Del Jackson

"I'm 63 and Im Tired"

2010-03-30T14:46:00.002-08:00

Worth the read!

"I'm 63 and Im Tired"
by Robert A. Hall

I'm 63. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there's no retirement in sight, and I'm tired. Very tired.

of being told that I have to "spread the wealth" to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it.

I'm tired of being told that I have to pay more taxes to "keep people in their homes." Sure, if they lost their jobs or got sick, I'm willing to help. But if they bought McMansions at three times the price of our paid-off, $250,000 condo, on one-third of my salary, then let the left-wing Congress-critters who passed Fannie and Freddie and the Community Reinvestment Act that created the bubble help them with their own money.

I'm tired of being told how bad America is by left-wing millionaires like Michael Moore, George Soros and Hollywood Entertainers who live in luxury because of the opportunities America offers. In thirty years, if they get their way, the United States will have the economy of Zimbabwe , the freedom of the press of China , the crime and violence of Mexico , the tolerance for Christian people of Iran , and the freedom of speech of Venezuela .

I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Chris tian and Jews because they aren't "believers"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all
in the name of Allah, because the Qur'an and Shari'a law tells them to.

I'm tired of being told that "race doesn't matter" in the post-racial world of Obama, when it's all that matters in affirmative action jobs, lower college admission and graduation standards for minorities (harming them the most), government contract set-asides, tolerance for the ghetto culture of violence and fatherless children that hurts minorities more than anyone, and in the appointment of U.S. Senators from Illinois.

I think it's very cool that we have a black president and that a black child is doing her homework at the desk

where Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. I just wish the black president was Condi Rice, or someone who believes more in freedom and the individual and less arrogantly of an all-knowing government.

I'm tired of a news media that thinks Bush's fundraising and inaugural expenses were obscene, but that think Obama's, at triple the cost, were wonderful; that thinks Bush exercising daily was a waste of presidential time, but Obama exercising is a great example for the public to control weight and stress; that picked over every line of Bush's military records, but never demanded that Kerry release his; that slammed Palin, with two years as governor, for being too inexperienced for VP, but touted Obama with three years as senator as potentially the best president ever. Wonder why people are dropping their subscriptions or switching to Fox News? Get a clue. I didn't vote for Bush in 2000, but the media and Kerry drove me to his camp in 2004.

I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures" we must let Saudi Arabia use our oil money to fund mosques and madrassa Islamic schools to preach hate in America , while no American group is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia to teach love and tolerance.

I'm tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate. My wife and I live in a two-bedroom apartment and carpool together five miles to our jobs. We also own a three-bedroom condo where our daughter and granddaughter live. Our carbon footprint is about 5% of Al Gore's, and if you're greener than Gore, you're green enough.

I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses while they tried to fight it off? I don't think Gay people choose to be Gay, but I damn sure think druggies chose to take drugs. And I'm tired of harassment from cool people treating me like a freak when I tell them I never tried marijuana.

I'm tired of illegal aliens being called "undocumented workers," especially the ones who aren't working, but are living on welfare or crime. What's next? Calling drug dealers, "Undocumented Pharmacists"? And, no, I'm not against Hispanics. Most of them are Catholic, and it's been a few hundred years since Catholics wanted to kill me for my religion. I'm willing to fast track for citizenship any Hispanic person, who can speak English, doesn't have a criminal record and who is self-supporting without family on welfare, or who serves honorably for three years in our military.... Those are the citizens we need.

I'm tired of latte liberals and journalists, who would never wear the uniform of the Republic themselves, or let their entitlement-handicapped kids near a recruiting station, trashing our military. They and their kids can sit at home, never having to make split-second decisions under life and death circumstances, and bad mouth better people than themselves. Do bad things happen in war? You bet. Do our troops sometimes misbehave? Sure.

Does this compare with the atrocities that were the policy of our enemies for the last fifty years and still are?

