Friday, November 20, 2015

I want to be a Race Car Driver when I grow up...

When I was a little boy I was obsessed with becoming a Professional Football Player for the Denver Broncos or the St. Louis Cardinals and sadly that dream never came true.

Later in High School I loved the TV show Movin’ On and wanted to become a Truck Driver. I’ve been there and done that for 30 years.

At middle age I had a dream of becoming a long distant runner and a Police Officer. I did both for as long as I could.

If I were able, my dream today would be to become a professional race car driver. Some may say I’m a little old for that but hey; Paul Newman didn’t start his racing career until he was 48 and was still racing in his 80’s. Recently I watched a documentary that was made about his racing career called “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman” and it really inspired me. I highly recommend it even if you’re not a race fan. Here’s the movie trailer:


Since I’ve taken up the Forza racing games as a hobby on Xbox I’ve become obsessed with racing. I never was a race fan before, it bored me, especially NASCAR. This is no slam to NASCAR Fans but driving fast in a circle and turning left just doesn’t do it for me. I’d love to see a NASCAR race in person some day but to watch it on TV just doesn’t do it for me.

Instead I like Formula 1, Indy Car Racing, Grand Touring Races, and Rally Racing they all fascinate me but what I’ve come to love is Le Mans Prototype Racing (LMP Racing) the best.

Last night I rented the 2015 24 Hours of Le Mans movie and watched it on the Xbox. Below is movie trailer:


It was 83rd annual race at Le Mans, for over 3 hours plus I was glued to the TV. In my opinion nothing can match the kind of racing that goes on at the Le Mans race track. It puts race car drivers to the ultimate test, with sharp turns and the most awesome straight away in all of racing, the Mulsanne Straight. The Mulsanne Straight can produce speeds of up to 250 MPH in LMP 1 cars.

They have 4 classes of cars at the 24 hours of Le Mans, LMP 1 which are the fastest races cars in the world, then LMP 2, LMPGTE Pro (The GTE stands for Grand Touring Endurance) and lastly the LMPGTE AM which is the amateur division. The cool story from this year’s race was Corvette Racing won the LMPGTE Pro division for the 1st time in 4 years. The winning Corvette ran a fantastic race.

Living the dream of my bucket list would be racing in one of the LMP 1 race cars. Even if I had the opportunity to go around the Circuit de la Sarthe at Le Mans in the lowest division which is LMPGTE AM class for a couple of laps I’d die a happy man.

Don’t get me wrong I’d love to take a spin around Sebring, Laguna Seca, Sonoma, Silverstone, Indianapolis, Mount Panorama, Spa-Francorchamps, Suzuka, Interlagos, Monza, Nurburging, Yas Marina, Road Atlanta, Road America, Lime Rock, Watkins Glenn and Brands Hatch or any race track for that matter if someone were idiotic enough to loan me a race car but the Circuit de la Sarthe race track at Le Mans would be the ultimate rush.

If money were no object I’d love to be able to go one of the professional race car driving schools and learn to race but that dream is not likely to become reality so I’ll just have to escape into my imaginary world of the Forza 6 racing game on the Xbox. I’ve won some races at Le Mans in the video game world and the upside is I can be involved in the most epic car wreck a human being could ever be subjected to and live to race another day.  


Monday, November 16, 2015

Manning's ship has sailed, time to move on

Having suffering from Plantar Fasciitis back in the late 90's I can confirm the pain can be unbelievable. They have better treatment for it today than back then but in many cases there is no fixing it. In the beginning steroid shots helped me with the pain but eventually they quit working. Surgery in most cases won’t help it either.

Manning if he does have it wasn't showing extremely painful symptoms while he played yesterday. The degree of pain just wasn't there. During warm ups Manning was moving fine. Maybe this has been bothering Manning for a couple weeks but I think this is more of a cover story to spare Manning the indignity of being replaced and possibly benched next week.

Using the injured foot and ribs as an excuse is perfect for Manning. But that's not what he said after game. He admitted the injuries were not the problem; he said just didn't play well and hasn't played well all season with the exception of the Packers game.

