I see Obama is planning to cut the number of personal in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. I understand we all have to tighten our belts to get through his presidency, but this is equivalent to putting the belt around our neck. I don't have all the details of who and what he is cutting, but it seems to me we could save more by getting rid of some of these highly paid civil servants in Washington. I'm not meaning Congress, just their aides and staff workers, the President's hanger-ons and all those who are there contribute little but gain much.
Yeah, Congress needs to have it's pay and benefits cut. They're pushing so hard to get teachers and others judged by how well they do, wouldn't it be great if the Senators and Representatives were judged by how well they do their job? You might say that they are, the people know what they do and don't re-elect them if they don't get things done, but there's a problem with that line of thinking. How much does the average man-on-the-street know about what goes on in Washington, and especially the daily activities of our Congressmen and women?
Not much, I think. And they don't want us to know. There are some exceptions, like Senator Grassley who visits each county each year. But for the most part, what goes on in Washington stays in Washington. Let's have a board of military and civilian persons whose job is to watch them do their thing, and report to the people what goes on. Wait! Don't we have news reporters? Naw, either too biased to report fairly or too scared of repercussions to speak the truth. There are some who do, but they're not well represented. Oh well, I guess we'll have to dig out the information for ourselves and demand that our politicians we elect be responsible to their electors.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
And the music goes 'round and 'round...
Well, this week is not starting out well. I carefully planned what I wanted to do today and wrote it all down. I got few things done, but now I can't find my Sansa! Ordinarily, this is not a big problem. I only use it a few times a week. I usually record the hymns for the coming worship service on it in case the pianist doesn't show for some reason. It's in an old Weight Watchers literature case, and it had slipped to the floor and the wife almost trod on it. I picked it up and put it some place safe! Now I can't find it. It's not hiding is plain sight and I don't remember where I put it. So much for the schedule.
I have other things to do yet, so it's not like I'm sitting here wondering what to do. The problem is that a lot of what I want to do can't be done until after 8 or 9 this morning, and it's only 6:42. Oh well. A huntin' I will go, a huntin' I will go...
Oh yes, and postage for letters went up a penny yesterday. And I've got these forms I need to send out. I should have sent them out a couple of months ago, but didn't. I suppose I can blame it on the ADHD, but it doesn't change the fact I didn't send them out. And postcard postage went up 3 cents! It's like they're bound and determined they don't want us to use their services! Now where did that Sansa go?
Finally found the Sansa, but in the process I forgot I was writing in the blog. It's quarter after 9pm now! Oh well. Had a profitable day today. Take care.
I have other things to do yet, so it's not like I'm sitting here wondering what to do. The problem is that a lot of what I want to do can't be done until after 8 or 9 this morning, and it's only 6:42. Oh well. A huntin' I will go, a huntin' I will go...
Oh yes, and postage for letters went up a penny yesterday. And I've got these forms I need to send out. I should have sent them out a couple of months ago, but didn't. I suppose I can blame it on the ADHD, but it doesn't change the fact I didn't send them out. And postcard postage went up 3 cents! It's like they're bound and determined they don't want us to use their services! Now where did that Sansa go?
Finally found the Sansa, but in the process I forgot I was writing in the blog. It's quarter after 9pm now! Oh well. Had a profitable day today. Take care.
Monday, January 16, 2012
A discouraging week
I had a discouraging week last week. I had a terrible time focusing on what I wanted to do and in what order. Even though I write down a list of what I want to do, I couldn't seem to execute the tasks on it. I felt overwhelmed by the immensity of the tasks on the list. I'm hoping for a better week this week. Or at least a better day today.
I took some time and did a look-back at the way ADHD has affected my life. I can track what I did and how I did in the past. The bad was evident, but the good took a little more digging to find. I can see the problems with people relationships. I can talk with someone, as long as I don't know them. The ones I know I have problems relating to. The ones I don't know are like a tabula rasa, blank to my mind and I can explore all kinds of ways to talk with them. And I seem to believe that the ones I know are always judging me. It tends to make me go sit in the corner at meetings and family gatherings. There are always a few bright spots, the ones I can converse with and relate to.
The good comes in my ability to shed a new light or (of course) a new way of looking at problems. My new ideas aren't always appreciated, as non-ADHD'rs are confined to their Aristotelian ways of thinking. I seem to work in quantum leaps. I see a problem that can't be conventionally solved, and, after some thought, come up with an innovative solution that the nons have a hard time understanding. And of course, the ADHD causes me to have a hard time communicating how I came to the solution, especially when I'm put on the spot for an immediate answer.
It's Monday, and I've already gotten (with this writing) four things done on my list. I'll do my best to get the rest of the list done, if I can only decide what to do first!
I took some time and did a look-back at the way ADHD has affected my life. I can track what I did and how I did in the past. The bad was evident, but the good took a little more digging to find. I can see the problems with people relationships. I can talk with someone, as long as I don't know them. The ones I know I have problems relating to. The ones I don't know are like a tabula rasa, blank to my mind and I can explore all kinds of ways to talk with them. And I seem to believe that the ones I know are always judging me. It tends to make me go sit in the corner at meetings and family gatherings. There are always a few bright spots, the ones I can converse with and relate to.
