I'm scared therefore I vent.
Poverty sucks. I've been MIA here because I've been engaged in my annual battle with bureaucracy. It isn't over yet but after yesterday's encounter, I'm feeling the full force of what the Republicans are doing to elders in this country. The worst part is that it isn't over yet and I doubt it will be pretty. At the rate things are going, groceries are becoming a luxury item and they've already cut that but it could well be on the block yet again as I have a review with those bureaucrats soon so we'll see. I haven't quite figured out what I'm going to do about it but I'm going to have to do something. As a result of yesterday's encounter, my rent expense went up $47 on top of having my food assistance cut by $100. All this because I received a $30 increase in my Social Security checks. It doesn't take a Rhodes scholar to do the math on that.
I didn't bother to call my Tea Party congressman as talking to a wall isn't productive and just raises my blood pressure. I did call my State rep's office and, while his person was sympathetic, that was unproductive as was my call to my Senator, Sherrod Brown, who I know is on the side of the angels. His aide was sympathetic but clueless. Sooo this already skinny old gal is about to get skinnier. There isn't anywhere that I can cut anymore. I've raised stretching dollars to an art form but there really isn't anything left to cut except my Internet service and I'll starve before I do that.
None of this is going to help my health problems. If anything. it will make things worse. Stress has a nasty way exacerbating everything. It's already kicking in and my anxiety medication is being used more.
Back in the 60s Lyndon Johnson made history with his War on Poverty that has helped millions. Today, the Republicans are waging war on poverty but they want to kill poor people. And they call themselves Christians . . .
Here's a one minute video from 2008 that still works . . .
I'll be around to visit y'all later.
Happy Blogging!!!!
Kay
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Update: Occupy the World and Assorted Nonsense
Always chaotic, my world has been a tad more so than usual so blogging has been sort of relegated to the back burner to my dismay. The bottom line is that I haven't felt well since my trip up North. That said, today's post is an amalgam of what's been rattling around my poor damaged brain.
* I've been involved it the first two 'Occupy Canton' rallies and wish more of my fellow citizens would join us. We don't have an encampment -- most of us are college kids and elders and so we gather on Saturdays. We're trying to make it grow as best we can. My sign reads:
The Corrupt . . . FEAR US
The Honest. . . . SUPPORT US
The Heroic. . . . JOIN US
We are the 99%
* The Vatican has issued a statement supporting economic justice in light of the 'Occupy' protests around the world and y'all can read about it here. We've got the Pope on our side now! I hope that John Boehner, Paul Ryan, et al get excommunicated. Greed is is one of the Seven Deadly Sins and there are a couple others that also apply so His Holiness can throw the Book at 'em.
* I'm in the process of exploring the possibility of participating in Bank Transfer Day, November 5th and moving my meager funds to a credit union. The trick is having to change all the bills I pay online as well as my direct deposits changed. I don't particularly relish it but since they keep charging fees on my meager savings account, I think it's a pretty good idea. Read more about this movement here.
* On the medical front, I have been a pin cushion between the EMG and an even dozen tubes of A negative -- and, hopefully, all will help Dr. Jody will be able to define what might give me some relief. I also had a bone scan and and Dr. K. sent a note telling me to increase my daily calcium to 1500 mg which says that the osteoporosis is getting worse in my left hip. I see Dr. Maria on Thursday and I hope she has some ideas to help and that Dr. Jody has some advice, too. when I visit him next week for the results.
* Bill Maher on Obama's takedown of Gaddhafi -- it's less than a minute and I loved it. Hope y'all do, too!
* Here's Bill again -- about a minute -- on the Occupy movement. It's a tad bawdy so if y'all get the vapor over profanity.
* And here's my Hero, Bernie Sanders, speaking the truth on the jobs crisis in four minutes. "Intellectually bankrupt" is the key phrase.
That's about it in my world. I visited lots of y'all yesterday but I won't say that I'm caught up because I never am -- you are a prolific lot!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!
Kay
Friday, June 03, 2011
Attention!!! Here's the Bottom Line!
I had other plans for today but I found this over at Political Ruminations and decided it was too important not to share.
Here's the text version if y'all have problems with video:
“Now, recently radio evangelist Harold Camping calculated that the world would end at precisely 6 p.m. on May 21st. Well, he was wrong. But much like Harold Camping’s wildly inaccurate predictions, the House Republicans have come up with their own apocalyptic vision: The Republican Rapture.
It decides, this budget decides, who gets lifted up into the
economic stratosphere and who gets left behind.
Under this scheme, if you are a millionaire or a billionaire, you get raptured, in to heaven, with all of your tax breaks remaining intact. But, if you're grandma, and grandpa, and you're dependent upon Medicare in order to take care of your health care needs, you get moved to Political Purgatory.
That's their plan.
Now, if you're one of the big five oil companies that are reporting record profits, you get raptured, with all of your tax breaks left intact.
In this budget, which we are debating here today, you keep all of your tax breaks. But, if you're a college kid hoping to get a Pell Grant, no, ladies and gentlemen, you are back in Political Purgatory. Your educational future is in question.
Now, if you're an insurance company executive, and you are now really, rapturously happy because of the privatization of Medicare, and the incredibly increased profits for the insurance industry, you're up here in heaven. You get raptured.
This is the budget we're debating right now.
Good news for all these wealthy people....but, if you have Alzheimer's or cancer, and you're hoping to find medical breakthroughs, they're [Republicans] cutting the NIH budget. The National Institute of Hope (Health) budget to find the cure for those diseases. Your hopes and dreams go to Political Purgatory.
And, if you have any hopes at all of having Medicare be saved, well, their budget guarantees that Medicare gets privatized. That Medicare is ended as we know it. And that Medicare budget, that Medicare budget, is completely and totally smashed.
So there's your debate here today, ladies and gentlemen. Are you with billionaires, big insurance, big oil...or are you with grandma, and grandpa, making sure that Medicare remains in intact for the years ahead, honoring the promise that we made to them for giving us this great country that we live in today?
That's the vote today. Vote yes or no on grandma. Vote no on that Republican budget and protect grandma's health care in to the future.” [transcribed by Political Ruminations]
So the bottom line is that we ordinary mortals are doomed if we let the GOP have its way. Let's all tell them that we are not happy about this.
Happy Blogging!!!!
Kay
Here's the text version if y'all have problems with video:
“Now, recently radio evangelist Harold Camping calculated that the world would end at precisely 6 p.m. on May 21st. Well, he was wrong. But much like Harold Camping’s wildly inaccurate predictions, the House Republicans have come up with their own apocalyptic vision: The Republican Rapture.
It decides, this budget decides, who gets lifted up into the
economic stratosphere and who gets left behind.
Under this scheme, if you are a millionaire or a billionaire, you get raptured, in to heaven, with all of your tax breaks remaining intact. But, if you're grandma, and grandpa, and you're dependent upon Medicare in order to take care of your health care needs, you get moved to Political Purgatory.
