Thursday, December 27, 2012
Pocket Hose: AKA Boner
I know I'm easily amused. I saw this on a late night TV ad and blew purple wine boogers from laughing so hard. The revolutionary Pocket Hose grow bigger when you turn it on, and shrinks when you turn it off.... I know lots of guys with pocket hoses;)
Sunday, December 23, 2012
Amateur Psychologist: Connecticut Massacre
I know the subject of the Connecticut massacre where a 20-year old shot his mother in the face four times killing her, followed by a rampage at an elementary school gunning down small children has been talked about ad nausium with howling pleas for gun control and adding protective snipers placed at elementary schools poised to shoot anybody who may pose a threat.
The country cries about "what could we have done to prevent this horrible tragedy."
(yawn) You get the gun lobby, school administrators, parents, politicians, and the sketch artist's dog involved with their own view of prevention.
It's my turn to play amateur psychologist. Here's what I think went down. The 20 year-old was a bit off. That does not automatically turn him into a killer. The mother was whacked out of her mind. Not only did she have killing machines within reach of an unstable kid, there was something more going on behind the scenes.
My gut feeling is that there was some type of abuse going on within the home -- the type of abuse that has been going on since the boy was small. It could have been psychological, sexual, physical or all three. Our culture can't grasp that women are capable of the same type of sick shit men are. Boys are ashamed to bring it forward. There is no outlet for boys to turn to unlike girls. Boys are told to be "men" and hold all emotions in.
The multiple dynamics of the murderer's mental condition, messed up mother, availability of murder machines, etc., created the perfect storm. The 20-year old snapped. He killed his mother point blank (bottled up emotions from years of abuse from her). He then went to the elementary school and gunned down kids. In his own twisted thoughts he probably was trying to "save" them from the abuse he experienced behind closed doors in what appeared to outsiders as the "perfect" community. He did not want them to grow up like he did and thought he was doing them a favor.
The country cries about "what could we have done to prevent this horrible tragedy."
(yawn) You get the gun lobby, school administrators, parents, politicians, and the sketch artist's dog involved with their own view of prevention.
It's my turn to play amateur psychologist. Here's what I think went down. The 20 year-old was a bit off. That does not automatically turn him into a killer. The mother was whacked out of her mind. Not only did she have killing machines within reach of an unstable kid, there was something more going on behind the scenes.
My gut feeling is that there was some type of abuse going on within the home -- the type of abuse that has been going on since the boy was small. It could have been psychological, sexual, physical or all three. Our culture can't grasp that women are capable of the same type of sick shit men are. Boys are ashamed to bring it forward. There is no outlet for boys to turn to unlike girls. Boys are told to be "men" and hold all emotions in.
The multiple dynamics of the murderer's mental condition, messed up mother, availability of murder machines, etc., created the perfect storm. The 20-year old snapped. He killed his mother point blank (bottled up emotions from years of abuse from her). He then went to the elementary school and gunned down kids. In his own twisted thoughts he probably was trying to "save" them from the abuse he experienced behind closed doors in what appeared to outsiders as the "perfect" community. He did not want them to grow up like he did and thought he was doing them a favor.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Sexual Abuse
Sexual abuse and incest is more rampant than we could ever imagine. The problem is that the perpetrators (usually parents and other adult relatives) are so messed up in the head they don't even REALIZE what they're doing is wrong. Thus, the cycle continues until one kid has the courage to face the formidable force of the dysfunctional family dynamics.
The kid who finally speaks up is often told that it's not really happening, and that Uncle Ted is just a "touchy-feely" kind of guy. Uncle Ted LOVES you, that's why he wants to be around you all the time and be close. Look at all the presents and trips Uncle Ted has bought you, and he also shows up to all your dance recitals. Uncle Ted picks you up from school and takes care of you when you're sick.
Wow.... what a mind ***k for the kid.
If confronted, Uncle Ted's parents go into such deep denial they will turn against the child victim rather than face the ugly truth their offspring is a child molester. They could not possibly imaging something so hideous happening right under their nose. They want to believe they have the perfect family. Child victims are told to be silent as something so ghastly would tarnish the family.
Men are not alone in committing heinous acts against kids. I've witnessed first hand where a female relative was just as capable of child molestation as a man. The abuse is not just physical, either. An obsession of pornography and sex toys visible to impressionable minds depicts an unrealistic sex life and unrealistic (sometimes sick, sadistic and violent) situations that warp fragile, developing teen minds and causes insecurities and fear in their own sexual development. Girls are left thinking that all men want the perfect centerfold. Boys are left thinking they must be a freak of anatomy.
Sex is a very fragile thing. It conjures up our most primal emotions. Sex can be either a symbol of power and control, or it can be the ultimate expression of love. Hoping love wins.
The kid who finally speaks up is often told that it's not really happening, and that Uncle Ted is just a "touchy-feely" kind of guy. Uncle Ted LOVES you, that's why he wants to be around you all the time and be close. Look at all the presents and trips Uncle Ted has bought you, and he also shows up to all your dance recitals. Uncle Ted picks you up from school and takes care of you when you're sick.
Wow.... what a mind ***k for the kid.
If confronted, Uncle Ted's parents go into such deep denial they will turn against the child victim rather than face the ugly truth their offspring is a child molester. They could not possibly imaging something so hideous happening right under their nose. They want to believe they have the perfect family. Child victims are told to be silent as something so ghastly would tarnish the family.
Men are not alone in committing heinous acts against kids. I've witnessed first hand where a female relative was just as capable of child molestation as a man. The abuse is not just physical, either. An obsession of pornography and sex toys visible to impressionable minds depicts an unrealistic sex life and unrealistic (sometimes sick, sadistic and violent) situations that warp fragile, developing teen minds and causes insecurities and fear in their own sexual development. Girls are left thinking that all men want the perfect centerfold. Boys are left thinking they must be a freak of anatomy.
Sex is a very fragile thing. It conjures up our most primal emotions. Sex can be either a symbol of power and control, or it can be the ultimate expression of love. Hoping love wins.
Monday, December 17, 2012
The Call from the School
I have school age children. Yes, I'm bummed beyond belief about some psycho open firing on his own mother and innocents. However, the Bored Moms on Prozac Committee is not helping things.
Back in 2001 we had 9-11. Yes. It was a tragedy. However, the schools went overboard with drawing attention to it. At the time I had a first grader. The onsite "grief counselors" and such only made things worse. To this day what my kid remembers about 9-11 was that they played with red-white-and-blue dixie cups and made the design of an American flag. They could have done that easily WITHOUT the attached tragedy. It was a big, sad deal because we MADE it a big deal.
Now I get a call from the school about Friday's shooting. The onsite "grief counselors" and other do-gooders are on stand by and seeking kids whom they think need their ordained wisdom to get them through this horrible tragedy.
Yes, it was a tragedy. Yes, it SUCKS. Stop drawing attention to it! We are only enforcing our kids to be frightened and paranoid. There is no way to completely prevent something like this happening regardless of how many "visitor passes" the front office issues. Think about it. They would have issued a visitor pass to the shooter because his mother was an employee.
From the limited information I know about this, I blame the mother. Who in the hell would purchase guns with an unstable kid? Who needs an assault rifle in suburban Connecticut? There's the prevention right THERE. Common sense would dictate that if an emotionally troubled teen requested mom to purchase guns, the first call should have been to a psychiatrist rather than a trip to purchase murder machines. .....and that mom was a teacher???..... I think she was whacked-out more than her son.
Back in 2001 we had 9-11. Yes. It was a tragedy. However, the schools went overboard with drawing attention to it. At the time I had a first grader. The onsite "grief counselors" and such only made things worse. To this day what my kid remembers about 9-11 was that they played with red-white-and-blue dixie cups and made the design of an American flag. They could have done that easily WITHOUT the attached tragedy. It was a big, sad deal because we MADE it a big deal.
Now I get a call from the school about Friday's shooting. The onsite "grief counselors" and other do-gooders are on stand by and seeking kids whom they think need their ordained wisdom to get them through this horrible tragedy.
Yes, it was a tragedy. Yes, it SUCKS. Stop drawing attention to it! We are only enforcing our kids to be frightened and paranoid. There is no way to completely prevent something like this happening regardless of how many "visitor passes" the front office issues. Think about it. They would have issued a visitor pass to the shooter because his mother was an employee.
From the limited information I know about this, I blame the mother. Who in the hell would purchase guns with an unstable kid? Who needs an assault rifle in suburban Connecticut? There's the prevention right THERE. Common sense would dictate that if an emotionally troubled teen requested mom to purchase guns, the first call should have been to a psychiatrist rather than a trip to purchase murder machines. .....and that mom was a teacher???..... I think she was whacked-out more than her son.
Friday, December 14, 2012
More Senseless Killings: Pumped up Kicks
More senseless killings in Oregon and Connecticut. I don't get it. Why murder a bunch of innocents and THEN point the gun at yourself. If these cowards had any balls, they would just commit suicide and leave the innocents alone. Were the shooters angry? I'm sure they were. Believe me. I understand angry. I am angry bitch. Can't you tell by my stupid blog? I have been extremely angry recently to the point where I will verbally rip off your head and shit down your throat. I guess the magic line for me is that no matter how angry I am I can't imagine myself physically hurting anybody. I don't have that in me..... I'm curious what triggers anger into physical violence. I think I have a research project in the making....
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Ho Ho HO!
Everybody is stressing about Christmas. Please stop. I know it's easier said than done, but since when is it a moral obligation to try to please everybody in your address book this time of year? We take it upon ourselves to be Santa Claus. How can we live up to a mythical figure that does not even exist? Talk about setting ourselves up for failure.
No, not everybody will be pleased on Christmas Day. Who cares. If you are judged by the gifts you give (or not give) do yourself a favor and eliminate such people from your life.
No, not everybody will be pleased on Christmas Day. Who cares. If you are judged by the gifts you give (or not give) do yourself a favor and eliminate such people from your life.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Twinkies Extinct
Hostess is latest statistic of an antiquated business trying to survive in today's world. Way back when the Hostess business model was created unions proliferated in private enterprises. Americans were not obese. The Bored Moms on Prozac Committee had not yet been established to ban sugar in the classrooms. Twinkies actually tasted pretty darned good and had not yet been cheapened to taste like chemical waste by-products.
Hostess tried to survive as a viable business, but producing sugary toxins was doomed to eventual economic failure. Unions could have cut their wages and benefits to nothing and slumping sales would have done Hostess in.
Still, it's unfortunate that so many will lose their jobs. However, the purpose of a labor union is not to guarantee jobs that are obsolete and to coddle the otherwise unemployable.
Are we figuring it out yet?
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Thanksgiving: Finally Managable
This year it will be mellow. I'm so used to cooking for a crowd for Thanksgiving that I actually feel guilty for not being stressed out about having a clean house, groceries purchased, etc. I am rid of the drunken in-laws this holiday. I just can't handle Melting Snow Woman passed out at the kitchen table at noon from booze and pills feeling up nieces and nephew in the process. I can't handle the mother of Melting Snow Woman enabling her and making excuses for child molestation.
This year I finally said NO to the sickness. I do have a rather legitimate out as my kid had oral surgery today and will not be able to partake in the meal. Whatever. It was the perfect excuse to gracefully bow out and let them all enjoy a drunken child molester ALL TO THEMSELVES.
I will be cooking a dinner. However, my guest of honor this year is an extremely nice young lady who was abandoned by her mother. This teen is all on her own with no family to spend the holiday with. She is gracious beyond belief that she is here and gets what she calls a "real" Thanksgiving dinner. A couple other teens in a similar situation will also be here.
That, IMHO, is what it's all about.....
Happy Thanksgiving.
This year I finally said NO to the sickness. I do have a rather legitimate out as my kid had oral surgery today and will not be able to partake in the meal. Whatever. It was the perfect excuse to gracefully bow out and let them all enjoy a drunken child molester ALL TO THEMSELVES.
I will be cooking a dinner. However, my guest of honor this year is an extremely nice young lady who was abandoned by her mother. This teen is all on her own with no family to spend the holiday with. She is gracious beyond belief that she is here and gets what she calls a "real" Thanksgiving dinner. A couple other teens in a similar situation will also be here.
That, IMHO, is what it's all about.....
Happy Thanksgiving.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Letter to the Tea Party
Dear Tea Party,
We are in a big mess right now. Look around you. Since 2000 the national debt has skyrocketed, the banking industry robbed us of taxpayer money, and the job market languished. Now all this is coming to the fore front and all we do is bicker amongst ourselves like petty children pointing fingers at each other over who is responsible for the depleted candy bowl and threaten to storm out of the room if we don't get our way. Splintering ourselves as a people over petty distinctions is not going to actually address the matter at hand, and this is the true cancer choking our democracy.
If we want real change its going to take ALL of us working together to fix this problem. Yes, it's going to be painful and we are all going to have to eat our own bitter fruit. Taxes will need to go up, social spending will need to be reduced, the military will need to reduce itself in size. Only by following a middle ground can we find our way and correct this mess, but its going to take sacrifices from all of us, rich and poor, conservative and liberal, and all the races and that comprise the proud American people. After all, is this not the spirit of America working together for a common dream?
Tea Party Secessionists: It's time to stop acting like spoiled children and address this problem like a grown-up. You are welcome at the discussion as that is the governmental forum by all means; but, you need to understand that most civilized society looks upon the proverbial "my way or the highway" mentality as counter productive and juvenile. If you want the people to take you seriously, then you must be willing to listen to the other side and respect each other as well as make sacrifices that you find unpalatable.
