Common Courtesy

This is just a general plea to people. Please, when you're out in public with a large group of friends (i.e. your friends) be mindful of the comments you make. I don't want this to be confused with not saying what you feel around your friends, on the contrary, i think your friends are absolutely the best place you can can just be yourself. when you are among friends you do not have to worry about what you're going to say and if that might offend someone. For the most part, friends tend to be willing to listen, give advice, and if you say something offensive or inappropriate they will let you know but everyone will move on, but I digress. the situation I was referring to is in regards to making comments about someone girl/boyfriend. If you make a comment about someone and that persons boy/girlfriend decides to follow up on it or counter, don't become offended if the topic leads it's way to a place you're uncomfortable. You opened up the dialogue with your "insightful" comment but when the couple you were talking to decides to continue it with a legitimate response don't start complaining that this is getting uncomfortable and they should stop. Did you think about your comments and whether or not they make them uncomfortable? If you know certain topics, by nature, make you uncomfortable (the sex life of two of your friends) then don't bring them up. However when you're comment is along the lines of "that's because you have a vagina" don't be shocked and appalled when the boyfriend tells you that "yes, she does, and I really like it like that". The rebuttal was in response to a very poorly thought out comment that could have very easily have resulted in a spat. While the response is not necessarily the most obvious one, it's still not anything that can be seen as purposefully said with malicious intent because it's still a natural response. Think about the comment you made to invoke an "uncomfortable" response and whether or not your initial comment might have invoked a similar reaction from others. 

Initial Outburst

For the last month or so I've been witnessing people all over the country go crazy over these primary elections, as if they were the single most important thing in our lives. Everyday i turn on the television and i see the unending coverage on Hillary, Obama; sometimes even McCain and Huckabee (as if Huckabee ever had a chance). I'm not going to pretend that I'm not partisan, because i am. I do have a preference towards Democrats more than Republicans, but I am not going to be sitting in front of the television and going crazy over each and every state, because Wolf Blitzer and his 52 television sets tell me that this is going to change everything. I've seen the hate and animosity that politics brings out in people and frankly I just don't understand why. Yes, there is going to be a new president, which, trust me I'm looking forward to as well, but in all reality that's probably going to be the biggest change. I know I sound extremely cynical right now and maybe I am or maybe I've come to the realization that politicians will say a lot of wonderful things in order to get elected and that's it. People need to understand that Mr. Obama and/or Mrs. Clinton are not champions of the people. It's kind of hard to be a champion for the people when you're getting thousands upon thousands of dollars in contributions from corportations who expect you to show them favors when you're in office. I think what I'm trying to say is that the novelty of a new president will wear off very quickly once we come to realize that the tax cuts s/he promised are not coming, the troops are not coming and gas prices are still climbing. In the end politicians will be politicians and if suddenly decide that they are the beacons for our lives we will be in a worse situation than before.

Yes, I vote and you might think that that contradicts everything that I just wrote. Well, it does. Three reasons why you shouldn't look at that contradiction as proof positive that I can't be trusted: 1) Contradictions are present in your everyday life, 2) don't consider me the barometer for your life and actions and most importantly 3) I get those cool stickers.