So, What Exactly is Going on in My Life?

Houston... We have a Problem

I found the dogs in the back yard barking at something, but it was not their usual bark...  I grabbed the camera and headed out back.  To my surprise I found Jack and Bennie quite disturbed by a rather small (or large) Woolly Black Caterpillar!     I had to get a video of it as it was quite entertaining.     Once he got going his move on, he turned out to be a rather quick litte fella.

This is the 5th or 6th that I have seen in the past week or so.   Each time they encounter one of these little guys they get upset.  Little Ellie Bean can't be bothered by all the commotion and is the only one bold or smart enough to just sniff it and wander away.  

I headed to Google to see if I could find more info on these little guys and it appears they are Tiger Moth Caterpillars.   Folklore says that the width of the orange bands is an indicator of a mild or warm winter...   But wait, it's spring!?   The others that we encountered all had large bands of orange (about 1/8 inch) but this little one was all black.   Sounds like we're in for a doozy this winter?   

I'll have to remember to look back at this post the end of next winter to see it it's true.     The moth is very pretty - here's a quick link: Woolly Black Caterpillar

Yet another video of silly doggies:

   

 

My Funny Neighborhood - be sure to turn your sound up!

There are some things about my neighborhood that might not fit the average Joe.    It's eclectic, it's up and coming, it's a wide mix of people of all ages and ethnicity's.  Some might not like it as it is not "Vanilla'ville".    We've had another ol' timer leave.  Nancy across the street fell and her son decided it was best to move her to an over 55 community setting.    She's been in the same home since 1969.    Raised her kids, buried her husband and is now moving on after all these years.  Quite sad.  

The other thing I find funny about my neighborhood is the music; evenings, Saturdays and most often Sundays my neighbors play music rather loudly, they do.  Funny thing is that I like it.  It's along the lines of classic mariachi music.  Deep baritone singing men with amazing guitar abilities.  

I finally pulled out the paint can and finished off most of the painting of the back of the house this weekend and just wrapped it up.    This sunday has been filled with paint cans, paint brushes, spray cans and the soothing sound of my neighbors music.   I've come to look forward to it and I' thought I would share it with you.    Don't mind the silly little doggie nor the sad looking grass or the bush trimmings.  It's been a busy day around here.     Of my to-do list, I mainly have the Garage to paint and the final set up of the water feature and after this little clip - new sod!     Enjoy your Sunday!

   

 

Crunchy and Spicy

1st Radish of 2012 Garden year!

 

Benny Candy

Mr. Mayhem is consistently roaming the house and yard looking for something to get into.   With spring coming early this year the June Bugs are already out in force and he's taken a rather gross fancy to them.  Each night and morning he is on the lookout for the low flying, helicopter sounding June Bugs.    I think that is what they are called...   

 

Now that we're done watching Benny eat his snacks, it's time for a quick update on the garden.    I was able to get a bit of mulching done yesterday and it looks much better!   All the veggies are doing well and growing.    There's also a Honeysuckle vine growing on the back fence that is in bloom and the scent is amazing, I could stand in that back corner most of the day!

I was also able to find the time to play with the fountain and drill a hole in the bird bath for the plumbing but quickly realized the bird bath weights a bit to much to rest safely on the grill of the water tub.  A quick search of E-Bay resulted in a fiberglass grate that according to the seller will hold up to 150 lbs.    It should arrive by weeks end and I can get back to the final set up.

 

 

Benny Boo

I never thought in a million years I would be so enamoured by such little funny boy dog.     For 9lbs, he's a handful.   Full of life and energy.  Always getting into something, looking for trouble, causing trouble.  He intimidates Jack, tries to bully Ellie (it never works), and causes general mayham.    Here's little Benny Boo playing ball (sort of)... 

 

Water Water Water!

I've had a project in mind for about 2 years.   Bought all the goodies about 18 months ago and never got around to figuring out where it would go.  Now that the veggie garden is in the back I was able to clear out the old tomato patch and turn it into a fun little garden area.  

8 hours and 4 buckets of rocks and it's almost done - as much as I can stomach for a weekend (still have 6 bags of mulch in the suv...    Maybe when it cools off, I'll fish them out... maybe not...

What started out as a project to get a few plants in the ground that were left over from the front turned into the end of the 2 year project to have a water feature for the birds (and me!) 

Turns out that about 8 inches down the dirt quickly becomes stones and roots.   A pain in the arse.

Stones above and roots below.     Hand saw took care of the roots!

