Holidays that aren’t on Mondays or Fridays usually kind of suck. At least for those of us who weren’t able to take the preceding (or following) day off. Being on call this week, I fall into that category, so not only did I have to work yesterday (though I did it from home, which kinda took the edge off a bit), but I’m on call today (and, in fact, I’ve gotten one call so far that I had to deal with, and now I’ll be worried all night about what else might happen) so I couldn’t really do much of anything even if I was still the kind of person who actually did things. So I feel relatively fortunate that I don’t have any friends or plans to grill up some burgers and drink beer today. Mostly my plans involve wasting time going to Home Depot for shit they claimed to have in stock but didn’t, and then cobbling something else together that didn’t work either. So, yeah, so far so good. Later, I guess I’ll do some laundry and then of course get my lunch ready so I can go back to work tomorrow (where I have to attend a stupid meeting).
So, anyway, I’ve seen a bunch of the typical flag-waving, proud to be an American type sentiments expressed around the Internets (the US parts of it, anyway) today. I hope I’m not being a commie pinko blame America firster or anything, but, I gotta say, I’m not feeling a lot of pride. The US certainly has a list of great achievements (and plenty of things that we typically like to kind of overlook – like that whole Native American genocide thing, and slavery, and treatment of women, and, well, I won’t get into all that right now) in our relatively short history, but I can’t think of much we’ve done that’s admirable lately.
Frankly, if you look at where we are and where we appear to be headed, I’d have to say it’s all pretty depressing. I can’t think of anything to be proud of. Oh, there are individuals who are pretty admirable and inspiring, for sure. But as a whole? Let’s just say America aint the same America we at least used to pretend we were when I was growing up. Now we can’t even pretend to be anything but a fat, ignorant, greedy, mean-spirited, nihilistic wasteland. In fact, I think those are exactly the things that those flag-waving “patriots” out there take pride in.
And most of all, they’re proud that they elected their King.
Then again, maybe I’m just grumpy because I didn’t get much of a day off.
NPR tweeted the Declaration of independence and some folks, AKA Trumies, thought that the tweets were anti Trump…which in a way they are.
I only heaard one burst of fireworks, yesterday. Shelter Island will have its fireworks show on the 8th. Somehow I’ve seen enough fireworks so I’ll leave my spot on the beach for a tourist.
Now we can’t even pretend to be anything but a fat, ignorant, greedy, mean-spirited, nihilistic wasteland. In fact, I think those are exactly the things that the “flag-waving patriots” out there take pride in.
Those there are some true sad words. We’re fortunately out of the heat this week and enjoying the mountains. Didn’t see fireworks but went to a parade and a concert. I’m not much of a parade goer, but this one was entertaining and not too long.
Now we have to put up with news of the slob traveling in Europe. Glad he’s meeting with his bestest pal to thank him for the election.
Setting aside the sheer stupidity of this for a moment, what is these people have against the sight of a woman’s bare (gasp!) arms? Is it that they don’t feel they can control themselves? I mean, I don’t ever recall myself thinking “somebody should tell that woman to cover her upper arms!” It’s just weird. Though I will say that making people wear a jacket and tie is pretty f*cking stupid, too. In fact, why anybody should care what I’m wearing (especially to sit in my sterile 6×6 cube) is beyond me (though I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody didn’t ever think “Christ, throw a blanket over that that ugly bastid”).
Oh, well, now toes I get. I just can’t control myself around exposed toes.
(good one, sp!)
Ryan just found something he can control, unlike his Republican House buddies.
Hey, Y’all! Down in RVa for a week. Hope everybody are doing as well as possible!
Make that ‘is’.
Hey. I hope it’s not too hot down there for ya, and you’re having a good time. Just remember, no talkin’ politicks.
I am home and it was pretty hot. Part of the fun is avoiding pollyticks no matter how hard they try. I slipped once when I pointed out that repug nom for gubnor had made ‘firework freedumb’ and my neo-libertariot nephew launched into a rambling rant on a personal responsibility and freedumb monologue that I shut down because I framed it originally framed it as firecrackers was the only thing we were going to note. He is always about the guns no matter how he can cram it in. I always win. Hope I don’t get shot.
Another fun moment was when my little sister said she thought humidity was worse than it was when we were kids. I tried to tell her 110% was still just for sports clichés
Always worry a bit about you in RV, Vern….