Not a Brick in the Wall!

Friday, September 5, 2014

Political Motivations

My stupid internet radio wasn't working for crap today so I didn't get to listen to my usual 7 hours of talk radio. I had to deal with my own whacked-out thoughts about political stuffs. It was a one-sided conversation inside my head, me arguing the various POVs. That might explain why I came home from work, changed into a comfortable t-shirt and shorts, and poured myself the first drink I've had in months. First one ever in the home I have now. Not sure you all can appreciate what an accomplishment that is, between having had times in the past where I drank TOO much, and where I was afraid to drink because of situations and people around me.

It got me thinking about what actually motivates me politically.What makes me want to go out and vote. What makes me want to volunteer for (or against) someone. What makes me want to write something down that someone else might want to read.

I'm firmly in the States Rights, 10th Amendment camp. HATE Federalism. LOVE the military, support anything and everything to support our soldiers, past and present. Totally believe in strength through power. DICK CHENEY, FTW!Also, CONSTITUTION!!!!

I am NOT a social issues voter.

I don't care about gay marriage per se:: I do care that the decision isn't being left to the States and is being legislated from the bench. I won't be having a gay marriage, I don't care who does, but I do not want my rights as previously defined to be usurped by it.
I don't care about a woman's right to choose: I believe in the rights of the unborn. Abortion is not birth control. Keep your legs together, don't have sex, you won't have babies you're not ready for. And bonus, I won't have to help pay for either. Abortion is murder, plain and simple in my little redneck mind.
I don't care about women's rights: women aren't men. And men aren't women. Well, unless they're trannys, and then I am not sure what anyone has to bitch about. That boat carrying the banner of equal pay for equal work doesn't even have a sail. All things are never equal. Work your hardest and earn what you deserve. If it's not enough, drag your whiney carcass somewhere else. Just remember: sometimes the grass is greener coz it's growing on a septic tank
I don't care about the environment: that's not something I want some jerk in DC directing. I like my old fashioned light bulbs, TYVM. I have a bunch stored in the pantry, I sometimes change them out even when they don't need it. BECAUSE I CAN!!!

Anyway, those are a few of the things that get me stirred up. I hope to address them individually as I go along with this whole writing thing....

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Listen to the music

Listen to the music...

I like words. You might've noticed I use a lot of them. I'm not a "dollar word" person necessarily, but I like "alternate" words. I have a thesaurus app on my tablet and one bookmarked on my PC. I like using "alternate" words to make people think.

You might or might not know that I'm a published author. Poetry (yikes) from back in my yoot. Nothing as impressive as the current pResident's "Apes and Figs" dealio, but published none the less.

I love song lyrics. Sometimes it seems as if the writer was in your head (or your heart) when they wrote something that touches you. I stopped listening to "music" years ago, now I just listen to lyrics.

You might or might not know that I'm a recorded songwriter. Only one, and get ready for it.... it was recorded as... a bluegrass tune. I'm good with that, I love me some Allison Kraus and Vince Gill. It was only recorded a few times on demo tapes in Nashville in the early 2000s, by three people looking to make the big time. I got a message about 5 years ago that someone was interested again, but never heard from the artist. Since you didn't see me at the CMAs giving props to all my peeps, nobody got famous with it.

I hear lyrics in my head in situations where they fit in, not necessarily appropriately. Sometimes the theme from Star Wars, sometimes the Inspector Gadget song. Yeah, I know. I need help, LOL. But usually, I can reference a song lyric to capture how I am feeling or thinking at important moments.

You probably know my favourite artist is Michael McDonald. Heck, my son is even named after him. The Doobie Brothers stuff was good, his solo work better, and the Motown remakes incredible.

One of my favourites is the remake of You are Everything. LOVE the old R&B. The Stylists? One of the best. Michael does it justice, for sure.

Just stop. And listen.

Today I saw somebody
Who looked just like you
She walked like you do
I thought it was you

As she turned the corner
I called out your name
I felt so ashamed
When it wasn't you, wasn't you

You are everything and everything is you
You are everything and everything is you
You are everything and everything is you

How can I forget
When each face that I see
Brings back memories
Of being with you

I just can't go on living life as I do
Comparing each girl to you
Knowing they just won't do
They're not you

You are everything and everything is you
You are everything and everything is you
You are everything and everything is you

Doesn't even need music for you to hear the passion. The love. The road not taken.

Don't miss your turn.

ALL IN

If you're reading this blog, most likely you have encountered me somewhere on the interwebs before, (or God forbid, you know me in person and have been subjected to the insanity that is my life). You may also have concluded that I am INTENSE. I don't normally apologize for it. Hell, I don't normally apologize for much of anything.

