Can't come fast enough

With 5 days to go until the election of 2008, I thought maybe I’d get a few things off my chest.
I don’t think it’s a secret to anyone who knows me, how I stand on issues and what issues are more important to me.
I actually voted yesterday, great thing about living in a very populated county we can vote early 2 weeks ahead of the election, so no standing in line for me. Early voting is probably the best invention since sliced cheese.
I implore people to visit your county website or find out what is going to be on your ballot before you actually go and vote. Because lets face it, while we all like to hem and haw over the presidential elections, the election that actually matters to you and me, the regular folk, are the local elections.
And not only that but it’s been proven that the popular vote doesn’t win the presidential election anyway.
Most likely you have a senator seat up for election this year. On my ballot there were proposals in relation to my local school district. Also there were Supreme Court and district court judge places up for grabs, tax assessor, county sheriff and railroad commission. These are some of the things that matter.
Especially in Texas, the Supreme Court in Texas currently has a lot of conservative judges on the panel. And unfortunately they are turning over a large amount of judgments in cases decided on by a jury trial. Why? Because they all think the same. Many citizens think that it is a good idea to have judges that lean more to their way of thinking. And with Texas being a very conservative state it’s no wonder this has happened. But actually it is better when there is a balance of judges, some that lean to the left, some that lean to the right and some that can go either way.
We are talking about our civil liberties here; I personally don’t want one group of people deciding what I can or can’t do. I think its much better to have a broad base for thought process; diversity is a good thing, something we should embrace.
And I must add, I just heard this today: Bible Spice, to describe Gov. Palin. I must say that is the funniest thing I’ve heard so far today.
However it is only 10:44 a.m. And I’ve been at work for most of my day…James House just isn’t all that funny at 7 a.m.

Wash your hands first!

I'm pissed off at unclean people.
Last week, I'm in the bathroom here at James' house and I'm washing my hands like a good, clean girl, when I notice the other woman in the bathroom with me flushes, zips up and walks straight out of the bathroom.
WITHOUT WASHING HER HANDS!
Touching the very door handle that I have to touch, me with the disinfected and clean hands, to get out of said bathroom.
Then, just now, I'm in the bathroom washing my hands, when the woman who was in there with me pretending not to take a dump, wasting water flushing the toilet a gazillion times and dispenses enough tp to wipe the ass of everyone here in James' house, so as to cover up her farting and poop plopping, finishes up, zips up, walks over to the towel dispenser, pushes the handle (putting her dirty hands all over it) gets some paper and heads to a sink to wash her hands.
So now I have to put my hands on the very dispenser she just put her feces ridden hand on.
Now I know why she did it, so she wouldn't have to touch the dispenser after she had just washed her hands. But seriously I JUST WASHED MY HANDS!
So now I have to do the very thing she didn't want to do, and how does she know everyone does this...grrrrr!
Now I know why Mr. Penney had the foresight to put hand disinfectant OUTSIDE of the pee, disease and feces ridden bathrooms.
People are so dirty.

Makes Mouths Happy

I have stated before that Twizzlers is probably one of my favorite candies.
I absolutely love licorice.
But I do not like black licorice, at all. I do like black licorice flavored alcoholic drinks, but that is different, entirely different.
So back to Twizzlers...I have to be very specific, I only like the strawberry and cherry flavors of licorice and actually it even gets more specific than that. I like cherry nibs and strawberry twizzlers, two very different thigs with very different flavors.
If I could, I would make a twizzler holiday.
I did some looking and I think licorice has been around for quite some time as the flavor comes from an extract.
I found this on Wikipedia:
Licorice is the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra, from which a sweet flavour can be extracted. The liquorice plant is a legume (related to beans and peas) and native to southern Europe and parts of Asia.

Oh snap I didn't know this:
Excessive consumption of liquorice or liquorice candy is known to be toxic to the liver and cardiovascular system, and may produce hypertension and oedema. There have been occasional cases where blood pressure has increased with excessive consumption of liquorice tea, but such occasions are rare and reversible when the herb is withdrawn. Most cases of hypertension from liquorice were caused by eating too much concentrated liquorice candy. Doses as low as 50g daily for two weeks can cause a significant rise in blood pressure.

