Let me off, I'm done

I think the world can just keep going on without me. There have been so many times when I just get either so frustrated with the world or how it works (or doesn't) and how people seem to think the best thing to do is to think the worst of others it seems like I'm on one of those fair rides and you feel like you're ready to deal with something else.

I guess the best way to put things so you can understand is this: Whenever I read something and I have a less than charitable thought about motives or the like, I immediately stop myself by saying 'I shouldn't be so cynical.' The problem is, so often nowadays it seems like my cynical thoughts are right in line with what the people are actually doing. All you have to do is look at any debate going on today. Whether it's health care, recent deaths of well known people in government and politics, indiscretions of politics, you look at what's being said, have a cynical thought, and it comes to pass.

In health care, we've seen how people are using town halls and other forums to 'make the other side look bad'. Is that really necessary? Can't anyone have a discussion or disagreement simply on the merits of their own position? Or does no one have their own position anymore? Looking at recent deaths, the death this week of Senator Ted Kennedy caused many people to immediately predict Congressional Democrats would use the occasion to drum up an emotional appeal to pass health care (I say health insurance) reform. It didn't take 24 hours for those who were originally called 'crass' and 'cynical' to be proven correct. One shouldn't be surprised. Wasn't the funeral of Julius Caesar used to further political ambitions?

Anyway, I'm done with the world right now proving to be the worst instead of the best. So, please stop the merry go round, I want to get off.

Sorry about the venting. I guess I just needed to get it aired out.

Apparently I may be growing a couple of Audrey's

Sorry for the Little Shop of Horrors reference. But this is the first time in 20 years that I have tried growing vegetables. I helped my parents do this while growing up, and despite the overall teenage 'work is a pain' type attitude, it was nice to see results for the effort put in. Anyway, back to my 'monsters'. We purchased two tomato plants from a family at our church, and we planted them in large flower pots. I put some fertilizer (plant food) in when I planted them, and apparently I turned the little buggers loose.

Here are pictures of the two plants. Now the only thing missing is: 'feed me Seymore'.

I don't recall ever growing plants this big. Anyone have any ideas as to what I've done? The only problem is while the plants are huge, the fruits are small. Too much effort into the growing apparently.