Good With The Bad....

I have suffered a few significant emotional events in the past couple of weeks. With that being said it has not been all that bad and has actually made some fuzzy things in my life a little more clear. First and foremost to come into clarity is that;.... BANKS ARE THE MOST CROOKED FUCKING BASTARDS KNOWN TO MAN AND IT IS NO WONDER THAT PEOPLE HAVE SUCH HOSTILITY TOWARDS THEM. Enough said about that one...

Second is that despite all the ups and Downs we have had, ( Anne and I ) more Downs than ups. I AM MOST CERTAIN THAT I HAVE MARRIED THE BEST WOMAN ON EARTH AND REALLY COULD NOT ASK FOR MUCH MORE IN THAT DEPARTMENT. She has been a rock solid support system and has dealt with each set back like a champ, and with as much as I may joke about her emotional ups and downs she has showed up with her "A" game this time and really stepped up to the plate.

Third, COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS.

Fourth is this final thought. HOW CAN A PERSON THAT CAN'T RUB TWO CENT'S TOGETHER HAVE A NEGATIVE HALF MILLION DOLLAR BALANCE IN THERE BANK ACCOUNT? ( Refer to #1 )

P.S. STOP FUCKING INTERROGATING ME IF I WANT YOU TO KNOW I WILL TELL YOU ON MY OWN.

The 50's

I am sure it will be hard for some of you to grasp that there was a better time in America than the present, and that small minded me would know or envy anything that is a few decades behind myself. believe it or not there was a time when we as Americans were a proud country; not this mess of a country we have now. I think we ALL need to look back at what we call the greatest generation in order to move forward. What happened to buy American and taking pride in our products that we produced? Also what happened to standing up for ourselves and not worrying about being politically correct? If we look at the 1950's men were men and proud of it and women stood by there men; children obeyed there parents everyone had a job if they wanted it and hodgie wasn't flying planes into our skyscrapers. Flash forward 40 years and we have a society that thinks hard work is something done by Mexicans, divorce rates are skyrocketing and the entire country is fucking jobless and broke.



You tell me did we create our own problems????

What A Ride Life Is.....

So after a year and a half of the unemployed life I am taking Obama's advice and headed to school this fall. ( I never thought I would utter those words again ) Yes friends I am going out to Kirtland this fall and enrolling in the criminal justice program to be a cop of all things. Anne and I are going to be study partners ( How gay is that?? ) She is enrolled in the surg tech program and really stoked to get the whole school thing under way. We have both decided that we will keep you updated on the status of school every second of the day via Facebook because it seems like the thing to do these days.

On a not so serious note here is some of the happenings from the last few weeks.

1. We attended a strip club for the first time together ( well kinda ) needless to say it was an interesting night.

2. Anne learned what snailing the pole really meant. ( same night as the strip club )

3. DRAMA has reared its ugly head again.

4. I have spent a lot of time this summer fixxing boats that are not mine and have not had the chance to even go out on any of them.

5. I have decided that along with school I am going to dabble in politics a little bit and run for Grayling city council.

6. Hannah is ten going on twenty five and I can't handle it.

7. I am still unemployed and the economy is "getting better" so I'm told

Things That Are Pissing Me Off

1. Unthoughtful family members and there selfish needs. ( um.... last time I checked the world revolves around no one )

2. Random dude that thinks he's kinda a big fucking deal. ( NOT )

3. People having a opinion on my unemployment status. ( it's not like I don't want a fucking job and I enjoy being flat fucking broke all the time )

4. The fact the some people think that it's ok to do and do for them. And then be nowhere around when you need or want some help from them. ( see item #1 again )

5. Politicians and there BULLSHIT. ( It would be nice for just once that our public servants be held liable for there actions. We pay these people a lot of money in the form of taxes to make some of the most FUCKED UP decisions on earth while we all smile and take it. )

