in the news with dave brokaw

Cooking and stuff

2008-06-12T17:53:00.000-07:00

So, how many of you out there in cyberland enjoy the simple yet often rewarding pleasures of cooking? I know I do. I have traveled the cooking stores far and wide in my area and let me tell you, there are some pretty darn expensive pots and pans out there. That doesn't include the amenities that go with. I like to compare quality and price at several, usually three, different stores before making a purchase. I found myself searching the internet for some quick price comparison's and low and behold, what did I find? A virtual gold mine in shopping, A culinary dream stop, not only that but what appears to be my new one stop shop. It is called, smalltownkitchen.com and for those of you who need anything I suggest checking it out. The quality of the merchandise is A-1. Take it from me, I know stuff like this. I have placed a link on the side bar. Check it out, I did. I'm Dave Brokaw and that's current News.

car

2008-05-06T16:58:00.000-07:00

Just washed the car. Not the green LeMans in the pics, I sold that, but my mercury marauder. Its a 2003, I got it in 2002. It is in pretty fair shape. I have always kept it in the garage at night. I have driven it in the winter but I am vigalent about washing and waxing on a regular basis so it looks good. So I just gave it a quick wash, no wax. I have been working 40 hrs lately so I have time for many things I have never before had time to do like, wash the car, clean the house, cook dinner, clean up after dinner, drink beer, Oh, Wait, I do all those things and more when Im working 60 hrs. Must be why I feal so much better these days. i hope to get back to working overtime but it doesnt look good. I work in the automotive field, and as we all know, in Michigan that market sucks. If things improve, life will be better. We are all hopeful but hopes can be fleeting at times and these times feel quite fleeting. oh well, I hope its all good for all the rest of you. Good luck in the days to come, and hey, get out and enjoy the weather, it is nice out their.

Remodeling

2008-05-02T13:58:00.000-07:00

I know it has been a long while, sorry, I have been busy with a bathroom remodeling project. I was sure it would only take one or two weekends and I was only off by two months. Not just weekends but weeknight, weekdays and very weak input. I have been working what is a large ass off. Not really, my ass is a normal size, if you are an average white boy. The redo is comming along nicely, I was interupted with the birth of my first grandchild, which I took time to go see. He is a healthy BIG baby boy. 9lbs 13ozs. Did I ever mention that my daughter and husband are both marines and veterns of foriegn wars? well they are and now they are parents too. Welcome to my world. Its a place full of small ambitions, some of which are recongnized others not so much. Worry, heartache and best of all Love. Even though it can be hard, love is the glue that binds us all in this twisted and sometimes most unpredictible world. Now my wife and I have another to consider and adorn with our time and thoughts, a small and most precious life to watch bloom and blossom like a spingtime flower only this one never stops blooming. Hopefully We will be blessed with many more grandchildren as we have four adult children. Anyhow, back to the remod. I am still working on it and my wife is comming thru the door with caulk and spackle. Back to work for me. Bye

Ashley's Layouts

2008-03-20T17:41:00.000-07:00

Anyone who is intrested may want to check out Ashleys blog she has quite a few layouts some of you may want to use http://ashleysbloglayouts.blogspot.com

Enough Already

2008-03-19T16:44:00.000-07:00

Ok, so maybe I exploited the use of the "N" word. But lets be real, didn't they bury it? under a concrete slab? didn't they blame whitey for their problem? We said sorry, Isn't that good enough? when someone hurts me and apologizes, I except. Good for me, good for you, good for them. I will stop if they do. So on to more interesting stuff like, where is spring hiding? Enough of the snow already!. In case you dont know, I live in Michigan which is an old Indian word for Bad Weather. Not really, its French or something but I like my take on it better. People I work with had hopes of golfing this weekend, Not! looks like snow again. Ive about had it. Enough of the snow! And enough of these dammed speed bumps in our roads. You people would call them pot holes I call them speed bumps because they are there to slow the flood of traffic leaving this state. People cant find work here anymore and are vacating in record numbers. Enough of NAFTA already, lets have a little North American Free Trade right here in Michigan. And Enough of 700 million dollars in foreign aide ( welfare) to Africa! Enough! We could use that money right here in Michigan. But lest we forget that our fearless leader, Yes, GWB, He has authorized 300-600 dollars for you to stimulate the economy and another 47 billion in mailers to tell you how good you should feel about it. Enough! Dam it! I got to go before I explode and get really pissed. I'm Dave Brokaw and Thhaaats the way I really feel. Ghoodnight.

