He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else. — Benjamin Franklin
Getting started on this post is difficult because I am so angry I can’t even see straight. I know what I want to say and say it I will. First and foremost I am totally and completely angry with me and my stupidity. Why I put up with me is beyond me. So let me elaborate somewhat. Continue reading
Energy and persistence conquer all things. — Benjamin Franklin
There is a time for work and there is a time for play and most of us forget when to apply which to what. I have not had a major vacation in over two years and I was beginning to feel the effects of not taking one. There are a lot of excuses for not taking a vacation but not one valid reason. Even a minor vacation is better than no vacation, which I reminded myself of this last weekend. Continue reading
In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. – George Orwell
You don’t have to agree with me on anything I say in these blogs. In fact you can totally disagree with me and my philosophy if you so desire. I am not writing these blogs to change your mind on political matters but I am writing them to maybe change your way of thinking – the way you think about yourself. Continue reading
Extremes, though contrary, have the like effects. Extreme heat kills, and so extreme cold: extreme love breeds satiety, and so extreme hatred; and too violent rigor tempts chastity, as does too much license. — George Chapman
The summer is hot. The crops are dying, food and gasoline prices are on the rise, tempers flare, and politicians are on vacation. And the people, the people suffer the misery created by both nature and politicians. Continue reading
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. — James Allen
Getting discouraged is not the way to improve your life. Getting frustrated is not the way to improve your life. Getting told by politicians that you need government to survive and to be happy is definitely not the way to improve your life. Continue reading
Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the label of ‘crackpot’ than the stigma of conformity. And on issues that seem important to you, stand up and be counted at any cost. — Thomas J. Watson
Have you ever wondered why things are evolving the way they are? There is a simple answer but before I get to it I want to explore some issues that are happening in our country today and start by asking some basic questions. I want to make these open-ended so that you may answer them as you see fit, not as I see it. Continue reading
Politicians are masters of the art of deception. – Martin L. Gross
Currently we are involved in a battle called “class warfare.” It is a conflict where one group of politicians tells the losers of the country that you are being cheated by those who have money and what belongs to them actually belongs to you. These politicians use the term “fairness” to describe how much better your life would be if you were given the money the “rich” have. All you have to do to receive this money is to vote for the politician telling you this. Continue reading
I begin to feel like most Americans don’t understand the First Amendment, don’t understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don’t understand that it’s the responsibility of the citizen to speak out. – Roger Ebert
It is called Swatting and it is an insidious method used by losers to stop the flow of speech, especially speech they disagree with. Continue reading
You’re not to be so blind with patriotism that you can’t face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it. — Malcolm X
It’s the time of year, a time of fireworks and parades, when we look at and say to ourselves, “Thank God above I live here.” Continue reading
Nothing is free – Someone always pays the price. GP McClure
There is no such thing as “free”. There never has been, there never will be. Someone always pays the price, in some manner, in some way. The price could be in dollars or time spent, but for something to be free it has to be paid for. Only in a liberal’s make-believe world does “free” anything exist. Continue reading