I got up on time, using a strength of will that I didn't really know that I had. Got to work on time, too. I would be proud of myself if I wasn't so damned tard. And, before I get into today's rant, here's the joke that Lee Ann thought would have gone better with Tuesdays' entry than the one that I used: Oil Shortage OK, on to religion. Why is it so goddamned important that the Ten Commandments be placed in public places? Why should prayers be allowed in public forums? Don't these people have homes and churches that they can spew this shit in? I know that they have churches, after all, they don't have to pay taxes on those monstrosities. No, I'm paying their way there.... In their own fu****g book, their Jesus said that they should go to their closets and pray. So why do they want to do it in public before every f*****g football game? Yeah, I'm irritated. BabyBush and Asscraft want to bring their own "special" brand of xianity to America, and make it the law of the land. And it's an absolutely intolerant brand of xianity. Completely black-and-white, based on their personal interpretation of the mythical bible, written by 0th-century goatherds. No, this is not my America. Not at all, not at all. No way, Jose. No longer the land of the free, but of the free-to-think-my-way. Otherwise, you're SOL. Well, yes, I'm irritated. I was irritated at the people that were on my route to work this morning, and irritated at the people at work, and irritated even more as I drove home. And tonight I'm irritated that two grandsons are in the house making noise. I think that I just need to go away for a while.... Which is really great, 'cause that's just what I'll be doing in less than a week... free from all of these little irritations. I'll be listening to the Doors and Deep Purple and Chip Davis and Pink Floyd at full blast, driving from Kansas to Oklahoma to Texas, then I'l listen to some jazz with JD and then I'll get to meet a great bunch of people in Austin... some of whom I've worshipped for years, some of whom I'll get to know for the first time. It's gonna be wonderful. O'yeah, I didn't mean worshiped, more like admired. I can't bring myself to worship anyone but Karen, of course... and that's a pretty close thing, but I manage. Which brings me to thinkin'... it'll be twenty years next August the 18th. We're gonna have an exchanging of vows again, but not in a religious setting this time. My plan, unbeknownst to the participants, is to get JD involved in the Universal Church of Life and ordained like I am, and then he'll perform the ceremony. That would be soooo cool.... Yeah, the tired is starting to show big time, heh. Silly... It's pretty easy, though, JD... Afterwards, Karen and I will go on a second (really, first) honeymoon, with the singular aspect that it, too, is unbeknownst to the participants, including myself. So, I'm just waiting for someone to make the plane reservations... and figger out how to get me on a plane! And, of course, pay for it all. Heh. Well, maybe I won't wait. Yesterday, I was the runner, and today I was working the "Z". My legs are killing me again today, although I didn't run nearly as hard as yesterday. Those that know how to read between the lines can do that....
Well, there's a very simple answer...... Nobody bothered to check the oil.
We just didn't know we were getting low. The reason for that is purely geographical.
All our oil is in Alaska, Texas, California, and Oklahoma.
All our dipsticks are in Washington, DC.