Get Your Grump on Thursdays - Was (What's chapping my @ss today?)

[chasea]

I'm going to defend boxerboxer here. He didn't "bash 'old white dudes'". He bashed "old white dudes [who] complain sincerely that they're becoming the oppressed minority". Big difference. And he apologized if he offended Loki.

Play fair, you're making me grumpy.

Old, white, and dudes are three groups of people who need to take a knee, because they've had it too good for too long.

[mainemike]

I know/have known a bunch of old white dudes, namely my old man and a whole bunch of uncles. To a man they've worked hard, raised families, and maintained good solid irrefutable values, grace, compassion, humility, perseverance, generosity, etc...It's their children's generation that should sit down, shut up, look listen and learn. Modernity has one nothing for civility, and the idea of dignity appears meaningless, it's all: look at me.

Old, white, and dudes are three groups of people who need to take a knee, because they've had it too good for too long.

[Loki]

Old, white, and dudes are three groups of people who need to take a knee, because they've had it too good for too long.

Typical liberal viewpoint. why does anyone need to take a knee? Lets play God and pick winners and losers. A even playing field is just that, EVEN.

[chasea]

Typical liberal viewpoint.

That's old white dude for "Ignore everything I say from this point forward," right?

[Loki]

That's old white dude for "Ignore everything I say from this point forward," right?

Profound and convincing argument, and racist to boot.

[Bruce Day]

Holy Cow! I'm glad I missed Grump Thursday by doing something productive. Must be that the long, cold winter is getting to people.

[vertical_doug]

I'm going to defend boxerboxer here. He didn't "bash 'old white dudes'". He bashed "old white dudes [who] complain sincerely that they're becoming the oppressed minority". Big difference. And he apologized if he offended Loki.

Play fair, you're making me grumpy.

Race, religion are merely distractions. The Supreme Court ruled money is free speech. You have money, you are free to commit murder provided you can afford a good enough lawyer.

Old White Dude with no money may not be as screwed as some others, but still pretty screwed.

[nahtnoj]

My clock must be broken.

Loki, if you are this easily butt-hurt by off the cuff comments people make about what is annoying them, perhaps the grump thread isn't for for you.

[zetroc]

Cheese and rice, is this still going?

Doing pushups.

[Matthew J]

Boxerboxer and Matthew J, you need to have a little internal consistency to be credible. You can't be consider yourself to be inclusive and enlightened but simultaneously bash "old white dudes", question the foundations of other's religions and throw around the name of a religious figure in a way that offends large groups of people. That's just as offensive as what you're condemning. I have no problem with informed, consistent liberal viewpoints and hold them myself on many issues. But you can't respect everyone EXCEPT old white dudes and religious Christians while simultaneously considering yourself to be tolerant and enlightened. It's inherently paradoxical.

So my grump for the week:the cognitive dissonance and general smarminess of intolerant uninformed liberalism.

I'll do 20.

There are a hell of lot of people and ideas I do not respect beyond old white dudes with false sense of oppression and religious. That I kept my grump of the day on one topic says nothing about my opinions on other issues and people.

[David Tollefson]

It's Thursday, right? Every one else must just have lives of ease and happiness. That makes me grumpy. Or else you're all too cowed to say anything about it. And that makes me grumpier.

In my world -- We just found out two days ago that all our work is being transferred to Salt Lake City. No transfers -- if we want to move with the work, we have to apply for new positions, and compete with all the new hires on salary. And the company won't cover any moving expenses. Couple that with the fact that my older daughter only lives with me part time, which would become even LESS part time, and SLC is pretty much a non-starter for me. Which means I find a new position in the PacNW (and would still likely involve a move, as the most likely locations would take a good 2.5 hours more out of my day just getting there and back), or a new job at a new company (possible).

And my daughter spent Monday night in the hospital on IV fluids after several hours spewing out both ends and not able to keep water down. She's doing better now, and I'm pretty sure went to school today... Having all that happen when she's with her mom and I can't even really help... sucks.

Okay, I'm done venting for the time being.

[fortyfour]

I don't know which is worse: Having the flu or getting over the flu. Man am I broken off. What I do know is if you get rid of the "L" in Flu you're left with a giant "FU".

[Shinomaster]

Whatever.... my lower back has been "out" all week as I hurt it chopping wood. I can barely walk or stand up straight. What a great way to start out the year. Can't make pottery, go to work, ride bike, or even do it etc..

[cdickens]

Has anyone heard of an F'ing turn signal!?!?

Drives me crazy!




Thank god its almost friday

[davids]

The flu continues to roil through my staff. I haven't had everyone in the office since before the holidays. And we're falling behinder and behinder.

[rec head]

6 months later and I still have swelling from a sprain in the left leg. The right leg has had who-knows-what wrong for a year.

[marley]

my year end review
from a boss that I do not respect
who has no appreciation or understanding of what my team does
who contradicted himself no less than 3 times in 10 minutes
who determines my merit increase/bonus

[doomridesout]

Worrying that the various thyroid troubles that have affected both my parents are genetic. I've been inordinately logy for about three weeks, felt like shit on the bike, can't get anything done outside of work, and just want to sleep and sleep. My bike fit seems not to work well right now (ulnar nerve pain and weakness) On top of that, I am growing increasingly skeptical of my orthopedic guy's assertion that I will be able to stop doing PT on my separated shoulder at some point. Of course, it could just be winter blues, but whatever the cause... OK I'll stop now.

[MarkC]

Show me an employee that is satisfied with their yearly review (grade) and I'll show you an employee who received an "exceeds" and didn't deserve it. Everyone else is delusional with regard to their performance, impact and contributions to the overall mission. Self included and that makes me grumpy. Sometimes.

Mostly I'm tired of people that have it pretty darn good spending time complaining that they don't have it good enough and aren't fully appreciated as opposed to making use of the resources and opportunities available to do something amazing. It's just silly.

[summilux]

Another week of -25oC temps. Winter is getting to me. And everyone harping about wind chill factor just pisses me off. Yesterday I crashed when the rubber grip on my upright bars slipped off in my hand as I was climbing out of the saddle. I figure the cold made the bars shrink. Lucky for me there were no cars around. Today the car battery gave up the ghost, wouldn't even turn over. And below -20oC, it's too cold to enjoy a day of skiing. So it's indoors on the trainer...At least the sun is shining.