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.
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