I have often been told that I have a lot pf patience when people discover I work with elementary age children. For them, that statement is 100% true. I have plenty of patience for my students even on the days when they seem to find that last nerve and bounce all over it. However, that statement falls woefully short when it comes to dealing with the adults that roam around this world.
I am finding it more and more difficult to keep my patience around the idiotic individuals masquerading as mature these days. When I feel like I need to use teacher voice on the parents rather than the children, on the people living in the building next door and on the drivers of the LA streets, something has gone terribly wrong.What happened to taking responsibility for your actions? What happened to the words "please", "thank you", "excuse me" and "I apologize"? What happened to moving out of the way when you know you are completely blocking the sidewalk to have a conversation that shouldn't be for public consumption? For that matter what happened to non public conversations? I am so sick and tired of hearing you loudly talk on your cell phone.
Patience is a virtue but for how much longer I will be blessed with that virtue I am not certain. The actions of the many (as it is quite more than just a few) are digging in. My patience is wearing thin.
Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Showing posts with label people. Show all posts
Monday, February 25, 2013
Monday, October 3, 2011
A sign of the times
Apparently it is NOT just me many other people feel the same way as I do. This would be a good time to revisit a previous post I call "Belt America".
Monday, September 26, 2011
Generosity
For the past 20 years (I
started as a child prodigy at the mere age of 10) I have been fortunate enough
to participate in one of the few truly college run radio stations left to us.
It has allowed my musical knowledge to grow and enabled me to meet individuals
that would have most likely never crossed my path in any other circumstance. I
am fortunate for this experience and would greatly like for it to continue.
This year, as well as the past few, has been financially tough for us all.
Having enough money to meet the rising costs of daily needs has been
increasingly more difficult. Answering every plea for help is impossible for any
one individual but if you can answer any plea, I am asking that it be to donate
to the radio station that broadcasts live 24 hours a day from the campus of
Loyola Marymount called KXLU. This
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 from 8-10 PM Pacific Standard Time I will be on air
to raise funds for both the station and my show Soiree Musicale. Please
contribute to the cause by pledging your support either online at http://www.kxlu.com/ or by calling in a pledge
at 310-338-KXLU that’s 310-338-5958. All pledges are greatly appreciated. Thanks
VERY much for your new and continued support!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sincerely,
A Dedicated DJ
Monday, September 5, 2011
Sidewalk Poop
I love dogs. I really care for pretty much all animals great and small. I have a bird. I've had a few over the years. The ones I've had are low maintenance so they are easy to take care of at all times. I live in an apartment so a bird is better than a dog on that level. I have neighbors with pooches. These pooches I have seen but more often than not I have been made aware of their presence because of poop inappropriate places.
Scoop your poop people. Although the main reason I don't have a dog at the moment is my apartment's policy on that another major factor is I do not wish to be a pet valet. I have no urge to walk behind my canine with plastic bag in hand picking up steaming piles of poop. IF you have purchased a pup however, that IS what YOU have signed up to do. You chose that life. You knew the responsibilities. You should not subject me and the rest of the world to stepping in something sticky. It is most definitely not neighborly. It's unsightly and unsanitary as well.
People not being responsible for their four legged friend's poop has become such a major epidemic that they are actually doing DNA testing to find the owner of the pile. That's right, you might think you are getting away with it but, you will be tracked down and fined. It's a simple matter people. Pick up the poop or be picked up for not picking up the poop. It's your call.
Scoop your poop people. Although the main reason I don't have a dog at the moment is my apartment's policy on that another major factor is I do not wish to be a pet valet. I have no urge to walk behind my canine with plastic bag in hand picking up steaming piles of poop. IF you have purchased a pup however, that IS what YOU have signed up to do. You chose that life. You knew the responsibilities. You should not subject me and the rest of the world to stepping in something sticky. It is most definitely not neighborly. It's unsightly and unsanitary as well.
People not being responsible for their four legged friend's poop has become such a major epidemic that they are actually doing DNA testing to find the owner of the pile. That's right, you might think you are getting away with it but, you will be tracked down and fined. It's a simple matter people. Pick up the poop or be picked up for not picking up the poop. It's your call.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Driving 101: Turn Signals
The turn signal is to alert other drivers of your intended direction. If you are indicating you are turning right, the appropriate direction to turn is right. It also works if you indicate left that you should then turn left. Your signal indicating you are turning alerts the other driver that simultaneous turning is appropriate. Don't yell at the driver for nearly turning into your preciously polished Porsche when you were the idiot who indicated you were turning and then decided to go straight.
If a car in front of you is pulled parallel to parked cars with a signal indicating they are about to park you should not drive up behind it at full speed, honk and yell at them for being in your way as you are the one stupid enough to speed up on a non-moving vehicle which has made it clear that it was waiting to park. In turn cars which are trying to park must visibly warn others of this intent. Sitting perfectly still and then deciding to back up is not proper parking procedure.
Signals should be turned off immediately upon turning in the correct direction as drivers behind you will become greatly annoyed at the fact that you are consistently driving straight and have not changed lanes or turned for the past 11 blocks. Just because You supposedly know were you want to go doesn't mean the rest of us know. Thus the invention of the turn signal.
If a car in front of you is pulled parallel to parked cars with a signal indicating they are about to park you should not drive up behind it at full speed, honk and yell at them for being in your way as you are the one stupid enough to speed up on a non-moving vehicle which has made it clear that it was waiting to park. In turn cars which are trying to park must visibly warn others of this intent. Sitting perfectly still and then deciding to back up is not proper parking procedure.
Signals should be turned off immediately upon turning in the correct direction as drivers behind you will become greatly annoyed at the fact that you are consistently driving straight and have not changed lanes or turned for the past 11 blocks. Just because You supposedly know were you want to go doesn't mean the rest of us know. Thus the invention of the turn signal.
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