Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Memo to the neighborhood dumb fuck & snow removal team
Exercise: 180 crunches, 60 leg lifts, 30 push ups, 30 squats. YAY me!
So this past weekend we had a nasty little storm that moved through the area bringing with it thunder, lightning, rain, ice, and yes, you guessed it, snow. Many people in the state experienced power outages and the governor ended up declaring a state of emergency. Chi and I, however, came through it pretty much unscathed. Our power never went out and luckily, we didn't have to go anywhere. Well, not until Monday morning which, although it was after the storm had passed through, was bad enough considering what we had to deal with.
That brings me up to the title of today's post.
First off, to the neighborhood dumb fuck living in #701 who obviously doesn't read the monthly newsletter put out by the association and hasn't yet learned what a garage/driveway is for - consider yourself reported. I've really fuckin had it with trying to navigate around your piece of crap Saab (Polk Country License 915 PIF) in the morning on my way to work. Once again you left your stupid fucking car out on the street during a goddamn snow storm making it nearly impossible for people to drive around. At least this time we got enough snow that after the plowing was done, your ride was completely drifted in. Good luck with the dig out asshole! Hopefully once the property management company receives my complaint, they will come and tow your shit away then maybe you'll learn your lesson fucker!
Now to the snow removal people. Who the hell trained you how to do your job??? Whomever the hell it was obviously had their head shoved so far up his or her ass he or she couldn't see daylight let alone what he or she was doing given the total shit attempt made at plowing our neighborhood streets. It would be one thing if your services were free but they're not. Chi and I pay over $100/month to the association on top of our mortgage just like every other homeowner in our area to cover the cost of what you do. The thing is, you do such a poor job that I don't even know why we are paying you. First of all, you start your clearing when the snow is still coming down and blowing around - yah does a lot of good dipshit. Next, you then come back when the storm is over for another go round and stuff is starting to turn slushy. Rather than making a good effort, you clear enough area down the middle of the drive for one car (yah, real useful when you park two cars in the garage - one on each side and can't drive down the middle). Then, you make a feeble attempt to clear the street leaving big ridges of slush everywhere which freeze overnight and become big ice piles by the next morning. Um, just for your information, not everyone drives a fuckin truck that sits two feet off the ground and can easily straddle said ice mounds you redneck. Oh and good fucking job only leaving a clearing wide enough for one car where the road bends around. Real fuckin brilliant. Next time I suggest maybe using a little salt. Believe it or not, it's fairly cheap (I should know since I work for a food broker that has a salt client) and it usually works quite well for those stubborn ice patches too.
What really sucks is that we're supposed to get another storm tomorrow which is similar to the one that we had this past weekend. What's worse is the streets in my neighborhood still aren't completely clear and I just know more shit on top of it is only going to make things worse when it comes to the plowing skills (or lack thereof) of these dumbasses. UGH!
And now for something competely different....
Sometimes the stupidity people display when posting on the MySpace political forum truly amazes me. There's this one woman on there (her ID is DJ and you can find her profile here) and I swear she's not only missing something upstairs when it comes to intelligence, she comes off as just a little psychotic which is probably an understatement. What's worse is politically she's on the left and totally gives Liberals a bad name. She's definitely one person the blue team could do without. UGH!
The particular thread that just put me over the edge when it comes to her stupidity had to do with an article about a German couple who got into legal trouble for homeschooling their daughter. The article specifically stated that the girl had fallen behind in her studies so the couple were tutoring her at home. Now to everyone I know and those who were all posting in this thread (that is everyone but DJ), we took it to mean that the reason her parents were teaching her at home was because she was having trouble at school. Dumb dumb DJ, however, insisted that it meant that the girl was falling behind because she was studying at home. Of course I guess that's to be expected from someone who thinks homeschooling shouldn't be allowed because parents might indoctrinate their kids with only the teachings of the religious right rather than presenting both sides and letting the kid choose. WHATEVER!
Here's a snipit of the interaction I had with her after she decided to rag on a fifteen year old homeschooled kid who posts under the name Lil Moe.
Lil Moe said: I am homeschooled and most kids I meant say I am so lucky.
DJ said: a. this sentence doesn't speak volumes about your education b. that explains a lot of your posts. you're a good example of my point.
