Thoughts for Today

I don't have a whole lot to talk about today. There's much going on, but I see that what prompts me to write is 1) time and 2) inspiration. Lately, I've been inspired by many things but have not had the time to actually sit and write. This is proving to be a bit more difficult to maintain than I first thought, but the fact that I refuse to abandon this blog, mostly because I believe in its content, speaks volumes (for me anyway).

Things going on in the news including Michael Jackson's death, the Surgeon General appointment, confirmation hearings for Sotomayer have all interested me in some way, but there's so much going on in my personal life right now that I just don't have the time.... But, as always, I will strive for continuity and consistency......

One major thought I've had for the past day or two is that I am giving serious thought about keeping a diary and detailing my life up to this point, as much as I can recollect, so that my thoughts live on long after I am no longer here.

Ranting with not much to Rave about...

There is much going on in the world right now and once again I find that my thoughts are consumed with raw emotions of anger, frustration and sadness. There are problems for which there seem to be no solutions. This is my short list of things that send me into hours-long rants... and leave me nothing to rave about.

Y N the Hell do these boys keep going around with their damn pants hanging off their butts. Don't they realize how unattractive that is, how utterly disgusting they look. And where are their mothers (and fathers). Don't they have ANYTHING at all to say about the way their kids leave the house. Furthermore, why are they buying them clothes that hang off of them like that. And who in God's name are the young women who talk to these yahoos. It's a mentality and they don't seem to get that. Hats on side ways, leaving the tags on the baseball caps, showing their boxers, young girls cursing on the trains, young boys cursing vulgarities at the young girls - and they giggle.... WTF is going on??? I want to start a movement at the grassroots level to get this outrageous behavior banned..... I know there's probably something wrong with that, but come on. I think we've endured enough of this crap to last the next generation.

What's with the mentality of the plethora of low-income families who live in public housing and feel that because they live there, they should not care about the neighborhood. Why don't they put the trash in the designated areas, push their own garbage down the chute, keep their children out of the hallways, teach them not to right on things. Why is it that predominately blacks and hispanics occupy these dwellings and fail to take pride in the upkeep. No one is asking them to clean up after others, just themselves. Why is it that they seem to instinctively know that when they enter an affluent white or upper-class neighborhood, they don't treat it the same way. It seems like the people who live in public housing who want to live decently are screwed because of they are surrounded by some of the laziest, nastiest low-lifes on the planet.

WTF is wrong with these doctor's (aka drug dealers) pushing pills on vulnerable citizens. Why is it that they condemn those who sell marijuana, but glorify doctors who push pills that have more side effects that will kill you than marijuana ever will. Why is liquor legal - it has ruined more livers, lives and families than stats can keep up with. Why are cigarettes legal - known to cause certain cancers and diseases, prescription drugs and the addiction to certain ones will end your life, but that's okay. But weed???? Where's the harm....

Shit is just crazy....... I'll get back to the matter of my life shortly. For now, I just need to try and calm down.