Releasing Steam

I have been totally unable to concentrate this weekend.....my mind is racing and going in every direction except the one I need it to go in. So much has been happening, so many ideas going through my head. I feel like I don't even have time to breathe. TJ has applied to a motorcycle club for membership and we are waiting to hear back on that. I have ideas for jewelry floating around in my head. I want my new helmet to hurry up and get here so I put the mohawk on it. I want to go riding somewhere.....almost anywhere.....I just want something to photograph....I'm BORED. My foot hurts where it's broken, my hip hurts from our accident, the weather is making my sinuses go crazy, I feel like I have cabin fever and no way to relieve it....TJ was cleared to ride (and we did a little bit Tue and Thurs) but it's decided that it's going to rain on most of our days off....I'm tired of riding in the car.

I have a few issues with Discovery Channel's Man vs. Wild.....a recent episode was filmed in Little River Canyon here in Alabama just about an hour away from me....it contained a few inaccuracies (read: lies). Little River Canyon, while it IS the deepest canyon east of the Mississippi, it is hardly remote. It's about 15 minutes from Ft Payne, AL (home of the country group Alabama). A scenic road follows the river on the canyon rim with multiple overlooks. A road on the opposite side leads to houses built along the rim....it's remote not isolated. Little River is unique in that its entire length is on top of Lookout Mountain....therefore there are no alligators or swamps there. There ARE alligators in parts of northern Alabama but NOT in Little River....it's also way too shallow in the warmer months...shallow enough to walk across. And the "wild fire" he had to cross.....a planned, controlled burn. Not so much "reality" anymore, eh?

The little Note the other day about "be careful what you ask for"....well exactly what happened is as follows...I got 2 emails from completely different groups....the first email asked why I left the group and could they do anything to help...I told them that I was dealing with a broken foot and an injured hubby. I also told them that I was not comfortable with some of the conditions of the group. I had investigated and found some the claims to be inaccurate and some just plain false. My gut told me that things just weren't right. Never heard back. The second one was from a local PGR member, who I don't know, have never met and who shouldn't have even had my home email address. In it she asked for money for another PGR member I don't know and have never met. His father had been terminally ill and in the hospital in Kentucky. He closed his business and stayed for about 6 weeks until his father passed away, knowing it would create major financial hardship for his family. (FWIW, I worked through the entire time my grandmother was hospitalized before she passed, taking time to go visit every single day) It left them completely broke. They basically asked all of us to donate and raise about $10,000 for them to pay for the funeral and their living expenses. I wrote back explaining that we were still hurting financially after our accident. She wrote back that I could could contact her and she could try and do something for us. I replied that while I truly appreciated the offer I doubt that anybody in Alabama would help....that when our accident was posted only 2 people in AL even posted replies, that it hurt then and still hurts now. Never heard back from her. Guess it still business as usual with the AL PGR....if you are on their shit list then "fuck you".

Regardless of your personal feeling towards Sen. Ted Kennedy....if you, a relative or someone you know are disabled, the rights you have under the Americans with Disabilities Act are a direct result of Sen. Kennedy's work. If you work and have had to take time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the law that protects your employment is a direct result of Sen. Kennedy's work Both of these had the backing of the first Bush White House. All I have seen this week are either just announcements of his passing or hate filled rants. It makes me sick. I may not agree with all of you on politics or religion but I sure am not going to jump up and down and be joyful over someone's passing.....except maybe terrorists. What happened that we are at this point now? My grandmother taught me that we just shouldn't be happy that someone has died (I still wouldn't be sad about bin Laden and other terrorists though). Not all Democrats are the spawn of the devil, not all Republicans are saints and not all Libertarians are nuts. And by the way....I am an Independent, I vote across ALL parties. I seriously doubt that Jesus would be a conservative or liberal, Republican or Democrat and I'm sick and tired of hearing people claim he would be one or the other. Guess what, Creator does not take political sides! I understand it's your blog and you can write what you want but if that's all you blog about don't expect me to visit and/or comment. There are more things going on around us and in our lives that we can share instead of all the hate and anger and name calling. I have better things to do with my time and energy.

Now that I have got all that off my chest, if you still want to stay, that's great. If not, you know the way out.