The Vail Spot: Surgery...

Nemo me impune lacessit

No one provokes me with impunity

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No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.

Article 1, Section 9, Constitution of the United States

If this is the law of the land...why in a republic (little r) and as republicans, do we allow mere POLITICIANS to the right to use a "title of office" for the rest of their lives as if it were de facto a patent of nobility. Because, as republicans, this should NOT be the case...just saying...

Thursday, July 12, 2012

Surgery...

Late yesterday, my wife Cheri had emergency surgery. It was successful. Hopefully this will resolve all of her severe pain issues. Unfortunately, she missed a job interview because of it. The job was for full-time. It would have been nice if she'd been able to get it as for the first time in 4 years, we'd be able to make ends meet without having to worry about how we were going to pay all of our bills...

Guess it wasn't meant to be...