Laziness bites me in the ass

Sorry everyone, I have been lazy when it comes to the written content of my blogger/twitter accounts. I have been working up a storm at the newspaper and writing on my Facebook account so something had to take the fall.

Anyways, I wanted to write about my dumb-ass brother-in-law. I could use far more expletives to describe his low meaning of a life but I have distanced myself from that. I know from war that holding a grudge against someone is useless because their life, like yours, is only going to mature for so long before a shrub uses your body for fertilization. The weird exception to this is my mother-in-law who I hate with an underlying tone because of what she did to me on my wedding day and subsequent honeymoon. I will not get into her antics because she is a horrible waste of my time that I will do nothing more than bitch about.

I want to bitch about my wife's brother, who is actually pretty smart. He graduated from his high school without actually attending much and without the help of any "special" treatment from his instructors. He is what you and I would call "book smart" because he can learn from anything that is written. To add to that, he only needs to read something once because he gets the meaning and moves on; what I would call a genius. He, however, is not street smart in any sense of the way. If there was no such thing as the web or postal service, I would not be surprised to find him in the middle of Chicago saying how he hates black people(using expletives).

This brother in law came and visited us a couple of weeks ago. I had admired him as a very nice person up until that point (which I should have since I never talk to the guy). Then one day he opened his mouth and I began tuning him out every day since. Apparently I was using undertones to call him a marxist, which I had not done at all. Let it be known that this is the same man who was caught twice for driving drunk and thinks that everyone should have to have the same monitoring system in their car's as he does. I do not believe this one bit because I never screwed up like him. I know that there are consequences for doing anything. In economics it's called the opportunity cost, in reality it's called being smart; and apparently being smart is something he lacks. So screw him, and his stupid mother. Neither of them represent a shadow of my life that I care about.

Marriage Counseling

Ahhh....You know your marriage is fucked when________. You fill in the blanks. I would have said Marriage counseling a couple of years ago, but last week I attended my first session. So much for that die hard time tested marriage that I am involved in. Here's the beat: Marriage is tough and I will be the first to admit that. Everyone has tough times when they live with someone, and having a spouse is no different. Sometimes, you have to compromise on things that you really want. I feel that I have been compromising so much that I am not actually getting anything near what I want.
Now for the truth...UGGHHH! My wife and I have worked hard at our relationship. I seem to take quite a bit while she only gets a little. I take and take, while she gives and gives. This type of relationship can only be utilized in such things as a contract marriage. I mean, c'mon; I have been married 4 1/2 years and life has been good. Without a spouse, most of the things desired in life are untouchable. If you want that big house, nice boat, cool ride or even a full cart of groceries you need someone to help you foot the bill. Now let me set that record straight before you begin to spin it. A spouse is not a financial perk of being married. Marriage is something that you create with someone who you love and care about. Everything else falls into place as time goes by. You have kids together and grow old together. I can think of numerous relationships that have failed, but I can also think of many people who have stuck it out for 50+ years. Talk about commitment.
Before I close anything out on this blog, I want everyone to realize something: no partner in a marriage can work harder than the other and expect to have a good relationship. It just doesn't work that way. If you want a solid long lasting partership, everyone must put their share of work into the plan. You would not want to work more hours and get paid less, so I highly doubt that your spouse would feel the same.