The political test.

I havent blogged for a while. But someone posted this on their blog and I thought I would take this "political test" and see how I would do.
The results DO reflect my political beliefs.

Now I have additional proof that I should be a deacon in Neal Boortz' "Church of The Painful Truth".

You are a Social Liberal (71% permissive) and an... Economic Conservative (80% permissive) You are best described as a: Libertarian Link: The Politics Test on Ok Cupid Also: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test

My "Attitude" test in the workplace.

Last night I failed a test.

That test was to see how long before I would nearly blow a fuse while working with an assistant manager recently transferred to my part time job.
I briefly dealt with this person in the past and the first impression was not "good". Then there were some "conflicts" I heard about through the grapevine regarding this person. So I dreaded hearing that he was being transferred to the branch where I work.

I had hoped that my personal test to remain calm would have worked but there were so many factors that played into my not passing the test.

I cannot tolerate stupid people especially in the workplace, this is one of the primary reasons why I left my employer of 11 years last year. Stupid management decisions and stupid co-workers combined make for a workplace that is not a "team" and mistakes get made and the overall "customer" or service suffers. I have a problem with that. A combination of stupid decisions and LAZY inconsiderate co-workers created a problem for me last night.

I am sure that there are many who think that I am not a "team player". Truth is that I have standards. And I do set them higher than most, that is if they even understand the meaning. I want to strive for the best and that requires hard work, careful decision making and dedication. And when I am the only one working to achieve the best quality and environment, yes I do become difficult to deal with. I try to work out the differences and to bring us all to the same page for the greater good. In other words, I offer a solution to a problem rather than just bitch and complain. But when my concerns are not being heard I do get a little annoyed.

So last night, I was a little "annoyed" as we were extremely busy and LAZY ASS co-workers were not working as scheduled. We were down to just 4 people on duty, which is about a THIRD of the amount of people needed last night. Now we did have two quit this week, one because of his work schedule, the other is in the military and was deployed to Iraq. But there were at least two people originally scheduled to work and for whatever reason they were crossed off the schedule from working last night. I know one called in earlier in the day. She also whined her way out of working Sunday (today) because she forgot that she had "plans" for that day.

Funny how people always either get "sick" or something comes up when it is a holiday weekend like this weekend. Sorry, I'm not buying it.

NO, actually I am not sorry! If you were scheduled to work, short of your own death YOUR ASS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE JOB AS SCHEDULED. No excuses, no "emergencies", no "I'm not feeling well" or "my car broke down". 99% of the time it is bullshit and I just cannot tolerate broken schedules. This is why I may be difficult to work with. I know for sure I would be a real bitch to work for. Take that as a warning for anyone I may consider hiring as my daily business grows.

Am I being a bitch? I don't give a damn. I don't think it is all about me but I do think it is about honesty and respect for others. I give my respect and seldom get it in return. My schedule did not require my working 12 hours last night which I had to because of people not working their own schedule. The only person with a valid reason for not being there was the one who was deployed to Iraq. I wish him well and hope he returns home to his family safely and I honor him and all of our military personnel for their service. The other co-workers have NO excuse!

When you call in or don't work as scheduled, you screw the lives of other people. And I see this so often that I just don't have the patience for it anymore. And last night I "expressed" my opinion with my poor attitude and that's when the CONFLICT between me and the new ASSistant manager happened.

apparently, my "attitude" was not acceptable to the new assistant manager who has a history of "conflicts" with his staff. So in the middle of a mad rush, he decided it was time to send me home. And the way he presented it makes him feel as if he were punishing me for my "attitude". Oh boy is he mistaken!

"Punishing" me for sending me home after I worked all day and should not have been there? Punishing me for my "attitude"? Shit! Let me tell you for sure that it was no punishment. It was a relief from dealing with irate customers who were screwed by the actions of other people...NOT BY ME!. It was a relief from working with someone with his head stuck up his ass. And other co-workers nearing the same status. It was a mess last night and sadly when I arrive at work this morning I will probably have to deal with the aftermath.

My rant is based on this well established fact about where I live. Work ethics in this area are pathetic. Actually, the work ethic in America is bad at best, but it seems a lot more prouounced in Central Georgia. People are lazy asses who don't care about anyone but themselves. And most people with "titles" next to their name are often no more qualified for the position than a dead donkey.

