injaynesworld “A Sabbatical Is In Order…”

It may be a day, a week, or…

Between a heavy workload at the moment and all that’s involved in preparing for my big move to my little house, I’m needing to spend more time in the real world as opposed to the virtual one right now.

So I’ll be around, but less for a while.

This week the fabricated political battle over the debt ceiling continued to dominate the airwaves.   The truth is we don’t have a debt crisis, we have a revenue crisis, so don’t forget who the bad guys are.

And let’s also not forget the amazing things America can accomplish if we can ever put country ahead of political party again.

Have a lovely week…

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Former First Lady Betty Ford died Friday at the age of 93.  

Known for being pro-choice and speaking out for women’s equality, often to the chagrin of the husband who adored her, she was a classy lady and a just a great all-around broad in the best sense.  I actually voted for Gerald Ford because I liked Betty so much.   Now I’m nostalgic for both of them. 

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And in case you missed it amidst the 24 hour coverage ad nauseum of Casey Anthony  – there was another Exxon oil spill this week, this time in the Yellowstone River… 

A 12-inch pipeline ruptured on Friday dumping 42,000 of crude oil into the flood-swollen river which has now befouled farm land, water wells, and is threatening wildlife. 

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And next time you think the oil companies are not in cahoots with the auto industry, think about this…

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More than a little irony…

Among those tweeting their outrage over the Casey Anthony verdict this week was none other than Kim Kardashian...

... whose father, the late defense attorney Robert Kardashian, got O.J. Simpson off the hook.

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You bang it, you buy it…

A U.S. soldier was just “being all that he could be…” when he broke into an adult novelty store to find a friend.  Captain Little Jim (his real name) was discovered by police officers in a closet attempting to have sex with a blow-up doll.

The manager of the shop lamented, “It’s sad.  Our stuff is really reasonably priced.”

In the soldier’s defense, the store was closed and a man has needs. 

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Which reminds me of one of my all-time favorite movies, “Lars and The Real Girl.” 

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This week we bid adieu to the Glenn Beck Show.

Yes, the man Stephen Colbert called “Satan’s mentally challenged younger brother” made his final appearance as host of his own show on Faux TV.  Let’s wander down memory lane for some of Beck’s finer moments.

“Don’t let anyone tell you what the truth is.  Not even me.”  They’re watching Faux, Glenn, so there’s little danger of that.

"When I see a 9/11 victim family on television, I'm just like, 'Oh, shut up.'  I'm so sick of them because they're always complaining."  Yeah.  There's just no pleasing some people.

“The most used phrase in my administration if I were to be President would be 'What the hell do you mean we're out of missiles?’”  There are those fine Christian values.

On why people in California lost their homes in forest fires:  “I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today.”  Yeah, and 9/11 was God’s payback for homosexuals.   You and Jerry Falwell -- separated at birth.

Finally, in what I can only assume was Beck’s attempt to one-up Kanye West:  “This president, I think, has exposed himself over and over again as a guy who has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture… This guy is, I believe, a racist.”

Buh-bye, Glenn.  As they say, don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya. 

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Speaking of primates…

Thought to have escaped from Six Flags Great Adventure, a baboon had an adventure of his own while on the loose for three days in New Jersey.  Spotted several times crossing backyards, traveling down highways and even taking in the pleasures of a golf course, the baboon was finally tranquilized and captured.  Word has it they would have captured him sooner, but in several instances he was mistaken for Governor Chris Christie.

The baboon was not amused. 

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Meanwhile, the Republicans continue to prove they have no interest whatsoever in seeing the economy recover any time soon…

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Don’t you hate it when you’ve got nothing smaller than a $100 in your wallet?

On a campaign stop, a young boy offered Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney a $1 bill that he’d folded origami-style for good luck.  Wanting to give something back, Romney searched through his wallet, but could only find a $100 bill.  An aide handed him a dollar, but Romney kept digging and finally found a $5 dollar bill deep in the recesses of his billfold, proving that he really is one of us, after all – minus the $100 bill, of course. 

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Just for laughs…

Doesn’t this just give the term “shower enclosure” a whole new meaning?

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Have a wonderful 4^th of July weekend and remember…

If you drink, don’t drive, and if you’re a moron, don’t barbecue.

Whatchu got to say?

injaynesworld "Gay Marriage Is A Right..."

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Late last night history was made when a Republican-led majority in the New York State Senate passed legislation giving gay couples the right to marry in the Empire State.

Source: Huffington Post

Meanwhile, President Obama, in his own words, repeated that his views on the subject are “still evolving.” Truly one of the most pathetic and weak statements I’ve ever heard uttered by someone who is supposed to be a leader.

