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Monday, May 12, 2008
Okay now that I've ranted (& WILL again I'm sure) I'll rave :)
Okay on with my Raves  not a Rant ~
I love this Country, it is one of the most diverse and beautiful places on the entire planet, you can go to Tropical Beaches, to Mountains of excruciating beauty, to the deserts, to Forests that are so old that our great, great, great grandparents could have seen them...(what stories could be told by these most ancient of trees? what have they seen? heard?) It's beyond comprehension at times I think to even imagine the bounty that is here.
There are people that are truly wonderful people, people that help others in their time of need or even in times of abundance. There are people that give everything they have and of themselves (at time at the price of their lives) to be helpful. People that are open minded, not caring if one happens to go "against the grain" in society. People that suffer from illnesses that are incurable yet they still try to bolster others in their own times of tribulation... people whose hearts are full of love, compassion.
We have one of the best educational systems in the world (though yes, it does need some help), we have one of the best medical programs in the world here (yes, that could use some help also..and yes, at times you can only use it if you have the $$$). The government isn't ALL bad, though the majority of it is. I just can't get past the word politician without feeling ucky about it LOL.
I'm free ~ I'm free to eat what I want, read what I want, say what I want, (though that really isn't the truth in some situations...if I said outwardly in some areas of this country that I was a lesbian, better yet if I mentioned that I was Pagan...I could be shot, murdered, ostracized by society because they are ignorant little cretins) For the most part it's a good thing, a great thing...yes, I'm PROUD to be an American...
I just wish things were better for all of us (the one's that don't all in the "rich" category, those people can afford to pay for their "better") ::yes, I had to get my little slam in there:: LOL.
Below are pictures that I've found on the internet, places from all over the Continental U.S. of A. to show the richness of diversity that our land holds... from Alaska, to the Pacific Northwest, to the Deserts in the Southwest, the Central U.S. of A., the Dakota's, the Northeast, the Southeast ~ it's all beautiful in it's very special way.
A Fishing Village in Alaska
A beach in Florida
A Buffalo in North Dakota
Deserts & Canyons from the Southwest
Cowboy doing the "real thing" in Texas
A beautiful lake in Massachusetts
The Cascade Mountain Range that runs from Oregon down into Northern California
Multnomah Falls in Oregon
Old Growth Forest in the Pacific Northwest
Sea Turtle in the Pacific Ocean off of the Coast of Hawaii
Beautiful Sunflowers from Kansas in the Central part of the U.S.
A Tornado and a Storm that precedes one in Kansas
stetsonsfyre at 11:22:53 AM CDT
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Aggravated and yes, I'm ranting...
I'm going to write today about things I don't normally write about ~ I'm not "all knowledgeable" in these areas, these are just my thoughts and viewpoints... my opinions based on what I DO know and that isn't a lot LOL. What I write will be disjointed and jump from place to place but I'm writing as I think of things not with "perfect english "metaphors" or otherwise" it's me writing from being sick to death of the way things are being done here or for the most part NOT done. I may even put some boxers/panties in a wad but what the hell??
