Tired, Tired and More Tired

I am so tired. Not necessarily physically tired, although there is that, but just tired of things going on around me lately. I have tried to ignore them but they have just taken over.

I am tired of morning talk shows on the radio. I don't turn on the radio because I want to hear someone flapping their gums. I turn on the radio because I want to hear some music. Music, please. And yet, between the hours of 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. I cannot find any music on the radio. All I hear are people talking and talking and talking about what they like and what they don't like and what this country should do about that country and on and on and on and blah, blah and blah. I can talk to myself and hear that. First thing in the morning is when I need a pick me up, a boost, a little jumpstart. I want to hear, no I NEED to hear "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister or "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy on the way home from taking the kids to school. I don't need to hear someone's opinion on why frog penis is the new wonder drug.

I am tired of having this whole "go green......or else" issue shoved down my throat. I am a tree hugger, yes I am. Have been since I was a kid, when it was considered weird or hippyish. But this thing today has long since ceased to be about the environment. This is a political movement, a force if you will, that has taken on a life of its own. Someone must be making a whole lottttttt of money off of this. Going green has become fashionable, not necessarily conscionable. And it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

Speaking of bad tastes in the mouth, I am also tired of people telling me that if I eat meat, then I must not love animals. Are you nuts?? Much like the tree hugging, I have been an animal rights activist most of my life. I wrote a letter to then President Ford protesting animal testing when I was 8 years old, so please spare me. If you don't know me, then don't attempt to put me in the box where you think I belong.

I am tired of the eternal infernal celebrity news coverage on television.

I am tired of people's lives being reduced to sound bites on the 6 o'clock news.

I am tired of the educational system leaving NO room for individuality in children and attempting to either force them into a cookie cutter mold or labeling them as "problematic". And then, in a move of the utmost hypocrisy, telling them to "be themselves".

And I am tired of my husband just dropping his stuff (clothes, books, work manuals) wherever it lands and then expecting me to know what happened to it the next day. Just because I happen to be the ONLY one that cleans the house, what does that make me a suspect:)?

And now I am really tired, so I think I'll take a nap.

Peace alllllllllllllllllll................

Politics Again?

First of all, let me start by saying that I really am very uncomfortable with discussing politics. I have my personal opinions and I don't expect them to be anyone else's opinion and we all have the freedom to think what we like. Okay, having said that, I really need to say this.

For those of you who may not realize it, the election is over. Okay? OVER. Whoever you voted for at this point is irrelevant. The deed is done, the die is cast and so on. And yet people are still yapping about it like there is something left to be done, like forgetting to turn the stove off.

One of the things that I have been seeing lately that is really igging me (igging is not a real word I know, but it's one of mine:)) is this all out Republican attack on Sarah Palin. You can't blame her for McCain's loss. Sure, there were a lot of people who didn't agree with her personal politics. Sure, there were a lot of vegetarians who were simply abhorred at the fact that she would shoot a moose. Sure, there were a lot of redneck men jealous that she could shoot a moose. (That's not women's work ya know!) And there are even more people who didn't like her for whatever reason, from her politics to the style of her eyeglasses. I really do not think that is why they didn't vote for McCain.

See, when I vote, I like to think of myself as voting FOR someone, not necessarily AGAINST someone. I vote for the person I would like to see in office, not against someone I don't want to see there. See? It's all in how you look at it. And I don't think that Palin wielded that kind of influence over millions of votes. Just get off her back and let it go already. Scapegoating never looks good on anyone.

And this whole is Obama a real citizen issue. I don't know and at this point I don't care. *GASP* "Why!?!" you may ask. Well, I'll tell you why. All of this garbage about the man's citizenship should have been resolved before he was ever allowed to run. And yes, I say "allowed" because there are rules one must follow to participate in the privilege of running for President. If he was not following those rules, if he didn't fit the criteria, before he started running, something should have been done about it then. It's a little too late now. It's kind of like being in labor and deciding to put the baby back. Ummmmm.....you can't do that. And in trying, it looks rather sad and desperate. The man did win, some say fair and square, others say not. But the upshot is, that he will be taking office in January. And since he will be our leader, I will give him just as much respect and courtesy as I have our previous leaders:)

Exactly.

So, can't we all just get along?

Just my opinion.

Peace alllllllllllllllllll.......................

Mr. President

Last night, as I was taking out the trash, I stopped out by the curb and listened. In the distance I could hear fireworks going off and maybe two, three streets over I heard a woman shout "OBAMA I WANNA HAVE YOUR BABY!!" (did I mention I love my neighborhood?:)) And although I do not want to have President elect Obama's baby, (I have enough of my own and Grover's thank you), I do wish him the absolute best during his term. A lot of people are looking for great things and today, this country seems more hopeful than it has in a long time.

I only wish my mom and Rachel's parents (and a long list of other people) could have been alive to see this. Wow. I wish that I could be more eloquent but I can't so I'll just leave it at that.

Wow.

Peace allllllllllll...................