Sunday Secret

When you told me there would be no card or any other recognition of Valentine's Day, I told you it didn't matter. I only said that so that you would never know how much it hurt my heart.

Obscene?

Have any of you heard the hubbub surrounding this Abercrombie & Fitch advertisement?



When did the human body become vulgar? Maybe I'm in the minority, but I just don't find these ads to be obscene. Provocative? Absolutely, but not obscene. What I find really interesting about all of this is that Lynnhaven Mall also houses a Victoria's Secret. The last time I walked by a Victoria's Secret store there were some pretty suggestive/provocative photos of lingerie models hanging in the windows. Why are the standards for Abercrombie & Fitch seemingly different?

I think it's unfortunate that our society equates the human body with words like lewd, obscene and disgusting. The human body is something to be appreciated, not something to be ashamed of ... but then I posted a photo of my tits on this blog ... maybe I'm not the best one to define obscene!

Blame it on Birdman

He was tired of opening my blog and getting nothing but tits. What do you get instead? Politics!

Seems I just can't stay away from the topic these days. I try … I really try … but the political process is just so corrupt and phony fascinating that I can't seem to stop talking about it.

As many of you know if you watch any news, we have some REBATES on the table. Just in case anyone is at all confused, dictionary.com defines REBATE as:

a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.

And just in case you haven't been following the news closely, the stimulus package currently gives REBATES to people who paid no taxes. I don't know about all of you, but I call that a HANDOUT, not a rebate.

However, this may be a mute point. Why? Well, what started out as a $161 BILLION package in the House has morphed in to a $205 BILLION package in the Senate. It seems the Democrats have decided this stimulus package should could bring them a political advantage - that Republicans will pay a very high price if they oppose the added REBATES for older Americans and disabled veterans, as well as heating aid for the poor, up to an additional 26 weeks of unemployment benefits and a much larger collection of business tax breaks than the House approved. In this election year, it's all about making the other guy look bad.

This is how our government works. One side makes a proposal that they have "promised" - one that the media has hyped up and the "people" assume is the truth. Then the other side loads it with special interest extras, knowing it's likely it will pass through because there is that promise out there that needs to be kept at any cost. But then again, what's $44 BILLION amongst friends?

One last thing ... any complaints about my flashing moving down the page should be sent directly to Birdman - you can find him HERE .