Dear America,
Then Pee on It
How to Handle
Stress Like a Dog:
If you Can't Eat It
Or Play with It,
Then Pee on It
And Walk Away
stress.
we all have it.
some of us a little, some of us a lot.
sometimes it goes away and sometimes we live with it for days, weeks, months, years. It can eat us up if we let it.
For many, acting out of character becomes the new modus operandi -- we drink too much, we eat too much, we lash out too much -- meanwhile, nothing seems to fit quite right in our life. And one drama leads seamlessly to the next.
Often I have wished to be my dog. If you could only see him right now -- not a care in the world. He just had his morning kibble...while even though he has barely been up and around for an hour, there he is, sleeping something off as if he pulled an all-night'r. For this dog, it is more like 'eat, pee, sleep' all the live long day -- his playtime amounts to one fetch to where he quickly retreats to his crib. put a fork in it. done.
The thing is, in this foggy San Diego morning, the stresses of the American life are adding up. Matter of fact, as I sit here contemplating all things seen and unseen around me, underneath it all, in the hidden shadows of my world, my papa is undergoing surgery right now. I can't do anything but wait (and write...look out...if you think I get pretty long winded before...just you wait my little pretties.)
So, last night, I didn't get to sleep at all.
So, did you take five there, and listen to a little Fifth Dimension?
Great song.
So country-wise... these days, these dark days that we are all experiencing together, are keeping us from being our very best, aren't they? Each and every one of us are walking around with some level of PTSD. We are trying to function as best we can, but it is so much easier to ignore responsibility, stay in our shell with perhaps a glass of wine to comfort our weary heads, or maybe open that carton of Ben & Jerry's to have all to ourselves, or even take in a ballgame (or soccer, if you are in the Pasadena area...did any of you catch wind of this stunner?)
here's a little kibble and bit of it to wet your appetite: "Why would spectators raise a ruckus during a national anthem, except to manifest contempt for the country whose anthem it was?" -- Pat Buchanan thinks to himself. ahh poor Pat, just preaching to the choir, preaching to the choir. Does anyone really care what is happening to us -- the US as a WHOLE, as a COUNTRY, as a NATION -- and clearly in dire need of rebuilding?
Oh sure, America is doing just fine. No problems here. We are on the upswing, right? The housing market was up .7% in April. wow. hold me back I am so excited; however, that number, not being adjusted for seasonal flow isn't exactly accurate -- for when you do, you know, pee on it, the number you get is a bare drop of .1%. really?
Nation building -- how can we expect things to go well in this area, when everything around us is screaming some variation of '...if you can't eat it, or play with it, then pee on it and walk away?'
This sort of thing is even happening at the big house -- you know, that big white house, that beacon of hope, shining on a hill. And proof is in the plastic cup-- furnished by the AARP and covered under one of a myriad of supplemental plans through nothing less than heartfelt efforts, financial and otherwise, welcoming a new day in America and fully sanctioned by the Affordable Care Act.
I need to go no further than one of my favorite places for shelter in a pee-storm, The Heritage Foundation.
[and if g's too crude it is due to my mood. bite me]
And all I got to add is that 'the Heritage' must have been reading my mind. As let's go back to last night -- there I was tossing and turning...like I said, I couldn't get to sleep at all...and I just kept rolling over with the headlines. The red thread my little head kept returning to was our rise and fall of our Ethics and Standards.
And you say, yo G, what ever gave you that idea?
So -- circumventing the entire Twitter-Twit of late with our dear Anthony Weiner, as that is the least of our worries. really. trust me. it is -- we move to just the headlines of the last couple of days:
Now, ya see, this is just the last two days -- and we haven't even touched on the wave of violations from the 2008 elections (voter fraud and intimidation violations... by the Black Panthers at the front door of some polls... dead people and felons casting their vote...) And we haven't even begun to talk about all the ways this White House is subverting the Constitution, usurping the powers of Congress, and otherwise, making up new law and regulations on the fly -- and basically peeing upon the Rule of Law any chance they get.
