I was just driving to the Rez to grab a carton of smokes and I noticed a couple things that made me giggle. Plus there's a couple of current events that have me scratching my head and wondering what the hell is going on in my little Universe.
Ok so driving downtown I noticed 3 traffic lights with signs on them that say "Wait for Green Light." I'm not kidding and I'm not making this up! Wait for the Green?? When did this become an option? When has it been okay to blow through a red light and then tell a cop that it didn't have a sign stating the obvious that you should've waited for the Green? It's been awhile since I've read the drivers manual but I keep up on current events and I don't remember them revoking the Red means stop law. Have people gotten so ignorant that now we have to put up Captain Obvious signs even on the traffic lights? I'm losing faith in humanity by the millisecond!
It's impossible to go the speed limit on the highway no matter what highway your on, it is a logistically impossible task. Which makes me wonder why people are getting pulled over by State Troopers all the time and then I realized it's a giant speed trap that you can not escape to generate revenue for the State. There is no human way possible to win this game so I urge each of you to stay off the highways! I'm not generally a Conspiracy Theorist but hear me out on this one and I think you'll agree my thinking isn't too far fetched. Say you have a highway that's 3 lanes. There's the far right slow lane for those fuckers that believe 55 mph translates to 35, Middle lane for the people theoretically trying to do the speed limit and the far left lane which is the passing/go faster than the assholes in the middle lane. We will leave the far right lane alone because they are doing 35 mph and we can't wait for them to stop bogging down traffic and catch up. Now the middle Do gooder lane. You technically can't go the speed limit in this lane because the guy in front of you is doing the posted speed limit, so unless your going to park your vehicle on top of his you have to speed up and pass this guy or your doing 5 miles under the speed limit. So now your in the 20 miles over the speed limit lane passing this guy but trying to keep up so as to not bog down traffic in the passing lane which translates to you going 75 mph instead of 55 mph. You've passed him now so you move back to the middle lane but because he's doing the posted limit you now have to do 5 mph over to stay ahead of him. You find your comfort zone at 60 mph until the Trooper up ahead clocks you and pulls you over. Now you have just generously donated $100 to your State, Congratulations it was very kind of you to be so thoughtful! See? Giant speed trap to generate revenue to the State!
On my drive to get smokes I did some thinking. Ya know it's not in my nature to just let things happen I either have to force it instead of waiting or I just go out and make it happen. Waiting for Nature to take it's course doesn't exist in my head at all. It either is or I will make it be is lmao! That being said I'm going to probably end up going Dave's route and telling the bartender before I tell the girl. I will explain that analogy at the end so that you get it. I started doing some serious introspective thinking on my drive and discovered a fatal flaw in my thought patterns. I think I fell victim to Societies standards and to fear of my own mortality. Subconsciously I felt the need to start dating because Societies Standards dictate that I should be married and have settled down by now. How many people do you know our age that are single and still partying like Rockstars? Not many. Almost everyone we know is settled and married with families and the whole 9 yards. And I believe as a generation we feel as if something is missing and a certain amount of guilt subconsciously because we haven't lived up to these out dated standards set for us by an out dated society. Also as we are getting older we are coming to realize that time is running pretty short. Which leads to a contemplation of our own mortality. No one wants do die alone so we find mates but everyone dies alone so it's all pretty futile if you ask me. It's a way to cheat ourselves into thinking that we are finding a way around this morbid little fact. We find mates and procreate to leave a piece of ourselves in the 'Verse so as to ensure our legacy will continue on. But call me selfish, I don't want a legacy I want to live forever! I think the world will be a crappy place with out my wit hanging around! With all that guilt of being single and 35, you find yourself compelled to go on a mate hunt. Unfortunately I put a LOT of thought into things so I end up sabotaging myself in my false pretense to settle down. I realize what I'm doing and my brain puts a screeching halt on all actions. Self realization is a bitch. I don't want to settle down, I don't want more kids, I don't want to get married, I don't want to buy a house with someone, I don't want to share my life period, end of discussion. I like my life a whole freakin lot. I like snagging one of my guy friends and trolling the bars making new friends, getting wasted and silly. I like chilling on my couch, watching my favorite tv shows or movies and not having to share my space constantly. I don't want to feel pressured into having to spend time with someone I don't want the pressure of always being nice and suppressing what I'm really thinking. And what I'm really fucking sick of is people trying to pretend that we have so much in common. Get your own fucking personality and stop trying to mimic mine. I don't want the stress of another's jealousies, insecurities, or disapproval. There's too much pressure and too may expectations involved so I'm not feeding any more into that situation. Going to take a hard right and extract myself from this crazy nonsense. In other words I'm letting things happen or letting them not happen according to Natures choice. Because as Dave just pointed out to me, what we want isn't exactly realistic. Doesn't stop us from looking for it but then again we are also convinced we will find Unicorns and Wee people. Half the fun of an adventure is the anticipation. Now don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking the married, settled down people. and I'm not saying that I don't want a significant other (that's a fucked up, demeaning term isn't it?) What I am saying is that my list of requirements is unrealistic and impossible. and I've found myself settling because of an insane need to fit in to a place I will never fit in to no matter how hard I try. So I accept me and I'm okay with the me. I will continue to be Bex, I will make my own rules, Live by my standards, drink beers with Dave and go search for Leperachauns and the perfectly poured pint. I honestly believe that 99.9% of the reason you love me is because of my obstinate belief of nonconformity and individuality. Almost forgot! So Dave was on a mission to break up with Tree so he took her to the Pub to soften the blow. It's our process leave it alone. So they are at the pub drinking and Dave was trying to lead the conversation up to the break up stage, she had to use the restroom so Dave calls me up and gives me a heads up on the festivities. Tree came back to the bar and Dave flags the bartender and tells her to get Tree a drink because he just broke up with her! He forgot he said it bluntly to everyone else and forgot to tell her!! Hence the analogy from earlier, those of you that understand the underlaying meaning there will get a big laugh out of that, those of you that don't will not. Think I will be going to the Pub this week, lmao.
