The year in review.

What a dumb-assed title, but hey, I can't think right now.

We are a day and a half from our annual two week + break for the holidays. The one great thing about working at a school. Well it could be the ONLY good thing about working at a school, but things are looking up.

I am in the process, as I write this, of swapping to my new iPad. The old one is on its last few legs, so it was time, and the school thought I needed to stay connected, so they encouraged me to upgrade too. I forgot what a pain it is to move everything. Lots of coffee and a few obscene utterances, and I am about done. I am actually composing this on the new unit.

OK, December sucks! I used to love this time of year, but lately I find myself resenting it. Obviously the commercialism of Christmas is tops on most every list, but I have a few others jockeying for the top spot on my list.

Taxes. Property taxes are due, at least the first half, by the end of Dec. Car tags are due on most everything I own and drive.

December is also the month I lost both of my maternal grandparents, ( though not the same year) and my wife lost her uncle, who had custody and had been raising her since middle school. Several other friends and acquaintances have also passed in this hideous month. So for me, December means death and taxes, as well as being flat broke. Merle said, "If we make it through December, we'll be fine!" So I will stick to that for now.

I will try to add more posts, more often next year. Hope to not bore the of to death or insight death threats, but I am going to shift gears and tell it like I see it on all accounts from politics to just everyday life in general.

I'll leave you with this thought. I am so sick of hearing black, white, Mexican, African American or even Native American now. At this point, if you were born here, you are an AMERICAN PERIOD! If you were born somewhere else, you are that nationality, unless you become a citizen, then you are an AMERICAN. Black lives matter, well you know what, ALL LIVES MATTER! So fuck all of this racial bullshit! The only reason there is still racism, is because no one will let it fucking die! Get over it. Move on. We have bigger problems to work on. Sure we don't always get along or see eye to eye, but that is what makes us better that the rest, because we can work through our problems. Don't be mad or jealous at some one because they have more, or are of different ethnicities. This is America, the land of opportunity. Work Hard and you will be able to achieve what you want. I read an article recently complaining about the low numbers of black land ownership. I can tell you they didn't interview anyone where I live. A majority of farms and small ranchettes here are owned by blacks or Indians. There are a lot of black Cowboys here who own land and have small farms and ranches. It seemed the statement being made however, was how the opposing group wanted land to be divided up and handed out to minorities, because they were not " allowed" to have land. at least that is what I took it to be saying silently in the background. Bullshit! There is land for sale all the time. Hell I can't afford to go out and buy a huge acreage. Wait,  maybe I should complain that someone should just give me the fucking thing. That will work! Right? Hell no! Work and be productive and strive for your goals. Stop the bullshit and let's move on.

Just a bit of what I am turning into. I am starting to suffer from CrONS, ( Crotchety Old Man Syndrome). Our country is going down the drain and no one seems to care, or be able to work together to fix it. ( in my best old man voice) " You Damned Politicians Get Off My Lawn!)

Till next time.

Team transformation

This was a few months ago but the team won state, there were two teams and we were the best of them. We traveled to Indianapolis in July to represent our state in the national competition. We placed 7 th over all nationally.

Later today we will be performing at our fall convention so the judges can test for their judging cards. It is traditional for the winning team to do this. I have to take a position today as some of them have moved on or can't get off work. This should be a train wreck!

Since I had posted in January about Larry, Moe and Curly, which turned out to be Curlinna! They were not too bad, I had a pair after them who fought with each other. It almost came to fists this Summer. I have two new interns this fall. Not sure what to expect yet.

I have ranted about a lot of current issues but have not posted them. Some asshole will read those and I'll get death threats, so they are all just drafts for now. That explains why you haven't heard from me in a while.

We have been remodeling around the house. The mess has been huge. It has finally cooled off enough today to make working on it and working outside bearable.

I need a drink to get ready for this afternoon's activities. Hell, it's 5 o'clock somewhere!

All our heroes are ghosts!

Ok, maybe Bruce Jenner was never MY hero, but I'm sure he was SOMEONE'S hero. Bruce, now Caitlan Jenner has made the transformation to a woman. Today the IOC is wanting to stip him of his 1976 Olympic Gold Medals. WTF? I don't care one way or the other if he looks better than his ex-wife or his daughters or step daughters, maybe they do since they are so vain and always in the public eye, but he won the medal fair and square, why does the IOC want to fuck with him now?

I am also currently looking at going to my wife's, uncle's "To-Wong-Foo" show this weekend. Yes he is a Drag Queen and they are traveling across the country in a motor home to perform at different clubs. Something is in the air, I guess. Even the Simpson's Tapped-Out game is having Pride Month. 

Like I always told them, " I don't have a problem with you being gay, as long as you don't have a problem with me NOT being gay!" It isn't my business. It just seems there are so many now than before, I have to wonder, were there really always that many, or is it just the chic thing to do now? My freshman, daughter has a friend who thinks he is gay, and I have to wonder, because he is so young, why he thinks that way? Is it for real, is it because he only has a mom and sisters he lives with. I'm not Freud so I don't know and don't care, that is unless he causes and hurt to any of my kids, then the preference doesn't matter, all bets are off.

Anyway, Bruce/Caitlan, good luck man! ( or woman). You are going to need it! The conservative assholes won't let it be.

It's a new year!

Every week a reminder pops up to tell me to write this blog. A lot of times I don't because I don't have much interesting to say. Other times I do because I do have something interesting to stay, or at least I think it's interesting. As we start 2015, I was thinking about all that has happened, and all that will happen.

I am adjusting to life on medication, which sucks, but I'm still here. While I have my flat screen tv, as predicted in Back to the Future II, I don't have a flying car. It's still early in the year, though, the "future date" isn't till later this coming fall. Today, however, I am enjoying my last day ,of two weeks, off. School starts back tomorrow, and with it I get three new interns. I could refer to them as Larry, Moe, and Curley! I will reserve that for a later post.

It has been a dull, boring time since I last wrote here. Not much has been happening, thus the lack of entries for my faithful followers to read. (both of you) I'm not sure if my mental change is the result of growing up, or being bored, or just that nothing exciting is happening any more around me. All you psyche majors out there, stop analyzing me, and just see the hidden, underlying, sophomoric humor in my writings.

Our team is in need of an excersism. I was told when I started, this will show you that you really can't do what you think you can. I didn't believe it at first, but now,, wow!  I understand if you can't remember 1500 words, but 77? No matter how much I coach and re-coach, and remind, the same mistakes come out. Our first test will be at the end of Feb. Even though we are the only team in our division, we still will come in second or third! Now once our state contest gets here, there will be 5-6 teams. We may place 9th in that contest. I could place a sub or two and raise the final score, but that really isn't very sporting.

2015 is the year I plan to get things done. Home, work, band. What? Yes, I said band. I want to start playing again. I have had a 3 yr hiatus so it is time to get back in the groove. I go the lot behind me to expand my garden, do look for news on that. I also need to start fishing again. I haven't fished in so long, I think I have forgotten how.

I will try to create something each week this year, no matter how dull it is, just to see if I can do it. Since I have learned how to use Siri, maybe it will be easier. (Just full of typos) Thanks for tuning in this year. Hope you continue the ride!