A Little South of Sanity

I remember when I was younger and my parents would talk about the things that they experience when they were kids that we had never had the opportunity to experience (be it good or bad) I thought that it was silly.   Now, when I think about some of the things that I’ve experience in my life and that today’s generation have no idea what I’m talking about- I admit to feeling a little dated.  (Notice I didn’t say old).

I just read an Associated Press article that is featured on WLOX News. I accessed it via my Facebook page, but it starts with:

Wear wristwatch? Use e-mail? Not for Class of ’14

By DINESH RAMDE
Associated Press Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) – For students entering college this fall, e-mail is too slow, phones have never had cords and the computers they played with as kids are now in museums.

The Class of 2014 thinks of Clint Eastwood more as a sensitive director than as Dirty Harry urging punks to “go ahead, make my day.” Few incoming freshmen know how to write in cursive or have ever worn a wristwatch.

To read the rest of this article, click the link I shared above. I guess we have now become the generation that we once laughed at our parents about.

I can’t imagine how the people who lost a member of their family in the tragedy on 9/11. After reading this article this is wrong on so many levels.

What do you think?

So BP finally got some sort of wits about them and got rid of Hayward (who now incidentally has his life back) and even though he’s gone, he’s walked away from BP even richer than he was. I have to wonder what the people who have lost their livlihood due to this oil disaster must think, knowing that they are still waiting on funds to help them pay their bills.

I’m glad that the oil is no longer gushing into the Gulf, but I actually wonder if BP thinks that getting rid of Hayward is going to alleviate all their problems? I do hope that as they got rid of him that they start thinking a little more responsibly- more about the people and environment than themselves and the allmighty dollar (or pound).

These kind of things should never happen in the first place. It doesn’t mean accidents can’t happen, but there should be ‘clear’ safety measures ready to go in case it does.

A month or so ago when Marcel and I were away for the weekend, we made an appointment with the breeder (since we were in the neighborhood) to have him plucked. She really wanted to do it and we figured since we had to pass close to her town to get home, it would be more cost effective, since she’s much cheaper than the people here in the area. She mentioned that JJ would be going through doggie puberty sometime soon and that he’d stop listening and begin doing highly annoying things. At the time, I kind of laughed it off, but not anymore.

This morning I had friends over for coffee and it was their first visit. He acted like a complete fool and drove me NUTS. Needless to say, three hours later and I was completely stressed and I was ready to put him on eBay. Ok, maybe I wouldn’t put him on eBay, but I hope this doggie puberty doesn’t last long, because my sanity can’t take it.

Just a few days short of 3 months- with no end in sight. It breaks my heart when I think about the Gulf and what is happening because of this tragedy. It affects SO many, right down to animals who are now being deserted and taken to shelters because people have lost their livlihood and can no longer afford to take care of themselves, much less the animals they love.

It’s tragic, it’s heartbreaking, it’s maddening… When will it end?

I know that until today I hadn’t been here in a while, but trust me, in spite of my temporary vacation away from this little home, your spam comments are still not welcome AND they still won’t make it through.

I don’t care that you think I should try your penis enhancers, nor do I care that you think I should travel where you want me to travel (unless you are going to PAY me to travel to your tropical destinations and foot the bill for the stay), nor take the pills that you want me to take. I know you’re just tryin to earn a penny or two, but that isn’t going to happen here. I can assure you.

Now, to quote Glenda the Good Witch- “Be Gone- Before Somebody Drops a House On YOU!”

Lately, there have been many things in the news that have found me responding by rolling my eyes. I often think that some of the people who find themselves in the news can’t get any more ridiculous only to be proven wrong.

Personally, I feel as though if you have committed a crime, then you have no right to suddenly play the victim and express sympathy. You may get it from your mother, but you won’t get it from me. You know the old saying- “If you play with fire, you’ll eventually get burned” Well, burn baby burn.

