I'm getting really fed up with a lot of things lately. Facebook groups are one of my big pet-peeves at the moment. I was a member of a group where people share ideas and help each other (not going to give them publicity by giving the name). I really enjoyed the interaction with the other members and I was quite active. Then one night, a discussion started, about hot dogs, of all things. Which ones are the best, etc. There was a lot of discussion, more than you'd think, and it got a little heated. One person said Bar-S were the best. I disagreed, stating they are the garbage of hot dogs (they sell for less than $1, so you know they aren't a quality product, for Pete's sake). The woman just kept on about it, so I posted a ranking of hot dogs done by some organization, showing that Bar-S are literally at the bottom. I said you can love the garbage, but it's still garbage. The next morning I went to see what new comments had been posted overnight. The post was gone. I posted a question asking what happened to the post. So I got banned from the group permanently. Nothing was ever said to me, I was simply blocked. I suspect the woman who was complaining must have been a good friend to the moderator, but I'll never know.
I am a member of another group, where free items are offered. I posted some items (to give away free) and soon after, I realized I couldn't post anything. I had gotten blocked for 24 hours.
I am getting really fed up with arbitrary rules and how do you know when you've broken one? Most are up to interpretation. I understand they need rules, but unless someone is abusing them, wouldn't a warning be sufficient, especially for a new member and a first offense? Now I am soured on this group, and as soon as I've given away my items (that I've already posted), I plan to leave.
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
Monday, December 4, 2017
The Evil Fascist Must Be Destroyed
I am by no means a political scholar, and this is more rhetorical than actually asking the questions.
Colluding with a foreign government to fix an election is treasonous. Our false president committed treason. His second-in-command has colluded as well. Why is he still president, why is he still alive after committing treason? The punishment in the past has been death. Why was the election accepted, when we know Russia paid for the theft of the presidency? If this were a real democracy, wouldn't we overturn the false election? That horrible, cheating, lying, sexual assault-committing, racist, hate-mongering, sick bastard should be out of office along with his cohorts. How can one sick fascist overturn every good thing the country has fought so hard for?
I realize he is afraid of women (people who want to suppress someone are afraid of them), so he wants to take away every woman's right to her own body. He's taking away our birth control and then telling us we can't have an abortion if we want or need one. So women are supposed to be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen? Or is it that women aren't allowed to have sex at all? Well, then why aren't you taking away the men's viagra? Who do you think they're going to have sex with? Other men? You've already said that gay people are an abomination, so that won't work, will it? His worse nightmare is that a woman be his boss or run our government. He is scared shitless that this will happen. You notice he isn't telling men what to do with their own bodies? It's just women. If you are a woman who voted for him, you should be ashamed of yourself.
For any of you who support him, unless you are a millionaire, you have screwed yourself and everyone else.
Are you on Disability? Social Security? Medicaid? Medicare? Do you receive food stamps? Do you get subsidized medical care (ie "Obamacare")? Do you get housing assistance? All of those programs are on his hit list. He's trying to take away our medical coverage. After all, poor people should just die when they get sick, right? Poor people shouldn't get food stamps, they should just starve, right? Poor people shouldn't get rent subsidies (HUD or Section 8, etc.). If they can't afford to pay rent, they should just be homeless, according the the disaster-in-chief. But wait, homeless people are an abomination and we should just get rid of them. We can't have them dirtying up our streets. If you are retired, or plan to retire at some point in your life, sorry, he's taking away your social security, so I hope you've saved millions of dollars for your retirement, because he's cutting you off.
He's trying to raise taxes on people who can't afford to pay the taxes as it is now. How will they possibly pay more? They can't. He's trying to give the wealthiest people in the country huge tax breaks. He says it's because doing this will help employers hire more people, but employers don't hire more people, they never do. They just get wealthier. He wants to give people who own private jets a tax break. People who own private jets don't need tax breaks. They have too much money already. They have friggin' private jets! Oh, and Pat Robertson says he needs his private jet because he can't ride on commercial flights because the American public are degenerates and drug-addicts, and he can't ride with them.
Do you like sexual harassment? Good, because he sure does. He's committed sexual harassment himself, and he admitted it, before the election. And you voted for him anyway. So you think grabbing a woman's "pussy" (his word) is your right as a man? You must think so, you voted for him.
