Dottz: My Poem

Dottz: My Poem

Is Eternity Boring?

People who are tired of life are going to find eternity boring.  It just goes on and on and on and................. Doesn't it?

Is this name calling on my part?

I find it difficult to listen to what the "Tea-Baggers" have to say since it is clear that they, on the whole, are echoing the ludicrous and dangerous spouting of the likes of Limbaugh, Beck, Murdoch, Palin, Bachmann, et al. I find those people to be no more than dangerous demagogues who repeatedly use fear mongering to arouse apprehensive Americans by consistently applying the age old tools of hate, racism, and their very own brand of fabricated, hypocritical religious rantings to promote their vicious ideas. In short, they lie!!!

Is that name calling on my part? I think not. It is a statement of fact.

To put it simply, the far-right, who are now in the process of purging their own political party of Republican moderates, are at the cliff's edge, trying to drag the rest of the country with them. They are, knowingly, naively, stupidly, and at times intentionally nothing more tools of corporations and those who want to destroy the American middle class for their own selfish gain.

Their political mantra is "small government" meaning NO government control, and "Family Values" meaning their own fundamentalist, myopic, hypocritical view of Religion.

Neither side of our political spectrum has a monopoly on sainthood but the tactics of the American far right are nothing short of evil and are anathema to Americans who cherish democracy.

The Right wing Republicans say, "this is what happens when one side doesn't listen to the other." But they doggedly adhere to a written, public, tactics manual that instructs them to say NO to everything?

Politician's have never been known for truthfulness but in my entire adult life, and it's been a long one, I have never seen the amount of spinning and flat out lies that I'm seeing now, with the exception of the insane rantings in the days of Joe McCarthy.

If Americans can't understand the havoc that total lack of government oversight of the financial and health care industries and oil Corporations, to name a few, have wreaked on America, there is no place for reasonable conversation or reasonable resolution.

We all know how we wound up in our present fiascoes. Any discussion of that is moot. The only reasonable and perhaps fruitful conversation is, how do we repair the damage and position America for success in future generations?

I don't laugh at the tea-baggers. I pity them. They seem to me to fall into two clear classes: the used and the users.

Happy 12th Birthday to My Beautiful, Wonderful Grandaughter Brynne

When you first came into the world, I fell in love all over again. You are one of the greatest joys in my life and I am so very proud of you. Happy birthday sweetheart. ~ Your loving Pop-Pop, forever.

Just a Thought

Stop looking backward, wondering what you could have done differently. What's done is done.  Look forward and learn what you can do better. Then do it.

Trouble in Paradise

Sitting serenely on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, the Island of Venice is one of the crown jewels of the City of Venice. The island is a place where stately live oaks and towering palms conspire to form plush, verdant canopies above old world avenues and manicured parks. This Florida treasure is an elegant yet unpretentious place - a place where snowbirds come when the frost nips the North and where others settle down to raise their families or enjoy their retirement years. Residents often call the Island of Venice "our little piece of Paradise."

Now, toxic oil is threatening our shores, and residents are waiting , quietly, cautiously, fearfully, to see if our beaches, bays, and canals are raped by the folly of mankind. It's a strange feeling to know that part of our world could be seriously and perhaps irreparably harmed, yet we selfishly hope the poison will disappear or invade other shores and leave ours untouched. But for now we go about our business in intentional denial. Some sit lazily on the beach and wade in the pristine waters of the gulf. Will those clear waters be there tomorrow or next week? No one knows. Soon the poisoned waters will come or pass us by. Then we will wait for the hurricanes.

Life is good today. When the sun rises again, we'll see what tomorrow brings.
Joe McKee

Some of My Recent Ramblings

"Civilization sounds like such a good idea that it surprises me that no one has ever tried it and succeeded." ~ Joe McKee

"If everything happens for a purpose, there must be some bad guys calling the shots."
~ Joe McKee

"The happiest and wisest people I know are those who have learned to laugh at themselves. They are also the most understanding of the foolishness of others."
~ Joe McKee

"One of the joys of youth is the total ignorance that we were stamped with an expiration date at birth. A wisdom of old age is acceptance that it exists but not worrying about it, as long as it doesn't hurt."
~ Joe McKee

The Statesman who fosters peace but is not prepared to defend it will rue the day and mourn the dead." ~ Joe McKee

"True humor comes with advanced age, when we finally learn that "Old Fart" is not just a saying and we're not embarrassed by one of the last enjoyments that life provides."
~ Joe McKee

"Why does mankind build huge houses for unseen gods yet leaves his brothers and sisters go homeless and hungry?"
~ Joe McKee

"What is the purpose of knowledge if it is not passed on to future generations?"
~ Joe McKee