TWO WATCHES NEVER TELL THE CORRECT TIME

The Difference of Power

2008-04-13T14:40:00.006-05:00

"I don't know how to see the same things different now"

Isn't that the truth!

That is a line from a Counting Crows song, Insignificant.

That kind of sums up where I am at right now. I am trying to look at myself and my life and life in general different that what I once did. It is very tough though. When I was younger, a teenager, I thought life was pretty cut and dry. You live, you die, you go to heaven or hell.
Pretty easy, huh.

Well, I am not so sure it is so easy anymore. Only things I can be sure of is that you live and you die. That isn't enough though, is it?

Seems to me to be a very resentful life. I mean, we as humans, the smartest species upon this planet, are given no means but to live and die while the animal kingdom is very specific about their lot in life.
Even the plants and trees and flowers have their reasons. Are we merely here to give life to the world with the carbon dioxide that is disposed from our lungs and into the trees for life?
Are we merely here to figure out what the animal and plant lifes' are here for?
It amazes me that we know so much about the other species living on this planet, but when it comes to our existence we are still so incredibly unclear.
We are nothing but theories and "what ifs" as we claim to take power over all living things. But what if all other living things were here to take power over us?

For as smart as we believe ourselves to be, we sure do act very stupidly. The plants, the trees, the animals that we need to survive, that this planet needs to survive, are being killed in vein with excuses of a better life for humans. But yet, we need these living creatures to survive, and yet we kill them thinking it betters our life and the means by which we live it?

I don't know about you, but I am not impressed with this thought process. It is time, to me, to step back and see ourselves outside of our bodies to find the answers we truly need.
We are merely natures pawns in its own existence, and if we think we can hold back nature, then we are truly the dumbest species on this planet.
To steal from Gary Zukav, the author of "The Seat of the Soul", we need to start searching for authentic empowerment instead of external empowerment. Meaning, we need to stop trying to control all that is not meant to be controlled. We need to start searching inside ourselves for wholeness, for that better way of life that not only suits us, but suits all that abides on this planet with us in hopes for a harmonious union.
Yes, it is hard to see these same things different, but it is not impossible.
We need to stop looking for leadership over our lives from governments or even friends or family members and learn to use them as guidance. The leadership you need is within yourself and only that can truly empower you toward a life that is filled with reason and necessity.
This is where I am at. I no longer want to follow the path of the one that I believe should lead me. I want to follow my own path with the guidance of the ones I consider a teacher.
Never doubt yourself even when questions are present. We all have the answers, we just need to be able to answer that question when we ask it.
There is no longer a need to look outside yourself, all we need is to look inside ourselves and find faith in you, find faith in your answers.
Find faith in your journey that will lead you whether it be right or wrong, for we will all find what is needed to be found at that time, in our own place.

A Whole New World

2008-04-09T19:24:00.003-05:00

Well, here I am again.

I know I have taken off for awhile, but I do have to say that it was an intentional sabbatical. I have written and I have wrote and I have taken for granted everything I thought I knew from just the want of knowledge.

I am on a new path. I am on a horizontal path to find the vertical path that I must journey so I will be able to save my splintered soul from ignorance.

I am an addicted, self absorbed, prejudicial, son of a bitch that has lived a life of ignorance with hopes of becoming "somebody".

I have pent up anger that shows its ugly face when the times call for understanding and resolution. I have caravaned through thirty years of life believing that I am. But, you know what? I am!

Everybody is.
Everybody is something that is merely bound to an earth that tells us what we could be. I have chosen to escape this mindset of repetition and solidarity so I too can connect to what is pure and simple.
We live in a world. A world that protects us with all of its might and glory. We do not even care.
We come up with names like god and lord and holy spirit to better understand what we will never understand.
Sometimes, most of the time actually, not understanding is the most glorious notion that a human being can feel. I thought at one time, not long ago, that understanding and knowing was the only way of knowing yourself and your capabilities.
If we did understand and know what everything is, would we still want to exist? Would we still proceed on this journey that sometimes feels like it is going nowhere?

