Friday, August 14, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Education
holy hell
Do you know how much a college degree costs????? Do you know how many kids and adults default on their student loans???? TOO MANY! Now, we have this social stigma that says "you can't get a good job without a degree". BULLSHIT! You can get a job that pays very well with hard work and having a 4 year jump on those who spent 4 years drinking at a major university.
I have a good friend who obtained her master's degree. Good for her. She now works at a major Pharmaceutical company. Her education costs were in the area of 80,000 dollars by the time she completed her education. Her chosen field, with her current level of education, tops out at earning 60,000 dollars annually, and that is after an average of 15 years of employment.
Do the math. She pays more than my mortgage in student loans. AND she hates her job, and has borrowed money from lil old me...on more than one occasion. You know why? Because she is trying to pay off those loans before she is in a walker.
This is what I think. A university SHOULD NOT be allowed to charge more for an education that can be paid back in 7 years when working in the student's chosen field. When I say that, I mean tuition only. Did you know that these kids are forced to purchase books that cost hundreds of dollars....and they never OPEN them???? Then there are bookstores on campus that you can sell them back. hahahha If the book cost 200 dollars...they will get 30. Then the store (owned by the university) will resell it to another student AGAIN for 200 dollars. BUT there is nothing the student can do...it is required...BY THE DAMN UNIVERSITY!
btw...do you know what a sorority girl with a cell phone, too much makeup ,and her muffin top hanging over her WAY too short shorts is referred to as by the men and boys on campus? "A cum dumpster". Think about that the next time you write the tuition check. THAT btw,,,is information I never wanted to know.
So now I am faced with a profound dilemma. I am pro choice. I hate government interference in my life.
I am screwed. So are you.
Knock off the stupid party wars, and get some damn control back! This is a nation of the people...not bs business and overpriced education...and government control...get some damn control over yourselves and start paying attention.
end rant.
Do you know how much a college degree costs????? Do you know how many kids and adults default on their student loans???? TOO MANY! Now, we have this social stigma that says "you can't get a good job without a degree". BULLSHIT! You can get a job that pays very well with hard work and having a 4 year jump on those who spent 4 years drinking at a major university.
I have a good friend who obtained her master's degree. Good for her. She now works at a major Pharmaceutical company. Her education costs were in the area of 80,000 dollars by the time she completed her education. Her chosen field, with her current level of education, tops out at earning 60,000 dollars annually, and that is after an average of 15 years of employment.
Do the math. She pays more than my mortgage in student loans. AND she hates her job, and has borrowed money from lil old me...on more than one occasion. You know why? Because she is trying to pay off those loans before she is in a walker.
This is what I think. A university SHOULD NOT be allowed to charge more for an education that can be paid back in 7 years when working in the student's chosen field. When I say that, I mean tuition only. Did you know that these kids are forced to purchase books that cost hundreds of dollars....and they never OPEN them???? Then there are bookstores on campus that you can sell them back. hahahha If the book cost 200 dollars...they will get 30. Then the store (owned by the university) will resell it to another student AGAIN for 200 dollars. BUT there is nothing the student can do...it is required...BY THE DAMN UNIVERSITY!
btw...do you know what a sorority girl with a cell phone, too much makeup ,and her muffin top hanging over her WAY too short shorts is referred to as by the men and boys on campus? "A cum dumpster". Think about that the next time you write the tuition check. THAT btw,,,is information I never wanted to know.
So now I am faced with a profound dilemma. I am pro choice. I hate government interference in my life.
I am screwed. So are you.
Knock off the stupid party wars, and get some damn control back! This is a nation of the people...not bs business and overpriced education...and government control...get some damn control over yourselves and start paying attention.
end rant.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Homosexuality Is Just a Part of Our Evolution?
I was in a restaurant a week or so ago, and two men walked in. They were very attractive men...pretty, actually. They caught my attention because of how "perfect" they were...every hair in it's place...well dressed, etc.
OF COURSE, I immediately assume that they are gay. Why did I do that?
