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I stole this from Jade http://azjade.com/ at Jaded Sunburns, who stole it from Kim, who stole it from someone else. I am anxious to hear your answers!

1. Who are you?
2. Are we friends?
3. When and how did we meet?
4. Do you have a crush on me?
5. Would you kiss me?
6. Give me a nickname and explain why you picked it.
7. Describe me in one word.
8. What was your first impression?
9. Do you still think that way about me now?
10. What reminds you of me?
11. If you could give me anything what would it be?
12. How well do you know me?
13. When’s the last time you saw me?
14. Ever wanted to tell me something but couldn’t?
15. Are you going to put this on your blog and see what I say about you?

I know what I intend to do. Unless your blog is set up and designed to be funny, or spoof other blogs, and you’re successful at it, I’m not reading blogs that judge a group with a stereotype anymore.

I am sure there are plenty of blogs, that to myself, I will say I won’t be checking this out too often. Because this is my personal preferance. But just because I don’t find joy in sewing, or gourmet cooking, and choose not to read about it, doesn’t make it boring to others.

And for the record, being a housewife, who enjoys reading blogs does NOT make me a bored housewife. And yes I resent being pigeon holed in this manner. As I am sure any other of the women who have been stereotyped feel. Nor does it make housewives any less valuable a member of the blog world. Any less valuable then single people, and their triumphs and struggles. Or the married man who enjoys writing for a creative outlet. Or the business man who organizes his thoughts out in blogland. Or the political activist, or the religous zealot.

It isn’t up to me or you to judge any specific group. We can choose not to read this one or that one. Or choose not to read a complete group because our interests don’t lie in a certain area. But as for me, if I see the words boring mommy blog, or bored housewife blog on YOUR blog, I choose to no longer read you.

It is on this note, that I challenge us all to reach out and make sombody elses world a better place. I know that we all become complacent at times. We feel nickel and dimed to death, by this bill or that. Unexpected expenses are forever rearing thier ugly heads. But a lot of us will not think twice about plunking down $4.00 for a Mocha Lahte, or popcorn and pop with the movie.

Giving to others, or to charities, or medical foundations, shouldn’t be a one time thing. It should be somthing we strive to do, even a tiny bit, here and there, but continually. If you feel the same way, then go to Rachel’s http://www.bitchalicious.com/blog/ at Bitchalicious and buy a raffle ticket! She is donating her time, talent and resources to give to charities, and she is doing so, on a regular basis.

Her raffle tickets are One Dollar. One little dollar. And if you pay with paypal, which she has it set up right on the post, it will take you less then 15 seconds, and besides $1 a couple of pennies, for the transaction. And you will have helped with Autism.

Each month Rachel will be giving to a different charity, and raffling off her designs to do so. This is an altruistic sacrifice on her part. She is using what God gave her, her talent, to do what she can for others. And not just once. But regularly. Monthly. I applaud her giving spirit! And I urge each of us to consider buying A raffle ticket. Her nature is honest and caring, and she is putting herself out there to help others. Those of us, not blessed with her design talent, can still help in some ways, that will make a difference and make us feel good.

I feel it is important to show our thankfulness for the many Blessings in our lives. And this is just one very easy, convenient way to show it. Thank you Rachel for reminding me of what is truly important, not just in my small world.

This months Raffle Tickets go to aid Autism. To read more go to Bitchalicious.
http://www.Bitchalicious.com/blog/

I have to say that nothing much has changed.  Most of us still sit at home and whine to ourselves about conditions, but few of us have the guts to do anything about it.  So here’s your chance.

Corporate America in its greed has taken over our lives and while they rest in their million dollar villas, we work two jobs just to survive
Ourselves, our wives, children, and grandchildren are working in dangerous and sub-standard conditions because our government refuses to do anything about it
Every day good, hard working people of every ethnicity and gender are being forced out of jobs by discrimination
Drug and violent crimes have risen astronomically because the legal system has failed to keep up… our children are dying from drugs and crime
While giving lipservice to their constituents before an election, government officials refuse to do the jobs we elect them for
Our taxes rise every year, but our roads, our cities, our zoos, our parks, our schools, and our land continues to decline at an alarming rate
The Social Security System that we have all paid into all our lives will most likely not be there when we retire because our government has already spent the money
Illegal aliens entering our country have more consideration and benefits than many of our own citizens.
We still have people in our own country starving to death because our government would rather send billions to other countries as “foreign aid” than take care of our own people
Our elderly, rather than being respected and revered members of our society, are often locked away and forgotten in rest homes
If that list doesn’t make you mad, then you’re probably a lost cause anyway.