Last night, I dealt with a jackass who thought he would flex his "authority" over an "attitude' he did not like while shooting himself in the foot by losing one of his hardest working people (ME) who was forced to remain on duty beyond his schedule because 3 out of the 4 missing people did not uphold THEIR responsibility to show up and do their damn job.

Yes I need the money, but I can do better than putting up with BS. And last night was another stone cold reminder of what I should have done earlier in life and what I need to do RIGHT NOW so that I could distance myself from situations and idiots like what happened last night. And then I shall have a better "attitude".

So, there is a strong possibility that I won't be as much of a workaholic in the near future. Or at the very least I will go in another direction.

And if my "attitude" of high expectations is a problem, get over it!

Bumper stickers for idiots

One of the more sensitive issues in the south is that of same-sex marriage. Most are against it and the only reasons they give are based on their religious beliefs (brainwashing from the bible).

Last year, Georgia was one of many states to have a proposed Amendment to the state's constitution that would forbid marriages between persons of the same gender. The ballot measure passed in favor of the amendment by over 70 percent with heavy support from rural areas around the state. The so-called "christians", rednecks and other uneducated homophobic bigots came out in droves to vote on this issue.

They feel that if two men or two women choose to marry it would "threaten" their own marriages. Bullshit! You who are against same-sex marriages are simply using your political power to stick it to groups of people who you hate. You don't feel comfortable with their "lifestyle" and you are brainwashed by whatever words appear in YOUR version of the bible. Some of you are just plain ignorant.

But enough of my rant. The reason of this post was to expose one of these anti same-sex marriage idiots. The ones who choose to put bumper stickers on the back of their cars to show their bigotry. Like the driver of this car.




And the people who are most likely to have these bumper stickers are those who live in places like Taylor County Georgia. Notice I did not include the entire license plate or entire car.

To show you how far back in the dark ages these residents are, Taylor County is one of several counties in the South that STILL have segregated High School Proms. Now to be fair, the Teylor County School Board ended the separate White and Black high school proms a few years ago. As in late 1990's and early 2000's! And Blacks and Whites have attended classes together in Taylor County for many years before that, but officially ALL RACES can now attend the same Prom in Taylor County. (YEA!) This of course is assuming that many students will actually graduate from Taylor County High School. And even then most 5th graders from another area will be more advanced than a Taylor county graduate. FYI: Georgia often ranks near the bottom in school test scores.

Now, here's what happened. They had the new "diverse" High School Prom and ran into a few problems. Things like Blacks did not like Country and pop music and most of the whites (who have most of their teeth) did not like Rap and Hip-Hop music. So lets just say people did not get along well at the combined prom.

So what's their solution? The Black kids had "their" prom in nearby Fort Valley, home of predominantly Black Fort Valley State University, and the White kids arranged "their" prom at a private country club some 50 miles away in Columbus, Georgia. These were PRIVATE parties by invitation only, so they were not "official" high School Proms. Taylor County still has their own High School Prom, but the support for it is very weak.

So I should not be surprised to see a car with TAYLOR COUNTY GEORGIA license plates proudly sporting their "Marriage = MALE & FEMALE" bumper sticker, provided to them by their favorate religious organization....The 700 Club.

God forgive me, but I hope they get rear ended by a dump truck.

GAY doesn't always mean "happy"

There was a time when I would get so angry with the world, (especially the GLBT world) that I would post something like the following which is still posted on a website that will remain nameless.

I give up! I have been online for several years and most people online only want a hot young piece of ass. Fat, Black and over 30 never fit into even the conversation plans of anyone. Abercrombie and BITCH seems to be the way of everyone's attraction. That leaves me out. All I ever wanted was to meet a diverse group of people and make friendships. But you pathetic fags play games and offer insults to those who don't fit within the stereotype of some twink with model like looks.

Yes, I enjoy finer things in life and intelligent conversation. But you would never know that for your refusal to see beyond the outside appearance. You stuck up bitches ignore me in public places, curse me on message boards and reject me everywhere else. I give up on you! I give up on trying to find any happiness, companionship or whatever within the gay community. You brats are bad whether it is in the big city, the "gayborhood" or right here in the boonies of the small town south. It's all the same everywhere and it is a shame.

