I'm really happy... I'm cereal!

He just does not look happy, does he? I thought I would point that out because I just looked in the mirror and I certainly don't look like that. I just wanted everyone to know because after skimming some of my blogs from the past I realized that there is a lot of anger there. So don't fret, I am a happily married thirty-something with some spare time and a fairly fast typing speed.

Let me quickly break down the word anger. Dictionary dot com says it is "a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire." I also checked out the Thesaurus and happy was not an antonym of anger. So I realized that I do not have more anger than the average person but I may be a bit impatient leaning towards utterly impatient. I may also not be as calm as a category 5 hurricane but damn it I am not angry!

So it is safe to say that I am impatient and easily agitated by normal occurrences. My loving wife pointed out that this blog is my way of releasing that agitation and impatience and she seems to approve, I guess because I have stopped beating her. (This is where I would normally let the reader know that this is a joke but unless you are an idiot or a raging Feminist then you saw the humor and are not offended.) To quote one Mike Muir, "...And if I offended you oh, I'm sorry, but maybe you needed to be offended. Well here's my apology and one more thing, Fuck You!" That is directly from "You Can't Bring Me Down", a fantastic little ditty by Suicidal Tendencies. Here is another big fan of ST.


If you don't like Bocephus then you can kiss my (picture of a donkey). Anyways, I'm not really angry right now. Maybe a little ticked at people on bikes, I'm sorry, Cyclists. I understand that it is called a sideWALK but use it. The county, that is Montgomery County hasn't spent an exorbitant amount of money this year fixing up sidewalks so people on bicycles can rule the road. And yes, my job takes me all over the county on a daily basis and I have seen more new sidewalks being put in this year than ever. Not to mention the bumpy pads for blind people. Every intersection in Montgomery County is having these pads put in so blind people can walk across the street. Am I being insensitive or is this a matter of urgency. Everyone is complaining about not having money and this terrible economy and gas prices and Montgomery County is spending millions of dollars putting in pads on sidewalks so blind people know where the road begins and sidewalk ends! We have a budget deficit in Maryland and a budget crisis in Montgomery County and this is how we choose to spend out money. We are spending an absurd amount of money on gas, which is taxed by the state and the county, and instead of alleviating some of that burden we are taking our extra funds and putting in pads for blind people. And the best part is that we keep voting the same damn people in.
I promised myself I wouldn't rant or get agitated this time but I start talking about "cyclists" and that obviously lends itself to talking about the blind people in Montgomery County and before you know it I'm attacking Obama and McCain for preaching change when we all know damn well that for a real change we need someone who is not a rank and file member of the democrat or republican party... STOP IT!
Needless to say I'm a happy guy with a sexy wife and a new house (built in 1953 but new to me) where my neighbors are not too close and my company is having a record year (not a record month though, I hate, I mean I am agitated with August). Life's pretty good. So tune in next week when I write about my trip to Cancun where bathing suits are nothing more than a bra and panties or tighty whitey's for men and I missed my one chance to see boobs.

Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about. -Lynn Johnston (no idea)

If there were in the world today any large number of people who desired their own happiness more than they desired the unhappiness of others, we could have paradise in a few years. -Bertrand Russell