German ‘Nazi’ youth camp raided

Like I do every day at work I read BBC, why? Because I can find out more on BBC than I do on any of the papers in my area. I came across this article and was thrown back to the spring of 2006.

Two years ago I was living in Olympia,WA in an apartment complex near the capital building. It was a Saturday and I had heard about something going on in the park…I lived a few blocks away so I decided that I would take my son for a walk. He was only a handful of months old…the day was warm, sunny, perfect.

We made it to the park without any problems at all, it was a peace rally. It was while I was there that I learned some Neo Nazi rally would be going on at the Capital Building. They have their own rights to peaceable assemble and I have never EVER said anything against them…after all, it is there right. Until that day.

On the walk back from the park I had to pass by a motel parking lot where a few Neo Nazi’s where getting out of their cars and trucks. I paid them no mind, such is my way. I leave you alone and you leave me alone. Simple right? Wrong. I had never had to endure such racist comments in my life, sure I’ve been through them before…but these comments nearly had me in tears. So what if I look Jewish, so what if I have Jewish blood in me. Doesn’t make me imperfect and so what if my son is Italian also…we’re not below anyone. I’ve always tapped danced on anyone’s head for any kind of racist remark…but that day I knew it would be the wrong move. I kept walking and returned home where I put my son down for his nap and just cried.

I have never cared for the Neo Nazi movement, but I have also never stated my opinions out in public…and I’ll not be doing much of that here. Reactions? Sure…I was scared, horrified, and down right pissed off. That Sunday I kept my windows closed due to the simple fact I did not want to hear any of their bile being spewed into the air. Sure there where protesters out there protesting the Neo Nazis…as is their right also. I part of me wanted to be out there, but a larger part of me KNEW that if I had been I would have found myself turning violent. Yet there is also a bit of me that views the rioting against Neo Nazi as hypocritical.

Think about it…they are prejudice against anything that is not WASP…while so many others are prejudice against them. One thing I have noticed in all the years of living in Olympia is if you ignore the bad thing it goes away far fast than if you rise up against it.

Sad as it is…it is true. You give it any sort of attention and it will remain full force in your face.

This whole article makes the hair on my arms and the back of my neck stand up to attention. It is something like this that gets my ire up and running…my need to scream out in rage, but I refrain from doing so. Could this be because I have finally figured out that sometimes rage does not cut it.

As I’m writing this I’m reading other articles about this whole thing. In an Israel news it was stated that officers found ‘racist propaganda material dating back to the early 20th century and towels decorated with swastikas.’ Talk about lovely decor and educational studies. They called this place an ‘adventure camp’..I’m not kidding you..a freaking adventure camp. To me an adventure camp is a place you go to rock climb, canoe, make bird houses out of popsicle sticks!

My question is why do people do this? I know there is no real answer..I know that,but I will always wonder…always.

New form of Rodent removal

Woman Shoots Herself While Trying to Kill Mice
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

POTTER VALLEY, Calif. — A Mendocino County woman who was trying to kill mice in her trailer with a gun ended up shooting herself and another person.

The 43-year-old woman pulled out her .44-caliber Magnum revolver after she saw the mice scurrying across the floor of her trailer on Highway 20 in Potter Valley, sheriff’s officials said.

But she accidentally dropped the gun, which went off as it struck the floor. The bullet went through the woman’s kneecap, bounced off the keys sitting on the belt loop of a 42-year-old man in the trailer and grazed the man’s groin before ending up in his coin pocket.

Authorities did not release the shooting victims’ names.

The mice escaped the shooting unharmed.

I know it is SO wrong of me to laugh…but Jesus, how can you NOT help but laugh at this?

Now, riddle me this…where these mice Rodents of Unusual Sizes like those in The Princess Bride? if they where I could understand the need for a FREAKING .44-CALIBER MAGNUM REVOLVER.

But hey…the mice where unharmed!

Gonna get a job?

So as I was about the leave for work today J(my godson) and C(my son) are behind the couch, arms folded and looking at each other and this was the talk the two had..(keep in mind J is four and C is two)

J: When you grow up are you gonna get a job?
C: Yeaaah…gonna get a job.
J: Gonna work like mommy and Auntie B?
C: YUP! Get a job and work just like mommy.
J: Cuz when yer growed up you haveta work allll the time
C: *just nods all serious like*
J: *holding up and hand with single finger in the air* BUT you get to go to IHOP when you work!
C: Pannacakes!

I will admit, I nearly peed myself while muffling my laughter. Ahh it is so true…from the mouth of babes.

But hey, you DO get to go to IHOP when you work.

