King of the road

We got snowed on yesterday. A lot.

TOASTER POWER!!

Ray, doesn't your XM device record content? Interesting Link for XM subscribers

Mom and I are heading out tomorrow morning and will be taking our time meandering northward making frequent stops to geocache. Gotta get some in Nevada/Arizona/Utah/Wyoming on the way up. We'll be on our cel phones (mine: 805-469-5411 and moms: 805-200-8496)whenever we have service. We plan to be at the cabin on Thursday. See you there.

I got my new car. It is very cute and a blast to drive. I got a Scion XB. I know it looks like a toaster but I like it. :-)

Second Opinion

The doctor said, "Joe, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is that it will require castration. You have a very rare condition which causes your testicles to press on your spine, and the pressure creates one heck of a headache
The only way to relieve the pressure is to remove the testicles."

Joe was shocked and depressed. He wondered if he had anything to live for. He had no choice but to go under the knife.

When he left the hospital he was without a headache for the first time in 20 years, but he felt like he was missing an important part of himself. As he walked down the street, he realized that he did feel like a different person. Why not make a new beginning and live a new life.

He saw a men's clothing store and thought, "That's what I need - a new suit!" He entered the shop and told the salesman, "I'd like a new suit."

The elderly tailor eyed him briefly and said, "Let's see... size 44 long."

Joe laughed, "That's right, how did you know?"

"Been in the business 60 years!" Joe tried on the suit. It fit perfectly.

As Joe admired himself in the mirror, the salesman asked, "How about a new shirt?"

Joe thought for a moment and then said, "Sure."

The salesman eyed Joe and said, "Let's see, 34 sleeve and 16-1/2 neck."

Joe was surprised, "That's right, how did you know?"

"Been in the business 60 years!" Joe tried on the shirt, and it fit perfectly.

As Joe adjusted the collar in the mirror, the salesman asked, "How about new shoes?"

Why not, Joe was on a roll and said, "Sure."

The salesman eyed Joe's feet and said, "Let's see...9-1/2 E."

Joe was astonished, "That's right, how did you know?"

"Been in the business 60 years!" Joe tried on the shoes and they fit perfectly.

Joe walked comfortably around the shop and the salesman asked, "How about some new underwear?"

Joe thought for a second and said, "Sure."

The salesman stepped back, eyed Joe's waist and said, "Let's see...size 36."

Joe laughed "Ah ha! I finally got you! I've worn size 34 since I was 18 years old."

The salesman shook his head, "You can't wear a size 34! A 34 underwear would press your testicles up against the base of your spine and give you one heck of a headache."

ALWAYS get a second opinion. And even a 3rd if need be!!

The Plan

Okay, here's the plan:

Back off and let men marry men, women marry women, and totally legalize abortion.

In three generations, there will be no Democrats.......

Damn! I love it when a plan comes together.
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Texas Razorback Hogs

As President Bush gets off the helicopter in front of the White House, he is carrying a baby pig under each arm.

The squared away Marine guard snaps to attention, salutes, and says: "Nice pigs, sir."

The President replies: "These are not pigs; these are authentic Texan Razorback Hogs. I got one for Senator Ted Kennedy, and I got one for Senator John Kerry."

The squared away Marine again snaps to attention, salutes, and says, "Nice trade, sir."

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Heart Attack

While visiting his niece, an elderly man had a heart attack. The woman drove wildly to get him to the emergency room.

After what seemed like a very long wait, the E.R. Doctor appeared, wearing his scrubs and a long face.

Sadly, he said, "I'm afraid that your uncle is brain-dead, but his heart is still beating.

"Oh, dear," cried the woman, her hands clasped against her cheeks with shock "We've never had a Democrat in the family before."

My neighborhood made the news

They're taking it pretty serious too. I got a notice from the police on my door last night giving me 5 days to trim the weeds in the alley - or suffer the abatement consequences. Guess I better be more serious about yard maintenance, eh? I keep it mowed and all, but lack a weed whacker.

Everything is in bloom - Iris, Wisteria, honeysuckle, a couple roses already, and the peonies are about ready to bust open. I love my house. Sure is a lot of work though.

