Usually I have tons to say. Today not so much. This is a photo of a fish caught off of the coast of Florida. I found it here. The site has a lot of information on the impact the BP disaster in the Gulf is having on our fish and other seafood. It appears that the effects will be widespread and long-term. What a shock. Who knew that dumping all of that oil into the ocean for months would do so much damage?
Don't forget to vote. By the way, you can be pro-Obama, anti-Obama, Democrat, Republican, or Independent. It really doesn't matter. This is the day when your opinion counts. You don't have to agree with everything I write to read this blog. I don't have to agree with everything you write to read and enjoy yours. I love this country and I respect your right to say what you think. It is one of the fundamental rights that we have as Americans. Freedom of speech is so important that people have died for it. They have died for people to express opinions that they didn't share. That is what makes this country amazing.
A couple of days ago I won a contest! Yes, you heard that correctly. I entered a contest on Yenta's Mary's page (the Food Floozie) and won this dish.
Isn't it precious? It is in the mail as I type. I am very much looking forward to its arrival.
I made the rounds of blog reading and happened upon something disconcerting at Java's blog (Never Growing Old). Apparently she got a comment from a brand new blogger that her page had too much distracting stuff on it, and they were not coming back as a result. Java was, at first, offended, and then wondered if this person had a point. She received many encouraging comments that her blog was fine. However, it caused me to ponder my own. One of the points that Java brought up was the length of a blog. Apparently, if your blog takes longer than five minutes to read it is too long. Woah. No wonder it is taking me so much time to pick up followers....
Then there was this video that Misery posted a little more than a week ago on her page. I hate hip hop music. Actually, hate just isn't strong enough to indicate how I feel about hip hop music. I don't like Eminem AT ALL. However, since I post a lot of youtube footage I tend to watch other people's youtube footage. It seems only fair. I watched this video twice on her page, and three times on youtube since. I am reading your blogs and it keeps striking a chord. I think about the oil in the gulf and I think of this song. I think about lost keys, feel overwhelmed, and I think of this song. I think about the people we love dying and I think of this song. I think about life being a marathon, not a sprint, and I think of this song. Now, you're thinking I should have saved it for tomorrow. You're probably right because my footage for Thursday is lousy. (Write more peeps.)
I know what he's talking about in this song. However, life is messy. And there are a lot of situations that need "cleaning up." If Eminem can MAN UP, then I think it is high time that some other people do it, too. Yeah, that is directed at all of you high powered yo-yos wanting a bailout. At BP for not getting the job done. At Mr. President for not jumping in sooner and putting your foot in some oilman a**. And the list goes on.
Don't misunderstand me... I am not lumping my blogwriting friends in with BP and President Obama. I think of my blog writing friends because they, too, are not afraid. I think of the others because they aren't manning up. They are on opposite sides of the same coin ~ worlds apart.
Don't forget to turn off my music player at the bottom of the page.
By the way, I freaking love this song and video. Now I totally have to rethink Eminem.
