I.M.O

Well, the Iowa parade has come and gone and we have the "top" three winners from the GOP establishment. Cruz, Trump and Rubio - with all the polls and discussion going around I can honestly tell you that to me Iowa doesn't matter and neither does New Hampshire. Based on delegates both Iowa and New Hampshire have pretty low numbers to make a difference. The only reason why these two states even matter is because they both vote earlier then any other state; that's it. What I do appreciate from the campaigns visiting the states and their towns/cities is that in brings in a large amount of money that in true nature is an influx in revenue. Speaking with my wife we both agree that the two states look forward to this every four years because to them is like a Black Friday of sorts. Winning Iowa doesn't guarantee a win for president - Ronald Reagan lost the Iowa Caucus and ended up becoming our 40th POTUS. Like every four years i'm going to sit back and evaluate the field and see where my logic and heart falls when it get closer to the primary.

Interesting turn of events...

(CNN)It's official. From January 1, 2016 China will allow two children for every couple. Chinese lawmakers rubber-stamped the new legislation Sunday during a session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, which governs the country's laws, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

"The state advocates that one couple shall be allowed to have two children," according to the newly revised Law on Population and Family Planning.

With China's logic of needing/wanting a younger and larger workforce for their still growing economy the added child act/law might be good news to some families who have wanted to have two kids. When reading some of the reports that some couples were forced to have abortions and or fined large monetary sums I couldn't believe that this kind of legislation existed. Like Japan's population China is finding themselves having trouble with some of their food sources. I'm going to give this a place on the back burner and se where things are in about six months - both food supply and the added child act.

Super Tuesday

Yes, I know this post is a bit late but from what I've been watching throughout the day it looks like the outcome will surprise a few people. I voted for Ron Paul and even if he doesn't get the nod from the party I would like to keep my integrity in place. Especially knowing that we might end up with Romney any how. For the many of you who voted today I would like to thank you very much for exercising you right to vote and for those of you who didn't because you just didn't feel like it can continue to do what you normally do "nothing". Can't wait to wake up tomorrow and see the results. I will have a follow up post of the outcome including the local ones.

Illegals are just that illegal...

I can't take this anymore...
Everytime I hear these people talk it penetrates right down to the bone. Let me get some duct tape and wrap my head with it before I start my rant.
Okay - to all the illegals in Texas and anywhere else for that matter, WHERE COMING FOR YOU! The video link below will probably upset most of you like it did for me. If you are an illegal and you are driving with a fake license then you will be deported, if you are an illegal and you are caught breaking the law you will be deported, if you are an illegal and you get a traffic stop and your license is listed in a list of illegal immigrants then guess what YOU WILL BE DEPORTED. It may not seem fair to those who get caught but what about the immigrants that are taking the courses and paying their dues to become a "Legal" immigrant what about their fairness. These stories keep popping up and of course there's always someone on camera putting words together to make a sentence that only god can understand what the hell their trying to say defending the "rights" of illegals. Now that's an oxymoron for ya 'Illegal Rights'.
I need more duct tape...
VIDEO

Thank goodness...

'Bridge to nowhere' abandoned

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That title just makes me feel great. There's nothing that feels better then having something stopped that wasn't going to serve any purpose to anyone.

"We went through political hot water -- tons of it -- and not just nationally but internationally," Ketchikan-Gateway Borough Mayor Joe Williams said. "We have nothing to show for it."

Here in Ohio we beefed up our ferry lines to Put-in-Bay with our new Jet Express service. The bad boys pick up some serious speed and they get you to the fun in no time at all. I believe they should resubmit their proposal but instead of going for the bridge aspect they should go for completely new docks at each of the locations with state of the art accommodations and services. I know what it feels like to have a project in your hands (southwyke) that will be great for the community and then have someone else (Dillards) from the outside throw a monkey wrench into the works. The reason why I'm not for this particular project is because it costs way too much. We have been spending money as a country like there's no tomorrow and this project did not need to be born.

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A careful strategy...

