Future of Afghanistan..........

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a short statement before the start of a U.N.-backed conference on Afghanistan in The Hague. Clinton is hoping to win support at the 90-nation conference for greater military involvement along with increased economic development and army and police training to defeat al Qaeda and Taliban insurgents.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrives at the Catshuis in The Hague, Netherlands, ahead of U.N.-sponsored conference on the future of Afghanistan. The international conference on pacifying Afghanistan will include two unlikely partners for peace, the United States and Iran.

Taliban and al-Qaida must be stopped..........

President Barack Obama over 4,000 more military troops into Afghanistan, vowing to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat" the terrorist al-Qaida network in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. Obama said the fresh infusion of U.S. forces is designed to bolster the Afghan army and turn up the heat on terrorists that he said are plotting new attacks against Americans.

U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks in Washington announcing a comprehensive, new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan . Standing behind is U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
I'm wondering if you noticed..................Correct me if I'm wrong............But didn't Bush say the same thing?

Waters Rising.........

A member of Valley Water Rescue, patrols the Oxbow housing development in a rubber boat looking for residents to evacuate from houses flooded by the Red River, south of Fargo, North Dakota.

Rescuers travel on an airboat over an icy cornfield on their way to check on flood-threatened home owners in the Oxbow housing development near the Red River, south of Fargo, North Dakota.

Here He Comes Again.........

US President Barack Obama speaks during a press conference in the White House in Washington, DC. Obama said he expected "steady progress" resolving disputes with Iran after he made an unprecedented video appeal to the Islamic republic.
He loves the TV..........I guess we are stuck with this face every month for that length of time....
I listened to part of his speech and then tried to find something else to watch on TV..........I just don't get into...........Presidential speeches........

The Nano........

Tata chairman Ratan Tata drives a prototype of the new car in New Delhii. India's Tata Motors have launched the world's cheapest car "the Nano," hoping to revolutionise travel for millions and buck a slump in auto sales caused by the global economic crisis.
I'll take 2 of these little cars at that price.................I hope they find a way to install air conditioning, because it's really needed............

An employee uncovers a "Nano" at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5.

Another Plane Crash

Officials investigate the scene of fatal plane crash outside the Butte Airport in Butte, Mont., on Sunday, March 22, 2009. A small plane, possibly carrying children on a ski trip, crashed Sunday as it approached the Butte airport, killing 14 to 17 people aboard, according to a federal official. The single engine turboprop nose-dived into a cemetery 500 feet from its destination. I still see that we are not safe, from anything.

The Thing

One question.................why isn't he already........DEAD? That's my "American" opinion.........!

An undated recent file picture of Al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden in an undisclosed location inside Afghanistan. Bin Laden called on radical Islamists in Somalia to overthrow new President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, according to an audiotape posted on the Internet on Thursday.

Actress Mourned

Actress Natasha Richardson died of blunt impact to the head, Medical examimer listed cause of death was "epidural hematoma due to blunt impact to the head." Publicist for Richardson's husband, Liam Neeson, confirmed her death Wednesday without giving details on the cause.

This 2008 photo shows actor Liam Neeson and his actress wife Natasha Richardson arriving for the British premiere of the latest film "The Chronicles of Narnia-Prince Caspian", in London's Greenwich. The actress has died following a ski accident, according to a spokesman for her husband.

White House Celebration.....

This man plays the bagpipes with the Shannon Rovers in front of The White House in Washington Tuesday, March 17, 2009. They played at the St. Patrick's Day event at The White House that evening.

President Barack Obama and Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen walk down the steps of the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 17, 2009, after attending a St. Patrick's Day luncheon.

A waiter serves green champagne to guests during a St Patricks Day reception hosted by President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
I wonder how much of the taxpayer's money went to host this party.........he's spending just as much as other corporate executive's, who he's putting the "spending collar" on.

Memo To Employes

As the CFO of this business that employs 140 people, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama is our next President and that our taxes and government fees will increase in a BIG way.

To compensate for these increases, I figure that the Clients will have to see an increase in our fees to them of about 8% but since we cannot increase our fees right now due to the dismal state of our economy, we will have to lay off six (6) of our employees instead.

This has really been eating at me for a while, as we believe we are family here and I didn't know how to choose who will have to go. So, this is what I did.

I strolled through our parking lot and found 8 Obama bumper stickers on our employees' cars and have decided these folks will be the first to be laid off. I can't think of a more fair way to approach this problem. These folks wanted change; I'm giving it to them.

Sincerely,

The Boss

Actor Ron Silver

Actor Ron Silver has died in New York City after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. The Creative Coalition Executive Director Robin Bronk says the 62-year-old, who co-founded the nonprofit, died peacefully in his sleep with his family around him early Sunday morning March 15, 2009.
Silver starred in a recurring role as a slick strategist for liberal President Jed Bartlet on "The West Wing," that had a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political causes.

Barbara Bush.........Released.....

Former US first lady Barbara Bush, seen here in January 2009, was released from a Texas hospital Friday, nine days after undergoing open heart surgery. Former first lady, 83, thanked the doctors and staff at Methodist Hospital as she left with her husband, former President George H. W. Bush. This lady is the same age as my Mom and I hope she does well.

Revenge List........

Reports say that investigators found the list in 28-year-old Michael McLendon's home.

The list included a Pilgrim's Pride plant near Enterprise where his mother worked. She was among the victims of her son's shooting spree, and the district attorney said she had recently been laid off from the plant.

