The patriotic duty of all wage earning Americans...pay taxes so that others may live!
OMG, Rush Limbaugh was on the rant this AM about taxing the rich. Whine, Whine.....they(the rich) work hard and deserve every dollar they get. Yeah, on the backs of wage slaves. The greedy are running scared, looming socialism their worst nightmare. The real reason for the hate and fear of Russian Communism during the cold war.... fear of losing their wealth and ill gotten gains from the backs of the working class. They should be scared!
Today "Tea Parties" are the main game in cities across America. Bah, bulldookey.
"Invite your enemies to dine on a cup of malice and a cold plate of revenge!"
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, April 02, 2009
April 2009........So Far, So Good
Been hold up in my apartment, barely able to function with a painful neck (arthritis, and throbbing headache) for two days. None ending rain doesn't help. Thought it was my "light" stretching exercise from Monday, working my neck muscles. I tweaked my neck on waking this AM and "pop", something aligned..."poof", pain gone! The scary part.....it could go the other way and I'd be flopping on the floor like a carp!
Enough about me. Getting ready to cross the river, to get a new hard drive for my PC and some cleaning supplies at the dollar store before the rains begin again in earnest. Then it's down to the Senior Center for lunch and more PC action on the slow Internet (all those bored Spring Breakers).
My life is full.
Enough about me. Getting ready to cross the river, to get a new hard drive for my PC and some cleaning supplies at the dollar store before the rains begin again in earnest. Then it's down to the Senior Center for lunch and more PC action on the slow Internet (all those bored Spring Breakers).
My life is full.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Just Another Day.....
Just another day in the ruddiest city in America. This week I have multiple doctor appointments as the old bod' falls apart. Hurts to walk, hurts to sit, hurts period. Oh well, 3 years, 8 months and 28 days to go.
I've noticed that the NW must be the "Electric Wheelchair" capital of the United States...no where have I seen so many. Of course they are all "bullies" and drive faster than people on bikes! Talk about entitlement. Bah.
I laugh at all the Liberals here who think their "City" is the greatest place to live. Numb nuts in Colorado Springs thought that too. Talk about misinformed. Personally I can't think of five things that would ever make me stay here once I get my SS checks. I can't think of one. My problem and cross to bear...I've born worse.
Ah, let the crap begin...it's early yet. I can take it.
I've noticed that the NW must be the "Electric Wheelchair" capital of the United States...no where have I seen so many. Of course they are all "bullies" and drive faster than people on bikes! Talk about entitlement. Bah.
I laugh at all the Liberals here who think their "City" is the greatest place to live. Numb nuts in Colorado Springs thought that too. Talk about misinformed. Personally I can't think of five things that would ever make me stay here once I get my SS checks. I can't think of one. My problem and cross to bear...I've born worse.
Ah, let the crap begin...it's early yet. I can take it.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
2012...De-Evolution
I've written on this site, and re posted a few other articles about the coming “event” on December 21, 2012. Most research on-line, or from books, results in the generic gloom and doom scenarios of war, the rapture, earth catastrophes, etc. Last night, while reading and listening to a smooth jazz station, I thought of another possible outcome of 2012.
Going forward to December 21, 2012 as the hour of 11:11 AM GMT approaches, catastrophe, is indeed, only seconds away. But then something far different, as far as I am aware, begins. At that hour of finality, time literally stops. Stops in every sense of the word.
In that final second of time, the earth's rotation stops. Oceans and land masses are crunched, jolted, and rearranged as often predicted due to the lurch of rational energy. All time stops. The universe stops expanding, the earth stops rotating around the sun, planets and moons all stop, plants stop growing. Humans & animals stop aging, Seasons quit their progression, all activity down to the cellular and even atomic levels stops. Then, I think, something really interesting happens. It starts up again, but in reverse! The sun rises in the west.
Time is reversed, things get younger, clocks go backwards, etc. De-Evolution has begun.
The Earth, Mars, Venus, and other planets return to their primordial status (in millions of years of course), but at some point in time , at least these three will be fairly similar and possibly habitable by humans (at least bio-engineered humans). Whether or not mankind will regress to caveman status is unknown, and even so will take millions of years to accomplish. But it may be possible to arrest this human aspect by science...”suspended animation”, faster than light star ships, etc. What an opportunity.... to stay in stasis while the universe regresses around you, and an opportunity to populate Mars, and Venus when they become “like Earth”. Sounds better to me than the more common scenarios of gloom, doom, and death.
In three years, nine months, 3 days, and 16 hours we will know.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
House of Death
I live in Senior housing, everyone is at least age 55. Most are sick and/or handicapped. Residents call it the "House of Death". I call it Purgatory.
The ambulance and fire rescue come at least twice/day and cart someone off to the ER. Most come back, but some do not! Since the first of March at least three people have died, and two evicted because they are crazy and a disturbance to other residents. One of the nutters pees on the floor, and won't go in her apartment(it's haunted). Hey, it's free entertainment.
Like the Hotel California...you can check in, but can't check out!
PS, When I got back home, after posting the above....they were wheeling out yet another dead guy! Holy crap!
The ambulance and fire rescue come at least twice/day and cart someone off to the ER. Most come back, but some do not! Since the first of March at least three people have died, and two evicted because they are crazy and a disturbance to other residents. One of the nutters pees on the floor, and won't go in her apartment(it's haunted). Hey, it's free entertainment.
Like the Hotel California...you can check in, but can't check out!
PS, When I got back home, after posting the above....they were wheeling out yet another dead guy! Holy crap!
Friday, March 06, 2009
My Senior Housing...............DOA!
It was 9:00 PM Thursday night. The rain was pelting the windows like gravel thrown by a pre-schooler. sounds through my door over rode the TV. Yelling, running feet, doors to the stairwell slamming shut, sirens in the distance growing loader by the second. More commotion that a two for one sale at Macy's.
It was the old drunk Indian in the corner apartment. Two police cars, fire rescue, and an ambulance...yup, he was DOA. Then they gave him a shot of a drug I can't find that "restarted" him.........then they left him here! I've never heard of any attempted suicide where they let the victim go, let alone stay at home. What are they, nuts? His unsuccessful attempt to end his miserable life will only lead to another possible more successful one. Hey, there is the top 6th floor balcony.......just jump!
03-12-09 UPDATE
The Indian is being evicted....so he went nuts, broke two security cameras and didn't get arrested (no beds at the inn). Kewl.