More of Kawame

2008-03-12T16:23:00.000-07:00

Did Kawame, our sovereign Mayor say the, "N" word? I do believe he did!. I am pretty darn sure he, The Mayor, was at the, " burial for the N word" There they were a, million men marching, well maybe 400,000 marching thru the streets of Detroit. They had their box, with the notorious "N" word inside. Now, I'm no politician but, If you are in a world of hurt from the party you say you didn't have, the stripper you say you didn't have the cops kill, the 9.5million you spent to pay the cops for firing them because they investigated these crimes, the aid who you were banging the bejesus out of, resigns. And you have a golden shovel to dig yourself out of this pile of shit you got yourself into, Do you start saying "Nigger"? On national T.V. ? In front of the whole nation, In front of the Black Mayors of America, who by the way totally dissed Detroit and had their Black convention in St. Louis? I dont think so!!! But this dumb ass did. What an Idiot! and on top of it, As an over privileged white 42 year old male who has all of Gods gifts handed to him on a silver platter just for being born white and in the good old US of A. I am pissed! I have to listen to how good I have it every day of my life as I go to work and toil away at my meaningless existence and apologize every day for the advantages that the world perceives I have because I'm white. And I dont dare say Nigger anywhere especially on the television, in public where people could hear me, or do I? If the Mayor of Detroit can, so can I. Yes I can. I feel liberated, released from my chains. Free of the discrimination. I no longer have Blackie holdin me down. I am free to say what I please I want to go to my roof top and yell, " This Honky is mad as hell and I'm not gonna take it anymore"! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I'm not gonna take it anymore from you , you Nigger. That felt good. If the Mayor of Detroit can say it, So can I. So Thaaats how this Nigger really feels about it. Ghood night, sleep tight and dont let the rats in the hood bite, smoke some crack, shoot a little heroin and remember, blame whitey, he say nigger.

Kwame Mayor Of Detroit

2008-01-30T17:28:00.000-08:00

Wahaooow! Who saw that? Did we just witness some major B.S. or what? I couldn't believe how well scripted that speech was. Did you notice how the camera person moved out to pan Kawamies wife? Notice how her hands were not visible at first but then were? Notice the wedding ring? See how after the Initial apology how they were holding all four hands together. The camera work was some of the most creative ever. No wonder it was a closed room. I doubt it was live. Not a bobble in their speech, no clearing of the throat, ( usually used in emotional type situations to emphasize their feelings of guilt) Also, they had very dry eyes. What woman has eyes that dry after her husband has been publicly busted boinking his staffer? Even the Ice Woman, Hillary, had a case of the red eye when Bill got busted, and he was supposedly only getting head from his nob polisher. What we have witnessed here is a classic case of, " misdirection" his vain attempt to concentrate the public's perception of this situation, to concentrate on his affair and not on the Perjury, financial cost to the tax payers, the honorable men who lost their jobs in the cover up. Or, how in the future, tax payers are going to pay for his defense. Why do tax payers pay for the defense when he chose to lie? Shouldn't he pay for it, I mean the defense money cause we all know he isn't going to jail. Not Kawami, top dog of the city. You or I, Joe worker man, taxpayer extrodenaire, low man on the totem pole. We would go to jail. We would pay for our own defense and most of all it would be the right thing. Kawami, You piece of crap! Your Busted! You cant pretend your not. Cut your losses. Resign. NOW! Im Dave Brokaw and this is how I really fahaheal about it. Ghoodnighhht.

