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.

Tonight I met by coincidence with one of the gentle souls that I have come to know over the past couple of years. He gave me one of these buttons to hang on myself. "We have to do anything to get rid of Bush," he said. "He lied and couldn't wait to start a war." I kept silent and thinking to myself, I DON'T WANT everybody to vote because they are so vulnerable to political diatribe and propaganda. Never mind that the CIA, the British equivalent of the CIA, Russian President Putin, and the sacrosanct head of the Democratic party, Bill Clinton, all advised President Bush about the weapons of mass destruction that Saddam had in his possession at some time. It is so tiresome to me to have to hear this crap. Then we you have Sen. Kerry who has flipflopped on this issue (PROVEN!) on this issue some 15 times. OPEN YOUR MINDS, PEOPLE!
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A friend of mine reminded me today.........

"It Takes A Village"

Only problem is most villages come with a resident idiot.

While it is no doubt devastating to lose a loved one in war, I'm so sick and tired of hearing how parents of our Iraqi war dead go complaining and make publc spectacles of themselves. Why in the first place did their kids join the military in the first place? War is hell. And as long as human beings engaged in hegemony and war, they will die. It is happening in 2004, it has happened since the beginning of time.

(09-16) 11:09 PDT HAMILTON, N.J. (AP) --

A woman wearing a T-shirt with the words "President Bush You Killed My Son" and a picture of a soldier killed in Iraq was detained Thursday after she interrupted a campaign speech by First lady Laura Bush.

Police escorted Sue Niederer of Hopewell, N.J., from a rally at a firehouse after she demanded to know why her son, Army 1st Lt. Seth Dvorin, 24, was killed in Iraq. Dvorin died in February while trying to disarm a bomb.

My goodness, Al Gore these days looks like a grandmother dressed up in her husband's clothes!

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Can we say "paranoid"? And it is not because the Dems are all of a sudden interested in preserving the rights of black voters! They have to say "somethng" just to keep getting in the headlines.

WASHINGTON (AP) - John Kerry suggested Saturday night that Republicans may try to keep black voters from casting their ballots to help President Bush win in November. "We are not going to stand by and allow another million African American votes to go uncounted in this election," the Democratic presidential nominee told the Congressional Black Caucus.

"We are not going to stand by and allow acts of voter suppression, and we're hearing those things again in this election."

Can we collectively say "catwoman"? Or "this silver screen is too small for the both of us"?


Bacall hits out at co-star Kidman

(BBC News) "Veteran actress Lauren Bacall has labelled co-star Nicole Kidman a 'beginner' after an ITV journalist described Kidman as a 'legend'. 'She's not a legend. She's a beginner... she can't be a legend at whatever age she is,' Bacall told GMTV.

Kidman, 37, and Bacall, 79, are at the Venice Film Festival to promote their film Birth. Bacall plays Kidman's mum.
Bacall told a recent press conference she and Kidman had a 'fabulous relationship both on screen and off'. 'I love working with a young actress,' said Bacall.

The pair also appeared together in Lars von Trier's Dogville last year. "

Isn't this an oxymoron....Catholicism for Dummies? And yes, it is a real book which I saw tonight at Barnes and Noble. Perhaps there are some good chapters on how to prepare one's child to be molested by a priest. And of course, I'm sure there will be a complete guide to understanding why the Spanish Inquisition was necessary and how the "dark ages" in Europe were the golden years of the Catholic church with all of the torture and murder they perpetrated. Incredible that this book even exists at a time when the world is starting to understand the evils of the Catholic church.
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I know the elitest progressives will wring their hands and huff and puff....but the following is the pure, unadulterated truth. I welcome a rebuttal....and will publish it on my blog.



Go Ahead................I Dare You!


Enter Mexico illegally.
Never mind immigration quotas, visas,
international law, or any of that nonsense.

Once there, demand that the local government provide
free medical care for you and your entire family.
Demand bilingual nurses and doctors.

Demand free bilingual local government forms, bulletins, etc. Procreate abundantly.
Deflect any
criticism of this allegedly irresponsible reproductive behavior with, "It is a cultural United States thing. You would not understand, pal."

Keep your American identity strong.
Fly Old Glory from your rooftop, or proudly display it in your
front window or on your car bumper.

Speak only English at home, and in public,
and insist that your children do likewise.

Demand classes on American culture in the Mexican school system.

Demand a local Mexican driver license. This will afford other legal rights and will go far to legitimize your unauthorized, illegal,
presence in Mexico.

Insist that local Mexican law enforcement teach English to all its officers.

Good luck! You'll be demanding for the rest of time.

Because it will never happen.

In Mexico or any other country in the world...

Except right here.

Land of the Naive.

God Bless America--She needs it.

(Author unknown)
2004

To be submitted to local newspapers' Letter to the Editor sections:

Sorrowful reports in the world press depict the tears and wails of mourning echoing through the streets of Beslan, Russia in the wake of the school hostage-taking that left more than 350 people dead — nearly half of them children. Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly says on his country’s television sets, "what happened was a terrorist act that was inhuman and unprecedented in its cruelty.” As sad as this all may be, seemingly so conveniently forgotten to the world is the unprecedented terrorism, inhumanity and cruelty inflicted by Russia (in those days called “Soviet Russia”) on Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania for over half-a-century.

Forgotten is the time when the Russians grabbed tens of thousands of Balts – including women and children – and senselessly deported them to Siberian gulags and death camps. Forgotten and now silent are the Russian trucks which busily snatched and dragged men, women, and children off the street of the Baltic capitols, kicking, crying to certain torture and death.

Forgotten are the thousands and thousands of Balts who had to flee for their lives away from their homelands to avoid the systematic, brutal, oppressive Soviet occupation which lasted for 56 years. Forgotten are the arrests and executions of innocent citizens, massive deportations to Siberia, and a systematic effort to make the Latvians, Estonians, and Lithuanians a minority in their own country by flooding it with Russian speaking immigrants from Soviet controlled republics.

So as you try to make sense of what has happened on your tear-stained cheeks of your face, Beslan, please, please, don’t cry for me.


Ivars Bezdechi
San Diego, CA

President Bush might not be the brightest bulb in the four-pack, but I still support his re-election.
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