It was the old drunk Indian in the corner apartment. Two police cars, fire rescue, and an ambulance...yup, he was DOA. Then they gave him a shot of a drug I can't find that "restarted" him.........then they left him here! I've never heard of any attempted suicide where they let the victim go, let alone stay at home. What are they, nuts? His unsuccessful attempt to end his miserable life will only lead to another possible more successful one. Hey, there is the top 6th floor balcony.......just jump!
03-12-09 UPDATE
The Indian is being evicted....so he went nuts, broke two security cameras and didn't get arrested (no beds at the inn). Kewl.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
Portland, Oregon.... "The City That Works"
That's the city slogan, painted on its trucks, etc., perhaps more accurately, it should be called, Portland "The City Without a Clue".
Snow Removal, while not that frequent, is second only to Colorado Springs, CO. in mediocrity. It should not take one week to clear 10 inches of snow from city streets. Three months latter, with no snow in all that time, folks still have their cleated tires on, clicking down the city streets. Back East, in the Snow Belt, plows work 24/7 until it's cleaned up. They plow every street and even alleys...oh yeah, Portland forgot those when they laid out the city, with the smallest city blocks in the USA.
Visitors to the "Rose City" can visit our cultural icons and parks, use our progressive public transportation system, while they circumvent the trash, urine smells, vomit, dog and human poop on the sidewalks, and thousands of bums, panhandlers, and teen runaways with Pit Bulls, and the hundreds of walking insane screaming at shadows. What a grand time for all. "When does my plane leave for home?"
With some luck & the sun is shinning, a visitor or local citizen may see blue sky, but due to the lack of building limitations, sunshine laws, construction setbacks, etc, the high rise buildings of 20+ stories and narrow little streets make it look like a canyon of concrete and glass boxes. Uniformity and maximum space for the buck, trumps architectural significance and design. Build a high rise condo building with sun and views of Mt Hood, only to have them blocked by the next high rise across the street. Most cities I have lived in would not allow zero set back buildings, will protect your right to sunshine (you know, solar power, roof gardens, etc.), require high rises to be "stepped"...like the Koin Tower and a few others. Lots of cities limit buildings to 5 stories for just those reasons above. Every other city requires off street parking, at least two spaces per unit, not use street parking. Building built to the edge of the property line don't even allow for trees! The ugliest area of the city, and a fine example of all the above, is the congested SW Waterfront area. Portland likes to reinvent the wheel on everything, it seems.
Sustainability, what it really means. Small cities like Boulder, CO or Ithaca, NY are good examples of real sustainable cities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
Obviously Portland only uses the term as a marketing gimmick to promote consumption and make people feel good about raping the environment. The sprout "buy locally" and have nice "Farmers markets".... that buy their produce fro the same California and Peruvian suppliers Safeway does. Sustainability essentially means using what you have locally and reusing waste, i.e., not growth or expansion or building high rise condos that don't sell, right on top of each other. Most of these building developers are not from Oregon, nor are the workers, or even the buyers...let alone all that metal and glass construction materials. Since Portland is one of the poorest cities in the USA of it's size, it is understandable that "outsiders" run things and the local politicians are in their pocket.
Speaking of Politicians, why on earth would anyone choose a flaming gay mayor? Only liberals, and families who pride themselves of having roots here since Lewis and Clark (make that no gumption to go elsewhere) want to "Keep Portland Weird". Congratulations you made it. Portland is officially a national joke.
Just when I thought I had run out of criticisms, I remembered a major one.....lack of shopping. In no city or state I've lived in, has shopping been such a chore. Forget I have no car, even with one, who wants to drive 5-10 miles to a Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy etc. This is a great example of the lack of planning. Perhaps the idea is the wealthy who reside in the $300,000 condos in the city core only shop at Macy's, let the riffraff ride the bus it Tigard.
Then there is the myth that Portland is bike city....not hardly. There are lots of irresponsible bikers, who run red lights and stop signs, weave in and out of traffic, go too fast on bridges, and ride on sidewalks when it suits them. I know of no city except Portland, that allows bikes on downtown sidewalks, let alone skateboards, but that is another ilk. Real bike advocate cities have dedicated bike paths (often abandoned rail road tracks), trails outside the urban core running on side streets, rules that are enforced etc. Portland isn't a bike city, just a city full of bikers. Probably because they don't own cars, or are too cheap to park one.
People, you know those people, whine about overpriced houses & rents in California...gee go look someplace else for a city of it's size and low incomes, look on the internet if you don't have the gumption to travel or move. Portland prices are outrageously high and taxes ridiculously low. If you can afford to pay $500,000 for some dumpy bungalow in the SE side of Portland that costs about 40-50% less East of the Mississippi, you can pay 1% for property taxes...that's $5,000+ per year, for the math challenged
Finally (ready to move to Kansas yet?) crime, gangs, & diversity. A few weeks ago there was an article in the Oregonian or some other local rag about how Portland, only 74% white, was not diverse enough. Now for many years I have realized that "diversity" was a white liberal term. People of color don't care about diversity, they want to be with their own kind. This is why there are ethnic neighborhoods in most cities. Portland is like "bussing"....remember that failed attempt back in the 60's to integrate schools? They put everyone in a big blender and mix them together. Section 8 housing in with the yuppie $350,000 condo owners, black and Hispanic gang bangers in with the Asian store owners and blue color whites. They also mix drug treat centers, homeless shelters, ex-con halfway housing with the seniors center and university day care schools., across the street from the $350,000 condos What fun, look how diverse we are!
But wait, Portland has crime, gang killings, drug offenders, perverts, child molesters, home invasions, robbery, muggings, and murder, oh and fires. What a wonderful community to move your little white bread family to. Sorry, your safer in Newark NJ, Saint Louis, or Detroit.
Snow Removal, while not that frequent, is second only to Colorado Springs, CO. in mediocrity. It should not take one week to clear 10 inches of snow from city streets. Three months latter, with no snow in all that time, folks still have their cleated tires on, clicking down the city streets. Back East, in the Snow Belt, plows work 24/7 until it's cleaned up. They plow every street and even alleys...oh yeah, Portland forgot those when they laid out the city, with the smallest city blocks in the USA.
Visitors to the "Rose City" can visit our cultural icons and parks, use our progressive public transportation system, while they circumvent the trash, urine smells, vomit, dog and human poop on the sidewalks, and thousands of bums, panhandlers, and teen runaways with Pit Bulls, and the hundreds of walking insane screaming at shadows. What a grand time for all. "When does my plane leave for home?"