From the perspective of a girl of never a few words: America is getting peed on, left, right, front and center.
And this is where my Heritage boys and girls come in. Save me...Calgone, take me away. From people who know way more about this than little old me -- and more specifically, it is Lachlan Markay who writes:
Five. It is the number on the day. And Lachlan, in turn, went on pontificating the one, the two, the three, four, five, right then and there. And suddenly, everything was made so clear.
And look, the fog is beginning to lift.
Oh, what? you think I am going to spoil all your fun. you really don't know G at all, do you?
No. This is where you step in and go to Lachlan yourself. It is grab a bag of cheetos and play nice with Lachlan day. I have gone as far as I can. Be engaged. Know the species -- Know the stain -- and take part in understanding all the ways our ethics and standards have changed. Scratch that. Make that fundamentally transformed right before our very eyes, in the cover of darkness.
Yes. While lame brains are more interested in Weiner's weinergate -- or making their digs on a potential presidential contender against the chosen one -- or reacting in waves of spontaneous combustion over what ever flits and flutters off the Yahoo! page...all the while, our Rule of Law, America's standard of being, relating, and getting along in this world, is being feverishly radicalized in every way.
Some may think, myself included, we are in this mess because we, the people, have had our head in the clouds, the sand, in la la land, for way too long now; we have not done our part to stay informed and respect our Rule of Law, the law of this land -- and do our duty in order to keep it.
We are a Republic -- while it demands we honor the checks and balances under three branches of government under the Constitution, it also requires the people to take full responsibility for ourselves, and each other, respective of a collection of natural rights and enumerated duties, and many more even left unsaid. And creating a body of people engaged, educated, and empowered was key. [G loves her happy place @ smartgirlpolitics, indeed]
The idea of being an 'enlightened electorate' was one of America's cornerstones. For the founders recognized that we are smart creatures, able to think for ourselves, right? and smarter than the average pooch.
Unlike the leisure-world of a typical hound, we think, therefore I am. We think of what is right, and wrong. We think united -- or we break apart in little tiny itsy bitsy pieces by our differences and illusions of superiority of one ideology over another. We can get pretty messed up actually.
From The 5000 Year Leap, a montage of Jeffersonian ideals of America's blessed electorate:
Maybe a dog gets a free lunch, a fetch, and a nap all day long -- but for us, the happy little people responsible for feeding the happy little canine into oblivion each and every day, the nation expects more, much more.
And indeed, this would be a fine time to expand upon the poetic words uttered of a president one fine Inaugural morning in 1961, begging us to contemplate, 'ask not what your nation can do for you, ask what you can do for your country...but let's not and say that we did.
Our founders, as noted in The 5000, were each and every one well read. Even though coming from entirely different backgrounds -- religious, economically, politically, philosophically -- they were able to have a meeting of the minds because they were educated, and well versed on world history, civilizations large and small.
to this blogger, ditto.
Do you think this is what our president has in mind for us, when he calls for "nation building"? Do you think he wants us to run out and become well read on the masterpieces of civilization, history, art and science, questioning with boldness every step of the way?
This is what is wrong with America today. Besides being glued to reruns of Beavis and Butthead, we have been lulled into believing we can settle down on the lap of the government and do nothing but eat, sleep, and pee, and once in awhile, rollover for a scrap of bacon. And, just maybe, get our bellies rubbed when we follow along and do what we are told. Oh my, a certain Jefferson would be so very disappointed with us... as our tail drops between our legs in shame.
finally reached my mama, and pops is in recovery (Thankya Jesus x). now dare I say, it is time for a nap.
Make it a Good Day, G
So, did you take five there, and listen to a little Fifth Dimension?
Great song.
