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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

*OK, I typed this up last night and am posting it while on a break at work so I’m not drinking or sitting around in my unmentionables (but trust me; that will change when I get home tonight)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

Hateful Bigots Masquerading as “Patriots” or “Good” Christians

Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?

Stabbing of cab driver because he is Muslim?

Committing arson at a site where a mosque is being built?

Hateful, racist picket signs and protests against Muslims from coast to coast?

All in the (alleged) name of “patriotism” and “Christianity”?

I don’t think so.

I have news for you ignorant, violent hateful individuals who engage in, celebrate or condone (even through silence and inaction) these violent actions, which are hate crimes.

You are NOT good Christians and you are most certainly NOT patriots. You are criminals.

When I became a federal law enforcement officer I swore an oath.

”I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.”

Those of you who were/are in the military took a nearly identical oath, and I can’t believe the number of you who are willing to piss on the constitution you took an oath and (in some cases) risked your lives to protect.

The fact of the matter is that the 1st Amendment of the Constitution clearly states:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof

This means ALL religions, not just “yours”

This IS in fact, etched in stone. It is one of the most important differences between our government and other governments. The search for freedom of religion is one of the reasons that this country came to be.

It is what people fought and died for.

Do I believe that terrorists, criminals and jihadists should be hunted down and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Oh hell yes!

But the constitution should not be violated; and innocent men, women and children should not live in fear that they will be attacked for walking down the street.

To say that all Muslims want to kill non-Muslims is to say that all Christians want to torture and kill non-Christians (you all read about the Crusades, Inquisition and Salem Witch trials right?) bomb women’s health clinics and kill doctors that provide abortions. Have any of you paid attention to what’s gone on in Ireland? (you know, all the bombings and terror perpetrated by Protestants and Catholics against each other?)

Do not think that your religion’s hands are clean of blood and dare to vilify another religion you think is inferior.

Personally, I’m at a phase in my life where “organized” religion (for the most part) is repellent to me because it’s too easy for it to become corrupted by the desire for money, power and control (but that’s a rant for another day)

I have my beliefs (which I don’t cram down anyone’s throats), my practices and my desire to leave the world and my community a better place than I found it.

Perhaps more people should live their life that way rather than fighting a “religious war” making good Christians and real patriots who defend and protect the constitution look bad.

Those of you who are Christian or members of the Tea Party and turn a blind eye to this sort of behavior should distance yourself from and denounce these whack jobs because they make all of you look bad and do nothing to make the world a better place.

If you are not part of the solution you are the problem…

and you disrespect those who gave their lives to create and defend the constitution.

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

Break’s over, back to work with me…

~L

Mood: WTF?

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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

*OK, I typed this up last night and am posting it while on a break at work so I’m not drinking or sitting around in my unmentionables (but trust me; that will change when I get home tonight)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

Food Nazis

Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?

*Before I start, let me add a disclaimer, I’m not talking about happy, positive healthy people who feel strongly about what they put into their body, how they treat the world and live by example – so if I insult your dietary choices here, I’m not talking about you unless you won’t leave me alone about what I do or don’t eat.

Everyone knows at least one example of a “Food Nazi”.

You know, it’s the person who won’t let you enjoy a meal or post a picture of the delectable meal you just cooked and posted on your blog without guilt and/or a lecture.

The ones that just won’t shut the hell up.

It seems that I can’t do anything right when it comes to eating. My paelo diet friends find what I eat equally as disgusting as my vegan friends do.

And they certainly don’t agree with each other, much like rabid political pundits or religious zealots who won’t let facts (or heaven forbid tolerance) stand in the way of them shoving their ideas down your throat.

Many many years ago a person who was on my friend’s list (was a friend of a friend who started following my LiveJournal) went batshit crazy on me after I posted a picture of my Thanksgiving turkey (it was gorgeous, trust me)

First he admonished me for not putting that picture under a cut in order to be “sensitive” to the vegans on my list.

Then, he started in… “MEAT IS MURDER!!!” “ANYONE WHO EATS MEAT IS AN ASSHOLE!”

