Really? HELLO WORLD...North Korea's been at this "We want this or that but we're not going to listen to your rules and our people will be the ones to suffer" crap SINCE THE 1950'S! C'mon!
Look. I'm not trained in international politics. However, it's not really that difficult. You don't let the bad guys run the talks! How long do you 'send signals' before you come to the conclusion that they JUST DON'T GET IT...or just don't care? I mean, I understand diplomatic courtesy, etc, etc. but this is beginning to be ridiculous! And these 'neogotiations'? C'mon! The only people getting anything out of this is the North Korean government...and then they violate the rules anyway and we either look the other way or if we punish them it's the people, not the government, who suffer. ...and if we're waiting for the people to rise up, well, um, don't see that happening.
No, I don't have a solution. BUT somebody needs to come up with SOMETHING...because this just isn't working. Anybody else think it's a little crazy?
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
As I am sitting here...
So, this morning, for reasons unknown to me, my alarm clock never went off. Sucks. I was supposed to be at an AFTB course. Never flippin' fails.
I decided instead to listen to some music and browse the web (both which were in the plans for yesterday but got nixed because of some idiot issues). Just hanging out commenting on Facebook, browsing sites and listening to 2 albums that I downloaded on iTunes last week but hadn't gotten around to.
I can't believe I waited this long to buy these albums. Okay, I'll admit it. I'm still kind of holding a grudge that these 2 adult men just can get over their issues and work together again. But since I don't EVER see that happening (and I do understand. Personal differences of opinions have ruined more than one relationship and no one should be forced to work with someone for my benefit. I get it. But....), I went and downloaded 3 albums -altho I've already heard most of the one.
All I can say is OH MY GOD THESE MEN ARE MUSICAL GENIUSES!
Don't believe me? Go listen to the albums. In order of my preference...
Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses (Axl Rose is a songwriting MASTERMIND! Not to mention I love his voice!...doesn't hurt that he's hotttt too =D SO worth the 14 year wait on this album! Not a song I don't LOVE! )
Slash by Slash (LOVE that man's guitar! All that talent wrapped up in one hottt man! One of the best guitarists ever? How about THE best.)
Contraband by Velvet Revolver (again...HELLO Slash!)
...didn't take me for a hard rock girl? Don't underestimate me...
....just sayin'...
I decided instead to listen to some music and browse the web (both which were in the plans for yesterday but got nixed because of some idiot issues). Just hanging out commenting on Facebook, browsing sites and listening to 2 albums that I downloaded on iTunes last week but hadn't gotten around to.
I can't believe I waited this long to buy these albums. Okay, I'll admit it. I'm still kind of holding a grudge that these 2 adult men just can get over their issues and work together again. But since I don't EVER see that happening (and I do understand. Personal differences of opinions have ruined more than one relationship and no one should be forced to work with someone for my benefit. I get it. But....), I went and downloaded 3 albums -altho I've already heard most of the one.
All I can say is OH MY GOD THESE MEN ARE MUSICAL GENIUSES!
Don't believe me? Go listen to the albums. In order of my preference...
Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses (Axl Rose is a songwriting MASTERMIND! Not to mention I love his voice!...doesn't hurt that he's hotttt too =D SO worth the 14 year wait on this album! Not a song I don't LOVE! )
Slash by Slash (LOVE that man's guitar! All that talent wrapped up in one hottt man! One of the best guitarists ever? How about THE best.)
Contraband by Velvet Revolver (again...HELLO Slash!)
...didn't take me for a hard rock girl? Don't underestimate me...
....just sayin'...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Reasons that I LOVE Thrifting...
Okay, I have to admit that one of the greatest reasons (other than Family) to come to Green Bay for me is the mass amount of thrift and second-hand stores. I LOVE THEM. And one of my favorites by far is St. Vincent de Paul. Today, I managed to spend $9 on cassettes...which doesn't sound bad, until you realize that they are 4 for $1 right now. So that's 36 cassettes! And the 16 I bought Tuesday...well, at least my car has a functioning tape deck =D
But I have to share the COOLEST finds from today.
1) A CD that was part of the 2007/2008 US Army Recruiting package. It's all music by SFC Jamie Buckley. And his music is AWESOME! He is not only a Soldier, but a country musician and SONGWRITER! Head over to www.jamiebuckley.net and check him out!