Test fitting the water tub - a bit more to go... And then water!    Seems to be level so far

Fiddled with the pump, used an old ground level bird bath, drill and wa-la!

 

Used a section of window screen and a mosquito dunk to keep out the unwanted.  Then a few stones to hold the edges down...  Next weekends project is to take the old bird bath and drill a hole down the center and use it instead. But that will take more gumption then I have right now.    I still need to get a better screen to keep the bits and pieces out but again,  another project for next weekend.

To be continued!    (Poor sad garage - it's up soon for painting now that I have most of it scraped down to bare wood)  

More Visitors

Do any of my neighbors have a fence that can keep a dog inside?    I think I might be the only one...

The larger dog is "Brownie" who lives one street over from me but I have no idea who his friend is...   I think it's an ewok?  They were hanging out on my front porch this morning and hung ut with me while I did a little gardening in the front - then they were off to new adventures somewhere else.

 

Radish Sprouting?

I think not!    But I did have a surprise this morning.     Jack went missing and I checked the house, no Jack.  I checked the yard, no Jack.    I called his name, No Jack.    So I went outside and looked around and found this:

Dork dog.     Seems like he's very happy to scale the new fence and make himself at home on the radishes. I suppose if I were one of them, a soft mound of dirt would be appealing as well.   Apparently my "deal" of a fence is not enough to stop Jack nor Benny...    New plan needed.

 

Enough of Dogs, Antlers and Lizards

A quick diversion through daily life has brought us back to the 30 day Spring has Sprung plan.      The Veggie garden is close to being done so it's on to the front of the house.    Over a year ago I un-planted the front garden beds.  Removed every last overgrown out-sized plant that the previous owners put in.    In 5 years they had grown way beyond the little front yards foot print.     It was lovely but the rosemary was over 5 feet tall and the boxwood's had all grown together and lost their appealing shapes. The texas sage was uncontrollable as well.   After 2 gardening classes and personal consultation with a horticulturist the results are in.       Small they are but in 5-10 years they will still not outgrow the yard.     I went with Dwarf varieties in most cases and wanted to keep a similar formal look to the yard that it previously had.   I also added a few pretty annuals to the window boxes.  Here is the plant list:

For Reference the window boxes at the top are a little over 3 feet off the ground so most of the plants will be below that height and a few over.    Full grown plant sizes are listed below as well.

Purple Diamond Compact Loropetalum (5'w x 5't) - Purple plants

Abelia Kaleidoscopes (2'w x 3't) - Lime green plants

Baby Gem Boxwood (2'w x 3't) - dark green plants

Sunny Knockout Roses (Yellow) (5'w x 5't) - the two plants on the far left photo and one plant on the far right photo

A type of Tower Boxwood (3w x 8't)  - plant on the left corner of the house

Compact Juniper (forget the name) (5'w x 1't) - still to be planted but i will be planted in the area that is open next to the car tire and the other two over by the roses on the left side

Lantana (Popsicle) (Orange,red,  and yellow blooms (4'w x 2't) - 4 plants on either side of the front steps

So the theme  is yellow and purples.   Once the plants have a chance to settle in I might add a bit more texture to the mix and add in a few dwarf grasses. Time will tell.       I have a few more plants that need planting (down to 4 and then the other half of the annuals) and it will be done for this year!     The next step is a low flow drip/shrubber irrigation system on a timer as I am not able to justify a $3k dollar sprinkler system.   I about fell over when I was getting quotes and that was just for the front yard!   

Possibly later this year or next spring I will add an Oklahoma Chopped flagStone boarder (to match the chimney stone work) in place of the metal one that is there now.    The last two pictures are similar to what I want my edging to look like.  With the chopped stone and boulders.

Anyway - here it is!

Can you tell Jack likes to look out the windows?   There bent and separated most days!  And it appears that it's close to new window time!  After 66 years, I think they have held up very well all things considered.

 

 

6 Year Mystery

Upon my arrival into to this cute little house I have caught quick sightings of a strange creature roaming the sides of the house.  Never before have I been able to catch him on Camera, that is until about 2 weeks ago.   The warm weather has everything coming alive early this year.  I suspect my little friend was not fully out of hibernation at this particular moment because I was able to get with in inches of him for his photo-op and actually touch him!       Now I just need a name for him(or her).    This last summer I also noticed that I have baby lizards that live near the light on the back porch.  I've been trying to take pictures of them as well but no luck yet since they hang out by the light and I have not found a good way to photograph them so close to such a bright light after the sun goes down...   the saga continues.