It is my sincere hope that you see reason and return to the bargaining table and help formulate a way forward. Till then holding your breath and stomping your feet is not impressing me.
Sincerely,
A Concerned Patriotic Citizen of the United States of America for Tolerance, Understanding and Compromise.
p.s. I am active duty military.
p.p.s. Letter written by son of Quiet Rage
We are in a big mess right now. Look around you. Since 2000 the national debt has skyrocketed, the banking industry robbed us of taxpayer money, and the job market languished. Now all this is coming to the fore front and all we do is bicker amongst ourselves like petty children pointing fingers at each other over who is responsible for the depleted candy bowl and threaten to storm out of the room if we don't get our way. Splintering ourselves as a people over petty distinctions is not going to actually address the matter at hand, and this is the true cancer choking our democracy.
If we want real change its going to take ALL of us working together to fix this problem. Yes, it's going to be painful and we are all going to have to eat our own bitter fruit. Taxes will need to go up, social spending will need to be reduced, the military will need to reduce itself in size. Only by following a middle ground can we find our way and correct this mess, but its going to take sacrifices from all of us, rich and poor, conservative and liberal, and all the races and that comprise the proud American people. After all, is this not the spirit of America working together for a common dream?
Tea Party Secessionists: It's time to stop acting like spoiled children and address this problem like a grown-up. You are welcome at the discussion as that is the governmental forum by all means; but, you need to understand that most civilized society looks upon the proverbial "my way or the highway" mentality as counter productive and juvenile. If you want the people to take you seriously, then you must be willing to listen to the other side and respect each other as well as make sacrifices that you find unpalatable.
It is my sincere hope that you see reason and return to the bargaining table and help formulate a way forward. Till then holding your breath and stomping your feet is not impressing me.
Sincerely,
A Concerned Patriotic Citizen of the United States of America for Tolerance, Understanding and Compromise.
p.s. I am active duty military.
p.p.s. Letter written by son of Quiet Rage
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
McMansions: Finally Out of Style
Thank God that the fascination of lopping off hillsides to build your conspicuous-consumption-trophy-McMansion house is finally out of style. It's overdone, obnoxious, and gross. Plus, it's bad for the environment. Nobody needs 6,000+ square feet. You're just showing off. Nobody is impressed. Talk about an environmental crime. You're a resource pig. Yet these same people howl like crazy if widening the road is proposed or an apartment complex is proposed.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Patraeus Quits CIA Over Affair
......and by the way...... his book is coming out soon if you want to read the dirt...timing just a little suspiscious..... (yawn) extra-marital affairs are sooooooooo over done. Nobody cares even if some psycho bitch sold secrets to the Chinese.
Schwarznegger also tried a similar tacky publicity stunt. Hint: Nobody is buying his book, either.
Schwarznegger also tried a similar tacky publicity stunt. Hint: Nobody is buying his book, either.
Being a Republican is a Medical Mental Disorder
I was watching CNN news last night. They had a segment where some human behavior specialist reported on the brain scans of republicans and democrats. According to this human behavior specialist, the areas of the brain that respond to feeling threats and also fear (whether real or imagined) are far greater in the brain scans of republicans than the brain scans of democrats.
My immediate conclusion is being a republican is a certifiable medical mental disorder. Hopefully, they can make a little blue pill for that.......
My immediate conclusion is being a republican is a certifiable medical mental disorder. Hopefully, they can make a little blue pill for that.......
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Angry Orb
Ok... please move to Arizona or wherever and get your guns for the coming racial war. You hate Mexicans. Fine. You say they reproduce like rabbits. True. They suck up emergency room resources at hospitals dropping their anchor babies along the way. Also true.
What you Republicans don't want to deal with is your own process in creating what you've come to hate. You can't suck and blow at the same time. I still am waiting for one republican to dare give me a straight answer as to why they hire illegals but then bitch because they're here.
You hire illegals so you can slip them cash under the table, avoid payroll taxes and workers' compensation, and keep them from asking for too much as you know they will do anything to avoid deportation. All the while you're sending your kid off to some expensive school and driving the latest luxury car.
Perhaps if you offered them legitimate employment they would have access to birth control through health benefits and also stop using the emergency room as their drop in clinic.
I'm also still waiting for republicans to refuse social security and medicare. Republicans claim that they've paid in as well as the employer and it's not a handout. While that is true in the very superficial level, the money all you republicans will ultimately collect from both programs far exceeds contributions you and your employer put in.
Nobody is getting off the hook.... you Democrats need to put your money where your mouth is. You also love getting the cheapest bid and low prices so you also feed this madness.
After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016
What you Republicans don't want to deal with is your own process in creating what you've come to hate. You can't suck and blow at the same time. I still am waiting for one republican to dare give me a straight answer as to why they hire illegals but then bitch because they're here.
You hire illegals so you can slip them cash under the table, avoid payroll taxes and workers' compensation, and keep them from asking for too much as you know they will do anything to avoid deportation. All the while you're sending your kid off to some expensive school and driving the latest luxury car.
Perhaps if you offered them legitimate employment they would have access to birth control through health benefits and also stop using the emergency room as their drop in clinic.
I'm also still waiting for republicans to refuse social security and medicare. Republicans claim that they've paid in as well as the employer and it's not a handout. While that is true in the very superficial level, the money all you republicans will ultimately collect from both programs far exceeds contributions you and your employer put in.
Nobody is getting off the hook.... you Democrats need to put your money where your mouth is. You also love getting the cheapest bid and low prices so you also feed this madness.
After Obama Victory, Shrieking White-Hot Sphere Of Pure Rage Early GOP Front-Runner For 2016
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Calling Your Bluff
So, the Dow fell today because of the election results (or so they say). Yawn. Your Wall Street scare tactics do not phase me. You Wall Street greed freaks are too scared of long term losses, so your little temper tantrum today will not play into the big scheme of things. You have too much money invested as well. You greedy little bastards hate to see your own portfolio dwindle. You're too selfish and self-centered to lose profits. The market won't collapse. You look like the little kid who did not get his way and will hold his breath until he dies. Please. PLEASE hold your breath until you die (and then die -- really -- we won't miss you).
If you continue to free fall, just where are you going to call for your bailout? Oh, wait..... you HATE government, taxes, and market manipulation, and freeloaders....... but wait.... they are describing YOU!!!!!!!
If you continue to free fall, just where are you going to call for your bailout? Oh, wait..... you HATE government, taxes, and market manipulation, and freeloaders....... but wait.... they are describing YOU!!!!!!!
Election Aftermath
I thought all the political b.s. would disappear after the election. It's even worse. I opened up my Facebook and there are countless posts spewing jabs over the results, and Facebook fights between the political camps.
I think we should do away with needing to claim we belong to a political party. We don't need to wear it. What's next, donning a blue or red dot on our foreheads? It's only dividing us. The other component fueling the "your side is a bunch of ignorant liars" is the ease of posting such opinions via social networking. The human factor is taken away. It's so much easier to be condescending to opposite viewpoints when the actual face-to-face delivery is taken away. We're internet bullies all.
So far what I've gathered from Facebook posts is that the pro-Romney crowd fears government handouts and welfare. On the surface that sounds very appealing. What is a handout? Is it when you receive a benefit that is greater than the price paid for it? Farm subsidies? Social Security? Medicare? Student Loans?
We all receive government benefits. Nobody is above it - not even the top 1% as they get most of their contract awards to fuel their so-called private enterprises from the government.
I think we should do away with needing to claim we belong to a political party. We don't need to wear it. What's next, donning a blue or red dot on our foreheads? It's only dividing us. The other component fueling the "your side is a bunch of ignorant liars" is the ease of posting such opinions via social networking. The human factor is taken away. It's so much easier to be condescending to opposite viewpoints when the actual face-to-face delivery is taken away. We're internet bullies all.
So far what I've gathered from Facebook posts is that the pro-Romney crowd fears government handouts and welfare. On the surface that sounds very appealing. What is a handout? Is it when you receive a benefit that is greater than the price paid for it? Farm subsidies? Social Security? Medicare? Student Loans?
We all receive government benefits. Nobody is above it - not even the top 1% as they get most of their contract awards to fuel their so-called private enterprises from the government.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Romney Concession Speech
This is one moment where I think Michael Jackson would have handed the latent gay Mitt Romney a tissue to wipe his batting eyes swelling with tears of defeat.
Boo-hoo Mitt. I guess your special Mormon underwear and references to God failed you. Just WHERE is this mystical being you all were so CERTAIN would victoriously sweep you to the White House steps now? Oh, I guess God voted for Obama. How are you religious freaks going to spin that one? God is now evil? God does not know what He is doing? I'm waiting for the God-bashing-because-my-candidate-did-not-win to begin.
I'm sure Fox News will schedule a special news conference with God. Personally, I can't wait to see it. What? God is not available for an interview? Shocker.
Boo-hoo Mitt. I guess your special Mormon underwear and references to God failed you. Just WHERE is this mystical being you all were so CERTAIN would victoriously sweep you to the White House steps now? Oh, I guess God voted for Obama. How are you religious freaks going to spin that one? God is now evil? God does not know what He is doing? I'm waiting for the God-bashing-because-my-candidate-did-not-win to begin.
I'm sure Fox News will schedule a special news conference with God. Personally, I can't wait to see it. What? God is not available for an interview? Shocker.
Obama Victory: Sending a Message
I'm not naive enough to think that one person can change the world. Jesus Himself could not even accomplish that. Why do we expect so much from a mere mortal elected official? More importantly, we need to look inward to our own moral compass and act accordingly. How can you expect other people to act with integrity when you are an untrustworthy flake?
Whatever. I'm getting off topic. I correctly predicted that despite the rising red tide of republican corporate greed (and also anti-tax asswipes who are first in line for any and all government benefits) that Obama would ultimately win the hearts of republican women voters.
I keep trying to get through to republicans, but they are not listening.... Here is a CLUE for the billionth time: You can't treat people like shit and then turn around and expect them to vote for you. I know you would rather go back to the days where women were not allowed to vote, but it's too bad that women and people not born of white privilege were given the right to vote and you're forced to at least recognize us on a superficial level. We are human and worthy, too. Republicans need to go deeper than profits and control.
Hint for the future: The Good Ol' Boys Club is out of date. Adapt or die.
Whatever. I'm getting off topic. I correctly predicted that despite the rising red tide of republican corporate greed (and also anti-tax asswipes who are first in line for any and all government benefits) that Obama would ultimately win the hearts of republican women voters.
I keep trying to get through to republicans, but they are not listening.... Here is a CLUE for the billionth time: You can't treat people like shit and then turn around and expect them to vote for you. I know you would rather go back to the days where women were not allowed to vote, but it's too bad that women and people not born of white privilege were given the right to vote and you're forced to at least recognize us on a superficial level. We are human and worthy, too. Republicans need to go deeper than profits and control.
Hint for the future: The Good Ol' Boys Club is out of date. Adapt or die.
The Safeway Drunk
I'm so glad I'm detaching from Clan Whack-o. Yes, I have my own co-dependency and denial issues to contend with, but this one makes mine look so miniscule in comparison.
About 2-3 years ago an in-law had weight loss surgery. You know, the kind where they basically cut your stomach out. Yeah, she was a fat, lazy slob. It did not occur to her to try exercising. Go for the $50,000 procedure right out of the gate. I'll save the part about expensive health care for another rant.
Anyway..... since the surgery she has become a drunk addicted to pain pills. All she did was trade one addiction (food) for another (booze and pills). The root of the problem was never addressed. This in-law is drunk by 10:30 in the morning. Her own kids can't stand to be around her.
Enter Safeway. One night the drunk in-law wants more booze (she was already inebriated). She walks to Safeway to get it. She gets it. On the way home she trips on the sidewalk and smashes her face and ended up in the ER room.
Get this: Now the mother and husband are going after SAFEWAY saying they never should have sold her the booze. WTF??????? It's all Safeway's fault! You've got to be kidding me! This is the kind of co-dependence and denial that drives me INSANE. It's her own damn fault she tripped. Classic example on how this messed up family will never change. Everything is always somebody else fault.
Which brings me to the approaching holiday season. I've already bowed out of Thanksgiving as there are super important Brady Bunch re-runs to watch. Now all I have to do is dodge hosting anything for Christmas.
About 2-3 years ago an in-law had weight loss surgery. You know, the kind where they basically cut your stomach out. Yeah, she was a fat, lazy slob. It did not occur to her to try exercising. Go for the $50,000 procedure right out of the gate. I'll save the part about expensive health care for another rant.
Anyway..... since the surgery she has become a drunk addicted to pain pills. All she did was trade one addiction (food) for another (booze and pills). The root of the problem was never addressed. This in-law is drunk by 10:30 in the morning. Her own kids can't stand to be around her.
Enter Safeway. One night the drunk in-law wants more booze (she was already inebriated). She walks to Safeway to get it. She gets it. On the way home she trips on the sidewalk and smashes her face and ended up in the ER room.
Get this: Now the mother and husband are going after SAFEWAY saying they never should have sold her the booze. WTF??????? It's all Safeway's fault! You've got to be kidding me! This is the kind of co-dependence and denial that drives me INSANE. It's her own damn fault she tripped. Classic example on how this messed up family will never change. Everything is always somebody else fault.
