Sunday, November 8, 2009
Healthcare
It is about time this country caught up with the rest of the free world! Hurray to all who voted for this bill. Now let's get it through the Senate. Opinions?
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Give Obama a chance!
Why can't the American people give the president a chance to do something instead of jumping and criticizing everything that comes out of his mouth? The republicans have had the last eight years to run this country and all they have done is screw it up. Why should we even consider what they have to offer?
Republicans have acted like a bunch of rabid dogs attacking the president in every thing he has tried to do. I am not saying that some democrats have not done the same thing because they have albeit to a lesser scale. I am so tired of the Bush cronies that just cannot let go. They have to accept the fact that there is new blood in the White house and there is nothing that they can do about it.
When Bush was in the White house, he was my president whether I liked it or not, I gave him the chance the first four years but he messed it all up. The second term is when I began to question the intelligence of the republican party. There was a man who couldn't even think on his own running the country, he got us into an un-ending crisis in Afghanistan and Iraq, he let the economy slip away and left it for someone else to clean up. He was not alone, the republican party let him make this mess.
President Obama is trying to clean it up and I have suspicions that the republican party is making all these current accusations because they know that sooner or later Obama is going to uncover the truth about the Bush years and are trying to keep the focus away from the current White house.
So what's your take on this, should we give the Presidents policies some time to work or not before we start jumping down his throat? Or should we behave more like the naysayers and chase the life out of him so that he doesn't care what happens as the republican morons in congress and the house want him to do?
This is my opinion alone and does not reflect on any other contributor to this blog.
Republicans have acted like a bunch of rabid dogs attacking the president in every thing he has tried to do. I am not saying that some democrats have not done the same thing because they have albeit to a lesser scale. I am so tired of the Bush cronies that just cannot let go. They have to accept the fact that there is new blood in the White house and there is nothing that they can do about it.
When Bush was in the White house, he was my president whether I liked it or not, I gave him the chance the first four years but he messed it all up. The second term is when I began to question the intelligence of the republican party. There was a man who couldn't even think on his own running the country, he got us into an un-ending crisis in Afghanistan and Iraq, he let the economy slip away and left it for someone else to clean up. He was not alone, the republican party let him make this mess.
President Obama is trying to clean it up and I have suspicions that the republican party is making all these current accusations because they know that sooner or later Obama is going to uncover the truth about the Bush years and are trying to keep the focus away from the current White house.
So what's your take on this, should we give the Presidents policies some time to work or not before we start jumping down his throat? Or should we behave more like the naysayers and chase the life out of him so that he doesn't care what happens as the republican morons in congress and the house want him to do?
This is my opinion alone and does not reflect on any other contributor to this blog.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
So Long Frankie... I'll see you again some day.
I believe that the most painful experience in life is when a pet dies. A lot of you are going to think that is a cold statement because a pet is not human but I still believe this is true. I believe that it is true because it is extremely difficult to convey to another human being what you are feeling when a pet dies and the loss of your beloved pet is too painful to accept. Fear of being looked at as an 'animal lover', or an weak minded individual. Although many pets have passed through my life it always seems to be more painful when another one passes. I just never get used to it.
I have always been a 'animal lover' and today my wife and myself had to bury our eleven year old golden retriever because of a disease he had for many months that we were unaware of. It was the most painful time that I could remember in recent history. I know that sounds a bit extreme but we adopted him and his sister at the age of 6 weeks. We were the mother and father in their minds and they didn't [don't] know the difference. They never knew anyone else to be their care givers. I must say that I could have done a better job at that. If Frankie had gone for his bi-yearly checkups maybe the vet would have caught this disease while something still could be done about it. Hind sight is always 20/20.
Yet as the veterinarian injected the poison into his vein, he looked at me as if to say 'hold on to me dad, this hurts.' I held his head and stroked his face and told him that it was going to be alright, and that he will feel much better when it is over. And it was, in less than five minutes he was gone. My heart sank. The vet and her assistant left the room to give me some time to say goodbye to my faithful friend. I still didn't want to let go, it seemed so surreal. Now he is not suffering anymore and is buried in the spot he loved the most, amongst our rose bushes.