2) A book-shaped memory box for my nephew...for 50cents! WOO HOO!
Have I mentioned how much I LOVE thrift shops?
-N
But I have to share the COOLEST finds from today.
1) A CD that was part of the 2007/2008 US Army Recruiting package. It's all music by SFC Jamie Buckley. And his music is AWESOME! He is not only a Soldier, but a country musician and SONGWRITER! Head over to www.jamiebuckley.net and check him out!
2) A book-shaped memory box for my nephew...for 50cents! WOO HOO!
Have I mentioned how much I LOVE thrift shops?
-N
Monday, August 9, 2010
Dear People of Green Bay, WI
I've been here a week. You're starting to tick me off.
1) QUIT STARING! Yes, I have magnets on my car. I am sorry you are jealous your car is naked. Would you like me to show you a website where you can buy some support magnets? I know several!
2) YES, IT'S A YELLOW RIBBON. I wear it everyday. Deal with it. I support our Troops. Where's your yellow ribbon? Only losers and terrorists don't actively support our troops. So, that makes you a terrorist...LOSER. (Idiot)
3) Don't randomly attempt to engage me in political conversation and then get pissy when I'm right. Rule of thumb, GET BEHIND OUR TROOPS OR FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM! You do NOT know everything because you watch the local news. Don't try to tell me that we shouldn't be in Afghanistan...haven't you seen the headlines about the MURDERS of the 10 aid workers this week? Don't tell me we are no longer in Iraq...I have friends who have Soldiers there RIGHT NOW! Do your homework. If you are going to debate this...know what you are talking about. And then learn to debate with out getting pissy just because I disagree with everything you're saying...
B)...you're freedom of speech applies when the GOVERNMENT is prohibiting you from voicing a well backed and viable opinion; not when you are talking STUPID out your @$$ to me, a private citizen. You may be entitled to your opinion, but I don't want to hear it...and I have that right, too.
4) I swear...if one more teenager walks past my car, glances at my magnets and flips me off...I'm going to do something irrational. Who the heck is raising these unappreciative liberal morons? Really? You're anti-Army? Well, I'm anti- support-your-@$$-because-you-think-skateboarding-is-a-viable-career. There. We're even.
5) While we're on the subject of vehicles...LEARN TO DRIVE. I swear its a different type of stupid here. Today alone, I was almost backed into twice, almost side-swiped 3 times, cut off (with literally just inches to spare!) too many times to count, and almost had 3 or 4 cars try to ride in my trunk! I do understand that MERGE is still a personal challenge, but COME ON! PS, to the twenty-something chick in the black late model VW who passed me this morning on the ramp from 172 East onto 43 North that almost hit me because she was TEXTING, you'd better be VERY glad my mother was in the car...because if she wasn't, you would have had to be thankful we had been that close to Aurora BayCare Medical! Oh don't worry, I wouldn't have hit you...but I bet that when I laid on my horn, you probably would have went THROUGH the guardrail into oncoming traffic!
UGH. I need a stress-relieving massage...I am SO tense.
1) QUIT STARING! Yes, I have magnets on my car. I am sorry you are jealous your car is naked. Would you like me to show you a website where you can buy some support magnets? I know several!
2) YES, IT'S A YELLOW RIBBON. I wear it everyday. Deal with it. I support our Troops. Where's your yellow ribbon? Only losers and terrorists don't actively support our troops. So, that makes you a terrorist...LOSER. (Idiot)
3) Don't randomly attempt to engage me in political conversation and then get pissy when I'm right. Rule of thumb, GET BEHIND OUR TROOPS OR FEEL FREE TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM! You do NOT know everything because you watch the local news. Don't try to tell me that we shouldn't be in Afghanistan...haven't you seen the headlines about the MURDERS of the 10 aid workers this week? Don't tell me we are no longer in Iraq...I have friends who have Soldiers there RIGHT NOW! Do your homework. If you are going to debate this...know what you are talking about. And then learn to debate with out getting pissy just because I disagree with everything you're saying...
B)...you're freedom of speech applies when the GOVERNMENT is prohibiting you from voicing a well backed and viable opinion; not when you are talking STUPID out your @$$ to me, a private citizen. You may be entitled to your opinion, but I don't want to hear it...and I have that right, too.
