Putting the F in Unfriend

Just call me unfriendly. A former school mate just posted that she wanted to see how many she could make mad with her next post. The post was a garbage post about how she thanked God for the States that require drug testing prior to social assistance. I posted, mission accomplished and you will be unfriended. This tells me that either she has never been down on her luck or she is a hypocrite. When I was 10 years old, my family found hard times and we ended up on food stamps in order to eat. We were not proud of receiving assistance, we didn't get fat from the food we were able to buy and we didn't stop looking for work. My father finally found a job and we were able to make our way forward. My parents don't drink and have never even tried drugs and yet in modern times, the conservatives would have them tested. I find it highly offensive for people that I went to school with and who loved to party, to now find it easy to require others to be tested for these very things.

Facebook is also inundated with people crowing about Tim Tebow. People are front runners and will go out of their way to be associated with winning. The Tebow crush has gone to a whole new level. People are saying that the media wouldn't cover him because of his Christian stance and in your face religion. Unless you're blind or living as a hermit, this couldn't be further from the truth. Every news outlet and talk show have become Tebow cheerleaders. If you're a Broncos fan, you have every right to be excited and pull for your team but if you think that God is concerned about your ball team or intervening on behalf of your team, you're just sad and deceived. Just consider that during each game, there are Christians praying on both sides. Why would God pick sides? Also, if you're a Tebow fan because of his faith, then you have to not be offended when an athlete gives praise to Allah or any other deity or a tree for that matter. Religion doesn't belong in sports any more than it belongs in politics. I'm much more interested in emphasizing the things that unite, such as the common love for a certain sports team rather than the things that divide such as politics and spiritual issues.

Speaking of sporting events, the BCS is a complete joke and a farce. Money has destroyed college football and the bowl system. Being in the South, I love college football and I pull for a team in the SEC but how can we have the current title game? Would people be happy if any other 2 teams, from the same side of any conference were to play for the title? How can a win today be worth a title but a loss a few weeks earlier to the same team mean nothing? It would be better to require all teams to be in an official conference and then send each champion to the playoffs. There could also be some wild cards available. We could then play it down and we wouldn't even need a ranking system during the year or especially in the preseason. There will never be a major change toward a playoff system unless either some Universities bring a lawsuit or corruption is exposed within the current system.

I'm hoping to plan a monthly meeting for some local Donkey folks soon. It's just refreshing to be around people who have similar beliefs and don't mind freely sharing thoughts and ideas. You should make every effort to locate others who you can meet with a be encouraged by.

Beware of anyone who wants to restrict or limit your access to birth control. You have a right to your own opinions and beliefs but you don't have the right to impose your will on others.

Random Thoughts on 01/10/2012 at 1:05am.