With some luck & the sun is shinning, a visitor or local citizen may see blue sky, but due to the lack of building limitations, sunshine laws, construction setbacks, etc, the high rise buildings of 20+ stories and narrow little streets make it look like a canyon of concrete and glass boxes. Uniformity and maximum space for the buck, trumps architectural significance and design. Build a high rise condo building with sun and views of Mt Hood, only to have them blocked by the next high rise across the street. Most cities I have lived in would not allow zero set back buildings, will protect your right to sunshine (you know, solar power, roof gardens, etc.), require high rises to be "stepped"...like the Koin Tower and a few others. Lots of cities limit buildings to 5 stories for just those reasons above. Every other city requires off street parking, at least two spaces per unit, not use street parking. Building built to the edge of the property line don't even allow for trees! The ugliest area of the city, and a fine example of all the above, is the congested SW Waterfront area. Portland likes to reinvent the wheel on everything, it seems.
Sustainability, what it really means. Small cities like Boulder, CO or Ithaca, NY are good examples of real sustainable cities.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
Obviously Portland only uses the term as a marketing gimmick to promote consumption and make people feel good about raping the environment. The sprout "buy locally" and have nice "Farmers markets".... that buy their produce fro the same California and Peruvian suppliers Safeway does. Sustainability essentially means using what you have locally and reusing waste, i.e., not growth or expansion or building high rise condos that don't sell, right on top of each other. Most of these building developers are not from Oregon, nor are the workers, or even the buyers...let alone all that metal and glass construction materials. Since Portland is one of the poorest cities in the USA of it's size, it is understandable that "outsiders" run things and the local politicians are in their pocket.
Speaking of Politicians, why on earth would anyone choose a flaming gay mayor? Only liberals, and families who pride themselves of having roots here since Lewis and Clark (make that no gumption to go elsewhere) want to "Keep Portland Weird". Congratulations you made it. Portland is officially a national joke.
Just when I thought I had run out of criticisms, I remembered a major one.....lack of shopping. In no city or state I've lived in, has shopping been such a chore. Forget I have no car, even with one, who wants to drive 5-10 miles to a Target, Wal-Mart, Best Buy etc. This is a great example of the lack of planning. Perhaps the idea is the wealthy who reside in the $300,000 condos in the city core only shop at Macy's, let the riffraff ride the bus it Tigard.
Then there is the myth that Portland is bike city....not hardly. There are lots of irresponsible bikers, who run red lights and stop signs, weave in and out of traffic, go too fast on bridges, and ride on sidewalks when it suits them. I know of no city except Portland, that allows bikes on downtown sidewalks, let alone skateboards, but that is another ilk. Real bike advocate cities have dedicated bike paths (often abandoned rail road tracks), trails outside the urban core running on side streets, rules that are enforced etc. Portland isn't a bike city, just a city full of bikers. Probably because they don't own cars, or are too cheap to park one.
People, you know those people, whine about overpriced houses & rents in California...gee go look someplace else for a city of it's size and low incomes, look on the internet if you don't have the gumption to travel or move. Portland prices are outrageously high and taxes ridiculously low. If you can afford to pay $500,000 for some dumpy bungalow in the SE side of Portland that costs about 40-50% less East of the Mississippi, you can pay 1% for property taxes...that's $5,000+ per year, for the math challenged
Finally (ready to move to Kansas yet?) crime, gangs, & diversity. A few weeks ago there was an article in the Oregonian or some other local rag about how Portland, only 74% white, was not diverse enough. Now for many years I have realized that "diversity" was a white liberal term. People of color don't care about diversity, they want to be with their own kind. This is why there are ethnic neighborhoods in most cities. Portland is like "bussing"....remember that failed attempt back in the 60's to integrate schools? They put everyone in a big blender and mix them together. Section 8 housing in with the yuppie $350,000 condo owners, black and Hispanic gang bangers in with the Asian store owners and blue color whites. They also mix drug treat centers, homeless shelters, ex-con halfway housing with the seniors center and university day care schools., across the street from the $350,000 condos What fun, look how diverse we are!
But wait, Portland has crime, gang killings, drug offenders, perverts, child molesters, home invasions, robbery, muggings, and murder, oh and fires. What a wonderful community to move your little white bread family to. Sorry, your safer in Newark NJ, Saint Louis, or Detroit.
Friday, February 27, 2009
Parking Wienies in Portland
I live across from a "Community School", a sort of gifted and talented pre-school for faculty and students at PSU. It costs $1,000.mo/child for tuition and $700/mo for students at PSU. Some parents have up to three kids enrolled.
Every night, for the last three nights, I have watched the "Meter Maid" come by at 5:00 PM and give out $20 parking tickets to the parents running in to get their children. The zone sign says "15 Minuter Parking" for the four spaces in front of the school (pickup zone?). The front door to get your kid is 14 feet away, the meter to get you 25 cent ticket (for the maximum 15 minutes) is half a block away.
Many people pay...but take 20 minutes to get their kid. They get a ticket. Some do not pay, run in and get their kid. They get a ticket. At 4:45 the Meter Maid is waiting.
The metered parking expires at 7:00 PM (free after 7:00 PM). I've seen the Meter Maid outside a high rise condo, a block away, writing tickets at 6:55 PM. Now they want to add 50¢/hr in fees to park and extend the metered time to 9:00 PM.
Some folks have 20 to 30 parking stickers on their drivers windows (to confuse the idiot Meter Maid? The maid has a scanner device, like a UPS reader, that reads the sticker to see if it is valid or expired.
Granted she is just "doing her job", but one has to ask if the city is really in that much of a bind financially, that Meter Maids have to circle parking spaces like a hungry hawk over a meadow of field mice!
Every night, for the last three nights, I have watched the "Meter Maid" come by at 5:00 PM and give out $20 parking tickets to the parents running in to get their children. The zone sign says "15 Minuter Parking" for the four spaces in front of the school (pickup zone?). The front door to get your kid is 14 feet away, the meter to get you 25 cent ticket (for the maximum 15 minutes) is half a block away.
Many people pay...but take 20 minutes to get their kid. They get a ticket. Some do not pay, run in and get their kid. They get a ticket. At 4:45 the Meter Maid is waiting.
The metered parking expires at 7:00 PM (free after 7:00 PM). I've seen the Meter Maid outside a high rise condo, a block away, writing tickets at 6:55 PM. Now they want to add 50¢/hr in fees to park and extend the metered time to 9:00 PM.
