I've been reading from various sources about current political topics from the media, the bloggers, and people expressing opinions. I am noticing, especially in the political arena, that the ones who are harping the loudest about a potential legislation are the ones who WILL NOT be affected by the decision. It's not just Congress members voting as they wish while ignoring the needs of their constituents. It could be people from one state traveling to another state to protest something going on that has nothing to do with them. It could be people from other countries who feel the need to criticize what is going on in our country.
Now, I'm all for people having a right to voice their opinion. However, I draw the line when they become so vocal, so intrusive, so blindsided by their own beliefs and politics that what they say drowns out the voices of those affected. I draw the line when these people, who do not have a dog in the fight, interfere with legal events and lawful assembly.
To the mainstream media (this includes the left, the right, the libertarian, the green, and whoever else the media leans toward at one time or another): stop spinning the news and just report the facts. All you're doing is confusing people or making them wary of any news you have to report. Revisit your journalistic ethics and knock off twisting the news for ratings.
To the legislators who are ignoring constituents and avoiding the town hall participants: this is not what you were elected to do. If you can't stand the heat, it's time to get out of the kitchen. Nobody said this job was going to be easy.
As for our foreign critics: unless you or your family live in this country, unless you or your family are going to be affected by any legislative bill being voted on, unless you or your family will be adversely affected by something going on in this country ... back off and leave it to our citizens to sort out their own battles.
Finally, I am neither "right-wing" nor "left-wing." I am neither "conservative" nor "liberal." It depends on the issue as to where I stand. Stop trying to label me. I am an American, born and raised, and a registered voter. That should be enough.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
PeTA Can Kiss My Big Fat Whale Butt
I had finished playing FarmVille in my FaceBook account while listening to the news on WJXT. I heard a news segment about a new billboard up in Jacksonville from PeTA. The billboard said "Save the Whales" and "Lose the blubber ... go vegan." It had a picture of a bikini-wearing obese woman in the foreground and a beach scene in the background.
Any respect I had for PeTA went out the window.
One of the reporters spoke with Ashley Byrne, a representative of the organization. She agreed that it was provocative, but it was to encourage women to lose the weight by becoming vegans.
Encourage? Outrage would be a more appropriate word.
An entry in Deceiver.com shows that I'm not the only one who was upset by this billboard. What is this, open season on fat people because it's now politically incorrect to make fun of and discriminate against anybody else? Deceiver.com went a step further and compiled a list of 'vegetarian' items from PeTA's web site that would not help anyone with losing weight.
According to Kim Hayes from the Orlando Sentinel, "I know the truth hurts, but this isn't the truth. And it all seems a bit harsh for an organization advocating the "ethical" treatment of living things, doesn't it?" This is from a health and fitness reporter. She certainly nailed it on the head.
Seems to me PeTA is more interested in being provocative in their message with their "in your face" tactics than actually having people digest their message in a non-threatening manner. PeTA's tactics have been called into question before. Two examples that immediately come to mind are (1) the alleged funding to defend those who have been accused of arson, and (2) the taking in people's pets who have to give them up, promising to find new homes for the animals, then euthanizing the animals and dumping the bodies in dumpsters. Links to other sites with this information are at the bottom of this blog entry.
People who know me know that I am an animal rights supporter. I support the Best Friends Society, ASPCA, and the Humane Society of the United States. I've also lent support to our local animal shelter and made various donations to animal shelters at other locations. There are way too many other animal welfare organizations out there who, in my honest opinion, do more good than anything PeTA has done that could counteract the proverbial face-slapping they've done to human beings over the years.
So like I said ... PeTA can kiss my big fat whale butt. With PeTA's big mouth, they can do it in one smooch!!
PeTA Workers Charged With Animal Cruelty
PeTA workers 'dumped 80 dead animals in skip'
PeTA Employees Charged With Animal Cruelty
PeTA and Terrorism: The Real Deal
PeTA's Dirty Secret
Any respect I had for PeTA went out the window.
One of the reporters spoke with Ashley Byrne, a representative of the organization. She agreed that it was provocative, but it was to encourage women to lose the weight by becoming vegans.
Encourage? Outrage would be a more appropriate word.
An entry in Deceiver.com shows that I'm not the only one who was upset by this billboard. What is this, open season on fat people because it's now politically incorrect to make fun of and discriminate against anybody else? Deceiver.com went a step further and compiled a list of 'vegetarian' items from PeTA's web site that would not help anyone with losing weight.