I am addicted. I see this now.
I am addicted to nicotine. I am addicted to the feeling that overwhelms my body and my spirit with each drag that consumes me.
I am addicted to ignorance. I am addicted to stereotypes. Most of all, I am addicted to hatred.
For hatred is the explanation of all my anger, my frustrations. Hatred breeds anger, but what breeds hatred? For that is mere ignorance.
It is ignorance of the fact that there is more than "I" happening in a world full of people wanting to know: "What is in it for me?"

It is the end all be all of everything that I wish I could change.

I have chosen a new path. I have come into that proverbial light of being. I am done merely existing. I am through with the anger that only causes myself more pain with no maturation of my soul.

We all will come to a point where the perceptions of this world will leave us numb. We will all, at one time, try to break through the stone caste that keeps us grounded to a life filled with rules and regulations on our thoughts.

My caste has shattered and one piece at a time is crumbling to the holy ground that houses my being. Houses my physical world in hopes that the nonphysical world of mine will protect its life.
I feel the pain now. I feel the unfairness that mankind has bestowed upon this planet with hopes of empowerment that is only suited to the individual, not the whole. We must believe, for we are our change. Change is not only inevitable, it is necessary.

We, as humans, are one. We are all we have and all we need.
This world is one with us and it is time to take control for this world is growing tired of us. Growing tired of the selfishness and the ignorance as we glance around wondering who or what is next for us to control.

We only feel as if we have control, but we are not as strong as we believe. For we are the meek, for we are the ones that will feel the wrath of a force that is not only unseen but unknowing and stronger than our imaginations can conjure.

The time is here for my awakening.
I feel the pain of the helpless seal being clubbed in the arctic. I feel the shameless acts against that endangered dolphins that have left them only known as endangered. I feel the experiments being performed in vain on unknowing, unwilling animals and humans that are meant to better a society.

I feel!

2008-03-27T19:21:00.003-05:00

Man, I cannot believe it has been four days since my last post on here. Does not feel that long, I can say that.
I guess I haven't had too much to say.

I have something to say now, though.
This is my album review of the new Counting Crows album, "Saturday Nights and Sunday Mornings".
Of course, this review will be bias since I am a big fan of this band. I have been waiting for a new studio album to be released by them for almost six years.
That is a LOOOOOOOONG time!

I have to say it was worth the wait.
The concept of the album is pretty simple and also works well with how it was produced. The first half of the album is Saturday Nights. Now Saturday Nights is meant to be a more harsh, abrasive album with more of an electric sound and self indulgent lyrics. Of course, done perfectly in my opinion.
With songs like "Hanging Tree" which is about a life that is full of debauchery has done nothing but provided a noose around a proverbial tree for the subject to hang for his sins.
Then there is "Los Angeles" which gives the feel of a man that is loving the L.A. life style with all the sinful acts that have been done and have been witnessed. And, apparently, L.A. is a good place to find a taco. (As stated at the end of the song)
The best, and probably the most fitting, is a song "Cowboys" that reminds me of nothing less than old school Counting Crows with such spiteful lyrics filled with hate, but yet with no regrets. I could be wrong, but somehow I get the idea the song was written about more than a life of debauchery, but also about the present state the U.S. is in.
Now, Sunday Mornings is a more mellow, dramatic sounding part of the album with regretful lyrics.
With songs like "When I Dream Of Michelangelo" and "On A Tuesday In Amsterdam Long Ago", you get the feeling of pure hatred sprinkled with regret for the lifestyle that is wanted but still taking a toll on the soul.
But, the last song on the album is a more uptempo song called "Come Around" which, to me, seems to say that with all that is regretted about the night before, you will still find me here next week continuing the cycle.
Adam Duritz, the lead singer of the Crows, writes the lyrics of all the songs. Once again, he has portrayed the feeling in each of his songs that of which was intended.
If we were rating the album on a five star basis, I would definitely give this album four and a half stars. I would have to shy from a total five star album for the reason that their first two albums, "August And Everything After" and "Recovering The Satellites", were outstanding albums that could never be outdone. Yet, with their best work behind them, they never disappoint and once again delivered a must buy album that is nothing less than spectacular.