Sometimes these two just amaze me.

Finical woes?

I hear these every day, why? I’m a bankruptcy councilor…err…credit councilor…whatever you want to call this job. What I do is I council people before they are able to file for bankruptcy. There are several common things I see every day…

1.Over spending
2.No savings accounts
3.Lack of budgeting skills
4.Mismanagement of money
And much more

Just some tips on money people

1.You will never have more than what is in your bank account
2.You can keep checking it, but it will never be more than what is was the day before (unless today is payday)
3.You cannot spend more than you have (HELLLOOOOO! This is not that tough people)
4.budget…budget…and BUDGET…I cannot stress this enough.

If you are looking into buying a home and at the moment there are two incomes, think about this…will it be possible to pay ALL bills with only ONE income? This is possibly the best way to figure out what you truly can afford credit wise. The reason I say this is because I see so many people go from a two income household to a one income, be it loss of job or divorce.

Break down the budget.
-make a budget that breaks down to many categories…in place of ‘utilities’ break it down to electric, gas, water, trash, sewer…serious…it really does help to break things down to the simplest terms known to man

If you come up negative every month take something out…first things that can ALWAYS go is cable TV (We may like our shows, but it isn’t a necessity children! I don’t even have cable TV), internet…if it isn’t a vital thing for you (job, colleges, etc) then you don’t need it, excessive eating out…eating out once a month is fine…I know how it is to come home and not want to cook every now and then, but eating out every night? So not cool. Also, for those who LOVE to shop for clothing…stop stop STOP…if you are negative every month no more shopping for you! Back down from it for a few months, see how things go for you…serious…you’ll see improvement in either paying all bills AND possibly having money left over every month.

These tips are brought to you by the letters B and N…and the numbers 5 and 3.

Less Cash More gas!

‘IRVING, Texas — The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Texas has dropped below $3.74 — a drop of 7 cents over the past week.

AAA Texas said Thursday that that’s down nearly a quarter from the record average high of nearly $3.99 a gallon on July 17.

Nationally prices fell to $3.85 a gallon, down 26 cents a gallon since the high of $4.11 a gallon, also on July 17.

At just below $3.68 a gallon, Corpus Christi has the least expensive gas in the state. That’s down almost 8 cents in one week.

El Paso is once again has the most expensive at just above $3.80 a gallon. That’s a drop of 6 cents since last week — the smallest decrease in the state.’

I know, you love to hate me. Oh yes m’dears…I found gas for 3.64 this afternoon. God Bless Texas! I will admit, I never paid more than 3.98 for gas this year. I’m utterly greatful for such a thing…I’m sure I would have busted out into tears sobbing if I had.

All I can do is sit here and remember when gas was a buck something…and I’m not that old!

Jesus..I’m gonna be looking at my son while he is whining about gas prices when he is older and cackle and say ‘Whhyyyy I remember when gas was just a dollar youngin’! Be greatful you GOT gas…pass the prunes!’

Gimme all mah money

I have heard of landlords calling their renters at all hours for their rent…heard of them just flat out evicting their tenets. Personally, this is the route I would go. Wouldn’t you?

Seems Mr. Ott of Newark, Del doesn’t have the same view point.

‘NEWARK, Del. — Newark police have arrested a landlord who allegedly rammed his Hummer into a renter’s house, claiming the tenants were behind on their rent.

A police spokesman said 30-year-old Richard Ott crashed the SUV into a home at about 3 a.m. A 50-year-old woman and her 53-year-old husband were sleeping inside and were jolted awake by a loud crash and the house shaking.

Officers learned Ott was the landlord and went to his home. Police saw the damaged Hummer there with a pine branch stuck in the front bumper. Ott is facing reckless driving, harassment and other charges.’

Doesn’t this sort of…defeat the whole rental process? I mean now Mr. Ott is out of the house, the renters, AND the rent…oh let us not forget the money he’ll have to be paying for all the fines and God knows what else.

Brilliantly done..no really.

Least he could of done was waited until daylight…shesh

Bored part duex

[1] How old will you be in 3 years?
About that old

[2] Will you be married by then?
Some reason…I doubt it

[3] Who was the last person you hugged?
Vaiy

[4] If u have a job…do you like it?
I have a job…it has its ups and downs, but there is NO way I’ll do it for a living

[5] What states have you been to?
AR, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, IA, MI, MN, MS, NV,  NM, OH, OK , OR, TX, UT, WA, WY

[6] If you could be anywhere, where would it be?
In bed…bed is nice

[7] What was the last thing you drank?
Rasberry Lemonaid

[8] What’s your favorite ice cream?
Depends on my mood

[9] Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
By the wall

[10] Do you know how to play poker?
YEP!

