Things to love

This is a very short and sweet list of things that are good to have and good to do.

• FRIENDS
• GOLF
• GEORGE DICKEL
• GARBAGE PLATES

Why in that order?? Well let me explain. Every October my friends and I participate in the annual September party in October. This is for several reasons. First off, there are several birthdays (see previous post) in a short period of time. So those are all kind of celebrated at once. Next is the annual George Dickel Golf Open held at Durand Eastman Golf Course. Its kind of our own little thing - no major sponsors, no tv coverage, just us. The winner gets to hold the fabulous jug of genuine No. 12 George Dickel. The champion and past champion must also partake in a victory shot at the conclusion of golf. And finally, everyone heads on over to Irondequoit Hots for a tasty garbage plate.

And there you have, short, sweet and delicious. Unfortunately, I will not be able to participate in the golfing action this year - but you can bet your sweet ass that I will make it for a plate!!

And now for the visual portrayal of the above list:

One More Day!

So it's Wednesday. Hump day and all that. Well not really for me. Right now I am in the midst of working 40 straight days. Call me Noah or whatever, but Wednesdays no longer mean mid-week to me. So why am I excited about this particular Wednesday??

Simple - tomorrow is the start of the full NHL season!! Yes, hockey is back from its 4 game European opening tour. Now all of the teams will be back on the ice in the coming days. Its a chance for a fresh start for those teams that sucked (ie Buffalo) last year. And it gives me something to look forward to when I go home from work, other than going to bed.

So say it with me real loud:

HOCKEY!! HOCKEY!!!! HOCKEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How to REALLY Resolve the Financial Crisis

OK - I did not write this - but when I saw it, I thought it was shear GENIUS! And best of all, even after paying off all of your personal debt, there is still plenty of $$ to upgrade your X-Box!!

S-I-X

Hi Pals,
I'm against the $85,000,000, 000.00 bailout of AIG.
Instead, I'm in favor of giving $85,000,000, 000 to America in
a We Deserve It Dividend.
To make the math simple, let's assume there are 200,000,000
bonafide U.S. Citizens 18+.
Our population is about 301,000,000 +/- counting every man, woman
and child. So 200,000,000 might be a fair stab at adults 18 and up..
So divide 200 million adults 18+ into $85 billion that equals $425,000.00.
My plan is to give $425,000 to every person 18+ as a
We Deserve It Dividend.
Of course, it would NOT be tax free.
So let's assume a tax rate of 30%.
Every individual 18+ has to pay $127,500.00 in taxes.
That sends $25,500,000, 000 right back to Uncle Sam.
But it means that every adult 18+ has $297,500.00 in their pocket.
A husband and wife has $595,000 ..00.
What would you do with $297,500.00 to $595,000.00 in your family?
Pay off your mortgage -housing crisis solved.
Repay college loans - what a great boost to new grads
Put away money for college - it'll be there
Save in a bank - create money to loan to entrepreneurs.
Buy a new car - create jobs
Invest in the market - capital drives growth
Pay for your parent's medical insurance - health care improves
Enable Deadbeat Dads to come clean - or else
Remember this is for every adult U S Citizen 18+ including the folks
who lost their jobs at Lehman Brothers and every other company
that is cutting back. And of course, for those serving in our Armed Forces.
If we're going to re-distribute wealth let's really do it...instead of trickling out
a puny $1000.00 ( 'vote buy' ) economic incentive that is being proposed by one of our candidates for President.
If we're going to do an $85 billion bailout, let's bail out every adult U S Citizen 18+!
As for AIG - liquidate it.
Sell off its parts.
Let American General go back to being American General.
Sell off the real estate.
Let the private sector bargain hunters cut it up and clean it up.
Here's my rationale. We deserve it and AIG doesn't.
Sure it's a crazy idea that can 'never work.'
But can you imagine the Coast-To-Coast Block Party!
How do you spell Economic Boom?
I trust my fellow adult Americans to know how to use the $85 Billion
We Deserve It Dividend more than I do the geniuses at AIG or in Washington DC .
And remember, The Family plan only really costs $59.5 Billion because $25.5 Billion is returned instantly in taxes to Uncle Sam.
Ahhh...I feel so much better getting that off my chest.
Kindest personal regards,
A Creative Guy & Citizen of the Republic.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS BLOG DO NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF HALO FRIDAY OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES.

Birthday SHOUT Outs

Well its that time of year. Lots of birthdays in a relatively short period of time.

It may seem a little impersonal to just blog out a Happy Birthday, but if you think about it, I'm actually putting their names and birthdays out there for all eternity!! So lets get right to it

Happy Birthday to all my friends!!

Chanh Q - September 9th
Boily-man - September 12th
Devil - September 15th
Merlin - September 30th
my sister Mary - October 1st
Tracy T - October 5th
my b-day brother; John Cook - October 6th
Deputy Noah - October 7th
Laura B - October 10th

Hope you all have/had a great day! And if I ever get a day off again, I will definitely be up for some celebrating.

S-i-X