My grandfather is 69 years old but still works every day. He is a lawyer so it’s not like he has a physically demanding job but it sure is a mentally demanding job, that’s for sure. He plans on working another couple years before he retires. I’m not sure why because it’s not like they really need the money. I just think it’s because he really enjoys what he does.
He prefers Made to Measure over off the rack suits because they fit so much better. There’s nothing like having to wear a suit and it not fitting right. Grandpa always goes online before he makes his appointment to pick out the material he wants. He has the most beautiful white hair you have ever seen and looks ‘dashing’ in a navy blue pinstriped suit. He has plenty of heavier suits and is looking for one that isn’t too heavy or too light either. I don’t know enough about suit material to know what each type is like he does.
I’m pretty sure he’ll get a double breasted suit with a vest because they look so good on him. The best part about where he gets his suits from is the way they measure their customers. They measure everything to make sure the suit you buy fits you like you want. They’ve been in business making suits for over 40 years so you are getting a quality suit. Grandpa made his appointment right on their web site and will have his suit before you know it. I can’t wait to see him in it either.
Alabama announced that if it’s obese workers don’t lose weight, they are going to start charging them $25 a month for otherwise free insurance. Do I smell a lawsuit for discrimination? Sounds like grounds for a lawsuit to me. They tried this with smokers and had limited success so why would they think this would work with obese people? Both are an addiction. The world has to realize this and accept it. However there are some obese people that are overweight way because of medical reasons like a thyroid that is out of whack so what are they to do when medications haven’t helped so far? Are they to be punished too?
Southerners have always fried everything or seasoned it with fat back so what do you expect? It’s a southern tradition the way they cook. What the insurance companies are asking the people of Alabama to do is to change their whole way of cooking and eating. That’s going to be hard for them. I don’t think the state of Alabama should punish these people which in all reality is what they are doing. It’s almost like they are telling them they have to deny their heritage or pay a price. Wasn’t this country founded on freedom? So where are all of our freedoms going? They’re slowly being taken away by our government officials all in the name of ‘for our own good’. I guess they’ll start charging skinny people for being too skinny next.
Parents have long been a source of embarrassment to their children just as my father is to me but the younger of the two Jessie Jacksons has the double duty of trying to distance him from a father that continually embarrasses not only him but the entire country in all reality.
His latest comments about Barrack Obama are just one more case of the Rev. Jessie Jacksons inability to share the spotlight, if you will, with anyone else including another black man. His comment about castrating Obama was not only crude but not exactly something you would expect to hear from a preacher. His son, Rev. Jessie Jackson Jr. surely wishes his name was anything but what it is after that comment I bet. Even Jessie Jacksons son chastised his father for such a comment.
Sen. Obama only spoke the truth and I feel it was important to not only black fathers but to ALL fathers. There are far too many children growing up in homes with just a mother and no father present or helping support their children in too many cases. This is a growing problem that should be addressed but when someone tries, there’s an uproar, especially if it’s a black man talking to other black men just like it was when Bill Cosby spoke on the same subject. It’s time for ALL men to wake up and smell the coffee and take their responsibilities seriously when it comes to fathering children. IF they don’t want the responsibility, then take the proper precautions to keep from fathering children then. That’s just my opinion and hopefully the opinion of many others that will be willing to voice their opinions too.
Talk about having a blast well I did. Christian and I went shooting paintballs today and I had no idea just how much fun it would be. I was a bit nervous about it at first but I am so glad I went now. I had never even seen a paintball gunbefore today so I wasn’t too sure of what to expect. Christian has all kinds of paintball gear too. Now I know what I want for Christmas this year, my own Tippman 98 custom like Christians. I just can’t tell you how much I enjoyed today. You have got to try it yourself and I bet you’ll have a blast too.
If only I could have been lucky enough to have had a father like Professor Randy Pausch. What a wonderful father and husband he was. He lost his battle with cancer Friday. This man loved life and his family above anything else and prepared his family for when he would no longer be with them. I had seen him speak on Good Morning America I believe it was and cried to think that there are men out there that put their families above everything else.
It’s a shame more men aren’t like him. The worst part is more men are like my father, could care less about the welfare of their children once they walk away from their wives. This man was taken away and I’m sure his love will be felt for the rest of his family’s life. They were truly blessed.
