land of the nosy bossy people
January 13, 2013
Everyone in this country —
Wants to tell everyone else what to do. What god to worship, what person to marry, what food to eat, what drugs to take, what to drink, what to smoke, what to wear, what to drive, what gun to own, what books to read, what websites to visit, what movies to see, what television to watch, what radio to listen to — cripes, people. How about everyone just go worry about their own freaking god/marriage/food/drugs/drink/smoke/clothes/car/gun/books/internet/movies/television/radio and leave mine alone?
PS: While we are at it, what is the freaking story on 21 years of age drinking laws? If you are a “legal adult” at 18 and can get married, pay taxes, and pick up a gun and DIE for your country, you ought to be able to legally decide for yourself whether or not to drink an alcoholic beverage.
no jesus no peas
October 11, 2009
republicans, religion and the triumph of unreason
August 22, 2009
“18,000 US citizens die every year needlessly, because they can’t access the care they require. That’s equivalent to six 9/11s, every year, year on year. Yet the Republicans have accused the Democrats who are trying to stop all this death by extending healthcare of being “killers” – and they have successfully managed to put them on the defensive.”
:::read the entire article:::
where that article comes from :
that is from johann hari at the independent
freaks
August 20, 2009
I have a new follower –
On Twitter. Probably to keep an eye on me. I am vocally pro health reform enough it is catching some people’s attention and not all of them are happy with me.
This follower falls into the unhappy category. Someone with an entire Twitter page about not passing health care reform. The reason is, if I am reading that page right —
If the fifty million uninsured and more than fifty million underinsured in this country had access to medical treatment, um, one of them might try to get an abortion!
I see. Millions of American’s should live [or die] without medical care to stop a few from possibly trying to obtain an abortion.
Say has it ever occurred to one of you troglodytes if people had medical care they could maybe afford to bring a baby to term?
I thought not.
Freaks.
funny things my students say
July 11, 2009
I have this student —
Who has this protagonist who is a teacher at a Catholic school and also tends bar on the side.
In my notes I say, I am not sure a religious school will be okay with an instructor tending bar.
My student emails me: Well now I know you are not Catholic.
[clearly i spent way too much time in the bible belt]
where the art work comes from :
that is nun in cloister by doris ulmann
