Enough Politics, Life is Funny

Well, maybe not always. I’m going through some not so funny things lately, but I guess it’s not really that big a deal compared to what a lot of people have to live through. Without giving too many details here's some of it. Hopefully, not too many people read this anyway and it may help me to get it out.

The main thing is there has been a change in what I do for a living. There are other people at work also going through this. It's not going well at all and it is certainly affecting me. I haven’t been this unhappy in a long time. I mean REALLY unhappy! I actually know someone who blogged about work in the past (at a different company) and got called on it, but won’t go into my anger as far as he did. If my employer has an issue with what gets posted here, oh well. Let’s just say it’s fucked up on many levels.

Went to a party for a little while this evening with some people and families I have known for a long time. They’re really good people but it always kind of depresses me somehow. One of my best friends is a member of one of these families, and he was there along with a couple other friends. Years ago I dated someone in the other family and really felt right with her. It’s a long, complicated thing (at least in my mind), but the end result is that this particular Labor Day weekend party does depress me. I guess it’s because so many years ago I thought I'd be part of her family, and still feel in my heart that’s what should have been. I'm sorry it didn’t happen. There was a time I stopped going to the party, but now live within walking distance the last 2 summers and have attended. As KN would say, tragic!

Sorry for all the negativity, but it feels good to get it out. On hindsight I’ll probably regret posting this, but here it is.

Joe Biden's DNC Speech

My first reaction to Biden's speech is quite positive. I truly believe he is a good person and he has done many good things in his tenure of public service. Keep in mind I live in Delaware and have voted for him every time. Don't regret any of those votes. He did have a couple misspoken moments, but pretty much everyone on the campaign trail does that, John McCain and Barack Obama included. I do feel he believes in what he says and does, and he says and does good things. And he mentioned Wilmington, DE where I live!

By the way, the Phillies lost to the Mets 6-3.

DNC

I've been checking out the Democratic Convention in between innings of the Phillies vs. Mets game tonight. Also been looking at news sites and catching up on anything I missed that I wanted to see or hear at the convention.

MSNBC.com had a headline right after Bill Clinton spoke about Barack Obama being ready to lead this country. The headline read as follows: Clinton says 'Obama is ready to be lead'. Certainly it meant to say Clinton says 'Obama is ready to lead'. Of course TO BE LEAD doesn't make sense, you either LEAD or BE LED. It was corrected relatively quickly, but could this 'mistake' have meant people to think 'Obama ready to be led'? I wonder. And they say the media is liberally biased.

Politically Concerned

I've been posting lots of political stuff lately. It's my journal and I'll post if I want to!!

Here's a good one from Talking Points Memo about my least favorite candidate.

Who Makes More Sense?

From the Daily Show:

Social Security

As we get older I think more and more about this. Nice post here from Daily KOS with a video from FDR's grandson on the 73rd Birthday of Social Security.

Being Christian

Though not very religious, I don't think the following is very Christian. Even though it's from Stuart Shepard, the Director of Digital Media for the political arm of the conservative Christian group Focus on the Family, Focus Action. Please check out the video in the article. I find it actually quite sad.

From ABC News Blogs, "POLITICAL PUNCH: Power, pop, and probings from ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper"

*UPDATED* I like the comments "Posted by: sesna | Aug 13, 2008 9:23:16 PM" and "Posted by: mikebg | Aug 13, 2008 1:34:21 PM" in the User Comments section after the article.

Hail To The.... Hail

Had some severe storms this evening around 6:15 or so. The hail started shortly after the storm began. I live on the top floor of a flat roofed building and it sounded like we were under attack for a few minutes. I actually put on my shoes, grabbed my keys and wallet and got ready to leave thinking it may start coming through into my place. It was a bit stressful, but all is OK now. Here are a couple pictures taken around 6:30 tonight as the storm was letting up.

John McCain?

Please don't tell me this man is going to be the next President of the United States.

Dazed and Most Definitely Confused