Do you hate foreigners? People of color, specifically? Well, good news, he wants foreigners out of the country. Of course, they have families here, and jobs, and even if they are not legal, they contribute to the economy. And often in jobs that most Americans wouldn't dream of doing. Not only that, he wants to build a wall to keep them out. And he wants Mexico to pay for that wall. So he can keep Mexicans out. At least the Mexican government said "No" to that. They aren't stupid. The people who voted for him are. So you must hate all Mexicans. Do you hate all Mexicans? Then you are a racist.
He supports the KKK. The friggin' KKK. The people who hate black/African American people and hunt them down. So you hate black people, too? You must, you voted for him.
And let's not forget, you must hate disabled people. And you want to make fun of them. Because they are disabled, they are funny, right? Yeah, he made fun of a disabled reporter (who, by the way, is an American disabled person who works and pays taxes). And you still voted for him, so you must hate disabled people.
So you're a Christian and that's why you voted for him? He says he's a Christian, because that's what you want to hear. If there were a lot of Nazis in America, he'd say he's a Nazi. And, well, let's face it, he is a Nazi. For those of you who don't know what that means, other than maybe knowing that Hitler was a Nazi and had a funny mustache, Hitler killed millions of people (mostly Jews) just because they believed in a different religion! If Trump could get away with it, he'd probably kill all the Mexicans and blacks and non-Christians. Because that's exactly who he is.
And, by the way, some of you think we should go back to being a Christian nation. Well, I have news for you, America was NEVER a Christian nation. The constitution that many people think says we have freedom of religion, it also says we have freedom FROM religion. The founding fathers wanted the separation of church and state. That means you can worship whatever you want, but it is must be kept separate from government. Forcing your religious beliefs on others is not OK. Forcing school children to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" (which was never a legal document) is wholly unconstitutional. America is a country with many religions. They each have their own views and practices. Of course, I'm an Atheist, so I don't worship or believe in any god or religion, but that's for another discussion. Trump trying to force us to be a Christian nation is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. And it's morally wrong. You have no right to tell me what to believe.
Do you want to have a nuclear war? Trump said (before the election, remember?) that he thinks a nuclear war would be good. So he's trying to start a war with North Korea. He is. He's too stupid to understand that nuclear war doesn't just happen to someone else. If there is a nuclear war, the earth will be decimated (destroyed). Every living thing on earth will be dead. Everything.
Do you believe in climate change? Well, it's a real thing. Humans have caused so much damage to the planet that it will never be like it was before humans existed. The global temperature is getting higher. The polar ice caps are melting. Polar bears are drowning because the ice is melting underneath them, and they have nowhere to go. Recent presidents have tried to slow global warming and enacted laws to protect the environment. Remember, when our environment is gone, we humans will be gone, too. Trump is single-handedly trying to destroy our planet. He is ending environmental protections. He is hell-bent on destroying the earth. And you voted for him.
Now he is trying to destroy national monuments. Because he can.
There is this phrase that gets thrown around, "Family values." Do you know what that means? It means that if you are not Christian, you are bad. If you are gay, you are bad. If you are not a family with a husband, wife and 2 kids, you are bad. If you are a mixed race family, you are bad. It's a phrase meant to force someone else's religion and "values" upon you. Most people don't fit into what "family values" means. Do you???
I forgot something when I originally posted this. The idiot-in-chief has stopped the ban on trophy hunting because he and his horrible son like to kill animals for fun. That means people can go to Africa (or somewhere else) and kill wild animals just so they can bring back a "trophy", the animal's head or tusks, or what-have-you. Look, I understand hunting for food. I don't like it, but I get it. People who hunt elephants, lions, giraffes, etc., aren't going to eat the meat. They are killing just to kill, and to bring back a trophy, "See what a big man I am? I killed this beautiful animal just because I felt like it." There is a reason it was banned. He is the lowest form of human being. I just want to scream!
OK, I've said my piece. I sincerely hope you have read this all the way through. I hope you understand what the Trump supporters have done. I am literally sick to my stomach, because I honestly don't know if I will survive this presidency. In fact, I'm sure I won't. I will lose my housing assistance and become homeless. I will lose my food stamps and will starve. I've been trying to get SSI because I am disabled and can't work. I will lose that. I will lose my medical coverage, and I will become sick and die. I hope you are happy that you have helped to ruin my life and the lives of countless others. Thanks for the death sentence.