But anyway I think that licorice or twizzlers does deserve a holiday as it has been making my mouth happy since like 1985 or so...I think maybe the licorice or twizzler holiday should be celebrated on my birthday and I think Mt. Dew should help sponsor the celebration. As nothing goes better with strawberry twizzlers than Mt. Dew.
I think the activities involved in such a celebration should include free twizzler samples, along with a 20oz of the Dew, an all day "Friends" Marathon, so I can just sit on my couch and suck Dew through Twizzler straws. Sounds like a pretty good day to me. Oh and maybe we could also during the night have a Supernatural marathon as well...in this case you will probably need to take the day after National Twizzler Day off as well, for you will be bloated with Twizzlers and Dew and tired from watching 2 of the best TV shows every thought up.

Twizzler history for those history buffs: (like me)
Y&S Candies, the manufacturers of TWIZZLERS candy, is one of the oldest confectionery firms in the United States. The company was established in 1845 as Young and Smylie and adopted Y&S as its trademark in 1870. National Licorice Company was created in 1902 through the merger of three small firms: Young & Smylie, S.V. & F.P. Schudder and H.W. Petherbridge. The company changed its name to Y&S Candies Inc. in 1968 and was acquired by Hershey Foods in 1977. Today TWIZZLERS candy is available in a variety of flavors and styles. Y&S produces strawberry, true black licorice, cherry, and chocolate flavored licorice-style candy.
Timeline
1845 Young and Smylie confectionery firm is established.
1870 Y&S is adopted as the company trademark.
1902 National Licorice Company established with the merger of Young and Smylie, S.V. & F.P. Schudder and H.W. Petherbridge.
1968 National Licorice Company is renamed Y&S Candies, Inc.
1977 Hershey Foods acquires Y&S Candies, Inc.

YUM In my tum...

Killing babies

I love it when my mom comes home from church and asks me if Obama is for abortion at any time of gestation, from conception to birth, oh and she asks me this during my neice's 3rd birthday party.
I mean isn't this appropriate conversation to be discussing around a bunch of little girls running around in princess outfits?
So I tell her I don't know if he is, its been my understanding that he supports a women's right to choose, he has said he trusts women to make the right decision concerning their health, body and life.
Frankly no I do not think he supports late term abortions, not many do. I told her, I'm sure his wife has never had an abortion and I bet his 2 daughters never have one, and really does it really matter, he's one man?
"Murder is murder and this is one of the worst kinds of murder, it is the only issue that matters." She says.
"Really?" I reply, "Look where voting based on what guy you think goes to church more has gotten us?"
Now let me be clear. I personally don't agree with abortion. I would never have an abortion. Not when there are so many other choices. Especially when my own sister chose life and gave her baby a chance at a life that she couldn't give him.
But on the other hand, I don't really care what a polititian thinks about abortion. I don't use it as an issue that helps me decide whether or not I would vote for a person. I don't think that illegalizing abortion is the answer to stopping abortion. I think that will come with education, making birth control more accessible and making sure women understand that there are other options out there.
I also don't like that pastors and preists are out there preaching politics, telling their congregation how to vote. I think that these people have brains and should be able to make an educated decision without the consultation of their spiritual leader telling them how to think.
OK I'm going to get off my soap box now.
And it isn't even Sunday.

It's the list...

I posted a blog earlier in the year about the 10 things I want to do before I die. But I was kinda like "hmmm there are surely more than just 10 things I want to do." And there are....there really are.

So here's the list...in no particular order

1. Learn to play guitar
2. Travel to Europe
3. Meet someone uber famous
4. Run in and finish a marathon
5. Write a book or at least publish what I have
6. Dip my toes in the Atlantic
7. Dip my toes in the Pacific
8. Visit NY City and have one of those hotdogs from the hotdog stands in the street
9. Go to the Grand Canyon
10. Go camping in at least 5 national parks
11. Travel by car, van or RV across the U.S.
12. Be a mother
13. Write a book
14. Solve Mario Galaxy getting all stars
15. Meet at least one member from Blink 182 before their balls are old and wrinkly
16.