I really really try hard to make sure I don't say (or write) anything that I would want to take back. I don't think you can ever really "take something back". I believe that forgiveness is divine, and meant for a higher power than anyone here on Earth. (*see note below) No matter how much someone apologizes, begs forgiveness, atones for their misdeeds, I don't think it's my decision to grant them absolution. I can't say I won't ever think about what the wrong was, nor can I say I won't hold back just a bit to make sure I don't get burned again. Coz let's face it, we aren't all just bursting at the seams to open ourselves up to pain. All I can do is my very best to trust again. I'm a big believer in trust. I had to learn to trust myself first. That was.... difficult.

You have to be willing to run the risk of losing EVERYTHING, or you gain NOTHING. You have to be able to put aside all your doubts and fears, and jump headfirst into the mud puddle. Hoping it's deep enough. Not caring if you get mud in your hair. Forget about saving a bit of yourself from harm, protecting your heart from further damage (yes, all our hearts are damaged. more on that another time.) Don't think about not getting full credit for a job well done, give it your all.

You cannot love someone fully unless you are willing to give yourself fully to them. You cannot succeed at a career if you aren't giving 100% (I hate that happy dappy 110% crap). You can only achieve the things you want and deserve in life if you don't work for them. Which brings us to my "saying": ALL IN.

I make a concerted effort to be ALL IN. Do I have my slack times? Probably more than I would admit. But I never lose sight of the goal. ALL IN. Do I make mistakes along the way? Good God, yes. And repeat them sometimes, to my own displeasure.

Back to INTENSE... Yes I am, and proud of it. You wouldn't expect anything less of me, and I don't expect anything less of you. Give me your best, and you'll see mine. Give me any less, and well, you probably won't see me. We can all tell when someone isn't giving us their best. We just deny its happening. We don't want to see the failure in them, because that means a failure in ourselves, right? We think that means we need to work hard, love harder, play harder, it MUST be our fault things aren't PERFECT. NEWS FLASH: NOTHING IS PERFECT. We are, above all else, human. We are born imperfect. We die imperfect. What we do in between those times is what defines us. What do we do with that time? We go ALL IN. Knowing we are mortal, knowing we will depart this life with the promise of the next, knowing that we cannot take anything with us in the but the knowledge that we did our best. ALL IN.

I recommended a book last year to many of you, and gave a copy to a friend to pass around. Hopefully its made its way to someone who needed it. One of the many lessons in the Messiah's Handbook: Argue for your limitations, and sure enough, they're yours. Yep. Give in to the thought that you can't do something, it's too hard (WAHHHHH!!!!) and next thing you know, it's all over but the crying. Do you really think you'll get anywhere when you give in to failure at the get go?

Your best. That's all I ever ask of any of you. In return, you have my best. Sloppy and sticky as it may be, with cat fur and dog kibble crumbs attached, with a dose of humor that makes it easier to survive, you'll have it.

Because you're worth it.

And so am I.

NOTE: Most people are surprised to find me as a religious person. I have enormous faith, else I would not be the little bit of sane that I am today. You think I'm a few bags of cement short of a patio now, imagine me without faith.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Our True Faces....

One of my favourite authors in Robert McCammon. He wrote some interesting stuff back in the late 70s, creepy thriller stuff, along the early Dean Koontz line. I was into that kind of reading back then (still am actually) so I think I had half a dozen or so of his efforts. One particular favourite remains among my paperback collection AND as an e-book. Swan Song.

One of the earliest post-apocalyptic novels I know of, it's a long read and has kept me awake well into the night every time I've picked it up. I've found a lot of parallels with events in their world and the ones that have shaped my life.

I know what it's like to hold a precious child in your arms one moment, and have them ripped from you while their fingers are deeply entangled around your heart.

I have gazed at unimaginable beauty after watching your world go up in flames.

I've looked deep into the soul of another person and knew I was home.

I have walked to the end of the earth, looking for something, someone, that kept calling my name.

I've realized the hopelessness that is all too much a part of the human condition, and found a way back from it.

I believe in the power of God, and that He protects us all. And loves us unconditionally. Even when we fail him. And especially when we fail each other.

In McCammon's post-nuclear holocaust, characters are afflicted with a condition that causes a growth of skin and flesh to cover their head and face, over time. There is pain involved, some have more and some less. At various times, the growth cracks. And reveals the "new" person inside. With their "true face". Sometimes someone who was unattractive becomes a beauty. Sometimes old scars are healed, both physical and emotional. The heroine of the novel, Swan, is one of the last to be transformed.

There comes a time when the "bad guy" is exposed as what he truly is: evil. Gory details describe how his "true face" is displayed for all to see. He's seen it in the mirror, even before the growth started and consumed his head. He denied it, but he was a monster. Underneath the military brass and polish, he was evil.

I've seen it in our world. I know there are monsters.I've come face to face with them.

There are also angels. I thank God for revealing their "true faces".

