When you reward irresponsible people, you create more of them. When you punish responsible people, you create fewer of them.

Why would anyone want to accept responsibility?

We believe what we want to believe!  We want to keep believing what we do believe!  Sometimes, this clouds are judgment!

Last week I was in Island Park for my wife's family reunion.  It was so nice to be out and away from civilization for a little bit.  However, coming back to work today is extra hard!  I'm looking forward to retirement.  It is only what? 35 years away?  More years than I've been alive.  I think I can. I think I can. =)

I wrote the following to a friend as a reply to his email earlier today ( Read more... )

I'm not a huge Glenn Beck fan.  I'm not big on looking for gloom and doom in everything, but a friend sent me this link, and I found this video and chart shocking.

www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/20816/

I thought Obama said he was being president for his kids.  Did he mean he was doing it so his kids could pay off his debts.

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Miscellaneous items:

1:  I don't watch much TV.  I really don't.  I rent Smallville and Star Trek from Netflix.  I borrow Heroes from a friend.  My wife bought me The Cosby Show for Christmas.   I don't even watch that much sports, and I love sports.  The other night, I was checking out Hulu.com for some old shows I could watch.  I came across "Lie ( Read more... )

I think I'm addicted.

I have been listening to The Dark Knight score since
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http://swashbuckler332.livejournal.com/607848.html

Excelsior! is my favorite mix to date.  I have given this mix a spin many, many times already.  I love the movie scores that motivate me to think I "Can Do!"    There is very little not to love on this cd.  The first track Main Title from Zulu sets the tone. Wake up and get moving!  Then ( Read more... )

The journey begins.  After a Postal service mishap, and a couple of weeks anxiously waiting,  THE PACKAGE ARRIVED. 
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