You'll Want To Be Seen With Me

Once again, my political muscle is showing. I got another personal email, and this one is from Senator Ted Kennedy. I opened my inbox and nearly dropped my jug of Wild Turkey on the floor! Here's what he said:

Dear Stacey, (he called me STACEY!)

When I endorsed Barack Obama on Monday, I was also endorsing a candidate with the power to transform America.
As President Kennedy said in 1960, "It is time for a new generation of leadership."

This campaign is about a new generation of leadership today. A generation ready to be part of something bigger than themselves. A generation ready to change the country, and a generation ready to change the world.

I'm doing everything I can to elect Barack Obama. With less than a week before my state and 21 others make their voices heard, there is no time to lose.

Please join me by making a $50 donation now:......(and on it went)

So of course I knew I had to respond. What! though. What could I possible say to Senator Kennedy that would even be worthy? Thinking, tapping finger pads on desk...thinking.....

I mean thinking in earnest!

And it came to me just like that. So I wrote back, and this is what I said:

Dear Ted, (He'll like that, keeps us both on a personal level)

When you endorsed Barack Obama on Monday, it sure did help him out on Tuesday! Hey, Ted, since you and I are clearly new buds, I wonder if you'd mind helping me out? As long as you're sober reaching out, I wonder if you'd come by Lee's Summit. Tell our town why YOU support building Legoland right in the middle of our town. I'd sure appreciate finally getting rid ofthe opportunity to turn my hometown into a Legoland empire!

Regards,

Your Friend Stacey

You can send donations my way. I'll accept currency under $50. Heck I take pocket change.

On Birthdays, Legos and Math

Ohhh one of those mornings--I woke up sore ALL over, and later than I should judging from the pile of typing on my desk that despite my best efforts to coax it, just will NOT type itself! I'm getting older, I feel 40 coming on. All this soreness because I timed the first half of the swim meet last night and most of the second half (I almost sneaked by before they snagged me again--I'm just THAT good...or they were short help, either way). Okay....first things first, it's my BFF Kelly's Birthday today--

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELLY GIRL!!! She was supposed to come do linner with me (you know, eat around three or four) but her 'prin see paul' called and she ditched me. (that's my best high and mighty enunciation I can do for Principal {not ple, a Principal is our Pal}). Kelly's a pretty famous school teacher in St. Joseph, so when the P-Pal wants to take her for lunch, she goes...she's pretty tight with the Superintendent as well I hear. One day maybe Kelly will let me tell you she was a very very wild wild wild girl in high school--could swing with the good girls and the parking lot at lunch girls. But I can't tell you that because I didn't ask. So she'll come next week or I'll go, whichever way it works to be.

Summer Mom--I read your comment from this morning (see previous post) and I'm quite glad you enjoyed my Rant in the

LS Journal! I couldn't let that mean lady say those things without hearing from me! Please email and tell me who you are, I can't figure it out--and right now, all I have is an image of Gladys Kravitz reading the paper, husband fast asleep and, well, you know..."Abner...Abner WAKE UP!", lol. Whoever you are, because you agree with me on the Legoland issue, I like you. I think we should hold a rally at the postponed council meeting--bring our Legos with us, dump them in the parking lot and see how long it'll take our mayor to navigate outta there! Oooh I feel a Lego rally coming on here--let's do it!

Click the Face again if you have time. I'm facing a very icky day and don't wanna be booted yet (may already be, idk). Finally, I need to get to the typing, so in honor of my Kelly Girl's birthday, I have a little math ditty for you (thanks Sandra and sorry ahead of time for the naughty words at the bottom ((no pun intended thar!)) )

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98% and K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96% But , A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100% And, B-U-%-L-S-*-&-T 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103% AND, look how far ass kissing will take you. A-*-#-K-I-S-S-I-N-G 1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118% So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Bul*&^#t and A$# kissing that will put you over the top.

(knowing look)