Some people would consider me a spic. A spic is usually a derogatory term that refers to the peoples of
Therefore, let’s set the record straight, I am not a spic. If you spoke to me and as you can see from my writing, I speak and
write English very well. In fact, I am a very successful English teacher in
For those who are less educated, Puerto Rico is an island,
1280 miles off the coast of
In an Associated Press article today, CNN.com reported that illegal immigrants are leaving
The article goes on to say that, the intent of the law seems to be working. Illegal immigrants are leaving
On a cold and blustery day, I venture out of the warm and cozy home to take care of some errands. I can think of one thousand
excuses this morning of why I can't walk today, as I start my Explorer. I crank my radio and I can't help but notice that the
eternally thirsty gas tank is only a quarter full. My bad, I think to myself, I should have bought a smaller car . . . but then
what would I carry my antiques to market in?
Coupling a fully loaded trailer to a four cylinder compact sized Sunbird is like me and all my weight trying to get a horsy back ride
from my mid-sized wife . . . we just wouldn't get very far very fast. Besides, if I were going to get a smaller car, I would
be too vain to see my mid-life crisis self in anything other than a red convertible Mustang. However, that is another story
for another day.
As I drive, I come out of my road-induced stupor and other thoughts of the day when I start noticing the gasoline
price signs. $2.85, $2.84, $2.80 . . . when I finally spot the green and white sign that says, "Regular, $2.79." What
a deal!! I think to myself, I don't want to give Bush and his cronies not one cent more than I have to. Greedy bastards . .
. I'll show them.
Dumb Mikey Bets the Bartender
After a long hard day of nothing to do, Mikey decided that he would go to the local watering hole
to get a drink. Secretly he hoped one of his buddies were there so that he wouldn’t have to pay for a drink. To his disappointment,
Mikey didn’t see anyone he knew so he sat down at the bar and began watching the news. Mikey became interested in the 6 o’clock
news when they showed a man was on the
Mikey thought about it for a second and said okay. A few seconds later, the man jumped from the bridge and disgustedly, Mikey takes a fifty out his wallet and hands it to the bartender. The bartender says to him, “naw Mikey, I was just messing around, I can’t take your money.” When Mikey asks why, the bartender explains that he had already seen the news at 5 o’clock and knew the man would jump. To which Mikey promptly replied, “Its okay, a bet is a bet. I saw the 5 o’clock news too, I just didn’t think he would jump again.”
In an Associated Press news story that I read on CNN.com this morning, a juror claims that he was coerced into changing his non-guilty
vote to one of guilty in the trial of black man who shot and killed a white teenager.
I don’t know all of the particulars of
this trial except to say that I am sure that the defendants attorney must be salivating at the prospect of an appeal in the case. It seems the juror, Francois Larche, who is also white, was threatened by the judge in the case with the prospect of having to return
to deliberations on the Sunday before Christmas after spending 12 hours deliberating the day prior. According to the report,
one other juror was also forced to change their mind.
How appalling that a mother of a six year old would condone and encourage her six year old daughter to lie just so that she could
win tickets to a Hannah Montana concert. For those of you who have not heard the story, it seems that Club Libby Lu a store
for young girls, held a contest for tickets to a Hannah Montana concert in the
Almost everyone, unless they’ve had their heads buried in the sand for the past eighteen months have heard of and knows about the
top Democratic candidates for President of the
The same can be said more or less of the Republican candidates. There are some names that are very well known to us and
some that although not as well are at least familiar to us. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani are just a couple of the names that
should at least sound familiar. However, a name that has popped up recently as a close second to Rudy Giuliani in the Republic
running is Mike Huckabee. Like most of you, I had to ask, “Who the heck is that?” For some reason, I thought Mitt Romney
was second in the race. My head must have been in the sand or I just wasn’t paying attention to the Republican side of things.
