Stop blaming whole political parties! I am so frustrated by everyone saying that one political party or another is evil, when the truth is that no party is evil and we function as a two party system. Democrats and Republicans have long fought against each other's core beliefs and principles but only recently has the fight transfered to the people themselves instead of the issues at hand. I am not evil to the core nor a spawn of Satan himself or even worse the Devil Incarnate. I am a stout conservative republican that believes that the government should be of minor involvement in our lives and that the money we make should be our money. I am also a capitalist that believes that we should embrace the entrepreneurial spirit that made our country and strike out on our own or work our way up the ranks to earn the money that is all around us. However, as a swing voter, I also don't believe that any person should be without health care or be unable to receive proper health care because they cannot afford it. I feel that health care is one of the limited places government should be involved. I believe that schools and education should be of a higher priority than salaries for government employees. I believe that we should encourage public transportation in any way possible and use the funds we generate through that to repave our roads as well as funds collected from sales tax on gas. I believe that we should start utilizing high speed lanes sectioned off from regular lanes, and impose a toll to use them. Use that to continue funding the roads. I believe in public works projects, and I believe that those are what will strengthen our economy. And if I could find a candidate that believes in all these things, he would have my vote, democrat or republican.
Love, Polly.
September 19, 2010
September 18, 2010
September 18, 2010: Children are NOT pets!
I've become more frustrated as I see more and more parents relying on the public school system to act like child care. This is not what teachers are for! They are not to be the sole disciplinary power in your child's life, they are not to be the only sense of structure they have ever seen. When your child's teacher says, "John had a bad day today, he threw a chair" do NOT take John for ice cream and Chuck E. Cheese. Take your child home, and spank him. John won't be throwing a chair tomorrow, I'll bet you. If you don't believe in spankings (which is fine, I'm rather archaic compared to the current parenting trends) then do time-out or whatever it is you do. You should be involved in your child's life. Don't let someone else raise them because you're too busy. You brought that ankle biting wonder into the world, you will damn well take responsibility for it.
Feeding your child, taking them to the doctor, and just in general providing for them should be your first responsibility. I understand that some of you are single parents trying really hard to make ends meet. But when you don't have money for food and you spend the money you should have had on clubbing, you're going to piss me off. Booze or cigarettes or whatever crap you do recreationally are NOT greater than your child's needs. If your child needs crayons for school than that better come before that new toothbrush you need.
I know this sounds harsh, but the younger that parents get the more they think they're good parents just because they're struggling. They believe that they DESERVE to have nights out because they had to be "Mom" or "Dad" all week. But the truth is, being a parent is a full time job with no sick days. That's all there is to it, you don't deserve anything. You get whatever you can scrape together. But don't take out your inability to be responsible on your children. When other parents or coaches or teachers know your child better than you, that is a problem. A serious problem that means you need to be back in the loop.
Feeding your child, taking them to the doctor, and just in general providing for them should be your first responsibility. I understand that some of you are single parents trying really hard to make ends meet. But when you don't have money for food and you spend the money you should have had on clubbing, you're going to piss me off. Booze or cigarettes or whatever crap you do recreationally are NOT greater than your child's needs. If your child needs crayons for school than that better come before that new toothbrush you need.
I know this sounds harsh, but the younger that parents get the more they think they're good parents just because they're struggling. They believe that they DESERVE to have nights out because they had to be "Mom" or "Dad" all week. But the truth is, being a parent is a full time job with no sick days. That's all there is to it, you don't deserve anything. You get whatever you can scrape together. But don't take out your inability to be responsible on your children. When other parents or coaches or teachers know your child better than you, that is a problem. A serious problem that means you need to be back in the loop.
September 17, 2010
September 17, 2010: If homosexuality is a disease, let's all call in queer to work: "Hello. Can't work today, still queer."
[Title quote attributed to Ryan Tyler]
As I was talking to a local head shrinker, I mean, bartender, our talk segwayed into the world of gay marriage, gay rights, and all other things gay. I'll be putting down my piece on this today.
