I am sitting at my desk watching the storm outside my window although I have days worth of work in front of me. What is it about storms that lull us into relaxation or into a trance like state of mind? It is like looking into a fire, you know what it is but you are swept away into complete submission & loss of thought.
I have always felt that storms calm everyone down & not because there is less work to do because for some, bad weather increases the work load & lack of work increases stress. It appears that storms are out of our control & we can only watch. We walk more carefully, we drive more carefully, we are more aware of our surroundings & we become retrospective. I think it is because a storm allows us all to revert back to our childhood, when we were afraid of everything but especially of storms. Our parents would console us & comfort our worried minds by saying "it will be alright".
I may be completely out in right field with no idea what I am talking about but I do know that at least for me, storms relax me & take me to a place that is comfortable & familiar.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Etiquette
The word etiquette alone is complicated & so is what danged fork to use when you have 4 placed before you along with 2 spoons & 3 glasses. I am fairly comfortable in any situation but if you want to completely throw me off track & make me uneasy, stick 7 eating utensils in front of me & expect me to figure out which one to use without looking like a moron. When I grab the main course fork during the appetizer, salad or desert, people look at you like you are a complete dufus. I thought about this one time & since nobody talks about it, maybe they are looking at you for reassurance of what they are doing?
We haven't got past the silverware yet & there is so much more, including what to do with 2 bottles of liquid when bread is brought out? What to do when they bring out an appetizer that you can't quite eat with your hands but is to messy to eat with a fork? Or what about when they bring you a sandwich that has 2 open halves with 6 inches of food on top? Do you fold it & eat with your hands, making a mess or do you try cutting it & eating each portion by itself with a fork?
I know what would be a great invention? Little flags & labels that tell you what each piece of silverware is for & what each item placed on the table is for. This way everybody would feel comfortable eating anything & anywhere.
Maybe it's just me but I thought I would share my thoughts with you because maybe you have experienced the same thing at some point in your dining adventures.
We haven't got past the silverware yet & there is so much more, including what to do with 2 bottles of liquid when bread is brought out? What to do when they bring out an appetizer that you can't quite eat with your hands but is to messy to eat with a fork? Or what about when they bring you a sandwich that has 2 open halves with 6 inches of food on top? Do you fold it & eat with your hands, making a mess or do you try cutting it & eating each portion by itself with a fork?
I know what would be a great invention? Little flags & labels that tell you what each piece of silverware is for & what each item placed on the table is for. This way everybody would feel comfortable eating anything & anywhere.
Maybe it's just me but I thought I would share my thoughts with you because maybe you have experienced the same thing at some point in your dining adventures.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Loving Remembrance
I at times, think way to much about things but there are moments when those thoughts move me to find a greater cause or to help another or to remember an inspiring moment in my life.
This would be one of those moments & I will share it with you.
There is nothing, I love more than my children & every memory or moment with them has defined me as a human & next to my wife, my children are the best part of my life & what I love most about my existence on earth.
Watching a young baby begin to make decisions, talk & walk are rewarding but as I look back, they are the moments when the child begins the process of pulling away from me & becoming independent. It is bittersweet to see a child grow into a teenager & see the transformation from an innocent little trusting & loving child to becoming a "monster". Thank goodness, this only lasts for a short time because it hurts more than any other pain. You can't make every decision for a baby, watch them grow, make their life as successful & enjoyable as possible without having a deep rooted love for that child but when they discard you like an old newspaper to be with friends, it is hard to handle.
I understand that it is a process & that we want independent, self sufficient children to become educated, intelligent & good hearted adults but for me, I will always see my grown kids as the little child curled up in my lap, asking me to read to them or wanting to play a game.
I know it is selfish to want the same relationship with my children now that I once had when they were little but when my thoughts flee from today & escape into years gone by, my heart becomes full because of the intense love I have for my children. Every chance phone call or visit with my children floods my heart & mind with such an unexplainable joy that I can't find words to express them.
I don't think my children know how much I enjoy seeing them or visiting with them or when they remember my birthday or send a unexpected e-mail or card but these encounters & experiences are what I find myself looking forward to more than any present or vacation.
I may have provided my children with a safe home to live, with the support they needed & the things they needed to grow up in a normal environment but the reward of having them go off on their own & then come home, full of love & support for me, is the best part of my life & what truly makes me happy. I love you with all my heart & not a single day goes by that you aren't in my heart & prayers. regardless of what the future holds for us, you have made my life rewarding, happy & complete, You truly are the best part of my life, along with your mom of course. I love you. Dad
This would be one of those moments & I will share it with you.
