I went to Galveston back in the 1970's, and ate there one night.

Waiters all dressed in suits; we nearly turned around and left.

But they beckoned us inside, and we saw that all the other patrons were dressed in vacation clothes.

Best service I've ever had, anywhere.

Best jumbo shrimp ever.

I've never forgotten that experience.

How sad to see it devastated like that.

I don't know that I can do anything; I'm unemployed, and don't have much money right now.

But bless anyone who can help out there.

President!

Who is with me?

Sorry folks.

Just letting out more of my anger about Failin's speech tonight

Been posting many "angry" things.

Decided to go goofy for a bit.



OMG, I need to go to bed.

on Tuesday night.

I confess, I got very angry at her during the primaries, because I felt she crossed the line in some of the things she said and did regarding Obama. But dayam! She could NOT have given a better speech, IMHO, than she did on Tuesday. She acknowledged how far she went in her campaign; she acknowledged her supporters, and most importantly, she unequivocally got behind Barack AND she kicked ass where McSame is concerned!

I could not be prouder of her!

Thank you, Senator Clinton!

Really, I did.

By accident.

Had to go to the store today to get a prescription filled.

After I dropped it off, I needed to use the restroom.

I had the door open and was halfway in when a female customer told me I was walking into the men's room.

OMG! I was!

I probably turned 6 shades of red, backed out, and went into the correct room.

The customer told me that during the remodel of the store, they SWITCHED THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S ROOMS AROUND!!

So, I didn't feel totally stoopud, but shoot, was I embarrassed!

Good thing there were no men in the vicinity!

Got a "feel good" email yesterday from my former boss. Nearly puked.

But today, I got one from him that was NOT flattering to McSame.

And I sent him this in reply:

Hi E___.

Yep, McCain cheated on his first wife.

In addition, he can't recall how many homes he owns. Now, I personally don't
care if he has more money than I do; lots of people do. Right now, I'm
unemployed, but I'm not going to kick someone who has money. That's just life.

But, what bothers me is hearing him call Barack Obams an elitist, when McSame
has more money than God. When he stands in an aisle in a grocery store in his
$520 Ferragamo loafers and tries to say that Barack Obama is an elitist. Right.
Obama, whose shoes have holes in the bottom of them.

Sorry, but with McCain, we will only get more of the same as we've had with
Bush, only worse. McCain seems to think that the ONLY way to solve international
problems is to bomb them, like his parody's the Beach Boys song, "Barbara Ann",
"bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran".

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Pardon me if I don't find that very funny.

This country is in massive trouble, and the GOP is why. We need to take this
country back, and soon.

My former boss is pretty cool, but he isn't a political geek like I am.

I hope my geekness sinks in.

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BTW, here is "McSame is not as good as you think he is email:

A friend responded to my email about John McCain, and I thought the comment and research were worth sharing. - ES

"I read with interest your forward on Mc Cain's POW experience. I contrast I find his adultery with Cindy Hensley to become wife # 2 to revealing of his character. While he says it was 27 years ago and should not matter, so too was his Vietnam experience. When he came home, he was sent to war college (family pull). You don't take a person from his background and expect him to be a diplomat. It is time for a new foreign policy that will restore America's standing in the world. Frankly I am sick of America going to war because our so called leaders. I find it interesting for McCain to denigrate Russia for invading Georgia when we invaded Iraq.

I was reading wikeopdia and found this on McCain. He cheated on his first wife and left her. Character counts.
In April 1979,<53> McCain met Cindy Lou Hensley, a teacher from Phoenix, Arizona, whose father had founded a large beer distributorship.<57> They began dating, and he urged his wife Carol to grant him a divorce, which she did in February 1980, with the uncontested divorce taking effect in April 1980.<18><53> The settlement included two houses, and financial support for her ongoing medical treatments due to her 1969 car accident; they would remain on good terms.<57> McCain and Hensley were married on May 17, 1980, with Senators William Cohen and Gary Hart attending as groomsmen.<57><12> McCain’s children did not attend, and several years would pass before they reconciled.<53><20"[br />
This man, a former boss of mine, is a person I think of as a possible way to get back to work, but for me, it was more important to kick him to the curb.

at the time he said he was stuck in traffic!

