Michael Vick & Other Stuff
began my day by taking the business end of a shotgun to the ravening zombie hordes. Really, is there any better way to begin a morning? I think not.
Meanwhile, since I mentioned getting fat yesterday, I figured I ought to mention that I’ve lost about 13 pounds since I started dieting. Due to the back issues, I haven’t been exercising, and I haven’t been taking the Alli pills, either, so that’s 13 lbs by diet alone. Not too bad at all. The main thing seems to be staying aware of what you’re eating, in terms of fat grams and calories. I think I’ve accomplished the majority of what I’ve done just by not eating at the Restaurant, and not eating fast food. It’s kind of a pain in the ass, taking my lunch to work everyday, but it seems to be working, so who am I to bitch?
We made a new purchase for the House of Java — a medium-sized deep freezer. It currently contains a bundle of Flav-R-Ices, a bag of chicken, some steak, and a bucket of ice. That’s it. It’s . . . um . . . a little empty-looking in there. Heh. I think the next big purchase for the house will be a king-sized bed. We’ve been wanting one for awhile now, and we really need a new bed. Ours is, oh, about seven years old, and beginning to show it’s age.
On to the news . . . I think we’ve all heard about Michael Vick by now — dog-murdering bastard. The guy was running a dog-fighting ring, killing dogs, causing dogs to kill each other, hurt each other, torturing dogs . . .
Yeah. Him and Jack McClellen are right at the top of my “Hit The Gas If They Ever Cross The Street In Front Of My Car” list. Harming innocents will get you to the top of that list real fucking quick.
I get upset about bastards that beat their wives, kill people, etc. I get upset about criminals and con artists taking advantage of people. But, to a large extent, crimes and bad things that are done to adults don’t bother me nearly so much as those done to children and animals. In my mind, adults are not only able to protect themselves to a certain extent, but by the act of growing up, you take on the responsibility to protect yourself. Children and animals are entirely reliant on us to take care of them. Harming animals, in particular, really bothers me, because a child might possibly be able to tell someone that something bad is going on. Animals have no recourse whatsoever, except to attack, and for that, they are often punished — put down.
Harming a dog, in my mind, is utterly despicable. It ranks right up there with child abuse, because to me, the covenant between dog and owner is nigh unto spiritual. A dog exists with one purpose, and that is to love you. They want only one thing, and that is to make you happy. They are the epitome of unconditional love, acceptance, and loyalty, and to abuse that covenant by harming them . . . makes me want to get out my baseball bat.
(Photo credit: Michael Vick.)
August 28th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
Don’t forget that the slimy bastard fed the dogs live kittens in order to teach them to attack and kill.
In an ideal world, I would hope the court would release his “well-trained” dogs on him and let them tear him to shreds. Since that isn’t about to happen, I hope he gets as big a punishment as the law can hand out.
JavaElemental Reply:
August 29th, 2007 at 12:35 pm
The more details I hear about the case, the angrier I get. I had to wait until after he was sentenced to comment on the case, because if he had somehow weaseled out of hefty punishment, I was going to lose my mind and scream up a fit.
August 28th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
JavaElemental Reply:
August 29th, 2007 at 12:33 pm
I thought you were a charter member already?