 Meet the Texas Spiny Lizard - Sceloporus olivaceus:

Texas Spiny Lizards are found from North, Central and South Texas. They are active day time lizards that will seek shelter in trees when disturbed. They are excellent climbers and try to keep the tree truck between itself and its ememies, much like how a squirrel would do. They are fairly large lizards and can get to almost a foot in length. Depending on the their size, they can eat anything from small insects to other lizards. This species also exhibits sexual dimorphism, males have a blue area on each side of their belly. Like most Spiny Lizards (Genus: Sceloporus), the Texas Spiny Lizard lays eggs, rather than giving birth to their young.

Elk What??? Elk Antlers that is!

Elk Antlers!     Yup, that's right Elk Antlers = Happy Benny.         I found these on-line and Benny and Jack are in love with them!    Ellie's somewhat interested in them but not as much as Benny.

Here's Benny in action and Jack sleeping:

 

Spring has Sprung!

Spring???  Yes, It's spring here in Texas.   Actually we did not have much of a winter this year and "Spring" started about a month and yet I already feel late to the game!

In an effort of get as many projects done in 30 days before the real heat sets in, I set aside an hour every two days.  And I am finally coming to the home stretch!   This year I decided to take the plunge and do raised beds in a little unused corner of the garden just behind the great big ugly garage (which I am also in the middle of scraping the paint for a quick paint job in a month or so, yet another project).   

First order was to find reasonably priced raised beds.   A web search brought me to gardeners.com for what I felt was a great deal.  For under $250 I was able to get three beds and the Bean Tower to fit my needs.  They arrived safe and sound and were in place in about 20 minutes!    Not pretty but pretty cost effective and easy to install.     I am very happy with them so far.  Then 6 trips to Home Depot for a total of 39 bags of "stuff" (Soil, compost, peat, perlite).  NOT fun to walk back and forth, back and forth, to and from to and from the car that many times but its now done! 

The beds are done!   Plants are in and another quick internet search brought me to a great little fence to keep the kids out!    Dirt cheap that little fence was ($56) and I still have a few sections left over!  Though, I did spy little Benny jumping over it today but he ended up not having the nerve to jump back the other way and has since not jumped over it again.   Silly little Boy.     I suppose when it is all said and done I will have some very expensive veggies on my hands but the hard work is done and I should not need to do anything else save for buying more seeds in the years to come.   I'm a happy camper to not be gardening in pots anymore and the old tomato patch will now become the rose garden!   (yet another project on the 30 day project tour.  We"re just at 2.5 weeks  - 1.5 weeks to go,  or 12 days, or 288 hours, or 17,280 minutes... so much still to do!   But you'll be surprised at how far I have come  with the next post...  

So here it is in all it's white trash looking glory ~

Garage needed to be painted (6 hours invested in scraping already), Fence needs to be stained, Mulch is still needed.  I decided to recycle the boxes the beds came in and am using them as a weed barrier.  The grass and weeds have been dosed with round-up and Mulch will be done next week giving it a far less crappy look, please note that these items are not on the original 30 day plan, well other then the mulch.

Here we go!   3 tomato's: Roma, Cherry and Grape, Mild Jalapenos, and Basil are in the bed on the left.  3 prized (4 year old ) blueberry bushes are on the right (fabulous blue berries last year),  Pole beans and snap peas are in the Round black container towards the back, Mint Julep and cilantro are in the yellow pots, the long bed houses radishes and carrots and last but not least the two large pots outside the fence have red potatoes in them.  Yum Yum!  (PS. When its all said and done all the extra bags and left overs will be moved into the garage)

 

 

 

So Odd...

To be in my brain last night:

My mom came over for dinner, I just had to show her my new fish tank. Off to the bathroom we went and it was a huge jacuzzi tub half filled with water.   I was proud, I can only imagine what she must have though.    I then point out the spot that has no gravel near it.   Oh" that's Jack favorite place to sit and watch the fish (yes, in the water)...

She then says that she and my dad are gong to las vegas to try out custom whatnot's - I'm not sure what she says but it's something along the line of surf boards???    I then point out that I found a fish that I had not seen for a long time.  Oddly it's not in the water but rather, its flopping around the house I am I trying to catch it.    She leaves and within minutes I am out the door; Keys in hand, grab shoes , cell phone and wallet plus Ellie and Benny.     We jump in the car to go where they are going. 