That is what got me thinking....they sat fairly close to us, and I watched their body language and mannerisms. (I tried not to stare...but they were REALLY attractive! LOL)
The one man had VERY feminine movements...gentle hands...a delicate touch when he held his food....very particular with his napkin....a HUGE smile...sweeping hand gestures....legs crossed....etc.
The other man was similar, but more masculine with his movements....sat with his legs far apart....elbows on the table....no napkin..LOL....and sat most of the time with his one arm draped over the back of his chair.
They were clearly enjoying each other's company.
I began to wonder why I assumed that they were gay....I could be wrong.
So, where does this assumption come from? I KNOW that there are very masculine gay men...and very feminine ones, as well. How can I assume that by body language and style that I know someones sexuality?
I used to work with a man who was straight, married and had 2 daughters. EVERYONE thought that he was gay. People would come to the nursery and say that someone helped them...blah blah...I would ask who helped them and they would whisper "the gay guy". They whispered it, as if they knew something HE didn't. ahhahahhah
He was short, thin, had a weird voice with a slight lisp...and moved like a chick...and he was VERY straight.
ok...so
This is what I began to think about...the attraction between the same sex....I believe that it is simple wiring of the brain, so to speak....
I think that people associate feminine men with homosexuality because it is a way of sub consciously explaining the attraction to another man...in other words, that they are more like women.
So, if that is the case....it makes me wonder about the brain wiring thing.
It has been determined that mis-identifying with your sexuality and being a homosexual is NOT the same thing, and is actually unrelated.
But is it always? Could it just be different levels of development?
I will use myself as an example.
I am a straight female. There is NO attraction sexually to women...as a matter of fact, I find women generally weak, and annoying.
BUT...
I fit the stereotype of a lesbian.
I am strong, I have always been active in sports, I am more comfortable around men and male dominated activities...I don't do "typical girl things", like shopping...etc.
I can be VERY feminine, when I am in the mood to be....I wear comfortable clothes...but when I go out...I am ALL GIRL.
Now, I wonder how close my brain wiring is to me possibly having been born a lesbian.
Now, why the hell do I think that? Because of the stereotypes....(yup, this is how my brain works...LOL)
The reality is that most times, you can't pick a gay person out of a crowd.
I believe that the number of homosexuals is MUCH higher than we think it is.
That spawned another thought....
Those who say that gay is wrong because it is "unnatural" and that the fact that they cannot reproduce proves it...are full of crap.
This is why.
We NOW, thanks to science and growth of our own brains...and abilities...can make babies with or without two sexes.
We can clone.
We can create life in a lab with a sperm and egg from donors....
so, I ask all of the good Christains out there who say that gay is unnatural...how many of you have used invitro...or any assisted fertilization to have a child?
How is it that you could not naturally conceive a child...yet that is your basis for determining what is right in natures laws?
Then I realized something...what if an increase in homosexuality is just a part of our evolution?
Think about it, if we apply the stereotypes....both behaviors of both sexes in one body...and combine that with the ability to create life without "natural" sexual intercourse....can it be?
So, my fellow "straight" people.....are WE the ones who are "unnatural"...for our time?
just a thought.
OF COURSE, I immediately assume that they are gay. Why did I do that?
That is what got me thinking....they sat fairly close to us, and I watched their body language and mannerisms. (I tried not to stare...but they were REALLY attractive! LOL)
The one man had VERY feminine movements...gentle hands...a delicate touch when he held his food....very particular with his napkin....a HUGE smile...sweeping hand gestures....legs crossed....etc.
The other man was similar, but more masculine with his movements....sat with his legs far apart....elbows on the table....no napkin..LOL....and sat most of the time with his one arm draped over the back of his chair.
They were clearly enjoying each other's company.
I began to wonder why I assumed that they were gay....I could be wrong.
So, where does this assumption come from? I KNOW that there are very masculine gay men...and very feminine ones, as well. How can I assume that by body language and style that I know someones sexuality?
I used to work with a man who was straight, married and had 2 daughters. EVERYONE thought that he was gay. People would come to the nursery and say that someone helped them...blah blah...I would ask who helped them and they would whisper "the gay guy". They whispered it, as if they knew something HE didn't. ahhahahhah
He was short, thin, had a weird voice with a slight lisp...and moved like a chick...and he was VERY straight.
ok...so
This is what I began to think about...the attraction between the same sex....I believe that it is simple wiring of the brain, so to speak....