6. OBAMA ( get the hell off my TV every one is sick of seeing you on every channel. your day has come and gone do your job and fix this country or get the FUCK out. )

7. Two faced people ( you no who you are...... so please don't read this with that stupid look on your faces and ask yourself is he talking about me. DUH )

8. MONEY ( it is the root of all evil and problems...... no one is pissed cuz they have too much money but everyone gets pissy when there is no money. )

9. Random Dudes pic being plastered allover facebook.

10. Being almost 30 and living at my parents house

Marriage

After twelve years of being together and eight years of marriage I am at a loss. I have pushed the only person to have stood by my side for the last twelve years out the door. Why...... because I have the asshole gene that I can't seem to outgrow. It is extremely hard for me to articulate when I'm pissed off about something and with the "asshole gene" it turns into world war three because I say shit that I don't mean and that is highly inappropriate at the time. That combined with a woman's emotions is a recipe for disaster. So here I sit alone one week to the day from my eighth wedding anniversary with no wife and divorce on the horizon. I am not sure who said it but I read a quote somewhere that said " The tongue is the most destructive weapon on earth" whoever that person he/she is oh so right. It's funny how you can be so complacent in life that you miss it crumbling down around you. Let me tell you about irony it is the fact that I am a mechanic and can fix anything and keep it running but when it comes to my relationship its like a car in the junkyard that will be parted out till there is nothing left but the framework and it will be crushed and melted down to make a new car. I don't ever regret much or spend a lot of time living in the past but I am positive I will regret this the rest of my life.

Friendship

Friendship is a two lane road and can only be successful if there is traffic flow in both directions. With this profound bit of information you can establish some of the best friendships you will ever have and you can also destroy some of the best friendships you will have ever had. If you opt to put up a bunch of orange barriers and preform road construction for several months then it is bound to strain a friendship which is fine if you take down the barrels and have a fresh smooth road to travel back and forth on. But when you choose to leave the barrels up for an extended amount of time and not finish you project or make it worse by closing the road completely then you end up with one less friend. But the most important thing to remember is to not have any one way roads because they do not function as well as a two way road. It is extremely disheartening to be the only one traveling down the road of friendship. It is also unnecessary for you not to travel those roads because you don't like where some of the other roads lead. I mean no one is forcing you to drive down those roads, just travel my road once in awhile. A friendship can last a lifetime with proper maintenance and care and as with all roads you are bound to have a few bumps and imperfections. But you leave those bumps unrepaired then you end up with Michigan sized potholes that can not be repaired without closing the road for awhile. And it is also ok for your road to change direction a little bit it does not mean that its a different road just a different view along the road.

SEX

So let me ask you how important is sex to you?? To me its one of the most important things in a relationship besides the standard of good health and trust and respect of one another. But more what has me baffled is the fact that some people can have a addiction to it while others can be so annoyed by it. My opinion is that there is nothing better than a sweaty hot sack session and recover to do it all over again. But others have the opinion that sex has to be a scheduled event with rules and guidelines and lets not forget the list of excuses that go with that to try and weasel outta that scheduled sex session. I have found that women use the power of sex over men because women have something men don't...... "SELF CONTROL" we will cave in to almost any request at the slightest hint that we may get laid and women take full advantage of that situation. So all of this ranting has made me ask this one question. If you can treat cancer and land a man on the moon why can't there be a female VIAGRA and why has know one thought of that yet?? and the answer folks is because somewhere out there there is a male scientist with a wife that has used the power of the poon to keep him from developing that magic pill that would make the whole world a happier place. I mean if every one was having hot porn star sex they wouldn't be angry and hostile with one another. So to achieve world peace........ SEX is all you need.

