A wednesday *sigh* and rant

*SIGH*

Taking in  and letting out one big deep breath here.

 Last night Senior and I took in the SOTU speech. I don't know if it is POTUS's voice, or his mannerism...but I really can't stand hearing or seeing the man. and OMG is he grey haired?
And such an arrogance and over inflated ego that makes me so angry  I  want to carve something with a spoon.  It was very apparent towards the end when he made the comment about his election, Jeers came from the republican side of the chamber, he followed that up with a real smart a--- remark.
So typical!

Did you hear the Veterans portion? here let me refresh it then:  " If you want it done right, and you want a hard worker, the hire a veteran"  OMG!!!! I firmly believe he made that comment because his numbers are so low with the military, that he had to do and say whatever he could to boost them.

 How can he tell companies to hire veterans, when everyone from the federal level of the VA all the way down to state and local VA offices don't. Since Senior has set out to get employed by the VA,  he has been rejected around 15 times. Senior retired in 2009, while going to school to earn his bachelors degree he  owned and operated his own commercial lawn company. 2 of those 15 rejections were for a position with grounds maintenance for either a national cemetery, or a state VA hospital.  You tell me that a man who owned his own lawn company does not have the necessary experience to mow grass for a VA facility?  Really?????

 Upon talking to other veterans we have heard some real heartbreaking stories, whether it is the substandard health care or employment practices we have heard and personally experienced the way an organization that is meant to help these men and women, isn't! .
Next comment was on veterans health care--  well Mr. President if this administration so loves its vets, then why are there organizations such as "Wounded Warrior" ??? How much of that 200 million you just gave to Pakistan could have bought those new tract like wheel chairs for our disabled vets?


 *SIGH* shaking my head....

What a Class Act

Whether you loved him or hated him. Whether you voted for him or not.. you all must admit, he was better then what we got now- He and Laura brought class to the White House and to the Office of President. He knew how to Salute, and would have never asked a Marine or any one else to hold anything of his, and he most certainly would know how to properly prounounce the individual military ranks.

So this comes as real no surprise to me that when he hosted the Memorial day run for Wounded Warriors Project on his ranch out in Crawford, TX  he took the time out to pose for pictures with our wounded troops. And here is one..not holding his umbrella, but our Flag...

Wheels for the Wounded

Friday night I backed out my beautiful Jeep , washed him up, vacuumed him out and got him all pretty for the 4th Annual " Wheels for the Wounded Show, Shine and Swap". 
You ask what that is? well it is a jeep show of course!  All proceeds went to benefit the Wounded Warrior Foundation..so yes we jumped on board with it.
Okay, before anyone asks...I guess I should also mention that none of these Jeeps on this post are mine... I WISH..but they are "Show Jeeps".... 
I was so excited driving down to it. And once there we felt like kids in a candy store..there was so, so, so many jeeps...probably hundreds and more kept coming in.. Jeeps there in all sizes, and big money ones too..like the high dollar rock crawlers...

Zombie Apocalypse Jeep..Owned by "Spikes Tactical"

 In fact I don't think the organizers expected such a huge turn out. I say that because there was only a small handful of vendors probably less then 5.
The best one we found was Spiderweb Shades, this guy made an inventive product for all jeep owners,its literally a shade that stretches under neath your hard or soft top, so that when you decide to go topless on a nice day, the sun won't bake you. Senior let me get one, and I LOVE IT.

Anyways, hanging around down at the Jeep Show was a fun time and all proceeds went to Wounded Warriors which is so near and dear to our heart.

Payback.....My Picture of the Day