Well, perhaps Scott Walker's campaign promise should have been the disintegration of 250,000 jobs in Wisconsin. That would have been more accurate. Wisconsin - open for ridicule.
Just got the news that a major Wisconsin manufacturer of military junk is going to lay off 900 workers because the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down.
This definitely proves the alarming fact that our nation's economy is based on the military/industrial complex. We cannot thrive unless we're at war. Like the Romans, the folly of that approach is a major step in the decline of the United States. Our empire is starting to crumble. Don't really feel bad about that. Despite all the propaganda being shoved down our throats right now about that little gang man in North Korea posing a threat, most Americans are fed up with the conflicts into which we always mange to insert ourselves. I don't think any Americans will tolerate any more media-created wars.
Ah well. I'm lucky. Financially doing alright - but a far cry from rich.....no....more like a far screaming howl from rich. However, when you compare my life with the life of most people on the planet, I'm livin' the dream, no question. I sometimes feel bad about how easy my life is.......and I wonder how people like Donald Trump and the Koch brothers ever sleep at night. Oh I keep forgetting, these people are soul-less.
It is so easy to turn a blind eye to reality while we live completely isolated in our fantasy worlds. We buy boats while kids all over the continent of Africa drink stagnant water, and die. There is a lot wrong and I'm always concerned and curious about how any of it will ever be righted. But, poetic justice is the one thing I believe in; it's my religion. So I keep true to myself, I try to limit my carbon footprint, I do what I can when I can and I believe we all will get exactly what we deserve.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Have To Do It
I have to complain about Wisconsin's climate, again. Second week of April; rain, cold, snow predicted in a couple of days. No wonder Norwegians are so dismal, disdainful, dour and a drag; they settled a place that is exactly like the same frozen wasteland they left in the old world. Lack of imagination. Lack of sunshine, lack of vitamin D. Lack of smiles. Lack of outdoor life. Lack of compassion brought about by chilly temperatures; people here are chilled to the brain.
I am very quickly talking myself into hating this place rather than just disliking it. It is so time for me to saddle up the palomino.
Things that suck the most about Wisconsin:
1. The weather.
2. The politics.
3. The absence of any real spring.
4. The absolute ignoring of the real problems that exist in the black community.
5. No mass transit.
6. No affordable housing for low income families.
7. No jobs, and less jobs everyday.
8. Poverty stricken urban areas.
9. Snow.
10. Ice
11. Slush
12. Salt damaged shoes/cars/concrete/cat paws
13. Inner city war zones
14. Potholes in every street
15. Outrageous prices for simple utilities like electricity and water.
16. A city police force that is basically unaccountable, i.e., a police state.
17. Ugly fat alcoholics everywhere, especially driving the highways on weekends.
Okay, I've got that out of my system for a little while. Sorry. I just hate it here.
I am very quickly talking myself into hating this place rather than just disliking it. It is so time for me to saddle up the palomino.
Things that suck the most about Wisconsin:
1. The weather.
2. The politics.
3. The absence of any real spring.
4. The absolute ignoring of the real problems that exist in the black community.
5. No mass transit.
6. No affordable housing for low income families.
7. No jobs, and less jobs everyday.
8. Poverty stricken urban areas.
9. Snow.
10. Ice
11. Slush
12. Salt damaged shoes/cars/concrete/cat paws
13. Inner city war zones
14. Potholes in every street
15. Outrageous prices for simple utilities like electricity and water.
16. A city police force that is basically unaccountable, i.e., a police state.
17. Ugly fat alcoholics everywhere, especially driving the highways on weekends.
Okay, I've got that out of my system for a little while. Sorry. I just hate it here.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Scott Walker Begs for Money
In a letter to potential financial supporters, Scott Walker begs people to "not personalize" issues with his politics.
He also begs for money.
Scott Walker does not understand how personally thousands of teachers took it when he basically trashed their lives. Asking them to not take it personally is tantamount to adding insult to injury.
Scott Walker demonized public employees and the unions that represent them. I think that's taking things personally. Now he says, basically, that was just good economic practice and a new vision for the state, but it wasn't personal. I guess we're all lucky we are not living in Salem, MA a few hundred years ago, where he probably would have burned public employees at the stake. Nothing personal, of course.
Scott Walker is going to have to beg for money, at least from most citizens in Wisconsin. Never has a public figure been so reviled, at least not since Joe McCarthy went on his witch hunt.
The best thing that can happen is for Scott Walker to be removed from the governorship of the State of Wisconsin. Every campaign promise he made, but failed to keep, should come back to haunt him. Every underhanded, sneaky hidden agenda he pushed through should rise up and bite him like 10,000 venomous snakes.
Every lie he has told should be a pound of bloody, raw, diseased meat he should be forced to eat, just so he knows how unpalatable his politics actually are to the thinking class.
In short, let Scott Walker beg on his knees for money; but don't contribute to your own seriously compromised future by this snake oil salesman and the pile of bull$hit he's selling.
He also begs for money.