Bob On The Bay

2008-01-29T17:06:00.000-08:00

Check out this video of my co-worker, "Bob" this is his hobby. He builds very fast Snomobiles, this one in the video goes from zero to 130mph in the 1/4 mile. Watch and see.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lcc5hkDYGdY

Barak Obama

2008-01-20T08:45:00.000-08:00

Whats up with this Obama guy? I hear he stated his weakness as being." I care too much for America". Can you do that? I mean, care too much? We in America seem to care a whole lot about a whole lot of stuff. We have the time. I didn't have to get up this morning and run down to the local river to fetch a pail of water so I could boil a rock for breakfast. We as Americans are fortunate in this regard. Most of the rest of the world is not. We know there are nice places to go to like, France, The U.K. and yes, Spain! I hear its real nice there but lets look at some of the other not so nice places like, 98% of the countries in Africa, Most of Middle America, And the Middle East. Those people dont seem to, "care too much" about much other than themselves. I mean, when would they? Right after fighting the local stray dog for a rotten shoe to boil? Their life's suck, and why we ask? Probably because their ancestors didn't stand up and do something about it. They have no shinning example to refer to when things go wrong, no holidays to look forward to, no windows in their shacks. So, why is it that we, the "Rich Americans" have so much when others have so little? It goes back to our ancestry. they kicked some English ass some 200 years ago and we are still riding the rush. Some people stood up and said, "Hell No! I'm not going to take this crap anymore" and they didn't, and we have been kicking ass ever since. So can we care too much? I say No, and how can Obama say he ,"cares too much" If he cares too much is he suggesting that he should care less for us and more for other countries? And that brings me to the, " Point of the day" Do we want someone in our Presidential office that intends to care for others more than us? Tell me what you think. I'm Dave Brokaw and thahaaats how I see it.

Whats That Tone

2007-12-30T06:46:00.000-08:00

What is that "tone" you sometimes hear in your ear? I think most all of us have heard it. For anybody who has not, its this kind of long hum/ring sound that last fore quite a while, maybe 30 seconds maybe longer then as mysteriously as it was heard it will be gone again. Once when I was a teen my brother and I were working in the garage ( for those of you from outside the u.s.a. A "garage" is where we keep our cars, tools, motorcycles, lawn mowers, etc...) and my brother "Jim" asked me if I just heard a tone, which I did. Then it stopped and I said, " did it just stop for you too? and his answer was yes. Now how do you explain that? I haven't thought about that instance until just now when my wife stated that she heard a tone and I responded by saying I did not. She said, " why would you"? so I repeated the garage story to her. She thinks that we were hearing a generated tone, hence, man made. I don't think so. I think these tones are something of a higher source, quite possibly... Alien. There I said it. What if the aliens, yes from outer space, not Mexico, are checking on us with some sort of tone recognition. Now remember I'm 42yrs old. We did not have cell phones, cable T.V. none of the modern day electronics, heck, Atari was the most sophisticated video game of the day. So why did we both hear the "tone" at the same time for the same duration? Its the Aliens I tell you. They are around us all the time, watching, waiting, for what I don't know but I'm willing to bet its not good. Then again, maybe, those tones are just space noise that your ear catches by chance. Who knows. One thing is for sure, I have always heard these tones, not every day, but at least every year. Maybe I will start keeping track of when I hear them. Maybe there's a pattern. Does anybody know about this, has anyone studied it? Let me know if you know. I'm Dave Brokaw and thahaats what I'm thinking.

A Christmas Joke

2007-12-27T14:25:00.000-08:00

?: How do we know that Santa is a Man. ANS: He shows up late, He eats all the cookies, call you a Ho, Dumps his sack and leaves while your sleeping.

Ukrainian Style Roast Beef

2007-12-23T07:33:00.000-08:00

I, as the dominant male of the household have once again been entrusted with cooking the holiday meal. Now as some of you know I am not your normal/traditional holiday host. I like to cook things that are more of your how do you say, off the beaten track. Now most people will spend allot of time preparing a Turkey only to throw it in the oven and produce a golden brown, throat chocking dry piece of white flesh. It usually requires ladles of gravy to even make it palatable non the less add flavor. Others, will prepare things like , Goose, Ham, Cornish Hens you get the idea. I however have been known to make multible slabs of ribs, rotisserie turkey which by the way, if prepared properly is the most flavorful, moist, tasty way to prepare a turkey. I have prepared Prime Rib, Fillet Minion, Smoked Salmon and this year, Ukrainian style Roast Beef. Whats the difference you ask? I have learned from a master, the secret of a tasty roast. I spend allot of time cooking the afor mentioned "Roast". Chuck or English cut is the cut of choice for this meal. I select the finest cuts of beef I can locate, looking for a nice marbling. It must have a decent amount of fat along the edge. Pre-seasoning is paramount. And most of all, Patience. You must take your time. This recipe can be found and read in its entirety at, " myrosiecheeks.net" A link can be found on this page and will take you there where you can explore many fine recipes for a vast variety of foods and tasty treats. Merry Christmas All, I'm Dave Brokaw and Thahaaats the News.

