Fiscal Cliff? Fiscal Cliffhanger? It's Only Entertainment to Congress

If you think that one side or the other is responsible for what is looming on the economic horizon for America, then you're just another deluded sheeple, grazing on the flavor of pasture grass your chosen "news" network is feeding you.

Who is responsible for this sorry state of affairs? Each and every member of Congress...and ultimately, each and every idiot that voted for them...repeatedly.

You don't like what Congress is doing? Then why do you keep sending the same bunch of selfish crooks back to D.C.? Why? Because you like getting screwed with no lube.

As long as we can keep pointing the fingers of blame at the "other side", then we don't have to do a damned thing to fix our country.

Holding our elected officials accountable means holding ourselves accountable... and that's just not an acceptable option to anyone in the USA anymore.


Whatever side you fall on, the reality demands that we all fall on our swords to cut funding for our pet projects and positions. And if you have any sort of intelligence or a non-indoctrinated education, then you are going to have to be the ones to fall on your swords first.

The ignorant and unintelligent members of our society will never understand what it will take to fix America until they have to make a sacrifice... And that sacrifice isn't serving in the Military, it's sacrificing from your weekly paycheck, and your year-end net income.


What scares me most is that we just may have too many selfish idiots to ever overcome these problems without autocratic acts from our government.

And, frankly, if the people in America have become that stupid, then I'm well past being ready to check out of this gigantic clusterf***.  I'm sick of paying and paying for slugs that won't work or pay taxes. Those of you that do that continually and still expect more from someone else's work can go and FOAD.

The Homesteading Housewife: What Have "They" Done? (An open letter to "Mr. Jack-In-The-Box"

The Homesteading Housewife: What Have "They" Done? (An open letter to "Mr. Jack-In-The-Box"

A sickening comment to a soldier about to leave for deployment, and an even sicker automatic reaction (in the comments of the blog post) by many to make this about racism solely on the fact that the two parties to the incident happen to be of different races. The sad fact is that racism will never die off so long as there are people out there who use racism for profiteering.

Waiting to see if Jack In The Box does anything to reprimand the employee in question, or if they do anything worthwhile at all. I usually grab breakfast there 3-4 times a week, but I won't be doing that anymore until I see their real response.

#JackInTheBox

The Needle and the Healing Done

Using a needle on yourself doesn't necessarily mean death and destruction, given the right drug in the needle...


I just pulled a needle out of my leg. Out of the big muscle on top of the thigh that runs across from outward to in. I filled the syringe from a vial, the drug oozing slowly into the barrel. Wiping my skin with alcohol, I took a deep breath and plunged the needle deep into my muscle. The drug entered my body slowly, with a great deal of pressure on the plunger. Al that remains is a slightly sore knot where the injection sits to work its magic on my body...

Dramatic words, huh? But really it's not a big deal. In fact, it's a whole lot better than getting a flu shot. You can even teach someone else to inject it in the gluteus, or even have it done at the doctor's office. The best part is that you'll feel like a new man the next morning.

Testosterone. That eeeviiill hormone decried by feminists for decades. The hormone that makes us men, and which will turn us into angry, depressed, tired slobs when it gets low in our middle-age years. A hormone misunderstood by almost everyone.

For the past 4-5 years, I've been depressed. No anti-depressant did anything to alleviate that feeling. For the past year, I've had absolutely no reason to be depressed; everything in my life has been doing well and getting better. Except for me. In spite of a fantastic new job and a wonderful woman that loves me more than I can imagine, I've just sank lower and lower. Fatigue dogged my every waking hour, even after plenty of sleep. Several times, I had been ready to just give up and give in.

A few weeks ago, I went to a new doctor and described all these problems and asked if I could get a test of my testosterone level. My doctor's PA (Physicians Assistant) felt that testosterone could likely be a contributing factor. After a confirmation of an exceedingly low testosterone level, I went and picked up my prescription.

I took my first injection one week ago. Overnight, (seriously, overnight!) I felt like I hadn't felt in years. The depression was gone, completely. Within another day or two, I felt more energy, and more interest in all sorts of activities that I thought I had grown bored with. The people around me could see the immediate change in my mood, and I could see an immediate change in, er, other areas...


For all of you men in your forties and beyond, I can't urge you enough to have this checked, if you've been feeling depressed, tired, uninterested, etc. Ladies, if you see these signs in your man, have him get checked. The solution is easy and inexpensive. A shot a week for a few weeks and then one every 3-4 weeks is a small price to pay to get your former life back. As big, tough, manly men, (in our minds, at least! lol) it's hard to even think that this might be a problem for us. But, if it is, there's nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about, and you won't regret it one bit.

And once you see how fast it makes you feel so very different, you'll have a greater understanding and appreciation for the huge changes that hormone swings cause in the mood of your lady...



On the radio this evening, I heard the host describing a man..."He's been loved, he knows love, and gives out a lot of love; that's why he doesn't need a therapist." Truest words I've heard all week.

Take care of yourselves and your loved ones,
E

What? What?

You ever have one of those dreams where a real physical sensation from your body translates into your dream? I had one this morning; woke up thinking a cop was punching me. Turned out that my head was laying on my hand and I had a knuckle jammed into my cheekbone. Those kind of dreams are kind of funny; much better than the ones where you're flailing and throwing the covers around and you have no idea why. Certainly much better than the ones where you're dreaming that you're going to the bathroom, and hoping in the dream that you'll wake up in time.

Flag Day; Devil Candy; Greek Food.

I was wrong. There is some good stuff to write about today.

First off, it's Flag Day. I just put my U.S. and Texas flags out after taking the garbage can to the curb. Our local Girl Scouts will put a flag in front of your house on holidays as a fund-raiser. Strange that they don't do Flag Day as one of those holidays. They do some other things wrong with the flags, but that's for another day.

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I had a long post written and just hit the delete button on it. I didn't like it. And I didn't like it because it was just too cynical, IMO. I just really don't need that in my life anymore.

A few years back, I used to write voluminous posts venting my vituperative venom. Didn't help me get past any of that stuff one bit, it just pushed me deeper into the feedback loop of anger. These days I choose to focus on more positive things, or at least to express myself on difficult subjects in a positive manner.