Christmas Is EVIL

I have a lot to say about Christmas this year - and a lot of you are going to object, but I DON'T CARE! THIS IS CHRISTMAS! GET OVER YOURSELVES!

1) Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer: THIS WAS PUT OUT IN 1964!

Yes, Rudolph is BULLIED (it says so in the SONG).

Yes, Rudolph was subject to all the things that we have since come up with that weren't right.

BUT IT'S A TRADITION!

If you want a Rudolph who is good to the "bad boys" who pick on him, PLAN YOUR OWN RUDOLPH, WHO ISN'T BULLIED!

2) "Baby, It's Cold Outside": THIS WAS WRITTEN BY FRANK LOESSER IN 1944!

This was WELL before "Me Two".

It was written at a time when the Loessers were expected to entertain people at Christmas. He didn't see the "Me Two" movement was in the works (which IT WASN'T IN 1944) and, in my child's mind when hearing this, I didn't see that it was a BAD THING that he was doing.

It was a man trying to get a woman to stay of the snow and stay with him (which, considering the "Me Two" movement, SHOULD NOT HAPPEN), but it was a happy Christmas tune that has been done by several others (like Lady Gaga and Joseph Gordon Levitt).

And, like Rudolph, IT'S TRADITION!

3) The Twelve Days of Christmas: THIS WAS PUBLISHED IN 1780!

Back then, the "Twelve Days" started with Christmas. 

NOBODY GOT EVERYTHING THEY WERE SINGING ABOUT! (For example, the "Five Golden Rings" were referring to involved the five initial segments of the Old Testament, which gives the "history of man's fall from grace".)

Like the others, it's TRADITION!

And like the others, it's been played - including Jeff Foxworthy's "Redneck Twelve Days" - REPEATEDLY. It's not meant to "annoy people", it's meant to say "Anything you give is alright".

4) Santa Baby: IT WAS PUBLISHED IN 1953!

Numerous people have this as their "favorite" (done originally by Eartha Kitt), but it's just as "wrong" as "Baby, It's Cold Outside". 

Here's this woman planning on Santa leaving her all kinds of things that Santa has access to.....and she's counting on it. (And Eartha Kitt delivered a 1963 version that was an uptempo version that Madonna copied.)

My daughter was the first to come home from school with a bitch about this tune. She said something about the '54 convertible and "I'll wait up for you, dear". She wanted this gone several years ago....but it didn't come "under the gun" until THIS year.

And once again, IT'S TRADITION!

Have I made a point yet of "Christmas Carols Gone Wrong In This Generation" yet?

Can we still sing along with the old tunes, or are you going to bitch enough about these - and others - who were on Facebook with "this tune should be banned because of......."?

We're making Christmas a bitch-fest this year, and I DON'T LIKE IT.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BITCH ABOUT THIS ON FACEBOOK, PREPARE TO FIGHT!

"I want to talk to you about your credit card"

I've had ENOUGH of these phone calls!

None of them can give me who they represent.

None of them can give me "What's my balance" for the card they are supposed to represent.

AND I'M ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST!

The worst part is they currently use numbers that have been reported on, so if you call them right back, it "doesn't exist as a number". (I've tried to call them back if they've left a message and I want them to understand MY "Do Not Call" instructions and listened to tons of these.)


IF YOU SINCERELY REPRESENT MY "CREDIT CARD", YOU NEED TO LISTEN TO VOICE MAIL.

I'M ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST AND I DON'T WANT YOU CALLING ME!

ALL OF MY CREDIT CARDS EMAIL ME!

ALL OF MY CREDIT CARDS ARE PAID OFF (EXCEPT FOR BANK OF AMERICA)!

I'VE REPORTED ALL OF YOU TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU, SO IF YOU GET THE "CEASE AND DESIST", IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT!

Dummies.

Thank God it's almost time to vote!

Negative "action" on the television.

Negative "action" on the radio.

They've even taken over the Pandora ads!

I am SO thrilled that we vote next week (for those who haven't)!!!!

The one "race" I can't wait to STOP?

Poliquin/Golden! What one doesn't come up with, the other one does, AND IT'S ALL NEGATIVE!

What do I look forward to?

PEACE!

(If Trump doesn't mind. I stopped my Instagram, Tweets, etc. because of him and I'd prefer NOT to go off of Facebook......)

So, VOTE NEXT TUESDAY!

And then PEACE!

HEY LADY-WHO-WAS-AT-CABELA'S - I HAVE APHASIA!

I was going into Pet Life at the Cabela's area in Scarborough yesterday when someone in an SUV cut me off and didn't understand what I was talking about when I approached her on this. It was AFTER my nap time, but I was trying to hold out until after a doctor visit, and I couldn't even place two words together.

