so don't ask if you don't want to know
People are stupid
I just can’t help pointing these people out.
Ms. Interpretation
Dec 2nd
This is yet another reason I thank Mr. D that I’m an atheist. Go read this crap.
In the face of scientific proof, rather than admit religious history and the ever-lauded Bible is bullshit, they reinterpret it to make it – if you stretch your disbelief far enough – completely plausible. And then fight amongst themselves about it.
Progressive Creationism. Bah Humbug.
There are so many so-called Christian religions out there interpreting the “word of God” however they see fit. Here you can access over 25 versions of the Bible in English and over 100 altogether. Each church within each religion interprets their “word” differently. If you don’t like what your priest/minister/council stands for, just try a different church. There are as many churches as there are trees in the average town.
I don’t get it. The words “It’s in God’s hands” make me cringe. It means you’ve completely given up your will to something else. It makes as much sense to me as saying “It’s in that willow tree’s hands… er, branches.” Christians are so busy chasing the perfect scapegoat they don’t pay attention to what’s going on in the real world.
In a world where young people are taking their own lives rather than face anti-gay sentiment – often violent sentiment at that – there are supposed Christian churches trumpeting hate. At the same time, just about every person I surround myself with (AND the President) supports the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. Even my previously homophobic sons have come around to “as long as they leave me alone they should be able to do what they want.” They should have all the rights and privileges of every other American.
I like facts; I dislike interpretations.
The fact is the earth is millions of years old. Humans are 10s of thousands of years old. Just cuz they didn’t write the magic book until recent history that doesn’t mean they weren’t around. And there have always been gays. It’s just the luck of the draw. Just because close minded society people have made them hide it that doesn’t mean they weren’t out there doing their thing.
Actually this is what set off this post. 
This mornings readings included the above linked local hate-church and this graphic in an atheist blog. And Christians wonder why they are under attack? Maybe because they just keep getting stupider and meaner and we’re just sick of it.
For the record, I’m pretty sure Native Americans and Aborigines have always been spiritual, just not the spirit Christians think should be the right one. They tend to worship the earth – which to me actually makes more sense.
Stop propagating hate.
Happy Thanksgiving
Nov 25th
Not a huge deal in our bunch. Ended up making dump cake and going over to Casey’s where we gathered at his neighbor’s for dinner. There was a nice turkey and ham choice and we all had more than enough to eat.
The after-dinner conversation was… interesting. After Holly’s disgust with anyone eating dark meat (me) we moved onto the have-you-ever-hads. We all had a chance to show our ignorance of basic meat origins. I knew bulls never fuck the same cow twice but I’m still a bit confused on the difference between bulls and steers (male cows w/no balls?) and why if bulls are so picky, there aren’t more bulls. Then onto baby animal meat. Then… my son confesses he believes we will eventually start eating human meat and he wonders what would taste better, roasted babies or well muscled adults.
Ugh. And I gave birth to that boy.
After dinner I headed over to Gangplank to see who was around after their Nowhere Else to Go dinner and hung out with friends and watched a couple of them dance and play with the new Xbox Kinect system. Nifty.
I hope your day went well.
Are you stupid?
Oct 19th
*twank twank twank*
(That’s the sound of knocking on a metal security door)
INNER DOOR OPENS
“Yes?”
“Ma’am, I’d like to talk to you about…”
“Excuse me,” I interrupt because I see the pamphlet she’s about to shove at me. “Do you see this sign jammed in my door? Do you understand what it means?”
“Um yeah, but I’d like to just share this…”
“In a minute,” I interrupt again. “First let me share with you the joy of anal sex and how miraculous the climax can be. In fact if I close my eyes and pray I can almost cum just from the thought of shoving that pamphlet up your ass. Or… have a nice day somewhere else.”
SLAM!
Says Who?
Oct 13th
I find it interesting when stuff is advertised on the Internet as The Best or The Only program to do XYZ. Says who?