I was going to write a bit on peoples misconceptions about me from the past but I decided that I enjoy the misconceptions immensely!
Alright that's enough for now Faithful Readers,
Till next time,
BEX!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
International readers, Dating sites, drug addicts, spell check and what's new in my life
I've had like 8 ideas for new blogs but my time has been taken up in the past week with a whole lot of new stuff. I apologize Faithful Readers, I promise not to leave you hanging again! I also would love to give a great big shout out to my International Readers! Love that you guys are reading my quirky little thoughts a whole world away and that you find me amusing. So LOTS of LOVE to Russia, Singapore, Denmark, France, Germany and The Netherlands!! Drop me a line guys and we shall chat! I did however notice that my International people fall off the grid when I talk about politics, you should read that stuff guys it's my best stuff!!
Dating Sites. Always swore I would never go on one but recently thought "Why not?" It's not like I don't pick my share of psycho's already. And at least on a dating site you can kinda screen the psycho's. Here are 2 things that I can't wrap my brain around about these sites. 1) If I wouldn't give you the time of day in the real world because your old enough to be my father and/or look at least 2nd generation inbred, why do you think it's okay to stalk me on a website and continually ask me out after I've shot you down multiple times already? I'll admit I'm new to this so that just might be dating site protocol, but no not so much. 2)Why does the site keep giving me "Scientific Matches" that have zero in common with me? I don't think I would have an enjoyable date with a 7ft Muslim non smoker, non drinker that listens to polka music and knits in his spare time. What Fucking Science are they using?? And how come that Science was never offered as a course in school? I do have to say that I've had some luck with the site, so we shall see.
Had to go for a drug test for my new job and at one point you have to lock all your loose stuff in this weird little lock box. On top of the box in great big red letters it says "Don not place drugs in box!" So of course I had to ask the girl if anyone ever actually brought drugs to the drug test and if they indeed tried to put them in the lock box. She started regaling me with drug addict stories! Couldn't believe it! Then I met a new friend who is a Corrections Officer (Quit laughing I did not meet him in jail!) Any way, he asked me if I use illegal substances. after answering I asked if anyone were actually dumb enough to answer yes knowing his occupation and ya know what, he said yes. Not gonna lie because it would be useless considering most of you know me, yes I've been known to do my fair share of recreational pharmaceuticals but never in all that time did it occur to me to bring my drugs to a drug test or to tell a Corrections Officer for the fuck of it. So I pose the question to you, are Drug addicts getting dumber?
Nothing drives me more insane on the Web then someone that can't spell. Yes I am picky about spelling, grammar and punctuation I always have been. But the thing that annoys me is that the computer your using an guaranteed the websites themselves all have Spell Check option. Hell even on here a little red line will magically appear should I misspell. World,here is my heart filled request to you: Use the FUCKING SPELL CHECK YOU LAZY SOD! Thank you. And one more thing. STOP spelling like you never went to school a day in your life! I hate it when people spell Phonetically, seriously?? Dictionary.com is free, there's an app for it and everything. It takes just as much time to be intelligent as it does to be stupid, all I'm asking for is a bit of effort here people. There's already enough stupidity in the Universe, ask yourself "do I really want to add the stupid cloud in the air?" Okay now I'm done.
You've already gotten the hint that I'm dating again. No I'm not sure why I'm doing it other than it seemed like a fun idea at the time. Yes I realize that I fail at dating in a very epic way every time but hell it's amusing me and I always like new people in my life, they are fun to play with. I also started a new job and there are a couple funny points to that. I went into the interview kind of half assed because all I wanted was a part time stock person job, well half way through they informed me that they would not hire me for that position. Instead I walked out the new Storeroom/Inventory Manager. Now that's twice I've gone for the bullshit job and ended up in charge, Damn it how the hell do you get the job with the least amount of responsibility? Now here's the funny part. Everyone that I talked to was being a bit vague on my job description and/or duties, so last night I asked the other Manager. Evidently my position is a real management position however, they've never filled it before so no one knows what my job is. I have a position with no description, I find that very fitting to my whole life. For the next few weeks I'm just a stock person with a cool title. It is going well though, I like it so far. Working 3rd shift nights has advantages, no uniform, no people and I can listen to my iPod. I like this job! It is however kicking my ass. Didn't realize how woefully out of shape I was. next few weeks of doing this is gonna get me right back into fighting condition. Lol, why pay to join a gym when I can get a job! And I'm enjoying being out of the house. Don't get me wrong, taking the summer off was worth it and I had a blast but I've gotten really bored in the past month or so. Time to make changes.