According to Kim Hayes from the Orlando Sentinel, "I know the truth hurts, but this isn't the truth. And it all seems a bit harsh for an organization advocating the "ethical" treatment of living things, doesn't it?" This is from a health and fitness reporter. She certainly nailed it on the head.
Seems to me PeTA is more interested in being provocative in their message with their "in your face" tactics than actually having people digest their message in a non-threatening manner. PeTA's tactics have been called into question before. Two examples that immediately come to mind are (1) the alleged funding to defend those who have been accused of arson, and (2) the taking in people's pets who have to give them up, promising to find new homes for the animals, then euthanizing the animals and dumping the bodies in dumpsters. Links to other sites with this information are at the bottom of this blog entry.
People who know me know that I am an animal rights supporter. I support the Best Friends Society, ASPCA, and the Humane Society of the United States. I've also lent support to our local animal shelter and made various donations to animal shelters at other locations. There are way too many other animal welfare organizations out there who, in my honest opinion, do more good than anything PeTA has done that could counteract the proverbial face-slapping they've done to human beings over the years.
So like I said ... PeTA can kiss my big fat whale butt. With PeTA's big mouth, they can do it in one smooch!!
PeTA Workers Charged With Animal Cruelty
PeTA workers 'dumped 80 dead animals in skip'
PeTA Employees Charged With Animal Cruelty
PeTA and Terrorism: The Real Deal
PeTA's Dirty Secret
Sunday, August 09, 2009
TLC's "Toddlers and Tiaras"
I've been watching a show called Toddlers and Tiaras on the TLC channel. No, I'm not watching the show for entertainment. It's more like watching something because you can't believe that this stuff really exists.
The age of these children, in my honest opinion, are too young. I strongly suspect the editors of the TLC show have to do some creative editing to make the show look like a positive event for these very young children. You know, I'd be willing to give them the argument that these pageants teach self confidence if it weren't for all the other fakery that is pushed on the children. I'm sorry, but with all the news reports of pedophiles enticing young children for immoral purposes, WHY are we allowing toddlers to look like very young adults? Tons of makeup, wigs, hair extensions, fake teeth, fake eyelashes ... I'm past offended. I'm disgusted.
These toddler pageants are not for the kids; they're for the parents. The parents claim they're encouraging their children to participate, but when they're only three, four, even six years of age, I suspect that it's more forced. A child is not going to want to disappoint mommy by saying no I don't want to do this, so they go through the motions to make mommy happy. Even if I give in to the argument that the child wants to participate in these toddler pageants, the message they're teaching the kids is still skewed. You're trying to teach a child self confidence, but yet you have this child put on fake teeth to cover missing teeth, hair extensions because the hair is not "full enough," and enough makeup to rival the late Tammy Faye Messner? Spare me! You're making your child look like a prosti-tot. Sorry if I offend any readers, but I am genuinely concerned about the mindset the child participants are going to grow up with.
I'm not knocking beauty pageants in general. I just think that they should wait until the child is 13 to enter any beauty pageants. Even then, there should be a ban on excessive makeup and such. Now, if you want to make it a costume contest or a fantasy character contest, THEN by all means do the makeup, fake hair, fake eyelashes, and all that other stuff. Just don't call it a beauty contest.
The age of these children, in my honest opinion, are too young. I strongly suspect the editors of the TLC show have to do some creative editing to make the show look like a positive event for these very young children. You know, I'd be willing to give them the argument that these pageants teach self confidence if it weren't for all the other fakery that is pushed on the children. I'm sorry, but with all the news reports of pedophiles enticing young children for immoral purposes, WHY are we allowing toddlers to look like very young adults? Tons of makeup, wigs, hair extensions, fake teeth, fake eyelashes ... I'm past offended. I'm disgusted.
These toddler pageants are not for the kids; they're for the parents. The parents claim they're encouraging their children to participate, but when they're only three, four, even six years of age, I suspect that it's more forced. A child is not going to want to disappoint mommy by saying no I don't want to do this, so they go through the motions to make mommy happy. Even if I give in to the argument that the child wants to participate in these toddler pageants, the message they're teaching the kids is still skewed. You're trying to teach a child self confidence, but yet you have this child put on fake teeth to cover missing teeth, hair extensions because the hair is not "full enough," and enough makeup to rival the late Tammy Faye Messner? Spare me! You're making your child look like a prosti-tot. Sorry if I offend any readers, but I am genuinely concerned about the mindset the child participants are going to grow up with.
