Madam X

This afternoon I attended the anniversary meeting of the Victoria County Czech Heritage Society.  Boy Howdy. To sum it up, the average age at these meetings is 60ish.  Which is kind of sad.  They drink beer, listen to polkas and waltzes and mingle.  Cool.  Then they try to get down to business.  Well the old people dont hear half of what is said, and dont understand the other half of what is said so when they form opinions on topics, everybody's opinion is messed up or wrong and different.  So there is much bickering and back-and-forth and so on.  They eventually get things done, but not without pain and anguish....at least for the "youngsters" in the crowd.
The thing about this group that set me off (and I still can hardly believe it happened) happened to my Travis and Sara (brother and sister-in-law).  They had started to get involved after their marriage and after moving to Victoria.  Sara had even run for office.... and I think even held a minor office for a year.....?? The current President had been president for at least two years that I know of.  But it was time for another election.  And this group is always trying to get the "young blood" involved.  So Sara ran for President.  Which is a big role, but not one that she couldn't handle.  And she won.  Easily (if I recall correctly).  But before she could take her spot, the previous year's president basically proclaimed himself dictator.  His wife got up and said how much being president meant to him (this was the 25th anniversary year and 25th annual Festival year also) so it was a big deal to him and blah blah blah..... DICTATORSHIP.  THIS IS THE DEFINITION OF DICTATORSHIP.  Even after a by-the-book majority vote after another person was elected, he proclaimed himself president instead.
But anyways, that gets my blood pressure up.  And I'm too young to have blood pressure problems.

Goodnight, unfair world.

sdj