Twittering narcissists-the bird brain syndrome

We talk too much. We talk without thinking. We don't listen-just wait till the other person stops talking-waiting-to open our mouths -vocalizing-always vocalizing.

Alone

-we text-same inanities. What can be said -important-intimate-that one would want to say in a text? Yes, I am aware people woo, propose, fight, break off relationships, close business deals-texting.

Think about it. Whatever happened to human face-face interaction? A certain amount of courage and respect is required to deal with close to the heart matters face to face. Texting intimate details is cowardly.

Now we have twitter.

Definition?

1.

to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.

2.	to talk lightly and rapidly, esp. of trivial matters; chatter.

3.	to titter; giggle.

4.

to tremble with excitement or the like; be in a flutter. Let's go with number two. Who cares about your trivial mundane activities? You do. For some unfathomable reason you believe others are fascinated by you. Your every moment is twittered. Getting in a cab to meet Sasha for lunch at a new trendy restaurant. Hanging a fascinating new picture discovered in a junk shop! Celebrities twitter pictures of themselves in the shower. Pictures of their shoes. The ultimate narcissism. Mindless twittering by twits.

Generation X-Will You Be The "New Party?"

Dear Generation X-

You did it by voting for President Obama. Keep moving in that direction.

Do not follow the baby boom generation. It is my generation. From idealism to great greed and corruption, the baby boomers are destroying middle class America . They have stolen their pensions and cheated the middle class by eliminating retirement plans and selling them the 401k-a farce. . Passed laws that literally indenture citizens , (who have lost their jobs and homes)- legally tying Americans to a system of debt impossible to repay.

Entry level jobs have been shipped offshore to exploited third world countries for greater profit. American corporations scoff at nationalism or social conscience. They boldly and proudly proclaim their profits. Scorn and ridicule the impotence of American workers inability to impact their runaway trains of greed.

Today, while billions are made on Wall Street. millions of Americans are unemployed.

How does this continue?

Health Care Systems in America are scams. They charge huge dollars for insurance. Brazenly reject our needs, use dishonest tactics to stall services, selling our health to investors- shareholders -the health care industry has some of the largest profits in America- death is cheaper than life.

Health care earns their money when they can successfully deny service to their insured.

The tragedy of the baby boomer generation is they make no apologies for the rape of our country.

In fact, in their typical arrogant fashion, they find a way to blame the average American, spin their capitalistic sell -that more to the rich is good for all of us-boldly taking more from those with less-and actually convincing citizens to vote for this concept.

The central axiom of free-market capitalism is that the best allocation of resources is achieved through consumers having free choice, and producers responding accordingly to meet consumer demand.

The new capitalism definition is this:

Producers identify consumer need and market products. Consumers choose from the limited choices and price is fixed. Demand is driven and controlled by the producer not the consumer.

Baby boomers are at the end of their generation. Don't let that fool you.

They will suck you dry in old age, demanding it all and live 20 years longer than any other generation.

Do not turn your back on the United States. Step up to the plate.

It is time for new politics. New representation with new political parties.

Sadly the democratic and republican parties are so corrupted by lobbyists and financial influences even Barack Obama's idealism doesn't seem to be able to penetrate the wall of seven deadly sins congress has built around our nations democratic ideals.

Take it back for all of us. Please?

Don't lose hope.

Push aside the cynicism and hopelessness.

Get involved.

Start new government parties aligning with our constitution.

Make our earliest motto honest,

"For the people, by the people"

Power is only perceived. Change the perception.

Do not perceive this corrupted government as power.

Recognize the millions of United States citizens as the power base for our government.

As President Obama recognized, we want to have a say-he tapped into our long history of involvement as democratic citizens of this nation.

Until our representation at all levels of government is purged of corruption we do not have representation.

This is your next step.

Take it back for us, please?

Goldman Sachs Rage

Excuse me while I try to clear the white hot rage choking me from inside as I read about the profits.

I don't need to rehash all that has toppled our worlds in the past year.