Not even close. So here's the deal. I'll let myself be subjected to all the humiliation and abuse that was heaped on terrorists at Abu Ghraib or Gitmo, and the critics can let themselves be subject to captivity by the Muslims, who tortured and beheaded Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, or the Muslims who tortured and murdered Marine Lt. Col. William Higgins in Lebanon, or the Muslims who ran the blood-spattered Al Qaeda torture rooms our troops found in Iraq, or the Muslims who cut off the heads of schoolgirls in Indonesia, because the girls were Chris tian. Then we'll compare notes. British and American soldiers are the only troops in history that civilians came to for help and handouts, instead of hiding from in fear.

I'm tired of people telling me that their party has a corner on virtue and the other party has a corner on corruption. Read the papers; bums are bipartisan. And I'm tired of people telling me we need bipartisanship. I live in Illinois , where the "Illinois Combine" of Democrats has worked to loot the public for years. Not to mention the tax cheats in Obama's cabinet.

I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of both parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting caught. I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.

Speaking of poor, I'm tired of hearing people with air-conditioned homes, color TVs and two cars called poor. The majority of Americans didn't have that in 1970, but we didn't know we were "poor." The poverty pimps have to keep changing the definition of poor to keep the dollars flowing.

I'm real tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination or big-whatever for their problems.

Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 63. Because, mostly, I'm not going to have to see the world these people are making. I'm just sorry for my granddaughter.

Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the Massachusetts State Senate.

There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each us sends it on!
This is your chance to make a difference.

Hand Book 2010

2010-01-14T18:25:00.000-09:00

HANDBOOK 2010
Health:
1. Drink plenty of water.
2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.
3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..
4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy
5. Pray.
6. Play more games.
7. Read more books than you did in 2009.
8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.
9. Sleep for 7 hours.
10. Take a 10-30 minutes walk daily. And while you walk, smile.
Personality:
11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
13.. Don't over do. Keep your limits.
14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.
16. Dream more while you are awake
17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.
20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.
21. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
23. Smile and laugh more.
24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
Society:
25. Call your family often.
26. Each day give something good to others.
27. Forgive everyone for everything.
28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 & under the age of 6.
29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
30. What other people think of you is none of your business.
31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch. Life:
32. Do the right thing!
33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
34. GOD heals everything.
35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
37. The best is yet to come.
38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.
39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.

Facebook | Gail Cox Jackson

2009-12-02T20:20:00.000-09:00

Facebook Gail Cox Jackson: "Usually, the wiser you are, the easier life gets. But then, the happier you are, the less you need easy, the faster you can run, and the higher you can jump.' from The Universe"

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2009-11-29T21:24:00.000-09:00

