Peace held no more...

That's right, I've held my peace long enough. Its time to drop some dimes. Its hard to know where to start. First off, the recession is on because of the REPUBLICANS. How is it, that Obama's been the President for jut a little more than year, but all the layoffs & the state of the economy is his fault? Y'all need to get real. Yes, I will agree that the Democrats played a part in this too, because they agreed on the war 8 or (is it) 9 years ago. We all know that EVERYONE was duped. I'm an Obama supporter, but he is making a mistake sending troops to Afghanistan. Yes, that's most likely where Osama Bin Laden is, but at this point in the game, we don't need to send troops out. We should be doing what we can to help Iraq recover, & then withdrawing our troops. The money that we're spending, sending troops to Afghanistan could go towards something else. This is not a war like WWII where we know & can see our enemy. The money that we're spending over there, could go towards making America safe. Our enemies are here, living amongst us. 

Next, the douche bags at Chrysler are reneging on our deal, but if Obama wouldn't have approved the bailout, we would have just had more layoffs sooner. Don't worry, all those higher ups at Chrysler, AIG etc. are gonna get theirs. Maybe not today & maybe not tomorrow, but trust & believe, they are gonna reap the world wind.

Alright, time for the Bible thumping, racist, Republican super conservatives. All of u can kiss my ass & go straight to hell. Let their lily white daughters be raped by a black man, they'd carry her to have an abortion so fast, it would make their own heads spin. You don't believe in abortion but you do believe in the death penalty. Get the f**k outta here. If you're not rich, you should not be a Republican. I don't understand how conservative, so called Christians, can justify all of their political beliefs & still call themselves Christians. Their beliefs, are the exact opposite of what Jesus teaches in the Bible. You freakin' hypocrite make me sick to my stomach. I actually have an over all bad feeling when I think about you. I also don't appreciate you giving Christians a bad name, because of you, souls will be lost.

NEXT!!! To everyone that's against passing the health care bill into law, you are some selfish, greedy, hateful, low down dirty dogs & you'll get yours just like Chrysler & AIG will get theirs. I just wish I could be there to see it. You make my booty itch. There's no reason for one of the most prosperous countries in the world to be behind Cuba in health care. Yes, if u didn't know, Cuba, a 3rd world country has better health care than America. Even a deranged dictator like Fidel Castro isn't as crooked as our own politicians, pharmaceutical & insurance companies. If you're not rich, you shouldn't be against health care for all. All it would take is for you to get sick & have your insurance drop yo ass like hot potato. You'd be sick, & possibly lose your home. You would then regret the decision to be against health care for all. To all the idiots, claiming that their against health care because it would make taxes higher, are u insane. My family spends 400 & sum odd dollars on insurance alone every month. That's not including the price of prescriptions. Every month, we don't know if somethings gonna happen where our insurance is gonna drop us or not. If there was health care for all, our taxes would go up but you would no longer live in fear of getting sick & being dropped. I would be happy, no, delighted to pay 400 & sum odd dollars more in taxes every month for my peace of mind & possibly no co pays for prescriptions or doctors visits. Also, if you don't have to pay what you're currently pay in insurance, & that money instead went to the government for the exact same thing, how would u be getting hosed?  It comes out the same & you'd be getting more for your money. Time for the Douchebag of the year award. This year it goes to: (drum roll please) Joe Lieberman. Oh how I'd like to do bad things to this traitorous douche bag. Maybe its because I'm so loyal, to my own detriment at times, that I want to punish him to death by a thousand cuts. Ok, thats all of my rant for now. I'll be back later w/ more cause the Genie is out of this bottle.

Spring Fever

I don't know if y'all have heard about the Binghamton, New York shooting yet but if you haven't, I believe 17 people were killed there today. Of course I have a theory. It's Spring Fever. I'm not making light of this tragedy, I'm just telling you what contributed to it. There's always a little truth in Old Wives Tales. People react just as strangely to the first of spring as they do to a full moon. Let me give you some more examples. The Oklahoma City bombing was in April, The Branch Dividian stand off in Waco,Tx was in April too. Also Columbine and Virginia Tech. My Grandmother said that her Daddy (my G-Grandpaw) would snap every spring and jump on somebody. They used to have to send him away to air him out a bit. Don't tell her I said this, but Grandmother, who suffers from "the crazies" too gets belligerent and wacky. I've been trying to recover from my slow downward slide this first of spring as well. Once again, not making light of these tragedies, spring does something to people. Take my advice and try to be nice to people this 1st of spring, you don't want to be the one that makes someone snap.

IT REALLY HAPPENED!!!

Yesterday history was made. Even Osama Bin Ladan knew about it & he really has been hiding under a rock for the last 2 years. I wouldn't let myself believe it was really gonna happen, until I saw it and other black people felt the same way. You see, as a people, we hope for the best & expect the worse, that way our hopes won't be dashed. I watched, half expecting the ghost of Bull Connor to appear and knock the Bible from under our new President's hand, but let me back up. The "Procession of Presidents Passed" was what was really interesting. Each of them looking more haggard than the last and poor President Carter looked like a "haint" (a ghost, for those of you who are to Citified to know that word). Then they finally got to President Bush, who looked like he had been on an extended vacation. The job hasn't aged him an iota. The other Presidents had been aged by what I imagine is the hardest job in all the free world, and this jack-ass has pep in his step. Here comes Dick Cheney being wheeled out looking like Mr. Potter from It's a Wonderful Life. When I saw Cheney, I instantly thought of the "scurvy little spider" speech the fictional George Bailey made to the also fictional Henry Potter. It was nice to see our super cool Obama, have nervous laughter when he took the Oath of Office. To me, it made him feel more real. The "dark cloud" over the festivities was that when G.W. took flight he was coming back to Texas, and eventually to Dallas. He should do well to remember, Texas may be a "red state" but Dallas County is blue.

My hapless husband

Phone: Ring, ring,

Me: Hello

Voice: Is this Mrs. Jaime Mason?

Me: Yes

Voice: Mrs. Mason, your husband fell into a manhole and broke both his legs.

Me: Hmm. Is he unconscious?

Voice: No ma'am he's screaming & in a lot of pain.

Me: Of course he is. I'll be there as soon as I can.

I hope this scenario never happens but if it does, I wouldn't be surprised. Let me take you back to the beginning of our marriage:

'98: Acid Reflux. He lost threw up constantly & lost 20 lbs. before diagnosed.

'98: Really bad flu.

'98: Shingles.

'99: Battery acid in his eyes.

'00: Nearly set house on fire.

'02: Steps on a 2 1/2-3 inch rusty nail.

'02: Falls down stairs.

'02: Falls down stairs... again.

'02: Falls downstairs carrying Abbey.

'02: Falls downstairs & is no longer allowed to carry Abbey up or down the stairs.

'03: Falls in the shower.

'03: Homeless man sleeps in his car.

'04: Falls up the stairs...Yes, he fell up the stairs & hit his head on the top stair.

'05: Constantly trips over newly installed gates.

'06: Scrubbing a stain out of Abbey's carpet, he pops a ligament in his finger & has to wear a weird finger cast.

'06: Still tripping over the gates.

'07: Windshield wipers go out in a storm & he drives home w/ the drivers side window down, wiping the windshield manually. When he gets home his whole left side is soggy.

'07: Still can't quite get the hang of those gates.

'08: Brakes fail completely on the way home. Has to use emergency brake to stop at red lights. Since he uses his car as his office, everything flies forward upon stops.

'08: Getting a bike for Abbey, he pulls a bike down from above & nearly knocks himself unconscious.

'08: And last but not least, is arrested for a 5 year old warrant and manhandled by the police.

I love that man.

The America inside America.