The good comes in my ability to shed a new light or (of course) a new way of looking at problems. My new ideas aren't always appreciated, as non-ADHD'rs are confined to their Aristotelian ways of thinking. I seem to work in quantum leaps. I see a problem that can't be conventionally solved, and, after some thought, come up with an innovative solution that the nons have a hard time understanding. And of course, the ADHD causes me to have a hard time communicating how I came to the solution, especially when I'm put on the spot for an immediate answer.
It's Monday, and I've already gotten (with this writing) four things done on my list. I'll do my best to get the rest of the list done, if I can only decide what to do first!
Monday, January 9, 2012
I am ADHD
I am ADHD. That's a surprising statement from me. I've struggled about whether ADHD had me, or I had it. Read a very good blog post from Rick Green on the subject, and I agree with him: I am ADHD. It's an integral part of my life, I have to deal with it every day all day. The meds help, but they're no panacea. I've learned, not entirely effectively, to deal with it.
My family doesn't understand. Like my pastor, they think it's a matter of self-control. I'm fat. Everybody thinks I could lose weight if I'd just eat less and exercise. Their right, in one way. It would help, but I've tracked my weight gain back to when I started on Prozac in the eighties and it's been a one-way trip up the elevator since then. I've been trying a 2000 calorie weight loss regimen, but I haven't lost any weight so I'm going to go down to 1800. I'm not on Prozac anymore, but the replacement has the same side effect. If this 1800 calorie doesn't do it, I'll go down to a 1500 one.
I watched Hour of Power last night. It's not something I do a lot. With all their financial troubles the constant asking for money gets tiring. Of course, as I think back, they've always asked for money. Anyway, a quote from Robert Schuller was used in the sermon and it really hit home for me. the quote is “The church is the only institution that’s doing everything it can to get bad people and hurt people and lost people and lonely people to join. Never forget that the church is a hospital for sinners and not a museum for saints.” I haven't had a problem for a long time with who comes to church or what they wear, but it does bug some of our members. The old guard wants the church to stay the same. Just like a tree that has reached a comfortable size, they're happy with what they've got. But churches, like trees, do one of two things: They either grow or they die, they never stay the same. We'll see what happens.
My family doesn't understand. Like my pastor, they think it's a matter of self-control. I'm fat. Everybody thinks I could lose weight if I'd just eat less and exercise. Their right, in one way. It would help, but I've tracked my weight gain back to when I started on Prozac in the eighties and it's been a one-way trip up the elevator since then. I've been trying a 2000 calorie weight loss regimen, but I haven't lost any weight so I'm going to go down to 1800. I'm not on Prozac anymore, but the replacement has the same side effect. If this 1800 calorie doesn't do it, I'll go down to a 1500 one.
I watched Hour of Power last night. It's not something I do a lot. With all their financial troubles the constant asking for money gets tiring. Of course, as I think back, they've always asked for money. Anyway, a quote from Robert Schuller was used in the sermon and it really hit home for me. the quote is “The church is the only institution that’s doing everything it can to get bad people and hurt people and lost people and lonely people to join. Never forget that the church is a hospital for sinners and not a museum for saints.” I haven't had a problem for a long time with who comes to church or what they wear, but it does bug some of our members. The old guard wants the church to stay the same. Just like a tree that has reached a comfortable size, they're happy with what they've got. But churches, like trees, do one of two things: They either grow or they die, they never stay the same. We'll see what happens.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
No brakes here!
One of the things I do when I shop at HyVee is to use the motorized carts. I can't walk far enough to do shopping without them. Sometimes that means I have to wait for quite a while when there are no carts available or their out of power. I don't mind waiting when people are using them to shop, but I really get torqued off when I finally get one and there are two or three carts at the food are with people who are eating or just shooting the bull. And, to continue my rant, I can't believe the number of people who walk right in front of me as I'm driving down an aisle. I haven't hit anyone yet, but there are times I am tempted to. The thing is, these carts don't have brakes. When you go to zero power forwards, it keeps on coasting. I drive cautiously, but one of these days I'll get someone.
Well, I still haven't listed anything for sale. I've got the items organized and I'll put some of them on-line today. Have to scan some of them and take pictures of others, so it will take some time. If you ever want to see what I've got for sale on BidStart, go to BidStart.com and search for RL_Merchandising as the vendor. You can do the same thing on eBay. Keep checking back, I've got a lot to list.
Nothing much else to report. I'll get back to work and hope you have a great day! Remember, ADHD'rs are people too.
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Well, I still haven't listed anything for sale. I've got the items organized and I'll put some of them on-line today. Have to scan some of them and take pictures of others, so it will take some time. If you ever want to see what I've got for sale on BidStart, go to BidStart.com and search for RL_Merchandising as the vendor. You can do the same thing on eBay. Keep checking back, I've got a lot to list.
Nothing much else to report. I'll get back to work and hope you have a great day! Remember, ADHD'rs are people too.
