Baby Boomer...that's my label. For some it's a label for "old"...for other's it's a label akin to General or President or even "Mr. or Mrs." in this age of first name use. Baby Boomers...a time.
A dawning of time for people who were born during World War II to people who were tired of war and hoped for something better when it ended. The birth of a generation of hope. A generation that was lead into another war that was a catalyst for sadness and sent a nation into turmoil over the loss of so many more baby boomer lives. Had they lived, the statistics for baby boomers would be even greater. We miss them all and can be proud that they did what their country called them to do, however controversial it would become...all wars have an ugly that we just can't stand to see.
The beginning of instant news that gave the world a view into all of the catastrophes that we had been insulated from in previous times. We saw the launching into space, the landing on the moon, the assassination of a President, the pictures from war as it happened...the age of innocence lost.
The burning of the bra that has lead to an awakening that women are more than just an article of clothing and more than a man's possession. We are woman - hear us roar - in numbers too big to ignore (thank you Helen).
We were a generation that wasn't going to stand by and allow the segregation of our societies and sought to end the bigotry and prejudice. It started with violence from man's ignorance and erupted into a loving embrace that is taking too long to erase the ugly actions of people consumed by hate. We should all hold onto Martin Luther King's dream of all of our children living in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. We should all want that dream.
It was a time of an expression of free love...but that will be another writing...for another day...I am a baby boomer - I have a lot to say...on another day.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Friday, August 14, 2009
Message for President Obama and the Health Care Plan
Dear Mr. President,
I almost switched parties early in the presidential campaign, but decided not to towards the end. Your eloquent speeches gave me pause to suspect that you were more of a showman than a true leader. Admittedly I didn't vote for you, but I had hopes. I accepted the fact that the country voted you into office and decided to see if I was wrong in not supporting you. In 7 short months you have shown that you are indeed a showman and not a leader.
You are ill-informed by those in congress and those who advise you on what the American people want. My friends and I, I'll refer to them as "lower-Americans" for your benefit as this is clearly what you and the government think of us - beneath your elite panel of so-called intellects who purport information to you as to the attitude of the country - agree that this Health Care bill is nothing more than a show of power that you hope to push through because no other administration before you has been able to do so. We are middle-class Americans who are being referred to as Nazi's and anger-mongers amongst other names from your intellectual cabinet because we do not support this Health Care bill that is 1,018 pages in length that you are trying to shove down our throats without even explaining it to the country. NO ONE HAS YET COME FORWARD TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL WHAT THIS HEALTH CARE PLAN WILL DO! Not even you - at your town hall meetings - you still don't supply substance that someone can take from your eloquent speeches and denigrating references to average Americans.
I especially took interest in the "end of life" counseling section. I am a baby-boomer and consider this aspect of this health care plan to be a "thinning of the heard" approach to health care.
When you and the rest of the entire government carry the same health care benefits that you want all Americans to carry, then MAYBE I'll think about it. But if we don't want it, you won't be able to silence the "sleeping giant" you've awoken. We will not go down without a fight and without our voices being heard. Socialists we will not be.
You can go on blaming the "cable media" for the information we're getting, but trust me, we watch more than just Fox News to come to a clear understanding. We can filter all of the spin out of what is being said on all the other networks - we may not be intellects, but we know where there's smoke, there's always a fire. And your health care bill is going up in the smoke.
Respectfully,
Boomermom
I almost switched parties early in the presidential campaign, but decided not to towards the end. Your eloquent speeches gave me pause to suspect that you were more of a showman than a true leader. Admittedly I didn't vote for you, but I had hopes. I accepted the fact that the country voted you into office and decided to see if I was wrong in not supporting you. In 7 short months you have shown that you are indeed a showman and not a leader.
You are ill-informed by those in congress and those who advise you on what the American people want. My friends and I, I'll refer to them as "lower-Americans" for your benefit as this is clearly what you and the government think of us - beneath your elite panel of so-called intellects who purport information to you as to the attitude of the country - agree that this Health Care bill is nothing more than a show of power that you hope to push through because no other administration before you has been able to do so. We are middle-class Americans who are being referred to as Nazi's and anger-mongers amongst other names from your intellectual cabinet because we do not support this Health Care bill that is 1,018 pages in length that you are trying to shove down our throats without even explaining it to the country. NO ONE HAS YET COME FORWARD TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL WHAT THIS HEALTH CARE PLAN WILL DO! Not even you - at your town hall meetings - you still don't supply substance that someone can take from your eloquent speeches and denigrating references to average Americans.
