So..what’s going on this morning?  Any new news to report?  

I heard the Jay Leno is getting primed for prime time on NBC: 10:00 nightly. I have never been a big Leno fan but I know many like him and watch his show. It was a big deal if I was up at 11:00 to watch anything (I love my sleep) but now that he may grace us with his face, (and a big face it is – do ya think people will confuse him with Olbermann? :) an hour earlier I just may have to check him out. The only time I am up after 10:00 is to watch ‘Brothers and Sisters’ on Sunday nights, otherwise it’s lights out for me. In to bed early and up early is my regular routine, sans the weekends of course.

Sleep is my big escape from reality. It always has. Not that reality isn’t okay. I just love my dream state. And I love waking up to a new day; it’s almost like being reborn. Everything looks fresher. I am rejuvenated, relaxed and regenerated; and luckily the day feels that way too. Although lately sleep has not been as pleasant as I am used to. Last night was the first good night of sleep that I got in the last few days.  For three days I woke up from my sleep in the middle of the night….crying. Yep…what is that all about? Has that ever happened to you? I know it happens every so often to me but never three nights in a row. Hmm…maybe I need to cry a little more in my waking life so that my sleep can be what I love: deep and peaceful.  

Anyway what else? 

So I hear one of the Big 3 is backing our of Bailout help. Ford says the money is unnecessary. Cool. It seems Ford planned ahead and in 2006 they set up $23.5 billion worth of credit.  So the plan is to borrow, restructure and bring in some new product plans. They feel this will get them through the recession without relying on the government. Wow, I love it…a big business that is actually relying on their own smarts and resources. 

From the Huffington Post:

Ford even said the century-old company that bears his family’s name might be able to use the independence from loans to its advantage.

“I think if they see Ford as a company trying to pull itself up by its own bootstraps, and making it on its own and pulling the right levers, I think that could be a positive for us,” Ford said. 

I think Ford’s got it going. I mean at least from what I know – who knows what’s going on behind the scenes. But c’mon, there are millions of Americans pulling themselves up by their own bootstraps, why not the biggies too? Hey, maybe more will follow suit and start thinking with the big head. I have to say that being able to change with the times and reaching in deep to find those resources is something that I am beginning to master. It is amazing how resourceful one can be when one has to be. 

So that’s about all I was able to catch up on in the news the past few days. If someone told me that I had to give up TV a few months ago, I would’ve laughed and said, ‘No way! – Never! But today…well my peeps, I still want to say ’No way! – Never!’ but what I want and what is my reality ain’t always the same same  - get my drift? :) 

Hi Zen Lill:  I would love to be in NY and see all of the lights and the big tree at Rockefeller. How fun that would be – throw in some power shopping and I am all yours! I am feeling the Christmas spirit all around me and some of it is seeping in. :)

Ahh..it is a beauty today. Carr are you out there shining your brilliant light? You know the sun brings out the best in me –  I am so appreciative!

Enjoy where ever you are…

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To all of my readers…loyal, newbies, seasoned, and anyone else who joins the blog banter here:  I have been accused several times that my blog is ‘bogus’ and that I have control over those that are able to post their comments. Once again….’I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER WHOSE COMMENTS GETS IN AND THOSE THAT DON’T.  If I had a Bible or the Quran or the Tipitaka, or any other sacred or holy book, I would place my hand on either or all and swear that there are powers that prevent you from posting your comments and that I have nothing to do with it.

If you have been reading these past few days it has been quiet with no comments from anyone.  Now, let’s be logical here. If I had any control why would I not allow any comments in at all? How un-fun would that be?  And quite frankly, it is un-fun…and frustrating. I look forward to hearing from all of you, daily!

If I had my druthers, I would prefer to let hundreds in, but then forget this blog being as personal as it is. With the few that do get in I am able to address each of you, and if hundreds got in, the vibe of this blog would be very different. First of all, you can forget the intimate setting that we have created here. And I definitely would not be able to address all of you, even if my blog was a money making business, and all I did was respond to as many of you as I could, all day long.  So…in reality I am not sure that I would want to lose the intimacy and connection that I have, if even only with a few of you.  That being said, ‘My blog is not bogus.’ But believe what you must. I cannot seem to convince some of you otherwise.

Lastly, Even though I need not apologize because it is out of my control, I apologize because I understand your frustration too.  And with that,  I will end this blog and apologize for not responding to those that did get in yesterday. I am delighted to hear from you but I have run out of time – work calls.  I’ll catch ya tomorrow – talk amongst yourselves if you are able. :)

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I haven’t talked about the bailout for weeks or has it been months? No matter, it is on my mind today and big time….All I can say is every time I think about it in passing, I get pissed off. Just where is all of this bailout money going?  Where is the accountability here? And why before they gave Wall Street billions did they not demand accountability of all this money; the money that we the tax payers are going to have to fork out for who knows how long? I mean billions and billions of dollars….and where is it all going, and what for?  

