Political Defiance

Dear Democrats and Republicans who claim to represent the interests of the American people,
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR FREAKING MINDS?!
What in the name of all that is sensible are you doing in DC?
When did we stop being Americans? When did we start splitting ourselves just for the hell of it? “Oh, it’s all the Republicans’ fault, they won’t let us tax more.” “No, no, it’s the Democrats’ fault, they want to keep spending money on ObamaCare.”
Stop pointing the finger at somebody else and get your shit together!
Yes, this is an angry rant. But my god, the nation should be in uproar. Has no one noticed what just happened? The government just raised our debt ceiling. In addition to this, they are making $900 billion in immediate budget cuts. AND they created a ‘super committee’ charged with cutting the budget buy an additional paltry sum of $1.2 trillion. And if this committee is unsuccessful by November 23rd, and if the Democratic Senate and Republican House don’t pass it by December 23rd with no allowed amendments, that amount in cuts will automatically be made across the board with no concession to ANYTHING.
Now, I approve of the deadlines to get shit done. It’s long overdue. What I don’t approve of is why it was necessary. Congress just sat on its fat ass for months, pointing fingers and arguing, all the while trying to discredit the opposing party and raising money for their re-election campaigns. And so they pissed away all of their time until they had no choice and shoved this bill down our throats.
Is this what we have left to us? Is this what our once great nation has stooped to? Bickering amongst ourselves for hours on end, meeting no goals and making no compromises? Has our country fallen so far that our lawmakers can shamelessly shove the American people down in their bids for re-election?
What the hell happened here?

Oh, the Places I'll Go

I’ve traveled a lot more than the average person. Many people I know have never left the state, let alone the country. But I love going places. San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Newport, Hilton Head Island, Chicago and Oklahoma City are some of my favorite places in the United States. My favorite places of all time include San Juan, PR; Acapulco, Mexico; London, England; and the Bahamas. Many of these are on the following list of places I would like to go to. They’re not in any particular order.

Acapulco, Mexico (again)

Sydney, Australia

Puerto Rico (again)

I’ll probably end up working in NYC, so this is rather inevitable, but it’s on the list

London, England because I’d love to see it again

Dubai, UAE

Italy, especially Rome. Vatican City included (even though it’s not technically part of Italy)

Paris, France. Because you just have to go there.

Spain, including Barcelona, Madrid and basically everywhere else

Greece, including such monuments as the Parthenon

The Orkney Islands, where my mother’s family is from

Egypt, including the Pyramids at Giza, the Valley of Kings, and the Museum in Cairo

Heathenistic Grumblings

My cousin and I were walking around Mackinac Island a couple weeks ago when two guys stopped us and asked if we had time to talk. We thought they were going to hit on us. As it turns out, they wanted to talk about God. We were not interested in spending such a lovely afternoon talking about religion, and we sent them speedily on their way.
I love the questions that religious people ask you.
“Have you found God?”
I have too much wit for this kind of question.
“Why, no, I haven’t. If you find him, tell him I say hello.”
or better yet,
“You lost Him?! Oh no. Okay, I’ll go this way and you go that way. We’ll spread out and look for Him.”
Your religion is your business. My religion is not. It is none of your concern whether or not I have made peace with God. My belief (or lack thereof) in God is not something you should worry about. Saving me is not your responsibility. God must have far more important things to do than worry about my faith in Him.
Do not tell me I am going to hell. Because I will certainly reply with some sarcastic comment perfectly designed to piss you off. You have no knowledge of my life, or my afterlife, so keep your assumptions to yourself.
I have no interest in arguing with you. There would be a lot less animosity in the world if everyone were not so hellbent on making other people agree with them. My beliefs are my own. I believe in helping people because you can, and because it’s the right thing to do. Not because I’ll get a ticket into heaven if I do. I would bet God would agree with me, but that is an assumption I’m not willing to make.
I have better things to do than contemplate what will happen when I die. I am determined to live, and to not waste this life on worrying about the next.
Good day to you, and leave me the hell alone.
-Lucifer