Cold Weather & Gas Prices

These thing aren't intertwined or anything. I just didn't want to do two posts.

Cold Weather
I don't know if I've ever mentioned it or not, but I'm a cold weather person. When the temps start to dip into the 40's, that's when I'm happy. Today's been a cold rainy day and I'm just not use to it yet. I've got my heater running as well as a little space heater I have. I need a couple of more weeks to acclimate myself.

Gas Prices
Not sure what the prices are in your area, but around my little corner of Oklahoma they around $1.75/gallon and lower in some areas. If they keep dropping the way they have we could be under $1/gallon by the end of the year. I don't think they'll go that low, but we could get close.

Backward Rednecks

Oklahoma is full of backwards looking fools who can't handle Change. At least in the eyes of David Averill. I love living here more than ever now. Every county went Republican this year. We're not fooled by the empty, undefined promise of "Change". Republicans, if you want to live in a solid Red state, although we have a Democrat for Gov., come to Oklahoma. We'll make this our electoral equivalent of California.

The big question hanging over the presidential vote in Oklahoma is whether and to what extent the vote against Obama was based on race.

You gotta throw race in there.

Operation Christmas Tree

It's time to off your butts get into the Christmas spirit. Head over here and donate to send a Christmas tree to the troops fighting overseas. They're $25. Yes, that's some cash. Especially this close to Christmas and this economy, but if it can help put a smile on the face of a hero isn't it worth it? The deadline is Nov. 29. They want 7,000 trees, but they're only gotten less than a 1,000 donations so far. Get over there.

CNN Sucks

Not because of their Left leaning bias, but because they're boring. I was stuck yesterday with nothing to watch but CNN. All day. They are one of the most boring channels on tv. There's no punch to their coverage of the news and their presentation is horrible. Say what you will about FNC, at least their exciting and fun to watch. There's real energy on that network. The hosts are actually having a good time. And that's one of the reasons why they're #1. CNN is like that old 13" b&w tv your parents/grandparents use to have. It get's the job done, but no thank you. If you ever need a cure for insomnia, watch Wolf Blitzer. You'll be out in 10 minutes.

Wednesday Hero

Cpt. Gussie M. Jones
41 years old from Raleigh, Arkansas
31st Combat Support Hospital
March 07, 2004


Cpt. Gussie Jones was born in Arkansas and was one of eight children. She began her Army career by enlisting in 1988 as a personnel clerk and climbed to the rank of a sergeant.

In 1986, Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Arkansas Central University. She was selected to attend the Army Enlisted Commissioning Program and earned her second bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 1998. It was in nursing.

Her career as a registered nurse and a commissioned officer began in September 1998 at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. In 2002, after completing a course in critical-care nursing, she was assigned to Beaumont Army Medical Center, where she became a mentor.

"She was a very dedicated person and was always smiling, said a co-worker and friend, Capt. Susan Gilbert. If anyone asked her to do something, she would do it. And she was very kind and gentle and patient with the patients."

Cpt. Jones died of a heart attack while on duty in Baghdad, Iraq. During her 15 years of military services, Jones received a Joint Service Commendation medal, four Army Commendation medals and three Army Achievement medals.

"She was so much a part of their team, and so her death must really affect their morale," Gilbert said. "I'm very worried about the other soldiers because they've lost their battle buddy."

All Information Was Found On And Copied From MilitaryCity.com

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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The Day America Died

Staring Down The Double Barrels Of Trouble

We should fear a President Obama. If he wins on Tuesday, or whatever day the election is finally called, he will end up screwing us big time.

Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket. Even regardless of what I say about whether coal is good or bad. Because I’m capping greenhouse gases, coal power plants, you know, natural gas, you name it — whatever the plants were, whatever the industry was, uh, they would have to retrofit their operations. That will cost money. They will pass that money on to consumers.

And that, my friends, is the basis of Socialism. Companies have to pay more, so they in turn jack up their prices and we end up being the ones who get screwed.