OK, so I got nothin'. I had a great rant the other day about how crappy the drivers are here in Chicagoland, but had to keep stepping away and just sort of lost it.
I'm sick, feel crappy, and really don't have any energy today. Oh well. I promise to bitch about something on Monday.
P.S. - Is there anyone reading this drivel? Please tell me....
Friday, April 18, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Wow, it's been a while, sorry 'bout that faithful reader.
And yes, I've accepted that it's reader, in the singular.
So, where have I been for the last 5 weeks? Well, can't really say as I remember it all. I am loving the new dad thing. My little biscuit (first nickname, woohoo) is a wonderful handful! I've been trying to help out the wife as much as possible, and I think I'm doing an OK job, but she requires a level of work no one can prepare you for. We've had the filled diapers (and the overflowing ones), the unexplained crying sessions (the Biscuit, not her mom and I), and the newest, I'm not done eating, keep feeding me or I'll scream.
So far, my only issue is my stress level. I hate hearing my baby girl cry, and it makes me feel bad. No, that's not a call out for pity, I know it's irrational, but we ALL do irrational things, no matter what people tell us. Otherwise, I've been blessed with a wonderful wife, a beautiful daughter, and so many amazing and supportive family and friends.
Also - In a rare escape from this blog, I want to send a Thank You out to an inanimate object. Thank You to Facebook. I have reconnected with some great friends that I haven't spoken to in years! Someday, I may even tell them about this blog...
OK, since It's what I live for, and what you dread, it's time to hear about what's pissing me off today about our messed up world. I'm actually going to do some rapid fire here, as my thoughts are jumbled, but there's a lot of them:
China - The Dali Lama is inciting rioting and wants to use Tibeten monks as Suicide Bombers...or so says the Chinese governement...huh? Do they even know what the heck a Buddhist is? (By the way fellow bloggers, your hapless author, and junior buddhist found out this week that he shares a b-day with good ol Mr. Buddha himself). I first heard this news story and thought, no, someone's reading their AP wire wrong..then I heard it again, then I saw it on a translated Chinese news site. Wow...and what amazes me is that people believe the crap coming from the Chinese government. CNN has had some reporters on site in Beijing, and it's amazing how mad the people are at the rest of the world for 'telling lies about China'...Stunning.
Texas - WTF is wrong with people? So this roving piece of shite Dale Evans Barlow is probation for conspiracy to have sex with a minor, and he lives in a COMPOUND (never a good thing) in Texas, where last thursday two men were arrested for obstructing police, and 416 children were taken into custody at the Yearning For Zion Ranch after a 16-year-old girl made some phone calls to a violence hot line. This 'ranch' is run by Warren Steed Jeffs (notice all the 3 names...hmmm) who is currently in prison for accomplice to rape, stemming from a poligimist, forced marriage (and subsequent consumation) that he performed in 2001. WHAT THE HELL. How do we continue to 1) let these degenerates out of jail, and 2) why does no one follow up. One trip to this ranch by a local LEO (law enforcement officer for those that are not addicted to NCIS) would have shown something out of whack!
USA political crap - OK, I know I've said it before, but Hilary scares the hold bejesus out of me. She, and her husband, are hold overs from old political days. They are after power, and it's priveledges, that's all I see. I feel that very few politicians are worth a fart in a windstorm, but she just scares me on a level I have a hard time describing. So my latest beef...she's now publicly disagreeing with her husband on the Colombia free trade agreement. Hmm, how convienent that she's had little to no opinion about it since 2000 when hubby Bill started supporting it, but suddenly, just before primaries in very union Pennsylvania, she's very against it. oh well, who can trust a politician. Oh, and by the way, is bill supporting this solely because it's a grand idea? According to AP, Bill Clinton raked in $800,000 from Gold Service International, a development group based in Bogota, Colombia, that supports the Colombia free trade deal. The payment was for appearances in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil in 2005. I really wish we could just vote and move on.
OK, I'm done for the day... Thanks all!
So, where have I been for the last 5 weeks? Well, can't really say as I remember it all. I am loving the new dad thing. My little biscuit (first nickname, woohoo) is a wonderful handful! I've been trying to help out the wife as much as possible, and I think I'm doing an OK job, but she requires a level of work no one can prepare you for. We've had the filled diapers (and the overflowing ones), the unexplained crying sessions (the Biscuit, not her mom and I), and the newest, I'm not done eating, keep feeding me or I'll scream.
So far, my only issue is my stress level. I hate hearing my baby girl cry, and it makes me feel bad. No, that's not a call out for pity, I know it's irrational, but we ALL do irrational things, no matter what people tell us. Otherwise, I've been blessed with a wonderful wife, a beautiful daughter, and so many amazing and supportive family and friends.
Also - In a rare escape from this blog, I want to send a Thank You out to an inanimate object. Thank You to Facebook. I have reconnected with some great friends that I haven't spoken to in years! Someday, I may even tell them about this blog...
OK, since It's what I live for, and what you dread, it's time to hear about what's pissing me off today about our messed up world. I'm actually going to do some rapid fire here, as my thoughts are jumbled, but there's a lot of them:
China - The Dali Lama is inciting rioting and wants to use Tibeten monks as Suicide Bombers...or so says the Chinese governement...huh? Do they even know what the heck a Buddhist is? (By the way fellow bloggers, your hapless author, and junior buddhist found out this week that he shares a b-day with good ol Mr. Buddha himself). I first heard this news story and thought, no, someone's reading their AP wire wrong..then I heard it again, then I saw it on a translated Chinese news site. Wow...and what amazes me is that people believe the crap coming from the Chinese government. CNN has had some reporters on site in Beijing, and it's amazing how mad the people are at the rest of the world for 'telling lies about China'...Stunning.
Texas - WTF is wrong with people? So this roving piece of shite Dale Evans Barlow is probation for conspiracy to have sex with a minor, and he lives in a COMPOUND (never a good thing) in Texas, where last thursday two men were arrested for obstructing police, and 416 children were taken into custody at the Yearning For Zion Ranch after a 16-year-old girl made some phone calls to a violence hot line. This 'ranch' is run by Warren Steed Jeffs (notice all the 3 names...hmmm) who is currently in prison for accomplice to rape, stemming from a poligimist, forced marriage (and subsequent consumation) that he performed in 2001. WHAT THE HELL. How do we continue to 1) let these degenerates out of jail, and 2) why does no one follow up. One trip to this ranch by a local LEO (law enforcement officer for those that are not addicted to NCIS) would have shown something out of whack!
USA political crap - OK, I know I've said it before, but Hilary scares the hold bejesus out of me. She, and her husband, are hold overs from old political days. They are after power, and it's priveledges, that's all I see. I feel that very few politicians are worth a fart in a windstorm, but she just scares me on a level I have a hard time describing. So my latest beef...she's now publicly disagreeing with her husband on the Colombia free trade agreement. Hmm, how convienent that she's had little to no opinion about it since 2000 when hubby Bill started supporting it, but suddenly, just before primaries in very union Pennsylvania, she's very against it. oh well, who can trust a politician. Oh, and by the way, is bill supporting this solely because it's a grand idea? According to AP, Bill Clinton raked in $800,000 from Gold Service International, a development group based in Bogota, Colombia, that supports the Colombia free trade deal. The payment was for appearances in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil in 2005. I really wish we could just vote and move on.
OK, I'm done for the day... Thanks all!
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