Friday Ramblings

Thank God it’s Friday.

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On FB, one of my friends is posting statuses and pics from her cell phone as she drives to California.

I
DO
NOT
GIVE
A
FLYING
SHIT!!!

I have driven that stretch of highway so many times that I do not need a blow by blow of your drive, and I don’t need pics of the nozzle in the car while you’re getting gas along the Arizona-California border! Or pics of your dog with a quizzical look on its face! Or the dog with its face out the window!

AAAARGH!

So I hid this person from my front page on FB until she gets back into town. I just can’t take it.

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Over at Meant to Be, DH and I are certified to adopt. WOO HOO!!!

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The Sotomayor hearings are garbage. At least Jon Kyl attempted to keep her on track… but she was evasive on many hot-button questions, and I don’t like that. I don’t like her ruling on the FF case, which was flawed in the extreme. I don’t like her views on white men. It pisses me off that if this were reversed, and it was a Republican president’s nominee, she would be crucified for her refusal to answer questions directly or questions on her previous rulings. The hypocrisy really pisses me off. And it scared me that such a person – man or woman – will be deciding law in this country. Lord have mercy.

And don’t believe the hype: she will NOT be the first Hispanic sitting on the bench on the SCOTUS. That honor actually goes to Benjamin Cardozo of Portuguese descent. And sorry, yes, the Portuguese are considered Hispanic, no matter how the media tries to spin it. Nice try.

That said, poor Justice Cardozo is probably spinning in his grave at the antics in the hearings this week.

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Personal note to Sarah Palin: SHUT UP. Please. Just go away, go underground for awhile or longer, and stay away from political events and the media. Please, for fuck’s sake! Thanks.

Personal note to Levi Johnston: You’re a douchebag of the highest order. Bristol should have been shot for sleeping with you (with or without birth control), then you should have been shot so you’d never breed. I hope you never breed again – we don’t need your brand of self-centered, stupid, douchenozzle garbage. I hope your kid winds up hating you for the attention whore and selfish bastard that you are. EABOD, STFU and go the hell away.

Personal note to the mainstream media: You, at large, are a waste of carbon. You ignore the bloodletting in Iran, give a pass to various politicians, all to crucify Palin and give ridiculous amounts of column space to that teenaged piece of shit because it’s ratings. Die in a fire, all of you.

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Speaking of media hype, the Michael Jackson death circus has been tiring. I hope the hoopla dies soon, but it won’t  – not if Joe or LaToya have a say in it. Garbage, complete garbage.

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DH is a crushed mess from work, and I’m mentally worn out from two weeks of obsessing about our adoption profile. We’re going to DC for a week, a much needed respite.

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I have a dear friend in my thoughts – S has the life from hell right now. S’s dad had an aortic aneurysm about a year ago, and the family spent half a million dollars to save him. What does he do? Sit on his ass, ignore doctor’s orders, stuff his face and be a complete idiot. He has another weak spot on the artery, which he ignores. He was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer, so without checking what the side effects would be, he chooses a form of therapy… no big deal, except it’s contraindicated by his high blood pressure… which aggravates the weak spot. S wants to shoot him for his ridiculous stupidity.

Add to this hell is S’s mother’s saga. She’s not in the best of health, either. She went in to get test results from a growth (one of several in various stages) and the doctor scheduled her surgery  later the same week – and THAT doesn’t happen unless the doc is seriously concerned about what he saw. Hopefully it’s not cancerous… but like S said, the doc’s reaction makes one think that the news is not good.

So keep my dear friend in your thoughts. He’s just beside himself – he’s their sole caretaker as his brother is completely selfish and useless. I’ve been in similar shoes and I’ll be thinking of him all weekend.

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I have to plan and pack. Can’t wait to get out of here for a few days. Have a great weekend!