Perhaps you've also seen this: a person walking a baby carriage, head tilted and resting on one shoulder or another- talking on a cell phone. When you see it once a day, it doesn't register. But in a short drive this morning, I saw 8 people, all sorts of ages, colors demographics,
Chelsea Clinton is under fire for not being on the air for 4 months, yet is collecting a $600,000.00 salary from NBC. 99% of the comments I read are negative and hateful. I guess that's why Occupy is more prescient than we thought- just too disorganized. Just remember bitchers, SCOTUS only works 8 months a year. And they're not even pregnant;
What could be accomplished if a problem or condition was scrutinized as much as the Washington Redskins are? This is the two faced country we are. Eliminating trademarks and patents adds up to a shitload of lost revenue. I'm just glad Lois Lerner had nothing to do with it.
Lady Gaga is all over twitter today. Maybe she has been and I didn't notice. The dominant hashtag is #artflop. Never could replace Madge as the new Madge. So her status is now what I just described: "has been." We're a country of second chances, though.
A football fan has said that Spain may be eliminated from the World Cup but they will never be forgotten. I tweeted them to say. 'Maybe, but you ain't remembered if you ain't playin'.
Best photobomb of the day: Dick and Liz Cheney with the caption, Brokedick Mouthin'. I liked it. I don't like Dick Cheney. If he were a left wing ex-VP criticizing Bush 43's handling of Iraq, the RW would be calling for him to be tried for treason.
Tomorrow is the day that the Chicago Cubs will begin a torrid stretch of baseball that will never be forgotten. You heard it right here. You will now follow the Cubs through me on a daily basis, so that you can live the dream we are about to witness as well.
How come when I feed my dog as if she was a queen, she still secretly eats the felt guards that you put on the bottom of the legs of the sofa-- and yacks it up all over the house. Apparently she doesn't want more fiber in her diet.
Ted Cruz has a video linking modern democrats to Farenheit 451. I think he missed his calling. He's no Ray Bradbury and he's certainly no Dr. Seuss. But, what is he?
Why has Larry Storch popped into my head? Yikes!
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
The signs are there
OK, so lately my posts rail against liars and poseurs from both political parties. Does that make my blogs something of a one trick pony? My blogs are (i hope) fact laden. I have opinions, sure but I do my research as carefully as I can. I have spirited discussions with the Neocon, Cliven Bundy, neo Constitutionalists everyday from Politico to Buzzfeed to The Daily Caller to (eeek!!) Gllenn Beck's The Blaze. Anybody can be a prtisan sycophant so I try to live equally on both sides of the the great river. One day, I'm the Tigris and the next I'm the Euphrates.
Which brings me to my real love. Sports. What's better than writing and experiencing the shit you love, Sports, Music and Poly Sci? But one can write about one subject to an ad nauseum obsession; so maybe politics needs to get it's rightful place for a while. Oh, if something is so obvious, like Thom Tillis's* comments that sick people should band together and conquer the people who are professional takers of healthcare services and government benefits, well, some sun ought to shine on that dog's ass. But there's other things too and maybe I haven't been showing enough interest in those things as well.
So we know that Brad Keselowski and and Kurt Busch are still pissed at each other. Is there a political equivalency to comparing this feud to a staged form of civil road rage? Maybe people still think Denny Hamlin is pissed at Joey Logano, but I think they've patched things up; until one crashes the other and knocks them out of a race again. Will Lebron James opt out from Miami? If so, where would he "take his talents" to? Hell, I'd go to San Antonio or Portland but that's me. I'm also thinking that if my beloved but hapless Chicago Cubs can only get less than 10 games under .500, there would be no stopping them. But that's not true.
Anyway, look for a little more variety- cheers!
*Thom Tillis is the Speaker of the General Assembly in North Carolina and his opponent is Kay Hagen. This is a very big race and since securing the nomination, some very disturbing "clips" have been turning up. Stay tuned. This is what I think is so wrong about the political divide in this country. But enough of that.
Which brings me to my real love. Sports. What's better than writing and experiencing the shit you love, Sports, Music and Poly Sci? But one can write about one subject to an ad nauseum obsession; so maybe politics needs to get it's rightful place for a while. Oh, if something is so obvious, like Thom Tillis's* comments that sick people should band together and conquer the people who are professional takers of healthcare services and government benefits, well, some sun ought to shine on that dog's ass. But there's other things too and maybe I haven't been showing enough interest in those things as well.