I especially took interest in the "end of life" counseling section. I am a baby-boomer and consider this aspect of this health care plan to be a "thinning of the heard" approach to health care.
When you and the rest of the entire government carry the same health care benefits that you want all Americans to carry, then MAYBE I'll think about it. But if we don't want it, you won't be able to silence the "sleeping giant" you've awoken. We will not go down without a fight and without our voices being heard. Socialists we will not be.
You can go on blaming the "cable media" for the information we're getting, but trust me, we watch more than just Fox News to come to a clear understanding. We can filter all of the spin out of what is being said on all the other networks - we may not be intellects, but we know where there's smoke, there's always a fire. And your health care bill is going up in the smoke.
Respectfully,
Boomermom
Friday, July 31, 2009
Beer Summit
How utterly MANLY...let's get together and discuss this over a couple of beers and throw in a few nuts and there you have it...history...the first BEER SUMMIT. I'm so proud to be an American. And, from what I can tell, nothing was gained except a photo op. Hmmmmm...I wonder who picked up the tab for the airfare, hotels and...even the beer and nuts? I'm pretty sure it was you and me and we weren't even invited - except of course by the press and media through the TV that is what keeps us all "informed" these days. Thank you everyone!
What a waste of time and energy. From what I've read and heard (and remember you can't believe everything you read OR hear these days - thank you media) Mr. Crowley was doing his job the day he responded to a 911 call. When an officer responds to a reported possible break-in does he typically say "excuse me sir, but do you live here because we got a phone call that someone was breaking into this house"...I think not, because if it were a break-in, his chances of being a sidewalk chalk outline might increase a thousand-fold.
And, I can guarantee you, that if an officer stopped me and I was trying to get into my own home, I would definitely talk to him with a little respect and trepidation until I establish who I am...afer all, HE HAS A GUN, he's authorized to use it, he doesn't know me, HE'S THE LAW. But, hey, that's just me I guess. And, I certainly wouldn't begin a diatribe with the officer once he established who I am. That's surely not necessary.
I think the race factor became an issue because someone (don't really know who - thank you media) made it a factor. Or maybe it was Mr. Gates actions - actions do speak louder than words and maybe this is where the words began.
And, Mr. Obama, sir, Mr. President...how is it you have so much time on your hands to coddle this situation? Interesting to me...just because you know someone doesn't mean they always act with the demeanor you think they possess.
My opinion - Beer Summits are for backyard barbecues with your friends and family where you can also agree to disagree without the high price tag to the rest of the country. LOTS OF MONEY WAS DROPPED FOR THIS BEER SUMMIT, FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE MEDIA SPECTACLE.
Our tax dollars at work...thank you media and Mr. President.
What a waste of time and energy. From what I've read and heard (and remember you can't believe everything you read OR hear these days - thank you media) Mr. Crowley was doing his job the day he responded to a 911 call. When an officer responds to a reported possible break-in does he typically say "excuse me sir, but do you live here because we got a phone call that someone was breaking into this house"...I think not, because if it were a break-in, his chances of being a sidewalk chalk outline might increase a thousand-fold.
And, I can guarantee you, that if an officer stopped me and I was trying to get into my own home, I would definitely talk to him with a little respect and trepidation until I establish who I am...afer all, HE HAS A GUN, he's authorized to use it, he doesn't know me, HE'S THE LAW. But, hey, that's just me I guess. And, I certainly wouldn't begin a diatribe with the officer once he established who I am. That's surely not necessary.
I think the race factor became an issue because someone (don't really know who - thank you media) made it a factor. Or maybe it was Mr. Gates actions - actions do speak louder than words and maybe this is where the words began.
And, Mr. Obama, sir, Mr. President...how is it you have so much time on your hands to coddle this situation? Interesting to me...just because you know someone doesn't mean they always act with the demeanor you think they possess.
