- Tired didn't sleep that well last night and had problems getting back to sleep got coffee hooked up to an IV...
- If yer gonna be at MTC in Cologne Germany tonight let me know. I'll let ya buy me a brew... :-)
- If any guy thinks they have the best girlfriend in the world. YOU. ARE. WRONG! Yep yer wrong cause I have her! And she only has eyes for me! So suck it!
- Rats have gotten a really bad rap over the years. None of the bullshit is true. Rats are smarter than dogs, more loyal than cats and cleaner than both combined! So the old argument of wether dogs are smarter than cats is settled. Neither are smarter than rats.
- From the Darkbuster song Skinhead "Skinhead skinhead drink tonoght! They beers are going down like water!"
Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2009
My thoughts 27 Oct 2009
Obama in Berlin???
Why isn't the "leader of the free world" going to Berlin to remember the falling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany? hmmmmmmmm Could it be that his policies now are conflicting with the speach he gave last year in Berlin? Could be.
No idea but I am wondering. Every president has made it every year and laid a wreath at the memorial of the people killed trying to cross over from the east. Why can't he make the 20th anniversey? HE can fly to Copenhagen to give his pitch for the Olympics. Damn near a personal trip. No he has to continue his war with a news network. While more and more men in Afganistan die while he twiddels his thumbs waiting for the politically correct time to act.
Mr President either fight the war to win or get our troops home! Lead, follow or get the hell out of the way!
No idea but I am wondering. Every president has made it every year and laid a wreath at the memorial of the people killed trying to cross over from the east. Why can't he make the 20th anniversey? HE can fly to Copenhagen to give his pitch for the Olympics. Damn near a personal trip. No he has to continue his war with a news network. While more and more men in Afganistan die while he twiddels his thumbs waiting for the politically correct time to act.
Mr President either fight the war to win or get our troops home! Lead, follow or get the hell out of the way!
Montag, 26. Oktober 2009
My thoghts
I've thought about adding this for a week now and I have decided.
I used to twitt or what ever it's called. I just don't like it. I have facebook, myspace, WKW, 4 mail addresses, an iPhone and it is just too much. No thanks I clesed my account and left it at that. But I'll add my thoughts here.
I used to twitt or what ever it's called. I just don't like it. I have facebook, myspace, WKW, 4 mail addresses, an iPhone and it is just too much. No thanks I clesed my account and left it at that. But I'll add my thoughts here.
- Still waiting on someone to tell me why they voted for Obama. Seems like the French have bigger balls than Obama.
- Unemployment is way up in the US. What happened to those "shovel ready jobs" Mr. President.?
- If the president is such a wonderful world leader then why is it that terrorists are laughing at him?
- I love to cook! I really love cooking for my girlfriend!
- If CO² emmisions are lowered as the greens want then what will trees and plants breath?
- If Bus was so bad why is it that Obama has changed so very little of his policies? hmmmmmmmmm
- Everything Bush was accused of for 8 years: killing free speech, limiting freedoms, taking over private businesses, waging war recklessly is exactly what Obama is doing. Where are the protests calling for his death?
Mittwoch, 7. Oktober 2009
The One and the olympics
This past week President Obama went to Copenhagen and made his pitch for the 2016 Summer games. hmmmmmmmmm Why? Why did he go? No other president has done this. Why did he feel compelled to? OHHHH I know he's from Chicago. Yah and? Does that mean he the president for the people of Chicago? No idea. I'm not even going to get in to the theories that I ahve been reading.
