WELFARE

One of my coworkers sent me an article today, and as I read it I got a little aggravated. Imagine that, me aggravated. Basically it was a letter sent in asking why a person getting welfare does not have to pass a urine test to get money from the government? For any of us with a job we have to do these things called "RANDOM URINE TESTING". So since our money from taxes goes out to programs like welfare it should only be fair for people receiving government funding to have to pass the same kinds of urine test.

It is really annoying for me to look at my pay check which I work hard for and see money getting pulled to support those that do not deserve it, or do anything to receive it. What is so special about these people that they can collect money for doing nothing but sitting on there butt all day long. And don't get me started on the single parent that does not understand the concept of birth control and has 4 kids and all of them have a different father. Did I mention that this person receives more money for each kid they have, and I am pretty sure most of the money does not go to provide clothes for the kids. I don't know how many people have seen the parent at Walmart with there kids in the middle of winter with no jacket to put on. There are many places that provide clothing and jackets for underprivileged families, I know I donate to them. Now before you start thinking well, the mother cant afford to buy her kid jackets or clothes, let me go over what I normally see. The mother usually has designer clothes on, there hair all nice and done up, new shoes too match there outfit, and a new cell phone they are talking on instead of paying attention to their children. So I do not feel sorry for them, I do feel sorry for the children being raised by a person who only takes free handouts and thinks for themselves. These kids are the ones that truly need the money but hardly ever get it, so I have a plan to help or prevent these situations from happening.

1. I think some things in life happen and a person can find themselves a parent without any preparation. I know from personal experience! So after a single mom has a child and they have no job, they get placed on birth control, this prevents them from getting pregnant again. If for some reason the mother does not have a job, gets free birth control and gets pregnant again. Well then after the child is born they go to a family that wants to adopt and can provide for the child. Maybe send a few to the child farm Angelia Jolie has built up. Basically the point I am making is the single parent should not be able to take guardianship of another kid if they cant support the one they already have.

2. I agree with the article start drug testing those that get government funding. If people are abusing the system and using the funds for drugs cut them off. First time offenders either get a job or they don't get any income. The government cuts them off and makes them ineligible to get government support again. Oh yeah if they have kids, then take their kids away from them also.

3. By now your wondering, what are we going to do with all of these kids being taken away from unfit parents. Well, I am glad you asked. With all the money we save from taking funds away from the undeserving that can get a job if they want we can establish orphanages and schools to house and educate these children. You put the children into a stable environment and teach them how to function in society. If you don't you keep on with the cycle of children becoming parents and living off the government. That is all they know because that is all they have seen.

I think it is time the government stop spending money on bums, illegal aliens, and other free loaders. We need to start spending more money on making quality schools and arming the next generation with a good education. We need to start relying on hard work and dedication and not others in this technologically advanced era. We need to produce a generation that can rely on there knowledge and intellect not just the power of weapons. If our children get smarter, our future gets brighter, till next time "Have a Nice Day".

SIMPLY AMAZING

Last night was amazing. Last night I was honored to see one of the greatest song writers and musicians live, performing an acoustic setting. Aaron Lewis of the band Staind was performing in St. Louis and me and my friend Justin were lucky enough to have some sweet seats to listen, watch, and take in thise surreal performance. I know everybody has that one song out there that they feel speaks directly to them, well imagine sitting down for 2 hours and feeling like a book of your soul was opened and read in music. I remember 5 years ago, how me, Justin, and Martin would sit around the house playing and singing songs written by Aaron Lewis. Back then we were a bunch of wild single party guys and even though we could relate with the music, it really did not have the meaning it has to me now. 5 years later I am married and have two kids, nobody would have imagined that. There were a couple songs last night were Lewis sang about his daughter and the words just seemed to express exactly how I feel about my daughter. By the way I wanted to name my daughter Zoe Jane but my wife put an end to that idea very rapidly. Musicians stay on the road a lot, and being in the military I can relate to that. I think to fully understand the bond a family shares you have to be seperated from them for a little bit. There are so many emotions you experience when you cannot see a loved for long periods of time, it is even harder when you have a little kid and they dont understand why you are not there with them. It was just so magical how Lewis portrayed that through his music, he not only shows his soul through his music, but he makes you look into our own.

Yes, this was a little bit of a different type of blog then I am used to writing, but some days you just have to think about those things which we are fortunate for. Yes I am fortunate and very thankful for the chance to see Aaron Lewis perform live, but I am more fortunate for my family which gives me the meaning and emotions I feel when I am mesmorized by his music. Until next time "HAVE A NICE DAY"

The Co-Worker Vol 1

We all work with people we don’t like or we work with people that have little habits’ that we hate. With that being said, I know I am not perfect so there are things my co-workers could say they dislike about me. This will be the first volume of this particular pet peeve so look for more office related topics in the future.