That's their plan.
Now, if you're one of the big five oil companies that are reporting record profits, you get raptured, with all of your tax breaks left intact.
In this budget, which we are debating here today, you keep all of your tax breaks. But, if you're a college kid hoping to get a Pell Grant, no, ladies and gentlemen, you are back in Political Purgatory. Your educational future is in question.
Now, if you're an insurance company executive, and you are now really, rapturously happy because of the privatization of Medicare, and the incredibly increased profits for the insurance industry, you're up here in heaven. You get raptured.
This is the budget we're debating right now.
Good news for all these wealthy people....but, if you have Alzheimer's or cancer, and you're hoping to find medical breakthroughs, they're [Republicans] cutting the NIH budget. The National Institute of Hope (Health) budget to find the cure for those diseases. Your hopes and dreams go to Political Purgatory.
And, if you have any hopes at all of having Medicare be saved, well, their budget guarantees that Medicare gets privatized. That Medicare is ended as we know it. And that Medicare budget, that Medicare budget, is completely and totally smashed.
So there's your debate here today, ladies and gentlemen. Are you with billionaires, big insurance, big oil...or are you with grandma, and grandpa, making sure that Medicare remains in intact for the years ahead, honoring the promise that we made to them for giving us this great country that we live in today?
That's the vote today. Vote yes or no on grandma. Vote no on that Republican budget and protect grandma's health care in to the future.” [transcribed by Political Ruminations]
So the bottom line is that we ordinary mortals are doomed if we let the GOP have its way. Let's all tell them that we are not happy about this.
Happy Blogging!!!!
Kay
Friday, April 29, 2011
Powerful Words
I can't manage too much in the way of a post today. If I ever get my sleep patterns in semi-normal mode I'll die a happy woman. I'm pretty much caught up on visiting with y'all and will try get around today as well.
I'm not into the royal wedding. It's nice and all that but royalty has no interest for me.
However,I wanted to share a couple things with y'all. I am incredibly disappointed in Obama -- maybe it's that big bus he's throwing us elders under. I left a note at his website. They usually reply and it's never anything that makes me feel better. I might be poor but I'm not stupid.
I can see the bus coming. A hat tip to Steve for this powerful video from comedian Baratunde Thurston. I can't add a single thing to what he said and I don't blame him a bit for cussin' a bit. I was swearing, too. If you have problems with video I urge you to read his responsr on it here
.
As I said, I'm gonna be brief. I think the video and article stand on their own!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
I'm not into the royal wedding. It's nice and all that but royalty has no interest for me.
However,I wanted to share a couple things with y'all. I am incredibly disappointed in Obama -- maybe it's that big bus he's throwing us elders under. I left a note at his website. They usually reply and it's never anything that makes me feel better. I might be poor but I'm not stupid.
I can see the bus coming. A hat tip to Steve for this powerful video from comedian Baratunde Thurston. I can't add a single thing to what he said and I don't blame him a bit for cussin' a bit. I was swearing, too. If you have problems with video I urge you to read his responsr on it here
.
As I said, I'm gonna be brief. I think the video and article stand on their own!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Miscellaneous Rambling
I'm not sure if my computer is fixed but it's much better so it seems that I'm somewhat back. Now I'm facing the daunting task of getting caught up with y'all -- not that it's not fun but with only one hand to type, it's slow-going. However, I shall try my best!
* Rachel Maddow weighs in with what Republican governors are doing across the country to kill our country and as bad as it is in Ohio and Wisconsin, Governor Rick Snyder has exceeded his authority beyond belief and y'all can see it here. And if y'all can, watch the whole thing -- it's worthwhile and your State could be next. It's all disgusting and in my totally un-humble opinion, unconstitutional. And your state could be next. Be very afraid.
* My hero, Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), has a petition on his 'Democrats Who Fight' page and I urge y'all to go here to tell the Republicans to keep their hands off Medicare.
* The Birthers, in many States, are still at it. Now they're trying to demand one's original birth certificate to vote and or run for office in many states. I don't know about y'all, but if I contact the Bureau of Vital Statistics up in Huron County, I get a computer-generated certified copy of my birth certificate (which lookss very similar to the one that Obama has) for which I pay about fifteen bucks. It's not my original birth certificate nor was the photostatic copy I used to. There weren't computers in 1947 and I assume that any hope of ever seeing the photostatic copies they used to send is gone. As to the original, i.e, the one Dr. Butner signed at Willard Hospital in 1947, I have no idea where that's stashed or if it even still exists. How about y'all? My octagenarian stepmom and I were discussing this and I learned that she doesn't that even have a real birth certificate. She has something called a 'mother certificate' because she was born at home and delivered by a midwife as were many back the 1920s. Would the Birthers accept that? Maybe, if she were a Republican which she isn't. I just want to see the Birthers' birth certificates. What about immigrants? Never mind. Did the rocks that I suspect they were born under issue such things?
* The whole thing in this country is ridiculous and ludicrous and I think those of us with sense need to call a halt to the insanity that permeates this country. I've stopped trying to figure it out -- it's impossible. All I can say is: Raise hell. Vote. Write letters to your leaders.
* Gene who doesn't have a blog but is a faithful reader and commenter here wrote me a lovely email. She's a fellow Ohioan and close enough that we're planning to get together soon. Cool, huh?
* Tracy, a new blogging friend, left a lovely comment yesterday. A Buckeye born and bred, she now lives in North Carolina and has a lovely blog. Stop by and visit her here and say hello.
* And thanks to all y'all who wished me a happy natal day -- I was properly surprised to see that it merited space on Hal's blog. Blogger is being a pain and won't let put in a link to it today.
* Here's a song/video from my misspent youth that's been rattling around my poor damaged brain. It's as relevant today as it was back in the day.
I've got to get moving here and I think I've rambled enough.
Hope y'all are having a great day!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
* Rachel Maddow weighs in with what Republican governors are doing across the country to kill our country and as bad as it is in Ohio and Wisconsin, Governor Rick Snyder has exceeded his authority beyond belief and y'all can see it here. And if y'all can, watch the whole thing -- it's worthwhile and your State could be next. It's all disgusting and in my totally un-humble opinion, unconstitutional. And your state could be next. Be very afraid.
* My hero, Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY), has a petition on his 'Democrats Who Fight' page and I urge y'all to go here to tell the Republicans to keep their hands off Medicare.
