Our nations brand of government is like the comic book “Bizarro World”.
What is supposed to be is so skewered it’s hard to remember what we actually started with.
A two party system with checks and balances, a Supreme Court to interpret law without political influence, pure-to protect citizens’ rights and an administration to act from the [...]

Veteran’s-We are not a Reality Show

The Vietnam War kept my cousin. It also kept a few friends of mine from high school and a boyfriend who just disappeared after he returned from his draft stint.
I spent two years in Germany working huge mainframe computers, eventually a short stint in Military Intelligence.
The Vietnam War is famous [...]

Homelessness Comes Home

I am two weeks from being homeless. My credit is gone. My credit is not only gone but the :fresh start” I attempted not only worsened the situation, it left me with fewer options.
I am an educated person. I am keeping my fingers crossed that a teaching job comes through next week. I [...]

Welfare Mom’s- Abortion Activists- and Pregnancy..

Accepting cash assistance from the US government has always been a shame based program.
Shame based meaning those that apply and meet face to face with workers making minimal wage with minimal education are often confronted  with unprofessional, judgmental negative comments at the front door.
Let’s look at the numbers and break down [...]

215 “NO” Votes- Go Buy Your Own Health Care!!!!

15.7 million of us are out of jobs. 10.2 % of our nations citizens.
Think about it.
If 15.7 million are not employed, those people have no health insurance.
It doesn’t stop there.
If 15.7 million of us are unemployed, each of us, 15.7 million, also have families which no longer [...]

Welfare to Work-IgnoringTthe Root Problem

1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation …also known as The Welfare Reform Act shut everybody up.
Those who believed people were driving around in pink Cadillacs living the life of Donald Trump got their lust for punitive measures satiated.
Those who liberally believed everyone needs to have a job, we just have to help [...]

Help Brandon find more friends? Does it look like he needs more Facebook?

It is just too tempting.
You know how facebook puts these little messages on the side of your page?
My son leaves his facebook open in perpetuity.
I shut my down.
Another ego driven narcissistic non way to communicate. Post your life to the world. Make short comments [...]

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 02, 2009

Wachovia asks for Social Security # or Account # by phone recording???

Freak us all out about identity theft. Warn us that the security of our bank and credit card accounts is our own personal responsibility-
and then send me a phone message like this:

“Hello, this is Wachovia.
Please call 1-866-211-6980 between the hours of [...]

Mensa Activities for the Mensa challenged

Things to do in the dark:
1. Paint your fingernails
2. Sew
3. Shave
4. Put on your make up
5. color your hair
6. trim your nose hairs
7. hop backwards 20 steps

For Fun
1. Bake bread without a recipe.
2. Write the Pledge of Allegiance with your eyes closed on linedpaper without going off them.
3. text your friends [...]

Immersed in Time

this hour, this minute sometimes this second
time, I stand alone immersed in it,
time has control,
I do not.
whatever the moment pushed forward, resistant poof-
carried me.
My voice lost in the moving minutes,
yesterdays words,
tomorrows
now.
Words that flail, falling words,
coursing through my brain,
pushing outward,
to the spans of  time.
Only my echo is heard
pushed away
this second,
this minute,
now.

More Opt Out Swindles-ATT&T

Your home phone is like a credit card. Unless you call your phone company, anyone who knows your phone number can call from your home phone and order services at social networks.
For example. IMVU and Gaia, social networks for kids will charge your home phone for any services purchased from them on [...]

“Automatic Renewals-More “Opt Outs”

Did I ask to renew my Vanity Fair magazine?
No-But they are billing me for another year-because I didn’t “opt out”
Did I sign a contract asking for additional years? No
But in the fine print it says I must cancel my subscription even though I paid them for only one year.
I didn’t pay them [...]

Bizzarro America-Wall Street Bonus and Massive Unemployment

Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch are formally taking those last few bucks you have in those 401K’s-the sham retirement funds lobbed off on American people a decade ago.
They call them bonuses-I call it theft.

If someone came to your door with an Uzi, busted into your house, held your family [...]

The Day My Daughter Almost Died

It isn’t as if she was just a little girl that needed our protection so much. It is the question I ask myself-How old are kids supposed to be when they take responsibility and adults take none?
My daughter was 16 when she was playing cards with her dad’s girlfriend and [...]

Las Vegas Review LETTERS: Al Gore gets rich off of global warming scam

Yes, Dorothy-people  still live in the Land of Oz

Las Vegas Review Journal
LETTERS: Al Gore gets rich off of global warming scam
To the editor:

If there were any doubt that the hysteria over man-made global warming is a scam being perpetrated to line the pockets [...]

The Glee in Taking down the government-Fox News

What is it about relishing taking down our government? Why is it okay?
“Fox News” can call itself whatever it wants-millions of us ignore it-yet they prey upon ignorant, angry or racist citizens by lying, twisting or outright challenging our current presidential administration.
What people don’t get is they are [...]

Let’s Lobby the Lobbyists Out!!!

The first priority of President Obama when taking office was to restrict lobbying of our legislators and government officials.
Impossible. Their insidious tentacles weave throughout our government affecting every small business, farmer, entrepreneur, educational system, dairy farmer, health care,  government worker and yes, even the Avon ladies of our country.