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RED MARBLES

2009-10-01T16:15:00.000-08:00

I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean,hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am a pushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't help overhearing the conversation between Mr. Miller (the store owner) and the ragged boy next to me. 'Hello Barry, how are you today?' 'H'lo, Mr. Miller. Fine, thank ya. Jus' admirin' them peas. They sure look good.' 'They are good, Barry. How's your Ma?' 'Fine. Gittin' stronger alla' time.' 'Good.. Anything I can help you with?' 'No, Sir. Jus' admirin' them peas.' 'Would you like to take some home?' asked Mr. Miller 'No, Sir. Got nuthin' to pay for 'em with.' 'Well, what have you to trade me for some of those peas?' 'All I got's my prize marble here.' 'Is that right? Let me see it' said Miller. 'Here 'tis. She's a dandy.' 'I can see that. Hmmmmm, only thing is this one is blue and I sort of go for red. Do you have a red one like this at home?' the store owner asked. 'Not zackley but almost..' 'Tell you what. Take this sack of peas home with you and next trip this way let me look at that red marble'. Mr. Miller told the boy. 'Sure will. Thanks Mr. Miller.' Mrs. Miller, who had been standing nearby, came over to help me. With a smile she said, 'There are two other boys like him in our community, all three are in very poor circumstances. Jim just loves to bargain with them for peas, apples, tomatoes, or whatever. When they come back with their red marbles, and they always do, he decides he doesn't like red after all and he sends them home with a bag of produce for a green marble or an orange one, when they come on their next trip to the store.' I left the store smiling to myself, impressed with this man. A short time later I moved to Colorado , but I never forgot the story of this man, the boys, and their bartering for marbles.
Several years went by, each more rapid than the previous one. Just recently I had occasion to visit some old friends in that Idaho community and while I was there learned that Mr. Miller had died. They were having his visitation that evening and knowing my friends wanted to go, I agreed to accompany them. Upon arrival at the mortuary we fell into line to meet the relatives of the deceased and to offer whatever words of comfort we could. Ahead of us in line were three young men. One was in an army uniform and the other two wore nice haircuts, dark suits and white shirts...all very professional looking. They approached Mrs. Miller, standing composed and smiling by her husband's casket. Each of the young men hugged her, kissed her on the cheek, spoke briefly with her and moved on to the casket. Her misty light blue eyes followed them as, one by one, each young man stopped briefly and placed his own warm hand over the cold pale hand in the casket. Each left the mortuary awkwardly, wiping his eyes. Our turn came to meet Mrs. Miller. I told her who I was and reminded her of the story from those many years ago and what she had told me about her husband's bartering for marbles. With her eyes glistening, she took my hand and led me to the casket. 'Those three young men who just left were the boys I told you about. They just told me how they appreciated the things Jim 'traded' them. Now, at last, when Jim could not change his mind about color or size....they came to pay their debt.' 'We've never had a great deal of the wealth of this world,' she confided, 'but right now, Jim would consider himself the richest man in Idaho' With loving gentleness she lifted the lifeless fingers of her deceased husband. Resting underneath were three exquisitely shined red marbles.

The Moral : We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds. Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath.. Today I wish you a day of ordinary miracles ~ A fresh pot of coffee you didn't make yourself...An unexpected phone call from an old friend...Green stoplights on your way to work...The fastest line at the grocery store...A good sing-along song on the radio...Your keys found right where you left them.

If you don't send this to anyone, it means you are in way too much of a hurry to even notice the ordinary miracles when they occur. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU GATHER, BUT WHAT YOU SCATTER THAT TELLS WHAT KIND OF LIFE YOU HAVE LIVED.

Loved this so I thought I would pass it on....

2009-09-27T08:56:00.000-08:00

Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company… a church… a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past… We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our attitudes.

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Good Day

2009-07-30T20:02:00.001-08:00

Any day Fishing is a good day, Landing a whopper just makes it a little better DAY.

Been out of circulation for awhile. Been to a place in the United States of America that just got cell phone service this spring and they are working the bugs out to get internet. Life is grand living in the Last Frontier.

Free Course for Bloggers

2008-12-22T05:45:00.000-09:00

I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

The best blogging techniques.
How to get traffic to your blog.
How to turn your blog into money.

I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free.

BlogUpp

2008-12-15T18:04:00.000-09:00

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One more time click on the link submit your URL add the widget and you are done. Go to the left of this page and see for your self.

Have fun and get your BlogUpp.

Find A Mentor

2008-12-09T12:31:00.000-09:00

We are all Trying to Achieve Greater success in our lives and we can't do it alone. We all need a teacher or a mentor if you will. As the world changes we have to Keep up with the latest and greatest widget available. I have discovered a forum that has a ton of smart teachers. Before you buy the next great widget do yourself a favor and visit this Forum it is free!

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They seem to Know what they are talking about and polite as well. What ever it is you want to know these guy's are doing it with success. If you want to be better at what you are doing go find a Mentor. The easiest way to learn is to find somebody that is already doing what you want to learn. If they are really good at it they will take you by the hand and teach you. Successful doer's
are great teachers because they know we are all only as good as our neighbors. Be careful if you find a good mentor, part of the lesson will be, how to be a good mentor yourself.

Before you buy a book EARN a friend.

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Believe

2008-12-07T12:59:00.000-09:00

Here are some tid-bits of what I believe.