* The Birthers, in many States, are still at it. Now they're trying to demand one's original birth certificate to vote and or run for office in many states. I don't know about y'all, but if I contact the Bureau of Vital Statistics up in Huron County, I get a computer-generated certified copy of my birth certificate (which lookss very similar to the one that Obama has) for which I pay about fifteen bucks. It's not my original birth certificate nor was the photostatic copy I used to. There weren't computers in 1947 and I assume that any hope of ever seeing the photostatic copies they used to send is gone. As to the original, i.e, the one Dr. Butner signed at Willard Hospital in 1947, I have no idea where that's stashed or if it even still exists. How about y'all? My octagenarian stepmom and I were discussing this and I learned that she doesn't that even have a real birth certificate. She has something called a 'mother certificate' because she was born at home and delivered by a midwife as were many back the 1920s. Would the Birthers accept that? Maybe, if she were a Republican which she isn't. I just want to see the Birthers' birth certificates. What about immigrants? Never mind. Did the rocks that I suspect they were born under issue such things?
* The whole thing in this country is ridiculous and ludicrous and I think those of us with sense need to call a halt to the insanity that permeates this country. I've stopped trying to figure it out -- it's impossible. All I can say is: Raise hell. Vote. Write letters to your leaders.
* Gene who doesn't have a blog but is a faithful reader and commenter here wrote me a lovely email. She's a fellow Ohioan and close enough that we're planning to get together soon. Cool, huh?
* Tracy, a new blogging friend, left a lovely comment yesterday. A Buckeye born and bred, she now lives in North Carolina and has a lovely blog. Stop by and visit her here and say hello.
* And thanks to all y'all who wished me a happy natal day -- I was properly surprised to see that it merited space on Hal's blog. Blogger is being a pain and won't let put in a link to it today.
* Here's a song/video from my misspent youth that's been rattling around my poor damaged brain. It's as relevant today as it was back in the day.
I've got to get moving here and I think I've rambled enough.
Hope y'all are having a great day!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Argh!!!!! Damn It!!!!
I'm trying to get caught up with y'all but my dashboard won't let me comment or even read your blogs at times, Please forgive me as the politest thing I can say is that this really, really, REALLY sucks! I want my blogs back, dammit!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!!!
Kay
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!!!
Kay
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Still Here and Still Crazy
It's a pretty Sunday in Ohio and yesterday was lovely, too. I really, really wanted to be doing any one of a number of things like visit the park, check out the nurseries to see what kind of plants I want to kill this year with my not so green thumb or just sit on the porch and survey my domain but nooooooooooo. Instead, I spent most of yesterday and today planted here trying to get this damned computer back in order. Everything had to be replaced, reloaded and I'm still trying to remember and find everything that was lost.
Fortunately, I was able to salvage a lot of photos, etc. when I realized that all was not skittles and beer. For a few scary moments I thought that I'd lost a LOT of my writing including The Great American Novel but I found that in a rare meeting with sanity, I had saved that stuff on a flash drive. The ex came over and did his best to put things back together and we mostly got the most important stuff back.
Google Toolbar decided to take a hike and I still don't know how I got it back but it took more than a few attempts (read: hours) to get it to re-install. That might not sound like much but it houses all my bookmarks (100s) and without my bookmarks, I'm lost. As it is, I lost all the folders I had to organize them within the tool bar and that will be yet another project. Sigh. And today I spent the afternoon on hold waiting for the folks at Avast -- my ant-virus program -- to decide that yes, I really did renew it and deserved to have it running. Did I say that I hate tech support of any kind? Well, I really do.
A lot has been happening in Ohio. About 10-15,000 citizens gathered at the Statehouse in Columbus on Saturday for the first We Are Ohio rally which is part of the push for a referendum to repeal SB 5 (union-busting bill) in which I want to be involved. . . Here's an excellent video of the event:
And here's Jennifer Bruner, our State Attorney General, on the referendum to repeal SB 5. She makes me so glad I voted for her.
I'm really proud of the way my fellow Ohioans are standing tall, loud and proud! I'd love to see citizens beyond the Midwest taking a stand because if it's happening here, it will happen there. Y'all can see what's happening in your area here at We Are One.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!
Kay
Fortunately, I was able to salvage a lot of photos, etc. when I realized that all was not skittles and beer. For a few scary moments I thought that I'd lost a LOT of my writing including The Great American Novel but I found that in a rare meeting with sanity, I had saved that stuff on a flash drive. The ex came over and did his best to put things back together and we mostly got the most important stuff back.
Google Toolbar decided to take a hike and I still don't know how I got it back but it took more than a few attempts (read: hours) to get it to re-install. That might not sound like much but it houses all my bookmarks (100s) and without my bookmarks, I'm lost. As it is, I lost all the folders I had to organize them within the tool bar and that will be yet another project. Sigh. And today I spent the afternoon on hold waiting for the folks at Avast -- my ant-virus program -- to decide that yes, I really did renew it and deserved to have it running. Did I say that I hate tech support of any kind? Well, I really do.
A lot has been happening in Ohio. About 10-15,000 citizens gathered at the Statehouse in Columbus on Saturday for the first We Are Ohio rally which is part of the push for a referendum to repeal SB 5 (union-busting bill) in which I want to be involved. . . Here's an excellent video of the event:
And here's Jennifer Bruner, our State Attorney General, on the referendum to repeal SB 5. She makes me so glad I voted for her.
I'm really proud of the way my fellow Ohioans are standing tall, loud and proud! I'd love to see citizens beyond the Midwest taking a stand because if it's happening here, it will happen there. Y'all can see what's happening in your area here at We Are One.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!
Kay
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Random Thoughts on the World
I had a nice Thanksgiving with my brother and his family. It was fun seeing how the little ones have grown and getting caught up on their world.
* I know some of you didn't like my Ohio State posts last week. It's something I enjoy -- especially the tradition and plain old fun. Besides, I needed a break from my blood pressure running amok with all the horrors going on on the political arena. I am NOT going to have another stroke.
* DownWithTyranny's excellent post today really sums up the GOP these days. Be sure to check out this video. I'm guessing that Barbara Bush was showing a great deal of restraint in her comment here. The Barbara Bush I remember wasn't so tactful.
If y'all can stomach it, here's Sarah's reaction on Laura Ingram (who I absolutely abhor) where she trashes all and sundry.
It left me with a lot of questions and I think y'all would agree but thats another blog.
* Don't know about y'all but I lost all interest in flying anywhere due to the TSA's awful new searches. I want to hang on to the shreds of dignity I have left. It brings to mind this old song from my college days in the '60s. I still love Stephen Stills, Neil Young. Graham Nash and David Crosby.
* The Mahalblog posted this great reading list.
It's an eye opener. Also at the same site it is written very well:
Sigh. Or drinking the kool-aid a la the Jonestown massacre.
I can feel my BP rising so I think I'll close and figure out what I can face from my gottado list.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kay
* I know some of you didn't like my Ohio State posts last week. It's something I enjoy -- especially the tradition and plain old fun. Besides, I needed a break from my blood pressure running amok with all the horrors going on on the political arena. I am NOT going to have another stroke.
