I forgot where I was going with this….

Dear President-Elect Barack Obama,

I have some great advice on how to make our country a better place to live.

First, I would make smoking illegal. I would do that because the population would be bigger and I mean bigger because less people would die.

Oh and I almost forgot, will you try to be elected again? You will be better next time after practice.

Last, you should stop pollution. Pollution is bad because lots of fish die and it destroys the earth.

Did you like my advice? I hope you use some of it!

Your friend,

Son #2

Seattle, WA (AP)- In a freak accident, a Seattle housewife almost died today after inhaling powdered sugar while eating a cookie. Gasping for breath, her son looked on and giggled and her spouse laughed hysterically after hearing of the incident. Neither lifted a finger and called 911. While the incident appears to an accident, the investigation is still pending. Several hours later, the wife appears to still be sniffling with mild chest pain. Relatives appear unconcerned. Further information will be reported as the investigation continues.

Update:  It appears one can choke TWICE in one day from inhaled powdered sugar. It also appears that sons and husbands laugh harder the second time around.

I mentioned last time that the new version of WordPress had thrown me and that’s why I wasn’t writing. I absolutely HATE having to completely relearn how to use software just because somebody thought it would be “cool” to have everything look completely different. Call me a dinosaur, I am NOT hip and young. If I spent the time to try to learn to use something, I don’t want to wake up the next morning and have to completely relearn it. Steve is mortified by this attitude. Probably because he’s a software guy and enjoys getting to know new software. Honey, I always did hate to RTFM.

But all that is not the whole reason why I haven’t been writing. If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know my tendency to be irreverent and out spoken. And while you all get good laughs out it, I get harassed. I am so tired of being harassed. I’m tired of people threatening to sue me. I’m tired of now pausing before I type anything to wonder which family member is going to send me some irate email or letter over what I just said. I have family members who check every week or two, to make sure I haven’t written something that they don’t approve of. If they find anything, they report back to other family members. I have family members who haven’t spoken to me in over a year for stuff I wrote. Yet? They didn’t read my blog for the first two years when I was all reserved and worried about what I say. So much for the right to free speech, eh?

Anyway, I’ve been toying with the idea of moving to password protected entries. Steve would rather I just start writing a book. I’m not even motivated to write anymore, just disgusted with the whole situation. I guess the pen is mightier than the sword after all. Anyway, that’s why I’ve been silent. I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to do. When I do, you’ll be the first to know.