A Rant

I'm in a rather frustrated mood tonight so of course I'm going to write. And publish. I'm officially tired of politics. I'm tired of national primaries, I'm tired of local politics, I'm tired of the stupid decisions that keep being passed into law, and more than anything I'm tired of unwillingness of any politician to compromise. Or even talk logically. 

I'm inundated with media that pushes the fanatics to the front and center. I hear yelling, not discourse. I hear name-calling when I should hear logic. And I hear a lot of people talking out of their asses. I'm tired of it. I'm tired of seeing legislation that has no place in our society. The whole idea of the Bill of Rights was granting rights. Not taking it away. 

So I'm chucking it all. I'm checking out of this political game. I'm tired of hearing it so I'm going to turn off my TV. I'm going to stay away from news sites. I'm going to read my books and write stories and wait for the world to become sane again. I'm going to practice common courtesy in my own life. I'm going to continue to be a vegetarian and live my principles. I'm going to be nice and polite and a good citizen. And when the idiots up in Washington or up on the hill figure out how to act like human beings again, perhaps I'll start paying attention. But until then I guarantee I'll be in a better mood. 

Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen

So the famous graduation speech is titled. What I've learned is that not everyone is smart enough to. Including yours truely. Saturday was way too nice to be in. So I spent the morning sitting outside writing and soaking up the sun. I was a little tan when I went in. But then Jeff had a cricket match and so off I went to sit in the sun more. With legs that haven't seen it in about eight months. I simply forgot what happens when you spend eight hours out in the sun with no sunscreen. I was fried.

My shins still hurt and my arms are really feeling it. Yesterday it was painful to stand. Wow how could I be so dumb. I wish I can say that this will turn into a beautiful tan but it won't. I'll go from burnt, to peeling, to white again.

But the big thing is that I think (maybe) I learned my lesson. I do this every year and every year I say I've learned. So we'll see. But the match was amazing, the sun felt good (for a while). And I spent the entire day doing pretty much nothing. I can live with a sunburn for that.