I see when one of you idiots tell a 15 year old that no woman will ever want him, that's just find and you defend her, but I point out that a 15 year old homeschool kid is just repeating what his parents are indoctrinating him with and I'm evil. Oh please.
and also pointed out to him that defending his education with a very badly constructed sentence was not the best way to do it.
The Fashion Diva said: So DJ tell me, does the fact that you made the same sort of grammatical error as Lil Moe (see bolded items) speak volumes about your education too? Based on your so called logic, it would seem that your public education sucked just as much as his homeschooling eh? *RE*
Lil Moe said: Are you in one of those teacher unions? Because I don't see whats wrong with my parents teaching me. My dad got a degree in Mathamatics and Computer science, my mom degree is in English.
DJ said: Honey, your parents may have good educations, but that doesn't mean they're good teachers.
Funny how you make a huge assumption about me. Sounds like youre parents are teaching you the mantra well.
If you're mother has a degree in english, she'd be upset at your grammatical skills. At 15 my kids were much better writers. They'd never say my dad got a degree, they'd say my dad has a degree or received a degree. But what the heck, my kids were educated an in real schools and so was I. I guess we don't know the new grammar.
The Fashion Diva said: Oh for crying out loud! Obviously the fact that for the first five yars of a child's life, their parents are their greatest teachers has escaped you. Even after they go to school, their parents do still play a very important part in learning.
My God, it's because my father sat down with me when I was little that I was able to learn math three years beyond what I was being taught in public school. If anything, he was a BETTER teacher because I was his daughter and he knew the best method of presenting the material so I could easily understand and retain it.
Kudos to you if your kids are in public school where the teachers know their shit and do a good job. The sad fact of the matter is, not all schools are like that. There are many which have teachers who, in my opinion, have no business being in front of a classroom because they suck that bad. Yes, there are some parents out there who probably shouldn't be teaching either but seeing as it's their kid, I think the choice should be left up to them (not you) as to what is in their child's best interest.
DJ said: I'm still trying to figure out what he was saying. WTF WAS he saying?
The Fashion Diva said: Are you really that dense? The word meant should have been meet. DUH!
DJ said: I see...Interesting. Kids (who generally don't like going to school) think he's lucky for not having to go to school....
(shaking head sadly)
and um, mistyping a d instead of an e is an easy typo, changing meet to meant? tupo? probably. As easily made as mistyping a single letter? no....
A teacher would have corrected him on it if he turned in a paper like that. Especially if it were one saying he was better educated because he was homeschooled. And it wasn't the only grammatical error he's made in his posts.
The Fashion Diva said: Of course they would. To an "outsider" it looks like it would be much easier to goof off. What they don't tend to realize is that if done correctly, it would be just as structured as a regular school and, in some cases, the parent might be more likely to be harder on the child than a teacher at a public school.
Um, whether it be a typo of a letter or a word, a teacher would dock points for the mistake. And yes, it is just as easily done especially if you are thinking faster than you're typing. I was an A student and have been known to do it every once in a while and I'm sure you have too. Until the day comes when you are perfect (which it won't by the way) lay off and stop being so petty.
Good God, you couldn't even understand the point in the original post concerning the fact that the girl in question was being homeschooled because she had fallen behind in her studies at school. I swear you're the only one that didn't comprehend it that way. *RE*
DJ said:
Um, again where did it say that? If you go by that single sentence which is the only place it mentions it, she was falling behind. And it mentioned tutoring because she was falling behind in her homeschooling?
But of course because I interpreted it differently than you, I'm stupid. Just like the attacks on the other 15 year olds on these forums is fine and justified, while some criticism of one that agrees with you is the equivalent of child abuse.
All the other hypocrites ran away. Are you really that stupid to defend something as ridiculous as this?
After her last post, I just couldn't bring myself to answer her. Her idiocy proved to be way too much for me and it was quite obvious to me that this woman's IQ had to be less than anything walking on two legs.
Well, that about does it for today.
Til next time...
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Friday, February 23, 2007
You're soliciting me for what?
