Begging Again

George Bush is now again in Saudi Arabia .For what ? The report said Bush will again ask King Abdullah to increase oil production to bring gas price down.I doubt if the Saudis will hear him this time.Just like the President previous visit to Saudi , his plea will amount to nothing. OPEC's policy is to limit oil production to increase demand so why would Saudi Arabia go against the oil cartel to which it belongs ? Just go home George.It's very demeaning for the head of the most poerful country in the world to beg the ragheads.Just seriously push for energy independace.Stop kissing ass.Not even the King's cheek.Just go home and be a president.

Papal Visit

It's so nice of the Pope to visit the United States during the election year. What surprise me is none of the candidate has taken the opportunity to have a tete a tete with his holiness. Se. Mc Cain has been with the Pope but outside USA.Maybe none of them are eager to see the Pope.Maybe they think the audience with the Pope will alienate the Muslim,Jews and other non Catholic voters.There is one funny moment in this Papal visit.It happened when the Pope completed his speech . President Bush stood up,shook the Popes hands and said ' Awesome speech ' to the Pope.
What is wrong with Bush ? He could have chosen a more dignified and statemanlike compliment,dude !

Tax Break For The Likes Of Exxon.

There is a recession now. No doubt about it despite Dubya's denial.Every Tom,Dick and Harry are feeling the pinch except maybe the oil people.How dare the oil company executives asked for a tax break for their firms despite the billions of dollars in profit ! Why did the government provided these ultra profitable companies this break. Give the break to the ordinary people and small companies.How screwed our priorities are.Only in America !

Obama-Wright Relationship

The talking heads cannot seem to stop talking about Obama's 'misteps'. The Rev. Wright's anti-American rant is hounding Obama up to now.Why not. He was associated with the fiery pastor for 20 years .I should say , Obama is still connected with the pastor. He won't disassociate himself with the 'racist' pastor.Now Obama made the mistake of calling his grandma a typical white woman.The more he tried to explain himself of these boo boos , the deeper he sinks.Shut your mouth Obama. No comments,no mistakes.
Only the so called intellectuals appreciated the race sppech that Obama gave in Philadelpia.The ordinary people more importantly the independents in PA,Ohio and West Virginia are not impressed.They want him to cut his ties with Wright or else they will cut his ties with him in this coming elections.

Springtime

I'm tired of the cold weather and the white stuff all over my front yard.I am sick of plowing the snow every other day.I am bored of looking at my backyard enveloped in white and covering the grass and plants.In short,enough of the winter weather.Send in springtime pronto.Unfortunately,my wife said winter is up to March 24 and it's only the 2nd of March .
I wish that I am in Miami or LA this time of the year.Lucky bastards those living in warm weather.They don't have to worry every morning about cleaning their cars before going to work.Sunny days are what we need now in New York.I can't wait for sprngtime !

Global Warming

I can't stand the cold the past few days. It's really bitter cold out there with the wind chill as much as 27 degrees. I had to wear 3 clothes to dumb the effect of the super wintry weather. My officemate said he no less than 5 clothes ! Some of these body covers are extra thick . I saw him take off his 1) jacket 2) sweater 3) sweater again leaving 2 clothins to remain upon arriving to the office this Monday. What global warming are we worried about Mr. Gore ? The only Inconvenient Truth Mr. Gore is the cold inconvenient climate !

C SPAN You Rock !.

Barack Obama won the Iowa caucus.I must admit I never understood this caucus thing until I read Caucus 101 on CNN.com . I watched last Thursday's vote counting on C-SPAN and enjoyed every minute of it . C-SPAN has the Democratic caucus coverage and C-SPAN 2 covered the Republican side.It was very interesting.I did not get bored at all.I remembered nightime comedians joking how boring watching C-SPAN channels are ! Not to me .Even the coverage the the Congress hearings and voting are fun to watch.I placed C SPAN in my favorite channel programming !

Special Gift This Christmas.