She, in her soft "not from around here" voice, insisted I was "insane", that I "had to see a doctor" - but NOT ONE WORD ABOUT CUTTING ME OFF!

This as her daughter listened.

She pulled off, cursing me out, as I called 911.

They couldn't pull her over, but she doesn't know that I can

AND WILL

blog about it!

SO, I HAVE APHASIA!

I CAN'T PLACE TWO WORDS TOGETHER!

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN CUT ME OFF AND NOT TAKE THE HEAT!

POLIQUIN AND GOLDEN: TAKE A CHILL PILL

I just watched about 15 minutes of a "debate" - and changed the channel because the Democrat and Republican were too busy dissing each other to allow the Independents to talk...


YOU BOTH NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT INSTEAD OF RELYING ON YOUR DEBATABLE "TRICKS OF THE TRADE".

We WANT to be involved in more than BICKERING.

We WANT to hear what you're going to do IN THE FUTURE, NOT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IN THE PAST!

If all you can take to the ballots is BITTERNESS, we DON'T WANT YOU!

What's the beef, Senator McConnell?

Mitch McConnell baffles me.

On March 16, 2016, he said that, once the nation is in a "voting year", all of this has to stop until WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT!

https://www.npr.org/2016/03/16/470664561/mcconnell-blocking-supreme-court-nomination-about-a-principle-not-a-person

This year, he's changed his tone, as evidenced here:

https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2018/jul/02/what-mitch-mcconnell-said-about-supreme-court-conf/

What's the matter, Mitchie?

When the voting is done, do you think you're NOT going BACK TO WASHINGTON?

Do you feel the footsteps of your doom?

IF ANYONE CAN ANSWER WHY MITCH MCCONNELL IS "BACK PEDDLING", PLEASE COMMENT ON THIS, AS I WISH I WAS IN KENTUCKY TO VOTE AGAINST HIM!

Republican, Democrat, Independent, Grass-roots, etc.....

I just dissed the Democrats, who are trying to get me to "get [them] a contribution". I don't know why they insist that they need a contribution to run for office, but.....

The Republicans have also been trying to get my money. I don't know why, because they have PLENTY of money to diss the Democrats REPEATEDLY....

The Independents and the Grass-roots people have NOT been pissing and moaning for "a contribution". They aren't trying to get me to vote unless I want to. The one running for Governor has said "I don't believe in negative ads". I'm apt to vote/contribute to her.

But what about the "Negative Ads"?

Who are the people who insist that the negative ads HAVE TO PLAY?

The Democratic, Republican and "other citizens" reporting that the Republicans and Democrats are "doing wrong" - like the DCC, the Congressional Justice League, and others who insist that "this is wrong" - and insist that "the Republican Party" or "the Democratic Party" is just "TO RADICAL" for this party should be cancelled, as they say the same thing whether you're trying to vote Democrat or Republican.

Did Bruce Poliquin actually cross over and make Mainers pay more, or was that Jared Golden?

Did Janet Mills do the wrong thing by providing extra money for DHHS, or did Shawn Moody do that?

Do any of these make any sense to anybody else, or is it all just "for show"?

Delete the negative ads and let each "player" rest on their own laurels for once. I'd rather look up each person and give their advertising ON THEIR OWN SITE decide whether or not they agree with my primary needs - or whether they aren't completely sane in their policies.

In other words, Democrats and Republicans, LET ME DECIDE ON THE CITIZENS WHO ARE GOING FOR WHAT I WANT RATHER THAN DISTURB ME BY INSISTING THAT YOUR CITIZEN DID THIS WHEN THEY REALLY AREN'T GOING THAT WAY!

WTF WSCH? Where was "Big Ol' Fish", that was supposed to show Dylan?

I am pissed as hell this morning.

Bill got his "this will be on Sunday" picture of our grandson, Dylan, with his first fish of the year. Like most grandparents, we shared around that this would be Dylan's time to shine, holding up his first fish on "Big Ol' Fish". We actually got onto the "Big Ol' Fish" Facebook Page to share when it would show up there, as they typically post the pictures on Monday.

Then, we got up early, made coffee, and sat down to watch Dylan on "Big Ol' Fish".....

They didn't show "Big Ol' Fish" for the first three-quarters of the two hours that they're on, preferring to share "Beach to Beacon" repeatedly because THEIR team (like many of the other tv stations) ran in it yesterday....

So I got pissed off, left them this post on my Timeline, and went into the shower.

They played "Big Ol' Fish" at 7:45 this morning, as I was in the shower, and my husband told me "You missed it".

*grumble*

NOW I have to wait for the Big Ol' Fish to post tomorrow to be able to even SEE my grandson...