'
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Day One of Business
It's not really day one, because I've had the business for a while, but haven't done anything with it. That changes with today. I'm going to start listing items on eBay and postcards on BidStart. I decided to wait until the first of the year for this, just to start clean. So far I haven't listed anything. I had a bunch phone calls to make and to take the poodle to the groomer. I did stop at Staples to pick up some office supplies, but my business credit card didn't work. That was one of the calls I had to make to get that straightened out.
My meds are still working right now, so I'm able to get a bunch done. When it wears off later this afternoon I'll have to struggle to get things done, but even with reduced efficiency I'll be able to make progress. Waiting while I work for the groomer to call so I can go get the dog. He'll be happy to come home.
The caucuses are tonight, thank heaven. I've been getting more phone calls telling me who to caucus for than you can believe. Their down a bunch today, but I expect a flurry of them later this afternoon. I'm not going to caucus, not because I don't want to, but because Black Hawk County Republicans want all the precincts to meet in the UNIDome. I don't like the one big meeting idea, but that's not what keeps me from going. I'm handicapped, and my precinct meets up the east side of the dome in the seats. You have to climb a bunch of stairs to get there, and I just can't do it. I just hope it doesn't turn into another cluster like it did the last time. I went, but there were not any parking spaces left when I got there so I went home.
By the way, do you know why gorillas have large nostrils? Large fingers.
My meds are still working right now, so I'm able to get a bunch done. When it wears off later this afternoon I'll have to struggle to get things done, but even with reduced efficiency I'll be able to make progress. Waiting while I work for the groomer to call so I can go get the dog. He'll be happy to come home.
The caucuses are tonight, thank heaven. I've been getting more phone calls telling me who to caucus for than you can believe. Their down a bunch today, but I expect a flurry of them later this afternoon. I'm not going to caucus, not because I don't want to, but because Black Hawk County Republicans want all the precincts to meet in the UNIDome. I don't like the one big meeting idea, but that's not what keeps me from going. I'm handicapped, and my precinct meets up the east side of the dome in the seats. You have to climb a bunch of stairs to get there, and I just can't do it. I just hope it doesn't turn into another cluster like it did the last time. I went, but there were not any parking spaces left when I got there so I went home.
By the way, do you know why gorillas have large nostrils? Large fingers.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year ( A day late)
Last year is gone, along with some relatives and friends. The problems we faced personally are still here, with no resolution in sight. Even the world's problems are still here. One Kim is gone, and another one takes his place. Still don't have the money to re-roof the house. Iran is getting friskier, and we didn't leave Iraq so much as we were kicked out. The damn politicians keep calling asking me to caucus for them. It's a bitter beginning to a new year. I hope yours goes well.
I'm getting started on my new business tomorrow. I'll be selling old postcards on BidStart.com and a miscellany of things on eBay. Look for me on eBay under the user name RL_Merchandising. That's the name of my company also. I will also be selling some things under my other user name, bisync, on eBay. That's to help me get rid of my clutter and some of my collections. I'm at the point I need to part with things and concentrate more on people.
That being said, I'm pretty stressed out about how my ADHD will affect my ability to sell. I'm not all that organized and how to allocate my time each day is a constant worry. Not only is there this business, but I need to keep up with everyday things. Little things like cleaning and sorting and recycling and maintaining a devotional life each day. I'm also trying to learn Visual Basic, but finding time for it is hard. It takes a lot of time and I really can't plan ahead any further than what I will do in the morning or afternoon or evening. Some things self-plan themselves, but for the most part I'm too intimidated if I plan too far ahead. It's like this huge pile of clutter that's ready to fall over on me.
I'll enjoy the Rose Parade today if those damn protesters let me, and I'll watch some football and have a treat or two. I'll probably be on-line a few times today and check my email and research some things I'll be trying to sell. Just to keep focused.
Have a happy New Year everyone!
I'm getting started on my new business tomorrow. I'll be selling old postcards on BidStart.com and a miscellany of things on eBay. Look for me on eBay under the user name RL_Merchandising. That's the name of my company also. I will also be selling some things under my other user name, bisync, on eBay. That's to help me get rid of my clutter and some of my collections. I'm at the point I need to part with things and concentrate more on people.
That being said, I'm pretty stressed out about how my ADHD will affect my ability to sell. I'm not all that organized and how to allocate my time each day is a constant worry. Not only is there this business, but I need to keep up with everyday things. Little things like cleaning and sorting and recycling and maintaining a devotional life each day. I'm also trying to learn Visual Basic, but finding time for it is hard. It takes a lot of time and I really can't plan ahead any further than what I will do in the morning or afternoon or evening. Some things self-plan themselves, but for the most part I'm too intimidated if I plan too far ahead. It's like this huge pile of clutter that's ready to fall over on me.
I'll enjoy the Rose Parade today if those damn protesters let me, and I'll watch some football and have a treat or two. I'll probably be on-line a few times today and check my email and research some things I'll be trying to sell. Just to keep focused.
Have a happy New Year everyone!
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