On why I won’t be inviting anyone over any time in the near future
Earlier today, I was all hacked off about this story in the NYT about parents (many in Texas, surprise surprise) who don’t want their children to listen to Obama’s upcoming speech for high schoolers. Apparently those parts about responsibility, staying in school, and working hard? Those are socialist talking points! “I don’t want our schools turned over to some socialist movement,” said one parent of a child WHO GOES TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL.
And I was thinking, OH MY GODS. You people are close-minded idiots. God forbid anyone runs into an idea that she or he might disagree with. THE WORLD, IT WOULD END — KABLOOEY!
I tell you this to illustrate the type of grumbly mood I was in all afternoon. And then, completely unrelated to politics, tonight happened.
Seriously, you people who have children? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!
You know what my damn dog does when we get her a nice, plush new bed? SHE PEES ON IT. Do you know what she does on the carpet as I’m opening the back door to let her out? SHE PEES ON IT. Do you know what she does when I only let her out onto the deck instead of taking her all the way down the stairs? SHE PEES ON IT.
Have gone through half a liter of Woolite Carpet Stain & Pet Odor Remover (With Oxygen!), gallons of water, and all of my nerves. Currently, Lucy is snoozing in her crate and I’m drinking beer. God bless Wailua Wheat and its Passion Fruity goodness.
Goodnight, and good luck to me.
American school kids certainly don’t need the dangerous socialist message of staying in school. To counter this, I think all kids should be forced to walk by the Coke machine and McDonald’s-sponsored cafeteria so they can learn what capitalism is all about. Seriously though, I’m showing that speech to my 6th graders.
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As I woke up to a vomiting dog, who then demanded to be let outside so that the other end of the stomach flu could ensue, I totally sympathize. Give her away before you get attached, I say.
Ok, probably too late for that advice. And I don’t really mean it. Ike has never had any bed, because he 1) pooped on it 2) peed on it 3) ate it and then threw it up 4) carried it around the house with him when he wasn’t doing the above three to it.
Good luck.
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Hey, you WERE invited over to our place (more specifically: the wife’s chocolate party). So don’t say you never get invites to anything because you go on political rants.
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Chelsey replied:
September 11th, 2009 at 08:31
Um, okay….
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