MIke Huckabee

My stomach is settling a little. He still gets me going with "less government" but then listing all these people in America who "want change.." So, he admits that the people want change but doesn't think the government should do anything about it? I mean, he wants "less government", correct? That means, no more interference in the people's lives, right? He also spoke about how his dad worked hard and "lifted heavy things" and they only had "lava" soap in their house. Excuse me, but I think someone should inform him that he's at the Republican convention which has historically lacked blue collar voters...

Mitt Romney...

I may vomit (yet again)... Who names their kid "Mitt"...?!?

I am..

watching the Republican National Convention. I may vomit.

McCain..You're really starting to irritate me...

Well, I've had a little time to listen to CNN in the background and heard a little about this Sarah Palin. Most of what I've heard about her, I actually like. But, it's only day one...

McCain on the other hand is really ticking me off right now. The more I think about it, the more I think he picked her for these top two reasons:

1. She's a woman - now both tickets can make history. What a desperate move.
2. She's a woman - He thinks women are stupid enough to vote for this ticket merely because she is a woman.

I think he just called me stupid people!! Excuse me, but no one, not even a female, gets my vote without a little thought, and without me understanding where they are on certain issues. In fact, this choice makes me think McCain is an even bigger sexist, old school, boys club geezer than before.

Ugh, I'm DEFINITELY wearing my Obama shirt today...

Sarah Palin...Who the Heck Is That??????

Other than McCain's pick for Veep??

Hybrid Cars vs. The Used Car Salesman

This video is from a two guy team called "The Fast Draw." They make fun little informational videos for one of my favorite news shows, CBS Sunday Morning. Here is an interesting take on Hybrid vehicles and the environment...enjoy!






Till next time...Shalom Out!

Leading Ladies v The Best Friend

This is a new name for a concept that my hubby and I heard in the movie "The Holiday" starring the awesome Kate Winslet.  There are "leading ladies" and "best friends" in Hollywood Movies. Some women are leading ladies and some women are best friends.  Another way to put this is "Leaders v. Followers".  My hubby tells me I am a leading lady and that is why I have a hard time working for other leading ladies or leading men.  Needless to say, his boss, and my former boss, was a leading lady, although not a very good one in my opinion.  As you guessed, I no longer work there.  Let's just say there was a major blow up two weeks ago and one last Friday. I am totally incapable of putting up with the B.S. she dishes out.   I gave my two weeks notice and the boss lady told me to leave.  I could rant about her for a while but why bother.

So, the hubby thinks I need to go back to being a leading lady.  I think I need to go back to making money.  One way to solve both issues is to become a mortgage loan officer again.  I left this career less than a year ago thinking I would never go back.  But, for some reason, it always comes up.  Have you ever tried to run away but ended up feeling like the calf in a rodeo?  No matter how fast you run, the rope always makes it around your neck and you get tied back into the situation...  That's how I feel about the mortgage business.  It would be a place for me to go and with A LOT of hard work, I could build a business that would potentially make me A LOT of money (once the market bounces back).  

So, what should I do?  Look for another "follower" position and keep my mouth shut and learn to take it?  Or, should I decide to work hard, not take the easy way out, and go for being a loan officer again?  It would take time to make money and it would take a lot of time, effort and getting out of my comfort zone but it could yield a great payoff for my family.  What do you think?