EVOLVE ALREADY!

The president’s position is that this is an issue for the states to decide for themselves. If that had been President Johnson’s view, blacks might still be riding at the back of the bus. Of course, this is not a state issue. It’s a Constitutional issue, a basic civil rights issue. All our citizens are guaranteed “liberty and justice for all,” not just the ones whose lifestyle we approve of. We pledge to uphold this commitment from the first day we enter school as children and place our hands over our hearts.

So, no, Mr. President. You are dead wrong on this one. The right to marry is not something only affected by state laws. Something as simple as the federal right of married couples to inherit their spouse’s social security – a right denied to gay couples – is just one example of why marriage equality needs to be the law of the land, not just those states that happen to be more “evolved” than others.

May I submit to you, sir, that this is what a leader looks like.

Source:  Huffington Post

Governor Andrew Cuomo campaigned on the promise to bring marriage equality to New York. He fought to make that promise a reality every single day since his election and last night he kept that promise.

Come 2016, this is the guy the Democrats should run for president.

Congratulations New York. Welcome to the 21st century.

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Anyone watch the Republican debate this week?

 What ever happened to the party of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight D. Eisenhower?    All three, but most especially Eisenhower, who expanded Social Security, helped create the Department of Health, Education & Welfare and authorized the biggest public works program in our history – the Interstate Highway System – would be rolling in their graves if they could see what’s happened to the GOP.  Not the “Grand Old Party” anymore.  That’s for sure. 

Hell.  I even long for Nixon. 

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But then just when I think there’s no hope for the GOP…

This week’s “Golden Balls” award goes to New York Republican State Senator Roy McDonald who threw his support behind the legislation now pending in the Big Apple to legalize gay marriage.  

In his own splendid words McDonald said, “You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing.  You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, f**k it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing.  I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this.”

Why the hell doesn’t this guy run for President?!

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Giving a whole new meaning to the term “Stairway To Heaven…”

There’s some controvery brewing over a glass stairway in the newly opened $105 million dollar Franklin County courthouse in Ohio.    While hailed for its aesthetic appeal, it's the view from below allowing people to see up a woman’s skirt that has folks buzzing. 

Oops...

One has to question the wisdom of constructing this peek-a-boo stairway in the very same building where judges sentence sex offenders.   The word “entrapment” comes to mind. 

Security guards have been told to keep an eye out for people craning their necks, but who’s going to keep an eye on the security guards?

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The Beverly Hills mega-mansion built by the late TV producer, Aaron Spelling has finally sold…

Cozy...

Asking price was $150 mil, but Candy Spelling settled for a paltry $85 mil.  The buyer is 22-year-old Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone, pictured here with billionaire daddy, Bernie Ecclestone.  

Rick Hilton, father of his own little heiress, Paris, brokered the deal pocketing a tidy few million for himself, as well. 

Yes, these girls are definitely members of “The Lucky Sperm Club” and I hope they get their dads something nice for Father’s Day.   

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Like maybe this lovely pair of sperm and egg cufflinks…

What dad wouldn’t proudly wear those?

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And for frustrated dads everywhere who just can’t get their kids to go to sleep...

Happy Father’s Day

injaynesworld "The Times They Are A Changin'..."

Knowing my resistance to change, the Universe usually gives me ample time to get used to the idea, especially when there’s a big one coming my way.  It begins with a subtle shifting as that which is no longer serving my highest good quietly fades like a waning moon, while new rays of promise start to peek out just above the horizon.

Sometime last year, I began longing to “travel light,” which was odd because I’d never longed to travel at all.  I’ve always been “The Reluctant Traveler,” both literarily and figuratively.  Keeping change at bay made me feel like I was in control and, as a child of an alcoholic, for most of my life nothing had been more important.  

When a growing urge to purge began earlier this year, I didn’t know what it meant, but I followed its direction and filled a dumpster with years of crap that I soon realized had been cluttering my life, weighing me down and holding me back. 

For the last 17 years I’ve rented a house on a lovely farm.   With three bedrooms and two baths all to myself, it’s the largest place I’d ever lived in and the most expensive.  But at the time I moved here, I was a successful TV writer, I could afford it, and so I indulged myself in the luxury of having a separate office, as well as a guest room for family and friends.   It has been my little patch of paradise all these years and I’ve often said they’d have to carry my cold carcass out the door or call the SWAT team because  I was never leaving.

If there’s one thing guaranteed to make the Universe laugh it’s the word “never.”

Change happens whether we resist it or not.  In recent years, staying in this home has become a financial struggle, increasing until it started to dim the joy I’ve felt here and finally threatening to extinguish it altogether.   I always thought I’d be devastated if I ever had to leave, but instead I find myself surprisingly prepared and at peace about it. 

