I didn't vote for him, Oprah did and it's all HER fault.

Ok, I don't vote for president.  If I do I go liberal, independent or write in Mickey Mouse.  Doesn't necessarily mean I don't support them I just don't like EVERYTHING about them.  I think I voted for a president once and that was to ensure his opponent didn't win.  I think it was Clinton, before Monica Lewinsky, then I didn’t like him any more.

I didn’t have anything against President Obama either, until now.  He’s starting to act more and more like a Republican.  I think he is a closet Republican.

Then he decided to not give government employees a raise for the next two years.  Mind you these are COST of living raises.  It’s not like it’s a raise for the heck of it, it’s a raise to keep up with inflation.  That’s being stripped for two years.  I read an article that congress and everybody agrees that the money ‘saved’ from taking government employees raise for two years isn’t enough to make a visible dent in the deficit, so why bother?  Because it’s to placate the public into thinking the present administration is cutting back on federal spending.  Really?  Taking money from people and their families, isn’t going to take care of the out-of-control spending by the government.  It just makes the government workers poorer than the public which probably makes them happy.

And the government isn’t taking any money from anybody, they just aren’t doing what they’ve been doing every year since who knows when.  Does inflation not hit government employees?  I could go on and on but the point of this entry is:

WHOSE FAULT IS IT???

I vote OPRAH!!!!  She was the one who used her influence and power to get that man into office.  Shortly afterward she hasn’t said anything about him.  Is she embarrassed by HER selection?  She should be.

Of course she’s happy with him because he’s standing his ground about giving the rich tax breaks and since she’s estimated to be worth $1 BILLION.  She’s getting a HUGE tax break.  Not me.  I can barely afford anything and my taxes.

This reminds me of the ’70’s.  Work hard and have nothing  to show for it.  Yipeeee.  I always saw myself in this situation.

Thanks Oprah and President Obama. 

Another commercial I hate

Natural Grocers.  I don't think I've shopped there but I know I won't shop there either.  That woman needs help if she thinks her commercials are 'cute' or 'funny'.  They are just down right STUPID.  The other two are ok, it's the bleached blonde that is really stupid.

Somebody get a set and tell her those commercials are stupid.  The guy and the other girl can stay but the blonde needs to go...

Flaming Fruit Cake Award.

Stopped at Starbucks (66th and Wadsworth).  The girl was such a snot that not only did I not tip her we created a new award just for her.  Take the cake, soak it in gas, set it on fire then chuck it.

Am I ever happy with any retail employees?  Yes, Wal Mart on 72nd and Sheridan the cashier will insult my intelligence and my daughters but she makes us laugh and think about what she said.  She usually makes sense with her comments.  She is hilarious!  She gets no fruit cake.

Commercials I hate and won't buy their product.

There are certain commercials on TV and the radio that I ABSOLUTELY HATE and won't buy their product.  First is the, 'He bought it at Jared' commercial.  I honestly feel they deserve the Fruit Cake Award.  There is a Jared store near me but it never looks that busy and I want to throw up every time I notice it.  I'm good at ignoring things, my kids, co-workers, friends.
The next is Mattress King.  That kid needs to be fed some food.  He has width but no debth.  Which makes him look like a cardboard cut out.  Sorry kid.  But every other commercial is the Mattress King.  ANNOYING.  And I do need a mattress but not from them.  His Harry Potter commercial, he looked like he had lipstick smeared all over his face.  You have to remember it's not the kids buying mattresses it's the parents.  I think he has talent but he needs a coach and somebody with a set to tell him his commercials look stupid. 
I have a motto that more is better but not so much for commercials.  It's like having their product shoved down my throat.
Leslie Fishbeine, may she rest in peace and may the family heal, had some very annoying commercials and WAY to many of them.  Since she's left others have replaced her.
ANNOYING!!!!!!!

Stopped to get gas.

Stopped at Safeway to get gas because I needed it and I get 3 to 10 cents off per gallon.  First time in a long time I had cash so I had to go into the building to pay.  I told the guy behind the counter that the building he was in look huge inside but looked small on the outside.  Sort of like a PhotoMat.  He laughed, then I asked him if he knew what a PhotoMat was.  He laughed again then said No.  Good sense of humor, that kid.

