Visine for tunnel vision

I had a lovely lunch yesterday with Rob. No matter how smart, successful and focused you may think you are in life, you inevitably are limited in your field of vision. Recently, I've been struggling with a simple concept. I couldn't for the life of me see what my next step should be. Rob, in his natural way, suggested a solution and within seconds, I saw past the blockage in my road to business growth and was able to move forward. Yes, this was a little cryptic, I admit...so what...It's business. Now, I need to sit down with Rob again and come up with a real solid strategy for long term growth and development. I'm not sure when we'll have time for such a task, nor am I clear yet as to what direction(s) to go. For now, I'll just settle for another bowl of chili at Nick's. Are you hip for that...my Nubian brotha?

I've had a ton of feedback regarding my Colon Blow/Knob Gobble story. (Listed Below) I'm just glad that I could entertain those who enjoyed the story. So many people have told me, "This could only happen to you" Well....I am just going to have to agree with them.

Switching over to politics briefly -

I've taken the time to watch some debates recently. The Democrats really scare the shit out of me. They all present these wonderful plans that are designed to make the listener feel good about what they can do for America....but...they don't exactly talk about just how much their grand ideas are really going to cost the American tax payer. It's true, a universal health care system would mean that the government pays your insurance....what isn't brought up is....how much we will have to pay the government for such a service. Considering, so many people can't afford insurance now, nor do many of them currently pay tax, that would mean that those of us who do pay tax, will not only pay for our share...but we'll go ahead and pay it for those who don't. Fair??? Costly...you bet!!! It's coming from EVERYONE that pays tax...don't think for a minute, that somehow only the wealthy will cover this bill. As of today, the General Election looks grim for the Republicans. So...if I had to choose a Democrat to win, I would have to say Obama would at least be better than the other two. Though he has some lofty and costly ideas, at least his concept of health care is NOT universal. His fix is to give "Affordable" health care to Americans by trying to get the insurance companies to cut their premiums. Well...though that may be a Pie in the Sky idea...at least he hasn't come out as strong as Hillary and Edwards who want a fully funded Gov't Controlled System. Here is the obvious question to those who believe Hillary or Edwards are on the right track. Has the Federal Government EVER successfully run anything department or program efficiently? Do you really want to put your health into the hands of the Government that gave us failing programs like, Welfare, Social Security, Medicare and the Department of Homeland Security, TSA, IRS, etc...???

To the voting citizens of the United States...I beg you....WAKE UP and see reality before you vote!

On to the Republican side of the election. The choices there are not exactly what any of use feel is the "Answer to all of our problems." I like Rudy, however he has made a bone head judgment in only focusing on Florida, which may cost him the whole damn election. Huckabee wants to change the damn constitution for something as petty as preventing same sex marriage. Give me a fucking break! Don't we have more pressing issues? Ron Paul has a great message, but he's also a little nutty...has no chance anyway. McCain has been on the wrong side of Bush's right decisions. Bushy may have made a lot of mistakes, but the choices that were right, McCain was against. Not very encouraging there. Romney reminds too many people of John Kerry. Too polished...seems fake. Though his background is strong fiscally and he has a great history of business leadership, I don't think he could win over a strong Democrat. The Republican Party as a whole needs a strong kick in the ass. The spending that Republicans do in congress is disgusting. Democrats aren't going to be any better, as a matter of fact....they'll spend more on their programs....by a LONG SHOT. This country needs solid, responsible, fiscally conservative leadership in both the legislative and executive branches. Damn, this is going to be a painful election.

The economy is a hot topic right now. Citizens of this country suffer from memory loss. There is a huge panic in the press about the economy. (Keep in mind, it is he press and they can generate a huge panic over Zoo Safety if they want to.) Anyway, the economy and the markets FLUCTUATE. They go up, they go down...it's natural, normal and GOOD for the country. So, if we end up in a recession, just like we did when Reagan, Clinton and Bush II took office, we'll hit a low...then bounce back for a high. The fundamentals are all solid and strong....everybody needs to stop the panic and let the market correct itself. Would a stimulus package help....SURE! However, we still need to allow the market to make it's corrections. No Hillary, freezing interest rate for 5 YEARS will not help the economy as a whole, nor will freezing foreclosures for 3 months. Consider for a second, how bad the mortgage foreclosure situation will be if all foreclosures were held for 3 months....on that 91st day....we'll have a freaking meltdown! I'm not an economist by any means...but I do have some common sense.

I'm hungry, so, I'm off to grab some food before my night gets busy again.