If you want to prove me wrong please go ahead. Try to find out that I really could be the best friend you could ever have. But you don't have the nerve to give me the chance.

It was not that long ago when I posted that. I was really pissed off that night. It was a time like today when I really wish things had turned out different for me. For those in the GLBT community, that means "I wish I never came out!"

Last night I woke up after taking an evening nap and felt a heavy amount of emptyness. I wanted to go out but I fear the same challenges that I have faced for years. I would feel out of place and get tired of seeing others enjoying their time with friends and companions. You have to be a certain type of person and have the wonderful looks in order to fit in and I don't have that. So I honestly dont have the nerve to try again. It is like I want to have an instant solution for a social life AND especially for relationships but I know that is not going to happen.

So I sit on another Saturday night at home alone and surfing the web and listening to music. (Sounds pathetic doesn't it?) and my head is about to explode. I already had a frustrating day working, I was tired but I wanted to get out and do something, anything resembling possible "fun" and maybe enjoying the company of others. But I have no one to call and no one to call me and say "hey what are you doing tonight?" or at least "how are you". Everyone is busy out having fun and enjoying life WITH THEIR COMPANIONS!

Problem is, everyone has someone and I don't. It's that damnned threes a crowd thing. And even if I did go out with anyone, I would be the ODD man in the group.....the third, the fifth, the seventh. Either that or I find myself in a group where the the "cliques" develop. And I usually don't fit into that groove either.

It feels weird and probably looks worse for me to ask anyone how do I solve this "problem". I have asked many times over years and have never got a response to the question. But sometimes I get that "you'll find someone someday bullshit" from someone who has no idea how it feels to have never had any real relationships.

DAMMIT! I am so tired of being single, tired of failing at even getting a damn date, tired of meeting bullshit people with games and drama, tired of being looked down as if I were a low life piece of crap, tired of pretending that life is great and I could be happy being single.

Im just tired of all of this. And I am tired of working so damn much to fill the spaces.

Now if I post this blog, it may turn away potential mates, friends, or make those who do know me think that I am losing it. Or maybe people will think that I am unstable. I assure you that I am not unstable, but I also fully admit that I AM losing it! I have lost all patience and confidence in society and I don't know what to do about it. I really wish someone could suggest something that could really work. I wish there was someone who could understand and share some ideas.

But there I go again, wishing in one hand and............you know the rest.

Bullet proof shoes are a good idea!

I heard mention of this incident on a radio show, did a google search and found it easily. A DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) officer is speaking at a Florida high school about crime and he displays an "unloaded" gun and shoots himself in the foot with it.

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You can hear him say that it was an unloaded gun 30 seconds into the video. As he talks about the gun he pulls the trigger once with the gun pointed in the air and then again with the gun pointed downward and he shoots himself in the foot.

Just before he shoots himself in the foot, he says "I'm the only one professional enough that I know of to handle this Glock 40".

So, is this officer a professional toe shooter? Did he shoot off his pinky toe?

Real life lessons here: Bullet proof shoes are a good idea! Guns are not toys. And one should double check or triple check themselves when it involves the safety of others...or risk making an ass out of youself by shooting yourself in the foot.

Don't beg for money, Use your head!

There are some places where you may come across people who will beg you for money. I tend to avoid those places but yesterday I was caught off guard while at the post office. I was tired and frustrated and moving slower than usual. You might say that I was an easy target for what happened.

I was walking back to my car at the post office I was approached by a young man that I can best describe as being "strange" looking. He was dressed in an "urban" style except that his jeans were pulled all the way up. I assume he was in his late 20's or so and he was well spoken as he was talking to me.

But what struck me was his face. He had so many pieces of jewelry IN his head! I couldn't possibly count how many so lets just say he had every part from the neck up represented with something silver. Ear rings, studs, satellite dishes, etc. I wondered how many channels could he get!

Anyway this young man starts telling me his life story and I knew where he was going with this story. I just knew he was going to ask me for money. Also while telling his story he answered several questions I had before I could possibly get a word in to ask.

