WHY I DON'T LEAN RIGHT RANT

Good Morning,
So let's see how much indignation I can stockpile with this "Rant". I actually had to calm myself for a couple of days before writing this, to avoid sputtering and being more incoherent as usual.

Some have asked why with my moderate views why I don't agree more with the right, surprisingly, I am sometimes closer than even I thought, but then....

One of the newest GOP darlings has already let his big mouth swallow his brain, which should be difficult for a "Neurosurgeon". Dr. Ben Carson has once again proven that you can be intelligent and brilliant in your field, but still be "SOCIALLY IGNORANT"  (Just as many before him) In the last two months this self righteous throwback has made comments trying to ridicule the president at a prayer breakfast, (Which I feel is an inappropriate venue) equating the gay life style to pedophilia and bestiality, (For which he has since apologized) and his most recent comment labeling all "WHITE LIBERAL MALES" as racists! Talk about profiling!

As a "WHITE LIBERAL MALE" I find these comments OFENSIVE, BIGOTED, and IGNORANT! Labeling "WHITE LIBERAL MALES" as racists are on par with labeling all SOUTHERN MALES as KU KLUX KLAN members, or all BLACK MALES as LAZY!! In all fairness he may have been talking about white males in the "LIBERAL MEDIA" but I don't believe you can separate one from the other. Views are views.

In my eyes these insane ramblings  have now put DR. CARSON in the same vein (arguably) as the lunatics like Michelle Bachman, Sarah Palin, Rand Paul, and who could not add Glen Beck (whose mental health has been questioned) and Rush Limbaugh.

I would love to know why the "EXTREME RIGHT" (note: extreme)continues to cultivate these Neanderthal views! I am tired of all the bashing and finger pointing. If you don't have  practical solutions that benefit the country as a whole...SHUT THE HELL UP! Apparently when you hit a certain level in life your "BRAIN CELLS GET SCRAMBLED" and you feel you matter more than the rest of us.

Here is a message for Dr. Crazy. I applaud and respect your talent and accomplishments in your field, but I mean no offense when I say if I need a doctor, please don't touch me. Not because your black, but because I am a "WHITE LIBERAL MALE" and with your views about my political leanings, I wouldn't want you to let the knife slip!

NOTE: There may be a positive here if it causes us to pause and examine and question our beliefs and views.

                                                      

                                                 
                                                                I'M DONE! (I hate this kind of Rant)

THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION RANT

This RANT actually hit me out of the blue last week when I was doing something very benign, getting rid of useless stuff. (My wife may disagree on the benign.)

As always I was trying to create space and get rid of things we no longer needed, and had the brainstorm to get rid of old medications. What a FREAKIN CHORE! I don't know how many of you have "DISPOSED" of old medications, but I am sure many of us should! IT WOULD OPEN YOUR EYES! While reducing your healthcare out of pocket expense.

Hell, what I thought was going to be a 10 min task took many hours of gathering, identifying, and then researching proper disposal methods. When all was said and done I had a FREEZER BAG FULL, of the oddest collection of  WHITE PILLS, TAN PILLS, PAIN PILLS, DOWNERS, ANTIBIOTICS and a lot of CRAP I didn't even recognize! Damn, if the police raided my house they would've thought I was a pusher! (Hhhmm,where are my sunglasses anyway?)

Now the interesting part. You would think, hey I'll just flush them down the toilet and be done. No Problem..WRONG! I started looking at this DRUG DEALERS DREAM of a FREEZER BAG, and started to feel guilty. What if 1,000,000. other people were doing the same thing, flushing drugs  in addition to the PUSHERS with the cops at the door, What affect would it have on our water supply???? Would we have fish with two heads?? How about gigantic turtles with teeth, or woodland creatures with 6 legs?? Would we get high or have a rush every time we drank tap water?? (Maybe not soo bad. Oopps, sorry, digressed to a younger age) The guilt was overwhelming!!! I had to do something to prevent this, but what?? I know I'll GOOGLE disposal methods. (What else would you do?)

While researching disposal methods I did find some interesting facts. You shouldn't FLUSH medications unless it specifically says so on the bottle. (Didn't know you were going to learn something did you?) When disposing of medication in the trash you should do as I did and put them in a large sealable bag so they don't leach out, and mix them with used coffee grounds, or egg shells to make them unappealing to animals or children. (I feel animals also applies to druggies going through your trash)

Well, after PREPARING the PACKAGE as directed I didn't feel quite so guilty of disposing of it, but I still felt guilty about all the wasted money that was spent on this POTPOURRI of medications. If I wasn't going to use the medication I shouldn't have filled the prescriptions. Hey, before you all start criticizing, I'll bet you all do the same thing, so just take a 2 year old pill and calm down:)


Are you sure you can't take a 2-5 year old medication? I just keep thinking about the money! Well maybe the fish too.

                                                I'M DONE (or going through withdrawl)