I was just texting Dave and his shoe laces broke. He made a comment about putting it in the blog because of all the other topics I was hitting on. I just got home from work, I'm beat. So he mentions the laces breaking and the first thing I thought of was "Dave's broken shoe laces, coincidence or metaphor for a broken life?" his answer was "Difficulties knot tying or deep seated commitment issues?" I find it hilarious that neither one of us just went with damn the shoe lace broke period end of story. No we went the complicated, this is a sign from God route. It's a fucking shoe lace for god's sake! I'm amused at our ability to read into anything. Given his current state of four corner drama though it's not surprising that we would see strange goings on in the most mundane of mishaps.
Well Faithful Readers I hope that you've enjoyed this exhausted rambling of mine, cause I know I have.
Till next time,
BEX!!
Dating Sites. Always swore I would never go on one but recently thought "Why not?" It's not like I don't pick my share of psycho's already. And at least on a dating site you can kinda screen the psycho's. Here are 2 things that I can't wrap my brain around about these sites. 1) If I wouldn't give you the time of day in the real world because your old enough to be my father and/or look at least 2nd generation inbred, why do you think it's okay to stalk me on a website and continually ask me out after I've shot you down multiple times already? I'll admit I'm new to this so that just might be dating site protocol, but no not so much. 2)Why does the site keep giving me "Scientific Matches" that have zero in common with me? I don't think I would have an enjoyable date with a 7ft Muslim non smoker, non drinker that listens to polka music and knits in his spare time. What Fucking Science are they using?? And how come that Science was never offered as a course in school? I do have to say that I've had some luck with the site, so we shall see.
Had to go for a drug test for my new job and at one point you have to lock all your loose stuff in this weird little lock box. On top of the box in great big red letters it says "Don not place drugs in box!" So of course I had to ask the girl if anyone ever actually brought drugs to the drug test and if they indeed tried to put them in the lock box. She started regaling me with drug addict stories! Couldn't believe it! Then I met a new friend who is a Corrections Officer (Quit laughing I did not meet him in jail!) Any way, he asked me if I use illegal substances. after answering I asked if anyone were actually dumb enough to answer yes knowing his occupation and ya know what, he said yes. Not gonna lie because it would be useless considering most of you know me, yes I've been known to do my fair share of recreational pharmaceuticals but never in all that time did it occur to me to bring my drugs to a drug test or to tell a Corrections Officer for the fuck of it. So I pose the question to you, are Drug addicts getting dumber?
Nothing drives me more insane on the Web then someone that can't spell. Yes I am picky about spelling, grammar and punctuation I always have been. But the thing that annoys me is that the computer your using an guaranteed the websites themselves all have Spell Check option. Hell even on here a little red line will magically appear should I misspell. World,here is my heart filled request to you: Use the FUCKING SPELL CHECK YOU LAZY SOD! Thank you. And one more thing. STOP spelling like you never went to school a day in your life! I hate it when people spell Phonetically, seriously?? Dictionary.com is free, there's an app for it and everything. It takes just as much time to be intelligent as it does to be stupid, all I'm asking for is a bit of effort here people. There's already enough stupidity in the Universe, ask yourself "do I really want to add the stupid cloud in the air?" Okay now I'm done.
You've already gotten the hint that I'm dating again. No I'm not sure why I'm doing it other than it seemed like a fun idea at the time. Yes I realize that I fail at dating in a very epic way every time but hell it's amusing me and I always like new people in my life, they are fun to play with. I also started a new job and there are a couple funny points to that. I went into the interview kind of half assed because all I wanted was a part time stock person job, well half way through they informed me that they would not hire me for that position. Instead I walked out the new Storeroom/Inventory Manager. Now that's twice I've gone for the bullshit job and ended up in charge, Damn it how the hell do you get the job with the least amount of responsibility? Now here's the funny part. Everyone that I talked to was being a bit vague on my job description and/or duties, so last night I asked the other Manager. Evidently my position is a real management position however, they've never filled it before so no one knows what my job is. I have a position with no description, I find that very fitting to my whole life. For the next few weeks I'm just a stock person with a cool title. It is going well though, I like it so far. Working 3rd shift nights has advantages, no uniform, no people and I can listen to my iPod. I like this job! It is however kicking my ass. Didn't realize how woefully out of shape I was. next few weeks of doing this is gonna get me right back into fighting condition. Lol, why pay to join a gym when I can get a job! And I'm enjoying being out of the house. Don't get me wrong, taking the summer off was worth it and I had a blast but I've gotten really bored in the past month or so. Time to make changes.
I was just texting Dave and his shoe laces broke. He made a comment about putting it in the blog because of all the other topics I was hitting on. I just got home from work, I'm beat. So he mentions the laces breaking and the first thing I thought of was "Dave's broken shoe laces, coincidence or metaphor for a broken life?" his answer was "Difficulties knot tying or deep seated commitment issues?" I find it hilarious that neither one of us just went with damn the shoe lace broke period end of story. No we went the complicated, this is a sign from God route. It's a fucking shoe lace for god's sake! I'm amused at our ability to read into anything. Given his current state of four corner drama though it's not surprising that we would see strange goings on in the most mundane of mishaps.
Well Faithful Readers I hope that you've enjoyed this exhausted rambling of mine, cause I know I have.
Till next time,
BEX!!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Puppies, kittens, politics and protesters
Puppies and Kittens. Ha I got your attention!! Why is it all you have to do is say "Puppies and kittens" and you have everyones attention? What is it about puppies and kittens that pull us in every time? Well while your here...
