Sometimes You Have To Bend The Rules

Hello ScoFans!

Well, I sit here today a bit stumped as to what to write (and I know if I wrote nothing most of you would lose track of which day it was) and so I am going to break.. no, "bend".. one of the few rules I have when it comes to blogging.

Actually there's only two rules.

Don't blog about religion.

Don't blog about politics.

There's a few reasons I try to avoid these topics. First of all when someone comes knocking on your door and wants to discuss religion with you, do you let them in? No, you say "Not interested" and send them on their way.

And then with politics, well, I believe nobody knows everything about what really happens in these government circles. People have positions and opinions they will defend to the death, but so much of that is based on misinformation or incomplete information (For a hill, men would kill - Why? They do not know.. For Whom The Bell Tolls- Metallica), that I just don't see the point in writing about such serious stuff when I don't think all the facts are there.

Plus people get way too sensitive when it comes to that stuff and try to twist and bend your words so that they can feel offended and whatever, and I don't like having my words twisted.

But there is one thing I kept coming back to for today's post. One thing that wouldn't go away. It crowded out any other ideas that tried to fight there way in.

This is Mary MacKillop. Today (or yesterday, depending on where you live.. or three days ago if you're reading this two days from now) her second miracle was confirmed by the Vatican which means that she is going to become Australia's first Saint.

Now some Jesuit priest "playfully" suggested this week, that perhaps she'll be the "Patron Saint of Troublemaking" (which looks like it will at least be her unofficial tag, it's sticking in everything I've read), which to me is like... okay, it's time for a list..

• making an English person the Patron Saint of poor dental hygiene
• making an American the Patron Saint of fast food
• making a New Zealander the Patron Saint of sheep
• making an Irish person the Patron Saint of bar fights
  
• making a Canadian the Patron Saint of wood chopping
  
• making a French person the Patron Saint of body odor
  
• making an Italian the Patron Saint of sleaze
• making a Mexican the Patron Saint of cheap labour
• making a Dutch person the Patron Saint of clogs
• making a Scottish person the Patron Saint of soccer riots

The list could go on. Anyway, it's playing to some sort of stereotype is I guess the point I was trying to make there (At least they're not calling her "The Patron Saint of doing Shit All").

To me, the whole thing is one big PR exercise. They're targeting the Australian audience by giving us a Saint, and making a big deal about how someone who didn't get along with the Church Hierarchy can still earn this title (albeit 100 years after it all happened, so most of the people she caused problems with are probably long dead. Except the current Pope who must be well into his 700s by now)

Speaking of the current Pope, has anyone told him that's not even a real Poping hat? Hasn't he ever seen a cartoon? I think I've seen him wearing the real one a few times, but most of the time he wears some other thing.

Anyway, seeing as it is the season for giving I've decided today and for the next 4 days I'll give out some of the awards I've been holding onto in ScoMan's 5 days of Christmas. Today, because this is about as much attitude as you'll ever get from me (or anger wrapped in attitude wrapped in humor) I'll pass on the award I got most recently..



This one came from Daffy over at Batcrap Crazy who works at an Inner City High School, and that makes for some interesting stories which she shares with her followers in her "Convos From the Hood" which are always a great read.

I don't think this one comes with any rules, and even if it did I wouldn't follow them because I have attitude. And I make my own rules. And if I had sunglasses that I could wear inside then I totally would be right now but I can't because my only sunglasses are those transition ones that are like normal glasses inside but then you go outside and they turn into sunglasses but I can't even wear them right now because I'm at the computer and that means I have to wear my reading glasses. Whatever, even without the sunglasses I've still got attitude.

Anyway, I don't know how many people I'm supposed to pass this on to but because it's ScoMan's five days of Christmas, I pass it on to one person, the blogger I know with the most attitude..

One rapping law student

This does mean I will have to try to find time to blog every night this week. Most of them will just be awards things, should be easy.. right?

Until tomorrow.. (I guess)..