So country-wise... these days, these dark days that we are all experiencing together, are keeping us from being our very best, aren't they? Each and every one of us are walking around with some level of PTSD. We are trying to function as best we can, but it is so much easier to ignore responsibility, stay in our shell with perhaps a glass of wine to comfort our weary heads, or maybe open that carton of Ben & Jerry's to have all to ourselves, or even take in a ballgame (or soccer, if you are in the Pasadena area...did any of you catch wind of this stunner?)
here's a little kibble and bit of it to wet your appetite: "Why would spectators raise a ruckus during a national anthem, except to manifest contempt for the country whose anthem it was?" -- Pat Buchanan thinks to himself. ahh poor Pat, just preaching to the choir, preaching to the choir. Does anyone really care what is happening to us -- the US as a WHOLE, as a COUNTRY, as a NATION -- and clearly in dire need of rebuilding?
Oh sure, America is doing just fine. No problems here. We are on the upswing, right? The housing market was up .7% in April. wow. hold me back I am so excited; however, that number, not being adjusted for seasonal flow isn't exactly accurate -- for when you do, you know, pee on it, the number you get is a bare drop of .1%. really?
Nation building -- how can we expect things to go well in this area, when everything around us is screaming some variation of '...if you can't eat it, or play with it, then pee on it and walk away?'
This sort of thing is even happening at the big house -- you know, that big white house, that beacon of hope, shining on a hill. And proof is in the plastic cup-- furnished by the AARP and covered under one of a myriad of supplemental plans through nothing less than heartfelt efforts, financial and otherwise, welcoming a new day in America and fully sanctioned by the Affordable Care Act.
I need to go no further than one of my favorite places for shelter in a pee-storm, The Heritage Foundation.
[and if g's too crude it is due to my mood. bite me]
And all I got to add is that 'the Heritage' must have been reading my mind. As let's go back to last night -- there I was tossing and turning...like I said, I couldn't get to sleep at all...and I just kept rolling over with the headlines. The red thread my little head kept returning to was our rise and fall of our Ethics and Standards.
And you say, yo G, what ever gave you that idea?
So -- circumventing the entire Twitter-Twit of late with our dear Anthony Weiner, as that is the least of our worries. really. trust me. it is -- we move to just the headlines of the last couple of days:
- Blago down for 300 years, ethics violations, trying to sell Obama's seat in Senate
- Laura Richardson (CA-37th, Star Parker's opponent), down, may be thrown in the clinker for ethics violations from 2010 election
- Obama, found walking a very thin line, using the White House for a back drop for a campaign ad
Now, ya see, this is just the last two days -- and we haven't even touched on the wave of violations from the 2008 elections (voter fraud and intimidation violations... by the Black Panthers at the front door of some polls... dead people and felons casting their vote...) And we haven't even begun to talk about all the ways this White House is subverting the Constitution, usurping the powers of Congress, and otherwise, making up new law and regulations on the fly -- and basically peeing upon the Rule of Law any chance they get.
From the perspective of a girl of never a few words: America is getting peed on, left, right, front and center.
And this is where my Heritage boys and girls come in. Save me...Calgone, take me away. From people who know way more about this than little old me -- and more specifically, it is Lachlan Markay who writes:
"The Obama Administration generally employs one of two strategies to legislate without—and often in spite of—congressional action: (1) administrative decree establishing a new federal rule, or (2) a refusal to enforce existing federal law. In five separate policy areas, the President and the federal agencies under his command have spurned congressional authority to achieve Obama’s objectives."Oh yes. He read my mind, as I was counting sheep and all the ways this administration is doing me and my America wrong. Talk to me, Lachlan.
Five. It is the number on the day. And Lachlan, in turn, went on pontificating the one, the two, the three, four, five, right then and there. And suddenly, everything was made so clear.
And look, the fog is beginning to lift.
Oh, what? you think I am going to spoil all your fun. you really don't know G at all, do you?