4) I swear...if one more teenager walks past my car, glances at my magnets and flips me off...I'm going to do something irrational. Who the heck is raising these unappreciative liberal morons? Really? You're anti-Army? Well, I'm anti- support-your-@$$-because-you-think-skateboarding-is-a-viable-career. There. We're even.
5) While we're on the subject of vehicles...LEARN TO DRIVE. I swear its a different type of stupid here. Today alone, I was almost backed into twice, almost side-swiped 3 times, cut off (with literally just inches to spare!) too many times to count, and almost had 3 or 4 cars try to ride in my trunk! I do understand that MERGE is still a personal challenge, but COME ON! PS, to the twenty-something chick in the black late model VW who passed me this morning on the ramp from 172 East onto 43 North that almost hit me because she was TEXTING, you'd better be VERY glad my mother was in the car...because if she wasn't, you would have had to be thankful we had been that close to Aurora BayCare Medical! Oh don't worry, I wouldn't have hit you...but I bet that when I laid on my horn, you probably would have went THROUGH the guardrail into oncoming traffic!
UGH. I need a stress-relieving massage...I am SO tense.
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Back at the "Office"
I'm on vacation. That's what people keep telling me, at least. I'm not exactly sure what that word means; vay-cay-shun. I haven't had one of those in years!
Now, don't get me wrong. I like to be busy. If I'm not, I do stupid stupid stuff...like shop. So, I do my darnedest to stay busy. Lately, I haven't had to try. Why did I think that after the baby shower, this trip would be any different?
First, I'm a little cranky because it's HOT here in Green Bay! I don't know how I survived as a child without air conditioning, but I am a WUSS right now. Mom's house doesn't have it, and I'm a-dying at night. This stinks! I thought it was much cooler up here. Of course, I shouldn't complain too much. It's just plain DREADFUL back at Fort Campbell right now!
Second, Baby "Kaster" (now aptly named Braydon Michael), decided to make a 6 week-earlier-than-planned appearance. First, that moved the baby shower to the hospital. Changing venues took a TON of work. Next, it meant a TON of updates on the health of Braydon and Momma Jessi and Daddy Alby. And, of course, you have to pop into the hospital to ooh and ahh at the little bitty bundle (that's my favorite part).
Next, trying to spend time with the nieces. There are 3 of them and one of me. It gets hectic.
On TOP of all the Family time, I am trying to take time for me. Have I gotten any reading done? NO. Have I had a mani/pedi? Well, if that's what you're going to call the physical TORTURE that I paid someone to do to me today, then yes...but I don't have to be happy about it. Have I hit the mall yet? Not even close.
Oh yes, then there are the nightly treks to Denny's (because the USB broadband I bought didn't work. Stupid Wal-Mart. Stupid Virgin Mobile.), to get online and work. Emails, updates, newsletters, forums, and WAITING (as is becoming the norm) for MWR to post something -anything- that resembles a calendar. *SIGH* What is SO DANG DIFFICULT ABOUT UPLOADING A CALENDAR TO A WEBSITE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH?????? Goodness knows if I am late on something, I would never hear the end of it. But it's perfectly okay for MWR to be...and then be snarky to me when I ask for it to be posted or even just emailed to me. REALLY FOLKS? Grow up. And act professional already!
Okay. I'm going home to go to sleep. Pretty much because I completely forgot exactly where I wanted to go with this post. It was all mapped out in my head 5 minutes ago...now I have no clue. Hopefully that means that when I GET home, I will be able to get some sleep, as the humidity has dropped significantly tonight. (Wow, it might be decent tomorrow! To bad I'm going to have to spend like 5 hours of it indoors scouring EVERY.CAMPBELL.WEBSITE.ON .THE.WORLD.WIDE.WEB. looking for information and dates of events. So much for utilizing Facebook and direct emailing to the fullest of their abilities....but lack of actual work being done by some of these employees is a completely different rant.)
Oh, and I have to go back and listen to this past week's AWTR...I got the first 3 minutes of the main guest and was so upset by what I was hearing, I needed something else. So I listened to the "FRG Leader Forum" episode from August 2009...woo hoo Stephanie and Paula! AWESOME!
