OrganiSed Chaos

I hate the news, I really do. It’s doom and gloom, murder and mayhem, the economy is bad, prices are up, lots of slimy politicians doing typically, slimy political things that are of no benefit to anybody or anything except to refill the pig trough these low life’s drink from. It’s depresses me, it makes me become quite cynical and I get whiny and bitchy. Needless to say, I try and avoid the news for the sake of anybody likely to come into any form of contact with me for at least 3 hours after it’s been on, and for the purpose of staying within the realms of what could be considered sanity.
Newspapers are the same. Sensational headlines designed to grab the eye and sell more papers as opposed to the original concept of keeping the general public informed about the state of the world.
“Pope caught naked!!!”…see page 3 You buy the paper to read the story and are more than likely to find he wasn’t carrying his freaking rosary beads!!

Now this got me to thinking (dangerous I know) what the world would be like if the news was actually good for a change! How that for an an exciting concept? Nightly news, and newspapers that are sunshine and roses, sugar and spice and all things nice! News items that don’t have the effect of making you want to regurgitate your food or leave you feeling life is nothing but depressing. The thought is making me feel better already I have to say. Imagine a newspaper or supermarket tabloid that actually had some semblance of credibility!! Another exciting thought in my opinion!! Onwards, however, don’t want to get bogged down here as I’m want to do at times! Following is my idea of a good news bulletin and should at some point replace the nightly clap trap currently dished up.

Mrs Smith (85) was helped across the road by 5 teenagers intent on seeing her reach the other side safely, and NOT intent upon rolling her for the pension money she just withdrew from the bank

The only guns seen on anybody today were water pistols, which were put to good use by people having fun as opposed to killing somebody

Police have not received one call all day for robberies, murders, muggings, rapes, dead bodies or assault. The only calls received were from grateful citizens they assisted in the previous 24hrs. These citizens offered donations to be raffled off for the charities of their choice

Latest research shows every single person in the country has a home and noone is living on the street. They also have ample food and clothing

The last drug dealer alive has been removed from the street and is currently being “spoken to” by the parents of the 13 year old he helped get strung out the day before yesterday

Petrol prices have dropped by .40c a litre and oil companies are offering a refund to all the people they have been ripping off for the last 20 years

Personal income tax has been halved

Politicians have signed off on an agreement that sees them take a 75% pay cut and will funnel the proceeds towards health, education and aged care

Emergency services, Ambulance and Fire Brigade, have not received a single call. There was not one car accident or fire

War has been eradicated. Every country and religion in the world has agreed to live and let live, and make an effort to understand others

Poverty has also been eradicated. The 10% of the world that holds 90% of the wealth has agreed they have far too much and are prepared to distribute it where needed

Cures for cancer, AIDS and every degenerative disease known have been discovered. We still cannot cure a cold, however tissues are now free of charge to anybody who requires them

Care to add some?

I’m not happy! In fact I’m nowhere near happy and closer to boiling I think! Have a look at this crap!

How do they justify this type of thing?
These useless wastes of space don’t deserve to be paid at all!
They do jack shit and 98% of the time manage to fuck that up!
In the federal budget just over a month ago, the treasurer very magnanimously gave back around 25.00 a week in tax cuts to the average worker.
Now the reason he could do this was because of an enormous surplus (around 9 billion) that he accumulated because of the huge damned personal tax and GST we already pay.
How fucking generous is this government hey?
They take, take, take, then try and make big men out of themselves by giving it back to the people they took it from in the first place!
Until the Labor party elected Rudd as it’s leader, they had not a snowballs hope in hell of beating the Liberals in the next federal election.
Howard and Costello KNOW they’re going to get a serious arse kicking with Rudd at the helm, so NOW they’re trying to play Mr Nice Guy! For some, the tax cut may have had some influence, particularly those on minimum wage with only one half of a couple working and a few kids, but after this little lot they may have shot themselves in the foot again!!

My cynicism is showing there isn’t it?

These useless pieces of crap already earn more in a year than your average family will ever see in their life with more perks than a damned coffee shop, and now they’re going to accept a 6.7% pay rise? There’s no way that cretinous little Howard is worth anywhere near 330k a year! I don’t think he’s worth 330 bloody cents!

Decided by an independent tribunal my fat arse!!!

Politicians are the same world wide. Useless, lying, slimy toads that are good for fuck all!

I like to think of myself as a simple person. Not Paris Hilton simple, but simple in my needs, and what gives me pleasure. Not expensive, complicated things, just pleasant little happenings or treats I enjoy.
I thought I would do a small list of just some that I enjoy.