[11] Ever stolen a street sign?
hehehehehe…once…twice…way back when

[12] Do you know how to drive a stick?
Well..yeah

[13] Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
my tiger’s eye necklace…

[15] Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
I have nothing…I’ve moved waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much in my life

[16] What are you mad about right now?
that its cold…serious…79 degrees is too damn cold!

[17] are you a jealous person?
At times

[18] What are you allergic to?
The world?

[19] What did you dress up as for Halloween?
Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..dress up? OH! Wait…yes..A wench! What?

[20] Do you enjoy traveling in airplanes?
Excuse me while I pass out

[21] What is your favorite salad dressing?
Honey Mustard vinagrette

[22] How many siblings do you have
Too many

[23] Are your parents still together?
Nah…thank GOD for small favors

[24] Do you know what you are going to wear tomorrow?
HA…I don’t even know what I’m gonna wear to work tonight!

[27] Is your current hair color your natural hair color?
Nope…but it is damned close

[31] Song playing right now?
Nothing…unless you count the kids as a sound track

[32] Does anyone like you?
I think so…they could be liars…heh heh

[33] What are you thinking about right now?
that there are not enough hours in a day

[34] What is your middle name?
Why should I tell you hmmm?

[35] What were you doing an hour ago?
I was sleeping! Which is where I wanna be right now!

No 36? Holy Merciful Monkeys! Someone stole 36!

[37] Do you secretly love someone?
Key word…secretly…even saying yes or no would make it so not secret anymore…jackasses

*GASP* They took 38 too!

[39] Do you wear the seatbelt in the car?
Oh yeah…

[40] Has anyone ever mistaken you for someone else?
Ahh no…no…trust me…you can’t mistake me for someone else

[41] Do you have any piercings? If so what?
heh heh…I have piercings…

[42] What’s something(s) you really want right now, be honest?..
Sleep *Noooo she isn’t focused on one thing at ALL*

[43] Do you like to text or call more?
Text…I’m on a phone all damn day for work!

[46] What is the weather like today?
COLD! I’m freaking COLD

[47] Where will you be in an hour?
The store…*whimpers*

[48] What’s a fact about the last person you were on the phone with?
She is my room mate

[49] Do you ever turn your cell phone off?
Allllllllll the time, drives people nuts

Holy crap! They are on a roll…taking 50 also!

[51] What’s your favorite Gatorade flavor?
Talk about EW

[52] Are you wearing anything you borrowed from someone?
Negatory Ghost Writer

And 53…maybe people just cannot count?

[54] Can you sleep in jeans?
If I’m very tired……or drunk

[55] Where were you on July 4th, 2008?
At work…playing around

[56] Who were you last in a car with ?
The kids…I know..I’m FUN

[57] Do you trust people easily?
No, I really don’t

[58] Will you ever kiss the last person you kissed again?
Yep

[59] What do you look forward to in the next 3 months?
Why not?

[60] Are you scared to fall in love?
Sometimes…I’ve seen it make people get mean..and really sometimes I just don’t believe in love

Wham BAM…thank you hammer!

Sometimes I’m sure I have heard of every sexual deviant weirdo that is out there and some sexual deviant freak out there has to go and prove me wrong.

I was reading Jordan Says…and came across a post that was about this man.

Who knew that people needed luvin’s in that kind of a manner…

Right, so you’ve read it then?

Okay then, riddle me this. If you have the need to bugger yourself in the ass why don’t you go and get something that is MADE to go there? I will admit, the questions that came to my mind are these…was it a wooden handle? Was that why there was a plastic bag over it?

Serious…this is just…

I hope you all have some lovely mental images over this.

American Girl

All I can say is this is a MUST read

http://nymag.com/news/features/48931/

Deadly sin

Alright, so I’ve been slacking in updating here. I know, I’ma bad bad blogger.

But hey, I have a busy life…and stuff. Besides, I do a lot of my updating at work. Simply because I’m Way WAY too lazy to do this at home. And it gives me something to do while I’m bored at work.

See? So it all works out.

Anyway…so here I am, in Texas and learning the true meaning of a deadly sin..

Sloth.

Serious, you cannot blame me for my actions, you are talking to someone who is a native of the Pacific Northwest…land of cold and wet.

Anyway. I’ve been practicing the sin of sloth very well of late…and it is kind of fun, to a point.

So enough with the rambling…I really should have something to post, but I just don’t at the moment.

Which isn’t too surprising.

but I will…sometime tonight…maybe…

heh

and onward with more of my slothful ways!