Some folks have 20 to 30 parking stickers on their drivers windows (to confuse the idiot Meter Maid? The maid has a scanner device, like a UPS reader, that reads the sticker to see if it is valid or expired.
Granted she is just "doing her job", but one has to ask if the city is really in that much of a bind financially, that Meter Maids have to circle parking spaces like a hungry hawk over a meadow of field mice!
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sacrifice
The "War of Terror", the "Economic Depression/Recession" and all other social issues...where is the sacrifice? From the dawn of history, sacrifice for the common good has been essential for civilization, nations, businesses, and families to suffer through hard times.
Yet, during these current pressing times, where is the sacrifice? Sure, people are losing their homes, jobs, income, and retirement investments. But not by choice, not by self-sacrifice so that others may survive. Major company’s layoff thousands daily. How many would be laid off if all employees took a 25% pay cut, so that all may continue to work? Where are the people voluntarily offering to pay more in taxes so that projects, social services, and tax funded employees can weather the storm?
The military and their families make sacrifices, but others at home, safe in their little worlds of plenty do not.
Citizens claim to be "Christians, Muslims, Jews, or other tenants of major or minor religions each holy day, but in practice, few follow their faith to serve others. Worldwide in the last 100 years people have become so self-centered, in their own little issues that helping others before self are merely a means to get on talk shows or reality television.
Sacrifice could be the solution for all of humanity to overcome war, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, and all the ills of civilization. "The rights of the many do indeed outweigh the rights of a few." From a numbers view I would say it requires more than a tithe of 10% or 15%. I would estimate as much as 50% of an individual’s time/money/assets/help for the good of the group society, or mankind. OK, now that your jaw has fallen into your lap, think about what everyone would get from such an arrangement. If 50% of your efforts and time go to help others, then 50% of their time/efforts go to help you, help your community, your nation, your world. It seems like a win-win situation, a no brainer.
Will it be done...probably not. Should it be done, of course, the survival of mankind demands it.
The End is on the horizon...sacrifice for others are the only solution!
Yet, during these current pressing times, where is the sacrifice? Sure, people are losing their homes, jobs, income, and retirement investments. But not by choice, not by self-sacrifice so that others may survive. Major company’s layoff thousands daily. How many would be laid off if all employees took a 25% pay cut, so that all may continue to work? Where are the people voluntarily offering to pay more in taxes so that projects, social services, and tax funded employees can weather the storm?
The military and their families make sacrifices, but others at home, safe in their little worlds of plenty do not.
Citizens claim to be "Christians, Muslims, Jews, or other tenants of major or minor religions each holy day, but in practice, few follow their faith to serve others. Worldwide in the last 100 years people have become so self-centered, in their own little issues that helping others before self are merely a means to get on talk shows or reality television.
Sacrifice could be the solution for all of humanity to overcome war, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, and all the ills of civilization. "The rights of the many do indeed outweigh the rights of a few." From a numbers view I would say it requires more than a tithe of 10% or 15%. I would estimate as much as 50% of an individual’s time/money/assets/help for the good of the group society, or mankind. OK, now that your jaw has fallen into your lap, think about what everyone would get from such an arrangement. If 50% of your efforts and time go to help others, then 50% of their time/efforts go to help you, help your community, your nation, your world. It seems like a win-win situation, a no brainer.
Will it be done...probably not. Should it be done, of course, the survival of mankind demands it.
The End is on the horizon...sacrifice for others are the only solution!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
What Does Diversity Do for Me?
Diversity and demographics play a large part of any one's "quality of life". I recently realized that the NW is different from other places I've lived mainly for two basic reasons.
One, the average population is young, mostly 20's something liberals with no attachments, religious dogma, or ethnic identity.
Two, diversity, unlike Michigan and other places in the East, is urban wide. There are no "ethnic" neighborhoods for the most part. All racial, ethnic, and income groups live together, not only in the same neighborhood, but often the same building.
One's ability to mix or ignore such cultural lines by choice is impossible. Liberals think this is wonderful, others like myself, find it annoying.
In addition, the "groups" are further sub-divided into ex-convicts, drug addicts, alcoholics, the generally insane, and folks in various levels of recovery, along with the indigent, elderly with health issues, and runaway youth.
Liberals think this is cool, I think it is absurd! If one wants to associate with all segments of society, I think is should be by choice, not government mandate. Yet one more reason the vast majority of the population lives east of the Mississippi River.
What does diversity do for me? Nothing.
One, the average population is young, mostly 20's something liberals with no attachments, religious dogma, or ethnic identity.
Two, diversity, unlike Michigan and other places in the East, is urban wide. There are no "ethnic" neighborhoods for the most part. All racial, ethnic, and income groups live together, not only in the same neighborhood, but often the same building.
One's ability to mix or ignore such cultural lines by choice is impossible. Liberals think this is wonderful, others like myself, find it annoying.
In addition, the "groups" are further sub-divided into ex-convicts, drug addicts, alcoholics, the generally insane, and folks in various levels of recovery, along with the indigent, elderly with health issues, and runaway youth.
Liberals think this is cool, I think it is absurd! If one wants to associate with all segments of society, I think is should be by choice, not government mandate. Yet one more reason the vast majority of the population lives east of the Mississippi River.
What does diversity do for me? Nothing.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
2012 And The End Of The World
Here is a reprint of another view!
Whatever you are planning for your future, whether it's a new house, starting a family or even going on a diet - don't bother. In four years the world will end and your plans will be ruined. This is the belief of thousands of people across the planet, preparing for the end of the world and death of mankind. So grab your diary and put this date in it - December 21st 2012.
The concept is gaining momentum as many religious texts, historical documents and even NASA have 'predicted' that there will be major changes to the Earth in the year 2012. And with the help of celebrity believers including the always-reliable Mel Gibson joining in, 2012 has become the talking point at dinner parties everywhere.
So, where has this cultural phenomenon come from and why do so many people believe? The widespread panic that accompanied the end of the millennium and the whole Y2K debacle seems to have shape shifted into another end of the world scare. Why should we believe this one when Y2K believers became figures of fun to all those who had mocked them. Well, there are many reasons to listen as 2012 theorists can source 'facts' and 'knowledge' to support their claims.
