Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Who knows?

Well, I guess there might be some news here. It is not easy these days however with the corruption in Washington and elsewhere plus a whole bunch of crap going on in this city and state. It is enough to drive me back to Thailand on the next flight. Yes, I know that no country is perfect but after nearly 68 years in this country, almost anything would be a welcome relief to this BS. I really miss "Pin" and "A" in Bangkok and Chiang Mai and would like to see them again ASAP. Not sure what I will do for next trip to that beautiful country as I first must deal with a journey to France in October. I cashed in my remaining mileage on United for a free ticket and can hardly wait for October to arrive as I have not been there since September 2001.

And now the Republicans, having failed at most everything else, are raising the issue of a constitutional ammendment once again to ban same sex marriages. When will these bastards leave well enough alone? Why can't they deal with the real problems facing this country? They are such a bunch of idiots! In addition to the Bush/Cheney/Rumsfelt trio, you have Bill Frist trying to push this constitutional amendment to ban same same sex marriage and to make matter even scarier, he has been mentioned as a possible GOP candidate for president in 2008. Oh, my god, when does the next flight leave for Thailand or Vietnam or Cambodia, or wherever?

Anyway, a flight to another state or country might be easier later this year as I suddenly find myself working overtime for the next three weeks. I will be very tired by the time is it over but I will be several hundred dollars richer as a result. This may actually help me with my next vacation in Thailand which is just what I wanted to do in January. I was blindsided by this at work today but from now until June 16th I will be working ten hour weekdays plus four or five hours each Saturday and Sunday through the 16th of June. I will certainly need a vacation by the time this is over.

So that is the latest, such as it is, from my little corner of the world in this City by the Bay.

Monday, May 22, 2006

Listen up George...

Words of wisdom from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Also I plan to buy her book. Should make for some very interesting reading.

Sunday, May 21, 2006

Good Christians

I see that the good Christians of this world are at it again. Is this another fine example of loving your neighbor? I wonder how Charlton Heston and the other goons at the NRA feel about incidents like this one?

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Favorite letter

This is my favorite letter to the editor of a local newspaper this morning:
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"Thank goodness that Mayor Gavin Newsom vetoed the six-month Saturday shutdown. I was so completely disgusted with this latest idiocy by the Supes. We wait forever, finally get an international-class museum that's the new Crown Jewel of San Francisco, and those dummies want to close off access to it for both days on the weekend. More and more, Newsom appears to be the only one in city government who's not a complete lunatic."
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Our Board of Supervisors has proven time and time again that they don't care what the voters say. In this case we have voted twice against the closing of some roads in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays but still the board wants to ignore that and do their own thing. What idiots!

Monday, May 15, 2006

Hypocrite?

Is it me or did I miss something in the religious history of the world but now the pope calls on Christians to respect Muslims but it was not THAT many years ago that the Catholic Church was guilty of crusades against Muslims. The Catholic Church did not respect Muslims at that time so how can it expect Muslims to respect it now? Sure, people of good will on both sides will but the extremists won't, not matter what.

Friday, May 12, 2006

Big Brother

I guess George Orwell must be turning in his grave now as Big Brother collects data on our phone calls. What the f---- difference does it make who I call or how many times? Yes, there are patterns as I call friends on a regular basis. So does that make me or them terrorists? This BS in Washington has got to stop and now. What next? Will they check to see what household cleaning products I buy at the supermarket? This cancer in Washington has got to be cut out but unfortunately we are stuck with Big Brother, big dumb and stupid brother, until January 2009. In the meantime I am afraid that he can and will do a lot more damage than has already been done. I can only hope that the voters will send a very loud message this fall and vote out all the facists now in our government.

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Immigrant's Rights continued

From another letter in this morning's newspaper with which I agree:
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"I just don't get it. People come to the United States illegally, then demand equal rights? How can they be in a position to demand anything? If you want to be an American, assimilate into our culture, go about it legally and stop demanding special treatment. Play by the rules. While you're at it, make an effort to learn our language."
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No, I am not for increasing any penalties on illegals but this country needs to enforce laws already on the books as well as figure out a humane way to handle the millions of people here already. One important thing here however: STOP DEMANDING RIGHTS YOU DON'T HAVE AS NON-CITIZENS. I certainly can't go to France or Thailand or wherever and demand or request services granted to citizens of those countries. Why the hell should people coming here illegally demand and expect things from this government if they aren't going to follow the rules?

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Immigrants Rights...

Here is one letter I found in the newspaper this morning which I agree with totally.
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"The demonstrations Monday only proves one thing: Demonstrating is not the answer to immigration policies. Seeing individuals carrying Mexican flags and disrupting businesses is an insult to the hard-working Americans, who are in the United States legally, paying taxes and contributing to the welfare of this country.

What makes any of the demonstrators think that disrupting other hard-working Americans will gain support? While I support the need for clear and fair immigration policies in the United States, there is a clear need for illegal immigrants, prior to getting citizenship, to learn English, pay a fair fine for being in this country illegally and pay their share of taxes. They also should learn to be respectful of this country and not deface and abuse the communities in which they illegally are living in."
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And a portion of another letter reads:

"Today, we have illegal immigrants not respecting our laws or our country, demanding rights of citizenship without being citizens."
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These people should realize that they would not, could not, get away with this in any other country. Other countries would track them down and deport them very quickly. Even I, as a tourist in Thailand legally for the 30 days permitted, would be tracked down and deported if I did nothing wrong other than overstay my permitted time in the country.

So come on folks, do what is right and by all means learn the English language so you can sing the Star Spangled Banner in English and become a citizen through diligence and hard work and please, follow the rules.