It Takes a Head Wound to Coagulate a Bleeding Nation.

Boom shaka laka laka laka Boom.

Ka-Blam.

Pfft .....fart ...

Welcome, take your seat in the front row. You are witnessing the implosion of the greatest civilization to grace this planet since the Roman empire fell as a result of being oversexed and complacent. The over-sexed part was fun, is fun and will always be fun but the complacency part can put a crimp on the lifestyle of a nation sure of itself .... especially with the sex part...

Order popcorn, a hot dog, maybe a beer ... enjoy. Enjoy the show because this is one game that is going to result in an upset victory by anyone and everyone that isn't the United States of America. Let me warn you... if you like me now, stop reading. If you have an open mind, read on but know that I am who I am and I believe what I believe ... As PeeWee Herman once said.. "I'm a rebel, Dottie... A loner... and, I love my bicycle..."

You see, people aren't people any longer. People are Republicans, or Democrats, or Tea Partiers, or Libertarians, Wiccans, Green Thumbs, Masturbators,  or simply confused ... People are no longer considered individuals capable of individual thoughts and beliefs. People are cordoned off into groups based upon loose interpretations of right and wrong based upon their beliefs. And (tongue in cheek) beliefs are  not acceptable, but worthy of judgement. Damn you... and me....

People are black or white, right?. Yes or no. There is no gray, or grey .... My black is a combination of all colors and your black is, well, black. My white is an absence of any color and your white is, well, white. No variations ... nowhere. I reference myself because I speak for myself but, as a member of society, I speak for you... There are no shades of gray anymore .... as a shade of gray with a percentage of sanity composed of whites and blacks, this disturbs me ... I feel as if I am a minority in a box of human crayons and there is no built-in sharpener.

ok, deep shit... let me move on...

Me? I think Reagan was a great man and a great leader. I also think Bill Clinton would be a great president, again. Shit, that makes me hated by 75% of society. I also have such a boiling disdain for the Nazi-esque Tea Party movement that another 15% of my 'likeability' quotient is bludgeoned. I'm now shunned by 90% of the American population. Add the embarrassment that my children have for me and the disapproval of my love, Pam, for my forgetfulness in emptying the trash, and you have a whopping 98.672% disapproval rate ... hard to overcome in a time of societal disarray. If it wasn't for the 1.3% approval rate that I have for myself I might be disillusioned ...

Despite the obvious, there is absolutely no reporting of news without opinion ... FOX News, CNN and any network 'news' sources, a la CBS, NBC, ABC, etc do not report news without opinion. Opinions are as contagious as the common cold and the common cold is not predjudiced in who it affects ... Sadly, people with weak minds based upon televised opinions are as prone to contracting a diseased view of reality as those with a weak immune system are prone to contracting the flu... This is why I watch the Weather Channel and only the Weather Channel ... weather happens and if Al Roker is wrong I can call 'bullshit' and he has no recompense and has to choke down a cheeseburger for every instance his forecast is wrong.. (it's in his contract)... I long to see a stomach staple 'pop' and silence Stephanie Abrams during a locust storm in Kansas ... By the way, I view Stephanie Abrams as a twisted mind in the most highly regarded way... she is funny as Hell and is the only one who could tell me that I was going to get 40 feet of snow and make me snicker in my thoughts of snow-induiced suicide... in any case...

Jeff? ... you ask ... what in the hell are you getting at?

Good question... let me quiet my mind so that I can convey my thoughts ...  shhhhh.... no, really, shut the fuck up and give me a second.....

.....  ohhhhhmmmmm...... ohhhmmmmm..... shhhhhhhh ....... ok, I'll give this a shot...

............ This past weekend, a mentally unstable individual sought to make an impact by violently attacking those he disagreed with, or something. Based upon his mental instability, he could have as easily assaulted diners at a Waffle House because of his belief that IHOP has better breakfast deals. Instead, he visited a Safeway, drew a weapon and took aim at those he felt had no interest in his best interests politically, personally or otherwise. In a moment of passion, he drew a weapon, charged forward and fired at those in his path with reckless abandon. What inspired him to do so isn't known. What is known is that he was 'different' ... he was 'odd' ... he seemed to be lost in thought and processed thoughts in a way that most of us consider 'eccentric' Everyone from the girlfriend he kissed six years ago to the teachers who awarded 'B' grades in community college agree that he was not normal. What is clear to anyone with a clue is that he had a progression of thoughts that started somewhere in a clouded reality and ended in national tragedy.

