Is there an echo in here?
I know I'm writing this for myself and this is supposed to be my way of honing my writing skills. But, with all the popular blogs out there, it's really obvious this is a stinker blog.
That shouldn't bother me because I'm doing this for myself (as I repeat myself). But, it does bother me that I have nothing relevant to say. I'm a really boring person... me! How did this happen. No, don't answer that. I know how it happened. I got married, had a career, kids came along and I got lost in the rat race of daily living.
WHAAAAAA!
I don't want to be lost and boring. I've got to get a life and start some hobbies (or revive those I've left on the dusty shelf so long ago).
Time to start exploring who I am!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Is the World Going Crazy or What?
Sometimes I am just so amazed at how weird things are getting.
When I was a kid, I was taught self-respect and to respect others -- regardless of economic position, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference - you get the point. It was the person that mattered, not all this other demographic junk invented by marketing firms.
Another thing I learned early in life was if you committed a crime, you did the time.
And, lastly, I had drilled into my very being that you treated others as you would like to be treated yourself.
Now, as a middle-aged adult, it appears all this was just a bunch of crap. It's really all about money and power. Okay, okay... I didn't just learn this, but it's just more obvious than ever that the need to disguise your motives is a thing of the past.
Why am I writing about this, today?
It's simple, Simple. I've had enough of watching our "leaders" in Congress attempt to avert the skyrocketing budget by cutting programs for premature babies! Isn't this the bunch that got elected on protecting the unborn children a few years ago?
Again, I am being naive. That's the past and today's mantra is cut the Federal budget. Government is bad. Well, I lived through this once before and I didn't like this movie. Unfortunately, this time grandmothers, infants, and the defenseless poor appear to be in the cross hairs. I suspect this is because our leaders know it makes for good sound-bites, and that's today's reality. Well, reality is about to bite some people right where they live!
Oh, I'm not so much appalled at these moves by Congress, but I am oh so upset that Americans are not getting up-in-arms about this! What will it take to get people to put down the clicker and pay attention? Better yet - make these guys be accountable, respectful, and honest!
I just have to wonder how these folks were brought up. On both sides... those at the top who seem to have such disdain for the folks at the bottom and vice verse.
It appears to me that neither of these groups have a very good reality index. If the top 1% had empathy or just plain sympathy,how could they would offer up the cuts being proposed without considering their impacts on real lives of the very people they were elected to serve. Serve - as in provide service to others! Not feather your own bed!
And, folks on the lower echelon need to wake up and smell the coffee - or should I say tea? Oops - I'm not political, so excuse this not so funny pun. Why would you stand for this kinda of treatment? Turn on your brain and think for yourselves! We are about to be thrown under the bus so the fat farts in Congress can say they cut the budget!
Seriously - if bad things happen to good people it's because they allowed them to happen!
It's that simple, Simple.
When I was a kid, I was taught self-respect and to respect others -- regardless of economic position, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference - you get the point. It was the person that mattered, not all this other demographic junk invented by marketing firms.
Another thing I learned early in life was if you committed a crime, you did the time.
And, lastly, I had drilled into my very being that you treated others as you would like to be treated yourself.
Now, as a middle-aged adult, it appears all this was just a bunch of crap. It's really all about money and power. Okay, okay... I didn't just learn this, but it's just more obvious than ever that the need to disguise your motives is a thing of the past.
Why am I writing about this, today?
It's simple, Simple. I've had enough of watching our "leaders" in Congress attempt to avert the skyrocketing budget by cutting programs for premature babies! Isn't this the bunch that got elected on protecting the unborn children a few years ago?
Again, I am being naive. That's the past and today's mantra is cut the Federal budget. Government is bad. Well, I lived through this once before and I didn't like this movie. Unfortunately, this time grandmothers, infants, and the defenseless poor appear to be in the cross hairs. I suspect this is because our leaders know it makes for good sound-bites, and that's today's reality. Well, reality is about to bite some people right where they live!
Oh, I'm not so much appalled at these moves by Congress, but I am oh so upset that Americans are not getting up-in-arms about this! What will it take to get people to put down the clicker and pay attention? Better yet - make these guys be accountable, respectful, and honest!
I just have to wonder how these folks were brought up. On both sides... those at the top who seem to have such disdain for the folks at the bottom and vice verse.
It appears to me that neither of these groups have a very good reality index. If the top 1% had empathy or just plain sympathy,how could they would offer up the cuts being proposed without considering their impacts on real lives of the very people they were elected to serve. Serve - as in provide service to others! Not feather your own bed!