* DownWithTyranny's excellent post today really sums up the GOP these days. Be sure to check out this video. I'm guessing that Barbara Bush was showing a great deal of restraint in her comment here. The Barbara Bush I remember wasn't so tactful.
If y'all can stomach it, here's Sarah's reaction on Laura Ingram (who I absolutely abhor) where she trashes all and sundry.
It left me with a lot of questions and I think y'all would agree but thats another blog.
* Don't know about y'all but I lost all interest in flying anywhere due to the TSA's awful new searches. I want to hang on to the shreds of dignity I have left. It brings to mind this old song from my college days in the '60s. I still love Stephen Stills, Neil Young. Graham Nash and David Crosby.
* The Mahalblog posted this great reading list.
It's an eye opener. Also at the same site it is written very well:
"But the teabaggers, for all their outrage, aren’t cynical enough. They’re like backwoods rubes lining up to buy what the traveling snake oil salesman is selling. And at the moment they’re the useful tools helping the more pernicious malefactors of great wealth become even more inexorably institutionalized. Palin, Beck et al. are the 21st century version of Rome’s bread and circuses — although less bread, more circus."
Sigh. Or drinking the kool-aid a la the Jonestown massacre.
I can feel my BP rising so I think I'll close and figure out what I can face from my gottado list.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kay
Saturday, October 09, 2010
It's about Damned Time . . .
It's about damned time somebody said it and God bless Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for having the cojones to say it!!! Here's a clip from "Face the Nation" that lays it on the line. It's only about three minutes and worth every second.
Amen and Hallelujah!!! When the lust for power overides the needs of this country, it's time to raise some serious hell!!! I urge all of you to write, call or email your representatives and demand, in no uncertain certain terms, that we want the bullsh*t games stopped!!! (Sorry for cussin' but it's the best way to keep my blood pressure from spiking -- and if y'all heard what I really said, the coal miners and sailors among you would be blushing.) And if y'all can manage it, give some time to get rid of the idiots propagating this dirty agenda in the coming mid-term elections. And remember: If you don't vote, you lose your right to complain! Just my take.
And they call themselves patriots . . . sigh.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!!!! I'll be back tomorrow with a post to bring y'all up to speed before I hit the road!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
Amen and Hallelujah!!! When the lust for power overides the needs of this country, it's time to raise some serious hell!!! I urge all of you to write, call or email your representatives and demand, in no uncertain certain terms, that we want the bullsh*t games stopped!!! (Sorry for cussin' but it's the best way to keep my blood pressure from spiking -- and if y'all heard what I really said, the coal miners and sailors among you would be blushing.) And if y'all can manage it, give some time to get rid of the idiots propagating this dirty agenda in the coming mid-term elections. And remember: If you don't vote, you lose your right to complain! Just my take.
And they call themselves patriots . . . sigh.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!!!! I'll be back tomorrow with a post to bring y'all up to speed before I hit the road!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
Friday, June 04, 2010
Comment of the Week
I visited the site linked below and thought this comment positively brilliant:
I never want to hear another apology from any Republican. I want resignations, impeachments and prosecutions.
I'm too busy and too outraged to comment on it but I think it stands in its own 'merit' just fine. I am tired of these alleged human beings. Martin Luther King is crying in heaven.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
I never want to hear another apology from any Republican. I want resignations, impeachments and prosecutions.
I'm too busy and too outraged to comment on it but I think it stands in its own 'merit' just fine. I am tired of these alleged human beings. Martin Luther King is crying in heaven.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Still Buried
I have been busy trying to get as much done as possible before Tuesday when I start my temporary assignment with the Census Bureau. This week I won't be around much because I'll be working 8-hour days. The ensuing weeks will be part-time so that will be easier and better for me.
* This quote rattling around in my poor demented, damaged brain for ages and has been very much with me since Friday night and a point of contention:
"Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”
I'm not certain who said it but I think it's very good advice that I have failed to heed more times than I care to think about. Silly me.
One thing I understand is that the business world is important and I am more than willing to work with that so when Jeff called and said he was going to go play golf with his partner, his partner's son and a important potential client, I just said, "Have fun!" and reminded him that we had Lynda's fund raiser at 6:30. He said he would be here on time to go to supper first and added that landing this account could mean that he could completely retire which he has really wanted for a while. Good stuff!!!
A few hours later he called (probably from the 19th hole) and said that the gentleman (who obviously had no wife/S.O.) was insisting that they have dinner and talk more so he would meet me at the gallery. I was a bit disappointed but did my best not to say a word and said I'd go ahead and he could catch up with me later at the gallery.
* The fund raiser was a triumph!!!! The cakes were beautiful and yummy, the wine excellent, the art fabulous!!!!! And the band was absolutely great -- lots of the really great rock classics that everyone enjoyed. Saw lots of old friends and acquaintances and met some really lovely new ones. Danced my lil' heart out! By 9 o'clock, however, I was starting to get a tad annoyed. No Jeff. The cake auctions began and I wound up buying one -- partially because I was getting annoyed. (I'll show you a photo as soon as Lynda's husband emails it to me. I forgot my camera.) He finally arrived about 10 full of apologies, a hug for me and handed Lynda a nice check. I was angry and I still am and I think I'm going to stay that way for a while. I am tired of people in my life who don't consider me a priority despite my best efforts on their behalf.
* In the course of the evening I had had a couple conversations with alleged friends who asked why I hadn't called. Why? Because when I do, they don't return them and I said as much so I stopped calling. I make time for people who are important to me. That's what friends and family are supposed to do.
Jeff keeps calling and apologizing and wants to talk. I don't. I am cranky and tired; I said my piece and now I just want some space so I can concentrate on what I need to do for me. Am I wrong? Maybe. It won't be the first time and it certainly won't be the last. I'll get through it but I'll be damned if I'm going to be anybody's doormat.
This is my song for today as I try to get things done. I think "don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy" is damned good advice. I tend to do that too much.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
* This quote rattling around in my poor demented, damaged brain for ages and has been very much with me since Friday night and a point of contention:
"Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.”
I'm not certain who said it but I think it's very good advice that I have failed to heed more times than I care to think about. Silly me.
One thing I understand is that the business world is important and I am more than willing to work with that so when Jeff called and said he was going to go play golf with his partner, his partner's son and a important potential client, I just said, "Have fun!" and reminded him that we had Lynda's fund raiser at 6:30. He said he would be here on time to go to supper first and added that landing this account could mean that he could completely retire which he has really wanted for a while. Good stuff!!!
A few hours later he called (probably from the 19th hole) and said that the gentleman (who obviously had no wife/S.O.) was insisting that they have dinner and talk more so he would meet me at the gallery. I was a bit disappointed but did my best not to say a word and said I'd go ahead and he could catch up with me later at the gallery.
