Handing Out Out of Hand

[snead]

I would like to hand out the out of hand awards.......and the winner is......dun dun dundaaaaaah: FREAKIN NOBODY
When looking at the big picture anyway ("trophies" are in the mail Call me to find out the counterindications list . I don't have the intranet (spelled it wrong on purpose Mead- 'cause that is what I call it ), so I don't get on the message boards a whole lot. To get to the point: there seems to be a lot of bickering, complaining and general malcontent. I could enter some of the arguments, swoop down and pee in everyones cheerios, win and go home- but are the little things worth fighting to the death about? At this point the reason is almost irrelevant, just the appearence and tone are what people remember. Is this the way you want to be remembered? Will anything make you happy? This question should appear rhetorical for those involved (hint). If anyone would generally like to HELP-go out and get some sponsorship dollars, get some new bolwers- get involved!
If anyone has a complaint, talk to a board member. If all you have are complaints-run for a board position and get proactive in changing things (but look at the group as a whole first, not just does this make sense for me). Remember why we all bowl in the first place- competition and friends. Please put downt he gun and step away from the ABC rulebook

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Just an e-mail I recieved, makes ya think, we all could re-think our opinions.

TT
Jay
Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see....

"The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be
true, given the source, right?

The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.

So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we sounhappy about?''
Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?
Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the
summer and heating in the winter?

Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?

Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and
see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?

Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would
find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?

I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.

Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.

Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the
flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.

Or if,
while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a
burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a
bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.

This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or
militias raping and pillaging the residents.

Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?

Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.

Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are.
The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord
we live here.

I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?

The Commander-InChief of an all-volunteer army that is out
there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?

Think about it...are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media"
told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every
day.

Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan
have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom.
There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have
to go.

They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general''
discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case
scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the
brig.

So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69
percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another.
Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson
to write a book about "how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he
would have done it this way"...Insane!

Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all
we have as a country.
There is exponentially more good than bad.

We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and
appreciative.

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this isa good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

Jay Leno
2007

[voiceofthevolcano]

Thanks Tracy,
This is the kind of stuff that we all need in all facets of life. We tend to take things for granted, demanding more and giving less. Look for the good in things....and you just might find it.
Again thanks for interjecting some "uncontraversial" good reading. EVEN IF IT IS FROM A NORTHERNER ??