If his name were not Peyton Manning he most likely would have been benched early in the season. Manning has thrown 17 INT’s this season which leads the league; while only throwing 9 TD’s. His QB rating is an embarrassing 67.6. He’s been sacked 15 times for a negative 95 yards. Most of Manning pass completions have come in the 5 to 15 yard range; he hasn’t completed many sharp deep throws over 15 yards.

The OL didn’t play well early in the season but they can’t be blamed for Manning’s lack of movement or ability to scramble out of the pocket. Nor can the OL be blamed for having to ditch Kodiak’s running game that requires a QB to take some snaps under Center.

The bottom line is the Manning experiment is over; it failed to produce a Super Bowl win. This was the reason he was bought in, not to win regular season games or the division, to shrink during the playoffs or to set passing records.

I’ve always believed that after Manning came off the field during the Super Bowl in Miami against the Bears that he was done winning Championships. His attitude after the game wasn’t a happy one or being thrilled to win it was more of a subdued reaction. His body language seemed to indicate he was just relieved it was all over, there was no joy there at all. In my opinion at that moment he lost his edge and though he continued to play well that burning desire to win another one just wasn’t there like the other great NFL QB’s. This was the reason I objected to Manning being signed by the Broncos. I had a gut feeling he just wasn’t going to get it done. It's not something I'm happy being right about because the Broncos are my team.

This isn’t to say I don’t respect Manning as a player or person he’s one of the all time greats but the front office, the coaching staff, the players and the fans don’t owe Manning anything.

Win or lose with Brock, the odds are, even with his inexperience, the Broncos have a better chance of finishing the season strong.

The Broncos running game should immediately improve since Oz can play under center, drop back, move in the pocket and use his arm strength to stretch defenses. The offense shouldn't be as predictable as it was with Manning in the shotgun all the time.

Personally I’m not sad about Manning’s demise, I feel like this is a great opportunity for the Broncos to move pass this being his team and more of it being the team’s team. The Broncos are far from being done this season, they have an excellent Defense and talented players on Offense. My hope is the second half story isn’t one were Manning is getting yanked in and out of the lineup. That would be an incredible mistake, there’s no sense in throwing games or a chance to win a Super Bowl because Manning’s fragile ego might get bruised. Bring on Brock!

Sunday, November 8, 2015

O'Reilly is an O'Reillian





This may offend people that like Bill O'Reilly so be warned, don't read this if you love the guy. I loath and despise him and this recent exchange with George Will magnifies the reasons why. If you watched the video above there's not much more that needs to be said but let’s expand on this topic.

O'Reilly is not a Republican, he's not a Democrat he's an O'Reillian. In other words O'Reilly is all about O'Reilly. 

He's all about the mass marketing of his show, his books and generating fame and wealth for himself. He pretends to be the only fair and balanced arbitrator "that's looking out for you." The truth is the only person he's looking for out is himself.

He always projects himself as the smartest guy in the room claiming only he knows the real stories happening in the political beltway and can dissect them for us common folk.

He's smug, rude, impatient, always talks over his guests, and dismisses the women he interviews on his show as less knowledgeable and worst of all he never misses a moment to rip down the Conservative wing of the Republican Party.

I look forward to the day when his show loses its influence on the older generation of establishment Republicans. He's not really looking out for them or the Conservatives. This latest book on Reagan is another example of it.

I understand that if not for Fox News the Republicans would not have a voice in the nationally televised media. The problem is Fox and Fox's lead broadcasters all tend to be left of center Republicans and honestly more Democratic in their views than Republican or Conservative. 

Hannity is the one exception but O'Reilly, Shepard Smith, Greta Van Susteren, Megyn Kelly, Chris Wallace, Brit Hume and Brett Baier all tend to lean to the left of the Republican political spectrum.

I wish people who follow O'Reilly's show and the others understood that we don't need or want to go left. We need to go right because we've seen what an epic failure placating with the left side of the Republican Party has done for us. 