Which brings me to the approaching holiday season. I've already bowed out of Thanksgiving as there are super important Brady Bunch re-runs to watch. Now all I have to do is dodge hosting anything for Christmas.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Jesus Freaks on Facebook
The only thing worse than people soap-boxing about their political viewpoints on Facebook are those who constantly feel need to "spread the love of Jesus" with constant bible quotes, pictures of Jesus in french toast, etc. I don't find it at all strange that the source of this online annoyance is usually the same pool of people.
I'm glad you Came to Jesus. Happy for you. Really. Don't try to bully me by chain posts that read, "delete only if you love the devil" and "If you don't forward this to everybody and re-post you are evil incarnate."
I have my own spiritual path I'm on. Is Jesus part of it? Perhaps. Regardless, religion is very personal. Please, Facebook Jesus Freaks, concentrate on your own faith. Don't assume faith is a one-size-fits-all and your beliefs are the ONLY way. How arrogant and self-righteous.
I'm glad you Came to Jesus. Happy for you. Really. Don't try to bully me by chain posts that read, "delete only if you love the devil" and "If you don't forward this to everybody and re-post you are evil incarnate."
I have my own spiritual path I'm on. Is Jesus part of it? Perhaps. Regardless, religion is very personal. Please, Facebook Jesus Freaks, concentrate on your own faith. Don't assume faith is a one-size-fits-all and your beliefs are the ONLY way. How arrogant and self-righteous.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Time Warp: Rocky Horror Picture Show
My 20-something son could not fathom sharing something from MY generation with his. Yeah, we had a pulse on what was cool before YOU were even born! Take THAT!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy
Will it destroy anything and everything related to Jersey Shore? God, let us hope so......
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Republican Women Voting for Obama
Yes, the presidential race is hot and contested. A republican female friend of mine is voting for Obama. Why? Because Mitt comes across as a preachy, self-righteous asshole. She does not believe anything that is reported in the news because the news is distorted. She goes SOLELY by live, unedited television. I'm not saying her method is right or wrong, I'm just saying that's what got her vote.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Bleeding Heart Liberal
I do have a soft heart. Perhaps I come across ultra bitchy in this stupid, useless blog but this is where I park my anger and frustration. To be honest, I would have a hard time murdering somebody or causing them any type of harm even if they REALLY made me angry.
Which brings me to the death penalty. There is a proposition on the ballot here in California about abolishing the death penalty. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm not one who wants to kill everybody that steals a stick of gum from 7-11. On the other side I do struggle with people getting away with murder - literally. Lifelong health benefits? People would kill for that. No pun intended.
Bleeding heart liberals like to believe that with proper 'help' all those who are criminal can be rehabilitated. Sometimes people are just downright wired to evil and no amount of rehabilitation will help them - ever. I'm not saying rehabilitation is useless. I'm saying that more often than not people will return to their old destructive behaviors.
True story. I know of a very generous business owner. There was a homeless guy who hung around the shop. The business owner, having a huge heart, felt sorry for the homeless guy and offered him a job doing tasks for the business such as sweeping floors, etc. The business owner also subsidized housing for the homeless guy. How was the generous business owner rewarded? The homeless guy held up the generous business at gunpoint and robbed him. The homeless guy fled on foot and was never caught.
Just where do we draw the line between helping and enabling continued criminal behavior?
Which brings me to the death penalty. There is a proposition on the ballot here in California about abolishing the death penalty. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm not one who wants to kill everybody that steals a stick of gum from 7-11. On the other side I do struggle with people getting away with murder - literally. Lifelong health benefits? People would kill for that. No pun intended.
Bleeding heart liberals like to believe that with proper 'help' all those who are criminal can be rehabilitated. Sometimes people are just downright wired to evil and no amount of rehabilitation will help them - ever. I'm not saying rehabilitation is useless. I'm saying that more often than not people will return to their old destructive behaviors.
True story. I know of a very generous business owner. There was a homeless guy who hung around the shop. The business owner, having a huge heart, felt sorry for the homeless guy and offered him a job doing tasks for the business such as sweeping floors, etc. The business owner also subsidized housing for the homeless guy. How was the generous business owner rewarded? The homeless guy held up the generous business at gunpoint and robbed him. The homeless guy fled on foot and was never caught.
Just where do we draw the line between helping and enabling continued criminal behavior?
Friday, October 19, 2012
Mitt Romney Style
Truth often resides in humor. The Camp Romney is so out of touch they won't even get the nuances of this video.
Stop it! Petty Petty PETTY
Ok, so I indulged in a little political snarkiness with the upcoming election. The whole stupid- comments-said-by-either-party theme is now officially overkill. Bored. NEXT!!!!
Let's get down to what really matters. One candidate has made it certain through financial actions what he values. It's obvious women, American middle class, and the environment don't make the list. His memory has the capacity of only four years. Sorry, but I don't want somebody with the onset of Alzheimers running the country. Somebody who can't understand history is doomed to repeat it. Plus, he comes across as a plastic, spoiled, pushy asshole who will trample on anybody to achieve his goal. He got kind of preachy and 'holier than thou' with his religious bullshit at the end of the last debate. I wonder if he was wearing the Mormon Magic Underwear? Being this particular candidate hates the government so much AND taxes, AND was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, if he will do the job for free? Somehow, I'm not holding my breath.
The other candidate went into this young and naive. People bought into the dream. People don't understand the complexity of change and that it can take more than four years. Implementing change does not happen overnight and we live in an instant-result-quick-fix society. Is he perfect? No. Has he made mistakes? Yes. At least he is not an overt asshole.
People want jobs. I get that. Just remember that it's hard to balance what is good for the economy along with what is good for the environment. The world is changing. Have you updated your education and skills accordingly? Are you the kind of person an employer would want to hire? Are you the type of employer people want to work for? It all comes down to one simple philosophy -- ALL people want to be treated with respect, honesty, and fairness. It's not rocket science.
Let's get down to what really matters. One candidate has made it certain through financial actions what he values. It's obvious women, American middle class, and the environment don't make the list. His memory has the capacity of only four years. Sorry, but I don't want somebody with the onset of Alzheimers running the country. Somebody who can't understand history is doomed to repeat it. Plus, he comes across as a plastic, spoiled, pushy asshole who will trample on anybody to achieve his goal. He got kind of preachy and 'holier than thou' with his religious bullshit at the end of the last debate. I wonder if he was wearing the Mormon Magic Underwear? Being this particular candidate hates the government so much AND taxes, AND was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, if he will do the job for free? Somehow, I'm not holding my breath.
The other candidate went into this young and naive. People bought into the dream. People don't understand the complexity of change and that it can take more than four years. Implementing change does not happen overnight and we live in an instant-result-quick-fix society. Is he perfect? No. Has he made mistakes? Yes. At least he is not an overt asshole.
People want jobs. I get that. Just remember that it's hard to balance what is good for the economy along with what is good for the environment. The world is changing. Have you updated your education and skills accordingly? Are you the kind of person an employer would want to hire? Are you the type of employer people want to work for? It all comes down to one simple philosophy -- ALL people want to be treated with respect, honesty, and fairness. It's not rocket science.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Presidential Debate 10-16-12
Here's what I got out of tonight's debate: Romney heard through the grapevine whilst enjoying that foreign trip he's writing off as a business expense that women needed flexible hours. His "nice guy" gesture was to free them from their job shackles so they could get home to their children to cook dinner. Wow.
The other social ill that was landed on women's lap was that "two-parent families" were the only way to raise socially responsible children.
Questions: Does the definition of "two-parent" families include gay marriage? Does this mean that the family in San Jose consisting of two lesbians who adopted three mentally challenged/deaf children is without merit?
What about husbands who beat their wives and/or kids? Is it better for women stay in an abusive situation because it is more socially acceptable in Mormon eyes? In actuality, I think it's because Mitt does not want to see single women coming begging for equal rights and opportunity. Keep them barefoot and pregnant.....
Shell Game
Have you noticed that everything is a shell game? It does not matter if you're buying a house, car, or silly cell phone. The contract options and fine print always make you the loser. They just don't want you to figure out how they're screwing you over. I've come to the conclusion that everything is a shell game with smoke and mirrors.
I'm not engaging in a major purchase because it's just too complicated.
I'm not engaging in a major purchase because it's just too complicated.
Friday, October 12, 2012
The Trip
I work in an office where the employees know everybody in the community. Gossip runs rampant in Marin and Sonoma Counties. People dig for gossip. When they can't find it, they often take a scenario and invent their own drama.
Anyway..... an office mate of mine took off for an extended trip to Europe recently. I can't tell you how many times I've been cornered asking WHY she took the trip, WHOM she was with, and the STATE of her marriage?????? Like I know?????? Even if I did, why would I share such intimate details of somebody's life for gossip mongers?
IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't we talk about the latest victories of a local sports team? A traffic citation that irked you? Or, how about an in-law that TOTALLY crossed a boundary?
Don't dig for intimate gossip from me. Even if I had the dirt, I won't dish it. I respect people's privacy too much to satisfy your pathetic need to dig for crap in others' personal lives.
Anyway..... an office mate of mine took off for an extended trip to Europe recently. I can't tell you how many times I've been cornered asking WHY she took the trip, WHOM she was with, and the STATE of her marriage?????? Like I know?????? Even if I did, why would I share such intimate details of somebody's life for gossip mongers?
IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't we talk about the latest victories of a local sports team? A traffic citation that irked you? Or, how about an in-law that TOTALLY crossed a boundary?
Don't dig for intimate gossip from me. Even if I had the dirt, I won't dish it. I respect people's privacy too much to satisfy your pathetic need to dig for crap in others' personal lives.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Political Pollsters
Message to political pollsters: LEAVE US THE ***K ALONE!
I was at a friend's house last night. She lives in Petaluma. During our wine time and girl talk session, her phone kept on ringing and it was a number she did not recognize so she did not answer it. The number kept on calling, and calling, and calling...... thinking it was somebody calling from a cell phone in regards to one of her children, she reluctantly answered. It was a lousy "vote for x slate for city council" in Petaluma.
She was pissed beyond belief. Now it will matter not if the candidates agree with her political viewpoints or not. She will not vote for any of them. The fact of the matter is that they violated her personal time and space.
I was at a friend's house last night. She lives in Petaluma. During our wine time and girl talk session, her phone kept on ringing and it was a number she did not recognize so she did not answer it. The number kept on calling, and calling, and calling...... thinking it was somebody calling from a cell phone in regards to one of her children, she reluctantly answered. It was a lousy "vote for x slate for city council" in Petaluma.
She was pissed beyond belief. Now it will matter not if the candidates agree with her political viewpoints or not. She will not vote for any of them. The fact of the matter is that they violated her personal time and space.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Presidential Debate
Tonight it was the Great White Robo Dork against the half and half. Still, both are men and think they "get" what it is that makes America great. Both delivered what they believed people wanted to hear. My take? Here goes....
Tonight Mr. President appeared beaten by the system. Sure, he was the eternal optimist four years ago. I also blogged (four years ago) that it matters not who is elected president as everything is too complicated to change, and that people would lose their enthusiasm quickly for "the change" promised. I knew that. The Great White Robo Dork is capitalizing on that. It's too convenient to blame the current administration. We've been messed up for decades.
Trust me when I say that neither candidate can fix our woes. People are greedy. People always want something for nothing. People will always try to scam others to pad their own pockets. This goes from Wall Street executives to those scamming welfare, workers' compensation and medicare. The monetary scale of the scamming differs, but the fundamental attempt to take advantage of the system, bend the rules, and tell half truths for personal gain is universal.
Both sides advocated how they are for the middle class. What does that mean? Having citizens go bankrupt for medical bills despite holding down a legitimate job for 30 years? Having millions lose their jobs due to automation and outsourcing overseas? My simple question to Romney would have addressed that if he is soooooooo for building the middle class with increased wages and benefits, why did he choose a running mate notorious for gutting unions?
In the real world observation I see people (both democrats and republicans) continue to hire illegals for manual work to save a buck. Don't think that your house painting job, lawn mowing, or babysitting is too small of a job to matter. It does.
Bottom line: You are the asshole. Period.
Tonight Mr. President appeared beaten by the system. Sure, he was the eternal optimist four years ago. I also blogged (four years ago) that it matters not who is elected president as everything is too complicated to change, and that people would lose their enthusiasm quickly for "the change" promised. I knew that. The Great White Robo Dork is capitalizing on that. It's too convenient to blame the current administration. We've been messed up for decades.
Trust me when I say that neither candidate can fix our woes. People are greedy. People always want something for nothing. People will always try to scam others to pad their own pockets. This goes from Wall Street executives to those scamming welfare, workers' compensation and medicare. The monetary scale of the scamming differs, but the fundamental attempt to take advantage of the system, bend the rules, and tell half truths for personal gain is universal.
Both sides advocated how they are for the middle class. What does that mean? Having citizens go bankrupt for medical bills despite holding down a legitimate job for 30 years? Having millions lose their jobs due to automation and outsourcing overseas? My simple question to Romney would have addressed that if he is soooooooo for building the middle class with increased wages and benefits, why did he choose a running mate notorious for gutting unions?
In the real world observation I see people (both democrats and republicans) continue to hire illegals for manual work to save a buck. Don't think that your house painting job, lawn mowing, or babysitting is too small of a job to matter. It does.
