Home on the Range: A Cross Section of America - Views from a Neighborhood...:
"At the intersection of two streets, two cars collide, not violently by any means, but with enough force to cause damage to both vehicles. ..."
Brigid nails another one out of the park.
She's nicer than me; she still has hope. I just get more and more hardened by the disgusting behavior that is spreading in America like syphilis in a co-ed dorm.
09 December 2012
22 November 2012
A grateful heart
I am thankful God created me to exist at a time and place to experience life in mankind's most successful experiment of individual freedom.
When I'm old, gray, feeble, and deemed worthy by a bureaucrat of only pain management, I'll tell wide-eyed children "how it used to be," when government didn't control and plan every aspect of daily life.
Of course, they won't have a clue what the crazy old man is saying, because they wouldn't be able to imagine not having their basic needs provided in return for blind obedience. Them not speaking English as a first language certainly won't help the communication, either.
I marvel at the world around me and the history of humanity, because what we had was truly unique. By the evidence, the normal condition of homo sapiens is to be at war and to be oppressed by power-hungry egomaniacs that believe they have a better way. -Thank you, God, for allowing me to see that it's possible for us to rise above our natural state.
When I'm old, gray, feeble, and deemed worthy by a bureaucrat of only pain management, I'll tell wide-eyed children "how it used to be," when government didn't control and plan every aspect of daily life.
Of course, they won't have a clue what the crazy old man is saying, because they wouldn't be able to imagine not having their basic needs provided in return for blind obedience. Them not speaking English as a first language certainly won't help the communication, either.
I marvel at the world around me and the history of humanity, because what we had was truly unique. By the evidence, the normal condition of homo sapiens is to be at war and to be oppressed by power-hungry egomaniacs that believe they have a better way. -Thank you, God, for allowing me to see that it's possible for us to rise above our natural state.
16 November 2012
Because I believe people, not government, should help people
One of the blogs I regularly visit to maintain my sanity in today's America and recharge my snark reserves needs support in the face of impending medical bills.
MArooned has a summary: http://www.ma-rooned.com/2012/11/fundraiser-update-additions.html
Donations via the paypal link at booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com
We're all on this boat together and a few voluntary bucks from many go a long way.
Thanks.
MArooned has a summary: http://www.ma-rooned.com/2012/11/fundraiser-update-additions.html
Donations via the paypal link at booksbikesboomsticks.blogspot.com
We're all on this boat together and a few voluntary bucks from many go a long way.
Thanks.
Summing up the perfect world
Something I put on facebook, when asked why I didn't keep something valuable that had been lost by an unknown someone else:
"Despite the crumbling of America around me, I choose to live in the perfect America in my head, where the fedgov stays the f___ out of anything not in the Constitution's enumerated powers, unicorn farts are pure fantasy, and "I deserve..." means something I worked for, not whatever I want and/or voted for the government to steal on my behalf."
I guess that pretty well sums up my feelings on being an American. Period.
(although I'm sure there's something more catchy and appropriate than unicorn farts)
"Despite the crumbling of America around me, I choose to live in the perfect America in my head, where the fedgov stays the f___ out of anything not in the Constitution's enumerated powers, unicorn farts are pure fantasy, and "I deserve..." means something I worked for, not whatever I want and/or voted for the government to steal on my behalf."
I guess that pretty well sums up my feelings on being an American. Period.
(although I'm sure there's something more catchy and appropriate than unicorn farts)
19 May 2012
Best line from Serenity...
"Y'all got on this boat for different reasons, but y'all come to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything, I know this - they will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, ten? They'll swing back to the belief that they can make people... better. And I do not hold to that. So no more runnin'. I aim to misbehave."
26 May 2010
Modern liberals think on a 3rd grade level
I was at my son's school for "GT University" last night, which is where the GT students teach their parents on subjects and topics discussed during the school year.
While waiting for it to begin, I noticed a large display titled, "If I were President...." in the opposite hallway.
I thought it looked cute, so I ambled over.
The handwriting looked to be somewhere between 2nd and 4th grades, so I settled on 3rd grade as the best guess for the authors.
Clearly, the students had been coached and indoctrinated on certain subjects, since the subjects appeared in almost every paper. OK, maybe they weren't coached and 3rd graders these days are all pre-occupied with "the war" (I was perplexed by which war.) and hunting of animals. As I continued reading the papers, I had an epiphany: These 3rd graders sounded just like modern liberals. "End the war!" "Don't hunt animals!" (This topic particularly amuses me, since I have heard one of these nutcases seriously suggest that if people want to eat meat, then they should buy it in the grocery so that animals don't have to get hurt. SERIOUSLY.) "People should get what they want and not have to pay for it!" {insert scratching record sound here}
WHAT!?!?!? Yup, that particular sentiment was repeated on two papers. "Holy CRAP!" I told myself. "These kids sound just like liberals!" Upon having the epiphany, I pondered the parallels and ramifications. It didn't take long before I ended up at Democrats calling Republicans "The Party of no." It all became clear at that point. Republicans are the adults and Democrats are the bedwetting, whining, conniving, manipulative, ingrateful little brats.
