BGT FINAL -Paul Potts high quality video/sound

And then this.

Paul Potts Semi Final winning performance High Quality V/S

This is his second performance.

Paul sings Nessun Dorma high quality video/sound

You've got to listen to this. Gave me chills.

Time passes

Wow, it's been some days since I've posted. I have seat belts to put in my MG. Work is crazy. City politics are driving me crazy. How hard is it to just do right? How hard is it to put competent people in the right places? Apparently very given the events of the last few days. Indictments coming down. Politicians changing their pleas. Candidates....are they? Aren't they? He isn't black enough. He's too black. She's too white or just a bitch. Why, in this city, does it always boil down to race? I'm sick of it. How about he's not smart enough or she's plenty smart? How about we all pay taxes and they're too damn high? How about we're not getting good government regardless of our skin color? How about we have children killing children with guns? How about we have children running the streets at all hours? How about where are the parents? That doesn't know from race. It knows from carelessness and callousness. It knows from crime and lack of direct.

How about someone who can fix those or at least start trying?

I have seat belts to install tomorrow.

Mayors, Indictments, Pensions

Anybody reading the news or listening to the radio or watching tv should be aware of what's going on. On Tuesday, City Council says there's nothing they can do about the MLGW board granting a pension to a former CEO who....wait for it....wait for it......QUIT!! He resigned. Turned in a letter of resignation that the Mayor ultimately accepted. He did NOT retire therefore is NOT eligible for a pension or medical benefits and yet, the utility's board, in their infinite wisdom, decided to give that man a pension for life. Decided to grant $70,000 per year for life. Decided to give away the rate payers hard earned money on someone who put the Division at risk. Who lied. Who cheated the rate payers. Who has been indicted and will quite probably be convicted. Is that a proper way to govern the utility?

What a slap in the face to all other employees--honest, hard working, law-abiding employees--who come to work everyday and do their absolute best. They don't lie. They don't break the rules. They don't cheat the rate payers but should they choose to quit, they don't get a pension either. I would encourage every other former employee of MLGW to approach the Board and ask to have their pension granted. It's only fair and right.

Grow a set, Masson, and overturn this decision or are you afraid because it would go against your buddy, your pal, your former boss? We all know where your loyalty lies and it ain't with the Division. You've proven that in how you've handled this debacle.

I have really great friends

Several years ago I celebrated a birthday and was given a surprise party at my favorite restaurant--Molly's La Casita on Madison. It wasn't a milestone birthday and yet my friends and family got together and gave me a little surprise. They pooled their money and gave me a mobile tool chest from Stanley. I want to thank them again and every time I use it. It's been on e of the best gifts I've ever received. I use it almost daily. I think of them every time I use it. Even though two of them have moved away, it keeps them very close to me and I cherish that.

Even when I'm working on and cussing that damn MG, I'm thinking about and loving my friends for this gift. I have really good friends and they are extremely appreciated. I don't always tell them but hope that I show them. I don't want them to doubt or forget.

You're all the best and you know who you are.

Not Much Work on the MG Today

I took the day off because everybody in the house is sick except me. Probably food poisoning from eating at a salad bar somewhere between here and Atlanta. I thought about tinkering with the car but didn't. Change a faucet in the tub instead all while running co-cola from the kitchen from whichever patient needed it. Probably going to have to take tomorrow off too since they're all still making multiple trips to the toilet.

I have one seatbelt ready to install but am waiting on the second one so that I only have to raise the ar once. Not only that, I have to find where in the world I bolt these suckers on. It also means I probably have to take the seats and carpet out unless I can see the bolt holes from the bottom of the car. Gawd. Who talked me into this project?