I'm not knocking beauty pageants in general. I just think that they should wait until the child is 13 to enter any beauty pageants. Even then, there should be a ban on excessive makeup and such. Now, if you want to make it a costume contest or a fantasy character contest, THEN by all means do the makeup, fake hair, fake eyelashes, and all that other stuff. Just don't call it a beauty contest.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
The Bitching Post
Yeah, I'm in THAT kind of mood.
Been reading the news on the television and the Internet. I watch some reality shows and am amazed at how some people act and live. Even my own personal interactions with others can leave me feeling disrespected or misunderstood. Reading and watching current events, I'm finding strong feelings stirring in my soul.
Out of curiosity, I started compiling a list of things that bug me. It ended up growing larger than I anticipated. You know, what sets us off or makes us react with, "You know, I don't like it when ... " Some of these things are just petty annoyances, but some of these things really piss me off.
In no particular order, here the things that bug me:
People who park in handicap parking spaces but do not have handicap permits nor handicap tags on their vehicle.
People who take up a motorized shopping cart to keep their kids entertained.
Stores whose policy does not allow employees to repossess a motorized cart from a customer who clearly doesn't need one.
Store employees who make no attempt to keep motorized store carts charged up.
People who claim they're being oppressed or prevented from succeeding in life, then point to those who have done well for themselves and accuse them of selling out.
People who borrow money, get a sudden windfall of cash, and do not offer any of it toward what they owe you.
People who file frivilous lawsuits.
Lawyers who take frivilous cases for said lawsuits.
People who claim they want less government control in their lives but yet are first in line for whatever government handout they can get a hold of.
People who reject something being said just because it's coming from a member of an opposite political party.
Narcissists
Rude people
Arrogant people
Dishonest people
Thieves
Cruel people
Mean people
Fat jokes
Child abusers
Spouse abusers
Elderly abusers
Gold diggers
Deadbeat parents
Mothers who keep having babies because "it's their right," but then constantly pawn the children off on other people to go partying.
Mothers who keep having babies so they can get a larger welfare check.
Men who will not learn from their first mistake and do something to prevent another accidental pregnancy (like using contraception, getting a vasectomy, keeping their pants on ...)
Women who get pregnant to trap a man.
People who collect child support but spend the funds for frivilous items that have nothing to do with the children.
People who live off the child support as their sole household income.
People who let a boyfriend or girlfriend move in and live off the child support as the sole household income.
Parents who think it's funny or cute when their children misbehave.
People who demand that their point of view be respected and honored but will not do the same for you.
People who treat you one way when it's just the two of you, but treat you differently when other people are around.
People who see you have two or more of something (that you paid for) and think it's their right to have one of them. Then when you object, they respond with "You don't need two of (whatever)."
People who think it's fun to torture an animal.
People who show disrespect to military troops and their families because they oppose the war they're fighting in.
People who demand their free speech rights but will not take responsibility for what they say.
Officers who, upon checking my bag for banned personal electronic gadgets like cell phones, see my diabetic glucometer and loudly exclaim, "That's a cell phone!!" in a manner that would lead people to believe they just spotted America's most wanted criminal.
Officers who drive 50 miles per hour in a 55 MPH zone.
Supervisors who have taken a personal dislike to you and take it out on you under the guise of "doing their job."
Celebrities who act like authority figures for their favorite cause and loudly declare you wrong if you don't agree with them.
People who want to take away my constitutional right to bear arms.
Internet spam.
People who take it personally when you express an opinion.
Been reading the news on the television and the Internet. I watch some reality shows and am amazed at how some people act and live. Even my own personal interactions with others can leave me feeling disrespected or misunderstood. Reading and watching current events, I'm finding strong feelings stirring in my soul.
Out of curiosity, I started compiling a list of things that bug me. It ended up growing larger than I anticipated. You know, what sets us off or makes us react with, "You know, I don't like it when ... " Some of these things are just petty annoyances, but some of these things really piss me off.
In no particular order, here the things that bug me:
People who park in handicap parking spaces but do not have handicap permits nor handicap tags on their vehicle.
People who take up a motorized shopping cart to keep their kids entertained.
Stores whose policy does not allow employees to repossess a motorized cart from a customer who clearly doesn't need one.
Store employees who make no attempt to keep motorized store carts charged up.