The current group in DC has bent over backwards to placate because they believe the best strategy is to not make waves and wait until after the next election to make change.

Its baloney, what should of happened is after the Republicans got control of the House in 2012 they should have been way more forceful in the budget battle. They caved then, and then they caved again when they got the majority in the Senate. They've caved on Obamacare, the immigration issue, the energy issue, climate change, education and foreign policy (Iran deal) you name it they've taking the path of least resistance.

The bottom line is we as Republicans need to demand and vote for the most Conservative candidates possibly. We need to elect the most Conservative leaders in the House and Senate leadership positions. 

We need to stop freaking apologizing for doing what's right for the country. You don't see Obama and the Liberal Democrats apologizing for running roughshod over us last 7 years do you? And guess what? They won't stop; Hillary and Sanders want to take big centralized government to a whole new level. 

So turning this back to O'Reilly and the news media, we can not let a few mouth pieces that don't hold a real Conservative view dictate the terms of our final surrender.

Stop watching O'Reilly, turn your radio on or listen to Mark Levin on your computer. He's the best Conservative in all the media period. Get your news from websites like freerepublic.com or other Conservative websites that spell it out with a Conservative spin. 

Stop believing that Fox News and their prime time Anchors can save the Republican Party. They won't, if you want to be a truly informed Conservative look elsewhere for news and opinion. We don't have the luxury of losing another Presidential election or losing the House or Senate again.

Starting a 3rd party will fail so we have to do it within the Republican Party. That means finding and electing the most Conservative people we can find and stop electing the establishment Republicans.

It may take several elections to get there but it's the only answer to get us back to the right. And when I say right I mean right. 

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Jeff’s Wyoming Bubba Beef & Bean Chile



Jeff’s Wyoming Bubba Beef & Bean Chile

I found this recipe a long time ago and altered it to my specifications and thought I'd share. It’s great Chile and easy to make. Since I'm a Wyoming Bubba I like simple and easy as opposed to hard.

* 2 lbs lean ground beef
* 1/2 large red onion (chopped)
* 2 cloves garlic (minced)
* 2 small jalapeno peppers or more for heat (seeded and minced)
* 1 small red bell pepper finely chopped (green pepper is okay to sub but I use red)  
* 1 celery stick (chopped)
* 1 teaspoon oregano
* 1 teaspoon ground cumin
* 3 Tablespoons chili powder
* 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper add ½ tsp more for added heat
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
* 6 (16 oz.) cans of kidney beans (with liquid)
* (You may sub with any 16 oz. cans of beans of your choice.)
* 1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
* 1 (29 oz.) can pureed tomatoes

In a large stock pot, brown the ground beef along with the onion and garlic. Add the rest of the ingredients and bring it to a boil.

Once it boils, reduce the heat and simmer for an hour covered. It’s ready to eat after hour but I leave it on the stove for 2 more hours on simmer (very low heat) to cook down.

You may skim off any grease on the top if you want but I leave it in because the fat gives it more flavor. It’ll serve 8 total; Cowboys or Cowgirls.

Footnotes: This is a very easy recipe. If you’d like to, “Cowboy-Up” your Chile experience bake some taters up before the Chile is done. Buy a bag of the 4 Mexican Cheeses pre-shredded (any brand) a container of sour cream, bacon bits, a bag of Fritos Chile Cheese Chips, sliced avocado or whip up some guacamole. Cut the tater in half, pour Chili over it, then a little sour cream and some avocado over the Chile, then sprinkle the shredded cheese and bacon bits and lastly put a hand full of chips on the top and, “YOU”RE OFF TO THE RODEO!”


PS: For many the Chile experience can’t be enjoyed unless it’s accompanied by a good Mexican Beer. Here are my recommendations.

 My Top 3 Mexican Beer’s:

* Pacifico
* Dos Equis 
* Dark Negra Modelo

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Try to imagine life without Truckers....