Okay kiddos. Off to dream world. Nighty night night
XXXOOO
Now, don't get me wrong. I like to be busy. If I'm not, I do stupid stupid stuff...like shop. So, I do my darnedest to stay busy. Lately, I haven't had to try. Why did I think that after the baby shower, this trip would be any different?
First, I'm a little cranky because it's HOT here in Green Bay! I don't know how I survived as a child without air conditioning, but I am a WUSS right now. Mom's house doesn't have it, and I'm a-dying at night. This stinks! I thought it was much cooler up here. Of course, I shouldn't complain too much. It's just plain DREADFUL back at Fort Campbell right now!
Second, Baby "Kaster" (now aptly named Braydon Michael), decided to make a 6 week-earlier-than-planned appearance. First, that moved the baby shower to the hospital. Changing venues took a TON of work. Next, it meant a TON of updates on the health of Braydon and Momma Jessi and Daddy Alby. And, of course, you have to pop into the hospital to ooh and ahh at the little bitty bundle (that's my favorite part).
Next, trying to spend time with the nieces. There are 3 of them and one of me. It gets hectic.
On TOP of all the Family time, I am trying to take time for me. Have I gotten any reading done? NO. Have I had a mani/pedi? Well, if that's what you're going to call the physical TORTURE that I paid someone to do to me today, then yes...but I don't have to be happy about it. Have I hit the mall yet? Not even close.
Oh yes, then there are the nightly treks to Denny's (because the USB broadband I bought didn't work. Stupid Wal-Mart. Stupid Virgin Mobile.), to get online and work. Emails, updates, newsletters, forums, and WAITING (as is becoming the norm) for MWR to post something -anything- that resembles a calendar. *SIGH* What is SO DANG DIFFICULT ABOUT UPLOADING A CALENDAR TO A WEBSITE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF THE MONTH?????? Goodness knows if I am late on something, I would never hear the end of it. But it's perfectly okay for MWR to be...and then be snarky to me when I ask for it to be posted or even just emailed to me. REALLY FOLKS? Grow up. And act professional already!
Okay. I'm going home to go to sleep. Pretty much because I completely forgot exactly where I wanted to go with this post. It was all mapped out in my head 5 minutes ago...now I have no clue. Hopefully that means that when I GET home, I will be able to get some sleep, as the humidity has dropped significantly tonight. (Wow, it might be decent tomorrow! To bad I'm going to have to spend like 5 hours of it indoors scouring EVERY.CAMPBELL.WEBSITE.ON .THE.WORLD.WIDE.WEB. looking for information and dates of events. So much for utilizing Facebook and direct emailing to the fullest of their abilities....but lack of actual work being done by some of these employees is a completely different rant.)
Oh, and I have to go back and listen to this past week's AWTR...I got the first 3 minutes of the main guest and was so upset by what I was hearing, I needed something else. So I listened to the "FRG Leader Forum" episode from August 2009...woo hoo Stephanie and Paula! AWESOME!
Okay kiddos. Off to dream world. Nighty night night
XXXOOO
Monday, August 2, 2010
Maybe it's the lack of sleep...
So this weekend has been rough. No details, but I've gotten about 10 hours of sleep in 3 days. Maybe that's why I'm so pissed off. Probably not.
If you are easily offended, quit reading here!
Anyone still here? Okay. Here's the deal:
1) The WikiLeak-ed US Military Papers.
A) Pretty sure it wasn't just an Army PVT that leaked this material. Get 'em all! If it's not treason, it's at the VERY least espionage. The penalty for either is still up to and including death. Give it to them. Worried about looking like the bad person for executing someone for putting our Soldiers and countrymen in harm's way? I'm not. If you won't do it, I am happy to report I have found my beatin' stilettos and will be happy to inflict pain. Seriously...you leak secret military reports and you think the government is going to be happy? Really? Regardless, you just put a TON of people in danger - whether you named names or not. AND as a US Soldier, your 1st Amendment rights (including free speech, which allows free expression of your opinion) are pretty much moot. You have pledged to up hold the constitution of United States and the safety of this nation and it's people above your own opinion (this is why my hubby doesn't have a blog...oh wait, that's actually because he is phlegmatic and doesn't really HAVE an opinion anyway. Never mind). Deal with it!
