How can I be a proud American when I can't find any pride or honor in our politicians?
Since I began writing, I have been called numerous names. I have been told I should be tarred and feathered and run out of town. I have been called a Communist, a tree hugger, and a liar. I have been banished by God, and his fearing people. I have been accused of being stupid, unaware, and out for the handout. I have listened to people call the president names such as Obozo, and use terms like forward. I have read shared articles stating our president is a Communist; a Socialist. I have read falsified information that shifts the responsibility of our current state of economy, in its entirety, to the current White House administration.…
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26 - STM
That all sounds pretty good champ. My missus has been doing a non-ward job (a clinical nurse specialist's type role, but she's a cardothoracic transplant nurse and misses surgical nursing, so she's going back to it. This new city is nice - but much smaller than I'm used to, which of course has its own advantages. Only 1.2 million population. It's bloody hot in summer though because even though it's on the water, it's also a hop, skip and a jump from the desert - so when those winds blow offshore in summer, it's like a blast furnace. A wall of heat is how I'd describe it, and unlike Sydney, doesn't have the kind of humidity associated with hot summer weather on the Pacific coast. I just bought a house with a pool (home prices are like half-price giveaways here compared to the big smoke), near the beach, so in summer I can do either, or.
Door's always open here for you and your wife mate. Cheers.
27 - Glenn Contrarian
Clav -
I know I beat up on you and you have your own opinions about me, but I really am happy to see you're doing well. My wife's mentioned lots of times that she'd like to check out the Miami area - I'm not too hot on the idea, but I know that if I don't give her the opportunity to really check it out, then she'll always have that "if only we'd looked at Miami" feeling no matter where we live.
So when we do drop down that way, would you mind giving me some pointers on what the locals like to see and do, so that she could get an idea of what it's like to live there? She might really like it, and if she does, well, heck, I can adapt to almost anywhere as long as it's next to the sea.
28 - Clav
I'd be happy to not only do that, but would also hope we would have an opportunity to get together during your visit. You might be surprised, Glenn; Miami has a wonderfully varied international flavor, not for nothing is it often referred to as the capital of Latin America. Oh, and as of last night, we are home to the NBA national champions, the Miami Heat!
As the time nears, drop me a line at my BC email addy and we can finalize plans. I'm looking forward to meeting you both!
One last thing; you say:
I can adapt to almost anywhere as long as it's next to the sea.
Quoted for Truth!!!
29 - Glenn Contrarian
It won't be anytime soon, probably not until next year, but I'd really appreciate that.
And almost everyone here in the Great Northwest was rooting for the Heat - not because we necessarily like the Heat, but because the OKC Thunder used to be the Seattle Seahawks. The one buying them at the time was swearing up and down he was going to keep them in Seattle...until a couple weeks after the deal was done, that is. So...if we ever get another NBA team here, it will be an instant bad-blood rivalry between Seattle and OKC.
30 - Glenn Contrarian
And assuming we do visit, I can promise to leave politics off the table - it's a lot more fun to visit when religion and politics aren't part of it.
31 - Zingzing
Seahawks, Glenn? How soon we forget...
32 - Glenn Contrarian
zing -
Huh? Is there some history here I don't know about? Please let me know!
33 - Zingzing
I'm just going to let you stew on it. You'll slap your forehead when you figure it out. I'm just waiting to hear the sound. It'll be super. Like a boom.