They walk among us.

They are us. .

9-11 "Rememberings"

I try and spend the days before 9-11 remembering. Remembering what NYC looked like with the Towers. Remembering the feelings I had as I watched the replays as the first plane hit. Remembering the feeling I had that it wasn't just an accident. Remembering how we watched the second plane go in, and knew we were right. Remembering a mighty strong message from a President who was and is a Patriot. But mostly, remembering the anger. Even before I knew the who and the what, I was angry. I still am.

I was a few years into a new aviation career with a Company I'd done business with for years in KINT, I was their first Technical Librarian (aka the Book Bitch). Good people at Piedmont (now Landmark), and the ties I built to them that day and since are still strong. I was walking back into the building and noticed a few people standing in the Snack Bar, unusual since it wasn't breaktime. I stuck my head in the door, and they said a plane had hit a tower in NYC. I was like "WTF?" so I went in to watch. Tiny little black and white, with a lopsided antenna, local Fox affiliate fading in and out as usual.

After the second plane hit, I knew where I needed to go. To my office, to a phone. You see, my son was in the USN at the time. Stationed safely away in a remote base under a mountain on the East Coast ( not mentioning the name or place, I did that once and got a phone call to stop), he was a CRT. Crypto. That means he probably knew stuff that was going on and couldn't talk about it. But I needed to hear his voice. And I did, in less than an hour. "Mom, I'm fine. We're going in the mountain. I'll call when I can." And he did. Six weeks later. As the battle in Afghanistan was kicking into gear. Which leads me to one of my best "rememberings" of 9-11 events.

Sitting in turn 2 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on a crisp October afternoon. Just after the National anthem. A real President, who did and still loves America announced we had begun military operations in Afghanistan. The crowd went wild is an understatement. I can feel the love of Country still, as i remember the chants of USA!USA! USA! One of our finest hours. Too bad the asshat in charge now has taken us back 30 years militarily and we've watched another Vietnam unfold.

I've had a wish for post 9-11 America. I've wished we could forever feel the way we did on 9-12. Glenn Beck had that right. We were truly all Americans that day. Some days, I'm not so sure that can happen again. But you know me, the eternal optimist. I don't give up, and I believe in my heart of hearts that America doesn't give up. Certain people, maybe. But they can GTFO as far as I care. Liberals who apologize for our greatness, progressives who think we are not exceptional. Just.Go.Away. There's plenty of us here that want to display our great Nation instead of disparaging it. Go hang with your multicultural buddies in Europe. We'll keep the fires burning here.

WELCOME BACK TO ME!!!

The sabbatical is over ! After a LONG time being away, reading up on the important stuff going on in the world and generally edumakatin' myself, I started working on things behind the scenes a few months ago. A dear friend on Facebook has been encouraging me to write, and I've done a few pieces that I shared there. I don't like the idea of someone else getting paid when people read my work, so I didn't go that route. Lone wolf and all that, you know me....

But I am BACK, and by BACK I mean I am EL FUEGO! A lot has changed in the last few years, and I'm back to sounding off on the things that matter to me, and hopefully to you.

So sit back, enjoy a cool drink, and hopefully enjoy the ramblings of one who is definitely NOT A BRICK IN THE WALL.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Benghazi? what? never heard of it...

asshats

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57553090/white-house-declines-to-release-images-from-night-of-benghazi-attacks/

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

he even bores himself....

http://weaselzippers.us/2012/11/20/white-house-obama-yawned-his-way-through-asian-summit-because-he-was-up-until-230-a-m-trying-to-broker-truce-between-israel-and-hamas/

Saturday, November 17, 2012

paging Gen. Carter Ham, please report to Congress

I am sure Darrell Issa and Jason Chaffetz would LOVE to hear some truth from you as well, sir.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/11/sacking_general_carter_ham.html

Sunday, November 11, 2012

11-11

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Whistling past the graveyard

move along, sheeple, move along... nothing to see here...

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-10/foodstamps-surge-most-one-year-new-all-time-record-delayed-release

Friday, November 9, 2012

RACISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

JERKS

http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials-perspective/110812-632759-obama-to-wield-bigger-disparate-impact-club.htm

oh GREAT.....

just when we thought that the DOJ couldn't have a bigger asshat in charge....

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/11/09/Obama-meets-deval-patrick

w00t, $5 a gallon gas will be CHEEP CHEEP CHEEP

by the time these asshats get done with us

http://weaselzippers.us/2012/11/09/obama-admin-unveils-plan-to-close-1-6-million-acres-of-federal-land-slated-for-oil-shale-development/

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Bitter much?

yanno.... I understand this guy is bitter about his pretty little wife getting shot in the head and all that... but really, is Gov. Jan "Scorpions for Breakfast" Brewer really who he needs to be pissed at?

http://weaselzippers.us/2012/11/08/classy-husband-of-gabby-giffords-attacks-arizona-gov-jan-brewer-while-speaking-to-the-court-during-sentencing-hearing-for-shooter/

She's backkkkkkkkkk

WELCOME BACK MY FRIENDS, TO TH SHOW THAT NEVER ENDS...

