Living Will

Being of sound mind and body, I make the following declaration.

I do not wish to ever be kept alive by artificial means.

And, under no circumstances, should my fate be put in the hands of politicians who aren't smart enough to get a real job, or lawyers and doctors who only want to run up medical bills.

Therefore, if a reasonable amount of time passes and I fail to ask for at least one of the following:

Iced Tea
Chex Mix
Adobo
Pancit
Ice cream
Sugar covered orange slices
Grapefruit
Dr. Pepper
Guinness
Chicken fried steak
Tacos
Spaghetti
Rice
Curly fries
Pizza
Breadsticks

It should be presumed that I'm done. over, end of the line, etc. Therefore, I hereby instruct my appointed person and attending physicians to pull the plug, turn off the oxygen, reel in the tubes, let the 'fat lady sing,' and call it a day!

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Tax Poem

The Tax Poem
Author Unknown

Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for peanuts
Anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.
Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.
Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers,
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid.

Put these words
Upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me to my doom...'

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.

Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Sales Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

What happened? Can you spell 'politicians?'

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Twins

Did you ever wonder how twins are made?

1967 Chevy Nova & Annie Lou

The fences behind Annie Lou and this beautiful 1967 Chevy Nova are quite common in neighborhoods around the USA. This particular set of fences in Burleson, Texas (USA) separate the property of an elemtarary school and private residences.

The school, wanting to mark its territory, puts up a short, chain link fence. The homeowners, wanting more privacy from the school traffic, places a tall privacy fence next to the school's fence.

The situation this causes in a nightmare. There is no way to effectively get between the two fences and kill the growing grass and weeds, without harming the grass on the other side of the fences.

In either case, whether it be to let the bugs rule or try to handle the grass, the side with the chain link fence is always left doing all of the work. The person with the privacy fence falls into the "out of sight, out of mind" mindset.

Truck Rentals

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Sunshade Shopping Experience

Annie's sunglasses finally wore out the other day, so it was off on a mission to find her another pair. Sounds easy enough, since we live in the bright, sunny state of Texas, doesn't it?

But its not. Its not that we can't find any, the hard part is finding a pair that will stay on her face. Annie's Asian features, which gives her face a flat profile along with a squatty nose, isn't built for the American sunshades, which are usually built with Caucasian people and their longer, pointed noses in mind.

We joke a lot with each other about our noses and how they are just the opposite. And while I love her cute nose, I sometimes think she loves mine more. Which is odd, considering I've always felt it was a huge honker and looked quite ridiculous. But its that opposite feature that she likes so much.

So it wasn't any surprise when she found out she was pregnant, and the first thing out of her mouth was, "I hope it has your nose!".... And the biggest I've seen her smile was when during her last sonogram the baby was sideways and they got a great picture of her profile, with a big, pointed nose appearing to jet out from her face.

One day I'll have to make a post around the challenges of Fil-Am Eskimo Kisses.........

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Texas Wanderer- wandering around Texas

I just wanted to take a moment to plug my other blog, Texas Wanderer.

Texas Wanderer is a blog I've enjoyed creating, and I look forward to adding a lot more to it in the near future.

Texas Wanderer is a collection of places to go and things to do while vacationing, visiting, or simply wandering around Texas. I've also tossed in my obsession with fences and walls that I've photographed around the state. And here and there, you'll find some interesting things as well, such as the huge pink pigs in Lewisville (you have to visit to find out more!).

At Texas Wanderer, you'll also be able to read a little more about me and find out and join the social networks I frequent. And while you are there, be sure to browse the Lone Star Store and stop by the Christmas Mission to see if you'd be interested in helping us help out those in need.

Thanks in advance for stopping by!

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Thinking, thinking, thinking

Not long ago I discussed an incident that happened to me at Walmart a few posts ago, and that at my job (I'm a trainer) we just happened to have classes on logical thinking that week. Of course, my Walmart story fit right in and was a hit. "But how many times do you do that to our customers?" I posed.

The class went great and I think they got a lot out of it, but it got me to thinking even more- how many of us really THINK when faced with a task, especially at work. How many times do we react on emotion vs logical?

A couple of years ago I heard a speaker use the following analogy-

Good athletes can focus an entire game. Great athletes focus on every play. But what makes a superstar, such as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, or Troy Aikman, is that they focus on every single move of every single play. Nothing with them is left to chance. They focus every second- and the results show.

An example of how this translates into everyday practice for those of us who are not millionaire athletes, I will use an example of my last contact with AT&T after our router died.

I went to purchase a new one after ours bit the dust, but unfortunately its nearly impossible to find one here in the Metroplex that they will support. So I bought another brand, a good one but one that they didn't usually support. After not being able to get it to work, I called the support number which actually took me to AT&T support.

I got a young sounding woman in the Philippines, and after some basic troubleshooting, she told me their end was fine and it was probably my router. Duh. But, instead of booting me to the curb, she asked me to walk her through what I was seeing, and she would assist the best she could.

45 minutes later, after a lot of reboots and changes of settings, it worked! She had help, and it took some trial and error, but I think what helped more than anything was that she was focused on getting my problem resolved. With each new obstacle, she didn't just speak on a whim, she thought about solutions. She was doing "solution thinking", just as I had taught my class. I could hear her mumbling over and over, "If this.... then this".

Of course, during the reboots and times we had to wait for things to come up, we chatted and was quite friendly. So much so my wife was about to strangle me, it seems my southern charm may have slipped over into flirting, or so she says. But hey, who can blame me- ya gotta love those Pinay accents, ya know?

But my alleged flirting never took the tech's eye off the ball. When it was time for changing settings, she was focused back on how to get our network up and running.

So even though I can't remember her name, I can say that she really impressed me with her focus and expertise.

Okay, I lied, her name was Kris and she was in Cebu. Like I said, it was the accent.......

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Pfft You Were Gone

You can't go long without hearing about how screwed up my generation is, and my age group (born 1968) is probably the most troublesome there is. There's really no denying it. We were launched into this world during one of the most turbulent times in the history of man. Just look at this list of craziness-

Robert Kennedy was assassinated.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated.
Nixon was elected.
The Tet Offensive.
Czechoslovakia is invaded by Russia.
President Johnson gives up.
Postage stamps increased to SIX CENTS!
The Motion Picture Rating System begins.
Demonstrators were clubbed by Chicago cops at the Democratic Convention.

And that was just the beginning of a long list of things that continued to be screwed up. This is what we had to contend with and see every day during our formative and teenage years-

Afros
Drugs
Heavy Metal music
Bell bottom pants
Haircuts called "wings"
Disco
Atomic bomb drills
"Revivals"
The death of Elvis

All of these things are so traumatic, its no wonder we are screwed up. But today, for some reason, a song popped into my head that I think sums up what the heck happened to us. Intelligent, dignified people used to look forward to this weekly dose of insanity. All I remember is being a little tot and thinking people actually dressed and acted this way when they were grown.

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