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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Volunteer: The Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center
The Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center is in serious need of volunteers to run our hotline as well as help with some other events. If you have any interest or know someone that might be interested, give us a call or come by the office for an application (you must be able to clear a background check). The training is free to anyone over 18. The training is a total of four hours. We will do 3 hours one night and 1 hour another night. We are collaborating with Shannon Hospital, so as soon as we hear back from them we will know exact dates. The trainings will be held once a month, so if you miss this month you can try next month.
Please Call 325-655-200 or email mmurphy@cv-rcc.org
Our address is
2002 Colorado Ave.
San Angelo, Texas 76901
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Today's Observance
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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Monday, August 23, 2010
Concerning Intolerance
Okay, gentlefolk of the world (term gentlefolk used so as not to discriminate or anger anyone who might not be either a genetically natural female or male, e.g – transgender, transsexual, eunuch, or biologically engineered human through either donation or laboratory development), the time has come once again to bring attention to something that has come under fire due to plain and simple asinine behavioral attitudes. Recently, there has been made some disparaging remarks regarding one Jennifer Aniston. Why anyone would want to besmirch or incite lascivious comment about such a good hearted person is beyond comprehension, but alas, the world is an imperfect beast.
Many beings (again, remaining neutral lest this article be deemed inflammatory toward those who think of themselves as something other than what is universally recognized as a biological human being) have taken it upon themselves to defame Ms. (not used to imply she is a young girl, simply that she is a female who is presently not entangled in a marital relation) Aniston due to her appearance on the Regis and Kelly Show (feminists please do not write angry letters saying that this article is sexist because the female name is listed second, that is the title of the program) wherein she made a rather flippant comment regarding her career. The quote in question, in response to a question from Regis about playing dress up, was “I do that for a living, like a retard.”
The response was swift and angry. Beings from all over the U.S. began to inflame (in no way a remark about homosexuality) the interwebs and phone lines with harshly worded replies to this simple sentence. Many called Aniston insensitive, that her use of that word was inappropriate and detrimental to beings that happen to be cerebrally dysfunctional or intellectually underdeveloped. However, the sad thing about this whole debacle is that the beings that deemed the use of [the abovementioned word from the quote] inflammatory and disparaging failed to take notice of the contextual use thereof, frame of reference (self-deprecation), and most importantly the non-verbal clues pertaining to body language and posture. And as any good analyst or psychology instructor (instructor used in lieu of teacher or professor so as not to convey or imply that all such career-minded beings are of a specific gender set or subset) will tell you, the most important aspects of communication occur non-verbally.
Along these lines, the use of [word from above quote] in this instance is nothing but a self-disparaging remark made in good humor to show that Ms. (again not used in antiquity or sexist undertones) Aniston has a good nature and does not take herself so seriously that she loses touch with the reality of living life in a world filled with other beings. Sad days have come indeed when a being, whether famous, infamous, or normal (normal here does not have strict, finite definition, as definition is relative to experience) cannot poke fun at oneself without another being deeming the words to be an abomination. The simple fact (opinion of author, not concretely factual) is that when a being says something in a manner akin to Jennifer Aniston’s comment regarding themselves and another being, due to their own prejudice and experience, decries that something is amiss, that is their own opinion. There is no need to take a pejorative tone, for if, in this specific case, Ms. Aniston were like those who have rallied against her she could turn around and say that these beings are insensitive to the plights of beings of greater fortune, or flaxen-haired beings, or famous beings, or beings with aesthetically pleasing biologically natural (or scientifically enhanced) bodily structures. The list goes on.
Plain and simple, the word [used by Aniston to describe her life choice] is not, nor has it ever been meant to disparage or harm other beings, at least not in its inception. The fact (scientifically unproven, but justifiably sound) is that experience and life events shape the current definitions of most, if not all, words used by beings on a daily basis. For example, if I, being a Caucasian biologically natural male being descended from beings of European ancestry, were to use the term n***** I would be castrated by a large mob consisting mostly of angered African-American, or native African, for defaming an entire sect (used in lieu of race because there are no races of being, merely differing pigmentation confluences) of the being population. Now, if being from the aforementioned group were to use the term, whether in its original form or the shortened version thereof that commonly ends in –a as opposed to –er, this is acceptable. Why? As the old (chronologically, not aesthetically) colloquialism goes, what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Well, so why then is one sect given the privilege (not a right) to use a particular term if they become incensed when a being outside of that group uses it? Sense – this makes none.
And I know, the above example is irrelevant and full of holes, and that in the case of Jennifer Aniston using the word [that she used in her interview] the groups of beings were correct in their anger. However, by lashing out these groups have not only damaged their cause, but tarnished an aesthetically pleasing (personal opinion) beings’ reputation because now, other beings will begin to grow angered by the infringement of the former on the latter’s, as well as all other beings collectively, right to speak in any manner so chosen by way of life experiences and sense of humor and self.
Just for the record, being afraid to say the word [you know the one], which is defined by Webster’s as: noun, A person of subnormal intelligence., is completely and utterly RETARDED.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Don't go to Baylor!!!
Contest: Code
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Top ten euphemisms for well you'll see...
10. Jingle your jangle
9. Working your oar
8. Basting your oatmeal
7. Wrestle with Jimmy
6. Wiggle your waggle
5. Shifting gears
4. Stirring the yogurt
3. Stroking your ego
2. "Thinking"
1. Obeying Dick Cheney the Walmart greeter
9. Working your oar
8. Basting your oatmeal
7. Wrestle with Jimmy
6. Wiggle your waggle
5. Shifting gears
4. Stirring the yogurt
3. Stroking your ego
2. "Thinking"
1. Obeying Dick Cheney the Walmart greeter
Friday, August 6, 2010
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