He would lay half under the front deck and into the rose garden I believe because he not only loved the shade and the coolness of the soil, but he could keep track of when his mother or I would move into or out of the house. The only time he didn't lie there was when we were all outside sitting in lawn chairs enjoying the day, he would always come and lay beside our chairs because that is where he belonged and we was eager to please and feel close to us. To all of you who let your dogs roam free, it is not that I am against letting them roam because that is what a dog loves to do, it is what they get into while they are roaming that you are unaware of.
Our veterinarian suspected that he had gotten into some anti-freeze a short time ago and it caused kidney failure. I knew that he had hip displaysia and I thought that it was getting to the point that he needed to be on pain reliever for it so we loaded him into the van and to the vets we went. Except as the vet was examining him she said she believed he had kidney failure. We did a blood test to confirm that diagnoses. Sure enough, his readings were off the chart and she then told us his body was shutting down and it was time to let him go. She left the room to give us time to 'get used to the idea'. As we sat there bawling our eyes out and holding on to one of the two additions to our family that brought us so much joy and companionship, we knew we had to let him go. He was suffering, although he never let on that he was. Now we are left with a gaping hole in our hearts and our life that we will depend on Debbie, his sister, to fill and I know she will do a good job of it and we will help her with her pain of losing a life long companion as well.
Please if you love your dogs and cats and let them roam, keep a watchful eye and don't let them get themselves into trouble that you may not be able to get them out of like they depend on you to do.
In Loving Memory of Frankie.. Gone but never forgotten.We Love You Boy..
5/11/1998 - 3/20/2009
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I have always been a 'animal lover' and today my wife and myself had to bury our eleven year old golden retriever because of a disease he had for many months that we were unaware of. It was the most painful time that I could remember in recent history. I know that sounds a bit extreme but we adopted him and his sister at the age of 6 weeks. We were the mother and father in their minds and they didn't [don't] know the difference. They never knew anyone else to be their care givers. I must say that I could have done a better job at that. If Frankie had gone for his bi-yearly checkups maybe the vet would have caught this disease while something still could be done about it. Hind sight is always 20/20.
Yet as the veterinarian injected the poison into his vein, he looked at me as if to say 'hold on to me dad, this hurts.' I held his head and stroked his face and told him that it was going to be alright, and that he will feel much better when it is over. And it was, in less than five minutes he was gone. My heart sank. The vet and her assistant left the room to give me some time to say goodbye to my faithful friend. I still didn't want to let go, it seemed so surreal. Now he is not suffering anymore and is buried in the spot he loved the most, amongst our rose bushes.
He would lay half under the front deck and into the rose garden I believe because he not only loved the shade and the coolness of the soil, but he could keep track of when his mother or I would move into or out of the house. The only time he didn't lie there was when we were all outside sitting in lawn chairs enjoying the day, he would always come and lay beside our chairs because that is where he belonged and we was eager to please and feel close to us. To all of you who let your dogs roam free, it is not that I am against letting them roam because that is what a dog loves to do, it is what they get into while they are roaming that you are unaware of.
Our veterinarian suspected that he had gotten into some anti-freeze a short time ago and it caused kidney failure. I knew that he had hip displaysia and I thought that it was getting to the point that he needed to be on pain reliever for it so we loaded him into the van and to the vets we went. Except as the vet was examining him she said she believed he had kidney failure. We did a blood test to confirm that diagnoses. Sure enough, his readings were off the chart and she then told us his body was shutting down and it was time to let him go. She left the room to give us time to 'get used to the idea'. As we sat there bawling our eyes out and holding on to one of the two additions to our family that brought us so much joy and companionship, we knew we had to let him go. He was suffering, although he never let on that he was. Now we are left with a gaping hole in our hearts and our life that we will depend on Debbie, his sister, to fill and I know she will do a good job of it and we will help her with her pain of losing a life long companion as well.
Please if you love your dogs and cats and let them roam, keep a watchful eye and don't let them get themselves into trouble that you may not be able to get them out of like they depend on you to do.
In Loving Memory of Frankie.. Gone but never forgotten.We Love You Boy..