stem cells bio medical

2007-12-22T10:32:00.000-08:00

Whats up with the religious fruit cakes? Why do they feel that stem cell therapy is, " VooDoo Science"? Have you ever heard the one about the boat, the helicopter and the tree branch? Here it is. There was a huge flood, No not Noahs Ark. There was a huge flood and these people got stranded on their roof top. They began to pray to their God of choice, "Please Lord save us". They sat on the roof and soon a couple of men in a boat showed up and tried to rescue them, but they responded by saying " Our Lord will provide " so the men in the boat left. Next a helicopter showed up and lowered a rope, but again they said " the Lord will save us" and the helicopter flew on. As time passed the water continued to rise. The people continued to pray and as the water started to over take the roof a large tree branch drifted slowly past and at last the water swept the couple away and they drowned. The next thing the new there they were, looking the Lord in the face. They asked, "Lord why did you not save us" And the Lord responded by saying, " You Idiots I tried! I sent a boat, I even sent a helicopter, But you were to stupid to get on them so I figured a couple of dumb asses like yourselves would surely grab a hold of the tree branch I sent, But no! You needed a personal appearance. You deserved to drown." The moral of the story, The Lord has provided Stem cells, And if were to stupid to use them we deserve to die. So all you religious fruities, shut up, we have heard enough from you on this. Maybe you should concentrate more on say, Paying for all the attorney fees you pedophile Priest are accumulating, or maybe apologize for the Spanish Inquisition, or all the people who have been murdered in the name of the Lord. But one thing you need to do is, Recognize when the , " LORD" wants us to use something that has been put here for us. Wake up dumb dumbs! I'm Dave Brokaw and Thahaatsa how I feel.

Keeping It Clean

2007-12-17T16:00:00.000-08:00

I have this thing about clean. Most people would consider it an infatuation but I think its normal. You see, I dont really care to expose myself to unnecessary "germings". What is a germing you ask? It is when a person exposes you/me to say, " a cough in the face" or " a sneeze in my food". Both these things have happend to me, The cough in the face just this past weekend at the grocery store. A man was walking down the isle tward me when he unexpectedly coughed blowing his death venom into my face. This produced an immediate response from me of, " thankyou for that". and "I really apreciate it" this went basicly un-noticed by the said, "Germer offender". I think people who in this day and age of Sars, Aids, the Flu and all the rest of the bad things about us, who are rude enough to cough into your face should get a ticket! Yes a ticket, that comes with a fine and If you are a repete offender, Jail!. Now I know this sounds extreme but, Do you like it? How about the lost time from work resulting in lost revenue that you experience from such unprovoked Germings? How many lost days of work could be recovered, saving the US economy from ruin if people just exercised common sense and didn't Germ all over us. And that's not all, What about those who do cover their mouths when they sneeze and or cough, then grab the door handle, hold the escalator rail, shake your hand, etc? I have an answer! Don't touch anything, and if you do, have an Anti-Bacterial wipe readily available to wash immediately. Enough of that, remember at the beginning of this I mentioned sneezing? I worked with a guy one time who sneezed all over my breakfast. We ordered from the local restaurant, mine was eggs over easy with bacon and hashed browns. I sat opened my container and , Bam! this douchebag sneezes right on it, UGH. I almost puked. It however was his lucky day because he was able to switch breakfasts with me. If I had cooked my own, like I usually do, There would have been no mercy. So there you have it. And yes I do know how unsanitary food preps are in the restaurants but, You have to get some germs somewhere or you would never build any antibodies would you? For me , its better not to know. I'm Dave Brokaw and thahaats how I really feel. Ghood Night. ACHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Why is it Bad?

