Memorial Day

I know today seems to be overtaken by cook outs and mass drinking parties. And while I will be going to the same cookout held at my grandma's house every year since the beginning of time I still wanted to say something to the vets past and present.

Thank you

I know those two words don't seem to mean much and for everything that you risked, everything that you endured, everything that you have lost, has not gone unnoticed or forgotten. Those two words simply are not big enough to express our gratitude. When you're young you don't really comprehend the risk or sacrifice that comes along with being in the service. But the older I get the more I can't help but look at how valuable life is. And I am so thankful that you have served to protect mine and my families freedoms and right to live in a free country. You fought so that I could wake up in the morning, pick my daughter up out of her crib and not have to fear for what is to come that day.

Today is for you, thank you so much for risking everything you had for us and to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us.

I don't know about you, but I'm over it.

So lately as you've probably noticed there's been a lot of stories in the news about racism. Personally I think it's a deflection tactic to distract from the real issues but that's just me. This is getting really old really quick. Honestly people it's 2014, we should be over this. Can we just stop pointing fingers at who's fault it is and just move on with our lives? Seriously, (and forgive the language) there are assholes everywhere and they come in a range of many different colors. The sooner you realize this, the better off you'll be. I don't give special treatment to anyone and that's what being a good person is about, treating everyone the same. If you treat someone different weather it be either positive or negative, THAT, is being racist. The only thing you can really be is a good person. Now stop making such a big deal out of this, put on your big boy and big girl pants and move on because we're all tired of  the same tired old story.

Standing for a Cause

I'm sure you've all seen the link on Facebook by now about the woman standing on a busy street corner with an anti-gay sign who is promptly slushied by a girl with a differing opinion. If not here's the video link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbVNP9q9lGk

Honestly upon watching this I thought they were both wrong. While everyone has the right to voice their own opinions, but seriously? There are many same sex parents out there doing a better job raising a child than half of the conventional households out there. So that sign is a real slap in the face to those individuals. Then there is the girl that slushied her and though you can't hear the dialogue on the version that I posted, it wasn't pretty. They are both just hurting their own cause. In my opinion, both of them are idiots and just need to go home.

To be honest I was just happy the woman didn't have anything scriptural on her sign. I think we have enough Westboro idiots out there preaching hate. In place of that I think more people of religion should stand up against Westboro and say that any church that preaches that kind of hate shouldn't be considered part of the Christian faith. If you are an individual that feels this way towards gays, that's fine. But it's not okay to form a cult about it. And as I've said in a blog before this one I firmly believe that God would take in a kind hearted atheist and a kind hearted homosexual before he'd ever take in a hateful Christian.

Live and let live people, it's a simple concept.