CTA, My Way

2008-03-24T17:29:00.006-05:00

So, with gas prices soaring and my wallet thinning, I have decided that it was time to put myself on a budget. I examined the expenses and came up with some ways to cut back on my spending. One, of course, is this journey I am on of quitting smoking (those too have skyrocketed in price over the last couple of years). Another way I have came up with, with the help of my insightful girlfriend, is to start taking public transportation to work. Today, Monday March 24 of 2008, was the first time experimenting with this public transportation known as the CTA - Chicago Transit Authority.
I took it on the chin and rode the eighty-nine blocks from my home to work with the everyday'ers that treat the CTA as if it were their own personal vehicle. I do have to admit though, it was not as bad as I thought it would be. I know on my ride I would encounter not only the "weirdos" that ride the bus just for fun, but also the trash that abides in the bad neighborhoods that I would have to ride through in order to achieve my destination.
Of course, my place of employment is in a bad neighborhood, so I am quite used to walking around with my eyes open and my ears up.
I sat there, in my hard plastic seat, watching, waiting for the throw down where I would have to display my abilities of running away. But that did not arise and I was able to keep my pride for yet another day.
I have not taken public transportation since I was in college, riding everyday to downtown Chicago where I would weather the cold and the hot and everything inbetween. The CTA is definitely more advanced now with computerized voice overs announcing each stop along the way and also when the doors would be opening or closing.
Quite impressive.

Anyway, as I sat glutted on the eighty-nine block ride back home, I had nothing better to day but pay attention to the computerized voice that is still playing in my head. As I listened I heard something interesting and grammatically incorrect. I played back the recording in my mind and came up with a story that made myself chuckle, and also kept me entertained as I waited for my stop to approach.

The recording said, and I quote, "Be courteous. Stand up for passengers with disablilities, elderly passengers and EXPECTED mothers. Thank you for riding the CTA".

So I was entertaining myself with the idea of a man who would not stand up for a woman because she was pregnant for he did not see it to be courteous since she was unexpected and not a mother as of yet.
I was entertaining the idea that he would interview her with questions like "are you a mother?" and if she did answer yes I was thinking he would ask "were you expected?" and if she said no than he would merely let her stand for she did not fit the criteria set forth by the recording.
Then, a woman with a stroller boarded the bus soon after my thoughts took over.
She had crooked eyebrows!
I know women like to pluck their eyebrows so they do not appear to be so bushy, but don't women also make sure they pluck them evenly so they look presentable? This just set my mind racing toward a Seinfeld episode.
I thought of Kramer on the bus asking those questions. I thought of Kramer pointing out the crooked eyebrows. I thought of Kramer sitting next to George, telling him not to stand up for it was not necessary.
I thought of Kramer giving beauty tips that he had learned from his friend Bob Sakamono. Then I thought of Elaine inquiring about the father only to find out it was a bastard child, which would then set off a rant about the decline of humanity.

Next thing I knew, my stop arrived.
Eighty-nine blocks and I kept Seinfeld on the air for another episode.

How can a day get better than that!

Not exciting, I know, but hey, just thought I would share this with you.

Socially Unacceptable!

2008-03-22T18:20:00.005-05:00

In order to keep this blog from going religious, spiritual or anything else devoid of practical practices and everyday life, I have decided, for my self, to just write about some silly socially unaccepted quirks that most of us have we try so hard to hide.

First, I would like to discuss nose-picking.
Why is it so disgusting to watch another individual pick their nose when I would say 90% of us do it? What is so repulsive about watching and man or woman as they bury their hand, up to their wrist, in their nostril? We all know, that sometimes, blowing your nose does not get all the bears in the cave out of hibernation. Sometimes it takes the almighty finger to satisfy that sensation of cleanliness.

Secondly, how about scratching your ass?
Depending on the day, especially if it is hot, we all know that since there is a lack of ventilation down there, sometimes the swass, sweaty ass for those who are unaware, becomes so unbearable that the ass begins to itch. And how do we satisfy an itch? We scratch it! Now, some ass might be scratchy due to improper hygiene, namely not wiping completely, but nonetheless, it is still am itch that needs to be scratched.
It amazes me that it is more socially acceptable to watch a guy scratch his balls with no remorse than to watch someone scratch their ass. Is it not one and the same? It is on the same end of the spectrum, just different sides.

