Passive aggressiveness

So the last couple of days have inspired me to write in this blog for the first time in over 3 years. What transpired, you ask? Well... Let me set the stage.

Typically I start each blog with stating something I hate (or "love" in a few cases). This time I have decided to do it a little bit different. If you are wondering if this blog is directed towards someone in particular, the answer is a resounding yes. Typically, I would directly address an individual in my post so it was clear that I am writing about them. This time I will not name the individual. This person believes that every post on social media is some kind of veiled insult to them. Well let me lift the veil... This is about you (you know who you are).

Ok, now that the formalities are out of the way, let us begin. I love my daughter (I know, this is not supposed to be about loving people and since my daughter is all grown up now, she no longer qualifies as a little dream-stealer who is not really a person). While my daughter will still steal many future dreams from me, I think that for now, I can take her out of the dream-stealer category. 

Back to it.. My daughter is a very well spoken and intelligent young lady. She is also very opinionated and is not shy about letting people know how she feels about things (I think she gets that from her mother). 

Last evening she saw a post Facebook which referred to women as hoes based on the fact that the women they were referring to were scantly dressed and were partying. The post went on to say that these women (who are apparently not "good women") attract loser men with their lifestyle. There is also an insinuation that these women deserve to be with losers. 

I am quite proud that my daughter commented very intelligently on the post. She pointed out that shaming women based on a photo is wrong and adds to the problem of blaming women for being in abusive or controlling relationships. Now in reading that, I have to say that it seems like a pretty well thought out and mature point of view on the issue.

It seems to me that people who post controversial things on social media should expect some differing opinions (I never post anything controversial so everyone always agrees with me! Of course that is because I am always right). I guess I am incorrect in assuming this because the individual who posted the afore mentioned controversial social media post, rather than accepting the different opinion like an adult and moving on or having an intelligent back and forth on the subject, decided to double down on the post and proceeded to belittle my daughter because apparently my daughter lives in a land of rainbows and unicorns and is far too young to have an opinion.

After hearing this, I was so intrigued with this magical unicorn-ie land that I just had to visit my daughter and see what this land is like! 

Let me tell you, this land far better than Cookie Land and a million times better than Fuckity-Offity-Ville! As grand as this land is, there is evil lurking around every corner. If you are a maiden and your corset shows, you better be prepared for shitty people to be attracted to you. Heaven help you if you have a mead or 2... More shitty people will magically be drawn to you until you are simply covered with shitty people. The fact is, young maiden, that if you wear certain clothing or have a good time, you too are a "shitty" person. 

Luckily in Rainbow and Unicorn Land there exists a magical button. This button may be used by only the bravest of knights and maidens in the kingdom. Caution should be exercised when using this mystical, magical button. The button has a strange name... "BLOCK". This button releases the brave knight or maiden from all the negativity in the kingdom. Caution, however, should be exercised when using the button. It's magic can affect more than just the knight or maiden who uses it. If the evil that the button is used against may be magically redirected toward others. This is only a risk if the evil is extremely petty, jealous and childish. Redirected evil reads negativity into social media posts that are innocently entered by others in the kingdom. This evil then may lash out at the kingdom and remove those closest to the maiden or knight from all future social media correspondence with the evil. 

Alas, there is a bright side to all of this. The evil does not realize that it's blanket removal of those closest to the knight or maiden frees them from the bonds of negativity that shacked them for so long. So block away brave knights and maidens! Life is too short for evil to reign in the kingdom. Frankly, we need more rainbows and unicorns!

 

I HATE PEOPLE WHO ANONYMOUSLY COMMENT ONLINE!!!

OK, so you are surfing the web and you come across a news story... ooorrrr a blog post... that you don't agree with. Well, might as well log on and make ridiculous comments about the story or post. After all, nobody will ever know that it was me who made the post! For the most part that may be true. If someone cares enough to find out who you are, it can be done, but why hide your identity in the first place?

I have had a few posters here that I am quite certain know me, yet they still post anon, I guess for fear that I may disagree with their comments. I have to question why anyone would make a comment if they are afraid that somebody might know THEY wrote it...

I don't particularity care what anyone thinks of my opinions or how I present them. I actually enjoy debating my point of view, so if you don't like what I have to say, let me know! If I hurt your feelings with something I write, perhaps you should have a thicker skin. You should know that if I am writing about you... you WILL know it. I will make it very clear that I am writing about you and only you.