Now the Big 3: GM and those ‘other two’ want to be bailed out too. I feel for the Big 3 – no, not the Big wigs who are taking $1 salary for the year -Big deal. If the ‘ceos’ and the ‘coos’ and the ‘c-what-mess-you’ve-created-by-your-greeds’, don’t have a dime to fall back on after making millions over the years…well then tough luck Big guy. Oh..Boo hoo. I mean isn’t that what many are saying to those foreclosing on their homes? 

No, I feel for the 3 million employees around the country who are stuck in the middle of it all. They are the everyday worker working for the Big 3. They had no choice when working what kind of cars they were hired to build. If their job was to build Hummers for GM, then they were gonna build Hummers for GM. No you can’t be angry at the blue collars, the ones who shower after work. (I just love that and no, I can’t claim that line :) No it is those sparkly clean shower-before-you-work, white collars who need a little ass kicking. 

And isn’t it just interesting that GM is only worth $3 billion and yet they are asking for a whopping $18 Billion! Does this make sense? What idiot would loan a company way more than it is worth? Ah…our present powers that be.  If our government doesn’t see this as a bad business move then I don’t know what is.

Gee, I wish I could negotiate such a deal with my business. Do you think if I went to the bank and said that my company was only worth a certain amount but that I was asking for them to loan me 6 times what my company was worth, they would give it to me? Yeah, maybe if I bent over, lifted my skirt, and stuck my ass out…but somehow I don’t think GM is pulling down their pants and bending over. Nope, I wouldn’t get the loan – they would look at me like I was crazy. And if they gave it to me I would think they were. But hey, I’d be stupid to say no. Bottom line: Our government is considering giving it to the Big 3: GM and those ‘other two’.  

So…what exactly do they need $18 billion for if they are only worth 3? Do ya think they are trying to cover up their fuck ups from the past decade plus, where they were losing billions on the manufacturing of gas-guzzlers? GM has never been known for building small fuel efficient cars – Nope, they have been going down for a long time but that didn’t stop them from building these tanks even when overseas car companies were moving in and successfully chipping away at their market share. 

Nope…they continued in spite of the rising gas prices, and the fact that their vehicles are largely responsible for our decaying atmosphere and the melting of our polar ice caps.  But who cares? Hmmm…Do you suppose they were getting their cut from the oil companies?  Or support from the Bush boys?….remember Bush’s tax break for SUV’s? As usual greed took over.

So GM, Chrysler, and Ford, (the ‘other two’), are asking for a total of $34 billion. What exactly is this $34 Billion going towards?  I mean this is $34,000 million! A shitload of money when you break it down into millions. I want to know – don’t you? And initially they asked for $25 billion! – Hell, they don’t even know what they truly need to get them out of the hole that they dug and buried themselves in. Again, if I went to a bank and requested a certain amount and then up’d it, they would think, ‘Hmm…this person’s kinda stupid,’ and I would probably, once again, be denied a loan. I don’t know about you but sometimes I feel the larger the company grows and the more money they make, the less responsible, accountable, and the more dim-witted they become. Remember when anonz said he was drunk on money? Well, these Big 3 have been guzzling down the Big bucks and it has gone to their Big heads in a Bad way.

So..what to do? 

Michael Moore was on MSNBC last night giving his two and I have to say, I like his proposal. Michael says, ‘This great, vast manufacturing network can redeem itself by building mass transit and electric/hybrid cars, and the kind of transportation we need for the 21st century.’ Here’s his plan – You tell me what you think. 

1. Transporting Americans is and should be one of the most important functions our government must address. And because we are facing a massive economic, energy and environmental crisis, the new president and Congress must do what Franklin Roosevelt did when he was faced with a crisis (and ordered the auto industry to stop building cars and instead build tanks and planes): The Big 3 are, from this point forward, to build only cars that are not primarily dependent on oil and, more importantly to build trains, buses, subways and light rail (a corresponding public works project across the country will build the rail lines and tracks). This will not only save jobs, but create millions of new ones.
2. You could buy ALL the common shares of stock in General Motors for less than $3 billion. Why should we give GM $18 billion or $25 billion or anything? Take the money and buy the company! (You’re going to demand collateral anyway if you give them the “loan,” and because we know they will default on that loan, you’re going to own the company in the end as it is. So why wait? Just buy them out now.)
3. None of us want government officials running a car company, but there are some very smart transportation geniuses who could be hired to do this. We need a Marshall Plan to switch us off oil-dependent vehicles and get us into the 21st century.

