I've been dealing with a personal/professional debacle for a bit of time.

An individual who I run into once in a while asked me how things were going with the situation, and I answered that it would seem that I've gotten them into between a rock and a hard place, to which he answered, "If you've gotten them by the balls, twist a little. You will be amazed what can be accomplished with a little bit of pressure."

I so love some people around me, especially when they are intelligent and witty!

I like to chat a bit on the Internet...and it would seem that I've been blown off by another acquaintance/friend just because our political ideologies are different. The worst is that I avoid discussing this subject and leave it to my blog to express my beliefs? Are my opinions worth less than any other person's?

What happened to respecting each other's opinions? Don't we have that right anymore? Or are we going down to the approach that only one ideology is proper? I happened to hear Dr. Laura talking about this the other day...I don't normally listen to her but she was the most interesting thing on at the time. She actually made sense for once!

It comes down to this...I have a super duper uper wonderful friend who hates Tapioca pudding and mushrooms (not together). I like Tapioca pudding and mushrooms (not together). Should I hate this person now because he doesn't care for Tapioca pudding mushrooms???

This is just as incongruent as a friend's recent posting on his blog...

Six ways to get rid of an annoying Shrub

1. read booklet with candidates, measures and propositions (automatically mark Kerry without reading)(check)
2. Fill in my yes and no's of choice for each candidate, measure and proposition on the absentee ballot (check)
3. stuff absentee ballot in envelope (check)
4. make sure to sign back of envelope (check)
5. put stamp on envelope (check)
6. drop envelope with absentee ballot in the mail at the post office (check)



What if the first notation read as...

1. read booklet with candidates, measures and propositions (automatically mark Hitler without reading)(check)


Despite my disagreement with his approach to voting, I think he's still a super great guy who I'm proud to have as a friend.

This is why I cannot support Sen. Kerry...

Today he went out during a campaign stump speech and ripped Pres. Bush for "incredible incompetent." If Sen. Kerry, I truly hope that he doesn't have to "eat crow" for his vulgar words... Discourse and debate are good. Vulgarity such as in this case is downright wrong and doesn't nothing. And nobody is going to make all of the right decisions all of the time....I guess Sen. Kerry will make all the right decisions.

I was reading US News and World Report today about how divided our country has become over the presidential election. This rudeness from the candidates has permeated the population at large.

Somebody said to me that they really have seen a lot of positive changes in me in the past six months, seeing that I'm happier, more self-assured, etc.

My super buddy friend, L, perhaps put it best, however, "I like to think of it not so much as change, but as an awakening of those parts of ourselves that tend to suffer the trevails of times and circumstances...We are coming into our own and finding a comfort in these skins."

After being trashed by an individual on my support of President Bush's re-election, I have kind of synthesized my thoughts.

My support for President Bush is tepid at best...but I'm not going to go around screaming and yelling and being hateful and say that he "just needs to be gotten rid of." That's the talk of politically immature imbeciles.

The other day the progressive San Diego Union-Tribune endorsed President Bush. Their editorial summed up my feelings. These are the key phrases...

"In recent days Kerry told The New York Times that his goal as president would be to contain terrorism to the level of a nuisance, like prostitution. That telling comment revealed a perfunctory worldview that is strikingly different from that of Bush, as his record of the last three years dramatically attests. When Al-Queda terrorists struck the president went on the offensive in aggressive fashion. He perceived immediately that the international order had changed in profound ways, that the wide-flung tentacles of terrorism threatened the civilized world."

The editorial concludes that...

"John Kerry's record of waffling on issues large and small does not instill ocnfidence that he would provide the steady leadershp that these uncertain times demand. With George Bush, however, there never is any doubt about whee he stands. That is why he merits another four years in the White House."

I couldn't say it any better.

I'm shocked on the news of the death of professional baseball player Ken Caminiti. No...I'm not a basefall fan (I've never been to a baseball game in my life) but I had the opportunity to meet him when I played his body double for a commercial filmed in San Diego (when he was a San Diego Padre) for a Nike Baseball TV commercial. As I recall, Ken Caminiti was definitely not the sharpest crayon in the box on the set of the TV commercial. He definitely was not the sharpest crayon by his use of cocaine and steroids. Although I found him to be mentally dull, apparently he was a good baseball player who garnered the admiration of his loving fans.

According to the Associated Press, "The three-time All-Star third baseman often was in trouble the last few years. His 15-year big league career ended in 2001, five seasons after he led the Padres to a division title and was a unanimous pick for MVP." The dispatch from the AP continues to say that Caminiti hoped to get back into the game, possibly in a position that would allow him to mentor younger players about avoiding the mistakes he made. Caminiti did return to baseball this year, serving as a spring training instructor with San Diego.

So sad...






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Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......since when am I "for sale"??? Nobody said anything to me!
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Now I've heard everything...

I have little or no respect for those in the education field. They're the ones who have fucked up generations (including myself) with their newfangled theories...to the point that when I wanted to buy 10 fifty-five cent stamps, the cashier at the post office couldn't figure out that the final bill was going to be $5.50.

This is what has me screaming to high heaven and which just proves my points that those who are engaged in teaching teachers have no concept of reality. The Boston Herald reports that teachers should no longer use red pens to mark up students papers and tests. "A mix of red and blue, the color purple embodies red's sense of authority but also blue's association with serenity, making it a less negative and more constructive color for correcting student papers, color psychologists said. Purple calls attention to itself without being too aggressive. And because the color is linked to creativity and royalty, it is also more encouraging to students."

"I do not use red," said Robin Slipakoff, who teaches second and third grades at Mirror Lake Elementary School in Plantation, Fla. "Red has a negative connotation, and we want to promote self-confidence. I like purple. I use purple a lot."

The unfortunate part is that the older generation of teachers who have been in the classroom for 30 years or so are retiring, and still have the ability to think straight. The article says, "

Red has other defenders. California high-school teacher Carol Jago, who has been working with students for more than 30 years, said she has no plans to stop using red. She said her students do not seem psychologically scarred by how she wields her pen. And if her students are mixing up "their," "there," and "they're," she wants to shock them into fixing the mistake. "We need to be honest and forthright with students," Jago said. "Red is honest, direct, and to the point. I'm sending the message, 'I care about you enough to care how you present yourself to the outside world.' "

These so called "educators" are the same people who can't think straight, and are raising generations of future citizens who need everything sugar coated.

Shakespeare said, "Kill the lawyers." I say, "Beat some sense into the namby-pamby limp-wristed educators who cover up their own incompetence by encouraging others to be incompetent."

The thought occurred to me today that right-wing Bible banging conservatives keep going around doin' their "praise the lord" theater thinking that they are going to go to by straightshot to heaven. They say as a part of their mantra that the Bible teaches us not to judge others....but aren't they judging themselves when they go around harrassing those who don't share their views....discriminate against gay people, etc. ??? They say they are convinced that they are going to be in the express lane to heaven. But how do they really know that? It just might be that they might do their dastardly things in this life on earth, but when they go to heaven that they don't find a "lane closed" sign???????

Like millions of Americans I watched the Bush/Kerry "dog and pony show" called a "debate" and I have to agree with most spin doctors that it was a draw between the two. They both spewed a lot of hyperbole and statistics and really said nothing new. Until we fix the electoral process so we can get better candidates, we will be stuck with candidates who are really cut from the same cloth. Their positions really don't differ from one another....it all comes down to personalities.

My support of President Bush continues to be tepid at best.