The most referenced prediction comes from the Mayan Calendar as believers point to the completion of the B'ak'tun cycle as the signal that a new world order will be upon us. So the Mayans have apparently predicted that the end of the world will occur in 2012 and that the length of the lunar moon is 329.53020 days. They were only thirty seconds out with their lunar moon guess so basically it's all over for us earthlings. Misinterpretation can make a big difference when translating ancient texts.
If you aren't convinced yet then take a trip to Yellowstone National Park where the world's biggest volcano lays dormant. Beneath this US tourist attraction, a volcano with a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years is expected to celebrate its special day with us. So when is the volcano's anniversary, that's right - 2012. It is understandable that the volcano is set to erupt in the near future but it would seem unrealistic that it would even wipe out a small section of the American population so are the believers clutching at straws with this one?
Moving on. So the Earth has two magnetic poles, north and south, that help protect the Earth's surface from the devastating effects of the sun. Well, hold on to your hat, because the protection is about to be rescinded, the poles are shifting and we are all set for the worst case of sunburn in history. So, stock up on some factor 50 sunblock and grab the biggest hat you can find because it is about to get extremely hot.
Scientists have also announced that sunspot activity will reach a massive peak in 2012, resulting in severe solar storms and atmospheric changes. With this predicted sunspot expected to be up to 50 per cent stronger than previous ones, NASA has even began making preparations for the problems that await. But will these events make as big an impact on live as we know it as is suggested?
Cynics will say that all of these theories are based upon false translations and misinterpretations that manipulate people's faith and need to believe. However ridiculous the claims may seem to non-believers, it is certainly going to be an interesting day when the clock strikes midnight and the 21st December 2012 is upon us.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/philosophy-articles/2012-and-the-end-of-the-world-508492.html
Article Tags: Armageddon, 2012, Doomsday, End Of The World, Apocalypse, Holocaust, Mayan Calendar, Y2k
Whatever you are planning for your future, whether it's a new house, starting a family or even going on a diet - don't bother. In four years the world will end and your plans will be ruined. This is the belief of thousands of people across the planet, preparing for the end of the world and death of mankind. So grab your diary and put this date in it - December 21st 2012.
The concept is gaining momentum as many religious texts, historical documents and even NASA have 'predicted' that there will be major changes to the Earth in the year 2012. And with the help of celebrity believers including the always-reliable Mel Gibson joining in, 2012 has become the talking point at dinner parties everywhere.
So, where has this cultural phenomenon come from and why do so many people believe? The widespread panic that accompanied the end of the millennium and the whole Y2K debacle seems to have shape shifted into another end of the world scare. Why should we believe this one when Y2K believers became figures of fun to all those who had mocked them. Well, there are many reasons to listen as 2012 theorists can source 'facts' and 'knowledge' to support their claims.
The most referenced prediction comes from the Mayan Calendar as believers point to the completion of the B'ak'tun cycle as the signal that a new world order will be upon us. So the Mayans have apparently predicted that the end of the world will occur in 2012 and that the length of the lunar moon is 329.53020 days. They were only thirty seconds out with their lunar moon guess so basically it's all over for us earthlings. Misinterpretation can make a big difference when translating ancient texts.
If you aren't convinced yet then take a trip to Yellowstone National Park where the world's biggest volcano lays dormant. Beneath this US tourist attraction, a volcano with a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years is expected to celebrate its special day with us. So when is the volcano's anniversary, that's right - 2012. It is understandable that the volcano is set to erupt in the near future but it would seem unrealistic that it would even wipe out a small section of the American population so are the believers clutching at straws with this one?
Moving on. So the Earth has two magnetic poles, north and south, that help protect the Earth's surface from the devastating effects of the sun. Well, hold on to your hat, because the protection is about to be rescinded, the poles are shifting and we are all set for the worst case of sunburn in history. So, stock up on some factor 50 sunblock and grab the biggest hat you can find because it is about to get extremely hot.
Scientists have also announced that sunspot activity will reach a massive peak in 2012, resulting in severe solar storms and atmospheric changes. With this predicted sunspot expected to be up to 50 per cent stronger than previous ones, NASA has even began making preparations for the problems that await. But will these events make as big an impact on live as we know it as is suggested?
Cynics will say that all of these theories are based upon false translations and misinterpretations that manipulate people's faith and need to believe. However ridiculous the claims may seem to non-believers, it is certainly going to be an interesting day when the clock strikes midnight and the 21st December 2012 is upon us.
Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/philosophy-articles/2012-and-the-end-of-the-world-508492.html
Article Tags: Armageddon, 2012, Doomsday, End Of The World, Apocalypse, Holocaust, Mayan Calendar, Y2k
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Time Left
OK, I guess I know where I'll be when "The End" comes. Here. I went on-line to see what was involved with moving to another building or another state for subsidized senior housing. Uh huh. Here there is a 2-3 year waiting list for almost all buildings. Most states I have lived, or want to live in, have no local housing office or are "in the hood". I am not interested in diversity, so much is left out. Oh well, just cause I have a housing unit here, doesn't mean I have to physically "be" here 100% of the time. Adventures await.
The HDTV debacle...if your clueless about this issue after 12 months of ads and announcements, you should not own a TV.
The Economy and Bailout. I wonder if most folks realize it will 18 months to two years before any effect takes place. Do you realized this will last 5-10 years? Like the "War on Terror", which would last a generation, most folks think the Bailout is a quick fix. Actually since the real Bailout needs to be $10 Trillion dollars, it is no fix. The will to fix this does not exist. It will not be fixed.
December 21, 2012 at 11:11 AM will fix this.
The HDTV debacle...if your clueless about this issue after 12 months of ads and announcements, you should not own a TV.
The Economy and Bailout. I wonder if most folks realize it will 18 months to two years before any effect takes place. Do you realized this will last 5-10 years? Like the "War on Terror", which would last a generation, most folks think the Bailout is a quick fix. Actually since the real Bailout needs to be $10 Trillion dollars, it is no fix. The will to fix this does not exist. It will not be fixed.
December 21, 2012 at 11:11 AM will fix this.
Friday, January 30, 2009
There Will Be Blood
Last night in our building there was an "incident". So and so fell and hit his head last night on a table and was confused. Uh huh. Each apartment has two emergency cords to summon help....nope, not used. Five police officers, ambulance, and the fire rescue all said it was serious.
So after letting the "old farts" by the fireplace, blather on and on about it for an hour, I decided to go look for myself. Bad idea.
The elevator doors opened to a slaughter house of blood and gore. It was soaked into the carpet in pools, splashed on the ceiling, and all over the walls and railing leaked gore! Put it all in a bottle and I would say a full quart...minimum.