Now on to my next blog...

I HATE PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT ALL "SOLDIERS" ARE HEROES!

I was driving on the 401 a few weeks ago and heard a song on the radio called Highway of Heroes. I have to admit that driving on that highway and listening to that song made me a little nauseous.

As I rolled down the highway, I got to thinking... what does it take to be a hero?

Seems to me that all it takes to be a hero in todays society is to wear a green uniform. It doesn't matter if you are a womanizer, cheater or a booze hound. It doesn't matter if the most heroic thing you have ever done is sit in the back of a truck in the desert and not get blown up. Am I saying that there are no heroes in the military? Absolutely NOT! What I am saying is it takes more then putting on a uniform to be a hero.

In my life I have lived next to 2 separate military bases. One thing that I know for a fact - Most people in the military did not sign up to "serve" their country. Some convince themselves of the incredible sacrifices they are making in service of something greater, but the truth is, they are either in it for the $$$ or they are in it because they LOVE it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with either of those 2 reasons for being in the military. Just don't try to convince yourself or others of the great sacrifice you are making because it is BULLSHIT! You want to make a sacrifice for your country, do it for free (Hell, Rambo never asked to be paid!)... now that is a sacrifice!

I can understand that some of you are going to throw the "well they are heroes because they put their lives on the line every day" song and dance my way. To that I have to ask, are linesmen heroes? What about minors? Carpenters???

Every day when a linesman climbs a pole, a minor descends into a mineshaft, a carpenter climbs a ladder, they are putting their lives on the line. How about a trucker, pizza delivery person or a taxi driver? More people die in car accidents in a week than have died this year in Afghanistan. Hell, according to unitedjustice.com, An average of 114 people die each day in car crashes in the U.S. Maybe we should give the pizza guy a medal of honour for not dying... think of the sacrifice he makes to ensure you get your pizza hot and on time!

In my opinion, a hero is someone who of their free will chooses to do something good with no ulterior motives. They do it not because it is fun or rewarding, but because it is the right thing to do. Do some military personnel fall into this category? They sure do. Perhaps there are more people in the military that fall into this category then any other profession, but just because they wear the uniform and do the job they are paid to do, doesn't make them heroes.

It sure has been a long time!!!

There is way too much love in this world and I think it is time to spread a little of the good ole H-A-T-E.

I HATE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEIR CHILDREN!!!

Don't get me wrong, I love my kids... I just don't like them a large percentage of the time.

Remember, children, like babies are not really people. They look like miniature versions of people, but they lack common sense. To call a child dumb is redundant... a child is a child - they are all dumb! Yes, there are different levels of "dumbness", but they are all pretty dense.

You see, I don't hate children, I just hate hearing about how wonderful spending time with children is! I know that sometimes it is very satisfying to spend time with your kids, sometimes they even make you proud. For the most part however, they are needy, mouthy, smelly, dirty, complaining, argumentative, naughty, disgusting little money pits that remind us how imperfect we were when we were children.

When it comes down to it, there are a few rules to follow when discussing your children:

1. We don't give a S*$T if you are proud of your child, some of us are not proud of ours, so SHUT THE F%*K UP!
   


2. The more you talk about how wonderful your child is, the less we believe you... so maybe you should take a hint from #1 and STFU!!!


3. Maybe you did have fun going for ice cream with your kid, but let's be honest... going for ice cream without your kid would have been better, so SHUT THE F$*K UP!!!


4. If you think that conversations with a child about Barbie or Bakugon or video games are interesting, you are an even dumber than your kid... so STFU!
   
   And most importantly



5. JUST SHUT THE F#&K UP!!!!!!!!

I can't stand people proudly dressing up their children and parading them around like they are showpieces so that everyone can think they have the most wonderfully perfect life. Even worse is the parent who allows their children to do whatever they like and ignore the kids when they are doing inappropriate things. These are usually the people who "LOVE THEIR CHILDREN". Yeah... ignore the child while IT (it isn't a person yet, so I guess I can call it an "IT") annoys the rest of us. It is OK if your perfect little angel hits someone else’s kid or destroys someone else's property. That's just kids being kids right?!?

WRONG!!!!!

If you have your rotten little bastard around me, please discipline IT! It is easier to go on Facebook and gush about how wonderful the day you spent with your little jeezer was if you ignore IT the whole time. Maybe if you actually pay attention to what the kid is doing, you would not have so many great and wonderful things to say about them. Even if you do have great and wonderful things to say about your kids... maybe our kids suck and we don't want to hear about yours!