1. My family. Not for nothing is this # 1 on the list. It gives me my great pleasure to have my family around me. It doesn’t need to be for anything special, it might just be for a cup of tea or a chat, and it still gives me great pleasure to spend time with them. Never get sick of it. I enjoy their company enormously is the simple explanation for this one.

2. A good cup of tea, preferably English breakfast tea. The first thing I do of a morning is put the kettle on for a cuppa. I like my tea the same as my men. Hot, strong, sweet and as often as possible!

3. Early mornings. There is nothing quite like sitting out on the back deck in the early morning, with the aforementioned cup of tea, so as listen to, and watch, the sky awaken from its slumber. I love it. I’m an early riser as a general rule and most weekends get at least an hour and a half just for me. I drink copious amounts of tea, listen to the birds and watch the sun as it spreads it rays across the ground. Heaven!

4. Good friends. I don’t have a lot of friends. I have dozens of people I know, however, only 5 who I class as friends. The difference is huge I think most of you would agree. I prefer to have one friend beside me than 25 acquaintances around me. I love the warm fuzzy feeling of having good friends around me. Having them on email is pretty cool too.

5. Sunshine. I LOVE the sun. Cannot get enough of it in fact. I love being out in it, walking in it, basking in it, everything about it. And the best part? It’s free! Thanks god the pollies haven’t worked out a way to tax it…yet!

6. Animals. All animals. Doesn’t matter what sort, I love them all. I’ve always had pets and it kills me when I lose them, I swear I’ll never have another one because I can’t stand the pain of losing them but guess what? I don’t really need to say it do I?

7. Spring. I think it’s just the best season of all. Everything is green and lush, young animals are being born, flowers are blooming, and it’s so full of life you just have to love it!

8. Cooking. It relaxes me like nothing else can. I know I said nothing complicated, but I don’t see cooking as complicated, regardless of the recipe. I see it as something I’m good at and enjoy doing. If I’ve had a really bad day at work, by the time I’ve done dinner I’m fine. Feral mood is gone when I see what I’ve created

There are many more, but I need to stop before it ends up like War & peace…too damned long!

What do you consider life’s little pleasures?

I’ve done my first ever guest post.

It’s taken an enormous amount of mental and emotional energy out of me, and I’m spent at this point, so the nook will be quiet this weekend. You will understand why when you read it.

~m @ smoke & mirrors quite blew me out of the water with his request and the title of this little post was in fact, my PRECISE reaction!

My choice may be surprising to many as it is deeply personal, but I felt the magical kingdom that is smoke & mirrors deserved nothing less than I offered.

I have my reasons for the choice of post, and Michael is well aware of why I would send nothing else.

Finally, my thanks to him for the honor he has afforded me. I am extremely humbled to have been asked.

There is no other blog I admire more than his magical kingdom, and it deserved the best I had to offer.

I hope your weekend is brilliant guys. Catch you early next week.

We all let trivial things get us down.
Stupid little annoyances like noisy neighbours, barking dogs, being cut off in traffic or even red lights when we’re in a hurry.
Pissy things that get up our nose and disrupt our little existence.
I’ve been stumbling tonight and found a site called Witness Photography.
It’s run by a photographer named James Nachtwey.
All of a sudden a dog barking at 2.00am doesn’t seem nearly as bad as it did last night.
Click the mink, do some exploring, and you will understand why I say I’m counting my blessings as I go to bed.

Reality check

I’ve been feeling somewhat philosophical of late, and it’s made my mind meander from place to place. Now it’s not unusual for this to happen, but in recent days it’s been different, it’s more chaotic. I have no idea why it’s happening, but given this strange occurrence, I thought I would list for you the little mantras that keep me close to some semblance of sanity when it seems as if the world has gone mad. Or at times such as these when everything seems out of whack for no apparent reason.
So, without further ado, I give you

Anonymum’s reality checks

1. All things happen for a reason, be they good, bad or cataclysmic
2. To have an expectation invites a disappointment
3. Never look at the cup as either half full or half empty, be grateful that you have a cup
4. If you don’t want to know the answer, don’t ask the question
5. If you have family, food, a roof, clothes and good friends, what more could you possibly “need”? Everything else pales in comparison
6. Life is far too short to suffer fools
7. Your opinion of me is none of my concern
8. You will never encounter anything that you cannot get over, under around or through if you approach it the right way
9. You can never say “I love you” too often to those you care about
10. What goes around comes around. What you give will come back when you least see it coming
11. Worrying neither changes, nor solves, anything. If I can’t fix it, change it or solve it, I leave it alone until I can

There are many more that run through my head at times, but these can get me through just about anything I encounter.
What keeps you sane?