In my opinion, we should just walk away. We don't need to be in a war that's going nowhere and has no place to go. If we must have a confrontation somewhere, let's go to Pakistan's mountains and finish what we started 8 years ago. That's our fight. That's the only front worth losing our children to. Even as I write, I question whether bin laden is even worth a fight. As a global nation, his power has been thwarted in many, many countries by anticipating and nullifying his threat. I think this to be sufficient reason to recall the offensive and give time time.
We have Clinton and Obama to get things done. Those two are able to move throughout the countries and issues reaching resolution and compromise as they go.
I have always been a quiet pacifist. I have reached my time to take to the soap box and encourage others to rethink or at least double-check their beliefs about warring. You all know how you will dread the dissertations of my opinions. Suffer you must. I have a contribution to make.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Sixx:am Lyrics - Life Is Beautiful
This is not my style of music usually. April shared this song with me. Really like the words. Appropriate for this stage of my life. Especially the line "You can't live until you die." And NO ONE is to cry at my funeral!
You can’t quit until you try
You can’t live until you die
You can’t learn to tell the truth
Until you learn to lie
You can’t breathe until you choke
You gotta laugh when you’re the joke
There’s nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
I know some things that you don’t
I’ve done things that you won’t
There’s nothing like a trailer park to find your way back home
I was waiting for my hearse
What came next was so much worse
It took a funeral to make me feel alive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
You can’t quit until you try
You can’t live until you die
You can’t learn to tell the truth
Until you learn to lie
You can’t breathe until you choke
You gotta laugh when you’re the joke
There’s nothing like a funeral to make you feel alive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
I know some things that you don’t
I’ve done things that you won’t
There’s nothing like a trailer park to find your way back home
I was waiting for my hearse
What came next was so much worse
It took a funeral to make me feel alive
Just open your eyes
Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful.
Will you swear on your life,
That no one will cry at my funeral?
Friday, July 24, 2009
I Wish I Could Have...
A quote from the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a man who could not raise his daughter.
I wish I could have kissed you good night.
I wish I could have taken you to your first day of school.
I wish I could have been there to teach you piano.
I wish I could have told you not to chase some boy.
I wish I could have held you when you had a broken heart.
I wish I could have been your father. Nothing I ever did will replace that.
For what it's worth, it's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit. Stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it.
I hope you make the best of it.
I hope you see things that startle you.
I hope you feel things you've never felt before.
I hope you meet people with a different point of view.
I hope you live a life you're proud of.
If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.
I wish I could have kissed you good night.
I wish I could have taken you to your first day of school.
I wish I could have been there to teach you piano.
I wish I could have told you not to chase some boy.
I wish I could have held you when you had a broken heart.
I wish I could have been your father. Nothing I ever did will replace that.
For what it's worth, it's never too late, or in my case too early, to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit. Stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it.
I hope you make the best of it.
I hope you see things that startle you.
I hope you feel things you've never felt before.
I hope you meet people with a different point of view.
I hope you live a life you're proud of.
If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start over again.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The GREEN STUFF Is BACK!!!
And the warm TEMPERATURES!And the gentle BREEZES!
And the Spring RAINS!
And the strong WINDS!
And the loud THUNDERSTORMS!
And the obnoxious TORNADO WARNING SIRENS!
But...
The GREEN STUFF is BACK!!!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Happy 21st Birthday Sammi Gund!!
You came into my life 21 years ago, Sammi, and have been every step of the way with me. You are a wonderful companion.
I see you are preparing to sew that seam at your left ear. You have been so healthy with no mishaps until Clinton decided to make you his prey. Oh you poor Sammi!! I'm amazed that your tear is so small. It's OK. I'll sew you. I'll get some thread that matches your beautiful fur and you'll be good for another 21 years. Your challenge is to take me with you for that long. I can only hope you succeed. If you take me for a third 21, I'll be 100!! Can you imagine me at 100?
Sunday, April 26, 2009
A Reason We Age
I will be 58 later this year. Aging has been weighing heavily on my mind for some time now. Or should I say that I'm getting in touch with my mortality? Either way, I think I have come up with a reason we age. As an elder we say, "F*CK you!!" We say "F*ck YOU!" when we're young. So a reason we age is just to get to say F*CK instead of YOU.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Like Peeing Your Pants!
I receive a number of 'send it on' emails and wonder what the sender was thinking. Their content and promises are stupid. This one, however, is a gem! Feel free to borrow it for your own 'send it on' email. At least your friends will appreciate this one.
When you are sad, I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
When you are blue, I will try to dislodge whatever you are choking on.
When you smile, I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.
