I’ve been a horrible blogger over the last month. No excuses, it just hasn’t been a priority for me. More important things are occupying my time these days
So what’s been going on since my last post?
Work has been BUSY over the last couple of weeks. Not a bad, frustrating busy, but a busy that’s required me to put in some overtime. I’ll take that over being bored any day of the week, as long as it’s not an every day/week occurence, which it’s not, thankfully. Things have calmed down a little the last couple days, but will pick up again soon. It will be nice to have a three day weekend and time flies by the closer we get to the holidays.
Church is also keeping me busy. I haven’t mentioned this previously, but I’ve been serving in a leadership position for First Church of Christ’s new worship venue, R3volution, serving as Venue House Manager as well as Team Lead. I’m also co-leading a Sunday night LifeGroup Bible study that starts up it’s fall session next week. I’m incredibly thankful for these opportunities and have very much enjoyed serving in all capacities. I’ve discovered what has often been said that if you’re not using the gifts God has given you, there’s an emptiness and lack of fulfillment in life. Serving is my top gift and I definitely wasn’t fulfilled in the years I was looking for a new church home. Being able to once again use my God-given gifts for His kingdom has been a welcome addition to my schedule. I’m also blessed to be a a part of a great Sunday morning ABF (Adult Bible Fellowship) with some truly awesome and Godly people that I love spending time with and getting to know.
And, of course, what’s been taking up a majority of my time over the last month has been my wonderful and very special girlfriend Kristy. We’ve definitely been keeping busy, tearing up the roads with travel and burning the candle at both ends. It’s been a great time; I wouldn’t trade a second of it! Over the last month, we’ve talked on the phone for countless hours, seen a DCI show in Indy, canoed in Indiana, paddle boated, flew kites, Wii bowled in matching monogrammed bowling jerseys, took a tour of my old stomping grounds in NKY, spent time with both sides of my family and so much more. Needless to say, things are going really well for us and I’m excited for the future plans we’ve made and to see what God has in store for us. This weekend, I get the privilege of meeting her family in Western Central KY, watching the Labor Day fireworks in Cincy and maybe having a relaxing day with no plans! Pictures of some of our adventures are up in gallery.
AT&T is absolutely driving me up a wall with all the dropped calls! It’s very frustrating! Can’t believe I’m stuck in this stupid contract for another year and a half. Bah! I’m beginning to wonder if I’ve ticked off someone who works at AT&T; the dropped calls come when I have a full 5 bars and many times when I’m at home, not traveling or moving around much, so there’s no explanation why the call would suddenly dropped. What’s equally odd is that about 30 seconds or so after the call drops, I’ll get a 2 second blank voicemail from the person I was talking to. I did read an article today that confirms what many people already know – AT&T’s network is very much strained because of iPhone use. AT&T is spending $18 billion to upgrade its network, but that does take time, and I don’t know how much patience I have left. One interesting thing that the article pointed out was that other providers will experience similar demands for bandwidth in the future, when AT&T’s iPhone exclusivity runs out and the iPhone is opened up for other networks. So, the issues AT&T have now and are addressing will soon hit other companies, so maybe it’s worth sticking it out with AT&T since they’re upgrading to handle the load. Food for thought…
Another interesting article from the last week – ‘Reading Rainbow’ Reaches Its Final Chapter. The 26 year run of Reading Rainbow, one of my favorite childhood educational shows, came to an end last Friday. What’s really interesting is part of the reason why – there’s been a shift from why to read to how to read. It doesn’t do much good to have a show about good books and getting enjoyment from reading if kids can’t read!
The show’s run is ending, Grant explains, because no one — not the station, not PBS, not the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — will put up the several hundred thousand dollars needed to renew the show’s broadcast rights.
Grant says the funding crunch is partially to blame, but the decision to end Reading Rainbow can also be traced to a shift in the philosophy of educational television programming. The change started with the Department of Education under the Bush administration, he explains, which wanted to see a much heavier focus on the basic tools of reading — like phonics and spelling.
Grant says that PBS, CPB and the Department of Education put significant funding toward programming that would teach kids how to read — but that’s not what Reading Rainbow was trying to do.
“Reading Rainbow taught kids why to read,” Grant says. “You know, the love of reading — [the show] encouraged kids to pick up a book and to read.”
