Sunday, December 05, 2004
What? Me Worry?
(Title stolen from Alfred E. Neuman)
Well, according to seemingly every place you turn, I should be worried about:
The Islamic people want me dead cause I’m an Infidel.
The local churches tell me I’m going to burn in hell if I don’t join their church.
The Klan and the Aryan Nation hates me cause I’m not pearly white.
The Left Wing Liberals hate me cause I refuse to be a victim and carry a gun.
The Right Wing Extremists have hate me cause I refuse to be paranoid like they are.
Cigarettes will kill me.
Fatty Foods will kill me.
Starchy Foods will kill me.
Prostate Cancer can kill me.
Stress can kill me.
If I’m not knee deep in debt, then I must be a failure in life.
Locals think I’m crazy, or at least a tad nuts.
The Reader’s of this Blog think I’m a bit off my rocker at times.
My Aunt has Class 3B/4 cancer.
Now…from Encarta:
Bully (bul·ly)
noun (plural bul·lies) aggressive person: an aggressive person who intimidates or mistreats weaker people.
Colloquialism (col·lo·qui·al·ism)
noun informal expression: an informal word or phrase that is more common in conversation than in formal speech or writing
Now I have to worry about one; being a bully and two; having a reader being a ‘Thorn in my Blanket.
Well, I do hope the reader in question realizes that according to Encarta he is attempting to intimidate me by being a thorn in my blanket. Sadly, his use of a colloquialism leaves a lot to be desired. You can be a ‘thorn in my side’ or “a burr under my blanket”, but thorn in my blanket? This must be a sign of the changing times.
I do find it interesting that I purposely gave the reader several places he/she could have dumped on me in a major way. Sadly, they missed each target given. Instead they chose to continue speaking in generic terms, with little substance to support them.
I also gave the readers a bit of insight to my background. More then I received back in return. Interesting they seemed to either miss that information or choose to ignore it based on a mistaken theory of superior position.
So, I’m now a bully cause I decided to end the thread. I’m a bully cause I must have mistreated that individual by bringing to light much which was in error in their beliefs. I must be a bully cause I refuse to kow-tow to a misguided belief in a political parties dogma which cost them an election.
Gawd, I love It!!!
All through this I tried to keep things on the straight and narrow, whereas my dialogue partner took honest concepts and tried to turn them on me. I find this typical of the Liberal mind. They find out something about themselves and try to turn them into their opponents weakness or evil. Take some weakness about themselves and claim the opposition has this while they are above it all.
Trouble is, when dealing with print, it is difficult to hide the obvious.
Oh well, this is the world in which we live. For my subscribers, you may remember that I have often spoken about responsibility and how too many people cannot seem to grasp that they are responsible for their own actions. And within this thread we see this as plain as day.
I accept responsibility for starting this thread. I accept responsibility for publishing the facts as they are, not as I nor my opponent would desire them to be. I accept that I made every attempt possible not to refer to my opponent in terms less then honorable. And I accept that I am responding to this individual, when I should just ignore him.
I accept writing today’s article is really fun. I accept that I could, if required, give my opponent a lesson in being a bully that could and would redefine the term. I accept that it is much more fun not to be a bully and allow others to crawl in the gutter, all the while, making fun of them in such a fashion they do not realize they have been slammed until much later.
And if my opponent desires to be a thorn in my blanket so be it. I accept any and all input and comments. Whether I respond or not is solely my choice. And as far as worrying about anything listed above, I have determined that My Aunt is worth worrying about, while the rest is not worth my time.
To my Friends… Semper Fi.
5 December 2004
At Home With The Flu.
Well, according to seemingly every place you turn, I should be worried about:
The Islamic people want me dead cause I’m an Infidel.
The local churches tell me I’m going to burn in hell if I don’t join their church.
The Klan and the Aryan Nation hates me cause I’m not pearly white.
The Left Wing Liberals hate me cause I refuse to be a victim and carry a gun.
The Right Wing Extremists have hate me cause I refuse to be paranoid like they are.
Cigarettes will kill me.
Fatty Foods will kill me.
Starchy Foods will kill me.
Prostate Cancer can kill me.
Stress can kill me.
If I’m not knee deep in debt, then I must be a failure in life.
Locals think I’m crazy, or at least a tad nuts.
The Reader’s of this Blog think I’m a bit off my rocker at times.
My Aunt has Class 3B/4 cancer.
Now…from Encarta:
Bully (bul·ly)
noun (plural bul·lies) aggressive person: an aggressive person who intimidates or mistreats weaker people.
Colloquialism (col·lo·qui·al·ism)
noun informal expression: an informal word or phrase that is more common in conversation than in formal speech or writing
Now I have to worry about one; being a bully and two; having a reader being a ‘Thorn in my Blanket.
Well, I do hope the reader in question realizes that according to Encarta he is attempting to intimidate me by being a thorn in my blanket. Sadly, his use of a colloquialism leaves a lot to be desired. You can be a ‘thorn in my side’ or “a burr under my blanket”, but thorn in my blanket? This must be a sign of the changing times.
I do find it interesting that I purposely gave the reader several places he/she could have dumped on me in a major way. Sadly, they missed each target given. Instead they chose to continue speaking in generic terms, with little substance to support them.
I also gave the readers a bit of insight to my background. More then I received back in return. Interesting they seemed to either miss that information or choose to ignore it based on a mistaken theory of superior position.
So, I’m now a bully cause I decided to end the thread. I’m a bully cause I must have mistreated that individual by bringing to light much which was in error in their beliefs. I must be a bully cause I refuse to kow-tow to a misguided belief in a political parties dogma which cost them an election.
Gawd, I love It!!!
All through this I tried to keep things on the straight and narrow, whereas my dialogue partner took honest concepts and tried to turn them on me. I find this typical of the Liberal mind. They find out something about themselves and try to turn them into their opponents weakness or evil. Take some weakness about themselves and claim the opposition has this while they are above it all.
Trouble is, when dealing with print, it is difficult to hide the obvious.
Oh well, this is the world in which we live. For my subscribers, you may remember that I have often spoken about responsibility and how too many people cannot seem to grasp that they are responsible for their own actions. And within this thread we see this as plain as day.
I accept responsibility for starting this thread. I accept responsibility for publishing the facts as they are, not as I nor my opponent would desire them to be. I accept that I made every attempt possible not to refer to my opponent in terms less then honorable. And I accept that I am responding to this individual, when I should just ignore him.
I accept writing today’s article is really fun. I accept that I could, if required, give my opponent a lesson in being a bully that could and would redefine the term. I accept that it is much more fun not to be a bully and allow others to crawl in the gutter, all the while, making fun of them in such a fashion they do not realize they have been slammed until much later.
And if my opponent desires to be a thorn in my blanket so be it. I accept any and all input and comments. Whether I respond or not is solely my choice. And as far as worrying about anything listed above, I have determined that My Aunt is worth worrying about, while the rest is not worth my time.
To my Friends… Semper Fi.
5 December 2004
At Home With The Flu.
