Michael Vick

The thing that bothers me the most about this whole Michael Vick case is not the obvious. It's not the fact that raising dogs for fighting and killing them is completely disgusting and wrong in anybody's book. The thing that bothers me the most is here is a guy making $15 million a year and the best thing he can think to spend his money - dare I even use the word invest - is to fund a dog fighting ring! I don't begrudge Michael Vick for making that kind of money and he can do whatever he wants with his money, but with all of the people in this country struggling to make ends meet, with all of the worthwile charities there are in this country doing good work, and all of the other things he could do with his millions - this is what he chooses to do? You don't see Bill Gates or Richard Branson funding dog fighting rings! These are guys who enjoy their money and they give back to society! Hey, Michael - have you ever heard the word "vacation?" Have you ever heard the word "mutual funds?" Are you that bored with your money or are you that stupid that you think this is your idea of a good investment?

Some people have come out in the media and defended Vick's need to make a living. I don't disagree with that and I know Michael Vick is a realitively young man, but if he's been making several million dollars for the past few years and was investing his money wisely, he wouldn't have to worry about making a living! What if he had injured himself? What if he had so severely injured himself that he could never play football again - what would he be living on then?

And now he apologizes because he realizes dog fighting was wrong - he just realized that now? Where and how was this guy raised? Ignorance of the law is no excuse! Would it be okay for him to kill somebody just because nobody bothered to tell him it was wrong!

We all make mistakes, but please don't insult us Michael Vick!

Political B.S.

I don't really want this blog to be about politics (especially local ones), but I heard something today that I had to comment on and I think it speaks volumes on the current political scene!

I don't mind when politician lie - I expect them to lie! But I'm disappointed when they lie badly!

Today, there was a story in the L.A. Times about how a county superviser was, allegedly, not actually living in the district she represents! Certainly, that's a problem if it's true, but that's not the outrageous part of the story! What really disturbed me was her attempt at an excuse....

She said that her townhouse in the district was being remodeled, but that she does spend most of her days there! She claims she only stays in her million dollar mansion at night! That's her alibi???

First off, I want to assume that during the day she is in her office! I really hope she ain't lying around watching "People's Court!" How much time is she really spending at either of her homes during the day??

Secondly, the area she represents is one of the poorer sections of Los Angeles while the area where she has her other residence is one of the nicer areas of town. We've all seen "COPS"...don't most crimes happen at night? There are areas of every major city in the country where people tell you "Don't go there at night!" Sure, crime still happens in broad daylight, but more crime probably happens under the shadow of night! Isn't that exactly the time of day she should be in the lower income area that she represents?

It makes me long for the days of Richard Nixon. Sure, he was a crook, but he surrounded himself with some pretty brillant minds and when he came up with a lot of b.s. atleast it was well thought out!

Hello and welcome!

If you're reading this right now - you either know me and you're really bored or you're just plain bored! Thank you for visiting here, but isn't there something else you could be doing right now? You've got a hundred television channels you could watch, dvd's you've never opened, porn you could be downloading, books you mean to read, laundry you need to do, and bills you need to pay! God forbid, you should actually excercise or do volunteer work in your community teaching shoeless children how to read! My god you are lazy! Just like me!

So if you're trying to avoid any kind of productivity in your life - join the club!

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