I fully planned to watch the interview between President Bush and Matt Lauer last night with the sole intention of finding something in there to catch my interest and blog about. However my Verizon Fios disagreed with me and I only caught the last 15 minutes of it. Don't get me wrong I like President Bush, I feel bad for the dude because his presidency was laced with issues. Murphy really had a way with that dude! Think of all the tragic shit that happened that he had to deal with, I'm telling ya I would've hit under the bed and cried lol! Say what you will about President Bush but that guy had a pretty hard go of it.
Something funny I've noticed about Presidents. Every President we have does something wrong or has a jacked up situation hit them in the face and people are ready to lynch them. Very few people actually look at the "Big Picture" long enough to realize that a lot of times they are doing the best they can. It's never just the President, and people don't stop to think about that. They have advisors, Intelligence people, Military people, Senators, Congressman, and a slew of other people. Presidents don't just pull shit out of thin air and say "poof so shall it be." there are tons of people involved. True he is the one to make the final decision, that's his job, but I think people need to stop and consider how our government works before they lynch a President.
The other thing I've noticed is that the ones with the biggest opinions are the ones that have no working knowledge of our government, a half assed knowledge of current events and they DON'T vote!! And the most tragic part is that hey are okay with it. I can not tolerate or fathom that amount of irresponsibility. You can't bitch about policies that are passed or not passed if you didn't stand up and vote for what you believe in.
I have a friend that has no knowledge of the government, doesn't follow the news and doesn't vote. Their excuse is the news is too hard to understand and so is politics. This friend is pretty young, in their 20's. Imagine what kind of difference we as a people could make if this demographic would just take the initiative and vote. We could make one hell of a radical change in our government that's for damn sure. In fact I will bet you right now that I lost half the people reading this blog in the first paragraph just because it was about politics. It makes me sad that people will forfeit their right to vote and then bitch about how the government is taking over our rights and blah blah blah. Guess what, your helping them take over because your not standing up to vote for your rights. It disgusts me that people can spend hours upon hours online playing games but can't take 10 minutes to educate themselves on current events or take the 10 minutes to go and cast a vote.
Something came across my path this week that bothered me immensely on many levels. Sgt. First Class C.J. Sadell died from injuries suffered in an attack in Afghanistan. The pastor and his followers from Westboro Baptist church in Kansas planned a protest during his funeral in Missouri. These protesters are assembling at Soldiers funerals all over the country to voice their opinion that the soldiers deserved to die because our country supports homosexuality. I'm glad to report that the family and supporters of our fallen soldier rallied together and blocked the protesters and sent them packing on home!
Here are the two things that bothered me about this story. First, that anyone would ever even consider to protest at a Soldiers funeral or at any funeral for that matter. That is the epitome of disrespect and I'm appalled that anyone would even think to do this. It quite literally makes me sick to my stomach that these people think it's okay to put a family through that kind of pain as they are mourning the loss of a loved one! My personal opinion is that these people should be beaten to a bloody mess for their transgressions against a soldier and their family!
Now here's where your going to be mad at me but I'm asking you to listen to what I have to say and consider it fully before you react. On CNN I heard the newscasters say that the Westboro Protesters were saying that they had a right to protest according to their First Amendment Rights. The newscaster then said " I don't think this is what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the first Amendment." and he then went on to say how it upset him that the protesters were planning this. Okay well the truth is that we don't know what the Founding Fathers had on their mind when they wrote anything. But they wrote it and it's our law. If we agree or not these people DO have the right to protest and voice their opinion. It's not our place to say who's opinion is right or wrong, we can't let the 1st Amendment work for some but not for others because that is censorship pure and simple and it's wrong. I don't agree with these protesters but they have the right to voice their opinions just as I have the right to voice my opinion in this blog. They have these rights because we are Americans and we are free. Freedom isn't free otherwise Sgt. First Class C.J. Sadell would still be alive with his friends and family. Even if the ignorant bastards that are protesting don't realize this and appreciate it, I do.
So I say Thank You to every soldier, each one of my Brothers and sisters, fallen or not, because of them I'm free to say what I will and do as I wish. Think about this every time you voice an opinion and say a quiet Thank You to them because you have that right.
Till next time,
BEX
I fully planned to watch the interview between President Bush and Matt Lauer last night with the sole intention of finding something in there to catch my interest and blog about. However my Verizon Fios disagreed with me and I only caught the last 15 minutes of it. Don't get me wrong I like President Bush, I feel bad for the dude because his presidency was laced with issues. Murphy really had a way with that dude! Think of all the tragic shit that happened that he had to deal with, I'm telling ya I would've hit under the bed and cried lol! Say what you will about President Bush but that guy had a pretty hard go of it.
Something funny I've noticed about Presidents. Every President we have does something wrong or has a jacked up situation hit them in the face and people are ready to lynch them. Very few people actually look at the "Big Picture" long enough to realize that a lot of times they are doing the best they can. It's never just the President, and people don't stop to think about that. They have advisors, Intelligence people, Military people, Senators, Congressman, and a slew of other people. Presidents don't just pull shit out of thin air and say "poof so shall it be." there are tons of people involved. True he is the one to make the final decision, that's his job, but I think people need to stop and consider how our government works before they lynch a President.