There is nothing, I love more than my children & every memory or moment with them has defined me as a human & next to my wife, my children are the best part of my life & what I love most about my existence on earth.
Watching a young baby begin to make decisions, talk & walk are rewarding but as I look back, they are the moments when the child begins the process of pulling away from me & becoming independent. It is bittersweet to see a child grow into a teenager & see the transformation from an innocent little trusting & loving child to becoming a "monster". Thank goodness, this only lasts for a short time because it hurts more than any other pain. You can't make every decision for a baby, watch them grow, make their life as successful & enjoyable as possible without having a deep rooted love for that child but when they discard you like an old newspaper to be with friends, it is hard to handle.
I understand that it is a process & that we want independent, self sufficient children to become educated, intelligent & good hearted adults but for me, I will always see my grown kids as the little child curled up in my lap, asking me to read to them or wanting to play a game.
I know it is selfish to want the same relationship with my children now that I once had when they were little but when my thoughts flee from today & escape into years gone by, my heart becomes full because of the intense love I have for my children. Every chance phone call or visit with my children floods my heart & mind with such an unexplainable joy that I can't find words to express them.
I don't think my children know how much I enjoy seeing them or visiting with them or when they remember my birthday or send a unexpected e-mail or card but these encounters & experiences are what I find myself looking forward to more than any present or vacation.
I may have provided my children with a safe home to live, with the support they needed & the things they needed to grow up in a normal environment but the reward of having them go off on their own & then come home, full of love & support for me, is the best part of my life & what truly makes me happy. I love you with all my heart & not a single day goes by that you aren't in my heart & prayers. regardless of what the future holds for us, you have made my life rewarding, happy & complete, You truly are the best part of my life, along with your mom of course. I love you. Dad
Fitting In
A quote that I heard years ago, came to mind so I thought I would share it since we are entering the scariest time in world history.
"It is easy in the crowd to follow after the crowds opinion, it is in solitude to follow after our own but the great man is he, who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness, the independence of solitude"
May we all be willing to stand up for what is right regardless of the outcome or the popular opinion.
"It is easy in the crowd to follow after the crowds opinion, it is in solitude to follow after our own but the great man is he, who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness, the independence of solitude"
May we all be willing to stand up for what is right regardless of the outcome or the popular opinion.
What is Politically Correct
I have a blog called "not politically correct", I hear "politically correct" thrown around society in many different forums but as I sit here thinking about it, what does it really mean?
I have a theory & correct me if I am wrong. Anything that has the word political in it, I am against & anything that says political is correct I am going to fight against because there is nothing correct about being political. Political & correct are opposites because political means you will say or do whatever it takes to be elected & will promise anything, including your soul for the opportunity to be a politician. Politicians are like car salesman & insurance salesman, we need them but nobody really trusts them because they say what is necessary to get something from you.
On the other hand, Correct is a term that means whatever you are doing is exactly what you should be doing & is always right. It means you are making good choices & there is no reason to change what you have done or what you think.
Do you see my point? I have never seen a politician make correct decisions on a regular basis because in order to get elected, get anything done or to avoid a lot of confrontation, politicians do the little Mexican hat dance around all difficult issues, they say the right things but do what gets them re elected.
Politically correct is like saying painfully happy, sinfully righteous or insecurely confident. They just don't go together, so next time you hear the term "politically correct" get ready to have something taken away or to be told a lie.
I have a theory & correct me if I am wrong. Anything that has the word political in it, I am against & anything that says political is correct I am going to fight against because there is nothing correct about being political. Political & correct are opposites because political means you will say or do whatever it takes to be elected & will promise anything, including your soul for the opportunity to be a politician. Politicians are like car salesman & insurance salesman, we need them but nobody really trusts them because they say what is necessary to get something from you.
On the other hand, Correct is a term that means whatever you are doing is exactly what you should be doing & is always right. It means you are making good choices & there is no reason to change what you have done or what you think.
Do you see my point? I have never seen a politician make correct decisions on a regular basis because in order to get elected, get anything done or to avoid a lot of confrontation, politicians do the little Mexican hat dance around all difficult issues, they say the right things but do what gets them re elected.
Politically correct is like saying painfully happy, sinfully righteous or insecurely confident. They just don't go together, so next time you hear the term "politically correct" get ready to have something taken away or to be told a lie.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Short Bus
I was listening to a couple people talking the other day & no it wasn't "eaves dropping", I was actually in the room & participating in the conversation at times but was reading a backpacking book. The comment went something like this. "Those people depicted on the news dress funny & act odd because they "ride the short bus". Now of course the short bus is referring to special needs people who couldn't be completely mainstreamed in school & had to take a bus to special education training & since there were fewer kids, they only needed a small bus, typically called the "short bus".