Thirdly, why is it unacceptable to curse in front of customers if you work in retail? This one is probably more about manners than anything else, but nonetheless we all know the person we are serving curses just as much as you might. Are we not to talk to customers as we would want to me spoken to? Well, i expect my friends and family to curse at me, in a non-derogatory way of course, when they speak of events that has happened. It is human nature to throw around those four letter words, but still those words are dirty and yet probably the most used, not to mention ambiguous, words in the English language.

And finally, why is it socially unacceptable to fart or belch in public?
These are natural bodily functions that are needed to keep proper balance within ourselves. It removes the gases that are caused by foods and beverages alike. I know, the smell can be offensive, but still it is necessary to do such things especially if a tummy ache is to be avoided. Yet, it is alright for us to announce ourselves when it comes time to take a shit. We all know and most have done this, for some reason it is necessary to let everyone around you that it is time to drop the kids off at the pool, see a man about a dog, or simply, take a shit. For some reason, though, farting is far more offensive than putting the thought into peoples minds of you squatting down over the toilet to relieve yourself of last nights dinner. Belching is not as much a shun as farting, but belch in a crowded restaurant and see the looks of disgust you will receive from other patrons.

Simply, what I am trying to say is nothing. I was just wondering these things and thought I should write them down. For I too wish not to live in a world of nose-picking, ass scratching, cursing, burping degenerates who fart for the pleasure of watching your face turn green from such a wretched smell.

Missing the Now

2008-03-22T14:28:00.008-05:00

When you are missing something or someone, how can you help but miss that someone or something with a childish mentality? When you are missing that one thing in your life you lose hope and sometimes you lose all reason of all things sensible. The only truth in your life that remains is the truth of feeling empty. That is what missing truly is at the heart of the matter, a feeling of emptiness.
There are never, usually profound reasons for missing someone or something. The reasons usually do not go beyond merely wanting a feeling or emotion back in your life. It is a cold hard truth of life to lose things or people that mean so much to you. It is nothing but truth that contains the simple fact of loneliness or emptiness.

Is it a selfish notion, missing someone or something?
Probably.
Is it wrong to feel selfish at that moment and want to have back what has been lost?
I don't feel that is so.

Human nature, I believe, keeps us striving, keeps us wanting, it even keeps us ignoring the inevitable notion that nothing is forever.
I have read that if eternity is what is wanted than live for that moment; live for the now and believe there is no past nor a future.
For whom would wait for eternity in a heaven or in an afterlife when it could be had right here by merely living in the now?

I say, simply or sophomoric, pish-pash.
I do not, by any means, wish to live my life waiting for death so that I can experience eternal life. But, I also do not wish to believe that living in the now is all that is necessary to live a free life.
As wondrous the notion might sound, eternity cannot be found in believing each second that passes is merely life. How can we live for the now when everything we know is derived from history, which is the past. When everything we do in this moment is to better ourselves (or worsen, whatever the case may be) for the future. For our future.
So, how can we deny a past? How can we deny a future? How can one tell me that I do not have a past when my past is the consistent make up of what I am today? What I am right now?
I do believe that seizing the moment is something that should be done in a persons life. Looking ahead only causes you to live for a future when you should be living for the day.
Carpe Diem!
But, I do not feel that what I believe is the same thing. We look to the past for answers to the problems that face us in the now. We look to the future to determine if the choices we make right now will inadvertently effect our outcome. By doing so, I do not feel we have denied ourselves the sense of oneness with the world around us. We have not denied our spirit of completeness by learning or rather by becoming one with what was yesterday.
Humans, to me, cannot help but mourn the passing time, nor can they help but celebrate what the future might bring. To me, it is the unknowing that keeps me living in the moment I am living in. The truth that shall reveal itself to me in the days, months, or years to come is what keeps me striving, what keeps me wanting more from myself as I live today.
I do not know if this at all will make sense to you, the reader, but to myself it makes perfect sense.
The reason I went into this is because looking back at the things we once had, which could be the things we want back, is about reflection. It is about knowing thyself fully with complete understanding.
We miss so much about ourselves as we grow older but that does not mean we wish to be a different person that we are today. I feel more at ease with myself today, at this very moment, than I did yesterday and the day before, and the year before and so on. But with comfortability comes the knowledge of the person I once was, the person that I tried so hard to challenge into becoming a better person, a more knowing person. Without the knowledge of my past, can I really become a better person today, or in the future for that matter?
I miss the years I spent in college, but those years I spent in college were the years of mental expansion. Those were the years where I shed my boyhood notions and formed them into adulthood notions by simply shaping them and giving them acknowledgment with understanding.
I miss a lot of things and people that have come in and out of my life, for good reasons I suppose.
I do believe in fate, not whole heartedly I must admit, but I believe there is a minute amount of truth in the statement "everything happens for a reason".
I believe that statement more to the effect that everyone you meet, you meet for a reason.
I cannot help but believe that every person that comes in and out of your life is there to show you some kind of truth that would not have otherwise been found. I believe that knowledge can not only be found through books and education, but also through experiences.
I believe that what does not kill us can only make us stronger. I believe that unknowing is part of an unknown world. I also believe that if our past is not there to be learned from, than why do we have a past?
Whatever the answers may be or not be, the only question that should matter is: Do you live the best life you possibly can?

