Perpetually pissed off about politics. They may not be able to unclog a toilet but politics is the subject they know best. Most people might know their local representatives but the political junkie knows every Congressman and Senator in all 50 states and their respective scandals. It's hard to keep up to speed with them. "What do you think of Mr. Pepperidge's nomination to be Assistant Secretary of the sub-Interior?" Who? My late aunt God rest her soul passed away a few years back from a cancer. Politically conservative they say she argued politics with her liberal son-in-law right up 'til the end. Dunno. I'd be pondering my mortality.
When I came back from my 3 year blogging hiatus I had to google Tulsi Gabbard. I'm always a little behind the curve and a day or two late on today's news. Gotta take care of the feral cats. Half of my YouTube search history is about health problems. Rearranging my finances. Puttering around the house. I'm busy.
What's up with the political junkies? Like a bunch of angry nerds.
It is a condition in varying degrees of severity. IMO, the ubiquitous internet and dozens of podcasts and news networks tend to make it more common. I recall several times when GeeeZ told of talking to
ReplyDeletegrocery boys, plumbers, hairdresser and trying to convert them, sort of a hobby. But I agree, there is more to life than being splenetic about Mr. Pepperidge. Is he the guy that ran Pepperidge Farm? :)
Ever have a relative you denied you were related to? I had Grandma Thompson. We called her GT. She ran a puppy mill, make fake papers on the mutts with fancy names like Son Of Prince Alexander. She divorced Al, but they continued to live in the same house. She supervised and he did ALL the work. She yelled at him all day long.
ReplyDeleteShe bought a Magpie, came in the mail and she tried to teach it to talk. It just sat there on it's perch. She always got fired up when the Pastor came by to visit, thinking she knew more about the bible and would argue with him. Next time he came for visit, he said "What is that black and white bird in the cage?" GT replied "It's a Magpie, been trying to teach it to talk". The Pastor got up, peeked in the cage and
said to the bird, "So the cat got your tongue" the Magpie shouted real loud "DAMMED AL!
As a subject I don't find politics overly interesting not in the sense that some people are so devoted to it but I do try to keep up with it in a general way.
ReplyDeleteNurse Nancy was limping at work yesterday and went home early. She said the pain was going down her right leg. I said sounds like sciatica. She acted annoyed I was giving her advice. Keep to myself next time. Prickly.
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