i think that's all that needs to be said...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
The Grubby Species | Common Dreams
The Grubby Species | Common Dreams
wow- one article accurately describes what i have been trying to for years....
wow- one article accurately describes what i have been trying to for years....
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
trust me
the longer i live on this planet, the more it becomes abundantly clear that you cannot escape your past. it sounds cliche` but it is really true. i moved away from my hometown years ago and over the course of the last two months, i have been there more than in the previous 15 years or so...and the shack i called home and thought i had left for good- well, i still will have to deal with it as my parents still own it...
trust me when i say that you don't do your children a service by leaving them something...all parents want to- whether it be money or property or stuff...do your children a true favor and don't. really. the money is taxable, the property is a hassle to sell and the stuff either collects dust or ends up donated or thrown away...
believe when i say that your children would be more grateful if you made arrangements for your passing ahead of time and took care of the hows and whats before you pass...use your money for your retirement and probable health care needs so as not to burden them with the debt- really...
i don't want a single thing that my parents or my husband's parents have- not one. the fact that we have relationships with our parents on whatever level is enough for me...it is not a kindness or a help to your kids to leave them anything...memories- good ones without regrets- are more than enough...
trust me when i say that you don't do your children a service by leaving them something...all parents want to- whether it be money or property or stuff...do your children a true favor and don't. really. the money is taxable, the property is a hassle to sell and the stuff either collects dust or ends up donated or thrown away...
believe when i say that your children would be more grateful if you made arrangements for your passing ahead of time and took care of the hows and whats before you pass...use your money for your retirement and probable health care needs so as not to burden them with the debt- really...
i don't want a single thing that my parents or my husband's parents have- not one. the fact that we have relationships with our parents on whatever level is enough for me...it is not a kindness or a help to your kids to leave them anything...memories- good ones without regrets- are more than enough...
Saturday, August 06, 2011
greed is god...god is greed
i have not been following the 'debt ceiling' debacle with any kind of, well, anything...it surprises me not that any of this has happened because there were many of us years ago seeing the writing on the wall and no one wanted to listen...such is life...
i do find it ironic that congress scooted out of town on their vacation without funding the faa...i mean after passing all sorts of bullshit laws making people take off their shoes, be screened through metal detectors and new fangled porn makers- i mean body scanners- and pour all of their shampoo and conditioner into 2 oz bottles- they don't even have the decency to fund the faa...but hey as john mellancamp sings 'ain't that america'?
i frequent facebook to play the games over there- i am not one of those who go there simply to connect with the past and look up lost friendships- i actually do the opposite because i figure the folks in my past are there for a reason...if it's one thing i have learned in my 40 years on the planet- you can't go home again...life changes...anyhoo, there are the same types of crap that spread like wildfire that used to on the blogs- the 'post this' and 'post that' chain letter type deals and i post some that are tongue in cheek sometimes...
there's one going around now about saying the pledge of allegiance...hang on i'll cut and paste it...good lord, had to look through a lot of posts...
yeah, here's the thing- i don't recite the pledge and i don't sing the anthem- i don't believe in what my country has become. this isn't about offending anyone- it's about not believing in the sham and show that standing together at sports events while eating a hot dog and guzzling a beer has become. greed and selfishness rules this country- it's the single biggest reason that we are in the shape we are in- from the debt ceiling to the health care crisis- and why should i want to honor that? it goes against everything i was taught that america stands for- and it would be an outright lie for me to 1) pray in church if i had to go and 2) recite the words to the pledge of allegiance and lie.
there is no republic of america. we are not one nation and the founding fathers did not put that we were under god- which we aren't. most people in this country don't take the time to understand what those words mean or what they stand for. most americans have never read the constitution beyond the preamble- and certainly don't have any idea what the document says except from right wing media bites...
so, no, i won't pledge allegiance to the american flag or to the current incarnation of america herself. i won't sing an anthem that was swiped from a british drinking song- it's ludicrous and the words are about as meaningful as the pledge.
we currently have a representative government- oh, folks bitch and complain but the critters in our government are products of our shoddy education system; of our outdated and outmoded belief in meaningless nationalism and religion; and are as selfish and greedy as everyday americans.
harsh? every talk to your co-worker or neighbor or family member about giving every american access to basic education and health care as a basic human right? i have. many times. i keep getting the same response from these 'all american christian' folks- we should all pay our own way and if you can't- then you aren't working hard enough and you are probably on welfare...if you apply yourself in school- you can be anything and if you are smart enough you should get scholarships...or don't go...
yep. guess that's why so many other countries in the world beat us out with standard of living and longevity. there are many countries on this planet that educate all of their people and give them preventive medicine...and those are the countries that make it to the top tier of worldwide standards of living...
i do find it ironic that congress scooted out of town on their vacation without funding the faa...i mean after passing all sorts of bullshit laws making people take off their shoes, be screened through metal detectors and new fangled porn makers- i mean body scanners- and pour all of their shampoo and conditioner into 2 oz bottles- they don't even have the decency to fund the faa...but hey as john mellancamp sings 'ain't that america'?
i frequent facebook to play the games over there- i am not one of those who go there simply to connect with the past and look up lost friendships- i actually do the opposite because i figure the folks in my past are there for a reason...if it's one thing i have learned in my 40 years on the planet- you can't go home again...life changes...anyhoo, there are the same types of crap that spread like wildfire that used to on the blogs- the 'post this' and 'post that' chain letter type deals and i post some that are tongue in cheek sometimes...
there's one going around now about saying the pledge of allegiance...hang on i'll cut and paste it...good lord, had to look through a lot of posts...
yeah, here's the thing- i don't recite the pledge and i don't sing the anthem- i don't believe in what my country has become. this isn't about offending anyone- it's about not believing in the sham and show that standing together at sports events while eating a hot dog and guzzling a beer has become. greed and selfishness rules this country- it's the single biggest reason that we are in the shape we are in- from the debt ceiling to the health care crisis- and why should i want to honor that? it goes against everything i was taught that america stands for- and it would be an outright lie for me to 1) pray in church if i had to go and 2) recite the words to the pledge of allegiance and lie.
there is no republic of america. we are not one nation and the founding fathers did not put that we were under god- which we aren't. most people in this country don't take the time to understand what those words mean or what they stand for. most americans have never read the constitution beyond the preamble- and certainly don't have any idea what the document says except from right wing media bites...
so, no, i won't pledge allegiance to the american flag or to the current incarnation of america herself. i won't sing an anthem that was swiped from a british drinking song- it's ludicrous and the words are about as meaningful as the pledge.
we currently have a representative government- oh, folks bitch and complain but the critters in our government are products of our shoddy education system; of our outdated and outmoded belief in meaningless nationalism and religion; and are as selfish and greedy as everyday americans.
harsh? every talk to your co-worker or neighbor or family member about giving every american access to basic education and health care as a basic human right? i have. many times. i keep getting the same response from these 'all american christian' folks- we should all pay our own way and if you can't- then you aren't working hard enough and you are probably on welfare...if you apply yourself in school- you can be anything and if you are smart enough you should get scholarships...or don't go...
yep. guess that's why so many other countries in the world beat us out with standard of living and longevity. there are many countries on this planet that educate all of their people and give them preventive medicine...and those are the countries that make it to the top tier of worldwide standards of living...
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