Just checking in

Hello to my few readers. I apologize for no blogging. I still have much to say but little time to say it. I've been so stressed with everything I need to do and overwhelmed with thoughts concerning the direction of this country. It is hard to put into words with little time to write. Well, I have been writing but it has been either work related or scripts. I have been given the honor of managing the stage performances for Crazee Dazes on May 23 so please come watch at the ElRancho parking lot. It is sure to be a great day of talent.

You know that "going green" and alternate energy is a big deal now. With the President talking about it constantly, you would think that everyone everywhere would be jumping to follow suit. However, I heard about a place in the Texas desert that is another victim of the "so-called" environmentalists. You see, someone wants to set up a solar panel farm in order to harness the sun for energy. Great, huh? It is in the middle of the desert, not harming anyone, right? Well, the protest is that it would hurt the desert! What the hey! Is there no end to those who want to protest anything and everything.

Here's another one. Wind power is also a great alternative energy yet environmentalist or PETA are protesting making any more windmills. 1st it disrupts the scenery and 2nd the sound it makes attracts bats and now they are being killed as they fly into it. Okay, I hate the thought of bats being harmed because they do rid the earth of millions of pesky insects but I think someone could come with an idea to deter them from being attracted to the sound. Afterall, we have ways of detracting deer away from roads with sound, right?

The thing is, if we used the illogical thoughts that these protesters use, then we would have nothing. How can we continue to buy cars when those evil machines cause the deaths of millions? Cars also have polluted and caused wars! How can we allow the skies to be occupied by airplanes when many have died in crashes, not to mention the fact that if one is darting across the sky, it momentarily blocks my view with it's contrails and body.

When you hear protest against change that will benefit people such as bringing jobs to help families take care of their needs, it just amazes me. Yes, I realize that some companies could cause harm to our landscape, our water, our soil etc...and that is why we have strict laws to govern these companies. Take the power plant for example. There has not been any accidents in other areas that have these plants. Matter of fact, the towns thrive. The people have a way to provide for their families. Yet protesters abound with thoughts of horror that these plants will bring. Babies will be born with three arms! Our bodies will glow in the dark. What if's are thrown around to scare us. The plant is going to be built in an area that is in the middle of nowhere. The surrounding land will be farmed just as it has been for years and the farmers will even have more access to irrigation using the excess from the company. But we don't want more jobs! We don't want a building to mess up the view! Instead, we want to keep that area just the way it is. Of course, all of the children of the next generation will have to move to other cities and states in order to find a job but maybe they will visit the area from time to time to enjoy the uninterrupted scenery. Granted, the towns in the area will have died off as the locals grow old and the young continue to move on.

Hazards are everywhere! I know for a fact that more hazardous waste and environmental dangers come into our state every second of every day with little to no thought. Trucks and trains carry these chemicals that can cause great harm, yet I see no potesters along the interstate with signs telling them to not drive through our state. Why have we allowed such a danger? How can we send our children to school in a bus when there are actual recorded incidents where children have been harmed or killed while riding in one? How many people have died from accidents by numerous machines compared to the number who have been harmed or killed by nuclear power? We would have to stay home, locked in a room and never leave in order to be safe!

And we have laws that require all businesses to dispose of any material that may have bodily fluid on it in a safe way, yet every day a sanitation worker comes into contact with hazardous materials from millions of homeowners. Our trash is loaded with blood, our germs on tissues and such, bacteria from our food and on and on. Where are the protesters to protect us from that? Why are they not picketting the local trash companies? How could we have survived beyond our teenage years with so many dangers? I fear leaving my house as I think of all the danger awaiting me. Alas, I must venture into the unknown world of chemicals, sun rays, pollution, gases; those hazardous bandits waiting to steal my health or get into that evil vehicle and drive along that interstate of death on a wing and a prayer because that is what must be done. Yes, everyday, I am a white knight in shining armor as I place my own life in danger to get from point A to point B in order to get on with the struggle to survive in a hostile world. I can only pray that God protects me one more time. Good luck to everyone who walks out their door.