AIG - Pack of Thieves

AIG is now recieving more help from the United States and China decided to pitch in as well, but it’s all failing.  Why?  Because these people are thieves.  They are taking the money and squandering it on a failing business model.  China sent $586 billion to AIG and it still didn’t budge the economy.  This money needs to go to the people!  Let the people pay off their debt!  Give the hard workers…the LEGAL AMERICAN hard workers a few million each, let them pay off their houses, their debt.  Let them buy new cars and start new businesses.  Hell, the government can even tax the $3 million each and make money off the money that the people are using.  I don’t think it’s rocket science.

Scared that the legal citizens are going to mess up and squander it?  Hire financial advisors to assist the people.  AIG has a proven track record, why not help something the country has never helped before…help the LEGAL AMERICAN working class.

Obama!  You want to change this damn country?  Put the share holders and owners of AIG in jail, and send the trillions of dollars they have to the LEGAL WORKING class of this country!  Make changes in the lives of the people, and spark the economy.  Get rid of the old money and fat cats in congress.  Focus on the people and not big business and not big government!  How did you like finding out that the highest growth this year as far as jobs was in the government that you are now in control of?  Let me spell it out…the government jobs grew by 10.6% while private sector jobs only grew by 1.3%!  Where are these jobs?  How much money as a tax payer am I going to have to foot in order to pay for these new salaries?!

I’m exhasperated…I certainly hope you can make a change Mr. President Elect Obama.

Life change 2nd step

Almost 3 weeks ago I quit smoking.  All is going well and the cravings are persistent but manageable.  I was real amazed at the withdrawal symptoms I had because when I quit the first time - roughly 7 years mind you - I didn’t have them.  Anyhow, now that I got the nicotine out of my system, and the cravings are an insignificant annoyance it is time to work on my next craving - FOOD!

I love food.  I love to eat.  Heck, I even made a website for food http://www.backyardrecipe.com because it seemed the appropriate thing to do.  I am of massive weight, almost 315 pounds, and I certainly dont exercise.  Fat things have been happening to me, like my feet swelling, and not sleeping well because my fat glotis is strangling me while I sleep - yeah, main cause of snoring and sleep deprevation in fat people.

Like I said, it is time for a change in my life.  I am 42 years old, my son is 7years old and if I keep going the way I am going I will not see him out of high school.  So, last night, I took the first leap into this changed life style.  I jumped on the treadmill for 15 minutes.  Tonight I will be jumping on for a total of, and I hope, 30 minutes.

Last night I was walking pretty fast and couldnt get my heart rate up past 120, so I guess I’m okay there.  I didn’t feel like I was going to die which I am very thankful for.  My chest didn’t feel like it was going to burst like a water balloon.  All in all, I think I have a pretty good rigorous pace that gets me breathing pretty rapidly.

I am no dietician so I am a little clueless on what to do with my diet.  Right now I think I will just be writing down everything I eat and drink throughout the day.  From there, I will try to seek free help on working me up a diet that works.  I have cut out soda pop completely from my diet, and am drinking plenty of water throughout the day and tea with splenda at night - mixed with an occasional disani.

My motivation is high.  I will be weighing myself each week on Sunday and I will have a chart on the web to keep track of.  I know there are some gamblers out there, so if you are betting on me, make sure you donate to the cause to help motivate me more.   Visit my sponsored links.

Mobile Alabama Schools

I don’t ordinarily talk about politics, or anything like that simply because at this juncture I could care less.  Democrat, republican, or what ever you want to call them, just doesn’t make a difference these days.  One thing that is hitting close to home though, is the government run schools of Mobile Alabama.  We use to know them as public schools, but no longer.  I’m not even going to get into a long diatribe of the breakdown of the public schools because it is really a moot point.  I just want to point out something that is happening to our kids.

My son is in 2nd grade.  A time when a boy is suppose to be rough housing and being a boy.  I would like to say that is what he is doing but it’s not.  In his school; they have taken away recess and have over structured physical education.

Alabama was rated the 2nd most obese state next to Mississippi.  It’s no wonder.  Kids in this area have forgotten how to have self directed and free play.  They get no exercise, because right when they get home from school; they have to sit down and do homework for the next four hours.  After homework, it’s time for a bath, and then into bed.

I remember as a boy, some 35 years ago, I would get home and drop off my book bag; kick off my shoes and head out with my friends.  We would play outside until about 8pm and then come in, do a little bit of homework and go to bed.  We were aloud to be boys.  Heck, we could get bruises on ourselves, something that all boys did and we wouldn’t run the risk of our parents being picked on by DHR.  It sure was a different world back then.

Now days children can’t play in their front yards for fear of being kidnapped by a sexual predator.  Gawd forbid two 7 year old boys put their arms around each others shoulders because they are best bud’s and not sexually active.

4th Smoke Free Day

Today begins day 4 of not smoking.  The night was a bit better although I stayed up too late watching my cd’s of Firefly.  I woke up feeling fine, and no big craving to speak of.  The thought of lighting one up to feel the soothing and calming effect of the warm smoke going down my throat in my lungs is in my mind, but the feeling is manageable.  I can handle not smoking now.

I think the bad physical withdrawals are behind me, but I’m still having the bad phlegm problem in my chest with coughing but I’m pretty sure it’s getting better and will disappear in a couple of days.  I have to conquer the psychological withdrawal.  Yesterday at lunch was the hardest psychological withdrawal because I had to break a routine that I’ve been doing for a rather long time.  I did it, and I think that since I overcame that hurdle the rest will be cake.  Driving is another big one.  I might end up on the news - “Man Quits Smoking, Kills Everyone In Mobile For Driving Stupid.”

I’ll probably post a couple more times about stopping smoking because it helps me out.  It’s not easy to quit, and since I am a second timer, I am finding it doubly hard.

2 nights, beginning of 3rd day

This is the 2nd night of not smoking.  It was restless.  I woke about 4 times with severe cravings, and a bad cough.  It’s now the beginning of the 3rd day of not smoking.  My chest is full of phlegm, the throat hurts at the base…not really a hurt, but kind of a raw tickle down deep making it kind of hard to breath.  I guess the ol larynx, trachea, and primary bronchi are in shock.  I know it’s the whole quitting and withdrawal thing, but it doesn’t feel normal and is a bit unnerving.  Should only last 72 hours, but the cravings will last a life time.

I’m a bit nervous about today. This weekend I had my family as a support system.  Today I have to drive to work, and support myself.  I think I am strong enough - I know I’m strong enough.    I have to keep myself preoccupied at lunch so I think it is time to write that book I’ve been procrastinating on.  The cool thing is that thus far, the ambient air isn’t pissing me off.