You put the question out there, maybe on twitter or Facebook, which is the best program to oh I don’t know, fix your partitions – and you’ll get 10 (or more) different answers. And I don’t really quite know what partitions are. Or something as simple as what’s the best twitter app. Or what’s the best program for editing audio files. There can’t be 5 Best Programs. Its all in what you’re looking for specific to your needs.
Advertisers (and politicians) should stick with describing exactly what they can do for you and stop trying to undermine their competition. We are not stupid. Sure sometimes we’re lazy and don’t want to do research (which is why you see “what’s your favorite program to do XYZ” questions in the first place) and you might sell your program by saying it’s the best. But you’re doing your clientele a disservice. Instead of slamming your opposition, list exactly why yours is better and leave it at that. And don’t lie.
Because you know what? Just like in everything else, if you screw over your customers by saying your product fills their every need and then it doesn’t, we tend to bitch. And we bitch obnoxiously.
Tell it like it is. We’re really getting fed up with the bullshit.
Enter Snarky Comment Here
Sep 28th
Oh My Fucking Shit!
So… that girl… you know which one. The female-thing that is technically still married to my son even though she’s on her third family somewhere (Kentucky, how appropriate) across the country.
She finally posted something new on Facebook.
Im engaged to a wonderful man !!!! Oh and i had a beautiful baby boy now hes two months old…. his name is aiden matthew stone
Arrrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhh!
Now the only things I can think of posting in reply are soooo snarky.
- Congratulations! Will you keep this one for more than a year?
- Congratulations! Don’t forget your daughter’s 4th birthday tomorrow, Oh wait, you’ve already forgotten your daughter so never mind.
- Congratulations! Funny how you named him after the one man you’ve been with in the last four years that didn’t impregnate you.
- Congratulations! Guess that’ll be a long engagement considering you’re still married.
- Congratulations! Boys who are abandoned by their mothers tend to grow up and become serial killers. Do him a favor and adopt him out before he becomes attached.
- Congratulations, you fucking white trash whore.
Whew, I think I’m done. Thanks for letting me get that out of my system.
I’m that mean lady
May 2nd
I ventured to Wal*Mart today only because Mom sent me a gift card for my birthday.
Almost as soon as I entered the store I almost ran over this 7-8 year old girl running loose. Cue dirty look.
A short time later I was wandering through the women’s clothing department and she came careening through and went face first into a clothing rack, and of course started crying. I smirked.
Eventually I headed for the grocery area to pick up a few necessities. Halfway down the cereal aisle there she was again, walking backwards without looking. Being a crowded Sunday the lane was packed and I had no where to go so she slammed right into my cart. “Jesus Christ! Don’t you have a keeper?”
So I get dirty looks from everyone else in the vicinity, although none of them claimed the kid.
I may not have been the best parent, but MY kids never ran loose like animals in a store.
I really hate other people’s children.
First doesn’t mean shit
Apr 24th
You know what bugs me? When people say stupid shit like, “if Edison didn’t invent the light bulb we’d all be sitting around in the dark.”
Hello? Just because Edison got credit for being the first to invent the light bulb, that doesn’t necessarily mean he was the only person working in the idea. And maybe Columbus discovered America, but I’m damned sure someone else would have run into this giant chunk of land before long if he hadn’t.
This type of crap often pops up in abortion debates. OMG, what if that aborted fetus could have grown up to be the President or cure cancer???!!!! My mental response is usually just a stupid, “more likely that unwanted child would grow up to be Ted Bundy or George W. Bush.”
Someone will eventually cure cancer, or rather a team of people, and meanwhile there are other teams working on the same goal. There’s a new President every few years and I wouldn’t wish that job on a kid anyway. Can you imagine the stress?
A fried of mine just started an unmoms discussion site. The first frikkin’ comment (that wasn’t her boyfriend’s) was some woman snarking that the name was “ripped off” from another blogger. Let me ask you, have you ever heard of or used the word unmom? That’s what I thought. There was even a passive-aggressive email from theunmom to theunmoms. Hey lady, you’re not the first nor the last and nobody gives a shit! There are very few original ideas in this world, just variations on a theme.
