Well…don’t really have a big one for today but I do have a few short open threads that I do want to comment on…
First…why the hell are we talking about gutting social security and medicare when the programs are solvent until 2030? If we can get the repubs out of the way and get to historical levels of growth in the economy, that extends out another 15 years or so…so why are the repubs so adamant about cutting and cutting the things that the middle class depends on to stay above poverty? Especially since these don’t contribute one penny to the deficit…
Then we have more mischief by the repubs here in Michigan where they are going ahead with the plans to rig the electoral vote so they will win the majority of them even when they lose the state…they can’t win on ideas so lie, cheat, and steal…
Then, let’s move on to Oklahoma and the new plans to allow employers to not include birth control in their health plans since in women, it “suppresses their identity and poisons their bodies”…and they are writing this law for the entire state on the request of one quack doctor…what the hell happened to trying to put people back to work?
Okay….that’s all for now…might have a few more for later….
Well…trying to get moving this morning and it should be easy since I was good last night…but, didn’t get to be until one and then was up every hour all night and I’m not sure how to calculate how much sleep that really is…can’t be more than about 3 hours and I do feel it right now…so, I’ll have to shift down to the conservation gear that I use to cope when I don’t sleep. It was an okay day yesterday but somewhat boring…with the race being the most boring part of that boring day…but, the Wings did win in a blowout so that made it a little better…I did watch the Oscars last night and it was not a very good show…slow moving, lots of lame jokes, and too long….made me remember why I stopped watching a few years back…not much to do today…just the normal stuff and maybe a nap later to catch up….more later…
Oh, there is one thing from sleeping…woke up so violently from a dream last night that I hurt something in my right thigh…and it still hurts this morning…how lame is that? Well…maybe not lame but certainly strange…
Well…I really do try to never read anything about ole Rush since it feels like when I do, my brain rots from the inside and I don’t have all that much left to give…but, the fact that ole Rush is ashamed of the US and the reasons behind it have been making me smile all day. He is ashamed of the US because the left has won and he attributes the reason for it to be that the left has “created huge numbers of low information voters” that have been deceived by Obama and the left, and given “gifts” to vote for them. No, Rush, you’ve lost because of your batshit crazy, women hating, gay baiting ideas are repugnant to more and more people across the country and they are starting to reject those ideas. There is only one thing that I hope about this gasbag…that his ratings continue to fall and his hatred will no longer pollute the political discussion here….going to happen…hope it’s soon…
Well…it was a day yesterday and, again, it was a cocktail night so I feel crappy today…but, it was the last one for the week so the recovery process starts today and I feel good about that…there was a youngster hurt in the stands at Daytona yesterday and as I said earlier, it is putting me off racing some…but, with the boredom that is so suffocating, I am going to watch the race today…maybe there will be some good news on the injuries…okay…not feeling this so I’m going to stop…
Okay…back for a sec…have a huge bout of cognitive dissonance going on this morning…I’m rooting for Chelsea to beat Man City…and I always root against Chelsea…but, if they win today, the BPL title will almost certainly be Man U’s….