Bottom line: You are the asshole. Period.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Grandpa
This guy I know was the most impatient father when his kid(s) were growing up. He had no time for them, and yelled at them constantly. He pretty much had that kind of attitude for all kids. Now that he's grandpa it has all changed.
I think he pretty much still can't stand kids with the exception, of course, of his own grandchild who is the salt of the earth. If I see him I run, duck, and cover as I will be bombarded with 10,000 daily photos of little precious spitting up and making funny faces tasting a new food, wearing green pants instead of blue, donning a hat, not donning a hat.... . on and on and onandonandon.....
Isn't that what Facebook is for? Post the pics so we can get a glimpse of little precious so you don't corner us and hold us captive for an hour making us look at baby drool.
I think he pretty much still can't stand kids with the exception, of course, of his own grandchild who is the salt of the earth. If I see him I run, duck, and cover as I will be bombarded with 10,000 daily photos of little precious spitting up and making funny faces tasting a new food, wearing green pants instead of blue, donning a hat, not donning a hat.... . on and on and onandonandon.....
Isn't that what Facebook is for? Post the pics so we can get a glimpse of little precious so you don't corner us and hold us captive for an hour making us look at baby drool.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Salatore Cordileone
The San Francisco archbishop is against gay marriage, and Salvatore Cordileone is going to the ends of the earth to crusade against it! Let's follow the church logic for one moment. I guess it's OK to be a gay child molester as the church will pay out big bucks for hush money because their priests like butt fucking alter boys. As long as the sexual predator priests do not wish to marry their child love slaves, it's all fine and dandy.
Salvatore sounds like a cheesy politician pandering to what he thinks will bring in the most parishioners who will tithe..... Hmmmmmmm..... let's see..... Mexicans are the only ones filling the pews these days, so let's guess what attitudes sell..... I know, the machismo attitude of anti-gay policies, and promoting a path to legal citizens for undocumented immigrants AND restricted birth control. Excuse me, but are you a priest or a politician? I thought there was a separation of church and state.
Hey Salvatore, your travel arrangements to Mexico have been made. I'm buying you a first class ticket OUT OF HERE. Don't let the erect cocks of your priests penetrate you on the way out. On second thought, maybe they should - you will probably like it.
Salvatore sounds like a cheesy politician pandering to what he thinks will bring in the most parishioners who will tithe..... Hmmmmmmm..... let's see..... Mexicans are the only ones filling the pews these days, so let's guess what attitudes sell..... I know, the machismo attitude of anti-gay policies, and promoting a path to legal citizens for undocumented immigrants AND restricted birth control. Excuse me, but are you a priest or a politician? I thought there was a separation of church and state.
Hey Salvatore, your travel arrangements to Mexico have been made. I'm buying you a first class ticket OUT OF HERE. Don't let the erect cocks of your priests penetrate you on the way out. On second thought, maybe they should - you will probably like it.
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Second Thought: Romney - Keep Mouth Open
On second thought, I think Romney should keep his mouth open as it truly demonstrates the jackass he really is. Or is his name RAMney as he likes to RAM it up others' butts -- as all the while he is smiling and batting his eyes.
Whatever.
Romney is a privileged, white, out-of-touch-robo-dork who has NO clue what it's like to grow up without "daddy's bank account" and name.
Tell me, Mitt, who would you be without your Dad financing you from birth? Oh, I'm sorry, Mitt.....I could not understand your response as you were gagging on that silver spoon in your mouth. We don't need another spoiled, clueless, baby junior in the White House. Bush et al was enough.
Give me somebody who came from nothing. I have no respect for those of born privilege. Sorry, but your sad sack excuse of a running mate, Paul Ryan, is nothing more than a lame attempt to put on the appearance of being for the working guy. Wow. Ryan wants to gut unions. Tell me again how you're for Wall Street bailouts for millionaires?
Whatever.
Romney is a privileged, white, out-of-touch-robo-dork who has NO clue what it's like to grow up without "daddy's bank account" and name.
Tell me, Mitt, who would you be without your Dad financing you from birth? Oh, I'm sorry, Mitt.....I could not understand your response as you were gagging on that silver spoon in your mouth. We don't need another spoiled, clueless, baby junior in the White House. Bush et al was enough.
Give me somebody who came from nothing. I have no respect for those of born privilege. Sorry, but your sad sack excuse of a running mate, Paul Ryan, is nothing more than a lame attempt to put on the appearance of being for the working guy. Wow. Ryan wants to gut unions. Tell me again how you're for Wall Street bailouts for millionaires?
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Romney: Staple Mouth Shut
This is downright hilarious at this point. The Great White Robo Dork's campaign advisers must be throwing in the towel. Not only does Mitt creep me out with his constant eye lash batting (see my bisexual post from yesterday) but now he's against 47% of Americans he feels "take away from some to give to others."
Wow, Mitt. How does that fit into my tax dollars supporting Wall Street bailouts or unchallenged government contracts totaling billions of dollars handed out to private businesses (cough, cough your friends) without any oversight?
Who is taking from whom?
Wow, Mitt. How does that fit into my tax dollars supporting Wall Street bailouts or unchallenged government contracts totaling billions of dollars handed out to private businesses (cough, cough your friends) without any oversight?
Who is taking from whom?
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Gay, Straight, or Bisexual
Just where do bisexual people fit into society? Many of them have families and all the appearances of a heterosexual lifestyle. Today there is now room for gay couples to come out in the open and arguments for the acceptance of gay marriage and parenthood. What about bisexuals? There is no neat box to put them into or black-and-white-either-or category to neatly peg them. There is no societal acceptance at all from either community.
This is an emerging social issue that is bound to rear its head. Why? I've had a friend cry to me about her cowboy-tough-guy husband's gay porn and his friends beingthisclose on all male hunting trips complete with nude pictures of themselves frolicking.
Brokeback Mountain??????
This is an emerging social issue that is bound to rear its head. Why? I've had a friend cry to me about her cowboy-tough-guy husband's gay porn and his friends beingthisclose on all male hunting trips complete with nude pictures of themselves frolicking.
Brokeback Mountain??????
Monday, September 17, 2012
Make People Disappear: Loan them Money
There is a sure fire way to get rid of people in your life you really don't want around -- simply loan them money. From that day forward they will avoid you like the plague as people don't want to repay you. The peace of not having them around is worth it.
Friday, September 14, 2012
MIddle East Violence: Muslims in Action
WTF??? Riots, death, and looting over a stupid MOVIE? I don't know who I hate more -- the Muslim freaks or the idiots who made the anti-Muslim movie.
To the idiot(s) who contributed to the movie making: Congratulations. You just erased whatever diplomacy efforts have been made in a political powder-keg area. Yes, you have free speech and bla, bla, bla, blaaaaa (insert republican don't-take-away-my-god-given-first-amendment-rights rhetoric here). However, along with your freedom comes RESPONSIBILITY. Just because you HAVE the right to do something, doesn't mean you should. Liken it to calling the boy in third grade a "shit head" because he wore a shirt you did not like. Yes, you have the free speech right to do so but not a good idea as I'm sure you got called into the principal's office for doing so... Your intent was to humiliate and hurt.
To the Middle East Muslim Freaks: Congratulations. You just confirmed the film maker's point by acting like the screaming, violent, murderous crazies they depicted you to be. You can justify murder and riots over a stupid-ass MOVIE? The movie was not required viewing. Grow up and get a life. It comes across like you all were just looking for an excuse to act like jackasses. Think of the movie as Hollywood gone bad (which it has). Just because it's on a screen does not mean it's truth or represents anything but the film makers delusional fantasies. Separate fact from fiction prior to killing somebody over a film you did not like next time, OK?
God Gawd. No wonder there has not been any peace in the middle east for thousands of years.
To the idiot(s) who contributed to the movie making: Congratulations. You just erased whatever diplomacy efforts have been made in a political powder-keg area. Yes, you have free speech and bla, bla, bla, blaaaaa (insert republican don't-take-away-my-god-given-first-amendment-rights rhetoric here). However, along with your freedom comes RESPONSIBILITY. Just because you HAVE the right to do something, doesn't mean you should. Liken it to calling the boy in third grade a "shit head" because he wore a shirt you did not like. Yes, you have the free speech right to do so but not a good idea as I'm sure you got called into the principal's office for doing so... Your intent was to humiliate and hurt.
To the Middle East Muslim Freaks: Congratulations. You just confirmed the film maker's point by acting like the screaming, violent, murderous crazies they depicted you to be. You can justify murder and riots over a stupid-ass MOVIE? The movie was not required viewing. Grow up and get a life. It comes across like you all were just looking for an excuse to act like jackasses. Think of the movie as Hollywood gone bad (which it has). Just because it's on a screen does not mean it's truth or represents anything but the film makers delusional fantasies. Separate fact from fiction prior to killing somebody over a film you did not like next time, OK?
God Gawd. No wonder there has not been any peace in the middle east for thousands of years.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Anti-American
Yeah, I guess I could be labeled as a 'hippie' to some degree. However, there is some scary stuff going on in the world that we should be aware of. There are countries where the children are taught from birth to hate the United States and to take us down. Does the United States deserve this broad spectrum of hatred? Maybe - maybe not. That's not the point. The point is that we are dealing with an ingrained anti-American mentality that is so deeply rooted no amount of psychotherapy in the world will erase the hatred no matter how many bottles of wine and flowers we bring them.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Airport Security: Back Scatter X-Ray
Maybe it's just me, but traveling by air these days has me feeling more than a little creeped out. Not only do I have my personal belongings pawed through looking for excess hairspray and hand sanitizer, but now I'm being asked to appear naked to the TSA by use of their 'back scatter' x-ray machines that also, by the way, emit radiation.
Ah.... no thanks.
I always opt out of the radiation-humiliation-back-scatter x-ray injection for a pat down, which is just about as condescending. Sorry, but I don't like to be felt up by 4'5" Phillipinos.
Does it not strike anybody as odd that the EU banned the use of back scatter x-ray technology? I guess the EU does not have the spouse of a congressman with millions of investment dollars at risk implementing the technology across the nation.
Ah.... no thanks.
I always opt out of the radiation-humiliation-back-scatter x-ray injection for a pat down, which is just about as condescending. Sorry, but I don't like to be felt up by 4'5" Phillipinos.
Does it not strike anybody as odd that the EU banned the use of back scatter x-ray technology? I guess the EU does not have the spouse of a congressman with millions of investment dollars at risk implementing the technology across the nation.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
The Signature
Today something hit me emotionally at a meeting that I was not quite expecting. I sit on a multi-employer trust fund in a supervisory capacity for health benefits. Today the absurdity of our system hit home.
I arrived at the meeting shortly prior to the adjournment time - of course running late as so many things are demanding my perceived immediate attention these days. I sat down at the meeting table with a cup of coffee nodding my 'hello' greeting to other attendees.
As I mindlessly started signing forms and applications that needed my approval, one stood out. I paused. The form I was signing was to approve a 'temporary disability' application from a young man who was diagnosed with cancer. I gazed at his shaky signature at the bottom of the form that obviously took quite a bit of effort.
I held up the application to the fund administrator and asked what was going on. She sheepishly told me that the young man had died prior to needing any 'temporary disability' benefits as the cancer took his life.
I became saddened and enraged. Why should anybody who is on their death bed have ******g forms shoved in front of their face to sign? Is this is what the health care industry has become? Mind you, I get paid ZERO to sit on this trust fund, but that is not the point. The point is that the system is what it is because so many people have tried to SCAM it to pad their own pockets. Now we have to have people dying on their death beds signing forms trying to keep fraud under control. Pathetic.
I hope you're happy, disability scammers.
I arrived at the meeting shortly prior to the adjournment time - of course running late as so many things are demanding my perceived immediate attention these days. I sat down at the meeting table with a cup of coffee nodding my 'hello' greeting to other attendees.
As I mindlessly started signing forms and applications that needed my approval, one stood out. I paused. The form I was signing was to approve a 'temporary disability' application from a young man who was diagnosed with cancer. I gazed at his shaky signature at the bottom of the form that obviously took quite a bit of effort.
I held up the application to the fund administrator and asked what was going on. She sheepishly told me that the young man had died prior to needing any 'temporary disability' benefits as the cancer took his life.
I became saddened and enraged. Why should anybody who is on their death bed have ******g forms shoved in front of their face to sign? Is this is what the health care industry has become? Mind you, I get paid ZERO to sit on this trust fund, but that is not the point. The point is that the system is what it is because so many people have tried to SCAM it to pad their own pockets. Now we have to have people dying on their death beds signing forms trying to keep fraud under control. Pathetic.
I hope you're happy, disability scammers.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Lincecum and the Wicked Witch of the West
WW of the West: I'll get you my pretty...... and your little marijuana cigarette, too.
Friday, August 31, 2012
Facebook or Soap Box
Good Gawd. If I see one more political post on Facebook I'm going to lose my mind. Facebook is now Soap Box. Anybody with a two-bit sound byte opinion can post anything..... and they do.
Nobody ever changed their political views by a stupid-ass Facebook post... so please stop trying.
Big Brother butts in on FaceBook with side bar advertisements with "Vote for X in 2012" complete with photo of candidate donning game show host haircut and life insurance salesman three-piece suit.
Political pushers on FaceBook are no better than the religion pushers who show up uninvited at your front door. Both are annoying as all hell, and no one converts. On FaceBook all you want to do is see photos of kids growing up, cute pets, etc. Get the hint.
Nobody ever changed their political views by a stupid-ass Facebook post... so please stop trying.