I've seen some blood when my son slit his wrists in a suicide attempt. That was all the blood I care to see. This third floor event was 20X worse. Fall, I doubt it. Knife attack or a claw hammer....more likely.
Will we ever know the truth? Are other residents in danger? Does the Landlord have a responsibility to tell us what really happened? Stay tuned for developments.
1-31-09
Blood all gone! The victim maintains he "fell" and required 28 stitches. The landlord is sending him a bill for over $2,000 for replacement of the carpet, paining, and hazmat cleanup! Uh huh.
Monday, January 26, 2009
More News From the NW
The latest from the Left Coast: two girls gunned down Saturday night and 7 others wounded. The gay Mayor, age 42, had an affair with a 17 year old, but waited till his 18th birthday to sodomize him. Uh huh. Seems many high school female teachers did stuff like that and are all in Prison. What would the outcry be if a straight 42 year old man had an affair with a 17 year old girl..yeah, prison! Oh well, it's the "Left Coast". Yet the official line is crime is down or low. I think it's worse than the suburbs of Detroit where I lived!
Portland, like Colorado Springs is a very poor and "Colored" city.....the average household income of $45,000 being about half of Rochester, Michigan or Ft Collins, Colorado, where I lived 13years.
Being a Conservative Republican, with a slight socialist bent, is pretty difficult to deal with here in "Liberal La-La Land". They have few rules/laws that seem to impact "the masses".......laws like public drinking, littering, loitering, speeding, running red lights, bike lanes that work, snow/leaf removal, noise, dogs crapping on the sidewalk, etc. The city is filthy with trash most places, and hundreds of homeless, street urchins, beggars , and annoying "binder people" wanting to sign you up to "Feed the Children".
Of course the city fathers ignore all this and proclaim Portland as a wonderful place to live, which strangely the 90+% of so called, Natives since 1800, claim is true. (How would they know? They have never lived anywhere else!)
I've come across dozens of polls, charts, and tables of "The Best Place to Retire or Live" and Portland or even Oregon is never on the list. Michigan and Colorado is though,in fact Ft Collins,CO was #2......Too bad the ex-wife lives there.
Eighteen months till Social Security......I'm outta here!
It is left-wing overload.
Portland, like Colorado Springs is a very poor and "Colored" city.....the average household income of $45,000 being about half of Rochester, Michigan or Ft Collins, Colorado, where I lived 13years.
Being a Conservative Republican, with a slight socialist bent, is pretty difficult to deal with here in "Liberal La-La Land". They have few rules/laws that seem to impact "the masses".......laws like public drinking, littering, loitering, speeding, running red lights, bike lanes that work, snow/leaf removal, noise, dogs crapping on the sidewalk, etc. The city is filthy with trash most places, and hundreds of homeless, street urchins, beggars , and annoying "binder people" wanting to sign you up to "Feed the Children".
Of course the city fathers ignore all this and proclaim Portland as a wonderful place to live, which strangely the 90+% of so called, Natives since 1800, claim is true. (How would they know? They have never lived anywhere else!)
I've come across dozens of polls, charts, and tables of "The Best Place to Retire or Live" and Portland or even Oregon is never on the list. Michigan and Colorado is though,in fact Ft Collins,CO was #2......Too bad the ex-wife lives there.
Eighteen months till Social Security......I'm outta here!
It is left-wing overload.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Got that 3 Day Kit Yet?
I remember my first "Survival Kit". I waited three days before New Years Eve that became 2000. I figured sure, why not, I can always use things for camping, eat the food, drink the water, etc.
Uh huh. I went to Walmart, Target, Cabala's, Dicks, and numerous stores, it took me hours and many trips. Why? Because everywhere was out..out of bottled water, camp stoves, batteries, etc. I eventually got the core of my "Kit". I've had it through 9/11, through my bout with homelessness, and still maintain a small pack for bugging out if needed.
My lesson, don't wait until the crisis hits, it will be too late. Don't count on family or friends to save you, and even more the useless Federal Government, aka, FEMA. Remember Katrina three years ago...it's still not fixed.
Take a weekend, get your kit now.
American Red Cross
Ready.Gov
Uh huh. I went to Walmart, Target, Cabala's, Dicks, and numerous stores, it took me hours and many trips. Why? Because everywhere was out..out of bottled water, camp stoves, batteries, etc. I eventually got the core of my "Kit". I've had it through 9/11, through my bout with homelessness, and still maintain a small pack for bugging out if needed.
My lesson, don't wait until the crisis hits, it will be too late. Don't count on family or friends to save you, and even more the useless Federal Government, aka, FEMA. Remember Katrina three years ago...it's still not fixed.
Take a weekend, get your kit now.
American Red Cross
Ready.Gov
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Shelter in place during a disaster?
I hear a lot of people talking about wilderness survival in case of disaster. I was close to Houston during the Hurricane Rita evacuation. The hurricane didn't hit, but 2.5 million people evacuated from the area. This is just a fraction of the population. It was taking up to eight hours to drive 100 miles. I have never seen anything like it and hope I never will again.
I really don't believe that there's a whole lot of wilderness left. Not in the U. S. at least. Sheltering in place is probably the best, or only choice, at least at the beginning of a larger disaster, then start moving if you begin to run low on supplies. Then again, if you only keep a couple of days of supplies in your home, you'll be the one clogging up the freeways and praying the FEMA guys show up before somebody knocks you over the head for your last bottle of water. If that hurricane had hit Houston, I wouldn't have wanted to be near the coast, but being on those roads could have been a LOT worse.
Another thing, my location was about an hour and a half drive from Houston. I had a job running shipping for a local company. I had seven large trucks in the area and about ten gas driven vehicles. A portion of the products that we were shipping was bottled water, so we had to operate. I used fleet fuel at stations instead of storing my own fuel. There was still plenty of diesel at the end of the day but there wasn't a drop of gas to be had. One more day and the gas engine portion of the fleet would have been grounded. The only way we could operate anyway was knowledge of all the dirt roads to get to our delivery points and I still had to turn trucks around before they ran out of fuel. The fuel lines were running out into the highways. It took almost a week for all the stations to get their gas deliveries and be back to normal. (again, the hurricane didn't hit Houston)
Now you start thinking to yourself, what if it did. For one thing, all those fuel deliveries generally come from Houston, so don't count on being able to buy any. Especially if some of the refineries are damaged. The population of New Orleans when Katrina hit was approx 454,865, the population of Harris County was 3,886,207 in 2006 plus another 1,031,126 in Chambers, Fort Bend, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties which are also part of the Houston Metro Area. So, at approx 5 million people in the Houston Metro Area that is about eight times the size as New Orleans. When Katrina hit New Orleans approximately 80 of the Houston Metro Area Evacuated instead of the 2.5 mil that did it would have been around 3,933,866 people evacuating and another 983,466 people stranded and dying in the city. That's twice the amount of people staying behind as were in New Orleans to begin with. And another million and a half on the road. (all my numbers were taken from Wikipedia)
No, don't plan on heading down the road if disaster strikes. You'll be lucky to get out of your driveway. Oh yeah, and all those people on the road are heading your direction. Lock your doors because the criminals left along with everybody else.
