Big Picture on Bail Out

When the government decided to bail out Bear Stearns in May, I had a feeling many companies would follow with the same request. I realize today’s economic conditions are effecting everyone, but in my opinion these companies are in a financial crisis partly due to leadership. Here’s what I don’t understand:

Government not setting precedent regarding these bail outs.

To be honest, I want these companies bailed out because I don’t want people to lose their jobs. I also want the government to dictate and show precedent concerning the bail outs. If these companies can request money from the government, why can’t the government look past the money at the big picture?

I’d like them to look the CEO in the eye and say, “We’ll bail you out under a few conditions. You are no longer the CEO. We will appoint a CEO, or let the Board appoint one, and you will not receive a bonus. Within three months, your company will be required to report back giving us an outline of your short-term future plans.”

The government needs to look at the big picture not just whether or not they should give them money it's how many their decision will effect. I'm sure many of you will disagree with having government get involved in businesses, which I’m not necessarily suggesting (not right now anyways). But, it wasn't the government who came to these companies. All I’m saying is look at the big picture, money, people, and conditions before hitting the gavel after a hasty decision.

25 Days of Christmas

On

the first

day of Christmas

we had plenty of snow

Santa must have confused it

for mistletoe. On the second day of

Christmas I bought some eggnog. It had

plenty of Brandy, so I decided to blog. On the

third day of Christmas sent out holiday cheer. I didn't

know the picture exposed my derriere. On the fourth day of

Christmas my place was decorated but I fell on Frosty feeling a

bit violated. On the fifth day of Christmas I wrote my wish list hoping

more than ever to finally be kissed. On the sixth day of Christmas went to

my friend's house stood under

the mistletoe with her spouse.

On the seventh

day of Christmas my grocery

store ran out of brie, which I planned

to eat while playing my Wii. On the eighth

day of Christmas I got my hair done she

apologized for making me look like

a nun. On the ninth

day of Christmas I had a colonoscopy. The

procedure wasn't fun, but the drugs made me feel free.

On the tenth day of Christmas the carolers came around singing

as well as Brutus, my hound. On the eleventh day of Christmas I bought

a chocolate chip cookie. Later on that night, my lover wanted some nookie. On the twelfth day of Christmas I went out to plow. The snow was much higher than the Dow. On the thirteenth day of Christmas I received a card from my mother. She revealed a secret that I had another brother. On the fourteenth day of Christmas I cooked Cornish Hen. I couldn't
finish eating them because of too much cayenne. On the fifteenth
day of Christmas my ceiling started to leak. The guy who
came to look at it was a little geek.

On the sixteenth day of Christmas I went sledding. Halfway down my fur gloves started shedding. On the seventeenth day of Christmas my work had a food fest. I ate too much now I'm unable to digest. On the eighteenth day of Christmas my family created drama. I ignored the calls and made a Bahama Mama.On the nineteenth day of Christmas the lights died out. I tried to fix them, but my feet hurt from gout. On the twentieth day of Christmas I watched a flick about a man who falls in love with some chick. On the twenty-first day of Christmas it was cold so I stayed in. I poured a few glasses of tonic and gin. On the twenty-second day of Christmas I did some shopping. I ran out of money, so had to do the mopping. On the twenty-third day of Christmas I wrapped some presents to be ready for tomorrow's events. On the twenty-fourth day of Christmas I made dinner. It definitely won't make me look thinner. On the twenty-fifth day of Christmas my family and I spent together, and it didn't matter how bad the weather.

And the Winner Is....

Well, I did it I'm officially a National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) 2008 Winner! I can't believe it, can someone pinch me? Last Friday, I think my word count was around 25,000 words, so I doubted I could win.

I wrote a novel back in 2003, edited and revised several times before locking it away in a drawer. Over the past year, I wrote short stories and recently a few poems thinking novel writing isn’t for me. NaNoWriMo gave me the opportunity to challenge myself to see if I had another novel brewing inside, and guess what, I did. I haven't finished my NaNoWriMo story, but the challenge is to write 50,000 words during the month of November and as of right now I have 50,177 (381 KB), a thriller titled Unveil.

I want to thank my mom, Kimmi and Jakie for their encouragement. It helps to have some people cheering in your corner, and I had a few greats cheering for me.

Congratulations to all the NaNoWriMo 2008 Winners!

Thinking of You

It’s funny how sometimes we get self-absorbed in our lives and forget about others. For me, I’ve been struggling with a cold, playing catch up with my NaNo Novel and trying to figure out when I’ll get the things for my Thanksgiving contribution. Today, I received an email from a friend, Jay L. Young, telling me he had trouble getting his creative juices flowing and thought about me. He decided to write a song for me and wondered what it would sound like. It sounds great and I gave Jay my interpretation of the guitar movements. You can listen to Train of Thought by Jay.

To inspire someone enough to think about you let alone write a song for you is truly flattering and heartwarming. It was completely unexpected, and I can’t say enough how wonderful it is to know that someone thought about me. I told Jay this was my first Christmas gift one I’ll treasure through life.

I wrote about Jay’s book Heroes of Old, so not only does he write, but as you can hear is a musician too. You can listen to Jay's music, my song is also posted and read about his musical escapades. He’s a very talented man and I wish him and his family a happy and healthy holiday season. Thank you, Jay.