Talk again soon.
Post-Inaugural Inanity
7 years ago
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Part 3
We had a good time down in the great ole state that is Texas. Carrollton. Seeing Nanny was good and at her Sack-and-save I got some coconut soda and a Sprite, (both in cool glass bottles.) I played a lot of Star Fox Command on the ds. I got it from a fifty-ish lady in our church who found out that I liked Nintendo stuff. She now gives me her Nintendo magazine after she's finished reading it every month and she game me that game. San Antonio. It was great to see Katie Ellyn and Justin again. We don't see them enough but I'm hoping that that's about to change with their relocation. We exchanged presents with them down there. I got some action figures that I had really been wanting. I also got a metal airsoft gun that came with its very own floodlight. Well, maybe the floodlight was just a piece of paper that said floodlight but that may be just as good since I wouldn't have used it much. We played a lot in the dark so we could be sneaky. Justin says that he got beat up pretty bad but y'all haven't seen Pop yet. He has two hits on his face that makes him look pretty bad. My bravery and courage made it so that I pretty much stayed behind almost closed doors. I didn't get hit very bad though. One of the other great things that happened in San Antonio is the drinking of one of the most disgusting sodas in the world. For Christmas, I got the five pack of holiday sodas. I've only tried the one and that one was Turkey and Gravy soda. Think of the worst drink that you've tasted, multiply that taste by fifty. It was so rancid I can't even give it justice, maybe a picture will. 
Talk again soon.
Talk again soon.
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I gave each of my brothers and sister one of those sodas. They tried the turkey gravy, the dinner roll, the antacid and the sweet potato. They never got around to trying the pea. Pretty nasty stuff though. My brothers also got soft air guns. Thats the weirdest title ever, SOFT air, Nothing soft about those things when they smack your bare skin.
Sweet, I'm glad you guys drank those and not me! Soft Air rocks!
J's face is HIlarious!!! That stuff smelled so rancid, I almost threw up a little bit in my mouth just from the smell!
I have found approx 40-50 soft air bbs since y'all left.. I think J is saving them. :)
I see from their website that there a 5 different flavors. Green Bean Casserole Soda, Mashed Potato & Butter Soda, Fruitcake Soda, Cranberry Soda and Turkey & Gravy Soda. Did you try them all?
Yeah, that stuff was pretty much the grossest drink I've ever tasted! That picture IS great though. :) It was fun seeing them!
I am so sorry for this long and off-topic comment, but I feel the only way one citizen can be heard loudly enough is to ask my fellow blog commenters for help…so here goes…
It’s time to put Nevada’s kids before our state’s special interest lobby. It really comes down to kids versus casino profits. A proposal for a state lottery has failed 24 times since 1975, and the people have never gotten the chance to decide. Now the time has come!
With the state facing budget shortfalls, tremendous growth, and no desire to increase the tax burden on the working family, I believe a lottery is one of the answers to the question of how we should improve education.
The state constitution must be amended to approve a state lottery, which means the people have the final vote. The first hurdle was cleared again this year when the State Assembly passed a bi-partisan resolution authorizing a lottery. But, why haven’t the people had the final say in the past 32 years? Just follow the money.
It is estimated that a state lottery (which 42 other states have) would be able to generate between 50 to 200 million dollars a year. This money, that the approved Assembly resolution dictates, would be earmarked for public school students in the form of textbooks and other educational materials. Why not approve millions for textbooks and supplies in the past 32 years? Just follow the money.
With 73% of Nevadans favoring a lottery, why would it not pass on this the 25th attempt? Namely, because five State Senators who sat on the Judiciary Committee and voted it down two years ago, remain on the committee this current legislative session. Just follow the money for your reason why they don’t support it.
At the Assembly hearing, in which the resolution passed, Boyd Gaming and Station Casinos argued that 595 jobs would be lost if the state had a lottery. I argue that the casino industry is resilient. They have overcoming a post 9/11 travel slump, and they have overcoming the threat of federal regulations and taxes, and they will over come this. They receive millions in room tax revenue to promote their industry and when they claimed the sky was falling because of the legalization of gaming in Atlantic City, they bounced back and embrace these new markets and thus enhanced their profits.
As we all know, the gaming industry has long controlled the Nevada legislature through political donations and the best lobbyists money can buy. If you would like to know why the lottery would fail, it is because of they fear the lost revenues, and they have invested millions in political donations.
The five state senators on the judiciary committee that voted last year against allowing the people to decide if our state has a lottery are: Mark Amodei (Chair, R-Carson City), Maurice Washington (Vice Chair, R-Washoe), Mike McGinness (R-Central NV), Dennis Nolan (R-Clark,) and Terry Care (D-Clark).
Just this past election cycle, the Senate Judiciary Chairman, Mark Amodei (email: mamodei@sen.state.nv.us) received $5,000 from both Boyd Gaming and Stations Casino, not to mention $5,000 from MGM/Mirage and Harrahs, throw in another $7,500 from IGT, $2,500 from LV Sands, and a thousand each from Herbst Gaming, the Peppermill, and Atlantis, and you get his $33,000 picture.
The Vice Chairman of the committee, Maurice Washington (email: mwashington@sen.state.nv.us), also received $5,000 from Boyd Gaming, Stations Casinos, MGM/Mirage, Michael Gaughn and Harrahs. That $25,000 is just the tip of his iceberg!
Combine this with Senator Dennis Nolan (email: dnolan@sen.state.nv.us) who received $5,000 from Stations in cash and $15,000 from the Stardust and Encore of in-kind donations (plus $13,000+ from other gamers); and with Senator Mike McGinness’ (email: mmcginness@sen.state.nv.us) combined donation of $5,000 from Stations and Boyd and the $20,000 in donations from other gamers….and you know why our kids don’t stand a chance.
The fifth senator that voted against the lottery during the past session is Terry Care (email: tcare@sen.state.nv.us) and his political contribution sheet for this past election is not available from the Sectary of State’s website.
So let’s just review the four senators’ who available information was on-line: From the companies who lobbied against the lottery, Stations Casinos and Boyd Gaming, they gave a combined total of $45,000 in campaign contributions, now add the other gamers and you’ve got at least $120,000 working against our kids with just four senators.
These Senators have got to hear from the people that elected them, not just the special interest that financed their campaign. It is not a North/South or Republican/Democrat issue…it is an issue about our kids, our state’s future, and our need to lesson the tax burden on working families.
Please let these five senators hear from you. You can email or you can leave a message for any member of the Senate Judiciary Committee or ask to be connected to a specific legislator….Reno/Sparks/Carson: 684-6789, Las Vegas (toll free) 486-2626, Toll Free: 1-800-486-2626, 1-800-995-9080. Tell them “We the people” want to decide about a state lottery and that special interests have no place at the table for this discussion. Be angry, be mad, and fight for our kids!
--Just a kid from vegas
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