First of all ~ anyone remember Hurricane Katrina???? how New Orleans/Mississippi etc. still haven't been rebuilt after that horrible incident? Discovering that YES, New Orleans Parish's CAN sue the Army Corp of Engineers for being lazy in constructing the levies and cheap in the materials they used to build said levies? I say New Orleans citizens? go for it... the ACOE thought that they were above being able to be sued because they were protected under that big government umbrella, not so ~ yet I still think that the "government" is using the ACOE as the fall guy to accept blame for not helping/following through with the promised help after the tragedy. Here we sit watching Bush and his cronies supporting a war in Iraq that has in the last couple years been swiftly losing the support of the people of this Nation, we, The People support unreservedly our Troops that are over there, in fact in ANY part of the world where our presence is needed... we have been steadily losing faith in our Government the ability to know what they hell exactly they are doing. We as a people watch as our taxes that we pay (which we work DAMN hard for in this country) be given away in other areas too. The majority of said money is not even used in this country, it is used in other places ~ when our homelessness, hungry adults & children, our own personal tragedies i.e. tornadoes/floods/hurricanes, providing health/medical insurance for ALL citizens in this country etc. are taken care of, THEN worry about the rest of this world. I'm sick to death of politicians being pampered & catered to by the lobbyists of the big corporations paving their pockets with perks, monetarily, gift wise (trips, food, car's etc. etc.) when this country's economy is going to hell in a handbasket. Frankly? I think at times that we need to boot the whole bunch out that are in office and put blue collar workers in there to run this country, the one's that are REALLY aware of what is going on. The one's that have to struggle to pay their mortgages, their rent, put food on their tables, gas in their vehicles, pay Dr's their outlandish fee's, pay insurance companies for something they don't provide, make sure the power stays on so in the winter they don't freeze to death or in summer that people don't die from heat stroke. Put people in there that REALLY know what the heck is going on and don't pose for photographs showing their "empathy & I SO understand what you are going through" crap that they have no idea what they are talking about or even have a clue as to how the majority of the people in this country live. Face it, if you aren't rich, if you aren't a politician, the head of a large corporation or something like that ~ you face a struggle throughout your entire life just trying to "make ends meet". We need to demand absolutely for the government to answer and to MAKE itself accountable to the people.
 :::And no, it's not just Republicans I feel like this about, it's ALL politicians:::
Exxon, Chevron, Shell (the three top gasoline/oil providers) here have made huge and I mean HUGE profits for their CEO's and upper management workers the past couple years, there is no reason for this and it is totally unacceptable. They have NO accountability!! Why should they when a couple of their biggest supporters reside in the White House?? Bush & Cheney have been having their personal pockets paved with gold ~ all based on riding the back of hard working Americans. Not to mention that Bush allows his personal beliefs (religiously) to become part of his decisions that he makes while in office, the man is a freaking tyrant and so is Cheney, if not more so. They've made this Country a laughing stock and absolutely HATED in other parts of the world. Their arrogance is only matched with their freaking stupidity (and all their cronies that cowtail to his "iron fist" of what I think of as tyranny). Whatever happened to "separation of Church and State"? Religion and Politics or the running of this Country do NOT mix ~ there was a reason the forefathers of this Country made that stipulation in a little tiny thing they created called "The Constitution" ~ "The Declaration of Independence".
oh sheesh, I'm so damned tired of the whole mess...and it is just that, a damned myopic mess... if I haven't made sense to anyone, I'm sorry (or am I?) these are purely things that I was thinking that maybe someone else that reads this journal are thinking, or they don't...whatever ~ it's my views and I have a right to state what those said views are. After all, this IS the United States of America where FREEDOM OF SPEECH is a privilege my (yours too) founding fathers/mothers fought for... and yes, our wonderful military today and even those NOT in the military. They may not be right? whatever... it's me venting out of frustration and sick to death of the lies.
peace out*
stetsonsfyre at 8:21:48 AM CDT
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Saturday, May 3, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
For my wife ~
Cindy ~
I Love You !!
stetsonsfyre at 9:27:50 AM CDT
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
~ Just "Breathe" ~
2 AM and she calls me 'cause I'm still awake,
can you help me unravel my latest mistake,
I don't love him, winter just wasn't my season
Yeah we walk through the doors, so accusing their eyes
Like they have any right at all to criticize,
hypocrites, you're all here for the very same reason
'Cause you can't jump the track,we're like cars on a cable
and life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button girl,
So cradle your head in you hands
And breathe, just breathe,
Woah breathe, just breathe
May he turn 21 on the base at Fort Bliss
Just today he sat down to the flask in his fist,
Ain't been sober, since maybe October of last year.
Here in town you can tell he's been down for a while,
But my God it's so beautiful when the boy smiles,
Wanna hold him, maybe I'll just sing about it.
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table.