2007-12-14T16:56:00.000-08:00

Why is it that all the things you love most are the worst for you? I wish it weren't that way but it seems to be. I was just telling my fellow worker dudes this very thing and thought I would share some thoughts with you the people. What if beer cured acne? ( Don asked this) what if coke prolonged life? what if saturated fats were the key to good heart health? Why doesn't smoking stop lung cancer? What if cutting off a finger or two grew new and younger digits. Why do farts stink? Oops a different subject. Anyhow, why are all the fun stuff the bad things? I just wish that for once man could invent a drug ( for better choice of words) that was fun and healthy. Imagine the marketing potential of such a thing. Gangstas on the streets selling health and beauty aids that get you high and make life better. The cops busting down the door only to say, " Oh its just a wonder drug house , sorry we'll fix that door asap and put a sign in the lawn saying, come on in for good life" It just doesn't happen that way so until it does , Stay off the junk it will make an idiot out of you and remember that's why they call it "dope". I'm Dave Brokaw and thhhats how I really feel. Ghood Nighht.

e-bay

2007-12-10T15:52:00.000-08:00

What has happend to the common sense of America? I put a bb-gun, yes a toy, on e-bay. it is an old toy a 5oo shot repeater. Like the one in the Christmas story. It is like the whole country has taken a common sense dump when it comes to any type of gun. This bb gun is a plinker wont even break your shin. and the funny thing is that I bought it on e-bay! For gods sake man! I don't get it , what do they think is going to happen if somebody buys this for their kid? is he going to rob a bank? I doubt it, thou it is a 500 shot repeater, might qualify as an "assault weapon". Now there's something with a bad stigma isn't it? I want to know , where are all these weirdos getting their AK47s ? I have never even seen one and Ive been around guns my whole life. And I have never shot anybody, not that some people didn't deserve a cap in the knee, but that would be the actions of a mentally imbalanced person which as far as I, the people around me and the state of Michigan are concerned I am not.I like to think that I conduct myself with pride and dignity and I don't go running around with any of my firearms shooting at anybody. And I'm darn sure not going to go crazy with a Daisey BB-gun! I also don't feel that anybody that would have purchased the said, offensive firearm would have either. What is this all coming to when you cant sell an antique daisy model 102 cub BB gun with the original box for $80.00 u.s. funds with free shipping in time for the holidays coming to? I'm Dave Brokaw and thaats how I really feel about it. Ghood nighht.

michigan law makers on "recess"?

2007-11-07T16:11:00.000-08:00

Our law makers need a recess? Are you kidding me! What is it that they so diligently worked at that they need "recess"? What are they talking about? They need 18 days to rest up. What? 18 days, Do any of us get that much time to rest? Hell No!. I'm lucky if I get one day to rest. That would be if I wasn't working a second job to help pay the loan I need to take so I can pay my taxes, which were raised to offset the debt that our leaders have generated by mis-use of the dollars they took to pay for things that we supposedly need and cant do without so here we are. And they need Recess? They need time to recoup because they have been , Nose to the grindstone , busting butt to make it happen, Right? They have our best interest in mind, Correct? We all feel that after all the hard work that they've done this year that a little break is in order, 18 days to do a little deer hunting or take a trip down south , go enjoy some nice weather, drive on roads that arnt full of pot holes and in desperate need of repair. Sit in the sun drinking Margareta's and getting tan. Meanwhile we , the working poor are here , at home, working two jobs trying to make ends meet, spouses working two jobs, people passing in the night, everyone busting ass so we can go in the hole just a little less and they, Our lawmakers, our elected officials, those who are suppose to be working for us need ,"Recess" more time off. They don't do anything worth while anyhow so why not? take a little more time, stick it to us real good. Hell we deserve it . We keep electing these idiots. But, we are the real idiots because we continue to tolerate this crap. We turn a blind eye and let it all go. Why, because we are too tired to care, feel lost? feel as if there is no upside to anything? just don't care anymore? Well, I care and Ive got a solution. Vote them all out!. Start over! get some new blood! So this year go vote. Vote for somebody new. Anybody new! Please! Go vote, Do it! I'm Dave Brokaw and That's how I really feel.

