You Can't Fix Stupid

That saying is something I have heard for years. It's pretty insulting but fairly apt today. Every time I turn on the news I am reminded that maybe it isn't the 'stupid' that is the problem but the out and out ignorance. I listened to our President give a commencement speech where he talked about the problems with all the electronic 'goodies' that we have at our fingertips. He pleaded ignorance about such things but apparently doesn't recall that he was attached to his Blackberry during the election and had to be forced to give it up. What he expounded on was the fact that with the ease of our minute to minute communication that unfounded facts can be disseminated. It's pretty hard for the White House to be able to keep up with the flood of information that somehow gets out there to the peons. It is true that there is ridiculous information being put out as fact. What is IGNORANT is that people take everything they read as fact and not bother to check out the truth of the matter. The government is seriously talking about getting involved in regulating the Internet. Isn't that just wonderful. That folks is NOT a rumor or unfounded. I am in awe of people that don't READ, listen to more than one news channel, and believe everything that Obama says without really listening. Last night I was watching Glen Beck and he was talking about the new Supreme Court nominee Kagan. He showed a film clip of an interview question about citizens who are suspected of terrorist ties. She believes that people can be picked up and held basically till proven Innocent... however long that takes. Don't get me wrong I believe in the harshest punishment for home grown terrorists but with that mandate they could pick up ANYONE for any reason and there wouldn't be a damn thing you can do. Reminds me of Hitler's Germany and the SS. Who would determine who was an enemy of the State? Quite frankly at this current time anyone who doesn't believe in what the current administration is putting out could be considered an enemy. Far fetched..maybe, maybe not. Watch the news. It is scary. Also on Beck he was talking about the First Amendment. I can't wait to see the opposing news networks and pundits after last nights show because he recommended reading Mein Kampf. What was put out is that you need to KNOW everything that is out there to be able to understand what is happening today. He did say the Mein Kampf was written by idiots but he is right. We limit ourselves severely when we are ignorant of opposing ideas. I believe in the Tea Party. Why, because I believe that our government is getting so big it will come to a point when YOU ALL finally understand it will be to late to change. The events that I have attended have been orderly, informative and AMERICAN. What is happening is that there are outsiders that are attending that have an agenda to create a situation that puts the party in a bad light. Those who are IGNORANT will buy that crap and talk about how the TEA party members are moving towards violent demonstration. The Tea Party scares the crap out of the Republican and Democratic parties because those in office are going to be held to a higher standard than ever before.

Mothers Day 2010

Oh my, I have been a mom for 33 years. I heard somewhere that we won't know if we have been a success at raising our young until they are at least 40 and out of therapy. Motherhood is a minefield that's covered in roses! I grew up in the age of birth control and abortion and I can only say that even knowing all that I know now, having stepped on a few landmines, I would not do anything different. Everyday, every trial, every failure, and every success have brought me to this age with my two children whom I love more than life itself. I can't imagine what my life would be like without my 'babies'. I would not take anything for that memory of both of my children when they first said 'mama' and really meant me(not the dog, the dad, the cow, or the tree) I have so many memories that my niece Carrie once said, are like snapshots on my heart. In the time period just before sleep claims me I often visit the past and remember events that have shaped my children. So many times with the advantage of hindsight I think of how things would have been different 'if only'. But 'if only' happens in dreams and the reality is that the joy, trials, pain, the good and bad choices I have made created two remarkable individuals. We were not given a test for parenthood and there wasn't a 'Parenthood for Dummies' book to guide our way so it was pretty much hit and miss. I read the Bible and prayed a lot. I think I called my mom at least 4 times a week from the time my children were born. I felt that I turned out okay so she must have known what she was doing, right? She would just laugh, sometimes she would cry and often she was the one that prayed. Motherhood is not for everyone but for me it is the job that I most enjoy. It taught me that my heart is capable of a love so immense that nothing can destroy it. Ever. Becky and Josh.... I love you more than all the stars in the sky.