Some of the things in the news that have brought an ‘eye roll’ moment are the following:

• Joran van der Sloot fears for his life in the Peruvian prison. 
• BP’s oil spill disaster emergency recovery plan for the Gulf includes protection of walruses.  (which haven’t been in the Gulf for millions of years)
• BP’s oil spill disaster emegency recovery plan for the Gulf includes a phone number and reference of an expert who has been dead for years.
• 50 year old, Gary Faulkner was arrested in Pakistan while on the quest to find and kill Osama bin Laden. 

Need I continue?

What has been an ‘eye roll’ moment for you today?  Inquiring minds want to know.

When I think about the fact that there is STILL oil pumping into the Gulf of Mexico and that BP STILL hasn’t done anything to correct this problem, I find my blood boiling. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way, but yet I wonder why BP is being allowed to drop the ball, or at least move forward at a snails pace with correcting this disaster. Every day the situation becomes more and more dire as dolphins wash on shore along with other wild life. Something has got to be done.

The thing that annoys me almost as much as the oil is the lawyers who have jumped on the bandwagon in hopes of gaining a few bucks here and there. One of which that even tried to pay me to write about it on my blog. Sorry folks, that isn’t happening. I’m more than happy to write about things I’m passionate about, or even things that I have an interest in, but I’m not about to help someone line their pockets at the expense of the people and the ecosystem.

Have you ever noticed that anytime there is a crisis- there are always some lawyers lurking in the shadows just waiting to make a quick buck off someone elses misfortune? In the midst of the Oil Crisis on the Gulf Coast, where help with the clean-up is needed, there are those lawyers who are rolling up their shirt sleeves not to help with the clean up, but instead to come up with a plan of action to see who can be the most creative in coming up with a way to line their pockets.

Of course, they do it under the guise of helping those who are the victims of this tragedy, but yet if that were really the case, do you think they’d be asking for at least 1/3 of any payments that a person may ultimately receive? This all reminds me of good ole’ boy D. Scruggs and his plethora of ‘class action’ lawsuits. Last I heard he was in prison, but who knows, maybe he’s out now and is the ring leader in this mess.

Regardless of who’s the ring leader in this class action circus- you should be ashamed of yourselves by preying on those who are already struggling enough, and hiding behind the guise of saying you just want to ‘help’.

For those who are really interested in helping with the clean up, check here for more information.

In the previous entry, I asked what have you seen or experienced in recent months that has made you more angry than you’ve been in a while. I promised to give my ’2 cents worth’ the following day, but as you see, I got carried away with life outside the electronic world and didn’t have the chance to respond.

I’ve really thought quite a bit about this question, and while there are many things that I hate to see happening and that concern me on deep levels, probably one of the things that has actually angered me the most is the lack of compassion in some people. When my neighbor was ill, and his wife was sitting outside of their home alone, and there were DROVES of people standing out in the street gossiping as to what could be wrong and talking about how ‘weird’ these people were, and yet NO ONE showed an ounce of compassion and concern and offered to be there for this woman during her time of need.

I was not in a position that I could go to her at that moment either, but as soon as I could, I did go (that very evening) and offered to help her if she needed anything. She isn’t a friend of mine, and in fact she’s someone I know only from speaking to her on the street when we pass each other walking our dogs, but she’s a human being, and she lost someone she loved very much.

It enrages me when people are so absorbed in gossiping about people that they show no compassion, and to be completely honest, that includes my mother in law since she was amongst those babbling. The following day, she called to tell us that the man had passed away, but was surprised to find out that I’d been to her home, then followed by saying that she would NOT offer the woman condolences because she’d not sent a card when Marcel’s brother had been killed 5 years ago. Seriously?? I could honestly feel my blood begin to boil and was able to hold my tongue and counter anything negative about the man and woman being ‘weird’- by saying that they both have medical conditions and that they are HUMAN BEINGS!

People who show no compassion, and humanity- that makes me mad and sad at the same time. It also makes me wonder what kind of people we are becoming?