Every time I see a story like this in the news it reminds me of the daily struggles as a young man I faced in NW and SW Wyoming to make a living in the winter. I sure miss my friends and family back home they're the best of the best but I certainly don't miss the winters.

Click on the link below to read the full story:


For 3 long years I pulled a set of Rocky Mountain Doubles (48 foot trailer and 28 foot trailer behind in combination) from Cheyenne to Laramie 5 days a week on Interstate 80 back in the late 1980's.

Miraculously, thank God I was never involved in a single accident but that section of Interstate from Cheyenne to Laramie, well... all the way to Evanston, WY actually, has to be considered one of the most dangerous highways on the planet to drive on in the winter.

It isn't just the snow and ice it's the incredibly high winds that make it one of the worst white knuckle drives a Trucker will ever have to endure, especially running with high profile empty trailers.

When I left Cheyenne for Laramie every day I was usually fully loaded with freight which was somewhat safer but most days on the return trip back to Cheyenne the trailers were completely empty. Nothing in my life before or since was as treacherous and scary as the ride home with those empties on a icy windy day.

People often ask me why I left Wyoming, why I don't hunt, ice fish, snow ski, or enjoy snow machining. It's an easy answer, after spending day after day fighting the elements outside the very last thing I wanted to do was go play in it.

Of the 30 years I was in the transportation industry 13 of them were spent working outside in the oilfields and on the highways of Wyoming. I more than proved my manliness and toughness during those years and I earned my PHD in working in nasty winter conditions.

I'm actually thankful for what it taught me. When you work outside during a long winter in Wyoming there is no, "I can't do this," excuse. You put your winter clothes on, suck it up, bow your neck and go out and do battle with Mother Nature to get the job done.

That kind of work ethic and dogged determination day after day isn't something for the weak or the meek. It's just one of the characteristics that make the citizens in Wyoming a very unique breed apart and some of the toughest, hardest working and most independent bootstraps people you'll ever meet.

Americans to often take for granted all the modern day conveniences that make life easier. Just remember every time you buy building material, food, gasoline, heating oil, propane, clothes or any kind of consumer product imaginable some Trucker delivered it to your town or your door step and in some cases in weather conditions just like the ones in this story. Thank you American Truckers, without you life certainly wouldn't be as comfortable for the rest of us.     

Thursday, March 26, 2015

GW could force women to trade sex for food!

I didn't say it a Democrat did, I'm not kidding!

Think I'm exaggerating? Click on the link below:

House Dem: Global Warming Could Force Women to Trade Sex for Food 

The mind blowing depths these true believers will go to perpetrate this climate change fraud has reached an all time low. If you think this story falls into the moonbat category it gets better.

Recently I read were one liberal journalist suggested Al Gore run for President in 2016, can you imagine the atmosphere that would be a part of the political discussion? That atmosphere would be far more dangerous, toxic and ridiculous than any sudden or long term massive release of CO2 or catastrophic climate change would ever be.


Next to the energy policies (both are connected at the hip by the way) we've had to suffer through over the last 7 years "climate change" is far away my biggest personal pet peeve.

When are the people who believe so fervently in this bogus hoax going snap out of their zombie like state and read the research, and there's plenty of it available, that totally blows this myth out of the water? It's effecting every part of our society and our personal freedoms. Worst of all it's the biggest wrecking ball ever created to destroy the world's economy and personal prosperity.

I've said it once I'll say it a 1,000 times, anyone that really believes that man is so all powerful that he could destroy the earths climate and thus the human race as a result needs a serious ego check. I'm positively absolutely convinced that man will be long dead and gone and nothing but dust in the wind long before we ever have to worry about the earths climate becoming uninhabitable. A disease, a virus, a gigantic asteroid impact, an enormous solar flair, world wide nuclear war or an alien invasion from outer space? Maybe... but not by climate change.  

Yes, we need to be good stewards of the planet's air, water and natural resources, no reasonable person would disagree but now the pendulum has swung so crazily to the left that it's beyond all control. And control, government control and money is ultimately what climate change is all about.


