Ok. I'm really just wondering if there really is a lot more crazy sh*t happening in the world right now or if we are all just better connected and the media covers it more or something.
It seems to me that there is a WHOLE more lotta crazy going on right now than 20 years ago. Or maybe I didn't really pay attention to stuff 20 years ago because I was working 7 days a week to scrape by and I had to worry about making the $300 rent payment and pay all my other bills and then also having enough left over to actually, you know, eat!
Between all that's happened recently in Egypt, Yemen, Syria, Libya and then the crazy earthquake/tsunami/nuclear crisis in Japan and then the tsunami in Thailand and earthquakes in Haiti and New Zealand and hurricane Katrina and then huge floods in the South of the US and the huge financial crisis in the US and Representative Gabrielle Giffords being shot in the head (and six others dead) the list goes on and on and on. If you just take a gander at CNN or Huffington Post throughout the day they hardly know what the hell to focus on anymore! It's obsurd.
Oh, and don't even get me started on the BP oil spills and the shrinking of the ice caps and global warming, and then, of course, we have those crazy idiots protesting gays in the military by going to the funerals of SOLDIERS whose families have to endure the pain of not only losing their loved-one, but also having to endure these IDIOTs who are protected by free speech to spout their anti-gay vitriole.
That really just gets my goat.
So, the world has gone completely crazy.
And, on top of it? The weather sucks.
How's that for an inappropriate thing to complain about after all of those huge things up there I just listed?
But, really? The weather does suck here. It's cold cold cold and there's no sign of it stopping anytime soon. We all decided that spring might start somewhere around August. If we're lucky.
And, as long as I have you here, I may as well complain about something else that's REALLY getting my goat. And it's making me so mad I could spit. Goats and spit. Nothing worse.
The dog that attacked Koty over a MONTH ago now, is still living the life of Reilly. I have no idea who that Reilly guy was but he apparently had it really good or something.
Anyway, the dog officer has repeatedly contacted the owners of the dog to ensure they knew their obligations since they now have a dog considered a dangerous dog. More than 2 weeks ago they were served with a police order which states, among other things, that they are supposed to muzzle the dog whenever it is out in public.
Fair enough, right? Just in case the dog breaks off its leash or something, it protects any other dog from getting in harm's way.
Well, these PEOPLE (insert your own favorite insulting name) have not muzzled the dog at all. We have several friends and neighbors in the neighborhood who are seeing them on a regular basis with the dog un-muzzled.
What is wrong with them? Why would you go against a police order? And, frankly, a muzzle is not harmful or painful to the dog! To me, it seems to be an easy solution to a potentially VERY dangerous situation and I JUST.DO.NOT.UNDERSTAND. I don't get it.
So this is my day to vent here. VENT VENT VENT.
Lastly, and most importantly, it's my good friend's birthday today, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY, E!!!
Ok.
You are dismissed.
You can talk amongst yourselves now.
Bye!
I just adore Jacob's Ladder...
I took the picutres above on Wednesday, and today, I noticed that one of the tete-a-tetes has already started to bloom:
You have NO idea how happy that makes me to see an actual flower blooming!