Big Brother butts in on FaceBook with side bar advertisements with "Vote for X in 2012" complete with photo of candidate donning game show host haircut and life insurance salesman three-piece suit.
Political pushers on FaceBook are no better than the religion pushers who show up uninvited at your front door. Both are annoying as all hell, and no one converts. On FaceBook all you want to do is see photos of kids growing up, cute pets, etc. Get the hint.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Jobs
Everybody is talking about jobs. Jobs this, jobs that. Jobs, jobs, jobs, jobs..... We have moved so far away from our source that we will do ourselves in. It's happening. What is a job? Why do we need one? If you really think about it, most jobs harm the environment either directly or indirectly. Commerce kills. Granted, it's not a quick kill but the toxins and chemicals required to produce our 'jobs' are really a golden noose.
Maybe we should all go back to simple living and farming. Perhaps the Amish are not so freakish after all.
Maybe we should all go back to simple living and farming. Perhaps the Amish are not so freakish after all.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
More Questions for Republicans
Questions republicans need to answer:
1. Why do you shit on women and then expect us to vote for you?
2. Why do you hire illegals to be your slaves and then bitch about immigration?
3. How are you different than Islamic extremists? Because God said so?
4. Why are you the first ones to sign up for medicare and social security but bitch about too much governmet?
5. Why do you favor bailing out multi-billionaires with tax money?
6. Why do you treat the environment like it's to be exploited for commercial gain?
Wow... there's a pattern here...exploit, exploit, exploit all for power and money.
1. Why do you shit on women and then expect us to vote for you?
2. Why do you hire illegals to be your slaves and then bitch about immigration?
3. How are you different than Islamic extremists? Because God said so?
4. Why are you the first ones to sign up for medicare and social security but bitch about too much governmet?
5. Why do you favor bailing out multi-billionaires with tax money?
6. Why do you treat the environment like it's to be exploited for commercial gain?
Wow... there's a pattern here...exploit, exploit, exploit all for power and money.
Republicans Try to Woo Women Voters
Today's Wall Street Journal broadcasts the Great White Robo-Dork's official bid for presidency. Oh shit. They forgot something in the process. All the women they've trampled on and used have given the figurative FU and abandoned the party. Now they need our votes.
All of a sudden we are of use and now they've propped up Mrs. Great White Robo-Dork to give a testimonial as to how wonderful Robo-Dork is. Please. The last thing any thinking woman wants is some shackled, trained housewife gushing on about her husband's attributes. It's so scripted. It's so lame. Again, she is being TOLD what to say - the very thing that turned off women voters to begin with.
Republicans just don't get it. You can't shit on an entire voting base and then turn around and try to win us over. We see through you.
All of a sudden we are of use and now they've propped up Mrs. Great White Robo-Dork to give a testimonial as to how wonderful Robo-Dork is. Please. The last thing any thinking woman wants is some shackled, trained housewife gushing on about her husband's attributes. It's so scripted. It's so lame. Again, she is being TOLD what to say - the very thing that turned off women voters to begin with.
Republicans just don't get it. You can't shit on an entire voting base and then turn around and try to win us over. We see through you.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The Club
I never thought I would live to this day - I've joined 'the club.' I'm about to be initiated into the Empty Nest Club. The past 25 years have been completely devoted to my kids. My secondary role has been school and work. Needless to say, I've not had much of a social life. I don't even know how to relax. I feel I must be constantly doing something.... laundry, dishes, cooking, paying bills, pruning the garden, helping with homework, dentist appointments, teacher conferences, and on and on and on and on. Add to the list that my house is a refugee camp for lost teens and animals.
It's all coming to a crashing halt.
For the first time in a long, long time I get to be free of whiny toddlers. I'm free of preschoolers drawing on my walls with a crayon and dumping baby powder in my fish tank (true story). I'm free of temper tantrums in grocery stores. I get to actually complete a sentence while speaking without a small child pulling on my shirt hem. I can cook meals without one kid clinging to my leg and the other on my hip.
Does it make me a complete bitch that I'm loving the sound of silence? I was speaking with a friend the other day (uninterrupted - ahhhhhhhh simple pleasures) and she also mentioned that she does not like being around noisy kids when she's at the lake and would prefer to be in an 'adult only' section. We're not cold bitches, it's just that we've paid our dues (meaning we've mindfully raised our kids with never a moment for ourselves) and we are liking our newly found freedom of not having to deal with the responsibility, and actually get to relax completely and enjoy without having one eye on kids. Finally. It's about US. I've been initiated into the Empty Nest Club. No more Barney. No more Rug Rats. No more Power Rangers. No more Nicelodeon or Disney Channel (thank goddesses). No more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crust cut off served with macaroni and cheese.
My kids are now at the age where I get to have conversations on an adult level. We get to debate politics, religion, etc. I'm proud of them as I feel they have a solid value base - they truly have compassion for fellow humans. They feel confident to question long-held beliefs by our society. They have self-esteem, but not arrogance nor cockiness.
Payoff. It's been 25 years coming. I'm due for peace, quiet, and time alone. I've raised my kids and other orphans I've taken in to display common courtesy for all humans. It takes a lot of energy to *really* raise kids. I never popped them out like a pez dispenser, nor like a product on an assembly line.
Now I'm at the lake with my friend on a floaty with cocktail in hand. Keep your screaming, obnoxious kid out of my immediate space and disturbing the peace we've earned. We've paid our dues. The old adage "children are to be seen and not heard" makes perfect sense.
It's all coming to a crashing halt.
For the first time in a long, long time I get to be free of whiny toddlers. I'm free of preschoolers drawing on my walls with a crayon and dumping baby powder in my fish tank (true story). I'm free of temper tantrums in grocery stores. I get to actually complete a sentence while speaking without a small child pulling on my shirt hem. I can cook meals without one kid clinging to my leg and the other on my hip.
Does it make me a complete bitch that I'm loving the sound of silence? I was speaking with a friend the other day (uninterrupted - ahhhhhhhh simple pleasures) and she also mentioned that she does not like being around noisy kids when she's at the lake and would prefer to be in an 'adult only' section. We're not cold bitches, it's just that we've paid our dues (meaning we've mindfully raised our kids with never a moment for ourselves) and we are liking our newly found freedom of not having to deal with the responsibility, and actually get to relax completely and enjoy without having one eye on kids. Finally. It's about US. I've been initiated into the Empty Nest Club. No more Barney. No more Rug Rats. No more Power Rangers. No more Nicelodeon or Disney Channel (thank goddesses). No more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with the crust cut off served with macaroni and cheese.
My kids are now at the age where I get to have conversations on an adult level. We get to debate politics, religion, etc. I'm proud of them as I feel they have a solid value base - they truly have compassion for fellow humans. They feel confident to question long-held beliefs by our society. They have self-esteem, but not arrogance nor cockiness.
Payoff. It's been 25 years coming. I'm due for peace, quiet, and time alone. I've raised my kids and other orphans I've taken in to display common courtesy for all humans. It takes a lot of energy to *really* raise kids. I never popped them out like a pez dispenser, nor like a product on an assembly line.
Now I'm at the lake with my friend on a floaty with cocktail in hand. Keep your screaming, obnoxious kid out of my immediate space and disturbing the peace we've earned. We've paid our dues. The old adage "children are to be seen and not heard" makes perfect sense.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Who Votes Republican?
Who are these people who vote for this ticket? They are the most short-sighted, self-centered, self-righteous people on earth. It's all about THEM, NOW and MONEY. Damn the environment. Damn the next generation. Damn depleting resources. Damn other countries and their beliefs. Damn treating people fairly. Just as long as they can get money (and be boss) they're happy.
Hold on there, democrats.... I'm not in love with you, either. You go to the other extreme to coddle able-bodied people with sappy over-parenting and redundant government programs.
Nobody is for the middle class. Both democrats and republicans PRETEND to be.
Hold on there, democrats.... I'm not in love with you, either. You go to the other extreme to coddle able-bodied people with sappy over-parenting and redundant government programs.
Nobody is for the middle class. Both democrats and republicans PRETEND to be.
Friday, August 24, 2012
I Hate Camping
If you ever notice, only city slickers enjoy going camping. Us hicks who grew up shitting in corn fields, swatting mosquitoes, and came in from the fields at dusk after toiling all day sweaty, dirty, sunburned and tired loathe the thought of volunteering for more.
I love nature - please don't get me wrong - but I appreciate a flushing toilet, electricity, and a mattress to sleep on free of insects and critters.
Camping is just so much WORK. You have to pack, unpack, and set up. You have to cook your meals using rinky-dink cookware over an open flame or camp stove. You then need to lug dirty cookware and dishes to wherever to wash, dry, and put away. What to do with leftovers? There's no fridge and just pray to god the ice in the cooler did not melt completely. After all of that you get to shit in a dirt hole and sleep on the lumpy ground only to be awakened at 3:00 AM by a screeching, scratching racoon. Are we having fun yet? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
When it's over you have to tear down, clean, pack, and put away. Not my idea of a vacation. I'm not a wimp. I will get down and dirty with the best of them. However, come evening give my my hotel room and a cafe where I will not have to lug food, prepare it, clean up, and put away (and use a dirt hole as a bathroom).
I love nature - please don't get me wrong - but I appreciate a flushing toilet, electricity, and a mattress to sleep on free of insects and critters.
Camping is just so much WORK. You have to pack, unpack, and set up. You have to cook your meals using rinky-dink cookware over an open flame or camp stove. You then need to lug dirty cookware and dishes to wherever to wash, dry, and put away. What to do with leftovers? There's no fridge and just pray to god the ice in the cooler did not melt completely. After all of that you get to shit in a dirt hole and sleep on the lumpy ground only to be awakened at 3:00 AM by a screeching, scratching racoon. Are we having fun yet? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
When it's over you have to tear down, clean, pack, and put away. Not my idea of a vacation. I'm not a wimp. I will get down and dirty with the best of them. However, come evening give my my hotel room and a cafe where I will not have to lug food, prepare it, clean up, and put away (and use a dirt hole as a bathroom).
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Nosy Neighbors
Don't you wish they would get a life? What's the fascination with creeping on me and what I'm doing? Why do you care about the cars parked outside my house? Why do you notice what time I come home from work? Why do you ask about the construction work being done on my house? Why do you note cross-town family visitors?
Is your life THAT boring you have to watch mine? Next time I see you peering into my space I'm going to press my bare ass up against the window. That should stop your eyes from looking over here - and perhaps burn your retinas.
Is your life THAT boring you have to watch mine? Next time I see you peering into my space I'm going to press my bare ass up against the window. That should stop your eyes from looking over here - and perhaps burn your retinas.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
What Republicans Are Doing Wrong
1. Gawd.... they are sooooooo white and dorky;
2. They are men, white, and dorky;
3. They are white, dorky, men;
4. They are dorky, OLD, white men;
5. They wear suits. Nobody wears suits unless you're a slick Wall Street scumbag trying to swindle;
6. Get a cool hair cut. The comb over is so.... well.... OVER.
7. Their wives are submissive baby factories not allowed to think for themselves;
8. Ditch the Bible quotes and Christian right-wing nut jobs. You could attract moderates if you did not grovel to that retarded voting base;
9. Stop driving Dodge mini-vans with WWJD stickers on the back and your stupid-ass stick family decals on the rear window.
10. Do you have a political satire show that's actually intellectual and FUNNY?
11. REMOVE STICK FROM ASS!
2. They are men, white, and dorky;
3. They are white, dorky, men;
4. They are dorky, OLD, white men;
5. They wear suits. Nobody wears suits unless you're a slick Wall Street scumbag trying to swindle;
6. Get a cool hair cut. The comb over is so.... well.... OVER.
7. Their wives are submissive baby factories not allowed to think for themselves;
8. Ditch the Bible quotes and Christian right-wing nut jobs. You could attract moderates if you did not grovel to that retarded voting base;
9. Stop driving Dodge mini-vans with WWJD stickers on the back and your stupid-ass stick family decals on the rear window.
10. Do you have a political satire show that's actually intellectual and FUNNY?
11. REMOVE STICK FROM ASS!
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Legitimate Rape and Retroactive Retirement
Keep talking, republicans.... your true stripes show when you're away from your campaign script writers posing your every word and appearance. I can't believe you think the American people so dumb not to see through your bullshit.
Todd Akin's words regarding abortion,
Todd Akin's words regarding abortion,
Monday, August 20, 2012
Tech Support
A huge lesson in frustration is trying to speak with somebody from tech support who actually speaks a dialect of English you can understand. Click on the 'play' button in the above box to view a YouTube cartoon depicting the very lesson of frustration I experienced today when I needed to call tech support for my computer. I promise that if you've EVER called tech support, you'll be able to relate. I wouldn't post this on my blog if I didn't think it worthwhile.
One Question for Presidential Candidates
I have but one question for presidential candidates (and their side-kicks): Tell me what you have specifically done to stop obnoxiously wealthy Wall Street executives from running amok and giving handouts at tax payer expense?
GOP response: (crickets chirping).... dead silence
When that question gets answered perhaps I'll listen as to why they want grandma to eat cat food because she can't afford medicine.
The other side to the question is if Obama, Democrats, et al, are so anti-business and have everything regulated up the wazoo, just how in the hell did Wall Street get away with what they got away with?
GOP response: (crickets chirping).... dead silence
When that question gets answered perhaps I'll listen as to why they want grandma to eat cat food because she can't afford medicine.