He told me that he was "not a thug" although he did appear to be one. He told me that he was new in town and it was his first time out of Chicago. And I thought that with all of this metal in his head he probably distracted flights into both O'hare and Midway and they ran him out of town. But how could he end up in a town next to an Air force Base?

Then he told me that he applied for jobs at every convenience store and restaurant along two of our major streets. He said he was very sure that he would be working at any one of them by next week. Then he said all he needed was "anything I could possibly afford" and that he was headed directly to the supermarket down the street to get something for his two babies and wife living around the corner.

It took him a fast minute to go through his life story to get to the point, he was asking for money. And I actually stood there to listen to his sales pitch. And I did not have to lie to him or be rude in telling him no. I simply said "I wish I had money myself" and he said "Thank you sir for your time and god bless you" then I got into my car and drove away while this young man approached the next person leaving the post office, an older woman who ignored him, got into her brand new Explorer and drove off right behind me.

As I drove away I was thinking about what had just happened. First, I knew I only had three dollars in my pocket. Last night I spent $37 filling my gas tank and $11 on groceries. I was broke, but I would not be hungry and I had plenty of gas. And so did my car. But this guy asking me for money had me analyzing a couple of points in his sales pitch.

He said he applied for jobs at all of the convenience stores and restaurants in the area. I already knew that was BS. Because each of those businesses are owned by someone "foreign" and they NEVER hire anyone. The same people work in those stores all day and night, Husband, wife, baby behind the counter and a relative taking shifts. Same for any Chinese restaurant. As for the other restaurants, do you really think he has a chance at getting an instant job at one of the fast food joints?

And then I found myself thinking about one of the biggest issues I have had about work etiquette. The way you present yourself when you are looking for a job is very important. No matter what the type of work, you damn sure don't arrive at a potential employer with a head looking like a metal scrap yard. Remember all of the jewelry in his head? Then I remembered that we have several pawn shops within walking distance of the location were we met. If this guy was in need of some cash to feed his family, why does he not take some of those rings out of his head, pawn the jewelry and buy some food? There is his own greatest "resource"..... He could USE HIS HEAD!

And maybe if he had used his head BEFORE getting all of the piercing and filling them with pieces of metal, he would not have to beg people for money.

My parking lot pet peeve!

I really hope that somehow some way the person who owns a certain vehicle with Lee County Georgia license plates hears about the comments you are about to read. They may not care about my comments. After all, they obviously did not care about the situation that prompted me to make this blog article. As you read this, you’ll find pictures of the very situation that I found so annoying that I felt steam running out of my ears. I really had no reason to get upset about anything. I would not have suffered one damn bit over this one individual’s action because I was simply making a delivery for the event. I just get annoyed at the type of rudeness this individual displayed on this particular day.

So what got me steamed in the parking lot of HOUSTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL in Warner Robins, Georgia?


The inconsiderate owner of this vehicle who thought they were so important that it necessary to take THREE parking spaces exclusively for their ONE vehicle. Not just that, they did this as close to the building as possible during an event where people came from all over the state. Parking spaces were limited with all of the school buses and personal cars from out of town visiting this school for an all day event… And this one asshole eliminated the opportunity for two other people to have a parking space.



Most people who don’t want anyone to park so close to their car would park at the FAR end of the parking lot. NOT right at the building near the main entrance as the driver of this TEN YEAR OLD SUV did. You see people do this at many parking lots especially shopping centers. The owner of a car does not want to risk getting a “ding” or a scratch on their precious vehicle. I usually cannot blame them. I don’t want my car to get damaged either. But there is not a single vehicle that is so special that it is entitled to more than one parking space in a public lot. Not one!

If anyone thinks that their car is worthy of taking more space than they really need then I have this advice…

DON’T TAKE YOUR VEHICLE OUT IN PUBLIC! Keep your precious ride at home locked safely in your own garage. Only drive on roads on your own private land where you can control access and prevent others from getting within ten feet of your vehicle. That way, you’ll avoid getting the car scratched, dinged or breathed on.