But, back to my original point of missing something or someone, is it deemed unnecessary to miss a person or a point in your life since the past should not matter?
I say not, it is very necessary. For it is all of the longings that keep you striving for greatness. Not greatness in knowledge, but greatness in living a life that would be deemed acceptable to your soul. The soul that allows you to miss, to wonder, and to keep living.
I too have missed and am missing at this moment.
For I miss my beloved family pet who was euthanized in the middle of last year. I also miss my Nana; so much in fact that her memory keeps me wanting, it keeps me warm everytime I remember her love.

To Be Or Not To Be. That Is A Journey

2008-03-19T20:13:00.014-05:00

Well, well, well. Here I am again.
I am thinking, since I have posted a good amount over the last few weeks, I am officially back; and back with a vengeance, I might add.

I do have to say, also, that I am quite consumed with anxiety since I have taken on the task of running two blogs.
What a chore this is.
Now I have to not only come up with something witty and enlightening to entertain all of you here at this blog, but now I must rise to the challenge of documenting my journey, or adventure as my sister called it, of trying to kick that age old bad habit of what we know as smoking at my other blog I started at the beginning of this week.
But I think I can handle it.
Not only can you read my rants and raves, and sometimes sophomoric antidotes here, you get another little piece of my life at www.squaredup.blogspot.com.
How lucky can you be!

Anyway, I do have something worthwhile, or at least I think, to say here tonight. I am undertaking a new quest. This is a quest to discover the truthfulness about my beliefs and what I stand for as far as religious beliefs.
With the help of my sister, I am exploring the beliefs that I have imposed upon myself since breaking away from the Catechism.
These beliefs I have imposed upon myself are mostly due to the questioning of the Catholic religion that I had pounded into my brain since the day I was born, pretty much. These thoughts I have had were not completely mine, and I thought I should own some part of them. So, I am setting out on a journey of enlightenment so ignorance could never be blamed for what I, as a person, believe.

I am not going to get technical here with a lot of ramblings on teachings and quotes, for I am still a stranger to other beliefs, or for that matter, a stranger to non-beliefs.
Nonetheless, as I read, I come to understand more clearly as the uncertainties and unclear notions are put into perspective, just a tad. I have, since I began college, had thoughts that the Catholic religion - which I was raised in for twelve years - had many flaws and imperfections. These thoughts have cause myself to sway from religion altogether. As I grow older, though, I realize that believing is in my soul. The only problem that I am encountering now is what to believe in.
I know what I want to believe, but that is not enough for the reason that is has no grounds.
If someone were to ask me why I believe what I do, all I would be able to muster is a simple because.
Now, I know that is simply not enough. I would not accept that as an answer from anyone else, so why would I accept it from myself.
In the past I have not cared so much as to understand what I have heard bits and pieces of. I heard, I liked, I regarded it as my own.

But what does it mean?

I do not know. I cannot even begin to understand why the Catholic religion is not enough for me. I cannot understand why I believe that there is more out there than faith in one man, one God. I cannot begin to believe why I do not believe creationism as much as evolution.

I am not looking to be born again. I am looking for an understanding of what I am and why I am the way I am.

