Nothing To Say And Saying It!

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My mind has been going in a million directions lately, resulting in a "full" (6 hours) night sleep about once every 4 days, and far too many great-idea-just-started-half-finished blog posts.

It appears I'm not the only one. Today, in my reader, I found THIS POST written by The Psycho Babbles… and THIS NON-WRITTEN POST spoken by Jay (I'm With Stupid).

I thought about vlogging the contents of my wallet like Jay did, but that will just have to wait. For now, I'll just share a few of the great-idea-just-started-half-finished blog posts you won't see (like The Psycho Babbles did).

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I had an idea to write a post about my irritation with "big deal" bloggers who are quick to jump on the Thou Shalt Not Plagiarize band wagon (for example the Kristin Ruiz plagiarizing Amy Storch's posts and the subsequent blogger outcry), but will use googled images in their blog posts without giving any photo credit, then claim it isn't plagiarizing.

Yes it is!

Knock it off!

Need help finding the source of an image? There is a site called TinEye that does a great job of giving source data when you upload or paste an image URL into their search field (Yes, I know google images does this too, but I'm all about the underdog).

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I started a post about Jennifer Livingston - the fat (SHUDDUP! I am fat, I can certainly call her fat) news anchor/reporter who went viral when she called out her "bully" on air after receiving the following email:

Hi Jennifer,

It's unusual that I see your morning show, but I did so for a very short time today. I was surprised indeed to witness that your physical condition hasn't improved for many years. Surely you don't consider yourself a suitable example for this community's young people, girls in particular. Obesity is one of the worst choices a person can make and one of the most dangerous habits to maintain. I leave you this note hoping that you'll reconsider your responsibility as a local public personality to present and promote a healthy lifestyle.

Everyone was all WOOHOO! She's a HERO for standing up to her bully!

Look people, quit using the word "bully" every time someone says something about you that you don't like . We all know that words are powerful, but guess what happens when you use them too often and under the wrong pretense??

Remember Chicken Little??

THE SKY IS FALLING!! THE SKY IS FALLING!!

She received a SINGLE email. Although it may have been judgmental (Personally? I don't believe it was.), it wasn't threatening, and her use of the word BULLY did little more than encourage the rest of you idiots to keep using the word when someone says something you don't like.

STOP IT!!!

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I all but finished a post about the continuing saga of My kid was diagnosed on the autism spectrum before it was the diagnosis du jour so get off my back after several BIP (Behavior Intervention Plan) meetings and a rather irritating IEP (Individualized Education Program) meeting within the first month or so of the school year.

It was a bit of a verbal rampage regarding the significant special education staff change I've seen every year since Cam has been in high school (his Case Manager, the Education Service Specialist for the high school, and the School Psychologist this year) and how it means I have to start from scratch in trying to get my son the education he is guaranteed.

Then I decided that y'all wouldn't read it, or you'd read parts of it and leave nasty comments because it wound up sounding like I was making a bunch of excuses for Cam when, in reality, I'm just a shitty parent who hasn't done a good job raising my kid (just ask most of the staff at the high school).

This isn't my first rodeo.

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I think I'll copy Jay and do a What's In Your Wallet vlog sometime in the next day or two.

That should buy me some time to quiet the voices in my head so that I can write a decent blog post.