My Venting Page
© September 2024,
P. Arthur Stuart
pastuart@pastuart.com
As the title states, this is my page for venting. For me it's a way of transferring the frustrations I have in dealing with the world; that is people. For the most part, I ignore tripe and BS, and just turn a deaf ear; it's less stressful. The difference between this page and "Food For Thought II" is that these are my views. While I probably will not put forth a true original thought, that is that someone else hadn't had the thought, for me they are original thoughts. If someone else claims originality I'll put it on the "Food For Thought II" page. To understand my perspective, or view point, or how I define something, see my webpage "Establishing a Common Reference Point"
September 27, 2026, as I reviewed today’s news, particularly the wars; our war with Iran and the Russia vs Ukraine war, I had a realization. Leader’s that start war have zero regard for anyone’s life other than their own.
What about Equal Right?
An item on Facebook shows a man and a women holding up a tee-shirt with, “Do you think teachers should be allowed to talk about Jesus Christ in the classroom.” I would like to ask them, “If the teacher was Muslim would you support them talking about Mohammed, or suppose the teacher is a Buddhist, would it be okay to talk about Buddha, how about all other beliefs?”
Whether they like it or not, not every teacher and student is a Christian.
FWIW: My eighty plus, a big plus, years of experience have shown me that people want equal rights for themselves; not for others.
Simple Solution!
To prevent dead people from voting, collecting Social Security, and other benefits, just have the government agency that issues death certificates notify those federal, state, and local authorities that have a need to know. With the systems we have today it could be done automatically.
On the lighter side:
September 24, 2026,
A man was holding up a book, I think a bible, and written on the tail (bottom edge of a book) “Should children be allowed to read the bible in school?”
If it is a public school, the teacher, or anyone else, should not read the bible or other religious or political rhetoric to them or make them read it.
My answer would be, “If it their choice, they should be allowed to read whatever they want, including comic books or porn.”
An item on Facebook ask the question, "Yes or no! Would you support the Supreme Court mandating voter ID?"
I want to scream, "You're an idiot. The Supreme Court can't make law. They can only rule whether a law is constitutional or not. In a sense, that ruling makes law.
My problem is that these people have no idea how the government works and what's worse is that they vote.
Eliminate the DMV; Really?
September 15, 2026
Steve Hilton, a California Gubernatorial candidate’s platform is that he will to do away with The DMV and set all vehicle registrations at seventy-three dollars.
While I have my complaints about the DMV; it’s not that it exists, it’s how they handle things and treat us.
For the record the DMV doesn't set vehicle registration fees, the state legislature sets the fee. Since it is likely the democrats will maintain their current majority the fees are not going to change; the governor does not make law. Although most things can be done online or through an organization like AAA, and whether anyone likes it or not, DMV facilities are needed for several reasons.
- Observe and evaluate vehicle driver’s tests.
- Administer written driver’s tests, take photos, obtain fingerprints, and give eye exams for initial and renewal of licenses.
- Collect and validate important documents and then issue driver’s licenses and identification cards.
- When required vehicle inspection.
What bothers me is that Mr. Hilton is pandering to people that want to hear those things; they just accept it and do not give any thought to it being true or even accomplishable. An honest candidate would say something like this, “I will work with the legislator to reduce registration fees and demand that the DMV management and staff ensure a better response to customers.”
Bottom line: When a politician says, “I'm going to change government or the law,” they are lying. Rarely, if ever, does a political figure have the ability, without the legislator’s help, to accomplish what they claim.
November 2, 2024: One of the guys I know said he knew an old woman that was just right for me. Yeah right, was my response. He said the women he serviced, that is, provide air conditioning repair, said, “What Old Men Want is Money and Nursing.” Hmm, again, yeah right! Of course, after my initial reaction I began to think about it. Before going further let’s eliminate con men, they are definitely after money and nothing else. Okay, let’s consider people like me. I'm retired, in my eighties, and have an income that will sustain me until the end. I own my home, along with the state. There is nothing I want that I can't get. Actually, there isn't anything I want that can be bought. I'm also physically fit beyond taking meds for cholesterol and high blood pressure. So, what do I want from a woman companion? Well, I can say it’s not nursing or money. I want someone I can be intimate with both emotionally and after some time, physically. I want someone who would like to do things together—it’s a long list so there is probably a lot we could do and that both of us could enjoy. I would also like to discuss various topics; it is not necessary for her to agree. I learn more from people that disagree with me than I do from those that don't. Furthermore, I'm not looking to replace my lost love; I just want to have a relationship and let it develop.
October 2024: I was talking with a friend; actually I was doing more listening. He was telling me about his relationships over the years and his marriage. What I got from his remarks was it was more about him and less about whomever he was with. I could empathize with him; I was the same way—it was all about me. When I lost my love, and I did and do love her, I realized if I had made it more about her than me, in the end it would have been better for me. I can say that when she was happy, particularly if I did something, it never failed to make me happy, even when I was mad at her.
Truth: If you cannot believe that you may be wrong, you can never know what is true.
I'm really very proud of myself. The other day a friend said something to one of the other bar attendees, that was sitting across the bar from him. He said the car park in a bad way was probably a democrats car, implying there is something wrong with democrats. He turn to me and said, "Sorry." I guess he concluded from a previous conversation I had with him, that I had to be a democrat because I didn't agree with his political choice. The fact is there are at least two hundred prominent and a myriad number of plain folks republicans that don't agree with his presidential choice. I will state it again, "I'm a non-affiliated." I just smiled.
When will I learn? When will I learn? Although, I initially attempted to avoid talking about politics, my friend said something about a politician. He said, "I feel they can't do the job." I didn't respond. He sensed that I didn't agree with him and wondered, so he pushed me. I should have said I don't talk politics; and left it at that. Unfortunately, I stated several facts about the persons opponent that he ignored and said let’s agree to disagree.
I have found that you cannot discuss politics because people refuse to accept facts, if they do they may have to admit they are wrong. Just so you know on several occasions I was present with information I doubted, rather than discard it or rationalize it away, I researched and found it to be true. Secondly, if they have to accept facts, like the person they are for committed theft or worse, the person will say, "so and so did it" a person in the opposing party, therefore in their eyes it makes it okay. It's the, "If Jimmy can cheat, why can't I?"
Then’s there's the, "let's agree to disagree" with means I only want to talk to someone that agrees with me.
When a person makes a decision based on ONLY DATA they want, they'll get what they deserve.
A political candidate said, I'm paraphrasing, “If you aren't Christian, you can't have values and therefore, you are unhappy.”
I have concluded that nothing brings out bigotry and hypocrisy more than religion.
I'm not a Christian, actually, I'm not sure what my religious beliefs are and I struggle almost daily on what to believe. In my avatar, on my homepage, is a list of values I have and I do my best to follow them; when I do it makes me happy. What I'm saying regardless, if you have religion, are agnostic, or atheist it doesn't matter; people still have good values and are happy.
Nothing brings out Stupidity like politics.
Corollary: Politics and Stupidity is redundant! Also, together they are a 'Tautology'(needless repetition of the same word) or 'Pleonasm.' (The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy.
Nothing brings out bigotry and hypocrisy more than religious zealots.
On second thought, maybe politics is a close second.
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