May Day

I do not celebrate death. I celebrate life. That being said, here's to the end of bin Laden's hide-and-seek streak!

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Quarters Auction for Breast Cancer Benefit.

If you're in the area, head over to the Pastime Club of Imperial in Imperial, Missouri, today at 2 PM for a quarters auction for breast cancer awareness. Proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society's breast cancer education and early detection programs. I'll be at the Pampered Chef display table, if you want to stop by and say hello.

A blessed Beltane!

Looking for the Pampered Chef specials?

I've been getting quite a few hits with search words related to Pampered Chef specials. If that how you're stumbling across my blog, feel free to e-mail me at DreadPirateDavi~at~facebook~dot~com, and I'll hook you up with the information you're looking for.

History of the Middle East: Final Grade...

...is an A!! I ACED my final, and got an overall 96% as my final grade! Woo-hoo!!

What started as a win-win ended as a lose-lose.

Went to Buffalo Wild Wings with Fiance to watch the Buffalo Sabres play the Philadelphia Flyers in game 7 of the playoffs. Directly across on a smaller screen, however, I discovered to my delight the New York Yankees in the Bronx against the Chicago White Sox. I positioned myself so that I could turn my head to the left for the ball game, and to the right for the hockey game.

The Yankees started out well with a homerun, but the Flyers led from the start. And then in the 8th inning, the Sox got a homerun and an RBI, and while they made a valiant attempt to come back at the bottom of the 9th, my Bronx Bombers lost 3-2. The Sabres also lost, but I don't have the final score off hand.

And what's that I hear in the distance? Another thunderstorm?

Sigh.

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If you perpetuate idiocy, you're an idiot.

Say whatever else you want about the President, just don't tell me you believe he wasn't born in the US, because if I don't say it out loud, I will be thinking to myself, You're a fucking idiot.

I absolutely cannot take Trump srsly right now. Props to the RNC chairman, Gov Jan Brewer of Arizona, and Tea Partier Marco Rubio of Florida for dismissing the "birther controversy" as nonsense.

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I'm going to overdose on Disney Junior.

I had Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Jake and the Nevetland Pirates theme songs stuck in my head all weekend.

A moment of silence for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Sister's Russian boyfriend was in his mother's womb when the disaster occurred. No, he does not have a third nipple or extra toes...that Sister has mentioned.

Fifty years ago, Roger Maris of the New York Yankees hit the first of his 61 homeruns in 1961! Hoorah!

And last, but in no way the least due to sheer awesomeness, Howard Dean signed the nation's first bill allowing same-sex civil unions in Vermont eleven years ago! The first step in the right direction!!

Have a fun Tuesday. Blessed be!

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No title.

Can't think of one.

I take into accouny all I have learned in my current class, History of the Middle East. I ponder current events, such as our decade-long "war on terror" and our actions in Libya.

I'm overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings...and I'm afraid to share them. Because I don't think a single one of you would understand. And that seriously bothers the shit out of me.

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Holy tornado.

Sooo glad Friday's storms didn't produce any tornadoes at my school or at home. Everyone spent the second half of class glued to their phones for the latest weather updates.

Here are some videos of the damage. I was glad to hear there weren't any casualties. In light of this, I'm trying not to complain about the never-ending rain around here, since it could obviously be worse.

Feeling pretty stupid and humiliated.

I was planning a vendor fair for this weekend. It was a big deal for me; I haven't done anything like this on my own before, and I was excited for it. But the winery I wanted to hold it at told me, when I was ready to sign the paperwork and give them my deposit, that it would be a conflict of interest for them. Because they hold similar events themselves from time to time.

(I still don't get that.)

Thing is, I clearly explained via e-mail and phone conversations, what I wanted to do. Then I sit down with the manager, and suddenly they just can't accommodate us.

Today was the first chance I had to sit down and send an e-mail to all the vendors who had signed up. I had tried to find another place, but that was always a long shot on such short notice. The one promising location is located in an icky part of town, and even if I was willing to overlook that, the manager blew off my appointment.

Now I'm left looking like an unreliable fool to all these ladies. I want to try to hold one in June now, but I wouldn't be surprise if these gals want nothing to do with it.

I'm changing my middle name to Failure.

omg nervous/excited

Enjoy my grammatically incorrect post title. Tomorrow I'll be meeting Monica, a rare follower of my blog, whom I've been following for - - gosh, I don't even know how long it's been, or how I even found her blog! I'm pretty excited, though. She'll be hosting a Pampered Chef cooking show for me, and I can't wait! (I just hope I don't blow it by cutting off a finger or serving a blackened wreck to her guests.) I've got my "Davi" apron in the washer (Oh, have I never mentioned it? It's the TITS.), and I'm running around getting everything ready for tomorrow.

Super excited!

I just can't help myself...

I recently saw a post on Facebook that seriously made me scratch my head. Someone was commenting on Donald Trump's possible 2012 presidential bid...something about how we'd be better off if our government was run like a business, so yes, they'd be voting for Trump.

Ha.

If Trump were our president and ran our government like he runs his personal and business affairs, we'd be fucked. At one time, his personal debt peaked at $900 million, while his business debts were in the billions. He came to the brink of filing personal bankruptcy on at least one occasion, and on separate occasions the Trump Plaza Hotel and Trump Hotels have filed for bankruptcy.

Yeah...that's the guy who's gonna get us out of this mess.

Shutdown article roundup before bedtime.

Just wanna share these before I hit the sack. Regardless of what has happened tonight, I won't be putting on a uniform this weekend, so I plan on sleeping in.

A deal at last! But only for the next week? That's...whatever. President Obama, Representative Boehner, Senator Reid...stop fucking posturing like you just saved the country. This should have been taken care of last October!! (I know Boehner didn't become the Speaker until January, but that was four months ago. To be fair, though, Pelosi can suck it, too.)

A "who's to blame" opinion smorgasbord. A good read.

Fareed on America's broken politics and bloated budget. Well said, Mr Zakaria.

Congress, Congress, Congress...I am begging you, don't make us go through this again in another fucking week. Stop attaching policy riders to the budget, stop pointing fingers, stop comparing cocks, and stop holding up the system over your idealogical polarized bullshit.

Sincerely, The Dread Pirate Davi.

This trainwreck didn't come out outta nowhere!

I would like to quote a paragraph from this article:

The polarization of the two major parties has consequences for a great deal more than just the contents of legislation. It fosters a broader political environment in which compromise invites ridicule, in which pragmatists are presumed to lack conviction, and in which each political faction is convinced not merely that it is right, but that those who disagree with it are stupid, evil or both.

Some of you are reading that and thinking to yourselves, "Yep, sounds like the Republicans."

Some of you are reading that and thinking to yourselves, "Yep, sounds like the Democrats."

How many of you are reading that and thinking to yourselves, "Yep, sounds like every asshole in office."?

Hm.

Do take the time to read the entire article.

Waaaaaa.

Democrats: The Republicans want to take away Planned Parenthood!

Republicans: The Democrats don't want the military getting paid!

Would you all just stfu and pass a goddamn budget bill already? Srsly, you're embarrassing yourselves.

And here's a thrifty tip for ya': if the gov't shuts down, the gov't shouldn't get paid. I'm looking at you, Congress and Mr President.