The other side to the question is if Obama, Democrats, et al, are so anti-business and have everything regulated up the wazoo, just how in the hell did Wall Street get away with what they got away with?
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Clowns vs Mimes
Which is more annoying? Clowns or mimes? Neither of them speak, and both harbour a creepy vibe about them. Both wear freak make-up and weird clothing. One commits murder, and other one stalks their victims.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
South Korean Pop
South Korea has their own Wierd Al Yankovic. I can't help but laugh when I watch this. It's just downright silly and fun.
Airline Baggage Policies
I think the airlines have it backwards. They should CREDIT passengers $25 per bag if they check them in. After paying our money to check our bags and trying to be courteous travelers, we are always hit in the head by the annoying tourist or snotty business travelers shoving trunks weighing 2x their body weight into teeny, overhead spaces while passengers waiting to board pile up behind them as they struggle trying to shove a square peg into a round hole nary a thought about anybody except themselves.
The carry-on crowd does not care. They saved $25 and made everybody else miserable in the process. Great job, airlines..... reward annoying assholes.
The carry-on crowd does not care. They saved $25 and made everybody else miserable in the process. Great job, airlines..... reward annoying assholes.
Monday, August 13, 2012
Swimming Pool
Dumb question.... Why would anybody bother to vacation at a world famous beach location only to hang out at the pool? What's the point? You can do that at HOME.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Paul Ryan
No, I'm not in love with him. People get soooooo worked up over running mates and such. The reality is that it does not matter. This is all about pitting the public (unionized) sector against the private (non-union) sector. Their plan is for us little people to cannibalize each other while they are handing out billion dollar government contracts with no supervision to their corporate friends.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Here she is - again
Going away from my usual bitter rant theme. I'm going to delve into my intuitive side today. I'm not sure what to think of reincarnation, but there have been some uncanny connections I have seen with my daughter. I don't think my daughter has put any of it together, and it's not my place to do so and spell it out for her. I want HER to put the connections together without my influence whatsoever.
When she was a little baby she was always terrified of water and fire. Bath time was hell. Washing her hair was ALWAYS an ordeal, unlike her brother who loved the water and could not understand why sister screamed when water touched her face or head. At the time I did not think anything of it as many kids are afraid of the water. Then there was the fear of of being confined in the car seat and the fear of the hard rain hitting the windshield, or water hitting the car during a car wash. Again, whatever..... many kids are afraid of things like that.
My daughter took her first trip to Pearl Harbor at age 5. She did not understand the significance of the visit, but she insisted that she wear a lei. When we arrived at the memorial she stood at the rail and began to pick flowers off her lei and toss them in the water. When I asked her (borderline annoyed) as to why she was picking apart her lei she said, "It's because I'm down there, mommy, and I am still scared."
Time goes by and as she starts getting older she starts telling me of repeated dreams in vivid detail about how she can't escape from the sinking boat because of the water is rushing in and everything is on fire - even the water is on fire. The boat rolls over and she feels the blood rushing to her head and the sensation of being flipped over. Trapped.
She visits Pearl Harbor again. This time more emotions come into play. Visits below the decks of the retired submarine and battleships gave her an unexplained anxiety and she needed to leave. Anger at Japanese people surfaces (and her brother LOVES Japan and the culture). She's more concerned about the victims of the USS Oklahoma and wonders why they don't get the recognition the Arizona does (the Oklahoma was torpedoed, rolled, and sank trapping sailors). Little bits of karma are coming back in the most unexpected places as her life unfolds. She has unfinished business in Hawaii. She even said that Hawaii chose her, and not the other way around.
There's more to come......
When she was a little baby she was always terrified of water and fire. Bath time was hell. Washing her hair was ALWAYS an ordeal, unlike her brother who loved the water and could not understand why sister screamed when water touched her face or head. At the time I did not think anything of it as many kids are afraid of the water. Then there was the fear of of being confined in the car seat and the fear of the hard rain hitting the windshield, or water hitting the car during a car wash. Again, whatever..... many kids are afraid of things like that.
My daughter took her first trip to Pearl Harbor at age 5. She did not understand the significance of the visit, but she insisted that she wear a lei. When we arrived at the memorial she stood at the rail and began to pick flowers off her lei and toss them in the water. When I asked her (borderline annoyed) as to why she was picking apart her lei she said, "It's because I'm down there, mommy, and I am still scared."
Time goes by and as she starts getting older she starts telling me of repeated dreams in vivid detail about how she can't escape from the sinking boat because of the water is rushing in and everything is on fire - even the water is on fire. The boat rolls over and she feels the blood rushing to her head and the sensation of being flipped over. Trapped.
She visits Pearl Harbor again. This time more emotions come into play. Visits below the decks of the retired submarine and battleships gave her an unexplained anxiety and she needed to leave. Anger at Japanese people surfaces (and her brother LOVES Japan and the culture). She's more concerned about the victims of the USS Oklahoma and wonders why they don't get the recognition the Arizona does (the Oklahoma was torpedoed, rolled, and sank trapping sailors). Little bits of karma are coming back in the most unexpected places as her life unfolds. She has unfinished business in Hawaii. She even said that Hawaii chose her, and not the other way around.
There's more to come......
Major Hotel
Ok... so was suckered into a 'great deal' vacation package through a major hotel. Let's just say their poster child is a dizzy, clueless blonde named after a major French city complete with small, yappy mutt peeking out of oversized purse. Whatever. The motivation of this trip is beyond the common tourist trappings and had a more substantial purpose.
The 'catch' of this awesome deal is that we had to attend a two-hour time share presentation sales pitch. Let the fun begin. I grow tired of people playing contractual shell games with me without substance.... and assuming because I'm female that I'm a total idiot.
I love the look on their faces when I innocently ask pointed questions and see their knees bouncing under the desk wondering how they should answer me.
Yeah, I'm not the typical clueless female seeking the best jewelry and shopping around despite that I look the part. I actually have functioning brain cells that analyze and compute the bull shit being fed to me.... and I'm not afraid to call you on it.
The 'catch' of this awesome deal is that we had to attend a two-hour time share presentation sales pitch. Let the fun begin. I grow tired of people playing contractual shell games with me without substance.... and assuming because I'm female that I'm a total idiot.
I love the look on their faces when I innocently ask pointed questions and see their knees bouncing under the desk wondering how they should answer me.
Yeah, I'm not the typical clueless female seeking the best jewelry and shopping around despite that I look the part. I actually have functioning brain cells that analyze and compute the bull shit being fed to me.... and I'm not afraid to call you on it.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Puzzle Called Life
Ever have a series of experiences that are totally unrelated but come together at the most unexpected places and the most unexpected times? Has life introduced you to situations you never dreamed would ever happen to YOU?
As we go along in life, usually on autopilot checking off our daily to-do list, life tends to send us bits and pieces of information that remind us there really is another dimension that might not be understood or tangible by our limited human senses. Are we listening? It's the old adage, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."
I'm not sure what to label this, or assign it to a specific belief or religion. All I know is that in the recent past few months I am now convinced we all have a greater purpose in life than what we immediately see in front of us. A simple sentence you said to a complete stranger could have a resonating impact years later - long after you forgot you ever even said the words and have no recollection at all of the stranger.
Deeds from long ago, possibly a past incarnation, are awaiting healing and learning..... Live life.
As we go along in life, usually on autopilot checking off our daily to-do list, life tends to send us bits and pieces of information that remind us there really is another dimension that might not be understood or tangible by our limited human senses. Are we listening? It's the old adage, "When the student is ready, the teacher will appear."
I'm not sure what to label this, or assign it to a specific belief or religion. All I know is that in the recent past few months I am now convinced we all have a greater purpose in life than what we immediately see in front of us. A simple sentence you said to a complete stranger could have a resonating impact years later - long after you forgot you ever even said the words and have no recollection at all of the stranger.
Deeds from long ago, possibly a past incarnation, are awaiting healing and learning..... Live life.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Trivial Asian Observations
Why do Asian people smell like moth balls soaked in saki?
Why do Asian women wrap themselves like mummies when going to the beach?
Why do Asian people take pictures in parking lots?
Why do Asian people have flat butts? They have backs with cracks.
Why do Asian women walk pigeon-toed?
Just to make sure we are all on the same page I hate Godzilla, too.
Mushi-Mushi
Why do Asian women wrap themselves like mummies when going to the beach?
Why do Asian people take pictures in parking lots?
Why do Asian people have flat butts? They have backs with cracks.
Why do Asian women walk pigeon-toed?
Just to make sure we are all on the same page I hate Godzilla, too.
Mushi-Mushi
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Privacy
Why is it that my mail box is flooded with "priacy act notices" in regards to my financial information and personal information that is collected with places I conduct business with? Somewhere along the line somebody got upset about their personal information being spilled to whomever (and rightfully so) and laws were passed and opt-out notices were required of lenders and such.
Well, I want to opt-out of Google and other online snoop sites that any moron with an internet connection can see: where I live, how much my house is worth, family associations complete with birth dates, where I work, gross income reported on tax returns..... and adding insult to injury.... satellite pictures and street views of my house!
None of this is posted with my permission. It's creepy beyond creepy.
Well, I want to opt-out of Google and other online snoop sites that any moron with an internet connection can see: where I live, how much my house is worth, family associations complete with birth dates, where I work, gross income reported on tax returns..... and adding insult to injury.... satellite pictures and street views of my house!
None of this is posted with my permission. It's creepy beyond creepy.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Shit Girlfriends Say
My best friends HATE you..... (rhythmic clap) ...My best friends HATE You...! If you can pass the best friend test, you are golden..... If you ever hear this from a chick with rhythmic clapping, you better run...... you did not pass the best friend test.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
England: Opening Olympic Ceremonies 2012
Watching the Olympic opening ceremonies is kind of fun. The host country always tries to show a bit of their history and incorporate it into the celebration. Watching England was interesting. They were proud of belching filth into the air with giant smoke stacks. They were proud of hospital beds. They were also proud of their kick-**s music they produce. The only thing missing was the part where England invaded and colonized lands across the globe killing entire local populations in the process.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
More Marriage Advice
Aside from knowing your partner's most horrifying habits and personality disorders prior to getting married, I have one more bit of advice -- especially for you women out there. Never push a guy into marriage. Never make an ultimatum. Never even bring marriage up. Never get pregnant "accidentally" to trap a guy. Let's face it. Many men will eventually cheat on their wives at some point. It's just the way things go. Men know how hard it is to be monogamous, and therefore, are resistant to making a huge commitment like getting married which means FOREVER (unless you have some type of open marriage arrangement -- hey, it's no body's business but your own).
Many times after a certain dating length the woman will want a ring, wedding and babies. The guy is on the fence knowing how ********g scary it is, as many women are financially clueless and have NO idea what it takes to make financial security happen. She gets pissed when he does not pop the question. The guy senses this. A little time goes by. He may purchase her a necklace or earrings to pacify her and buy some more time. The woman is tapping her toes impatiently. She starts putting on the pressure and lobs out ultimatums. A lot of times the guy is dragged to the alter while having his doubts.
.....and now you women are shocked when he cheats or wants out of the marriage? He did not really want to get married in the first place.....
This is where I am old fashioned. I think the guy should ask the girl because most men are pressured by women out of an obligation or final ultimatum. There are men who really do want to get married and feel no pressure whatsoever and can't wait to tie the knot. That's awesome. That's the way it should be. Bottom line is that getting married is scary and I think everybody will have doubts -- even if it's a match made in heaven. The difference is whether or not the parties feel obligated or pressured.
Many times after a certain dating length the woman will want a ring, wedding and babies. The guy is on the fence knowing how ********g scary it is, as many women are financially clueless and have NO idea what it takes to make financial security happen. She gets pissed when he does not pop the question. The guy senses this. A little time goes by. He may purchase her a necklace or earrings to pacify her and buy some more time. The woman is tapping her toes impatiently. She starts putting on the pressure and lobs out ultimatums. A lot of times the guy is dragged to the alter while having his doubts.
.....and now you women are shocked when he cheats or wants out of the marriage? He did not really want to get married in the first place.....
This is where I am old fashioned. I think the guy should ask the girl because most men are pressured by women out of an obligation or final ultimatum. There are men who really do want to get married and feel no pressure whatsoever and can't wait to tie the knot. That's awesome. That's the way it should be. Bottom line is that getting married is scary and I think everybody will have doubts -- even if it's a match made in heaven. The difference is whether or not the parties feel obligated or pressured.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Nail Salon
I'll admit it. I love to get my nails done. It's so girlie, but what the hay.... While I'm there, give me the supreme pedicure as well. Having freshly painted toe nails and manicured fingertips is a right for every woman? Yes? I think so.
I love my manicurist. We have children of similar ages and they hang out together. If you want to know the gossip, get it from your manicurist or hairdresser. Both are born-n-raised Sonoma County gals so they know the tabs on everybody.
The gossip is usually true. I've heard some juicy stuff. However, I don't repeat anything as I'm not the local loud-mouth. If some body finds out about their husband doinking the secretary it won't be from me. It usually takes 6-12 months from initial reporting from manicurist or hairdresser before it becomes public knowledge.
Yawn.... yesterday's news.......
I love my manicurist. We have children of similar ages and they hang out together. If you want to know the gossip, get it from your manicurist or hairdresser. Both are born-n-raised Sonoma County gals so they know the tabs on everybody.