I read his speach he gave in Copenhagen. It was a love fest of, from and to his self. "My sacrifices, the bold new age that came to pass when I was elected. "
The IOC voted Chicago out in the first round. No idea why but I do have some ideas. No I won't get in to them. Am I gloating? You bet. One of the stands that Obama ran his election on was if he were to be elected the entire world would "love" us again. I call bullshit then and I still do. This only proves my point. the people who in fact like us I can break down in to 3 catagories
1) They see the sacrifices Americans have made through out our history to promote and defend freedom. Take Germany and WWII as a good example. After WWII The US could have made Germany a state. But CHOSE not to. Instead th US loaned Germany a boat load of money, which has been paid back including intrest, and built a modern country. They did so ver well. They also chose thier own form of government. there are many other examples but I think you get the idea
2) People who have benifited form America's sacrifice. I have been to Normandy a few times. I love going there and feeling the history. D-Day being one of America's hardest sacrifices has turned in to a day, for people in the area to be a day to be thankful. There is a woman that lives there. She was a little girl, her words, during the invasion. She grows flowers in her garden. Those flowers she picks and places a flower on the grave of every soldier buried there. American, French, English or Canadian. She never mentioned the Germans and I never asked her. She has thanked every D-Day veteran that has visited the sights. She opens her home to the men. She thanked me the time I met her for my service to my country and to the people of the world. I was in tears.
3) People paying lip service to a good thing. Examples are many but I'll stick to one. Saudi Arabia. It was American technology that found and pumped oil out of the ground in Saudi. It was Americans who provided the means in which the people there could make tons of money. Then turn around and try to blackmale the world in to paying more for oil then what it's worth AND worse yet sponsering terrorism. But Gosh steffen they sure love thier freedom! Really? Have you been there? I have. A country where a goat has more rights than a woman. Yes thats right a man could go to jail for killing a goat but be praised as a hero for killing a woman. Where a woman can't drive vote or even show her face in public. Freedom? None there.
Obama never really understood that the world is a complicated place. If the world hated the US so bad why are millions of people a year trying to get in to the US to live and work? Legally and illegally. I have been living here in Germany since 1994. I have only one time wittnessed any kind of hatred. It was a student with a big mouth and no grasp of facts. He also made my daughter cry and got a slap from me for that. I have seen Germans bend over backwards to make American tourists feel welcome and to help them. I saw the same in Spain and Turkey. So Mr. Obama why would the world suddendly change becasue you are president? Are you really that arrogant? I now think so.
Back to topic. Why did I think that the summer games would not be such a hot idea for Chicago? Money. Simple and easy. You see Chicago is just about broke. They would not have been able to afford to build all the shiney new building needed. they would have had to take a few loans. But from where? The state is broke. The federal government is damn near broke. So where to get the money. Not from a bank as the return for hosting the games, well sucks. As seen in the last 3 cities that hosted the games they lost millions. Notice lost not being a good thing. They are stuck with the bill. Peking is tying to come up with ways to rent out all the buildings. Funny eh? I don't think so.
I love the summer games. It's a chance for athletes to shine. they work damn hard training and it's thier time to prove thier hard work. But as seen in many games in the past they have turned in to a political theater. No longer being about the sports or the athletes. Well I wouldn't care if the games were done away with. Not really my problem. But as long as we have then I will continue to enjoy them.
I read his speach he gave in Copenhagen. It was a love fest of, from and to his self. "My sacrifices, the bold new age that came to pass when I was elected. "
The IOC voted Chicago out in the first round. No idea why but I do have some ideas. No I won't get in to them. Am I gloating? You bet. One of the stands that Obama ran his election on was if he were to be elected the entire world would "love" us again. I call bullshit then and I still do. This only proves my point. the people who in fact like us I can break down in to 3 catagories
1) They see the sacrifices Americans have made through out our history to promote and defend freedom. Take Germany and WWII as a good example. After WWII The US could have made Germany a state. But CHOSE not to. Instead th US loaned Germany a boat load of money, which has been paid back including intrest, and built a modern country. They did so ver well. They also chose thier own form of government. there are many other examples but I think you get the idea
2) People who have benifited form America's sacrifice. I have been to Normandy a few times. I love going there and feeling the history. D-Day being one of America's hardest sacrifices has turned in to a day, for people in the area to be a day to be thankful. There is a woman that lives there. She was a little girl, her words, during the invasion. She grows flowers in her garden. Those flowers she picks and places a flower on the grave of every soldier buried there. American, French, English or Canadian. She never mentioned the Germans and I never asked her. She has thanked every D-Day veteran that has visited the sights. She opens her home to the men. She thanked me the time I met her for my service to my country and to the people of the world. I was in tears.
