Well…I was going to get to a couple of topics in that last one but the flow was such that I thought it should end with just the one…so, I needed to come back with another comment on maybe a little bit of shining hope that the rational folks in this country deserve…yesterday, (or the day before), Obama came out firing against the hypocrites in the repub party for protecting the Bush tax cuts for the rich, while making sure the payroll tax cut is not renewed…one that will benefit mainly the middle class. I think this is a narrative that needs to be shouted from the rooftops…that the repubs have never met a tax cut for the rich and connected that they didn’t like, and that they have never met one that benefits the middle class that they did….and that these folk have sworn to protect Grover Norquist more than they have sworn to protect the Constitution…geez…
Monthly Archives: December 2011
Just realized that I missed December 5th….
Well…looking through the archives here, I just noticed that I missed December 5th for some reason…I know it was just yesterday but doing the morning update is like breathing to me so I can’t figure it out…oh, well…I did find a few funny things that I wanted to comment on today…the first one made me laugh like crazy and it is further evidence that the right has really gone off the rails…there were some commentators over there on Fox that really went off on “The Muppets” and their latest movie because the villain that is trying to take away their home is an oilman…and Fox was apoplectic with what they call the “indoctrination” of children through movies aimed at them that take on themes of friendship, cooperation, and environmental concern. I wonder what they would rather see…unbridled capitalism that the Muppets use to steal the country? That cutting off mountaintops and oil spills are good for the children and that they should aspire to be one of those polluters? What a bunch of amoral idiots they have over there at Fox…if you want to see the rot that is ruining our country, just tune in over there for a few minutes…geez….
December 6th
Well…it was a long day yesterday and I am so glad to have the car stuff behind me but the money hit is still hurting and probably will for the next few days anyway….I did sleep okay last night but up at 6 or so and no dreams to report so it was kind of a bore…I do need to get a bunch of stuff done today and that includes more and more resumes, as always, and some general cleaning…you would think, living alone, that this place couldn’t get very dirty but it does…oh, well….not much to do today…I am going to enjoy having the car back and getting back into the routine and cook some new food…have been doing leftovers for almost a week and the idea of chicken is appetizing again….I will get to a political one today so come back later and see how I do….
Okay…still out of sync..
Well…with the car out of order for the last three days..I have been really quite out of sync and haven’t been able to get the brain working too well…I guess just too much worrying about getting things done and finding that job…I am hoping that things will level out tomorrow when I get back to the normal routine….and by cutting back on the cocktails to one per night…I am going to try to get back into the political stuff, too, but that just hasn’t been working well, either. So, I guess I’ll just keep trying and see if I can work it out….let’s write this day off as a mulligan and just go forward….you know, I have been doing this for almost two years now and averaging two a day over that time is an accomplishment of some sort…not sure what yet…
Trying to get caught up…
Well….after not having this available for a couple of days, I’ve gotten behind and do need to catch up…so, that means that this one might not be worth your reading…but, I hope so…it has been a morning to forget really….did talk to T via text and that has been the high point of my day so far…had tacos for brunch….can it be brunch if your not out with someone? Well..it was tacos at 10:45 anyway and that was pretty weird…and my stomach has gone into flip flops…might be from the cocktails last night but I only had two so that can’t be it….and the rest of the day looks to be one of just cleaning or watching old movies and the old movies are winning right now…”Top Hat” with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers…one of my favorites is on right now and I think I’ll go back to the couch for a few minutes and watch….more later…
Now E.J. Dionne is stealing my stuff….
Well…just a little short one to comment on an article that I read in the paper this morning done by E.J. Dionne where he posits that it is a lack of “reasonableness” that is poisoning our politics and keeping the country from dealing with the problems it faces. If you remember, early last year, I said the same thing about making a new party that is made up of reasonable people from both the right and left that can put party after country and use proven methods of economics to address the myriad problems in the economy. But, I still need to stress, as E.J does, that the unreasonableness is not equally distributed to both left and right but it is the far right that has hijacked the repub party and is the source of this nonsense. I guess I should feel flattered or proud that I came up with this idea first…before Keith or E.J. and that others are starting to see that it would be a good thing for the country and the world. See, I do have original thoughts that are not completely crazy….at least this time….
December 4th
Well…another night, a few cocktails, and the boredom was kept at bay to get to today….I even slept okay, I think, since I didn’t get up until 7 or so….but I don’t remember much of it….it is pretty boring sitting around here…nope, not going to got there….sitting here waiting for the rain to stop so I can go get the paper on the bike…and use up the last of the coffee…it will be nice to get the car fixed tomorrow and have that out of my mind…okay….not feeling it right now so I’m going to go make the coffee and watch a little tv…more later…
Okay…back for a minute since my brain has started to function again…don’t know if it is a sign of aging or what but it seems I need an hour or so to get up to speed in the morning…hmmmmm…I guess I should be thankful that it only takes an hour…I did ride the bike out to get the paper and the radar was wrong…it looked clear but it was still raining and I got quite wet…it seems strange that your life condenses down to a series of short activities as it gets smaller…just want to get through tomorrow and get the car back and then I can take on the bigger stuff of looking for work….I really miss “Jazz Brunch” that used to be broadcast on WLAV Sunday mornings but I guess Pandora is doing the same thing over the internet…okay…that’s enough for this one…nope, not yet…not much to do today…I do have a conundrum for later today when the Lions and Wings play at the same time later….and I am going to get a ride in today..in shorts…which is still not a record…rode in shorts January 1st of this year, but it would be cool to ride in them on Dec 31st…well..cool to me, but probably not to you…but I’m a little off…and happy to be…
December 3rd
Well…running really late today….my son had to move my site over to a new server this morning so I wasn’t able to access it until now….so let’s get back to it…yesterday was a crappy day with the exhaust failing completely and not being able to get it fixed until Monday so I am a hermit for the next couple of days….and with the rain, that leaves me unable to ride the bike either…oh, well…making some salmon for lunch and it smells pretty good so I’m going to go do that right now…I’ll be back later to bring you up to speed on the happenings in this little corner of the world…more later…
Okay, I’m back for a few minutes but, I’m watching the Man U game right now so this addition will be short…it is a pain to not have your car even if you’re not going anywhere…oh, well…I guess I’ll save some money by not going out. I thought I was over the bug I had but I think going out Thursday set me back some…I have felt pretty crappy since then and I don’t really like it too much…it could be that not riding the bike as much it screwing me up, too…who knows? Okay, going to go watch the match…maybe more later…
December 2nd…
Well…a fun day yesterday but a late start…out for pool with Tom and won for the 7th week in a row but it’s not me….and then more cocktails back here so I feel a little crappy today…and went overboard with the texts so I have to look at the phone to see how bad it is…T texted me this morning so I guess it couldn’t have been that bad…okay….have some things to do and I need water so I’ll be back later to add to this one…
Boycott “Top Gear”….
Well…I am outraged at what Jeremy Clarkson said yesterday about the workers striking in the UK to try to maintain their pay and pensions…this idiot came out and said that the strikers “should be shot in front of their families” and that they have gilt-edged pensions while he has to work for a living. Given the fact that the taxes of these strikers pay his salary through the parent company of his tv and radio shows; the BBC, and that he makes more than a million dollars a year just screwing around with cars, I think he should just shut the hell up and go back to his privileged life…I know I’ll never watch “Top Gear” again….and I think no one else should, either. Geez….
Okay…have thought about this for a few minutes and I do have to protect this idiots rights to say what he thinks whether or not it was a joke…it will still make me less likely to watch his show, though…..it’s what makes a free society and to be consistent to my beliefs on this subject I need to support his right to be an idiot…