BZHAnne's Blog

1) Chinese Earthquake

While I am at total odds with the government of the People's Republic of China, I am certainly NOT at those odds with the vast majority of the people of China. My heart and now a substantial portion of my funds goes out to all those in Sichuan province who have suffered this terrible blow. May God bless them, hold them close and see them through these terrible times. I am heartened beyond measure that, unlike certain governmental awfulicials to their south, that said government of China is not so averse to accepting help for their citizens in such dire straits. I give a gold star to the people's leadership for their decency and their humility in admitting that they could use help and in accepting same from wherever it is forthcoming. I hereby take back 10% of the nasty things I have thought, written and said about you Commies.

2) Myanmar

I understand that there are now confirmed reports that cholera has made its lethal appearance in the Irrawaddy Delta area. I say it here, loud, proud and unashamed! May you be D****D, you military B******S! May you die alone, in agony, unloved, unmourned and unburied! May you rot BEFORE you die! May maggots dine on your still quivering flesh! There are no words in any tongue that can adequately express your foulness, your barbarity, your inhumane attitude! I pledge you this, military dictators, oppressors and MURDERERS of a kind and wonderful people. I WILL NOT LET THIS DIE! I will remind and keep reminding the leaders of this world that you are NOT to be trusted, you are NOT to be dealt with, you are NOT to be acceptable at the tables of the civilized peoples of earth! I curse you all!!!!

3) The internet hoax that killed a 13 year old girl.

A grand jury has indicted the supposedly adult female responsible for this act of horrid cruelty. GOOD! Personally, if it were up to me, I would deprive her of ALL the perks that one normally allows a responsible adult citizen of this nation. Since she seems determined not only to behave as a bratty kid, but to deny behaving like one (which is bratty in and of itself. as an adult takes responsibility for the consequences of his/her actions), then take away her driver's license, take away her voting privileges, take away her right to own property in her own name, take away her right to purchase adult products, goods and services, take away her right to be treated as an adult. Treat her as the spoiled, rotten brat she is. Send her to boot camp!

4) School's almost out

And we all know what this means. Teenagers on the road at all hours. No longer will we have six to eight hours five days a week to drive in some degree of safety. The licensed but still immature members of our society will out there in full force, people. Texting, checking makeup and hair, repairing same, talking to passengers, ignoring everything else in their self-centered concerns. TAKE CARE, my fellow adult drivers! The teenagers are about to be loosed!

5) Fuel prices

Three weeks ago I found a gas station being operated by (LEGAL) Asian immigrants that was selling regular for $3.21 9/10 per gallon when all around were charging $3.29 9/10. I blessed them both with prayer and with my custom. This morning I saw their sign. It read $3.71 9/10! While all around showed signs of $3.69 9/10. Hmmm...guess they caught on to our way of doing things at last. "Charge all the traffic will bear for as long as you can get away with it." Congratulations. You are now fully-fledged American businesspeople!

6) Diet

For years we have been told repeatedly that fats are BAD, BAD BAD. Then we were told that some fats weren't quite so BAD, BAD, BAD. Now we get the glorious news, no fat is ALL BAD. Whattaya know, dietary science has caught up with our great grandparents' uninformed, unofficial pronouncements. Viz and to whit:  fat is GOOD for you. Just not so very  much of it. Ain't modren science great?!

7) CBS has dumped "Moonlight". Despite a large and growing fan base, despite the popularity (and outright hunkiness-index) of the hero, despite the glowing praise from all corners, critics, media, etc. CBS has dumped "Moonlight". HEY! CBS! The last time a network was THAT stupid you know what happened? NBC dumped "Star Trek". They spent the next 15 years at the bottom of the broadcast ratings. And that was BEFORE folks had the choice of cable networks. Enjoy your stay in the basement. THIS fan will do all in HER power to make it both lengthy and dismal!

8) On a positive note (always leave your audience, however small, in a positive frame of mind). I am now the proud, albeit slightly harassed, Mommy of three abandoned kittens, age 2 weeks. Their Mother, a sometime guest for dinner, has each night for the last 3 brought me one of her litter. I guess her trust is hard earned. Still, I am grateful for it. And they ARE adorable. Also feisty for such young ones. Their little pink mouths eagerly suck the formula. Their tiny (and sharp) claws clutch fiercely at my hand while they greedily drain their bottle. Their purrs, minute, almost silent, still are strong enough to shake their miniscule frames. For a cat person, which I certainly am the quintessential example of, this is little short of heaven on earth! Thank you, St. Francis!

9) May your lives be blessed with just enough negative to make you fully cognizant of and joyful for all the positives with which I hope you are equally blessed.