… you cross the border the speed limit goes to 75, the people drive 90, and the wind is blowing against you 120 mph.
… the tumble weeds wreck your car
… the sunflowers are taller than the trees
… when the families live underground and come outside for tornados.
…when your state dirt is “port silt loam.”
…you don’t have a fall break, but you get out of class for “statehood day.”
…all the people talk about sports and weather, not b/c it’s polite but b/c it’s all we know.
…when the largest man-made structure is a grain elevator, and it’s visible for 30 miles on the ground and for 250 miles from the sky (according to the airforce pilots).
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JoeyGirl Says:
August 12th, 2007 at 2:17 pm
It’s not all we know. It’s just one of the more interesting things we know…
And yea for airforce pilots.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Oops. I’m a republican.
I thought I would come out of the closet. I’m a Republican, and I like Bush. Has anyone actually listened to him speak in 2 years? He’s reasonable. On Thursday morning as I unpacked my apartment, I listened to an entire hour of him talking to reporters, and I found him candid and logical. I didn’t agree with him on everything, but I could see where he was coming from, especially considering his recent lack of action on Guantanamo and his position against pulling out of Iraq.
I’ve been angry with Bush ever since the Iraq invasion. I thought he was better than that. The December before the invasion, I bragged that he was just playing brinksmanship. Unfortunately, he wasn’t. He was serious. Then he rushed the entire operation. (Let’s give kuddos to Bush the First at this point.) But I’ve been thinking about it…. Both the senate and house overwhelming (and without bickering) voted to go to war as well.
Bush should get some of the blame, but not all. It’s like an incident that happened when I was moving. It was my little sister who forgot to pack a few items before she took the plane to Austin. It was my mom who placed my little sis’s yarn, penguin blanket, and various other items in a trash bag by my door. It was my older sister who told me to take that bag and throw it away. But it was me who threw the bag away, and who took the blame. The person who owned the house and who actually tossed in the bag took the blame. Poor Bush. or maybe poor me. I’m not sure.
At CTY, I came to sudden realization. Why is everybody wrapped up in Bush’s approval ratings? Look who’s had good ratings. Everybody hated Lincoln, and he’s gone down in history as perhaps the best President. This for Lincoln, however,…. he listened to his opponents and sought their advice. That’s something lacking in Bush, but I still think he’s principled. He’s acting (at least in as far as the war is concerned) exactly how a Republican is supposed to act. Now, the financially conservative are ticked off at him for spending money, and the fianancially liberal are ticked off at for cutting spending on the homeside, not increasing taxes, and spending money on the war…but then does that dichotomy make Bush fiscally moderate?!
Most of my friends from the last few years are Democrats, and I still respect everbody, but I’m tired of taking all the flack. One cannot even voice an opinion these days without getting their head chopped off. I’m tired of being mocked and poo-pooed when I am an intelligent, thinking individual. At least, have a discussion with me about what I believe before you completely dismiss me. Is that too much to ask?
Okay, I got it off my chest. Tomorrow, I’ll meet a firey Republican, and then I’ll argue against the war, our foreign policy, and the deadly pseudo-paternal nationalism that grips the country…but that’s tomorrow.
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JoeyGirl Says:
August 12th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Well done. As for the stuff…I don’t suppose you’ve remembered what else was in the bag? You DO still have Annie and Danny, yes? (and I don’t mind. I just feel badly that I left it in the first place, so add some of that blame on me)
I’ve been angry with Bush ever since the Iraq invasion. I thought he was better than that. The December before the invasion, I bragged that he was just playing brinksmanship. Unfortunately, he wasn’t. He was serious. Then he rushed the entire operation. (Let’s give kuddos to Bush the First at this point.) But I’ve been thinking about it…. Both the senate and house overwhelming (and without bickering) voted to go to war as well.
Bush should get some of the blame, but not all. It’s like an incident that happened when I was moving. It was my little sister who forgot to pack a few items before she took the plane to Austin. It was my mom who placed my little sis’s yarn, penguin blanket, and various other items in a trash bag by my door. It was my older sister who told me to take that bag and throw it away. But it was me who threw the bag away, and who took the blame. The person who owned the house and who actually tossed in the bag took the blame. Poor Bush. or maybe poor me. I’m not sure.
