Monthly Archive for October, 2009

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Sunday Stealing: If You Want to Be Entertained, Go Read Joe.

Published on October 4, 2009 in Baby Boomer. 13 Comments


Sunday Stealing meme
1. What was the last thing you put in your mouth? Nutrichocolate.

2. Where was your profile picture taken? In a recliner

3. Can you play Guitar Hero? Never tried, but I used to play a mean baritone ukulele.

4. Name someone who made you laugh today. What was it about? Nobody made me laugh. I laughed to be polite.

5. How late did you stay up last night and why? 10:30 to finish watching a movie of which I have forgotten the name already.

6. If you could move somewhere else where would you and why? Sedona or Santa Fe. I love the Red Rock Canyons and architecture.

7. Ever been kissed under fireworks? Absolutely.

8. Which of your friends lives closest to you? Nancy, which if your fingers aren’t just one key to the right comes out msmvu!

9. Do you believe ex’s can be friends? With benefits? Puh-leeze, I watch Californication, I know that never works, because Tee Vee reflects reality.

10. Do you like Dr. Pepper? Yep. Assuming you mean Dr Pepper.

11. When was the last time you cried really hard? Really hard as opposed to just sniveling? Puh-leeze.

12. Who took your profile picture? Me – the old arm’s length shot.

13. Who was the last person you took a picture of? Nancy.

14. Was yesterday better than today? Why? Oh hell no. Yesterday was Friday – unless you are reading this on Sunday and then, oh hell yes because it’s Saturday.

15. Can you live a day without TV? Sure, absolutely no problemo

16. Are you upset about anything now? Nah.

17. Do you think relationships are ever really worth it? Yes. I hate these yes or no answers. Do I need to write another SS meme? The last one was so damn popular (not)

18. Are you a bad influence? No, I’m boring.

19. Night out or night in? Prefer out, but usually in. The only night-out stuff around here is going to a bar. I can’t hear as it is, let alone in a noisy bar. I really envy people who can go someplace and have a quiet conversation with others.

20. What items could you not go without during the day? I could go without everything during the day. Curious to see what other people have to say about this.

21. Who was the last person you visited in the hospital? Nancy

22. What does the last text message in your inbox say? fastone photo resizer – it was a note to me that I need to download it.

23. How do you feel about your life right now? OK, really hoping for those Powerball numbers to hit me.

24. Do you hate anyone? No.

25. If we were to look in your Facebook inbox, what would we find? Who knows? Who cares?

26. Say you were given a drug test right now, would you pass? yes, for illegal substances.

27. Has anyone ever called you perfect before? No

28. What song is stuck in your head? None.

29. Someone knocks on your window at 2 a.m., whom do you want it to be? Santa Claus

30. Do you (or did you) want to have grandkids before you’re 50? Yes.

31. Tell us your Saturday night. Watching War, Inc. or Frost/Nixon on Netflix

32. Do you think too much or too little? Puh-leeze, as compared to what or whom?

33. Do you smile a lot? No.

You know who is really good at these Sunday Stealing memes? Joe. I wish I would have gone snarky from the very beginning. Is it unoriginal if I go there next time?

As a matter of fact, Joe baffles me. I actually think Joe is multiple personalities. He sometimes writes like a she, whining about classes and such. And then he writes like a blogger, begging for recognition and acceptance. He rants and raves like a loon.

And then there is the use of large text and multi-colors. Like a tween on MySpace.

Predictable he is not. And that’s a good thing. I like you Joe, really really do. Promise!

I Want the Government to Take Care of Me.

Published on October 1, 2009 in Baby Boomer. 3 Comments

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Well not exactly take care of me. I’m willing to earn money and pay taxes so the gummit can hire people to take care of me.

A more accurate statement might be: I Want to Gummit to Provide Some Essential Services.

In France, the hassle over which comes first, the electric car or country-wide electric charging stations will be resolved soon. The taxpayers will pay for charging stations to be installed all over the country at a cost of $2.2 billion.

Charging Sockets to Become Obligatory in Office Parking Lots
€1.5 billion (about $2.2 billion) will be spent by France on the network of EV charging stations, but also “the government will make the installation of charging sockets obligatory in office parking lots by 2015, and new apartment blocks with parking lots will have to include charging stations starting in 2012.”

This would ignite a firestorm of protest in the U.S. (and it may also do the same in France, but meh, who cares about the French.)

Here’s the way I look at it, I want the gummit (or something that looks like the gummit) to give me:

  • libraries
  • mail delivery
  • firefighters
  • cops
  • sanitary sewers
  • storm drainage
  • roads
  • bridges
  • schools

These all used to be private enterprise. But for the greater good, our forefathers and foremothers decided that we all should pitch in and pay a share to help build, staff and keep up these services.  Therefore, everyone could use them, no matter how much money they make.

I like that.

I can’t tell you the last time I was in a library or a school, but I will pay my share because society is better having schools and libraries. I will trust the people – who represent the people – to run them as best they can. If I don’t like it, I can suggest to voters that I could do a better job.

There are three things on our national agenda now for the gummit to more heavily involved in:

  • health care (arguably, the gummit already is – Medicare) Yeah, it may run like the post office. Which means those in the cities can find better, more efficient ways to deliver stuff. But in eastern  Kentucky, there is no better way to get your cable Tee Vee bill. Same is true of health care.  It may not be the most efficient way to get it, but at least it’s a dependable option.
  • alternative fuels – whatever it is: electric, nuclear, hydrogen, solar, wind or a combination, the gummit needs to step up and do it. Build more nuke plants, install electric car charging stations, invest in research and development, build solar farms, wind farms, etc.
  • fast access to the internet – everybody who likes Comcast, raise your hands. I get a nice flow of data from my computer ports via a cable that is owned by a bunch of stockholders who expect to get a good return on their investment. I would rather get my data flow from the gummit who doesn’t expect to get a return on investment. Again, the people in eastern Kentucky should have the same access as I do to fast internet.

There ya go. I don’t want more gummit. There are gummit agencies that should just be shut down:

  • FDA – bunch of crybabies who don’t have the guts to legalized marijuana and ban tobacco
  • SEC – bunch of suits who are just hanging around long enough before they take job with big banks and big insurance.
  • Department of Commerce – bunch of somebodies doing something. What DO they do?
  • Department of Labor (see above)
  • FEMA – or FEEBLE

and a whole bunch more agencies should be shuttered or sunsetted or cutback.

Whoa. Now where do I fit in with the Glenn Beck crowd? I want more gummit, I want less gummit. Oh, I fit right in! Yay!