Crazy is as crazy does. But, Mr. Crazy had a disdain for his target and his target's supporters.Where that dislike originated may or may not ever be known but what is known is that he didn't know his victims personally ... he only assumed that his victims had values and beliefs not in line with his own  and, as such, were not worthy of acceptance.

I'm in no way making excuses for this guy... what I am doing is trying to draw a comparison ... this loose cannon murderer side by side with the loose cannon media machines that inspire such polarized behavior that seemingly inspired this murderer. Believe me, I've had my mental moments. I've never been inspired to act on my disdain for the inactions of others in such an elaborately planned way. Have I pictured myself as a vigilante bent on making a point and eliminating a threat to humanity? Sure... who amongst us hasn't? But who is to say who is sane? Surely not I ... I can only say that in my own defense, Snooki is safe and no Kardashian sister is carrying my baby...

 Jared Lee Loughner is a person who fixated on a single thought and decided upon a simple choice of right and wrong, a choice of his own and one different that most any one of us would settle upon. Did you hear that *snap*? That was his mind in a single moment which was predicated upon a single thought prior to a moment suggested to him before his idea to eliminate an individual he didn't know for reasons that he he didn't understand but reasons that he based upon an idea of what he supposedly believed based upon his association to a title society demanded of her.,.. Democrat ,... Again, *snap* ...

Yeah, that was one long-assed sentence.

Loughner could have as easily been an espouser of liberal extremists as of conservative extremists.

...I wanted say this before promoting the realization that I'm not republican. I'm not democrat. I'm not libertarian, green party, tea party or any party. I believe in the Human Party, and I'm starting to think that the Human Party is a grassroots movement. And, the Human Party is the one party that we all belong to without argument. Yet, no one claims to be a member of the Human Party.

I do not vote along party lines.I'll even go a step further ... if I don't agree with anyone in a political race, I won't vote. Throw your rocks at me and call me part of the problem ... whatever. I'll throw those rocks right back at those who only vote because they are told to do so ... who is the one who has expressed individual rights? Why settle for the 'lesser of evils?:' There is no 'lesser of evils' when it comes to those who supposedly represent me and my future. Judge me if you will ... I don't care. I'd rather be myself and accept my future based upon my act of defiance coupled with the majority's act of obedience than be a pawn to a complacent belief in the empty words of a pawn in search of acceptance. ... long story... think about it...

If you know me at all (and most don't or don't want to) you know that I can go on forever about the dangers of religion, politics and money and how they bring out the very lowest base of humanity ... Then again, if you have read my blogs, know me and have any idea of my purpose you also know that I have a grasp on what I feel are the important and relevant aspects of human nature and survival... Hell, I've survived death a few times for some reason ... maybe I have something to share...

I don't know Gabby Giffords. i have only visited Arizona to play desert golf and drink during corporate sales shindigs, which led to my pissing off rattlesnakes in the desert ... I hope that she recovers. I have a strong feeling that she will recover and she will be more a voice for humanity than she every imagined possible. I also see her assailant as being vilified as an example of society and media. I might be wrong, but I'm not. This tragedy will be a bookmark in our nation's history but it will be minimized by whatever political faction that can spin it to it's advantage.

What I do hope is that Gabby Giffords survival will be an inspiration to those who see radicalism as a means to an end. I will tell you right now that based upon what I have read about Gabby Giffords and her outreach efforts I know that her struggle for survival will inspire many to embrace her values.
I also know that the story of her assailant will inspire others to seek help for others that are misunderstood while at the same time condemn those with mental conditions.

I'm at a crossroads ....  I grasp what those like Gabby Giffords have sought to accomplish for those who are in need of help and acceptance ... yet, I am one of those who would seek  to benefit from the
very programs that failed her assassin.

There are many at the same crossroads ... what is unnerving is that media outlets with unwavering agendas are pounding signs into the ground at those crossroads .. signs that will appeal to the 'feelings' of those who want direction but can't quite decide on their own who is responsible for the tragedies of American life as they unfold ...

We are all potential Jared Lee Loughner ... despite mental deficiencies, which we all have ... If I've said it once I've said it a thousand times .... Who will we allow to flip our switch from sanity to insanity?

Sweet Dreams ... they are all you own outright ...