The other thing I've noticed is that the ones with the biggest opinions are the ones that have no working knowledge of our government, a half assed knowledge of current events and they DON'T vote!! And the most tragic part is that hey are okay with it. I can not tolerate or fathom that amount of irresponsibility. You can't bitch about policies that are passed or not passed if you didn't stand up and vote for what you believe in.
I have a friend that has no knowledge of the government, doesn't follow the news and doesn't vote. Their excuse is the news is too hard to understand and so is politics. This friend is pretty young, in their 20's. Imagine what kind of difference we as a people could make if this demographic would just take the initiative and vote. We could make one hell of a radical change in our government that's for damn sure. In fact I will bet you right now that I lost half the people reading this blog in the first paragraph just because it was about politics. It makes me sad that people will forfeit their right to vote and then bitch about how the government is taking over our rights and blah blah blah. Guess what, your helping them take over because your not standing up to vote for your rights. It disgusts me that people can spend hours upon hours online playing games but can't take 10 minutes to educate themselves on current events or take the 10 minutes to go and cast a vote.
Something came across my path this week that bothered me immensely on many levels. Sgt. First Class C.J. Sadell died from injuries suffered in an attack in Afghanistan. The pastor and his followers from Westboro Baptist church in Kansas planned a protest during his funeral in Missouri. These protesters are assembling at Soldiers funerals all over the country to voice their opinion that the soldiers deserved to die because our country supports homosexuality. I'm glad to report that the family and supporters of our fallen soldier rallied together and blocked the protesters and sent them packing on home!
Here are the two things that bothered me about this story. First, that anyone would ever even consider to protest at a Soldiers funeral or at any funeral for that matter. That is the epitome of disrespect and I'm appalled that anyone would even think to do this. It quite literally makes me sick to my stomach that these people think it's okay to put a family through that kind of pain as they are mourning the loss of a loved one! My personal opinion is that these people should be beaten to a bloody mess for their transgressions against a soldier and their family!
Now here's where your going to be mad at me but I'm asking you to listen to what I have to say and consider it fully before you react. On CNN I heard the newscasters say that the Westboro Protesters were saying that they had a right to protest according to their First Amendment Rights. The newscaster then said " I don't think this is what the Founding Fathers had in mind when they wrote the first Amendment." and he then went on to say how it upset him that the protesters were planning this. Okay well the truth is that we don't know what the Founding Fathers had on their mind when they wrote anything. But they wrote it and it's our law. If we agree or not these people DO have the right to protest and voice their opinion. It's not our place to say who's opinion is right or wrong, we can't let the 1st Amendment work for some but not for others because that is censorship pure and simple and it's wrong. I don't agree with these protesters but they have the right to voice their opinions just as I have the right to voice my opinion in this blog. They have these rights because we are Americans and we are free. Freedom isn't free otherwise Sgt. First Class C.J. Sadell would still be alive with his friends and family. Even if the ignorant bastards that are protesting don't realize this and appreciate it, I do.
So I say Thank You to every soldier, each one of my Brothers and sisters, fallen or not, because of them I'm free to say what I will and do as I wish. Think about this every time you voice an opinion and say a quiet Thank You to them because you have that right.
Till next time,
BEX
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Our Governments first steps towards Totalitarianism
This whole thing about San Francisco and the ban on Happy Meal Toys has gotten my mind spinning. I was just talking to Dave about this.
The fact that local Governments are stepping in to dictate what comes in a Happy Meal is frightening because it's the first steps towards a nightmare future. As a Democratic society we vote on the rules of our nation. When a government steps in and takes that choice away from the people, no matter how miniscule it may seem at the time, its the first steps towards a totalitarian society much like what was envisioned in Orwell's 1984. It begins with just one small decision to ban something from a local government but where will it end? Will it end there or will we continue to allow our government to dictate more things to us? Will we allow them to tell us that we are unable to choose for ourselves what foods we can purchase, what restaurants will have a government sanction, what is acceptable to drink? But will it stop there? Will we be forced into other dictations because our Government deems us unable to choose for ourselves?
This is a frightening path of possibilities. Are we as people going to allow this to happen, are we going to allow more and more of our rights to be stripped away until we are no longer a Democracy? Think very hard about these small seemingly amusing stories in the news because they are showing us a trend that has already begun. Will we as a people have the power to stand up and put a stop to it, is the question.
BEX
The fact that local Governments are stepping in to dictate what comes in a Happy Meal is frightening because it's the first steps towards a nightmare future. As a Democratic society we vote on the rules of our nation. When a government steps in and takes that choice away from the people, no matter how miniscule it may seem at the time, its the first steps towards a totalitarian society much like what was envisioned in Orwell's 1984. It begins with just one small decision to ban something from a local government but where will it end? Will it end there or will we continue to allow our government to dictate more things to us? Will we allow them to tell us that we are unable to choose for ourselves what foods we can purchase, what restaurants will have a government sanction, what is acceptable to drink? But will it stop there? Will we be forced into other dictations because our Government deems us unable to choose for ourselves?
This is a frightening path of possibilities. Are we as people going to allow this to happen, are we going to allow more and more of our rights to be stripped away until we are no longer a Democracy? Think very hard about these small seemingly amusing stories in the news because they are showing us a trend that has already begun. Will we as a people have the power to stand up and put a stop to it, is the question.
BEX
Happy Meals and Sarah Palin
It's been awhile since I last blogged mostly because nothing really caught my attention recently. That is until yesterday.