I Believe

Your thoughts become reality.
Courage is Being scared to death and saddling up anyway.
You must be able to laugh at yourself first, if you want to laugh last.
Any day Fishing is a good day, Landing a whopper just makes it a little better.
Friendship is earned and Love is a choice.
Cash is better than credit.
Success in life is determined by far greater things than cash.
You teach people how to treat you.
Kids are just short People.
You can either be Right or you can be Happy.
Some people have their own definition of the TRUTH.
When you know it all, you are the only one that does.
Memories are one of the greatest Gifts you can either Give or Receive.
We forget our blessings way to often.
We believe Who, What, Where, When and How We Want to.
You decide the WHY.

I believe in the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and of course Santa Claus?

When you -Think you create,
When you -Create you feel
When you -Feel you believe
When you -Believe you achieve
When you -Achieve you are alive
When you are -Alive you can LIVE.

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2008-12-06T16:14:00.000-09:00

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Black Friday

2008-12-04T11:47:00.000-09:00

Another black Friday has come and gone. This day comes right after the day we are supposed to be thankful for what we have. We seem to have a funny way of being thankful, standing in line waiting for the stores to open so we can save a few bucks. Save compared to what? The mayhem, rudeness and the trampling of store clerks to death is not a very good way for us to show our thanks. All to save a dollar that more than likely is borrowed, it isn't even yours.

I understand looking for good deals, but not at the expense of others. We wonder why the economy is in the shape it is in? We look for the cheapest most inexpensive things to buy and wait for them to go on sale. We do this for a variety of reasons but mainly because we have alot less money and the reason we have alot less money is we shop like it is Black Friday everyday. When we do this our own manufacturing jobs leave America for the sake of survival.

We buy things for bottom dollar and expect to get paid top wages. To off set this difference we go get credit and then all of a sudden we can buy alot more cheap stuff. We tend to focus on the price of things instead of the cost. What good is a cheap car if it is always at the fix it shop.

Here is an example of what thing's cost. You shop for and buy everything you can at the best possible Price saving your self a few dollars here and there. Then one of your community organizations ( school, ball team, etc....) needs to raise some money. When you reach out to your local merchants for help you find they can't help. Why? Because YOU found a better deal elsewhere. You may buy things at a good price but what do they cost you? We haven't even talked about lead based paint on toys or Tainted milk.

When you purchase things think of the benefits beyond the price. The price of an item is determined at the time of purchase. The cost of an item can last a generation.

It has been said
" A Good Deal to the consumer is what they Percieve it to be".

Our economy and the way we do business is in a massive transition it will never be like it use to be. We all need to do things different than we use to. If we continue to Shop like it is Black Friday and borrow money to do it the cost is not worth the price.

A New Day

2008-12-03T08:56:00.000-09:00

We are all looking for the magic formula to make everything better in our lives. I do believe a formula exists, however it is not magic. You have probably heard of a feller by the name of Tiger Woods. He has become one of the most dominant golfers of our time. How do you think he got to be so good? Was there a magic pill, potion, e-book or the greatest gadget since sliced bread? The answer is NO. Tiger Woods became successful in the only way possible. He always worked to be better today then he was yesterday. Simply put, he worked on Him.

As a society we tend to worry about the doom and gloom in our lives. We tend to dwell on our set backs instead of our triumphs. I wish we could forget about our troubles as fast as we forget about our blessings. We worry about our competition when in fact our greatest foe is ourselves. If you want to be better than the masses, make yourself better, work on you.

I read an article about Michael Phelps that made me look at things in a different way. The article was talking about his success and how he trained. He focused on how fast he wanted to swim. He wrote down the times he wanted to achieve and worked to achieve them. Most of us know what he accomplished with 8 gold medals, although he did not reach all the times he set for himself. After all of the success he has had he still works to achieve the original goal he set for himself. He works to be a better Michael Phelps, instead of just being better than the so called competition. The swimmer next to him is not his competition, Michael Phelps is.

There is a book you must read that if nothing else will make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. It was written in the early 1900's. I just read it. WOW! The title is "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles. If you want things to get better in your life? Read the book. It won't take long. Get ready for a new day.

