Winning...

 con·vic·tion  a fixed or firm belief.

I am not to sure how much I believe in convictions and how strongly we should stand by them.

People change, thoughts change, beliefs change.

Convictions get us in a whole heap of trouble; trouble that we have a hard time pulling ourselves out of once announcing how strongly we feel about one thing or another.

However, I do believe in standing up for ones self, protecting ones self from this sometimes cruel world.

remember this one?

After receiving a bill for a cool eight grand we took a good look at each other; asked ourselves if we truly felt wronged, and decided  that yes, we had been taken for that proverbial ride.  That crazy fast ride with the man who looks you in the eye while he takes your wallet...   

Not this time Sir.  

***Insert awesome letter stating the retraction of ALL charges and an apology to Mr. Witt!!

I think it comical that upon calling Midway with this issue months ago they laughed at us.  Once confronted with the facts backed by legal representation their laughter turned to compliance.

I have also found the same antics with the sale of our desert home, the six hundred dollar cat scan bill that our eight hundred dollar a month health insurance pretended not to cover until they covered it, and all the other big business we have had to fight, just to be treated fairly...

Point is... they will take you for all you have IF you allow them to.  I have found that I cannot trust the corporate world.  It is not for the kind, honest, caring, or loving individuals.  It is cut throat.  

 

But, the joke is on them really.  What they do not know is the hole they are filling in their wallets does not connect to their soul and therefore will remain forever empty. 

Again, better luck next time boys....

Tell us how you really feel!

So I am many things.

Naive is definitely one of them.  I like to think of it as more of an innocence.  I choose not to be educated in such things that bring distress, come from wickedness, or showcase corruptness.

I have a situation on my hands, one that is totally corrupt, horribly wicked, and causing me great distress. 

Does it say gullible behind me or am I just a turkey?? 

Long story short...

Car salesman sold me a car in 2007.

He swore up and down left and right that there were no mileage restrictions on a Smart Buy.

I believed him.

I signed a doc with a blank mileage line and left.

After I drove home they altered the doc and countersigned.  

I am now 50,000 miles over.

God Damn It.

Well I may be naive, but I am not an IDIOT!

That is illegal, not to mention rude.

Choices:

                                         1. Buy the car, that I do not want, and eat a big one.

                                         2. Fight the man.

but I have a secret weapon....

...and this won't be the first time he and I have fought money grubbing criminals together.

You think you are sneaky, but we see you.

How do I feel about big banks, corporate conglomerates, and big government you ask?

I think they are all a bunch of Mother Cussers.  That's right.

You know what I wish for them?

Peace 

You know why?

I feel sorry for them.  

I feel badly that they spend their precious time on Earth in the pursuit of monetary gains.  I feel like they will fight their way all the way to the top; only to be either knocked off by the next guy or die up there wondering what it is that they missed.

I like my simple life and our discovery of a different sort of living. 

Better luck next time boys...