Random statements and passive aggressive threats.
1. I will not pledge allegiance to a flag. I have proven my allegiance to a country with my actions, but not a piece of cloth which has done little more for me than provided a job. To me it no longer stands for the blood of the veteran or the freedoms that we have that don’t exist in a few nations to me its a symbol of all the money my bosses have made off selling the popularity of flags post 9/11. To me its a club or a fad…. and this is a tragic reality.
2. There is always an angle. For everything “good” that happens and is given to us by those in power, there is another angle not shining in our faces, a hidden agenda behind everything. EVERYTHING.
3. Family are strangers you are forced to hang out with. They should be unconditional cheerleaders behind you, and for this you love them. When was the last time you told a brother sister aunt or uncle, cousin or nephew/niece that you loved them? (Thanks for the conversation il mio amore)
4. An apple a day will not keep the doctor away. Consuming a variety of fruits and vegetables throughout the week will be you best shot at keeping the doctor at bay.
5. Mustangs are not truly wild horses, their parents/grandparents were once domesticated animals. So just like you, no matter how rebellious and wild you get, just remember, your parents were domesticated and you are capable of being domesticated too.
6. One rich man goes to the jeweler to have his watch fixed. When he goes back days later to pick up the fixed watch he decides at that moment he no longer cares for his gold watch and gives it to the lady behind the counter. And now I have a new gold plated watch. Some people have too much money but I’m happy to exploit their extravagant lifestyle.
7. If you can appreciate something before it is taken from you then you truly have reached happiness.
8. To truly be naked with someone has nothing to do with flesh, it’s sharing the inner workings of each other’s mind. ( ;-P )
9. Sometimes we do things with out reason, but simply based on instinct, the outcome of these decisions will yield some of the most rewarding outcomes you will have in a lifetime.
10. “Love is giving each other Dutch Ovens” - The Phantom Surfers
Mr. T says you’re the fuckin’ turkey this thanksgiving.
What’s thanksgiving? Originally it was to coincide with the Church of England’s harvest fest to give thanks to GOD. So that automatically rules me out. We used it to coincide with a Native American harvest festival to try and smooth over things with them so they wouldn’t kill us wimpy pilgrims over the winter.
Fast forward to today where this holiday is a celebration of our consumerism and gluttony.
Consumerism and Black Friday:
Thanksgiving is celebrated the 4th Thursday of each month most people have the Friday after off of work this day is known as black Friday where for the first time most stores go from in the red to in the black (turning profit). We are giving the day off so that we can go and shop and begin buying Christmas gifts. This is certainly mostly targeted the middle and upper middle class who can afford gift giving. Why else would there be football games on thanksgiving if not to get you watching the commercials for shit you don’t need in-between game footage brought to you by best buy and Wal-Mart. Why would Macy’s sponsor the thanksgiving parade? Well so you remember the day after to shop at Macys… and Macys can suck a dick for getting rid of the Marshall Fields name. Buy Buy Buy… I’m just glad I’m not a Christian and not even middle class so I am not a target for this psychological warfare played on the country. I will spend Friday with the one I care most about and see a concert.
Gluttony…. Part 2 of thanksgiving is stuffing your faces with turkey (not a bad good to eat at all) and then the stuffing and sweet potatoes (minus the candy and mushroom coating is a healthy food) and pies loads of pies and all sorts of other crap we don’t need. People will eat and eat watch their football and their commercials. Then when the games are over they drift their fat asses off to bed and wake up bright and early to go buy shit they don’t need.
So this thanksgiving I will be out and about, I will be attending two thanksgiving meals, attempting to stay true to my diet with what is offered. Because as so many of you will be drifting away into turkey induced nap nap time, I’ll be pushing out some squats and turning that great source of protein into muscle mass.
When facts make your opinions look like shit.
Saturday Becki and I went to see these two films: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=105467287 The event was put on to raise money for IAVA and The American Legion by a group of concerned local citizens.
15 minutes into the first film there was a commotion in the hallway and a guy is yelling and screaming at some elderly gentlemen who seemed to have put the event. An irate guy maybe more than one was yelling the following statements I will try to get as close to quotation.
Angry Man: How dare you show a film like this on veterans day. Don’t you think there are Iraq veterans here? I was in the military for 8 years (notice never said in combat or served in any war. For all we know he was a truck driver for the coast guard). This is disgraceful. You cannot show a film like this in a Republican community like Saint Charles. blah blah blah…
Elderly Man who was taking tickets: Sir please lower your voice, please watch the whole film, do you want a refund?
Theatre Manager: Please take this outside, if not I’m calling the police. Gentlemen please….
I take a piss and avoid the growing crowd.
The first film showed all the contractors in Iraq, and how they have played roles in what is going on, from American contractors killed in Iraq as mercenaries and truck drivers to abuses at Abu Gahrab being attributed to contractors who were not held accountable to the abuses… lots of graphic photos of detainee abuse. The movie featured lots of interviews with people who were there. I learned a lot of interesting statistical facts as far as how much of our money is spent on these contractors doing jobs that soldiers normally would do etc… Basically the film showed that our military is too small and huge corporations that contribute a lot to republican politicians are making a lot of money at the cost of American lives, $, and dignity.
This irate jerkoff though didn’t like the reality presented to him and saw it as anti-us somehow. Even though lots of American soldiers were interviewed and all of the facts presented in the film were consistent with my experience in Afghanistan. KBR (Halliburton), Triad (linguists), and interrogator companies. Not knowing the $$ information everything else in the film seemed factual and reflected badly on the republican no bid contracts and really only showed that the troops are getting shafted and not anti-soldier in anyway.
The 2nd film was a riveting account of a New Hampshire National Guard Unit used as convoy security for a year in Iraq, their experience in war and dealing with issues after the war. Amazing film. I think everyone should see especially the hawkish people always willing to send our troops to fight but really are not aware of what that entails.
Check out these films buy them on DVD if/when available. And don’t let political bias get in the way of cold hard irrefutable facts.
