Those @#$%!# Communists! :o)
Well, I had to apply for a People's Republic of China entrance visa so I can be admitted when I vacation there later in Oct. It ended up costing me $150! This is not so bad if it has always been that way but up until a year ago, it was $10 each time you enter the country. They somehow decided to raise it to $150 but it's good for a year. What vacationer on earth travels to the same country more than once or twice per year? My only conclusion is that they can get these huge profits when the 2008 Olympic Games come.
Communists are capitalists after all.
Character is EVERYTHING
Now, I'm beginning to pay attention to the candidates out there. In this world of political spin and all that jazz, we're never sure if that candidate will actually carry our his message from the campaign trail when elected. There are the pros and cons but two things will be the clear factors for me and they are:
1) their voting record
2) and most importantly, their character
As a friend told me about dating and looking for a spouse, old habits are hard to change. In other words, if someone cheats on his girlfriend or lies but says that he'll stop, be careful.
So if one candidate is tough on terrorism but has shown to have mistresses and wore drag and now are courting the conservative, be careful. If someone has always voted for abortion and has been for big govt but now is saying not so, be careful. As Jer 13:23 says, "Can Ethiopians change the color of their skin or leopards change their spots?" Unfortunately, there are many people who will be fooled by persuasive language and crafty persona.
Places to visit in the next 5 yrs
So I have just finalized plans to go to China in Oct. Then I thought I may as well put on my calendar of all the places I want to visit not before I die but within the next several years and they are: Argentina, S Africa, & Australia.
The Absurdity of Leona Helmsley
She recently passed away and left $12 million to her dog yet she did not leave two of her four grandkids w/ anything.
According to this
blog... and yes, there are lawyers who specialize in pet trusts: see pet lawyer Rachel Hirschfeld. When asked about it, Hirschfeld wasn't stunned by Helmsley's huge act of animal generosity. "It's not an outrageous amount . . . if her estate is $8 billion, then this is a fraction of 1 percent," said Hirschfeld.In summary, these people are so out of touch w/ reality due to greed and selfishness of the Nth degree that they have practically wasted their lives. In the end, all of us have to answer to God for our actions.
