xxxmas

this year, i had kind of a hard time getting into xmas, cuz if i dont think theres a god, whats the point? as near as i can figure, its sort of a social "armstice day." sort of a day where all the people get together nd say "ok, for at least ONE day, we'll concern ourselves with peace and joy and the welfare and happiness of others." of course, thats completely overlooking the materialism and needless concern over trivialities.
speaking of materialism, i got a helluva good haul this year. my ladys parents got us a TV antennae...finally, some fuckin' football! jeopardy and wheel of fortune, too...
plus some fairly bitchin' books and cds.

i think people maaay have gotten a little too worked up over obama. sure, i think hell be a good president. but there are a lot of serious, fundemental problems with the way we govern America. changing that will require total adjustment, even complete turnaround, of the attitudes of our politicians, and yes, our citizens. now, im not perfect by any means, but when i look at my fellow americans, i see a lot of shallow attitudes, trivial interests, apathy, and short attention spans. i also see a lot of searching for solutions to symptoms, instead of causes. for example, these bailouts that have become so popular. you cant just throw money at this problem! this situation that were in is the result of unchecked corporate greed, and utter lack of foresight.
but thats just one example. change ATTITUDES, not surface things.