My opinion - Beer Summits are for backyard barbecues with your friends and family where you can also agree to disagree without the high price tag to the rest of the country. LOTS OF MONEY WAS DROPPED FOR THIS BEER SUMMIT, FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE MEDIA SPECTACLE.
Our tax dollars at work...thank you media and Mr. President.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Michael Jackson - another Sad Story
While they (the media) make you feel like "all the world is mourning" Michael Jackson's passing...are they really getting the story straight or are they just doing their same old brain-washing that they always do.
Caution - the old saying "believe half of what you see and none of what you hear" holds true.
I grew up when Michael was part of the Jackson Five and enjoyed his music tremendously as a young person. No doubt he was talented - but as it seems to go in the entertainment industry - those who are elevated to a position of notoriety don't do well in the long stretch of life. Peculiarities surface somewhere on the road to maturity that are part of a damaged psyche. These damaged people don't get the help they need because they are surrounded by people with the same damage - they refuse or can't seem to see it. It escalates into eccentricities that are "forgiven" because they are so TALENTED and LOVED.
I've heard that Michael said he never felt loved...and he was absolutely right in feeling this way. I believe he wasn't loved. Those who love you try to help you, try to counsel you. Michael didn't receive love because those around him were reaping the benefits of his notoriety. And, when he started to "sleep with boys" because "it's the most loving thing you can do - to share your bed"...NO ONE STEPPED IN! No one whisked him away to a therapist or to a clinic for evaluation - NO ONE.
Michael's inner child was screaming for someone to help him and NO ONE had the courage or care to come forward and get him help.
How sad...we've watched many stars go down a road to self-destruction because of the lofty pedestals we place them on. Elvis was 42 - 42 for crying out loud...and died a self-destructive death as did Michael Jackson, as have others.
The mental reasoning that "I can escape anything" comes with the sad realization that the thing you can't escape is death when the road is set before you and you can't recognize the path you're on.
To all the stars that think they are indestructible and invincible and can't be touched by anyone or anything - DEATH knows no boundaries and you will pay the price - in your personal lives or in death.
If you take anything from this man's death, it should be that fame and fortune can lead you down a road of no return and in the end your real legacy may be just another sad story.
Caution - the old saying "believe half of what you see and none of what you hear" holds true.
I grew up when Michael was part of the Jackson Five and enjoyed his music tremendously as a young person. No doubt he was talented - but as it seems to go in the entertainment industry - those who are elevated to a position of notoriety don't do well in the long stretch of life. Peculiarities surface somewhere on the road to maturity that are part of a damaged psyche. These damaged people don't get the help they need because they are surrounded by people with the same damage - they refuse or can't seem to see it. It escalates into eccentricities that are "forgiven" because they are so TALENTED and LOVED.
I've heard that Michael said he never felt loved...and he was absolutely right in feeling this way. I believe he wasn't loved. Those who love you try to help you, try to counsel you. Michael didn't receive love because those around him were reaping the benefits of his notoriety. And, when he started to "sleep with boys" because "it's the most loving thing you can do - to share your bed"...NO ONE STEPPED IN! No one whisked him away to a therapist or to a clinic for evaluation - NO ONE.
Michael's inner child was screaming for someone to help him and NO ONE had the courage or care to come forward and get him help.
How sad...we've watched many stars go down a road to self-destruction because of the lofty pedestals we place them on. Elvis was 42 - 42 for crying out loud...and died a self-destructive death as did Michael Jackson, as have others.
The mental reasoning that "I can escape anything" comes with the sad realization that the thing you can't escape is death when the road is set before you and you can't recognize the path you're on.
To all the stars that think they are indestructible and invincible and can't be touched by anyone or anything - DEATH knows no boundaries and you will pay the price - in your personal lives or in death.
If you take anything from this man's death, it should be that fame and fortune can lead you down a road of no return and in the end your real legacy may be just another sad story.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Blackberries are for eating...
Have you ever noticed how many people talk on their phones incessantly? On the bus, at parties, walking down the street, driving?
It's amazing to me, but it also makes me wonder if they realize how lonely they appear to be. There are people all around and they need to talk on their phones. How many times have they missed out on the opportunity to talk to a person right there in their presence.
