Hooray for Easy Lessons!!

I decided not to go to work again. If you know anything about me, I like to work and get paid. One example of this is my employment at Ford Field, working as a courtesy squad manager. Three levels above security, my job is really nice. I get to walk around, speak to anyone I want, and if celebrities come in, I get to tour them to their location. Only problem is, I have to drive to Detroit. So I almost never go. I usually work when my Falcons are playing, and I happily cheer, albeit silently, that my Birds are doing work. Most of the time, it isn't worth my time to drive down there. I literally have to be paid to watch the Lions. Once that happened, they had to pay me MORE to watch the Lions.

That same attitude ended up hurting my feelings. They actually won today. Wow. Go Lions! I might actually go to work soon.

Another simple lesson. I was with my older brother and my beautiful niece. We all decided to go to the mall, because girls give brownie points to guys who are good with kids. And I love my niece, she's awesome. My brother visits a couple stores, so I take Rachel to get something to eat. She decides to spend her money on extra candy at the store, after I got her a piece of cheesecake. She didn't need that candy but spent her money that way, so I can't complain.

Fast forward to Target, where she decides to start giving me the "puppy dog eyes." Little brat. She wants a Bratz doll, but no longer has enough money to pay for it. I explain to her that because she spent her money unwisely, she can't have the Bratz doll.

While studying, I turn on the TV and tune into a program with an economist speaking, probably CSPAN or something. I listen a bit as some economist is talking about where we as a country can get money. Of course, the panel has some Republicans and Democrats, all hitting their talking points and saying nothing of substance, until this quote.

"Where we get the money from is obvious. We are not talking about adding on to what we are already paying for health care. The cost is not going to be as great as say, a fruitless war in the Middle East. We do not LACK money, we just spend it stupidly."

A-freaking-men.

What we need as a country is someone to say that, but in a larger format for everyone to hear. We got cash to free up Iraq, which to be honest, I couldn't give a less than half a damn about, but not enough to make sure AMERICANS have basic health care for all. Again, I'm not a politcal blogger because I think most of these politicans are liars, hoods, and gangstas in every sense of those words. But common sense almost never interjects. We need common sense and truth to slap those people upside their heads and get their asses in gear. This shit is getting old. Quick.