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Each Day Already is a Challenge
A Texas Sunrise
 
A friend, William Taylor, took this picture. He visits Surfside Beach with his dogs almost every morning, watching the sun rise while the dogs prance about at the water's edge.
This is only about ten miles from where I lived in Lake Jackson, Texas. Sadly, I only visited this beach about four times in the six years I lived nearby.
Each day is a challenge. A challenge to get by without thinking about the fibromyalgia pains. A challenge to stay awake when chronic fatigure wants to take over. And a challenge to navigate through fibro fog.
I haven't been writing as much as in the past. For years, I wrote at least 500 words a day. Now, I'm lucky if I write 500 words in month. Sigh.
For more information about what my day (or life) is all about with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, chronic pains, IBS, depression and everything else thrown in, check this out:
October 30, 2008 at 11:01am October 30, 2008 at 11:01am
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A Business Plans for the Future
by Marilyn Mackenzie
November 5, 2008
John Smith sat in his corner office, looking out the window and wondering what the next four years would mean to his business. He was resigned to the fact that Obama would be the next president.
The pondering company owner knew that he would have to raise the prices on his products and services - probably about 8% - to accommodate the rise in taxes.
Smith employed 35 employees. His company was still the size of one where everyone seems to be like family. He knew, though, that he would have to downsize. The figures in front of him didn't lie. In order to continue paying the wages he did to his employees, providing the minimal benefits he could, and offering raises for employees who were an asset to the company, he would have to lay off about 6 employees. The calculations in front of him were proof of that fact.
As he looked out onto the parking lot again, sad at the prospect of having to let some people go and not enjoying the task of choosing them, something caught his eye. He rushed out to the parking lot and discovered 8 cars, trucks and SUVs with Obama bumper stickers on them.
"That's the answer!" he thought to himself. After taking down the license numbers, he rushed back to his office and called the employee who served as his assistant and his only human resources employee. He started the process of letting go those 8 employees who had obviously voted for Obama.
That was 2 more employees than he had anticipated laying off, but the lay off would mean that other employees had to work longer hours. The extra 2 lay offs would mean that he could compensate the ones who had to work harder.
Feeling better now about his decision, he picked up the phone and started to call each one of the business owners in the group that met every Tuesday for breakfast.
"Fred," he said. "I have the perfect solution to your lay off problem."
And so it went that day. Each of the businesses in the breakfast club targeted the obvious Obama supporters for lay off.
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Don't worry, folks. This is a fictional story, obviously. Obama has programs and policies to help every American. Right? Right.
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October 21, 2008 at 10:00am October 21, 2008 at 10:00am
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Here's a test you can take - with 48 questions - about Obama's policies and record. It includes questions on healthcare, taxes, energy, social values, etc.
http://barackobamatest.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.options
I took the test. Here are the results:
You DISAGREED with the Barack Obama position on 47 of the 48 test questions. This means you disagree with the Obama position 98% of the time.
I'm not surprised.
After you take the test and find out your score, you can also see how other Americans feel about these issues. In most cases, 50-60% of Americans disagree with Obama's stand. In some cases, it's as much as 70-80% who disagree. That I found interesting. I guess that some people are planning on voting for him even though they disagree on some of the issues...if you listen to the polls.
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I'm praying for you. And I hope your cancer meds continue their success.
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