Discrimination or National Pride?

Ok, I'm trying to be understanding, open minded and fair but I'm feeling completely pissed to the max about a few things. 

IF YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY THAN ME PLEASE COMMENT AND SHOW ME YOUR PERSPECTIVE I am open and want to understand better.

Having said that preamble I will still appear to be prejudice.  Maybe  I am  but in denial?  Either way here goes...

FUCK PRESSING 1 FOR ENGLISH. 

Everything in America should automatically be in English. 

I feel its great and super supportive to offer people to hear or read things in other languages especially with certain products and marketing niches BUT ENGLISH SHOULD BE FIRST.

Seriously. I don't want you to ask me to press 1 for the language of the Country I am calling in . 

I have NEVER gone to France and expected ANYONE to speak English. I am pleasantly surprised and appreciative if they do but key word: I do not EXPECT it.

Nor do I call a Japanese business located IN JAPAN and EXPECT the option to hear things in English. If I do not speak Japanese then I should NOT purchase things from a Japanese company OR I should enlist the help f a friend who DOES speak Japanese.

This also leads me down the bumpy road of discussing people who do not speak English having the EXPECTATION when they drop their Kindergartner off at a FREE public school that the school is solely responsible for that child integrating AND learning English. 

Oh and THOSE people are MOST OFTEN the ones who GIVE NOTHING BACK to the school or community.

I of course do not speak for ALL people in this critical rant but a HUGE majority live near me and this is MY personal experience.

Ok, so there it is. Out there in its red white and blue - lets hear it.....

Contradictions

I am contradicting myself on a regular basis. Its usually because I hear some information that stirs up my passion about a particular subject and then I get a strong opinion and start shooting my mouth off with little or no verified facts.  Then I go get facts (after a few rants usually) and I then more often than not I have to retract or start spouting off the completely opposite view.

This is ignorant.


I know this is ignorant.



I try and try and try not to do this .... I try and try and try to take information I hear, read or see and then research and then develope my strong oppinion about it.  this works 1% of the time.

So if you know me you know that while I *mean well* I am *passionate about important topics of today* I am *intelligent* I can be *well spoken* I am *well read* I am *MOSTLY able to see my faults, apologize when necessary and humbly change my mind* I can often come off like a real ass.

I am a work in progress (some of you will catch that familiar phrase and understand me even more ;).

I am a Jew.

I am a mixture of white Irish, Scottish and Welsh.  Most white people I know have Irish in them because it seems to me the Irish will breed with anyone they deem hot in the sack.

I am dissatisfied with Judaism.  I am now following Jesus.  More on this later.

Shit balls kids are home gotta go cook dinner be back later.....

with love your totally imperfect Erika

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TEN WAYS TO GREEN YOUR
PICNIC FOR THE PLANET

1. Choose a Location Near You 
   Hosting your own picnic? Choose a picnic site close to home, and walk or bike to your picnic location instead of driving. Look for a green space nearby — a local park, a sports field, a Conservancy preserve or a friend’s backyard!
2. Use Re-Usable or Compostable Serveware
   Instead of packing paper plates and disposable utensils, pack serveware that you can wash and use again and encourage your guests to do the same. If this won’t work, many brands are now offering compostable plates and silverware.
3. Bring Healthy Foods
   The lower a food is on the food chain, the lower its impact on the environment. For example, it takes about 634 gallons of water to make a hamburger. So, add more fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes to your picnic meal — those things are good for you and the planet!
4. Pack Local, In-Season Ingredients 
   Nothing ruins an eating-well high in the U.S. faster than seeing a sticker on your apple that says New Zealand (no offense, kiwis!).  Prevent the shipping-around-the-world blues by picking up your produce from a local farmer’s market.
5. Lose the Napkins
   No one wants to walk around with mustard on her face, but paper napkins aren’t the answer. Use the picnic as an opportunity to use that cute gingham handkerchief that came with your cowboy Halloween costume five years ago. Or, you know, any old cloth napkin will do.
6. Compost and Recycle Your Trash
   I bet someone at your picnic has a compost bin (Are you ready to give it a try? It’s easy!). Enlist that person to take home all the compostable scraps from the event, and another person to collect any recyclables.
7. Clean Your Picnic Site 
   A good picnicker is one that doesn’t leave trash at his picnic site. A great picnicker is one who picks up trash at this picnic site. Use the picnic as an opportunity to make your local green space just a little greener.
8. Enjoy Nature
   Once your meal is over, take some time to enjoy your natural setting. Take a hike, go bird-watching or just sit back and enjoy the sounds of nature. Have kids in tow? Try this Nature Treasure Hunt!
9. Use Electronics Wisely
   Picnic for the Planet is about reconnecting with nature, but whether it’s to play some picnic tunes or send us your picnic photos via Twitter (@allhandsonearth), Facebook or Flickr, we know that your electronic devices will make an appearance. Be sure to unplug your chargers when not in use to avoid “vampire power,” which accounts for about 10 percent of household energy usage.
10. Support Nature! 
    Help protect the places that you love to picnic by turning your Picnic for the Planet into a fundraiser for The Nature Conservancy. Simply set up your fundraising page, and tell your friends!

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How is it we can have a million and one crafts celebrating Earth Day that cause more and more junk in our lives and trash and require moms to purchase more craft supplies   ARG