Arizona, Illegal Aliens, Terrorists and Our President(The wimp)

It's all over the news and unless you only watch cartoons you have to have an opinion of what is happening in Arizona. YOU GO ARIZONA!!!!!!!!! My hats off to the brave Governor of the state who passed the law that will enable the police to do the job the government should be doing. The police may ask for papers during the investigation of a legal stop or investigation. If you don't have ID then off you go back from whence you came. Adios. Everyone is up in arms. This says the detractors will let the police stop anyone of Latino persuasion and harass them. Get real, if that happens the lawyers will be standing in line to represent the aggrieved individual. I'm not that naive because it will happen and probably a few times but the majority of stops will be 'good' and send the offenders back south of the border. I am sick and tired of illegal aliens coming into the country, getting WELFARE after they drop a child or two and abusing the health care, educational, and government systems set aside for our own citizens. We have to tighten the border and demand that our federal government follow the letter of the law. The President really came down on Gov. Jan Brewer when she signed the law calling the act irresponsible. He sited the fact that a Latino could be taking their child out for ice cream and be stopped for ID. Well according to the law unless the person is robbing the icecream parlor there is no reason to stop him. He is so damn condescending about everything that doesn't agree with his own agenda. He should be finding ways to uphold the LAW and not allow people to flow over the border unchecked. His problem is that if he supports the ban on illegal aliens his Latino support will dry up.. too bad... MAN UP AND OBEY THE LAW. Protect the RIGHTS of the citizens of this great country who elected you.
We had another close call in New York. A car was left in Times Square loaded with explosives. The Administration has repeated that it was a thwarted attempt indicating that we stopped it... what a joke. The only thing that prevented deaths was the fact that it malfunctioned and the terrorist didn't know what he was doing, thank God. Then the TERRORIST was allowed to get on an airplane bound for Dubai before he was stopped. Janet Napolitano, bless her little heart, is clueless and we need someone who is on top of things in her position. Please, please retire before someone else gets killed in this country (refer to the Fort Hood incident). We are now so disgustingly politically correct in this country that we don't investigate obvious leads for fear of being labeled racist. Obama is so very careful not to use the word terrorist attack and I can't figure out why. There have been more than three attempts on your watch Mr. Obama. You do NOT make me feel safe. Your humility, and apologetic attitude to the rest of the world has not had the desired affect. You have made us weak and they know it. The terrorists only respect one thing... strength and action. You lack both. We are so worse off now than four years ago. Bush had many faults but keeping us safe wasn't one of them. You should take a lesson from his play book and MAN UP.

REALLY Bad Hair Day

Last Thursday night when I got ready for work I noted that my hair was particularly fetching. Those of you who know me realize that is an accomplishment because I got gifted with the world's worst hair. I have a lot of hair but it is baby fine and straight as a pin. It takes gel, rollers, a hairdryer, teasing and a lot of hair spray to poof it up to resemble the big Texas hairdo that I just purely favor. My hair was so cute I actually put on makeup. I walked in to work and started in helping the off going shift. The man in room one had just peed in a specimen container and I was taking it to the hopper room(dirty utility room) to take the collection funnel off and put the lid on. A portable bedside commode was in the doorway of the hopper room and my foot caught on the leg of the commode and I went sailing into the room. I managed to keep standing but the urine cup flew from my hand, hit the wall in front of me and splashed back all over me. I had nasty, bloody pus filled urine all over my hair and face. Thank God I had glasses on. I just stood there with my head leaning over to drain the mess from my hair while I wiped my face and glasses with Clorox wipes. I then did the best I could with the wipes and a running faucet to get the urine out of my hair. I got the 'willies' several times during the night thinking about the urine cooties that I knew were still somewhere on my person. I sprayed myself multiple times during the night from head to foot, including all over my face, with Lysol spray. I just couldn't get over the feeling that I missed a spot somewhere. When I got home I washed my hair 3 times, took a hot shower and still felt 'yucky'. I can handle all kinds of gross stuff in the ER. I don't mind poo, blood, vomit and even urine but I sure as heck don't want to wear it for the night!