No one can find the rewind button boys,
So cradle your head in your hands,
And breathe, just breathe,
Woah breathe, just breathe
There's a light at each end of this tunnel, you shout
But you're just as far in as you'll ever be out
These mistakes you've made, you'll just make them again
If you only try turning around.
2 AM and I'm still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, its no longer
inside of me, threatening the life they belong to
And i feel like I'm naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you'll use them, however you want to
Cause you can't jump the track, we're like cars on a cable,
And life's like an hourglass, glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
Sing it if you understand.
and breathe, just breathe
woah breathe, just breathe,
oh breathe, just breathe.
stetsonsfyre at 8:37:22 PM CDT
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Monday, April 21, 2008
Caught up in a world of moonbeams, sunlight, wind, storms & other things ~
Mood: Awed
First of all ~ with the beginning of this entry let me state ~ those that are overtly and bogged in cynicism? don't read the first of this entry because you just won't "get" it ~ but yet again? go ahead, maybe it will open your heart chakra and let you "feel" things maybe you have forgotten? or even never have felt in the first place.
Indigo? I SO very much wish you could hear this clip ~ your soul would soar like mine did and is still doing, it gave me something back that I thought I had forgotten, misplaced or somesuch. A memory ~ whether of this time, this life or of another.
Yes I am "waxing poetical", yes, I am awed... some of you who read this might think I'm a loon but frankly? I don't care (shrug).
Cindy and I watched this movie last night called "August Rush"
And can I say it was one of THE best movies I've seen (or felt) in a very long time. It opened a few more of those cracks in my heart... I don't know if I should or even if I COULD explain what it made me feel, what it MAKES me feel when I listen to this one piece of music... I just do. Like the title of this entry it's beyond words to explain ~ all you can do is follow where your heart takes you... turn everything off around you, hit the play button, sit back and close your eyes and open your MIND and your heart... and it will make you feel wonderment, awe, yearning...so many things. This piece is called "August's Rhapsody" I believe...there are no words, it's only music ~ I hope you enjoy it.
The whole soundtrack of this movie is exceptional, or at least what I heard in the movie ~ the songs, all of them.
Go and rent the movie ~ buy the movie ~ just WATCH it, I don't think you will regret it... and if you do? you ARE definitely a cynic...
 On with this past week ~ well, work was just that "work" lol ~ Thursday, Friday and Saturday were absolutely horrid ~ I'm blaming it on the fact that it was full moon and the "cretins" were out... Oh, and the "Prom babies" ~ the boys out to impress their dates with attempting to be all knowledgeable, when in fact the majority were arrogant and severely lacking in manners, etiquette... and the girls? no I'm not leaving those little "angels" out... it was about half and half with each of them (girls and the boys) the little "angels" ? hell, some of them were the snobs from the red planet...sheesh. Yet the other half? they were kind, courteous, exceptional... I appreciated those.. lol ~ their Momma's had taught them well....and believe it or not? the one's I thought were the best behaved in most areas? were the "rednecks" the country girls and boys... the one's who knew if they didn't behave their Momma's would have their behind if they didn't lol. The rude one's? were the one's that were given everything, the one's from the rich families in the area etc. that hadn't had to work for anything in their lives, it had all been given to them. (shaking my head) it was really sad when I stop and think about it.
Yesterday, Cindy and I didn't get very much done... Cindy got one of the sheds cleaned out, I cooked breakfast, then we took some things to Goodwill, went to Big Lots and found some "Shepard's Hooks" wrought iron with these amber lead glass suns... really neat looking. We put those in the front yard where the sprinkler heads are ~ they look great, give character to the yard. Then we had ribeyes for dinner (Cindy grilled ) baked potato and salad ~ very simple dinner and it was great. Then, Cindy did the dishes another big ~ then we sat down and watched "August Rush" ~ altogether it was a very nice day.