* The fund raiser was a triumph!!!! The cakes were beautiful and yummy, the wine excellent, the art fabulous!!!!! And the band was absolutely great -- lots of the really great rock classics that everyone enjoyed. Saw lots of old friends and acquaintances and met some really lovely new ones. Danced my lil' heart out! By 9 o'clock, however, I was starting to get a tad annoyed. No Jeff. The cake auctions began and I wound up buying one -- partially because I was getting annoyed. (I'll show you a photo as soon as Lynda's husband emails it to me. I forgot my camera.) He finally arrived about 10 full of apologies, a hug for me and handed Lynda a nice check. I was angry and I still am and I think I'm going to stay that way for a while. I am tired of people in my life who don't consider me a priority despite my best efforts on their behalf.
* In the course of the evening I had had a couple conversations with alleged friends who asked why I hadn't called. Why? Because when I do, they don't return them and I said as much so I stopped calling. I make time for people who are important to me. That's what friends and family are supposed to do.
Jeff keeps calling and apologizing and wants to talk. I don't. I am cranky and tired; I said my piece and now I just want some space so I can concentrate on what I need to do for me. Am I wrong? Maybe. It won't be the first time and it certainly won't be the last. I'll get through it but I'll be damned if I'm going to be anybody's doormat.
This is my song for today as I try to get things done. I think "don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy" is damned good advice. I tend to do that too much.
Hope y'all are having a great day!!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
More Idiocy!
It's not often I vent twice in one day but, in the interest of my blood pressure I have done so today.
I've been waiting for this -- it was just a matter of time. Glen Beck has finally managed to offend the vast majority of the country. Leave it to him to try to make 'social justice' a cuss word. He is evil -- in the Biblical sense.
Beck professes to be a Mormon. The Mormons I know are committed to the very things
Beck attacked and are required to do missions. I hope the elders throw his you-know-what out.
I am a Roman Catholic and, if you've been reading here a while, y'all know that I've written here about the good work we do in our parish to help others as has every parish I've been a member in my almost 63 years.
The Presbyterian Church around the corner from me sponsors a meal for the poor as well as other.
The Jewish community here are huge supporters of helping others. One of my classmates who is now a multi-millionaire founded an agency to help the elders and disabled in our community find care.
I also decided to check in Islam's take on charity and was pleasantly surprised. Y'all can read about it here. I also checked on Buddhism.
In short, all the major religions require charity as part of their respective roads to heaven.
Here are a few quotes from my hero Gandhi that I think Beck should take to heart:
* The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
* Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed.
* The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
* You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.
* Be the change you want to see in the world!
This response from Countdown was brilliant:
I think Glen Beck is trying to undermine our rights to practice our faith. Kudos from the Mormons for apologizing for the insults and venom Beck spewed but they should not have had to do such a thing if Beck really followed his faith. And I wonder if the Mormons have excommunication, shunning or somesuch.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
P.S.: Tomorrow we'll have fun here!!!!
I've been waiting for this -- it was just a matter of time. Glen Beck has finally managed to offend the vast majority of the country. Leave it to him to try to make 'social justice' a cuss word. He is evil -- in the Biblical sense.
Beck professes to be a Mormon. The Mormons I know are committed to the very things
Beck attacked and are required to do missions. I hope the elders throw his you-know-what out.
I am a Roman Catholic and, if you've been reading here a while, y'all know that I've written here about the good work we do in our parish to help others as has every parish I've been a member in my almost 63 years.
The Presbyterian Church around the corner from me sponsors a meal for the poor as well as other.
The Jewish community here are huge supporters of helping others. One of my classmates who is now a multi-millionaire founded an agency to help the elders and disabled in our community find care.
I also decided to check in Islam's take on charity and was pleasantly surprised. Y'all can read about it here. I also checked on Buddhism.
In short, all the major religions require charity as part of their respective roads to heaven.
Here are a few quotes from my hero Gandhi that I think Beck should take to heart:
* The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
* Generosity consists not the sum given, but the manner in which it is bestowed.
* The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world's problems.
* You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.
* Be the change you want to see in the world!
This response from Countdown was brilliant:
I think Glen Beck is trying to undermine our rights to practice our faith. Kudos from the Mormons for apologizing for the insults and venom Beck spewed but they should not have had to do such a thing if Beck really followed his faith. And I wonder if the Mormons have excommunication, shunning or somesuch.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
P.S.: Tomorrow we'll have fun here!!!!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
An Observation
I've been thinking a lot about what I've been reading in the press about what's been going on in this country. That said, I'd just like to issue a reminder that it's only been a mere year since Barack Obama took office. Yeah, the buck stops at his office but remember that Congress has dragged its feet about getting through legislation and programs that could ease some of the problems we're having. We didn't get here overnight -- and recovery from George W. Bush is going to take a while. (ancient joke: What's the opposite of PROgress? CONgress!)
I'm hearing and reading that many are ready to throw Obama under the bus. I'm not totally thrilled with a lot of things either but a body can only accomplish so much when he's met with such opposition. Tell your Congress Critters to get off their you-know-whats and DO SOMETHING TO HELP US -- the ordinary people who elected them.
I, frankly, would love to turn off the news and forget it but right now my livelihood (and that of millions of others) is at stake and I'm scared as hell.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!
Kay
I'm hearing and reading that many are ready to throw Obama under the bus. I'm not totally thrilled with a lot of things either but a body can only accomplish so much when he's met with such opposition. Tell your Congress Critters to get off their you-know-whats and DO SOMETHING TO HELP US -- the ordinary people who elected them.
I, frankly, would love to turn off the news and forget it but right now my livelihood (and that of millions of others) is at stake and I'm scared as hell.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!
Kay
Monday, January 04, 2010
Another Take on the Tiger
When I was in my 20s, my friends and I were fans of the morning show on WGAR, a Cleveland radio station. The wacky host who kept us laughing as we drove to work was Don Imus who went on to fame and fortune as WNBC's morning drive time host. He weighed in yesterday on Brit Hume's pathetic remarks directed to Tiger Woods. The only thing he said that I disagree with is that Brit Hume is a brilliant journalist. My take is that a truly brilliant journalist wouldn't would make the sort of remarks Hume made. Here's the video:
All I wanna know is what happened to "fair and impartial" journalism? Do they still teach it in college? Can any of y'all imagine Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley or Chet Huntley making statements like that? I long for the days when the news media pretty much left a man's (or woman's) faith alone. I'm glad Imus called Hume out on this even though he's sold his soul to Fox News.
And if any of you feel a burning need to call me out and tell me that Christianity is the only path to God, remember that I am a renegade Catholic and believe that we all find our own path to God whether we call him God, Yahweh, Buddha, Allah or the Great Wazoo. Also remember that one of my favorite quotes is:
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -- Mahatma Gandhi
I think Brit Hume embodies why Gandhi said that.
(rant mode off)
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!
