THINGS ON MY MIND PART 1

every once in a while, i like to turn the gunny sack upside down and shake out all the thoughts, opinions and ideas clogging my brain. i figured just before the holiday season is a good time to do that. so here goes:

in my LIFETIME, there have been just two female politicians who have scared the crap out of me. the first one was illinois senator carol mosley braun and the second is sarah palin. i watched the oprah interview and followed that with 20/20 and that woman made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. DANGER, will robinson!

is jay cutler of the bears a fraud? did we sell the farm for a guy who will never see the playoffs?

i'm thinking 18 years will be the sentence for rod blagojevich.

i hope disgraced governor george ryan has to serve his full sentence. the willis children were burned to death because of his misdeeds as secretary of state. screw him.

but in all fairness, he should receive his pension for the time he served in government before becoming secretary of state. his wife did nothing wrong.

does tom ricketts of the cubs come off as petty by putting up those billboards in left field rather than working with the owner of the waveland avenue building?

am i the only one who thinks 42 yr. old omar vizquel is a good pick-up by the white sox?

oprah is leaving. i don't care.

teachers are still the most underpaid and unappreciated professionals.

i think i would have been a good prosecutor.......... and an even better judge.

mayor daley can be mayor as long as he wants.

not too many things scare me but cancer does.

i still miss my friend bruce every day.

bruce's daughter still pisses me off.

i've got six pretty good nephews.

i always have fun when i dine with pete & jim.

alcohol is a very powerful controlling drug and does far more damage than good.

i glad i quit smoking.

my brother in law roy is a good guy.

patti whyte johnson still makes me laugh.

it was fun to catch a fish this year in arkansas. never did that before.

northlake was a great place to grow up.

more coming in part two.