I think that people associate feminine men with homosexuality because it is a way of sub consciously explaining the attraction to another man...in other words, that they are more like women.
So, if that is the case....it makes me wonder about the brain wiring thing.
It has been determined that mis-identifying with your sexuality and being a homosexual is NOT the same thing, and is actually unrelated.
But is it always? Could it just be different levels of development?
I will use myself as an example.
I am a straight female. There is NO attraction sexually to women...as a matter of fact, I find women generally weak, and annoying.
BUT...
I fit the stereotype of a lesbian.
I am strong, I have always been active in sports, I am more comfortable around men and male dominated activities...I don't do "typical girl things", like shopping...etc.
I can be VERY feminine, when I am in the mood to be....I wear comfortable clothes...but when I go out...I am ALL GIRL.
Now, I wonder how close my brain wiring is to me possibly having been born a lesbian.
Now, why the hell do I think that? Because of the stereotypes....(yup, this is how my brain works...LOL)
The reality is that most times, you can't pick a gay person out of a crowd.
I believe that the number of homosexuals is MUCH higher than we think it is.
That spawned another thought....
Those who say that gay is wrong because it is "unnatural" and that the fact that they cannot reproduce proves it...are full of crap.
This is why.
We NOW, thanks to science and growth of our own brains...and abilities...can make babies with or without two sexes.
We can clone.
We can create life in a lab with a sperm and egg from donors....
so, I ask all of the good Christains out there who say that gay is unnatural...how many of you have used invitro...or any assisted fertilization to have a child?
How is it that you could not naturally conceive a child...yet that is your basis for determining what is right in natures laws?
Then I realized something...what if an increase in homosexuality is just a part of our evolution?
Think about it, if we apply the stereotypes....both behaviors of both sexes in one body...and combine that with the ability to create life without "natural" sexual intercourse....can it be?
So, my fellow "straight" people.....are WE the ones who are "unnatural"...for our time?
just a thought.
Repeal DADT
Don't ask don't tell is a way of the govt sticking it's fingers in it's ears, closing it's eyes and pretending that if we don't talk about it, it doesn't exist. It was a compromise between not allowing them, and protecting them from harm due to years of teaching intolerance and "false masculinity" to our military.
People will defend DADT because they say that it will keep the gay soldiers safe. Bullshit. As long as there is homophobia, and a breeding ground of hatred and intolerance in our military...they are in danger.
Our military capitalizes on the most basic human emotions and fears...hate, anger, defensiveness, aggression, power. You combine all of that...then you throw a homosexual into the mix...where there are men and women who have been taught to thrive on their most basic inhuman instincts..and VOILA a recipe for disaster.
So, the problem is not how we mandate or not what sexual orientation is allowed to be where...it is about educating people about what homosexuals are and what they contribute to our society. They are no different than anyone else...and the fact that I even need to say that is pathetic. That we even have to TEACH adults that who you fuck and love is irrelevent to whether or not you can defend your country is ridiculous.
Our society has to change it's perception of homosexuality before homosexuals can be safe and welcome in our military.
Right now, there is discussion about showers. OMG how childish. When people shower in groups...EVERYONE LOOKS AT EACH OTHER. So you are saying that the sexual orientation on the person looking at you is WORSE than you looking at the guy next to you, and being pleased that your dick is bigger? hahahah Yeah...it would be just awful to have a gay man see you naked and think you are attractive than to have the rest of the guys calling you "pinky" for the rest of your tour.
Group showers are stopping us from openly accepting gays into the military????? Listen to yourselves. Seriously..if you are that afraid of someone looking at you...maybe you shouldn't join the military..after all, you know that going in.
