Suspension of Disbelief

Let me get real for a second. I know that everything I say and everything that I believe are not the end all and be all. All I have in my voice and all that I can do is use it. As you can see, I've made a habit of using it, sometimes when I shouldn't have and many times when others wouldn't have. In life, my ultimate goal is to treat everyone as unconditional equals. Sometimes in standing up for one person or group of people I tend to alienate others and I don't mean to do that. I believe that every person creates for themselves their reason for existence. I've been working on mine these past months in an unprecedented fashion, right here out in the open where anyone in the entire world could happen upon it. I could go about describing myself as many things, but above all else I think stubborn covers it. I do not bend in my opinions. I will not be beaten, sometimes even if it's inconsequential. I've lost a good number of friends and supporters that...

What's the point to life if all it is is one disappointment after another, one forsaken expectation after another, pain after pain after pain without relent? All we do is run around performing meaningless tasks for even more meaningless people. What's the point? Well, if you're looking for an answer, I don't have one. None of us do, and those that say they do are full of it. But when it comes right down to it, why should we care anyways? Why spend all our time trying to find out why when really we should be out living it? Because it's easier. Emotions come with both the good and the bad. You can't have one without the other. We cannot feel happy if we don't sometimes feel sad. It's not to say that we'd know the difference, but we do so it matters. None of us have the answer to life and I'd bet that none of us ever will. So quit worrying about it. Life is inconsequential if you don't get out and live it. If you haven't, stop ...

Jesus Christ go see V for Vendetta!

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Yesterday Congress passed a measure (52-48) increasing the national debt ceiling to 9 trillion dollars. Today's national debt (12:00A.M. 3-22-06)= $8,351,430,529,038.72 Population est. of U.S. (12:00A.M. 3-22-06)= 298,350,612 That equals a $27,992.00 debt per person in this country as of this morning. Also, the debt rises $2,430,000,000 a day. That's an extra $8.14 per person tomorrow on top of today's total. That's $57.00 this week per person. That's $252.48 this month per person. And an increase in debt of $2972.84 per person this year. For a family of five that's: $40.72 tomorrow, $285.07 this week, $1262.44 this month, $14864.22 this year. Now call me cinical, but damn, that's too rich for my blood. Sources: http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/ http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html

"I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date. No time to say hello. Good-bye! I'm late. I'm late. I'm late." -The White Rabbit Doesn't it seem like there aren't enough hours in the day to do everything that we want to do? No matter how little we have left to do or how much we've done ahead of time, we never seem to get ahead in life. Our days are so completely packed full of things to do that we rarely have time to do what we want to do. This said, it is undoubtedly certain that for all that we do accomplish, there are other (sometimes more important) things that we aren't able to do. Spend time with the kids, our families and friends, do homework and work at night, paint the house, fix the garage door, and countless other things. And, although those things are significant, what about more important things that you don't even have time to realize that you should do. What about volunteering? Taking a course at a communit...

Why does everything in politics have to come down to politics? Why does everything in life have to come down to politics? Why must we all divide ourselves by our differences? It doesn't matter what you or I believe, we should always work towards the greater good. This is not accomplished by debate; it's accomplished by action. And, sacrifices must be made on both sides. Politics don't matter; we must do what works. We cannot get something for nothing. Do not hold grudges. Life is too short. Why must we put up barriers. Break down these manmade walls. Tear down the blockades of our hearts and minds. Burn them to the ground. Right now, here and now we are reaching inwards instead of reaching outward. We need to decided to coexist. It needs to be a conscious decision. It doesn't matter whether we are white, black, Hispanic, Catholic, Protestant, or agnostic. Why do we kill each other because of the color of our skin? Why do we discriminate because of our se...

So, isn't it great, vacation, time to head home. Of course,this is if you want to head home. To me, home is where the heart is and my heart is here not there. I say a lot of things about my family that many wouldn't believe, in essence that I can't stand them. Let me just say that if after 18 years of living with my family you don't end up as messed up as me I'd consider yourself more than lucky. I've heard all the replies. They can't be that bad. You're just saying that. You don't really mean that. Don't I? I'm happiest when I'm away from them. My motto for life is if you haven't guessed by my chosen log in name is "Fly Free Forever". In my mind, the place I can best do this is here and not there. If it's cold for me not to miss them, to cringe at the thought of entertaining them for the next week, then so be it. I don't care. You haven't lived my life. If you know me you know that I don't lik...

That's it I've had ENOUGH! I repeat, I'VE HAD ENOUGH! It's all well and good for people to go around with different values, some of which are discriminatory. I can deal with these people usually. They're misguided, yet at least they have a logical reason for their views. I ask you this: WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MITT ROMNEY? So his latest plan to solidify himself a political base is to support a referendum to allow religious organizations to discriminate against homosexual couples. Now I understand why people are against homosexuality, believe me I've heard all the excuses, but for the life of me I cannot understand why we now want to discriminate against our children as well. If homosexual couples are not allowed to adopt children, we will lose out on the largest demographic of people that adopt at all. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU? CAN'T YOU ASSHOLES REALIZE THAT THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS THAN YOUR BELIEFS! I guarantee that there isn...

It is true that for four hundred years, Africans were enslaved; yes, for some hundred years there was a dispute regarding lands later ceded by Mexico; and yes, we did (for instance) inter Japanese citizens in camps during World War II. What I’m trying to say is that, this is all in the past. We must focus on the future, and the future must start with unity. Too many times we bring about theories and observations that while bringing to light issues regarding the isms also divide us as a society. We should be proud of our differences, yet we should be prouder of our similarities, those of love and friendship, of peace and forgiveness. They talk about reparations, about balancing the table, and I’m all for making everyone equal, but I’m not for continuing the circle of discrimination and hate. So long as one group is favored over another, be it socially or through affirmative action, there will always be tensions in this country. Instead of putting the emphasis on college, go back ...

The single most important piece of ourselves is spread throughout society, passed down through the generations, some would say it is divine in origin, that which is the beginning and end of us all, the fire ignited at birth and extinguished at death, life, in all its grandeur. Life is a unique commodity. For all our technical prowess and bio-chemical expertise, we are unable to create from scratch for ourselves life. Religion aside, I believe that life is a truly beautiful thing. It's a wondrous thing just to sit outside immersed in life, birds and woodland animals scurrying about, the breeze blowing through the trees incensed with lilac or garden herb or the heavy soothing scent after a summer rain. Just sitting there, listening to life at work. No cars, no televisions, no one else. Psychologists say that humans are pack creatures, that we congregate together. That's all fine and good, but just sitting out there under a beech tree, with the sun's parted rays entranci...

Here's one. No child left behind. Bullshit. No child led ahead is more like it. This past year to go to UMass Amherst I paid out of pocket (not counting loans) 4,200 cash. Next year because of President Bush's education policy I will have to pay 9,650 in cash (not including what loans I might get). In fact, it'll be 10,650 if he gets rid of the Perkins Loan as he's planning to do to fund his war on terrorism. Well guess what. HE created the war on terror; HE is the cause of terror. HE is the reason that Iraq is about to enter into a civil war, Afghanistan is in revolt, oil prices are skyrocketing, the economy is bust, the dollar is losing ground to the British Pound, and the reason that China and India are surpassing us in every way (except for human rights, naturally). But what good is human, worker's rights if there are no jobs in this nation? What use is a job when even with it you don't make enough money to pay off your debt? What use is a President who clai...