Kay
All I wanna know is what happened to "fair and impartial" journalism? Do they still teach it in college? Can any of y'all imagine Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley or Chet Huntley making statements like that? I long for the days when the news media pretty much left a man's (or woman's) faith alone. I'm glad Imus called Hume out on this even though he's sold his soul to Fox News.
And if any of you feel a burning need to call me out and tell me that Christianity is the only path to God, remember that I am a renegade Catholic and believe that we all find our own path to God whether we call him God, Yahweh, Buddha, Allah or the Great Wazoo. Also remember that one of my favorite quotes is:
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ." -- Mahatma Gandhi
I think Brit Hume embodies why Gandhi said that.
(rant mode off)
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!
Kay
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Random Wednesday Thoughts and Update
It's a bright, sunny and cold day in Ohio and I'm cranky as hell-- and I haven't even brought in the mail yet to see what fresh hell awaits.
* Today is the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and I encourage y'all, in memory of those brave men to contact your Congressmen and Senators to remember that they work for US.
* I saw Dr. Maria yesterday and am the not so proud owner of another scrip (which I don't think I need) and was advised that my potassium level was a little high so I should watch my diet -- no more bananas. I think I have figured out the biggest problem -- I drink too much coffee and Diet Coke so I'm going to try to cut that down. Sigh. Given the state of this country, I should probably drink heavily anyway. It may not help my health but I won't care.
* I had to take Miss Ruby to the car doctor yesterday -- it wasn't anything major but it still cost $78 bucks -- it took less than an hour. Sigh. It's going to be a reign of frugality for a while. Poverty sucks.
* I sent emailed and telephoned my Congress Critters today. Here is the letter/email that went via email to Senator Voinovich and Brown and Congressman Boccieri today:
Today is the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. It was the day when the citizens rose against "taxation without representation" and gave birth to the American Revolution.
I think we need a new revolution so the citizens of this country can have decent health care whether we are rich or not.
I truly believe that people are dying because of lack proper health care. The way things are going, I will be one of them. I presently am being denied care that I need by Medicaid and it's terribly unfair to have one's health decided by a bureaucrat. It destroys one's self-esteem and I truly believe that people are dying because of it.
The Declaration of Independence states: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The above rights are damned hard to achieve without decent medical care.
Thank you.
Kay Dennison
* I have no enthusiasm for the holidays whatsoever so I'm mostly ignoring them.
* Here's a video clip from the film 1976 "Network" that speaks to us more relevantly today that it did back then. If you are fortunate enough to have a secure life, you might not agree, but there are many Americans -- especially elders -- who are
suffering. And it's a disease that spreading due to the lack of concern or action by our representatives. You could be next -- and if that doesn't scare y'all, I don't know what will.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
* Today is the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party and I encourage y'all, in memory of those brave men to contact your Congressmen and Senators to remember that they work for US.
* I saw Dr. Maria yesterday and am the not so proud owner of another scrip (which I don't think I need) and was advised that my potassium level was a little high so I should watch my diet -- no more bananas. I think I have figured out the biggest problem -- I drink too much coffee and Diet Coke so I'm going to try to cut that down. Sigh. Given the state of this country, I should probably drink heavily anyway. It may not help my health but I won't care.
* I had to take Miss Ruby to the car doctor yesterday -- it wasn't anything major but it still cost $78 bucks -- it took less than an hour. Sigh. It's going to be a reign of frugality for a while. Poverty sucks.
* I sent emailed and telephoned my Congress Critters today. Here is the letter/email that went via email to Senator Voinovich and Brown and Congressman Boccieri today:
Today is the 236th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. It was the day when the citizens rose against "taxation without representation" and gave birth to the American Revolution.
I think we need a new revolution so the citizens of this country can have decent health care whether we are rich or not.
I truly believe that people are dying because of lack proper health care. The way things are going, I will be one of them. I presently am being denied care that I need by Medicaid and it's terribly unfair to have one's health decided by a bureaucrat. It destroys one's self-esteem and I truly believe that people are dying because of it.
The Declaration of Independence states: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
The above rights are damned hard to achieve without decent medical care.
Thank you.
Kay Dennison
* I have no enthusiasm for the holidays whatsoever so I'm mostly ignoring them.
* Here's a video clip from the film 1976 "Network" that speaks to us more relevantly today that it did back then. If you are fortunate enough to have a secure life, you might not agree, but there are many Americans -- especially elders -- who are
suffering. And it's a disease that spreading due to the lack of concern or action by our representatives. You could be next -- and if that doesn't scare y'all, I don't know what will.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!
Kay
Friday, December 11, 2009
That's Our Sarah!
I think y'all have heard about the on-going feud between David Letterman and Sarah Palin over a tasteless joke (Is there any other kind on late night TV?) that old Dave made about her daughter, Bristol, age 18, and the Palins went nuts. From what I can figure Dave didn't realize that that she had two daughters and his staff put up Willow Palin's photo instead of Bristol's. (Do we ever hear about her older son?) And Sarah and Todd, over-reacted and decided he was talking about their 14-year-old daughter. No surprise there -- Sarah never misses a chance to get press and, in my not so humble opinion, doesn't give a damn who, why or what or where she gets it. When a body drags her children constantly before the media things like this are going to happen.
YouTube fairly lit up with video. Dave has apologized and has since come up with joke after joke about the Palins and they, of course, are dragging it out, too. This is getting awfully sophomoric and tacky in my mind and all I'm going to do is remind the Palins of President Harry S "Give 'em hell, Harry" Truman's words: "If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen." I liked Harry -- we need a guy like him these days.
That said, I found this video that speaks to the situation rather well and I agree with this guy unequivocally.
This has gone on for over six months. I'm tired of it -- are you?
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
YouTube fairly lit up with video. Dave has apologized and has since come up with joke after joke about the Palins and they, of course, are dragging it out, too. This is getting awfully sophomoric and tacky in my mind and all I'm going to do is remind the Palins of President Harry S "Give 'em hell, Harry" Truman's words: "If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen." I liked Harry -- we need a guy like him these days.
That said, I found this video that speaks to the situation rather well and I agree with this guy unequivocally.
This has gone on for over six months. I'm tired of it -- are you?
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!
Kay
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
And it's Another 'Fun' Day in Kay's World and an Invite!
The adventure I call life continues in my mostly immaculate apartment (my den is a job for Batman but I'm chipping away at it, too, since the Caped Crusader doesn't want to do it either.), I'm starting to think that my contention that there's no such thing as too many books is skewed thinking on my part as I try to get them organized. I love clean -- I just don't like doing it. I much prefer reading your blogs and writing here and there.