Long Weekend

So this last weekend has been a very long weekend. In a Prozac induced blur I told Hannah that she could have a sleepover on Saturday night which under normal circumstances would have been fine. Little did I know that my weekend was about to get hectic. Anne left for her girls weekend on Friday afternoon after I got her all packed up and at 10:00pm that night I get the phone call that would change the weekend it went like this.... My Dad " hey you need to get to Gaylord Anne is at the ER there she fell in the fire" Me " OK " . So i have a thirty minute ride to flash through all the worst case scenieros that I've seen and heard about so by the time I get to the hospital I am a useless wreck that can't stop puking so thank god for my mom being there to be supportive for Anne. But after they pumped her full of good drugs to ease the pain we arrived home about 3:00am Saturday morning.

So Saturday I decide its not Hannah's fault Anne got hurt so we move forward with the sleepover and I set the tent up and get all the food ready with a little help from my Dad and even let Abby have a friend come over to and camp out. So about 3:30 all the kiddies arrive and do the swimming thing and things seem to be going well till about dinner time when all hell breaks loose again. Anne has woken up from the drug coma and is ready to eat and change her dressings Emily decides its time to start getting ready right at that moment for her girl scout sleepover and I have five other girls that would like to roast hot dogs over a bonfire. After all that was done the the question of smores came about and I had to run Emily and her high strung friend out to a sleepover. Needless to say Saturday was a long day and I couldn't wait for Fathers day to just relax.

Boy was I wrong screaming kids, sick wife and another trip to the ER here in Grayling along with my Dad and I having to cook our own dinner cuz Marshmallow girl has a bum hand and my mother could burn water and as for my girls.....well that's about all I can say there. At about 10:30pm the kids did pull a gift outta there ass and give it to me which was thoughtful don't get me wrong just a little tired at that point and we had desert and went to bed. Oh and in the midst of all this excitement my Brother and Nephew show up yesterday and stay the night and my 20 year old Sister calls to tell my parents that her and her 40 year old boyfriend of 2 months are getting married.

Been Awhile

So it has been a little while since I blogged and thought it was time for an update. We went camping at Jellystone Park last weekend and had a blast the weather was good till Saturday night when it started to rain needless to say we woke up to a wet Sunday morning. But in true camper spirit we made the best of it and Dave made a awesome breakfast so all was good.

So Anne and I decided Sunday-funday was in order again and have decided that June 28th will be the next one. It will be a Hawaiian themed party so put on your best floral print shirt and try to attend. The pool is up so bring the kiddies swimsuits and your own the water should be warm by then. There will be a bonfire that evening along with the standard cookout so I hope to see everyone there.

Anne has joined a woman's softball league and it is in full swing. they are off to a good start and it is nice to go watch her games. The kids are done with school now and again let me remind you I know now why wild animals eat there young...... It is going to be a long summer if I have to be the entertainment committee. And yes I am still unemployed so there is no need to ask next time someone should run into me.

Why do we have to be correct all the time???

So I have been watching the news lately and have decided our country is in a moral downward spiral. We as a country and people are so worried about what other countries and people think of us. God forbid we water board a terrorist to gain information about future terrorist attacks on us or that we not spend billions of "our" tax dollars rebuilding a country that was and still is harboring terrorist while most of us in our own country are suffering in financial ruin. I mean come on people they don't call it war for no reason. It is just what the name implies WAR and it is a messy cruel thing that most of us can't understand and have no business putting or noses in. It is real easy for people to sit back in there recliner or news desk and offer there opinion on the matter of war and torture having never had any real world experience to say a damn thing about it. Here is an idea tell me what you think. Maybe we can talk Osama Bin Laden into paying to rebuild the World Trade Center and because we have outlawed water boarding maybe he will stop cutting off the heads of Americans. I mean if we are gonna have a kinder gentler war maybe our enemy will not think that us silly Americans or such bad people after all and we can all get along in peace and harmony and they will stop plotting attacks against us and while were at it maybe they will help us solve world hunger...... what do you think?