Colluding with a foreign government to fix an election is treasonous. Our false president committed treason. His second-in-command has colluded as well. Why is he still president, why is he still alive after committing treason? The punishment in the past has been death. Why was the election accepted, when we know Russia paid for the theft of the presidency? If this were a real democracy, wouldn't we overturn the false election? That horrible, cheating, lying, sexual assault-committing, racist, hate-mongering, sick bastard should be out of office along with his cohorts. How can one sick fascist overturn every good thing the country has fought so hard for?
I realize he is afraid of women (people who want to suppress someone are afraid of them), so he wants to take away every woman's right to her own body. He's taking away our birth control and then telling us we can't have an abortion if we want or need one. So women are supposed to be barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen? Or is it that women aren't allowed to have sex at all? Well, then why aren't you taking away the men's viagra? Who do you think they're going to have sex with? Other men? You've already said that gay people are an abomination, so that won't work, will it? His worse nightmare is that a woman be his boss or run our government. He is scared shitless that this will happen. You notice he isn't telling men what to do with their own bodies? It's just women. If you are a woman who voted for him, you should be ashamed of yourself.
For any of you who support him, unless you are a millionaire, you have screwed yourself and everyone else.
Are you on Disability? Social Security? Medicaid? Medicare? Do you receive food stamps? Do you get subsidized medical care (ie "Obamacare")? Do you get housing assistance? All of those programs are on his hit list. He's trying to take away our medical coverage. After all, poor people should just die when they get sick, right? Poor people shouldn't get food stamps, they should just starve, right? Poor people shouldn't get rent subsidies (HUD or Section 8, etc.). If they can't afford to pay rent, they should just be homeless, according the the disaster-in-chief. But wait, homeless people are an abomination and we should just get rid of them. We can't have them dirtying up our streets. If you are retired, or plan to retire at some point in your life, sorry, he's taking away your social security, so I hope you've saved millions of dollars for your retirement, because he's cutting you off.
He's trying to raise taxes on people who can't afford to pay the taxes as it is now. How will they possibly pay more? They can't. He's trying to give the wealthiest people in the country huge tax breaks. He says it's because doing this will help employers hire more people, but employers don't hire more people, they never do. They just get wealthier. He wants to give people who own private jets a tax break. People who own private jets don't need tax breaks. They have too much money already. They have friggin' private jets! Oh, and Pat Robertson says he needs his private jet because he can't ride on commercial flights because the American public are degenerates and drug-addicts, and he can't ride with them.
Do you like sexual harassment? Good, because he sure does. He's committed sexual harassment himself, and he admitted it, before the election. And you voted for him anyway. So you think grabbing a woman's "pussy" (his word) is your right as a man? You must think so, you voted for him.
Do you hate foreigners? People of color, specifically? Well, good news, he wants foreigners out of the country. Of course, they have families here, and jobs, and even if they are not legal, they contribute to the economy. And often in jobs that most Americans wouldn't dream of doing. Not only that, he wants to build a wall to keep them out. And he wants Mexico to pay for that wall. So he can keep Mexicans out. At least the Mexican government said "No" to that. They aren't stupid. The people who voted for him are. So you must hate all Mexicans. Do you hate all Mexicans? Then you are a racist.
He supports the KKK. The friggin' KKK. The people who hate black/African American people and hunt them down. So you hate black people, too? You must, you voted for him.
And let's not forget, you must hate disabled people. And you want to make fun of them. Because they are disabled, they are funny, right? Yeah, he made fun of a disabled reporter (who, by the way, is an American disabled person who works and pays taxes). And you still voted for him, so you must hate disabled people.
So you're a Christian and that's why you voted for him? He says he's a Christian, because that's what you want to hear. If there were a lot of Nazis in America, he'd say he's a Nazi. And, well, let's face it, he is a Nazi. For those of you who don't know what that means, other than maybe knowing that Hitler was a Nazi and had a funny mustache, Hitler killed millions of people (mostly Jews) just because they believed in a different religion! If Trump could get away with it, he'd probably kill all the Mexicans and blacks and non-Christians. Because that's exactly who he is.
