Abuse

I'm tired of the whole Chris Brown and Rhianna domestic violence thing, can we please just wait to hear all the details before we pass judgement? However, that does open the door to my very short post this morning. Domestic violence is serious, and no one should be coming home and whipping on their spouse because they have no other way of expressing themselves, but lets be clear, there is a difference between domestic violence and losing a fight. If your spouse is beating on you because they are losing a verbal argument, had a bad day at work, caught you cheating, didn't like how you made the meatloaf, etc., those are clear signs of abuse/domestic violence. However, if you physically attack someone you are dating and they end up whipping your ass, you just lost a fight. I'm tired of people being the aggressor, getting their ass whipped and then hiding behind their sex, gender, orientation and/or age to gain pity and support. What happened to equality? What happened to men and woman striving to be equal? Let's be clear, I don't believe anyone has the right to put their hands on another, but if you choose to turn an argument physical, the other person has every right to whip that ass! I know some will disagree and say a man has no right to ever put his hands on a woman, and I will say you are wrong and hope you don't end up being a silent victim of domestic violence as so many other men are.

Unions, Jobs and Strikes

So on the eve of a possible strike at my job I sit in front of the computer with the classifieds open and multiple websites open concerning possible new jobs. Our union's contract is up and neither the company or the union seem to be on the same page as far as a new contract goes. The company wants to take incentives, vacation and forgo any raises (even though the company has been expanding and posting profits)and the union hasn't been on a strike in years so they want to flex their muscles, leaving us, the workers to wonder if we are going to be able to pay our bills. Of course this great state that I live and work in does not support workers out on strike (no, I can't apply for unemployment, I already checked) and the unions strike fund will only give me enough to pay my monthly car insurance and nothing else. I'm not stressing, believe that God will make a way.