I saw this & liked it. Had to share…
song review: Every Rose has its Thorn
Every rose has its thorn
Just like every night has its dawn
Just like every cowboy sings a sad, sad song
Every rose has its thorn
I heard this song on the radio tonight, so I thought we’d discuss it. I never noticed it before, but it’s inconsistent.
The format of the song goes like this:
For every postive, there’s a negative.
So, every ROSE (the positive) has its THORN (negative)
Cowboy is a positive, singin the sad, sad song (negative)
But every night has it’s dawn doesn’t make sense. B/c dawn is light; light is automatically a positive. Night = darkness = negative.
So it doesn’t follow the pattern. I guess unless you consider that they’re lying in bed together in the dead of night, & dawn brings their separation. But that’s really reaching b/c they’re already separated, just being tortured in each other’s company in the sadness of the night. So the night’s still a bittersweet negative.
revoking heroes – Joe Pa
“… we must keep in mind that when it comes to the safety of children, there can be no margin of error, no hesitation to act.”
~ PA Gov. Tom Corbett
I once wrote about how great Joe Pa was. I have to retract that now. Just like I had to retract my admiration of John Galiano once.
Are there no more heroes left in our world today?
It pains me that a 10-year old had to go through sexual assault, while someone witnessed it & did nothing about it. It seems to me that being an eye-witness to something like that, one would act. Like step in physically & stop what was happening. At that time, the campus police would show up, call the city police, and worrying about telling your daddy would be the last thing on your mind.
But Mike McQueary (email address mjm229@psu.edu & feel free to copy the Penn State Board of Trustees at bot@psu.edu) did just that. He walked away, told his daddy, and never brought it up again. It was a 10-yr old boy.
Has this type of sexually abuse…. sorry, and why are we using that term now? B/c rape sounds bad? Or has a stronger connotation? Well, let it have a stronger connotation. It’s a heinous act!
But has this type of rape become so accepted by certain societies that it’s 2nd nature to try to sweep it under the rug instead of calling an authority figure out on it?
Priests. Scout leaders. Politicians.
It takes a village to raise a child. The children are our future. They are OUR children. They are to be protected by ALL OF US.
So far, Joe Paterno, Penn State President, and Athletic Director have been fired. No, I don’t think Joe Pa should be allowed to finish the season. No, I don’t care that there are only 4 games left. It’s football. What I care about is that a 10-year old lost his childhood. A decade ago. And I don’t know how many others have lost theirs since then b/c these guys were worried about throwing a pigskin around.
Penn State Football brings in a lot of money to the University? Well, to those involved, how much money is about to be lost from donors due to this cover-up?
You didn’t want to tarnish the school? Well, it’s tarnished way worse now.
It is up to us. All of us. To PROTECT THE CHILDREN. If you see something wrong, DO SOMETHING! Actions speak louder than words.
send your peanuts to UPS
So, I found out yesterday that UPS will take your foam packing peanuts.
You know how you order something online, and then it comes & you are so excited & you open the box only to find…. foam packing peanuts!!! What a buzzkill.
I put out a post on the fb to try to freecycle a bag of them. Figured they’re going to be on this Earth forever, we might as well use them, & let them see the world. Instead of just sitting in a landfill for eternity, maybe to have a bird choke on them.
But a friend of mine said that UPS will take them. You just drop them off & they’ll re-use them! Very cool. 
not yet grown up
This past week, I’ve seen 2 fb invites from the same group of ppl. Here’s the latest one.
You are graduating college, & proud to say “hello adulthood”. Well, an adult prob wouldn’t put up a public event like this. Esp considering you’ll prob be looking for a job upgrade after graduation. Is this what you want your potential employer to see? You know they check social media sites, right?
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And this one for a GNO last night at an annual arts/music/tech/educ festival.
I actually proposed this to the person who asked for a girls’ night get-together. “Hey, I’m going to Ingenuity on Friday night. How bout you gals come meet up w/ me & my girlfriends there?”
Whoa. The next day, I get this invite & there’s over a hundred girls invited to it! The comments on that page were ridiculous…. about making sure to pick up lime in case they end up killing a hooker that night.
Um. If I click “I’m attending”, then EVERY ONE of my friends would be able to click the event to see what it’s about & see that stuff. I have some professional contacts on my friends list. Yes, they are in a category, but this event page is a public page.
Not only do I not do “whoring”; but even if I did, I would prob not put on a public page that I did it.
dating cards!