Exercise: Two hours of hard core jam and speed skating. :)
Last night I was at the rink skating around minding my own business when this chic approached me. All she did was say, "Hey!" and when I turned back to look at her, she handed me this quarter sheet of paper that was folded in half. I said, "What's this?" in a less than thrilled tone just because papers like those are usually the kind that you find under the wiperblades on your car advertising scam jobs and shit. I unfolded the paper and read it. I guess this girl is part of some roller derby type of club or some such thing. I noticed that her and her friends had on these black shirts that referred to it (they've been there before too wearing those shirts). The paper was an "ad" for their group. I guess they want me to join. Based on the fact that I'm the only one they gave this to, it would seem they had been secretly "scouting" me. Come to think of it, these may be the same chics that were there a couple weeks ago taking pictures.
Anyway, after I read it, all I could do was roll my eyes and try to think of the closest place I could dispose of it without being overly noticeable. The bathroom - Yah, that's the ticket! Don't get me wrong, it's somewhat flattering that they think I'm that good and want me to join their little club but let's weigh the facts here.
1.) I've never quite understood the whole point of roller durby. To me, it's just kind of....well.....STUPID. For whatever reason, my mind tends to liken it to female mud wrestling. YUCK!
2.) I haven't spent 30 years of my life perfecting my skills as a skater to play "chase and block".
3.) Based on the women I saw wearing the shirts, they didn't look like they were any older than their early 20's. I mean holy shit, if that's the case, I've been skating a good ten to fifteen years longer than they've been alive.
4.) I can't help but wonder if part of the reason they invited me was the fact that they skate like shit and thought I would be the asset to their team that would get them out of a losing streak. Yah, I know that sounded pretty pompous of me but damn it's true. These chics skated like people who still haven't completely mastered balance and have lead in their ass.
5.) They wear protective gear even when "freestyle" skating - YIKES! I've never worn that shit nor will I ever. It's uncomfortable and gets in the way. Besides, I think skating without it makes a better skater because you're more likely to stick the landing the first time if you know the alternative is busting your ass. LOL Oh and for all of you out there who want to give me "the speech" - BITE ME!
So anyway, thanks but no thanks. Roller Derby just ain't so cool in my book.
Once again I don't have anything for the "something different" files so I'm just going to leave it here today.
Til next time....
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Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Poop soup - It's what's for lunch!
Exercise: None last night. Still trying to keep the "flegum" in my lungs under control. Oddly, this cold (assuming that's what I have/had) seems to be a bit of a puss. Recovery time from it has worked out to be about half what I usually experience - not that I keep colds that long to begin with.
So I'm sure you're probably wondering what the hell the title of this post is all about especially due to its graphically disgusting nature. Well, I made a trip to the bathroom right before lunch as I usually do, however, today I found a really nasty surprise in there that I really could have done without especially right before lunch. It appeared that someone had shit in one of the toilets and when it was flushed, the old crap shoot decided to back up leaving a bowl full of brown, smelly water complete with toilet paper and poo chunks. Thank God I saw it before lunch rather than after. I wish I hadn't seen it at all but if it had to happen, that was the most opportune time. At least that way I could just choose not to eat rather than harfing my lunch up in the next stall over.
And now for something completely different....
PIBs is a happy chappy. He was all excited when The Police announced their reuion tour but then crushed when he found out the initial dates weren't for venues anywhere close to here. The Evil One managed to get tickets to the Madison Square Gardens show so of course being the meany I am I made sure to let PIBs know about it (evil laugh). As expected, he came back with the, "YOU SUCK!" response. I did some further researching on this tour the next night after The Evil One gave me some additional information. I found out that The Police do have a date booked for July 2 in St. Louis. It's about a 7 hour drive but at least it's driveable which is what PIBs was looking for. Oh was he all over that after I told him. It seems that I've now been the one elected to go with him. Now I'm not a huge Police fan (I don't own any of their stuff) but I do enjoy some of their music so it's not like it was a hard sell for PIBs. :) We'll see what happens with this. So far, nothing's set in stone since the show time along with ticket sale date has yet to be determined. I guess it only took 14 minutes to sell out both NYC shows so who knows if we will actually be able to get tickets but if we do, I guess PIBs and I will be roadtripping in July. So help me if I don't kill him before we hit the state boarder! LOL
Otay, that's all for me today.