People who claim they're being oppressed or prevented from succeeding in life, then point to those who have done well for themselves and accuse them of selling out.
People who borrow money, get a sudden windfall of cash, and do not offer any of it toward what they owe you.
People who file frivilous lawsuits.
Lawyers who take frivilous cases for said lawsuits.
People who claim they want less government control in their lives but yet are first in line for whatever government handout they can get a hold of.
People who reject something being said just because it's coming from a member of an opposite political party.
Narcissists
Rude people
Arrogant people
Dishonest people
Thieves
Cruel people
Mean people
Fat jokes
Child abusers
Spouse abusers
Elderly abusers
Gold diggers
Deadbeat parents
Mothers who keep having babies because "it's their right," but then constantly pawn the children off on other people to go partying.
Mothers who keep having babies so they can get a larger welfare check.
Men who will not learn from their first mistake and do something to prevent another accidental pregnancy (like using contraception, getting a vasectomy, keeping their pants on ...)
Women who get pregnant to trap a man.
People who collect child support but spend the funds for frivilous items that have nothing to do with the children.
People who live off the child support as their sole household income.
People who let a boyfriend or girlfriend move in and live off the child support as the sole household income.
Parents who think it's funny or cute when their children misbehave.
People who demand that their point of view be respected and honored but will not do the same for you.
People who treat you one way when it's just the two of you, but treat you differently when other people are around.
People who see you have two or more of something (that you paid for) and think it's their right to have one of them. Then when you object, they respond with "You don't need two of (whatever)."
People who think it's fun to torture an animal.
People who show disrespect to military troops and their families because they oppose the war they're fighting in.
People who demand their free speech rights but will not take responsibility for what they say.
Officers who, upon checking my bag for banned personal electronic gadgets like cell phones, see my diabetic glucometer and loudly exclaim, "That's a cell phone!!" in a manner that would lead people to believe they just spotted America's most wanted criminal.
Officers who drive 50 miles per hour in a 55 MPH zone.
Supervisors who have taken a personal dislike to you and take it out on you under the guise of "doing their job."
Celebrities who act like authority figures for their favorite cause and loudly declare you wrong if you don't agree with them.
People who want to take away my constitutional right to bear arms.
Internet spam.
People who take it personally when you express an opinion.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
One of those Days
Ever had one of those days (or one of those weeks) in which you just have your fill with other people's bullshizzle and you just want to say, "Whatever! I am outta here!" You know, phrases like, "Uh uh pal; talk to the hand," come to mind?
We all do some degree of observing human nature. It may involve analyzing the behavior of one or of many. It may even involve analyzing one's own behavior. Some people's behavior is automatic and done without thinking. Others behave in a manner that is purposefully deliberate.
Whether the behavior is good or bad is, in essence, subjective. The very actions of one person can be perceived as friendly and sociable. Those same actions can be perceived as pushy and nose by someone else. When I hear the phrase, "You can't please everybody," I know very well just how true it is.
I guess maybe my frustration may be stemming from an observation about certain people and how they interact with others. The problem is then compounded by my love and devotion for those affected. If I ignore what I see, I'm could be neglecting a friend in need. If I put in my two-cents worth, I could be interfering in something that may be none of my business. Depending on the person/people involved, it's hard to see where the line is drawn.
I tend to be analytical in my thinking. In fact, I've been told that I can overthink a simple situation. It's a blessing and a curse at the same time. At the same time that I've avoided potential problems, I've also created problems because I overanalyzed the situation.
This entry may seem vague, but it actually applies to several things going on in my life right now. No, I'm not unhappy, but I'm at that point now that I'm "analyzing" where I am with my life and what I want to do in the future. I'm trying to hang in there with my current job until I've put in enough years to retire. I've thought about going back to school. I've thought about opening up my own business, preferably home-based. I've thought about taking more road trips. I've thought about doing more hands-on volunteer work. I'm sure I'll change my mind several times before that day finally comes.
I've made the comment that on the day I retire, I'm going to pop in a CD with Johnny Paycheck's hit "Take This Job and Shove It" and play it full blast as I leave the parking lot. Then on the day after, I was going to a local beauty salon to get my hair dyed cherry red. What's funny is that people think I'm joking about the hair deal. They don't know that when I was a little girl, all the females in my coloring books had red hair. I wanted red hair. I don't really know why; I just did. It may never happen, but I've learned to "never say never."
