"Many older people seem to take unmerited pride in the mere 'fact that they are
adults. When youth comes crashing in on them with enthusiasms and ideals, they
put on their most patronizing smiles, and pat the young man or the young woman
on the shoulder, and in a worldly wise sort of way send them out with what they
call their blessing. But—as every young person knows-that is not a blessing; it
is a cold shower. What they have really said to you is this: "You're young.
Enjoy your enthusiasms and your ideals while you can. For when you grow up and
get out in the world you will know better." And the tragedy is that so many
young people do just that: they do grow up and, growing up, they grow away from
their enthusiasms and from their ideals. That is one reason why the world into which
they go gets better so slowly." Eleanor Roosevelt
I just read this news article about people being so upset over the election (even some states that went blue), that they have filed a petition to secede from the union.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/secission-petitions-filed-20-states-190210006.html
Are you kidding me? Good gravy train. Granted, if Romney won, I would have been in the crowd to joke about moving to Canada and the like, but really, a petition?
I dealt with the election fiasco in which George W lost the popular vote, and the entire thing was decided by "hanging chads" and that sort of thing. I get the feeling of disappointment, but geez. It's over. Move on.
On another note though, somewhat serious. I do believe Western Massachusetts should secede from Mass and make our own state. Boston just doesn't get us.
Showing posts with label election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label election. Show all posts
Monday, November 12, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Results
Obama is president for 4 more years. Scott Brown was ousted and Elizabeth Warren is in. Medical marijuana is now real in Massachusetts. Assisted suicide, however, failed by a very narrow margin.
You can't win them all.
You can't win them all.
Monday, November 5, 2012
election, chicken pox and life
I'm far more excited for the election tomorrow then I thought I'd be.
President is always fun, even if its the election you vote in where your vote matters the least. It will be interesting to see if Romney wins, here in Massachusetts. Normally, a candidate wins where ever they are from. That makes sense. But, democrats always win Mass. I had a religion professor in college who said, "God himself could come down and run for office in Mass, and if he ran as a republican, he'd loose."
I predict Obama will win Mass. That's who I will be voting for.
The other big race is between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown for senate. Brown is the incumbent and republication. This race is big and close in our state, but also could decide which party gets control of the senate. It's a big deal. I'm a Warren fan all the way. Scott Brown is a douche anyway, but caused a lot of camps a lot of trouble last year.
He wrote a book that talked about the fact that he was sexually abused at a summer camp. I believe it happened, but it caused a big commotion for camps. Granted, it was a good reality check for camps, and myself, but it was a pain in the ass.
The story just got worse from there. The camp in question was called Camp Good News. The story broke that there was a pedophile working there, in somewhat of a high position. Lots of kids came forward saying he abused them (current kids, as well as adults who were abused as children). Well, this man ended up killing himself pretty early on in the story.
Come to find out, other staff expressed concern over things they saw or heard. Children being alone with him, seeing kiddie porn on his computer, etc. This was a religious camp and the director decided the administrative team should pray about the situation, rather than doing actually actual. Firing him would have been a great idea, alerting DCF or the authorities would have been good. But no, she just prayed about it. And kids continued to get abused.
That isn't Scott Brown's fault, but it still all started with him. I dislike him.
Next up, there are three ballot questions in MA. Two of which, I am excited about and hope to see them pass.
First, has to do with automotive information and who is allowed to have it. I don't really care.
Second, is the use of medical marijuana. I personally, do not smoke it, nor do I enjoy it, but I hope it passes for the sake of sick people who benefit from it.
Finally, the assisted suicide question. I really hope this passes. I know, my own condition does not fit within the scope of the proposed legislation, but still, I think people will benefit from it being possible. This law says that a person who has 6 months or less to live can be given a prescription by two doctors (must be two) for a lethal dose of medication.
I know there are a lot of people opposed to this, but I'm in support of it, and I really hope it passes in the state.
Last up, I've had this rash for a while. Word on the street is that it's chicken pox. I had chicken pox as a child, so I thought this was impossible, but apparently, it's a new strain of it, that you can get even if you've had it before and even if you've had the vaccine. That SUCKS.
President is always fun, even if its the election you vote in where your vote matters the least. It will be interesting to see if Romney wins, here in Massachusetts. Normally, a candidate wins where ever they are from. That makes sense. But, democrats always win Mass. I had a religion professor in college who said, "God himself could come down and run for office in Mass, and if he ran as a republican, he'd loose."
I predict Obama will win Mass. That's who I will be voting for.
The other big race is between Elizabeth Warren and Scott Brown for senate. Brown is the incumbent and republication. This race is big and close in our state, but also could decide which party gets control of the senate. It's a big deal. I'm a Warren fan all the way. Scott Brown is a douche anyway, but caused a lot of camps a lot of trouble last year.
He wrote a book that talked about the fact that he was sexually abused at a summer camp. I believe it happened, but it caused a big commotion for camps. Granted, it was a good reality check for camps, and myself, but it was a pain in the ass.
The story just got worse from there. The camp in question was called Camp Good News. The story broke that there was a pedophile working there, in somewhat of a high position. Lots of kids came forward saying he abused them (current kids, as well as adults who were abused as children). Well, this man ended up killing himself pretty early on in the story.
Come to find out, other staff expressed concern over things they saw or heard. Children being alone with him, seeing kiddie porn on his computer, etc. This was a religious camp and the director decided the administrative team should pray about the situation, rather than doing actually actual. Firing him would have been a great idea, alerting DCF or the authorities would have been good. But no, she just prayed about it. And kids continued to get abused.
That isn't Scott Brown's fault, but it still all started with him. I dislike him.
Next up, there are three ballot questions in MA. Two of which, I am excited about and hope to see them pass.
First, has to do with automotive information and who is allowed to have it. I don't really care.
Second, is the use of medical marijuana. I personally, do not smoke it, nor do I enjoy it, but I hope it passes for the sake of sick people who benefit from it.
Finally, the assisted suicide question. I really hope this passes. I know, my own condition does not fit within the scope of the proposed legislation, but still, I think people will benefit from it being possible. This law says that a person who has 6 months or less to live can be given a prescription by two doctors (must be two) for a lethal dose of medication.
I know there are a lot of people opposed to this, but I'm in support of it, and I really hope it passes in the state.
Last up, I've had this rash for a while. Word on the street is that it's chicken pox. I had chicken pox as a child, so I thought this was impossible, but apparently, it's a new strain of it, that you can get even if you've had it before and even if you've had the vaccine. That SUCKS.
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