Til next time....
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Friday, February 16, 2007
Happy V-Day/Anniversary to me!
Exercise: None. I decided to take the night off last night from skating. I was going to go but then decided against it. I thought I would just take the evening to rest in the hopes this cold (which hasn't been too horrible) will go away sooner. Besides, it will probably do my toe some good to take the week off. I'm still puzzled as hell when it comes to what I did to it. I also had Chi begging for me to stay home and spend some quality time with him so that made it even more worth it to stay home.
So Wednesday marked the 8th anniversary of when Chi and I got married. Although many couples choose to go out and celebrate an event like this, we chose to once again have a nice meal at home. Quite honestly, I think in many cases the food is better since you can prepare it just the way you want, and the whole setting is much more cozy. Of course when number 10 comes around, we may just have to trip somewhere since that will be more of a milestone.
The downside was that I wasn't feeling very well because of that cold which decided to inhabit my body. It was all I could do to make it to the store and pick up a few things I needed for dinner without passing out but I showed it who was boss in the end.
The menu for the evening was the following:
Linguine with homemade marinara sauce and garlic bread
Chocolate dipped strawberries with white coconut chocolate drizzled on top
Strawberry bellinis (I'm not a drinker and can't really stand the taste of alcohol, but I have to say these were really good).
Now I usually do a decent job when it comes to cooking but I was really please with how everything turned out. Not only did the food taste excellent if I do say so myself, I thought the presentation wasn't half bad either considering I had never tried presenting pasta like the chefs do or the fact that I hadn't ever made the fancy looking strawberries before.
I think Chi must have liked it pretty well too. I mean he did say it was good and all but considering the fact that he was scarfing down the leftovers the next day kind of says it all.
There was one thing that did piss me off during this day other than my cold. Dumbass John McCain decided he needed to give us a recorded phone call right when I was in the middle of making everything. The first time the phone rang, I didn't answer it and figured if it was someone who really needed to get a hold of one of us, they would call back. About a half hour later, the phone rang again so I figured I should probably pick it up. Luckily I was at a point where I could stop and do so. I run up the stairs as fast as possible to catch it before whomever hangs up and as soon as I pick the thing up and say hello, I hear dumbasses voice on the other end of the line. I was soooo disgusted! I mean what the hell kind of politician calls people on Valentine's Day of all days? That's just stupid! Even if I had some remote liking for the guy, that would have killed any chance of getting me to vote for him. What an idiot!
And now for something completely different...
I see that Rush Limbaugh has once again shown just what a total bigoted gas bag he is by saying Obama should "renounce" his race and just "become white" because Obama made a statement saying, "If you look African - American in this society, you're treated as an African - American." Quite frankly, I think Obama is right on target because you can bet had his skin been white, you wouldn't be hearing all the crap you do about whether or not the US is ready for a black president even though he is in fact 1/2 black. It amazes me there are people out there that still listen to this asshole and think he's just the greatest. Obviously they had a lobotomy at some point in thier lives.
Next up are the global warming naysaying dumbshits who have recently reared their ugly little heads on the MySpace political forum once again. I think the most laughable claim they've been making has to do with it not possibly being for real because temperatures have been extremely cold the last couple of weeks. Ok dumbasses, let's get something straight here. Global warming refers to the average temperature of the atmosphere (you know that area that surrounds the Earth and has about five layers a couple of which actually get warmer the farther up you go) and the temperatures of the oceans. Because this problem is based on an average planet temperature rather than a day to day local temperature, it's very possible to have below zero weather and still have a heating of the atmosphere and oceans. Not to mention, even though the weather has been quite cold, it's still not like it used to be years ago. I can remember when I was a kid, it snowed a hell of a lot more than it has in the last few years. I can also remember days when we would have -40F windchills or colder (and that was the high during the day!) for a few days in a row. I don't remember there being any days that cold for quite some time.
I guess the thing I really don't understand about the naysayers is...What the hell is the big deal if it should turn out that there isn't a real problem? I mean given 90% of scientists or more do believe there is merit to the idea of global warming so more than likely there is reason for concern but even if they are wrong, what's so bad about taking percautions? Are you people really so self-indulgent that you can't give up a few things to at the very least make the air a little bit nicer to breathe or at the very most prevent catastrophic consequences? Sad. Really sad.
