6:30 in the morning and it is just me and my coffee. I did have the company of two of the dogs until they figured out I was not going to share my toast with them. I am sure they are now curled up sleeping on my pillow.

This evening the bride and I are going to see Celine Dion in concert. The bride has seen Celine once before in her Las Vegas gig. The bride is very excited and this should be a very fun night. Seeing how we are going to be in the nose bleed section I am taking my 16X60 binoculars so the bride can see what is happening on the stage.

Obama has signed his stimulus package into law and on the confidence of it doing nothing good the stock market continues to fall. I will admit I do not like Obama but I am going to wait and see what happens, because that is all I can do. I am sure that this next four years is going to be interesting and I wonder what the country is going to look like at the end of it. My suggestion is to pray, buy guns, ammo, and hang on for the ride.

We got another 17 inches of snow yesterday. I would post pictures but I figure you guys already know what my yard filled with snow looks like. I have my driveway and mailbox all dug out and I cleared the snow off my back deck. The forecast is for warmer and sunny days for the next couple of day and I'll let the sun do the rest of the work. I am ready for spring. My sister is coming to town next Thursday. She will spend eight days here and we will celebrate mom's 88th birthday. She did call this morning with some bad news. The company her husband worked for just laid off 8000 people and he was one of them. My sister lost her job about a year ago and has not been able to find work, with the economy in today's world this is a scary thing. I think the worst is that they have lost their health insurance. Bummer

Happy Valentines Day, Now that I have said that I really think Valentines is all about the sale of greeting cards. I honestly believe that February 14th is a gilt trip that forces men to spend money on cards, flowers, and candy. Wait don’t forget about the prime rib dinner that is coming this evening. Don’t get me wrong I love my bride and I buy her stuff all year long. I just don’t like a holiday made up to boost the profit of Hallmark.. But if you do buy cards buy American.

We were suppose to get about an inch of snow today. I had plans to run a bunch of things on my to do list but I don't think I'll leave the house. UPDATE: I just checked and there is 17 inchs of snow in my driveway.

I am suffering from a head cold. This is no fun what's so ever. I did take mom out yesterday for the free Denny's Grand slam breakfast yesterday. We drove by two Denny's and the lines were unbelievable, and I was not going to stand in line for what I am sure would have been over an hour, in 32 degree weather for a free $6.00 breakfast. Mom and I ended up at Village Inn. The Village Inn was also very busy. It seems a bunch of folks did not want to stand in line for a free breakfast. The news report that Denny's served over 2 million breakfast nation wide yesterday. That is a lot of pancakes. it seems there was reports of a few fist fights in some of the lines. I don't understand folks sometimes. Come on a fight over bacon and eggs. Get a life I am heading back to the recliner with a nice cup of coffee and a glass of orange juice and nurse myself back to health.

Got my machine back just a few minutes ago...

it looks like I have been infected by a virus and/or spyware. I have ran Mcafee a few times and I am still infected. So I will take my computer into the shop and get it fixed. See ya later

The new treasury secretary Timothy Geithner’s failure to pay self-employment taxes for four years did not seem to matter to Republican Senator Orin Hatch. Good old Orin is in lock step with his democratic buddies singing the praises of Geithner. Orin seems to have forgotten where he came from and who is supposed to represent. Senator Hatch is truly a Republican in Name Only (RINO). What would have happened if Secretary Geithner would have been a republican? The wailing and gnashing of teeth from capital hill would have been heard around the world. But being a democrat and all “missteps” and crimes are overlooked. Utah has lost its voice in Washington, and it makes me wonder how RINO Hatch can look at him self in the mirror.

Very quite rainy morning, the bride, mom, me and the dogs enjoying coffee and a fire in the fireplace. Life just doesn't get much better then this

The Bride turned 56 today. Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you , happy birthday dear bride, happy birthday to you

I saw to day that President elect Obama laid a wreath at the Tomb of The Unknown Solider. Someone correct me if I am wrong but Obama is not the President yet. He is still just a citizen of the United States. Sure he will be president on the 20th but he is not now. Also what was the occasion for the wreath? The President lays a wreath on Memorial Day, not on the day before Martin Luther King Day. In my opinion Obama no right to perform this publicity stunt. Can we all say PHOTO OP?

I have a choice to make. The snow is receding in the backyard and there is much dog poop to pick up. I am not very interested in the playoffs since San Diego got knocked off last week. I could go out and clean up the yard now or I could wait until they swear in Obama. I think I would much rather pick up poop then listen to this joker get sworn into the office of President.

The season is over for my San Diego Chargers. They were knocked out of the playoffs by the Steelers. But such is life...
I did not go to the gun show this weekend. The news reported 11,000 people showed up on Saturday alone. This is the last big gun show for this area before Obama is sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. This is going to be interesting time in America's history. Mr Bill Orielly had a poll on his web sight asking if you were rooting for Obama to succeed. This was a yes or no question. This question goes so much deeper then yes or no. If I want Obama to succeed in unfettered abortions, stripping away the bill of rights (doing away with the second amendment). spreading the wealth around, deploying his citizens force as well funded and well armed as the military (his words not mine). Then NO I do not want Obama to succeed. Do I want him to fix the economy, then yes I want him to succeed.

It is nine days until Obama takes over. I have to wonder if he will turn his back on Israel. In one of his books he stated that if things go bad he will stand with the Muslims. Going to be intresting. I will pray for my country and for it's leaders and wait to see what happens.

There has been an Ava sighting

Grandkids are the best

Tomorrow is the big day, I pay off my house. I have been looking forward to this day for awhile now. Life is good, I really do feel blesssed.

Scary stuff at my house last night, Mom was sitting at the kitchen counter and said she did not feel well. Her voice got very soft and was incoherent, and then she was totally unresponsive. Mom got very pale, her hand began to twitch. The bride called 911 as I stood next to mom with my arm around her to make sure she did not fall. To me it looked like a stroke. After what seemed like a life time mom started to come back around. By the time the paramedics arrived mom was back to normal. We still sent her to the hospital were a whole bunch of test were ran. .It appears mom was dehydrated from the stomach flu and it caused her blood pressure to drop. Mom is home with me now puttering around the house like nothing happened. What away to end the year.

There has been a stomach flu going through the family. I had it, my son had it, my bride had it and now mom got it. She got sick this morning and threw up in bed, going down the stairs and in the down stairs bathroom. Plus the dogs pooped in the house, other then that my morning is going well. I got mom in my room while I wash her sheets and stuff. I got the house cleaned up and I am trying to get some liquids in mom. Dehydration is not good for old ladies. I will work on getting the Christmas stuff put away and getting the house back to normal. Christmas is a wonderful time of the year as we celebrate the birth of the Lord, and I love the way it feels. But I really don’t like the way it disrupts the house. If it was just me I am sure I would not put up the decorations, but I have been known to be a humbug. So I will wish everybody happy new years and hope and pray the best for all of you.

Denver 21, San Diego 52 Go Chargers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas

My youngest son is in town with his wife, and all the kids and grandkids were over last night for our taco feast. For over thirty years we have tacos for Christmas eve dinner. It is nothing but fun. But as every Christmas eve for over thirty years I ate too much. I have been awake for hours, no it is not because I am too excited about Christmas. One of the dogs woke me up around 1:00 this morning and I have not been able to get back to sleep. I did some reading, drank some coffee, and watched the news. Now I am just waiting for the family to get up. So again I want to wish everybody

Merry Christmas

I did it, I cleared the base and I am retired!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was really surprised how fast 35 years went bye. I enjoyed my career and it had been good to me over the years but it was time to move on. This is going to be fun....