You’re not gonna believe what I just saw an ad for online! I was shopping for new luggage (on Overstock.com), & after completing the purchase, THIS showed up in my sidebar, on my confirmation page!
They’re making business cards for ppl to hand out for dates!
Granted, it’s a practical idea. I remember 10 years ago, ppl would make business cards w/ their new contact info to hand out, when they were moving a long distance away.
But if someone makes dating cards, it implies that they go on a LOT of dates. And that’s kinda… icky.
That’s the same size as what I saw. I think it says:
Call me
Email me
Tweet me (?!)
miniture Santa
So, I’ve finally figured out how Santa does it! You know how he flies around the world, going up & down countless chimneys, delivering millions* of presents?
Well, I’ve figured it out! He’s miniature. Like the size of a thumb or something. We all know of his elves. Well, what we don’t know is that his elves make miniature presents, & Santa can easily stow & deliver them, & when his reindeer fly away, their hooves scatter a dusting (magical, natch). This magic dust makes the presents into regular sized toys!
Santa having a brewski
This brilliant theory of mine helps explain how:
a. The elves are able to produce such a large quantity in not as much time.
b. The sleigh is able to hold all these presents.
c. He & the presents are able to easily slide down the chimneys.
*maybe not millions. We all know it’s nearly impossible to be “good all year round”.
arranging elementary marriages
Are you ppl kidding me? You want to basically arrange a marriage for elementary kids? In 2011?
What happened to freedom of choice. Was there ever anything romantic b/t Bert & Ernie that made any of you think that they were in love, like that?!?
Is it so impossible for you ppl to believe that 2 folks of the same gender can be life-long friends? I’m not sure what their jobs are, or how much their income is, but rent for a 1-bedroom can be pricey.
Especially on a happenin street like Sesame Street. OMG, ppl are always hanging out there! That’s totally prime real estate!
If you are one of the folks forcing this marriage, it’s simply b/c you want the union. YOU are going to get something out of it. Just like when girls of kings were married off to gain land for the kingdom. You are trying to gain some “celebrity support” for your cause, or justify your beliefs.
I am fine w/ same-sex marriage. But I’m not fine w/ folks marrying off 2 friends, simply b/c the idea of a life-long, almost “soul-mate” type friendship seems impossible to them. I almost feel sorry for these ppl, b/c I think it must be that they don’t have this type of friendship in their lives.
I have 2 girlfriends in my life that I truly believe are my “soul-mates” in friends. One, I get in horrible fights w/, as we tend to think so alike almost all the time, then clash so aggressively at other points! The other, I can call the Bert to my Ernie. We’ve always been calm, singing songs, usually hanging out w/ the other. Never fought. Just friends for 2 decades. We did live together for so long at points in time. Why is something so normal in real-life, so unbelievable (almost unacceptable) in a make-believe world?
sidenote: Did any of you seriously think they were gay? I’ve never seen any gay man dress so plainly in my life!
Also, love this article in the Time Magazine Blogs:
This Is Actual News: Sesame Street Declares Bert & Ernie Will Not Gay-Marry
ramones vs misfits (in a pie chart?)
I just love this, & had to share.
Everyone online seems to interpret differently. Some say “this is why the Ramones are awesome & the misfits are not”. Others are saying “this is why the misfits destroy the Ramones”.
Me? I’m a Ramones fan. But still. Love this. Created by Dan Gneiding, aka Grayhood, & the original prints are sold out. There is a 2nd edition available, printed & numbered.
savoring births
I had a birthday not long ago. I haven’t exactly been thrilled about my birthdays in the last few years. The whole “losing my youth” thing. I’ve started loving being in my early 30s recently. I feel smarter & know who I am… I’m not searching for what will make me happy. Now I just search for kitchen products.
Anyway, in the last few months, thanks to “the facebook”, I’ve known & wished many of my friends a happy birthday. And I’m sincerely glad to know them. Some of which I’m not extremely close to, but nonetheless happy that our paths have connected in this journey called life.
Then, my birthday came & went, and ppl I know wished me happy regards for my special day. And within the next week, a dozen of my friends had birthdays. As I go to their pages to send them well wishes, I scroll down briefly & see the lovely greetings from their other friends.
I know I’ve joked around before that my birthday should be a holiday. This kinda made me feel like everyone’s birthday should be a holiday.
Everyone in this world has someone else who’s life they’ve touched. Everyone is someone else’s “V.I.P.”. So, we should savor each day, b/c it’s someone out there’s special day.