Well, I probably should have split this up into separate posts over several days, but. oh well, there ya go!
This week’s Finance Friday comes via CBS News:
How Supermarkets Lure You To Buy More
“Nothing happens by accident in a supermarket. Everything is designed to sell.”
And that, says Consumer Reports retail expert Tod Marks, is the key thing to keep in mind as you go up and down the aisles of your local store. Knowing how to shop is vital.
Supermarkets “are in the real estate business,” Marks pointed out to Early Show consumer correspondent Susan Koeppen Monday in the first of her three-part series, “Supermarket Secrets.”
Supermarkets, she explained, “are set up very carefully, with the hope that you will spend lots of money, maybe even more than you planned to.”
Read the article for tips on saving money when you shop at the supermarket.
Some Swine Flu tips from local TV station WLWT channel 5 via twitter
- Swine flu tip #1: Somewhere, right now, someone is asking if they can get swine flu from bacon. Don’t be that guy.
- Swine flu tip #2: You can get swine flu if living closely with infected swine. So, ladies, if your man’s a pig, good time to let him go.
- Swine flu tip #3: You cannot get swine flu by watching Porky Pig cartoons. Only slight chance of bird flu from Daffy Duck.
- Swine flu tip #4: Media hype inversely proportional to actual threat. So, if we stop talking about swine flu, *that’s* when you should worry.
- Swine flu tip #5: Flying Pig Marathon is unlikely to create swine flu problem. Just don’t lick other runners.
- Swine flu tip #6: If you feel ill, assume it’s the swine flu and you’re going to die. No matter what anyone else says. You’re doomed.
- Swine flu tip #7: If you’re going to cough or sneeze, cover the mouth of everyone within 60 feet of you. Duct tape works well.
- Swine flu tip #8: You will not get swine flu by Googling “swine flu”. You might get a virus, but it won’t be swine flu.
- Swine flu tip #9: That whole thing about you can pick friends, pick nose, not friends’ nose? That’s some good advice right now. Just say no.
Here are a few blogs posts I’ve been meaning to share but hadn’t gotten around to…until now.
Via Get Rich Slowly – Defeating Temptation: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Tempted to Buy. (read article for full post)
- When will I use this?
- Do I have another one like this already?
- If I buy this, where will I put it?
- If I buy this, can I pay cash?
- Can I buy a good-quality used version for less?
- Do I know anyone who already owns one I can borrow?
- Can I wait to buy this?
- Why do I want to buy this?
- Are there better options available?
- What would my wife say if I bought this?
Perry Noble writes on Four Reasons People Have Moral Failures.
Several months ago I did a post entitled, “Pastors, keep your penis in your pants” that generated a lot of interest. One of the main follow up questions I received as a result of that post was, “Why do pastors (people) have moral failures.” I believe there are four main reasons…
#1 – No Personal Boundaries
Call me legalistic…but I am a FREAK about particular personal boundaries…such as…
* I do not ride in a car alone with a woman other than my wife!
* I will not be on an elevator alone with another woman. (I have literally gotten off on a floor that was not my destination in order to keep this value.)
* I will not counsel a woman alone.
* I will not share a meal in a restaurant with a woman with it being just the two of us…under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES! EVER! (And PLEASE don’t hand me that crap about how it is “business!”)Those are just a few of the examples…but the bottom line is this men…YOU CAN’T HAVE SEX WITH A WOMAN IF YOU ARE NEVER ALONE WITH HER (unless you are an absolute freak…which is another issue altogether!)
Too many men have sold their ministry down the river just to have an orgasm…it’s not worth it men–we’ve GOT to make tough decisions now and be willing to experience some “inconveniences” for the sake of the Gospel!
BTW…my wife absolutely LOVES the fact that she is the only woman I am ever alone with!#2 – They Think That Temptation Will Never Overcome Them!
One of the Bible verses that has ALWAYS stuck out to me on the issue of temptation is I Corinthians 10:12! Here Paul warns us to always be careful…because the minute that we think we have a particular sin mastered…we are in danger of that very sin actually becoming our master.
#3 – They Stop Pursuing Jesus.
One of the things I know is true about everyone of us is that we cannot pursue Jesus and sin at the same time…and if a pastor is trying to get in the pants of a woman who is not his wife…then he cannot claim that his eyes are on Jesus!