When you are scared, I will rag on you every chance I get.
When you are worried, I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining.
When you are confused, I will use small words.
When you are sick, stay the hell away from me until you are well.
When you fall, I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.
This is my oath which I pledge to you until the end.
"Why?" you may ask.
Because you are my friend.
Friendship is like peeing your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth.
Send this to ten of your closet friends.
Then get depressed because you can only think of five!
When you are sad, I will help you get drunk and plot revenge against the sorry bastard who made you sad.
When you are blue, I will try to dislodge whatever you are choking on.
When you smile, I will know you are plotting something that I must be involved in.
When you are scared, I will rag on you every chance I get.
When you are worried, I will tell you horrible stories about how much worse it could be until you quit whining.
When you are confused, I will use small words.
When you are sick, stay the hell away from me until you are well.
When you fall, I will point and laugh at your clumsy ass.
This is my oath which I pledge to you until the end.
"Why?" you may ask.
Because you are my friend.
Friendship is like peeing your pants. Everyone can see it, but only you can feel its warmth.
Send this to ten of your closet friends.
Then get depressed because you can only think of five!
Just ONE of Maria's Escapades
Maria sends fascinating emails of her daily life. This one made me laugh so hard I nearly peed my pants!
Kevin's in Orlando until Wednesday so I get to take over the whole thing with his uncle. I can't remember if I told you what's going on there, but his uncle is about 85 and had a mini stroke a couple of weeks ago. He's been in the hospital ever since and there's a guy that lives near him that's taking care of the dogs and cows. He's still refusing to bring back the car and now we find out that he also has the van, is claiming to have been given the new tractor and 2 of the cows. There's very few things that piss me off like someone taking advantage of someone I care about, especially someone who can't fight back. So Saturday, I told Kevin I was going up there and no matter what was getting into the house to be sure everything was still there. I decided to take Cricket with me just in case anything unexpected came up. She probably couldn't stop someone from hurting me, but she might make them think twice. So I took the old jeep, parked behind his property and cut through the woods to where a tree had fallen on the fence and I could easily get over it. Cricket had to find every mud hole possible and splash through it! So I pushed the fence down and sat on it so she could jump over. Before I could even stand up, she had found the geese and jumped in the pond! She just looks so happy swimming around and she didn't even care that it was kind of cold. So I kept walking up to the gate between the lakes and the cow pasture. She finally got out and then saw the cows. Guess it was the first time she'd seen cows and thought the were big dogs. So she goes running full speed straight at them and started a stampede of scared cows. It was hilarious! So then we got into the back yard, his dogs came out barking. Cricket pays no attention to them and they're pretty unhappy having to live in the garage right now, so they just went back in. Got pictures of all the farm equipment to be sure it was still there, and thankfully it was. I won't say how I got into the house, but let's just say I did. After I got the front door unlocked, I decided to go get the jeep and bring it up to the driveway. So to get back out, we had to go back through the pasture, but apparently the cows had a little chat and decided that stupid dog wasn't getting back in. I swear it was the funniest thing I've seen in forever! I opened the gate (it's a big cattle gate) and all 7 of them circled around shoulder to shoulder and blocked us from coming in. Cricket still tried to go in, but then they started moving closer and she tucked her tail, hunched down her shoulders and backed up very slowly. I thought I was going to die laughing! I've never seen her back down from anything before! So we had to go around and through another pasture, then as soon as we cleared that, she went sprinting back to the lake and jumped in again. Nothing better than a wet smelly dog in the car! So anyway, I got what I was looking for, did a little cleaning and headed home. That was a big success!