This X'mas , one of the hottest gifts is a GPS navigator.Everybody seems to want one.Staple has one brand which sold out in a jiffy this Saturday.I think it is one of the greatest gadget invented the last few years.My friend rented a car when he went to Europe last month and he credited the GPS in the rented car for making his driving there flawless.My friend did not get lost inspite of his newness to the places he visited. No need for paper maps .The only thing that is wrong is when the road is under construction. He got to find another way .That's the advantage of an On Star system fitted in most GM cars.They are up to date and live.I always get a kick out of talking to the On Star live operator .Beats listening to a taped electronic voice.

World War III ?

It's really embarassing that the Bush Administration fumbled again . This time on the nuclear program of Iran.The report from NIE that the Iranian halted their nuke program in 2003.What this talk about WWIII by the President last month if the Iranian will not stop developing the fucking thing ? Ms. Perino had a hard time explaining the confusion caused by the latest news.This is typical of the Bush Administration.No wonder we Americans are finding hard to find believers in our intelligence report anymore.

Thanksgiving Amen.

There are a lot to be thankful for despite the uncertainty of times . My experience is that you really appreciate those things that you sometimes take for granted until you lose them. Anyway , some good stuff that I am truly grateful for are :

1. My favorite TV shows . Meet The Press : Sportscenter : Holmes On Holmes : All Discovery shows except kid and medical stuffs ; American Idol ; Simpsons and many others.

2. My newly reno basement . I have my own mini gym and theather room now. Wow ! I really like it. No more going to 'Y' .More viewing pleasure. Wait till I buy a new plasma TV . Next project is adding a micro mini casino in the basement !

3. Our new car . We just love the GMC Acadia. It's a pleasure to ride on it everyday.It's the closest to an SUV .Thanks God to the car manufacturer for the crossover vehicle.


There are many others that we need to be grateful for but none more important than the fact that I am still typing away my blog ....

What Is Next ?

I was surprised to see people logging in their dog's activities in a social networking called MyDogface.After My Space and Facebook , this now the latest 'in' thing to do.More than a million people are regularly participating in this latest of social networking.This is another very dangerous situation for parents and now, dogowners.What if there are sexual predogtor lurking the net ?How do I protect my dog from pedogphile who lures young dogs to a dog park and molest them.I have to install a dogblocker to my pc now.Doggone world !

Wildfires In San Diego.

San Diego is a wonderful paradise . A little more expensive than most of the country but awesome in beauty and weather. I went there once one a tour with my family to visit the famous San Diego Zoo , its military base and the 'old' SD with Mexican influence still very much alive.I was also in SD several times to conduct business .I found San Diego pretty laid back.One time, my business associate took me to show his 'former' home located in Ramones which is one of the area affected by the horrendous wildfire.He was separated with his 'evil' wife then but not divorced .I gathered by talking to him in our nightly conversations ( I stayed with him in his mother's condo) that he was not happy to be booted from their former home in Ramones. I wonder whether the wildfires burned his home ( or is it hers now ?) there. More importantly , whether he was happy or not . Probably , happy !

Ellen Degenerate

Ellen DeGeneres was crying on TV like a thousand guys devirginized her .Ellen was in tears because a dog named Iggy was taken away by the pet adoption agency from her hairdresser's daughter. The agency said the transfer was illegal because it did not pass through it. Ellen overacted by crying in front of TV viewers . It looked like she was using the media to pressure the not for profit agency to give back the dog.Doggone world ! Talk is cheaper.Use it.

Rudy's Own Mafia.

What is happenning to Rudy Guillani's former people ? Some of his ex staff members when he was the New York's city mayor are beginning to drop like Paris' and Britney's panties.Bad for Rudy's run for the Republican nominationIf Guillani made it as his party's presidential bet,one can be sure that his opponents will exploit this.The Democrats will say that Guillani is not fit to be a Presidentbecause he makes bad choices !

Shoes Galore

I have a problem.I am thinking of building a container to house my wife's shoes in one area.Normally, this is an easy job.However,this is not one of those run of the mill project.The reason is simply because my wife's shoes number to gazillion! There are shoes eveywhere in our house.The coat closet,the kitchen,the furnace room,the storage area,the garage,the laundry room and of course , her closet.I kidded my wife that now I know where my money went.I told her that if she sells her shoes,she will have enough money to buy her desired new crossover car! I assume I need a wallful of racks to house all her shoes.It's time to buy instead of built the .....shoe bank !

