July 31, 2015

Infrastructure: We know it is decaying

How do we apportion funds and guarantee that they are to the maximum going directly to rebuilding?

We have a two-fold problem. We have those that don't want to fund anything that benefits the general public, then we have to contend with those that are crooks and do not deliver and never intended to do so.

How can we solve this problem going forward?

July 31, 2015

Tell me I need to finish it.

That video inspired this:

http://www.ralst.com/Divide1.HTM

July 30, 2015

I had to come in here for some sanity

My GOD, GD and GD-P have gotten ridiculous.

I signed up to volunteer on Bernie's campaign, btw.

I love Martin O'Malley, too, but I just think that Bernie has a stronger message.

I think I need to take a shower in Pinesol, though, after stepping foot in GD-P.

Ugliness taken to a high art form.

July 30, 2015

Let's have a candid conversation about guns.

There are some serious measures we can take to drag gun culture out of the assholery that pervades it, and the assholery that kills people "accidentally".

You have a handgun. Do you:

A: Carry it into your purse in the grocery store and your 2 year old son kills you.

B: Carry it to a wedding, along with family and friends until they are are running for their lives

C: Now are wary of going into [link:http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/lafayette-shooter-able-to-purchase-gun-despite-judge-ordering-him-to-mental-hospital/2015/07/27/3e28ce6a-6ad5-4f89-ae9b-ffa8b2a495dc_story.html|]movie theaters

D: Church isn't safe places of worship

How about we leave handguns restricted and if we want home protection and the ability to hunt we leave it to long guns?

July 28, 2015

I've been thinking about our "criminal justice" system

and our media, and how they allow black lives that matter to become essentially vulgarized after their deaths, unarmed, and by cops that get by with a vacation with pay.

I had a horrible thought as a white woman - bear with me - what if police officers start doing that to white people to justify it not being racism?

That right there cites my privilege.

For one moment I was scared that white people might get treated like black people for political (which look up the definition, terrorism reasons.

Intimidation, unlawful abduction, everything else.

I admit I'm kind of sad that my first thought was "Well we have to put a stop to this shit right now, otherwise it will happen to us, too."

And then I facepalmed.

Looking at trees, missed forest.

US is ALL of US.

July 25, 2015

Gender Identity

July 25, 2015

I quit smoking 4 months ago

I still want to throttle people that make it smell so good and enticing. When will I quit dreaming of smoking cigarettes? When will my psyche let up on me and accept that I am NOT going to smoke anymore?

July 24, 2015

Lafayette, LA is a very specific, special place

I am so broken up by this that anything I say will not in anyway express what I want to express.

What the fuck did these people do to DESERVE this? Why?

July 24, 2015

I love the Evil Queen as written by Once Upon A time

I'm a terrible fan, but the show is really fantastic.

Can we stop the killing? Reach out, save the people that you love.

It is senseless to kill just because you can. REACH OUT, I swear someone will be there to pick you up before you annihilate a bunch of innocent people.

July 23, 2015

Another Once Upon A Time Video - because, well, Regina ROCKS!