Those who freak at [...]

President Obama-Nobel Peace Prize-Acknowledging Our Hope

I read somewhere that during our Presidential Election, many Europeans stated they wished they could vote.
A worldwide sigh of relief  waved over earth at President Obama’s victory. His words -balm from a world of countries, many hundreds if not thousands of years older than our adolescent behaving country.
Sarah Palin spoke [...]

Another “Opt Out” Story We get what we pay for-no more-no less-the end

I bought twelve months of XM Satellite radio.
I paid for it with my credit card.
No contract.
Just paid for one year.
I get a collection bill in the mail for 26 dollars.
According to XM they are authorized to continue my service for one month beyond [...]

When Irrationality Drives Our Health Care Decisions..

What is it about affordable health care for all that makes normal people act irrationally?
I’m stumped.
Real facts, real figures, real experiences don’t cut it with America.

I have worked in health care a good chunk of my life. I am old enough to remember the transition from treating need to treating [...]

If The Government Only ..Everyone’s An Expert..

“If they just quit wasting the taxpayers money”
“Cut spending”
“Wasted taxpayer money”
“Greedy politicians”
“Greedy (city, county, state, federal) government
“Irresponsible, incompetent”—-

You fill in the rest.
Everyone is an expert in finance today.
Your favorite government party, angry newspaper commentators, editorials, yada yada yada

As the United States Economy tangos with failure, the passion of emotion overwhelms [...]

Any “socialist” countries out there need teachers?

The citizens in my country, the United States, do not believe all citizens deserve access to free health care.
The citizens in my country no longer believe we should have a safety net for our most vulnerable citizens.
Is there a country in this world who will accept me? I have [...]

Opting Out-It isn’t just banks….

Banks are notorious inventors of sneaky methods for parting you and your money.
The overdraft fee-infamous for the inability to opt out of it-along with debiting the largest amount first, so many overdraft fees can be generated on smaller amounts, are all methods of arrogant banks no longer interested in customer goodwill [...]

A New Cliche-”Get Over Playing the Race Card..

We could discuss the meanness of the “new” American culture, but that would take volumes.
Part of this once repressed American cruelty, now blatantly expressed and richly primed by media sources, is the phrase, “Get over the race card, liberals, it’s not the sixties”.
Ironically, race as an issue hasn’t [...]

Diminutive. It is the word that rolled around in my mind today as I was at work. The diminutiveness of my soul, or so it felt. Working in a job which I did 25 years ago for about the same pay. A women- the same age, 56, stopped by my desk and proceeded to tell me how [...]

Racism ramps up anger.
The fact President Obama is a black male appears to have lit a fuse to those who aren’t so openly racist. The polarization of our nation has little to do with the issues.
In fact, citizens are so angry they have replaced white hoods with tea party signs, fighting universal health care insurance, which, [...]

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 08, 2009

Vero Beach town of 17,000 bans Presidents speech

Indian River schools alone on Treasure Coast in not allowing schools to air Obama’s live address to students

Little Vero Beach, town of 17,000, home to Indian River County School district, decided to ban President Obama’s speech -denying school children the ability to hear and discuss [...]

Labor Day requiem-a generation of ignorance

Certain holidays are for old people, according to US citizens. Memorial Day, Labor Day and Veteran’s Day are some of these.
Otherwise, for the rest of the nation, these are, “just another three days weekend” type holidays.
Now I am not a zealous patriot. I don’t say this as some braggadaccio-honestly, [...]

LVRJ Needs TO GO OUT OF BUSINESS

Harry Reid made the NY Times today. The Las Vegas Review Journal claims he told their advertising executive he hopes they go out of business.
That rag needs to go out of business. The LVRJ ’s total dedication to the rabble rousing crazies, the likes of Sarah Palin’s teabagger,birthers is just plain scary.
Las [...]

Senator Edward Kennedy-The death of honor

Senator Kennedy’s death is a part of an old parable. Man screws up big early in life -reflective thought and experience propels him towards a change. In this case his values about humanity became thecatalyst for change.
His death is not just the loss of a man committed to those less fortunate. [...]

Las Vegas Review Journal (RJ as Las Vegans’ call it), the epitome of crackpot journalism has right wing nuts salivatin on the front page.
Bias? Racism? Elitism? Suspicion? Paranoia? Anti-government?
You betcha!
Hot coals are burnin where men usually like to scratch when it comes to Harry Reid.
You would think no-man’s land Nevada with a population of a little over [...]

Aging-Employment-Living Off the Grid

I have so much to ponder these days. I am working in a job which pays 1/4 of what I earned one year ago. It has something to do with the fact I am 56 years old. As of last year no one complained about my work. In fact, until I began [...]

Paranoia and suspicion drive Americans madness

“Keep your hands off our health care”-people scream.
What health care coverage?
14.5 million people are unemployed in this country.
In July, people unemployed for more than 27 weeks rose to 5 million. It increased another 584,00-meaning 1 in three people unemployed have been for longer than six months.
I was speaking with a [...]