*grumbles some more*

Thank you, WSCH 6. I wanted this to be THIS DIFFICULT!

*grumbles and throws a few things*


8/5/18:   Here's the "official" Big Ol Fish
https://www.newscentermaine.com/video/sports/outdoors/big-ol-fish/big-ol-fish-080518/97-8211204

"He's not MY President!"

Trump had what I call "His last dance" yesterday: He met up with Putin.

This was the result:

1) Trump put down EVERYTHING that America has done.

2) Trump has all but knelt to worship Putin.

3) Trump should NOT be considered as America's President.

The reasons behind this?

NOTHING WE AMERICANS DO IS RIGHT ACCORDING TO TRUMP AND WE'RE GOING TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, SO GET OUT YOUR MONEY AND GO WITH THE BIGGEST BANG!

Idiot.

If this is YOUR way of thinking, there's the door, and don't let it "git you where the Lord split you" on the way out......

I voted for Bernie Sanders, even writing him in when the DNC told me I wasn't supposed to, and was "not considered viable" even as the Republicans stumped up the Electoral College and VOTED TRUMP IN EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN'T WIN THE POPULAR VOTE! 

(I'm considered by my own "tribe" to be a little off, so I doubt he'll actually read my blog....or consider it worth his mighty narcissist behavior, but YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP, CAME IN ONLY ON THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE AND WEREN'T OFFICIALLY "ELECTED" BY THE PEOPLE. So THERE!)

There are those who would list off everything Trump has done.

What HASN'T he done?

Seriously, WHAT HASN'T HE DONE?

He made his cabinet from his sponsors, so we don't have an EPA, or DHHS, or ANY of the things we expected to still have. The poor have gotten poorer and the rich have gotten richer. The 1% have gotten EVERYTHING.

THIS is where we stand:

VOTE OFTEN!

VOTE VIGOROUSLY!

VOTE AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, BECAUSE IT DOES!

(For those who like Green Day, I give you "American Idiot")https://youtu.be/Ee_uujKuJMI

Posting Bail

It's Friday the 13th.

Bad stuff should be happening.

Meh.

The worst I've had is that I can't find the kind of vent to change out that one that can't hold his own after twenty years of being trod on......

Poor vent.

It wasn't you that had the desire to be placed in a doorway where you were the only vent between upstairs and down. It wasn't you who changed the house around to where you looked good - for a time - but slowly became nothing but a stop for dog fur that gathers there, where nothing goes right...

And it wasn't your heel that started the run for the money, making the lump that effects how you behave, whether it's effecting how "closed" the bedroom door can be or innocently biding it's time for the next time we attempt to close the door....

*sigh*


BUT

(or does that have to t's, to make it BUTT....)

The garden is between being weeded and the start of the next weeding. (Farmers would know what I'm talking about.)

The house is at a "place of rest", while it contemplates how many things we've taken to the dump, offered for free in our yard, or taken to a thrift store. No matter how many times I've been through this house, it seems to offer more to get.....except for the heirlooms that seem to flock to my door from everywhere.

Happy Friday the 13th.

Speech Therapy, The Gardens, and All Else

On my doctor visit last week (mostly to talk about my "health issues" and line me up for a few things before we meet again August 6 for the "physical"), he discussed Speech Therapy. Now, as a cancer survivor, I can join at the Dempsey Center for free or I can wait for him...

Part of me wants to join the Dempsey Center, which gives the classes to cancer victims and survivors for free (which the "Dempsey Challenge" provides for) and, if I'm successful, I can get into the running/walking race if I take Yoga as well as Speech. The only thing is whether or not they're doing Yoga and Speech in the mornings...

Or I can wait for the EMHS Health to post where I can go.....

Decisions decisions....

My hubby helped me to get our garden in - the one that comes up with the veggies. He's also helped me to pick up honeysuckle vines and is waiting for an opportune moment to plant the dahlias that my son, daughter-in-law and grandkids brought me. (The honeysuckle was planted about a month ago.) There's something about a plant that no longer comes up and the dahlia wanting to be in the same space that needs his attention....

*grin*

Of course, he's got his own "chores" to do, along with getting a bunch of trees out of the immediate garden spot. There was once a space that had no trees when we moved in, but that has gone hog wild with trees. The son, the daughter-in-law and the youngest child stopped by to help him with it on Saturday, so quite a lot of the "cutting down and hauling to the pit" has been done....and I have a very happy hubby.

Now it's my time to go through the bricks that we decided to haul out of the back yard to replace all of the bricks that no longer exist in the front walkway and use the extra to make the bleeding hearts stay in their spot.....

This may take a while.....

*grin*

Facebook leads to Aphasia relief.....

This past week, I mentioned Aphasia in a post on Facebook.