Kevin's in Orlando until Wednesday so I get to take over the whole thing with his uncle. I can't remember if I told you what's going on there, but his uncle is about 85 and had a mini stroke a couple of weeks ago. He's been in the hospital ever since and there's a guy that lives near him that's taking care of the dogs and cows. He's still refusing to bring back the car and now we find out that he also has the van, is claiming to have been given the new tractor and 2 of the cows. There's very few things that piss me off like someone taking advantage of someone I care about, especially someone who can't fight back. So Saturday, I told Kevin I was going up there and no matter what was getting into the house to be sure everything was still there. I decided to take Cricket with me just in case anything unexpected came up. She probably couldn't stop someone from hurting me, but she might make them think twice. So I took the old jeep, parked behind his property and cut through the woods to where a tree had fallen on the fence and I could easily get over it. Cricket had to find every mud hole possible and splash through it! So I pushed the fence down and sat on it so she could jump over. Before I could even stand up, she had found the geese and jumped in the pond! She just looks so happy swimming around and she didn't even care that it was kind of cold. So I kept walking up to the gate between the lakes and the cow pasture. She finally got out and then saw the cows. Guess it was the first time she'd seen cows and thought the were big dogs. So she goes running full speed straight at them and started a stampede of scared cows. It was hilarious! So then we got into the back yard, his dogs came out barking. Cricket pays no attention to them and they're pretty unhappy having to live in the garage right now, so they just went back in. Got pictures of all the farm equipment to be sure it was still there, and thankfully it was. I won't say how I got into the house, but let's just say I did. After I got the front door unlocked, I decided to go get the jeep and bring it up to the driveway. So to get back out, we had to go back through the pasture, but apparently the cows had a little chat and decided that stupid dog wasn't getting back in. I swear it was the funniest thing I've seen in forever! I opened the gate (it's a big cattle gate) and all 7 of them circled around shoulder to shoulder and blocked us from coming in. Cricket still tried to go in, but then they started moving closer and she tucked her tail, hunched down her shoulders and backed up very slowly. I thought I was going to die laughing! I've never seen her back down from anything before! So we had to go around and through another pasture, then as soon as we cleared that, she went sprinting back to the lake and jumped in again. Nothing better than a wet smelly dog in the car! So anyway, I got what I was looking for, did a little cleaning and headed home. That was a big success!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Yes, You Can 'Rape The Willing'
Beaten to nothingness
By age 5
Years of physical, emotional and spiritual abuse
Years of trying to please
Unsuccessfully
Years of no self-esteem
Years of no self
The pedophile steps forward
Weakness his target
I have no resistance, no strength
He takes me
Makes me
You say 'willing'
Because I don't say No
I can't say No
He trains me
Over and over and over
To be raped
Willingly
The 19 year old took his turn
Gave me Kimberly Ann
I gave Kimberly Ann
Away
Then the bastard
The egocentric manipulator
Didn't care that I wanted
Only that he wanted
He beat me
Broke me
Raped me
And the boss
Taking because he could
Feeling powerful
Because he wasn't
And another boss
Not malicious
Opportunistic
The others had made it easy
At the end of my first 25 years
I only knew
How to be beaten
Broken
And raped
Willingly
30 years later...
No longer beaten
No longer raped
But still broken
By age 5
Years of physical, emotional and spiritual abuse
Years of trying to please
Unsuccessfully
Years of no self-esteem
Years of no self
The pedophile steps forward
Weakness his target
I have no resistance, no strength
He takes me
Makes me
You say 'willing'
Because I don't say No
I can't say No
He trains me
Over and over and over
To be raped
Willingly
The 19 year old took his turn
Gave me Kimberly Ann
I gave Kimberly Ann
Away
Then the bastard
The egocentric manipulator
Didn't care that I wanted
Only that he wanted
He beat me
Broke me
Raped me
And the boss
Taking because he could
Feeling powerful
Because he wasn't
And another boss
Not malicious
Opportunistic
The others had made it easy
At the end of my first 25 years
I only knew
How to be beaten
Broken
And raped
Willingly
30 years later...
No longer beaten
No longer raped
But still broken
Friday, January 9, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Box In Flight
Working in a fast food restaurant can be fun. You'll find it when bantering with the crew and sharing things to laugh about. You'll find it when 'playing' with the customers. And sometimes you find it lying on the floor - such as a box.
A particular box was placed in a direct line to the back door which is its ultimate destination. Great! A source of fun! Walk toward the box and, in stride, lift that box with your foot into the air, sailing it toward the pile of other boxes. Its path goes by the manager's office hidden by the ice machine.
This is an excellent flight! The height and arch will land it precisely.
Oohh, CRAP! The look on Candy's face is utter shock. She seems almost speechless... for a second. She finds her voice. "Who kicked that box?!!" The crew, instantly sober, tries to be oblivious to what happened. The kicker, however, trys to become invisible as blood appears from her split lip and the reddish-purple swelling begins.
You guessed it. Kicking boxes is no longer allowed.
A particular box was placed in a direct line to the back door which is its ultimate destination. Great! A source of fun! Walk toward the box and, in stride, lift that box with your foot into the air, sailing it toward the pile of other boxes. Its path goes by the manager's office hidden by the ice machine.
This is an excellent flight! The height and arch will land it precisely.
Oohh, CRAP! The look on Candy's face is utter shock. She seems almost speechless... for a second. She finds her voice. "Who kicked that box?!!" The crew, instantly sober, tries to be oblivious to what happened. The kicker, however, trys to become invisible as blood appears from her split lip and the reddish-purple swelling begins.
You guessed it. Kicking boxes is no longer allowed.
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