Helicopter Parents

So can anyone explain to me the need for some parents to be " helicopter parents " and for those that know what I'm talking about I applaud you for not doing this to your children. And for those that don't know what I'm talking about..... let me explain. A " helicopter parent " is a parent that has to hover around there child and try and protect them from the "outside" world when in all actuality they are going to cause them more damage than any amount of therapy can fix. Let me explain this point for those still thinking that I and/or we are bad parents. By not allowing your child to experience life you are going to cause them to be whinny anti-social little wallflowers in there young age and as they grow older they will be the children living in your basement with nine cats and a fast computer. They also will have no relationship or bond with any family members because of there parents control issues and total lack of confidence in there own parents abilities to take care of a child even though if your reading this you obviously survived your childhood and have at least learned to read. I have come to the realization that you can not be a good parent and not let your children grow and experience things with and without you by there side. I am certain that your children will survive a trip to grandmas house a trip to day care and even a ride on the school bus to school and they will return home to you with just as much love and admiration for you as when they left on there "little journey". So the moral of this little rant is cut the fucking umbilical cord and do you kids a favor in the long run it will make them strong independent people and keep you from blogging about the smell of cat shit wafting from your basement fifteen years from now and it will save you the headache of having to set them up an eharmony profile to get them outta your house.

Interview

So I had yet another phone interview today that went well..... I think. Its for a company that flys around South America and the Caribbean operating my favorite airplane the Boeing 747-200. I would be based in Bogota Columbia with a pretty decent schedule of 20 days on and 10 days off and they will pay for all travel from Grayrock along with meals and hotels which would be quite a change from other companies that I have worked at. I should know if I got the job next week sometime. Oh and did I mention they pay well for every 2 days worked that's one Obama payday woooo hooooo!!!

I am so excited at the fact of going back to work I can hardly sleep. My Dad told me one time its not easy going to work if you don't like what you do, and he was soooo right. I absolutely love what I do and consider myself lucky in that aspect of life. I have been fortunate enough not to have spent 2 or 4 years in school to get out in the "real world" and find that there is no jobs for me or that I don't like my chosen profession and that I spent thousands of dollars on training for a job that pays minimum wage or a little better. I think school is a good thing but I also think you should know what you want before hand and before committing a large part of your life and savings to something that's gonna be a big disappointment in the long run. I have learned in the last couple years that money does not buy happiness it will buy comfort but defiantly not happiness.

Obama Payday....

So today is Obama Payday and it seems to never be enough to go around..... I hate being unemployed and broke all the fucking time. This has got me thinking that perhaps I could start mowing lawns or start selling Amway products and even the possibility of whoring myself out is sounding like a good idea these days.

My second bitch today is people that try to be and act like something they are not. I mean don't get me wrong I don't like to air all of my dirty laundry but when a friend is venting about life's hurdles I can usually relate with a story of my own. Nothing pisses me off more than when people act like they are sooooooo much better than you and are soooooo quick to cast judgement on you and other people. And the best part is these "people" live in a fish bowl and the rest of the world can see its not a fucking fairytale that there living. So I guess my point is don't talk shit about everyone else just to make you feel better about your fucked up life, Because KARMA will catch you every time and kick your ass!!!!

Unemployed

So I thought I would join the throngs of people that blog. I have found it to be a crafty way to vent about life and the stupid stuff that tends to happen to me.

So I am rolling up on a year of being unemployed and living back with my parents in there house. It has been kinda of a roller coaster of emotions for us as a family and for myself personally. Some of the things I've noticed being unemployed for this long is that people treat you like the girl that is single for a long time by asking the now infamous question in my life " So do you have a job yet, or have you heard about going back to work."..... I would like to say that as soon as Obama creates a job for "ME" I will blog about it so everyone knows. The second thing that has come to light with my extended vacation is..... That I know why wild animals eat there young!!! with that being said I love my kiddies but they can say and ask some of the most frustrating things at the most inappropriate times. The last thing I have found is I miss working......yes I know that this could be a hard concept to grasp for some people but I truly miss living outta a duffel bag in a hotel room somewhere and fixing airplanes in some far off land.