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2008-11-14T08:13:00.000-09:00

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Proposition 8 (california)

2008-11-13T15:13:00.000-09:00

The election is over and as usual some people are less than happy with the results. I would imagine most of the people crying foul are the same ones who chose to stay home on election day. Bet you vote next time.

Here is my view of Proposition 8 ( gay marriage).

I have been married to the same woman for 20 + years, this to me is the definition of marriage, the union of a man and a woman till death do us part.

The gay community is up in arms over the ban on same sex marriage and they should be. In the history of the United States there is yet to be a ban that has had real measurable success. Bans tend to cause up evil and resentment most of the time. Prohibition and drug laws are perfect examples of what does not work. I believe this will be the same. This will not stop just because there is a ban in place. If nothing else it will bring more awareness.

I would like to offer a strategy to the gay community.
Quit trying to be like main stream America. Your are Not just like everyone else, you have your own community of like minded people. Most of main stream America would love to have their own community of like minded individuals to share life with. Be thankful you have what you have and embrace it. You could for example instead of calling it marriage call it something else. Let the main stream keep the traditional meaning of marriage for their own and create your own traditional meaning. You have every right to be with whom ever you choose, the problem is in the definition of marriage, not the meaning. Create your own definition.

When ever you want to fight it is easy to find an opponent. The more you fight the bigger the war. The bigger the war the less you remember what you were fighting about in the first place, which in this case is acceptance.

To those of you who were offended and singled out by this ban and feeling that your rights have been trampled on. Your gay rights should be just that gay rights. Remember a right is something that is earned based upon it's own set of principals not the principals of others beliefs.

To the people in support of (Proposition 8).
When ever you delegate the rights of other people you are simply diminishing your own rights. What gives you the right to tell others who they can spend the rest of their lives with. It won't be long before someone is telling you how to live your life. Don't believe me? It was OK for you to tell others how to live. Now your right to choose is gone.

We all have the right to choose. We have soldiers dying because we choose freedom! When we feel the need to choose the rights of others we are giving away our own FREEDOM. Freedom has to high a price to simply give away.

Election

2008-09-05T13:07:00.000-08:00

Since this is my first writing here I will attempt to keep it short and sweet, and see what kind of reviews I get . Please feel free to leave comments.

It is election season and you have to think about what you are going to do.

The first choice is obvious VOTE. You only have one so you better make it count. Not only is this a privilege it is your duty as a UNITED STATES citizen. Take some ownership and pride in the election process, get involved. Keep this in mind, there are soldiers in harms way, right now fighting to insure that you have something to VOTE for.

The other choice you have is to simply do nothing. Far to many Americans choose not to VOTE. The funny thing is you can tell if a person has voted or not. The do nothing person is the one complaining. If you choose to do nothing you do not have the right to complain. People that do vote, get things done.

I would like to share a story a friend of mine told me a few years back. I was 18 and trying to decide if it was worth the hassle to take the time to vote, let alone who I would vote for. This made it easy to decide.

A very stanch conservative was having a conversation with his eldest daughter who at the time was a junior in college. The daughter was explaining to her father how hard it was to maintain a 4.0 grade average. That she had no social life not even a boyfriend. All of her time was spent studying and working her part time job and cleaning up after her roommate. She started complaining that the government should do more to help people, it needs to be easier.

Dad asks about the room mate.

She only has a 2.0 grade average.
Always at community events school functions (would not miss one).
A different date every night of the week.
Daddy sends her money ( no job).
No time to pick up after her self. ( Busy helping everyone else).

The daughter is very upset with her room mate for her lack of effort, and at the same time concerned she will not graduate. The government should do more to help her room mate.

Dad's answer.
You do not need the government to fix this you can do it your self. Since you have a 4.0 and your room mate only has a 2.0, simply GIVE her one of your grade points and it will all be even.

Daughter's response.
I have worked my tail off to achieve that 4.0. Why should I just give ???????????

Dad
End of lesson. Now go VOTE.