Women and men showering together is unacceptable due to numbers. The % of straights is higher than that of gays. The % is higher of men as opposed to women in the military. This creates a "dominant" group....straight males. Generally, men are more physically powerful than women...in a group with only a few women to protect each other..this could be disasterous. This is where DADT SUPPOSEDLY protects gays...if the other men don't know..it doesn't endanger the gay man? NOPE! It just forces the gay man to lie and pretend that he is one of them...what does that have to do with showers??? It has to do with the fears and insecurities and misinformation given to our young men and wome..and DADT allwos and breeds it.
Why does genitalia determine comradery??? Men showering..shitting...bleeding...suffering together bonds them...right? ok..so let man and women shower together...there will be ALL KINDS OF BONDING! hahahha
Sorry....genders separate....sexuality means nothing....EDUCATE EDUCATE EDUCATE!!!!!! Pull your heads out of your asses and stop thinking that every gay man wants to fuck you in your ass. I highly doubt that they find a one toothed hillbilly who can't pronounce his own name an object of desire.
Repeal DADT.
Educate our society....treat them equally....allow them the same privledges that we have...and realize that the worst of a group does NOT define the whole group.
Until that happens...it is dangerous for gays to be open in the military...and that is their choice whether or not to accept that danger...and OUR RESPONSIBILTY to demand that ANY soldier who is harmed or killed intentionally by another soldier is brought to justice under our laws.
People will defend DADT because they say that it will keep the gay soldiers safe. Bullshit. As long as there is homophobia, and a breeding ground of hatred and intolerance in our military...they are in danger.
Our military capitalizes on the most basic human emotions and fears...hate, anger, defensiveness, aggression, power. You combine all of that...then you throw a homosexual into the mix...where there are men and women who have been taught to thrive on their most basic inhuman instincts..and VOILA a recipe for disaster.
So, the problem is not how we mandate or not what sexual orientation is allowed to be where...it is about educating people about what homosexuals are and what they contribute to our society. They are no different than anyone else...and the fact that I even need to say that is pathetic. That we even have to TEACH adults that who you fuck and love is irrelevent to whether or not you can defend your country is ridiculous.
Our society has to change it's perception of homosexuality before homosexuals can be safe and welcome in our military.
Right now, there is discussion about showers. OMG how childish. When people shower in groups...EVERYONE LOOKS AT EACH OTHER. So you are saying that the sexual orientation on the person looking at you is WORSE than you looking at the guy next to you, and being pleased that your dick is bigger? hahahah Yeah...it would be just awful to have a gay man see you naked and think you are attractive than to have the rest of the guys calling you "pinky" for the rest of your tour.
Group showers are stopping us from openly accepting gays into the military????? Listen to yourselves. Seriously..if you are that afraid of someone looking at you...maybe you shouldn't join the military..after all, you know that going in.
Women and men showering together is unacceptable due to numbers. The % of straights is higher than that of gays. The % is higher of men as opposed to women in the military. This creates a "dominant" group....straight males. Generally, men are more physically powerful than women...in a group with only a few women to protect each other..this could be disasterous. This is where DADT SUPPOSEDLY protects gays...if the other men don't know..it doesn't endanger the gay man? NOPE! It just forces the gay man to lie and pretend that he is one of them...what does that have to do with showers??? It has to do with the fears and insecurities and misinformation given to our young men and wome..and DADT allwos and breeds it.
Why does genitalia determine comradery??? Men showering..shitting...bleeding...suffering together bonds them...right? ok..so let man and women shower together...there will be ALL KINDS OF BONDING! hahahha
Sorry....genders separate....sexuality means nothing....EDUCATE EDUCATE EDUCATE!!!!!! Pull your heads out of your asses and stop thinking that every gay man wants to fuck you in your ass. I highly doubt that they find a one toothed hillbilly who can't pronounce his own name an object of desire.
Repeal DADT.
Educate our society....treat them equally....allow them the same privledges that we have...and realize that the worst of a group does NOT define the whole group.
Until that happens...it is dangerous for gays to be open in the military...and that is their choice whether or not to accept that danger...and OUR RESPONSIBILTY to demand that ANY soldier who is harmed or killed intentionally by another soldier is brought to justice under our laws.
Health Insurance
I see health insurance companies dictating to our health care professionals what they can and cannot do in regard to treatment and prescriptions. The health insurance industry OWNS our doctors. So let me make this simple without a lot of crap.
