I say we do it! If for no other reason than to make K.K.K. member and flamboyant artist Gutzon Borglum roll over in his grave.

And think of the jobs! Glorious jobs!

Okay, before I get a bunch of complaints please know I couldn’t take this seriously. Not that I don’t support our current President; I do. Apparently the previous tenants of the land find our graffiti on their sacred land a little distasteful. I think we’ve tagged it enough the way it is.

It’s official! Ted Williams is seeking rehab. I guess he needed to ‘Get Real’. Now if the rest of America could follow.

What did we expect? He’d have it all smooth sailing to be the next Don Fontaine overnight? The man has a history of battling addiction. Giving him a job (regardless of how well paying) would magically make all his demons go away? Ask any family that has a functioning alcoholic and they will tell you it doesn’t work that way.

Williams appears to be a great guy. I’m not knocking the guy at all. I’d love to have lunch with the guy, but he’d have to pick up the tab though. As YouTube and his cardboard sign have indicated, he definitely has a God given talent. He’s also human, so we shouldn’t be surprised that he may still suffer from a demon or two.

What grinds my gears is WHY he had the quick rise…so we could all feel warm and fuzzy. We were all hoping for the ‘feel good story of the year’ because we needed one. I was sucked in too. I wanted to hear the rags-to-riches as only Matt, Ann and Meredeth can tell it.

Quickly after Mr. Williams was off the news cycle, Dr. Phil got hold of him. Where would we be without Dr. Phil? More important, where would Mr. Williams be?

Dr. Phil isn’t exactly someone I respect. Any time a pudgy talking head comes out with a weight loss program, I have to wonder. I’m pretty sure he was riding on Teddy’s 15 minutes, much like he offered to help Brittany Spears through her darkest hours of baldness. I don’t think he gives much of a care about these people. It’s all about the eyeballs glued to the tube.

But why stop there? Why not exploit it for all it’s worth! Let’s televise the hidden talents of all of our down trodden! It sure would be better than ignoring them and pushing them under the rug. I think I know just the guy to host such a show.

So this is my first post of the year. The new year greets us with a gunman taking 6 lives away from us in Arizona. 31 bullets went flying. It’s nice to see our country united in it’s prayers and well wishes. I’m hopeful we learned SOMETHING from 911.

I don’t believe that Ms. Palin’s poster with cross-hairs are the reason Jared Loughner decided to spray bullets at a crowd, but since it was brought up…what a dumb-ass thing to attach to a campaign! Seriously, Palin! Is that what Jesus would do?

Would Jesus ever agree to a “Repent or Run…Cuz the Savior has a gun” type of campaign?

A tea-bagger at a "battle of brains"

Seriously, would her and her teabagging 15-minutes of lame stop!?! PLEASE!?! I swear, politicians can be so narcissistic.

This is a non-political issue, but a personal one. Every day we wake up and decide what we’re going to do with the next 16 or so hours. A deeply troubled man in Arizona chose to let his demons manifest in a horrific fashion last Saturday.

How can we prevent this from happening again in the future? CAN we prevent it from happening in the future?

I have no solid answers, but like with meditation sometimes the questions are more important than the actual answer…at least for now. I would offer up that anytime a finger is pointed at who may have indirectly caused the shooting, we revisit the original question of how can we prevent this tragedy from happening again?

Perhaps giving anymore time to a quiting media-whore ex-governor from Alaska, we look at things like salvia abuse…or mental health programs…or gun control laws. We can (and MUST) do and be better!

I’m for gun owner rights…really I am. People hunt. People want to protect themselves. I get that. But do we need things like the extended magazine to take down Bambi? If someone invades our home, how many bullets are required to take him down? If it’s more than 14 or 15, I would suggest the user try throwing the gun and not enroll with the NRA next time around. Someone that bad of a shot should be embarrassed to be in the NRA.

On my last visit to see my Doc, he gives me a prescription for something I can’t pronounce. The stuff goofed with my head for a couple of days, but that could have been the holidays. I haven’t seen hardly a trace of my nueropathy since. I can now walk upright, and not like Quizimoto

STu walk FINE! STU WALK REAL FINE NOW!

I can’t say enough good things about my doctor. I was seriously scared with the pain I was having…I just wouldn’t go away! My muscles ached and I was hating EVERYTHING. Now it’s all better…ON WITH LIFE!

Soph is in Disneyworld with her school band. I’m SO PROUD OF HER! Me and my Ladyfriend are on our Staycation. Jamming with friends tonight. Things. Are. Good!

I can practically smell next year. I’m thinking it’s going to be AMAZING!

Is it like the war on drugs? Some people just lack enough faith to let other people have a holiday without them.

Can you see the Lord Jesus being the spoiled brat? “MY BIRTHDAY! MINE! ALL MINE! Is it time to sing HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me yet?” I don’t think so.

He’d most likely not care at ALL what the Holiday was called. I like to think he’d just want to hang out with the family..

Today was pretty good. I was able to move around the house with only minimal pain. I think I’m on the mend from whatever has yucked-up my immune system. My muscles still soar as can be but I’m expecting that to go away. The Neuropathy still makes me want to take a hack saw to my limbs, but I’m faithful that pain will go away.

Tonight the band will march up through downtown. Other cold parents will wave and smile. Then we will all seek warm shelter. Great times! I need to get out. Even though it’s still over a couple hours away, I need to rest and get ready. If I don’t I’ll never make it. I HATE having all my energy drained.

Small date night tonight! YAY! Me and my lady friend are getting out afterwords. Hello, Big Boy!!!

Another day to be thankful for.

In case you are curious, this domain is still up for sale. I had some people offer to purchase it at one time, but the party seems to be unable to pay for it. I’ll take it as a sign I am meant to keep it for myself, although it is still up for sale.

Why blog? Why now? Because I have the time. The doctor has told me if I want to ever get better I would need to stay home for 6-8 weeks and do nothing. I’m sure I will blog more in the future. I just wanted to say “Hi”. I’m always open to meeting new friends!

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