Someone from the Aphasia Center of Maine got in touch with me. (https://www.aphasiacenterofmaine.org)

I FINALLY have someone who knows what I'm talking about!!!

My husband blames the aphasia for "not getting better". He was led to believe that aphasia wasn't going to be a part of my life, that it was going to "get better". I believe this came from the neurologist who was insisting that I WASN'T going to "lose [your] hair" and who refused to believe otherwise.

He was a very good doctor at getting me through the surgeries, but he wasn't very good at the non-surgery meaning of cancer. He was insisting that "everything will go back to normal once the radiation and chemotherapy gets done".

RIGHT!

That's why I can't control my words after noon-time.

That's why my husband looks at me when I can't pronounce "neutral" - or "they're" (pronounced "they are" when I can't make him understand) - or any of the other things I try to say that comes out like Daffy Duck trying to do Elmer Fudd - on helium, at times.

I can believe the neurologist who took over the chemotherapy and onward saying that "it's going to be a LONG time before [you] can speak right again" - if at all.

I can put films from others who have suffered four years (or more) with no real relief.

And I can feel better about my own difficulty, because I'm a novice at this and don't have the difficulties that many others have, some are unable to operate as they used to because they had a stroke.

I have been blessed, no matter what my difficulties are, and I feel fine!

Blessed be.

Almost two years already....

On June 24, I pass the "emergency run" from Nesowadnehunk Lake to the Millinocket Hospital.

We finally got the final bills paid off.

We can see the trees instead of just the woods now.

We actually have our bank actually courting us for a deal on what we owe them instead of suggesting another bank.

But I'm still suffering aphasia, which means that, after about noon, I can't function properly with my words - at least, the spoken ones. I can write like no ones business, but that doesn't help when one is around someone who doesn't want to read and insists that I get over it.

So, this morning, I got into the internet to see who has anything that Cancer Survivors can do...

And was disappointed by fact that, no matter who is meeting with Cancer Survivors, they do it at 5, or 6-8, or........

In other words, nothing that will help because it's all in the evenings, when aphasia is rampant and nobody wants to read what I have for them.

*sigh*

Does MOCA still exist?

When I first started tracing my family tree, I could often find things in the Maine Old Cemetery Association's books about things like which cemetery my great-grandmother was in. (East Vassalboro Methodist Cemetery as "Susan L. Jones", thank you very much, MOCA.) But where are they now?

I wanted to try to join them as a volunteer, but nobody answers their email. I can join for $7, but what am I "joining"?

What if I send them my $7 and never hear from them again?

(I know - too many emails about "What NOT to give out" if you don't want to find yourself battling people who use your info to "get credit".....lol)

In the meantime, I go by cemeteries ALL THE TIME that I wonder if they've already got that in their database.....

Maybe I should just pay my money and see where that takes me. I mean, I've got Ancestry.com doing a DNA thing for my mom (which involved getting her an email when she doesn't even have a computer and making her sign up for an Ancestry account that she's never going to see....but that's the "rule" if you've already got YOUR DNA and want to check the one adult who contributed to that DNA through their site), so what is $7 for a year going to MOCA shouldn't hurt - much - provided they don't sell my info to anyone else......

*crossing my fingers and toes*


UPDATE AUGUST 2:

MOCA does exist, it DID take my money - eventually (despite having to "track my check" until it was cashed...lol), and I have my mission, if I ever have a day that I'm NOT having to garden. (Weeds, weeds, weeds - they even follow me in sleep......lol)

Next year, I'm joining again and will - hopefully - bring them new grave sites to add.

Starting to think: What Does God (or Goddess) Want Me To Do?

This is a thought that has occured to me many times as I've battled the brain tumor. If I was to be saved, what direction does a god or a goddess want me to focus my attention?

In Facebook, I've found that numerous people think Donald Trump is "the bees knees", no matter how much he lies, cheats and Tweets. Is this the path I should take, bringing down this so-called "People's Choice" by continuing to point out which Constitutional faux pas he's making?

"Nah!" say the voices that talk to me. "Karma's taking care of that."

I  puzzle some more.

Bit by bit, "row by row" as sung by Arlo Guthrie, I'm getting a little better, but I still have a problem: The aphasia isn't getting better.

I've tried reading to myself in the mirror. I do alright, but I wouldn't pay to have me read. I goof up the really easy things and the hard things go through with no hitches - most of the time.

There are days that I feel like saying nothing to anyone because things are so strung up behind the scenes. It takes me longer to tell you "Good morning" that to recite the Constitution of the United States, for instance, because "good" and "morning" have chosen not to talk to each other.....

So that limits me to work that doesn't involve any kind of speeches.

So, since my main work is WRITING.......

*grin*