We get there and I am trying to find them and end up near a beach.  I go down a long path that's very crowded and at the end of the line find a seat.     Then I realize it's a roller coaster ride, now I am scared out of my wits.  I close my eyes and hang on for dear life.     I can see the mechanics of it in front of me but other then a moving sensation I don't notice much.  Then the mechanics start to move and I get more scared!    Then all of a sudden it gets dark and we start to bank to the left and the seat swings out.   I spy see a huge matte silver Winnebago coming up quickly and as I swing around it (thinking I'm going to smash into this thing) it comes to a dead stop.... right next to Gene Simmons of Kiss.  Who happens to be sitting on top of the Winnebago in a huge garage in a lawn chair.  He says something to me... Hello.    

As I climb down from the top, there is his wife  - Shannon Tweed - absolutely beautiful - gives me a big hug and says come on over to the house, its just up the road. But first they have to go down to the beach to get fitted for a custom surf board.   Off we go, Me Gene, Shannon, Ellie and Benny.   I watch with Shannon and the dogs as a guy makes a custom board for Gene.    Once done, we set off for their house.

 The house is amazing, set not far off the main street (of where-ever I am) built into the side of a hill surrounded by mammoth sky scrapers.     The house is amazing, they are having a party and there are beautiful people and dogs every where.   Some even look like Benny and Ellie.     But I get nervous as I don't have leashes for them.  But we continue through the house meeting people, having fun.   Everyone is wonderful but a fear starts in me and I can't find Ellie or Benny.  Shannon says  - it's ok their here somewhere.   I go looking for them.  I met amazing people along the way - see the cutest dogs.     Travertine steps and floors are explored to no avail. I am panicked.  I try to call them but can't quite do it.     I run into Nick Simmons, he says he will help - I'm forever grateful at this point.   

We head across the street to a dingy hotel and look for them everywhere.   He says he has to go and leaves, me left alone trying to find the dogs and my phone - to call someone for help.    In a panic I head out the door only to be stopped by someone saying $60?     I 'm mortified and slam the door.    I go looking for my phone again and when I open the door the guy is still there saying something about being too good for him.  I ignore him as I walk past him down a huge set of travertine stairs with beautiful pots bursting with flowers.  

The steps seem to go nowhere.    It's now dark and I hear a sound - it's familiar  - as it get loouder I realize that it's the opening music from the show "How It's Made" slowly I come to the realization that it's coming from my own TV.   I'm about to cry for the lose of my dogs when reality sinks in more and I can feel Ellie at one end of the couch, Benny at the other and Jack on the floor.     I realize that I did not lose them - I was dreaming.  

I hate it when I fall asleep on the couch, it always gives me a crick in my neck...

 

Merry Christmas!

Silly Dogs

It's now a few days later and everyone seems to be settling in well.       Both Jack and Benny are now signed up for obedience classes for january.     Jack on Mondays and Benny on Wednesday.    

Jack is turing out to be a smart boy.     I received his paperwork/shots info yesterday and turns out that the Brooklyn Shelter found him as a stray and listed him at 4 years of age.    They found him to be fearful and shy and unapproachable.    Very different to who he is today.      Turn out he knows hand signals for his commands; sit, stay and down are the ones I have figured out so far.  Will do a bit more research on hand commands to see if he knows any more.   Quite an impressive guy.    He is very sensitive and likes calm.   Ellie and Benny were playing the other day and Benny fell off the couch on to Jack while he was sleeping.  Scared poor Jack and Benny!   Jack jumped up and yelped and Benny ran for the hills!    Play time was over needless to say.     He never snapped or was aggressive towards Benny, just very very surprised!  

Here are a few funny shots from this week:

Twins!

Where's Jack  - can you find him in the photo?   (Hint; he's behind the bird feeder)

Handsome Jack - I spy a few grey hairs!

Goofy Benny - some days he likes to approach his food from above...

Dork Dog

Three... Really?

Yup!  There are three now.      I could not help myself!  He's been with us for a week now but the adoption process has been about 6 weeks in the making.     I'll write more about Jack as we all settle in together and learn more about each other.  

Here is a quick snippet of the handsome boy.     Little Miss Ellie and Benny are doing very well with him, though Benny does tend to push him around  - go figure.  9lbs verse 85 lbs and the 9lb pound monster wins.    Jack was found wandering the streets of Queens NY and with very few foster home for Cane Corso's he made his way to Texas about a year ago and has been in a kennel for 9 months and a foster home for the last three.    He's quite a sweet boy and gets along with the two little one wonderfully!  

