Fric and Frac

I was putting together a lasagna and listening to the news when I heard an interesting story. The government is now going to recognize the same sex partners of their government employees who are overseas at diplomatic posts. If your partner is with you, they will now get the same treatment as spouses. I think this is a great move. We had people over there that had received no self defense or combat training, they were not eligible to be evacuated, and they were not eligible for medical treatment. I think that's crazy to begin with. If our government is trying to micromanage every move it's citizens make here, they could at least micromanage overseas as well. I think this is a big step in gay rights. Maybe there will start to be some recognition of partners in other areas.

Gas prices are going up again. Isn't that lovely? At first the excuse was that the oil companies were changing to their summer blend. That's for tea, not gas. You cannot tell me that gas changes that much from season to season. That's like saying you can't wear white after Labor Day. I can, and I do. They are trying to make more money over the holiday weekend. Oil prices went up as well. I think we should put a cap on what gas can cost. That would certainly curtail the price gouging and record profits. Not that it's going to do them much good with several car companies going out of business and cutting production. Not only that, but the employees that they laid off can't afford the gas anyway. Does anyone see a cycle besides me?

While we're talking about the price of gas, the price of diesel is lower than the cost of regular unleaded. I remember when gas prices first started going up, the oil companies said it was more expensive to produce diesel than regular gas. I hope they don't think that they are not being watched. With the bank scandals, mortgage crisis, and the war, maybe they think people aren't paying attention. Guess what? We're still paying attention.

There was a new discovery in Germany that has the scientific world just jumping for joy. The recent remains that they found are said to be a "missing link' between our former selves and our new selves. The picture I saw of the skeleton had a tail. That's a little nuts. It also has opposable thumbs. Gee, it couldn't be a primate of some kind? I know we are, too, but you aren't really going to believe that are you? This thing is not a missing link. Want to know how they dated it? The same way they do other things-carbon dating. They dated the rocks around it and that means the find was that old. Carbon dating isn't the most reliable test they could ever do.

We teach creation science in our home. That means that God created the Earth and all things on it in six days. We do discuss evolution, but I have the smartest kids ever. They don't believe it either. We can understand that some parts of our bodies have evolved and changed due to lifestyle and progress, but we do not believe that we developed from apes. If that were the case, why do we still have monkeys and apes? Wouldn't they have all evolved? Just a question.

And do you really think I would let this opportunity go by without saying a few words about our leader? He has to appoint a new justice to the Supreme Court. Any time this happens, it scares me. I am hoping for a judge that can take the law, look at it without bias, and make a fair and informed ruling. I live in the land called Perfect. You should join me. Our opinions and views are shaped by the way we were raised, how we live, our environment and belief system. That clouds the judgement of even the best person. I am just praying that Obama has the common sense that others seem to think he has and will use good, sound judgement. I am very against picking a person to fill a minority quota of some kind. I fill all kinds of minority quotas, but I want to be chosen because of my intelligence and the ability to do the job, not because I fit three different statistics.

I could go on and on, but I smell lasagna and I'm hungry. Keep an eye on our leaders. They all need to know that we are the people that are being represented. And if it's too good to be true, it usually is.