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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Latino Heat
A rumor as been slowly spreading around, here in Ohio. They're saying a new law has been passed, preventing illegal aliens from obtaining new license plates without authentic social security and I.D cards. While I have been lazy, and not done any research on this subject, to me, it seems like common sense. I would assume this is the way it always should have been. Despite that, something in the law as changed, putting a total "cock block" on many people living in Ohio.
Suddenly, I saw a wave of fear, and worry, flush through the local Mexican communities. Some have come to me, concerned...come December, they aren't able to drive anymore. If they can't obtain plates, they can no longer illegally drive, sometimes drunk, without licenses! They fear themselves, and the 15 other people living with them will have to pack up, and flee Ohio, to friendlier, more stupid states, such as Indiana, West Virginia, or even the dreaded Kentucky!!!
I've been an avid supporter of the Latino culture for years. They are some of the hardest working people I've ever met.
Sure, some of them might stink, but I know tons of stinky Americans.
Some might hoot and holler at any female walking past them, but it's no worse than my buddy J Ryd spitting game to a girl 20 times out of his league.
They might take old, beat up, hoopty cars, and throw a tail fin, and shitty decal stickers on it, and act like their a Mexican gangster, but I've seen plenty of white rich kids do the same thing.
Regardless of all that, they are a simple, hard working, people.
So, when I was approached in my place of work, and they expressed their worry to me of this new supposed law...I laughed! I told them, you have nothing to fear, that's for illegal aliens, you have a green card, you're fine!!
"No, me I.D. is fake..."
FAKE???
Suddenly, a mob of Latinos surround me, all with the same worry and fear...
"Mi is fake too!"
"Me too"
"Si, all of us papers fake!"
All of their papers are fake???
How can this be? I filled out a majority of their I-9 forms! I wrote down their ID numbers from their green cards, and temporary work visas...
They're all fake???
For years, people have made jokes to me, talking about how every Mexican working was a "fence hopper". Sure, I thought it was odd that some were driving in gigantic vans, capable of carrying a dozen+ people in it, but I defended these guys...only to find out I've been had all these years.
So where does this leave me now? Come December, my best employees will be leaving Ohio for good. Sure, some might find a fat, skanky, ugly, slutty chick to marry, and have 7-8 kids with them, but it would appear the majority will be out the door.
Suddenly, a sea of job openings become available for Ohio citizens. I guess this is a good thing, seeing how Ohio has one of the largest unemployment rates in the U.S. today. Maybe some deadbeats can finally get off their couch, and begin earning money again.
Yet, I see months of these positions sitting around collecting dust. After all, what kind of American citizen is going to swallow their pride for a job paying minimum wage requiring them to clean and polish a mall all night? Or rake leaves all day? Or scrub dirty dishes for hours on end?
Some might....the smart ones that realize a job is a job, and to make the most of it.
But most won't.
I'm all for people from other countries going through the proper channels to legally live in this great country. But much like gays in the army, the Mexican situation, to me, seems like the "don't ask, don't tell" policy was doing okay!
Once all of them leave, who will I hire to replace them?
Teenagers?
With all their cell phones, parties, and social drama, I'm amazed any fucking work gets done with the ones I have now!!
But, once again, this is what must be done. We cannot punish those who worked hard to get in this country, by allowing those who snuck in a free ride.
So, if anyones interested in blowing leaves off my yard, cleaning my house, or doing my dishes for minimal pay, while cursing me out in a foreign language, please, please, please, hit me up.
I got plenty of work for ya!
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The Death of Saturday Morning Cartoons
Growing up as a child, I didn't live in the best neighborhood. I didn't always have a lot to look forward to going through each week. But no matter how bad some days might have been, I could always count on one thing.
Saturday Morning Cartoons!
When I look back, it might be the only days I think fondly about getting up at 7:30am. My mother would hand me any spare cash we had to wander across the street to the local donut shop. This was an important task. I knew I couldn't just order up any assortment of donuts. No, these donuts had to be of the finest quality, for they were Saturday Morning Cartoon donuts!
I remember the classic Fox line up, with such great hits like Dog City, Spiderman, and X-Men. The classic shit! I also knew, if Fox was slipping during any season, I always had my back up shows on ABC, like Darkwing Duck, and Recess, to help kill the time between experimental Fox crap!
I remember being thrilled when Peter Parker dawned the black suit for the first time, mimicking the original comic book to almost perfection.
I remember when Professor Xavier was forced to team with Magneto on a strange island, and suddenly found the ability to walk again, much like John Locke, on "Lost".
I remember the excitement I would get off a good ol fashioned cliff hanger, and how I hard it was to get through Monday, knowing my favorite cartoon characters were left in such a harsh predicament.
Sadly, these will be moments I can never relive.
I blame myself for the ultimate demise of Saturday Morning Cartoons.
As years went on, I eventually became a teenager. I didn't realize it at the time, but as weeks passed, it became harder, and harder to wake up in time to see all my favorite shows. Suddenly, 7:30am became 8:30am, then 9am, then 10:30am, and next thing you know, I'm catching the ass end of X-Men, asking myself "WHY?".
To all the younger people reading this, we didn't have DVR or TiVo back then, just your basic recording VCR, but the prices for a blank VHS cassette were outrageous!
More time passed, and suddenly I'm getting a job, and going into work from 6am-2pm every Saturday. No time for cartoons then.
Throw in my growing social life, late nights staying up until way past 2am, and suddenly, if I wasn't working, I wasn't getting up until noon at the earliest.
Before I knew it, I wasn't even watching t.v. anymore. With school, work, friends, and whatever random hobby I was focused on at the time, there just wasn't enough room for my favorite Saturday ritual anymore. I eventually forgot about the whole thing. The cartoons were tossed aside like an old imaginary friend you've grown out of.
Thought of it didn't dawn on me again until I had my own child. Suddenly, I remembered, and wanted to pass down my childhood tradition to her. I remember the first Saturday we sat down together, and turned on the television. She was ecstatic...I was horrified.
I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing.
Trollz?
Yu-Gi-Oh?
Pokemon?
Bratz????
What the fuck is this shit??
These weren't cartoons! It was garbage!!
I reviewed the line up for the rest of the morning, knowing this had to be a warm up to the greatness that was coming.
No!
Somehow, they seemed to turn every shitty Japanese trading card game (theres like what? 30 now?) into fucking lame as cartoon!
It wasn't even high quality animation! But it's too late now! My daughter is hooked!
How dare they?
Now weeks go by, my anger grows with each one passing! I sit every Saturday, glaring at the television. I tell my wife that I demand she writes a letter to someone about this.
She ignores me
However, there was a shining light at the end of the tunnel...
CABLE!
Ah, yes, cable, you've saved me. No longer would I have to sit through the non plot bullshit of cartoons that Fox now deems worthy of Saturday morning!
NO MORE!
Now, I can sit through more tolerable shows, like Fairly Odd Parents, Spongebob, Danny Phantom (great show btw, they need to bring that one back), and many more. Do they compare to my original shows as a child?
Hell No!
But these.....these will do!
Their was much rejoicing throughout the kingdom that is my house! It seemed like the planets aligned, water tasted better than ever, the sun shined for days, and days, and days.
That was until a new evil reared it's ugly head...
They called themselves....The Wiggles!
To Be Continued....
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Ed Philly Live
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