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Yesterday at work a bunch of middle schoolers were on a field trip doing karaoke before we opened. As they were standing in line to get on the bus to leave one of the girls pulled a dollar out of her pocket. A boy then got down on his knees and put his face in the snow for what seemed like 64 seconds. He then stood up and the girl gave him the dollar. Awesome! If this is the next generation then we have nothing to fear.

We took Jackie B to the doctor for his 15 month the other day. We were a little worried because we dont have insurance anymore. That wasnt going to stop us from getting our little man taken care of though. So, without insurance a routine Drs apt with vaccinations, costs out of pocket about half of what it cost us when we did have insurance. All that time, when I was doing things right, had the “good” job with the health care which was eating up nearly 25% of my take home, only to have to pay about a bazillion more in copays and then by the time my deductible was met for the year the year ends. FUCK YOU!

More then two years ago I got it in my head that I was going to buy a big old F-250 and run it on used fryer grease. Well I got the truck a year and a half ago and didnt drive it much while we were in Phoenix. Now back in MI and delivering pizzas full time again, I drive the shit out of that bad boy. I still havent installed the Golden Fuel System in it but I am happy to say that Ive put 400 miles on the truck in the last 10 days and one third of the fuel was used fryer grease.  For a little over a week now Ive been running a 1 part grease 2 parts diesel fuel mix and its working out splendidly. I cant run straight veg yet but its a start.

A year ago I weighed 205.5 pounds. Today I weigh 196.9 pounds. So I lost 8.4 pounds last year. Not bad I guess. Its just sad knowing I was in the 170s for a while. Oh well. Time to look on the bright side and get things moving again. This time next year hopefully I can say Ive lost and kept off 16.8 pounds.

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Because I couldnt really figure out what this post was about but still felt like I had to argue or disagree or perhaps agree with it, here you go…

Christmas is three things and people choose to observe them to varying degrees. First and formost Christmas is the celebration of the birth of baby Jesus and his coming to earth to save us from our sins. Second, Christmas is a time to gather with loved ones. Third, it is a time to give gifts.

People in North America who get upset that their company has a Christmas party are idiots. The whole “holiday” swap is about as stupid as calling French fries Freedom fries. You dont have a holiday tree. Its a Christmas tree. You dont put a pine tree in your house and decorate it for Thanksgiving, New Years, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Boxing Day. You do it for Christmas, baby Jesus or no baby Jesus.

There is no reason why a non Christian family cant celebrate Christmas. As I stated above, in addition to a really big birthday party, Christmas is a time to spend with loved ones and give gifts. Our economy depends on it. What I would find strange would be an NCF that has a manger scene in the front yard, or giving birth in a stable. Those parts of Christmas shouldnt be observed by non Christians.

I dont know why it would be difficult for someone to explain the manger scene. Its a depiction of the birth of baby Jesus. Thats what it is regardless of weather or not you believe that Jesus was born or not. Just like Peter Pan and the Vietnam war. Weather or not you believe theyre real has nothing to do with explaining what they are.

So Bri, Im not sure if I agreed with you or disagreed with you but Im pretty sure someone is upset. (Though I dont know who.)

We go about a bajillion inches of snow last week. It was awesome. We didnt go sledding but I definitely put the truck in 4×4. I thought I had more to say about this but apparently I dont.

I quit my main job yesterday. In just under 2 weeks I will no longer be employed as a mechanic. Ill be delivering pizzas full time now rather then doing it to supplement the lack of mechanics work. Now Ill be turning wrenches to supplement so if you need any work done let me know.

The primary reason I quit was lack of income. I was able to make up for it driving Friday and Saturday night but yesterday I was told that Id have to be available those nights so I quit. Jaime and I had already talked about the possibility of me quiting and I had made sure I could work full time at The Village.

The only thing Im worried about is insurance. We might be able to get insurance through Jaimes work and shes also looking into MI Child for Jack. Honestly weve been pretty frustrated with my insurance so Im not entirely sad to see it go. Jack went in for his 1 year check up and vaccinations a couple months ago. We got the statement from the insurance company and the total cost was $468 of which they covered just over $55. I was furious. We pay over $3,200 a year for coverage on Jack and I and thats what we get? Fuck that. This was all routine stuff. Nothing fancy or unnecessary. Hopefully congress will get health insurance all straightened out, but thats another post.

In the end Im happy with the decision and am excited to be delivering again. If you know anyone looking to get rid of a TDI VW Golf or Rabbit let me know.

I ate too much and the Lions lost. It must be Thanksgiving. Hope yours was good.

I just spent 25 minutes on the phone to have Jaime added to my insurance. The majority of the time was spent listening to some smooth jazz while on hold. Im pretty sure I only talked to a person for about 64 seconds.

I dont know what socialized health care would mean for me. But I cant imagine it could be worse. What Id like to see is government provided preventative health care. Every year, say during your birthday month, youd be able to go to the doctor and have a complete check up done. Twice a year youd be able to go to the dentist and have a cleaning and x-rays. Routine vaccinations would be covered. Basically, anything that most doctors recommend you do to prevent yourself from getting sick should be covered by some government sponsored health care.  I really dont know much more about it all other then Im tired of paying thousands of dollars a year for coverage for my family and then also having to turn around and pay hundreds more in deductables and copays just to get simple checkups done.