I have a habit of parking far away from most buildings. One reason is to minimize the risk of getting dinged, the other reason is for the exercise by walking the extra distance. But in no way do I think that any vehicle that I own is more special than anyone elses. Hell, even my "good" car has 118,000 miles on it. It still looks and drives nice, but even when it was new it was no more special than any other car on the road. Just ask the two people on the road who HIT my car in the first two years I have had it. Ask their insurance companies who paid a combined total of $3,100 in damages in those two incidents.

Well, maybe paying to get my car repaired made it special to Allstate and State Farm. They each got to raise someone's insurance premiums and I got to drive nice rental cars for free!

Anyway, people like the asshole that owns this 1990something Mercury Mountaineer with hideous wheel rims really annoy me. People like that deserve getting their tires slashed and doors keyed. Now I am not suggesting that anyone vandalize any vehicle. I am only saying that they deserve it in principle for being an inconsiderate asshole.

There, I said it! I expressed my opinion about the asshole who owned the vehicle that was parked close to a building and utilizing more parking spaces then they were entitled to. Now, let me say a few words about the vehicle itself!


What a waste of money and what an ugly piece of crap! I’ll be nice and say “crap” instead of that other word, but the other word feels more appropriate. The wheel rims are hideous! They make an already ugly SUV even more painful to my eyes. And this is the piece of “crap” that someone felt was so special that they just could not allow anyone to park “close” to it?

That piece of shit (there I said it!) truck should be crushed into a cube! And the person who spent real money on those hideous ghetto wheels should get a real education in how to spend money on something more important. But this SUV probably belongs to a student or someone who was educated in someplace like LEE COUNTY Georgia where the truck was registered. Knowing that, maybe I should cut them some slack.

But not for the parking space incident! I don’t care where you are from or what you drive. No one is ever entitled to more than ONE parking space!

Yeah! I said it!

So you think you have problems

So you think you have problems. Money problems, can't make ends meet, you're in debt. Not getting along in work or business, family or relationship issues, you feel lonely, traffic is bad, car problems, the house is a mess, you have to call a plumber and you dread that bill, on and on and on.

Your problems can be solved easily because they are NOT problems. Yeah I said it. Your problems are NOT really problems.

How would you like to be the one who has had heart problems since childhood and are in need of a transplant at age 22? Or the 40 year old who has cancer and may not live to see her oldest child graduate from high school this spring. Or the unemployed man who was preparing for a job interview when it was discovered that he needed a triple heart bypass while not having any health insurance and he misses a chance at getting a job with a six-figure income. Or the young woman who was in the early stages of a very successful career only to discover she has breast cancer and dies within months.

The examples I mentioned above were presented to me in just the past couple of weeks. I personally know three of the people in the examples that I shared. The other is a fictional TV character in a very real life situation.

The "problems" shown at the beginning of this are nothing in comparison. Money problems could be solved by saving more and spending less and taking every opportunity available that could lead to earning more money. Not getting along with family, work and feeling lonely can be solved by checking the attitude of the person in the mirror. If traffic is bad, find another route. If the house is a mess, clean it!

And if something needs to be repaired? Accept the fact that repairs are a part of life. You have to maintain your car(s) and home, it is part of "ownership". Nothing stays brand new forever, especially when you drive an average 50,000 miles a year! And if you live in a 50 year old house, a pipe is eventually going to break!

So excuse me while I give myself this advice and feel free to apply this advice if you think you have problems in your life.

GET OFF OF YOUR FAT ASS AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

GET OVER IT! There are other people that have it much worse than you can imagine.

Oh, and stop bitching about what you think are problems. Nobody gives a damn! And you don't hear the people who REALLY have problems complaining about their lives. They actually appreciate EVERY day of life they have! They aren't backing down from the pressures within their lives. They are living and trying hard to kick life's problems in the ass.

So go kick some ass.

Religious Hyprocracy

I have to call a family friend a hyprocrate!

Isaac Hayes, who until recently was the voice of "Chef" on "South Park". He quit the show because of an episode where the show mocks the religion that Isaac Hayes is affiliated with...The Church of Scientology.

Now I never get into any detailed discussion of religion. However I am a fan of "South Park" and I am a fan of Isaac Hayes for his music. I grew up listening to and have most of his original Albums. Also he and my father, soul singer Eddie Floyd worked closely together at Memphis based STAX Records in the 1960's and 1970's. They were and are friends today.