THE LOUD COUGHER
The loud cougher who denies the fact that she has some kind of horrible disease she is infecting us with. She sits on the other side of the cubicle directly in front of me. Today she has this horrible cough which has to be some kind of upper respiratory infection. When she first got in she made it clear to everybody her sinus problems were acting up. 1. Being medical and 2. Having sinus problems I almost laughed when she said that. First off; I cough loud when I cough but nothing compares to this horrid sound that comes from the depths of this women’s belly when she coughs. I mean imagine a lion throwing up, a sasquatch coughing, and an alien screaming. Now combine all of those components and it still does not compare to this women’s cough. I mean my cubicle shakes and rattles it acts as the only line of defense to whatever disease this women is carrying. Others around her comment “are you ok”, “do you need something”, “maybe you should go home” and my favorite “should we call for an ambulance”. Nothing gets through to this person, what does it take for her to get a clue that she should go home! I mean after the first couple hours of uncontrollable coughing and sniffling; tell your boss that work is getting affected and you need to leave. If her work is not getting affected then it’s amazing because I know everybody around her is being distracted.

THE MAD LAUGHER
While I am talking about this person I think I will talk about another one of my pet peeves I can’t stand. The MAD LAUGHER. Sometimes I think the freaking Joker from Batman has morphed into this women’s body. Ok I am being too generous the laugh of the Joker would be music to my ears compared to this bellowing laugh protruding from this women’s mouth. Nothing is that funny to make you sound like your producing sound effects for National Geographic! Well maybe “Super Troopers” or “Borat”, but I am pretty sure those movies are banned from government computers. Wow with this person coughing and laughing all day where does she find the time to do her work? I figured it out, EVERYBODY are you ready for my thesis in nursing? “THESIS: I will prove how excessively loud laughing destroys your lungs, so you cough like a dying sasquatch.”

That is enough for this week’s blog because…well because I can’t think of anything else, every time I get a quite moment this women coughs up another lung! Until next time stay healthy and “Have a Nice Day”!

The "R" Word

RACISM. Yes the nasty little idea that still keeps different cultures from accepting one another. Now before I really get into why it is aggravating I will tell you why I wanted to write about this topic this week. The NBA just had its all star game in Las Vegas. A lot of bad things happened that weekend that tarnished the image of the NBA. Today I saw an article online at this link… http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/070228&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab4pos1

After reading the comments from the reporter I just sat back and asked myself why. Why every time that something goes wrong and the finger is pointed at a culture does the word racism come up? I mean if you are in a culture or appear to be in a culture where people perceive you as a criminal then yes the finger is going to be pointed at you whether you are black, white, Asian, or Hispanic. I mean you don’t see the Mexican government denying the fact that the finger is pointed at them for illegal aliens jumping the border from Mexico. So why should minority reporters say that society is racist for labeling these NBA players hip-hop thugs when they get into fights, commit crimes, and are regularly suspended for drug use? A normal person would go to jail for most of these things but they walk away free just like KOBE “Your calling me a rapist because your racist” Bryant or Jason “Yes I had a gun in my hand when my limo driver was shot” Williams. It is nonsense for any reporter to say that holding a NBA player accountable for there actions is racist.

Enough about that one situation. Let me get into the fact that after all of these years of preaching racial discrimination and preaching equal rights that All Sharpton may actually be a descendant of a slave owner. Now that would be interesting for a guy that has accepted the idea of reparations for slavery to actually be in a blood line that owned slaves.

I think that we have come along way since the days of segregation. I sit at work and realize that America is the melting pot for different societies and I have many co-workers that come from different ethnic backgrounds and know that when I look at somebody I work with they see my character and not my skin color. So I do think we have made huge steps breaking the walls of racism down. It seems like the media builds racism up and makes it a big deal. If a white cop shoots a black suspect it is not because he was black it is because the guy was doing something wrong, I’m sure if a white criminal points his gun at a cop he will get shot just the same. When you have a car chase, much like the one in St. Louis a year ago, and the cops get physical with the criminal it was made a race thing. The media and NAACP say the cops did it because the guy was black. Give me a break, the cops got physical with the guy because he endangered the lives of the cops and children that were in the suspects path.

Ok on another side note, let’s look at the ways that reverse racism has taken over America. BET “Black Entertainment Television”, the name alone is racist. The NAACP is another one, I mean they are supposed to stand for equal rights, but only support the black community. To me the NAACP is a professional/legal way for society to accept the Black Panthers.

There comes a time when you have to say enough is enough. America has become a melting pot for society and I am sure that the majority of families in America have some kind of mix in the there gentic make-up. There is no black or white, anymore and as soon as people realize that, they will realize racism in a way has died. You can’t generalize America into being racist just because groups like the KKK exist, if you did then you would have to say that all Muslim’s are terrorist and we know that is not the case. I guess there comes a time when a person has to start taking responsibility for there actions and not blaming it on their skin tone. Until next time “Have a Nice Day”

FASHION VICTIMS

With my part time job as a bouncer I have numerous opportunities to see various fashion styles. One other opportunity I have is my son loves to people watch at the mall or at Target. One thing that really frustrates me and really annoys me is the fact that people today do not know how to wear clothes.