That should be were this reversal begins, we should demand that all taxpayer funded grants to Universities be eliminated permanently. If private research firms want to flush money down the toilet let them but not another taxpayer dollar should be used to research and continue this scam.

The next step should be to piece by piece dismantle one by one all the unnecessary regulations and mandates that the EPA and the United Nations have buried us with the over last 30 years.

Another step is to debrief all the Californians that started this madness with their draconian environmental laws because they are not suitable as a one size fits all. It's a big reach to go from "poor air quality" which some of your major metro areas have, to "world wide catastrophic climate change". Yes you may have some smog in LA but the rest of the planet is fine thank you very much and won't spontaneously explode into a flaming cinder as a result of it. 

There are way to many good people that believe in this bad theory and it is a theory after all not fact. Until we start to have an honest discussion about the real facts on this issue and the believers stop calling us rubes or deniers for not buying into it we're never going to advance to far important human issues that should be our primary focus. 

The nations economy, unemployment, the debt, taxation, government spending, foreign affairs and education concern me much more than a false narrative about the sky falling and it should be the same with other good Americans.    

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Freedom Rally better choice then 2015 Dorchester


Clatsop County Republicans host a booth at the 2015 GOP Dorchester Conference.
The Clatsop County Republicans hosted a booth this weekend at the 2015 GOP Dorchester Conference in Seaside, OR. I and many of the members help man the booth. My opinion and this is mine, I can't speak for the other members, is that all we really accomplished was that we had a presence there but we didn't have any influence on the agenda or the policies the moderates in the party espouse too. Essentially this meeting is designed for the moderates and the squishy Republicans in Oregon.

Yesterday the Freedom Rally in Portland, OR drew 5 times as many Republicans as the Dorchester because there Conservative issues were addressed and embraced. Next year, again I only speak for myself here, I plan to attend that gathering instead of Dorchester A half dozen or so of our members drove to Portland and they reported back that is was an excellent event.

 I should have listened to my gut a few weeks ago when I wrote: "Should or Shouldn't I attend Dorchester?"

The failed strategy and issues the leaders of the Oregon Republican Party have clung to have not advanced conservative causes nor has it helped get Republicans elected to state offices because they believe catering to Moderate Democrat's, Independents and non-affiliated voters will help bring more people into the party and win elections.

As we saw in this last election it had the opposite effect. The Republicans lost big in Oregon and it's because they've backed away from fiscal and socially conservative principles. In my view until we as a party unite through these issues the party in Oregon we'll remain in the minority.

At the very least the members picked Scott Walker over Jeb Bush in the straw poll today. I'd prefer to have a Conservative like Ted Cruz, Allen West or Ben Carson as a nominee but I believe Walker may give us the best chance to regain the White House. The nation needs President Scott Walker in 2016.

Saturday, January 31, 2015

The Nations Needs President Scott Walker in 2016

I found this op-ed, ‘The Nations Needs President Scott Walker in 2016’, written by Rich Cromell from thefederalist.com website. It’s the best description yet I’ve seen on Scott Walker the man and politician. Walker walks the walk, pun intended and I believe he’s the best Conservative in the field because he has a record to prove it. I encourage you to share this with friends so they can better understand who he is. The following is excerpts from Cromell's op-ed.


Scott Walker

"Does Walker sizzle? Not exactly. Is he a particularly charismatic speaker? No, he isn’t. But does he sit upon a throne made of the skulls of his enemies? Yes, yes he does. The November 4 election proved that in a definitive fashion. And though we are a constitutional republic not given to men upon thrones, this particular throne deserves consideration for a national position. We will never go wrong with cool and calculating.

Look at Walker’s results. He slashed money from a bloated education budget. He dismantled collective bargaining rights for public employees. He reduced Medicaid spending. And he keeps getting elected in a state given to Prairie Populism, despite the fact that he tends to think citizens should be given to self-support.

But what does he offer our collective imagination? What does he do to inspire us to rally around a cause? What are you, a raging lefty? You’re missing the point. Walker doesn’t offer us anything, and we should be cool with that. It’s what we cynical GenXers have been working for—getting the government off our damn lawn.

