The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

A little venting and a little appreciation coming.

What should we start with first, the positive or the negative?

I'll get the negative out of the way, since when I decided to start a blog, I vowed it wouldn't be to vent on what's been bothering me. I've been stressed trying to make ends meet lately and that just amplifies the little things.

If you've been living on earth for any amount of time in the past few years, you'll have noticed the massive divide this country has experienced; people downright hate each other sometimes simply because of political views.

Anyway, a few weeks ago, I read an interview that Larry King did with Jesse Ventura, the former pro wrestler and Minnesota governor. The guy has always seemed pretty much off his rocker, but to me, he seems like the most sane one of all right now. Larry King was pointing out that recent polls (usually garbage, but still) suggest that the country is more divided on Obama than any other president in history. At this point, Ventura tried to hold his laughter back and pointed out that it's not because of Obama or what he's doing, it's because of the two major political parties; they both put their parties ahead of the country and the people. This major divide, based on the concern of being re-elected, is magnified by the media, who are also biased, then down to all of us, who take it and run with it.

That being said, I'll tell you what the country's biggest problems are right now; no, it's not Obama or his big spending plan, and it's not George W., or the wars.

1) Sarah Palin - F saving the best for last. Dare I speak boldly: If you support her as a politician, you immediately lose all credibility in any discussion. Stop arguing with people about politics. She's just a political puppet doing and saying anything she feels will win the votes from the Right. In case she hadn't blown all credibility when McCain was running for office, she gets caught with her speech points written on her hand - that's not the point though- the point is her response, quoting the bible, saying that God wrote on his hand too, so she's in good company. Score a few more votes from the religious right there. Don't get me wrong- I'm a believer, but I don't think I want someone like her in any position of power. In fact, we should consider having her committed. I feel that the leader of the free world should be charismatic, but they don't have to be. I feel that they should be engaging, but they don't have to be. They damn-well better be intelligent, though. And her little Tea Party can go with her. I don't like getting taxed either, but it's life, and when you blame immigrants for all of your problems, you've got much bigger issues. These people are blind extremists. If they're so stuck on the constitution, where were they when the Patriot Act hit? My advice to them: get a job, sir! (what movie?). New book out, new program on fox - good businesswoman, it's just a shame so many people eat it up.

2) Fox News and CNN: Fox admitted they were biased. Not sure if CNN has yet, but they both pump out biased news 24hrs/day and most of us buy every second of it, and it shapes our opinions of politics and our fellow citizens whether we realize it or not. What does this lead to? Cubicle arguments, cheese-dick name calling like "hippie democrat" or "asshole conservative." Bring media outlets like Facebook into it and we've got a giant mess of the ill-advised hating on each other. Again, good businesspeople though- what are they gonna say, "Nothing to report on today- please get your news elsewhere."

3) Rush Limbaugh: It's not worth me typing more than a sentence or two about this disgusting blob of an oxygen-waster. No one can truly believe all that he talks about, including him; but I won't say he's a bad businessman- I hear he made over $30 mil last year. You are nuts if you support this guy. I won't call you stupid, but that's just out of respect.

4) Stereotypical Far-Left guy: Stereotypical far-left guy blames George W. Bush for everything, loves Obama unconditionally regardless of any issues, and votes for change for the sake of change. Usually bases his argument on the environment, global warming, hating George Bush, the Iraq war, etc.

5) Stereotypical Far-Right guy: Takes the stance of being an 'economist,' finds any reason to complain about Obama and his spending plan, loves George W. Bush unconditionally (forgetting about Bush's astronomical spending), and always longs to somehow bring Ronald Reagan back, even if only for a second, just once, just to see how it feels. Stereotypical far-right guy usually bases his argument on one or more of the following: welfare, paying for those who don't work as hard as them, the word "socialism", religion (btw if the right is so against abortion because it is "playing God", why are they so for the death penalty?).

I'm finding it harder and harder to have political views these days. I think many of the above issues are important, I just don't expect any of them to be considered fairly by any politician out there.

But I won't complain without offering a solution, so here's mine: Vote every major politician out of office. Bring in a new crowd, and tell this new crowd that if they pull the same partisan games, that they'll be gone too.


Enough with the bad stuff, let's move onto what keeps me going, and I think you should consider trying it too.

Sunsets: cliche huh? Well we're all living life too chaotically, including me. How many days of the week do you get done and say "Where did my day go?" Happens a lot. I've been making a point to check out a good sunset, even if only for a minute or two, every day. Believe it or not, they happen every day, regardless of what we're doing. It's been a good reminder to me that today happened. Throw in a tasty brew and a good friend / significant other and you've got it made. I'm telling you, Rednecks made this popular, and in many cases, they know what the hell they're doing.

Budweiser while playing golf: Nothing completes a bucket of golf balls or round of golf with a bud deisel, or a few of them. I've been trying to figure out why it's the best golf beer for a while and still can't. It's either something coming through the can from your golf glove or something in the air on the golf course that gets in your beer and makes it magical. Either way, it's definitely not psychological. It has to be in a can, too. Forgot to mention that.

Random people who smile and say hello: not the pedophile kind, but just friendly people you pass on the street or at the store. I think it's common decency to do this when two people passing make eye contact. Shit, life isn't THAT bad that you can't do this, is it?

Blue cheese: That's right. Pass the moldy stuff. I haven't tried this and don't plan on it, but you could put blue cheese on a dog turd and it would probably taste good. I stop trusting people a little bit when the waiter/waitress asks if they want ranch or blue cheese and they go ranch. Not sure why.


The ocean /surfing: Another cliche one here. Waves, like sunsets, happen every day, no matter what chaos is happening in our lives. If you are lucky, once in a while you get out a waxed up board and slide down the line. I'd take being out in the line up with a friend or two over just about anything in the world.








Ahh I feel much better.