Joe (Sam) The Plumber? By Mystic Silks

McCain feeling compassion towards ' The plumber'---Why?

When was the last time you paid a plumber's fees? Truly, I'm not the least worried about him( the plumber) paying higher taxes. The last time I had one come over to the house, he was charging a $50.00 service fee just for driving to my house, then another $95.00 per hour while he worked on fixing a plumbing problem. I can't recall the entire bill , but I do know we cut down on shopping for food the following two weeks.
In other words they make more, much more than I do-- more than a lot of people do:
It's just better to let that faucet drip.
I do not feel sorry for Joe, Sam or whatever his name , the plumber.

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The Great American Bailout, or Rip-Off by Mystic Silks

I'd like to be promoting and selling my silk art, however something more important is on my mind: Our government's bail-out of the greedy banking and lending institutions.
I have to think that our elected officials have no idea, no concept, no grasp of what their constituents really think.
Oh, some of the wealthy business leaders touched base with their elected officials, and said, " Vote for the bail-out!"

Frankly, I don't know why, they voted for it. The hearsay is, it's only throwing a bandage on a huge gaping wound: We ( the American people and economy) are still bleeding from other sources.
Does anyone really know the other sources, or what it's going to take to have a strong economy?

No one really has any answers for us. Wall Street certainly did not bounce back after the 'bail-out' . Something still stinks in Denmark, and it smells like very, very expensive rotting fish.

Here's an email I received from a concerned friend. I thought she expressed herself quite well:
I was hoping the house would stand against it, but I guess the pressure from within and with their consitituents was too much. And the millions for "sweeteners" is just ridiculous. I do hope the polls this November show and angry populus that really wants reform. And I hope McCain gets some of his earlier backbone stiff enough to mean business.

A friend of mine, a Christian, told me a while ago she looks at Sarah as the Esther written of in the Bible. There is a big similarity, but the outcome is yet to let us see. Esther saved a nation, and possibly Sarah will be used that way. Hope she's got backbone enough for both of them. I am thinking she will be next president before his term is half over.

As for the financial business, I would like to see those buggers in jail, espcially Paulsen. I feel he is the one who voiced the alarm and comes the question I hear on some programs, what was the "cause" of the alarm? People calling into Rush's show told of the ease of getting major credit without any trouble. Some lesser amounts and without having previous credit rating and with low interest.

Hope those boyscouts can now afford tons of arrows! And that flow of rum will save another drunk from sobriety.

I didn't care much for women in power, but I think the whole congress needs a bunch of us practical females to get in there with the mops and boiling hot water. Harry Reid is first in line to get it, then Pelosi. And I'd make that lady from Ohio Marcy Kaptur head honcha (a is female) of the senate. Wow, do I like her!

We have a bunch of crooks running this state now. And in the senate. Oh, they are despicable this Barney Frank and Ted Kennedy. GRRRR!

Yes, Jane Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr on the whole lot of those lily-liveried elected officials. "The sky is falling, the sky is falling"--seems G Bush needs to get better glasses or have a more wise group of people surrounding him.
We heard of the 'weapons of mass destruction in Iraq' and now "our country is going into a financial black hole. Save us, now"

Hey, if anyone would like to leave their comments, we'd love to hear what you have to say.

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Wall Street: New York, New York.......Mystic Silks

I don't know about you, Mr., Mrs., or Ms. America how you feel about our government financially rescuing, bailing out the top dogs on Wall Street, but I think it smells like a dead skunk!
When was the last time our government hurried a bill through congress to financially rescue you? And asked no questions? Required no guarantee, that the financial troubles they're( or we're) getting you out of, will not happen again? NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!

I want an investigation of the internal working of these financial institutes to find out what happened? Who authorized the inept working of these companies that ended up with the US government having to bail them out? I want to know: Don't you?

I want to know why the CEO's of these almost defunct financial institutions give themselves huge salaries, that the average American will never see? How can these CEO's be worth that income, if their financial ships are sinking to the bottom of the money ocean on Wall Street?

Would you get paid for doing a lousy job? Hell, no you'd get fired!

Let's ask ourselves, what the heck is going on here?

Have we all gone nuts? Are we sticking our heads in the sand? Do we want accountability from the people our money is helping to save?

Have you called your State Rep? Your congressman? Have you asked them to make these CEO's
accountable?

Beautiful Silk Scarves~ Mystic Silks

It is getting closer to the holidays: Weird saying that when it's only the 22nd of September, but it appears people try to get their shopping done earlier, and earlier every year. And, too, the promos seem to begin before halloween is over, and Thanksgiving Day seems to get skipped over completely; after all who gives or gets gifts on Thanksgiving?

Seems like Thanksgiving day is a day we should spend more time giving thanks for all the good things in our lives.

But, I just want to let everyone know, if you're looking for a gift that has a lot of love made into it, come take a look at my shop: http://mysticsilks.etsy.com

Thank you!

Mystic Silks

Can You See What is Different? Mystic Silks

These two silk paintings, are really the same painting, but there is a difference.

Can you see what is changed within this painting?

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Leave your comments telling me what has changed?

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Mystic Silks

It's The Anniversary of 9/11

It's the anniversary of 9/11. I have blogged about this silk painting before.

It is one I created on September 21st of 2001. I used a photo from TIME magazine to inspire me, to help keep me focused.

I still have this painting wrapped securely in black plastic tucked away inside my closet.

I once had someone who was interested in buying this painting, he stated: It

gives me a sense of closure. I want to buy this, please email me, ---he left his email address, and I emailed him about the painting. He stated he was taking a trip and would contact me as soon as he returned.

I never heard from him again: Perhaps he changed his mind.

If anyone is interested in owning this painting you can contact me at http://mysticsilks.etsy.com

or suzznews@aol.com

Do I miss Smoking?--Mystic Silks

" Einstein's E=Mc2" Silk Paintings

Well to answer this question, I would first need to think of all the reasons to smoke--Is there any?
I'd have to go way back to my original intention for smoking. I was 15 and needed to quit school to help support my family. I thought smoking would give the appearance that I was older than 15 when I went to job interviews.You know, I'm not sure they looked at me smoking and thought, " Hmm, she looks mature enough to handle this job." But, hey in my mind it was a prop.And, I smoked so boys would think I was old enough to date. Must've worked there, I ended up getting married at age 17. :)
OK, then I smoked to fit in. Back then in the late 50's 60's, it was chic to smoke. Women smoking were in fashion mags, on TV, in movies, on bill-boards. That smoke curling seductively from a women's lips , was the next best thing to a kiss--sooo provoacative, sexy--- Men wore cowboy hats and looked like hunks, with that cig in the corner of their mouth.
Men and women were seduced into smoking by the ad makers working for the tobacco companies. And folks, they made it CHEAP to smoke--25cents a pack!!

We used to give cartons of smokes to our parents, grandpareents, uncles and smoking aunts. It was the thing to be, and do,--- Back then.
So back to, do I miss smoking? When I stop to think of what they( the cigs) were doing to me, NO, who would miss being killed a little bit, day by day?
And, what did they( the cigs) ever do for me, really?

All my silk art is smoke free--visit at : http://mysticsilks.etsy.com/

Etsy Challenge Winner~ Mystic Silks

This is "Picasso's Moon", a silk painting that I entered in "etsy 2D art challenge"

I was notified today from Rod, who runs the "etsy challenge blog" , that I was the winner in the last challenge for 2D art:

http://etsychallenge.blogspot.com/

Now, I will be entered in another challenge with this same painting against other artists in the near future, and that one will determine the Grand Champion.

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