This Sordid Life

 At what point did the employee working the Canadian Tire gas station suddenly become my financial consultant, as well?

 

 Ya know...Being hit up for countless upgrades is insulting enough. It's akin to saying, "NO, sir. That EXTORTIONATE $50 dollars in gas you purchased from me WASN'T enough. Can I have your first born as well?". Today, when I went to pay for my gas, they additonally tried to hit up for the following: drinks, cigarettes, candy bars, chips, newspapers, and even a carwash. When I politely said "No thanks.", they actually got offended.

 

 "Why not?", the attend exclaimed.

 

 I was absolutely shocked. "Well, let's see..." I responded. "I just shelled out $50 to your store, already. For a product that cost me HALF as much less than 3 months ago. I'll pass on the junk food. Because quite frankly, I enjoy being able to use the same weight belt I did when I was 16. I'll pass on the cigarettes. As I honestly feel lung cancer would just put a kink in my active lifestyle. I already read the news this morning. And if I'm too damn lazy to wash the car by hand, I think that's a sad commentary on my overall, physical condition. Now wouldn't you agree?".

 

 At this point, you'd think he'd take the hint.

 

 Well, you'd be wrong.

 

 "How come you're paying with Visa? You need this." he says. Handing me a application for MASTERCARD. "And if you sign up, you'll save a few pennies every time you fill up.".

 

 Now? I'm just, plain offended.

 

 For the sake of arguement, I'm going to play "Devil's Advocate" on behalf of this insightful gentleman.

I am aware some of us "motorcycle enthusiasts" , with our copious amounts of tattoos, and white-trash attire, quite often fail to pass as the most intelligent of individuals. The likes of which may possibly result in us being labeled an obvious mark. That much, I conceed. However. It would require a substantial degree of "daftness" on my part, possibly on par with that of mere dirt, for me to leap at such an opportunity over a "few pennies".

 

 "So just so I understand you....", I comment. "You want me to acquire ANOTHER piece of plastic....ON TOP of the one I already own...The likes of which, is ever LESS practical than the one I currently own...Dispensing all my private information....The likes of which, will undoubtably be sold to someone else at my expense....Just so YOU can make a signing bonus? And I'm expected to do this, in the middle of one of THE WORST recessions in history?"

 

 "And you can fill all this out at home!", he proudly proclaims.

 

 And people think I'm daft?

 

 http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_35432.aspx

 

 My favorite line in the whole column is, "There's no guarantee it will pass in a minority government,".

 

 Someone call "Yuk Yuk's". They have a new headliner for their club. You're talking about the CANADIANS, here. We toss away are freedoms, like used Kleenex during a head cold. OF COURSE it will get passed. Some bleeding heart, spinless limp-wrist will inevitably park their ass infront of a few hundred media reps, and proclaim how much "safer" this will make us. How "progressive" this law will be. How the police would NEVER DREAM of abusing such a law. Yada, yada, yada.

 Sure. "Progressing" us all the way back to "1940's Germany".

 

 Welcome to David Miller's world! Where money magically grows in the pockets of Torontonians!

 

  http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_35385.aspx

 

 So in less than 7 days, Miller has already announced three major projects on the go. Union Station, the ENTIRE Lakefront area, and now the "Entertainment District".

 

 Ya know....Call me an "idiot". But last I checked, Toronto's welfare reserves were BONE DRY. Hostels are overflowing beyond capacity. Food banks are almost completely devoid of stock. City road repair is conservatively "5 years behind" in upkeep. The Gardener project is STILL uncompleted from OVER 5 years ago. And this is just the stuff off the top of my head.

 

  And this man is a Harvard-educated economist?

 Once AGAIN... It's becoming the summer of dog attacks....

 

 http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_35356.aspx

 

 If you're keeping score, we're up to three so far.

 

 Does the fence in that linked video even look remotely secure? No wonder the dog lept over it with ease. To add insult to injury, the owner's apathy over the whole situation, is atypical of many modern-day dog owner's. Don't they always say their dog is, "usually very well behaved and there's no reason why the dog may have gone on the offensive". Or something to that effect? Translation: "It's YOUR fault.".

 

 I wonder how apathetic the police, or the owner would have been, if that was the throat of a child that vicious dog ripped out? I'm a big fan of "Man's Best Friend". However. In that situation, it wouldn't my "phone" I was reaching for.

 

 Keep that in mind, people. If you dog suddenly decides to bolt towards anyone in my household.

 

 
 

 Welcome to the 'Socialist State of California'. Where if we don't like what you have to say, we'll FIRE YOU from your job....

 

 http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2009/06/11/after-miss-california-firing-whats-next-for-carrie-prejean/

 

 Pagent representatives were literally TRIPPING over their own words on 'Larry King Live' yesterday. Tossing out a laundry list of excuses for firing Prejean, in the faint hope that just one would stick. Of course, anyone with half a brain and one good functioning eye, can see right through their transparency and body language. Naturally, they had Ms. Prejean's politically-correct replacement on hand. Who, once again, naturally plugged the politically-correct beliefs the pagent directors WANTED her to.