Unemployment Tears at Our Spirits

Once in my life was I not hired when I interviewed for a job.
After applying for over 300 jobs, with a Master’s degree in Social Work and a Professional teaching license in elementary education, I was offered a temp job serving the unemployed for 14.00 an hour.
I talk with despairing people [...]

Sometimes I think life could be lived simpler if our thoughts didn’t always dog us.
Our culture creates and depends on noise to validate existence.
TV’s, videos, music, radios, Ipods, cell phones, send all that noise into our heads.
I can’t help thinking all that continuous noise impacts our brains in a negative way.
Silence has become rare-in fact, [...]

Senator Graham to Vote for Confirmation of Judge Sotomayor
Posted by Kevin, Communications Director
Senator Lindsey Graham Statement on Voting in Support of Judge Sotomayor
United State Senate
July 22, 2009
Mr. GRAHAM:

Madam President, I take to the floor to inform the Senate and my colleagues about how I intend to vote on the pending nomination of Supreme Court nominee [...]

Yesterday’ s news didn’t surprise us. News reports this week reveal the average worker has lost wages in the past ten years. NY Times report upscale brands are now offering sales once considered “exclusive” fo top tier customers to the average buyer on the street.
Sale of luxury items such as private jets, yachts and auction [...]

At a private company I asked to use the restroom.

Led to a nice private staff restroom(more like your bathroom at home) I noticed changes

Oh, how standards have lowered!

No toilet seat covers! You know, those paper, flushable covers every woman demanded, lest she sit her backside on a toilet seat crawling with germs-omg! deadly germs someone [...]

Why wouldn’t any American want to be guaranteed health care coverage?
Look around the world-all civilized countries provide it.
Who will suffer if health care coverage is offered to all citizens? Honestly?
Is everything about money in this country? Money at the expense of our children, the elderly, disabled, chronically or terminally ill?

Doomsday predictions oozing from the Washington [...]

We talk too much. We talk without thinking. We don’t listen-just wait till the other person stops talking-waiting-to open our mouths -vocalizing-alwaysvocalizing.
Alone
-we text-same inanities. What can be said -important-intimate-that one would want to say in a text? Yes, I am aware people woo, propose, fight, break off relationships, close business deals-texting.
Think about it. Whatever happened [...]

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Dear Generation X-

You did it by voting for President Obama. Keep moving in that direction.

Do not follow the baby boom generation. It is my generation. From idealism to great greed and corruption, the baby boomers are destroying middle class America . They have stolen their pensions and cheated the middle class by eliminating retirement plans [...]

Stay Tuned: New Republican Soap: “As the Dung Flies”

The Truth is Ours To Decide

OUTFOXED NEWS PRESS RELEASE

OUTFOXED Broadcasting announced a dramatic new soap debuting September 1st-
pronouncing it, ” Astonishing, Riveting and Horrifying”.
Describing it as  a cross between horror and comedy genre-OUTFOXED claims “As the Dung Flies” will outshine, “Unwed With Children” by setting record [...]

Are any of us who we appear to be?

Serial killers have neighbors who proclaim astonishment when informed about the nature of the man next door.
Recently a meth lab blew up in a large apartment building in Las Vegas, NV. “But the neighbors were so friendly”, claimed the occupants in the adjacent apartment.

As our world population [...]

Is it just me or is anyone else out there feeling depressed and tired of the smut atmosphere in politics?
Where are the Paul Wellstones of our nation? I crave an idealist right now. Just one. One who might shore up the molding, ammonia smelling group of political narcissists oozing and splaying their bacteria across the print and [...]

The pristine, new school building I taught in last year is surrounded with gang graffiti. Long streams of consciousness decorate the semi-walled in communities. Abandoned shopping carts trail along a path leading to a local grocery store- famous for a mass shooting ten years ago.

It is a pedestrian school. A polite phrase for poor people [...]

Let’s face it, Americans-today you live and breathe “reality TV” which has nothing to do with reality. It sickens me. Mindless school of lemmings-running en masse to the cliff side, only to be pushed over by those behind them-you truly truly disgust me.
Michael Jackson, dead as he is, troubled, bizarre, (albeit talented in his heyday) is no [...]

In the 1950’s the American Dream thrived-suburbs flourished, men returned from World War II with the GI Bill. The GI Bill opened doors to education previously not available to the working class. Unions ensured the labor force US companies needed were treated fairly and a living wage provided for many families of the working class.
Conceptually [...]

Missouri State Representative Cynthia Davis is one tough cookie. Last week she opposed subsidizing school lunches for low income children during summer months saying, “Hunger can be a positive motivator.” This is excellent news considering 1 in 5 Missouri kids is living in hunger, so that state is due for a productivity boon.

It is 1962 [...]

According to the Las Vegas Sun, July 1, 2009

Speaking of dramatic flourishes, most new judges get sworn in at the courthouse.Las Vegas attorney Joseph Sciscento took his oath Tuesday at a different courthouse — the Courthouse Bar & Grill, that is. Drinks were flowing as his friend, District Judge Doug Smith, administered the oath in front of [...]