Welcome To Lipstick, Leather & Lead!

I'd like to welcome you to my world!  Or at least the cyber-blog-thought process portion of it!  Let me introduce myself:

I am a bit of a unique individual.  I believe in God and Karma.  I believe you reap what you sow.  I believe in Doing A Good Deed Every Day.  I will on occasion cuss, but that's because it's most likely the best word for the situation.  I have an excellent vocabulary, and I can tell you off 3 ways from Sunday without cussin' but sometimes a good swear word just fits the bill!  I believe if you are a bad person who does bad things you deserve to be punished.  And if you are a good person who does good things and tries to lead a good life then you deserve to have an afterlife with your Higher Power.  I say Higher Power because while I generally conform to what constitutes as a Christian, I'm not entirely sure that Hinduism, Mormonism, Budhism, Scientology, Judaism, or even Jehovah's Witnesses are necessarily all wrong.  (Just a little joke, don't be offended! Or don't read my blog...LOL)  Who knows?  Maybe we are all referring to the same Higher Power just by different names, and we don't realize it...but that's a topic for another blog.  I digress...

We women are a special breed. We go through life holding down dozens of jobs at one time, and generally not getting paid a dime for most of them. We are chefs, wives, taxi drivers, house keepers, aunts, dog groomers (some of you may be cat groomers, but I'm a dog girl), trip planners, birthday party givers, sisters, laundry workers, school volunteers, Den Mothers, sports team leaders....well, there are tons more but you get the point!  I think our most important job is care giver - whether that be as a mother, or taking care of a parent, sibling, friend, etc. Our natural inclination is to take care of others, and unfortunately it's often at our own expense.  We are so busy driving the Scouts to their meetings and doing the grocery shopping that we become oblivious to our surroundings and even our own discomfort.  We walk around in a foggy white zone.  I believe we need to change that!

I am a staunch Republican but I think Big Government needs to get its nose out of my personal business. I think most politicians stink, and should be changed frequently, like diapers - and for the same reason.  I am a FIRM believer in my rights under the Constitution, particularly that cute little 2nd Amendment one that says the .38 Special I carry every day is my right as a United States Citizen and Concealed Carry Permit Holder.  And I dare Obama or any other idiot politician to try and take that right away.  Which is one reason I am also a card carrying member of the NRA. 

I think all women should be able to shoot a gun.  If they don't care for them and don't want to carry one that's fine, but I think they should be able to USE one if they ever need to.  Never held a gun?  Not a problem!  Call me, and I'll take you to the range!  I do not believe that the only gun to have is a "big" gun, because I do not have a penis.  Someone breaking into your home planning on raping you and killing your babies is not going to barrel on through the door saying, "Aw, that's only a .25!" His thought is morely likely to be, "Holy shit! Woman with a gun shooting at me!" and he's going to run like Hell.  What's more, I know for a FACT that a lil ol' .22 loaded with home protection ammo will do plenty of damage and stop an intruder.  How do I know that?

I know that because I am a medical professional by trade, with a degree in Radiologic Science.  I take x-rays, and I've personally x-rayed some fellers with .22 bullets in their guts, and one feller with a .25 bullet in his head.  When I'm not x-raying fellers who've been shot, I specialize in Bone Densitometry and Mammography.  Women's health is a passion for me!  Like I said, we women have a tendency to take care of everyone else and forget about taking care of us.  I spend a lot of time encouraging women to protect their health so they CAN take care of everyone else.

So basically what I'm saying is that I am here to encourage other Women to open their eyes to their surroundings.  It's time to wake up and smell the gunpowder, Ladies.  Learn to take care of yourself before you take care of everyone else and you know what?  You'll do a whole lot better job! 

Stick with me, Gals.  I'm going to prove to you that being the Care Giver doesn't mean you can't care about yourself, too.

Let's face it:  Just because you're pretty doesn't mean you can't be tough!