Unemployment in Wisconsin has been consistently below the national average during his tenure. But what about education? Surely performance suffered with the death blows Walker dealt to the unions and education spending. Oof, wrong again.  So though the man himself doesn’t sizzle, his record does. And as Conservatives, we should celebrate that. We should also acknowledge Walker can capably discuss those accomplishments even if he doesn’t exactly sizzle in the process.

Sun Tzu wrote, “Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack,” he also wrote, “Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.” Though Walker is wooden and still like the mountains, late in the governor’s race, he also moved with the wind. Perhaps that is his strength. He has a canny ability to lull his opponents into torpor and await a moment to strike. As we gear up for whomever versus Squirrel! 2016, we should be open to the possibility that winning may best be achieved by someone whose plans are dark and impenetrable as the night, poised to fall like a thunderbolt, and crafted from the extreme comfort of a throne made of the skulls of enemies."


Thursday, January 29, 2015

Should or shouldn't I attend Dorchester?


I’ve been trying to decide whether I would attend the Republican 2015 Dorchester Conference this year. I got an email inviting me, with the following information below.

“Come to Dorchester to learn more from the project researchers, share your opinion, or ask a question about their key findings.

Education Comes First (especially K-12)

Wellness & Personal Responsibility Are Primary Healthcare Values

Environmental Quality and Protection are Important

Public Transportation Instead of New Roads

Natural Resource Protections for Future Generations

Incarceration Policies Questioned

Taxes Viewed As Necessary but Details Are Contested

Climate Concern Comes of Age

Oregonians Care about Our Children

The Optimist and the Pessimist Are Within Us

In The Workplace, Money Isn't Everything

Little Enthusiasm for Government Action to Improve Economy

The Urban/Rural Divide: No and Yes

Consumer Driven Economy: Rethinking Progress?

Oregon is Not a Religious State? Maybe, If You Ignore Half of Us”

Half of the items listed here are ones that Democrats might be in favor of advancing but not me.

As I did last year, I question the value of this conference if its primary goal is to conduct research only to pander to the Democrats, Independents and left leaning Republicans (RINOS) in Oregon. We’re Republicans and as such we should be united on a common agenda, not copy parts of it from the Democrats. Yes we want every person possible to join our party and vote. And yes, they have a right to express their views but we must have solid benchmarks and they aren’t clearly defined here.

Climate Change fear mongering, hindering an already overregulated logging and fishing industry, not maintaining or building better roads in favor of taxpayer subsidized public transportation and releasing criminals that belong in jails as a cost cutting measure isn’t the kind of issues I’d choose to research let only support. In The Workplace, Money Isn't Everything? Really, this was a research project?

It’s no wonder the Republican Party can’t get any traction or overcome the Democrat majorities in Oregon when they focus on these types of issues. They mention taxes, but not reducing spending or the incredible amount of money that public employee union’s benefits are costing taxpayers. What about totally eliminating Cover Oregon? It’s been an epic failure that is costing taxpayers millions and not delivering the care. Drastically downsizing the state’s massive budget should be at the top of the list not more wasteful spending on projects like public transportation.

If going to the conference means maintaining and supporting the status quo and not turning the ship to fiscal conservatism first Oregon will remain a solid blue state for the foreseeable future. If I knew that was the single biggest issue being addressed the decision to attend would be much easier, otherwise it’s an exercise in futility. 

If one of the Dorchester organizers reads this and wants to convince me that the conference isn't going to be nothing but a big social gathering for moderate Portland, Salem and Eugene Republicans to do more of the same please feel to reply.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Forza Horizon 2 and the 97 Lamborghini Diablo

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing the Forza franchise racing games on Xbox since I’ve been at home from an injury I suffered at work in November of 2013.  It'd started with Forza Horizon, then I bought Forza 3, then Forza 4 and now I'm hitting the roads in Forza Horizon 2.

