IMHO
[Print This Page]This is my opinion page. Actually, the whole site is my opinions, but here will be short statements of my opinion that I do not feel the need to develop with quotes and lots of persuasion.
Added 09/12/2007:
*The mis-pronunciation of warranty and guarantee. Warranty has the inflection on the first syllable (wor’-un-tee). Guarantee has the inflection on the third syllable (gar-uhn-tee’). For some reason, it really grates on me when people draw out the middle syllable and place the emphasis on the last syllable of warranty (wor-uhn-tee’) like the proper pronunciation of guarantee. I know; I’m weird.
The original list:
*People who skip Sunday and Wednesday night church miss a blessing.
*The buffet is ruining Chinese restaurants.
*Drivers should be ticketed for driving with their fog lamps on when it is not foggy. Additionally, those yellow lights are parking lights not it’s-getting-dark-but-not-dark-enough-for-headlights lights. Your car is not KITT, and you are not Knight Rider.
*Working Americans are overtaxed. Non-working Americans (who are not disabled or retired) are cheats, stealing from those of us who do work and have to pay taxes. If you receive the Earned-Income Tax Credit, I am very angry with you.
*Oklahoma is fortunate to have Senators like James Inhofe and Tom Coburn. We have done our part. If the rest of the states would elect guys like these, we might make some progress.
*Laser printers rock. Black and white laser printers are more professional and cheaper to maintain than inkjet printers.
*I wish men still wore hats.
*Time and fortune will reveal who is a true frind and who is not.
*Netflix is amazing.
*So is Vonage.
*And TiVo.
*Skype, too.
*Give me a good sit-com over reality shows any day.
*The Andy Griffith Show is the best sit-com and television show ever.
*All Creatures Great and Small is way up there.
*People do not read enough, and when they do, they do not read the right things.
*The Internet is a great tool…or a great distraction.
*I hate insomnia.
*Life is, by and large, good.
*Places of business should stay open until their posted closing times. If you want to close at 4:55, put that on the sign, but do not post 5:00 if you are going to lock the door before that. Additionally, you should always stay open for a customer. And you should never look at a customer from behind a locked door and act like you don’t see him or her.
*I refuse to buy more than $5 worth of gasoline where I am required to prepay. It’s an inconvenience to your customers who are not ripping you off. And I refuse to pay at the pump until the machines quit authorizing my card for huge amounts of money, more than could ever be spent on one tank of gas. The authorizations do not expire for many days and can actually tie up money/credit on your card. Either trust people, invest in security cameras, post a cashier at the pumps, or develop something like QT’s PumpStart card. They are the only retailer I know of that has developed a proper and appropriate response to drive-offs. Therefore, QT gets 95% of my gasoline business.
*99% of attorneys give the rest a bad name.
*Hounds are the best dogs.
*Robert Cate was a great Religion professor.
*Coca-Cola is the best pop…ever.
*Most people’s fears are a reflection of who they are themselves and how they operate.
*Claremore has precious few decent dining establishments.
*Patriotism is not a sin.
*A third political party is neither needed nor feasible and would likely lead to the sucess of liberals. Conservatives need to take back control of the Republican party and remember they are conservatives after they are elected. That’s what Reagan did.
*My wife is better than all other wives combined.
*God has blessed me greatly.
*Glenn Miller is not dead; he is missing in action.
*Western swing ain’t dead; it’s Asleep at the Wheel.
*Bob Wills is still the king.
*Green Country is the best part of Oklahoma.
*We do not choose our friends; they choose us. And they are often the people most able to tolerate us.
*Agape and phileo are inseparable.
*Everyone should see Return to Me
*The lottery was a mistake.
*As much as I personally love tennis shoes (New Balance rules), people need to come to terms with the fact that they are not appropriate foot attire for every occasion and location (e.g., weddings and funerals come to mind).
More later.