You want to know what I LOVE - seeing a frustrated parent in the mall carrying their kicking, screaming little demon under their arm while praying not to throttle the kid's little neck. That is a good parent; one that resists the temptation of burying their kid in the back yard when they act like idiots. One that gets the kid out of the mall before another mall patron throttles the parent.

If you haven't figured out what I am trying to say, here it is in a nutshell...

Nobody cares about how great your kid is. If you have to update your Facebook status, blog or Twitter Tweets, maybe you should describe all of the brainless things your kid has done. At least then the rest of us can relate!

On that note, here goes:

Why is it so difficult to convince a 14 year old boy that it is inappropriate to wear grass stained pants, a worn out COWS T-shirt that is too small and has bleach stains and a ladies peach zipper-front hooded sweater to school?

Now doesn't that make you feel much better than if I just gush about the wonderful meal my thoughtful son made for us last night?

I thought so!

Boy do I hate people!

Well, it looks like the NB government has decided to scrap the early French Immersion program. They seem to think that enhancing the late immersion program will help to increase the number of bilingual students graduating from high school. Since the percentage of students who are currently graduating and are functionally bilingual is too low, it is the belief of this government that scrapping Immersion from grades 1 to 4 will make it better!

Does this really make sense?!?

This is why I HATE POITICIANS... again!!!

I was surfing the internet the other day when I came across a CBC report on literacy in New Brunswick. The report stated that between 1994 and 2005, the literacy rate in New Brunswick was hovering around 60%. The report goes on to say that this is among the lowest rates in Canada.

Perhaps the geniuses in the NB legislature should come up with an "Intensive literacy" program starting in grade 5 and scrap teaching reading and writing in grades K through 4! Hell, let's take it a step farther and scrap grades k through 4 all together and have an "Intensive F#$%ing Education" program in grade 5 to catch them up!!! I am sure that will lead to greater competency!

It amazes me that the government, who want to make grand claims about New Brunswick being a bilingual province would decide to scrap early immersion in favour of a quick fix in grade 5. On top of this, they claim that they want 70% of students to be bilingual by 2012 (when they can't even get the literacy rates above 60%).

The reality is that after 5 years of schooling (K through 4) in English, many students who may have taken early immersion (and done very well in it) will not bother with French Immersion at all because it will be too much of a change for them and those that do take it will have missed out on years of French training that simply cannot be replaced in one year of "intensive" training. I grew up in Northern NB and never had the option of early French Immersion. My attitude when I could have started French Immersion was that I didn't want to change what I was doing. To this day, I regret not being able to speak a second language. As an adult, I tried to learn a second language and I found it very difficult - as opposed to when I was younger and had nothing to worry about but school and I picked up everything relatively easily.

Maybe the NB government should be looking at ways to make the early immersion program work (if it is truly not working). What about having a K or a pre-K class that parents can choose to put their children in that has a focus on language? What about continuing the early immersion AND bulking up the late immersion?

I am sure there are much better solutions than cutting the program.

Oh well, it seems that the Anglo society of redneck, backward, inbred idiots are going to be celebrating a victory over the evil French language! Francophones better start learning English (although most of them can already speak it), because pretty soon, there will be less competent unilingual people graduating from high schools across the province and government jobs requiring bilingualism will start to disappear as the resources to fill these jobs will not be available East of Quebec.

Way to go NB Government!

Boy do I ever have something to blog about today!

Let's start by saying I will not hide this blog from anyone... I hope they all read it, because unlike some, I will tell you exactly how I feel about you, and if I have a problem, I will tell you.

And no, this is not the usual, light hearted commentary about silliness that I experience in my every day life. This is about specific people...

If you are one of these people, you WILL know it!

Let's start off with the usual title...

I HATE PEOPLE WHO ACT LIKE CHILDREN!!!
The Cookie Bitch Edition:

Now some of you may be asking... who are the cookie bitches?

Well, let us start at the beginning....

Once upon a time, there was a nice lady named HP. Right around the Christmas season, HP planned a magical cookie exchange where people could come and exchange their lovely, sprinkly cookies for many different types of wondrous cookie treats. When the magical cookieful day came, HP did her best to make sure everyone was filled with the joy that comes with trading sugary delights.

