entry for December 04, 2008

I have a 360 friend who recently wrote:

"I believe in people. I believe is life. I even still believe in God. I don't really know why.

I don't believe in religion. It's as corrupt as a politician under oath and as deviate as a porn star at Pentecost.

I do believe that there's an energy out there somewhere. I believe that there's an energy that inspires us to love, to dream, to hope, to think, to breathe... and that is what I call God."

Thats all good, essentially we are of the same mindset so far... But then "I don't support the troops. There I said it."

Wow...I am not offended or hurt, even though I have a cousin who did two tours in Iraq and is now on his second deployment to Afghanistan. This is America after all, and people can say what they want, at least within the limits of the law- you know, unless they slander someone or yell fire in a crowd when there isnt one. I totally get being against war, really I do. I have another cousin who is basically non-functional member of society because of his experience in Viet Nam, and honey and my brother in law both served during that period, and just dont want to talk about it. War is hell is an understatement. So I am guessing that not supporting the troops makes a similar statement, one I can not necessarily endorse. There I said it....whatever I said. (Its a gift and curse to be so scatter brained)

So why am I pissed off? Because I think that as a nation, we take too much for granted. I think too many people put too much energy into seeking things and not trying to understand things. I am no different. I have been home all this week, and realizew\ I have been working hard to earn money to pay for daily expenses, our daughters education, our retirement, and along the way have bought way too much stuff, meaning I need a bigger house to hold it all, and for what?? My 457/401K has shrunk 64%...thats right, I said SIXTY FOUR % How do you think that sits with me? Our home we worked so hard to pay off quickly, now owing only 10 years worth of payments, is friggin down in value to where it was almost 11 years ago. Let me explain it different- it is worth 50% what it was 2 years ago!!!! People say get over it...I say F__K YOU, you get over it. Get over having to rearrange your life plan because corporate assholes were busy taking private jets to spa vacations while the company they ran floundered. Get over having our government being just as screwed up, both parties. ( Im going to rant now)

Get over having women candidates vilified in both election campaigns...Get over visions of Bush on a carrier saying major combat is over, then enduring years of protracted conflict which has cost thousands of lives, only for him to only recently admit his decisions were based on faulty intelligence ( his???) Get over what exactly...

I need a drink...or a vat of soon to be worthless money.

Thanks for reading this...if you disagree or agree, well, we're in this together aren't we?