Long time, no talk
God it’s been forever since I’ve written… or even had the luxury to write.
I was looking back over past things that I’ve gotten up on my soap box about… and have to admit that wow… I was alot wittier back when my only concerns was if the Man liked me and my personal finances.
As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that maybe I’ve become complacent or *gasp* dare I say… indifferent, to the world at large.
I don’t understand HOW America has allowed Sarah Palin to still be a public figure.. and quite frankly.. it freaks me out a little. She has to be the biggest nitwit, with the largest trail of wrong doings… that I’ve ever seen any public actually have. Yet… here she remains. Everything that comes out of her mouth is a contradiction. The scary thing for me, is that, she actually has somewhat of a following.. despite her obvious idiocy.
I don’t understand Conspiracy Theorist. At all, actually. I don’t care who the fuck is to blame.. what I want.. is a plausible solution on how to fix it. Duh.. politicians are corrupt.. this isn’t news. I’m tired of hearing the Reps and Dems bickering over who’s wrong and how the other party can do it better. News flash Republicans… you HAD FOR-EVER to deal with shit.. and didn’t do anything… so now, back off a little. Stop living life with the mindset that “if only we were in office again, we’d do it better” you didn’t make it happen, your presidential candidate picked a terrible running mate.. and your ass lost. Deal. At the end of the day… it isn’t about YOU. It’s about us… the people you represent. So start working with some type of cohesion or kindly shut up.
I realized today.. that despite my feelings of being lost and overwhelmed over being a housewife, and stay at home mom… that in an pre-screening interview for a job… I’ve actually lost the savvy ability to wow the corporate world with my knowledge of marketing haha… not really.. it took me a minute to put back on the “working gal” hat.. and get the lingo down.. but I did.. and now have a chance at the “actual” interview.. but still…… I had a quiet moment of realization that my current accomplishments of creating a happy baby, getting my chores done and making the house presentable for the Man when he gets home… doesn’t rate all that high on the “outside life” scale. ha… whatever.. it’s trickier then anyone will ever give us credit for. It’s no easy task.. and your job is never done. When I came home from work before.. I could leave work at the office… outside of a few choice words here and there… but now.. with my current employment…. it doesn’t stop and nor do I want it to. I find deep pride in my kid smiling and being an overall happy kid… the house is mostly clean and the Man is mostly pleased with my “work” so Suck It America.. for the lack of credit in the “real” world.
I’ve realized that meds and alcohol are a very delicate situation.. and moderation is key.
Gotta run.. which I could talk more.. but I’m still pissed about the political situation … haha and my soap box is rusty from lack of use.
You get mucho kudos from me! Taking care of a baby and a home is plenty difficult as far as I’m concerned. There are a lot of maintenance activities that tend to not get done when both people work - staying at home just means you get to do all that hard work that wasn’t getting done before. Of course it’s tough for most folks to try to live off one income, but then when you do go back to work there’s daycare to pay for and all sorts of other logistical challenges. No easy path to be found.
I’m afraid neither the Democrats or Republicans are willing to address the fact that unless we find a way to make truly massive reductions in our healthcare spending, the country will end up going bankrupt as one wave after another of baby boomers retire. The GOP just wants to tinker around the edges while protecting entrenched interests, the Dems want to spend any savings on covering more people. None of them seem to care that unless we start making huge cutbacks now, the whole system will fall under its own weight in the next 10 - 20 years because we already spend a vastly higher percentage of our GDP on healthcare versus any other developed country. Add in the fact that we will have a small number of young people trying to pay for the healthcare of massive numbers of boomer seniors and the picture gets truly scary. By putting off difficult decisions for as long as possible, we’re guaranteeing disaster once the process is fully in motion.
Glad things are going well overall - keep us up to date whenever you can find the time and energy.
P.S. Just got back from SXSW last night. Yep, it was awesome.
miker said this on March 22, 2010 at 9:12 pm