No. This is where you step in and go to Lachlan yourself. It is grab a bag of cheetos and play nice with Lachlan day. I have gone as far as I can. Be engaged. Know the species -- Know the stain -- and take part in understanding all the ways our ethics and standards have changed. Scratch that. Make that fundamentally transformed right before our very eyes, in the cover of darkness.
Yes. While lame brains are more interested in Weiner's weinergate -- or making their digs on a potential presidential contender against the chosen one -- or reacting in waves of spontaneous combustion over what ever flits and flutters off the Yahoo! page...all the while, our Rule of Law, America's standard of being, relating, and getting along in this world, is being feverishly radicalized in every way.
Some may think, myself included, we are in this mess because we, the people, have had our head in the clouds, the sand, in la la land, for way too long now; we have not done our part to stay informed and respect our Rule of Law, the law of this land -- and do our duty in order to keep it.
We are a Republic -- while it demands we honor the checks and balances under three branches of government under the Constitution, it also requires the people to take full responsibility for ourselves, and each other, respective of a collection of natural rights and enumerated duties, and many more even left unsaid. And creating a body of people engaged, educated, and empowered was key. [G loves her happy place @ smartgirlpolitics, indeed]
The idea of being an 'enlightened electorate' was one of America's cornerstones. For the founders recognized that we are smart creatures, able to think for ourselves, right? and smarter than the average pooch.
Unlike the leisure-world of a typical hound, we think, therefore I am. We think of what is right, and wrong. We think united -- or we break apart in little tiny itsy bitsy pieces by our differences and illusions of superiority of one ideology over another. We can get pretty messed up actually.
From The 5000 Year Leap, a montage of Jeffersonian ideals of America's blessed electorate:
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be. (Ford, Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 10:4) No other sure foundation can be devised for the preservation of freedom and happiness...Preach...a crusade against ignorance; establish and improve the law for educating the common people. Let our countrymen know that the people alone can protect us against these evils [of misgovernment]. (Bergh, Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 5:396-97.)"
Maybe a dog gets a free lunch, a fetch, and a nap all day long -- but for us, the happy little people responsible for feeding the happy little canine into oblivion each and every day, the nation expects more, much more.
And indeed, this would be a fine time to expand upon the poetic words uttered of a president one fine Inaugural morning in 1961, begging us to contemplate, 'ask not what your nation can do for you, ask what you can do for your country...but let's not and say that we did.
Our founders, as noted in The 5000, were each and every one well read. Even though coming from entirely different backgrounds -- religious, economically, politically, philosophically -- they were able to have a meeting of the minds because they were educated, and well versed on world history, civilizations large and small.
"Although the level of their formal training varied...the thinking of Polybius, Cicero, Thomas Hooker, Coke, Montesquieu, Blackstone, John Locke, and Adam Smith salt-and-peppered their writings and their conversations. They were also careful students of the Bible, especially the Old Testament, and even though some did not belong to any Christian denomination, the teachings of Jesus were held in universal respect and admiration.
Their historical readings included a broad perspective of Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, European, and English history. To this writer, nothing is more remarkable about the early American leaders than their breadth of reading and depth of knowledge concerning the essential elements of sound nation building."
to this blogger, ditto.
Do you think this is what our president has in mind for us, when he calls for "nation building"? Do you think he wants us to run out and become well read on the masterpieces of civilization, history, art and science, questioning with boldness every step of the way?
This is what is wrong with America today. Besides being glued to reruns of Beavis and Butthead, we have been lulled into believing we can settle down on the lap of the government and do nothing but eat, sleep, and pee, and once in awhile, rollover for a scrap of bacon. And, just maybe, get our bellies rubbed when we follow along and do what we are told. Oh my, a certain Jefferson would be so very disappointed with us... as our tail drops between our legs in shame.
finally reached my mama, and pops is in recovery (Thankya Jesus x). now dare I say, it is time for a nap.
Make it a Good Day, G
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