I was a victim to the bully system back during my elementary years. My problem was that I didn't tell anyone - I just kept it in and decided that I will handle it when the time came. I was pushed around for about a year before I snapped and managed to get this bulling individual to a location where I knew the school was not going to be involved. I laid such a beating on this guy that I did not see him for about two weeks, I'm not saying that violence is the answer but for my situation it was the only option I had. With that being said I just got done reading an article that I believe will help out a lot of kids out there that don't want to go to an adult because of their fear of being exposed as a coward to the rest of the school and neighborhood. While I respect the first amendment and free speech, I still believe that certain words shouldn't be said regardless to free speech. A young lady has committed suicide due to threats, that young lady had a right to live and a right to enjoy life 'free' of harassment. There are kids that believe that they can run other peoples lives, to those kids I say - Be careful who you push because you never know who's going to snap.

Of Interest...

This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped home and put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood, TX.

The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad. Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country; he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam and made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers and their fallen warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night and day for several months.

To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms. Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news? Because it is heart warming and praise worthy. The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect. But we can do something about it.

We can pass this along to as many people as we can in honor of all our brave military personnel who are making a difference each and every day by simply mentioning this post or even talking about it with your friends and family.

UFCWexposed.com...

The video above is just one of the reasons why I'm not too union open. I have worked for many retail stores that had union dues and when I needed the unions help on a matter that was occurring in the work place I found myself exploited by both the retail store as well as the union. Watch the video and let me know what you think of it, also visit their site for a little insight on what is currently going on at this union.

Politics just suck....

Here I am trying not to have my head explode because of politics but yet I see things that should happen while some other things shouldn't happen. The whole BS about this outing should of been handled a bit better then what we have now. When the incident took place Wade should of taken this to John Irish himself and if he was unable to get a hold of him then for god's sake keep trying to get a hold of him. If unsuccessful then please excuse yourself from the group and alert authorities of the indecent exposure that you felt offended by. Have the individual arrested and pursue/push for the girl to be fired for breaking the law in a public environment. Asking for Irish to resign is about as stupid as asking the police chief to resign because the kid that shot Mr. Dressel shouldn't of done that, The chief should of been in better control of his officers so that something like that would not of happened. Are you fu*^ing kidding me, then today instead of having a meeting to show progress in this wonderful city - Joe finds it necessary to call out John and insist that he resign from both of his positions. Joe and I are cool like that but when this becomes an issue that spills into other matters that's when I get a bit upset. This should of been kept under wraps until the matter was resolved, by Wade going to the media it clearly shows what his agenda was and is. For those of you reading this and are not living in Toledo, I apologize for my rant on the Democratic Party. It's pretty sad when a conservative sees this as a non issue but Dems see it as an end of all ends.

Historical Value...

The photo you see to the right is that of Elijah E. Myers, architect of the Seneca County Courthouse commissioned in 1882. The reason as to why I have this up here is because the historical courthouse in Seneca County is planned for demolition because it makes fiscal sense (well according to the commissioners). This structure should be forever kept especially when you know that most of the town's history came in and out through those doors, by history I mean citizens. The article in The Blade doesn't express much about what other residents are saying but they do have a snip of a gentleman by the name of Sam Reino who drives past the Seneca County Courthouse everyday on his way to work. Now the 82-year-old resident sees the local landmark from his bedroom window and can't help it but to shakes his head at the mention of plans to demolish the 1884 courthouse. “I think they’re making a big mistake,”. If this is how history is preserved in Tiffin let's hope that it doesn't spread to far into other counties. I want to also add that six anonymous county residents filed a lawsuit that alleges commissioners have violated the open meetings law and failed to thoroughly explore options for saving the courthouse. The judge (Judge Charles Wittenberg) appointed to handle this case will hold a motion hearing on July 9.
I hope that this is stopped because from what I read Seneca County will become the first in northwest Ohio to abandon and demolish its' courthouse and the first in the state to do so since Richland County brought down its' historic courthouse in Mansfield in 1969. Don't let this happen.

Trash It...

Here in Toledo there was an increase in our garbage fee to five dollars, three and change if you committed to recycling every other week. Well now we hear that some parts of Toledo won't be getting the service that they are paying for. It is being said that trash pickups that fall on holidays won't be picked up until the following week. That will cause some trouble for families that have more then the average amount of trash. I have a quick question - Will those residents receive a lower trash rate when the holidays come and they have to wait an extra week to get rid of it?

A moment to remember...