Did sleep deprivation cause me to write this missive? Maybe. If I stay awake longer than 20 hours straight, I start to get silly like I'm under the influence of alcohol. However, I've been only getting about four hours of sleep a night for the last two nights. I think I'm going to wrap this up and go to bed.
We all do some degree of observing human nature. It may involve analyzing the behavior of one or of many. It may even involve analyzing one's own behavior. Some people's behavior is automatic and done without thinking. Others behave in a manner that is purposefully deliberate.
Whether the behavior is good or bad is, in essence, subjective. The very actions of one person can be perceived as friendly and sociable. Those same actions can be perceived as pushy and nose by someone else. When I hear the phrase, "You can't please everybody," I know very well just how true it is.
I guess maybe my frustration may be stemming from an observation about certain people and how they interact with others. The problem is then compounded by my love and devotion for those affected. If I ignore what I see, I'm could be neglecting a friend in need. If I put in my two-cents worth, I could be interfering in something that may be none of my business. Depending on the person/people involved, it's hard to see where the line is drawn.
I tend to be analytical in my thinking. In fact, I've been told that I can overthink a simple situation. It's a blessing and a curse at the same time. At the same time that I've avoided potential problems, I've also created problems because I overanalyzed the situation.
This entry may seem vague, but it actually applies to several things going on in my life right now. No, I'm not unhappy, but I'm at that point now that I'm "analyzing" where I am with my life and what I want to do in the future. I'm trying to hang in there with my current job until I've put in enough years to retire. I've thought about going back to school. I've thought about opening up my own business, preferably home-based. I've thought about taking more road trips. I've thought about doing more hands-on volunteer work. I'm sure I'll change my mind several times before that day finally comes.
I've made the comment that on the day I retire, I'm going to pop in a CD with Johnny Paycheck's hit "Take This Job and Shove It" and play it full blast as I leave the parking lot. Then on the day after, I was going to a local beauty salon to get my hair dyed cherry red. What's funny is that people think I'm joking about the hair deal. They don't know that when I was a little girl, all the females in my coloring books had red hair. I wanted red hair. I don't really know why; I just did. It may never happen, but I've learned to "never say never."
Did sleep deprivation cause me to write this missive? Maybe. If I stay awake longer than 20 hours straight, I start to get silly like I'm under the influence of alcohol. However, I've been only getting about four hours of sleep a night for the last two nights. I think I'm going to wrap this up and go to bed.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Know Someone Like This?
Malingerer - a word that perfectly describes someone who whines and groans to show illness, then perkily gabs on the phone with friends.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Meowzer, Xena, and Gabby
Introducing ...
The latest editions to my family:
This is Meowzer
This is Xena
This is Gabby
I just hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew.
The latest editions to my family:
This is Meowzer
This is Xena
This is Gabby
I just hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Three Little Kittens
I adopted THREE kittens. They are all female and are six weeks old. Their names are Meowzer, Xena, and Gabby. Pictures to come this weekend. Meowzer is solid black with a couple of small white patches, Xena is a grey tabby with a white chest and white feet, and Gabby is a grey tabby with no white patches.
You should have seen poor Taz when I opened the box and all three saw her: all three let out a collective hiss at her, and Taz backed up with a look on her face like "WTF?" and whined as if she were saying "what did I do?" She then leaped behind me on the loveseat so that I was between her and the kittens and whimpered. My german shepard whose name is TAZ (as in the cartoon character Taz - the Tasmanian Devil) is afraid of kittens :-( The next few days are going to be interesting ...
You should have seen poor Taz when I opened the box and all three saw her: all three let out a collective hiss at her, and Taz backed up with a look on her face like "WTF?" and whined as if she were saying "what did I do?" She then leaped behind me on the loveseat so that I was between her and the kittens and whimpered. My german shepard whose name is TAZ (as in the cartoon character Taz - the Tasmanian Devil) is afraid of kittens :-( The next few days are going to be interesting ...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
R.I.P Munchkin
This is to let y'all know that I had to euthanize Munchkin Friday morning. I'm grateful I still have Taz; it keeps the loss from being brutally painful. However, I'm still asking myself if I did the right thing. Her arthritis and her deteriorating kidneys were affecting her temperment. She was Dad's favorite dog ... and my heart.
Please forgive me if I'm not the most social person for the next week or two.
Please forgive me if I'm not the most social person for the next week or two.
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