3) People paying lip service to a good thing. Examples are many but I'll stick to one. Saudi Arabia. It was American technology that found and pumped oil out of the ground in Saudi. It was Americans who provided the means in which the people there could make tons of money. Then turn around and try to blackmale the world in to paying more for oil then what it's worth AND worse yet sponsering terrorism. But Gosh steffen they sure love thier freedom! Really? Have you been there? I have. A country where a goat has more rights than a woman. Yes thats right a man could go to jail for killing a goat but be praised as a hero for killing a woman. Where a woman can't drive vote or even show her face in public. Freedom? None there.
Obama never really understood that the world is a complicated place. If the world hated the US so bad why are millions of people a year trying to get in to the US to live and work? Legally and illegally. I have been living here in Germany since 1994. I have only one time wittnessed any kind of hatred. It was a student with a big mouth and no grasp of facts. He also made my daughter cry and got a slap from me for that. I have seen Germans bend over backwards to make American tourists feel welcome and to help them. I saw the same in Spain and Turkey. So Mr. Obama why would the world suddendly change becasue you are president? Are you really that arrogant? I now think so.
Back to topic. Why did I think that the summer games would not be such a hot idea for Chicago? Money. Simple and easy. You see Chicago is just about broke. They would not have been able to afford to build all the shiney new building needed. they would have had to take a few loans. But from where? The state is broke. The federal government is damn near broke. So where to get the money. Not from a bank as the return for hosting the games, well sucks. As seen in the last 3 cities that hosted the games they lost millions. Notice lost not being a good thing. They are stuck with the bill. Peking is tying to come up with ways to rent out all the buildings. Funny eh? I don't think so.
I love the summer games. It's a chance for athletes to shine. they work damn hard training and it's thier time to prove thier hard work. But as seen in many games in the past they have turned in to a political theater. No longer being about the sports or the athletes. Well I wouldn't care if the games were done away with. Not really my problem. But as long as we have then I will continue to enjoy them.
ummmmmm yah about that
I found this during my travels across the net. It troubles me. It really does. http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-worship-comes-to-howard-county.html
This is the third such happenence in the last few weeks. Elementry kids singing praises to Obama. I can hear my girlfriend asking me "yah and? Whats's the problem with kids singing about Obama?"
Well dear is it rather simple and here's why:
We had 8 years of the left in America ranting and slobbering about how they were afraid of people doing the same for Bush. Now that we have Obama is't all OK.
These are elementry school kids ages 5 to 13. They are easy to form. They can be swung from one side to the next easy as setting up yer own blog. Using kids to push a political agenda is sick and disgusting. These kids are now a shield against retort, dissent and open discussion. As soon as someone speaks up against Obama that person will be asked about "the children" and asked why he "hates the children" The left is well known for this tactic and have used it in the mast many many times.
Teachers are supposed to teach kids to think freely and prepare them for getting out on thier own. This does the oppisite. Indoctronating children does not teach them the 3 R's. Apolitical agenda will not help them get a good job nor prepare them for striking out on thier own.
Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Chavez, Castro, Che, Lenin and som many other brutal dicators did the same. They all used children for thier own agenda and in most cases kids were tought to turn in thier parents for speaking out against the party. Now I don't think it will come to this in America but it has all started with kids being forced to sing praises to the "Dear Leader"
Having said all the above, and I believe it, I don't think Obama is personally at fault here. I am sure he knows what is going on but I don't think he has ordered it. B U T He is aware of it and he is not denouncing it. The exact same as supporting it. If he was half as honest as he claims he would say something along these lines:
"I have seen the videos and heard the songs. They are good and I thank the children for thier praise. I am but one man. I do not deserve these high praises. Our soldiers, firemen, doctors, nurses, EMT's derserve them......
But he won't. As we saw this week in Copenhagen it's all about him. The sacrifices he makes and how hard he is working to change and how wonderful it is to be him. No he won't say a word against it. Thats makes him incredibly vain and arrogant.