The gossip is usually true. I've heard some juicy stuff. However, I don't repeat anything as I'm not the local loud-mouth. If some body finds out about their husband doinking the secretary it won't be from me. It usually takes 6-12 months from initial reporting from manicurist or hairdresser before it becomes public knowledge.
Yawn.... yesterday's news.......
Monday, July 23, 2012
Schooled by a Kid
I have relatives here visiting Sonoma County. It's especially fun this time because my cousin brought her boyfriend from Ireland and he's never been here before. I love showing newbies around. What would Sonoma County be without going wine tasting?
We hit a couple wineries, and then ended up at a retail wine shop that also had a little tasting section. The gal behind the counter doing the pouring looked about 14. She still had braces. At first glance you would wonder how a kid could have a job pouring wine, and how could a KID possibly know anything about wine?
After the fourth word came out of her mouth we were putting our feet in ours. This young gal knew a lot about wine, and ended up schooling us. Damn. This KID knew a heck of a lot. Shut us up in a hurry. I will never forget her tin grin flashing at us as the wine terminology definitions kept coming from her. Impressive. This gal had spunk and an incredible sense of humor. We were having a blast.
About that time a group of middle aged, pretentious French men entered the wine shop, and our tin grin gal pardoned herself from us to welcome them. It was apparent the French men dismissed this child of possibly knowing anything. The French men were borderline insulting in their assessment of the tin grin gal as their eyes and body language indicated. Tin grin gal asked if they were interested in tasting anything. The French men had their noses turned up and one of the French men turned to the other to say something condescending (in French) about California wines. Much to the surprise of the French men, our little tin grin gal retorted in perfect French about the comment.
Touche.
We hit a couple wineries, and then ended up at a retail wine shop that also had a little tasting section. The gal behind the counter doing the pouring looked about 14. She still had braces. At first glance you would wonder how a kid could have a job pouring wine, and how could a KID possibly know anything about wine?
After the fourth word came out of her mouth we were putting our feet in ours. This young gal knew a lot about wine, and ended up schooling us. Damn. This KID knew a heck of a lot. Shut us up in a hurry. I will never forget her tin grin flashing at us as the wine terminology definitions kept coming from her. Impressive. This gal had spunk and an incredible sense of humor. We were having a blast.
About that time a group of middle aged, pretentious French men entered the wine shop, and our tin grin gal pardoned herself from us to welcome them. It was apparent the French men dismissed this child of possibly knowing anything. The French men were borderline insulting in their assessment of the tin grin gal as their eyes and body language indicated. Tin grin gal asked if they were interested in tasting anything. The French men had their noses turned up and one of the French men turned to the other to say something condescending (in French) about California wines. Much to the surprise of the French men, our little tin grin gal retorted in perfect French about the comment.
Touche.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Pumped up Kicks in Aurora
Columbine High School, Aurora....what's with the people in Colorado? Do they all lose it and open fire in innocent places like schools and movie theatres? I think Colorado ties with Wisconsin for producing violent, murderous whack-o's. Wait. I forgot to put Texas on the list.
Do we blame guns? No. Canada has just as many guns per capita as the United States. For whatever reason we are a violent, paranoid, fearful society. Carrying around all that negative stress eventually bubbles up to the surface and by then it's too late.....
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Jon Stewart: The Love Affair Continues
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Sadly, this type of management style exists -- complete with smoke and mirrors and the blame game. It's not just presidential candidates.
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Facebook: Massive CIA Government Program
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks Facebook is creepy with information overload.
Friday, July 13, 2012
Do Not Disturb
I think that there is some communication that has been lost in translation. The phrase "do not disturb" means "knock loudly" in Spanish. I have been at a hotel in southern ca for a couple days now. It matters not what time we leave in the morning to go about our business. Upon our return the housekeeping cart is hovered at the entrance of our room preventing us from coming back to the room and to going about our business for the rest of the day.
Today as everybody's schedule was lax, the joke was that 'housekeeping' would be knocking at the door at 8:00 AM as we actually had the privilege of sleeping in. Lo and behold prediction came true. Placing the "do not disturb" sign on the door did not give housekeeping a clue. They then called the room directly asking if they could come in to service the room.
"do not disturb" really means "do not disturb." It means we don't want you knocking, calling, or coming in. Leave us alone! If we need more towels or soap, we'll call YOU.
Today as everybody's schedule was lax, the joke was that 'housekeeping' would be knocking at the door at 8:00 AM as we actually had the privilege of sleeping in. Lo and behold prediction came true. Placing the "do not disturb" sign on the door did not give housekeeping a clue. They then called the room directly asking if they could come in to service the room.
"do not disturb" really means "do not disturb." It means we don't want you knocking, calling, or coming in. Leave us alone! If we need more towels or soap, we'll call YOU.
Friday, July 6, 2012
Facebook Death Announcements
If I get hit by a Mack truck tomorrow, please and I mean PUH-LEASE, don't put anything on Facebook about my death. How is anybody supposed to respond to that? By clicking on the stupid-ass "like" icon? I'm not making this shit up, people. Today a Facebook Friend announced her father's passing by making a blasting Facebook announcement complete with picture. People responded by hitting the "like" icon. Maybe I'm missing something, but I find nothing to "like" about somebody dying.
While we're at it, vacation season is in full swing. I don't want a minute-by-minute blow of your family road trip and constant status updates. Facebook is not your personal travel journal. Save it for somebody who cares. What? Nobody cares? Not even your own kids who are along on the trip with you? Should be a clue.
While we're at it, vacation season is in full swing. I don't want a minute-by-minute blow of your family road trip and constant status updates. Facebook is not your personal travel journal. Save it for somebody who cares. What? Nobody cares? Not even your own kids who are along on the trip with you? Should be a clue.
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Cupcake Overload
Every bored housewife is now opening up her own cupcake shop. Can this trend please be over now? This is Krispy Kreme all over again except people are borrowing against their houses (assuming they have any equity left at all after last consumer borrowing boom) to set up their trendy overkill cupcake enclave. I don't care if your cupcake is all natural, gluten free, sugar free, dye free... bla bla bla....
Here's a clue... Your inventory is perishable. Your overhead is high. The market is saturated with other stupid trendy cup cake shops. I don't care if you drive around in your pink mini car wearing lacy aprons donning a 1950's nostalgic look trying to be hip and do deliveries. You will have to sell a shitload of cupcakes just to break even.
Besides. Nobody even LIKES cupcakes that much.
Here's a clue... Your inventory is perishable. Your overhead is high. The market is saturated with other stupid trendy cup cake shops. I don't care if you drive around in your pink mini car wearing lacy aprons donning a 1950's nostalgic look trying to be hip and do deliveries. You will have to sell a shitload of cupcakes just to break even.
Besides. Nobody even LIKES cupcakes that much.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Organic Pet Food
Organic Pet Food: You have got to be f****** kidding me. Not so very long ago I was chastised by my in-laws and my vet for feeding my pets road kill and table scraps. My sister-in-law took great pleasure in gloating on how she paid top dollar for her dogs' Science Diet pet food purchased directly from the vet, and how I was an inferior pet owner for not foolishly spending money on chemical waste feed for Fido. Sister-in-law thinks she's pampering her pooches when in actuality she's killing them.
Science Diet. Humph. Just as the name implies. Read the label. It's a science experiment full of chemicals you can't pronounce. You're full of shit if you read the label and can tell me exactly what each chemical is, its source, and its function without becoming a chemist in the process. Here's a hint to you all -- CHINA.
Anyway, things are coming full circle as now being a hick farmer is en vogue. Yuppies who have never shoveled shit in their lives are now praising the glories of "organic" goods. This has now surfaced in the area of pet food. "Organic, natural" dog food is all the rage. Yuppies think it's great if it can be purchased in clean, neat packaging in a high-end store and pay tons of money for it.
These same Yuppie morons cry "animal cruelty" if discovered that another animal died at a slaughter facility to provide their organic food for their obnoxious mutt. News to Yuppie dog owners. Dogs are carnivors.
Which brings me back to.......... road kill and table scraps.
Science Diet. Humph. Just as the name implies. Read the label. It's a science experiment full of chemicals you can't pronounce. You're full of shit if you read the label and can tell me exactly what each chemical is, its source, and its function without becoming a chemist in the process. Here's a hint to you all -- CHINA.
Anyway, things are coming full circle as now being a hick farmer is en vogue. Yuppies who have never shoveled shit in their lives are now praising the glories of "organic" goods. This has now surfaced in the area of pet food. "Organic, natural" dog food is all the rage. Yuppies think it's great if it can be purchased in clean, neat packaging in a high-end store and pay tons of money for it.
These same Yuppie morons cry "animal cruelty" if discovered that another animal died at a slaughter facility to provide their organic food for their obnoxious mutt. News to Yuppie dog owners. Dogs are carnivors.
Which brings me back to.......... road kill and table scraps.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Fair Freak Show
I don't know about you all, but I love fair season. It's where carnies mingle with WalMart shoppers. Plus, there's something very entertaining about seeing a 4 year-old kid with a mohawk and tattoos riding around on his dad's shoulders who is also sporting a mohawk-mullet and tattoos.
Pay to see the Fat Lady? No way... don't waste your money. She is every third person sporting tight, pink sweats exposing flabby midriff and accentuating every dimple of cellulite. She will be gorging on a gigantic corn dog and guzzling beer. She will most likely also be sporting a mohawk and tattoos with a four-year-old in tow. Don't know what fun house mirrors they looked in prior to leaving the house thinking they looked hot, but said mirrors should be shattered immediately.
'Has been' bands from the 70's and 80's??? AWESOME! I finally get to see and appreciate music without the super-expensive ticket price, groupies, traffic jams, long lines for bathrooms, etc. It's all up front, close, and personal.
Just think y'all.... with the completion of the Rohnert Park casino we will have this top quality fun 365 days a year! Pass the beer and cotton candy!
Pay to see the Fat Lady? No way... don't waste your money. She is every third person sporting tight, pink sweats exposing flabby midriff and accentuating every dimple of cellulite. She will be gorging on a gigantic corn dog and guzzling beer. She will most likely also be sporting a mohawk and tattoos with a four-year-old in tow. Don't know what fun house mirrors they looked in prior to leaving the house thinking they looked hot, but said mirrors should be shattered immediately.
'Has been' bands from the 70's and 80's??? AWESOME! I finally get to see and appreciate music without the super-expensive ticket price, groupies, traffic jams, long lines for bathrooms, etc. It's all up front, close, and personal.
Just think y'all.... with the completion of the Rohnert Park casino we will have this top quality fun 365 days a year! Pass the beer and cotton candy!
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Separation and Growing Pains
I'm at a crossroads in my life. My kids are just about grown and now I have to figure out what I'm going to do with the rest of my life. I'm still young. Shall I delve into the business world? No, I've seen the devils in business suits. Shall I delve into politics? No, I prefer my bullshit fresh and steaming so I can at least put firecrackers in it like a birthday cake and watch it blow up. Midwest entertainment...For real.
What does that leave me with? I'm too cynical for religion, and I'm too softhearted to be agnostic.
What does that leave me with? I'm too cynical for religion, and I'm too softhearted to be agnostic.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Las Vegas: Orleans Hotel and Casino
Smokers: Please show some courtesy by at least not smoking in non-smoking sections. Liken it to somebody farting in your bed for hours before you crawl in. You would not appreciate the lingering stench of others. Yes, the smell IS that bad.....
I suppose I should not be surprised as the Orleans tends to be the WalMart of Vegas visitors. However, even cheap hotel hunters should be free of smoke on at least one floor.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Russian River Drownings
It's happened again. Tuco Benedicto Juan Maria Ramirez drowned in the Russian River. Posting signs in Spanish stating "No Swimmo if you cant no Swimmo" don't deter them from going into the river and drowning.
Maybe I'm just a little crass, but if you can't swim WTF are you doing in the river? If you're that dumb, you deserve to drown. Darwin Natural Selection.
Maybe I'm just a little crass, but if you can't swim WTF are you doing in the river? If you're that dumb, you deserve to drown. Darwin Natural Selection.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Sympathy for the Devil -- oops, I meant Politicians
In a strange way I feel sorry for politicians. Think of all the people whining at them constantly to fix THEIR particular pet issue du jour. All Americans are bitching about the following, but don't see their own hand in creating the problem in the first place:
1. Taxes: Most people look for loopholes galore to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
Result: We're broke. Duh.
2. Cut Spending: Everybody wants to cut what they consider government bloat and eliminate waste and consolidate services.
Result: Everybody wants cuts as long as it effects somebody else. We can't even close a post office or a crappy elementary school without near riots. What do people expect? For politicians to pull money from out of their asses to fund financial sink-holes?
3. NIMBYism: Everybody wants the conveniences of living in a modern world, but bitch like crazy when the airport, road, cell tower, or whatever is planned near their house.
4. Something for Nothing: There is no free lunch out there.
5. Nobody owes you a job or a living.
Result: So you got laid off. Shit happens. You're not alone. Don't blame the politicians. It's called capitalism.
I would never make it as a politician. I don't ever even pretend to. Pandering to whiners and do-gooders just isn't in my being. Just about every constituant in my jurisdiction would get bitch slapped and told to STFU. I long for the politician who has the guts to tell it like it is. I know I'm not alone.
1. Taxes: Most people look for loopholes galore to avoid paying their fair share of taxes.
Result: We're broke. Duh.
