So Much Going On & Nothing At All

Well, the news wires are full and I've done nothing all day but avoid it all. I've cleaned bathrooms, to include teaching my son how to really clean his sink. I also made him shovel snow off of the deck for the second day in a row. Guess I'll have to get off of my fat ass tomorrow and do it myself. Darn school, gets in the way of all my evil mom shenanigans.

So, here's my little rant(ish) item today. I first saw this on Fox (yes, Fox, for some reason my husband likes to watch their pathetic morning show which always puts me in a stunning mood first thing in the morning. So, there's this story about this yahoo who is dumping Wachovia Bank because they won't put up a Christmas tree at his branch. My first thought was, if this dude is going to make a big stink about CHRISTmas, why would he want a pagan symbol erected to commemorate it. But, okay, I'll accept that this pagan symbol has been appropriated and is standard among many American Christian households this time of year (first brought to the US by a Unitarian, by the way). My second thought is this, if he is really a Christian, he wouldn't want his bankers to sin. Since Christians cannot practice usury (I heard this from Shakespeare, by the way, I can't believe how freaking learned I am), he should desire that his bank employs no Christians and therefore they should not have any Christian symbolism upon its premises at any time. Finally, I should hope that a bank, as a place of business, who hires people to perform banking transactions, not decorate, would remain a professional institution (particularly after taking OUR money to stay in business, bailouts and all that garbage). How are they going to pay for these holiday decorations, with bailout money? Forgeddaboutit! Save your money and DO YOUR DAMN JOBS!

How about I start boycotting any place that respects my views but will not openly share my views. Isn't enough that they have respect for my views? I'd think so but obviously idiots like this don't. Really, get over yourselves!

Again, the War has erupted only, it's not the War on Christmas (as these folks claim), it's really the War on Anyone Who Does Not Openly Kowtow to People Who Want to Make a Big Deal About How They Are Not Accommodated at Every Turn. Gee, WWJD? He seemed like a pretty decent, nonjudgmental and loving kind of guy to me. This new brand of fundamentalist is a blight.