She was pulled over by the cops for being too close to McSame's motorcade; after they were allowed to go on, she saw the motorcade pull into the parking lot, and was outside for more than half an hour. Says she has video tape of it. David Bender told her to post it on YouTube; she said she would. She said at the time, she didn't realize the significance of it, because that was way before anything came out about him possibly having an advantage over Obama.

Be interesting to see if this woman does indeed have this video.

It was a great three hours, except for the venue. It was all floor level seating, and the two tallest men in the world were sitting in front of me, effectively blocking my view of Ron Reagan and Mama . And initially, it was difficult to hear them. They were wearing those little clip mics, and after someone from the back of the room came up and told them they were difficult to hear, they all held their little mics and after that, it was a lot better.

Found out this is the only city in the country that puts together these kinds of events, with all these progressive radio hosts. Woohoo! Though I do wish other cities did, because they are a lot of fun.

They covered all kinds of things like voting, impeachment, the M$M, the weak-kneed Dems, the nasty liars on the right, etc. And Steph started channeling Linda Blair in The Exorcist, to the hilarity of the crowd. At the end, Malloy had her do it again.

After the event, we were able to go to the front of the room to meet them. I met Rachel and Randi; Steph was right in front of me at one point, but I was trying to get to Rachel. I did get a couple of Mama, though. I also got a picture with me and Rachel, and one with me and Randi (which I'm not going to show you, because I picked this event to be completely unphotogenic). I also got autographs from the three R's: Ron, Randi, and Rachel.

Anyway, here's some pics. The first few aren't as good as I wish, because they were taken from my seat.


Ron Reagan, Mama, Thom Hartmann, Rachel:


Thom, Rachel, Sam, Randi, Mike:


Sam:


Mama and Rachel:


Mama:

How do you think Manson got convicted? It was because Bugliosi was able to show that while he did not commit the Tate/LaBiance murders himself, because of his role as the head of his "family", he was as culpable as they were.

Ever see the movie "The Accused" with Jodie Foster? The principle is the same. She was gang raped in a bar, and the guys that were shouting encouragement to the rapists were convicted of inciting the act. (The movie was based on an actual event.)

I am a huge advocate for free speech, but when someone like Rush or Billo or Coulter or any of those cockroaches start saying over and over again, in many ways, that liberals should be bombed, shot, knifed, killed, etc., THAT is not protected free speech, and those people should be held legally responsible if it can be shown that there is a connection between them and a person who committed a harmful or deadly act against another. It's not the easiest thing in the world to prove, but it can be done.

I'm at 50,048 with this one!

Dear Idiots:

When it's daytime, and the pavement is dry, and there's hardly any traffic, and the speed limit on the surface street we're both driving on is 35 mph, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DRIVE 20 GODDAMNED MILES PER HOUR!! Really. I'm not kidding! Would I lie to you?

When the stop sign is still about 3 blocks away, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO PUT YOUR BREAKS ON AND DRIVE THOSE FINAL 3 BLOCKS AT THE LIGHTENING SPEED OF 5 FREAKIN' MILES PER HOUR!!! No, really! You don't need to do that. I promise.

When you approach said stop sign, and there are several cars there waiting for their turn to go, IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO STOP 3 CAR LENGTHS BACK!! I can absolutely agree with you that stopping inside the trunk of the car in front of you is poor form. No problem. But THREE CAR LENGTHS????? What? You afraid there is a monster in the trunk of the car ahead of you, which will jump out if you stop any closer?????

Listen to me, idiots. You may think you're being safe, but really, YOU ARE AS MUCH A ROAD HAZARD AS THE DUMB FUCK WHO INSISTS ON TAILGATING, RUNNING STOP SIGNS, AND SPEEDING!!!!