things that go bump

2007-10-27T01:40:00.000-07:00

Ever wonder what those things are that go ,"bump" in the night? I often lay awake in the early A.M. hours and wonder just such things. I find these early Hrs. to be a good time to reflect on my past, plan for the future, or make a move on my wife. The first two are usually the most rewarding of my choices as my wife does like to sleep . so this is how it came to be that I awoke at 2 a.m. this fine rainey saturday and ended up here on the blog. Back to things that go "bump". I used to have a serious problem with sleep apnea. This is an hereditary, genetic type disiese that affects sleep/breathing. I would wake all night long gasping for air, never really sleeping. deep sleep was lost to me for more than 20 yrs. It wasnt till last year @ christmas that I had the life saving surgery that I had and believe me , It did save my life. I now sleep as most of the ,"Normal" sleepers sleep. But every once in a while I awaken fully and am up from then on. This is one of those times. I hear out of the ordinary noises, things that shouldn't be, they awaken me. Kind of sounds like a Dr. Suesse riddle dont it. So when I wake I think , What was that? go thru the check list in my mind. I know that the young adults who still reside in my home are not the reason I have awoken. I know they locked and dead bolted my door, OOPS, they forgot again, yep, UN-LOCKED!. I guess they dont watch the news, if they did they would nail it shut. Ahh ignorance is bliss. Also it helps to have me to watch out for them and make sure their drunken buts are safe at night. Im pretty sure its the pot that causes the brain to forget to lock a door that had to be un locked to get thru. Makes sense to me, I mean, like 2 or 3 seconds must have passed after the initial checking and unlocking before entry was complete, now thats enough time for anyone with an IQ of say 25 to forget to relock. I can see how that could happen, plus remember we have me to get up come out to the door and lock it , check the house to make sure nobody has entered that doesnt have a key, then try to go back to sleep. Did I mention that I work on Saturdays?, Yep, blue collar all the way, our slave , Dave. off to work with little to no sleep again, Screw him , the old man can handle it! Hes a dick anyhow. Im sure none of these things ever really get said , or are felt but it sounds funny anyhow. So, what went bump? we will never know, But, I can tell you this. I cook one hell of a breakfast and its about time to pull the fried potatoes and crack some eggs. Hmm, Im thinking rye toast, No, muti- grain fresh from the bakery. Even better. Im Dave Brokaw and thahaats the morning report

mall at partridge creek

2007-10-21T16:14:00.000-07:00

Well, theve done it again! Theres a new mall at Partridge Creek. For those of you who dont know, I live in Macomb County Michigan. We the residents have allowed yet another mall to be erected in our community. Normally this would be a good thing bringing jobs, tax revenew, new stores with new stuff to buy and all the wholsome goodness these places have to offer. So you are asking yourselves, Whats the down side? Why does Dave dislike the place? First of all, Im an adult male and dont really care to shop, so I dont get real excited about places like that. Second, and more importantly, our community didnot plan for this attraction. They didnot widen the roads, put in the appropriate traffic lights and "Time them properly". Traffic in this area is terrible as it is. I was almost broad sided today I had to swerve into the lane next to me to avoid the impending collision. Meanwhile 4 of our local police were standing in the intersections directing traffic, watching this showing of fine motor vehicle handling that I displayed for all to see. These police were working on a Sunday, double time wages, paid for with my tax dollars so the merchants, shop keeps and parking lot vendors could make money. Why do I have to pay for that? A better question, and on a totaly diffrent subject is, Why do the tax payers in the already cash strapped city of Detroit have to foot the bill for Mayor Kiwammi kilpatricks mistakes to the tune of 8 million dollars. He err's and we pay? why? must be nice to do wrong and have others pay for it. The next time I get a traffic ticket I will just turn it in to the tax payers to cover the cost.What ever, back to the mall. If the county road commission were to actually do something right in this town I;d probably drop dead! they couldnt plan a bike path non the less an efficint road plan. Im starting to doubt that these people ever drive anywhere, probably have a chuffere. Should be fun this winter on the ice, Good Night Im Dave Brokaw and thahaaats how I see it.