San Francisco put a ban on toys offered at fast food restaurants where the kid's meals have more than 600 calories. But it's not the first place to do this, Santa Clara County also banned the toys in these meals this past spring. Their theory is that if you take the toys out of these meals it will not persuade the child to get the rather unhealthy meal. A Happy Meal with a burger, fries, and small drink is 640 calories and that is almost half the daily caloric intake for the average 8 year old. Now I have 2 points of contention on their actions. First, why is it okay for a branch of government to dictate what comes in my kid's meals. Isn't that suppose to be the parents job? Child obesity is a direct result of bad parenting and pure 100% laziness. C'mon we as a people are not so ignorant to think that meals from McDonalds are actually healthy! If you claim that fast food got you fat you should be shot in the head or at the very least not ever allowed to breed. Parents that feed their children nothing but fast food should have penalties placed on them but parents that teach their kids that things like fast foods and snacks are treats for use only occasionally should not have their children punished by taking the toy away. Second point, Do they honestly believe that taking the toy away is going to make these kids ask for the apple slices and milk instead of fries and a soda? I asked my son Ian this question and he laughed at me. Here was his answer "If you got me the apples and milk instead the normal meal I would ask you what I did to get punished." Good answer huh? Kids want burgers and fries. Who doesn't occasionally like Burgers and fries? The key word is "OCCASIONALLY", you can not use these fast food joints as daily sustenance. I am terrified as a member of a democratic society that because people are making poor individual choices that the Government will have to step in and start making my choices for me. This is continually happening. Look at the Soda Tax they wanted to inflict upon us here in NY. I refuse to pay a tax on something because some fat ass believes it's ok to wash down that McDonalds meal with a soda. I very rarely drink soda! Why should I be punished when I buy one 12oz soda that lasts me 2 days? If they really insist on these measures then here is my solution. Scales in stores and fast food joints. If you get on that scale and your obese then you get taxed extra if your kid gets on that scale and they are obese no toy, fries or soda for them AND the parent gets taxed for being an asshole. You have all heard me say this a million times so here is time million and one: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY! YOU are personally responsible for the children YOU brought into this world, YOU are personally responsible for YOUR health. Don't blame the restaurants you weak minded fool! The CEO of McDonalds isn't taping your kid to a chair forcing cheeseburgers down their throat, YOU took them there, YOU ordered the food, YOU let them eat it and YOU taught them these deplorable eating habits! It's just as easy to go home and make a low fat wrap or sandwich. These days with all the food alternatives and support groups out there there is no reason for this to be an issue except pure 100% laziness. Good old fashioned exercise and good eating habits get the job done.
Sarah Palin. I could write novels based on this woman for the rest of my life. She is a satirists political wet dream. Earlier this week there was a blurb on Yahoo News about how the GOP's main agenda was to get rid of Sarah Palin, I wonder if now that Carl Paladino is free if they will hire him to "take her out"! I say let her hang around because she is always good for a laugh. On the TLC Network she has an 8 week tv special coming up called "Sarah Palin's Alaska" I wonder if she will show us Russia from her backyard? During the commercials for this show she is seen hiking mountains, dog sledding, skinning fish, NOT getting eaten by a bear while fishing and then it cuts to her in front of the camera and she says "This is where I want to be outdoors, free to adventure not in a stuffy old political office." THANK FUCKING GOD!!! Sarah finally came to her damn senses! She has become the worst example of Reality Star yet. Her kid Bristol is always in the news for something stupid or on Dancing With the Stars, her baby daddy Levi is now on every Hollywood invitation, now she, Sarah, is on a reality show about Alaska. Really?? Seriously?? Who are these people? Then today on CNN they did a poll on who you'd like to see run for President in the 2012 elections. Guess who was in the top 5? Yep you got it, Mrs. Palin! Who the hell did that poll, deaf mutes? I think we should just set Sarah up as host of her own show on CNN, it gives all the comedy people time to hear her say dumb things and our Government will be safe from her. C'mon Spitzer got his own show and all he did was diddle a hooker, he was actually a decent politician. Sarah is a hot mess, protect the United States Government and give her a damn show. Let's see if we can't get a second season out of that TLC special if anything to give that bear a second chance at eating the goofy broad.
Till next time faithful readers,
BEX!
