Year: 2009

How Obama’s plans will affect us all

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. ——————————————– That class had insisted that Obama’s socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, “OK, […]

Family Trip to Cozumel

This weekend, Emily’s family and I are headed to Cozumel for a weeklong family vacation.  I’m looking forward to the relaxing vacation. Emily has planned the entire trip, as she likes to do. 😉 She found a nice condo for rent on VRBO.com that is on the northwest side of the island in a complex […]

If George W. Bush had…

A friend of mine sent me this email and I felt obliged to post it.  I’m not a big fan of slamming any president, Republican or Democrat.  IF I argue about politics, it’s about the issues and agreement or disagreement about the direction a specific politician is going.  It is offensive to me when people […]

What it means to be Texan

Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Look at Texas with me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the Gulf Coast, and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be. As soon as anyone anywhere in the […]

My wife is a genious!

My wife never ceases to amaze me. This week we had trouble with our dryer. She did a little troubleshooting and figured out that one of 2 breakers was flipped. I didn’t spend much time on it, but I never would have guessed the breaker since the dryer would run. It just wouldn’t get hot. […]

10 Worst Work Habits

This is a good article I feel I should share on my blog because I run into a lot of these annoyances in my new job from various people. Not that I am perfect, because there is at least two of these that I need to be cautious of, but some of my coworkers could […]

Random Quotes

“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” – Thomas Jefferson   “There are people who make things happen, there are people who watch things happen, and there are people who wonder what happened. To be successful, be the person who makes things happen.”    

Panoramic View of OU Stadium

This is a really cool 360 degree view of the University of Oklahoma football stadium and various shots around the stadium. It’s amazing to see how much has changed since I played football there. I guess a winning football team brings in alot more money and spurs big changes. http://host.newspin360.net/soonersportstour/

Is it really worth it?

Recently my friend Chris decided to upgrade his lawnmower. His next decision was how to disposed of the old mower, so he called me. I’m always eager to upgrade my stuff, but I have a tendency to collect the old stuff, as can be seen by the pile of stuff in my backyard. He brought […]

Funny Quotes from Will Rogers

A Great Man with an unusually wise sense of humor. Will Rogers, who died in a plane crash with Wylie Post in 1935, was probably the greatest political sage this country has ever known. Enjoy the following: