Knee-Jerk Stupidity

Why is it that so many people just react when they see something that they assume will be in conflict with their beliefs?

All reason seems to fly out of the window in favor of defensive posturing and canned fury.

People are so quick to take up the banner of their rhetoric that they don't even pay attention to that against which they believe they are railing...

Wouldn't the world be so much more productive if people stopped and paid attention before leaping into hysterics?

From Where Do All of These People Come?

So last night, once again, what I thought was a logical discussion degenerated into a shouting match from the other side. I don't know if I just attract these folks or what but I am beyond tired of the BS. So read on to see the conversation unfold... Note that I feel that O--- J- H------- did a wonderful job of keeping things civil in the midst of the madness and I appreciate that.

Wow... Just... Wow...

Check out the insanity here, folks:

Combative? You decide...

So... Anyone who has known me for more than a couple of days knows that when I believe I am right I will stand up for that belief and I can be quite passionate.

People who know me also know that I am not Christian.

The following conversation took place on Facebook when I decided to point out Christ's teachings against violence to some Christians who seemed to think violence was OK.

TV, The Saga Continues...

So here is the wonderful chat session I just had with LG regarding my broken television...

Fundamentalism / Extremism Makes Me Sick.

During a time of year when 'goodwill to men' is the majority state of mind across all religious and ethnic backgrounds here in the States and across much of the globe it boggles my mind why I would receive the following message from an anonymous 'donor' at the local Wal-Mart.

An update...

So... I've been back to losing weight for a month now and I've shed over 10 lbs. Unfortunately, it's 10 lbs I'd already lost, once, but I'm down from 330 to 318 so I'm moving in the right direction. I recently read the book An End to Overeating by Dr. David Kessler and it was a real eye opener concerning why many of us overeat.

And, speaking of eyes, I had an appointment with my eye doctor today to check my glaucoma which is still running rampant at a pressure of 30 in my left eye (it should be around 20) and he says that if it doesn't come down with medication in the next month, I'm in for more eye surgery.

Physical health aside, my mental health is of a questionable nature right now as my ADHD daughter is driving me insane. Everything is a fight and a tantrum and I'm at my wit's end. We've got her on medication and in counseling and none of it seems to be working... I mean, the medication makes a difference, but it doesn't seem like enough...

I'm still unemployed so that's not helping me, mentally, either. I'm stressed and depressed and frazzled. I am continuing my pro bono stuff, though, hoping that I can add it to my resume and improve my chances of getting a decent job.

So, anyway, that's all for now.

And now for something completely different!

That title is a bit of a lie, really, because here I am complaining once more...

Today’s topic of interest? Well... My career is a point of constant aggravation as one can gather from my previous posts but it got even worse today.

As of about 7:15am local time I was officially informed that most of the jobs here at my place of employment would be outsourced and that most of the workers would either be laid off or transitioned to a different company.

Now this may not sound so bad but the problems are that (1) they plan on doing all of this by May 4 and (2) they don’t know the details!

So now we all get to wait to find out our fates and no one is pleased as we are all unsure of our futures. I guess it’s time to ramp up the job search...

I’m Over It...

I've had it with my daughter.

She lies, she disobeys, she misbehaves in school constantly.

She flushes her medicine down the toilet.

She acts like she's sorry and goes right back to the same s*** the next day.

I don't know what to do anymore. No one has been able to help.

I'm about to put her in an institution before I end up in one myself.