brangelina

2007-10-18T18:03:00.000-07:00

Why do we have to see these silly sudo names? How about , "TomCat"? we all know its Tom Cruz And Kati Homes. But why do we have to have the blending of the names? I propose we dont use these combos because in everyday life it would probably earn an ass kicking from any real men within ear shot. And by the way why do these super rich celebs like Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt feel the need to leave the country to adopt? There are so many poor and improvished children right here in the U.S. Also I see that Brad And Angie have purchased 2 million dollars worth of art! Could have fed a small village in Rowanda with that kind of scratch. At the very least, would have helped a homless shelter to feed and house children who are not fortunate enough to get a benifactor like those two. So the next time you see these bleeding hearts on T.V. saving another child in Africa remember, They dont look out their own front window or in their own home towns, they take your money to a forign country and save them! Kind of feals like a big slap in the face of America to me, Good night im dave brokaw and thahaaats the way i see it

Doctors

2007-10-16T17:20:00.000-07:00

I just returned from the dentist and I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Why you ask? The wait. How many times have you gone to your scheduled appointment, On Time! only to wait 15/30 minutes? I personally hate that. If , which I don't often, leave work, miss overtime and go, I expect to be seen on time. This is not too much to ask!. I bring my Ins. card, pay my co-pay they bill allot of money and get paid well for their services, so, why not see me on time? Today was one of the rewarding experiences. I was seen on my schedule(after work) I didn't have to wait, they set about performing their dentistry duties immediately. WOW. I will return for my next appointment and hopefully I will receive the same treatment. If I do not, I have a plan. I hope those of you who read this will also follow my example. So here It is, If I am not seen on time, and I'm talking inside of 10 minutes, I will leave, without saying a word, and when I get home I will type out an invoice for my time, at my overtime rate, and mail it out the next day. When they call to see why I left I will explain that as a customer, my time is valuable and not to be taken for granite as I too have a schedule that I must follow in order to effectively run my household and this said schedule, also includes money management which tends to go into cost over runs when I must deviate from it. So, My invoice is a legitimate one and if not paid I will see them in small claims court where we can talk about their business practices. I don't appreciate it when they over book and run at a delay. It cost me money and im not their personal cash cow. Imagine, if you will, you are running a business, providing a service, and you treat your customers with such dis regard. How long would you be in business before you went bust? So lets get together on this and say, "My time is important, If you waste it you pay for it" Im Dave Brokaw And Thaats How I really feel about it. Good night

Night Stands

2007-10-14T16:04:00.001-07:00

Night stands are finally done. I think they turned out great. See, workinhomedad.com for the final photos.

A Stomach For It

2007-10-10T16:56:00.000-07:00

Why do people find things like puking funny? Or, Farting? I have a theory. I think people find the things that embarrass them the most funny when it happens to others. Take my sister- in -law. She told a story about her son puking in the kitchen, Ordinarily this wouldn't be funny except that she held out her hands in a " cupping manner" caught the puke , then had no idea what to do with it while it was oozing between her fingers. She eventually decided to dump it in the sink. Wise choice. Is that funny? well you would have to know her, which fortunately for you all I do. She is not the type to have anything on her floors, ( a commendable trait) also, shes not the one to reach out and preserve the floors at her own risk of being puked on. So why did she do it? Because it was her child and her floor and her mess to clean and this was the logical choice of quick fixes. Shes also kind of a "prissy-pants" so I find this quite funny!. But lets take farting.Here's a all time funny. Theres the "SBD" We as men particularly love these, they can be lofted and the blame passed on the old phrase, " who ever smelt it delt it" Theres also the, " air biscuit" this is a lingering Fart that gets the next person most unfortunate to walk thru its wake. Then you have the, " hot and now" this is usually a "squeaker" comes out on fire, not much duration but, will evacuate an entire room. LOL!!. For real men theres the Fart of courage, A gas expulsion, usually most necessary, a release in an important environment such as , but not limited to, Monday morning meetings, elevators, weddings, funerals,you get the idea. And lastly, The Fart of all farts, The "Dutch Oven" If you feel particularly courageous and are willing to risk a loss of sex longer than the normal waiting period of a married man, you hold your woman under the blankets till she has no choice but to breath, usually the fart is what we like to call a "SHEET RIPPER" . This is the long extended version of a Fart with an audible expression. If you try this expect not to get laid for quite a while. So the next time you see somebody puking try not to laugh so hard that you cause yourself to, " SHART" and for those of you who dont know, A "SHART" is when you Fart and Shit yourself at the same time. Good Night, Im Dave Brokaw And Thahaaats What Im Thinking

