Okay, I'm light years away from being a Red Hat lady, but I am at least really close to 40 now, and I have decided that it's time to be a little crotchety. Or maybe practice a bit. So, I am going to announce the following:
* My "live and let live" policy with nature stops when the moles start eating the carrots. Now I'm more into death.
* If you attend parties and people walk away from you while you're still talking, you're probably talking too much. If they run, you definitely are.
* I believe everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but if you call everyone who doesn't agree with you a "Nazi" or a "socialist," I'm going to consider you an ignoramus.
* No matter how many emails I get offering it, I am never going to need a penis enlargement. Please, World of the Internet, take me off the list.
* Your mother used to tell you "Don't talk with your mouth full" for a reason. Spraying people with half-chewed food is revolting.
* You can find a lot of hateful people on the internet, as well as a lot of really wonderful people. Sort of depends on what you focus on.
* I am a FIRM believer in banning the discharging of firearms within city limits, but don't you think we might repeal it for just one day to take care of a few really aggressive birds?
* Yelling at a store salesclerk because a product doesn't work or you are unhappy with the service doesn't accomplish anything but it does ruin two people's days.
* If all my friends looked the same, I'd probably be missing out on a lot.
* Personal integrity is what you do when no one is looking.
* If we used to send you gifts in the past but have stopped doing so, it probably means you never said thank you. The world tends to work like that.
* I will support your right to choose to smoke or to ride a motorcycle without a helmet as long as you also choose to pay the bills if you end up in the hospital because of it.
* If so few issues are black and white, why do we only have two political parties?
* I realize we have become a very litigious society, but is it really necessary to have a warning on a bucket of kitty litter that, in the even the bucket is empty of said kitty litter AND the bucket happens to have water in it AND an unsupervised toddler is nearby that IF the toddler falls at just the right angle it could concievably drown in the bucket? Wouldn't that qualify as a "freak accident?"
* If your employees can't actually fix anything, please don't call them "repairmen."
* Being an aggressive driver really doesn't get you places that much faster, but it does make you more likely to run over people, animals, and bicyclists.
* Eliminating food additives, exercising, and eating healthy may not make a huge difference in a person's lifespan, but that's not a chance I am willing to risk my life on.
* I will be happy to accept a refund from those who are screaming "socialism" over the proposed healthcare bill. In general, I am a big proponent of education, but as I have been paying taxes to help educate their children in our public (government owned) schools, I realize that the hypocrisy of their position must be keeping them awake at nights, and I will cheerfully accept a full refund of my tax dollars.
* If you think one person can't make a difference, look up these names: Nelson Mandela, Candy Lightner, Mohandas Gandhi, Milton Hershey, Rosa Parks, Joan of Arc, Alexander Graham Bell, Henri Dunant, Martin Luther.
* As soon as someone tries to ban a book, I go buy it. Limiting knowledge is more dangerous than any book I have yet encountered.
* Television is about getting ratings. Sensationalism gets ratings. News is on television. Sensationalism on the news gets ratings. Therefore, might it be a good idea to view television news--no matter what channel--with a bit of skepticism?
* I am sorry to hear the postal service is continually in financial trouble, but maybe if they stopped losing so many packages (especially in the Denver sorting facility), people wouldn't be taking their business elsewhere as often.
* No matter how many times I have asked them not to do so, my credit card companies refuse to stop sending me "cash advance" checks. Fine. I have started shredding them and putting them in the compost bin, which seems more fitting anyway.
* I was going to buy a feeder until our resident hummingbird started trying to drive me out of the garden. If he's going to be that way, he can find his own darn food.
* I realize nature is a delicate balance, but if we eliminated mosquitoes altogether, don't you think we could find a way to compensate?
4 comments:
A rather interesting list, Toni. Many items would hold true for the UK too.
Why don't the News broadcasters share good news for a change? Theres plenty out there.......
You really need to educate yourself about the so-called government health insurance plan. You've taken 2 digs at it recently which tells me you know nothing about it. I doubt you study political issues much because the information is available on the internet. It IS socialism & if you know the meaning of that word AND the facts, not lies about the plan you could figure it out. The majority of the citizens of the US don't want it. They recognize it as a grab for power & control over people.
And FYI--I have looked at it. As I said, it isn't what I would have picked and I think a lot needs to be changed. Which is more helpful--a debate about how to make it a better plan or calling everyone a socialist?
"If so few issues are black and white, why do we only have two political parties?"
Amen sister, been screaming this one for years! Well not screaming like those scary people on TV, just hate it when every time another party is introduced with a viable candidate, they are called a loon and run out of the room. Maybe someday our system will truly represent the issues and their gray, and not be just a fence that divides it into two sides.
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