Mental Musings

This shows that the health care reform bill is not only something the Republicans want to see defeated. I hope that the Democrats in Congress and the Obama Administration watch this video. Obama Voters on Voting for Brown - FOXNews.com Posted using ShareThis

I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on television. However, Michael Connelly is a retired lawyer from Louisiana and has written an excellent Blog article on this exact subject. Rather than link to his Blog, which is certainly only his opinion, I thought I would link to the Snopes article which verifies that he indeed was the author of the article as well as some additional comments by other respected leaders who have spoken about this same subject. There are even some quotes included from an article in the Wall Street Journal. Unfortunately, this is an issue that will require the courts to decide. The increasing number of radical and extreme liberal judges is exactly why every election on every level counts. If you won't take the time to read the Health Care Reform bill, I hope that you will at least take the time to read this article linked below. Michael Connelly on the Constitutionality of Health Care Reform Posted using ShareThis

Eyes seem bleary I am weary Head is stuffy Face is puffy Throat is sore Meds from store Brain is tired Kids are wired Tea is piping Yes, I'm griping If I could pick I'd not be sick

So...our trip to Florida this year was not the best with high temperatures in the low 40s all week, Zachary with shingles and Ashton with sinus and ear infections. On top of that, our hotel room at a luxury hotel was more like a Motel 6 or Super 8 except that we had ceramic coffee cups and glass water cups (I guess that is what they consider luxurious). Wendy spent her days between the cramped hotel room with sick and hurting kids or driving them somewhere to eat meals (because luxury hotels do not have free breakfast buffets but their food prices are certainly outrageous). She did take them to Downtown Disney by herself for a few hours and to the Florida Mall once. She definitely wins the "Patience of Job" award for keeping them happy and relatively comfortable all week. As to the conference... The facility was by far the largest we have had: nice open area for viewing vendors and a separate area for meals which Shure paid for (probably with all the money we gave them last y...

Our Ramada Orlando Resort at Celebration City classifies itself as a luxury hotel. So, why do we not get a fridge or microwave in the room? And why does our patio door have a permanent lock with a plaque that says, "Please keep this door closed and locked at all times for your safety." And I wonder what the chance of having some heat for the "four outdoor heated swimming pools"? We checked one and there is no way it has been heated. Ashton thinks that they list it as heated because it is outdoors and the sun heats it. I have stayed in classier motels that cost half the price (in Orlando). With that said, the conference area does look nice. Of course, it is possibly because that building is new and everything else is actually "recently renovated."