Looking Around My World

I am sad.
I seem to suffer from despondency.
I realize this may not be the most coherent post, but alas... it is mine.


The collective recently had a "moment of clarity"... and discovered that we
do not care much for who we are, and things we have done.

During this "moment of clarity"... the conclusion was obvious, yet tearfully reached.
The substance of said conclusion is simple.

...............The woods are burning ...............

We feel that we have done little to stop this.
We are either part of the solution... or we are part of the problem.
There is no fence sitting.
Fence sitting results in nothing more than contribution to the problem by default.

So why do we not change?
Why do we not stop the "old"... and begin the "new?"
So what do I do?

This my friends... is the right (Q)uestion.

Any opinions on a lurking agenda?

We all see coverage nearly every day on the latest
missing child from the alphabet networks.

On the surface... this is a great thing.
More publicity and alerts improve the odds of finding
these missing children. I'm all for that. Every life saved
is a life saved... especially that of a child.

However... I cannot help but see an underlying agenda
for this coverage.

Other than this coverage taken face value... anybody see
anything that would lead you to believe there's a deeper agenda?

Something I Watched

I was up until 4:30 last night watching a movie.

The movie was The Deer Hunter .
I've seen bits and pieces of it here and there,
but have never really sat through the entire movie before.

With all of the hundreds of movies I have seen over time,
this is really unlike me to have never devoted the time to
this classic.

It had a meaningful effect on me emotionally.
When I was much younger; I think that all I would have
appreciated from the movie was the Nam war scenes
and the action and violence. Probably wouldn't have cared
for the true essence of the movie itself.

Being older now, and with a heart that is emotionally driven and
always on the search for love, compassion, and peace;
I find myself affected more and more each day by the horrors in life.
Whether this is depicted on the national news... or from a screenplay.
I find myself both saddened, and more appreciative at the same time.

Maybe it was just the right time in my life to finally watch it.
I don't know... but what I do know is that it had an effect on me
and helped me to remember to keep the more important things in life in
better perspective.

People should be more appreciative of what they have, and realize that
there are many in this world that do not have what you and I
probably take for granted each and every day.

For those of you that have been fortunate to have found the
elusive "love of your life," don't settle for just that. Tell them so
every day, and more importantly... make them feel that they are so.
This love still eludes me... but I must, and I do... hope to find it myself.

If you have a friend... Be ....a friend. Through everything.
This is something personally that I've had issues with myself.
It's really something how clearly we can see the "bridges" we've
burned over the years when we look over our shoulder with perfect
crystal clear vision... of 20/20 hindsight.

Don't want to ramble on too much. I wanted to talk about how I felt.
If this somehow in any way makes a person stop for even a second in
their busy day, and have a greater appreciation of something, or how
being nice or saying the right word to someone at the right moment
could really make a big difference in that persons day, and even your own...
it would be entirely worth the time I have taken to express my feelings.

I thought that I should say something... or had to.

Favorite Movie Quotes

"Your dad says there's something wrong with you.
He wants me to pull you out of your shell.
I don't know what to do."

"You don't have to do anything.
It's my dad who lives in a shell... not me."

- The Dead Zone

What are you listening to?

Whatever you are currently listening to.

Enya - Orinico Flow