Hello everyone. Instead of reading about the decline of Great Society liberalism I have decided to write this blog.  A few things for you to consider:

I was walking to the library last week and I passed a young man wearing a t-shirt that said something to the effect of “I’m not a gynecologist but I’ll take a look”. This came very close to sending me into a feminist rage. Instead of attacking him I took a deep breath and kept walking. I think maybe I’m learning to control my anger.

When it has rained approximately 9 inches in a twenty-four hour period it’s safer to stay home. Especially since the idiots in my precious hometown have no sense of common courtesy at all and the people who drive large tank-like vehicles insist upon drowning those of us who drive small fuel efficient cars.

I went to a wedding shower this weekend. It was for my cousin. I should explain that in our younger years my cousin and I were close. We always got along. Saturday my grandmother, my sister, and I walked into the party and my cousin walked past us like we were not even there. No eye contact. No greeting. No acknowledgement that we were there at all. No thank you for the gifts I bought. Nothing. And the sad thing is that I expected that sort of treatment. I practically had to hold my sister back to keep her from assaulting my cousin. I had some choice words I would have shouted at her, but I figured Jesus wouldn’t like me to use that kind of language. And it would have embarrassed my broken-hearted grandmother. See, it’s all some huge misunderstanding that has placed this division between my aunt and cousins and the rest of the family. It’s a stupid sad situation.

Sunday before church I was going to open the curtains so my cat could see out the window and I accidentally tripped (walked into) the brick that surrounds my fireplace. It hurt, but I figured it would get better. During church I stood up to sing and almost passed out because I stepped on it wrong. Then I spent all afternoon in the doctor’s office (the cheap doctor who doesn’t take insurance because I don’t have insurance because I am a poor graduate student). The only word of advice he gave me was to tape it and try not to walk on it. Great. Thanks. Here’s $133 and 3 hours of my valuable time.

So the moral of this blog: don’t wear tacky insensitive t-shirts, leave your car at home when the most effective form of transportation across town is a boat, be nice to your family, and pay attention to where you are walking.