This is why I believe time in the Word of God is essential for anyone who wants to keep a pure heart! Men…we are CALLED to pursue Jesus…and doing so will always lead us away from sin, not towards it!
#4 – Stress
When a man pastor experiences a time of intense stress and anxiety he is way more vulnerable to be lured into sin.
Pastors…we’ve GOT to take the fourth commandment seriously (that would be the one about rest!) We’ve got to take care of ourselves emotionally, spiritually and physically…neglecting these things allows us to become an easy target of the enemy!
I believe that many times pastors and ministry leaders will allow the stress and anxiety of ministry to catch up with them so much that they see a “moral failure” as an escape of the life they feel enslaved to.
One of the things ALL of us need to keep in mind is that the church is HIS bride…not ours. There is no need to stress if we believe He is completely in control!
My prayer is that there would NEVER be another pastor to choose to fail morally! (I hate it when people say a pastor “fell into sin!” THAT HAS NEVER FREAKIN’ HAPPENED–EVER!!! Moral failure is NOT a sin that happens to us…we make it happen!
Men, I want us to make it…to keep our eyes on Jesus! PLEASE, if anyone is struggling in this area and feel like you are about to sin…GET HELP! PLEASE…talk to someone! (Many pastors will not do this because they spend WAY too much time trying to BE the Messiah rather than leading people to HIM!)
Stuff Christians Like: Favorite Post #10. Not Knowing Which Meals to Pray Before.
SCL Guide to Food Prayers:
1. The Stand Up Rule
If you have to stand up while eating, you don’t have to pray. Regardless of what you are eating, standing up makes the food feel very light and insignificant. It’s impossible to cut anything while standing too. You end up just spearing chunks of fruit or meat awkwardly while trying to keep the plate from tipping over onto the carpet, further upsetting the hosts whose dog you just made urinate on the couch because you got it too excited at the Christmas Eve party. That just got personal, but trust me, no prayer required here. Use this easy rhyme to remember: “if you can’t sit, prayer forget it, if you have to stand, God understands.”2. Wedding food
This rule actually works for any big event where one person prays for the whole room. Listen carefully to that person’s prayer. If it’s good, dig in. If it’s a little weak, you better double up and pray for yourself just to be sure. No offense to the other person, but it’s better safe than sorry. Plus, it makes you look extra holy which is never a bad thing if you’re single and trying to meet a bridesmaid.3. Drive in
This actually depends on which fast food restaurant you go to. If you go to Chick-fil-A or In-n-Out you probably don’t have to pray because those are Christian restaurants and the holiness is applied like barbecue sauce to the food items. You’re covered. Taco Bell, Burger King and other restaurants are questionable. At the bare minimum, turn your back in the car while they use that bean and guacamole gun at Taco Bell and say a prayer. Chances are you’ll need it. (By the way, if you’re partaking in Taco Bell’s “Fourth Meal” or the food they feed you between dinner and breakfast, you better pray. Lots. You’ve just introduced a grilled, toasted, roasted, 17 layer, bean bandalero to your stomach at 2 in the morning.)4. Progressive Dinner
A progressive dinner is where you travel with people from house to house having one course at each. The question is, where and when do you pray? Is it before the first house or at each house? Good question. I pray at the beginning and then at each house that serves something that might need a little God. When I used to be a bag boy at a grocery store we called it “spot mopping.” You didn’t mop the whole floor, just the few areas that needed it. Same thing applies here. If one house has a fresh mandarin spinach salad, hold the prayer. If the next one has some sort of homemade sausage that may or may not be squirrel, you better start praying.5. Gas Station Snacks
Nougat? No prayer. Beef jerky? Depends. If you do regular jerky, no problem, you don’t have to pray. If you do that jerky, cheese marriage thing where there’s a tube of orange cheese spooning the jerky, you better pray. Or if the logo on the bag is a guy in overalls or a barrel with rope suspenders, you should pray.6. Before or After Appetizers
The best way to get a waiter or waitress to come to your table is to start praying. They’ll materialize out of thin air like some sort of prayer interrupting phantoms. I suggest praying in the parking lot before you get in the restaurant. That way, you eliminate any possible chance of the staff trying to crash your prayer party.7. Eating contests
I weigh about 160. A few years ago, a coworker challenged me to an eating contest at Fuddrucker’s, a hamburger joint. I accepted and ended up doing just fine in the “1lb throwdown.” I was able to stomach a one pound cheeseburger without a problem. But then he suggested we do a “2lb showdown.” Have you ever seen two pounds of meat on a plate? It was gross. It was like eating two 1lb meat Frisbees. I finished it, but ended up getting the meat sweats and eventually throwing up at work. I am dumb. If you ever find yourself in an eating contest, please pray. Constantly.