Alright people. I'm outta here.
Til next time.....
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Tuesday Tirade
Exercise: 180 crunches, 60 leg lifts, 30 push ups, and 30 squats. As much as I hoped, the running things just didn't happen last night. Too much drizzle spit coming out of the sky for my liking.
There's nothing like a morning full of idiots when I'm getting a cold to bring out the snarky side of me.
It seems some asshole of a cold thought it needed to start setting up house (speaking of which - he's on tonight - YIPPIE!!! Sorry couldn't help myself - back to the story hehe) in my bod yesterday. It began with a slight cough but now the bastard must be running water and flushing the toilet because my nose won't stop dripping. It could, of course, be worse and I think there's maybe only been twice in my life when I've had a cold that put me down for a day but it's annoying all the same.
What's kind of strange about it all is that Chi has had a nasty little bug for the past few weeks and I've managed to avoid it all this time. I was really beginning to think I might be able to escape unscathed but obviously that didn't happen. I have a feeling though whatever I got didn't come from Chi. More than likely, I got it from the damn drinking fountain at the skating rink. Last week there was a session made up of quite a few ankle biters right before the one I was there for. Kids are great but let's face it, they do some pretty disgusting things particularly when it comes to water fountains that even holding the button down to let the water run before taking a drink won't fully safeguard against.
I'd like to give a shout out to the person in building 7 who is once again parking their car on the main street that comes back into our section of the neighborhood. Thanks a lot you FUCKER! It's bad enough having to drive around your pile of shit especially since people like to drive on the wrong fucking side of the road around where I live but it's even worse when you have snow coming down and icy streets to contend with. I saw there was some nice drift action going on around your ride so with any hope that shit will be half way up the side of it by the time you come out to leave causing you to have to dig for oh say and hour or so. BASTARD!
Now to the chick in the blue Cavalier who insisted on driving right next to me this morning when I was coming around on the mix master where the road is a banked curve and a bridge no less - SHIT OR GET OFF THE POT WOMAN!!! You know, I'm comfortable with my driving skills in winter weather. Hell, I had to take my final drive for driver's ed in a blizzard, however, some of the other people out on the road really fuckin scare me. This chic was one of them. I mean it's one thing to drive side by side in the area where we were on a dry day but when it's snowy and very icy - YAH RIGHT! All I needed was for her to spin out or something. It also wouldn't have been so bad had she stayed in her own fuckin lane but she insisted on using part of mine too which means she was only inches away from me instead of feet. BITCH!
I got a call from SHL today. If you will remember from an earlier post, this is the helpdesk woman that has been trying to solve an issue with a financial planning tool we use here in the office. Help is the last thing this woman offers. Today she called to confirm an account number and when I gave her the information she asked for, she basically told me that the number I gave her couldn't possibly be the right one. Ok bitch, if it isn't, then why the hell did you call me? Oh and get this, what she was confirming was something that she had only been given three times prior but for one reason or another no longer had.
If that wasn't enough, she then proceeded to try and tell me what I was seeing on my screen wasn't there. Um yah right WHATEVER! I sent you a fuckin screen shot that shows exactly what I'm telling you you stupid bitch. I swear this woman will argue any point even if you have proof to the contrary. The most scary part of it all....she's supposed to be one of the best people for solving these sorts of issues. YIKES!!!
Well, that about does it for today. Once again, I have nothing for the "something differen't files". Tomorrow is Valentine's Day (also the 8th anniversary of the day Chi and I got married) so I won't be posting. Tune in Thursday for the latest happenings.
Til next time....
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Monday, February 12, 2007
Obama is officially IN!
Exercise: None yet. Wouldn't you know, the temps have started to climb a little and I wasn't able to make it out for a run yesterday because I had house duties to take care of. Today isn't looking any better because the snow bastards have decided we need 5 - 7 inches of the white stuff. Or so says the weather people who, at times, are about as reliable as a game of Telephone. Who knows, if it isn't crappy by the time I get home, I may just get out there and go. Hell, I've been known to go even when it's snowing, however, they are predicting freezing rain before the snow. Falling down and breaking my ass is the last thing I need right now especially after messing up my toe last Thursday night if you know what I mean.