 

 

And Then There Were Two

The house is making its way back to it's old self.   It all started with lonely Little Miss Ellie and me, missing the companionship of another dog.   We grew tired of staring at each other, going for endless walks.  We both were sad with the loss of Grover and I decided it was time Ellie picked out her own little friend.  We thought a foster dog might be best to ease us out of our sadness.      

Along came Benny.   We spent the day at a friends adoption site combing the kennels and pens for a friend.  I was so proud of Little Ellie,  she was unfazed at the drama of all the dogs barking, some nice others not so nice.  She immediately took a liking to 4 little dogs.  We spend several hours that afternoon with them and she finally decided on one little shy guy.  About half her size but there was a connection.   We brought Little Benny home and within a few hours Ellie was back to her puppy-hood - they play endlessly with each other.  At almost 13 years of age, Ellie is acting like a young little girl again.  Running circles around the couch, chasing each other, mock fighting, silly growls.   Benny hiding under the couch, nipping at her feet.    They are smitten with each other and for the 1st time in years (7-8 by my recollection) she has a friend that actually likes to sleep with her.    Its adorable to see Benny curled up with her on the couch or in their dog bed.    Needless to say the foster situation turned into a forever-home within three weeks.

Here's the little monster:

Their like little twins, never far from each other

My Mom came for a visit, she not a small dog person per se - but she's in love with little Benny!


So the next big question on  every one's mind, what breed mix is he?   Terrier? Westie? Dachshund?   We were dying to know,   my vet included.   I must admit I did DNA testing in Little Ellie awhile back only to find that she is Schnauzer, Dachshund, Poodle and smidgen of pit bull!  (no wonder she's been able to handle playing with the big boys all her life)  So on to testing Little Benny - We were all shock, so shocked I had to call my vet and tell her as well - Can you guess? 

 

100% Chihuahua - a 9lb nippy stubborn bully of a Chihuahua!    That I happen to be in love with... Right along with Ellie!

 

 

then there was one

it was a tough day on my little part of the world.   

Grover was an amazing dog.   Though, I didn't know it the 1st time I met him.    He was a rescue doggie that came to by way of Community Concern for Animals out of Tampa.   He needed a home I had a home.  Jet, Ellie and I drove out to meet with the owner who had a dog that really needed a stable forever home.    The day we met him he was outside on the driveway in a large round pen sleeping in the warm sun.   Ellie and Jet stayed in the car while I went to meet him.   He was drowsy and aloof neither  interested nor disinterested and was as cute as the day is long.

We introduced him to Ellie and Jet about 15 minutes later and to my surprise there was little reaction on either side.    They seem to be fine with each other, Little Ellie the most interested.  Grover leaned up against my car tire while Jet and Ellie sniffed him out.    It seemed that a happy family could be had with the three of them.  We packed up the newest family member and headed home.

I'm not sure why he came into my life that day.  I was not looking for another dog per se, and I don't really remember how the owner and I came into contact.   But we did and looking back over the years I am ever grateful that we did.     

Once home we got off to a rocky start.   Grover passive and uninterested in us or much of anything other then keeping his distance.    Grover came to us when he was 8 month old or so. He had been through 5 homes already and the wear and tear of this was easy to see by his distance.   He didn't know how to interact with any of us.  Kept his distance and was at best mildly interested.    But I guess time paid off.  Over the years he blossomed into an amazing dog.    He had few issues, learned over time that it was ok to come and ask for love, enjoyed lizards, squirrels, and came to love Little Ellie.   Jet and Grover tolerated each other and at times loved each other.  

Grover had a silent way about him.   He didn't ask for much but gave a ton in return.   He loved to be outside, playing in the river, hiking, had a great re-call off leash and was a great dog to have around.   A dogs dog. low maintenance, hardy, loving, sweet, funny, goofy, and so so lovable.  He had this way of sitting on the couch like a person, leaning up against me that made me laugh every-time he did it. He loved to sleep under the bed, snuggle with me in bed on Sunday mornings.  We'd lie there together in a pile of blankets me petting/scratching him, he pawing me when I stopped.       I will miss him terribly and Sunday morning will be tough this week  - actually for many weeks to come.. 