If you're that scared of driving, stay home, take a taxi, get a friend to drive you, or take the bus. Just do the rest of us a favor and STAY AWAY FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT!!!!



:End of Rant:

It does seem somewhat unusual to have a thread about discouragement in this group, but I think it's a good thing. One thing I've noticed about spiritual people (myself included) is that sometimes we can fall into the trap of thinking that there's something wrong with us, or we're not practicing a positive approach well enough, if we feel discouraged, or disheartened, or whatever. And that can lead to stuffing feelings, as someone up thread pointed out.

I remember years ago when I was going through a divorce, feeling guilty, I had a young daughter, etc. I was getting so very discouraged and downright depressed. I found a great therapist, and I was going through my litany of what a bad person I was one day, when he stopped me and said, "So, who recharges YOUR batteries?" I just looked at him and said, "What?" He said again, "Who recharges YOUR batteries? Who takes care of you now and then? Who offers you a shoulder? You're so busy running around taking care of people and things, while simultaneously beating yourself up. Who's there for you?"

That question was a cosmic smack upside the head. For the first time in my life, I realized that I, too, was worth some care, some love, some support, and a shoulder to occasionally lay my head upon. It is in my nature to be loving, caring, and supportive of others, and I like that about myself. But I'm human, and sometimes things just get to me; sometimes things just get me down. I don't give them an inordinate amount of energy, but I don't ignore them either, because I think either choice can give the negative things legs.

We are all human, we all have our joys and our sorrows, our triumphs and our defeats, our ups and our downs. What I believe is important, though, is that we remember we have each other here, and the people in our daily lives, that we can turn to. At any given time, some of us will be up; some of us will be down. Sharing and celebrating the joys of life makes them grow; sharing the sorrows and the frustrations, without giving them undue energy, can help those sorrows and frustrations diminish.

For my own personal situation with the job I lost, I'm not feeling devastated like I was the first few days. I know I'll find another job; maybe one that I'll really love. It is because of you here, as well as other people in my life, that I can go on without that terrible feeling of devastation, because in sharing THAT with others, I'm able to find my way back to my strength, and able to care for and support others.

I have enjoyed reading people's responses to this thread. We all have things we're dealing with, yet none of us seems to be wallowing to the point where we're lost.

Yes, thank you. I'd like a Velvet and Coke."

Fight attendant hands the passenger the drink.

"That will be $7.00, sir."

Passenger: "Excuse me, but there's no ice in this drink, and it's warm!"

Flight attendant: "But sir, you didn't specify that you wanted it cold, and with ice. I can get you a new one, but it will be $14."

Passenger: "$14??????!!!!??"

Flight attendant: "Well, yes sir. $7.00 for the drink, as I said, plus $3.00 for cold Coke, $2.00 for ice, and a $2.00 disposal fee for dumping out the drink I just poured for you."

Passenger: "Jeebus! Just forget it, okay?

Flight attendant: "Of course, sir. But I still need to collect the $2.00 disposal fee!"

I was accused of lying about my qualifications, which I did not do, nor would I ever do, especially about national certifications that are so easy to check on.

Now however, I'm wondering if this is a message from the universe, or something. I'm basically sick of being a vocational rehab counselor (been doing that for 18 years), though I would have liked to stay in the job at xxxxx. But now, I'm really wondering if the powers that be just gave me a bit swift kick in the behind, as if to say, "Hey, you! Girlie! You don't have to keep doing this! There are other things out there, you know!"

I really don't know right now. Maybe it's still too close to the event, not to mention that it is my third big loss in just a few months.

I know others here have been in similar situations; not the exact one I'm in, but where things seem to crash down and you are feeling kind of lost.

If anyone cares to share their experiences, or their thoughts, or whatever, I would love to hear them.



Edited to add: It just occurred to me that I may have already mentioned the loss of my job, and if so, my apologies for the redundancy. This post is mostly about the "kick in the behind" aspect.

Jumbo shrinp
Rush hour

Gimme some more!