At CTY, I came to sudden realization. Why is everybody wrapped up in Bush’s approval ratings? Look who’s had good ratings. Everybody hated Lincoln, and he’s gone down in history as perhaps the best President. This for Lincoln, however,…. he listened to his opponents and sought their advice. That’s something lacking in Bush, but I still think he’s principled. He’s acting (at least in as far as the war is concerned) exactly how a Republican is supposed to act. Now, the financially conservative are ticked off at him for spending money, and the fianancially liberal are ticked off at for cutting spending on the homeside, not increasing taxes, and spending money on the war…but then does that dichotomy make Bush fiscally moderate?!
Most of my friends from the last few years are Democrats, and I still respect everbody, but I’m tired of taking all the flack. One cannot even voice an opinion these days without getting their head chopped off. I’m tired of being mocked and poo-pooed when I am an intelligent, thinking individual. At least, have a discussion with me about what I believe before you completely dismiss me. Is that too much to ask?
Okay, I got it off my chest. Tomorrow, I’ll meet a firey Republican, and then I’ll argue against the war, our foreign policy, and the deadly pseudo-paternal nationalism that grips the country…but that’s tomorrow.
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JoeyGirl Says:
August 12th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
Well done. As for the stuff…I don’t suppose you’ve remembered what else was in the bag? You DO still have Annie and Danny, yes? (and I don’t mind. I just feel badly that I left it in the first place, so add some of that blame on me)
I’m in Oklahoma..
Hi all. I’m in Oklahoma. The drive was uneventful; the gas was terribly expensive; and the breakfast buffet at the hotel I stayed was wonderful.
After Kara and Dave from Veritas helped pack the van on Monday, Joanna and I took off cross-country. We stopped in Rolla, Missouri for the evening, and then we were on the road again by 7:30 the next morning, headed to Norman. We just barely beat my parents there, and Jill and my nieces were there ready with hugs for us. Each group brought a little bit of furniture, and the apartment really looks great.
Thanks to Gary and Annette for the couch and recliner. Thanks to the parents for driving it my direction. To Joanna and Patrick for the TV. And to Jill and Scott for the transport of that tv and the future trips to Ikea in Austin.
A cheap dining room table is on order right now to JCPenney, and then I need another bookcase or two, and I’m set. Except, for end tables and new lamps and decorative lamps and curtains and wall hangings and pictures…. Must not buy everything on my credit card! Must wait for last CTY check, and for my scholarship to come through! ackkkk!
My guess is that I won’t afford a trip to the NE with my friend Diana for Fall Break. Which is just as well…I don’t have a fall break. We do get off for our State Centennial Celebration on November 16. If my Grandpa Koehn was still alive, he would also be 100 this year. He was born exactly two weeks before Statehood. Though speaking of the Koehn family, I hope to make Uncle Ken and Aunt Laura’s 50th wedding anniversary next weekend, and then my cousin Melissa is getting married on Nov. 17. I hope to make that celebration as well.
Well, I better get going. I’ve been writing blogs for quite awhile. Although I must admit… I did eat one of my mom’s lovely, home-made dinners inbetween posting my many bloggings. It’s good to be home.
After Kara and Dave from Veritas helped pack the van on Monday, Joanna and I took off cross-country. We stopped in Rolla, Missouri for the evening, and then we were on the road again by 7:30 the next morning, headed to Norman. We just barely beat my parents there, and Jill and my nieces were there ready with hugs for us. Each group brought a little bit of furniture, and the apartment really looks great.
Thanks to Gary and Annette for the couch and recliner. Thanks to the parents for driving it my direction. To Joanna and Patrick for the TV. And to Jill and Scott for the transport of that tv and the future trips to Ikea in Austin.
A cheap dining room table is on order right now to JCPenney, and then I need another bookcase or two, and I’m set. Except, for end tables and new lamps and decorative lamps and curtains and wall hangings and pictures…. Must not buy everything on my credit card! Must wait for last CTY check, and for my scholarship to come through! ackkkk!
My guess is that I won’t afford a trip to the NE with my friend Diana for Fall Break. Which is just as well…I don’t have a fall break. We do get off for our State Centennial Celebration on November 16. If my Grandpa Koehn was still alive, he would also be 100 this year. He was born exactly two weeks before Statehood. Though speaking of the Koehn family, I hope to make Uncle Ken and Aunt Laura’s 50th wedding anniversary next weekend, and then my cousin Melissa is getting married on Nov. 17. I hope to make that celebration as well.
Well, I better get going. I’ve been writing blogs for quite awhile. Although I must admit… I did eat one of my mom’s lovely, home-made dinners inbetween posting my many bloggings. It’s good to be home.
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