I posted not long ago about people who crave (and that is putting it lightly!) attention. Today I saw this pic and couldn't resist posting it as a part two, so to speak of my previous post....
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Hey you!!
You there in the car stopped at the red light in town. You with the windows down and the radio blaring AND THE SMALL CHILD IN YOUR LAP!! Put that child in a car seat!!
Do you not care that your small child could fly right out that open window (or the windshield) if you have an accident? Not to mention what the airbag could do to him. Don't give me that BS line about "we are just going right down the road" or "she cries if I put her in the car seat." Your child's life may not mean enough to you to safely strap him into a car seat in the backseat, but it means enough to me to risk getting shot when I yell at you from the next car.
Several weeks ago, we were driving on the interstate and passed a van. As I glanced into their front seat as we passed, I saw a mother in the passenger seat with a baby that couldn't have been more than 6 months old in her lap. I was so mad that I made my husband slow down so I could get their license plate number. Imagine my surprise when I saw their "Choose Life" plate on the back of their van. All I could think was, "what? save the unborn so they can die in traffic accidents later?"
So if you are one of those people I see with children unrestrained in the car, be ready to get an earful from me. I've got a big mouth and I know how to use it.
Do you not care that your small child could fly right out that open window (or the windshield) if you have an accident? Not to mention what the airbag could do to him. Don't give me that BS line about "we are just going right down the road" or "she cries if I put her in the car seat." Your child's life may not mean enough to you to safely strap him into a car seat in the backseat, but it means enough to me to risk getting shot when I yell at you from the next car.
Several weeks ago, we were driving on the interstate and passed a van. As I glanced into their front seat as we passed, I saw a mother in the passenger seat with a baby that couldn't have been more than 6 months old in her lap. I was so mad that I made my husband slow down so I could get their license plate number. Imagine my surprise when I saw their "Choose Life" plate on the back of their van. All I could think was, "what? save the unborn so they can die in traffic accidents later?"
So if you are one of those people I see with children unrestrained in the car, be ready to get an earful from me. I've got a big mouth and I know how to use it.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Ch, ch, ch, changes...
Why is change such a scary thing for some people? Is it a fear of the unknown? Is it a control issue? Are they just being stubborn because they like the way things are? Maybe they are too lazy to do any work that might be associated with the change? Maybe they are too stupid or too set in their ways to learn anything new?
Change is just like shit. It happens. Deal with it, people! I can’t promise that you will like the new ways. I can’t guarantee that the “newness” will be much better than the old way. I can promise that things are gonna change, whether you like it or not. Quit bitching and you might just like what the change brings.
Obviously, I am dealing with some changes around here. Thankfully, the changes are not in my personal life, though they are affecting it, specifically my pocketbook. There’s a new sheriff in town, and he means business. So all the old school “we have been doing it this way for 30 years, so why change now” nay-sayers better get ready. Look where those 30 years have gotten you! I can tell you where; in this lovely ( can you feel the sarcasm here?) position where you have to change or die! I love the quote by Charles Kettering that says “If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.” (I don’t know who in the heck Charles Kettering is, but I like the way he thinks.)
I, myself, am an advocate of change. Bring it on. The sooner the better. I like things to be fast paced and busy. I hate it when things are stagnant, because it makes me lazy. I hate being lazy (though you could never tell that from the rate my backside has grown in the last year!) I need change to keep myself entertained, and frankly, I’m bored.
Jesse Jackson said “Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.” While I agree about the sweat, tears aren’t going to get you any sympathy from me. They might, however, get you a swift kick in the backside, you pansy…
Change is just like shit. It happens. Deal with it, people! I can’t promise that you will like the new ways. I can’t guarantee that the “newness” will be much better than the old way. I can promise that things are gonna change, whether you like it or not. Quit bitching and you might just like what the change brings.
Obviously, I am dealing with some changes around here. Thankfully, the changes are not in my personal life, though they are affecting it, specifically my pocketbook. There’s a new sheriff in town, and he means business. So all the old school “we have been doing it this way for 30 years, so why change now” nay-sayers better get ready. Look where those 30 years have gotten you! I can tell you where; in this lovely ( can you feel the sarcasm here?) position where you have to change or die! I love the quote by Charles Kettering that says “If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong.” (I don’t know who in the heck Charles Kettering is, but I like the way he thinks.)
I, myself, am an advocate of change. Bring it on. The sooner the better. I like things to be fast paced and busy. I hate it when things are stagnant, because it makes me lazy. I hate being lazy (though you could never tell that from the rate my backside has grown in the last year!) I need change to keep myself entertained, and frankly, I’m bored.
Jesse Jackson said “Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy; sweat will get you change.” While I agree about the sweat, tears aren’t going to get you any sympathy from me. They might, however, get you a swift kick in the backside, you pansy…
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