I've started needlework again, right now I'm cross stitching a big apron for Cindy's mom for either her birthday or mom's day... it's a watering can with flowers all over it and in it that says "Home is where the heart is" across the bottom. Hope she likes ~ C's Mom loves flowers, plants of almost any kind, birds, butterflies...so, I have someone to embroider, cross stitch, needlepoint for LOL. I might even find something that Cindy might like (though I don't know if she'd ever do anything with it).
Okay, concentration gone ~ so I'm going. I might write again later, don't know.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day....week...
Hugz*
stetsonsfyre at 8:49:02 AM CDT
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Monday, April 14, 2008
This video is by one of my favorite singers, some of you have heard her I'm sure, some of you haven't maybe.
When I listen to this woman's music, her voice...she takes me back to a time I think I've lived - in the past. A lot of you don't believe in reincarnation or past lives but I do and because of the way her music makes my soul absolutely quiver and brings me peace, no matter what I'm doing or what I'm feeling when I listen to her ~ this is what makes me so certain that I was in some of the places/times that she paints in my heart and soul.
I hope you enjoy her the way I do.
stetsonsfyre at 6:49:22 AM CDT
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Sunday, April 13, 2008
I have no idea what's the matter with me this weekend, actually it's been off and on all week. I've been so out of sorts and feeling down, heart heavy. Cindy asked me yesterday why I was being so quiet, part of that was stress from work ~ I work with too many idiots who have no idea what hard work is and have no responsibility or feelings of respect for the fact that they do have a job. The rest? don't know, it's just there. It's a sadness inside ~ it's like a freaking infection that spreads through your body when you are not feeling well? well this is of my soul and I don't know what's causing it. Is it the depression trying to run roughshod over me? is it hormones? is it something in my life? I have no freaking lah de dah idea. (sigh and humph inserted here).
 About the Meme I did and the 5 I choose to tag? I would have tagged many more people to do this... I didn't know if I should include private journals or not, so Connie honey AND Cin? I would have liked to include you... Connie sent me the answers to the Meme anyway LOL so I will post those in another entry... and remember Thursday was Gazker's B'day and Today is Russ's (their links are to the right of this entry) go wish them happy b'days!!
One thing that did get accomplished this weekend is the fact that we are finally going to have new windows put in the house, Cindy met with the gentleman yesterday morning while I was at work and got that ball rolling ~ of course we are going to do only one to two windows at a time...reason being? we don't want to go into debt doing this or have to get a finance agreement ~ it's going to cost almost $3500 to do the whole house but once it's done it will be great and the house will be even more energy efficient. So that's a good thing. Cindy did a great job arranging everything, I'm proud of her. The company we are dealing with also does vinyl siding and doors. Once the windows are done we are going to have him install a new front door and side entrance door...THEN have him put vinyl siding on the one shed right next to the house and the side "V's" of the house I can't think of what they are called lol. Gutters too!
I want to try to get to a couple of plant stores today because I want to get some PLANTS (from said PLANT store) ROFL... to place around the huge oak tree in the front of the house and maybe some to place in the front of the house in general...we have some Peach or whatever color you call it Iris's there now which I am going to transplant to the fence line between us and the neighbors...I need to trim the new growth off of the trunk of the magnolia tree so that it will put all that energy back into the main part of the tree and trim a myrtle crepe by the from post fence...I'm being hmmm hopeful aren't I? We also need to get to the grocery store.
Yesterday morning (9 a.m.) we took the boys (Lares and Draco) for their yearly rabies and borda something or other (kennel cough) shots ~ they do great in Cindy's truck, they don't like the vet though (not many of our "babies" DO though do they???) well Lares is about 52 lbs and Draco is about 48 lbs. they put a muzzle on Lares because the vet said he had "funny eyes" (they are a really, really pale amber kind of "glowy" they are so light) and was worried he would bite her..well, it wasn't Lares she should have worried about, it was Draco (evil laugh inserted here) well, the FIRST mistake they did was turn Draco away from where he could see his brother... that was a NO . ..Draco snarled at the vet even through the muzzle... Draco NEVER snarls... or even attempts to bite, but because he couldn't see Lares and Lares was raising a fit like you would not believe because he thought Draco was being hurt ~ anyway, Draco finally got his shots and put down, once he was down and able to touch, sniff, etc. his brother it was fine, from that point on all they wanted was OUTTA there and back into the safety of the truck...whew..they were so glad to get home.
