Greedy Side of Giving

I can’t help but notice that the so-called ‘givers’ in the community have a tendency for having an agenda to promote themselves, their business, and/or their kids. I’ve seen community volunteers who really don’t give a shit about the community, but only want to get their name out to promote their business, put something on a college application to create an admission advantage for their kid(s), or create a tax deduction for themselves. Some of them just want to build their resume.

I wonder how many people would continue to volunteer if they believed they would get nothing more than the joy of giving back to the community?

I'm an idiot

I'm a complete idiot. I work, pay taxes, own less home than I qualify for, pay my bills on time, and have never been in trouble with the law. In fact, I have never been issued a speeding ticket.

Why am I trying so hard to be a good citizen? Where's the reward? There isn't any. In fact, I'm punished for being a good citizen. I have never in my life requested special consideration for ANYTHING. I'm upset that now all of these people who purchased homes well beyond their means are now going to get "special refinancing" to help them. Politicians are tripping all over themselves to aid these people who acted irresponsibly. This includes both the borrowers and the lenders.
I should just be an irresponsible, greedy, stupid slug. That's what our society rewards. I'm a stupid idiot, but not the right kind.

Please Don't Litter

Do the world a favor, STOP LITTERING! I bet you think I mean stop throwing trash along the roadsides. I kind of mean that. This has a two-fold meaning in my world. Of course, don't be a pig and leave your trash all over the place. What I really mean is STOP REPRODUCING like flipping rabbits!

Sure, have a couple of kids. Kids are great. I have a couple of my own. However, I can't figure out why on earth people have litters of kids. Trust me, there is nothing special about your gene pool that needs to be continued en masse. Plus, the direct correlation between overpopulation and the drastic effects on the environment are enough to make any thinking person sterilize themselves to the point of at least not contributing to uncontrolled population growth. Those who litter not only wreck the environment for the rest of the world, but they also must not think too highly of their offspring to bring them into a world full of pollutants, chemicals, diminishing resources, and diminishing life sustainability. Thanks a lot for your selfish short-sightedness, butt-head.

And don't get on your high horse and tell me that unchecked reproduction is "God's Way." If God's Way was not interfered by man-made, modern medicine, most of your kids would die in childhood leaving the natural balance of population in order. Not that I wish that kids die, I most certainly don't, but look at everything as a whole.

There's an environmental impact study every time somebody wants to build a garage, for crying out loud, what about for those who thoughtlessly pop out yet more and more kids? Where's the environmental impact requirements on that? Overpopulation certainly effects us more than some guy's garage addition, and city hall has an assigned army to enforce building codes if your concrete seeps 1/100 of an inch over a certain boundary compromising the overall "environmental impact" of the project! Hellllooooooooo.... Where's the busy-body-overly-controlling-government beauracracies on issues that are truly of importance and have real impact on the world? If people *thought* before they *popped* the entire world would be better off.

If you want everything here to reflect a crowded, dismal, poverty-stricken, third-world country, and believe me, we're well on our way, just keep on mindlessly reproducing. AND... for those of you who have over-reproduced the shit hole place you came from, don't think you're welcome over here. Use a rubber, take the pill, and stay away.

Program Ninnies

Everybody is whining to the government and community members at large about their constant need for money for “programs” for every imaginable reason. I already pay more than my fair share in f***** taxes and community contributions. I’m not stingy by any means; however, it’s never enough. The more you give, the more they need to build their bloated bureaucracies.

Besides, I’ve seen government and/or any taxable entity in action. Inefficiency and waste are its top two talents. I’ve also seen the ways unions operate who are supposedly for the working guy. Bullshit. They’re after winning their next election and creating overpaying jobs for relatives and friends. If the representatives for the working guy are not for the working guy, I’ve given up on forking any more money over for anything.

The pitch the money beggar always gives is, “Blah, blah, blah, blah, we need to establish a program, blah, blah, blah, blah, program, blah, blah, blah, we need money, blah, blah, blah, blah program, blah, blah, blah, money.”

So, next time you call me, ring my doorbell, or give me literature begging for money you need for “programs” go look elsewhere for raiding pocketbooks. I’m done.

Viagra: The Little Blue Pill

Pharmaceutical companies are trying to take over the world. My 19-year old says it’s the baby boomer generation going from doing acid to doing acid reflux drugs. True.

There’s a pill for everything. There are now cures for symptoms that include everything from sunburn to spinal bifida. The funniest advertisements ones are for Viagra. Now, there’s something society truly needs – more horny old men! What’s the medical necessity for Viagra again????

Anyway, I love it how the television advertisements prompt Viagra-ingesting men who experience an erection lasting more than 4 hours to admit them selves to the nearest emergency room. Hell, I can think of plenty of women who would be more than happy to put that 4-hour erection to good use. Don’t waste it waiting to be admitted to the emergency room. Besides, how are you going to explain yourself upon admission? Just what are you going to say? “Uhhhhhhh I took a Viagra and I’ve had a hard-on for the past 5 hours and it won’t go down.”

Right now I’m picturing a hospital room where there are men lying on the beds in their hospital gowns that are propped up with “tent” poles like a KOA campground;) Now, there's a place where women would be happy campers.

Obama vs. Clinton

Who to vote for..... who to vote for.... hmmmmmmm.....
While each Democratic candidate has admirable qualities, it comes down to this: If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.

Keep Tahoe Blue Part III

We snuck up to Tahoe for the weekend for skiing. We are fortunate to have carte blanche access to a house very near a ski resort. This ski resort we frequent is the anti-Yuppie resort that has an alternative, rebel edginess to it. If you’re looking to make the “ski scene” this is not the place for you, and quite frankly, we don’t want attention whores or Yuppie scum there anyway.

Attention Yuppies and other attention/status whores: Please go to Northstar or to Squaw Valley to prance around in your designer ski gear trying to impress complete strangers. We only make fun of you anyway, and the bartenders and café workers do nasty things to your drink/food when you get all uppity and snooty with the staff. Plus, the parking lot crowd does things to your Mercedes and BMW’s that would send you over the edge. If you have a license plate bracket that states you’re from the greater Bay Area, it’s even worse. The crappier the car in the parking lot, the more accepted it is, especially if certain stickers are on it. And no, it’s not the “Keep Tahoe Blue” sticker. That’s a bulls-eye target for the parking lot crowd if I ever saw one. It’s like sporting a giant “Kick Me” sticker.

This alternative ski resort is alternative in every sense of the word. If you know where to go and who to talk to, it’s all there for ya, if you know what I mean. God bless the geeks and freaks. The picture tells it all. We just happened to bump into a fellow freak in the parking lot as he was giving his robotic dog that he and a team of engineers built a test run. If you have not guessed already, a lot goes on in the parking lot….