Camping

A few of my work friends got a wild hair and decided that it would be fun to go camping in a month or so. Faye asked me to be part of that group. While I was THRILLED to be included I just ASSUMED that we would be going to a lodge. She looked at me like I had a second head and said no we are using tents. Let me mention a few things about Louisiana that may make me shudder when I think of the great outdoors. Think large spiders, snakes, mosquitoes, humidity, and out houses. First off I have to pee 3 times a night. I have trouble getting out of bed, I'm so stiff. Can you picture me trying to get up off the ground, getting a flashlight and running to the Porta-potty? I have a 58 year old bladder. I would wee-wee all over myself. My idea of camping out is a 3 star hotel. Roughing it means I have to go clear down the hall for the ice maker. Survival camping is no room service. I admit I am spoiled but to willingly subject myself to the Louisiana humidity is just plain crazy plus I am very fond of the sound of a flushing toilet. I found out that Denise, the inpatient nurse was just as against the tent idea as I was thank God. It takes hair gel, curling iron and hairspray to make myself presentable. I would have to have a generator attached to my tent to make a go of roughing it. NO THANKS. Faye succumbed to the pressure and found a cabin in the woods that sleeps eight. I think it only has one bathroom and that is pretty primitive but doable. It may be fun, just the girls communing with nature and greeting the dawn with a Bloody Mary!

Heavy Heart

Dear God,
You know what is on my heart. This situation seems more than I can bear. Please hear this prayer and deliver a miracle. I don't know the solution. I know what I want but that may not be the best solution so I am asking that you will intervene and deal with this problem in such a way that there will be no doubt that the answer came from Your hand. I bind in Jesus name the spirit of confusion, anger, fear and depression. I bind in Jesus name the voice of Satan that can sound so much like Yours in the mind of Your child who needs your protection. I pray for peace and calm, I pray for Your voice to be the only one heard and the one listened to. I pray that Your love and angels will surround Your child and restore all that has been taken, given away or lost. It is at the point that You only can deal with this. All other avenues seem blocked so I am praying that You will open the door and let Your light shine in and burn away that which should not be there. I am praying for protection and deliverance. In writing this I am praying that You ease my heart as well. In Jesus name.

Tax Day and Thelma's Birthday

I was just on facebook and read an entry from Angela Jacob It said "happy income distribution day" to which I added a comment that it gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling to give my income to those who MOST expect it. I get livid when I am at work and come across those who EXPECT to be cared for and have no incentive or drive to take care of themselves..as evidenced by my last blog entry. I really have trouble at times being compassionate to idiots who are inappropriately using the ER with my tax dollars. The old adage the only sure thing in life is death and taxes needs updated with the recent government additions to the budget. It should now read the only sure thing in life is death by taxes. I am still support an overall tax on consumer goods and do away with the income tax. That way we all(including the entitled ones) pay the same amount of taxes based on our expenditures plus we could pretty much say buh-bye to the IRS.

The other thing April 15 celebrates is my Mother-in-law Thelma's birthday. Thelma, Happy, Happy 85th birthday. I wonder what you dreamed of when you thought of a wife for your only son. It probably wasn't me in my outspoken often overweight glory. I can't even keep house. But we have learned about each other and I believe to appreciate our different ways of looking at life. I am putting together a family photo book for my kids. I have been working on this project for about 10 years but not diligently. Every year I swear it will be done for Christmas. Thelma and I spent several hours together while she told me stories about her family so that Becky would have a greater knowledge about her own history. Listening to her gave me a greater understanding of the 'stuff' she was made of. Thelma is mother to Elaine and Stanley, grandmother to Rebekah, Joshua, Lance, Kyle, Gavin, and Trevor, great-grandmother to Morgan, Cameron, Chase, Claire and Graham. She is a formidable woman who values family above all. I can still see the look on her face when she saw her granddaughter Rebekah for the first time. She had tears in her eyes as she pronounced her beautiful. You are a friend and I value and love you. Happy Birthday