Sick and Tired
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I’m sick. Last night I went to bed at 630 and 11 hours later, I’m still sick. Since I’m under the weather, everything seems especially irritating to me. Lucky you, here’s the list of things I’m irritated about today.
1. The oil hearings. Republican congressmen outraged because under the pro-big-business government, oil companies are raking in the bucks. Give me a break. You’re the ones who support unregulated capitalism, right? THIS is what you GET. Spare me your outrage.
2. Dick Cheney. Never mind. I’m always irritated by Dick Cheney.
3. The Seattle Monorail. They spent 200 million dollars and now we vote to cancel? I want my money back, morons.
4. The terrorist attacks in Jordan. Terrorists. Man, I hate those guys. They’re the new Nazis.
5. The flap over sex on TV. Where’s the flap over the violence on TV? Hello? Anyone? I hate the way the new puritanism doesn’t extend to guns.
6. The move. It’s not his fault I’m sick, but today’s the day the new neighbor moves in. Earplugs and OTC drugs, that’s how I’m spending my day. This wasn’t so bad.
7. I’m sick. I’m supposed to go on a snowshoe walk this weekend and two friends have art openings and it’s B’s birthday. I don’t want to miss any of those things. I’m missing yoga today so I can lie on the couch and listen to the guys move furniture. Whee.
8. NEW! Kansas. I don’t even know where to START discussing my irritation with Kansas. Also, Pat Robertson.
I’m not actually so sick that I can’t make bird flu jokes. My friend B said that if I had bird flu and ate chicken soup, would that make me a cannibal? I cracked up over that. M said she’d bring me chicken soup, but perhaps that would be adding insult to injury.
Bird flu. It’s not funny. Except when it is. Humor. It has healing powers. Here’s hoping this passes, pronto.