The domino effect of Wall Street's house of cards can be see on every street, in every town, at every workplace in our nation.

72 million of our relatives, friends, coworkers, parents, sons and daughters have lost jobs in 2008-double that of 2007.

JP Morgan just posted a 2.7 billion quarterly profit.

Goldman Sachs a 3.44 billion dollar profit

Are you seeing red? I am seeing red.

Are these the Wall Street cripples we bailed out less than one year ago?

Outrage is so passe nowadays-have you noticed? Anyone else starting to feel suckered?

Why are banks making profits yet Americans continue losing jobs?

Stay Tuned: New Republican Soap: "As the Dung Flies"

The Truth is Ours To Decide

OUTFOXED NEWS PRESS RELEASE

OUTFOXED Broadcasting announced a dramatic new soap debuting September 1st-

pronouncing it, ", Astonishing, Riveting and Horrifying".

Describing it. a cross between horror and comedy genre-OUTFOXED claims "As the Dung Flies" will outshine, "Unwed With Children" by setting record low standards for human behaviors.

Starring, Sarah "Sex Symbol" Paltry, the woman who believes she has it all -and her ability to cash in on her lack of it,

Jock EnSin, son of a rich tycoon, struggling with religious and sexual fervor, sidetracked and tormented by lust,

Rick "the Yearner", seeking his true soul mate at any cost-

and

Guest star, "George "Underachiever Extraordinaire", Bust, rounding out the cast portraying a delusional dreamer, yearning for fame, constantly misled, sadly unable to accept his limitations.

The Premiere of "As the Dung Flies", held at an abandoned Crawford, Texas ranch, once famous for it's clandestine meetings of a powerful group seeking world dominance was overrun by OUTFOXED Network Paparazzi.

Exclusively, OUTFOXED Network had the scoop!

Other news media sources excluded from the premiere were warned-any media infiltration would be suppressed by a volunteer security force, comprised of the famous spiritual organization, Robertsonian's Renegades".

"I feel my character, as this big Texas ranch, which can be seen worldwide from space, will be able to be zoomed right in, and I can make a difference. I hope this show , as it is going to be breaking this very ground, I can show, make a difference, ya know, because I have it all.

I just know I am ready and I won't blink", stated Sarah Paltry.

Sarah was dressed in red high heels and running shorts created by Uma Ungurra .

Jock EnSin, to to his character, remained on his knees in prayer, lusting after Sarah's red heels. "I am proud to be a part of this great nation, um, er, cast", he corrected. "I am praying for the success of the entire "red stilettos", uh, sorry, cast and will do my utmost to contribute." "Fortunately, I have the support of my loving parents, always willing to assist me when needed, during times of great temptation. I want to give a shout out to the boys in the prayer house-I know you are watching my back"

Rick, looking soulfully lost, interviewed by Ratched Limburger, explained his character was misunderstood by his wife, played by Arsenic Coldshoulder.

I believe my character's search for true love is real and lasting, he searches the world for his one true love, meeting many women, as his quest for a "real and honest relationship" is derided by his wife"

"People will relate to me!", he exclaimed.

Guest star, Underachiever Extraordinaire, er, George, exclaimed,

"You know, sometimes when I sleep at night, I think of "Hop on Pop",

when asked to elaborate, George spoke metaphorically,

"I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question.

OUTFOXED predicted millions will tune in next Thursday, September 1, at 8:00 pm to watch this all star cast shine in this new genere of horror/comedy .

Are any of us who we appear to be?

Serial killers have neighbors who proclaim astonishment when informed about the nature of the man next door.

Recently a meth lab blew up in a large apartment building in Las Vegas, NV. "But the neighbors were so friendly", claimed the occupants in the adjacent apartment.

As our world population increases, what are the odds people we think we know reveal themselves totally off the mark in our judgements of them?

Is it our inability to judge people-in a climate of cyberpersonalities-those who portray themselves unlike reality?

Is it our changing communication methods-texting, cell phone chatting, which stunt our ability to use common sense ?