San Francisco put a ban on toys offered at fast food restaurants where the kid's meals have more than 600 calories. But it's not the first place to do this, Santa Clara County also banned the toys in these meals this past spring. Their theory is that if you take the toys out of these meals it will not persuade the child to get the rather unhealthy meal. A Happy Meal with a burger, fries, and small drink is 640 calories and that is almost half the daily caloric intake for the average 8 year old. Now I have 2 points of contention on their actions. First, why is it okay for a branch of government to dictate what comes in my kid's meals. Isn't that suppose to be the parents job? Child obesity is a direct result of bad parenting and pure 100% laziness. C'mon we as a people are not so ignorant to think that meals from McDonalds are actually healthy! If you claim that fast food got you fat you should be shot in the head or at the very least not ever allowed to breed. Parents that feed their children nothing but fast food should have penalties placed on them but parents that teach their kids that things like fast foods and snacks are treats for use only occasionally should not have their children punished by taking the toy away. Second point, Do they honestly believe that taking the toy away is going to make these kids ask for the apple slices and milk instead of fries and a soda? I asked my son Ian this question and he laughed at me. Here was his answer "If you got me the apples and milk instead the normal meal I would ask you what I did to get punished." Good answer huh? Kids want burgers and fries. Who doesn't occasionally like Burgers and fries? The key word is "OCCASIONALLY", you can not use these fast food joints as daily sustenance. I am terrified as a member of a democratic society that because people are making poor individual choices that the Government will have to step in and start making my choices for me. This is continually happening. Look at the Soda Tax they wanted to inflict upon us here in NY. I refuse to pay a tax on something because some fat ass believes it's ok to wash down that McDonalds meal with a soda. I very rarely drink soda! Why should I be punished when I buy one 12oz soda that lasts me 2 days? If they really insist on these measures then here is my solution. Scales in stores and fast food joints. If you get on that scale and your obese then you get taxed extra if your kid gets on that scale and they are obese no toy, fries or soda for them AND the parent gets taxed for being an asshole. You have all heard me say this a million times so here is time million and one: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY! YOU are personally responsible for the children YOU brought into this world, YOU are personally responsible for YOUR health. Don't blame the restaurants you weak minded fool! The CEO of McDonalds isn't taping your kid to a chair forcing cheeseburgers down their throat, YOU took them there, YOU ordered the food, YOU let them eat it and YOU taught them these deplorable eating habits! It's just as easy to go home and make a low fat wrap or sandwich. These days with all the food alternatives and support groups out there there is no reason for this to be an issue except pure 100% laziness. Good old fashioned exercise and good eating habits get the job done.
Sarah Palin. I could write novels based on this woman for the rest of my life. She is a satirists political wet dream. Earlier this week there was a blurb on Yahoo News about how the GOP's main agenda was to get rid of Sarah Palin, I wonder if now that Carl Paladino is free if they will hire him to "take her out"! I say let her hang around because she is always good for a laugh. On the TLC Network she has an 8 week tv special coming up called "Sarah Palin's Alaska" I wonder if she will show us Russia from her backyard? During the commercials for this show she is seen hiking mountains, dog sledding, skinning fish, NOT getting eaten by a bear while fishing and then it cuts to her in front of the camera and she says "This is where I want to be outdoors, free to adventure not in a stuffy old political office." THANK FUCKING GOD!!! Sarah finally came to her damn senses! She has become the worst example of Reality Star yet. Her kid Bristol is always in the news for something stupid or on Dancing With the Stars, her baby daddy Levi is now on every Hollywood invitation, now she, Sarah, is on a reality show about Alaska. Really?? Seriously?? Who are these people? Then today on CNN they did a poll on who you'd like to see run for President in the 2012 elections. Guess who was in the top 5? Yep you got it, Mrs. Palin! Who the hell did that poll, deaf mutes? I think we should just set Sarah up as host of her own show on CNN, it gives all the comedy people time to hear her say dumb things and our Government will be safe from her. C'mon Spitzer got his own show and all he did was diddle a hooker, he was actually a decent politician. Sarah is a hot mess, protect the United States Government and give her a damn show. Let's see if we can't get a second season out of that TLC special if anything to give that bear a second chance at eating the goofy broad.
Till next time faithful readers,
BEX!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME (It's about me)
LOL, Sorry I'm getting a giggle out of my own title for this blog. Follow me on this one because it's going to all time funny! If you don't get giggles out of this one, you've got to be a humorless zombie!!
We joke sometimes because it seems that I have the ability to influence policies worldwide. Businesses, Major Corporations, Social Networks, The Military, Individuals, Families, you get the point that none our immune to my influence whether direct or indirect. I can be very charismatic when I choose to be. However, I can also be as aggravating as I am charismatic if the mood strikes me. Now we've already covered the fact that certain weaker personalities will try very hard to imitate me in previous blogs. And we've also discussed how some stronger personalities will attempt to break me because they view me as some sort of threat to themselves. There is also that group that endeavors to change me for their own comfort because they misunderstand me. Very few people actually realize that the key to understanding me at all is truly 100% that I am that frighteningly simple. Recently someone thought that was just impossible and kept trying to read more into it until one day he looked at me and laughed and said "wow you really are that simple." I pride myself on keeping things black & white and as simple as possible.
So here is another shining example of how my influence is far reaching. Someone I was with actually is asking new interests what kind of music they listen to in an attempt to avoid my genre of preferred tunes. How fucking funny is that?? On another level, all of this past weeks drama has been caused by someone that is jealous because they aren't a part of my life and desperately wanted to gain my attention back. These are just 2 of the most recent examples. There are many many many more.
This blog is specifically for those individuals that just can't seem to get enough of the awesomeness that is me! You know your reading this blog right now just hoping that I mention you. Praying that I'll confess some sort of emotion towards you. You know your stalking this page, I know your stalking this page, just suck it up and send me an email ya coward! I'm not as mean as some would like to think, I most likely will email you something nice back.
For you, here are some tidbits about me that you can have:
I REALLY am a simple person, stop trying to overthink me!
I have Pink hair and 22 tattoos because it's an outward expression of my inward personality, not because it's "Cool". If anything it's a bitch being this expressive.
I will not leave the house if my nails are not perfectly polished!
I am obsessive about Music!
I do believe in true love despite recent events, I will always be a hopeless romantic.
Just because I don't believe in monogamy doesn't mean that I don't practice it.
I want an English Bulldog more than anything else in the world!!
I will text rather than call if given a choice, I hate talking on the phone.
Chain smoke when I'm writing.