We need to decide what to do about meals at the reunion. We'll be eating in, but how will we manage it?

We can either elect someone to do the shopping and divvy up the bill, or we can each prepare to host a few meals for the group (in which case theres still shopping to be done). Either way is ok by me.

I'm not arriving til saturday evening, so unless you all want to be starvin when I get there, I can't do the shopping.

I will be bringing my dvd collection. If you have any requests now would be a good time to make them. Give me time to copy.

hey I had an idea if any of you golf. Maybe we could have a golf day while at bear lake. anyone interested?

Interesting story in the statesman yesterday


John Savage
Edition Date: 05-03-2006

The demonstrations against the immigration reforms being debated by our Congress seem to boil down to a few issues. Foremost is illegals be given citizenship, followed by not being classified as felons under a proposed law and not building a wall on our southern border. Charges of racism were also a recurring theme. Additionally, Mexico has been pushing for an open border and not placing our military on the border.

I wondered about how Mexico addresses the issue of illegal immigration and control of their border. I found a Web site that has translated the Mexican constitution into English and another that has highlighted those potions dealing with the question. I was surprised by the approach Mexico has taken.

Mexico classifies all illegal immigrants as felons. It posts military on both borders to prevent people from sneaking into the country. Mexicans also have a law making leaving the country, except at specified ports of exit, a federal crime. At last count, slightly over 10 percent of Mexican citizens reside in the USA. Perhaps the United States should help Mexico enforce its law.

Visitors and immigrants who are granted visas to live in Mexico are not allowed to demonstrate or voice their opinions in public regarding Mexican policies. Those with resident visas are subject to immediate deportation for any reason, without due process of any sort. A naturalized citizen does not have the same rights as other citizens. They cannot hold office of any kind, be a member of the clergy, become a member of the armed forces or police. By law, they are second-class citizens.

The Mexican constitution denies equal employment rights to immigrants, even legal ones, in the public sector. Native Mexican citizens have the right to arrest anyone they feel are illegal immigrants and turn them over to authorities. Just imagine if the Minutemen did that.

In a recent Zogby poll, 73 percent of Mexicans call Americans "racist." However, Mexico imported the largest number of slaves of any country in the New World. To this day, racism is widespread. In some states, school districts will not even educate the children, declaring them uneducatable. No one knows just how many black Mexicans there are as their census does not recognize them.

One of our greatest presidents, Teddy Roosevelt, was a strong advocate of controlling immigration, protecting the American values and citizenship, mirroring Mexico's approach somewhat. "Americanization" was a favorite theme of Roosevelt's during his later years, when he railed repeatedly against "hyphenated Americans" and the prospect of a nation "brought to ruins" by a "tangle of squabbling nationalities." In a statement to the Kansas City Star in 1918, he said, "every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or to leave the country," and "English should be the only language taught or used in the public schools."

He also insisted that America has no room for what he called "50-50 allegiance." In a speech made in 1917, he said, "It is our boast that we admit the immigrant to full fellowship and equality with the native-born. In return, we demand that he shall share our undivided allegiance to the one flag."

Perhaps Mexico should amend its constitution to guarantee immigrants to Mexico the same rights it demands the United States give to immigrants from Mexico; or the United States should impose the same restrictions on Mexican immigrants that Mexico imposes on its immigrants.

John Savage is a retired international businessman and local business owner. He may be reached at: jsavage@usa.com

Deer Hunting explained...

Found this that Ed wrote :-)

Upon Entering the Great Basin
--- Ed Miller, July 2005


I look towards the mountains, and ranges beside:
across the tall threshold, and the weighty divide.
Towards the land where the orb stumbles and wakes;
all for myself and for memory's sake.

Towards the pole star, through sagebrush and dust,
I ponder the east, yet westward I trust.
For I am returned to the dry under the sea,
where ancient Bonneville once rest on her knee,
and worried about the loss of her waves,
now all that remains are fossils and caves.
Bleak, empy, nowhere, with no one to fault:
Glory now turned to barrens of salt.

From two expanses of briny, blue sea:
I walk in an ocean that has ceased to be.

Wanna hit somebody who's pissing you off?