That said, "the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley", according to my fellow Scot, Robert Burns and it seems to be a running theme in what I laughingly call Kay's World. Terror struck my heart and derailed my plans yesterday after finally getting a decent night's sleep. I checked my e-mail and I had a message ostensibly from my bank. When I opened it, I found a message with this heading: _________ Online Alert: Notification of Irregular Account Activity. It puzzled me because I get daily alerts in my email and had already checked them and all seemed to be well. My heart stopped and I did as advised and clicked on the link to what I thought was my bank's website and got nervous when login didn't seem to be as it should be. Soooooooooooo I got the hell outta there and called my branch and talked to the manager/asst. v-p and tried to email her the message and wound up going over there to prove that I was me and talk some more. She called Tech Support who locked my account and advised me to run my anti-virus and Windows Defender (I also ran my anti-spyware and anti-adware programs) and it came out clean. They also asked me to forward the email to their fraud prevention department for investigation. Then I had to call them and we changed my username and password to get my account back. Sigh. I hope to hell they catch whoever is doing this and that I can sue them for big bucks.
The good news is that there was nothing wrong with my account except there wasn't enough money in it to support me in the manner to which I'd like to become accustomed which is an on-going problem unlikely to end. As I told the asst. vp, I've had my account there for eight years or so and they've been so good that I was inclined to believe the message really was from them and was informed that should my account have shown an irregularity, they would have called me -- never email -- and suspended it until they reached me. Now that's a nice thing to know. The v-p said, looking at my account, I've been an exemplary customer and thanked me for my business and apologized for the inconvenience.
At any rate, I'm okay albeit frazzled and I can get to my plans for today and the rest of the week which include getting caught up with y'all and getting some work done on my blog. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to take y'all on a tour of Kay's World, i.e., my apartment, now that it's fit for viewing by decent folk -- just don't open the closet doors!!!! LOL
And to get y'all started here's Rosie to issue the invitation!
Come on!!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kay
That said, "the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley", according to my fellow Scot, Robert Burns and it seems to be a running theme in what I laughingly call Kay's World. Terror struck my heart and derailed my plans yesterday after finally getting a decent night's sleep. I checked my e-mail and I had a message ostensibly from my bank. When I opened it, I found a message with this heading: _________ Online Alert: Notification of Irregular Account Activity. It puzzled me because I get daily alerts in my email and had already checked them and all seemed to be well. My heart stopped and I did as advised and clicked on the link to what I thought was my bank's website and got nervous when login didn't seem to be as it should be. Soooooooooooo I got the hell outta there and called my branch and talked to the manager/asst. v-p and tried to email her the message and wound up going over there to prove that I was me and talk some more. She called Tech Support who locked my account and advised me to run my anti-virus and Windows Defender (I also ran my anti-spyware and anti-adware programs) and it came out clean. They also asked me to forward the email to their fraud prevention department for investigation. Then I had to call them and we changed my username and password to get my account back. Sigh. I hope to hell they catch whoever is doing this and that I can sue them for big bucks.
The good news is that there was nothing wrong with my account except there wasn't enough money in it to support me in the manner to which I'd like to become accustomed which is an on-going problem unlikely to end. As I told the asst. vp, I've had my account there for eight years or so and they've been so good that I was inclined to believe the message really was from them and was informed that should my account have shown an irregularity, they would have called me -- never email -- and suspended it until they reached me. Now that's a nice thing to know. The v-p said, looking at my account, I've been an exemplary customer and thanked me for my business and apologized for the inconvenience.
At any rate, I'm okay albeit frazzled and I can get to my plans for today and the rest of the week which include getting caught up with y'all and getting some work done on my blog. Starting tomorrow, I'm going to take y'all on a tour of Kay's World, i.e., my apartment, now that it's fit for viewing by decent folk -- just don't open the closet doors!!!! LOL
And to get y'all started here's Rosie to issue the invitation!
Come on!!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kay
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Sunday, Sunday Random Thoughts
It's been a tough couple weeks with all the upheaval with my job, the medical tests and assorted other nonsense. I think the operative phrase is above. I have been sleeping a lot and really on a downer. The list of those who have managed to annoy me is too lengthy to list and would bore y'all anyway so I'll spare you that and just share a couple things that have caught my attention.
* It's sunny and in the 40s in Ohio!!!! The ice on which I've damn near killed myself is gone and I'm going to give a big fat raspberry to our city's street department for their horrible disregard for our 'hood. I'm thinking I'm going to be at city council Monday night to kvetch. And Miss Ruby is going to get a much-needed bath!
* Speaking of city council, I'm dropping some research off for my councilman. Our idiot mayor (who proves The Peter Principle) wants to install those traffic cameras from Redflex. Y'all might be familiar with them. If you go through a light on the yellow, a month later you might get a $100 traffic ticket in the mail AND if you elect to question it, they slap and extra $20 on it. A right-thinking supreme court judge in Minnesota declared these cameras unconstitutional and now the city of Minneapolis has to cough up 2.6 million bucks to the 14,000 drivers who were fleeced by this scam. Whatta guy! I don't want "Big Brother" watching me and I suspect they can use these for purposes more nefarious as well. Do you have or did you have these in your town? I have visions of a rash of rear end collisions because people don't want a ticket. Sigh.
* I'm going to physical therapy twice a week. It makes my arm feel better but I'll be damned if I think it's solving anything. I keep forgetting to do my exercises so I'm not helping things much.
* I got the DVD of a film called "Mozartballs" which features two of my good blogging buddies, Steph of Incurable Insomniac and Lynette of Shades of Life in F Major. I really loved it. And I still haven't figured out why it struck a chord (no pun intended) in my soul. I need to watch it again. The website is really well done and I recommend you take a look.
* I went to our monthly First Friday event this past Friday night. I didn't have fun. Marcia invited a friend to join us who really didn't seem to like the arts so we wound up drinking. Argh! Now I'm not averse to quaffing a brew or two when I go there but I am there to see what's going on at the various events that are featured. If I had met them instead of riding with Marcia, I could have done my usual thing and gone a-wandering. Let's just say that I learned a lesson.
* Word is that I won't be working after June. Sigh. I did, however, have an epiphany while talking with a prospective employer on the phone the other day. I realized that I will be able to manage. I have survived on less than I'll have so I just crossed that off my worry list. I felt better with that realization. If I can get a couple days a week somewhere, I'll be delighted. If I don't I'll have more time for other projects that are languishing -- or find some new ways to waste time.
* Yesterday (Saturday) was my dad's birthday. Had he lived he would have been eighty-four. He's been gone for twenty-four years. I called my stepmom as I knew he would be very much on her mind. She was delighted and we had a nice talk about him. Both of us swear he's watching us. It's really weird.
* Just a caveat: please don't put groaners in comments. If you wish to have a groaner here, please send it to the email addy in the side bar. I'm trying to keep this feature afloat for y'all and it detracts from those who make the effort to support it. Thank you!
Well, enough kvetching for today. I'm off to get the Sunday paper and see if Lynda and Mike are around. AND I'm going to try to get around to see y'all when I get back. I do apologize but I've been exhausted and have to force myself to do anything.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Apology and Thoughts on Racism
Someone called Sandi who is obviously not a blogger left the following comment on ""The Groaner of the Week": "May make ya think twice about Obama...he seems to be lying about his Ayers ties: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/20/obama-praised-searing-timely-book-ayers/. Think I'll go McCain/Palin. Obama & wifey seem to be quite racist."
