The real world sucks ass...

The unthinkable has occurred in the past few days…I have had nothing to say.  Like I don’t even have things I want to talk about.  I think I am tired of thinking.  It’s been an overwhelming month to be honest…and one I can safely say I am ready to end.  And not because I have a big birthday coming up.  Because I just want May to be over. 

I got involved in watching The Hatfield’s & The McCoy’s on the History channel this past week.  Partially because it is interesting, this feud that basically JUST ended about 9 years ago.  But mostly because I wanted to focus on something, anything, other than my own life.  No, I don’t hate my life.  I am overwhelmed in it.  And to be honest, I have no reason to be.  Probably because I like to assume more roles than necessary.  But anyway, I wanted something to look forward to.  That didn’t involve a divorce, a doctor, an apartment, an Emergency Room, tests, work, $, etc.  You know, the list goes on.  I think I had such an incredible weekend frying my skin because I didn’t have to think about those things then either.  But then reality sets back in and well, it’s back to the real world.  And sometimes the real world sucks ass. 

98% of the time, when I get home from work, the excitement Brodie extends to me is enough.  Like I am the best thing in his life.  However, 2% of the time, it would be nice if that same emotion was extended from a human.  Every once in a while, a person just needs a hug.  And it’s not just the weather, because I asked for this.  I asked it to cool off and for the sun to take a break because even though I look like a little Bahama Mama, I was really burning underneath…so I am glad today that it is cold and rainy, no it does not help my frame of mind, but I asked for it.  The last time I asked God for a break, I also got that too…a big break…so I am trying to be careful for what I wish for.

Above all, this too shall pass…whatever it is…the funk…the weather…whatever. 

 Plus I have been told my "approach" may be too abrupt and that I should tone it down when dealing with others, specifically co-workers.  Well, here is a real real important news flash, I will have a pissing contest if that's what someone wants to do.  I have worked in so many different situations, with so many different people but I can assure you the situation that doesn't work is the one where someone is constantly putting up resistance against the very people that are trying to help you.  My approach is I will help you, until you start acting like a giant asshole...well, then friend, it's game on.  

I was probably better off just not writing a blog at all.

Mother Teresa...or in my eyes, Saint Teresa

I honestly thought people would jump on yesterday’s question of the day.  About ½ as many as normally answer.  What one famous person, who has passed, would you ask a question, and only one, to?  A few people picked relatives.  But that wasn’t the question!  No, it’s ok…I know we all have someone who has passed who we wish we could talk to one more time…

The answers that I did get were great.  Elvis, Johnny Carson, Abe Lincoln, Anna Nicole Smith, Princess Diana, Dick Clark, Michael Jackson, Ron Santo, Jackie Kennedy, Jimmy Hoffa, and Jesus.  And the questions were great as well. 

There are a lot of people I would love to go and ask a question.  People who have passed.  Famous people.  Any Kennedy really.  Someone who passed on the Titanic.  Martin Luther King.  Abe Lincoln.  Princess Diana.  Walter Payton.  Quite a diverse group really.  Mostly because of the impact they still have on all of our lives, in ways most of us don’t even know.

But, I can only pick one.  And I pick Mother Teresa.  For pretty much the exact same reason Amy Jo wanted to talk to her as well.  Why all the suffering?  But not just that.  More than that, what allowed her to maintain her faith in spite of it all?  In spite of all of the suffering she witnessed, how on earth did she still have any faith in humanity? I personally would have given up long before.  I couldn’t see that much hate, anger, and suffering, any of it and ever believe that the outcome would be worth it all.  I will let my friends at Wikipedia tell you everything you need to know about her.  More or less, she is still not a Saint, because according to the Catholic Church a 2^nd miracle has not been attributed to her.  I am pretty sure in my eyes that fact that she was so humble was a miracle in and of itself.  I would also want to know her real opinion of the Church.  I know how she felt about Jesus…I want to know how she felt about the institution.  One of the most profound things she ever said, that remains with me daily…she said this when she accepted her award for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979…

"Around the world, not only in the poor countries, but I found the poverty of the West so much more difficult to remove. When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied. I have removed that hunger. But a person that is shut out, that feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person that has been thrown out from society—that poverty is so hurtable and so much, and I find that very difficult."

She was and will remain a far better woman and human being than I will ever be.  I have a lot of compassion in my heart, but not to that degree…and I haven’t seen a hundredth of the horribleness she had. 

My absolute favorite Mother Teresa quote…and I may have already blogged this before, but more people need to live this way. 

Duck Dynasty...yep, you read that right.

If I had to spend one month in a sitcom/TV show/series, which one would I choose and why?  Before I answer that, a surprising # of people chose Happy Days.  That was interesting.  Interesting in that they chose Happy Days for the polar opposite reasons that others, several mind you, chose Sons of Anarchy.  I have not followed Sons of Anarchy, but I have seen it a few times.  I think the bottom line is that a lot of woman find tough ass, scruffy, motorcycle men to be extremely sexy.  Bad boys.  Which in and of itself cracks me up, because all of the women that chose that, have men so totally opposite of that kind of guy…what does that mean anyway?  When you fantasize about someone who is the complete opposite of the person you are actually with?  

Anyway…Big Bang Theory had a couple, which is funny too…I do enjoy that show.  I am pretty sure a couple days with Sheldon would be enough for me…30 may be pushing it. 

Interestingly the most picked show was Duck Dynasty.  It’s a reality show, of course, on A & E.  It is the last show on the planet you would expect me to watch, but is probably in my top 5 favorite shows right now.  Honest to God.  A lot of it seems scripted, but the show follows a very close family of redneck hillbilly millionaires.  For real.  They made their fortune creating and selling Duck Calls.  Who knew?  They live as if they have the money, but don’t act like it?  It’s hard to explain.  Like the mom and dad still live in their modular home with several additions, out in the swamps...Yes, they all have hundreds of toys, boats, wheelers, helicopter, mansion, nice trucks…but the funny part is they still live off the land.  Hunt, fish, etc., pretty much eat everything they catch.  I am sorry, but I laugh out loud.  I love them.  I would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to spend a month with any of them.  I think they may be good looking men under their crazy ass beards…and interestingly they have beautiful wives.  It’s just a fun ass show.  I don’t feel like they are over the top.  They are so close, the whole family, like they pretty much do everything together.  I am sure a lot of it is for the cameras, but somehow you can sense the sincerity, that doesn’t exist with most shows on right now.

That’s my choice.  30 days in West Monroe, Louisiana.  I would probably look just fine in camo.  I don’t know that I want to shoot anything, but I love boats and mud and fishing and who doesn’t want to be a part of a family that sits down to dinner, THE WHOLE FAMILY, at least once a week. 

If you haven’t watched it, try and catch an episode.  If Uncle Si alone doesn’t make you LOL, well, then I got nothing. 

I have included some links for you to check out.  As I type this I cannot believe it myself…that I adore this show.  

Duck Commander-Official Website!

A & E Duck Dynasty-The show