Friday the 31st

I am thinking I need to head to Stevens Point today as Ron has some new clothes ordered which have arrived. Up until two weeks ago I was Land's Ends client but they decided to diminish their production of men's sports coats in a 46L (Go Figure in this enconomy) so I was forced to google "Mens clothiers and Steven's Point'. VOILA I am waitng for Melvin to have his house cleaned so we can got to the State Cheese Factory in Rudolph, and then take the back roads for a field trip to Stevens Point. ROAD TRIP
The good news is one of Ron's legs is not longer than the other. Originally I brought him home two pair of pants from Point...Pinned one for hemming and the seamstress called Ron to tell him he had one leg longer than the other according to the way his wife pinned his pants. Can you imagine how well he didn't take the news? (I can't make up shit funnier than this) I had to remind him I was sitting on the floor...He had his hands in his pockets and the shoes where almost on. I had to confess to not doing an adequate job and should have only marked one leg not two. With regards to the clothier and the seamstress Ron's schedule doesn't permit a personal fitting. If the jackets aren't exactly right he will never know. Keeping him presentable is my job and frankly I love shopping for men's clothes. It is just my usual is TJ MAX...who doesn't love a bargain?

Chip in for Health Care...M I stupid?

So today I was just thinking about how I could "bug " the offspring and across my e-mail came the latest from Mitch Stewart of President Barak Obama.com. Mitch wants me to sign up to donate one dollar ($1.00) everday for the next 30 days to show "Congress and the insurance companies that our support of President Obama is earnest." And here's the clincher: It reads, "We'll bill your credit card for 30 day's worth of donations now and once a month until the President signs real health insurance reform into law."

My first thought was poor Hillary Clinton missed the boat on this great idea!@#$%!!!

My second thought was why do the insurance companies need to be shown our earnest. I have had health coverage since a nursing student and is it because the hospitals want to be paid when their employees use employers' facilities. I had Champus (Military-Service insurance) when we were in the Air Force and I was a dependent wife with four babies and never did Champus loose money whether my children were born two in civilian hospitals (Greg and Gretchen), and two in military hospitals (Meg and Michael). Health insurance companies are for profit!

Health insurance companies are advertising on my TV every day to offer new policy services. It is the pre-existing clause which needs to be eliminated. Civilian (Not Champus) insurance companies can cancel and deny to pay using this huge loop hole. In otherwords, develope a chronic condition of aging like diabetis, cancer, cardiac anonomolies and "PUFF" up in smoke goes your coverage. Up in smoke also goes coverage forever if your child is diagnosed with a terminal or chronic illness. Ask my friends in San Antonio who could never leave the military as their daughter was a childhood asthmatic and their son was a child leukemia surviver. YIKES

(If enuf peole get suck'd into Mitch Stewart's latest "ponzi" scheme does this mean when Stewart doesn't have to serve jail time for not accounting for your $30.00 every month which will amount to billions that also the rich will not be taxed for the Health Care reform? Where is this money going? Lobbiests?)

This is not a rumor like Fauve and the Vikings. This is actually on Baracks web site. (I have been watching the site since I voted for him.)

Check out https://barackobama.com/dollar

This is a tactic to raise money for who? Not you, me, or someone who has been recently insurance cancelled.

This is money without earmarks like maybe for Obama's dog getting to Hawaii?



Well guess I now have time to bug the offspring.

August is almost Here!

Had an "All Man Weekend." This is a a couple of days where I did everything Ron wanted to do. No complaints from here. I saw the Brewers beat the Braves in Milwaukee (Melvin too) and I think I remember a time when the Brewers were the Braves so this is mildly confusing.

On Sunday Ron took me to church at St. Mary of Mount Carmel in Amherst and it was the most amazed I have ever been in church. (Wedding included). The church is in the middle of rolling farm fields and the architecture is Roman Gothic. I cannot do it justice with my mere words. After church the rectory's housekeeper, Rita; gave us a walking tour of the Saints in statues and pictures but not until she covered her head. I was Ron's guest as an unofficial member of his Bible Study Group which is soon to start his third year in the fall. After mass which did include an amazing sermon as well as scenery; we went to The Stone Lion in Custer, Wisconsin. Here I had an Irish Pizza complete with toppings of Mash Potatoes, Corn Beef, Sauerkraut and pesto. (I even managed to drool Guinness gravy down my shirt for the entire meal.) Give me an "All Man's Weekend" anytime.
And if you can't drink Guinness after church why not wear it!

The picture is of the Roosters in my kitchen which I thought one was a "Chicken". (I am so amazed at my silliness.) I thought about showing you all my hokey window shades but maybe next week. They are so ugly Ron has given me full reign of the check book to replace them with Hunter Douglas Pirourettes. (Of course they will cut out the glare on the Packers. And the scoop is Brett Fauve bought a condo in Minneapolis and the Vikings agreed on 10 million...and you thought this blog was boring...)

My Flying Squirrels are a colony now. Last night we counted ten. I also bought a Flip camera. The light is too low to film squirrel antics at night. It does appear to be raining squirrels out there some nights. Watch out as soon I will post my night video to UTube. Just have to grasp the "learning curve" as to the process...and buy some flood lights with motion detectors. (Sounds like Ron better reopen the bank account doesn't it?)

The raccoon count is now at five captured and one free. And before anyone gets too excited they are on 'the live trap and release program.' And I did release Bushy the squirrel and Tweetie the pine siskin. (The pine siskin actually got trapped in the sunflower seed basket feeder.)

Well for those of you that have read this far I am amazed it is August 2009 on Saturday. When I was young summer was never long enough and so is the drill this year.

We are planning to visit Gretchen and Josh but Gretchen wants us to fly to Ireland when we get there. I am trying to plead the case that I have never been to Germany. Yikes, she immediately shot back I have never been to Ireland either. Like everyone in the Kirschling lineage...There isn't a dull moment...and or blog.