I don’t want you to riot, I don’t want violence, I don’t want you to write to your congressmen (like they would listen) .

I want everyone who reads my blog to do three things:

Get up out of your chair right now, go on, stand up!
Now I want you to say out loud ‘I AM TIRED OF GETTING SCREWED.  I AM MAD AS HELL ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE AND I’M JUST NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE!!’ Now… just for good measure, say it again ‘I AM MAD AS HELL ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE AND I’M JUST NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE!!’
Now I want you to post this on your own website/blog… ‘I AM MAD AS HELL ABOUT THE WAY THINGS ARE AND I’M JUST NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANY MORE!!’… and give them your list along with mine and encourage them to post it on their websites as well.  If you/they post a comment on my blog I will keep adding to my own list as well.

THIS POST WAS TAKEN ENTIRELY OFF OF CORPORATE CRAP AND OTHER DUBIOUS WISDOM. http://dbrooks.bfpmedia.com/ And posted here. I want to add, that as one of the lucky ones, I have a husband that makes a decent enough living, where I could choose to stay home. Although we decided this would be good for my kids, one of the very real reasons for not going back into the work force, was exaustion. Corporate America continues to expect more and more from their employees, paying them less and less, taking away benefits, and sacrificing the American family for the sake of higher and higher profits. GREED.

Eventually we will hit the wall. You cannot continue to work at this rate, with more and more expected and not top off.

Consumerism is a part of this. As long as we continue to spend and spend, they will keep both parents and/or spouses in the work force trying to pay for all the crap, that we don’t really need.

And this makes me mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!!!

Another comedian from my childhood, a pro at the insults, was the hilarious Gorge Carlin. My family would gather in the livingroom, where my father would put on the one of the couple of George Carlin records http://www.georgecarlin.com/home/home.html we owned and as a family, we would laugh at his insulting humor. He was the next best thing to birthday cake! Never will I forget, the laughter emitting from my parents, as well as us kids. His humor at the time, was very much rooted in insults and poking at others.

On a more personal note, was that of my fathers humor. He very much prescribed to the mantra that nothing was sacred in the name of laughter. Lovingly, and then sometimes not so lovingly, we all at one point or another were the back end of his jokes. He often would take a day to day experience, and in the retelling would have everyone laughing hysterically. Making others laugh, would always have him laughing. And nothing did I enjoy more then my dads laughter.

So, why the post on insulting humor? To share the fact that I very much enjoy it!  I do know there are a lot of folks out there, that are not capable of laughing at themselves. To each their own. I can find humor in me. (Although I know I am not witty) I can appreciate those who are. I don’t mind being the fodder of sarcastic, and insulting humor. I enjoy this type of humor, so to me it’s important that I can take it as well. I can, and I have.

Which brings us to the real nugget of this post. I have run across a blog, whose soul purpose, is poking fun at others. Although he does on occasion “Bless” a blog, mine did not fall into that category. Brad at Blogg’d http://blgd.blogspot.com/ Destructive Criticism at its Finest, did his burn for today, on Stumbling through Life w/Grace.
And he did in deed have me laughing at myself. Although if truth be told, I laughed the hardest at his insult on my hubby. Hmmm. Wonder what that means?


I am asking all of you who read Stumbling/Grace, to go over to Brad’s http://blgd.blogspot.com/ and laugh at me. I know, horrible whoring and self promotion. Eh. I can live with it. For the record though, I did ask to be burned by Brad. I had laughed hysterically at several of his posts in the past. So I asked to be burned, curious to see what he would come up with. He also has a button, that I get to proudly display that says Burned by blogg’d. (Now I have to beg Rachel http://www.bitchalicious.com/blog/ at Bitchalicious to stick the code in my sidebar.)

And Brad, if per chance you happen to read this, you were moved from Daily Reads over to my Favorites! In conclusion, if you can laugh at yourself, all you need to do, is ask in his comments for him to Burn you. He will.  And then of course, you get his cool button to display! If you don’t want to be burned, be sure to leave a comment that I sent you over.

On a side note, I wish everyone a wonderful Holiday week-end. Take a moment, to remember those who are no longer with us, and remember some good memories you shared with them. I appreciate all of you, who read my ramblings. Thank you.