Written by: InfoJunky
www.untolerable.com - A current events, privacy, survival and self sufficiency discussion group.
I really don't believe that there's a whole lot of wilderness left. Not in the U. S. at least. Sheltering in place is probably the best, or only choice, at least at the beginning of a larger disaster, then start moving if you begin to run low on supplies. Then again, if you only keep a couple of days of supplies in your home, you'll be the one clogging up the freeways and praying the FEMA guys show up before somebody knocks you over the head for your last bottle of water. If that hurricane had hit Houston, I wouldn't have wanted to be near the coast, but being on those roads could have been a LOT worse.
Another thing, my location was about an hour and a half drive from Houston. I had a job running shipping for a local company. I had seven large trucks in the area and about ten gas driven vehicles. A portion of the products that we were shipping was bottled water, so we had to operate. I used fleet fuel at stations instead of storing my own fuel. There was still plenty of diesel at the end of the day but there wasn't a drop of gas to be had. One more day and the gas engine portion of the fleet would have been grounded. The only way we could operate anyway was knowledge of all the dirt roads to get to our delivery points and I still had to turn trucks around before they ran out of fuel. The fuel lines were running out into the highways. It took almost a week for all the stations to get their gas deliveries and be back to normal. (again, the hurricane didn't hit Houston)
Now you start thinking to yourself, what if it did. For one thing, all those fuel deliveries generally come from Houston, so don't count on being able to buy any. Especially if some of the refineries are damaged. The population of New Orleans when Katrina hit was approx 454,865, the population of Harris County was 3,886,207 in 2006 plus another 1,031,126 in Chambers, Fort Bend, Liberty, Montgomery and Waller Counties which are also part of the Houston Metro Area. So, at approx 5 million people in the Houston Metro Area that is about eight times the size as New Orleans. When Katrina hit New Orleans approximately 80 of the Houston Metro Area Evacuated instead of the 2.5 mil that did it would have been around 3,933,866 people evacuating and another 983,466 people stranded and dying in the city. That's twice the amount of people staying behind as were in New Orleans to begin with. And another million and a half on the road. (all my numbers were taken from Wikipedia)
No, don't plan on heading down the road if disaster strikes. You'll be lucky to get out of your driveway. Oh yeah, and all those people on the road are heading your direction. Lock your doors because the criminals left along with everybody else.
Written by: InfoJunky
www.untolerable.com - A current events, privacy, survival and self sufficiency discussion group.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Obamanation
I like Obama. I really do, and his daughters are cute, but I have reservations about the wife. Time will tell.
Prior to his election, I felt that Blacks in America were getting too much exposure in TV commercials, movies, news reports and even reporters. It appeared that they were equal in numbers to White, rather than the 13% of the population they represent.
This may seem racist, yet the majority minority....Hispanics, doesn't show up in every TV commercial, have their own Network (BET) or attempts to dominate everyday life from the Oscars, Golden Globes, Grammy awards (They have their own Black Entertainment Awards for all this on top of the "general awards) Blacks influence on TV, Films, Music, etc. far exceeds their respective numbers in America.
I doubt that only I notice this, but yet do not see or hear Hispanics or Asians whine and complain about this emphasis on one minority.....a minority that is not even the largest minority.
Here in the NW, Asians out number Blacks, and Hispanics out number both. Yet in yesterday's Sunday paper, the editors of this "Left Coast City" moaned on the lack in diversity of the city's 74% white population. Huh?
Myself, I am still looking for "White People Land". I used to live there, unknown to me at the time. Several Cities that were 98% white, none of which whined about the lack of diversity or cheered their " whiteness".
After tomorrows inauguration, I am afraid the USA is in for a major "Blackout".
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Help, I See Old People!
Well, I witnessed once again, altercations between "old people" today.
It seems you get crabby and short tempered when you get past 70 yrs old. The problem in general is fat people, old ladies, Chinese who speak no English, and old men who can't hit the urinal, wash their hands before they pee......... whatever!
It must have something to do with hormones, the full moon, and their diet. At the Senior Center, they stand in line or sit waiting for lunch to be served for an hour, then don't eat it! Today was "Swedish Meatballs" and pretty good, but no seconds for me...cause too man old farts wasted it!
I found my shovel, a nice Smith and Hawkins spade, for $69. I'll buy that and hand it to someone to smack me up the head, when I turn into an "old foggie".
Even with the sun out and temps in the lower 50 degrees, they whine and complain. And sick much? I think being a hypochondriac increases when you reach a certain age, cause these folks have so many medical issues, it's a wonder the CDC doesn't take them away to isolation.
Time for a nice quiet walk.
It seems you get crabby and short tempered when you get past 70 yrs old. The problem in general is fat people, old ladies, Chinese who speak no English, and old men who can't hit the urinal, wash their hands before they pee......... whatever!
It must have something to do with hormones, the full moon, and their diet. At the Senior Center, they stand in line or sit waiting for lunch to be served for an hour, then don't eat it! Today was "Swedish Meatballs" and pretty good, but no seconds for me...cause too man old farts wasted it!
I found my shovel, a nice Smith and Hawkins spade, for $69. I'll buy that and hand it to someone to smack me up the head, when I turn into an "old foggie".
Even with the sun out and temps in the lower 50 degrees, they whine and complain. And sick much? I think being a hypochondriac increases when you reach a certain age, cause these folks have so many medical issues, it's a wonder the CDC doesn't take them away to isolation.
Time for a nice quiet walk.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Disaster Survival Kits Can Save Lives
No one knows when disaster may strike, but getting prepared beforehand will help you survive. No matter whether it is natural disaster in a local area, like an earthquake or hurricane, or man made disaster, terrorist attack and fire, you require having disaster survival kits with proper emergency supplies. The disasters will force you vacate your neighborhood, place of work or school or will detain you to your house.