Satire from Brian Unger
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From Kiplinger, another list
10 Things We Overpay For
[Sidebar – seriously, ending the title in a preposition?]
Afternoon snacks. Do you munch protein bars as a healthier alternative to a chocolate pick-me-up? You could easily be paying more than $2 per bar and consuming just as much sugar as you would with your favorite candy bar. Stock up on fruit for a fraction of the cost when you do your grocery shopping. You’ll be fitter and save a bundle.
Bottled water. Yes, it’s important to drink water every day. But picking up the bottled variety with your lunch is an expensive way to stay hydrated. Rather than spend $2 a day for water, buy a pitcher and a filter for about $20 and drink as much as you want for pennies a glass.
A caffeine fix. Can’t get through the day without at least one cuppa Joe? Stopping at Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts can set you back as much as $1.65 per cup. Splurge on a pound of gourmet coffee for $8 to $13 and you can make 40 cups for about 20 cents to 33 cents each.Favorite tunes. Do you rush out to buy the latest CD by your favorite group even though there are only one or two songs you really like? Instead of paying up to $18 for the CD, download those cuts you want from iTunes for 99 cents each, or from Amazon for as little as 79 cents.
A night at the movies. An evening for two at your local theater costs an average of about $20, including the popcorn — and closer to $30 in major cities. And that doesn’t even count the babysitter. For just $5 a month, you can watch two movies from Netflix or pay $9 for unlimited viewing. If you’re willing to wait a little longer for new releases, borrow them free from your local library. (See Cut the Cable Cord for other inexpensive entertainment options.)
Fresh flowers. A bouquet of spring blooms brightens up a room and your mood. But purchasing it from a florist at $25 and up can quickly put a dent in your budget. Check out your local grocery store, which offers a selection of seasonal bouquets for $5 to $10.
Fruits and veggies. Sure, precut vegetables and salad mixes that are washed and bagged save a little time. But you’ll pay for the convenience. Broccoli florets and sliced peppers cost $6 per pound, compared with one-third to one-half the price for the uncut versions. Lettuce varieties that are pre-washed and bagged sell for $5.98 a pound. But it takes just minutes to wash and spin dry enough arugula for your evening salad, and you’ll pay one-third as much. Buying whole strawberries rather than sliced ones that are prepackaged cuts the price by 75%.
Credit-card fees. Every month, millions of credit-card customers pay their bills late, and they’re assessed as much as $39 each time. Set up an automatic debit and you’ll never incur another late fee.
ATM fees. Each time you use an out-of-network ATM you pay an average of $3.43. Do that once a week and you’ll rack up almost $180 in ATM fees every year. Avoid those charges by selecting a bank with a large ATM network or an online account that reimburses your ATM fees — such as the eOne no-fee account from Salem Five Direct bank. Another alternative: Get cash back at the grocery store.
Fax and mail services. Instead of paying FedEx $1.49 to fax one page, sign up to send free faxes from a provider such as faxZero or K7.net. Save on shipping with the U.S. Postal Service’s priority mail service. You’ll pay just $4.95 to mail an envelope or small box anywhere in the U.S., and your parcel is likely to arrive within two days. Larger packages cost $10.35. That saves at least 50% compared with UPS’s two-day service, the cost of which varies by weight and distance.
Since I frequently get mocked for having a post-it note list on the steering wheel of my car and rarely leave work without a list of random thoughts and things to-do…I share this list from NPR:
“Enough organization, enough lists and we think we can control the uncontrollable,” observed a character on the TV show House.
1. Lists bring order to chaos. “People are attracted to lists because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information,” says David Wallechinsky, a co-author of the fabulous Book of Lists, first published in 1977 and followed by subsequent editions. “And lists help us in organizing what is otherwise overwhelming.”