In September, I’ll be moving to a friend’s much more affordable, one-room guest house.   Yes, that would be one room, not one bedroom.   It’s a cozy, round cottage high atop a hill with unobstructed views of the entire valley – very private and peaceful – a  little temple in the trees. 

Whenever I’ve sought out spiritual guidance, prefacing my request with “for the highest good of all,” the Universe has not only come through with what I was seeking, but with something even better.

So I’m choosing to let go of any fear of change and instead stepping through the door to this next chapter of my life with faith, joy, and trust. 

There are so many wonderful people that I’ve come to know through the writing of this blog, people I would love to meet “in real life.” With this move, I’m beginning to my shed my resistance to travel and open myself up to those opportunities that would not have been financially possible before.     

I guess you could say I’m limiting my living space, but expanding my world.

I’ll let you know how it goes.

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Paging Dr. Drew…

Anthony Weiner has asked for a leave of absence from Congress so he can enter treatment for “looking for love in all the wrong places.” 

Calls for his resignation came fast and furious (pun intended) after information surfaced on Friday that Weiner had also been exchanging tweets with a 17-year-old Delaware girl.  At his news conference earlier in the week, Weiner had been asked if he had corresponded with any girls who were underage and replied that while that wasn’t his intent, all he could go by was what they put in their profiles.

Because no one ever lies in those.

The congressman denies that there was anything “explicit or indecent” about his exchanges with the Delaware teen, but then he seems to have a very loose interpretation along those lines.

I sincerely wish him well.   Though, as yet, I don’t believe any cure has been found for stupidity. 

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Meanwhile, Weiner’s wife might want to take a page from Elizabeth Edwards’ playbook…

Revenge – It doesn’t get any SUH-WEETER than this...  

"Keep smiling, douchebag.  Your ass is mine."

It’s been reported that just before she died, Elizabeth recorded a secret videotape detailing everything she knew about John’s affair with Reille Hunter and his illegal attempts to cover it up and… wait for it... upon her death had it delivered to the very prosecutors who have now charged him with multiple violations of campaign finance laws – nailing his cheating ass as he prepares to stand trial on charges that could land him behind bars.  

BAHAHAHAHA!    

Talk about your death-bed fuck you.  My admiration for Elizabeth knows no bounds.

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Nothing says “Happy Birthday” to a 7-year-old like a boob job…

Sarah Burge, aka “Human Barbie,” gave daughter Poppy a $10,000 voucher for breast implants to be redeemed when she’s 16, the legal age for such surgery in Britain.  “Poppy begged me for a boob job,” the mother of the year explained.

Poppy herself couldn’t be happier:  "I can't wait to be like Mummy with big boobs. They're pretty.”

And really, isn’t that what we all just want for our children?  For them to be happy.

The 50-year-old has reportedly spent more than $800,000 on her own plastic surgeries and plans to have her daughter watch her next series of treatments. 

Won’t little Poppy have some fun stuff to share during “show and tell” time?

“I get angry when strangers say I'm a bad mother.…”

Now why would anyone say that?

“I'm just supporting her and making her dreams come true."

Of course you are.  And I'm sure her shrink will thank you in the coming years for putting his kids through college.

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This week’s “You Can’t Make This Shit Up Award” goes to the fine state of Kansas…

Blind as the proverbial bat, but still want to exercise your God-given, Second Amendment guaranteed,  right-wing-nut-case-preserved right to bear arms?   Come on down!

Changes to that state’s concealed-carry law now prevent the state from denying gun permits if applicants "suffer from a physical infirmity which prevents the safe handling of a weapon."  Gone is the requirement that those wanting to renew their licenses had to take a test to show they could hit at least 18 of 25 targets from distances of nine to 30 feet.

Kansas Democrat Paul Davis said, “You certainly hope it doesn’t take some kind of tragedy to see that we perhaps have made some mistakes in how we’ve changed this law.”

While his Republican colleague Richard Carlson, said, “Law-abiding citizens should be able to decide for themselves whether they are capable of carrying a concealed weapon.”

People applying for gun permits for the first time are still required to take the close-range proficiency test, but if Carlson has his way, that pesky requirement will be eliminated, as well.

“We tend to look for all the reasons why someone should not be qualified to carry concealed, but actually I think we should look for the reasons why they should be qualified,” he said.

Damn right!  I know I feel safer knowing there are blind fuckers out there packing heat. 

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And finally, if only Anthony Weiner had purchased the penis disguise kit, we all might have been saved from the events of the past week…

With Father’s Day right around the corner, this non-traditional gift is sure to delight the entire family.  

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