Insurance Co. A owns doctor B. Patient C pays Insurance Co. A a large sum of money monthly... in many cases a larger sum of money than they receive treatment value in that given month. Patient C gets sick and visits Doctor B. Doctor B diagnoses Patient C. Then Doctor B submits his bill to Insurance Co A. Insurance Co. A says...."NO" we don't cover that OR "We only cover a portion of that.....GOOD LUCK!" Doctor B then consults with patient C and explains that the money that they have paid to this company is worthless and the procedure will cost this much OR doctor B can do a less effective procedure that is cheaper and Insurance co A will pay for it.
Now Doctor B is in quite a spot, you see because without patients... he has no livlihood, so he tends to sway the patient into what will actually be paid for. Therefore NOT giving the best treatment but the treatment that guarantees his income. Doctor B's malpractice INSURANCE is so high that he needs the insurance company's approval or bad shit can happen.
So... the doctor needs insurance because we are a sue happy bunch of idiots, we need insurance because we can't afford the doctor because of HIS costs of running his buisness thanks to insurance... sooooooo... WE ARE FUCKED by insurance companies all around. Don't even get me started on deductibles and copays.
Now Pharmaceuticals. What a fucking scam THIS is. A Pharmaceutical co will develop a drug, an allergy drug, for example. They market it with full knowledge of it's side effects and dangers. IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE WITH A PRESCRIPTION for several years. IF you have insurance (separate from regular insurance, of course) you will pay a co-pay of anywhere from 10 to 60 dollars for your 30 day supply of that medication. If you do NOT have insurance you can pay upwards of near one hundred dollars for that medication. THEN after a few years, their right to sell that medication as a script runs out...and it is placed over the counter for general consumption at a retail cost of around 15-30 dollars. HOLY CRAP! Welcome to Claritin, Zyrtec...etc.
And some of you FEAR nationalized health care??????? This cracks me up because Medicare, Medicaid, Cobra, Welfare...... HELLO????? Government subsidized programs! We have a cluster fucked mess on our hands where big business (and THAT is all insurance is) control our health and well being... and the only relief from that, for those who need it, is provided by our damn government.
Now, our choices are limited here. We can
Our health, as a nation, is in the toilet. We are fat, sick and over medicated. So far... plan A is an epic fail.
Insurance Co. A owns doctor B. Patient C pays Insurance Co. A a large sum of money monthly... in many cases a larger sum of money than they receive treatment value in that given month. Patient C gets sick and visits Doctor B. Doctor B diagnoses Patient C. Then Doctor B submits his bill to Insurance Co A. Insurance Co. A says...."NO" we don't cover that OR "We only cover a portion of that.....GOOD LUCK!" Doctor B then consults with patient C and explains that the money that they have paid to this company is worthless and the procedure will cost this much OR doctor B can do a less effective procedure that is cheaper and Insurance co A will pay for it.
Now Doctor B is in quite a spot, you see because without patients... he has no livlihood, so he tends to sway the patient into what will actually be paid for. Therefore NOT giving the best treatment but the treatment that guarantees his income. Doctor B's malpractice INSURANCE is so high that he needs the insurance company's approval or bad shit can happen.
So... the doctor needs insurance because we are a sue happy bunch of idiots, we need insurance because we can't afford the doctor because of HIS costs of running his buisness thanks to insurance... sooooooo... WE ARE FUCKED by insurance companies all around. Don't even get me started on deductibles and copays.
Now Pharmaceuticals. What a fucking scam THIS is. A Pharmaceutical co will develop a drug, an allergy drug, for example. They market it with full knowledge of it's side effects and dangers. IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE WITH A PRESCRIPTION for several years. IF you have insurance (separate from regular insurance, of course) you will pay a co-pay of anywhere from 10 to 60 dollars for your 30 day supply of that medication. If you do NOT have insurance you can pay upwards of near one hundred dollars for that medication. THEN after a few years, their right to sell that medication as a script runs out...and it is placed over the counter for general consumption at a retail cost of around 15-30 dollars. HOLY CRAP! Welcome to Claritin, Zyrtec...etc.