Gay marriage: I believe that homosexual couples have the same right as a heterosexual couple to marry. Their sexuality should never come in the way of the financial and emotional privileges that a marriage can bring to a couple. All this bullshit about legalizing gay marriage raising the divorce rate is just that, bullshit. All couples who marry now have the possibility of joining that statistic, and it's no fair to disclude them because we don't want to see that statistic rise. The truth is the divorce rate is rising because couples now don't feel the same shame of divorce that they did forty years ago. Then, divorce was unacceptable. It led to women who had never worked before having to join the work force with no true skills or marketable assets working for minimum wage, if that, to support themselves and their children. Now, we have powerful women doing powerful things. We are finding a more stable gender ignorant working world. Albiet, women are not exactly equal as men, but they are capable of doing so much more for themselves if they have the right motivation. However, I understand the right of religious ceremonies being being subject to that decision. It is fully within the power of any religious body to deny their particular marriage ceremony to homosexual couples. I will only support the right of gay marriage as a legal and financial event, not as a religious event. I cannot force the church to turn it's back on it's founding principles. What I ask from the church is acceptance into the world, to accept that gays are people, too. To keep their religion to themselves, instead of forcing it on the world.
Gay religion: If gays want to make their own religious system, more power to you. I can't force all religions to accept you. But there are religions for EVERYTHING. There is a church for body modification! Make a church for gays! If you don't like their rules, make your own. It's okay to do that, and no one can fault you for it. There is a church for marijuana users! All of these churches may seem to be "fake" churches, but they have a moral code, a system of beliefs, and that makes them real religions to me. If you want to make your own church so you can have a religious wedding, alright. There you go, but don't force other religions to take back fundamental beliefs. Accept thier beliefs and respect them, and you'll teach them to respect yours.
Gay rights: If people are equal and legally have equal rights, and gays are people, too, it follows that gays are equal and legally have equal rights. /END.
As I was talking to a local head shrinker, I mean, bartender, our talk segwayed into the world of gay marriage, gay rights, and all other things gay. I'll be putting down my piece on this today.
Gay marriage: I believe that homosexual couples have the same right as a heterosexual couple to marry. Their sexuality should never come in the way of the financial and emotional privileges that a marriage can bring to a couple. All this bullshit about legalizing gay marriage raising the divorce rate is just that, bullshit. All couples who marry now have the possibility of joining that statistic, and it's no fair to disclude them because we don't want to see that statistic rise. The truth is the divorce rate is rising because couples now don't feel the same shame of divorce that they did forty years ago. Then, divorce was unacceptable. It led to women who had never worked before having to join the work force with no true skills or marketable assets working for minimum wage, if that, to support themselves and their children. Now, we have powerful women doing powerful things. We are finding a more stable gender ignorant working world. Albiet, women are not exactly equal as men, but they are capable of doing so much more for themselves if they have the right motivation. However, I understand the right of religious ceremonies being being subject to that decision. It is fully within the power of any religious body to deny their particular marriage ceremony to homosexual couples. I will only support the right of gay marriage as a legal and financial event, not as a religious event. I cannot force the church to turn it's back on it's founding principles. What I ask from the church is acceptance into the world, to accept that gays are people, too. To keep their religion to themselves, instead of forcing it on the world.
Gay religion: If gays want to make their own religious system, more power to you. I can't force all religions to accept you. But there are religions for EVERYTHING. There is a church for body modification! Make a church for gays! If you don't like their rules, make your own. It's okay to do that, and no one can fault you for it. There is a church for marijuana users! All of these churches may seem to be "fake" churches, but they have a moral code, a system of beliefs, and that makes them real religions to me. If you want to make your own church so you can have a religious wedding, alright. There you go, but don't force other religions to take back fundamental beliefs. Accept thier beliefs and respect them, and you'll teach them to respect yours.
Gay rights: If people are equal and legally have equal rights, and gays are people, too, it follows that gays are equal and legally have equal rights. /END.
September 16, 2010
September 16, 2010: Dumpster babies, who doesn't love a dumpster baby?
I'm in a mood this week, bear with me. I've been reading TONS of political chatter lately and sorting through some issues that I've been falling behind on. (Life gets in the way of EVERYTHING, see?)