So back to the title of this post. This past Saturday Barack Obama officially entered the Presidential race for 2008. I, personally, am very happy that he did. I know a lot of people have reservations about him because he isn't as experienced as other candidates but there's something telling me that might be a good thing. After all, Lincoln had very little experience and he is still one of the most respected Presidents the US has ever had. That's not to say that if Hilary got the nomination and Barack didn't that I wouldn't vote for her. While I do like Hilary and would love to see a woman finally be President, I just think Obama would be better for our country right now.
Of course not everyone is as thrilled about Obama as I am. It seems the PM over in Australia thinks if Obama wins the Presidency, it's going to also be a win for the terrorists. OH GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK!!! Personally John Howard I think it's time you pulled your head out of Dubya's ass long enough to see the light and smell the fresh air. Nobody - Democrat or Republican wants terrorists to take over. Some of us (Obama being one of them) knew this war was nonsense from the beginning and can see that our occupation in Iraq is only making things worse. Oh and look at your ratings - they're kind of going south just as Dubya's have aren't they? Gee, wonder why. Maybe because the people in your country are just as fed up as those in the US and can see quite easily through your bullshit. Funny how you sit back and froth this garbage when you have more 1000 troops there yet many are in noncombat roles. I agree with Obama. If you're so, "ginned up to fight the good fight in Iraq," you need to send another 20,000 Australians to the war. "Otherwise, it's just a bunch of empty rhetoric." Of course the best part of all this is that Republicans and Democrats alike were telling good old John to get his nose out and Obama was being a good sport by saying he took the attacks on him as a compliment. Now that to me defines a candidate with class.
Otay I don't have time for my "something different" files today. Not that I really would have much to say anyway so I will just leave it here for now.
Til next time...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2007
House has returned and all is well
Exercise: 180 crunches, 60 leg lifts, 30 squats, and 30 push ups. Damn this cold weather! I want to be able to get back outside and run.
Well, because Medicom and Sinclair finally decided to work out their issues with each other, my Fox channel is back and I was able to enjoy my first episode of House in weeks. I also did watch American Idol although I don't know why. Oh wait, that's right....there was nothing else on and it was too butt cold to go out and run. Now AI I can live without (there's only so many times you can watch people make fools of themselves then be verbally abused by judges before you get bored), but House is much harder to forgo. I absolutely love his sardonic wit paired with his extraordinary problem solving skills.
And now for something completely different....
My mom has this vegetarian cookbook that she loaned to me awhile back. I copied quite a few of the receipes into the database I keep on my computer (yes, I know that's being too organized - piss off!). Anyway, lately I've been cooking a lot of these dishes and I have to say they are pretty damn good. Even stuff I wasn't sure if I would like or not was tasty although I will admit there is one recipe that's supposed to be kind of like a pasta salad with fresh tomato and olives which I actually cook even though the receipe doesn't say to. I don't really care for tomatoes but they're not so bad when cooked (even better when in ketchup hehe). Anyway, I have got to say that this is some of the best damn pasta sauce I think I've ever had. What's even better is that the recipe usually makes quite a bit so there are leftovers and it's fairly healthy since it's made from fresh ingredients and doesn't have any added salt or sugar like that nasty canned stuff. Oh and the simplicity is great. I mean the most time consuming bit is actually cutting up the tomatoes and cooking the pasta. Mmmmm just thinking about it makes me want some. :)
Otay, that be it for today.
Til next time...
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Governor Perry you've been a very naughty monkey!
Exercise: 200 crunches, 60 leg lifts, 30 squats, and 30 push ups. Almost made it out for a run last night but the wind was still blowing a little too much considering the temperature.
Well, it seems Governor Perry from Texas has decided to take a page out of old Dubya's book by doing whatever the hell he wants regardless of how many people oppose him. This past Friday he signed an executive order requiring all schoolgirls entering 6 th grade (basically ages 11 & 12) be vaccinated against HPV starting this fall. This is just assinine in my opinion and fear mongering to get people's money at best. Personally, I think a decision like this is best left in the hand's of the parents. Now granted they can opt out but it has to be for religious or philisophical reasons and there's a bunch of red tape to do it.
