Sometimes I wonder what I’m a gonna do,
But there ain’t no cure for the summertime blues.
(Thank you, Eddie Cochran.)
Boy, is it me or is NEGATIVITY swirling around America this August like the Dementors in Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban? Talk about soul sucking happenings…
*+* The hideous Time Magazine cover of the mutilated eighteen-year-old Afghan girl.
*+* The hideous murder of volunteer aid workers in Afghanistan.
*+* The loss of more American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. How many more….
On the homefront…
+*+ The ridiculous and politically self-serving screed by Kathleen Sebelius on NPR radio regarding Obama’s health care “reform.” Hey Kath, did you happen to catch 60 Minutes on Sunday night? Did you see how the medical community rips off Medicare by ordering ridiculous tests by specialist physicians for terminally ill 80+ years olds (like a Pap smear—are you kidding me!)? And you BLAME THE AMERICAN PEOPLE for the health insurance crisis? No wonder your hair has turned white. The stress of trying to hoodwink Americans on a daily basis must have really gotten to you.
+*+ The Gulf disaster continues…
+*+ The loss of more jobs for average hard-working Americans.
*+* The ridiculous musings by Secretary of the Treasure Chest for Bankers Timothy Geithner in the NY Times regarding the financial “recovery.” HUH? You mean recovering from the knowledge that we’re STILL BROKE? Do the Blowbama Minions never tire of slinging doggie do?
+*+ On the Internet, the center-of-the-Earth-hot accusations that Craig’s List “Adult Services” section is like Wall Mart for child sexual predators to purchase their prey. (I’ll be blogging about this topic later this week.)
On a personal note…
+*+ The loss of two jobs at my small company.
+*+ Being insulted by a jerk at the Steinbeck House.
+*+ Getting into a giant vitriolic email fight last week at the giant cow patty of an insurance company called Dairyland—with a claims adjustor obfuscator who I called the FEmale Claims Adjustor Lady (“FECAL” for short). Deceitful twits are no match for my mighty pen typing!
*+* Steven Tyler being picked as a judge on American Idol. Lord help us.
+*+ It’s been cold, foggy, drizzly and practically sunless the last month here in the Monterey Bay area. It’s SUMMER for cryin’ out loud!
Whadda gonna do?
Drown yourself in the Jacuzzi? Drown your troubles with hot-buttered rum? I think I’ll tickle my fancy with this sizzling piece of video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Ch6UUiY6g .
I’m not exactly sure what the French chanteuse is singing about, but it must be something like, “I’ve seen la vie en rose and his name is Damian Lewis!”