And some of you FEAR nationalized health care??????? This cracks me up because Medicare, Medicaid, Cobra, Welfare...... HELLO????? Government subsidized programs! We have a cluster fucked mess on our hands where big business (and THAT is all insurance is) control our health and well being... and the only relief from that, for those who need it, is provided by our damn government.
Now, our choices are limited here. We can
- let the insurance companies and doctors run amuk. FAIL
- We can strictly regulate the insurance companies, Pharma companies and doctors. OH NO GOVT CONTROL, IT WILL LEAD TO SOCIALISM!!!
- We can nationalize healthcare. ARRRGGGG SOCIALISM!!!!
Our health, as a nation, is in the toilet. We are fat, sick and over medicated. So far... plan A is an epic fail.
The Bailouts
OK...the damn bailouts. This is ridiculous. This is basically what it means. You don't have money....so you go to the store and you swipe a card. You receive the merchandise...you can't pay the bill when it comes. That bill is generated by a bank who paid for your broke ass and now has nothing to show for it. SO YOU go to ANOTHER bank and say "hey....I spent more than I have". They say "oh...ok...here is the money. Bye." THAT bank just gave you someone elses money......
see the problem?????
Now if that second bank laughes and says HAHAHHAHAH NO LOSER.....NO MONEY FOR YOU! You are screwed. Your bank is screwed. Yeah it sucks...but that is as far as it goes. Now, if your bank has done that for hundreds of people they are REALLY SCREWED!!! But the people from the second bank aren't. So, it stops the bleeding at the source. Will that bleeding have a rippple effect? Of course. BUT it is the difference between throwing a pebble in a pond or a damn boulder.
If you made bad business decisions and went without regulation for years...and you collapse.....TOO BAD!
Now where is the REAL source of this problem???? Not the banks or the government....WE ARE! We are greedy, credit hungry fools who think that the whole damn world owes us something....why? Because we are Americans, dammit! We don't want government interference until we need a damn bailout or protection or healthcare.....THEN it is ok. GET A GRIP!
If I hear one more person bitching about how broke they are, and how little their job pays while wearing a 160 dollar sports jersey....my head is going to explode. We have completely blurred the line between "need" and "want". You DO NOT NEED most of the things that you buy! Look around!!!! You can start by telling your kids NO and then tell yourself NO!!!!! BUT the economists tell us SPEND SPEND SPEND...our idiot president even said it...AND WE LISTENED!! Why? DUH because we are idiots...and hate the government and don't want their interference but we will listen to them everytime when it makes us feel good.
Good job, idiots.....your great great grandchildren will still be paying for your X Box
see the problem?????
Now if that second bank laughes and says HAHAHHAHAH NO LOSER.....NO MONEY FOR YOU! You are screwed. Your bank is screwed. Yeah it sucks...but that is as far as it goes. Now, if your bank has done that for hundreds of people they are REALLY SCREWED!!! But the people from the second bank aren't. So, it stops the bleeding at the source. Will that bleeding have a rippple effect? Of course. BUT it is the difference between throwing a pebble in a pond or a damn boulder.
If you made bad business decisions and went without regulation for years...and you collapse.....TOO BAD!
Now where is the REAL source of this problem???? Not the banks or the government....WE ARE! We are greedy, credit hungry fools who think that the whole damn world owes us something....why? Because we are Americans, dammit! We don't want government interference until we need a damn bailout or protection or healthcare.....THEN it is ok. GET A GRIP!
If I hear one more person bitching about how broke they are, and how little their job pays while wearing a 160 dollar sports jersey....my head is going to explode. We have completely blurred the line between "need" and "want". You DO NOT NEED most of the things that you buy! Look around!!!! You can start by telling your kids NO and then tell yourself NO!!!!! BUT the economists tell us SPEND SPEND SPEND...our idiot president even said it...AND WE LISTENED!! Why? DUH because we are idiots...and hate the government and don't want their interference but we will listen to them everytime when it makes us feel good.
Good job, idiots.....your great great grandchildren will still be paying for your X Box
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