Wow.. I haven't blogged in a long,long time. Mostly because these orthopedic issues with my ankle have been consuming my life.. emotionally and physically. But today I decided to blow the dust off my blog and tell all of you that I had a near perfect Friday the 13th.
First, even though I forgot to plug in my phone.. and it crapped out, I managed to wake up and get to work on time. At work, even though we are facing a huge and ugly week on the 17th (first week of the spring semester), most of us were in good spirits. Thankfully, we have a 3 day weekend and only a 4 day work week next week! There were also leftovers from a faculty meeting on Thursday... Free Lunch!!
Friday the 13th was pay day! 'Nough said! I finally received what I thought was a terminally lost Christmas gift card... $25 bucks to my fave, P.F. Changs. Thanks Beth!
It's always a good day when I receive the next movie in my Netflix Que. A belated Christmas present from a grateful adjunct faculty, Ferrero Rocher!! Yum. And 4 other miscellaneous items that are too boring to blog about!
Hope you all had a good Friday the 13th!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Saturday, July 23, 2011
A Punch to the Damn Face
I haven't blogged for a while, but this Babe has her groove back. First, my most awesome,funny,clever,and darling sorority sister, Reschini, posted this on FB today:
Could not resist: Please copy and paste this into your status if you know someone, or have been affected by someone who needs a punch in the damn face. People who need a punch in the damn face affect the lives of many. There is still no known cure for people who need a punch in the damn face except a punch in the damn face. 97% of people won't re-post this. Why? Because THEY probably need a punch in the damn face...
I like this, but who knew that in mere moments I would meet up with one of these people who need a punch in the damn face.
As most of you know, I had a total ankle replacement back in June 2010. Then, this March, in the same ankle I had a torn ligament repaired. Yea, it sucks to be me. Anyhoo, I have had a handicap tag during this time, and have been appalled at the lack of respect for those of us who are handicapped.
Every time I see a car parked without a tag in one of MY spots, I am furious! I fantasize about what I should do to punish these lazy dirt bags. I thought about writing nasty-gram notes laced with obscenities and threats of physical violence that I would leave on their windshield. I've thought of taking pictures of their vehicles, clearly in violation of the law and forwarding them to the police. I have toyed with keying the perpetrator's car and most recently with taking my cane and placing the business end of it squarely into their tail lights.
But alas, I am a civil human being, who has never believed in vigilantly justice. I just say a quick prayer that they are horribly disfigured in a horrific car accident.
All of this is spewing out now because of the Real Housewife of Fairfax County that decided that she needed a special spot for her car at Target. I sooo wanted to confront her on behalf of all of us who really need these spots. I'm such a wimp, but the Lord says that 'revenge is mine' and I hope He's really pissed about this too.
Thanks for listening! Cheers and stay cool!
Could not resist: Please copy and paste this into your status if you know someone, or have been affected by someone who needs a punch in the damn face. People who need a punch in the damn face affect the lives of many. There is still no known cure for people who need a punch in the damn face except a punch in the damn face. 97% of people won't re-post this. Why? Because THEY probably need a punch in the damn face...
I like this, but who knew that in mere moments I would meet up with one of these people who need a punch in the damn face.
As most of you know, I had a total ankle replacement back in June 2010. Then, this March, in the same ankle I had a torn ligament repaired. Yea, it sucks to be me. Anyhoo, I have had a handicap tag during this time, and have been appalled at the lack of respect for those of us who are handicapped.
Every time I see a car parked without a tag in one of MY spots, I am furious! I fantasize about what I should do to punish these lazy dirt bags. I thought about writing nasty-gram notes laced with obscenities and threats of physical violence that I would leave on their windshield. I've thought of taking pictures of their vehicles, clearly in violation of the law and forwarding them to the police. I have toyed with keying the perpetrator's car and most recently with taking my cane and placing the business end of it squarely into their tail lights.
But alas, I am a civil human being, who has never believed in vigilantly justice. I just say a quick prayer that they are horribly disfigured in a horrific car accident.