So we know that Brad Keselowski and and Kurt Busch are still pissed at each other. Is there a political equivalency to comparing this feud to a staged form of civil road rage? Maybe people still think Denny Hamlin is pissed at Joey Logano, but I think they've patched things up; until one crashes the other and knocks them out of a race again. Will Lebron James opt out from Miami? If so, where would he "take his talents" to? Hell, I'd go to San Antonio or Portland but that's me. I'm also thinking that if my beloved but hapless Chicago Cubs can only get less than 10 games under .500, there would be no stopping them. But that's not true.
Anyway, look for a little more variety- cheers!
*Thom Tillis is the Speaker of the General Assembly in North Carolina and his opponent is Kay Hagen. This is a very big race and since securing the nomination, some very disturbing "clips" have been turning up. Stay tuned. This is what I think is so wrong about the political divide in this country. But enough of that.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Who let the dogs in?
It was probably too much to ask. The sight of Jerry Bremer, Doug Feith, Paul Wolfowitz, Bill Kristol and my other favorite neocons returning to nightly media got me thinking about the statute of limitations on lunacy. When you've allegedly sold a country on a war that by most accounts, wasn't necessary; when you've built a case for this war on lie after lie to make it happen; and when the result of that war was and now is causing the middle east to fester once again; and you get another 15 minutes to justify these follies and actually recommend new follies- and the MSM or LSM invites you to come on their shows and start this shit all over again, well need I say more?
People are inherently good. They go about their business, work, play, worship and socializations. Most do the best they can, raise their kids, largely, play by the rules and struggle sometimes even though those rules are set by people who benefit from them more than the people I'm talking about.
We know all about who let the dogs out. Who let them back in?
I think the average person wants to see people of privilege (earned or otherwise) be held accountable if they make decisions that costs lives, money and causes misery to people we'll never meet.
This has been bothering me lately. I wonder if it bothers you too. Even if it did, aren't we all feeling a little bit helpless about how our lives get affected by people who by virtue of a title, get to screw up the lives of so many others?
The sky is blue, though. I just checked my limbs and fingers and toes and I still have them all. I will eat today. I have a bed to sleep in, clothing to wear. I don't take that stuff for granted. But like a lot of people, I have a real sense of resentment when I see people in charge of things in my life, that are flat incompetent.
I think that part sucks.
So vote.
And don't buy products that the Koch brothers make.
No song is humming through my head today. That's almost a first. Unless it was the Beatles song from the White Album, I'm So Tired. Ooops there's always one or two, I guess.
Be well. Tell somebody you love them.
People are inherently good. They go about their business, work, play, worship and socializations. Most do the best they can, raise their kids, largely, play by the rules and struggle sometimes even though those rules are set by people who benefit from them more than the people I'm talking about.
We know all about who let the dogs out. Who let them back in?
I think the average person wants to see people of privilege (earned or otherwise) be held accountable if they make decisions that costs lives, money and causes misery to people we'll never meet.
This has been bothering me lately. I wonder if it bothers you too. Even if it did, aren't we all feeling a little bit helpless about how our lives get affected by people who by virtue of a title, get to screw up the lives of so many others?
The sky is blue, though. I just checked my limbs and fingers and toes and I still have them all. I will eat today. I have a bed to sleep in, clothing to wear. I don't take that stuff for granted. But like a lot of people, I have a real sense of resentment when I see people in charge of things in my life, that are flat incompetent.
I think that part sucks.
So vote.
And don't buy products that the Koch brothers make.
No song is humming through my head today. That's almost a first. Unless it was the Beatles song from the White Album, I'm So Tired. Ooops there's always one or two, I guess.
Be well. Tell somebody you love them.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Iraq
We are all dismayed over the events in Iraq. Here's why I am:
1.The cost to our soldiers- physical, mental, emotional. Families who will never see their loved ones in the same way again- or at all.
2. The ginning up of lunacy by neocons who never served a fucking day in their lives. You've seen the list. I don't have to put it out there again.
3. The divisions within our own society that war causes; the very notion that because we're one of the leaders of the world, we can decide to physically invade another country on what seems to be a string of lies or at the very least, mistruths. There is a difference.
4. That the people who caused this death and mayhem get libraries built in their honor, go on talk shows and command huge speaking fees to defend their indefensible actions. And never seem to lose sleep over the fact that they beat this drum and continue to do so to this day.
5. Billions of dollars that have never been offset by anything to restore the monies to our national treasury.
6. Enough blame for all of the above to be spread to both political parties.
7. The political naivete that we would build a nation whose religious and cultural schisms go back thousands of years- biblical times- into a democracy??!!