Kelley's Foods in Elba and Reliable Metals in Samson were also on the list. McLendon had previously worked at both. Kelley's Foods says he quit his job there last week, and local officials say he was forced to resign from the metals plant in 2003.

As details of 28-year-old Michael McLendon's background began to emerge the day after the bloodshed, authorities still didn't know what set him off.

Kinston police chief and District Attorney search the burned home of gunman Michael McLendon north of Samson March 11, 2009. Authorities grappled on Wednesday for the reason the 27-year-old McLendon shot dead 10 people, including his mother, before killing himself after a gun battle with police and a car chase down a rural highway.

My Opinion........

Do you ever write a post about things that really don't matter to you? I do and it's demeaning to a person to be subjected to such antics. In order to get a certain amount of visitors, you need to constantly write something, or show some sort of work. Daily grind is listed as a special way of dealing with one's work schedules. To a person who writes, it's a certain thing, that you must write something daily. Even if your not really interested in writing about a subject, they say to keep the mood or trend going, you need to write. I guess this is what I'm doing right now. In my opinion, I should be able to write when I feel something in my heart and mind to express. I know that most writer's don't care for inspiration writer's, and unfortunately that's what I am. I suppose following the trend, makes me a conformist. So, be it.........it's just another way of expressing myself.

Suicide Bomber Attacks....

Iraqi soldiers securing the scene of a suicide bombing at a popular market in Abu Ghraib, west of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. A suicide bomber on Tuesday killed 33 people, including tribal chiefs, soldiers and two journalists, in the second major attack around Baghdad in two days, officials said.

A policeman stands guard at the site of a bomb attack in Mosul, 240 miles north of Baghdad. A parked car bomb killed two civilians and wounded six people, including two policemen in al-Hamdaniya town. It just doesn't stop and it keeps getting worse.........

Spring Forward..........

Americans will set their clocks ahead by an hour this weekend, as daylight saving time begins Sunday. "Springing forward" creates another hour of sunlight in the evening. It also has some effects on health and public safety that many people are unaware of. A U.S. law signed by President George W. Bush in 2005 extended the length of daylight saving time by four weeks. It now begins at 2 a.m. on the second Sunday in March. It ends on the first Sunday in November.

There's a spike in heart attacks during the first week of daylight saving time, according to another study published last year. The loss of an hour's sleep may make people more susceptible to an attack, some experts say. When daylight saving time ends in the fall, heart attacks briefly become less frequent than usual.

In theory, using daylight more efficiently saves fuel and energy because it reduces the nation's need for artificial light. I wish they had of just left the damned thing alone...........it's just another thing to show us, we have no control.........

In Search Of........

A Delta rocket carrying the Kepler telescope takes off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida March 6, 2009. NASA launched the pioneering Kepler telescope on Friday to survey a corner of the galaxy in hopes of learning if other planets like Earth exist.
I wonder if they are still looking for life on another planet? Maybe they will find God.........

Here We Go Again.......

A speaker wearing a wedding gown addresses the crowd at a rally against Proposition 8 outside City Hall in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. The California Supreme Court is preparing to hear legal arguments Thursday on Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment that eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry.

These two men attend a gay marriage during a rally against Proposition 8.

In this Oct. 20, 2008 file photo, this man from Los Angeles, puts a sign on a bus in support of Proposition 8 after a rally in Sacramento, Calif. The weight of history will be present this week when California's highest court considers whether to strike down the constitutional ban on same sex marriages voters approved in November.

Investigators say.......

Investigators say a faulty altimeter played a role in a Turkish Airlines crash that killed 9 people in the Netherlands. The plane was landing on automatic pilot and the problem with the altimeter led to a loss of airspeed before the crash. The Boeing 737 carrying 135 passengers and crew went down in a muddy field less than a mile short of the runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport shortly before it was due to land on Feb. 25.
It's my opinion that there's been one too many plane crashes, lately and something should be done to bring these airlines into aeronautic codes standards.

NFL Players Missing in Gulf........

Former University of South Florida football player Nick Schuyler clings to the engine of an overturned boat in the Gulf of Mexico as the U.S. Coast Guard approaches on Monday.

Friends and family members of missing boaters NFL players Corey Smith, Marquis Cooper and former Florida college football player William Bleakley wait at the dockside of the U.S. Coast Guard Station in St. Petersburg, Florida March 2, 2009. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued Nick Schuyler on Monday, one of four boaters missing in the Gulf of Mexico since Saturday, and continued the search for Smith, Cooper and Bleakley.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends as they wait for the outcome.........

The Weather........

A heavy snowstorm pounds Valley, Ala., at the state line on Sunday, March 1, 2009 after blanketing much of the state before moving into Georgia and threatening the east coast.

These people hold on to a tarp to drape around a stage they are installing during a windy snow storm outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Monday, March 2, 2009. The men were installing the stage for a global warming rally of college students happening later in the day.

People Displaced......

Pakistani internally displaced people from the tribal region of Bajur walk a long a muddy street after a storm at the Jalozai refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan. U.S. efforts to pump millions of aid dollars into northwest Pakistan and dry up support for the Taliban and al-Qaida have barely begun because of attacks on development workers, fears of corruption and dragging bureaucracy.

Pakistani internally displaced people from the tribal region of Bajur line up as they wait to receive their donated food the Jalozai refugee camp. Many wait to be registered to get the aid, when distributed. When you think you've got it bad, just look around the world at all the hunger and distruction people are facing.