Posted on 05/06/2004 9:21:05 PM PDT by JustAmy
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There's been a mistake somewhere, they're Mama_Bear's frames. She's good, huh? : )
And you're right, virtual isn't as good.
Me, too. They're so sweet. :)
Yep! If one wants to work for sweet compliments, Amy's is the place. She's the best boss! LOL!
Uh oh,...I can't let this pass without defending our profession........that just happens to be what we do (full time for the past 35 years). LOL! (I don't think we are supposed to post commercial links on FR, but maybe I can get away with it this one time...... click here. Actually, I'm still working on the website, isn't completed yet. Since I'm not trying to sell anyone anything, I guess it is okay, right Amy?)
I don't know about other photographers, but the reason we charge what we do is because we've found it helps pay the electric bill and puts food on the table. ;-)
But, you're not alone CG, lots of people think we over-charge. Fortunately, many people don't. :-)
LOL!!! Now why would I do that?? I love doing graphics for Amy's Place. It keeps me from having to do a whole bunch of less interesting things. LOL :-)
You'll have to mail the M&M, since we can't come tonight. Don't let Chads anywhere near it. :-(
Hope you have a great rally. We will be there in spirit.
Now the next trick is to learn how to feel like you're 31 going on 13. Have you noticed that when you are really into something, that you lose all perspective of where you are, how old you are, and so forth?
I was watching the "Toy Story" movie with my family. When Woody was pleading with his friends that Buzz's fall was a tragic accident, I found my arms rising in supplication. I was identifying with an animated toy!
It's a wonderful thing to be able to be ageless, timeless, and worry-free even for a short time. Wasn't that the promise of the movies long ago?
Wait a minute!!!
She gets a whole M to herself, every day!!!
I knew I shoulda learned how to stay inside the lines...
This essay appeared in the FreeRepublic.com on-line forum back in September 2000 under the title "I Am a Bad Republican" (picking up title changes and additions since then as it was forwarded around the Internet), and the person who posted it there has taken credit for it in a recent message in that same forum.
Last updated: 11 June 2001
Alright,
There's been a lot of stuff flying around the net recently about being a Bad American. Some has been credited to George Carlin, Rush and a host of others.
Well folks, the fact is that the Bad American rant started here on Free Republic. I know this to be a fact, because I wrote it. It was called I am a Bad Republican. Check the link above, or follow this one if you have any doubts.
As it drifts around the net, people tend to add their own lines, but all of the main ones can be found in my original rant. I apologize for not bringing this to everyone's attention sooner. I've been extremely busy with a couple of deadlines, and didn't realize how this was circulating the net, until my dad sent me a copy. I have to say that when I read his email, I laughed out-loud for quite a few beats, then just sat in awe at the power of the web.
While I guess this a vanity, let me also say that what this has proved to me (besides the fact that I must have hit on some truths), is the strength and quality of Free Republic. Regretably, I've been lurking more than contributing recently, but I am amazed at the influence this site has on popular culture (Sore/Loserman anyone?)
Thanks to Jim Rob, and all the other Freepers keeping the faith.
All the best,
Bootyist
BTW, I write for a living. Ironic that the thing I've written that gets the most circulation is authored under my user name and credited to George Carlin. Maybe I should have gone on strike afterall.
The Original Post:
I'm Your Worst Nightmare. I am a BAD Republican.
I like big cars, big cigars and naturally big racks. I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid-level governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies. I don't care about appearing compassionate. I think playing with guns doesn't make you a killer. I believe its called the Boy Scouts for a reason. I think I'm better than the homeless. I am not the real Slim Shady, so I think that I’m gonna stay seated right here in this damn comfy chair. I don't think being a minority makes you noble or victimized. I don't care if you call me a racist, a homophobe or a misogynist. I am not tolerant of others because they are different. I know that no matter how big Jennifer Lopez’s toilet gets, I’ll still want to see it.
I don't celebrate Kwanzaa.
I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, you do it in English. I like my porn without silicon. I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions. I want to know when MTV became such crap. I think getting a hummer is sex, and every man is entitled to at least one extremely sloppy one per month. I know what the definition of is is. I think Oprah's eyes are way too far apart. I didn't take the initiative in inventing the Internet. I thought the Taco Bell dog was funny. I want them to bring back safe and sane fireworks.
I believe no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang. I think that being a student doesn’t give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster. I’ve never mourned a dead goldfish. I don’t want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package. I believe everyone has a right to pray to their God or gods, while I pray that the test results come back negative. I think the Clippers should play in the WNBA. My heroes are Abraham Lincoln, Orson Wells, Ronald Reagan and whoever canceled Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. I think creative violence makes movies more interesting and Iraqis more dead.
I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.
I know wrestling is fake, but I still think The Rock could kick my butt. I think global warming is junk science. I’ve never owned or was a slave, I didn't wander forty years in the desert after getting chased out of Egypt, I haven’t burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you, so shut-the-f-up already. South Park still makes me laugh. I think you can respect and admire women while mentally undressing them. I believe a self-righteous liberal with a cause is more dangerous than a PlayStation. I want to know which church is it exactly where the Rev. Jessie Jackson preaches. I think explosions are cool. I don't care where Ellen puts her tongue. I think the cops have every right to shoot your sorry ass if you’re running from them. I thought Spinal Tap was great, but Rob Reiner can still kiss my backside.
I worry about dying before I get even.
I’ve discovered that DVD is better than Laserdisc. I like the convenience of buying oranges while I'm waiting at a stop-light, and I'm pretty sure the Latina midget selling them to me is glad she no longer lives in a refrigerator packing carton outside Ensenada. I figured out Bruce Willis was dead midway through The Sixth Sense but enjoyed it anyway. I think turkey bacon sucks. I want somebody to explain to me exactly why it's wrong to point out that when I watch a freeway chase, I know the losers the police eventually pull out of the car are gonna be a gang-banging hommies or vatos. I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes a parent. I think tattoos and piercings are fine if you want them, but please don’t pretend they are a political statement.
I want to know what the hell is going on when Geena Davis has a sitcom.
I like hard women, hard liquor and a hard bowel movement first thing in the morning. I believe you don’t have to speak with a lisp to pick out a couch for your living room. I'll admit that the only movie that ever made me cry was Field of Dreams. I didn't realize Dr. Seuss was a genius until I had a kid. I will not conform or compromise just to keep from hurting somebody's feelings. Sometimes I throw my soft drink can in the trash, even when the recycle bin is just a few more steps. Making love is fine, but sometimes I wanna get laid. I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.
Yes, I'm a bad Republican. And I vote... even if it rains.
Peace. I out.
1 Posted on 09/01/2000 23:24:01 PDT by bootyist-monk
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