Sarah Palin

I haven't posted anything since May because every time I start to write something My mind goes blank. Is this what is called writers block? Anyhow, It took the RNC and John MCcain's pick of Sarah Palin as His running mate to spur Me into action. Shit fire, what a freak show. Things are getting crazier by the day. I could only bring Myself to watch bits and pieces of the Republican convention the majority of it I had to read about. At least by reading I could take a break when My brain overloaded and I was at the point of smashing something.My first reaction to MCcain's choice for VP was. WTF Who the hell is Sarah Palin? This was followed by. What the hell is Sarah Palin? As for Who She is. According to the Repubs She is the greatest thing to come down the road since the model t She is governor of Alaska, a former mayor of a huge metropolis of 7000 to 8000 people and on top of that She has had experience with the PTA. Wow, pretty impressive huh. As for what She is. She is a life time member of the NRA, an avid hunter, an evangelical christian and a goddamn lunatic. I mean shit, what is wrong with people Who say things like, "She is a breath of fresh air." or "She has energized the Republican Party." In My humble opinion She is far from a breath of fresh air. Smells like bullshit to Me and a lot of it. What motivates the right wing to praise Someone Who is so unqualified for the position of vice president of this country? Is it stupidity, insanity, a genetic flaw? I don't know but I do know that something is wrong. Sarah Palin is everything this world doesn't need. She is a shill for big oil, She has no respect for the environment, She believes that creationism is valid science, She claims to be pro life but obviously this applies only to American fetuses because She would gleefully bomb another country and kill thousands of innocent people. (perhaps gleefully is a little strong, let's just say willingly) She denies that global warming is taking place even though there is plenty of evidence of it. Isn't the rapid melting of the arctic ice cap a hint that something is bad wrong? Or has She not noticed this inconvenient fact. I could go on and on and on but I better stop here. All I can say is that these are some very scary and dangerous People Who would love to continue running Our government. We really can't afford to let that happen. I am not a big Obama fan but I believe He would do the least amount of damage and possibly do some good. I suggest We vote Democrat. (Not that it will mean much here in Kansas.)

My first smoke

I smoked My first cigarette in 1959, I was thirteen years old. Of course I'd had cigarettes before but I hadn't really smoked, I had never inhaled. Up until that time I only puffed smoke hoping that I would appear to be inhaling. I remember very clearly, It was wintertime and it was cold. How cold I can't say but it was below freezing for sure. It was clear that night, and a full moon to boot. There was 4 or 5 inches of snow and calm as could be. My Dad was recovering from a bad bout of pneumonia and was at St Marys Hospital which was six blocks from Our house. I took off walking to go visit Him, in my coat pocket was a lucky strike package with two luckys left in it. As soon as I was at the corner and out of sight of My house I shook out a lucky and the trusty Zippo and lit up. Now, I knew that this was it, this was going to be the real thing, no more bullshit, no more puffing and pretending, I was going to inhale and become a real smoker. After that night I would be really cool, not make belief cool. At the corner of Thompson and 10th streets I took a couple of test drags not all the way down. That wasn't too bad, so I readied Myself and took the third drag all the way down. Instantly I felt like I just got off an extra fast carnival ride, I thought for a few seconds I was going to have to sit down in the snow. If I remember correctly My stomach was not in the best of shape either. I was thinking that maybe this smoking wasn't such a good idea if it was going to make Me feel like that. I was just about ready to throw that lucky in the snow when I started feeling better and tried anothner drag, this one was more conservative. The dizziness was there, but not near as bad as before, I thought that I just might be getting the hang of it, and by the time I finished it two blocks later I was inhaling like a champ. On that night another real smoker was born. I went and visited My Dad for an hour or so and on my way out of the building bought a pack of luckys from the vending machine, I looked around and one of the Nuns was right behind Me, I looked Her stright in the eye and said " these are for My Dad." That satisfied Her and She took off down the hall. I could hardly wait to get outside and light up, and light up I did for another thirty or so years until I finally quit in 1995 and so far I haven't been tempted to start again. I would never encourage a person to smoke but, I do have to admit that My walk to the hospital that cold winter night is a fond memory.