Breast Cancer Awareness month, Walk for Diabetes, Hurricane Relief, United Way, American Red Cross, National Marrow, Blood Bank, Food Bank, Obama Taxation, McCain Housing Socialism, Girl Scout Cookies, Boy Scout Popcorn, M&M Candy School Fund Raiser, St. <insert saint name> Fund Raiser, Church Fund Raiser, International Church Fund Raiser are just a few of the organizations that have tried to bleed me this month!

Fortunately, I can’t give blood because I’ve traveled to just about every dangerous region of the world this year including Europe, Africa and Asia that I can’t donate blood.  I say “fortunately” because that’s the only one that I can give a “legitimate” excuse for not donating too.

I just can’t do it anymore, I’m sick of people asking for help and it’s only going to get worse as the economy worsens.  What the hell has happened over the last 30 years to make people so damn dependent on other people?

The only organizations I recall my parents being asked  to donate to was their local church and the United Way but now everybody has their hand out.   I’m not even counting the bums on every street corner asking for cash; I’m not even counting the door to door kids selling magazines to earn “scholarship” points;  I’m not counting the political hacks calling to ask for more money despite the fact that the election is next week.

What does the future hold?   Well I guess people won’t be asking, they’ll simply be taking…..