5/11/1998 - 3/20/2009
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Friday, March 13, 2009
East Side
How many of you remember Old Stone Hwy. as it was called in more recent times was actually called East Side Hwy. in the old days? And all of the area in and around the Accabonac cemetery was actually called Green River? As I was told by my Father, Green River got it's name because a residence of the area visited a place in the mid-west that was called Green River and it reminded him so of East Side that when he returned he renamed it Green River. It only stuck with a few my father being one of them. It was a wonderful place to grow up as a young boy.
Surrounded by harbors, bays, fertile farmland, and swamp, it certainly gave a young man with an vast imagination plenty of opportunity to get into trouble. And I did with my best friend, my dog. I would follow that dog no matter where he went. You would think it would be the other way around but giving that I was only seven or eight at the time I had a great interest in what and where he (Skippy) was going and doing. If he stopped and drank from a mud puddle I would do the same. If he went to the swamp or ventured to Dubby's Landing for a swim I would tag along and do the same. Short of my parents thinking that I was lost, We never was suspected of being missing. Of course in those days there wasn't a lot of sick and deranged people running around snatching kids either nor a lot of 'outsiders' moving in. Those days the town was not interested in luring outsiders to move there. Skip and I could walk the road for hours on end and never see an automobile. Most roads back then were dirt. There were trails through the woods that presumably were created by the local Indians back in the day and we would walk those trails for hours.
One day we came upon a deer family.... it was probably the most exciting outing that I can remember but I am sure I will think of others.
Surrounded by harbors, bays, fertile farmland, and swamp, it certainly gave a young man with an vast imagination plenty of opportunity to get into trouble. And I did with my best friend, my dog. I would follow that dog no matter where he went. You would think it would be the other way around but giving that I was only seven or eight at the time I had a great interest in what and where he (Skippy) was going and doing. If he stopped and drank from a mud puddle I would do the same. If he went to the swamp or ventured to Dubby's Landing for a swim I would tag along and do the same. Short of my parents thinking that I was lost, We never was suspected of being missing. Of course in those days there wasn't a lot of sick and deranged people running around snatching kids either nor a lot of 'outsiders' moving in. Those days the town was not interested in luring outsiders to move there. Skip and I could walk the road for hours on end and never see an automobile. Most roads back then were dirt. There were trails through the woods that presumably were created by the local Indians back in the day and we would walk those trails for hours.
One day we came upon a deer family.... it was probably the most exciting outing that I can remember but I am sure I will think of others.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Norhtwest Harbor
Northwest Harbor, I can remember getting up at 3 am, loading the boat, hooking up the trailer with boat and setting out for the day's scalloping at Northwest Harbor.It must have been all of 23 degrees out and when we arrived at the launching ramp we had to chop the ice away from the ramp so that we could launch out boat into the cold darkness 0f the harbor.
I was the most prolific scallop hole in those days you could get into the boat at 6 am and be back ashore, boat loaded, 15 "bags" on board, that was the limit of bushels of scallops 2 men on one boat could take in those days, at ll am and head for the shucking house where we would spend the next 6 hours shucking scallops. After that was finished I would inspect the dredges and repair the nets or sometimes have to weave a whole new basket. Scallop shells and winkles are pretty cruel to the twine netting on a scallop dredge.
All for that $80 share that I would receive. That was a good days pay back in those days, I can remember being able to pay the bills on that kind of money and still have some left over for groceries and some fun. If you skipped the fun (wasn't likely) and went scalloping for five days in a row, then you were really making money. Some days it would be so quiet on the water you could hear your soul thinking. Most days the wind blew, it rained and it was damned cold. It got so cold that we would have to chop the ice from our path to the scallop hole with an wood axe. That would slow us down so that we were good and cold until we started hauling the dredges in and culling the scallops.
You could find almost anything on that cull board. It was like a treasure hunt finding mostly scallops (keepers), clams, fish, and an occasional rubber boot or glove. The best finds were fishing tackle that some poor bloke lost while trying to haul in that cocktail bluefish one had on the end of their fishing pole.
That was good times, as I sit here and ponder what will happen to it all. The scalloping is about gone, no piss clams, few if any hard clams, the economy in the toilet, I thank my higher power for social security.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Obama's Stimulas Package
(In relation to the poll in the left column.) Please leave your thoughts on this in comments below.