On that same day, the Evil Queen J (who had already baked her cookies), selfishly attended a Christmas concert (that she even more selfishly forgot about) for her son, the Evil Prince. She did not phone HP and let her know that she would not be attending. HP was very upset about the Evil Queen J not showing up for her delightful cookie exchange and even more upset that Queen J did not phone, so she wrote a blog about how upset she was. Well, many comments were made about the how the malevolence of the selfish Evil Queen J transcends the wickedness of anyone in the history of cookieness!

Meanwhile, the Evil Queen J, feeling quite hurt about the whole thing decided to post a blog stating that she was sorry to HP, but the blog and comments were very hurtful and about how people in glass houses should use blinds. The next day, Evil Queen J and HP talked, apologies were given and all was forgiven... or so it seemed...

Apparently M, N and J decided to start a club I affectionately refer to as the Cookie Bitches! M, the leader of the Cookie Bitches took it upon herself to try to have Evil Queen J banished from the sweetful, treatful, sugary cookie land. The interesting thing about M becoming the leader of the Cookie Bitches, is she was never involved in the wondrous cookie exchange to begin with.

With a stroke of a key, the leader of the Cookie Bitches began the Cookie Land turmoil. She emailed everyone she knew in her campaign to banish Evil Queen J. She did everything in secret... in the back alleys of cyberspace like only a true Cookie Bitch would do. Meanwhile, Evil Queen J had nary a thought about the cookie fiasco as she had apologised to the only one deserving of an apology and HP, like an adult accepted the apology (good on you HP). Little did Evil Queen J know, the leader of the Cookie Bitches (M) was gathering her minions and spreading her nasty Cookie Bitch stories about the evil queen. Apparently, the evil queen's immorality had grown to the point where even those who she considered friends would not speak to her. Her Evilness never recieved an explanation as to why the Cookie Bitch Leader wanted her banished or why her Cookie Bitch followers decided to follow (probably why they are called followers), banishing Evil Queen J from their Cookie Bitch virtual world. I guess when you are as evil as Evil Queen J, you don't deserve an explanation.

One can only assume that the Cookie Bitches have a whole lot of Cookie Bitch stories they wish to exchange and they fear that the Evil Queen might expose the truth behind these Cookie Bitch stories. Isn't it nice to know that there are so many Cookie Bitch flunkies that can so easily be lead that all it takes is one Cookie Bitch Leader to decide the fate of friends and foes?

But wait...

M should watch her back, because you never know when a new Cookie Bitch is going to come along and challenge her leadership, and if her Cookie Bitch followers were so quick to follow her, not think for themselves, act like 12 year old, insecure little pre-teen Cookie Bitches and not like the adults they pretend to be... you never know when you too will end up banished from their Cookie Bitch virtual world with no explanation or adult discussion.

For the time being though, you have chosen your followers well oh mighty Cookie Bitch Leader! You found the most insecure children in Cookie Land and gave them a cause. You gave them love and acceptance and since they have no mind of their own, there is little chance of any sort of dissention in the ranks.

Enjoy your little cult Cookie Bitches... When you want to start acting like adults and working out whatever mental problems and insecurities you have, don't look to the Cookie Bitch Leader for guidance because clearly her mental and emotional development stalled when she was very young!

I hope all the Cookie Bitches out there like their cookies sour, because those are the only Cookie Bitch recipes that your Cookie Bitch Leader can concoct.

FIN

OK, I know it has been a dog's age since I last posted, but Jen's trip to Halifax left me rather inspired, so here goes...

I hate hotels and the people who work and stay at them!!!

Here is a countdown of 10 Do's and Don'ts when staying in a hotel...

10. DO NOT sit on the top blanket on the bed without the understanding that the last guest may have had their stinky, sweaty, nasty bare ass sitting on this blanket while either changing or having sex (with themself or someone else).

9. DO NOT sit on the floor.

8. DO NOT touch the mouthpiece of the phone to your mouth! You don't know where it has been.

7. DO Make sure you use the bags that come with the ice buckets. You don't know when that has last been cleaned.

6. DO NOT insult or complain about the maids until you leave. It is like sending food back in a restaurant... you could end up with a spit burger!

5. If you have to change rooms, DO be nice to the people that are moving you. Once again, the spit burger thing.

4. DO NOT drink from the glasses (or coffee pot) in the room! These are usually washed in the room by the cleaning staff. Have you ever seen hotel cleaning staff with dish soap? Also, when they go into the bathroom to clean, how many cloths do they bring with them? Seems to me the cloth that "cleans" the dishes is the same one that cleans the toilet.