Is it a lack of experience in forming judgements based on the shallowness of our interactions with others that creates isolation?

Who are we really and can anyone be trusted?

Politicians, leaders-public figures-all revealing qualities which seem to surprise and disappoint us-why?

Do we really know anyone anymore?

Summer Malaise-Political cheaters and liars

Is it just me or is anyone else out there feeling depressed and tired of the smut atmosphere in politics?

Where are the Paul Wellstones of our nation? I crave an idealist right now. Just one. One who might shore up the molding, ammonia smelling group of political narcissists oozing and splaying their bacteria across the print and talking heads in the media.

I won't even dignify names. Lying CIA? Is that an oxymoron or what?

Taking your crayons and going home because you don't like the coloring books?

Acting like a lovesick 13 year old girl with a crush on a teen idol?

Relentlessly pursuing your best friend's wife?

Juxtapose all this moldy smelling drama with thousands of people out of work , without health care and tell me-are you feeling as sick and discouraged as I am?

An apt cliche?

What is wrong with this picture?

The Mexican America- Entrepreneurs?

The pristine, new school building I taught in last year is surrounded with gang graffiti. Long streams of consciousness decorate the semi-walled in communities. Abandoned shopping carts trail along a path leading to a local grocery store- famous for a mass shooting ten years ago.

It is a pedestrian school. A polite phrase for poor people who don't own cars .

Plastic shopping bags litter the main street, windblown , trapped against the fences surrounding the school.

The majority of the students are Mexican. Parents speak little or no English. Drawn by the casino resorts, building boom and the ancillary services complimenting these major industries, the American-Mexican dominates the east side of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Most billboards are written in Spanish. Major grocery stores sell products marked with bilingual advertising. Mercado's are interspersed among the franchise grocery stores. It is where I go to buy chili candies -my students favorite.

Mexican-Americans work for the school district. Organized, hard workers, willing to take on the jobs at the bottom rung, many advance to positions of responsibility and respect.

Students are related. Cousins are common. Multiple families living in one dwelling is common as well. Pooling the money earned means a newer car, babysitter overlap, better food and a common sense of security.

Isolation is not a characteristic of the Mexican-American culture.

Then the bottom dropped out. Las Vegas layoffs started with the building industry.

Gardeners, painters, carpet layers-laid off.

Casinos cutting back -housekeeping staff, buffet and dining staff. Cleaning crews.

American families live in isolation. A layoff often has a domino effect. Lose a job, lose the house-the car-downsize, downsize, until what? We don't live with other families unless desperate. We see living together as a sign of failure.

We prefer to fail alone and take our families along.

As the job market tightened my students talked about parents losing work.

They collected cans. They looked for odd jobs. They also worked with their parents.

One parent came around to the schools on certain days and cleaned teachers' cars for 20$.

Another parents sold corn outside the school(corn with mayo and chilies is awesome)

A mother made tamales and sold them, bringing them in heated containers.

The school started a flea market once a month. Parents could bring items and sell them.

One mother sewed princess dresses, very much like the Disney princesses and sold them for the Halloween season.

Valentines Day, Easter, Christmas- any holiday, actually, on the east side of Las Vegas, corner stands pop up with a variety of gifts, fruits are sold on street corners, there is no end to the market on the east side.

Many garages selling used tires, tire repair and service , guaranteed only by the owner's reputation abound.

I admire entrepreneurship.

I believe it is the only way to break the conglomeration of corporate price fixing, pushing each product to the line of sale, lamenting about the price of labor-the continual gouging of the American worker.

I think the east side Mexican-Americans of Las Vegas have the right idea.

Is it fair to our system? Legal? Perhaps-no.

It would be if the same companies asking us to buy American actually supported the United States worker, the US consumer. Is our system fair to the workers? Is buying American to our advantage? How many of you are without jobs right now due to "downsizing?" Is it corporate profits or truly a business in trouble?

How do we know? Wall Street seems to recovering. Why aren't we?