Uh… [push button remove from friends list]

Then there was my “raw food” acquaintance. Oh, there’s nothing that can be quite as pretentious as a “raw foodie” who thinks they are better and healthier than anyone else. Never mind the amount of food prep involved on trips and that fact that she’d have a hissy if the rest of us wanted to stop for food at a place after a trip that didn’t cater to her. (if you’re going to have such specialized food needs, you might want to carry a little something with you if you want to hang out with other people)

Of course this individual had totally unbalanced hormones/raging PMS every month to the point of being mean and abusive to people (and thinking it was funny) and ran out of energy on hikes and bonked a lot.

So how’s that “healthy” thing working out for you?

A friend’s (thankfully) ex-husband was an Atkins diet Nazi. I once had to remove an “evil sweet potato” from their house.

He was extremely rude and overbearing about everything, especially diet. He lectured me about cholesterol and triglycerides and how carbs are bad.

When I mentioned that all my blood work comes back at optimal levels eating a balanced diet (all things in moderation) he had to admit that he had never had his checked.

Seriously? You’re going to pontificate your “science” and not have any sort of blood work done?

A year prior he had been a “fat free” nazi and there he was thinking pork rinds were an acceptable snack.

There just aren’t words.

One rabid vegan once told me that if I can’t tolerate soy that it means my body “needs a good cleanse”. (many if not most of these people who advocate the “cleanse” are talking about eating/drinking products that make give you diarrhea; no thanks, I make an effort to stay hydrated and keep my electrolytes in balance)

Uh no… It means that soy not as healthy as those who are pushing it make it out to be. It is highly toxic to some people and is one of the top three food allergies in this country. That’s why foods that might contain it are required to have warning labels. Asians, who have had soy products in their diets for years do not use it in the same way, nor in the quantities that big agriculture is trying to push it on us.

Since I’m working on (equally) offending everyone’s diet here, I can’t forget the palo diet people who operate under the assumption that our bodies/digestive systems are stuck in the Paleolithic age and that Neolithic foods are “bad”. No grains, beans, potatoes, dairy…

The amount of bacon I’ve seen some of them eat makes me shudder.

Honestly, some (non food nazi) people’s diets make me cringe. I have a few friends that are going to have diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and a host of other ailments if they keep shoving the huge amounts of unhealthy crap into their bodies that they do, especially those who are already predisposed to such conditions due to genetic/race factors and who don’t engage in regular exercise.

But unless they ask me, I don’t offer unsolicited advice or lectures. The information is out there if they want it. Shoving it down their throats won’t make them change (that first trip to the emergency room might), it will just piss them off.

What do I eat some might ask?

I’m a dedicated omnivore.

It is my belief that due to the way our digestive tracts are set up, the enzymes we produce and the types of teeth we have in our mouths, that we are designed to eat a variety of foods (once again, in moderation)

I eat quite a bit of salmon (wild only; no farmed salmon for this girl), some lean red meat occasionally (my body does not like to train hard for triathlons without it once in a while) as many fresh fruits and veggies (ideally grown in my own yard) as I can get my hands on, whole grains, olive oil, real butter, and foods that are processed as little as possible. (my belief is that the more highly processed/manipulated which includes genetically a food is, the less likely it is that our bodies will be able to properly deal with it) I try to buy local and as environmentally friendly and cruelty free as possible.

I eat reasonable sized portions and stop eating when I’m full. I believe that a HUGE (pun intended) part of the obesity problem in this country is that people eat too much. Remember when a quarter pound burger at McDonalds was huge? Now you’re lucky to find one that small.

I also exercise. I strongly believe that people being so sedentary is part of the obesity and health epidemic, not to mention so many kids being diagnosed with ADD and ending up medicated, but that’s a rant for another day.

I follow the “90/10 rule” which theorizes that if you make good healthy choices 90% of the time, you can treat yourself 10% without negatively impacting your health.

I enjoy (without guilt) the occasional pizza and ice cream, because life is too darn short to make food into a fight and the dinner table into a battleground.

Everyone is different. What works for me, won’t work for someone else.