This is the same Safeway I went to a while back and the girl on the pump next to me said, 'Wow, 10 cents off a gallon, that's like winning the lottery!'  I laughed and she was on a cell phone.

Taking my daughter to work.

I took my daughter to work this morning because we have one car between us and she can't have the car all day.  It's the weekend I know but I have stuff to do, maybe.

It's like -10 degrees outside (not really but it feels like it) and we are sitting in the car letting it warm up.  I told her

Chuck the Fruit Cake Award.

We just created this game last night.  We stopped by Arby's in Arvada.  I went to order and before I could get the last word out of my mouth the young 'lady' interrupted to scream at me, 'What size, large, medium or small?'  There was only 2 of us at the drive through so I don't think it's because she was busy.  What I think it is is anual retentive.  She has a script to follow and when I interrupted that script, well she had to scream at me.

She's the first to receive the Fruit Cake Award and if I could I'd would have chucked it at her an wished her Merry Christmas.

Christmas Fruit cake.

Some of the conversations that my daughter and I have had is about fruit cake.  The brick of flour and candied fruit that sticks to your fingers and tastes horrible.  Ok, maybe not ALL of them taste horrible but the last one I had, can't remember when, was bad enough that I haven't had any since.  SOMEBODY makes at least one a year.  Safeway has a table full of them.  Sends chills down my back.

So my daughter and I were talking.  I said something like, 'We should make a fruit cake and chuck it in Margaret's window and scream at her, "Merry Effing Christmas, Behotch".'  You know like the Discount Tires commercial, where they say, 'If you're not completely satisfied just bring your tire back.' and some young guy dressed like an older lady chucks the tire in the window of Discount Tires?

Don't know why but my daughter finds this to be hilarious.  Don't know if it's because her mom doesn't usually do things like that or it's the perfect Christmas present.  Either way I guess you had to be there to find the humor.

Margaret's a hateful older person that lives across the street from me and causes all kinds of trouble with others that live in my neighborhood and me.

I would never lower my standards to Margarets so chucking the cake is just talk.

One car between two people.

With all our money going overseas and there not being money to repair or buy cars, we share one.
There are good things about doing this.  For instance, my daughter and I talk to each other and not so much AT each other.  Although, its difficult when the distance between our jobs is 21 miles.  And I have to be to work at 6:30 am and she has to be to hers at 10:00 am.

Fun times in Denver.

The U.S. gave a GRANT to Afghanistan for $8 million to fix up a national park in Bamiyan.

And yet another project for American money.  Foreign dirt has more value than American citizens.   Don't get me wrong I'm the first in line to preserve natural wonders and the earth but what good does it do to preserve ANY foreign lands when there aren't any American's left to fund those projects?  Obama is cutting taxes for the rich so some one has to make up money for these projects which means raise the lower income taxes.  I seriously doubt that those taxes he's cutting will just be forgotten.  SOMEBODY has to make up for it.  But who?  If we don't have jobs or we are under paid WHO is paying those taxes.  Doesn't it make sense to invest in the US job market before we invest in foreign natural wonders?
Somebody explain this to me...as I revisit my diet of hot dogs (which I HATE) and beans for dinner.  I gave that diet up back in the dirt poor '70's.

How can we afford $365 million dollars for renovation of the White House when my kids live with me because they can't find a decent job?

This really chaps me.  I pay my taxes so that the White House can have a renovation of $365 million and my kids can't even afford their own place?  I'm supposed to be planning for my retirement and back when I was younger and planning my retirement my goals didn't include my children.  Honestly, I would make them move out but they would literally starve to death.  This renovation I equate to giving somebody $20.00 to buy food and instead they bought flowers for their garden.  Only there is a lot more money involved.  And I can't afford the $20.00 now.

A job in Denver that pays $8.00 an hour is the equivalent to mimimum wage of the 1970's, $1.65 an hour.  That isn't enough to pay for food for ONE person much less two.  One child makes $10.00 an hour and that isn't enough to pay for food or housing.  It's one or the other but not both.  Yet we will make sure the White House has it's $365 million dollar dress up while there are literally people starving in the US.

I didn't sign up for this.