I allowed it and replied: Sandi -- How in the hell can a bi-racial person be racist? I think this has to rank as the stupidest comment ever posted on this blog!!!
Then I woke up. If this person had said this in my living room I would have asked her to leave (after rolling on the floor laughing at her ignorance.) I deleted her comment for the following reasons which those of y'all who come here already know:
I allowed it and replied: Sandi -- How in the hell can a bi-racial person be racist? I think this has to rank as the stupidest comment ever posted on this blog!!!
Then I woke up. If this person had said this in my living room I would have asked her to leave (after rolling on the floor laughing at her ignorance.) I deleted her comment for the following reasons which those of y'all who come here already know:
- I am not a racist or sexist or any other sort of "ist".
- My politics are that I basically hate all politicians because 99.9999% of them lie to us. I try vote my conscience when possible.
- I am an Equal Opportunity Annoyer and reserve the right to rant against any injustice I perceive even if the perpetrator of is the leader of my church or my country.
- My only prejudice is against stupidity -- especially when it's my own and I confess it before y'all and my God when I commit it.
- My dear, departed Daddy used to say that opinions are like a$$holes -- everybody has one and is entitled to one. I think Daddy was right.
- My blogs are my home -- and I think that says it all.
Sooooooo Sandi, you can take your racism and Fox News (the comedy division of television journalism) links and stay the hell away from my blog. Calling Obama a racist is really pretty damn silly -- his ancestry precludes his being one -- as are the black people I've heard call him a "breed" and allowing comments by either is way below the standards I set for myself. I apologize to all of you who may have been offended by my allowing it.
Rant mode off in the interest of my blood pressure's stability. I'm off and running today -- trying to get caught up from vegetating. Hope y'all have a wonderful day!!!!!!!!
Happy Blogging!!!!
Kay
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Saga Continues . . .
I woke up this morning after four hours of sleep -- my neck so tight I was ready to cry and the back of my head has a tingly, sort of numb sensation along with blurred vision. I think that indicates something other than a viral thing but I could be wrong. I had to go to work and fax in my payroll to Akron and do a couple other errands as well so I did -- I am constantly reminded that I don't really work for Jeff, I work for another agency who lends me to him. He told me when I left that I needed to go home and rest because he could tell that, if anything, I was worse. I told him that there is no rest for the wicked and toddled off on my errands.
Miss Ruby was really hungry so I fed her at the gas station and I was hungry so I took myself for a late brunch at my friend's restaurant thinking that the big hug that's always part of visiting there might help.
Afterward, I came home and decided that I needed to do something about this so I again called the clinic and actually got someone to listen. I told my long sad story and they said would connect me with the manager but first I had to talk to a nurse type who told me she could get me an appointment on Monday. Monday?????? Wrong answer. I finally said okay and that I might even show up and she transfered me to the manager's office. Of course, I got her voice mail which annoyed me greatly and I hung up.
In the meantime, I became seriously stressed and felt worse and worse. I finally called them back and they jumped to get me with the manager. She talked to me and explained that she sent my chart to be checked by a nurse. The nurse was nice when she called back and like everyone else apologized for the rude ER doc. However, she didn't have a solution for me except to see the doctor on Monday and go back to the Walk In Clinic tonight. Sigh.
So I did what she asked. I went over to the WIC at six and saw the doc who turned out to be the father of a guy I went to high school with and he told me that I'd had enough antibiotics to knock out any infections so we had to try something else. He pretty much ignored the pains in my neck and head and gave me a scrip for . . . Claritin! I have no allergies so this doesn't make sense -- to me anyway. However, I'm going to be a good little soldier and do my duty until Monday and let the doctor I'm supposed to see. I haven't great hopes. My head and neck are still bothering me.
I did do some thinking after I opened my mail and discovered that a couple things with my benefits had changed -- amazingly enough for the better. Yay!!! I am going to go looking for a family practice doctor and an endocrinologist affiliated with the other hospital here in town -- the hospital that took such great care of me when I had my stroke. I've only been where I am because I had no health care. Hopefully, that will help a lot. And even better, I learned that my Medicare will cover dental work now. I'm still upset about all this mess but I've come to terms with it.
Thanks to all of you for your love and support. I love y'all, too!!!!!! I am exhausted and have pretty much decided that I'm mostly in for the weekend. Richard called and said that he's going to come over and mother me and take me to the wholesale flower place and we're going to look for new curtains for my little den and make a stab at getting it organized. We'll see.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!
Kay
Miss Ruby was really hungry so I fed her at the gas station and I was hungry so I took myself for a late brunch at my friend's restaurant thinking that the big hug that's always part of visiting there might help.
Afterward, I came home and decided that I needed to do something about this so I again called the clinic and actually got someone to listen. I told my long sad story and they said would connect me with the manager but first I had to talk to a nurse type who told me she could get me an appointment on Monday. Monday?????? Wrong answer. I finally said okay and that I might even show up and she transfered me to the manager's office. Of course, I got her voice mail which annoyed me greatly and I hung up.
In the meantime, I became seriously stressed and felt worse and worse. I finally called them back and they jumped to get me with the manager. She talked to me and explained that she sent my chart to be checked by a nurse. The nurse was nice when she called back and like everyone else apologized for the rude ER doc. However, she didn't have a solution for me except to see the doctor on Monday and go back to the Walk In Clinic tonight. Sigh.
So I did what she asked. I went over to the WIC at six and saw the doc who turned out to be the father of a guy I went to high school with and he told me that I'd had enough antibiotics to knock out any infections so we had to try something else. He pretty much ignored the pains in my neck and head and gave me a scrip for . . . Claritin! I have no allergies so this doesn't make sense -- to me anyway. However, I'm going to be a good little soldier and do my duty until Monday and let the doctor I'm supposed to see. I haven't great hopes. My head and neck are still bothering me.
I did do some thinking after I opened my mail and discovered that a couple things with my benefits had changed -- amazingly enough for the better. Yay!!! I am going to go looking for a family practice doctor and an endocrinologist affiliated with the other hospital here in town -- the hospital that took such great care of me when I had my stroke. I've only been where I am because I had no health care. Hopefully, that will help a lot. And even better, I learned that my Medicare will cover dental work now. I'm still upset about all this mess but I've come to terms with it.
Thanks to all of you for your love and support. I love y'all, too!!!!!! I am exhausted and have pretty much decided that I'm mostly in for the weekend. Richard called and said that he's going to come over and mother me and take me to the wholesale flower place and we're going to look for new curtains for my little den and make a stab at getting it organized. We'll see.
Happy Blogging!!!!!!!
Kay
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