I'll be writing about the 2016 Chicago bid next.....This one was funny.
This is the third such happenence in the last few weeks. Elementry kids singing praises to Obama. I can hear my girlfriend asking me "yah and? Whats's the problem with kids singing about Obama?"
Well dear is it rather simple and here's why:
We had 8 years of the left in America ranting and slobbering about how they were afraid of people doing the same for Bush. Now that we have Obama is't all OK.
These are elementry school kids ages 5 to 13. They are easy to form. They can be swung from one side to the next easy as setting up yer own blog. Using kids to push a political agenda is sick and disgusting. These kids are now a shield against retort, dissent and open discussion. As soon as someone speaks up against Obama that person will be asked about "the children" and asked why he "hates the children" The left is well known for this tactic and have used it in the mast many many times.
Teachers are supposed to teach kids to think freely and prepare them for getting out on thier own. This does the oppisite. Indoctronating children does not teach them the 3 R's. Apolitical agenda will not help them get a good job nor prepare them for striking out on thier own.
Mao, Stalin, Hitler, Chavez, Castro, Che, Lenin and som many other brutal dicators did the same. They all used children for thier own agenda and in most cases kids were tought to turn in thier parents for speaking out against the party. Now I don't think it will come to this in America but it has all started with kids being forced to sing praises to the "Dear Leader"
Having said all the above, and I believe it, I don't think Obama is personally at fault here. I am sure he knows what is going on but I don't think he has ordered it. B U T He is aware of it and he is not denouncing it. The exact same as supporting it. If he was half as honest as he claims he would say something along these lines:
"I have seen the videos and heard the songs. They are good and I thank the children for thier praise. I am but one man. I do not deserve these high praises. Our soldiers, firemen, doctors, nurses, EMT's derserve them......
But he won't. As we saw this week in Copenhagen it's all about him. The sacrifices he makes and how hard he is working to change and how wonderful it is to be him. No he won't say a word against it. Thats makes him incredibly vain and arrogant.
I'll be writing about the 2016 Chicago bid next.....This one was funny.
Donnerstag, 1. Oktober 2009
Old fashioned
Yep that me. Old fashioned all the way. My values and morals stemm from a time where things were easier. Decisions were easier. The 50's.
Many things today that are important were, back then, not at all important. Such as a car. today everyone wants a new car but are unwilling or unable to pay for it. Well plus the fact that cars today are worth crap. Back in the 50's cars were also expensive but not as expensive as todays standards. With few tools and even fewer skills you could fix just about anything on your car. Today mechanics hook your car up to a computer and lets it tell you whats wrong with it. Sure that makes it easier to find a problem. My first car was a 65 Mustag fast back. I could tell you what was wrong wiht the car just by listening.
Back in the 50's there was no internet. That alone is worth something to me. Yes I earn my money as a system admin. But back then I would have most likely been a mechanic or a soldier.
People in the 50's questioned thier government but in a different way than they do today. Today we do in fact have the internet. Today information can be reached fast and easy. But at what price? I don't mena money. I mean the quality of the information and the source. On both sides of the political spectrum people are still getting thier information from the same tired sources. Well today more and more people are turning to blogs. No not this one but there are the "power houses" out there. I read a few. Some left but mostly right. All have thier agenda. the blogs I read daily I feel are good. As they quote and link sources but also leave things open to form your own opinion. Huffpost is a bad example. The posts there are not well written and are written in a commanding style that leave me no doubt that the author thinks he/she is oooooooohhhhhhh soooooo much smarter than me. Maybe so but I can think and reason for myself and I can and do for my own opinions.
In the 50's the biggest topic in high school was "doing it" I have read that so many times. When I was in school it was who had the sharpest car. Today it seems to be many different things at once. Pregnancy, Facebook, clothes, music and so much more. These things are shaping the minds of the next generation. this honestly scares me. Priorties are getting more screwed up.