There is a Black America & a White America. Yeah, I said it! Some people believe there's just one America, but they're wrong. The last time it was this obvious was when O.J. Simpson was declared not guilty in the trial. Y'all know as well as I do, that trial didn't have much to do w/ the murder itself. (That's a whole other topic though) Here it is, about 12 years later & a Black man could become President. People that don't consider themselves racist are making the election of this man about Jeremiah Wright & other Black associates that are leaders in their community. The real problem is WHITE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO KNOW US & they're afraid if Obama becomes President, they'll some how instantly have to know Black people. Every time I meet a White person for the first time, I can almost see the "thought bubble" over their head trying to either figure out how to tell me they know a Black person, or going through their mental facebook to see if they know any Black people at all. You see, 60 years ago they had to know Black people because a lot of us worked in their homes. If they didn't have someone working in their homes, it was the "Colored man" who ran the elevator at their jobs or the Caddy at the golf course, etc. Still, to this day, the only Black people White people know, is the handful that work on their jobs & I bet a lot of them would be hard pressed to tell you what at least one of those person's name is. Black people have to know white people... they're everywhere. White people are the boss, the neighbor, the Teacher. They're in the next cubicle & on the treadmill you're waiting for. Black people can only talk about Black issues in front of other Black people or we're (get this) called racists. Your average White person doesn't want to know what's wrong, they just want to go on sticking their head in the sand. I have proof but if you want it email me privately. Black people, as a Nation inside another Nation have to walk in 2 worlds, using the language of White people & our own language. I've mastered it, like most other Blacks. My 6 year old daughter has too. She has already began straddling the fence of being "White" in front of White people & "Black" in front of Blacks. God forbid, a Black person airs our "dirty laundry" in front of White people. That person has just "called down the thunder." For example Bill Cosby. He didn't realize the White media was there. Black folks put him on a spit & spun him over hot coals. If Obama gets into the White House, I don't know if I'll be happy for him as a person or if I'll mourn for him.

The state of the Country

1st Topic. America seems to be "going to Hell in a hand basket". 1st just let me get this out of the way. If you only have money in the bank, you're naive. My Grandmother always told me: "Always keep a little money on you." Now she didn't mean on your person, she meant in your possession. Everybody needs to keep some money stashed around the house. Now I'm not saying keep all you money in your mattress, but keep something in your house. Have y'all seen what's going on w/ Indymac bank? Yes, I know that the FDIC is suppose to insure your money for up to 100,000 dollars, but Indymac is not the only bank that's in trouble. If all these other LARGE banks fail, will the FDIC be able to cover every body's money? I'm thinking not. If my bank fails, (my bank was not one of the banks on the list) I have a little money stashed in various places so me & my family will be able to eat for a while.

2nd Topic. NAFTA. Does anybody understand what has happened because of NAFTA? Because of NAFTA, big companies like Nike have taken their factories to Asia where they can pay them almost nothing to work. These "big companies" are propping up the economies of other countries instead of their own. I believe that all these companies should be fined for taking their factory and call center jobs away from Americans. Families are hurting here & the Government needs to rescind NAFTA.

3rd Topic. Gas. I don't know what more I can say about gas that my post: Where's the Hell Naw, didn't cover. Bottom line: Americans need to do something about it.

Where's the "Hell Naw?"

My husband (Brian) & I were on our way home this evening when the gas light came on & made that "Ding" sound. That "Ding" sound is a sound I've come to hate. I know I'm not the only person that feels this way. Some of the first Americans went to war over tea. Y'all do remember your history don't you. We went to war over taxes on tea. I'm looking around at the state our country is in and wondering to myself: "Where's the civil unrest?" Why are there no riots or at least some picketing? Where's the "Hell Naw?" The "Hell Naw I'm not payin' 4.00 dollars for gas." When did Americans become complacent? I'm not a complacent person, I'm passionate. I'd love to get a bunch of Mini van Moms together, drive down to the Mobil headquarters & just act a fool. I mean cause a real commotion. Many people don't realize the trickle down affect that's happening. Because gas has gone up, everything has gone up. People are saying they never thought they'd see the day when chicken would cost more than beef. That's because of gas prices. The American government is scramblin' to find a new "gas" source. That new source is Ethanol. Where does Ethanol come from? Corn. What do chickens eat? Riiiight, corn. Because everything travels by truck, food has gone up & will continue to go up. Not that everything else won't go up too, but we can live without a lot of things. Food ain't one of 'em. I suppose we could all become Locavores, but most people have jobs away from home, so when would people have time to kill & pluck chickens or pick the veggies from the garden for dinner. I'm mostly ticked off because there doesn't seem to be enough outrage.