3. DO bring your own plastic/styrofoam disposable glasses to the hotel, or get glasses from the kitchen.

2. DO say hello to your maid and give him/her a compliment or leave a tip. This can go a long way in making sure your room is extra clean -- or cleanER at least (I still wouldn't drink from the glasses).

And the number one thing that nobody thinks of when staying in a hotel...

WHAT IS THE FILTHIEST, MOST DISGUSTING THING IN MOST HOTELS? MORE DISGUSTING THAN THE TOILET AND I'D RATHER LICK THE BEDSPREAD THAN TOUCH MY MOUTH TO THIS...

1. DO NOT touch the TV remote control before first disinfecting it!!! Think about it... How often do the cleaners think to clean TV the remote? Does the TV in the hotel have PPV porn? How does one access this service? And what does one do when accessing this service? Do I really need to say more?

Well, that is all for me. I sure hope you can all stay in a hotel after reading this. Just remember one thing... germs are important. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger!

I guess it is that time again...

I know that my posts have been few and far between lately, but I really have to be in the mood to write. And boy am I in the mood today!

On November 7 there was a news story in the Telegraph journal about a proposed strip club which will be located on the Miramichi city limits. Apparently the "city", or "bunch of sh*%ty a$$ towns strung together by a moron politician who hails from one of said towns" as I like to call it, is up in arms about the proposal.

When I heard about this "controversy", I had to laugh. I grew up in Chatham (the same sh*%ty a$$ town as the moron politician came from) and having lived there for many years of my life, I think I have a pretty good grasp of life on the "mystical, magical, Miramichi".

So here we go... I just have to discuss why I HATE the people opposing the Miramichi strip club!!!

The first thing I have to ask is... What the hell is wrong with a strip club?

One resident stated

"I wouldn't want men going there eyeballing any family member of mine."

OK, I have to admit that this is a valid concern. I've seen the big-haired, jeans painted on, camel toed women on the Miramichi and I for one would not want to eyeball them either! I think I can, however, reassure this resident that the owner of the club will in all likelyhood bring in talent from outside the city. I am sure that there are some lovely non-residents currently attending NBCC, who would dance to pay for college (isn't that what all good strippers are trying to do?).

So now that I have put one resident's fear to rest, I have to wonder why people are so afraid of strippers? Do they think that a motley gang of roughian strippers is going to converge on the city and force all of the good, church-going gentlemen to become sex-craved, drug using junkies with their hypnotic nipple tassles? This is simply not a justified fear. I would be far more concerned about the bars in Miramichi (Choo-Choos - formerly the Whooper, for instance) where there are, or at least were when I lived there, regular fights and stabbings. Many of these places have little to no security and if patrons are drinking and getting out of hand, nothing is done until it is too late. Most strip clubs have more than ample security, so the girls can be protected.

Another resident was quoted as saying

"I don't think God wants women to strip off their clothes and I don't think it's right for men to go there"

Here we go again! Another bible beater who thinks he knows what God wants. Weren't Adam and Eve naked in Eden before the Devil intervened and convinced them to eat the forbidden fruit? COrrect me if I am wrong, but wasn't it after the sin that Adam and Eve began wearing clothing? Maybe the strippers are doing what God wants by promoting the beauty of the human body rather than being ashamed of it! Ok, so maybe I am going a bit far, but who the f%^k is this guy to preach about what God wants!?!

"There's concern about unacceptable activity and whether there would be more demand on the police in the city."

So, there is a concern that the police are actually going to have to do their jobs!?! They don't seem to concerned about the liquor and drugs being consumed by minors on a nightly basis in Ben's parking lot (if you're from the Miramichi, you know what I am talking about). How about the craziness that happens at the field parties? Everyone knows about them, but very little is done to stop the illegal activities. But I guess this guy is right. Finding a place to put the loonies in the g-string can be very demanding for those overworked police officers!

Apparently local clergy have been going out to the site to pray. Now that is just hillarious! They're probably going to the site to see if it is open! Maybe they can catch a glimpse! I just love it when church groups try to push their "morals" on others. Does the bible really actually say anything about strip clubs? Is there a commandment that states...

THOU SHALT NOT LOOKETH AT STRIPPERS WHILE THOU DRINKETH THY MEAD

The point is, if you don't want to go to the club, then don't go.