Well, it didn't end. It just took a huge intermission.

I hope you'll forgive my weakness.

Hoping to kick this back into gear and help rid our Great Nation of the libtards and socialists that THINK they have taken over our government. These asshats have got another think coming if they believe the American People will sit by and watch them RUIN things for us.

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Well, shit :(

It's been almost 3 years since I updated this place. You can tell I got a new job and got busy.

That part hasn't changed. We're still in distress.

Stay tuned.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

SCREW YOU SIMON MALLS!

Asshats.

Right in my own backyard.

Monday, July 20, 2009

10th out of 12?

Looking good there, Zero.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

US to pay for China's emissions

I am thinking this is an attempt to ruin our Country.

Friday, July 17, 2009

The sky is falling...

or so they'd like us to think...

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The joke's on us...

It's way worse than they say

From the WSJ, a great piece on the REAL unemployment numbers.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Zero gets rabbit ears from Gaddafi

LMAO.

Zero administration releasing terrorists back to Iran

UPDATE: Part of the deal for the released ND journalist, with more releases to follow?

Obama lies, Americans die.

Well WTH. Guess his BFF A-jad made a few phone calls.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

WTF? Homeland Security interference in local LE

Geebus. They need to do their jobs and let local cops do their own.

Local people get ticketed for small offenses too, others shouldn't be given a pass because they "could be" illegal.

Science Czar Holdren is a WHACKO

This crap is eugenics at its ugliest. Powerline Blog has the whole thing in detail.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Zero in the Bo House, for being a perv

For checking out some 16 Y/O delegate ass. She's from Brazil, with the J8 version of the G8.

Perv.

How does this help Michelle's children?

Lying Media

Looks like they were INVITED TO and ATTENDED the White House staff 4th of July festivities, where one reporter was allowed to be there but wasn't allowed to participate.

"You are being invited to attend this event as a guest. Blogging, Twittering or otherwise reporting on this event is not permitted. If you feel that you cannot agree to abide by these ground rules, please don't claim a ticket."

Notice that Fox News wasn't on the list. Good on them.

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire - again...

About something even stoopider...

Why does ANYONE care about what kind of purse and how much it cost, and what kind of IDIOTS think they need to lie about it?

You think they might at least try a little harder not to flaunt their excesses, that way they don't have to explain them with LIES!

Remember Gerald Walpin?

He's STILL being run through the mud... Americorps isn't talking, the White House already lied...

We all know this is bullshit, they might as well quit making shit up and admit they did it.

Cap and Tax on HOLD! Phone calls do work!

Delayed at least until September.

Senate Dems must've broken Nancy's heart. Well, if she had one it would be.

Transparency - Meh, not so much...continues...

Czar Carol Browner might have trouble explaining her way outta this one. If anyone is listening.

Inhofe exposes Cap and Trade

and gets EPA Sec. to agree it's a farce.

Stephen Chu is still in denial.

Nice work, if you can get it

18 mil for redesigning the recovery.gov website.

UPDATE: The selected firm has ties to Steny Hoyer?

"Mortgage Tsunami" explained

Excellent article. Not that anyone is listening in DC, since Bawney Fwank is ready to reuse the TARP paybacks to get even more bad money flowing...

Zero pays back his supporters again

The circle of life... in DC at least.

While analysts say it’s too early to say how Mr. Obama’s administration will compare, government watchdog groups contend that the practice seems at odds with the president’s populist rhetoric against “special interests.”

Has the AP awoken from a dream?

Finally noticing the numbers just don't add up...

Stimulus money rewards to loyal Dem counties

Par for the course.

Shame a liberal rag like USAToday points this out and suddenly it's news. The blogosphere's been on this for awhile.

Ginsberg had no clue about Roe v Wade

Sounds like she went along with the whole eugenics idea tho.

Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

OH HELL NO!

Anyone up for a concentration camp? How about some random hate crime legislation?

Alcee Hastings needs to go back where he came from.

Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire

Why lie about something so stupid?

Loser.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Executive Branch overreaches becoming law?

WTF???

These friggers are NUTS. The IGs are one of the last lines of defense against too much power by any one branch.

The Little Article that Could've

But for lack of attention from an adoring media.

Great article from NRO about the Zero/Ayers history.

Questions unasked and still unanswered.

Sunday, July 5, 2009

There's no place like home...

Wonder where Zelaya will end up??? Nice they didn't mention that the plane left from DC. WTF is he doing in our country? Buddying up to his new BFF Zero I reckon...