Reality and Sobriety were her only delusions....
First impressions really are a blast these days.
I have been told, that people's first impressions of me, differ a great deal. Most likely, if you first met me around Brinton, I was probably classified as quiet and stuck up. Or simply as my now brother-in-law once told me, "you know, one of 'Those' people." If you met me simply by myself, I was probably still quiet... but probably a little quirky. If you met me while at Vickie's (I'm sorry), I probably either hugged you until you were ready to kill me or threw you out of her house. (on either account, I apologize).
I am not the person most likely to bring up politics. Nor will you hear me bring up music. I will occasionally offer opinions on children or cooking, but rarely. I don't usually start a conversation. While I will join one and feel comfortable talking about most subjects. I am usually the quiet, sober one, content to take care of everyone when they are neither quiet or sober. My opinion doesn't vary far from what most of my friends think, so there is no reason to repeat mine. I like the music I like, and the music I don't like I don't listen to. While I love my children, most of our friends are single and have 1 child, he/she is probably quite a few years younger than my youngest. There are a few out there, but for the most part mine are older. It is no secret, I don't cook a lot. I can tell you what my grandmother taught me or what I have learned along the way. I am usually content to go with the flow, if you will. This is probably the reason I have such a hard time updating these blogs. I figure people who know me have either talked to me recently enough to know how I feel on certain issues, or don't know me well enough to care what my opinion is. If you are the latter, I am sure that you will find more amusing entries elsewhere. If you are looking for funny let me suggest Cory's, Brinton's or Larry's. If you are looking for smart, check out Krista's. If you want a nice mix of everything, check out Aaron's website.
I don't write to encourage you. I don't write to tell you the latest movies or news. I write when I write because I want to write. Brinton once asked whether or not I wanted the counter on my blog. I did not. I don't want to know how many people are reading this. I know there are several that just check this out randomly and there are a few friends who read. But I don't have anything to really address that hasn't been addressed before. There are issues I kick and I scream about, but few that couldn't be found typed cleaner or sound smarter somewhere else.
That rant being complete....
There was a time, up until not so many years ago, that I "knew" I was a Republican. (I know, I know). My family are all Republicans. My family referred to Brinton as a liberal. (yeah ok..) At 18, I knew everything and was set to try to make the rest of my life work out with my "meathead". While the rest of the family was sitting on the couch telling us everything that we believed in and did was completely wrong. At some point, Brinton and I sat down and discussed how I felt on many different things. It was a conversation about how I felt, not my family or him or anyone else. I came to the realization that I was a liberal democrat. Although the liberal part probably had more to do with a political test that someone had sent me through email. (Post note: Rereading this, it sounds more like a testimonial as to someone being saved from the grips of the devil:)
So, imagine my thought when I went to hear the former governor Julian Carroll speak. He who informed me that I was no longer a democrat, just another wild and crazy liberal (you can see Brinton's response.) This man was so utterly and completely ignorant, it reminds one how Fletcher got elected in the first place. There are few things in this world that will ever get me completely riled up. There are people who are born dumb and then there are people who chose ignorance and predjudice over justice and equality. Julian Carroll, based solely on his sermon at the Democrats in Action meeting, is one of the former. What a sad state this has become.
I'll stick with my sober delusions. At least it's safe there....
First impressions really are a blast these days.
I have been told, that people's first impressions of me, differ a great deal. Most likely, if you first met me around Brinton, I was probably classified as quiet and stuck up. Or simply as my now brother-in-law once told me, "you know, one of 'Those' people." If you met me simply by myself, I was probably still quiet... but probably a little quirky. If you met me while at Vickie's (I'm sorry), I probably either hugged you until you were ready to kill me or threw you out of her house. (on either account, I apologize).
I am not the person most likely to bring up politics. Nor will you hear me bring up music. I will occasionally offer opinions on children or cooking, but rarely. I don't usually start a conversation. While I will join one and feel comfortable talking about most subjects. I am usually the quiet, sober one, content to take care of everyone when they are neither quiet or sober. My opinion doesn't vary far from what most of my friends think, so there is no reason to repeat mine. I like the music I like, and the music I don't like I don't listen to. While I love my children, most of our friends are single and have 1 child, he/she is probably quite a few years younger than my youngest. There are a few out there, but for the most part mine are older. It is no secret, I don't cook a lot. I can tell you what my grandmother taught me or what I have learned along the way. I am usually content to go with the flow, if you will. This is probably the reason I have such a hard time updating these blogs. I figure people who know me have either talked to me recently enough to know how I feel on certain issues, or don't know me well enough to care what my opinion is. If you are the latter, I am sure that you will find more amusing entries elsewhere. If you are looking for funny let me suggest Cory's, Brinton's or Larry's. If you are looking for smart, check out Krista's. If you want a nice mix of everything, check out Aaron's website.
I don't write to encourage you. I don't write to tell you the latest movies or news. I write when I write because I want to write. Brinton once asked whether or not I wanted the counter on my blog. I did not. I don't want to know how many people are reading this. I know there are several that just check this out randomly and there are a few friends who read. But I don't have anything to really address that hasn't been addressed before. There are issues I kick and I scream about, but few that couldn't be found typed cleaner or sound smarter somewhere else.
That rant being complete....
There was a time, up until not so many years ago, that I "knew" I was a Republican. (I know, I know). My family are all Republicans. My family referred to Brinton as a liberal. (yeah ok..) At 18, I knew everything and was set to try to make the rest of my life work out with my "meathead". While the rest of the family was sitting on the couch telling us everything that we believed in and did was completely wrong. At some point, Brinton and I sat down and discussed how I felt on many different things. It was a conversation about how I felt, not my family or him or anyone else. I came to the realization that I was a liberal democrat. Although the liberal part probably had more to do with a political test that someone had sent me through email. (Post note: Rereading this, it sounds more like a testimonial as to someone being saved from the grips of the devil:)
So, imagine my thought when I went to hear the former governor Julian Carroll speak. He who informed me that I was no longer a democrat, just another wild and crazy liberal (you can see Brinton's response.) This man was so utterly and completely ignorant, it reminds one how Fletcher got elected in the first place. There are few things in this world that will ever get me completely riled up. There are people who are born dumb and then there are people who chose ignorance and predjudice over justice and equality. Julian Carroll, based solely on his sermon at the Democrats in Action meeting, is one of the former. What a sad state this has become.
I'll stick with my sober delusions. At least it's safe there....
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Friday, November 25, 2005
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