No, I don’t really have a Sloth Gene, that I know of, but that will be my excuse for not posting anything in over a month.
Dear sweet Ian, of And I Still Think So, sent an email inquiring after my health and reminding me that I hadn’t posted in a while. I am healthy, I assured him, and he is right.
Over a month! Holy Smokes!
Despite that, I still don’t have anything to say.
Well, actually I have lots to say, but I’m not saying it. Most of the things I want to say are frothing diatribes about stupidity and politics and racism and injustice and such, and it’s just so blue it would scare the horses.
And all the other stuff I want to say is so trivial and non-consequential and whining and complaining that it would scare the horses.
Like, such as, (to quote my second favorite pageant contestant) one of the trivial things I thought to complain write about is when people ‘toast’ by clinking glasses together. For me, a ‘toast’ should be a gentle touching of the glassware, particularly wine glasses, to indicate respect for the fellow drinker and their offerings of wine. Too often I see and hear a clashing and clunking together, like so many wooden and leather tankards after the fourth round of mead at a Renfest. It makes me cringe. One robust clash of glass and all that wine would be wasted. Gently. Do it gently.
And another thing…
What the hell ever happened to decent footwear? Not the fancy stuff. I’m talking a nice pair of utilitarian sneakers. I don’t want retractable wheels, blinking lights, blown out soles, megaknobbies and multicolor, or a giant product endorsement on my feet. I just want something in a solid black, with laces or velcro, that is wide enough, with my size in stock, that won’t wear a blister on my heel before I get it off the showroom floor. And that won’t cost a hundred dollars. Geeeezloueeeze.
And one more thing…
Racism is alive and well in this country, and I find it appalling. The previous eight years of fear mongering has come to fruition in the form of xenophobia and disrespect that has delusional people scrounging to find one limp excuse after another as to why they are presently unhappy politically.
That’s all.
Leslie
racism is alive in every country :/ I have issues tho when people think that it is just white people that can be racist, anyone of any colour, religion, sexual preference etc can be racist. I know thats not what you said but it is what a lot of people think :/ its sad and I wish it would change but the past few years yes, have not helped at all
I hate those stupid £$%”*!” heelie shoes! and I hate the kids that wear them that run into you and their parents that don’t say anything when it happens. It is getting harder and harder to find a normal pair of shoes that don’t cost an arm a leg. Hence why I stick with sandals and big work boots :p
I think you said a lot
Comment by Jennifer Rose — July 29, 2009 @ 11:46 am
She lives! By the grace of frightened horses, she lives!
Comment by Chile — July 29, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
I honestly didn’t mean to make you feel guilty, dearest. I just missed you and hoped all was well. I mean, we in the blogsphere really have no means of knowing. As for racism being alive and well, I blogged about it a while ago pertaining to an incident in my own smug and very whitebread community. Otherwise, great lightning pic and so nice to see you.
Comment by Ian Lidster — July 29, 2009 @ 2:59 pm
Sir Ian,
I don’t feel guilty! I was delighted to get you remail and it gave me a little boost to post something.
What was that Twain quote…the reports of my death are greatly exaggerated?
I certainly was not giving evidence to the contrary!
I may not be back full force, but I posted something! finally!
Comment by leslie — July 29, 2009 @ 5:09 pm
Amen to all that. Beautiful photo, too.
Comment by KathyR — July 29, 2009 @ 8:08 pm
Hi Kathy! Hope things are doing well for you! Thanks about the photo. Best part…I didn’t get zapped!
Comment by leslie — July 30, 2009 @ 10:39 am
Leslie-my-dear, put up a photo like that and writing is strictly optional. Strictly.
Gracious goodness, what a great capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As someone whose feet hurt enough, sometimes, that walking any distance is an issue, I don’t mind a bit paying over $100 for a pair of shoes (as long as they make my feet feel better).
What I would love to buy are the chucks in colors like orange and fuchsia and chartreuse. Maybe multiple pairs so I could mix and match. But I can’t begin to imagine that I’d find them supportive or cushiony enough….. So I settle for hoping “they” continue to make the model of whatever it is I wear work for me. I walk in, point at the ones I’m wearing, and say “new ones just like these, please, and give me the Premium Powersteps to go with them”……….. And then not gasp too loudly when they tell me the total………….
Comment by Vicki in Michigan — July 31, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
I was going to say that people who hate others on the basis of something they can’t help are seriously in the wrong, but then I realized that, as I really hate stupidity, I must just be a big fat hypocrite. So maybe I’ll just shut up.
But of course I can’t. I could even tolerate stupidity if I didn’t have to also treat them as though their ideas/opinions/thoughts were as valuable as those of someone who isn’t stupid and works at behaving sensibly.
I mean.
I don’t expect the dog to be able to drive the car, but then I don’t let him try, either. I don’t think of him as a stupid person … he’s antoher sort of critter. If I were allowed to think of stupid persons as some other sort of critter (and if they weren’t allowed to drive cars — particularly while doing something else like talking on the phone or putting on their makeup or yelling at their children — or vote, or do a lot of other things that they are seriously totally Not Good At), rather than being required to think of them as equals, I might not hate them. Especially if they lived somewhere far FAR away and couldn’t nearly mash me, as I walk home from work in my good ol’ whatever-they-are shoes, because they are paying attention to their phone conversation rather than to their driving……………..
I mean.
Pick one!
Either 1) they are equal and can be expected to behave properly, or 2) they aren’t and therefore don’t have Full Citizen rights.
Can’t have it both ways…………………
Feh.
Rant #612 for today.
Comment by Vicki in Michigan — July 31, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
Glad you’re OK! I was kinda wondering too.
Black Dansko clogs with the heel in. They do cost $100, but last forfreakingever.
Comment by Paula — August 3, 2009 @ 6:42 pm