And, by the way, some of you think we should go back to being a Christian nation. Well, I have news for you, America was NEVER a Christian nation. The constitution that many people think says we have freedom of religion, it also says we have freedom FROM religion. The founding fathers wanted the separation of church and state. That means you can worship whatever you want, but it is must be kept separate from government. Forcing your religious beliefs on others is not OK. Forcing school children to recite the "Pledge of Allegiance" (which was never a legal document) is wholly unconstitutional. America is a country with many religions. They each have their own views and practices. Of course, I'm an Atheist, so I don't worship or believe in any god or religion, but that's for another discussion. Trump trying to force us to be a Christian nation is UNCONSTITUTIONAL. And it's morally wrong. You have no right to tell me what to believe.
Do you want to have a nuclear war? Trump said (before the election, remember?) that he thinks a nuclear war would be good. So he's trying to start a war with North Korea. He is. He's too stupid to understand that nuclear war doesn't just happen to someone else. If there is a nuclear war, the earth will be decimated (destroyed). Every living thing on earth will be dead. Everything.
Do you believe in climate change? Well, it's a real thing. Humans have caused so much damage to the planet that it will never be like it was before humans existed. The global temperature is getting higher. The polar ice caps are melting. Polar bears are drowning because the ice is melting underneath them, and they have nowhere to go. Recent presidents have tried to slow global warming and enacted laws to protect the environment. Remember, when our environment is gone, we humans will be gone, too. Trump is single-handedly trying to destroy our planet. He is ending environmental protections. He is hell-bent on destroying the earth. And you voted for him.
Now he is trying to destroy national monuments. Because he can.
There is this phrase that gets thrown around, "Family values." Do you know what that means? It means that if you are not Christian, you are bad. If you are gay, you are bad. If you are not a family with a husband, wife and 2 kids, you are bad. If you are a mixed race family, you are bad. It's a phrase meant to force someone else's religion and "values" upon you. Most people don't fit into what "family values" means. Do you???
I forgot something when I originally posted this. The idiot-in-chief has stopped the ban on trophy hunting because he and his horrible son like to kill animals for fun. That means people can go to Africa (or somewhere else) and kill wild animals just so they can bring back a "trophy", the animal's head or tusks, or what-have-you. Look, I understand hunting for food. I don't like it, but I get it. People who hunt elephants, lions, giraffes, etc., aren't going to eat the meat. They are killing just to kill, and to bring back a trophy, "See what a big man I am? I killed this beautiful animal just because I felt like it." There is a reason it was banned. He is the lowest form of human being. I just want to scream!
OK, I've said my piece. I sincerely hope you have read this all the way through. I hope you understand what the Trump supporters have done. I am literally sick to my stomach, because I honestly don't know if I will survive this presidency. In fact, I'm sure I won't. I will lose my housing assistance and become homeless. I will lose my food stamps and will starve. I've been trying to get SSI because I am disabled and can't work. I will lose that. I will lose my medical coverage, and I will become sick and die. I hope you are happy that you have helped to ruin my life and the lives of countless others. Thanks for the death sentence.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Starting
Well, the treatment process has started. It's been a long process to get surgical clearances and what-have-you. My port was installed/embedded on Tuesday, and I will start chemo on Wednesday. Oh the joy! Not looking forward to it, but it's better than letting the cancer kill me. What would we do without Nurse Navigators? So many appointments and doctors, it's hard to keep it all straight. My advice to patients: Get a good planner/datebook.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Update
Well, I am
at the library, and the internet is down. Great. So I will blog! Of course if
the internet doesn’t come up before I leave, then this will all be wasted since
my flash drive is missing and I have no way to save.
So, not much
has been happening in my world lately, other than various doctor’s appointments
and spending time at the library. I will finally have my port put in on Tuesday,
and chemo will start shortly after. The dreaded chemo. But it’s just one of
those things you have to do, so I will do it willingly. I still need to find a
hat that I like. I am not a wig type of person. 7-11 had some really cute hats,
with pink ribbons on them even, but cash is not available at the moment (to purchase
one). I’ll find one, or even make one if I can figure out what I want, style wise.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Denise's Journey
From Denise's Journey:
Why Me?
I think the first thought people have after hearing the words, "You have cancer" is, "Why me?" The truth is, for many of us, there is no answer to that question. And it doesn't really matter why or how. You have to learn to accept that it just "is."