8. That politicians try to score political points to blame their opponents for what did and didn't happen.
9. That we would collaterally affect the lives of millions of others who never asked for us to liberate them.
10. That we have have cheerleaders and pundits in this country that speak of "American Exceptionalism" like it's a hamburger that we sell to the world to prove how stupid and bad for the natural rhythms of this planet we can be.
And worst of all, we practice the true definition of insanity by continuing to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result.
Fuck it. No quarter given today. We are led by people who don't listen to us. And we ought to throw them the fuck out.
Sorry to be a grump today. But unlike John McCain, I'm angry but I DO know why. I don't flip flop and cluck like a little chicken shit. War sucks and I'm tired of it. If you don't agree with me, that's your right. I sit down to express my feelings and that's what I did today.
#pissedoffbywar
1.The cost to our soldiers- physical, mental, emotional. Families who will never see their loved ones in the same way again- or at all.
2. The ginning up of lunacy by neocons who never served a fucking day in their lives. You've seen the list. I don't have to put it out there again.
3. The divisions within our own society that war causes; the very notion that because we're one of the leaders of the world, we can decide to physically invade another country on what seems to be a string of lies or at the very least, mistruths. There is a difference.
4. That the people who caused this death and mayhem get libraries built in their honor, go on talk shows and command huge speaking fees to defend their indefensible actions. And never seem to lose sleep over the fact that they beat this drum and continue to do so to this day.
5. Billions of dollars that have never been offset by anything to restore the monies to our national treasury.
6. Enough blame for all of the above to be spread to both political parties.
7. The political naivete that we would build a nation whose religious and cultural schisms go back thousands of years- biblical times- into a democracy??!!
8. That politicians try to score political points to blame their opponents for what did and didn't happen.
9. That we would collaterally affect the lives of millions of others who never asked for us to liberate them.
10. That we have have cheerleaders and pundits in this country that speak of "American Exceptionalism" like it's a hamburger that we sell to the world to prove how stupid and bad for the natural rhythms of this planet we can be.
And worst of all, we practice the true definition of insanity by continuing to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result.
Fuck it. No quarter given today. We are led by people who don't listen to us. And we ought to throw them the fuck out.
Sorry to be a grump today. But unlike John McCain, I'm angry but I DO know why. I don't flip flop and cluck like a little chicken shit. War sucks and I'm tired of it. If you don't agree with me, that's your right. I sit down to express my feelings and that's what I did today.
#pissedoffbywar
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Greetings,
Still happy about Eric Cantor's loss. A sobering postscript to it, though is the news that Bakersfield's own Kevin McCarthy is a shoo-in to replace Cantor, who is stepping down in July. McCarthy is one of the so called "Young Guns" who have been instrumental in carrying out Eric the shithead's obstructionist tactics during virtually the entire Obama Presidency.
So, with that news, I offer today's humstle, The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again. Lyrics at the end are particular in their description of McCarthy: "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss"
Enjoy your day.
Still happy about Eric Cantor's loss. A sobering postscript to it, though is the news that Bakersfield's own Kevin McCarthy is a shoo-in to replace Cantor, who is stepping down in July. McCarthy is one of the so called "Young Guns" who have been instrumental in carrying out Eric the shithead's obstructionist tactics during virtually the entire Obama Presidency.
So, with that news, I offer today's humstle, The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again. Lyrics at the end are particular in their description of McCarthy: "Meet the New Boss. Same as the Old Boss"
Enjoy your day.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Bye Eric
A pretty amazing thing happened in the world of politics last night. The House majority leader, Eric Cantor of Virginia's 7th congressional district lost by 11% to an economics professor from Randoph-Macon College of Ashland, Virginia. David Brat* is a tea party candidate who hammered Cantor on a hot button issue, sure to be the bedevilment of many other congress people facing primary or general election challenges. He, incorrectly charged Cantor with being in favor of amnesty in the ongoing immigration reform debate and hammered him on a daily basis. Cantor's internal polls showed him with a 62-28 likely result in the race, so to say the least, the campaign admitted that they never saw this coming. I saw Cantor getting screamed at by teabagging leatherlungers at a recent town hall meeting. I am delighted with the result and not very surprised.
By the way, don't worry about Cantor. He'll be getting paid nicely by Fox News within a year. He does however, have to face the fact that he was rejected. That is the finality of elections. Al Gore is still not over it. Nor is John McCain or Mitt Romney. So, today's humstle is Led Zeppelin's, Your Time Is Gonna Come.
Eric, you invented the "Young Guns " back in 2008. I'm not sad to see you go. You're a weasel and a shithead and I hope you steep yourself in the teabag of misery you created for yourself. I only hope that far right wing guys keep getting beat downs from more radical people. Then this country can get back to being collegial and just might function better than it does now.