All of this is spewing out now because of the Real Housewife of Fairfax County that decided that she needed a special spot for her car at Target. I sooo wanted to confront her on behalf of all of us who really need these spots. I'm such a wimp, but the Lord says that 'revenge is mine' and I hope He's really pissed about this too.
Thanks for listening! Cheers and stay cool!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Monday, December 13, 2010
A Good Day for VA and for America
Today a federal judge in Virginia ruled that a mandate in Obamacare is unconstitutional. Nothing else, mind you, just the mandate that every citizen buy health insurance. This is so straight forward that I find it hard to believe that two other federal judges ruled that this was somehow enumerated in the Constitution, it is not. I have my 'handy' Constitution by my computer. Please read Article I, Section 8, The Congress shall have the power ... "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes..."
Ok, I have a MA in Legal Administration, I'm not a lawyer or an expert in Constitutional Law, but I can't find a credible argument that this mandate is constitutional. The Constitution clearly lays out the enumerated powers for all branches of government. Yes, there is a Commerce Clause that allows Congress to regulate interstate commerce. But this mandate has nothing to do with that. If someone chooses not to participate in any health care plan, guess what? They're not participating in commerce!! Is this so hard to understand??
Oh, and yes there is the argument that in Article I, Section 8, "The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes"... hmmm, Mr. Obama said that the 'penalty' for not buying insurance was not a tax. But yet the government lawyers are using this lame excuse to support their case. Sidebar: federal judges don't decide cases based on whether or not it's a 'feel good' idea, they base their decisions on the law.
One other important issue, if the government loses this case? Guess what... the whole bill will go down in flames. The revenue that they had projected from this 'mandatory' requirement was what was going to support the majority of the cost of this program. With this mandate gone.... the bill will fall like a house of cards.
This WILL end up at the Supreme Court, probably a year from now, and ..... well may the best argument win!!
Cheers!
Ok, I have a MA in Legal Administration, I'm not a lawyer or an expert in Constitutional Law, but I can't find a credible argument that this mandate is constitutional. The Constitution clearly lays out the enumerated powers for all branches of government. Yes, there is a Commerce Clause that allows Congress to regulate interstate commerce. But this mandate has nothing to do with that. If someone chooses not to participate in any health care plan, guess what? They're not participating in commerce!! Is this so hard to understand??
Oh, and yes there is the argument that in Article I, Section 8, "The Congress shall have the power to lay and collect taxes"... hmmm, Mr. Obama said that the 'penalty' for not buying insurance was not a tax. But yet the government lawyers are using this lame excuse to support their case. Sidebar: federal judges don't decide cases based on whether or not it's a 'feel good' idea, they base their decisions on the law.
One other important issue, if the government loses this case? Guess what... the whole bill will go down in flames. The revenue that they had projected from this 'mandatory' requirement was what was going to support the majority of the cost of this program. With this mandate gone.... the bill will fall like a house of cards.
This WILL end up at the Supreme Court, probably a year from now, and ..... well may the best argument win!!
Cheers!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wasilla we hardly knew ya!
Everyday it seems like I have to comment on these ridiculous goings on....
ACT I, Introducing Sarah Palin, there is a love fest!
ACT II Some in the Tea Party don't like her. But a lot of peeps luv her.
ACT III Oops my teenage daughter gets pregnant, then wants to marry Baby Daddy, then doesn't want to marry Baby Daddy
ACT IV Teenage Momma goes on DWST... I actually liked her.
ACT V - Oops the other daughter says awful things about gays on FB.
ACT VI Bristol chimes in with the S word~ And TLC is licking its chops over the ratings for Palin's Alaska.
My read on this..... She and her family are fab at PR but that's it! Good night!
ACT I, Introducing Sarah Palin, there is a love fest!
ACT II Some in the Tea Party don't like her. But a lot of peeps luv her.
ACT III Oops my teenage daughter gets pregnant, then wants to marry Baby Daddy, then doesn't want to marry Baby Daddy
ACT IV Teenage Momma goes on DWST... I actually liked her.
ACT V - Oops the other daughter says awful things about gays on FB.
ACT VI Bristol chimes in with the S word~ And TLC is licking its chops over the ratings for Palin's Alaska.
My read on this..... She and her family are fab at PR but that's it! Good night!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
"If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested..."