The Bonac Saga
After reading the East Hampton Star, I have presumed that the committee that was selected to suggest ways for the town to save or cutback on the town budget, are actually becoming a watchdog group and trying to find out why the town is in such a financial conundrum. McGintey does not like it. He is perpetuating that the committee is actually a political lynch mob.
If they uncover misdeeds then he can call them whatever he likes because he will finally be outed as the thief of Baghdad. From what I understand from local accounts is that the town is in such bad shape that they have stopped paying their retirees insurance policies. What do they do with the outrageous money they rake in for taxes? Where does it go? It seems that indeed someone has some very deep pockets, and not the good kind either. They certainly do not pay the town workers enough to live on, and now they [workers] have to pay for their own health insurance as well.
What is more confusing to me is that Mr. Hammeril no longer wants to be the liaison between the town board and the comittee, he is willing to let a democrat take over that job. If it wasn't a political lynch mob before?????
More on this after I try and get a response from the Town Supervisor.
Why, you ask, I am so interested in Bonac's problems when I live in NC? The answer is that these are the kind of morons that made it so expensive to live there that after having done so all my life, I was forced to move away from my home, the place that my ancestors help to build. Being a 'commoner' and working for a living, and the Great State of NY closing the shell fishing whenever they felt like it had put my immediate family in a financial quagmire. I am just interested in how the town is going fix this problem before they run off the hollywood set as well. Obviously they can not move to a cheaper, dumpier locale, they have to fix it and unlike so many other local families that they [the town] have came close to ruining and forcing them to move away because of outrageously high taxes, as well.
It had become a fact that the town no longer wanted the working man living in their town, they would settle for the service workers to live and commute from outside of East Hampton so they wouldn't co-exist with the rich and famous and scare all that big money away. Now it looks as though they may be doing a good job of that themselves.
If they uncover misdeeds then he can call them whatever he likes because he will finally be outed as the thief of Baghdad. From what I understand from local accounts is that the town is in such bad shape that they have stopped paying their retirees insurance policies. What do they do with the outrageous money they rake in for taxes? Where does it go? It seems that indeed someone has some very deep pockets, and not the good kind either. They certainly do not pay the town workers enough to live on, and now they [workers] have to pay for their own health insurance as well.
What is more confusing to me is that Mr. Hammeril no longer wants to be the liaison between the town board and the comittee, he is willing to let a democrat take over that job. If it wasn't a political lynch mob before?????
More on this after I try and get a response from the Town Supervisor.
Why, you ask, I am so interested in Bonac's problems when I live in NC? The answer is that these are the kind of morons that made it so expensive to live there that after having done so all my life, I was forced to move away from my home, the place that my ancestors help to build. Being a 'commoner' and working for a living, and the Great State of NY closing the shell fishing whenever they felt like it had put my immediate family in a financial quagmire. I am just interested in how the town is going fix this problem before they run off the hollywood set as well. Obviously they can not move to a cheaper, dumpier locale, they have to fix it and unlike so many other local families that they [the town] have came close to ruining and forcing them to move away because of outrageously high taxes, as well.
It had become a fact that the town no longer wanted the working man living in their town, they would settle for the service workers to live and commute from outside of East Hampton so they wouldn't co-exist with the rich and famous and scare all that big money away. Now it looks as though they may be doing a good job of that themselves.
Computer Fixed
It's fixed, for now. I had to not only install a new motherboard but a new power supply as well, seems the new motherboard requires more power because it is SLI ready and I also installed two GeForce 6600 gt's and plugged in the SLI bridge. What a difference in the performance! This computer now scored a 20073 on the 3Dmark score, it used to be a 4389. I would recommend anyone to upgrade to either SLI technology or Crossfire ATI, these technologies are not only for gaming but are excellent for any business computer, home computer, computers running AUTODESK or any 3d programs. It is relativley cost effective when you factor in the time spent on the computer doing your financials, playing games, drawing pictures or making avatars or whatever.
So for now that's the new post but I may be back later to talk about the good old town of East Hampton and how it is meeting it's demise. Until then.........
So for now that's the new post but I may be back later to talk about the good old town of East Hampton and how it is meeting it's demise. Until then.........
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Computers!