Having the right first-aid kits, survival kits, and emergency supplies ahead of time is just like having spare tire in a trunk of the car: You think not to have the flat tire, but it is good to know that the spare tire is there, ready for the use to keep you going. The emergency preparedness is necessary now.
What is the disaster survival kit?
Disaster survival kits are one type of kit that you and your family fill with necessities for the survival in an event of disaster and these include food, water, clothing, first aid supplies, bedding and tools and some emergency supplies.
Why prepare for a disaster?
The hope of something “disastrous” taking place will scare us all. However, reality is, there is the chance that all of us can be involved in a disaster and emergency. The services like water, gas, electric, and telephones can be cut off. In an event of large disaster, the emergency staff will be very busy helping people in need of the immediate medical and rescue attention, and will not assist you.
Events of 11th September, Hurricane Katrina, Mumbai terrorist attack in India as well as shocking Tsunami in Indonesia as well as surrounding regions have affected us emotionally, physically, and morally. Thus, preparation for all kinds of disasters should be the fact of life. So why leave it on fate and take a chance that you and your loved ones will suffer unnecessarily during and after the disaster?
The emergency preparedness experts have designed the disaster survival kits that have the most reliable disaster food, water, communication, and shelter, lighting, as well as sanitation supplies accessible so they are prepared when and where you require those.
Choose an easy method to keep the items stored and ready while you need it is to divide between two or more easy to carry containers, like camping backpack or duffel bag. Place canned foods in dry place where the temperature is very cool.
(Wed Jan 7th, 2009, by Martin Applebaum)
Having the right first-aid kits, survival kits, and emergency supplies ahead of time is just like having spare tire in a trunk of the car: You think not to have the flat tire, but it is good to know that the spare tire is there, ready for the use to keep you going. The emergency preparedness is necessary now.
What is the disaster survival kit?
Disaster survival kits are one type of kit that you and your family fill with necessities for the survival in an event of disaster and these include food, water, clothing, first aid supplies, bedding and tools and some emergency supplies.
Why prepare for a disaster?
The hope of something “disastrous” taking place will scare us all. However, reality is, there is the chance that all of us can be involved in a disaster and emergency. The services like water, gas, electric, and telephones can be cut off. In an event of large disaster, the emergency staff will be very busy helping people in need of the immediate medical and rescue attention, and will not assist you.
Events of 11th September, Hurricane Katrina, Mumbai terrorist attack in India as well as shocking Tsunami in Indonesia as well as surrounding regions have affected us emotionally, physically, and morally. Thus, preparation for all kinds of disasters should be the fact of life. So why leave it on fate and take a chance that you and your loved ones will suffer unnecessarily during and after the disaster?
The emergency preparedness experts have designed the disaster survival kits that have the most reliable disaster food, water, communication, and shelter, lighting, as well as sanitation supplies accessible so they are prepared when and where you require those.
Choose an easy method to keep the items stored and ready while you need it is to divide between two or more easy to carry containers, like camping backpack or duffel bag. Place canned foods in dry place where the temperature is very cool.
(Wed Jan 7th, 2009, by Martin Applebaum)
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Things You Hear While Listening
Well, while not taking part in "gossip", I can't help but listen to it.
Yesterday I rode a different bus route, and the bus stopped at a high school and picked up 40 kids (no school buses here?). I was surrounded by teenage girls, yakking away about Billy liking Sally, and Carol was such a klutz...etc. I thought to myself, wait 40 years and things will be the same. Old fogies at the "Home" gossip like school girls!
Here, I listen to the elderly gossips whine about their medications, physical ailments, each others ailments, the status of so & so's mental health...many are nutters. They speak of how "Dave" smells so bad, never takes a shower or "Mary" is a loon and her room is haunted. There is "Horny Harry" age 82, "Gas Mask" Bob who has a special vent out his window cause his room's air is poison, which is why he wears a gas mask.
Then, there is a friend from the shelter, who got a job as a Metro Bus Drive at
$19/hr, but still collects bottles and cans for the 5 cent return, and thinks he is getting three "merit" raises in 2009. "Curly", the laziest janitor I have ever met, says he asked for a 7.5% raise this year and thinks he deserves it. Uh huh.
I hear people complain about not having enough food or money, yet they all have cell phones, cigarettes, and can buy dope and booze. Their "dealers" even deliver right to the "Home".
They brag about their prison time, run ins with the law, drug use, etc. Old hippies, still being hippies.
Now I am not from the upper class of society, but never in my life have I been exposed to these types of folks, Colorado Springs being the same. People I knew back in Michigan or Northern Colorado were professionals...teachers, engineers, government workers, grad students, real estate people, etc. They also gossiped and spoke of things that were of little interest to me, but dang....a whole different level. I can only imagine what a third world country must be like.
Yesterday I rode a different bus route, and the bus stopped at a high school and picked up 40 kids (no school buses here?). I was surrounded by teenage girls, yakking away about Billy liking Sally, and Carol was such a klutz...etc. I thought to myself, wait 40 years and things will be the same. Old fogies at the "Home" gossip like school girls!
Here, I listen to the elderly gossips whine about their medications, physical ailments, each others ailments, the status of so & so's mental health...many are nutters. They speak of how "Dave" smells so bad, never takes a shower or "Mary" is a loon and her room is haunted. There is "Horny Harry" age 82, "Gas Mask" Bob who has a special vent out his window cause his room's air is poison, which is why he wears a gas mask.
Then, there is a friend from the shelter, who got a job as a Metro Bus Drive at
$19/hr, but still collects bottles and cans for the 5 cent return, and thinks he is getting three "merit" raises in 2009. "Curly", the laziest janitor I have ever met, says he asked for a 7.5% raise this year and thinks he deserves it. Uh huh.
I hear people complain about not having enough food or money, yet they all have cell phones, cigarettes, and can buy dope and booze. Their "dealers" even deliver right to the "Home".
They brag about their prison time, run ins with the law, drug use, etc. Old hippies, still being hippies.
Now I am not from the upper class of society, but never in my life have I been exposed to these types of folks, Colorado Springs being the same. People I knew back in Michigan or Northern Colorado were professionals...teachers, engineers, government workers, grad students, real estate people, etc. They also gossiped and spoke of things that were of little interest to me, but dang....a whole different level. I can only imagine what a third world country must be like.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)