I never expected to have cancer of an sort, but especially not breast cancer. No one in my family has had it, so I'm immune, right? Wrong! OK, so I have it. But I will fight it and I will win. I intend to share my thoughts and feelings with you all. And my journey through the crazy, busy world of tests, doctors and treatment.
I should have started this earlier, but I have had computer problems including no internet at home, and two non-working computers. I am now officially blogging from the library's computer. Thank goodness for the library. It is my sanctuary. I scooter (mobility scooter) a mile each way to and from the library on every day that I have off from appointments, and even some days after appointments. It's summer, and the Summer Reading Program is underway, so when I am home, I spend much of my time reading.
I am being positive about my plight. I am not going to let cancer get to me. I decided not to do a lot of research. I made a conscious effort not to look at statistics. I think we can get bogged down with too much information and too many numbers. Statistics are just that, statistics, averages. It does not mean that you will die. I look at it this way: Either I will survive or I won't. there are only two ways about it, and I am going to do whatever I have to do in order to survive.
Am I An Experiment?
A few days ago, I went for "chemo training." You know, what will happen, what to expect, that sort of thing. I was told I would be on a combo of chemo and Herceptin for five months, then surgery to remove any cancer that survives, then seven months of Herceptin alone. My oncologist told me I would be on chemo for a year with only five months of the Hercepin. So, which is it? I don't especially like my oncologist, don't feel that she's listening to me or my concerns. I told my friend of the treatment plan, and he said that protocol makes no sense, chemo is never given for such a short time. Which leaves me wondering, "Am I just an experiment to them?"
Why Me?
I think the first thought people have after hearing the words, "You have cancer" is, "Why me?" The truth is, for many of us, there is no answer to that question. And it doesn't really matter why or how. You have to learn to accept that it just "is."
I never expected to have cancer of an sort, but especially not breast cancer. No one in my family has had it, so I'm immune, right? Wrong! OK, so I have it. But I will fight it and I will win. I intend to share my thoughts and feelings with you all. And my journey through the crazy, busy world of tests, doctors and treatment.
I should have started this earlier, but I have had computer problems including no internet at home, and two non-working computers. I am now officially blogging from the library's computer. Thank goodness for the library. It is my sanctuary. I scooter (mobility scooter) a mile each way to and from the library on every day that I have off from appointments, and even some days after appointments. It's summer, and the Summer Reading Program is underway, so when I am home, I spend much of my time reading.
I am being positive about my plight. I am not going to let cancer get to me. I decided not to do a lot of research. I made a conscious effort not to look at statistics. I think we can get bogged down with too much information and too many numbers. Statistics are just that, statistics, averages. It does not mean that you will die. I look at it this way: Either I will survive or I won't. there are only two ways about it, and I am going to do whatever I have to do in order to survive.
Am I An Experiment?
A few days ago, I went for "chemo training." You know, what will happen, what to expect, that sort of thing. I was told I would be on a combo of chemo and Herceptin for five months, then surgery to remove any cancer that survives, then seven months of Herceptin alone. My oncologist told me I would be on chemo for a year with only five months of the Hercepin. So, which is it? I don't especially like my oncologist, don't feel that she's listening to me or my concerns. I told my friend of the treatment plan, and he said that protocol makes no sense, chemo is never given for such a short time. Which leaves me wondering, "Am I just an experiment to them?"
The "C" Word
I was recently diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. That's a big pain in the ass. Because of other health issues, I've had to get clearances from
other doctors before I can start chemo, so as of now, I still have my hair and feel basically fine. I am feeling good, in good spirits, and I am going to fight this stupid thing ... And win! I've suffered through a whole slew of crap in my lifetime, and this little thing called cancer is just another hurdle.
I have another blog, Denise's Journey, if you want to check it out. But maybe I will just post everything from here. Haven't decided yet.
other doctors before I can start chemo, so as of now, I still have my hair and feel basically fine. I am feeling good, in good spirits, and I am going to fight this stupid thing ... And win! I've suffered through a whole slew of crap in my lifetime, and this little thing called cancer is just another hurdle.
Hello Again!
I have been mostly absent from the blogger scene for a while. Not having internet and then having major computer issues can do that to a person. But I am back, using the computer at the local library. Trying to be a good blogger, posting as often as I can. So well will see what happens! Love and peace to all!
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