* If anyone is interested, especially voters in the 7th CD, please remember that Dave Brat will vote to shut down the government if the caucus he will join doesn't get their way.
I am very impressed with the Los Angeles Kings and have made that pretty clear lately. Yet I hope the New York Rangers can make a series of this tonight, because I want to watch hockey for a little longer. Have a great day, folks and enjoy the great vibe on the day after a real dick lost his congressional seat.
By the way, don't worry about Cantor. He'll be getting paid nicely by Fox News within a year. He does however, have to face the fact that he was rejected. That is the finality of elections. Al Gore is still not over it. Nor is John McCain or Mitt Romney. So, today's humstle is Led Zeppelin's, Your Time Is Gonna Come.
Eric, you invented the "Young Guns " back in 2008. I'm not sad to see you go. You're a weasel and a shithead and I hope you steep yourself in the teabag of misery you created for yourself. I only hope that far right wing guys keep getting beat downs from more radical people. Then this country can get back to being collegial and just might function better than it does now.
* If anyone is interested, especially voters in the 7th CD, please remember that Dave Brat will vote to shut down the government if the caucus he will join doesn't get their way.
I am very impressed with the Los Angeles Kings and have made that pretty clear lately. Yet I hope the New York Rangers can make a series of this tonight, because I want to watch hockey for a little longer. Have a great day, folks and enjoy the great vibe on the day after a real dick lost his congressional seat.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Long time
It's certainly been a while. I'm going to have to ease back into writing. Don't get me wrong, I love doing it, but sometimes, life really gets in the way of what I'd rather be doing- writing for one- so a hearty hello to you all. I missed you.
Today's humstle is Steely Dan's With A Gun. There seems to be a shooting nearly every day. and people are getting sick of reading and hearing about a systemic problem that our society cannot seem to solve. When it involves angry school children shooting their own, it is even more difficult to fathom.
Our society is a bit hateful. We don't like each other. We are stirred up against each other and with the tools of social networking and biased media feeding us, nobody should be particularly surprised. So, even though today's death toll is 2 (thank heavens not more-- but two is 2 too many), we will watch as the media unravels the anger that today's shooter had and why. Then there will be the obligatory comments by Wayne LaPierre, in response to the cries of outrage by elected officials who fear his organization and are afraid they won't win an election if the NRA decides their career is over. Then we'll all buy flowers and put them on the curb outside Reynolds High. Then we'll have a candlelight vigil. The President will come out and be consoler in chief. And all this won't change a thing. And we'll bear witness to another shooting very soon. We elect people who don't listen to us.
Tomorrow's humstle will be Simon and Garfunkel's 59th Street Bridge Song. The song itself is pretty corny, I know but it evokes memories for me when life wasn't as hateful, the work week wasn't as long and our children were encouraged to stand quietly and stare at nothing. Over worked, underpaid, over scheduled, too many lies and the liars that tell those lies and for heaven's sake, too many guns. And I could go on. You get it.
What's it going to take? I really don't know. If I think of something, I'll let you know.
Yikes, how good are the LA Kings?
See you soon.
Today's humstle is Steely Dan's With A Gun. There seems to be a shooting nearly every day. and people are getting sick of reading and hearing about a systemic problem that our society cannot seem to solve. When it involves angry school children shooting their own, it is even more difficult to fathom.
Our society is a bit hateful. We don't like each other. We are stirred up against each other and with the tools of social networking and biased media feeding us, nobody should be particularly surprised. So, even though today's death toll is 2 (thank heavens not more-- but two is 2 too many), we will watch as the media unravels the anger that today's shooter had and why. Then there will be the obligatory comments by Wayne LaPierre, in response to the cries of outrage by elected officials who fear his organization and are afraid they won't win an election if the NRA decides their career is over. Then we'll all buy flowers and put them on the curb outside Reynolds High. Then we'll have a candlelight vigil. The President will come out and be consoler in chief. And all this won't change a thing. And we'll bear witness to another shooting very soon. We elect people who don't listen to us.
Tomorrow's humstle will be Simon and Garfunkel's 59th Street Bridge Song. The song itself is pretty corny, I know but it evokes memories for me when life wasn't as hateful, the work week wasn't as long and our children were encouraged to stand quietly and stare at nothing. Over worked, underpaid, over scheduled, too many lies and the liars that tell those lies and for heaven's sake, too many guns. And I could go on. You get it.
What's it going to take? I really don't know. If I think of something, I'll let you know.
Yikes, how good are the LA Kings?
See you soon.
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