Semantics

So much of the time in life it is not what you say but the way in which you say it. As I have mentioned before, on occasion I get very angry. Usually as soon as I blow off steam I immediately calm down and re-think what I may have thought or said. It usually transpires like this. It usually begins with someone on a political show that says something I think is a complete lie. The following conversation runs through my head or sometimes I blurt it out loud in front of people. First the blow up - "You piece of crap I freaking hope you die." Then immediately comes the calm down - "But hopefully it's not too painful."

Which brings me to the main point of this post. I want to change and be a better person, BUT...I'm not sure I want to change that much. For instance, most of my adult life I have kept a running list in my head of people I want to outlive....Okay fine, it's a list of people I hope die. It is a dynamic list, people move on and off the list over time. And even though I have great hopes of being a better person I really don't want to let go of the list. I realized that the trick is to rename the list so it sounds less mean, judgmental and hateful and then it should be okay. So, I present to you:

"Living People Whose Graves I Hope to Visit One Day with a 40 ounce and a Bouquet."
. Ted Kennedy - (checking airfare right now)
. Nancy Pelosi
. Keith Olbermann
. Michael Moore
. Jimmy Carter
. Harry Reid
. Paul Miller
. Bill Maher
. Kanye West (just kidding, I wouldn't walk across the street to piss on his grave)


The brevity of this list just goes to show how tired I am tonight, normally the list of people I wish would die soon goes on and on and on...
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