Well…I’m sure you’ve grown tired of my rantings about the right here in the US and I really do think that the act of writing about the crazy is contributing to the malaise that I feel…so, I ‘m going to give myself and you a break today and not write about it….so, what else to write? There was a race on today where one of the cars almost went into the stands and spectators were hurt…that was like a punch and is moving me closer and closer to giving up racing….I did have a nice lunch with T today but I am a little concerned that my depressed state is going to make her not want to do that much any more…and that would be a shame…it’s like I was telling Tom the other day…I just don’t feel like I fit anywhere anymore…like I’m living outside of time and just observing no matter where I go or what I do…yeah, I know that sounds strange but it is as close of a description as I can give….okay, this one is deteriorating into a “poor me” so I’ll stop….I’ll be back for more tomorrow and probably back to the crazy…
Well…sitting here waiting for the Man U game to start so I thought I’d get one of these done so I don’t have the huge waves of guilt that I normally feel when I don’t do my job…it was an okay day yesterday but didn’t really do much other than cook the pork shoulder…might have to stop using garlic for the rub since it burned in the bottom of the pan and this place smells like it this morning…I think I slept okay but all of the nights run together so I can’t be sure…kind of worn out so maybe I didn’t….oh, it was a cocktail night so maybe that was it…not much to do today…I do have to meet up with T later for a couple of minutes but that is about it…I really should get the kitchen cleaned but lack the motivation to get started…I guess I’ll just go back to the couch, have another cup of coffee, and watch some soccer…
Well…I really do have to stop reading so many newspapers every day..the more I read, the crazier the republicans seem…no, not seem…are…first you have the pet attack on women they seem to favor, intrusive ultrasounds…then you have a rep in one of the southern states, who was just on unemployment for a year, vote to cut off the rest of the people in that state that are still on it. Then, you have the repubs in congress who have been wrong about everything for the past 10 years thinking if they let the sequester go into effect, people will blame Obama when all of the polls say that a large majority will blame the repubs….are these guys just too stupid to believe facts or I wonder if it is the fact that they only listen to the propaganda arm of the party for their news? Boy, there are so many to talk about today…how about John McCain berating the parents of one of the victims of the Aurora shooting? When they asked if he would support the assault weapon ban, his response was “I can tell right now you need some straight talk…the assault weapons ban will not pass…” nevermind that these people are still grieving, but who treats their constituents like that? What the hell happened to compassion and niceness? I think the repubs have to turn that in when they get elected…and the country is worse for it…just checked…head still hasn’t exploded…yet…geez….
Well…it was just another day yesterday with not much to say about it…I did sleep okay last night but I am a little tired today so this one is going to be short for now…I did get some responses to my post on the Miata site and people are freaked out about how nice my car is…I guess I am, too…but it is covered with snow right now and I do need to get a picture of that, too before I go out to Meijers for food…going to make another pork shoulder today and just hang out here…and continue the daily chores that I need to do…more later…
Well…have been watching the races on tv but thought I’d better come back here and do another one since the repubs have another piece of hypocrisy that is making me shake my head…to the point of exploding. First, when the heck did the crazies on the right start believing that the government is going to start injecting chips into everyone in the country? Heard that nice little piece of crazy somewhere today but I don’t really remember where…but the second part of that is that, at a town hall meeting, Senator Grassley was asked if he opposed the chipping of people…of course he did, but the answer made my jaw drop…”nothing can be done to your body without your permission”…oh, really? Tell that to all of the women in this country that live under repub administrations that are forcing women to have invasive ultrasounds before they can even take a pill…that is the new law that has been proposed in Indiana…that even with non-surgical abortions, women are going to be FORCED to have a probing before they can sit in a chair and take a pill. I am so tired of these idiots attacking women but I also want them to keep it up…they may be able to do this crap now…but in two years they will all be gone and we can get back to good government and privacy…geez…
Well…it was a long day yesterday but I won at pool so that is something…and I was not good last night so the crappy feeling are back for a while and are a good reminder that I need to go back to being good so I feel good in the morning and having some motivation…I did dream last night but it was so strange…my Miata grew into an SUV and then it got dark in the middle of the day and I couldn’t find the headlight switch…and it got weirder from there…so, it looks like I’m going to take it easy and watch the twin 150’s from Daytona…and not much else…I did get started on putting away the summer clothes and I may have to continue that…more later..
Okay…just finished up working out and thought I’d come back here for a few minutes since I think I’ve been shortchanging those of you who keep coming back here for whatever reason…I did join DailyKos the other day and I am waiting for the waiting period to end so I can start posting commentary there…I have been struck by how nice the people there are and how much they care for each other…one article this morning dealt with one of the posters having to have his 14 year old dog put down for illness and the outpouring of support was one of the coolest things to see on an internet that is infested by idiots and pricks…I also joined Miata.net since I DO have a Miata and that looks to be some fun and a way to get the inside scoop on all things Miata….it looks like there is some soccer on and I do need to hit the couch after the online papers…more later…not to this one but another one…