One fight I'm getting pretty tired of is the fight about legalizing abortion. Some say that it's a woman's right to make that decision and others still will say it's murder. (I'm a swing voter, remember?) Who are we to decide when life begins? Are you REALLY telling me that every female and male that have reached puberty and are capable of having children should if the event arises, America? I would hope not. More sixteen year olds having children is not my cup of tea. More people who are incapable of being financially secure that probably share the Greek sense of where the government can shove their income tax? I don't think so. I believe in taxes, and I believe in raising them. I believe that abortion should be OUR right, not as mothers or wifes, but as RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE who KNOW deep down inside that this world is NOT a place for a newborn. That in our own way, we are RESPECTING life by not subjecting it to this painful time of need and inability to support it. Abortion and adoption are two of the most emotionally painful aspects of child bearing. Who are we to judge them? Why are we judging them? Because we think that they should believe what we believe? We're all entitled to our right to liberty, liberty of our life and our thoughts. Or is it because the Bible or other holy books disdain abortion? I think you should keep your religion out of my uterus, if you want it in yours so be it. I understand where people say that life begins at conception, and I'll ask you this. What do you call a microscopic cell that takes nutrients from another organism? It's called a parasite, and until we stop deworming our cats and dogs, I'll give the right to abortion a thumbs up. And don't tell me it's different, that is life, too. Let's discuss this, comments will be open like always. I want to know what you think.
One fight I'm getting pretty tired of is the fight about legalizing abortion. Some say that it's a woman's right to make that decision and others still will say it's murder. (I'm a swing voter, remember?) Who are we to decide when life begins? Are you REALLY telling me that every female and male that have reached puberty and are capable of having children should if the event arises, America? I would hope not. More sixteen year olds having children is not my cup of tea. More people who are incapable of being financially secure that probably share the Greek sense of where the government can shove their income tax? I don't think so. I believe in taxes, and I believe in raising them. I believe that abortion should be OUR right, not as mothers or wifes, but as RESPONSIBLE PEOPLE who KNOW deep down inside that this world is NOT a place for a newborn. That in our own way, we are RESPECTING life by not subjecting it to this painful time of need and inability to support it. Abortion and adoption are two of the most emotionally painful aspects of child bearing. Who are we to judge them? Why are we judging them? Because we think that they should believe what we believe? We're all entitled to our right to liberty, liberty of our life and our thoughts. Or is it because the Bible or other holy books disdain abortion? I think you should keep your religion out of my uterus, if you want it in yours so be it. I understand where people say that life begins at conception, and I'll ask you this. What do you call a microscopic cell that takes nutrients from another organism? It's called a parasite, and until we stop deworming our cats and dogs, I'll give the right to abortion a thumbs up. And don't tell me it's different, that is life, too. Let's discuss this, comments will be open like always. I want to know what you think.
September 15, 2010
September 15, 2010: The internet is not omiscient, take it with a grain of salt.
To begin with, I'd like to start with this fun little political cartoon. It tells you something very frightening about the voting public today. (They're all idiots.) Granted, I'm a swing voting Republican who believes in capitol punishment, strict immigration laws, and public works projects instead of this "Economic stimulus" nonsense. So sue me, but if you disagree then the floor will be yours in the comment section. Naturally, I'm also under the impression that the voting public is comprised of complete idiots who believe that government should get the hell out of the way unless we want money. I don't believe that we as a people are capable of true social responsibility. We CAN'T moderate ourselves, and because WE are incapable we have this wonderful entity called GOVERNMENT to do it for us. Because we don't know how to get along, we don't know how to compromise fairly. And you know what? I LOVE GOVERNMENT, even in this screwy teenage phase it's going through. Government only fails when we fail to be responsible citizens. How can you say that your vote doesn't matter? It only didn't matter because you didn't give it! How many people do you think said the same thing? "My vote doesn't matter so I won't do it" can't be going through just one person's mind. But it DOES matter, believe it or not. Your one vote may not be enough to tip the scales, our votes aren't that close. But for every person that does get out and vote, there is another. We rub off on each other, I promise. And when you vote, CHANGE HAPPENS. It's just a fact of life, folks. Voters change things as one man because they become one entity of solidarity together. If we want change, we need to VOTE. We need to be aware of how we can work within our government to create the changes we want to see. And we need to KNOW what we want, we need to KNOW what we DON'T want. When we bless ourselves with that knowledge, we become truly aware of the situations around us. And we need to learn to filter out the propaganda and internet nonsense that makes people believe President Obama, our Commander in Chief, is a Muslim. Remember being in school and having teachers tell you that Wikipedia may be a great place to get some direction, but to take things with a grain of salt because it's not all written by experts? Well, the rule applies to all of the internet. Make decisions yourselves, don't let the media run your life. Learn, vote, and make change happen. Be smart, and the changes will be sound. Please, do it for my sanity if not your own.Love, Polly.
