"Have you noticed that most of the women who are against abortion are women you wouldn't want to fuck in the first place?"

- George Carlin

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If we are ever going to truly make our country whole again, we must find a way to get rid of the anger that has taken root in so many people.

It is growing exponentially.

Hate will continue to win until kindness and understanding shows it a better way.

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The U.S.A. is leading the world in mass shootings... by a large margin.

At times like these I am ashamed to be an American.

We live in a throw away society.

Even on the 'net.

Look at something, then throw it in the trash.

Luckily, there's not a lot of paperwork involved.

Can you imagine our bulging trash heaps if there were?

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Jake's friendly tip:

When eating something off your lover, go with honey -

it lasts longer than chocolate or whipped cream...

and is good for you, too.

If not for the cost of replacing it,

I sometimes would like to pick up my computer and smash it.

Thankfully,

a cooler head has won out.

Everywhere I went today I had to wait -

On traffic, in line and even at the bloody bank.

There was a time when I would have become peeved.

Any more, I use it as an excuse to people watch.

Sometimes ya gotta look a bit for that silver lining,

but it's there.

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40 mph winds to day, gusting higher.

I'm thinking about taking a big sheet of plastic outside to see where the wind blows me.

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When you get to be an old codger like me, some of the ancient jokes become reality:

'I'm now like Kellogg's Rice Krispies -

Every time I move, something either snaps, crackles, or pops.'

Sad but true.

I like coffee.

From the time I was a boy, I would sneak sips of my parents' coffee.

They would start on a second cup after dinner, then half way through they would tell me to take their cups to the kitchen to empty and set in the sink to be washed later.

Dad liked his coffee with cream. Nope, too sweet for me.

Mom liked hers black with a little sugar. Ah, just the right amount of bitter and sweet.

In high school I lived on coffee and cigarettes, not eating lunch so that I could save my lunch money for the weekends.

By the time I was out of school, my daily intake of coffee had risen to a pot or two of coffee every day.

Trouble then came physically. My body started telling me to cut out the caffeine. Whenever I would drink even half a cup I would start getting chest pains from heartburn.

So I sadly gave it up.

Now I drink decaf. Every day. Two cups in the morning. It's a ritual.

I may have had to give up caffeine, but I can't give up the taste.

I like tea.

I prefer iced tea to hot tea. I have a 16 oz. mug of tea every Sunday, half regular and half green tea.

I know that green tea is good for me, so I mix a bag in with the regular.

One of the mysteries of life is knowing that tea has more caffeine in a cup than coffee has, and yet I get no heartburn from drinking tea.

Whatever, right?

Somethings you just can't figure out... you just learn to live with them.

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