It’s given me a whole new appreciation of the automobile. I’ve driven every car imaginable and I have so many favorites it’s hard to pick one above all others. My heart first and foremost still belongs to the America Muscle Cars of the 60’s and 70’s.

But as I’ve advanced my video racing career, I’ve fallen in love with the premium BMW’s, Mercedes’, Ferrari’s, Lotus’s, Ruf’s, Bugatti’s, Sagaris’s, Audi’s and the Alfa Romeo’s of the world as well since they all have speed and amazing handling characteristics.

That said, I’m developing a real love affair for the Lamborghini’s. Their new top of the line road cars are off the charts amazing and unbelievable. In Forza Horizon 2 the newest one is the 2014 Hurcan LP 610-4, it's a real hellcat. There are 6 others Lamborghini’s in their lineup, the 2013 Veneo, the 2012 Aventador LP 700-4, the 2011 LP570-4 Super Leggera, the 2010 Murcilago SV and the 1988 Countach LP5000 QV.  

The 1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV
My new favorite is one of the older smaller Lamborghini’s.  It’s the 1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV. No, it isn’t the biggest or fastest car in the game and the horsepower is smaller but it handles as well or better than any car ever made.

I LOVE this car, it has a 485 hp engine, a 5 speed manual transmission, its top speed is 201 mph, 0- 60 mph in 3.8 seconds and it’ll do a ¼ mile in 12.2 seconds.  It’s one of those cars that is just fast enough to give you a mind numbing adrenaline rush but not so fast that you’d wreck it after coming out of the first corner. The braking, steering and acceleration of the Diablo is 'devilish' perfection.

Since I was born good looking and not rich I’ll never be able to afford to buy a real 97 Diablo. The starting price for one with high mileage is around $120,000 to $150,000, the low mileage mint condition Diablo’s can go as high as $500,000.

So as a fan of road racing I’ll have to settle into my imaginary world on Forza Horizon 2 and get behind the wheel of my Diablo (or xyz car) and zip through the winding roads on the coast of France hitting speeds of 150 mph plus through corners. If I slam into a wall and wipe out the car no worries, I hit the reset button and start over again and it’s off to the races. After I've gone as far as I can go on Forza Horizon 2 I plan on investing in a Xbox One (made the mistake of buying a Xbox 360 first) so I can buy Forza 5 and the new Forza 6 that will be released soon.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Obama's 2015 SOTU address is fantasy and fiction



Did you watch the POTUS State of Union? He seems to have a really high opinion of himself and is living in some fantasy world when it comes to the economy and employment numbers. He wasn’t truthful with the math; most free spending liberals never took math classes, especially Obama, he got an F in math class and economics.

He takes credit for the lower prices on gas when he’s done everything in his power to drive the costs up.

He wants all kinds of new taxes on the ‘rich ‘and more government freebies for all including free medical leave, daycare and free community college but he doesn’t say how he’ll pay for it.

He talked about infrastructure but forgets when he was elected President in 2009 that the ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’ was passed that cost the taxpayers $830 billion which was suppose to address some of it then. Where did that massive cash cow go instead? To every government program and agency imaginable and we still don’t have any better roads and bridges. As if road and bridges would turn the whole economy around anyway.

He claims foreign policy victories worldwide when it’s the worst situation we’ve been in since before the start of WWII.

He claims to have made the world a better place with his environmental policies when all it’s done is cost taxpayers billions. He sees the dollar signs for all of his green energy cronies and lectures us about doomsday global warming when it’s a myth that has been debunked over and over again.

He calls for bipartisan cooperation and then threatens 4 different times he’d veto legislation that addresses Obamacare, Amnesty and his other bad policies. But the most memorial line from his long winded deception of an ego trip was when he taunts the Republicans with this statement. “I have no more campaigns to run." ...A few Republicans applaud in the audience. “I know because I won both of them.”

That statement in summary explains Obama and what he thinks about himself or any bipartisan cooperation. He isn’t going to consent to any change in his failed policies. It’s going to be a long 2 years.

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