GOP DEBATE

2007-10-09T17:08:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it? Another debate is in our future!. Lets look at it for what it really is. 1) A script writing contest for the political graduates from our local universities. 2) No more than a popularity contest 3) A social platform designated by voter preference. Lets look at # 3 . A platform of opinions. The political hopeful decides which topics he/she will back based on what the other parties involved have chosen. This means that regardless of how they really feel on any topic they will back the other side just to garner a vote. Shame full isnt it?. #2 Popularity, Not a most favorable arena to be in but if you have to be lets hope the people like you!. #1 I saved this for last because we have all seen the monitors that our elected officials look at when asked a question. Its the little green square screen on either side of the podium. This allows them to look from side to side like they are really looking around the room to see the expressions on the faces of those who are unfortunate enough to be in the room to witness this disgrace. Imagine , there you are watching them read answers written by last years college graduate! How embarrassing! I'm glad I don't have to see this in person. Then, we, like sheep decide who the best script writer was, then vote accordingly. What a disaster!. Glad I don't do dumb stuff like that in my every day life I'd have to kill myself out of sheer embarrassment,. and rightfully so. So who are we going to vote for? I know, how about the 20 something year old who wrote all the answers we liked?. He/She seemed to know what to say, So, why not just vote for them and forget the popularity contest? its a sham anyhow. That's How I Really Feel, I'M DAVE BROKAW AND , THAHHAAATS THE NEWS. GOOD NIGHT!

Michigan Tax Increases

2007-10-03T16:05:00.000-07:00

Well who's shocked? not me. Amazing how they worked so hard up until the last minute. Give me a break!. We all know how it works. First the economy takes a dump, then they say, lets raise taxes on those still working so they can pick up the slack. The "Slack" is spending of funds that don't exist. Did anyone receive an annual cost of living increase? Not me. I bet you don't even know anyone who did. Our politicians do. Have an expense account paid for by your fellow citizens? Nope!. Do you get Recess? like two or three months? No. Can you not show up for work and still get paid? Not! Do you have people on the payroll to do your job for you? remember this payroll comes from tax dollars. Do you over spend to take trips to , say Japan? Again with tax dollars. These inept people who misrepresent you do all these things. If you went to college to be a politician you are probably not qualified to do the job because you are not living in the real world. We who toil endlessly day after day to make our way in the world do-not make $170,000 annually. Also we don't get to vote for our pay raises, we earn them and mostly still don't get one because our employers cant afford to give it. Why, because of all the good things our representatives do for us like NAFTA, For those of you who don't know it stands for, " the north American free trade agreement". Translation, We send our jobs to them, they make money we dont. Thanks again. Does anybody else's ass hurt. Mine sure does. Lets start fixing the budget by trimming governmental waste. First I propose that politicians take a pay cut to minimum wage. Why you ask? because they feel that that is middle class working America. That's what they say. So if its good enough for us its good enough for them too. Second, No more expense paid trips anywhere. We have video conferencing thru the internet, no reason to travel anywhere. They cant afford too, they pissed away all our money so No Travel!. Third, fire all the extra help. They dont need more than one Secretary, and definitely dont need advisers, We are there advisers, we say what they do. They are supposed to do that while we are at work because we dont have time to do it ourselves, thats why we hired them!. Last, If you dont have a real job that you left to go perform this civil service to return to, you suck. These people got to go. Vote them out! All of them, they've been there too long its time for a real job and somebody Else's turn to do their civic duty. Somebody who wants to donate 4 years of there life to the people . then return to your real job. Don't be a looser who trys to protect your job at the peoples expense. If you don't have the stomach to do the right thing, resign and we'll get somebody who will. This is so elementary, and basic, that I have to say, What The Heck Are You Thinking! I'm ready to puke, I got to go, Good night I'm Dave Brokaw and thahaats how I really feel about it.