B) I don't care if the guy who publishes the website that posted the documents is a Finnish national living in Finland or not. He's just supplied information that can be used in hurting or killing our Soldiers to our enemy. He should be treated like an enemy informant. Get him. If you are providing information to the terrorists, you become a terrorist by association in my book. What's that line? Oh yeah...WHEN IN DOUBT IF IT COULD INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE DEATH OR DESTRUCTION, DON'T POST IT! Idiot!
2) The blow up about the 9/11 First Responders Health Care Bill on the Congress Floor
A) My guess is that the bill wasn't passed because there were other things in or attached to the bill. Unfortunately, that's the easiest -all be it the SNEAKIEST and MOST UNDERHANDED- way to pass things that would piss off the American public...attach it to a bill that the public sees as a GREAT thing, and then just keep mum about them. Get off the Republicans for being the party of "No", and admit that you ALL screwed up this bill for passage. Idiots.
B) Quit name calling, fighting, and yelling at each other on the House floor. Accept that you're not getting your way, come up with changes and/or move on. Crap, man. I learned that BEFORE I went to kindergarten. What's YOUR problem? Our taxes pay for you guys to be working...not fighting like 3 year olds. Idiots.
C) Health care? Another bill? Seriously? Because I'm pretty sure you all just passed a health care bill this year...I mean, it's got to be good, right? TRICARE, which is only the best for our military and their Families, meets the minimum requirements, right? So it should be fine. Besides, who's paying for this (any of it)? Oh wait, that's right...we're pretty much funding everything with Monopoly money because we just HAD to bail everyone else out...it's called SOCIALISM people - big government running Every.Aspect.Of.Your.Life. and funding it with YOUR money without asking you. Didn't work for Germany or Russia. Still have doubts? Ask any Cuban (and you can find lots of them in southern Florida for some weird...oh RIGHT! They're FLEEING CUBA!) how well it's working there...Idiots.
3) While we're on taxes...the Bush-era tax cuts are about to expire. And Congress has NO PLANS to address this until AFTER November! What does this mean for the average American (who makes LESS than $250, 000 a year, by the way HELLO PRESIDENT OBAMA...THAT'S MOST OF AMERICANS!!!! NOT JUST A FEW!!!!)? It means that you will start paying up to 25% of your pay to taxes. PLUS, if you are married and file jointly, it will cost you MORE than if you filed separately. PLUS you will now essentially be PENALIZED for having children! PLUS there's the minimum alternative tax system...don't even get me started on that system! CALL YOUR CONGRESS PEOPLE! TELL THEM YOU WANT YOUR MONEY! Congress people can be Idiots. Don't let them...
4) So I went to Wal-Mart tonight (yeah, there's a whole other disgruntled blog posting there...):
A) Is it just me, or if it's sold in the USA, it should be MADE in the USA? Wal-Mart doesn't sell ANY clothes made in the USA anymore (so I didn't get a new t-shirt)! What the heck??? Sam Walton's gotta be rolling over in his grave. Did you notice that about the same time Mr. Walton died is about the same time the "Made in the USA" promise stopped? But I digress. You know what? I'm pretty sure that if we kept some of the jobs in the USA, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A 9.5% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (closer to 29%...YES TWENTY-NINE PERCENT...for Veterans!)!!! And that doesn't take into account the underemployed or the folks who have given up and quit filing for unemployment! C'mon folks, this isn't hard to figure out. If we produce items and have our customer service centers in the USA, people have jobs! The folks who have no work will be HAPPY to work, I'm sure. If they are not happy to work, then they are dependent upon the government, and that's not cool either (another rant post? Maybe...). There's something prideful about providing a service or good. Now, I'm not talking about becoming an isolationist nation...no. I'm just saying we shouldn't be DEPENDENT upon other nations for our goods, services and monetary loans! What happens when they stop trading with us? We're screwed. Nice to see that we are promoting a culture of dependency on others. And our government heads up the top of the offenders list on that. We CANNOT be dependent on others to provide us with things our countrymen should be providing for ourselves. Besides, you get what you pay for. So, if it costs you $5 a day to make textile in the Phillipenes, then you are getting a bunch of textiles made at 3cents or less a piece. And I'm NOT paying $15 for a 3cent shirt. It's just not good business sense. I'd rather pay more for good quality materials made that I know made a difference in a neighbor's life than support a corporate "far cat" with very little of my purchase trickling down to the actual worker because (let's be honest) worker's laws are NOT fair all-over the world. True charity starts by taking care of each other in our homes and neighborhoods. We must care for our own before we can care for others. So, let's bring back American Pride in American Made! If it's not made in the USA, I'm not buying it!