Hey, I think he has a good plan. In the 70′s, the national rail system was going down big time when the government stepped in and took over. A decade later it was a win win for all. The rail system was turning a profit so the government returned it to private/public hands, and got a couple billion dollars put back in the treasury. Cool.

The same thing could happen here; saving our industrial infrastructure as well as millions of jobs and create more jobs in the process. On the other hand GM says that if our government gave them 18 billion now, they would in turn eliminate 20,000 jobs. Ah…Hello – wake up! We are in a recession here – we need to create jobs, not eliminate them. Did I mention dim-witted? Geez…where is the logic?  How did these people rise to these positions? They need to be canned. Just my two…how about yours? Blog me.

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Want to have Barack Obama, the president elect, in your life every single day of the coming year? Click HERE  to download a little gift from moi!  Enjoy and have happy hump day – we’re almost to the weekend!

ZL: I didn’t get a chance to call you yesterday :( but I’ll try today. How was the yuletide decorating? I still have not decided if we are going to put up the tree this year. I know that I should as it would be so pretty to look at; just not sure I have the energy to get up into the attic and pull everything down especially in the middle of our ‘new project’…we’ll see how the rest of the week goes and if I want to make some time or just say fuck it. Either way, will be okay. Christmas parties are coming up and hey, we’ll get fed then too! :)

Doug:  How about just tickle me to death? - how fun would that be?  Ha! You know you are more optimistic than me – YOU are the one who inspires me to keep a smile on my face.  

Keep smilin’ peeps…and when you’re feeling upset or frustrated go tickle someone.

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I watched the news last night for the first time in a week. I guess I haven’t been that out of it; just not that focused on it.  Then this morning I got an email from Barack…you know our President elect :) I like to think that it was to me personally (Ha!) wouldn’t that be cool?! but no…alas it was a video of him announcing whom he has named as his new national security team. 

As I watched the  video, the same thoughts ran through my mind over and over….’We are at war with others on our own planet. Will we ever cease to be citizens of this country and citizens of that country, fighting each other for control of this planet earth, the planet that we all live and play and work on, or will we come together as one, end war and consider each other all world citizens with a common goal?  A world without war – what a concept.

It was then that it dawned on me that my universe has expanded. Ever since the aliens have spoken to us about other planets, ever since they have told their fascinating stories, our little planet seems so small in the big picture…our universe. I can understand why we are not considered in any way as more than a cattle planet when we can’t even traverse the universe. Hell….we don’t even know the true depths of our waters and ‘what lies beneath’, let alone have the ability to explore our solar system. We are primitive in a universal sense.

War…any type of war bothers me, but the fact that we all live and share this planet that currently we are pretty much stuck on, and we have the power struggles that we do, actually seems ridiculous to me.

We have this one planet for now, and it blows me away that the livelihood of our planet and its residents is second to the power and control that almost every country on this planet seeks. That focus is so strong and driven that it will be the detriment to us all. How silly it all is. No wonder we have been called ‘stupid’ so many times by those that visit and observe us. 

When you look at the big picture of it all…when you look past our own little planet doesn’t it seem silly that we fight over such trivial things such as the possession of land? We are all living here; can’t we just share? And doesn’t it seem silly that we compare each other by the color of one’s skin, not to mention the difference in sex? We are all humans. When is this planet going to ‘grow up’ and take actions that matter – actions to preserve the one planet that we all share instead of acting like infantiles and destroying it? 

And then I think, ‘What if we could traverse the universe?’ Yeah…maybe then we would come together as Earthlings and racism, sexism, etc. would cease to exist. But then what? War exists out there too between the many planets. This the aliens have told us. Would we then be just like the many aliens out there fighting for the control of planets instead of countries? Would it be the same but on a larger scale? 

Hmmm…How does one avoid war? Maybe the ideal situation would be for us earthlings to just stay put on this planet, but come together harmoniously as world citizens, ending any need or desire for power and war. Let’s kill each other with love and laughter. I know…my optimism is showing.

Hmm…you know a place like Sweteno. I can dream can’t I? 

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Hi ZL:  Good to hear from you.  Love the gratitude attitude on your phone! How fun that must’ve been. Now I want to call and for once hope that I  get your message instead of you live. :) Oh…I’m havin’ a hankering for meat too -and yippie there is some in the freezer.  This girl has had no time to cook but tonight is the night. 

Madaline: Check in with me.

Have a beautiful peaceful day everyone!

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