OMG, if her mother had opted to abort her would there be such a thing as an unmom?
Yep.
Ridiculousness
Mar 22nd
Old article I just came across with yet another misleading title:
Tennessee Woman Arrested for Facebook ‘Poke’
So of course you’re all “that’s stupid” blah blah virtual assault blah. There were even man-on-the-street comments to that lead. Well, the real story is Woman A has a protection order against Woman B that includes “telephoning, contacting or otherwise communicating with the petitioner, directly or indirectly.” So instead of the story being a reminder to block people or that protection orders include social media, they make light of Woman A’s complaint. Stupid.
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Over breakfast I flipped through my (for women over 40) More Magazine and I stopped at a really cute dress. Reading the blurbs that go with the picture I find it’s available for $1,895. Who the fuck pays $2k for a jersey dress and why? A competent seamstress could copy that Donna Karan dress for $18.95. Hell, even I – as an incompetent seamstress – could probably copy that dress. I don’t understand why people pay exorbitant prices for basic things. Why does having a famous designer’s name on something automatically make some people willing to pay 100 times what it’s really worth?
My son falls into that; wears lots of one label (DG or CG or one of those) clothes though they’re not at the hundred or thousand dollar level. Someone I know was so excited they finally got a new Coach bag. I don’t even remember who it was, just that they were soooo excited about this fugly bag, just because it was a Coach bag. Ever priced a new Coach bag? I once wandered through a Coach store and there wasn’t one bag in that entire store that I would carry. They’re U.G.L.Y! Handbags, clothes, sunglasses, shoes – why are people perpetuating the myth that wearing designer things somehow makes you special?
Someone please explain this to me.
Teasers are STUPID
Feb 4th
I’m watching last night’s Ugly Betty and doing crap on my laptop and as usual I forget it’s recorded so I can skip commercials. Duh-me. Anyway, towards the end of the program there’s a teaser for the news.
There’s been the sweat lodge story in the news for WEEKS. People died… more got really sick… you all know that, right?
And the teaser?
Self-help guru James Ray, the man at the center of the sweat lodge tragedy, taken in and we have the charges.
Wait, wait, wait, lemme guess! Burglary? False Advertising? No stupid, it’s probably manslaughter or maybe negligent homicide. Like whatever the charges are it will be a surprise and only THAT news station could possibly know the answer. C’mon. Why do news people talk to us like we’re idiots? Every news station and every newspaper and every online news site will have the charges! And if I were sitting on pins and needles wondering what they could possibly be, I certainly wouldn’t wait for the news to come on in two more hours. It’s frakking 2010! I’d Google it!
Whew, rant over.
The downside of social media
Jan 31st
Every week I go to #evfn and gather with 20-30-40 people. The body count differs every week but there’s a core group. Some people come and go and some come back every time.
The problem is I don’t like every one of them, and I’m sure there are some that don’t like me. For the sake of the social situation we appear friendly at best and civil if there’s a real dislike. I think I can tell when someone doesn’t like me and I give them plenty of space.
The thing is, I really don’t want to hurt your feelings even if we didn’t click. Not every has to like everyone else. We’re not in kindergarten, we’re adults and we should realize and recognize when we aren’t connecting.
There are a couple of people who attend I actively dislike. There’s no hope for a connection or friendship and I can’t even be civil to them, but they still seek me out for conversation. Get a couple of drinks in me and I get downright rude. So far I’ve held my nasty comments, but should I? Are we required (as adults) to be at the very least civil to those who completely irritate or worse, creep us out?
What’s the best way to let someone know they should avoid you without being the real downer in a social group situation? Some people are so obtuse. I could be really nasty (which is my instinct) but then I’m the group bitch. While I’m naturally going to be a bitch, I don’t want to be THE BITCH.
By the way, don’t respond with a bunch of whiny “is it me?” shit. If I talk you you, I like you. If I smile politely and nod for short conversations but don’t hang around, we’re not connecting. If I see you coming and head the other way, duh-you.