So here’s the deal people. Eat (or don’t eat) whatever you want but stop ruining my meals with your pretentious holier/healthier than thou BS.

It gives me indigestion.

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

Break’s over, back to work with me…

~L

Mood: WTF?

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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

*OK, I typed this up last night and am posting it while on a break at work so I’m not drinking or sitting around in my unmentionables (but trust me; that will change when I get home tonight)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

Politicos and Those Who Moan Whine Bitch and Complain about Things, But Do Nothing Constructive to Change Them

Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?

I have learned to dread election season (for those not in the know, we just had our primary elections here in Washington State)

We start out with the “litter on a stick” seen at every intersection and public right of way (seriously, do you really think that the candidate with the most signs at a specific intersection is going to win because of it?)

The negative political ads are beyond disgusting.

I am fed up with every candidate from every political party. These ads no longer talk about what someone is going to do to make things better, they are merely nasty attacks on their opponent.

Seriously, Dino Rossi who is one of the slimiest snake oil salesmen I’ve ever seen, who has lost for Governor twice and is now challenging one of our Senators refuses to lay out his plan until after the election.

So… Dino… Why should we vote for you? All we ever see from you is negative campaigning and no PLAN.

WTF? Why don’t these candidates concentrate on what they are going to DO for US that is POSITIVE rather than just slandering the other candidate and/or their party?

This whole political party system has really gone bad. All I’ve seen from parties is attacking the other party and thwarting any efforts they make (this goes for “all ya all”)

Is no one willing to work together anymore? Is it only about the party line and making sure that the “other” party can’t get anything done?

With that said, I’ve seen some good work accomplished by our local elected representatives.

And then there are the “citizens” that do nothing but moan, whine bitch and complain about anything and everything?

Let me ask you this.

What have YOU done lately to make your community, nation or the world a better place other than moan, whine bitch and spread your toxic, negative, hateful BS?

Oh, you signed an on line petition you say?

And you really felt like you “did something”

Well thank you very much for spending 10 seconds to hit a button (likely without doing any reading or research on what it is you’re petitioning or who is sponsoring it)

Let me give you the cold, hard facts about online petitions.

They don’t mean squat.

Businesses care about ONE thing. MONEY. If a business pisses me off, I vote with my wallet and spend my money elsewhere. Then I mail their corporate headquarters a copy of the receipt and tell them WHY they did not get my business and someone else did.

Our elected officials are interested in ONE thing, their constituents. (you know, the people that elect and re elect them?)

Any petition that does not include enough information to determine if someone is a registered voter (and only one real person/registered voter, not a multitude of sock puppets) is WORTHLESS.

Yes, that’s right, your smug petition effort is a waste of your time (if that’s the ONLY thing you’re doing)

What these people that smugly say, “I signed a petition” as if they really went out and did something need to understand is that you need to WRITE (as in a real letter) or CALL your elected officials.

How many of you know who your city council person is? (mine lives four blocks from me)

Your senators? Congress critters? Local and state judges?

A name on an on line petition means squat (they can be used to spur others to real action)

An actual letter (even better if hand written) email, fax, phone call or visit means much more.

If you are interested in making a difference, you can learn how to lobby your elected officials by clicking here

And perhaps the most important thing.

What do YOU do to make YOUR neighborhood better?

Do you know and watch out for your neighbors? Do you volunteer in your community, mentor or do anything to contribute to/make your community/the world better?

If all you do is moan, whine bitch and complain without taking action, then you my friend are part of the problem.

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things. it IS earth shattering and it IS life changing.

I needed to vent, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

Break’s over, back to work with me…

~L

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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

*OK, I typed this up last night and am posting it while on a break at work so I’m not drinking or sitting around in my unmentionables (but trust me; that will change when I get home tonight)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

Judge Martin L.C. Feldman

Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?

It is obvious to even the biggest morons in the world that there is a problem in the Gulf of Mexico.

We have not even seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the devastation that this horrendous oil spill has and will cause.

Although I’ve been extremely disappointed in Obama’s presidency (*note, I most definitely did not vote Republican) for many reasons I won’t go into here (good thing my expectations were low as I didn’t feel he had the experience for the job) I support his moratorium on Deep water drilling.

