Catching Up

One of the teachers at school is no longer talking to me. He was blathering on and on at me about what a great job Baby George is doing and what a fantastic leader he is. I tried to change the subject and walk away twice. I don't like to discuss politics at work because I don't think it's the time or place. Finally, when he had cornered me for the third time and ended a sentence with, "don't you agree?". I had had enough and began to tell him EXACTLY what I think of that arrogant, obtuse, smirking idiot (sorry, Jam Daddy). I expressed a disgust for the war and the lives it has cost, my horror at what he has done to the educational system, and my revulsion with the entire political system that allowed this man to rule in spite of obvious questions about the last election. I continued my tirade for a full five minutes, and ended with, "don't you agree?". He walked away, and I haven't been forced to endure him since: silence is golden!

I have no problem with anyone else's point of view, as long as it's not forced upon myself or others. My mom's entire family is EXTREMELY conservative Christian. That is their right. Many of them feel the need to send religious and political emails out frequently. I have tried being nice, and responding with, "we'll have to agree to disagree on this point", which apparently didn't get through. I am now to the point that I have blocked most of their addresses, because I don't want to waste my free time deleting the shit they send me. (I did laugh, though, when my nephew, who was sick of this, put Kerry/Edwards signs in the front yard of one aunt's house! You should have heard her hysterics when a Barak Obama banner [complete with his picture] turned up hanging from the front of her house!!) Ah, we laughed ourselves silly over that!

It really is starting to feel like fall now. I wish I had storm windows; last winter was sooo cold. I'll end up with several layers of that plastic window crap, which still ends up with frost on the inside. I'm hoping to get new windows at least in the basement next year (two are broken out completely). I love my house, but geez, everything is soooo expensive. We looked for windows at the recycling place, but I have the really old windows, and no one has them. I know when I get them done, it will be really expensive unless I let them shorten the windows, but I really love the way they loook, and the dog can rest his chin on them and see out. I had great plans for my house, but I really don't know where the money is going to come from. I guess I shouldn't complain- one of our teachers had her house burn down this week, and she had no insurance. Thank goodness she and her daughter were gone at the time.

Oh, btw, there's a serial killer working his magic around here, so if I disappear completely, come looking! Actually, 5 of the six victims were prostitutes, so I should be ok. As if being a hooker isn't a hard enough job, without these nutcases preying on them, too. I wish we'd just legalize the profession, and get them union protection- better for everyone involved.

Anyway, stay warm and relax this weekend!