When people make fun of each other or joke with each other, you can sometimes hear the "short bus " label attached to somebody, which is a jab at somebodies intelligence. The "short bus" folks, usually at no fault of their own, have learning disabilities & can't quite function as a normal person, which is why I have come up with a theory on society as we know it, today.
Wouldn't you think that anybody that makes really stupid decisions regardless of logic, evidence or reality could be considered, "short bus" candidates? I think so & my concern is that after watching all the facts about Obama during this past election, most people in the United States are "short bus" candidates because if you voted for Obama, you don't care about experience, you don't care about ethics, morals, defense or promoting new business. You obviously care more about being like the popular kids, (the actors, the rappers & the politicians) & you care nothing about traditional family values, virtues, unity or constitutional protections & rights.
You are more interested in being popular than doing what is right, You will let special interests determine how you live your life, what policies are enacted & you could care less that, men make government not the other way around. Obama was made by government, for government special interests, he was groomed to do what powerful people tell him to do, he has no morals because his record & life have shown that he only cares about being powerful & famous. He is charismatic, sharp, articulate & educated but as the old Indian proverb states, "once a rattlesnake, always a rattlesnake".
So my closing thought is, Being on the "short bus" isn't a bad thing because those people on the bus, didn't choose to be there & are there to get help. The people who act like they should be on the "short bus" because they have a need to be popular or want something at the cost of others, these are the real crazy people. They have brains but choose to think with insecurities, popularity or selfishness instead of intelligence.
Think about it, should you be riding the short bus or should you be driving the short bus?
When people make fun of each other or joke with each other, you can sometimes hear the "short bus " label attached to somebody, which is a jab at somebodies intelligence. The "short bus" folks, usually at no fault of their own, have learning disabilities & can't quite function as a normal person, which is why I have come up with a theory on society as we know it, today.
Wouldn't you think that anybody that makes really stupid decisions regardless of logic, evidence or reality could be considered, "short bus" candidates? I think so & my concern is that after watching all the facts about Obama during this past election, most people in the United States are "short bus" candidates because if you voted for Obama, you don't care about experience, you don't care about ethics, morals, defense or promoting new business. You obviously care more about being like the popular kids, (the actors, the rappers & the politicians) & you care nothing about traditional family values, virtues, unity or constitutional protections & rights.
You are more interested in being popular than doing what is right, You will let special interests determine how you live your life, what policies are enacted & you could care less that, men make government not the other way around. Obama was made by government, for government special interests, he was groomed to do what powerful people tell him to do, he has no morals because his record & life have shown that he only cares about being powerful & famous. He is charismatic, sharp, articulate & educated but as the old Indian proverb states, "once a rattlesnake, always a rattlesnake".
So my closing thought is, Being on the "short bus" isn't a bad thing because those people on the bus, didn't choose to be there & are there to get help. The people who act like they should be on the "short bus" because they have a need to be popular or want something at the cost of others, these are the real crazy people. They have brains but choose to think with insecurities, popularity or selfishness instead of intelligence.
Think about it, should you be riding the short bus or should you be driving the short bus?
Monday, January 12, 2009
Tight Pants
I must be showing my age because when I see guys wearing skin tight pants it drives me crazy. Just like the sagging pants, these pants are not practical & take more work to keep them in place & move than are worth the effort. They also look like "girl" pants. I understand the current trend to have everything bi-gender & what goes for a woman, also goes for a man but come on, you look like sissy girls.
I have another thought on this & I suppose that if you don't do much physical manly work & have girl legs, then maybe you want to show off those cute skinny little legs? Hmmmm
I may have a strong opinion about this & most things in life but quite honestly, it is just an opinion & who really cares? Most of what I have done in my life would offend somebody so I suppose what is good looking to one person doesn't have to be good looking to another, it is all about personal taste & being who you want to be. So just because a guy looks like a sissy girl, doesn't mean he is & as I discussed in a previous blog post, I am no fashion guru, I am just getting older & opinionated.
I have another thought on this & I suppose that if you don't do much physical manly work & have girl legs, then maybe you want to show off those cute skinny little legs? Hmmmm
I may have a strong opinion about this & most things in life but quite honestly, it is just an opinion & who really cares? Most of what I have done in my life would offend somebody so I suppose what is good looking to one person doesn't have to be good looking to another, it is all about personal taste & being who you want to be. So just because a guy looks like a sissy girl, doesn't mean he is & as I discussed in a previous blog post, I am no fashion guru, I am just getting older & opinionated.
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