Obviously, oversight has been lax and there are major safety issues.

Even more painfully obvious is the fact that no one knows how to clean this (or any future) mess up.

It makes sense to temporarily stop this practice until this situation is under control and hopefully other rigs can be inspected and safety procedures reviewed and implemented.

But Judge Martin L.C. Feldman blocked this temporary ban

He cited was quoted as saying, “simply cannot justify the immeasurable effect on the plaintiffs, the local economy, the Gulf region…”

OK Moron, you think oil is the only contributor to the gulf economy? You think your cronies in the oil industry are the only workers who matter?

What about the rest of the gulf coast and their livelihoods; what about the industries and business that are being destroyed? A six month ban hardly compares to what those people are going through. (don’t even get me started on environmental issues)

According to Judical Watch, Judge Feldman has had financial holdings/interest in Transocean, the company that owned the Deepwater Horizon Rig.

How is it even OK for him to have heard this case?

This is one of the most disgusting, incestuous displays of political corruption and conflict of interest that I’ve seen a long time. (and that’s saying something)

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things. it IS earth shattering and it IS life changing.

I needed to vent, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

Break’s over, back to work with me…

~L

Mood: WTF?

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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

*OK, I typed this up last night and am posting it while on a break at work so I’m not drinking or sitting around in my unmentionables (but trust me; that will change when I get home tonight)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

Escrow and Probate

Since I’ve been bitching about both a lot lately, I’ll spare you all the whine and rant here today…

What I WILL share, (in honor of Cinco De Mayo) is my “How to Make a Cadillac Margarita” video.

Watch and learn a bit about proper tequila (note I also prefer key lime juice to what I had at the time I made this video)

Tequila!!!

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

Break’s over, back to work with me…

~L

Mood: WTF?

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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is “Those Who Think Wishing Someone Dead Because You Don’t Agree With Their Politics is Cute, Funny or a Joke”

Seriously,

WTF is wrong with people?

I’ve seen an extremely offensive post on Facebook as of late and one person even sent it to me via email.

This is allegedly a “prayer” and starts out telling god that their “favorite” celebrity was “taken” and lists several names of people who died this year, including Patrick Swayze, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. The “cute” little “ prayer tells god who their favorite president is so that he can be “taken”. It end with a sweet little “Amen”

This is so abhorrent and offensive on so many levels that I don’t even know where to start.

To those of you invoking your “alleged” Christian faith.

I don’t believe that Jesus wished people who disagreed with him dead. From what I remember from going to Sunday School and attending a Lutheran School, he asked his “father” to “forgive” them.

And what about the names you invoked. Do they agree with your politics or are you disrespecting their memory by dragging them in to such a statement?

I may have loathed and despised George Bush and what he did to our countries economy, foreign policy and environment and I made plenty of Bush jokes, but I never EVER wished him dead.

I am sickened and saddened by the behavior on both sides of our political spectrum.

I am not a democrat nor a republican. I can not support a major political party the way things are now.

Politicians have ceased working for the people, work the party line and are beholden to their campaign contributors. Politics is a dirty and corrupt business….

I don’t get upset about political jokes because I’m not on the “side” of a political party; most of the time, I just ignore them.

I can take a joke. As a matter of fact, I’m known for considering inappropriate things funny.

But I draw the line at considering wishing someone dead a joke, more or less funny (especially given all the violence, hatred and racism that has reared its’ ugly head as of late)

Don’t send me this stuff.

If I see it on my Facebook wall, you are GONE from my friends list. I don’t need to read this crap.

Grow the Hell up and stop being part of the problem.

“Those Who Think Wishing Someone Dead Because You Don’t Agree With Their Politics is Cute, Funny or a Joke”, this cheeto is for YOU!!!

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

~L

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I’m way to busy, stressed and excited about being in escrow on a house to come up with a good rant this week.

But since people get disappointed when I miss a Wednesday rant, I’ve decided to repeat a “best of” WTF Wednesday.

