A friend of mine named Ed Greer wrote this and I thought I would share it with you.

 ON "ABC-TV" Monday October 12, 2009

 DURING THE "NETWORK SPECIAL ON HEALTH CARE".... PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS ASKED:
 

 "MR PRESIDENT WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AND JOIN THE NEW 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM' THAT THE REST OF US WILL BE ON ?" Charlie Gibson

 "MR PRESIDENT WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AND JOIN THE NEW 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM' THAT THE REST OF US WILL BE ON ?" Charlie Gibson

 THERE WAS A STONEY SILENCE AS THE PRESIDENT IGNORED THE QUESTION AND CHOSE NOT TO ANSWER IT! 

 IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SENATORS WERE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS. “WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT." 

AND THEY DID THINK ABOUT IT! 

THEIR ANSWER AND RESPONSE WAS WRITEN IN THE HEALTH CARE BILL THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED TO SUBSCRIBE TO WHILE IT ENSURES THAT CONGRESS WILL BE 100% EXEMPT ! 

 SO, THIS GREAT NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND I, IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE PRESIDENT, HIS FAMILY OR CONGRESS? 

 “WE THE PEOPLE” NEED TO SEND A STONG MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT, THAT THIS SORT OF SELF SERVING, “I’M THE CENTER OF THE WORLD” BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE,  CORRUPT AND JUST PLAIN WRONG! 

 ANY LEGISLATION BEING PROPOSED BY CONGRESS OR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SHOULD APPLY TO EVERYONE – NOT JUST THE LOWLY CITIZEN WORKER BEES - NO EXCEPTIONS!

 IF WE DO NOTHING, THE WASHINGTON "ELITE" WILL KEEP PROVIDING THEMSELVES WITH THEIR GOLD-PLATED HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, RETIREMENT OF OVER 100%. FOR JUST 2 TERMS IN OFFICE, AND TAX EXEMPTIONS BEYOND BELIEF, JUST TO MENTION A VERY FEW OF THE VAST AMOUNT OF PRIVILEGES THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED THEMSELVES WITH, INCLUDING GIVING THEMSELVES RAISES AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION.

THESE PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHETHER THEY ARE A SENATOR, OR A CONGRESSPERSON. THEY ARE NOT A ROYAL CLASS OF RULERS DESERVING OF GREATER BENEFITS THAN THE PEOPLE THEY HAVE SWORN BY OATH TO SERVE.

A BIG DOSE OF REALITY AND CLEAR DEFINITION IS CERTAINLY MERITED HERE WITHIN A PROPOSED 28^th AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.

THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR US TO START RETURNING AMERICA BACK TO THE PEOPLE.

AMENDMENT 28

Congress shall make not law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States.

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD ADVANCE A POSITIVE DIRECTION TOWARDS RESTORING INTEGRITY BACK IN AMERICA, THEN WILL YOU PROMOTE THIS IDEA OF A 28^th AMENDMENT TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK?

Someone Who Loves Me

The heading in my email from the dog treat site I subscribe to read "Baggens at Peace." My heart sank. Before I even opened it visions for my Zoe started to emerge. I opened the mail and started to read. When I read where the writers dog had lain at her door, I saw Zoe. Her dog was dying and I knew every pain and emotion that she was going through and started to cry. 


Nico got worried, so quickly ,I dried my tears and got myself in order. Just then Max looked up at me and I felt the invisible tap on my shoulder. The whisper in my ear from nobody but yet I knew it was someone reminding me. "Max is only four but you can't take him for granted." 


I got off my chair and hugged him and ran my hands through his stiff, dusty fur. It had been a month since his last bath and worse yet two weeks since I've been able to walk him due to tendonitis in my foot. With his stinky paw  on my knee I told him, though it was late in the evening, he was getting a bath so that he could feel good again. 


That night he slept on my bed next to me. He smelled so good and felt even better. I was bound and determined to appreciate him even more. 


Tonight as I sat at my computer, frustrated, trying to figure out a program, Max put his paw on me. It was 8 PM and no one had walked him yet and since my daughter had hurt her knee and my son in law was complaining about his foot, I knew if Max was walked it was just going to be half a block. 


I tied on my shoes, loaded my phone into my pocket and grabbed my keys. Max knew the signs and was leaping like a lamb by the time I got to the door. I figured if I walked slow enough and let him sniff as much as he wanted it would suffice for not being able to walk at any length. 


We walked the half block to the park and he pulled me into it. I'll let him take the lead, I thought, maybe he'll do his business and head home. 


He walked, sniffed and peed from one end to the other. We made a full circle and then as we got back to the sidewalk, Max looked back at me. The wind blew and caught his fur just right. The fur covering his one eye lifted,and with that one eye, the look he gave me was as though he was saying, "can we go further?


 How could I not. 


Now were home. He's laying at my feet, I'm eating a bowl of cereal watching "You've Got Mail" for the umpteenth time. Comfort food, a feel good movie and my companion next to me.


 For this moment everything is all right in my world. 


 ( If you would  like to read her blog it is http://www.all-natural-dog-treat.com/Baggins_Bites-backissues.html)  

Just another day in paradise

I took a ride out to the North Shore this morning with Nico. Checking out another shave Ice stand for my "Holo Holo" blog. It was out in the middle of nowhere and right across the street from the beach area called Sharks Cove  Nico nocked his shave ice over again. That's the second time this week he's done that. I think he is getting tired of testing shave ice stands with me.

I had their Grilled Ahi with Teriyaki Sauce and Pico de Gallo over it. Delicious. We took the food over to the other side of the road to watch the waves.

This is what you see from the shave ice stand

As I sat on a large rock and Nico walked around taking his own set of photos I enjoyed my food. Nico was too busy picking up plants, rocks and the run of the mill treasures on the ground. He was to intrigued to eat. 

I started snapping photos from where I sat and could not stop. The beauty of the ocean was like popcorn. Once you take a photo you just can't stop. 

It's just water but throw in a little foam and it becomes mesmerizing 

From blue to blue

As I look at the ocean I ask myself, Why do I find it so hard to do this? I must leave the house more often

The waves just kept coming

It was like a step back in time

Then Nico got into the picture. He was pulling up a long piece of grass

Then you turn around from the ocean and this is what you see. Reality. But if you look on the top of the mountain you can see a big estate. That was once owned by Elvis Presley 

Time to go and thankfully we head away from the traffic that is now backing up

We pass the Dole Pineapple Fields as we head to Wahiawa where I am going to go to the egg farm to get some eggs

We drive down the street appropriately named Palm Avenue

We pass a cherry blossom just coming into bloom

And we head down the road that leads to the egg farm

The Egg Farm

Then it's home again, home again, jiggity jig

Had a grand day, Max was waiting at the door and Nico then went off to his other grandma's to get the ants out of his pants. I took a long nap.