AND on the service front...just for once, when I call tech support and press "1" for English (again, ANOTHER pissed off blog post there), I would actually like to be able to understand the person on the line. Trust me, folks in India who are doing your tech support DO NOT speak American English...even after I press "1". Maybe if I go to these corporate offices and press "1" on their CEO's with my beatin' stilettos....
IDIOTS
B) I did by a broadband USB for my laptop. Not bad priced. BUT when I go to check out, I have to pay a 38cent fee for Fire and Police support???? Really? Okay, this isn't about the 38 cents....it's about the principal of the issue. Let me tell you A) if my USB ever gets stolen, I'd better get immediate support from the city of De Pere; no matter where I am! and B) seriously? This 'tax' (and let's be honest, that's what it is) is supposed to support the 911 call centers or whatever...what are my taxes paying for exactly? How about my mother's property taxes? Idiots. Use the tax money for what it is designated. Stay on friggen budget! If I go off budget, I don't get to just roll it over and start fresh at fiscal year! I either have to go without, return items for a refund, or face penalties/judgements/etc. Governments? They just seem to keep spending and assume someone will bail them out, lend them money (that they NEVER seem to pay back), or tax more folks. IDIOTS. One day, the public will revolt. Exhibit A) that "private" town in California that just went bankrupt and fired the majority of it's leadership...and after the firing, the towns-folks went on for 4 HOURS about the total disgust at the former leadership and the way all the changes and government pay increases were passed in a completely covered up method. $700,000+ to be a city manager? $300,000+ as the assistant city manager (who does WHAT exactly???)? $400,000+ as the police chief of 25 (NYC Police Chief only makes $205,000)? They were HUGE IDIOTS...
5) Dear State of Wisconsin: Really? A no-smoking ban in all restaurants and bars? You are SO concerned about my health...really? You'd show more concern if you'd arrest some of these idiots who are drinking and driving. I mean, I know prohibition of alcohol didn't work, but still. I'd really rather you'd let me smoke after dinner than to allow the drunks to be bigger idiots than normal on the road. (Yes, bigger than normal. It's a whole different breed of idiot that drives up here. How hard is it to be courteous and obey laws?) Besides, even AS a smoker, I have rights, too! Mine start immediately where the non-smoker's end. PLUS, numerous studies have proven that it take much less exposure to car exhaust to cause the same amount of damage and inhaling of carcinogens as sitting next to a smoker. Is this discrimination maybe? Because there aren't any other problems to worried about when folks go out to drink for the evening as to whether or not they are going to light a cigarette indoors...IDIOTS...
6) Dear Brown County: The US Army is not always the smartest knife in the drawer, but like 5 years ago they discovered that round-abouts actually cause more accidents and traffic congestion than they prevent, and eliminated them from installations world-wide. So what do YOU do? START building them and then add 28 more this year...ALL AT THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN THE COUNTY! That 38 cents I just paid at Wal-Mart is NOT going cover the problems your traffic directions are going to cause. People have problems with one-way streets! Folks cannot seem to take their turns. You REALLY can't see the problems arising from this? IDIOTS!
Okay...that's it for now...there's more, but I'm so pissed off I can't think straight.
Again, these are MY OPINIONS...and I'm entitled.
Of course, it's also my opinion that things would run better if WOMEN ran them!
What do YOU think???
If you are easily offended, quit reading here!
Anyone still here? Okay. Here's the deal:
1) The WikiLeak-ed US Military Papers.
