o.k. folks, have you had enough bullshit yet? i know i have. "curiouser and curiouser" as alice once said. lately there seems to be a veritable smorgasbord of stupidity from our leaders and their puppet masters. remember the good old days-- of adulterous presidential affairs of the oral variety? as sordid as all that was trumped-up to be, it pales in comparison to the lies and outright blunders that have come to light recently. maybe it's really tue, what we always used to say... "what goes around, comes around" !!
summer is in full swing here on the north coast. a few observations:
how the hell can you visitors afford to put gas in the mobile monstrosities you visit our town in? i mean, beyond the urban assault vehicles... those massive motor homes, wow. it boggles the mind, to calculate. such a waste of money, oil, blood. is that why you look so sad/angry/lethargic whilst cruising all about? here's a hint-look over to your right or left, at that spectacular bright blue pacific ocean and just drink it in. you might feel better. i know i always do. the beauty you see here is why we residents put up with low-paying jobs, high cost of living, and hordes of tourists. it isn't for the malls, as we have none. the closest mall is more than 2 hours away. and why come to a place with such natural beauty, when all you do is shop? how sad. can't you do that in your respective cities? this is one of the last pristine spots on the entire california coastline, for now. and that's why i live here.
why do you look at us locals so weirdly? haven't you seen people that don't all look like everyone else before? this is a place that savors rugged individualism. sometimes that means long hair-and even dreadlocks! there is a large population of lesbians. deal with it. this is our place, and remember... you get to go back to your homogenized little worlds, away from all of this. don't be afraid. i guess i just wonder why you come here? i mean, it is a known liberal bastion. the biggest cash crop is... you guessed it! it is a huge part of the economic base here. at the 4th of july parade, there was a float with a pack of bare-breasted women on the flatbed, with signs that read: "breasts not bombs", etc. you would have thought people were gonna croak on the spot, i was told. too funny. iraqi kids getting limbs blown off or just blown-up strikes me as a tad bit more obscene than naked breasts.
but that's just me.
one final thought that has been on my mind... i know that forgiveness is the key to every door, BUT- if you voted for W in the 2000 or 2004 "elections", i have trouble with forgiving you. i mean really. take a good, long look at where we are as a country right now. a mess. layers of lies and deception. and you know what? i resent the hell out of the fact that people did not take the time to KNOW what the future held, with that little piss-ant in charge. i did. i saw who that man was and more importantly, who his friends and cronies were---immediately. and don't even try to say that things were EVER close to this screwed-up when bill was there. get real, for once. people in iraq and afghanistan weren't dropping like flies, countries didn't despise us, gasoline wasn't 2.60 a gallon. the economy wasn't being choked to death. oh, except for the companies with war contracts. i forgot.
and we weren't having jebus shoved down our throats by a cokehead loser. oh wait. the oval office blow job. that definitely is SO much worse than being billions and billions of dollars in debt. all for a war that was based wholy on fabrication. so hey, if i seem bitter... i sure as hell am. and my kids get to deal with the mess that has been made for the rest of their lives. thanks a lot for not paying attention. oh yeah, that's right. you were too busy watching t.v., or chatting on the computer, or listening to rush on the radio. and now that you have allowed this to happen to us all, you think that "support the troops" magnet absolves you of any wrong doing? it doesn't. so even if you now regret that you cast your vote for him, i can't forgive you. because the damage that has been done affects me and those that i love, as well as the entire planet. thanks a lot. i hope you are happy, in your million-dollar homes, and your suv's, and with your extensive line-of-credit.
sorry if this offends, but it has been bugging me in a big way. i feel much better now.
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Well, I feel better for you too. That was one hell of a good rant.
For the record, I didn't vote for babybush. I do drive an SUV, and it fits all the kids I drive around. And I do live in an expensive home. But, it is not my fault that property values went thru the roof after we moved in.
I am tired of the tourist traffic. I deal with it though, because I live in a tourist town. As much as I bitch about the traffic and tourists, I love it here. It is our home and our friends are here. We do have to go inland to go to a mall. But, I rarely go to malls. I had enough of malls growing up and working and hanging out there when malls were all the rage, twenty five years ago. Not to mention I know they have to pay their rent and their prices are too high. I am a great online shopper. I prefer Target and Costco to Nordy's, and do shop at the local shops occasionally for gifts, so I don't have to take my SUV to another town and to spend money in my own community. It may cost more at the stores here, but the cost of gas and time to go inland for gifts, evens out. So, I understand your rant, but not all of us are to blame for the ills of the country. My SUV has almost 20,000 miles on it and it is three years old. I do my driving primarily around town as I taxi kids to rehearsals, the beach and to other activites. We do a lot of car pooling, even in our small town. There is a large group of girls who are friends and we mothers know who is going where and when and we coordinate. It all works out very nicely. I realize on the global scale, this means absolutely nothing. I just don't want to be made to feel bad because of what I drive or where my house is located. I am a good person, who is active in my community and volunteer as well. I recycle my trash. I water my plants conservatively, I pick up after my dog, I am a good neighbor. There, now I feel better too.
BTW, Jami just got back and said she got to see Joyce for the last part of their trip. She said it was good to see her. I hope you have a good weekend Anne.
I wear my black I DID NOT VOTE FOR BUSH bracelet. I may wear it for the rest of my life. I keep waiting for the rest of America to wake up when it comes to Bush.
My town has no tourist traffic that I know of. Thanks be to God.
So NOW I know where THEY all go after they leave HERE in the beginning of April! After tanning themselves silly in the AZ sun all winter, congesting the morning commute going to breakfast, and the afternoon commute going to early bird dinner, they head west and north. We call them "snowbirds" here and not always such a loving way.
I loved your rant about Baby B! The "layers of lies" reminds me of a really bad casserole. Really, really bad. I could go on and on, but you did that for me. Thanks!
Brava darling!
STB
Hi Ms. Annie,
I so agree about the 'assault vehicles' and well, with everything you have said.
What is the deal with these huge SUV's that everyone seems to driving? Even the liberals drive them. They always take up two parking spaces and you cannot see around them.
Blogzie will stick with her small foreign car that only takes one parking space.
Hey - I feel better after reading it! and lol @ "there is a large population of lesbians. deal with it." I love my Gayborhood and if people don't like seeing two men or two women holding hands and kissing then they should get back in their Ford Explorer (woo...it takes an SUV to explore downtown Indianapolis! LOL) with like 10 million hypocritical yellow ribbons on it and just go back to Hamilton County or whereverthehell they came from.
They're probably the same people who torture your poor town.
Good post :)
Hey annie, I am a Canadian so you can imagine how frustrating it can be to sit here and watch that S.O.B drag your country down and the rest of North America with it. I don't care if people disagree with that bold statement. The truth is still the truth whether you believe it or not
All I can say is - HELL YEA-AH, what she said!
I speak out against him as often as I can. I am trying to develop an accent from SOMEWHERE for my international travelling!
you mention gasoline prices...
just the other day i heard a quick blurb on CNN that oil companies are celebrating record profits this year. HUH? No shit... make me ill.
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