Random Thoughts & Occasional Musings

Today is one of those days where I have a lot of my mind, but not one thought that is dominate above all. This means that you’ll get to read a smattering of what is going on in my head instead of having me target one topic.

Pity you.

Let’s get started:

• I’m amazed that there a very few voices who are speaking out with passion against the pork-laden “stimulus” bill. I’m sure that they are out there, but they are not getting the air time needed. Nor do Americans seem to really care.

• George W. Bush must really be enjoying his life away from the White House. I sincerely wish him well.

• Why do the people who insist on getting their own way seem so very unhappy? Not that I want Pelosi or Reid to crack a smile….

• It will be a long, long time before people with money decide to risk it or invest it in ways that might court government scrutiny.  The Bible doesn’t say that  ”money is the root of all evil.” Rather it says, “…the love of money is the root of all evil.”  I thank God when wise people invest in capital projects that offer a benefit far beyond what they reap for themselves.

• Crude oil is trading for less than $38/barrel, but I’ve noticed that gas prices have climbed by about thirty cents per gallon since bottoming out late last year. I wonder what that is all about. More importantly, I wonder what “crisis” will be manufactured come this Spring to drive prices skyward yet again.

• Our new president has quickly abandoned hope and has embraced catastrophe as his mantra. Just weeks ago he was comparing himself to Lincoln and Reagan, but he is now starting to make Jimmy Carter look pretty good.  Imagine that!

• General Motors and Chrysler must submit plans to Congress by this Tuesday to let the federal government know how they plan to “make it” long term. Clearly, both companies have gotten in over their heads by going to the federal trough for relief. The more the feds get involved, the uglier this whole matter will be. Kudos to Ford for resisting the government dole.

• Angering our trade partners seems to be the recipe of fools. Kind of like grabbing a cat by the tail, pulling it hard and being surprised when she gives you a deep scratch.

• It has been said that life begins at 60, but it seems that insanity precedes that age by several years.

• The Book of Proverbs is an excellent resource for teaching us in the way that we should go, while the Book of Ecclesiastes shows us the vanity of those ways when God is left out of the equation.

• Never has a generation of people espoused to be so spiritual, while having absolutely no idea what God wants from them or what He has already done for them.

Thank you for reading my many and varied thoughts. A happy Valentine’s Day to all — may the love of God keep you at peace this weekend.