I came in this morning and this computer was dead. I replaced the motherboard and it was still dead. I pulled out an old celeron board and put an old celeron in and hooked it up temporarily and here I am. Now I have to wait for a new motherboard to get here. Thankfully that other motherboard was still under warranty but the problem is before they will send out a new one, they have to get this one back, check to be sure it is dead and then send the new one out. I figure at least three weeks but will let you know.
Until then my posts and comments will be short but I will be doing something here everyday.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Obama Speech to Congress
For those of you who may still live under a rock in the 21st century President Obama gave his congressional speech last night. It was indeed a powerful speech but it seems to this blogger that he is making promises that he can not keep. For instance, cutting aide to the Agra-sector. He did say that it would not be available for the wealthiest farmer, this could be a good thing. The wealthiest of farmers have appeared on shows such as 20/20 and others stating that they really don't need the money but the government keeps sending the checks anyway. If this part of Obama's plan is implemented I am sure we will see some repercussions from the Agri-community, even from the millionaire farmers who do not need the money. If this does happen in my opinion it would be on the same level as the wall street CEO that still takes that 100 million dollar bonus. The millionaire farmer does not need the money but once it is removed, who is going to be blamed? Obama. Most farmers especially the rich ones are usually republicans. Republicans love to hate the democrats and this would be the perfect excuse to crucify Obama.
I know that a lot of you do not agree with his bailing out the banks and wall street but I do believe that he is right in the sense that this will benefit main street by making the credit market loosen up so the the normal non-millionaire can get a lone to buy a house or car. The problem with this is it will take so long to reach main street that by the time it gets there it will still be too late because most of us are going to have our credit ruined by this economic disaster. Then what happens? It will become an even greater fiasco.
Why not put the bailout money directly into the hands of the main street mob? Why not help them in this way instead of taking the time to let the money trickle down and still not have the banks loosen up credit because of greed?
Well, my take is that the government thinks we are incapable of managing our own pocketbooks. Look what the government has done with our pocketbooks over that last nine months and tell me who is incapable of managing who's pocketbook. Tax breaks, can we afford them?
Look at all the things that the President has planned, beef up medicare, social security, education, and even reduce the deficit. Where is all this money going to come from?
Please I would love to read your comments about this subject. It would be good to know how you feel about what the President promises and if you think he can keep them.
I know that a lot of you do not agree with his bailing out the banks and wall street but I do believe that he is right in the sense that this will benefit main street by making the credit market loosen up so the the normal non-millionaire can get a lone to buy a house or car. The problem with this is it will take so long to reach main street that by the time it gets there it will still be too late because most of us are going to have our credit ruined by this economic disaster. Then what happens? It will become an even greater fiasco.
Why not put the bailout money directly into the hands of the main street mob? Why not help them in this way instead of taking the time to let the money trickle down and still not have the banks loosen up credit because of greed?
Well, my take is that the government thinks we are incapable of managing our own pocketbooks. Look what the government has done with our pocketbooks over that last nine months and tell me who is incapable of managing who's pocketbook. Tax breaks, can we afford them?
Look at all the things that the President has planned, beef up medicare, social security, education, and even reduce the deficit. Where is all this money going to come from?
Please I would love to read your comments about this subject. It would be good to know how you feel about what the President promises and if you think he can keep them.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Welcome
Welcome to the Southern Bonac Say So.....
This site is to discuss anything that comes to mind. Just remember this site is rated G for general audiences so post accordingly. If you signed on to this site, you should be able to post immediately. If you answered an email that invited you then you are an contributing author so post as you please. Your audience is mostly the people you send emails to.
Don't be shy, read my profile to see who I am and what this blog is about. I'm a Bonacer too! I hope you enjoy this site and continue to visit and post.
Happy Blogging,
Progster
This site is to discuss anything that comes to mind. Just remember this site is rated G for general audiences so post accordingly. If you signed on to this site, you should be able to post immediately. If you answered an email that invited you then you are an contributing author so post as you please. Your audience is mostly the people you send emails to.
Don't be shy, read my profile to see who I am and what this blog is about. I'm a Bonacer too! I hope you enjoy this site and continue to visit and post.
Happy Blogging,
Progster
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