September 15, 2010
First off, let me apologize. It's been a long quiet three months here, and I won't hesitate to give my excuse. LIFE happened, and it happened with no regard to the other things going on in my life. Unfortunately for me, this is just how these things tend to happen. Unexpected, with complete disregard for anything else. Life is pretty rude, isn't it?
I'll be back as of RIGHT THIS MINUTE, but I hope those of you who DO read this forgive me.
Love, Polly.
I'll be back as of RIGHT THIS MINUTE, but I hope those of you who DO read this forgive me.
Love, Polly.
May 1, 2010
May 1, 2010: Civility shouldn't end after you stop being within punching distance.
I'm as guilty of this as anyone else is, and I'm just as guilty of being nasty and spiteful in person. I can't say I'm the most graceful and level-headed person the world has ever come to know. But I can rest assured of two things. First, that there will always be a more awful person than me. And second, that there will always be growth in my life and that I will learn more and more grace and level-headedness as I get older and mature. I still have room to grow, and I always will. I can't beat myself up over my imperfections. But at the same time I don't want to take two steps back for every step I take forward.
It's important to remember that you really can be a bigger person, that you can apologize for being mean, rude, spiteful and immature. It's hard, and you don't have to mean it. That makes it a little more doable. But if you CAN mean it, that's so much the better for you.
Let's face it, two people with opposing views cannot both win an argument, and things only get worse when one person can't just sit down and shut their trap. You don't have to fight all day over a trivial matter that isn't the end of the world as we know it. You just have to swallow your pride and accept that just this one time, you were wrong. You're not stupid, ignorant, or retarded. Those are unfair. You were just wrong. And it's okay to be wrong, there is nothing to look down upon about being wrong.
Being wrong lets you grow, and let's you learn a bit more. Maybe you didn't understand all the complexities, or you just had an idea that grew it's own legs and tried to run. But either way, you need to be able to accept that you were wrong and stop looking for retribution. It's not about getting even, it's about getting over it.
Getting even doesn't solve problems, it just instigates more of them. Our lives are already full, what are we doing making it worse for ourselves? It just makes no sense, and that in itself should be enough to deter ourselves from going that route. Maybe getting even is part of the "getting over it" side, but the truth is if we just focus on getting over it instead we'll get there faster.
Adults should act like the adults that we are, and children should strive to mature themselves. Playground antics should end at the playground. Your life isn't over, your life just began.
Love, Polly.
It's important to remember that you really can be a bigger person, that you can apologize for being mean, rude, spiteful and immature. It's hard, and you don't have to mean it. That makes it a little more doable. But if you CAN mean it, that's so much the better for you.
Let's face it, two people with opposing views cannot both win an argument, and things only get worse when one person can't just sit down and shut their trap. You don't have to fight all day over a trivial matter that isn't the end of the world as we know it. You just have to swallow your pride and accept that just this one time, you were wrong. You're not stupid, ignorant, or retarded. Those are unfair. You were just wrong. And it's okay to be wrong, there is nothing to look down upon about being wrong.
Being wrong lets you grow, and let's you learn a bit more. Maybe you didn't understand all the complexities, or you just had an idea that grew it's own legs and tried to run. But either way, you need to be able to accept that you were wrong and stop looking for retribution. It's not about getting even, it's about getting over it.
Getting even doesn't solve problems, it just instigates more of them. Our lives are already full, what are we doing making it worse for ourselves? It just makes no sense, and that in itself should be enough to deter ourselves from going that route. Maybe getting even is part of the "getting over it" side, but the truth is if we just focus on getting over it instead we'll get there faster.
Adults should act like the adults that we are, and children should strive to mature themselves. Playground antics should end at the playground. Your life isn't over, your life just began.
Love, Polly.
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