Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Red, White and Blue

Today is Veterans Day. If you don't know a vet, find someone who is and thank them.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

41 and holding

So tomorrow is my birthday-yay. Forty two, and still not half as smart as I want to be. I watch the news, read the blogs, discuss with my co workers the everyday line of life but still scratch my head when someone mentions political infighting or drops the names of obscure world leaders like they just had tea with them yesterday. Am I dumb? Will I never raise above this "lot" in life and truly understand government and politics? Does anyone else stare at the monitor, shrug their shoulders and turn away to tortillas and cheese whiz, just because it's easier? After watching the world news at 6:30 at night, you would think I would be more informed, but actually feel more confused. Dumber. It's like Geometry class; once you get to that point where you don't understand, you are fucked. Everything learned after that point becomes a jumbled mess of parallel and perpendicular lines (or a not very-well-planned Cartesian plane-ha! at least I know what that is! I definitely liked math more that Social Studies).

Guess I'll just turn off the boob tube, turn up the Rush (the band, NOT radio's Jabba the Hut) and drink some fine brews. No sense keeping brain cells if their not working.