I used to coach youth football here in Germany. Yes they play football here. Anyway orking with kids I got to see first hand what was important to kids. Here in Germany future is not very important becasue kids feel they don't have a future. Live now and screw tomorrow. I had a small hand in trying to change that for a few kids. I did my best to show them what can happen when they work hard and study hard. I demand alot from my players. Be on time and never be late. If you cost me my time I WILL take yours. Give me exactly the same I give you. That being 100%, 100% of the time. NEVER EVER no matter how bad it looks do you give up. Don't lie. If you make a mistake admit it, work to correct it and most important learn from it.
I sent 2 of my boys to American universities. I also sent 3 boys to the German Army. These were kids who had bad grades, were never really challenged and honestly didn't give a crap about thier future. The 2 I sent to the US will graduate next year. One will come back to Germany and continue his studies. He wants to be a doctor. The other will stay in the US and start work there. One of the kids I sent to the German Army has been to Afganistan twice. He has grown a lot since he played for me. He went Airborne and sniper. He's home now and he's getting ready to go to school to be an officier. At the same time he'll be going to the university within the Army. Again these are kids who had no future to look foward to.
My old fashioned ideals and morals has helped. Would the left wing morals have helped? No I honestly don't think so because according to the left wing all your problems are not your fault.
Many things today that are important were, back then, not at all important. Such as a car. today everyone wants a new car but are unwilling or unable to pay for it. Well plus the fact that cars today are worth crap. Back in the 50's cars were also expensive but not as expensive as todays standards. With few tools and even fewer skills you could fix just about anything on your car. Today mechanics hook your car up to a computer and lets it tell you whats wrong with it. Sure that makes it easier to find a problem. My first car was a 65 Mustag fast back. I could tell you what was wrong wiht the car just by listening.
Back in the 50's there was no internet. That alone is worth something to me. Yes I earn my money as a system admin. But back then I would have most likely been a mechanic or a soldier.
People in the 50's questioned thier government but in a different way than they do today. Today we do in fact have the internet. Today information can be reached fast and easy. But at what price? I don't mena money. I mean the quality of the information and the source. On both sides of the political spectrum people are still getting thier information from the same tired sources. Well today more and more people are turning to blogs. No not this one but there are the "power houses" out there. I read a few. Some left but mostly right. All have thier agenda. the blogs I read daily I feel are good. As they quote and link sources but also leave things open to form your own opinion. Huffpost is a bad example. The posts there are not well written and are written in a commanding style that leave me no doubt that the author thinks he/she is oooooooohhhhhhh soooooo much smarter than me. Maybe so but I can think and reason for myself and I can and do for my own opinions.
In the 50's the biggest topic in high school was "doing it" I have read that so many times. When I was in school it was who had the sharpest car. Today it seems to be many different things at once. Pregnancy, Facebook, clothes, music and so much more. These things are shaping the minds of the next generation. this honestly scares me. Priorties are getting more screwed up.
I used to coach youth football here in Germany. Yes they play football here. Anyway orking with kids I got to see first hand what was important to kids. Here in Germany future is not very important becasue kids feel they don't have a future. Live now and screw tomorrow. I had a small hand in trying to change that for a few kids. I did my best to show them what can happen when they work hard and study hard. I demand alot from my players. Be on time and never be late. If you cost me my time I WILL take yours. Give me exactly the same I give you. That being 100%, 100% of the time. NEVER EVER no matter how bad it looks do you give up. Don't lie. If you make a mistake admit it, work to correct it and most important learn from it.
I sent 2 of my boys to American universities. I also sent 3 boys to the German Army. These were kids who had bad grades, were never really challenged and honestly didn't give a crap about thier future. The 2 I sent to the US will graduate next year. One will come back to Germany and continue his studies. He wants to be a doctor. The other will stay in the US and start work there. One of the kids I sent to the German Army has been to Afganistan twice. He has grown a lot since he played for me. He went Airborne and sniper. He's home now and he's getting ready to go to school to be an officier. At the same time he'll be going to the university within the Army. Again these are kids who had no future to look foward to.
My old fashioned ideals and morals has helped. Would the left wing morals have helped? No I honestly don't think so because according to the left wing all your problems are not your fault.
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