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For Pet Lovers Who’ve Lost

This was left as a comment 6 years ago when Dickens died. I’d forgotten about it until I went to re-read my post. I wanted to share this with all of you pet lovers who’ve dealt with losing a pet (all of us, I’m sure).

The Good Life

I had been called to examine a ten-year-old blue heeler named Belker.
The dog’s owners – Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane – were
all very attached to Belker and they were hoping for a miracle.
I examined Belker and found he was dying of cancer.
I told the family there were no miracles left for Belker, and offered to
perform the euthanasia procedure for the old dog in their home.

As we made arrangements, Ron and Lisa told me they thought it would be
good for the four-year-old Shane to observe the procedure. They felt
Shane could learn something from the experience.
The next day, I felt the familiar catch in my throat as Belker’s family
surrounded him. Shane seemed so calm, petting the old dog for the last
time, that I wondered if he understood what was going on.
Within a few minutes, Belker slipped peacefully away. The little boy
seemed to accept Belker’s transition without any difficulty or
confusion.

We sat together for a while after Belker’s death, wondering aloud about
the sad fact that animal lives are shorter than human lives.
Shane, who had been listening quietly, piped up, “I know why. ”

Startled, we all turned to him. What came out of his mouth next stunned me – I’d
never heard a more comforting explanation. He said,

“Everybody is born so that they can learn how to live a good life- like
loving everybody and being nice, right?” The four-year-old continued,
“Well, animals already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as long.”

Author: Unknown

And I’d like to add: out of the mouths of babes…

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Sunday Politics

I’ve been quiet on the subject of politics for a while now, but today I have the time and desire to vent my spleen about the current batch of bullshit that passes for government in this country.

Government vs citizens’ rights. The government HAS NO RIGHTS unless we say so. THEY work for US. In theory. The last couple of decades, however, have fostered the notion that the President and all of Congress are royalty. These so-called public servants have access to top notch health care for FREE and for LIFE, are above the law and are not subject to any of the annoyances that we peasants must deal with daily. They can vote themselves a raise any time they wish. They can vote to take our money without our consent, violate our civil rights and dictate rules for our personal lives. This is not the way it should be. The government is supposed to be representative of the citizenry, yet ours is controlled by insurance companies, big pharma and anyone else with deep pockets. Anyone who thinks money can’t buy you whatever you want in the US government is delusional.

Speaking of civil rights… There have been two flights turned around and escorted by fighter jets in the past month for such heinous crimes as getting drunk and writing a stupid comment on a comment card. FIGHTER JETS. Talk about idiotic overreactions! How much money did those asinine little follies cost? The Dept of Homeland Security and the TSA are nothing but bureaucratic money drains. Why not put that money to, oh, I dunno, THWARTING terrorism around the world rather than harassing Americans? The TSA is run by gate employees who barely have a GED yet they have the authority to harass, detain and even ARREST you. The government has decided that you lose your right to refuse illegal search and seizure as soon as you step into an airport and all the sheeple just let it happen. Do you really think that your civil liberties are NOT being chipped away? Are you stupid? Every time the government encroaches on your liberties in the name of “safety” it is against our constitution and it should NOT be allowed. Are Americans really this dumb? Apparently.

If you think that ANY of the civil liberties that have gone by the wayside will EVER come back, you deserve to lose them.

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You know I can see you, right?

Just a little FYI for those who are not well versed in how the interwebs work: I can see you when you come by. I can see your location, ISP, computer OS, pages you trolled, everything.

So, CA Chick (and/or hubby), I hope you are enjoying my ponderings on your ilk. If you have anything to say for yourselves feel free to leave a comment.

I don’t really see the point of trolling here if you don’t have guts enough to say something. But then again, I don’t see the point of anything people like you do, so, whatever.

I guess it’s appropriate that the first post of the year is a PSA.

In addition to that one, I may as well refresh your memories of the standard disclaimer:

This blog is not politically correct. Nor is it Christian. Expect to see my opinions in my own voice, which is to say, with lots of cursing, etc. :-) I will rail on the fucked up politics of this country. I will call you out if you piss me off bad enough. I will quote you and mock you if you’re a dumbass. No one is immune and I’m not too concerned over anyone’s widdle feewings. So, as it says at the header: if you can’t stand the heat, don’t read the blog. And don’t lurk, either, or I’ll call you out on that (see above). You’ve been warned.

[end PSA]

Carry on.