Big decision made this week

After thinking I was done reading all these OJ books, I couldn't resist picking up Vincent Bugliosi's contribution to the OJ canon, Outrage: The 5 reasons OJ Simpson Got Away with Murder. Well, I have a history with Bugliosi; his book Helter Skelter was either the 1st or 2nd true crime book I ever read, (can't remember if it was his or if it was Norman Mailer's The Executioner's Song) somewhere around the age of 10. Anyway, I digress. The point is that he spends a considerable amount of time discussing the prevalence of INCOMPETENCE in our society, even amongst seemingly-educated, intelligent people (one of the 5 reasons he says OJ got off, b/c of the incompetence of the DA's office). His point is that, if incompetence is everywhere, even at the seemingly-highest of functioning levels, then surely it is even more so amongst the average citizen or mid-level worker.

Well, no shit! Here's 2 of my recent examples: #1. I sent off my vehicle registration renewal info and payment via mail like the Texas DPS suggested I do. "No waiting in line! Convenient!" Well, it took them almost 2 months to get my sticker back to me (Thank God I'm a cop and am immune to getting tickets for bullshit like this!) b/c the mouth-breathing, GED-holding state employee who processed it didn't include our unit # in our address field. Then it got returned to the local office, who again, after I spoke with them on the phone about the correction, neglected to include the unit # yet again. After my 3rd phone call, I finally got my sticker in the mail.

#2. Since my b-day is next week and my driver's license is up for renewal, I had a decision to make. I decided to save some time and $ (2 of my favorite things to save these days) and NOT go down to the DMV and get my motorcycle license along with my renewal b/c, let's get real, although I took the motorcycle class last year with S and got the little certificate to take in and get that added on, am I really going to be riding a motorcycle anytime soon? Not bloody likely. So I mailed that in for renewal too. Well, I did get my license in a timely manner earlier this week. However, the knuckle-dragging state employee who has a blank space where most people have faces typed in my street address and misspelled it. So now I do have to go into the DMV after all if I want it fixed. And I guess I better fix it, or risk having to explain until 2013 to everyone who needs to see my license that the street name is misspelled.

So I've had it with the State of Texas. And I'm also pissed off that Governor Perry--who, generally, I detest--has called for all Concealed-Handgun License Holders in TX to be able to carry our guns anywhere we want, including schools, bars, and churches, and most ignorant citizens are in an uproar about this. (Tip for the day: become a cop like I did, then it doesn't matter anymore, ha ha!) But anyway, even before I became a cop I still carried my gun with me everywhere I went, including bars (yes, I technically committed Class A Misdemeanors all the time) b/c frankly, my 4th and 2nd amendment rights to me outweighed any stupid local law or, truthfully, the low risk of getting caught! And as a woman, should any shit go down around me, I'd always much rather risk being judged by 12 than being carried by 6.

Anyway, my CHL also comes up for renewal on my b-day next week. And I am going to refuse to renew it. WHY am I paying for the privilege to use my 2nd Amendment right??? Why am I going to pay upwards of $125 for the class, 6 hours of my time that I don't have right now anyway, and whatever the renewal fee from the incompetent State of Texas is going to be??? I'M NOT!

Ok, enough bitching about all that. Poor S is sick today and I told him he could stay home. His back hurt from picking up something big at work and, of course, there's absolutely no worker's comp for that! I can't wait until he leaves this shit job far, far behind. I had to take his car Charlie Murphy into our mechanic again this a.m. so S is going to come pick me up for lunch and we'll go to his fave Chinese/Viet. restaurant so he can eat his Shrimp Pho.

Birthday note: S gave me an early b-day gift yesterday. It is too hilarious and it's something that I've always wanted. It's 2 fake grills! You know, like the ghetto folks and rappers wear! I need to figure out how to put them in/on so I can wear them to the party this Sat.