A) Pretty sure it wasn't just an Army PVT that leaked this material. Get 'em all! If it's not treason, it's at the VERY least espionage. The penalty for either is still up to and including death. Give it to them. Worried about looking like the bad person for executing someone for putting our Soldiers and countrymen in harm's way? I'm not. If you won't do it, I am happy to report I have found my beatin' stilettos and will be happy to inflict pain. Seriously...you leak secret military reports and you think the government is going to be happy? Really? Regardless, you just put a TON of people in danger - whether you named names or not. AND as a US Soldier, your 1st Amendment rights (including free speech, which allows free expression of your opinion) are pretty much moot. You have pledged to up hold the constitution of United States and the safety of this nation and it's people above your own opinion (this is why my hubby doesn't have a blog...oh wait, that's actually because he is phlegmatic and doesn't really HAVE an opinion anyway. Never mind). Deal with it!
B) I don't care if the guy who publishes the website that posted the documents is a Finnish national living in Finland or not. He's just supplied information that can be used in hurting or killing our Soldiers to our enemy. He should be treated like an enemy informant. Get him. If you are providing information to the terrorists, you become a terrorist by association in my book. What's that line? Oh yeah...WHEN IN DOUBT IF IT COULD INTENTIONALLY OR UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE DEATH OR DESTRUCTION, DON'T POST IT! Idiot!
2) The blow up about the 9/11 First Responders Health Care Bill on the Congress Floor
A) My guess is that the bill wasn't passed because there were other things in or attached to the bill. Unfortunately, that's the easiest -all be it the SNEAKIEST and MOST UNDERHANDED- way to pass things that would piss off the American public...attach it to a bill that the public sees as a GREAT thing, and then just keep mum about them. Get off the Republicans for being the party of "No", and admit that you ALL screwed up this bill for passage. Idiots.
B) Quit name calling, fighting, and yelling at each other on the House floor. Accept that you're not getting your way, come up with changes and/or move on. Crap, man. I learned that BEFORE I went to kindergarten. What's YOUR problem? Our taxes pay for you guys to be working...not fighting like 3 year olds. Idiots.
C) Health care? Another bill? Seriously? Because I'm pretty sure you all just passed a health care bill this year...I mean, it's got to be good, right? TRICARE, which is only the best for our military and their Families, meets the minimum requirements, right? So it should be fine. Besides, who's paying for this (any of it)? Oh wait, that's right...we're pretty much funding everything with Monopoly money because we just HAD to bail everyone else out...it's called SOCIALISM people - big government running Every.Aspect.Of.Your.Life. and funding it with YOUR money without asking you. Didn't work for Germany or Russia. Still have doubts? Ask any Cuban (and you can find lots of them in southern Florida for some weird...oh RIGHT! They're FLEEING CUBA!) how well it's working there...Idiots.
3) While we're on taxes...the Bush-era tax cuts are about to expire. And Congress has NO PLANS to address this until AFTER November! What does this mean for the average American (who makes LESS than $250, 000 a year, by the way HELLO PRESIDENT OBAMA...THAT'S MOST OF AMERICANS!!!! NOT JUST A FEW!!!!)? It means that you will start paying up to 25% of your pay to taxes. PLUS, if you are married and file jointly, it will cost you MORE than if you filed separately. PLUS you will now essentially be PENALIZED for having children! PLUS there's the minimum alternative tax system...don't even get me started on that system! CALL YOUR CONGRESS PEOPLE! TELL THEM YOU WANT YOUR MONEY! Congress people can be Idiots. Don't let them...
4) So I went to Wal-Mart tonight (yeah, there's a whole other disgruntled blog posting there...):
A) Is it just me, or if it's sold in the USA, it should be MADE in the USA? Wal-Mart doesn't sell ANY clothes made in the USA anymore (so I didn't get a new t-shirt)! What the heck??? Sam Walton's gotta be rolling over in his grave. Did you notice that about the same time Mr. Walton died is about the same time the "Made in the USA" promise stopped? But I digress. You know what? I'm pretty sure that if we kept some of the jobs in the USA, WE WOULDN'T HAVE A 9.5% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (closer to 29%...YES TWENTY-NINE PERCENT...for Veterans!)!!! And that doesn't take into account the underemployed or the folks who have given up and quit filing for unemployment! C'mon folks, this isn't hard to figure out. If we produce items and have our customer service centers in the USA, people have jobs! The folks who have no work will be HAPPY to work, I'm sure. If they are not happy to work, then they are dependent upon the government, and that's not cool either (another rant post? Maybe...). There's something prideful about providing a service or good. Now, I'm not talking about becoming an isolationist nation...no. I'm just saying we shouldn't be DEPENDENT upon other nations for our goods, services and monetary loans! What happens when they stop trading with us? We're screwed. Nice to see that we are promoting a culture of dependency on others. And our government heads up the top of the offenders list on that. We CANNOT be dependent on others to provide us with things our countrymen should be providing for ourselves. Besides, you get what you pay for. So, if it costs you $5 a day to make textile in the Phillipenes, then you are getting a bunch of textiles made at 3cents or less a piece. And I'm NOT paying $15 for a 3cent shirt. It's just not good business sense. I'd rather pay more for good quality materials made that I know made a difference in a neighbor's life than support a corporate "far cat" with very little of my purchase trickling down to the actual worker because (let's be honest) worker's laws are NOT fair all-over the world. True charity starts by taking care of each other in our homes and neighborhoods. We must care for our own before we can care for others. So, let's bring back American Pride in American Made! If it's not made in the USA, I'm not buying it!
