Yeah, God. I'm mad at you.

How could you?

You knew your child needed you. You knew the depth of her need. You knew how bad she was hurting.

And what did you do about it? Nothing. You continue to let her hurt.

Your love is supposed to be perfect? You know all our needs and will meet them? That's what your word says. Well?

I'm mad at you. I don't care what anyone thinks. If this is a relationship, then eventually someone gets mad at someone else in the relationship. So, I'm pissed at you.

What does she do now? What becomes of her hope in you?

I won't ask you to meet our needs. You won't do it anyway. You just proved it.

We'll survive. Maybe I'll forgive you. Don't know when, though.

How could you do this, God?

The Random Rant

English should be made the official language of the United States. If you come here and are arrogant enough to refuse to learn it, you should leave immediately. I'm sick of seeing labels on products in the grocery store split in half - one half in English, the other in Spanish. Both halfs are the same size. I don't care if there is a Latino population explosion. Teach your kids to speak English and it wouldn't matter what ethnicity you are.

The stupid politicians and even stupider media pundits need to stop pointing fingers at others for our current economic crisis and DO SOMETHING. The mother of four who's out of work and a whisker from being put on the streets doesn't care who's at fault for her situation. She wants to know who's going to help her NOW. Actually, we should all be helping each other as much as possible. The government isn't going to help us, and big industry damn sure isn't.

Healthcare without so-called "insurance" is too expensive. How can thirty little pills cost several hundred dollars? Maybe if the pharmaceutical companies would stop advertising so much on T.V. their drugs would cost less. Then again, that may be naiive.

Your worth is not determined by your college degree. It's just an overpriced piece of paper when you get right down to it. If you have a college education but can't make change, what good are you? Bachelor's degree (or master's or doctorate) DOES NOT EQUAL COMMON SENSE. I wish employers would get that clue.

Is it just me, or does Obama talk alot and not really say anything of substance?

America is dumb. Don't believe me? Ask someone you know who the first President of the United States was. You'll probably get 4 out of 5 wrong answers.

The nightly news sickens me. On a "good" day.

It's time to bring the troops home. If the towel heads get out of line again, we could lob a couple of nukes over there and straighten them out. It's cheaper and costs alot less American lives. I really don't care about collateral damage, so don't start. The towel head terrorists don't care about collateral damage.

Exactly who is the "Stimulus Package" stimulating? I don't feel a thing yet. Do you?

We the people have given to much power to the government. They should fear us, not the other way around.

One dog in a house is nice. Two is enough. Four is WAY too many. Trust me on this.

If you've just read this blog. Congratulations. You're probably the only one.

Filling In The Space

Where to begin?

I'm not much for just blogging about my daily life, but there's been alot of noteworthy stuff going on, so here we go.

Like many in this crappy economy, I've been forced to make a difficult career choice just to pay the bills. I've returned to law enforcement, making less money than I have in 6 years. It's a good agency though, and more like a big family. It's very different from my previous experiences, but in some ways the same. There are still the same kinds of people to deal with, who want you to solve the same kinds of problems for them. It's just a smaller area and fewer of these things to do.

My daughter, who's boyfriend left her just after they moved far away to a big city, is trying to work full time and finish her degree full time. Meanwhile, the boyfriend's mom, who my daughter has been living with, has decided that my daughters two boxer dogs can no longer live there. So, guess who's the only person my kid knows that has a yard. I've inherited two large dogs to compliment the two dogs and one cat I've already got. Did I mention that I work rotating 12 hour shifts in my new job? Makes it a little difficult to take care of anything at home, much less dogs that have a penchant for destruction when they're bored. So, I have grandogs for two months. That's how long my daughter has to find a place to live and come get her "children" and take them home. I blame the boyfriend.

Daughter number two is going to a vocational school that is charging her way too much money to get a diploma that might get her a job making $9 an hour to start. She lives on the internet when she's not in school or doing homework. Good thing, too, because she shows no inclination to get a part time job to support a social life. Something's going to have to give, because gasoline doesn't just materialize in your tank. I give it six months of working a J.O.B. in the real world before going back to college looks VERY attractive.

I've gone through my life savings just paying the bills until my most recent job came through. At least the money was there when I needed it. So much for retirement.

I pray ALOT.

Well, that's my rant. Hopefully, I'll get motivated to write something more substantive next time. Don't know when that will be. Probably when I decide to start working out again.