I can understand the thought of wanting to keep people safe and healthy but anyone who knows anything about HPV will tell you that although it's very frequent, the number of cases which actually turn into cervical cancer are very small. In fact, from some of the research I've done, cancer rates have been declining for quite some time and this one in particular ranks as one of the lowest in frequency. Based on what I've read on the MySpace political forum, it seems to be bringing back that old myth about being able to catch STDs from toilet seats. Now while it's possible in theory given the perfect conditions, there has yet to be a documented case of it actually happening. Oh and damn those people who put this fear in some women's minds. May you forever find yourself sitting on a wet seat when using a public toilet. Some of us don't believe that shit and we're tired of having to use toilets after those who do since they hover and piss all over the seats but don't wipe it up.
The other real questionable part of Perry's actions are his connections to Merck. That just seems like a total conflict of interest to me. If that isn't enough, this particular vaccine costs $360 which must be paid out of pocket for those receiving the shots. Now even though many insurance companies might cover this, we have to remember here there are a staggering number of people who don't have insurance due to the fact that it's so damn expensive. Yep, someone's definitely getting paid.
To sum it up, I'm glad I don't live in Texas and hopefully even though Merck is trying to get every state to do this, this bullshit will never make its way to Iowa.
And now for something completely different.....
I watched a show on TLC last night that I found very interesting and think shows very well that true love does in fact conquer all. If I remember correctly the title of the show was My Unique Family and last night was its debut. The first episode focused on a family in which the father was transitioning from male to female. Rather than the wife taking the children and leaving like many people might, this particular one stayed and they are making things work. Although I can't say for sure how I would react if I were in that situation, I could fully understand where she was coming from when she she mentioned having a connection with the other person that just couldn't be thrown away because the package they came in changed.
Well, that's it for me today.
Til next time....
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Monday, February 05, 2007
Coincidence? I think not!
Exercise: None yet other than walking back and forth to the other side of the office. I'm still hankering for a run but with the colder than butt cold weather outside, I'm thinking that won't be happening for awhile so I will have to still with the usual crunches, leg lifts, and push-ups again this evening.
So Medicom who the hell are you trying to fool? For those of you who don't know, Medicom is one of the local cable providers. A few months ago they started having this completely stupid dispute with Sinclair Broadcasting. Supposedly Sinclair wanted a certain amount of money and Medicom thought it was too much. What it came down to is if the dispute didn't get settled, those who subscribed to Medicom cable tv would lose their local Fox channel so if they wanted to see it, they would have to use the old rabbit ear antennas to see it. Yah, I know big flippin deal. Hell, I personally would have been willing to pay an extra $5 a month if they would both just shut the fuck up and settle their pathetic crap.
Anyway, the end of the first deadline came and Sinclair gave an extension to see if things could be worked out. By the time the end of the second deadline came (the first of the year), it was determined no agreement could be arranged so the channel was pulled. Now I will say I was a bit pissed in the fact that it meant I would no longer be able to watch House since I didn't have any rabbit ears, I didn't want to go out and get any, and they don't seem to work worth shit in our house anyway. Ah well, it's not like tv is my life so it wasn't that big of a deal that the channel was pulled.
Well, this past week, there was a report on the news about Medicom raising some of its rates. Of course they make sure to stick in the comment that the increase had nothing to do with renegotiating the contract with Sinclair to get the Fox station back on Medicom's line-up. Oddly enough two days after that report, guess what? Fox is now back on. You have got to be fucking kidding me if you think customers are actually going to believe that rate hike had nothing to do with the channel coming back online. I mean the fact that they made a point of mentioning it had nothing to do with the Sinclair negotiations when they first reported the rate hike made me suspicious but once the dispute was magically settled two days later, you can bet your ass I was 100% sure it's no coincidence. I know there are some pretty dumb people out there, but come on, the public isn't that stupid. Ah well, at least I will now once again get to watch House even though I've missed a few weeks and will have to try to figure out what the hell is going on.
And now for something completely different....
