Death of Democracy

Well here is my gripe. 700 Billion Dollars. Have you sat down and figured out how much of that is your share? It is probably more than you are willing to fork over (voluntarily) to support greed and irresponsibility. 700 Billion dollars. Centralization of a large portion of the American economy within the federal government. Right out of Karl Marx's playbook. Are you willing to give up your freedom, in order that those that were greedy and those that borrowed irresponsibly can be forgiven? If failure to pass this massive wealth transfer results in a recession, or worse, a depression, wouldn't that be better than sacrificing freedom that your children and grandchildren could enjoy? From 1776 to World War II, men sacrificed their LIVES, to ensure we enjoyed a freedom unknown to any other nation or empire in the history of the world. Now, from the President, (who I have ardently supported for 8 years), to the congress, there doesn't seem to be one man or woman willing to sacrifice their good name or legacy on preserving that very freedom. Not their physical life, just their legacy. Noone wants to take the blame should the worst case scenario happen. You can bet; however, that merely throwing 700 Billion Dollars at the problem, without correcting that which caused the problem, will only postpone the pain. Just my opinion.

Big 12 supremacy

Well, most of you don't really care, but the college football top 25 came out today, and the Big 12 conference had 4 teams in the top ten. Oklahoma is number 1 in the nation, along with Texas, Missouri and Texas Tech. The downside to this is Tech still has to play the Okies and the Horns. We have to play OU in Norman, so you can kinda guess how that is going to go. We have beat them 2 of the last three years though. Anyway, that is all I have. Take care.

This is an old building we built a roof on yesterday. It ain't much, but it gives you an idea of what I've been doing the last few days.

Down to the river.

We just got back from the river, this weekend. Kyler and I went fishing, but it just wasn't meant to be. We caught a 6 inch channel cat, and that is about it. We got to spend sometime with Steve and his kids, and Nita, Anyla, and Zach. So all in all, it was a good trip.

Kyler wants everyone to know he got the lead part in One Act Play. He was real excited. I didn't know he was such a good actor. Well we are proud of him.

This last picture is some hogs on the river. You can't really seem them, but they are there.

Grandma breaks ribs and Tech wins. (merely conicidence)

Well, before we could Grandma on a plane to Missouri, she fell and broke her ribs. So she is layed up here in Lubbock, until she can recover. She is doing ok. Just a lot of pain. Say a prayer for her, and Kelli, as she is trying to take care of her and work too.

Kelli is a very patient person, but a person can only listen to the same stories and graphic health disorders so many times, before it becomes unbearable.

On the upshot, the Raiders won this weekend. Kyler and I went to the game, and had a good time. We are ranked in the top 10 in the nation, but we have to face the Okies later this year, so that may be tough.

Update-Grandma still here.

Well, Grandma Payne is still here, if you were wondering. Since I haven't been doing anything on my days off, I get to stay home with her. You 'd be suprised how much you can learn about someone just by listening to their stories. You'd really be suprised. Not much is really happening here in West Texas, as usual. It is finally started cooling off. A much needed respite from the 100 degree days. Kyler is getting adjusted to school, and Kelli is doing well. Her ankle seems to be fully healed.

I finally got a contract on my house, (the one I built to sell) so that is a load off my mind. It will be nice to not have to go mow the lawn every week, and clean the windows and such.

Oh here is a picture of Kyer, just out of the shower. I took it so we would have a memory of him after he melted. (from the shower) Amazingly enough, he didn't. I don't know where he got such an idea.