Scott Walker does not understand how personally thousands of teachers took it when he basically trashed their lives. Asking them to not take it personally is tantamount to adding insult to injury.
Scott Walker demonized public employees and the unions that represent them. I think that's taking things personally. Now he says, basically, that was just good economic practice and a new vision for the state, but it wasn't personal. I guess we're all lucky we are not living in Salem, MA a few hundred years ago, where he probably would have burned public employees at the stake. Nothing personal, of course.
Scott Walker is going to have to beg for money, at least from most citizens in Wisconsin. Never has a public figure been so reviled, at least not since Joe McCarthy went on his witch hunt.
The best thing that can happen is for Scott Walker to be removed from the governorship of the State of Wisconsin. Every campaign promise he made, but failed to keep, should come back to haunt him. Every underhanded, sneaky hidden agenda he pushed through should rise up and bite him like 10,000 venomous snakes.
Every lie he has told should be a pound of bloody, raw, diseased meat he should be forced to eat, just so he knows how unpalatable his politics actually are to the thinking class.
In short, let Scott Walker beg on his knees for money; but don't contribute to your own seriously compromised future by this snake oil salesman and the pile of bull$hit he's selling.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Wisconsin - Nothing to Offer
This state is a nightmare, politically speaking.
Climatically speaking - I cannot believe I'm still here. There are a ton of Scandinavian immigrants who came to Wisconsin, of which I'm a descendant. I've heard, "you betcha", "jumpin jimminy" and "yer darn tootin" my whole life. I grew up on sugar cookies and herring. Yuck. I'm so ready to leave my roots.
Scandinavian families are rather punitive. I know in my family, one mistake marred you for life. You could never recover. With my rather long and checkered history of mildly to awfully bad decisions, I have no standing in my family. But I'm okay with that. After trying to be a member in good standing of this particular club, I finally realized what another bad decision that was! I've shed my Norwegian skin. I'm not quite sure what exactly has emerged, but I like it better.
It's cold here today. It seems Wisconsin is always right above the jet stream. It's still a landscape of gray -- no spring green peeking out anywhere. It's boring - I mean mind numbingly boring. Drinking alcohol is the Wisconsin past-time and I NEVER could hold my liquor. I used to be three drink Trish, drink one, spill one, puke one. I stop at one, now. I've been to every museum, zoo, art gallery in the city and all its other "cultural" (I use the term loosely) offerings. In short, I hate the city I live in.
Since Scott Walker took office, we're now a state of right wing buffoons. That anyone could take Wisconsin seriously as any political model proves that the IQ of many people in this state has dropped dramatically; if it ever existed at all in the normal range.
I just want to get out of here; in the most expeditious way possible. Help! I'm dyin' here!
Climatically speaking - I cannot believe I'm still here. There are a ton of Scandinavian immigrants who came to Wisconsin, of which I'm a descendant. I've heard, "you betcha", "jumpin jimminy" and "yer darn tootin" my whole life. I grew up on sugar cookies and herring. Yuck. I'm so ready to leave my roots.
Scandinavian families are rather punitive. I know in my family, one mistake marred you for life. You could never recover. With my rather long and checkered history of mildly to awfully bad decisions, I have no standing in my family. But I'm okay with that. After trying to be a member in good standing of this particular club, I finally realized what another bad decision that was! I've shed my Norwegian skin. I'm not quite sure what exactly has emerged, but I like it better.
It's cold here today. It seems Wisconsin is always right above the jet stream. It's still a landscape of gray -- no spring green peeking out anywhere. It's boring - I mean mind numbingly boring. Drinking alcohol is the Wisconsin past-time and I NEVER could hold my liquor. I used to be three drink Trish, drink one, spill one, puke one. I stop at one, now. I've been to every museum, zoo, art gallery in the city and all its other "cultural" (I use the term loosely) offerings. In short, I hate the city I live in.
Since Scott Walker took office, we're now a state of right wing buffoons. That anyone could take Wisconsin seriously as any political model proves that the IQ of many people in this state has dropped dramatically; if it ever existed at all in the normal range.
I just want to get out of here; in the most expeditious way possible. Help! I'm dyin' here!
Thursday, April 4, 2013
I Miss My Dog
I have spent the past few days missing my dog. She was old, blind and leading a very unhappy life when we made the decision to end her misery. Her passing was peaceful. That doesn't begin to comfort me for the gigantic void left in my life.
She no longer greets us when we come home. She doesn't lie patiently on the floor waiting for us to feed her something from the table. She's gone. It's painful. I'm sad. I still can't put her stuff away. I haven't cleaned the leather sofa where she used to lay down with her muddy paws. Her leash is still by the front door; her toys are still strewn about.
I won't have anyone to play fetch with anymore. She won't steal my shoes and hide them on me. I think I've spent hours looking for at least one of my shoes in the past five years. Now, they're just always where I took them off. She won't be digging the holes for me when I plant the annuals. She won't bark at the mailman or chase rabbits in the yard.