I was inspired by walking in the front door to be assaulted again by the fried vomit smell of whatever the scumbag below heated up for dinner.

That combined with the TWO scented oil air fresheners that the woman downstairs plugs in to the outlets to combat the fired vomit (often interchanged with old fish fried in dirty oil with slimy okra smell) is an olfactory experience that can not be described.

This particular edition gives a brief glimpse into one of the many reasons, I can’t wait to move and get the hell out of here.

Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

Asshat Neighbors and the land slum lords that rent to them

Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?

Neighbors. I have an amazing selection of inconsiderate asshats, creeps, weirdoes, drunks/druggies and loud obnoxious trashniness and it keeps me up at night.

With that said, rude, inconsiderate and selfish behavior knows no socio-economic or neighborhood boundaries. There are jerks everywhere (it can be even worse in well to do neighborhoods due the sense of entitlement). So I’ve stayed where the rent is reasonably cheap, I’m close to transit and the waterfront.

But it’s Wednesday, so I’m going to bitch.

All of these people are most definite “cheeto-heads”.

Here’s the cast of characters I am so happy to be moving away from next month. (and characters they are)

“Creepy Guy in the Basement” – Creepy guy in the basement is a nasty old pervert who shuffles around like a crab, smoking under my bedroom window all day and evening drinking his 40 oz cans of cheap beer and “holding court” for any drunk/drugged skank that happens by.

He constantly leers at me saying “Heeeeeey Redhead” and used to corner me in my vehicle trying to chat me up before I quit parking in the back.

My friend Morgan says he has “creepy spider sense” because whenever any of my girlfriends come over, he scuttles over to check them out or try to chat them up.

Everyone, male or female who has seen him says he’s creepy.

Scumbag biker/trucker couple downstairs.

Allegedly the guy doesn’t live there anymore. I have had to call the police for domestic disturbances and have complained to the landlord.

One of his first welcome to the neighborhood stunts was to rev up his Harley at 1:30AM, lean on the horn, and bellow at the top of his very big loud lungs, “MOTHER F___ER parked in front of my garage!”

Charming.

He has no “indoor voice” and sits on the porch which hangs directly underneath my bed smoking and bellowing. His favorite word is “mother f___er” which he loudly interjects into every conversation at approximately 7 ½ minute intervals.

Again.. Charming.

Neither one of them can close a door without slamming it, hard enough to shake the whole house.

No combination of ear plugs, window and stand fans and Benadryl can keep the jolt, shock and vibration from waking me up, especially the back door which is directly under the head of my bed (the bed does not fit anywhere else).

Since they are druggies, they don’t sleep, so this often goes on constantly from about 11:30 PM through 3:30 AM when they are there. (which thankfully has been less often recently)

They also smoke in their apartment which is against the rules, and it comes up the pipes in the bathroom and fills my apartment with smoke (of all sorts)

Music, (most often containing profanity) is LOUD, with booming base and usually is right under my bedroom no the back porch, where they like to party until the wee hours of the morning.

Crazy Cat Lady is a new addition to the house next door. I’m assuming she’s on SSI or something because during the day she sits on the front porch and makes commentary on everything anyone does.

At night, she screeches at the top of her lungs, “HHHEEEEEEERRRREEEEE KITTY KITTY KITTY” in a high pitched voice that ear plugs and fans can not block out, and does not care (she’s come right out and said it) that other people need to sleep at say, 11:00 PM, or 1:30 AM.

and our newest additions are the trash that moved in two houses down (owned by the same landlord I have) who apparently don’t work, drink and drug all day and are also unaware that people who work for a living sleep. Oh, and they’re very young and have already reproduced a child who due to no fault than losing the genetic lotto and ending up with these twits as a sperm and egg donor (they are NOT parents) will likely end up in the welfare or corrections system when he grows up.

The guy and one of his buddies ran down the alley a few nights ago yelling “DOUCHEBAG!!!” at each other at 2:30 AM. (after hearing about it, Dale thought maybe they were helping Crazy Cat Lady find her cat and Douchebag was it’s name-HA HA very funny)

They shot off a crap load of illegal fireworks (the kind that shoot into the sky, explode and cause fires) way too close to houses and trees (everything is very close together, there is no safe place to do it in the back/alley area) before the 4th of July very late at night.

