The Apocalypse...

...is nearing.

Did I just hear correctly? There is a "hit" television show based on an older woman who had a fling with a much young man, a kid almost, and is expecting a baby from that tryst??? And, it's a comedy????????? Yet, we wonder about the number of babies born out of wedlock, the number on state aid, etc. Fools all, we are.

I still can't get over that show that apparenlty is very popular about some young kid, not a teenager?, who lives with his old man and philandering uncle. I've heard some of the come-ons in advertising and they are over the top. And again, we wonder about why our younger folks are the ways they are. Fools all, we are.

I love how easy it is sometimes. The National Org of Women is calling for the dismissal of some NFL coach (I have no idea who it is or what team; I don't follow the NFL at all) for his abusive treatment of women. Yet this same NOW sat on its collective thumb and spun during the Presidency of Bill Clinton. And where are the boycotts of the movies, records, and television shows of certain other "abusers?" The hypocrisy and double standards are laughable. Who can take NOW seriously, other than fools? Oops...see above.

While I'm at it, why does BO get such a free pass on everything? He has done and said things just as bad as "that stupid Bush." But who calls him on it? Again, the hypocrisy and double standards....

I'm awaiting a reply I sent to a newspaper columnist a week ago. She wrote about the budget crunch at taking money/funds from the schools. After all, "it's for the kids." I pointed out the fallacy of such an argument, that it's becoming trite and shopworn. I used concrete examples. Yet, people/taxpayers still fall for it. All they have to do is look around. I don't make up these things. Yet, they choose not to do so. For instance, I am not surprised the bond/funding issues passed in our local district. But I am surprised at the margin of victory. Just like incumbents, the school district is able to fight an unfair fight. It is able to hold "information" meetings, complete with free day care, pizza and other treats (hey, who pays for those? the superintendent?), etc. "Information" was given, I'm certain, but not all the "information," just some. No doubt the district employees, like the phone call I received, cited that "your taxes won't go up" if the issues passed. No, they wouldn't. But if they didn't pass, people were likely to see a savings of $150-200 a year, if not more. Hmmm...isn't that a tax cut? Sort of the like the Dems proposing an outlandish 20% increase in a program while the Reps propose only a 15% increase--then the Dems can claim the Reps want to cut funding!!!! Liars!!!! Oh, I'm sorry--that's impolite, rude, not civil. Of course, it is honest. They are liars! Yeah, who did pay for the treats at those "informational" meetings?