"Over the river and through the woods, with a 'strip search' along the way." I hadn't really been paying much attention to this story until yesterday. I don't fly much anymore, and for the most part our airport security seemed to be handled relatively well. Up until now. What I have been reading lately is horrifying on so many levels. Where to begin...?
First and foremost, wasn't it just last month that we discovered Al Qaeda performing dry runs with bomb materials in printer cartridges? Why then are we 'virtually' strip searching pregnant ladies and patting down 3 year old kids?? And why the hell aren't we addressing what the 'bad guys' seem to be planning next?? This really seems to be so straight forward. After 9-11, we virtually shut down access to successful hijackings. The 'bad guys' always look for another way to blow stuff up. We need to be doing more to protect the cargo in our planes, when OBVIOUSLY this is what these terrorists are planning. As Homer Simpson would say..."DOPE"!!
Second, what purpose does it serve to see every passenger... man, women and child... naked? I haven't read a credible argument for these machines in terms of their effectiveness in protecting the flying public. What this is ... is a grave violation of our privacy. Who wants some stranger seeing an image of their naked body! Or their minor child's body! We need to fight this gross infraction of our constitutional rights.
Oh hey... wanna opt out of the x-ray? No problem, look what we have for you.... a pat down usually reserved for criminals whose behavior has created the reasonable suspicion that they've broken the law. Groping genitalia included!
Lastly, the verdict is still out on how safe repeated exposure to this type of x-ray might be. Especially to people with certain conditions, and especially to pregnant women, the elderly, and children. This is a reckless move by Homeland Security and hopefully the uprising by the flying public and flight crews will put a halt to this......Cheers!
First and foremost, wasn't it just last month that we discovered Al Qaeda performing dry runs with bomb materials in printer cartridges? Why then are we 'virtually' strip searching pregnant ladies and patting down 3 year old kids?? And why the hell aren't we addressing what the 'bad guys' seem to be planning next?? This really seems to be so straight forward. After 9-11, we virtually shut down access to successful hijackings. The 'bad guys' always look for another way to blow stuff up. We need to be doing more to protect the cargo in our planes, when OBVIOUSLY this is what these terrorists are planning. As Homer Simpson would say..."DOPE"!!
Second, what purpose does it serve to see every passenger... man, women and child... naked? I haven't read a credible argument for these machines in terms of their effectiveness in protecting the flying public. What this is ... is a grave violation of our privacy. Who wants some stranger seeing an image of their naked body! Or their minor child's body! We need to fight this gross infraction of our constitutional rights.
Oh hey... wanna opt out of the x-ray? No problem, look what we have for you.... a pat down usually reserved for criminals whose behavior has created the reasonable suspicion that they've broken the law. Groping genitalia included!
Lastly, the verdict is still out on how safe repeated exposure to this type of x-ray might be. Especially to people with certain conditions, and especially to pregnant women, the elderly, and children. This is a reckless move by Homeland Security and hopefully the uprising by the flying public and flight crews will put a halt to this......Cheers!
Friday, November 12, 2010
DADT
I haven't blogged for a while because of my ankle replacement surgery. This was done on June 30th, but now on November 12, there appears to be another problem. Sad is me and Bah Humbug!
But in spite of all of this, I had to blog about Veteran's Day and all the 'hubbub' about DADT. First, anyone and I mean anyone who chooses to join the military in any capacity is a hero. I'm not a military expert, but I find it hard to believe that the small percentage of gay people who join are going to create massive disruptions. Maybe I'm wrong, but you have to show me the evidence, I am a student of legal studies so I always ask that question.
No evidence.... case closed. This is another example of our federal government is spending too much time re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic!
But in spite of all of this, I had to blog about Veteran's Day and all the 'hubbub' about DADT. First, anyone and I mean anyone who chooses to join the military in any capacity is a hero. I'm not a military expert, but I find it hard to believe that the small percentage of gay people who join are going to create massive disruptions. Maybe I'm wrong, but you have to show me the evidence, I am a student of legal studies so I always ask that question.
No evidence.... case closed. This is another example of our federal government is spending too much time re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic!
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