They have screaming, yelling fights in the alley a couple times a week.

There was a dogfight in their backyard a couple nights ago, which lead to a people fight and a then guy from another house staggered over and bellowed about how he loves dogs, hates to hear them fight and how if he hears it again, he’s going to go over there and hurt someone. This apparently needed to be repeated no less than a dozen or so times at the highest volume he could muster even though he was in their faces.

These people do not appear to sleep (or maybe they sleep when the rest of us are at work, because they make equally obnoxious amount noise at 2:30 AM and 7:00 AM

Meth, it’s not just for breakfast anymore.

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better? (even when it’s late)

~L

Mood: WTF?

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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

*(OK, it’s storming out, so I’m in my flannel moose jammies sucking on a pomegranate martini, but whatever…)

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is Bill Donohue-Self Proclaimed Defender of Boy Buggering Priests

Seriously,

This idiot Bill Donohue is a self proclaimed defender of the Catholic church. Since I do not believe that catholics as a whole support the buggering of young boys by priests, I chose not to use his self title in my rant.

Here’s the deal. You’d have to be illiterate and not own a TV to not know that the Catholic church has problems with priests abusing young boys.

Personally, I think that expecting priests to be celibate is stupid, but what I do know?

I do know that I grew up in the Methodist Church where ministers can marry. I am now on the rolls of the Unitarian church where ministers can marry.

I don’t recall any sort of scandals involving the wholesale large scale buggering of young boys requiring church cover ups by Methodist or Unitarian ministers.

But on to Bill Donohue.

He actually had the nerve to say (while defending child buggering by Catholic priests) that if the children were “post pubescent” that it wasn’t pedophilia, it was homosexuality.

If you don’t believe me, you can read it here

Uh, excuse me?

Abuse is abuse and rape is rape you obtuse asshole.

If they’re not even allowed to be married, how is it OK for them to anally rape a 13 year old alter boy who had pubes?

The Catholic church needs to “man up” and condemn, ostracize and turn over to the legal process these pathetic child rapists if they ever want their “come home” campaign to work out. (how exactly does that “come home if you’ve been divorced thing work? By annulling your marriage and making your children bastards in the eyes of the church?”)

and the church needs to make it clear that this asshat does not speak for them. They have enough PR problems as it is.

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

~L

Mood: WTF?

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Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

*OK, I’m not drinking tequila, it’s St Paddy’s Day/Irish Day so I’m drinking a rich, creamy Guinness, not any of that weak ass crap you can dye green

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

The Powers That Be Who Still Think Daylight “Saving” Time Is A Good Idea

Seriously, WTF!?!?!?! How does ANYONE think screwing up our bodies’ biological clocks twice a year is a good idea?

We don’t “save” anything. There are X number of daylight hours (which vary according to how far North you live (in this hemisphere anyway)

Uh yeah, saving tallow by not burning candles in the evening, that’s relevant.

People are going to turn on lights and such in the morning when they’re getting ready to go to work just like they do in the evening (when the TV is on in most houses light or dark)

News flash people; we are no longer an agricultural society where kids need to help out on the farm after school (as a matter of fact, developers around here do their best to cover what little remaining farm land we have with crappy subdivisions and warehouses), we don’t need a “extra hour” of daylight at one time of year, and then to suddenly be plunged into darkness in the fall.

I haven’t read any recent numbers regarding the loss of workplace productivity when these time changes occur, particularly in the spring when people lose an hour of sleep and take weeks to get their body in tune to the new schedule, but I suspect it’s significant.

Around here, at the time of Summer Solstice we have light up until about 10:00 PM and the sun rises at 5:12AM.