And, folks on the lower echelon need to wake up and smell the coffee - or should I say tea? Oops - I'm not political, so excuse this not so funny pun. Why would you stand for this kinda of treatment? Turn on your brain and think for yourselves! We are about to be thrown under the bus so the fat farts in Congress can say they cut the budget!
Seriously - if bad things happen to good people it's because they allowed them to happen!
It's that simple, Simple.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
I'm Positive about This
There's a law of Physics that goes something like, positive attracts positive and negative attracts negative.
If I didn't get the proper field of science right, I know I got the thought correct. And, that's what I wanted to stress here - you get what you attract to yourself.
Too many times I've heard people bemoan the fact that some else gets all the luck. Well, the old saying that you get all the luck you make is actually, factually a reality. Surrounding yourself with positive energy may attract good things to you. But, I know for a fact that when you emit positive emotions, you feel better!
Conversely, when you start down that deep dark path of self-pity and loathing, what out! It only gets worse! If you let that spiral down, out of control, you can get lost in the negativity you created.
Okay - this may be a bit simplified, but it's not an over-simplification. Check it out for yourself. See how many blogs, web sites, etc. are posted that carry this same claim. All I know is how can you lose? It's always better to be up and positive, than down and negative.
It's really that Simple, Simple!
If I didn't get the proper field of science right, I know I got the thought correct. And, that's what I wanted to stress here - you get what you attract to yourself.
Too many times I've heard people bemoan the fact that some else gets all the luck. Well, the old saying that you get all the luck you make is actually, factually a reality. Surrounding yourself with positive energy may attract good things to you. But, I know for a fact that when you emit positive emotions, you feel better!
Conversely, when you start down that deep dark path of self-pity and loathing, what out! It only gets worse! If you let that spiral down, out of control, you can get lost in the negativity you created.
Okay - this may be a bit simplified, but it's not an over-simplification. Check it out for yourself. See how many blogs, web sites, etc. are posted that carry this same claim. All I know is how can you lose? It's always better to be up and positive, than down and negative.
It's really that Simple, Simple!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
To Blog or Not to Blog
Okay, not an original title, but that's where my mind is at today.
I watched the really enjoyable chick flick "Julie and Julia" the other night. The basis for this story is writing a blog. Writing to just write, but hoping it will come to more - which it did in the movie.
Got me thinking about why I started KISSimple. Actually, to be utterly honest, it made me face the truth about why I am doing this - to get noticed for how well I write.
There, I said it.
But, unlike the chick in the film, I am just blathering about random stuff. Nobody wants to read that - I have plenty of proof about that.
I did start out with the premise that it's better to simplify your life, get real and be true to yourself. These underlying themes prevail, but with much less effort I admit. Now, I don't think the quality of my topics nor my writing have taken a dive, but this is an effort in self-indulgence -- like most blogs, I suppose.
But, I wanted to be better than that!
This will take more thought and exploration - in the meantime, another thing I have to admit is that I started writing almost daily and now have dropped off to a meager "here and there" schedule. This won't do. If not for any better reason, I started this blog to improve my writing and to divorce myself of pent up "stuff."
It's time to quit or get back on track - and, perhaps find that special spark that make this blog stand out among the many pages of ranting in cyberspace!
I watched the really enjoyable chick flick "Julie and Julia" the other night. The basis for this story is writing a blog. Writing to just write, but hoping it will come to more - which it did in the movie.
Got me thinking about why I started KISSimple. Actually, to be utterly honest, it made me face the truth about why I am doing this - to get noticed for how well I write.
There, I said it.
But, unlike the chick in the film, I am just blathering about random stuff. Nobody wants to read that - I have plenty of proof about that.
I did start out with the premise that it's better to simplify your life, get real and be true to yourself. These underlying themes prevail, but with much less effort I admit. Now, I don't think the quality of my topics nor my writing have taken a dive, but this is an effort in self-indulgence -- like most blogs, I suppose.
But, I wanted to be better than that!
This will take more thought and exploration - in the meantime, another thing I have to admit is that I started writing almost daily and now have dropped off to a meager "here and there" schedule. This won't do. If not for any better reason, I started this blog to improve my writing and to divorce myself of pent up "stuff."
It's time to quit or get back on track - and, perhaps find that special spark that make this blog stand out among the many pages of ranting in cyberspace!
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