2. Lists help us remember things — at the hardware store, for the vacation trip, Christmas presents. The One Planet Education Network, or OPEN, is a global online education content provider that counts Harvard and Columbia universities as clients. OPEN also swears by lists. “Checklists help you remember what you have done and what you have to do,” the curriculum reminds the students.
3. Most lists are finite. They don’t usually go on and on. And if they do, you can skip to the bottom of the list. The Internet Movie Database, for instance, lists its “bottom 100 movies as voted by users.” The winner — er, loser — is Zaat, a 1975 sci-fi fiasco.
4. Lists can be meaningful. The Steven Spielberg classic Schindler’s List is based on the true story of a German businessman who used a list of names to save more than 1,000 Jews from the concentration camps. It is ranked eighth on the American Film Institute’s 2007 list of 100 top American films of the past 100 years
5. Lists can be as long or as short as necessary. Jamie Frater, a New Zealand opera singer, maintains a list-keeping site called The List Universe. Recent posts include “20 Great Quotes from Ronald Reagan” and “Top 10 Codes You Aren’t Meant to Know.” A list, Frater says, should be “as long as is necessary. Some lists need be only a few lines an item, others a few paragraphs. I seldom write more than one paragraph, but occasionally the need arises to do so.” Frater adds, “This question is a bit like asking an artist: ‘When is the painting finished?’ It is when it is.”
6. Making lists can help make you famous. Notable list makers include Thomas Jefferson, Peter Mark Roget, Martha Stewart and Benjamin Franklin. “A methodical and wry man,” wrote Franklin biographer Walter Isaacson in Time magazine, “Franklin loved making lists. He made lists of rules for his tradesmen’s club, of synonyms for being drunk, of maxims for matrimonial happiness and of reasons to choose an older woman as a mistress. Most famously, as a young man, he made a list of personal virtues that he determined should define his life.”
7. The word “list” can be tracked back to William Shakespeare, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. In Hamlet, the Bard refers to “a list of landlesse resolutes.”
8. Lists relieve stress and focus the mind. “Lists,” sociologist Scott Schaffer told The Oregonian newspaper, “really get to the heart of what it is we need to do to get through another day on this planet.”
9. Lists can force people to say revealing things. In his 25 Random Things roster, former California Gov. Jerry Brown reveals that his favorite cereal is … Flax Plus Multibran.
10. Lists can keep us from procrastinating. We put this one off until the end. Making a list enables us to get our heads around really big tasks — and helps us tackle the work one aspect at a time. But a list is only useful if it reveals a truth, solves a problem or leads to action. Making a list, for instance, does not necessarily help procrastinators. As DePaul University psychologist Joseph Ferrari told Psychology Today in 2008, people don’t put off work they must do because they lack list-making skills. And, in turn, making a list does not get the job done.
A little fuzzy on the fall of the housing market and how it’s affected the economy and led to the so-called credit crunch?
Crisisofcredit.com has a nice visual explanation that details the domino effect that has led us to where we are today, as well as terms such as leverage, CDO, etc.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized – Part 1
The Crisis of Credit Visualized – Part 2
I hope they didn’t waste too much time and money on this research… I could have told them this!
3 Smart Things About Sleeping Late
1 // You may need more sleep than you think.
Research by Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders Center found that people who slept eight hours and then claimed they were “well rested” actually performed better and were more alert if they slept another two hours. That figures. Until the invention of the lightbulb, the average person slumbered 10 hours a night.2 // Night owls are more creative.
Artists, writers, and coders typically fire on all cylinders by crashing near dawn and awakening at the crack of noon. In one study, “evening people” almost universally slam-dunked a standardized creativity test. Their early-bird brethren struggled for passing scores.3 // Rising early is stressful.
The stress hormone cortisol peaks in your blood around 7 am. So if you get up then, you may experience tension. Grab some extra Zs! You’ll wake up feeling less like Bert, more like Ernie.