AND on the service front...just for once, when I call tech support and press "1" for English (again, ANOTHER pissed off blog post there), I would actually like to be able to understand the person on the line. Trust me, folks in India who are doing your tech support DO NOT speak American English...even after I press "1". Maybe if I go to these corporate offices and press "1" on their CEO's with my beatin' stilettos....
IDIOTS
B) I did by a broadband USB for my laptop. Not bad priced. BUT when I go to check out, I have to pay a 38cent fee for Fire and Police support???? Really? Okay, this isn't about the 38 cents....it's about the principal of the issue. Let me tell you A) if my USB ever gets stolen, I'd better get immediate support from the city of De Pere; no matter where I am! and B) seriously? This 'tax' (and let's be honest, that's what it is) is supposed to support the 911 call centers or whatever...what are my taxes paying for exactly? How about my mother's property taxes? Idiots. Use the tax money for what it is designated. Stay on friggen budget! If I go off budget, I don't get to just roll it over and start fresh at fiscal year! I either have to go without, return items for a refund, or face penalties/judgements/etc. Governments? They just seem to keep spending and assume someone will bail them out, lend them money (that they NEVER seem to pay back), or tax more folks. IDIOTS. One day, the public will revolt. Exhibit A) that "private" town in California that just went bankrupt and fired the majority of it's leadership...and after the firing, the towns-folks went on for 4 HOURS about the total disgust at the former leadership and the way all the changes and government pay increases were passed in a completely covered up method. $700,000+ to be a city manager? $300,000+ as the assistant city manager (who does WHAT exactly???)? $400,000+ as the police chief of 25 (NYC Police Chief only makes $205,000)? They were HUGE IDIOTS...
5) Dear State of Wisconsin: Really? A no-smoking ban in all restaurants and bars? You are SO concerned about my health...really? You'd show more concern if you'd arrest some of these idiots who are drinking and driving. I mean, I know prohibition of alcohol didn't work, but still. I'd really rather you'd let me smoke after dinner than to allow the drunks to be bigger idiots than normal on the road. (Yes, bigger than normal. It's a whole different breed of idiot that drives up here. How hard is it to be courteous and obey laws?) Besides, even AS a smoker, I have rights, too! Mine start immediately where the non-smoker's end. PLUS, numerous studies have proven that it take much less exposure to car exhaust to cause the same amount of damage and inhaling of carcinogens as sitting next to a smoker. Is this discrimination maybe? Because there aren't any other problems to worried about when folks go out to drink for the evening as to whether or not they are going to light a cigarette indoors...IDIOTS...
6) Dear Brown County: The US Army is not always the smartest knife in the drawer, but like 5 years ago they discovered that round-abouts actually cause more accidents and traffic congestion than they prevent, and eliminated them from installations world-wide. So what do YOU do? START building them and then add 28 more this year...ALL AT THE BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS IN THE COUNTY! That 38 cents I just paid at Wal-Mart is NOT going cover the problems your traffic directions are going to cause. People have problems with one-way streets! Folks cannot seem to take their turns. You REALLY can't see the problems arising from this? IDIOTS!
Okay...that's it for now...there's more, but I'm so pissed off I can't think straight.
Again, these are MY OPINIONS...and I'm entitled.
Of course, it's also my opinion that things would run better if WOMEN ran them!
What do YOU think???
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