the sidewalk of the high school and was appauled when they called my mom to tell her of the "vandalism" She made him scrub and clean it on his KNEES!!! Go Mom!!

So to all you you who have off tomorrow for Columbus Day what are we recognizing? A great discover or a murderer of a great civilization?

Get that phone out of your ear

If this offends you sorry.

A while back I was driving and noticed how many people were talking on the phone either thru bluetooth or with the phone to their head. I also noticed some people with their monster drinks and it made me think of WALL-E. Were they trying to tell us something in the movie? I'm a HUGE proponent for technology, but come on? V has gotten after me for being on Facebook "too much" or sending "tweets" out but some people have taken technology TOO FAR. Our kids can't even think with out their phone in their hands. What ever happened to FACE 2 FACE communication? Yes, the world is better with Twitter and other social networking sites. But NOTHING beats F2F. Also the movie told of these people movers because they were TOO big to move on their own. Hmm?

15 movies that shape my life

Rules: Don't take too long to think about it. Fifteen movies you've seen that will always stick with you. First fifteen you can recall in no more than fifteen minutes. Tag fifteen friends, including me because I'm interested in seeing what movies my friends choose.

To do this, go to your Notes tab on your profile page, paste rules in a new note, cast your fifteen picks, and tag people in the note -- upper right hand side.) I hope you participate, even if you didn't get tagged!

1. Dazed and Confused <--Alright, alright alright!
2. Sixteen Candles
3. Three Amigos
4. One Crazy Summer
5. Better Off Dead
6. Fletch
7. Starship Troopers
8. Flash Gordon
9. Smokey and the Bandit
10. Vision Quest <--my first R-rated movie
11. Forrest Gump
12. Breakfast Club
13. Weird Science
14. Ferris Bueller's Day Off
15. Karate Kid

Funny how most of the movies on my list are John Hughes movies. I guess I should have moved to Shermer a long time ago. Also strange is how many of these movies have John Cusak in them.

I can give a quote for EVERYONE of these movies!!!

Freedom isn't free.

As I said earlier, i needed to really cool of after talking to my Mom. I wasn't upset at her but at her situation. She owns a house in Corpus and rents it under Sec. 8. Personally i feel that our country gives out too much in assistance to those who "need". I feel that our country is in the situation we are in because we give so much. Why do I have to pay taxes so some people can kick back at home collecting a check for nothing. Yes, I pay for unemployment. This is just insurance for just in case I lose my job. But damn people, get a fucking job! there is a man on Bandera Rd who waves at people and holds a sign for a furniture company. Dude has a job, not a very skill intensive job but a job. Unlike some asswipes who voluntarily go unemployment to collect a check. I've worked since I was 15. I even held 5 jobs at once!!!

Back to sec. 8, the renters trashed my mom's house. Section 8 said that the management company ANd my mom were charging the renter TOO MUCH MONEY!!! She friggin lady only pays $70/month!!! WTF!!! I've busted my ass to keep a roof over my head, waten only ramen noddles or mac n cheese for months to make rent.

I asked my mom to find an attorney and get rid of the management company. Pull the house out of sec. 8, screw 'em! If you can afford full rent them you can't afford it. Shit, if I wanted a Ferrari and asked the govt to help me since all I can pay is $50/month and the govt. program will pick up the rest our taxpayers expense. I say BULLSHIT!!! I know I sound hard get rid of govt. assistance programs and guess what...our deficit disappears. BTW Aremaco Inc in Corpus Christi is the management company who is trying to screw my Mom out of money due to their greed. they have NOT been taking care of the house at all.

Rocket Chair

As you can see we moved into a big girl seat. We are no longer using the rocket chair. It makes things a bit more challenging but since she is getting bigger it was getting harder to carry her. She loves that we have to put her in her chair instead of just sling her in the car. She is all smiles.

Today we took our little girl to get her 2 month shots. Oh the pain on her face when they stuck her. Yes, I teared up. She is sleeping now and waking up crying. Poor baby!

This one has me thinking

I've many strange dreams about my Dad. This one has me scratching my head. I was riding in a car which I thought I was driving. We were in Corpus driving to somewhere to eat. I know it was somewhere on North Beach under the bridge or close to it. We found a little place to eat, it had grass parking lot, white picket fence around it. Once inside, everything changed, I was now 18 to 20 something. The girl at the counter was flirting and the owner was very chatty about horse races. Mom and my brother found a little table outside. Dad and I were waiting for the food while the owner was checking the results off the horse races. Some how we had laid a bet down on a race, the owners face was twisted because the results were coming slow. So, I checked out my Iphone, the results were promising. The owner of the restaurant says "you guys... won!" We had picked two horses dead on. #4 first, #5 second and i can't remember third. The owner says we won...ready? $35,000! He said after splitting it 6 ways you get $6000. I'm still trying to figure out the 6 way split but this dream has had me freaking out all morning.

The Forth is for our freedom right?

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I was watching the news and was really upset to hear that fireworks are being banned. I know it hasn't rained in for ever. But dangit if I want to blow my hand off that is my choice. As i watched "the news" they said not all fireworks are banned. You can "buy" them but you have to go to a special place to light them.

Hullo!!! If someone told you that you can buy beer and alcohol but you can drink it at home you have to go to a special place to drink it. What about you can buy a book but you have to read it at the library? What happened to our rights, before you start to scream you may infringe on others rights buy possibly burning someone house down. What if I take every precaution and have my fire extinguisher or mexican version, the manguera?

Why is is ok to drink at home? I could burn myself BBQing holding the beer in my hand. What if I knock the Weber over would I still burn the neighborhood down? Yes, I know I'm reaching but damn, the 4th symbolizes our freedom and all we here is our freedoms being taken away from us.

Happy Fourth of July and Happy Birthday America