trippydude's Blog

How Stupid do the political pundants think the American people are? When we hear a comment by one of the candidates, aren't we smart enough to know or decide in what context to take it? Pres. Bush's remarks in Israel, were they aimed at Obama?  Obama seems to think so,  and maybe they were, Gee aren't we smart enough to determine that on our own?   Opinions,  though thought provoking little nuggets and nuances that they bring up are nothing more than tired old conclusions that the American people have already thought of. Not that some political analyst or reporter is going to make up my mind for me on my vote, but they try to,  you see it when ABC, NBC, CBS or Fox, projects a candidate a winner in an election. I don't know perhaps I'm getting tired of the rhetoric that both the candidates, and the pundants are making, or the election process in general is souring my disposition. Maybe I'm bias, because I don't like Analysts especially political ones . But when I jump the conclusional fence, I'd like to do it on my own, and not be pushed like a sheep by a herdsman's dog.  Come on now, I'm waiting for a new fresh perspective, not more Blahhhh, Blahhhh, Blahhhh.... trippy :{)  

 I work at a local Goodwill in N.E.  Atlanta, my job is to greet donors and take the offerings they bring. We take these castaway Items clean and repair them and sell them in our retail store, which in turn gives us employment, and pays our salaries.  Without the generosity and giving unselfishly by these persons I'd probably be standing somewhere on a street corner holding up a sign saying " will work for food".  I just want to extend a heart felt thank you, for your support, and donations. Goodwill  Industries supports many programs, for which your donations provide funding through our resale efforts, so just remember the junk in your attic is treasure to us. Please drop by and drop off your unwanted possessions , You'd be giving a better living and a greater chance of a decent lifestyle for someone less fortunate....thank you for your support.........Trippy

It's spring in Atlanta, and I'm getting the itch. Concert series, baseball, festivals. Time to shake the winter cabin fever, and get out into the world see it for all it's glory, it's what I look forward to most of all. But Alas, I work a schedule where my days off are split, and where one day just isn't enough. By the time I take care of the personal things I have to do like shopping, laundry, cleaning, there's no time left by then I'm to tired to go out or I have to go to bed early to get it together for work the next day. And by the time my second day comes around things have mounted up that I didn't get to finish on my first day off.

 Time Management.

  My wife says I have poor time management skills, maybe so. But I seem to have so little of it to manage. My work is labor intensive and hard on me physically, so when my day off comes around I'm so beat that all I want to do is lay around & rest.

 Perfect storm.

           I suppose I shouldn't complain, for there's some of us out there whom never get a day off, Single parents for one. Their days off are frothed with home and child care needs, I know the picture of their perfect day off would be when Grandma comes over to baby sit or help, and they get a little time away from what seems the Perfect Storm.

  Enjoyment anyway you get it.

         I love to write , and I love to read so I get my enjoyment from reading & writing Blogs. It relaxes me, but alas my time for doing this is short. Since, yep laundry awaits & chores left undone from my last day off still await my attentions. So going to a concert, or a festival, even a walk around my apartment complex will be put down the list even further.  If you have the luxury of having two days off together, please for my sake find a way to plan them so you can get enjoyment any way you can. Go to Six Flags, Grant Park Zoo, Spring Fest, and send me a blog telling me how good it was just to have time on your day off. And get enjoyment anyway you can.......Trippy.            

  Oh, I'm so tired of seeing this Uma Thurman's safety and life style being put in jeopardy by this loony dude's infatuation, I'm a fan of some local female T.V. celebs, but I ain't no stalker!, That's going a bit to far for me. I'm grateful for the service they preform and how they preform it, Their professionalism, and dedication in deliverance of their chosen profession is what makes me a fan. These persons have husbands, Boy friends ,& families, and their right to privacy should be respected. To solicit into their personal lives by injecting wrongful and as well unwanted advances of romantic intent and or infatuations is so wrong. I'm amazed at the depth of depravity some of these loony fanatics will go to. I think that Stalking should carry with it a heavy sentence in the courts it's a form of terrorism wholly unto its own. I revere, those in the celebrity spotlight, but I don't want to share it with them, they've earned the right to be there. That's why I'm The Fan :)......Trippy

  Prepare yourself for the onslaught of $ 4.00  a gallon gas by summer. Higher food prices, airfares, layoffs, ah but no wage increases to compensate, for higher medical insurance premiums, Let's see our tax rebates evaporate into someone else's pocket book. what!, me a pessimist you say? Damn right, when it takes 2 1/2 incomes now to live comfortably above the poverty line barely above it for most families, and your being sandbagged by higher everything, you'd see the down side too. Of course the Oil Barons are living the high life and so are their investors.

If Clinton/Obama want to do something, how about raising the earned income tax credit , the national minimum wage, stop overseas outsourcing of tech jobs, Come on! How bout giving the Fair Tax movement a shot? After all I'd rather be taxed on what I spent rather than the meager wages I earned. Oh yea, and give farmers a good reason to do what they're suppose to, and that's to provide food for the nation, not gas for an oilman's SUV. Wanna go green?, put some turnips on my plate at a reasonable price, look all I want is milk from the cow not buy the damn thing! Now I'm not advocating bringing back price controls, &  constraints, but something's gotta be done. We need to kill the, "Greed Gremlin" for sure. we need to do more than just saying, "Whatever!".......... Trippy