Killing Pablo

Since I started working at the place I'm at, I've had the freedom to go to Barnes and Noble on my lunch breaks and read a book. I've read about ten over the past six months. The book that I am reading right now is entitled "Killing Pablo" by Mark Bowmen. I had read "Black Hawk Down" by him and thought that because "Black Hawk Down" was a great book (not to mention movie), that I would try "Killing Pablo." I had heard the name Pablo Escobar, but I didn't know who he was. From the picture on the cover of the book of US military men surrounding a dead body, I knew that it was somehow about the death of Pablo. So here is the reason for this post. I have learned that Pablo Escobar was on Fortune's list of richest men in 1982. He was the seventh richest man in the world at a net worth (of what they knew) of over $5 billion. That's right $5 BILLION! And that was in the 80's! Even more interesting is the way he earned his money, cocaine. He was the largest drug dealer the world has ever known. So as I sit at my job that pays nothing because the economy sucks and nobody will buy anything, I can't help but wonder, maybe I should become a drug dealer. Just kidding, but what the heck! So because my wife and the police won't let me sell drugs I am thinking that now might be the right time to go back to school and receive my teaching certificate. That way I can do the next best thing to becoming a billionaire following in the footsteps of Pablo Escobar, that is becoming a poorly paid husband and father doing a job that I know that I will love. Nothing is in concrete yet, but I think that's the way I seem to be going. The really ironic thing is that I hated school and everything about, I just love to teach and teach history. Weird huh?

What Up!

Hey peoples! I have decided after years of itching to write anything and everything in my head every so often that I would start a blog. My wife Lauren has her own blog and when I got the urge to blog, she would always complain and try to censure what I wrote, and now she doesn't have to because this is MY own blog. So just to let those of you out there that actually read, or will read this blog, there will be a purpose to this blog...Are you ready for what the purpose is?...Well, just keep waiting because there is no rhyme or reason to this blog. I will talk about whatever is on my mind at the time. And please feel free to comment on whatever you want to read about from me. Ok, so now that I got that out of way, here we go.

Is it me or does Barak Obama love to hear himself speak and be on TV. I think that the press conference that he held yesterday was pointless to televise during primetime television. That whole thing could have and in my opinion, should have been broadcast on C-SPAN. He didn't say anything different than he has in the past. Now I don't really like Obama, and not for really the politcal reasons, its because he is a celebrity and not the President of the United States. Come on, going on Jay Leno does what for the economy? There is a reason why no other president has ever done it, because they were busy doing their jobs! So come on Barak, quit worrying about how good you look on camera and start worrying about doing what the American people put you in place to do. I have to add at the end of this that I don't know a whole lot about politics nor did I vote in this last election (Mainly because I didn't like either canidate), so I really should not have an opinion of Obama, but I do so deal with it. Today, that is what really grinds my gears!