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My week has been busy and full of several annoyances. I have been the jack of all trades at work and in the process have gotten to know my boss a bit better. He is quite a character and for being nearly 85, is very active. For as active as he is, he can’t get past the fact that he is losing his hearing. He refuses to get hearing aids of which he can afford. It is a vanity issue and maybe even denial. As a result I have been the cause of much frustration for him. He became angry over an issue totally unrelated to me involving his SUV and started going into a rampage over other issues. According to his son who is the office manager, he started in on my voice and the fact he can’t hear me. I heard about it once the son returned to the office. I was upset. I told him how I felt. Sure felt good letting it out! He said not to worry about it as his father does this sort of thing all the time. So when Mr. Bob returned to the office, I had cooled off and all was well. It is the craziest thing.He acted as if nothing was wrong.He was all smiles.

Here is his problem…It seems I talk too fast and too high. I am a Northerner AND a woman. That is a perfect explanation for the pitch of my voice and speech pattern. But Mr. Bob will have it his way. I must change! Nevermind he is the only one who can’t hear me! He feels I need to talk slower and lower my voice. I fail to see the logic in this as that may require more effort on my part than I am able to put forth. I know that he can improve his hearing by purchasing the proper devices therefore allowing me to retain my identity. I am in a bind here. It is in the best interest in my job security I do make the attempt to talk to him slowly and use my Army voice. This seems to please him thus far. Go figure!

Mr. Bob is use to getting things his way. I say all of this with the deepest respect for the man. He is tough and a bit ragged around the edges but when you get past all of that he is a very kind and generous man. If you work and prove yourself, he will respect and treat you accordingly. He comes from the “old school.” He is a West Point “Ring Knocker.” He is very proud of that ring. The ring has a long tradition. He will knock it on the table when discussing this ring or West Point. I don’t flinch anymore. He was a Captain during the occupation of Japan. He dealt with the war criminals and he has some great stories. I love hearing about his experiences.

I played slow pitch Thursday night. I am not a great player as I am new but I have a good eye and can hit the ball. That is half the battle. My 6 year old is proud of me and tells me that I am doing a great job! How great it is to get a compliment from your child. He sits there and watches me. He grins from ear to ear and I can tell he is happy to see his mom out there playing a game. It really has built a bigger bond between us. It is funny how a simple game can actually change one’s life. It has in so many ways. I have stepped out of the box. I am so out of my comfort zone on this one. Not in a million years would I have ever signed up for this game on my own.I did it as a favor to a friend. They were short of players. I am not a shy person but I get nervous each time I head to the field. All I can do is my best. The heckling of the other side doesn’t help! We all heckle each other so I just grin and give the pitcher a big smile. I have started telling the pitcher where to put the ball. Sort of throws her off. Whatever it takes! We all have so much fun.

We played 3 games Thursday and lost only 1. I don’t feel too bad. The team that beat us were full of real brutes. I would have been surprised if we had won. The next team was worse than us. They actually asked us to pretend to try as the team they played before us just stood there and they still got stomped. As it turned out the game was called as we stomped them too but without so much pain. We actually played a game and there were some good plays.

The last game was actually a disputed game from a couple of weeks ago. It was getting late and we were all tired. We ultimately won and so our evening turned out pretty good. I left the field already dreading next week…

Now for the biggest annoyance of the week…Barack Obama.

I would be remiss if I did not mention the current political situation. I will keep this short. I could go on and on. I have been keeping a close eye on things and do not like what I am seeing. I have a big problem with Obama campaigning in Europe and the Middle East for the presidency of the United States.That is what he is doing. He is no JFK or Ronald Reagan. They were already presidents when they went overseas and spoke to the crowds. I don’t think having the Germans, the Brits, the French and all the rest of the world endorsing of Obama is going over real well here at home. I find it very disturbing and my distrust of him is growing if that is even possible. I have never trusted him.

I am still looking for McCain to step up to the plate and use a louder voice. He is acting so meek. Where ARE his gonads? He is letting Obama run all over him. Time is running out. So many are willing to believe Obama yet what does he really stand for? He keeps using the word “change.” Change can mean so many things. I don’t think I will like his brand of change.

His stump speeches all over Europe and the Middle East should be a wake up call to ALL of us in this country. He also slammed America in a sly use of words. Listen to them. He is a slick talker. He puts Bill Clinton to shame. I wonder how many have caught it. I don’t want the whole world to love America. I know that some in this country do. But if we are going to pander to every country we are giving up our strength as a nation and we will soon be nothing more than a weak second rate country that isn’t going to be taken seriously. His policies will turn us into an extension of Europe. I don’t want that. Do you? Our founding fathers created this great nation in order to be independent from England. We can’t go back. They had good reason to create the Declaration Of Indepence and to fight the Revolutionary War. Now all I see is a man who want to tear down walls and make each country equal. This will turn the world into chaos. He is so absolutely clueless or is he? I think he knows exactly what he is doing. That is the scarey part.

He did not visit the wounded service members because he did not want to go without the press. His workout was more important. If he really cared he would have gone to the Landstuhl hospital privately on the directives given him. He is not Commander in Chief material.

This election year has been the most worrisome and annoying for me and I am sure most of you feel the same. We all have to participate. Sitting around and waiting to see what happens won’t cut it this time.

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