No One To Blame But Myself

I was playing around with a new website design  . . . ya know . . . trying to update the look and it hit me.  I’ve nothing recent to put on it. The last short story or poem I had published was back in January 2008.  Where did the time go?  Here is the new site – pretty dismal huh? I feel like such a failure.

Perhaps my shift from poetry and short stories to novels wasn’t such a grand idea, but I can’t help but wonder if I was really getting back what I put in to those markets. Did I get paid? A little. Did I get a publishing credit? Sure, but where did that get me? Would I be better off now if I had spent more time building credentials in those areas? Unfortunately, I don’t think so.

Perhaps it’s time to get into the non-fiction and article markets.  Yeah right . . . me and everyone else who is determined to write part time. But hey, I have an opinion.  I have research skills. I don’t have a platform, but everyone has to start somewhere.  It feels like starting from scratch again. I’m not certain where it will go, but I’m not getting anywhere doing nothing.

B4 MADE THE MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL TEAM! The legend of the Birch kids is complete.

I got good news from one of my doctors today.  I’m pretty healthy and just need annual checkups to make sure what developed way back when, doesn’t come back again.  Thank goodness, with all the crap that’s been going on with so-called healthcare reform getting sick is scary. I have so much faith (insert big fat dose of sarcasm here) that the goverment will do this right.  See this link. I mean come on! Really? Pathetic!

In fact, everything is getting scary.  With “knee cap” and trade taxes, healthcare reform that the government won’t allow the people to read before they vote, attacks on freedom of speech and any who disagree with the great leader and his minions and terrorism threats, the US is a scary place to be if your beliefs do not fall in line.  Well, my taxes are clean and I have no criminal record, I perform my job well and I’m a pretty good person, so bring it on. The socialist agenda and power grab of this administration is shameful, stained with corruption on so many levels and not to mention unconstitutional. Not saying the Bush administration was any better. What ever happened to integrity and character?

And now on to this link from CNN about the body of a seven-year-old girl found in a landfill. Gee, let me look into my crystal ball and predict that the demon who committed this horrendous act was a paroled sex offender that some lenient and out of touch judge let out early for good behavior.  The only reason for this devil’s good behavior was that there were no seven-year-old girls walking around on the prison yard. Study after study states that SEX OFFENDERS CANNOT BE REHABILITATED! Yet, year after year, these monsters are let out of our prisons to prey on innocence. Perhaps if this crime was commited against this same judge who let the bastard out of prison, then the laws would change. Until these animals are locked up forever or castrated upon release, these tragedies will continue to be front page news. My heart goes out to the Thompson family and their community.

There was a case in town recently where a brutal home invasion resulted in an elderly couple being terrorized in their home by a group of teenage thugs, more than one with long rap sheets, the wife being tied up and the couple robbed. The elderly gentleman chased them down after they left and shot one of the culprits dead. Do you know they had to prove that the teenagers were armed so the elderly man wouldn’t get charged with murder? The man received death threats after this happened. I say, he should have fired a few more rounds and killed all of them. 

Of course the remaining suspects are all out on bonds of $15,000 (they only have to pay 10%) until their court date thanks to another lenient judge. Uhmm, wonder how many sex offenders this judge let out of jail early because of “good behavior”? How safe does that make you feel?

This week, there have been two home invasions in the small town where I live, which is a suburb of a medium-sized southern city. Now, does anyone wonder why Americans need to arm themselves?

Okay, I’m off my soapbox now. I’d once toyed with separating my political views from this blog. But, my outlook on life, my experiences, and my beliefs determine how I write, how I parent, how I approach my work and what I believe. They are all a part of who I am, so when the need strikes, I will blog my opinion. I hope others do the same. There is room for dissenting viewpoints and those with them, need to voice them – peacefully of course. I’ll do that, but just don’t “invade my house”. Then you’ll find no peace, just a short woman with a very big gun.

Have a wonderful day everyone!