Pieces of My Mind

Some of the things that have been on my mind lately.

*  I have been reading like a madman of late (I know, right?  so what else is new, GF), and I have about 8 book/gadget reviews to write.  I'm working on them, bear with me for a couple of days, alright?

*  My mother is doing much, MUCH better than anyone could have possibly imagined.  She is back home, has gained some weight, is back in treatment (radiation), and in considerably less pain.  I am grateful for the support and prayers from my on-line pals.

*  I am disgusted with some of my shooters, and even more disgusted by some of their leaders.  When will people realize that the use and carriage of firearms is serious stuff?

*  I am seriously irritated with some of the parents of my Sunday school students.  Would it be too much to ask you to send me an email telling me that your child won't be attending?  I felt kind of silly this Sunday when the only two people in my class were me and my own kid.

*  I am saddened, but not surprised that the toolbag Governor of Virginia is going to try to ease the Commonwealth's financial woes on the backs of school children.  One of the most glaring problems in our state is the fact that we have a an exceptionally high proportion of military personnel living here who aren't paying state or local taxes, while still using state and local services.  If the state collected taxes in a sane and equitable manner, our budget shortfalls wouldn't be anywhere nearly as severe as they are.

*  On the subject of taxes... It might not surprise you to hear that I am a member of several Disney-related on-line communities, via discussion forums as well as on Twitter.  I had an unusual exchange with a fellow member who is known to comment about his support for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.  This dope frequently says things like "If you don't support the mission, you can't support the troops"and other stupid things like that.  I have to tell you that those sorts of statements by right-wing freaks really bother me.  Why? because those douchebags are the people who cry and whine incessantly about their taxes.  The people who cry about taxes are very supportive of doing one of the least cost-effective things that any government can do, and that is fight a war.  Mind you, they like cutting budgets at public schools, but don't flinch at fighting unnecessary wars.  Doesn't make much sense to me.  In my opinion, complaining about taxation (which is how wars get paid for, and they ain't cheap)during a time of war is unpatriotic, but somehow the Wingnuts, who think that they have  cornered the market on patriotism, have gotten it twisted.

*  You know, I am still bothered by people who spend too much time flapping their gums as they drive.  I am even more bothered by the dopes that text as they drive... but, I am open-moth flabbergasted by the people who for some reason, feel that they have to talk on their cell phones while trying to navigate their carts in the supermarket!  Could you people PLEASE stop talking for the short amount of time it takes to shop for your groceries?  This would allow you to go faster and make it easier to navigate your cart.  Can I tell you how sick I am of grocery-laden carts pushed by people trying to juggle their phones and steer their carts at the same time?

There are more... but my shooters are here, and they are probably going to piss me off.  Which is bad.