Oh, boy, good stuff to talk about. Hold on just a second…let me get out…*grunt*…the soapbox. *plop* Alright, here we go! *step* Hmm, there’s so much…where do I start? How about some of the headlines from the day:
- Bailout bill defeated
- Rejected: Rescue Fails 228-205
- House Rejects Bailout Bill; Wall Street Shudders
- Dow suffers worst point drop ever
Coming into today, MANY people were convinced that the bailout plan, which had been reworked from the initial 3 pages from Treasury Secretary Paulson to approx. 106 pages by congressional leaders, would pass. The leaders of both parties had spent much of the weekend re-working the bill and recruiting members to vote for the bill, so as Monday rolled around, this was the prevailing opinion.
Before a vote was taken on the bailout bill, there was about four hours of debate in the House. And this is where we got to see, sadly, the character of our elected politicians. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Speaker of the House, the next in line for President after the VP, decided that the vote in favor of the package was so solid and wrapped up she would take the opportunity, while the spot light was on her, to do some politicking. In her speech before the House, she made sure to point out her opinion that this whole mess is Bush’s fault. Among other statements, Pelosi blamed “the Bush administration’s failed economic policies”* for the current economic mess. Hold up, Pelosi…even us non-politicians know that in a time like this, it does no good to start blaming people. Focus on the problem! Playing the blame game leads to dissension and animosity, and sure enough, though there was a majority of Republicans and Democrats willing to back the plan leading up to the debate, the bill was rejected because many Republicans were put-off by her words. What kind of leader do we have in charge of the House? Wow, I’m very disappointed in her choice of ill-timed words today. Even if this is what you are thinking, use some discretion! People need to be united, not divided by politics. Bring them together, Speaker! Now that the bill has failed, the Democrats are attacking the Republican leadership for not being able to get a majority of their members to vote Yes. Good! I’m not going to elect an official who votes how they’re told – I want people representing me who will vote their own mind!
Now on to the Republicans who let these remarks affect their vote. This is not the time to let petty squabbles get in the way of making very important decisions and key votes. Regardless of Pelosi’s horrible leadership, our elected politicians need to be able to stand strong and vote what they believe, even if it plays in their evil nemesis’ hands. Beyond that, I’m most concerned with how many Republicans (and Democrats for that matter) said they would vote for the bill under pressure from their party leadership, even though they didn’t want to, then used Pelosi’s remarks as an easy out. Talk about a lack of character! Kick them out of Congress!
Next on the chopping block is corporate America. Seriously, they still expect average Joe to bail them out, after all the ill-advised decisions they have made for the sake of more profit, after walking over us, upping interest rates and fees so they can line their pockets with more money? Do they really think we can afford to help them out? Think about it – if people had extra money, they’d be paying their mortgage rather than losing their house to foreclosure! And they wouldn’t have massive debt! And those of us that have been wise enough to avoid debt and stay current on our bills are smart enough to know better than to help you out! Corporate America – you reap what you sow, and this is what you’ve sown. Tighter your own belts, get on a rice and beans diet, and get your life in order like so many of us are doing! You deal with your problems, the ones you created, and let us take care of our own families!
Wall Street – what are you thinking? Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy! That’s what happened to today. Things don’t look good, so let’s make them worse. What a plan! 700+ point drop, 7% (which isn’t even in the top 10 largest percentage drops, by the way) – are you kidding? Are stockholders so blind they think going so far into debt with this bailout (remember, debt is a large part of the problem now) is the only solution to the problem? And if it doesn’t get passed today, Right Now, HURRY UP, the world as we know it will come to an end? AHHH….abandon ship! Take a deep breathe, people. Today is no different from Friday. There’s still no bailout package, the financial industry is still a mess. So, the market was up over 1% then, but down 7% today? Makes sense to me…morons. Do people think panicking and selling is going to help matters? They’re just making it worse! Correction – they’re making it better for some of us, those who have learned to BUY low and sell high. BUY, BUY, BUY!!! If you have a diversified portfolio and some extra cash to throw in the market right now, life is GOLDEN! It’s going to go up, and probably pretty soon, whenever a bill is passed.
Kudos to those politicians who stuck to their guns, listened to their constituents and voted NO on this moronic bailout plan from the start, who didn’t cave when pressured by their peers, fancy speakers or the President. Four of the 6 Kentucky House members (including Geoff Davis from the 4th district, which covers Northern KY) voted against the bill, so a big thanks to them.
Now, Senators and House members – put aside your differences, work together with all those involved, take the hint we don’t want a tax-payer funded bailout and FIND US ANOTHER SOLUTION!










