Damned speeders!!

Speed limit is 70. I'm doing 70-75, in the right-hand lane. There's not too much traffic. Some creep comes flying up behind me doing about 95, gets right on my ass and starts blasting his horn, as though I'm the one who's at fault. Then, he zips around me, flipping me off... and I notice his "I support the troops" bumper sticker, complete with American flag. hat's a good citizen, breaking the law every single day. When did the idea of "law abiding citizen" become "whatever the hell I feel like doing"?

It speaks to a deeper, more fundamental issue, however. People are only interested in an illusory feeling of control, at the expense of nearly any other concern. That illusion causes people to drive faster than safe, even when it will only save them a few seconds or minutes at most. It causes them to drive right on your bumper, as though being 10 feet closer to you will get them where they are going any faster. They creep into intersections on a red light, just as if that extra 3 feet will save them any time at all.

What it is, I think, is that people need to feel like they have control. Other cars are not under their control. The speed limits are not under their control. The traffic lights are under the control of SATAN. So, they turn into aggressive creeps, to re-assert that control.

It's been awhile...

This blogging stuff is hard work. I rarely have anything to post "on demand"

You know who else I hate? "Professional" Creationists. The ones who write the books and go on TV and convince suckers that their "Intelligent Design" nonsense isn't just Biblical mythology with a new coat of paint. Lying worthless scum, every one of them.

Here's a hint, morons: the world is more than 6000 years old, you've got proof of your retarded superstition, and evolution happens every day. For instance, we're evolving past your particular type of ignorance.

In guitar news...

OK, the one that I want: Schecter Hellraiser. Maple on mahogany, set neck, Zakk Wylde EMG pickup set, Grover tuners, abalone binding and cross inlays... how in the name of Satan do they put together something like this for under $1000?!?

Speaking of which, how does Paul Reed Smith get away with selling his guitars for 3-5 times as much? I know you get whjat you pay for, and I'm sure a PRS is constructed out of better wood than an overseas-built Schecter... but for what PRS wants for their guitars, you could buy two Carvin Custom Shop guitars, or the 4 most expensive Schecters.

Don't even get me started on the Zakk Wylde Signature Les Paul!

$4000.

That's how much they want for a Zakk Wylde LP. For those of you who don't know, Wylde plays guitar for Ozzy, and in his own Black Label Society. He isn't a household name, but he's a semi-big deal in the metal scene. His signature guitar is UGLY: a creme/black bullseye? That's the best he could come up with? And, for that, it costs DOUBLE the price of a regular Les Paul?

Contrast that to Fender, which charges an even grand for the American Strat Standard... and only $400 more for the Eric Clapton signature model. And, you know something? Eric Clapton is a MUCH bigger deal that some unwashed metal guy.

Weirdo stalkers...

...yeah, you know who you are. You're the ones who read every one of my posts, the ones who follow me here to see what I'm blogging every couple of days... not because you like me, but because you have an obsessive dislike towards me. What kind of complete, utter loser focuses on people that make them furious? A smarter person than you would have been avoiding me for months.

So, why can't you? What's in your twisted little monkey brain that keeps you from letting go? Because, believe you me, I've either got YOU on ignore, or you just don't mean that much to me.

The funniest thing, the very apex of humor about this? About half the people who read this and think I'm talking about them... dude(or chick), I don't even know you exist.

So, I'm having "issues"

Dammit, ok... no new guitar yet, I've been saving a whole... 5 days now. In the meantime, the "check engine" light in the car has gone on, my wife's having a hellish week at work, my job is hotter than ever and messy to boot, and I STILL don't have my new guitar yet!

See, I focus on the guitar, I think, to convince myself that I can do this... that I can save money and buy something good, instead of saving a little and buying something crappy, or not saving at all. I want to spend big chunks of money... HUGE! How cool, I imagine, to walk into a Guitar Center, $2000 in my wallet, and sit down and play all the high-dollar stuff, knowing 100% that I can buy nearly anything in the store, cash. It is a dream, you know? I don't have many of them, so I tend to take the very few of them seriously.

Making chili tonight. This should be good:

1 pound coarse ground beef
1 pound chorizo
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1 large can diced tomatos
1 small can pureed tomatos
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon cloves
4 allspice berries
1 tbsp oregano
5 tbsp minced garlic
2 habanero peppers, seeded and diced

Why I hate religious people:

Because, ultimately, their brains simply don't work the way they should. There should be a point where an adult rejects fairy tales, or at least seriously considers the possibility that their mythology is so much nonsense.

Of course, belief in that mythology is perfectly self-centered and egotistical, so I can understand the attraction. Religion puts a person at the center of the universe, makes them the most important thing in the world. It is vanity, and hubris, and it is the exact opposite of what they claim it is. There is NOTHING humble in being religious, because it is the belief that the universe and everything in it was created just for you, and that the two most powerful forces in the universe have no greater interest than whether or not you are wanking to internet porn or using dirty words.

The worst of it, the very pinnacle of evil? The fact that religious people insist on their silly little myths being played out on the global stage, with human lives on the line. I don't mind the morons killing each other so much, but innocent bystanders like children and Atheists get caught in the crossfire.

Right-wingers...

...are stupid and anti-American. Unlike traditional conservatives, the current crop of right-wingers has more in common with the Soviets and the Taliban than anything I would associate with America. They believe in a fantasy world, created by the rich and powerful to make themselves more rich and powerful, while doing nothing for the vast majority of the counrty... including their own supporters.

Their entire position is based on lies. Their economic programs are based on lies about Reagan's failed tax cuts and deregulation. Their views on race are based on pseudoscientific research funded by racist organizations. Their foreign policies are based on simplistic jingoism and corporate profits. Their social agenda was formulated by the Religious Wrong. Nothing that they believe in is based on reality or facts.

There is nothing redeeming about them, on any level. I would see them all dressed in clown suits and pelted with very small rocks.

Blogging redux...

*sigh*

Back again, I suppose, although I'm still not clear what the point of this is. I could just fill this with lists of people I hate, and descriptions of why, but...


Oh, the hell with it, why not? It is my stinking blog, after all!

People I hate:

-right-wingers
-religious people of ANY denomination
-creationists specifically
-astrology nutters
-holistic "medicine" quacks, and their victims
-speeders
-impatient people in general, when it affects me
-conspiracy theory wackos
-people with bad body odor
-weak-minded "non-judgmental" people
-ineffectual people in postions of authority
-people in SUVs who can't drive them properly



-and your little dog, too!

So, the next dozen entries, give or take, will detail the reasons I hate those folks, by which time I'll likely find more people to hate, and keep this blog rolling.