Winds of Change....

*Congressional Reform Act of 2013 Suggested by Warren Buffet

1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 12/31/13. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women.

Congressmen/women made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.


THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!

Below are some of my favorites:

Ali Kawashima wrote:

As the dark and mysterious stranger approached, Angela bit her lip anxiously, hoping with every nerve, cell and fiber of her being that this would be the one man who would understand - who would take her away from all this and who would not just squeeze her boob and make a loud honking noise, as all the others had.

Jordan Kaderli wrote:
Betty had eyes that said come here, lips that said kiss me, arms and torso that said hold me all night long, but the rest of her body said, "fillet me, cover me in cornmeal and fry me in peanut oil." romance wasn't easy for a mermaid.

Ron D. Smith wrote: (this is my favorite)
As the sun dropped below the horizon the safari guide confirmed the approaching buffaloes were herbivores, which calmed everyone in the group, except Herb, of course.

Kathryn Minicozzi wrote:
As she slowly drove up the long, winding driveway, Lady Alicia peeked out the window of her shiny blue Mercedes and spied Rodrigo the new gardener standing on a grassy mound with his long black hair flowing in the wind, his brown eyes piercing into her very soul and his white shirt open to the waist, revealing his beautifully rippling muscular chest, and thought to herself, "I must tell that lazy idiot to trim the hedges by the gate."

Linda Boatright wrote:
Corinne considered the colors (palest green, gray and lavender) and texture (downy as the finest finest velvet) and wondered, "How long have these cold cuts been in my refrigerator?"

Hope you enjoyed these first sentences as much as I did.

46 years ago I gave birth to Tom and Jim. My husband was in Vietnam. A radio operator was able to get in touch with him so I could talk to him from Bethesda Naval Hospital. Because of the time difference my husband, Tom Sr. was a little drunk and confused. We laughed about it later but his initial comment was "okay, I know who Tom Jr. is but who the hell is Jim's father." News of twins hadn't reached him yet.

That was October 1, 1967. Vietnam was a frightening war and unpopular. I was living with my parents in Arlington, VA. and riots in DC were prevalent against our presence there. We watched Bob Hope do his Christmas Show and wished that Tom was away from the DMZ and able to be there so we could have a glimpse. Unfortunately, no such luck.

Despite good sense advice from my parent's and Tom's I was determined to take the boys to Hawaii the end of January first of February. Tom was supposed to get a week of R and R there and I wanted to take any opportunity to allow him to see his sons before he returned to war. The Tet Offensive was underway. When I flew out of DC with the boys I had no idea if he would be able to meet us in Hawaii.

Thankfully, he did and he recognized each of his little "tigers" as he called them from the many pictures and tapes I had sent of them gooing and cooing.

Today I celebrate the boys birthday and the day they first met their dad. If he had died in the war they may not have remembered him but he would have always had the cherished memory of meeting them.

Life as a family has taken detours and challenges over the years. It was a true blessing this past June when my ex husband and his beautiful wife Erline, David and I all got to congratulate our granddaughter Hope on her High School graduation.

Life truly is an adventure and if you take time to notice the blessings along the way it is truly wonderful.

Happy Birthday Thomas John McKay Jr., and James Edward McKay. I am thrilled to be your Mom.