tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19730748050477892032024-02-19T23:17:14.716-08:00Things I want to say on Facebook, but don't...Things I want to say on Facebook, but don't because you might not like me then. This is my response to some of the stupid crap I see people post on Facebook.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-34651067924199534052012-05-14T20:30:00.001-07:002012-05-14T20:30:33.012-07:00Romney EconomicsThis video is interesting. I think it speaks to not just Romney Economics, but a very dangerous, selfish portion of corporate America's agenda. Unregulated capitalism is about quick profit, not community, not job creation, not sustainability. It's about profit. That's it. Whatever gets in the way of profit is deemed anti-capitalism, which is in turn deemed anti-American.
http://Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-65842537945100465652011-11-12T08:55:00.001-08:002011-11-12T09:45:03.999-08:00Cooperativism or Balanced CapitalismIt is time for something new. Unregulated pure capitalism has proven to be as detrimental to the majority as socialism has been in practice. Unregulated capitalism has left us with an extremely concentrated wealth and ravaged other countries resources in ways not unlike early colonialism. We need something different. It's time for a Bourdieu doxa moment of realization.
I attended a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-75800164390162956642011-10-25T22:55:00.000-07:002011-10-25T22:55:20.546-07:00ConfessionSo, I actually have things I'd like to say on Facebook but don't much more often than I post here. I have to admit that each time I start to rant about something I feel like I will put a little dent in the universe. And I mean dent in a bad way. Like, does it really help to post my negativity?
Once in a while I like to pick up a new magazine just to look through it and see if anything catches myUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-19493980603335159522011-09-09T17:38:00.000-07:002011-09-09T17:38:43.314-07:00Some things that just don't make sense to me....If folks want government to run like business, why don't they pay government workers like business employees get paid and give government agencies budgets like businesses have (oh wait, government is NOT-FOR-PROFIT)? Why are they against government budget surpluses (they would be great for lean times like this) - that's right states like Oregon don't allow surpluses to carry forward - they Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-55624567607404806222011-06-08T08:46:00.000-07:002011-06-08T08:46:10.546-07:0013 Year Old Boys Take Sudden Interest in PoliticsI saw this link on a friend's Facebook page last night John Boehner Stays Silent on Weiner Scandal. Laying in bed this morning it hit me, this is a pre-pubescent boy's gift from the media. Can you imagine the Government and Law or history class papers and presentations?
The not so creative child: My paper will be on "Weiner's and Boehners"
Class clown: For show and tell and I would Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-91158769753865635782011-04-20T22:15:00.000-07:002011-04-20T22:15:29.085-07:00Not Your "The Graduate" MomentSo after a week of food poisoning induced diarrhea I now have the need to use some Preparation H wipes. I won't go into detail. I just want to say that it would really be no big deal to purchase these wipes if the cashier were a 50 year old man or woman - OK even a 40 year old. Better yet, bring on the 80 year old retiree. 'Cause you know they've been there, done that. But really, a 17 year old Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-71565523977218362522011-04-13T15:42:00.001-07:002011-04-13T15:42:05.801-07:00Nothing in this blog is intended as a factual statement.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-45386444193647576132011-04-11T21:52:00.000-07:002011-04-12T08:28:19.408-07:00Food PosioningSo, do you really want to know what I'd like to post on Facebook right now, but won't? Something I'd like to share but most people won't want to know? Well, have you ever traveled in the Global South or even just somewhere completely new to you? Were you food adventurous? If so, you probably can find a spot of kinship in what I'd like to talk about. For folks who haven't really traveled outside Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-72546475023148689762011-03-23T10:46:00.000-07:002011-03-23T10:48:31.272-07:00Fascism Doesn't Become UsI'm not the first to say it... what's happening in Wisconsin is basically a victory of fascism in the United States. Corporate ownership of schools or cities is not the solution and it's not democratic, it's fascist.
What's wrong with schools:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/collection/376488/best-teacher-moments/376268
OR, read some Jonathan Kozol - he's been explaining this impending crises for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-16320712038784425052011-02-27T16:34:00.000-08:002011-02-27T16:35:13.484-08:00Baby & Bath WaterShoot yourself in the foot.
Cut your nose off to spite your face.
You pick the metaphor. This is what breaking unions comes down to. Look, of course there are some issues with unions. I have friends and relatives who are managers and have their hands tied with union employees, unable to fire some people that need to be fired. I know there are corrupt union leaders just as there are corrupt CEOs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-24473756301300594052011-02-23T13:22:00.000-08:002011-02-23T13:22:07.628-08:00Too Long for FBI tried to post this on my status, but I was denied because it's too long. FB limits the literary, academic, and verbose.... : )
“The Justice Department and the president have taken the position on behalf of the United States government that discrimination against gay and lesbian people in all cases is presumptively unconstitutional,” he said. “It’s the first time the United States Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-10557381096555952482011-02-21T21:56:00.000-08:002011-02-21T21:56:36.890-08:00The ListI just watched "Food Inc." and it's inspired me to write my own little list of things. We've been convinced to be afraid of many things lately - such as terrorists, Muslims, illegal immigrants etc. Here's the list I think we should really be worried about:
Copyrighted seed production/ownership
Monsanto
Deregulated and privatized water
Water rights being sold to multi-national corporations
Water/Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-56589323102830717782011-02-05T11:20:00.000-08:002011-02-05T11:20:45.261-08:00Blah-g.Thinking about starting another blog called "Blah-g". Tee hee.
