Still waiting for that holiday card from your utility company? Well, don't keep the lights on til it comes (though they want you to!!).
Who came up with idea of over-decorating your house so the space station could see it? Makes as much sense and has as much to do with the holiday as taking out a 2nd mortgage for your gift giving. Oh, wait....you can't do that any more!!!!
In this time of prudence, we are foresaking filling the coffers of the utility companies and keeping the lights warm and snug in their storage containers (made of plastic, courtesy of your friendly neighborhood petro-chemical company (oil!)).
It always bring a smile seeing so many of the faithful killing trees to celebrate someone's birth. Oh, the irony!
Anyway, I'm on my way to blow out my oil lamps (whale oil, brought to you by those thoughtful Japanese whalers determined to wipe Willy off the face of the earth...sashimi anyone?!).
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Fur vs. Skin
We have been asked over the years why we have never had children.
Well, one visit with the family more than answer that!
Don't get me wrong...I really enjoy getting together with the in-laws...the grandfolks are like being in a painting, the folks are a great source of grevity on a myriad of subjects and my brothers and sister in-law are very down-to-earth, will always be there when you need them folks. Kids, we have surmized, are only as good as the parents. Most of my in-laws have great children, smart, well-behaved, all-around fun to be with. These are the kids that make us miss not having them.
They are the exception.
Most kids that we have come in contact with further solidify the reason we have a very well adjusted, smart, even articulate, golden retriever. These offspring are the reason we must keep RvW on the books (did I just say that...ouch!).
In reading Freakonomics (www.freakonomicsbook.com) we realize that the great reduction in crime in NYC was not the crusading of one former mayor, but the result of choice.
I am not for free-wheeling genocide. I am for correct parenting, taking responsibility for the lives we have created in this world (though we have decided not to bring a child into this very disfunctional world we have created, especially in western society.). Parenting is a responsibility, not a choice. If we chose to breed, we must also chose to lead.
The last generation we created was a disfunctional phylum of irresponsibility, directionless, shiftless post-soccer/baseball/popwarner crybabies. What have you done?!
I recently heard of a mother calling an employer ranting about why her son got such a bad review. Maybe it was the little league that promoted everyone as a winner...isn't that the way the real world works?
Enough. I'll stick with my functional, results-oriented fur-child.
No Excuses..Just results!
Well, one visit with the family more than answer that!
Don't get me wrong...I really enjoy getting together with the in-laws...the grandfolks are like being in a painting, the folks are a great source of grevity on a myriad of subjects and my brothers and sister in-law are very down-to-earth, will always be there when you need them folks. Kids, we have surmized, are only as good as the parents. Most of my in-laws have great children, smart, well-behaved, all-around fun to be with. These are the kids that make us miss not having them.
They are the exception.
Most kids that we have come in contact with further solidify the reason we have a very well adjusted, smart, even articulate, golden retriever. These offspring are the reason we must keep RvW on the books (did I just say that...ouch!).
In reading Freakonomics (www.freakonomicsbook.com) we realize that the great reduction in crime in NYC was not the crusading of one former mayor, but the result of choice.
I am not for free-wheeling genocide. I am for correct parenting, taking responsibility for the lives we have created in this world (though we have decided not to bring a child into this very disfunctional world we have created, especially in western society.). Parenting is a responsibility, not a choice. If we chose to breed, we must also chose to lead.
The last generation we created was a disfunctional phylum of irresponsibility, directionless, shiftless post-soccer/baseball/popwarner crybabies. What have you done?!
I recently heard of a mother calling an employer ranting about why her son got such a bad review. Maybe it was the little league that promoted everyone as a winner...isn't that the way the real world works?
Enough. I'll stick with my functional, results-oriented fur-child.
No Excuses..Just results!
What is up with Surcharges!
We are in the process of booking flights overseas to take my father-in-law on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to retrace his Swiss roots. Everyone is excited to see and meet with family members until recently disconnected. A worthwhile adventure. Except for airfare!!
Has anyone noticed that in most cases, the tariffs and taxes are more than the actual airfare? Next time you book a flight, check the fees on your ticket...then get up off the floor and make some noise. Oil is under $50/barrel, why are we still being jammed up by the abismally run airline industry?! A $900 round trip ticket with nearly $480 in fees!
In these frugal times, it's time to be heard.
Comments? Feedback?
I'm here!
Has anyone noticed that in most cases, the tariffs and taxes are more than the actual airfare? Next time you book a flight, check the fees on your ticket...then get up off the floor and make some noise. Oil is under $50/barrel, why are we still being jammed up by the abismally run airline industry?! A $900 round trip ticket with nearly $480 in fees!
In these frugal times, it's time to be heard.
Comments? Feedback?
I'm here!
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