A Quick Note

To all that read my blog...I have now changed it to where you don't need to sign up to write comments. You can just go down and post them where it says post comments. Easy enough. Now stop being lazy and write something BITCHES!!!

Please Don't Call Me That

What is the obsession with pet names? I mean is it really necessairy to call someone "Bubie" or "Sweetie Poompky?" I mean, we were given names so that we don't have to be called other ones.

When you think about it too...a pet is something you own. It is something you take care of, you take to the vet, it is something that you clam as your own. "This is MY pet. Watch as he does a trick at MY command." So by giving your significant other a pet name, does this mean that you are claiming your territory? That you own him or her and claim them as your property? Like when those white assholes would re-name slaves on their cotton fields. And it's not like you can tell your girl/boyfriend to not call you that. It may hurt their feelings or it may really piss them off. And if that's the case, that it does mean you are "taken," if your friends start calling you by your pet name, would this free you from this symbolic prison or does it just make the matter worse?

I'm all for peace and love. Finding that someone special to open up with. To watch a movie with on those cold Saturday nights. I am not for these pet names. I will not stand up for it. I am not Toby...I am Dan McCauley...hear my voice.

"All Apologies"

What else should I be
All apologies
What else should I say
Everyone is gay
What else could I write
I don't have the right
What else should I be
All apologies

In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun
I'm married
buried

I wish I was like you
Easily amused
Find my nest of salt
Everything is my fault
I'll take all the blame
Aqua seafoam shame
Sunburn with freezeburn
Choking on the ashes of her enemy

In the sun
In the sun I feel as one
In the sun
In the sun
I'm married
buried
married
burried

yeah
yeah
yeah
yeah

All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are
All in all is all we are

"Can't Keep a Good morMan Down"

People say that Mormon's are crazy and stalkerish in a way but I grew up with a great set of friends who were L.D.S. (Latter-Day Saints) I mean, they are my "brothers" (not that kind of brotha) and a second family to me.

Now that I've left the town of Kalamazoo I can't help but wonder if I was somewhat protected by them. You know the sense of a mob family protecting the ones close to them. When I was at L.D.S. events, no one ever approached me about religion. In fact, it was rarely brought up around me. Or maybe that's just a conspiracy theory. Maybe I didn't pay that much attention to their religion and now that I've stepped outside of the circle, I'm noticing things that I never knew before.

As I have ventured out west, I have been living with one of my older brother's and his girlfriend. She was raised L.D.S. and during her youth decided that this was not the path for her. This religion was not one that suited her lifestlye. She later converted to Catholicism and has enjoyed this religion ever since. The one thing I'm learning though is that Mormon's do not like loosing one of their own to the "dark side," a.k.a. other religions. And even though she has told them that she no longer wants to be a part of their community, they still send postcards, flyers and this letter.

Now, I'm not sure if this is morally right or not, but fuck it. I'm going to post the letter and let you decide for yourself. I am going to be a little biased here because in a way this letter somewhat creeps me out. It seems to me that this is a letter that a guy would write his ex-girlfriend. "I'm still gonna win you back. Just you see," even though she's over him and moved on.

Dear Sister Cotton,

As of the month of January I have been asked to be a home teacher to you for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I would like to know how best to reach you. I have only an address for you and would like to stop by to visit. If you prefer another method of communication like email or phone I would be happy to keep in touch with you that way too--whatever works best for you or your preference.

Please let me know how you would prefer I get in touch with you. My information is below.I look forward to hearing from you. In the meantime I will try to stop by to meet you in person. If we miss one another I will try back periodically. Until we can catch each other I will continue to write.

Thanks,

Rod S.

P.S. Because Bishop Wallace has asked me to put together a ward photo directory for him, I am looking to be able to take a quick photo of you to add in our booklet.

I could be totatlly wrong here. This could be something that I don't understand because I'm not a member and I'm on the outisde looking in. This letter could be someone who cares about you in the long run. That may think that you are lost and you need help to guide you back. Just wants the best for you and in your times of need, you may not necessairly know what's best for you. Giving you a shoulder to rest your head.

All I know is that this letter found itself in front of me and I thought I should share it with the world to discuss. I'm not judging the L.D.S. or any other religions for that matter. What do I know? I'm just a dumb, Catholic Mick who will probably be spending his after life in a very warm climate if you know what I mean.

Crazy or not, this is how their religion works. I know the L.D.S. means well but it's not my cup of tea and that's ok. The world keeps revolving, people keep breathing and the sun still shines. In the meantime though...please return to sender.

Read Between the Lines

It seems that not only do I live in "Sin City" but also the personalized license plate capital of the world. I don't have physical proof that it is but I can sure validate it with my eyes. This is one of the many mysteries that I can't seem to solve while driving on the streets of Vegas.

The first one is how people who smoke in their car don't like to use their ash tray for their cigarette butts because it would make it dirty, so they throw it out of their window. I mean, that's what it's there for. Use it. It also pisses me off when people who smoke don't understand why I don't like it. Maybe cause it fucking stinks?

The other being how people get pissed off at me when I'm going five over the speed limit. They tend to ride my ass because they think it will make me drive faster, but it only makes me slow down. What I like to do when it becomes a two lane is speed up so they can't pass me. I find it ever so amusing. My brother informed me that I shouldn't do that little trick out here because you never know who has a gun. I still do it anyway because I find it amusing. What's so important that an extra minute is going to make a difference?

Ok, ok, I'm getting off the main subject here. I took a deep breath and now I'm focused. So what kind of person gets their license plate personalized? If you think about it, the only people that ever see the plate are the people who are stuck behind you at a stop light. It's not like a hot ass woman is going to read, "Sxy Man" and assume that you are the man of her dreams and will want to fuck you right there and then. If anything, she's gonna think, "He must be trying to compensate for something."

And then there are the ones like "Fst Car" on a Ferrari 550 Maranello or "Ice Crm" on an Ice Cream truck. We know what they are but people like to state the obvious. Like we are too stupid to figure out what kind of car it is. Like we are common folk and are not cool enough to get "way kwl" on our car. I just see it as an elite club of assholes, like a Fraterinty, but way worse. And no I'm not jealous at all. It's just how I see it. And yes, I should be writing about more important things that are going on in the world but in my world, the most important world, this is at the top of my list to fix and if this doesn't happen soon, I may have to "tke nmz" and "Kick Az"

Soon people...soon

I know many of you have asked me why I haven't written a new one in awhile and I really do plan on getting back into the writing habit but as of lately I just haven't. I have a lot of things on my mind right now and I don't think it's the best place to share it on the World Wide Web. Sorry. I hope to have a real one done by tomorrow. Thanks Peeps.