My little blue baby rolled 10,000 miles this past week. I was coming home from work Thursday night and when I was about a mile away from home, the odometer turned over. I think it's unbelieveable that it took over a year to reach that point. Hell, I think my Sunfire was there in about six months or less. My initial calculations came out to where I would have 100,000 miles when the car turns 10 but if I keep at the rate I'm at now, I shouldn't even hit 90,000 by the time I've had that long. Not bad....not bad at all especially when I take into the account my Sunfire had double that in only 8 years.
Ok, I'm giving all my readers a warning. I'm planning to move this blog over to word press. I have been kind of "shopping around" for awhile now to see what other services are out there and I like some of the features Word Press can offer that blogger can't. The downside, however, is that Word Press doesn't allow you to set up a custom template unless you pay for it (which I'm not going to do) but I think I'll manage without. It's time for a change anyway. I'm not sure when then move will take place but I'm hoping soon. I will provide a link once the other site is up and ready to go.
Well, that about does it for me today.
Til next time....
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Friday, February 02, 2007
And she's back boy that was awkward!
Exercise: Two hours of hard core roller blading.
So I hit the rink again last night. Seems those squats I've been doing have really done the trick. I was able to skate harder and faster than last week and I think I'm nearly up to par with what I used to be a few years ago when I was going on a regular basis.
There was something though that threw me a little off. In my last post, I mentioned seeing a truck owned by a company a "blast from the past" worked/s for and mulling over whether it was just a coincidence or a sign. Well, depending on how much is read into it, I'm starting to lean toward it being a sign. Not in the respect that I heard from the person who it reminded me of but the person from the past who showed up at the rink. He's one of the others that I was referring to when I posted the other day about how guys get funny when they find out a woman is married.
The first time I had ever seen this guy was nearly 15 years ago over at the other rink I used to frequent. We never spoke to each other although for whatever reason, I always wanted to. Of course me being the chicken shit that I definitely was back then (and still am to some extent), I didn't ever approach him. Fast forward to about 4 years ago. I had been skating at the rink I'm going to now on a regular basis. Out of the blue, this guy shows up. I did remember him but like the last time I saw him, I was too chicken shit to talk to him. Turns out he decided to talk to me. Seems I wasn't the only one who remembered the two of us crossing paths at the other rink. For the next few weeks we kind of hung out together at the rink just talking about this and that, what we had done in the last ten years blah blah blah. At some point a few weeks after we had started talking he asked me if I was married which kind of surprised me since the ring on my finger makes it a little obvious and it's not as though I tried to hide the fact that I was. Hell, I just assumed he was too (or at least seeing someone and yes, I know what assuming does). Well, the week after the night I had answered, "Yes." to his question, things got weird. He started talking to me less and less and then stopped coming all together. It would seem that he was hoping to take things further than just friendship. Had he decided to talk to me years ago, he may have gotten his chance (I admit, I thought he was kind of cute in his own way and our personalities seemed very compatible.) but by waiting he was too late.
Anyway, my whole point of telling about this guy is because he showed up at the rink last night. Definitely the last person I was expecting to see there. Looks like he may have a woman in his life now - a chick I remember from years ago at the other rink. If she's who I think she is, I can't say I like her much because I can remember her treating my oldest nephew like he was either an idiot or child much younger than he was when I took him skating with me back then. The really weird part about all this is, the guy didn't even say hello to me. Ok, so I didn't venture to speak to him either but I thought it best especially after the way things ended the last time I saw him but geez, it's been four fucking years and he seems to have a girlfriend- get over it and let's all be friends. DAYUM!
And now for something completely different....
For all the naysayers when it comes to global warming - read this and SUCK IT! It's not 100% proven yet but 90% is enough for me to think there is merit to it.
I was watching the world news last night and they reported that on average people in the US are in a 1% savings deficit. According to the report, there have only been four times in history when the savings level has dropped below zero - 2005 and then two years back in the early 30s around the depression. We keep heading down this road, you can bet your ass we're heading for the bottom falling out of our economy. Shape the hell up people and stop buying on impulse. I swear this is a result from the influence of things like computers, cell phones, and tvs which give instant gratification and have turned us into a need it now society. Thank God my parents grew up in a time before all of that shit and were able to teach me how to put off things that I want so I am able to somewhat ensure financial security for my family.
That's it for today.
Til next time.....
Knocked Off By The Fashion Diva
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