A Dozen Days of Dougie (Day 3): March 3, 2016

Here we are with Day 3 of my blog series, “A Dozen Days of Dougie” and I’m already beginning to regret this. I just don’t feel like writing this morning. BLEH! But then again, that’s the whole point to this exercise, right? To make myself write daily, whether I want to or not. To establish discipline and be focused and to attempt to be the best writer I can be. I can do this. I just don’t want to. *sighs*.

So… it’s Thursday morning as I post this, but actually Wednesday morning as I write this. I’m trying to work one day ahead so when I decide to be slack or if something comes up, I won’t miss a day and can post every day without fail and without missing a beat. And what’s on my mind this morning? Last night was the so-called “Super Tuesday” primaries for both the Republicans and Democrats seeking the office of President of the United States. The two big winners were Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. No big surprises there, but Bernie had a good night too. So did Ted Cruz on the Republican side and even Marco managed to pick up a state with Minnesota. The only ones who didn’t win anything last night, to the best of my knowledge as I write this anyhow, were my man, Governor John Kasich of Ohio and Dr. Ben Carson. Kasich was running 2nd in Vermont though when I went to bed last night and was only trailing Trump by about 700 votes so that one may have worked out for him. Who knows? He’s putting his money on how things go in Ohio anyhow. And Carson? He’s a nice guy, but I never even saw his name anywhere last night. He’s fallen so far and so fast, it’s almost sad. I expect that we’ll be seeing him drop out of the race soon. He’s an absolute non-factor at this point.

I listened to both Hillary’s and Donald speeches. Hillary was shrill and obnoxious and flashes of “I’ll get you, my pretty!”, kept flashing through my head. How can anyone even begin to want that woman as our leader for the next four years just amazes me. I listened to her for five minutes and my stomach began to churn and I wanted to hurl. And then there was Donald. He’s obnoxious, rude, crude, and generally just a clueless, overbearing con-man. And that speech? Big on rhetoric and very low on details. He had New Jersey Governor Chris Christie with him and it was fascinating to watch the expressions on Christie’s face as he stood behind Donald on the stage as Trump made his speech. Mostly, Christie had a blank expression on his face as he stared at the back of Trump’s head, but every so often, you’d see something flash across Christie’s face. I’m not sure if it was “I drank the kool-aid and am now your slave, Master Trump”, or “What the hell have I done? I’ve sold my soul and this man is freakin’ crazy!”. How I would love to be a mind-reader and look inside that head right about now.

But enough on all of that. There’s a GOP Debate on Thursday night and I’m sure a lot of my confusion and questions will be answered then. How in the hell can people vote for and support either Trump or Hillary? I just don’t get it! *another heavy sigh* Let’s go to the “Magic Box” and find a couple of topics to write about. I’m pulling out three topics today and they are: “Racism”, “Friends With Benefits” & “Pine Straw”. Another snooze-fest of a blog coming up. Actually, this should be kind of fun. Let’s see what we can do with these topics.

A Dozen Days of Dougie (Day 3): Racism, Friends With Benefits & Pine Straw…

Racism? It’s stupid to hate a person or discriminate against a person just because of their race or the color of their skin, especially when there are so many other reasons to dislike and hate someone. I don’t like people because of the way they act in public, the respect they show (or don’t show) for others, the language they use, the music they listen to, the way they raise their children, their nasty habits, the way they smell (stale alcohol or cigarettes), the laziness and expectations for everyone to keep them up and pay their way, etc. So many reasons to dislike people and not a single one has anything to do with race.

So it’s pretty simple. The color of our skin is something we have no control over and thus it shouldn’t be a factor as to liking or not liking someone. The person themselves and who they are and how they are… that’s more than enough reason right there.

I don’t care about race. I care if you’re decent, honest and I like you. Anything else, it’s just ignorance showing it’s ugly head. Yep, I said it. Racists are idiots… and ass-clowns… and need to be hit in the face with a shovel… repeatedly.

Next up is friends with benefits. This is something I am very familiar with and a strong advocate of as well. Some people believe that sexual contact and intimancy without “love” or “feelings” is wrong. And I don’t disagree with that, but if you’re my friend, then obviously, I must have some feelings for you. And what is wrong with friends helping each other out from time to time? If neither of us is in a committed, monogomous relationship and have that itch that needs to be scratched from time to time, why can’t a friend help out a friend and take care of that itch? Better a friend you trust and care for than some stranger off of Craigslist, right?

Simply put, I think “FWB” are a good thing. It’s not for everyone, but I’m hanging out with you already, confiding in you already and you’re already a big part of my life, would having intimate contact of some sort really hurt things? It’s just a thing, like hugging, massages or back / neck rubs. Nothing more and nothing less. It’s one of the ultimate bonding tools to really cement that relationship with your buddy or neighbor or drinking buddy. Everyone is happy, no one gets hurt and all stress / anxieties / problems go away for a little while.

So will I occasionally have “benefits” with my friends. Some, I will and some I won’t. That’s up to them and where they stand on the situation, but I generally feel that if I’m with a real friend, I want to do anything I can to make them happy and have a good time and if that requires getting naked or doing a little something / something, well it’s all good. If we’re friends and I think it’s the real deal, then anything goes… and I do mean anything.

And finally, we have pine straw.

Pine Straw? It’s annoying when it crawls up your pants leg and gets all itchy. It can be raked up and sold to make money. That is, if you have the good “long leaf” kind and it’s not too leafy and full of leaves, sticks, etc. And it can be used as stuffing in order to make scarecrows. I used to do that for Halloween when I would decorate my yard. I’d have different scarecrow bodies laying around, stuffed full of pine straw and being all creepy. Those were some fun and creative times. I should do that on my next day off. Just make a scarecrow. No real reason for it other than just because I can. Hmmmm!

And with that, it’s time to wrap this up and put baby in the bed. Thanks for reading. I’m tired now and going to bed (or to watch Netflix). Have a great one. Thought and comments are welcome and appreciated. I’m Doug and you’re not. (groan).

Ubuntu!