 

 Shit, guys. Why not just get a puppet wth a blonde wig? It certainly would have been most cost effificent in the long run. As you can use it, again and again.

 

 Listen, people. The 'gay marriage' question was a loaded one, and came from none other than PEREZ HILTON.  An individual who is not only openly gay, but has a PATHOLOGICAL HATRED OF WOMEN. This is a man, who makes his living bashing straight women on his website. Taking personal shots at every aspect of their lives. Including their physiques. Don't believe me? Check out his website for yourself (And NO. I WON'T be soiling my OWN site, by leaving a link to his. THANK YOU.).

 

 The largest controversey is NOT Prejean's answer to the question. Which, even if one does not agree with her opinion, was nonetheless answered with honesty, intelligence, and lacking callousness. The REAL question is this: HOW did a man like Hilton, EVER get the job as a judge for such a contest, based on his track record? That's as idiotic and insensitive as inviting ADOLPH HITLER to a Holocaust memorial service.

 

 Furthermore. If the precedent such pagents are trying to set, is that stong, independant woman can be beautiful as well, how badly does it look when you FIRE them, for demonstrating such? And make no mistake, people: That's why she was fired. Regardless of the obviously transparant lies they are currently peddling all over the media.

 

 The only factual evidence that can be ascertained from this who scenario, is this: "Freedom of Speech" definately DOES NOT exist, in the State of California. The one person who was supposed to come out looking dirty in this glorified "smear campaign" (i.e.Carrie Prejean) ironically enough came out looking the cleanest. An she certainly has more BALLS, than Hilton will EVER hope to have.
 

 
 
 

 If you thought the "Roadside Seizure" laws weren't extortionate and facist enough, try this baby on for size:

 

 http://www.torontosun.com/comment/columnists/edward_greenspan/2009/06/08/9709551-sun.html

 

 Kids.....My close friends and I, have been telling you for YEARS now: "Big Brother" wants to control EVERY aspect of your life. ESPECIALLY your finances. The implimentation of the Roadside Seizure law by Julian FACISTino, should have sent up red flags to anyone with half a functioning brain. His attempts to work as a independant contractor for insurance companies, was an ever LARGER reg flag. Now, it's beyond the point of no return, with the "Ontario's Civil Remedies Act". Take special note of the phraseology...

 

 "If the police just "think" property in your possession may have come from criminal activity, it can be legally confiscated.".

 And for the sake of "legal-speak"....

 

 "does not require an allegation or proof that a particular person committed a particular crime,"

 Possibly the best indicator of a shift against that of public interest, is the B.C.'s Civil Forfeiture Office self-description as a "business".

 

 That's right, people! They used the term "BUSINESS".

 

 A BUSINESS, exists soley to generation REVENE and PROFITS. Being a government office, representing the interests of the tax-paying, general public, their ONLY concern should entail the proper dispersement of proceeds, acquired as a result of a CRIMINAL CONVICTION. Whether such proceeds are quantitatively high or low, should not even be a concern to them. As such has no baring whatsoever, on the duties of the office itself.

 

 So what does this all mean?

 

 Essentially, it means everyone is "fair game" when the pudgy, starched shirts in government office decide they need to "fuel the trough" from your pocketbook. Gone are the days, when you had to be a labeled (Notice how I used the term "LABELED"?) and convicted member of organized crime (i.e. A mob member, "outlaw" biker, gang affiliate, etc.)  to have such legal liberties applied to you. Now, you're on par with such individuals.

 

 Isn't it wonderful living in a society, where the rules are changed to better suit the players? Players, which already have too much authority to begin with?

 

 STILL feel safe?

 Why do we make celebrities out of individuals, who willingly have INSANE amounts of children? 

 

 Why is Hollywood shelling out 7-figure "reality show" contracts to these people? Who are the individuals wasting an hour out of every week, watching these people herd their children from place to place? How does this qualify as "entertainment", when this process transpires daily at daycare centers the world over? I don't see anyone showing up with a big, fat Hollywood contract for these underpaid workers on the front lines. Workers who often do a better job at child rearing, then the actual parents themsleves.

 

 Why should I salivate over these weekly "dog and pony shows"? Who's demonstrating concern for the countless single mothers on welfare, because their children were unfortunate enough to be fathered by a deadbeat? When a woman who's a glorified "attention whore", and defines her self-worth by the amount of children she can bring into this world, decides to have 14 children with no means of financial support to her name, suddenly it's a crisis? Subsequently, the world must come together to save her? And what reasonable and compassionate parent, would willingly subject their children to the 24-hour sideshow that is Hollywood?

 

 I cannot have sympathy for women who pump themelselves full of fertility drugs, without first thinking of the conseqences. Or, subsequently being prepared for such. The doctors who flaunt the regulations around such treatments, should be held criminally liable.

 

 There are abused, unwanted, neglected children the world over BEGGING to be adopted. I fail to see how the trials and tribulations of infertility tugs more on the heartstrings, than a story a child forced to fend for itself by eating our of dumpsters.

 

 I don't know. Maybe that's just my personal shortcoming.