Once I fall in love with someone it doesn't go away. If I loved you in my life there's a good chance that I still love you. My love has never been fickle.
I honestly, deep down in my very soul, without a doubt in my mind, do not care what you think of me nor do I care if you like me. If we are friends than I love you with all of my heart and you own a piece of me. But for the general population of the world, I don't care.
This amount of self confidence, self assurance, and lack of insecurity is honest and true. I really do believe in myself this much. Very few things will shake that and if they do it's just for a moment, then I discard it and move on.
Isn't much that ever affects or touches me.
Well faithful readers that's it for now. Don't forget the Party is Saturday!!
Bex!!
We joke sometimes because it seems that I have the ability to influence policies worldwide. Businesses, Major Corporations, Social Networks, The Military, Individuals, Families, you get the point that none our immune to my influence whether direct or indirect. I can be very charismatic when I choose to be. However, I can also be as aggravating as I am charismatic if the mood strikes me. Now we've already covered the fact that certain weaker personalities will try very hard to imitate me in previous blogs. And we've also discussed how some stronger personalities will attempt to break me because they view me as some sort of threat to themselves. There is also that group that endeavors to change me for their own comfort because they misunderstand me. Very few people actually realize that the key to understanding me at all is truly 100% that I am that frighteningly simple. Recently someone thought that was just impossible and kept trying to read more into it until one day he looked at me and laughed and said "wow you really are that simple." I pride myself on keeping things black & white and as simple as possible.
So here is another shining example of how my influence is far reaching. Someone I was with actually is asking new interests what kind of music they listen to in an attempt to avoid my genre of preferred tunes. How fucking funny is that?? On another level, all of this past weeks drama has been caused by someone that is jealous because they aren't a part of my life and desperately wanted to gain my attention back. These are just 2 of the most recent examples. There are many many many more.
This blog is specifically for those individuals that just can't seem to get enough of the awesomeness that is me! You know your reading this blog right now just hoping that I mention you. Praying that I'll confess some sort of emotion towards you. You know your stalking this page, I know your stalking this page, just suck it up and send me an email ya coward! I'm not as mean as some would like to think, I most likely will email you something nice back.
For you, here are some tidbits about me that you can have:
I REALLY am a simple person, stop trying to overthink me!
I have Pink hair and 22 tattoos because it's an outward expression of my inward personality, not because it's "Cool". If anything it's a bitch being this expressive.
I will not leave the house if my nails are not perfectly polished!
I am obsessive about Music!
I do believe in true love despite recent events, I will always be a hopeless romantic.
Just because I don't believe in monogamy doesn't mean that I don't practice it.
I want an English Bulldog more than anything else in the world!!
I will text rather than call if given a choice, I hate talking on the phone.
Chain smoke when I'm writing.
Once I fall in love with someone it doesn't go away. If I loved you in my life there's a good chance that I still love you. My love has never been fickle.
I honestly, deep down in my very soul, without a doubt in my mind, do not care what you think of me nor do I care if you like me. If we are friends than I love you with all of my heart and you own a piece of me. But for the general population of the world, I don't care.
This amount of self confidence, self assurance, and lack of insecurity is honest and true. I really do believe in myself this much. Very few things will shake that and if they do it's just for a moment, then I discard it and move on.
Isn't much that ever affects or touches me.
Well faithful readers that's it for now. Don't forget the Party is Saturday!!
Bex!!
Monday, October 25, 2010
At Night....
I visit at night.
I walk through your dreams.
I lay next to you in sleep and kiss away the nightmares, soothing the cares of a worried brow till there is nothing left to trouble.
Mending broken hearts so they may dance together again here if not in waking moments.
In dreams I will exist, in the between I will linger, in the awake I will rest until it is time for you to dream.
We will watch the twilight of each evening together and part when the sun is breaking.
I will hold your hand in many places and we will walk amongst the stars.
I will exist in your dreams where nothing can touch us and curse the sun for taking you away.
These places of imagination, of only feeling and non reality are my home within you.
If I could take away the lies and hurts others have caused, If I could heal your wounds, I don't know that I would just for the chance to walk with you in the light.
Here in dreams I can keep the hurts away forever, here there are no questions to burden the feelings, here in dreams the love is pure, untouchable by others jealousy.
Your smile in dreams is the only light, your eyes reflecting scenes is all I wish to see.
In dreams I will exist, in the between I will linger, in the awake I will rest until it is time for you to dream.
BEX
I walk through your dreams.
I lay next to you in sleep and kiss away the nightmares, soothing the cares of a worried brow till there is nothing left to trouble.
Mending broken hearts so they may dance together again here if not in waking moments.
In dreams I will exist, in the between I will linger, in the awake I will rest until it is time for you to dream.
We will watch the twilight of each evening together and part when the sun is breaking.
I will hold your hand in many places and we will walk amongst the stars.
I will exist in your dreams where nothing can touch us and curse the sun for taking you away.
These places of imagination, of only feeling and non reality are my home within you.
If I could take away the lies and hurts others have caused, If I could heal your wounds, I don't know that I would just for the chance to walk with you in the light.
Here in dreams I can keep the hurts away forever, here there are no questions to burden the feelings, here in dreams the love is pure, untouchable by others jealousy.
Your smile in dreams is the only light, your eyes reflecting scenes is all I wish to see.
In dreams I will exist, in the between I will linger, in the awake I will rest until it is time for you to dream.
BEX
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