This a blog I wrote a month ago and never posted. Now here for your reading pleasure.
Sitting here, in the Phoenix Airport waiting for my flight, I thought I might jot down a couple of “end of the year†thoughts. I have spent these last few days here in the sun surrounded by friends and family. Which I have greatly enjoyed!
This year has brought nothing but good fortune my way. In the last year I have achieved a great many things. Like most people, I set some bold goals, none of which I came close to achieving. Ok, maybe one, I did come out of debt, got that monkey off my back. It was not as hard as I thought it would be; contract killing is a good racket. The second was to marry my Life mate, not so easy. Damn Christians defined marriage, no goats!
In all seriousness, it comes down to this. We as the American people re-elected yet another moron, or the same I guess, for another four years. Which in my mind was our only choice looking back on the election? I mean come on, what the fuck was the DNC thinking, Kerry and Edwards they could have run the 84’ ticket and done better. What I have taken from this whole mess? Fuck the two party system, and as much as I would like to say good ridens to my DNC friends, I guess I am stuck with them, for now.
What else happened in politics? It is easy to sum up like this, same thing happened last year; the players are just a bit diffent. It goes a little something like this:
Domestic:
The Republicans and Democrats fought with each other and in the end came to compromise on so much shit, that the country is no better than the year before. There is of course the small victory, right at the end, no more Patriot Act. I am not holding my breath on this one, there has to be a reason, other than the Republicans inability to get their own shit together. Patriot Act the “Third Reich†is coming, just you wait.
Oh! Old people in America, say good buy to your prescription drugs. I am glad I will never reach the age of 50. You don’t know this yet but, in the near future robots are going to take over and put an end to us humans, therefore I will never have to worry about health care or drugs, well prescriptions.
International:
Everyone hates everyone else, or at least if they don’t hate them, they dislike them softly or at best they want what you have, be it land, oil, money, wigs, crackers, whatever else you can think of, how much for your women!
As you can see, nothing has changed. Well other than the definition of Democracy, which we will leave for another time.
Space:
I was hoping to be the first white middle class gentlemen to go to space last year. I had saved up my 2 million, called my friend in the USSR, I mean Russia. But no luck, at the last minute there was some hang up with a contract with pizza hut. I hope 2006 will be different. To the moon!
COS:
No blacks, no gays, lots of Christians. I am still here, I love it I just wish the Christians would go back to Kansas and leave Colorado the fuck alone.
2006
As for 2006 for me, I want to achieve two things, maybe more but we will see. First, I want to feel good about this, no not that, this, you know, I want whatever one else wants, peace. But beyond that, I know it’s a pipe dream, I really want it to work. I think it might be asking too much for some kind of real break through. I just read that last sentence and I am thinking, one it makes no sense and two it makes perfect sense. I just want us, you and I and everyone to graduate from the Third Grade to the Fourth. Stop hitting each other on the playground, no more sand throwing and no more telling the teacher. I will leave room for the occasional wet pants, will see. In 2006 let’s try to be a little less petty, and a little more grown up, forth grade up that is.
Chin up everyone, no bending over this year. I look forward to seeing you all, whether it is in the Christian capital of the world or in some far away land. The best of luck to all in this New Year!