Ellie and I are now looking at each other in dismay, she not understanding where Grover went, me understanding that Grover is gone.   She has hidden behind the couch for most of the day today.   Not understanding why for the 1st time in her life she was at home alone.  she's never been alone a day in her life.  Ranger and Mechee where there when she was little, then Jet and Grover as she has grown into a little senior doggie.  Countless rescues have entertained her as well through the years.  She was a wreck when I got home today but so was I.

A huge part of my heart went with him today.    It has been a horrible 24 hours of watching him slowly fade away and realizing that it was his time.  Surgery might have help but in the end I felt it was better to let him go.   It would have only been a band-aid  of time for me.

The sudden loss of Grover is a heart breaker.   A Heart Tumor.  Yesterday morning he was fine, chasing Ellie, chasing squirrels, loving life and today in my arms at the vet as they administered the his final shots.  On the floor together I held him with his head in my hands, at the last minute he lifted his head and put his forehead against my cheek in a final good bye and then he was gone.      Dr. Nogler and I cried together; She leaving a pool of tears on his shoulder me leaving mine on the floor next to his head.  I think that is the last thing I will remember of this day, the tears of love that showered my sweet Grover boy.    

I will miss him everyday.  Cheers Grover, for being part of my life, loving me and for being the sweet boy you grew to be.

 

More Heat!

It's hot out and more of it to come and I'm still pissed at Obama. 

 

Dallas, TX has seen 37 straight days of temperatures of at least 100 degrees, 5 days from tying the all-time record of 42 days set back in 1980. Annually, Dallas sits tied at 6th all-time for the number of 100+ degree days (44).

 

Today Aug 8	Tue 9	Wed 10	Thu 11	Fri 12	Sat 13	Sun 14	Mon 15	Tue 16	Wed 17

MostlySunny	Mostly Sunny	Mostly Sunny	Mostly Sunny	Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Sunny	Sunny
107°F High	108°	108°	105°	104°	103°	104°	103°	105°	107°
82° Low	83°	82°	81°	82°	82°	81°	81°	81°	83°

Great overview of our "Fabulous" President!  Whoo Hoo - Go Obama!   

http://bigpeace.com/shazlett/2011/04/08/a-chronicle-of-obamas-failures/

As the Presidential campaign season begins, it is important to reflect on President Obama accomplishments after his first two years. Rather than rehash all his achievements and failures, a simple chart can be more effective in telling the story.

Compared to President Bush, President Obama’s annual budget deficit is 7.5 percentage points worse on average. Under Obama, average monthly unemployment is 4.1 percentage points higher than unemployment under President Bush. Average monthly housing starts are 66% lower under Obama. Average annual food stamp participation has increased 63% from 22.7 million to 37.0 million. In January 2001, when President Bush took office, the monthly participation rate was 17.2 million. By January 2011, food stamp particpation reached a high of 44.2 million under President Obama.

President Obama, the first American President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for “hope” rather than any substantive accomplishments, also added another conflict to the two he inherited from his predecessor.

Under President Obama, daily crude oil prices have been 41% higher on average and the average weekly retail gasoline price has been 25% higher than prices during the Bush administration.

Do you miss President Bush yet?

 

Thanks Obama!

For frickin' pushing through crappy-ass legislation that has cost America dearly, sat on your ass with indecision, played passive on the debt issue, creating class warfare and for being an overall douchbag.    You said you stood for change - yeah the kind of change that creates class warfare, additional debt the country can't take on, and socialism.  All the while socialist countries finally owned up to the fact it doesn't work and you want to take us there?     Are you Frinkin' kidding me?

Oh yeah, thanks for the help on my 401(k)!   Nothing like losing $50K overnight!  Whoo hoo - I get to plan on pushing back my retirement age to god knows when and hope that the money I have work dearly for over the year might be able to feed myself!    Good thing you,  and fat-ass congress/senate don't have to worry about such things.  Nope, what good for the goose apparently is not good for the gander!

You promised us change, to make it better.  I did not believe you for one moment and I am embarrassed for my friends that did think you would bring good to our country.  You have not and are not capable of doing so.    

You should be creating jobs.  You know what it takes to create jobs, Mr. Educated?   Less restrictions/legislation, lower taxes, Let America do what it does best - innovate and create.  It's what got us to the point of being The Most Powerful Nation in the World    

And you constantly playing the blame game like a 5 year old.   It boring and old... Own up to the fact that you are here now and have to work with what you have.   You spend ridiculous amounts of time on air and off air pointing the finger at everyone else. 

Life a bitch, get over it and get over yourself and send socialism back to someone else.  Do the country some good, would you?