Obama Addresses Congess

I just got done watching President Obama address congress. I unfortunately was left with a bad taste in my mouth. While I think he is an excellent speaker, I really felt that there was little meat to what he was saying. This “day of reckoning” for me was more of a day of confusion.

I have a lot of doubts. I doubt the Obama can keep his promise to cut the deficit in half, while at the same time saying we may need more than the nearly 1 trillion dollars already being spent to try to recover the economy. I doubt that this recovery program will provide a long term solution to our financial woes. As histoy has proven, these financial bubbles are best left to repair themselves when they burst. When Government interferes, the recovery time is generally greater. If Obama is wrong, the money being spent will only compound the issue.

I have hope that Obama’s plans will work. I don’t confuse hope and faith. I don’t have faith in Obama yet. He hasn’t earned that yet. I am sure that tomorrow I will see the reactions in the papers and I know they will all be positive. Barack is the golden God, sent down from above to save us. For now. If things continue to fall apart, how long will it be until the same media says he doesn’t have enough experience?

The Overdue Book

I have, in my possession, one hell of an overdue book. How overdue? Well, At lest 30 years. According to the stamp, the book is the “Property of Junior High School Library Islip, N.Y.”. Now, the book was not mine. I know this because I was around 5 when I moved from New York. I never went to Junior High there. Judging by the name of the book, it would appear that one of my Aunts or Uncles was doing a book report. The book, Life Nature Lirary “The Fishes”. Apparently is is worth a small fortune as this seller on EBay looks to be fetching $.99 for this book made in 1963/64.

What should I do with such a timeless collectible as “The Fishes”? I could try to return it, but would the Junior High of Islip appreciate the beauty of the book? I have probably looked at it 1000 times since I was a child. I was putting together a bookshelf last weekend and while putting my kids’ books on it, there is was. It has followed me house to house, state to state, family to family. Obviously this book knows I am the true owner. Maybe I shall be cremated with said book. People could say “He sleeps with ‘The Fishes’” and mean it.

Thankful for Holiday

Today is the day after Valentine’s Day. Nothing special, but I am excited because I have a 3 day weekend, meaning I have tomorrow off. That makes me very happy. Even better, my 2 sons have school on Monday as makeup days for snow. On Monday, I will be relaxing. That is my main goal. Enough about Monday though. Last night, my wife and I went to our favorite Italian place. I’d give the name, but I enjoy still being able to get reservations. I was crossing my fingers for 2 reasons, first, they have the best homemade gnocchi I have ever had. It is light and it is tasty. Also, I was hoping that they would have cannoli. every time I have been there it has been sold out. Turns out, Valentine’s Day was my lucky day. One of the specials was gnocchi, which as always, was brilliant. Even better though, they had cannoli. The waitress brought me one of each of the flavors they had since they are always out when I go. One was a chocolate chip, the other was a candied fruit. Both were near perfection. The best cannoli’s I have ever had were on Columbus in San Francisco. They were crunchy, dipped in chocolate and the filling was creamy and not sweet. The ones I had last night were just as good. The filling was creamy, not gritty like most of the ones you buy. The sweetness came from the chocolate chips and candied fruit, not the cheese. I ended the night with a belly full of excellent food.

When I got home, I was a little inebriated and not quite ready for bed, so I turned on the TV and one of my favorite movies was on. Dazed and Confused. I own the movie, but if it is on TV, I need to watch it. I have seen it probably 50+ times now. I never get tired of it. If you have never watched it, it is a must rent. There are some actors in the movie that went on to do very big things, so I won’t spoil it, but definitely pick it up and watch.