Really, I just have a lot to say. A LOT. I have an inner dialogue that yoga can quiet a bit. Silly meditative tapes at night before bed can give a bit of respite. Therapist listens and I just blab away - that helps a bit. I journal, OK I have a journal and I sometimes use it. I have three blogs. I post all the time on FB. I still Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-10319694572450316172011-02-02T16:45:00.000-08:002011-02-02T16:45:57.828-08:00Yeah, I Probably Can't Say That on FBEver see pictures on FB of folks that you used to know and think:
- wow, do I look that old?
- I so dodged that bullet.
- I can't believe I had a crush on him/her.
- wow, she/he hasn't changed one bit and that's not a good thing.
OK, that's just mean and I won't say those things on FB...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-42611913119896596192011-01-05T10:59:00.000-08:002011-01-05T10:59:03.756-08:00Glenn Beckians are the Enemy of the StateI just wanted to say that I think folks who subscribe to Glenn Beck is one of the most insidious characters in modern history. Right up there with Dick Cheney and Karl Rove. What they promote is anti-American. There. Just that simple.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-26932251116952619572010-11-24T13:49:00.000-08:002010-11-24T13:49:01.269-08:00Did you not learn from W?So, I just want to get this off my chest. Sarah is for dummies. Dummies like to be surrounded by dummies. Really, I think some people want other stupid people to run the country because smart people make them feel stupid. I think they're afraid "those smart people" are trying to pull something over on them. Get behind Sarah, she'll make you feel smart. That's what we want in our leadership... Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-11795068680475417262010-11-20T23:34:00.000-08:002010-11-20T23:34:25.220-08:00Will Work for DoxaBourdieu proposes that culture is replicated by orthodoxy and heterodoxy. In other words, there is the way we have "always" done things (orthodoxy) and sentiments/actions/etc. against the way we have always done things (heterodoxy). I think we're stuck in this binary dualism right now in terms of liberal/conservative, democrat/republican, capitalism/socialism. Bourdieu posits that social change Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-20793130130892059732010-11-10T10:35:00.000-08:002010-11-10T10:35:18.924-08:00Post Election AngstThere's so much roiling around in my mind since the elections this November. It's hard to sort out just how it has left me feeling.
I'm frustrated by people saying this is an indictment of Obama's agenda. Congress barely touched his agenda and they often acted against it in their own self-interests for re-election. Republicans literally stated they would not compromise and this stalled any Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-53555776485422095452010-10-04T06:13:00.000-07:002010-10-04T06:14:14.090-07:00Not really a Facebook reactionary post but a "really, I don't want to post this for everyone to see and react to and think, 'gee she's depressing' post."So, some things you want to shout to the world to hear and Facebook seems like just the right forum these days for shouting to the world. Some things though you think, "I want to shout this to the world, I want you all to see what I'm dealing with, but I also don't." Ha! We all have those times in our lives, or at least I am quite sure we all have these times, when you feel that sharing one more Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-51790662988860818922010-08-11T08:17:00.000-07:002010-08-11T08:17:11.258-07:00Passive JerksSo, my biggest Facebook pet peeve is when people make comments that are passive aggressive. OK, and when people are competitive on my wall with my posts - like "oh you think you have it bad... well, blah blah blah my life."
Alright so I'm half asleep still. I'll try to explain. If I post something like, "such and such sucks" you're being a bad listener if you post back - "oh yeah, well such and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-58635859750849406332010-07-20T22:51:00.000-07:002010-07-20T22:51:30.096-07:00Humble PieOK, so after years of looking down on pharmaceutical emotional aides, uh stuff like Prozac, I am now a convert. I'll admit it. I've found a measure of happiness in a little bottle of blue pills and I'll admit it. I've been one of those people who looked for relief of depression in every other corner of this planet. I've tried yoga, travel, trail running, kayaking, hiking, graduate school (yeah, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-53682936643142889152010-06-21T21:30:00.000-07:002010-06-21T21:30:44.891-07:00You're her wife? So you're married?For some reason today was the day for dealing with people who just aren't super familiar with dealing with gay people. I started the day asking an out-of-towner how their weekend went. They had inadvertently stumbled onto the Portland Pride parade and had to do a lot of explaining to their teenage child. This gave me a giggle at first. I could just imagine running into a parade and stopping to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-360315638673625882010-06-05T08:00:00.000-07:002010-06-05T08:00:22.523-07:00Add Screening Options to Friend Requests!I want a feature on Facebook that allows you to ask some screening questions when people send you a "friend request." Here's what my - so who are you questions? - would be:
Do I actually know you?
Do you remember me because I have no idea who you are and my yearbooks are in another state...
I'm not an ass, high school was traumatic and I blocked most of it out.
Have you at some point actually Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-86666979249768996852010-06-03T20:22:00.000-07:002010-06-04T09:41:17.588-07:00HealthcareOK, so just remember, I still love you even if you don't agree with me and you don't have to agree with me to love me : )
I hear a lot about how we can't change our healthcare because if we do something to it it might get worse. I also hear about how awful Canadian Healthcare is. I have several thoughts about these things.
1. If we never changed a bad situation we were in because we were Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1973074805047789203.post-28857537767490167012010-05-30T09:29:00.000-07:002010-05-30T09:41:05.076-07:00Obama's Katrina?Let us count the ways in which I disagree:
1. Anything Karl Rove says should be immediately debunked. Period. Give me another source for your analogy.
2. This is a man-made, corporate made, disaster and is in no way a natural disaster such as hurricane Katrina.
3. If Obama had as head of the coast guard or head of minerals management, a person whose only experience was as the former owner of a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0