I wish....

Don't you hate it when it feels like everything in life is against you. For once, I wish I could have a normal, average, chill life. Ahhhhhh......that is but a dream.....

Can a dog be gay?

I had the rare opportunity of coming across a dog this weekend that I think is gay. Yes, I said gay. I have never seen a dog that was truly gay and didn't really think that a dog could be gay. Here is the story:

I now have a new neighbor who is also a family friend. She called me and asked me to come over and help her put together her entertainment center and she said she would cook me breakfast. The thought of free food excited me, especially since I didn't have any groceries. So I went up to her apartment and sat on the couch and was playing with her puppy - a cute little black cocker spaniel named Bentley. As I played with Bentley I started thinking how I want a good hearty breakfast and I knew I wouldn't get it with my friend cooking so I decided to cook. So as I start to make a spectacular bacon Swiss and cheddar omelet, she told me that she was going to be dog sitting for her boss this weekend. That didn't phase me at the time. So her boss then shows up with this small white and brown dog named Nick (or should I say Nicki). As he enters the room he goes bazerck and proceeds to my friends cocker spaniel to lick his privates and starts to thrust him wildly. His owner starts pulling him off and is yelling at him and proceeds to beat him. But that didn't phase this man-hungry dog. He jumped right back on him. So they ended up putting him in his cage, where he cried every time Bentley was out of his sight (LOUDLY). Now, I know it is quite common for dogs to do this to one another but after 36 hours you would think the dog would get over it and stop. No, this dog basically raped poor Bentley and I think Bentley has PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The owner of Nicki does not know why he is doing this because he plays with other dogs all the time - but I guess they weren't his type. I guess he prefers the cocker variety. Anyways, holla at you next time.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

Let me just start off by saying WTF! WTF! WTF! I don't understand our country sometimes and some of the things we do. Recently, we have been hit by one of the largest hurricanes in history, Hurricane Katrina. This one hurricane has made one of our major and oldest cities turn into a 3rd world country overnight. My question is how? How did New Orleans get to this point. This has been the poorest effort to save lives and restore order in a city I have ever witnessed in life. We have people who have been without any type of food, water, or shelter since the occurrence of the hurricane which hit the area on late Sunday night, Monday morning. Since the time that the hurricane hit, it looks as if nothing has been done.

I purposely did not watch any news for a couple days - one, because I didn't think I could bear to see the suffering of these people, so I kept my watching of the news to a minimum. Then Wednesday night I finally watched a CBS news 48 hours special and I was surprised to see what was going on in New Orleans. We have switched our priorities from picking up bodies and rescuing citizens to stopping the looting. What kind of s#$% is that. The whole reason that people are looting and acting so violent in the first place is because they feel abandoned by their the country that is supposed to care and protect them in these kinds of situations and they are doing what they have to do to survive - get food, clothes, and water. There are some people who are stealing for the wrong reasons, but look at the situation they are in (similar to Iraq - but I will leave that alone). These people are surrounded by death and disease and you ask them to be patient. Anyone under these circumstances would be frustrated and angry. If I was stranded on a bridge, with no food, water, clothes (except for what I have on my back), and saw helicopters flying over me or trucks driving past me not picking me up, that would piss me off too. If we start some type of rescue effort for these people then I am pretty sure some of this looting will stop. They could at least try to get some type of communication to these people that help is on the way. But that leads to my next question - when will help get there?

It is really hard for me to believe that President Dumbass (sorry Mary) can't deploy troops in helicopters to take these people to dry land where they can have food and water and be treated for what ever disease most of them probably have now. I grew up on a military base and I know we have the resources, so why are we not using them?

This is a sad situation and it is hard for me to believe that we as a country cannot do more than what we are currently doing. True, the people there were warned to evacuate and now they are in a horrible situation. But when you tell a child not to go to far into the water in a pool and he does and starts to drown, do you leave him there? No, you jump in and help him. These people need help, and the government should be the ones to do that - they have the power and the resources. Many people have lost the faith and respect of our government - if they are to ever restore order and gain the respect of many American citizens they better act fast. We do rescue missions and help other countries around the world everyday, why is it taking so long to help the people in our own home? I'm out!