Okay, that's enough for now. I'm brain tired. Still feel weepy...(sigh) I'm just getting old aren't I?
Blessings*
stetsonsfyre at 7:12:58 AM CDT
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008
I was TAGGED lol
I'VE BEEN TAGGED
Bethe from over at Palm Harbor got me <grin> I haven't done one of these things in ages but I promised I would ~ don't be surprised if I don't remember a lot of things though... some things I can't remember, either from them being too painful, it's almost like amnesia (sigh) I hate it when those things happen with my memories. But!!! Here I go!
RULES
1. The rules of the game
2. Each player answers questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people, and posts their names, goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment letting them know they've been tagged.
QUESTIONS
1. WHAT WHERE YOU DOING TEN YEARS AGO
I was in Portland Oregon, working at a wonderful little diner downtown, I loved that job ~ living in a small victorian studio apartment with a huge iron (or steel?) clawfoot tub ~ always had enough hot water because we (the apartment building) had steam radiators for heat...and that in return heated the water. Going to therapy twice a week and hiding when I wasn't at work or therapy, I was as close to agoraphobic as you can be without actually crossing into it.
2. WHAT ARE 5 THINGS ON MY TO-DO LIST TODAY
I'm going to have to make it my list for tomorrow 'cuz it's already almost 6 p.m. here lol. hmmmmm let's see ~
1. get up and make coffee, make C's breakfast ~ check my emails and get ready for work.
2. go to work
3. go get my nails done <very important thing here> lol
4. come home let the dogs out into the run and give them some love.
5. cook dinner, do dishes, watch some TV, shower and go to bed and start over the next day.
3. SNACKS I ENJOY
olive tapinade (that may be spelled wrong) over a crispy crusted hard bread
pumpkin seeds
black olives with harvarti cheese
peanut M & M's
SOUP
fruits
4. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE A BILLIONAIRE
Buy out massive amounts of old growth forests & give them to a organization such as the Sierra Club or a group like that who would protect them for generations to come.
I'd also purchase large areas of land and create no kill safe areas for cat's, dog's...even one's for retired circus animals, mistreated laboratory animals etc. where they could live out the remainder of their lives happy, healthy and loved.
Create Women's Shelters ~ we need far more of them and create educational systems to further their ability to take care of themselves and their children if there are any.
finally for me ~ I'd buy up around 3 or 400 hundred acres in prime mountain land in the pacific northwest..hire security guards to patrol it ~ build myself a english style country cottage with 3 bedrooms, living room, 4 bathrooms, a huge library/study, dining room and a kitchen to die for. I'd have 1 vehicle that would be all terrain, have my own generator to supply my energy needs, grow my own vegetables and herbs...have cow's, sheep, horses, cats, dogs, have my own well ~ oh and the property would have to have a river running through it and maybe a waterfall. Of course Cindy would be there lol.
5. BAD HABITS
I'm a terrible procrastinator
I like to eat too much
I smoke
I can be too harsh on people (in my head)
6. 5 PLACES I HAVE LIVED
Oregon
Texas
Georgia
7. 5 JOBS I'VE HAD
waitressing
nursing
worked at a few dr's offices
5 PEOPLE I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT:
Linda from over at Sangria Two
Indigo from over at Raven's Lament
Missie from over at Missie's Upside Down World
Gazker from over at Diary of a podgy poof!
Russ from over at Inner & Outer Demons.
stetsonsfyre at 6:12:20 PM CDT
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Ok, I'm sorry BUT this clip is a utter HOOT!!! enjoy :)
stetsonsfyre at 5:20:15 PM CDT
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