Let’s first start off with pants. What is the deal with buying a pair of pants three times too big for you? I can understand if you are a weight lifter or track runner and have huge thighs so you need some extra room, but for Christ sake most of the time it is some 120 pound kid with a 30 inch waste wearing a size 36 pair of jeans. Now add the second part of the equation, what happened to the belt to hold there pants up? Everybody has seen that person wearing there pants off there ass trying to display there boxers. This is annoying to see but not the most annoying, we will get to that one later.

Now there was a time when t-shirts were made to cover up the upper torso and those that came down to the knees were nightgowns worn by females to sleep in. Not anymore, when I go into an athletics store to buy black t-shirts to wear with my uniform, what do I see? Extra long t-shirts that come down to your knees. OK, OK I get it I really do, these shirts must be for people with large stomachs…NO… these shirts are actually marketed for those skinny little people carrying their traveling tent around there waste. So in reality when this person has their extra large and long shirt on and their baggy pants, they kind of remind me of a larger version of my 3 year old son trying to put on daddy's clothes.

OK, this next and last fashion flaw really really bugs me to the point I have trouble controlling my frustration. Yes I know I have anger problems, but we all have our flaws. What ever happened to wearing your hat straight on your head? Whether it is worn to the front or to the back it should be worn straight. I cannot stand to see somebody wearing their hat cocked to the side and slanted. This has to be the most ridiculous thing I have seen. I dare say I would rather look at somebody's pants half of their ass then the hat cocked to the side, at least with the pants hanging off there ass they may trip over them and hit their head on the ground knocking some sense into them. I almost forgot the little dew rag that most of the people wearing their hat cocked have lying underneath. What is the point? The good thing is I can have people adjust their hat and take there dew rag’s off before coming into the club, a small victory in a battle that will never be won.

So, you have heard my pet peeve for the week, and for most of us that have kids, we can control these to some point. For most of us that are grown up we realize, that first impressions are a lasting one, and it will be hard for someone to get a good job or respect looking like a street thug, or renegade skate boarder. So that is my rant for the week, like always “Have a Nice Day”.

Where is the SNOW

You know what is really bothering me today. The fact that it is so cold outside but there is very little snow. When I was a kid growing up in New Jersey we always knew that when Thanksgiving came around we would have at least a foot of snow on the ground and our winter break would soon begin. When you have the snow to go along with the frigid temperatures it makes the winter fun. When it is below 10 degrees and there is a half of inch of snow on the ground it is just aggravating. It kind of makes me set there and think “why the hell is it so cold and no snow”. There is nothing fun about the cold temperatures without snow. You dont really want to go outside and play in the cold, you pay an outrageous amount of money to the electric company to keep your house warm. The closest thing we have had to a true snow storm is the ice storm that made everybody’s life miserable and even then you couldn’t really play in it, I mean everything was frozen to the ground and try hitting somebody with an ice ball, the outcome is not going to be very good. I remember the only time I would put on two pairs of socks and a couple layers of close was when I would go out for hours and play in the snow, today I have to do that just to go to work. So now you know what is really bugging me right now, all I want is some snow to go along with the frigid temps outside. It is kind of a big tease (you know the kind you have when your starving and get a child portion at a expensive restaurant) I walk outside bundled up and look at the micro-accumulation of snow on the ground and think GOD please let us get some good snow so I can play in it. Until next time “Have A Nice Day” and if you have a snow making machine leave a comment.

Child Sex Offenders

There is one thing in this world that absolutely makes me sick to my stomach whenever I hear about it. No I'm not talking about the Blues win/loss record. I'm talking about child sex offenders. First off let me state I don't believe there is a mental problem that makes grown adults molest, torture, abuse, or in any other way harm a child. In most cases it seems like the offender is already a sex offender and for some reason our judicial system wants to protect them and let them mold back into society. Then to no surprise this offender strikes again, in most cases causing more harm then the first offense. I guess my problem is why are we letting these criminals back into society. Yes America is the land of the free, we take in illegal immigrants and give them rights, we take murders and rapist and give them probation, we take child sex offenders and let them stay out of jail because they are mentally unstable. It seems like most of us that pay taxes and actually contribute to society have less rights then the criminals roaming the streets unsupervised. I have two suggestions, 1. Either lock the child sex offenders up so they can never ruin another kids life, or 2. Put a GPS chip inside of them that tracks there every move. This chip would go off whenever they come near a school, playground, or any other establishment that caters to children. It would also go off if an amber alert was issued, so they could make sure the rehabilitated former sex offender had nothing to do with it. Now before anybody says "that is unethical" I just want to say unethical is taking away a young child's life before it ever begins. Even if that child is not killed they will be haunted by the memory forever. So while this child suffers for the rest of there life or if there life was taken, none of the rights I defend as a soldier should be given to these sick individuals. I feel sorry for the parents that feel so helpless and I cant imagine what they will go through. As a parent of two young children it is hard to say what my actions would be if my children were abused. All I know is "Child Sex Offenders" are a big pet peeve of mine and I wish I could share a few moments with each and every one of them to express how much they really do disgust me, and we all know sometimes our non-verbal communication gets though a lot better then are verbal. That is all for this week, let me know what you guys think on the subject. In the words of the great Mick Foley "Have a Nice Day".