Sunday Musings

Well, it certainly has been an eventful week in the world. Seems the big news is the death of Michael Jackson. Such a tragic figure. I never though the was a child molester as many think he might have been. I think he was just someone who never had a proper childhood and had a very odd existence who thought like a ten year old in certain respects. I grew up along with Michael Jackson in his many incarnations. We're roughly the same age. He's about 11 months older than me. Sad to think that adorable little boy who sang 'I'll be There' and other songs of my youth grew up to be a sad and isolated figure. For all his talent and genius and all he had, he was so miserable.

And of course Farrah Fawcett passed away after her two and half year battle with cancer. She really showed a lot of courage in the end. Sharing her journey and allowing cameras to capture her worst moments during her illness. The loss of her gorgeous hair, which made her so famous in the seventies, and the pain she suffered.

I suppose the above events were actually the good news for Governor Mark Sanford who proved to be yet another conservative hypocrite. Someone commented it seemed unfair that people jumped more on Republicans about illicit affairs than Democrats. I beg to differ as John Edwards wasn't exactly given a pass or anything, nor should he have. But of course there was Bill Clinton who seemed to have - in the long run - suffered no real ill effects.

Why is this? Because when you are pandering to the evangelicals in your party and being holier than thou in your proclamations and claiming some kind of moral superiority, people will really call you on it even more than if you just didn't preach to your constituents about morality as Republicans seem to be prone to do.

And there seems to be Rudy Giuliani as well. Now he's one slime bag who got away with being a slime bag. So maybe Mark Sanford can get away with it in the long run. I hope not. None of these assholes should get away with it but somehow they do.

Why is Tom Delay still showing his smug face on MSNBC? What the hell was Mark Spitzer doing on Morning Joe? And don't even get me started on Governor Blago and his wife. I think disgraced politicians should go away and stay away. I find it pitiful that the Republicans have Newt Gingrich as one of the party leaders again all of a sudden. They just must be desperate.

Republicans in general are making me wonder how stupid are they? Between wanting insert themselves in the middle of the Iran situation (because meddling before worked wonders didn't it?) and saying the private sector can take care of the healthcare crisis they are responsible for creating, I think they've just gone off the deep end.

Democrats are pissing me off because they are selling out already and leaving Obama high and dry on the whole healthcare thing. Also, can Harry Reid be more like a wet dishrag? And could Nancy Pelosi be more shrill? I'm afraid we're going to find out, yes, they can.

Well, on the upside - and this is a stretch - two new episodes of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. One for each team. Guess they're making up for that weekend they didn't have one or something. It's one of those things where I'm happy to have two of them but I'm dreading they'll both be as exciting as watching paint dry. At least the Goldblum and Nicholson one will probably make me smile at least once or twice. Can't say the same for the D'Onofrio and Erbe one.

The weekend came to an end much too quickly. Work has become WORK. It used to be more fun but lately, even co-workers are getting kind of bitchy and quite frankly, it's bad enough working under the conditions we do, I don't need to have bitchy co-workers on top of that. We're starting to split into two camps and that's never a good sign. I'm in no mood for people to get on my case about crap. We're understaffed and overworked and if something doesn't get done because I didn't have time, that's just too bad. Next person who gives me attitude is going to get the question, "So what else would you have me not do instead because I don't have the time to do all the stuff on my plate without going into overtime." Good luck finding anyone who will do what I do for the pay I get for more than a month.

On the upside, I'm taking some time off so the next three weeks are four day work weeks for me. Think I'll use the time to dust off the old resume and find another job. I'll even wear skirts and nylons if I have to. At least I won't have to listen to all the bitching.


[NP: Mary Chapin Carpenter - Almost Home]