She gave me a great deal of love and affection, loyalty and trust. Now, she's just gone and I feel empty inside. She was my first and only dog. I think I'd get another one, but my life is too up in the air right now because I want to flee Wisconsin at the first available moment. It would be terribly inconvenient for me to take on the responsibility that comes with a puppy, not knowing where I'll end up, or when I'll get there.
I admire people who have had many dogs and who have been through this. It is not easy. The joy she brought us is about equivalent to the pain of her absence. I just miss my dog. No politics. No satire. No sarcasm. I just miss my dog so much.
She no longer greets us when we come home. She doesn't lie patiently on the floor waiting for us to feed her something from the table. She's gone. It's painful. I'm sad. I still can't put her stuff away. I haven't cleaned the leather sofa where she used to lay down with her muddy paws. Her leash is still by the front door; her toys are still strewn about.
I won't have anyone to play fetch with anymore. She won't steal my shoes and hide them on me. I think I've spent hours looking for at least one of my shoes in the past five years. Now, they're just always where I took them off. She won't be digging the holes for me when I plant the annuals. She won't bark at the mailman or chase rabbits in the yard.
She gave me a great deal of love and affection, loyalty and trust. Now, she's just gone and I feel empty inside. She was my first and only dog. I think I'd get another one, but my life is too up in the air right now because I want to flee Wisconsin at the first available moment. It would be terribly inconvenient for me to take on the responsibility that comes with a puppy, not knowing where I'll end up, or when I'll get there.
I admire people who have had many dogs and who have been through this. It is not easy. The joy she brought us is about equivalent to the pain of her absence. I just miss my dog. No politics. No satire. No sarcasm. I just miss my dog so much.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Election Results
I have only one thing to say. Wisconsin is on the down road; it's as close to political hell here as Birmingham, Alabama was during the civil rights movement. Enough said. Get me out! All I can say, if what exists now in Wisconsin can be considered a "supreme" court, we're all basically screwed. Royally.
Meanwhile, let me speak to something that won't provoke my seemingly unfathomable depth of disgust for Wisconsin politics.
I saw the movie "Stoker" last night. It is simply an awesome film experience. Granted, it's an old idea for a horror film, but the Korean director conveyed so much emotion and cinematic artistry in this picture, that I felt absolutely enthralled at the end.
See this movie, if for no other reason than it is a fabulous piece of art.
The reviewer in Milwaukee's own newspaper didn't think much of this film, but I think it just was simply over his head in so many obscure ways. This is a thinking man's movie. All I can say is "flowers don't choose to be a certain color, they just are". Same with this movie; it didn't choose to be such an excellent work of art, it just is.
Meanwhile, let me speak to something that won't provoke my seemingly unfathomable depth of disgust for Wisconsin politics.
I saw the movie "Stoker" last night. It is simply an awesome film experience. Granted, it's an old idea for a horror film, but the Korean director conveyed so much emotion and cinematic artistry in this picture, that I felt absolutely enthralled at the end.
See this movie, if for no other reason than it is a fabulous piece of art.
The reviewer in Milwaukee's own newspaper didn't think much of this film, but I think it just was simply over his head in so many obscure ways. This is a thinking man's movie. All I can say is "flowers don't choose to be a certain color, they just are". Same with this movie; it didn't choose to be such an excellent work of art, it just is.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Voting is not just a Right - Its a Responsibility
I went out and voted to hopefully oust Patience Roggensack from the Supreme Court here in Wisconsin. Her one claim to fame was keeping a child molester behind bars back in 2004. Since then, she's just been one annoying piece of work who has accomplished absolutely nothing. She needs to go home and bake injustice cookies.
I also voted for the former DA, Janet P ..... (really hard to remember how to spell her last name) for circuit court judge. You have to remember that any appointee by Scott Walker is a step in the wrong direction, so Rebecca Bradley needs to go home and learn more hooker tricks for her next Scott Walker appointment. Anyone who associates themselves with Scott Walker inherits a rarefied stink that won't wash off.
Point is: I voted. I hope you other believers in democracy made it to the polls today to cast your vote in the local elections. Voter turnout is expected to be very low.
In this day and age, why we can't all vote from the convenience of our own homes is beyond me. Not enough options for electoral tampering, I guess. But if all of our banking, securities trading, bill paying, etc. can be handled on line with little cause for concern, why can't we all vote on line? More proof that American is not progressive at all. Just greedy and corrupt.
I also voted for the former DA, Janet P ..... (really hard to remember how to spell her last name) for circuit court judge. You have to remember that any appointee by Scott Walker is a step in the wrong direction, so Rebecca Bradley needs to go home and learn more hooker tricks for her next Scott Walker appointment. Anyone who associates themselves with Scott Walker inherits a rarefied stink that won't wash off.
Point is: I voted. I hope you other believers in democracy made it to the polls today to cast your vote in the local elections. Voter turnout is expected to be very low.
In this day and age, why we can't all vote from the convenience of our own homes is beyond me. Not enough options for electoral tampering, I guess. But if all of our banking, securities trading, bill paying, etc. can be handled on line with little cause for concern, why can't we all vote on line? More proof that American is not progressive at all. Just greedy and corrupt.
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