Another reason that people may feel they need to be SEEN talking on their phones is self-esteem...LOW self-esteem. In order to feel important, they talk on their phones, LOUD, AND IN CROWDED SITUATIONS OR PUBLIC AREAS. This, to me, is the saddest reflection of loneliness and low self-esteem. And, the most annoying. I waver between wanting to tell this person that they are not alone in the world...we (John Q Public) are here - we'll talk to them...really...just give us a try...to WILL YOU JUST GET A PHONEBOOTH!!! No one wants to hear your latest deal or that you're breaking up with your boyfriend or that you grandmother has cut you out of the will...these are conversations that I've actually heard while riding A BUS!!!
GET OVER YOURSELF...there are other people in the world. They don't want to hear your conversations, or be left out of your conversations in some instances. I would just once, love to walk up to someone screaming into their phone and start screaming in conversation with them and the person on the other end of the phone. WHAT? I am part of your conversation because you are forcing me to listen to you so why can't I join in? Oh...it's none of my business...well then S-H-U-T U-P or get a phonebooth!
It's amazing to me, but it also makes me wonder if they realize how lonely they appear to be. There are people all around and they need to talk on their phones. How many times have they missed out on the opportunity to talk to a person right there in their presence.
Another reason that people may feel they need to be SEEN talking on their phones is self-esteem...LOW self-esteem. In order to feel important, they talk on their phones, LOUD, AND IN CROWDED SITUATIONS OR PUBLIC AREAS. This, to me, is the saddest reflection of loneliness and low self-esteem. And, the most annoying. I waver between wanting to tell this person that they are not alone in the world...we (John Q Public) are here - we'll talk to them...really...just give us a try...to WILL YOU JUST GET A PHONEBOOTH!!! No one wants to hear your latest deal or that you're breaking up with your boyfriend or that you grandmother has cut you out of the will...these are conversations that I've actually heard while riding A BUS!!!
GET OVER YOURSELF...there are other people in the world. They don't want to hear your conversations, or be left out of your conversations in some instances. I would just once, love to walk up to someone screaming into their phone and start screaming in conversation with them and the person on the other end of the phone. WHAT? I am part of your conversation because you are forcing me to listen to you so why can't I join in? Oh...it's none of my business...well then S-H-U-T U-P or get a phonebooth!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
American JOB SEARCH Idol
Looking for a job is like being on American Idol...you send your resume and wait to hear if you've made it to the next round...YAH...you get a call to schedule a PHONE interview...round TWO! You have a phone interview and wait to see if you made it to the next round...YAH...you get a call to schedule a PERSONAL interview - round THREE...you wait for the day to come...then you have the PERSONAL interview...and you wait for the call for a SECOND PERSONAL interview...then you wait for the day to come and you have the SECOND PERSONAL interview...on to round FOUR! Then you wait...and wait...how long does the American Idol season run...it has to be this long or maybe this is longer - and you're waiting... and waiting... let's see I've been looking since April - yeah...this might take a lot longer...COME ON!!!!
What happened to the days of applying for a job and getting it right then and there? Or, what happened to the days of applying for a job that an employer wanted to fill some time THIS YEAR? Good grief...no wonder people get discouraged with this tedious process.
Well...back to the job boards...vote for me 01234 or call...please call...I'm waiting!!! :)
What happened to the days of applying for a job and getting it right then and there? Or, what happened to the days of applying for a job that an employer wanted to fill some time THIS YEAR? Good grief...no wonder people get discouraged with this tedious process.
Well...back to the job boards...vote for me 01234 or call...please call...I'm waiting!!! :)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Obama vs. The Fly
What a silly thing to focus on when so many more important things are going on around us. PETA is one of those groups that should look inward and find out what it their REAL mission is...like is a fly an insect or an animal? This seems to be confusing them. Will they change their name to PETAI...this could be a new appropriate name...petai is an Indonesian bean - commonly referred to as a stink bean - can you guess why?