In YOUR house, when the parents lose control of the children, does chaos ensue?
Don't get me wrong, here. The Republicans absolutely blew their opportunity to rein in spiraling higher education costs, regulate subprime lending, and address esclating healthcare costs from the time we learned about Slick Willie dribbling DNA on a blue dress until Democrats took over congress in the 2006 elections. The spineless weasels allowed Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, et al to deflect action that would have most certainly averted or mitigated the collapse of the housing market (and subsequently, our whole economy) from subprime loans and overbuilding.
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs )
I'm sure the Republicans were drunk on the stock market and employment numbers prior to 9/11, but many of them saw the writing on the wall, yet the Republicans, as a whole, "fiddled while Rome burned."
While waiting for it to begin, I noticed a large display titled, "If I were President...." in the opposite hallway.
I thought it looked cute, so I ambled over.
The handwriting looked to be somewhere between 2nd and 4th grades, so I settled on 3rd grade as the best guess for the authors.
Clearly, the students had been coached and indoctrinated on certain subjects, since the subjects appeared in almost every paper. OK, maybe they weren't coached and 3rd graders these days are all pre-occupied with "the war" (I was perplexed by which war.) and hunting of animals. As I continued reading the papers, I had an epiphany: These 3rd graders sounded just like modern liberals. "End the war!" "Don't hunt animals!" (This topic particularly amuses me, since I have heard one of these nutcases seriously suggest that if people want to eat meat, then they should buy it in the grocery so that animals don't have to get hurt. SERIOUSLY.) "People should get what they want and not have to pay for it!" {insert scratching record sound here}
WHAT!?!?!? Yup, that particular sentiment was repeated on two papers. "Holy CRAP!" I told myself. "These kids sound just like liberals!" Upon having the epiphany, I pondered the parallels and ramifications. It didn't take long before I ended up at Democrats calling Republicans "The Party of no." It all became clear at that point. Republicans are the adults and Democrats are the bedwetting, whining, conniving, manipulative, ingrateful little brats.
In YOUR house, when the parents lose control of the children, does chaos ensue?
Don't get me wrong, here. The Republicans absolutely blew their opportunity to rein in spiraling higher education costs, regulate subprime lending, and address esclating healthcare costs from the time we learned about Slick Willie dribbling DNA on a blue dress until Democrats took over congress in the 2006 elections. The spineless weasels allowed Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, et al to deflect action that would have most certainly averted or mitigated the collapse of the housing market (and subsequently, our whole economy) from subprime loans and overbuilding.
( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MGT_cSi7Rs )
I'm sure the Republicans were drunk on the stock market and employment numbers prior to 9/11, but many of them saw the writing on the wall, yet the Republicans, as a whole, "fiddled while Rome burned."
22 May 2010
One of the many reasons I think Teddy Roosevelt was under-rated as a President
Listen for the Roosevelt quote:
The fact that the room didn't erupt into a roar of thunderous applause speaks volumes about the decayed and sorry condition of this country and its elected leaders.
Unless you are a pure-blooded native American, our ancestors were all immigrants to this great country.
Some came unwilling in chains, while others voluntarily risked their lives, but America, despite recent developments to the contrary, still remains the best hope for opportunity and success, regardless of skin color or other demographic buckets used by the ruling class to divide us.
When people are here to harvest opportunity and our misguided socialism, while not dedicating allegiance and responsibility to our founding principles, it destroys the American dream, one hyphenated bit by hyphenated bit.
The fact that the room didn't erupt into a roar of thunderous applause speaks volumes about the decayed and sorry condition of this country and its elected leaders.
Unless you are a pure-blooded native American, our ancestors were all immigrants to this great country.
Some came unwilling in chains, while others voluntarily risked their lives, but America, despite recent developments to the contrary, still remains the best hope for opportunity and success, regardless of skin color or other demographic buckets used by the ruling class to divide us.
When people are here to harvest opportunity and our misguided socialism, while not dedicating allegiance and responsibility to our founding principles, it destroys the American dream, one hyphenated bit by hyphenated bit.
18 May 2010
The never ending battle to keep parking lots free of wandering carts
After a wonderful trail ride Sunday evening, I popped in to the westside Payless for some reward sushi and to pick up milk.
As always, there was a cart left loose. I rode it across the lot like an 8 year old boy, then took it inside to its proper spot.
I was in the store less than 5 minutes. When I returned to the Jeep, another cart had materialized 5 spots down.
I'm beginning to wonder if somebody is watching me and thinks this is some sort of a game.
As always, there was a cart left loose. I rode it across the lot like an 8 year old boy, then took it inside to its proper spot.
I was in the store less than 5 minutes. When I returned to the Jeep, another cart had materialized 5 spots down.
I'm beginning to wonder if somebody is watching me and thinks this is some sort of a game.
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