The Zombieslayer

If you’re not pissed off about the spill in the Gulf, something is wrong with you.  You should be.  You should be pissed off about the people and animals who lost their lives, the environmental damage, and the long-term damage to economic livelihoods of the people that depend on that area.

The fines levied against British Petroleum aren’t enough.  Joe and Jane Taxpayer will have to cover the rest, and yes, that means if you live in the United States of America, that means YOU.

I joked about drilling our oil right off the coast of England so if we spill, we ruin THEIR beaches.  Well, I was only half-joking.  Maybe we should.  Let them pay the bill for the next spill, not us.

Two things from this which I think are very obvious:

1) We need to do something serious about our energy policy.  If this isn’t a wake up call, I don’t know what is,

2) Limit campaign contributions to $100.  Any person or corporation can donate to a campaign, but $100 tops.  That immediately limits corporate power and puts the power back in the hands of the PEOPLE, where it needs to be.

#2 fixes a heck of a lot more problems than we realize.  The people have been losing power to corporations for decades now and it’s time we got it back.

I’d love to run for Congress on that platform alone.  I’d never win, but someone needs to do it.

Been busy with personal things, very busy.  It’s a good thing, but bad for my blog.

Yes, I’m still here and hopefully this week I should have some time to visit everyone’s blogs.

A lot to say but I’ll keep it all short.  Several things I’ve learned in life.  Probably most importantly, the most important thing you have is your health and the health of your loved ones.  If you have both, be thankful.  Everything else is replaceable.  Yes, that includes your house, your car, all your belongings.  They’re just stuff.  People aren’t replaceable and neither if your health.

Another thing, British Petroleum should get a lifetime ban from anywhere that can affect the US of A.  It’s absolutely sickening to see all those animals coming up dead.  My heart goes out to the families and friends of the people killed in the accident.  And yes, BP hasn’t been doing enough.  I don’t care what the CEO says.  He’s a moron.

In politics, the Republicans are blaming Obama and the Democrats are blaming the Republicans.  Both are wrong.  The blame needs to go to British Petroleum.

The Gulf is already polluted.  It’s just getting worse.  We need to do something about our energy policies.  I’ve written about alternative solutions several times in the past so I’m not just one of those people who bitch but have no answers.

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I’ve been reading fiction books again (besides Harry Potter).  The author I like now is Jim Butcher.  I’m on book 5 of his Harry Dresden series.  Harry Dresden if you’ve never heard of him is a wizard in modern day Chicago.  The books are not easy reads as they will emotionally drain you to the point that I have to take a break between reading each book.

I’m so glad to read fiction again as I realized I must have been turning dry reading nothing but history, politics, and economics.  Those all are good for the mind, don’t get me wrong.  Fiction though is good for the soul.

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And yes, still no TV.  It’s great.  You get so much more done if you don’t watch TV.

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Although we still watch movies at friends’ houses.  The other night, we went over to my real estate agent’s house and watched Taken.  I’ve seen it before and said this before, thank goodness for Liam Neeson as the recent James Bond movies are downright lame.  Nice to have an action hero that’s good.  If you haven’t seen Taken and you like action movies, go out and rent it.

So after the movie, I turned to my real estate agent and said “man, France was probably a pretty nice country before all those fucking Albanians moved in.”

Do you believe in the Right to free speech, even for those who offend you or piss you off?

Do you believe that people have the Right to bear arms, even those of that scary race or that religion you don’t like?

Do you think people should be allowed to protest, even if what they believe is stupid?

Do you believe everyone should have the Right to a fair trial, even if the person is most likely a rapist or a murderer?

Do you believe that even who you think are perverts should be allowed to be safe in their homes?

Do you think people who you find strange should be exposed and ridiculed, and watched carefully?

Or for people who help cover it up.

If this offends the higher ups in the Catholic Church, so be it.  It needs to be said.

Warning - lots of obscenities. Don’t play at work.