My late mother always had stories to share about Isaac Hayes. With his success as a song writer, performer and Oscar winner for the movie soundtrack "Shaft" (1971), he lived very nicely and enjoyed his wealth. So much so that he was broke by the 1980's. He continued to work and make music through the years but it was "South Park" that put Isaac Hayes' finances back into a "comfortable" level.

When South Park came along, Isaac Hayes was doing a radio show at a New York radio station. I've heard the show. He was good at it. But he had to get up at 4am to go to work every morning. Not many "entertainers" like to get up that early. But Isaac Hayes did just that for a few years to do his radio show.

"South Park" changed all of that as Isaac Hayes found a new generation of fans as the voice of "Chef". He played the role well and he is just as guilty as anyone related with "South Park" of mocking anyone and anything including religion. But when you mock HIS religious affiliation, he gets upset?

Well Isaac Hayes, you are a hyprocrate! A bald headed nappy bearded hyprocrate!

And it is a shame that a great show is losing a major character over your being an ass.

I agreed with the creators of "South Park" when I read some of their comments saying that "it's a bit disingenuous (for Hayes) to cite religious intolerance as a reason for him pulling out of the show" because the series has lampooned religion since its start, taking shots at Catholics, Jews, Muslims and Mormons, among others."

And Isaac Hayes has cashed many checks being a part of it.

Bad Language on Talk Radio?

I drive so much. And I often listen to talk radio. I have been a talk radio fan for years. From Neil Rogers back home locally in South Florida to former late night TV host Tom Snyder when he had a late night talk radio show in the early 1990's to Neal Boortz and Clark Howard today.

No I am not a fan of Rush Limbaugh, but I even listen to his show occasionally. However I am very proud to say that I am a huge Neal Boortz fan. I listen to his show live daily whenever and wherever I can and again when it repeats at night from a distant AM radio signal, 1110 WBT out of Charlotte, NC. I like to think that I could be the associate pastor of Neal Boortz' "church of the painful truth". Because I like to call it as I see it and I am an equal opportunity critic of many things and people. This blog is a planned example of that.

Today for the first time I tuned into the "Air America" Radio station based in Atlanta. AM 1690 while I was working from Griffin GA across to Monticello and Eatonton. Air America is intended to be the more liberal (or progressive as they call it) voice in talk radio. Air America is available on satalite radio and on a few broadcast radio stations around the US. Those broadcast stations usually don't have the signal strength as the stations that broadcast the more "conservative" talk shows. However I do appreciate freedom of speech and a diverse choice in programing, so I tuned in to Air America and I have two observations.

ONE, I was bored to death with the host who was filling in for Randi Rhodes! The guy was Mike Malloy and he has mostly been a failure in having his own talk show in many cities over decades. I remember him having shows in Atlanta and in Florida and never being able to stand listening to an entire show. I think he is a terrible substitute for Randi Rhodes who I listened to for years on local radio back home in South Florida. She was entertaining to listen to regardless of your political opinion. I hope to catch her show when she is actually hosting it.

Observation TWO, Are they allowed to "cuss" (curse) on Air America? Cause the callers let some words slip and there was no reaction to it. One caller actually said something that sounded like "putting up with that Republican shit" and the host agreed with him. Any other show would have had a delay and the host of the show would have hung up and moved on.

So I ask, is foul language the norm on Air America? If it is and they can get away with it THEN I WANT TO HEAR NEAL BOORTZ SAY SOME CURSE WORDS Dammit!!! It would be priceless to hear Boortz tell a caller to "Go F@#$ Youself". He would be great at it! And finally his ratings would be much greater than any other talk radio host!

Neal Boortz and Bill O'reilly hate each other. If they could speak uncensored, we could know how they really feel about each other. I almost watched Neal Boortz cuss out Phil Donahue when he walked off Donahue's show a couple years ago. I would love to watch him cuss out O'reilly in the "no spin zone".

And if the callers can call into a radio show and say what they really feel, then I can finally call Sean Hannity and tell him exactly what I think he is.....an annoying arrogant ASS!