2. Cut Spending: Everybody wants to cut what they consider government bloat and eliminate waste and consolidate services.
Result: Everybody wants cuts as long as it effects somebody else. We can't even close a post office or a crappy elementary school without near riots. What do people expect? For politicians to pull money from out of their asses to fund financial sink-holes?
3. NIMBYism: Everybody wants the conveniences of living in a modern world, but bitch like crazy when the airport, road, cell tower, or whatever is planned near their house.
4. Something for Nothing: There is no free lunch out there.
5. Nobody owes you a job or a living.
Result: So you got laid off. Shit happens. You're not alone. Don't blame the politicians. It's called capitalism.
I would never make it as a politician. I don't ever even pretend to. Pandering to whiners and do-gooders just isn't in my being. Just about every constituant in my jurisdiction would get bitch slapped and told to STFU. I long for the politician who has the guts to tell it like it is. I know I'm not alone.
Ruben Arminana and Sandy Weill: Lovers
Hi. My name is Ruben Arminana. I don't give a fuck about Sonoma State in reality. I have an obnoxious salary so the rest of you can eat cake and suffer with cuts. My legacy at Sonoma State is to construct a music center so completely over-the-top that my pet project is running millions over budget.
Shhhhhhhhh I have a secret for you and I'm about to come out of the closet. I'm in love with Sandy Weill because the crooked jew bastard has money at his disposal to bail me out of my financial hole and finish my pet project before I retire with my bloated pension. Maybe I'll even get Sandy to construct a sign in lights at the entrance with my name on it to feed my pathetic ego.
My morals are clear: Kiss the ass of crooks. Roll out the red carpet for them. The message is that it's ok to rape financial systems and topple economies to get filthy rich if you turn around and toss a crumb or two to groveling bottom feeders like myself.
__________________________
Quiet Rage is left to ponder: If the Weill's were so selfless, they would have been an anonymous donor. They're not the philanthropists they claim to be. It's easy to throw money around when you have an endless supply from swindling. Besides, who can sit on so many endless committee and boards and be effective? They just want their name on as many letterheads as possible for even more tax dodging write-offs.
This is a perfect example of the greedy side of giving.
Shhhhhhhhh I have a secret for you and I'm about to come out of the closet. I'm in love with Sandy Weill because the crooked jew bastard has money at his disposal to bail me out of my financial hole and finish my pet project before I retire with my bloated pension. Maybe I'll even get Sandy to construct a sign in lights at the entrance with my name on it to feed my pathetic ego.
My morals are clear: Kiss the ass of crooks. Roll out the red carpet for them. The message is that it's ok to rape financial systems and topple economies to get filthy rich if you turn around and toss a crumb or two to groveling bottom feeders like myself.
__________________________
Quiet Rage is left to ponder: If the Weill's were so selfless, they would have been an anonymous donor. They're not the philanthropists they claim to be. It's easy to throw money around when you have an endless supply from swindling. Besides, who can sit on so many endless committee and boards and be effective? They just want their name on as many letterheads as possible for even more tax dodging write-offs.
This is a perfect example of the greedy side of giving.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Mothers' Day
Pardon me if I'm a tad confused about Mothers' Day as of late. What used to be a day of phoning your mother and buying her flowers has turned into a crazed circus of acknowledging every single female in your life.
I'm am NOT anti-woman by any means. However, it gets dangerously muddled when: sisters, babysitters, nurses, teachers, friends, female patrons at a restaurant, and female relatives with no children get thrown into the "mother" group.
Who gets acknowledged? Who doesn't? What if somebody gets insulted if they're not acknowledged and you acknowledged another 'non-mother' as a mother? What if somebody gets offended if you do acknowledge them as 'non-mother' mother? What if a very gender neutral looking man gets handed a rose when he enters an establishment on Mothers' Day?
Let's take this a bit further.... What if a woman who is having fertility issues gets acknowledged, or a woman who just had a miscarriage or stillbirth? What about the woman who may have lost her child in a car accident or to some hideous disease? What about the mother who made the heart-wrenching decision to put her baby up for adoption and is longing for contact and wonders constantly about the child she will never know? What about the woman who opted NOT to have children?
See where it gets blurred and emotions could come boiling to the surface when the chirpy-good-intentioned-mothers'- day-mass-acknowledger casually assumes the holiday is pleasant for everyone? There are often painful, private details about a woman's life that Mothers' Day brings to the surface. Unless the woman is your mother and/or you know the personal, intimate details of her life, STFU and don't assume ANYTHING.
Who even started this crap of making Mothers' Day tentacles to reach to every female (or female looking person) on the globe whether or not they had children? I'm sure it was the Bored Moms on Prozac Committee. The irony.
Either rename the holiday to Global Female Day and acknowledge every woman unanimously across the board, or keep the original intent of honoring YOUR MOTHER. Anything else will get you into trouble -- even if your intentions are good.
I'm am NOT anti-woman by any means. However, it gets dangerously muddled when: sisters, babysitters, nurses, teachers, friends, female patrons at a restaurant, and female relatives with no children get thrown into the "mother" group.
Who gets acknowledged? Who doesn't? What if somebody gets insulted if they're not acknowledged and you acknowledged another 'non-mother' as a mother? What if somebody gets offended if you do acknowledge them as 'non-mother' mother? What if a very gender neutral looking man gets handed a rose when he enters an establishment on Mothers' Day?
Let's take this a bit further.... What if a woman who is having fertility issues gets acknowledged, or a woman who just had a miscarriage or stillbirth? What about the woman who may have lost her child in a car accident or to some hideous disease? What about the mother who made the heart-wrenching decision to put her baby up for adoption and is longing for contact and wonders constantly about the child she will never know? What about the woman who opted NOT to have children?
See where it gets blurred and emotions could come boiling to the surface when the chirpy-good-intentioned-mothers'- day-mass-acknowledger casually assumes the holiday is pleasant for everyone? There are often painful, private details about a woman's life that Mothers' Day brings to the surface. Unless the woman is your mother and/or you know the personal, intimate details of her life, STFU and don't assume ANYTHING.
Who even started this crap of making Mothers' Day tentacles to reach to every female (or female looking person) on the globe whether or not they had children? I'm sure it was the Bored Moms on Prozac Committee. The irony.
Either rename the holiday to Global Female Day and acknowledge every woman unanimously across the board, or keep the original intent of honoring YOUR MOTHER. Anything else will get you into trouble -- even if your intentions are good.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Cellectomy
No, I'm not talking about the removal of cells that make us all functional biological beings. I'm talking about getting rid of my cell phone -- a cellectomy.
Just like a lot of techno-gadgets of our time, my cellphone has just become another source of constant interruption, information overload, superficial communication, and another way for people to reach you with THEIR wants and demands. I don't want to be bothered at a dinner party to take a call on my cell phone unless the S.W.A.T. team is at my house with a true 911 emergency. Even if I send the call to voicemail, it's the mental knowing that there's an issue brewing in the background that is eventually going to need my attention.
If I do answer, most of the time I regret taking the call on my cell as it's somebody wanting/needing something. I am then expected to drop what I'm doing to take care of their issue du jour -- whether it's work or personal.
I dropped my electronic organizer late last year for my traditional paper planner. My life has been more peaceful and organized since doing so. It's now time for the cellectomy. I have stopped giving my cell phone number out. I don't care if people think I'm "missing out." Missing out on what? Missing out on their constant chatter and noise??? The silence sounds good to me, and the world will continue to revolve.
We need to get over ourselves. None of us need to be plugged in 24/7.
Just like a lot of techno-gadgets of our time, my cellphone has just become another source of constant interruption, information overload, superficial communication, and another way for people to reach you with THEIR wants and demands. I don't want to be bothered at a dinner party to take a call on my cell phone unless the S.W.A.T. team is at my house with a true 911 emergency. Even if I send the call to voicemail, it's the mental knowing that there's an issue brewing in the background that is eventually going to need my attention.
If I do answer, most of the time I regret taking the call on my cell as it's somebody wanting/needing something. I am then expected to drop what I'm doing to take care of their issue du jour -- whether it's work or personal.
I dropped my electronic organizer late last year for my traditional paper planner. My life has been more peaceful and organized since doing so. It's now time for the cellectomy. I have stopped giving my cell phone number out. I don't care if people think I'm "missing out." Missing out on what? Missing out on their constant chatter and noise??? The silence sounds good to me, and the world will continue to revolve.
We need to get over ourselves. None of us need to be plugged in 24/7.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Spring Cleaning
Not the usual bitter rant spewing general hatred today. I can't be a complete bitch EVERY day. Today I did quite a bit of yard work outside and cleaned out some drawers and a couple of closets. Wow. How something so unexciting and mundane can feel so good ought to be criminal. I actually get a high throwing old stuff out and ridding clutter. Maybe I should market that type of high in pill form and get super wealthy.
It's amazing how much STUFF we all have that is utterly useless. That subject leads to other Quiet Rage rants yet to be written, but not today. I felt so light and energetic that I cooked meals for the next 2-3 days and said something nice to somebody who had pissed me off two years ago....
It's amazing how much STUFF we all have that is utterly useless. That subject leads to other Quiet Rage rants yet to be written, but not today. I felt so light and energetic that I cooked meals for the next 2-3 days and said something nice to somebody who had pissed me off two years ago....
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Thursday, April 19, 2012
College Financial Aid and Student Loan Forgiveness
Many of my friends are in the midst of filling out financial aid applications for their kids' college education. Here's a tip for those of you about to embark on this endeavor. Declare bankruptcy. If you have any assets or savings whatsoever, you are screwed. It also helps if you don't speak any English and your parents entered this country illegally.
Once financial aid is given, now there is a push for 'student loan forgiveness.' Hundreds of thousands of loans are wanting to be wiped off the slate. Here's a clue for future college students and their parents: Nobody is guaranteeing you a livelihood that will pay off your debt. If you CHOOSE to spend $125,000 on a useless degree, please don't make that my problem by wanting me to bail you out.
Life is about taking responsibility for your choices. I'm sick of being the mother tit to all of you.
Once financial aid is given, now there is a push for 'student loan forgiveness.' Hundreds of thousands of loans are wanting to be wiped off the slate. Here's a clue for future college students and their parents: Nobody is guaranteeing you a livelihood that will pay off your debt. If you CHOOSE to spend $125,000 on a useless degree, please don't make that my problem by wanting me to bail you out.
Life is about taking responsibility for your choices. I'm sick of being the mother tit to all of you.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
More Facebook Annoyances: Really? More? YES!!!!!!!!
The problem is me. I just can't quite seem to hit the 'delete' button on my Facebook account. Just like the top 10 list on a popular late night tv show, Facebook annoyances keep making appearances of things people love to hate.
Please stop tagging my whereabouts when I am with you at a party, out to dinner, whatever. Don't whip out your iPhone, click a pic, and do a mobile upload.
While we are on the subject, please don't post any pics of me at all. I don't want my face plastered all over Facebook unlike you attention whores.
I like my privacy. I respect your privacy. I will not post anything about YOU. My facebook is about ME. Follow suit.
Although I have my Facebook privacy settings set to 'obnoxiously high', they keep changing the rules of the game and I'm left scratching my head how stuff gets posted without my approval.
Facebook Etiquette: Learn it. Don't post anything about anybody else. ONLY post pics containing images of yourself. Never disclose the whereabouts and social calendar/activity of somebody else. Never disclose ANYTHING about anybody else. What you think is a harmless post could be devastating to your "friend."
Please stop tagging my whereabouts when I am with you at a party, out to dinner, whatever. Don't whip out your iPhone, click a pic, and do a mobile upload.
While we are on the subject, please don't post any pics of me at all. I don't want my face plastered all over Facebook unlike you attention whores.
I like my privacy. I respect your privacy. I will not post anything about YOU. My facebook is about ME. Follow suit.
Although I have my Facebook privacy settings set to 'obnoxiously high', they keep changing the rules of the game and I'm left scratching my head how stuff gets posted without my approval.
Facebook Etiquette: Learn it. Don't post anything about anybody else. ONLY post pics containing images of yourself. Never disclose the whereabouts and social calendar/activity of somebody else. Never disclose ANYTHING about anybody else. What you think is a harmless post could be devastating to your "friend."
Monday, April 9, 2012
Sonoma County Bad Neighbor Award: Baseball Butt-Head
It takes all kinds. It solidifies my thought that most of the population should just be exterminated. This is a true story. There is a high school in Sonoma County where the ball fields were there waaaaaaaaaaaay before the surrounding houses. It should be of no mystery to homeowners that stray balls will be hit onto their property.
One particular homeowner refuses to return balls hit over their fence. What an ass. What's he going to do with a collection of baseballs? Is he *really* that bitter where he can't toss the balls back over? Wow... and I feel guilty for unloading my bitterness on this stupid blog? I hope the kids hit balls over the fence and HIT THE WINDOW.
I think a flaming bag full of gooey cow shit and baseballs should be tossed on his doorstep.
Ding dong..... YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!!!!!
One particular homeowner refuses to return balls hit over their fence. What an ass. What's he going to do with a collection of baseballs? Is he *really* that bitter where he can't toss the balls back over? Wow... and I feel guilty for unloading my bitterness on this stupid blog? I hope the kids hit balls over the fence and HIT THE WINDOW.
I think a flaming bag full of gooey cow shit and baseballs should be tossed on his doorstep.
Ding dong..... YOU'RE AN ASSHOLE!!!!!
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