I’m sorry, but I don’t need it to be daylight until 10:00 PM, I need to be able to SLEEP because I WORK for a living. Even if I could block all the light from my eyes/the bedroom, the idiot neighbors think that because it’s daylight they can run around outside and make all the noise they want. (they’ll be busy sleeping off their drinking and drugging while I’m at work, at least when it’s dark, they’ll eventually go inside)

The fact is, that up here, anyone working “traditional” hours is going to go to work in the dark and come home in the dark in the winter and will have a hard time getting any sleep in the summer.

At the time of Winter Solstice the sun sets at 4:20 PM and doesn’t rise until just before 8:00 AM)

We have 15h 59m 29s of light (between sunrise and sunset) in the summer.

This drops down to 8h 25m 14s

We lose roughly 7 ½ hours of daylight (regardless of the time) As I mentioned before, those working “traditional” hours go to work in the dark and come home in the dark regardless of a “time change”

Easing into the natural cycle of a time change is one thing, but the sudden seasonal swings we are forced to endure twice a year because some dipstick still thinks we need to “change” the time for outdated tallow/energy saving and/or agrarian purposes is ridiculous.

Take a look at the zombies who are having a difficult time adjusting; the crankiness and glazed look in their eyes says it all.

Pick a “time” and stick with it!

This is STUPID!

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better?

Have a happy drama free Thursday tomorrow. I know I will.

~L

Mood: WTF?

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This is late, it’s been a crazy busy week. But it’s a rant that was worth ranting.

Yes folks, it’s time for my now infamous weekly blog feature (gotta “clean the pipes out “for Drama Free Thursday and Things that Make Me Go Squee”) WTF Wednesday.

WTF Wednesday is when I (and anyone else who cares to; a few already had an early start) get to moan, whine, bitch, complain and vent with impunity)

It’s when I sit down, make a good strong margarita (with GOOD tequila) sit around in my underwear and vent.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about supporting and promoting Popfiend’s Drama Free Thursday with my own “Things That Make Me Go Squee” and this is, in part, preparation for DFT.

I’m all about putting good energy out there (because what we put out there it what we get back)

But I’ve realized that in order to appreciate the “good” things, we need the “bad” as well, realizing of course that “good” and “bad” are shades of gray and that nothing is black and white. (and no one likes a “Pollyanna”)

It’s Wednesday, and I’m gonna bitch and vent about people that I like to refer to as “Cheetoheads”.

I wrote about this several years ago in my now somewhat famous infamous essay,

It’s only one Cheeto-A sad commentary on our society

Each week I give an individual or group the “Here’s your Cheeto award” in honor of the rude, obnoxious, selfish, “It’s all about ME” asshats that we are force to live, work and walk amongst every day.

Today, the “object of my objection” is

Itawamba County school district

Seriously, WTF is wrong with people?

The Itawamba County school district in Mississippi has just upheld every negative stereotype (most notably, ignorance and intolerance) of the South.

Apparently, if you are gay and dare to expect to be treated with the same respect everyone else is or have the same rights everyone else has, you will be punished by proxy.

A young woman wanted to bring her girlfriend to the prom.

KOMO news story about prom issue in Mississippi

Rather than join the rest of us who live in the current century, the school board chose to make a rule that dates had to be of the opposite sex. (oh and that girls couldn’t wear tuxes, they have to be “proper” women and wear dresses”)

When that didn’t legally fly, they decided to cancel the prom.

Hey, punish the whole school so that they are pissed off at a young woman who just wanted the same opportunity everyone else had to go to the prom and punish her by proxy.

Maybe they’re hoping a lynch mob will be formed.

What about the kids who don’t have dates? Will they not be allowed to go with their friends because it might give the appearance of homosexuality?

Do you not have any worth in Mississippi unless you coupled up and are a breeder?

I wonder what the teen pregnancy rate is in that state?

I hope the ACLU sues the (tuxedo) pants off of them.

And I have a suggestion as to where you can put it!

I think that’s plenty of venting (was it good for you? It was good for me) and I actually have more to “squee” about tomorrow than to “WTF” about today, so I’ll leave it there.

None of this is earth shattering or even life changing it’s all minor annoyances in the grand scheme of things.

But I had FUN venting, and damn it feels good.

There, doesn’t that feel better? (even when it’s late)

~L

Mood: WTF?

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