President Obama did the right thing...it's unfortunate that the fly found itself (not sure if the autopsy has shown what sex the fly was) in the wrong place at the wrong time, but come on!!! Is PETA going to set up a memorial fund for its offspring to attend a Fly college? I think they should! Why, there could be up to 500 baby flies to think about. And will there be a monument to its honor built somewhere in an insect garden section of a national park? I can just see all the flowers pouring in from all over the world...and people crying in the streets - why there may be unrest as a result of the President's actions! I guess you can no longer say the President wouldn't harm a fly...we should watch him...he could be unstable.
Are we calling it by its appropriate name - FLY - shouldn't we call it by its REAL name the Musca domestica L! Will the new mission of PETA be to go after those horrid humans who try to control the Musca domestica L with their insecticides, flytraps and papers and all of those horrible things used to torture the poor Musca domestica L?
How dare anyone want to control a species of insects that contribute so much - because of this atrocity, I wanted to know more and I've read recently the following information: Among the pathogens commonly transmitted by house flies are Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Escherichia, Enterococcus, Chlamydia, and many other species that cause illness. Flies are most commonly linked to outbreaks of diarrhea and shigellosis, but also are implicated in transmission of food poisoning, typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis, anthrax, ophthalmia, and parasitic worms. Gee, wouldn't it be great to have another outbreak of Typhoid? Look what we're missing out on!
Give me a break!
When did we lose our ability to think about more important things? I think the root is in the creation of "gangs". We have groups who think they are the most important and we have groups that insist their way is the only way. We have groups who are just groups because they can be. We have groups who set up shop so they can receive anything and everything they can get just for being a group. We have so many groups that they blend into one another and become fuzzy about what the group really stands for. We have groups who just...well...group! Group is another word for "gang". Hail, hail the gang's all here - save the flies of the world - stamp out swatters and anyone who would harm a fly should be chastized publicly if nothing else!
Sorry, I have to go now...I see a spider that needs my attention...hmmmmmm...should I usher it to the outdoors...capture it in a jar and release it in the wild (backyard) or should I just step on it quickly - that's humane - right? I'm sure PETA will let me know.
President Obama did the right thing...it's unfortunate that the fly found itself (not sure if the autopsy has shown what sex the fly was) in the wrong place at the wrong time, but come on!!! Is PETA going to set up a memorial fund for its offspring to attend a Fly college? I think they should! Why, there could be up to 500 baby flies to think about. And will there be a monument to its honor built somewhere in an insect garden section of a national park? I can just see all the flowers pouring in from all over the world...and people crying in the streets - why there may be unrest as a result of the President's actions! I guess you can no longer say the President wouldn't harm a fly...we should watch him...he could be unstable.
Are we calling it by its appropriate name - FLY - shouldn't we call it by its REAL name the Musca domestica L! Will the new mission of PETA be to go after those horrid humans who try to control the Musca domestica L with their insecticides, flytraps and papers and all of those horrible things used to torture the poor Musca domestica L?
How dare anyone want to control a species of insects that contribute so much - because of this atrocity, I wanted to know more and I've read recently the following information: Among the pathogens commonly transmitted by house flies are Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Escherichia, Enterococcus, Chlamydia, and many other species that cause illness. Flies are most commonly linked to outbreaks of diarrhea and shigellosis, but also are implicated in transmission of food poisoning, typhoid fever, dysentery, tuberculosis, anthrax, ophthalmia, and parasitic worms. Gee, wouldn't it be great to have another outbreak of Typhoid? Look what we're missing out on!
Give me a break!
When did we lose our ability to think about more important things? I think the root is in the creation of "gangs". We have groups who think they are the most important and we have groups that insist their way is the only way. We have groups who are just groups because they can be. We have groups who set up shop so they can receive anything and everything they can get just for being a group. We have so many groups that they blend into one another and become fuzzy about what the group really stands for. We have groups who just...well...group! Group is another word for "gang". Hail, hail the gang's all here - save the flies of the world - stamp out swatters and anyone who would harm a fly should be chastized publicly if nothing else!
Sorry, I have to go now...I see a spider that needs my attention...hmmmmmm...should I usher it to the outdoors...capture it in a jar and release it in the wild (backyard) or should I just step on it quickly - that's humane - right? I'm sure PETA will let me know.
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