Mattel Apologizes To China ? What For ?

I was surprised to read the news that the head of Mattel, the biggest manufacturer of toys in the world, has apologized to China about the recent fiasco caused toy recalls.What the fuck ? China is poisoning our kids by the use of excessive lead in the paints for toys.Why say sorry, Barbie ? Mattel should apologize instead to all the parents and kids whose health they put in jeopardy.Mattel should be sued.China and Mattel showed negligence if not criminal wrongdoing.As of now,there are still loads of toys needing checking if not outright destruction.I hope Mattel and toy distributors won't dump these defective stuff in some Third World countries.

Sally Field Is Alive .

I watched the Emmy Awards last night.One of the surprise winner was the long time actress Ms Sally Fields.It's nice to see her revive her career.I must admit her TV show is not appealing to me but I always see her in ostepuousis commercial.She is much admired in the industry. Two (2) Oscars for films such as Norma Rae and Places In The Heart. Ms. Fields said something in her acceptance speech which was censored.Very likely it's about the war in Iraq.Too bad the TV and the live audience missed it. By the way, why are Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart silent about it ( the Iraq War) during the award?I remember them being very vocal about different political issues in their own TV shows.A case of no balls gentlemen?

Casino Royale

This weekend , we went to a casino. It was exciting after all , it's been a while since I last visited one. I noticed that the nearby casino has begun to do it the Las Vegas way. It now regularly books entertainers . On the list of entertainers to perform soon are Michael Bolton , Donna Summers and The Temptations. Not bad.I want to watch Bolton do his thing. His strained voice is kinda cool to me just like another oldtimer Rod Steward. I especially love Bolton's version of the Beegees' To Love Somebody. It's my favorite Karaoke song. Besides, the wife likes to see Desperate Housewife , Nicollette Sheridan who is Bolton's partner right now. Nicolette is a longtime fav of hers from her Melrose Place days. Don't you love that. Just like recycled clothes, these performers never grow old. They remain part of our youth , plastic surgery and all. BTW , I lost.

The (Un)Joy Of Gardening

Here we are again. The time of the year when one prepares the tools for gardening. Really ? Not me.My gardening days are over.No flowers, no vegetables and as little work on the dandol... I mean , the green green grass of home. As you may recall , to those of you who still follow my blog, we just completed our first full year in this new place. We should start the landscaping and the like , right ? No.I don't intend to make the same mistakes I made 5 years ago when I planted tress left and right.WhenI built vegetable boxes for different kinds of veggies .When I had flowers galore coming out of my azz .Now we will have the minimum.This is what I told my wife.

1. cheery tomatoes ONLY for veggie and in a pot or 2 .
2. mostly perennial flowers ONLY of minimum nos. and kinds.
3. definitely NO trees 'cept in house ones i.e bonsai or mini orange tree.
4. no daily watering of the grass so these greenies won't be accustomed to H2O.
5. patio should be for use reading. If want to see a garden , I'll go to a nearby park.

Those are the rules I laid down to my wife and me to follow . Gardening should not take 1/4 of our time. Poor me should have time to blog.

Trophy Wife.

I just love the Wind Beneath My Wings .I remembered 1st hearing about it in the movie Beaches starring Bette Midler..Ever since I saw the movie , I became a big fan of Ms. Midler and of course the song . The song never fails to bring a tear or 2 in me . I know it's not manly to admit it , but that's the way it is, macho man .That's why it's hard for me to understand why some men end up dumping their wives after they reached a certain amount of success. Their wives were with these men when they are still nobodies. As the saying goes , a woman is behind every sucessful man. Definitely so true with big business people. Jack Welch , the former big boss at GE , did it. Donald Trump did it. There an endless list of former first wives. It's funny that Bette Midler was also in the movie , First Wives Club .
In Asia , most successful men don't dump their 1st wives . They just get another one and keep her on the side as well as the original wife. I wonder if my wife will rather that I keep a 2nd woman or replaced her with a trophy wife ? Just asking .