Yesterday was the dedication of the Veterans Glass City Skyway. I had plans to be on the spectator side of the bridge but when we got to the Sports Arena my wife and I were asked if we would like to be part of the Flag Volunteer group. We both looked at each other and said yes. I don't know how the day would of been but I'm pretty sure it would not of turned out the way it did when accepting the duty of volunteering. I am proud to have been part of the ceremony especially for it's reason - The Veterans and the workers who worked on it. When the names were read of those lost during the construction the sound of silence was very heart warming. I helped hold a very large flag that was presented at the ceremony, participating in that gave me a sense of purpose during this occasion. My wife has an excellent presentation of the event, please visit her at Glass City Jungle and watch the video that she put together.

They're home and safe...

Home and safe is what counts, but counting is something that most taxpayers will be doing this weekend. What am I talking about?
Well here is a snip of an article in today's CNN website.

Landing in California means it will cost $1.7 million and take up to 10 days to get it home to Florida aboard a jumbo jet.

Atlantis had enough power for its systems to orbit until Sunday, but managers didn't want to wait that long. The flight would have been extended to Sunday only if technical problems needed to be fixed.

I'm curious as to how much dollar wise would it have been to just wait until Sunday. I hope this "manager" decision won't upset too many payers.

I don't know what to think...

Watch the video and you tell me what I should think of it.

Politically driven / Fan driven...

Regardless to what the answer is the new Arena will be a sight that will have many embracing a new era. Toledo is way overdue for a project of this magnitude. This endeavor was first thought to be a politically driven project but after a few citizens were involved and their voices heard I can feel the two entities coming together on a common decision - Toledo needs a fresh start.
I have to admit that although I love to debate political issues with my wife, I didn't really care for politics before meeting her. I have her to thank for when it comes to my understanding of Toledo History and it's roots. This city is one for all of us to be proud of, especially when the Arena is just the beginning of what's to come in the near future. Politics will always peak it's head out but it's politics that we need in order to discuss what matters the most in any city "citizens".

Saving the Records...

I just read in today's newspaper that an old building owned by Toledo's second oldest company (The Blade being the first) was being torn down at a later date. That news wasn't what got my attention, what did get my attention is the thousands of monument and burial records that were in the basement of the abandoned building that belonged to the Lloyd Bros. Walker Co. at one point. When the company relocated to 3111 West Sylvania Ave you would of thought that all of their items would of gone with them. To leave such documents behind and not attempt to retrieve them is nothing more then irresponsibility.

Mrs. Zywocki from Holland began salvaging records from the basement in early March, she was trying to get as much out as possible before vandals came in and potentially destroy what others would consider to be treasures of lost and loved ones. It got the point where she was threatened by the code enforcement officials to have her arrested for trespassing.

City crews will start removing the records June 26, said Kattie Bond, acting director of the Department of Neighborhoods. I am going to try and be there to take some photos of the process.

Roman vs Roman

“To destroy what we, or at least I put my whole hope on, to destroy them is wicked,” said Augusta.

Her ex-husband's attorney says to not destroy them is to render contracts with fertility clinics around the country worthless.

This scenario is ugly right from the beginning, ugly because one wants to give life while the other wants to honor a contract signed by both parties. I see where the woman is coming from and her wishes to keep the embryos and hope to have children. While I also understand the gentleman's point as well - the two had a divorce and by that I'm sure that his ties with her are no longer tight. The last thing he wants to do is have kids that will undoubtedly be his, so he will have to supply support for the mom and for the kid(s). This case will be one to keep an eye on, but I'm pretty sure that given the facts - the contract will be the major play card throughout this battle.

Does not make sense...

After watching a video that involved a woman's hard work taken from her easier then it took to earn it made my blood boil. This woman took the time, energy and money to achieve what she wanted for her future, and because of a photo on a public as well as private site the university denied her the degree. If this is the case then can we remove the degrees of the same professors that don't meet the day to day criteria? The time is in the homework was done and all that is left is to present her with the truly earned degree. If she doesn't get her accomplishment award then I hope that every single professor and administrator that agree with the removal of her degree decide to think otherwise on partying with friends or family because if a photo is taken then I hope that it's exposed so that they can experience what it feels to lose what they worked hard for.

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Degree lost over MySpace photo under popular videos.

Something so simple...

The past few weeks have been nothing but frustrating watching a group of adults stumble repeatedly on how to choose a new Super. When the first word got out about the new guy they decided on began to have certain stips they should of just said thank you but no thank you. Foley should of been in that spot hell of a long time ago. I'm glad that they finally got their sh!t together and are going to start negotiating a deal with Foley starting Monday. You know some things are really that easy.

Oh this rant/vent is based on local Toledo politics.
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