A person is who they are according to their beliefs. I find, at times, that my confusion leaves me bitter and tainted. This world is full of questions and it is unfair to myself to try and not resolve these question or at least understand why these questions had been proposed.
With the world in turmoil and the fabric of humanity hanging by a thread, beliefs are necessary more now than ever before. Whether these beliefs be in a God - or ideology if you will - or in a community, or in yourself even, beliefs are what keeps humans, well, human.
To believe in nothing only leads to there being nothing. Without beliefs comes the absence of meaning, the absence of knowledge.
How can one live with that?
Nietzsche once wrote, "Nothing is true, everything is allowed". Well, I would have to say that is a loaded statement. It seems to me to be filled with resentment and doubt. But, if his statement is true, than what I just said is false anyway. On the other hand, if his statement is fact, it would not be true either.
This whole thing we call life, love and happiness is all a fantasy, an apparition if you will. And, I would have to go as far to say that if nothing is true, than are we even real?
Life is definitely the one thing that most humans hold near and dear. It is the one thing that, oddly enough, people are willing to lay down their lives for. But I have to say, what kind of life would it be without belief, or for that matter, without understanding your beliefs.
Misunderstandings and misconceived notions lead to hate through ignorance.
I do not want to live my life in ignorance as much as I wish not to live my life in uncertainty.

Craving A Piece Of Time

2008-03-18T10:16:00.010-05:00

Time.
Is it more than the hands of a clock or the rising and setting of a sun?

Is it a mere conception of control over our daily lives?

What if we were able to break the constraints of time and move through it like it did not even exist?

A bit sci-fi, I know, but think about it and wonder what it might be like if we controlled time instead of time controlling us.

I guess these thoughts are partly due to the fact that I watch a British television show called Dr. Who where the main character, the Doctor, is a time lord and not only is he able to travel through time, but he is also able to control time.
In essence, he is time.

I wonder, not constantly, but a lot, what it would be like if we were able to change time and right all of our wrongs.

Time, to me, is merely a concept. A concept of where we are supposed to be.
Maybe it is even a concept of what we are are supposed to be.
We are classified throughout time as "The Dark Ages", "The Middle Ages", "The Stone Age", and so on. We are even classified by time as being baby boomers, generation X'ers, generation Y, in our golden years, or even in our youth.
We are merely victims of a time period where our personalities and tendencies are chalked up to the era in which we were born.

It is kind of a generalization, don't you think?

But for whom do these bells of time toll?

Well, they should toll for those who toss aside labels of time and become the person they are meant to become.
I believe that controlling time is more than being able to travel through it or around it, but also being able to shatter the label of what time has meant for you. I know I have met people and said something to the effect "you don't act your age", but what is an age supposed to act like?
Everyone, inherently, wants to make a mark on the world. They want to be remembered for something, be it by their family or by the world.
Everyone seems to be looking for their moment in time where they shine brighter than the rest.

Some people, as they get older, try to escape time, whether it be with activity or with plastic surgeries, but nonetheless are trying to preserve themselves into a timeless manner.
Growing old is a curse to some, while growing old brings wisdom to others.

Is living to one-hundred or more really beating the game of time?
Is living to thirty years of age or less really being defeated by time?

Is time really so cruel to some and more generous to others? Or is being defeated by time living to be one-hundred years old?
Time has taken a toll on a body by that point to where independence is no longer an option?

We all crave more time. Whether it be time with our friends, time to ourselves, or time in a moment with a loved one, we always want more of a good thing and less time with what is considered a bad time.
We watch incessantly at the hands of a clock or a watch hoping it will speed up or slow down. Hardly do we give thought to the notion of living in a moment or in the now, we are constantly looking back at what has been and looking forward to what might be.

In essence all we really want is some time.
Some time to live and some time to relent.
Some time to believe and some time to forget.

But what we want most of all is to do these things in our own time. So what would this world become if time was merely a minor inconvenience that was able to be changed at our own will?
Would this world relish in every moment that was once a memory, or would we stop time and hope that we can live forever?
For it is immortality that humans try to achieve more than anything else.

New Blog!

2008-03-17T21:50:00.002-05:00

Check out my new Blog everyone!!
www.squaredup.blogspot.com

Let The Countdown Begin!

2008-03-17T19:53:00.000-05:00

Client 9: Spitzer or Swallow

2008-03-14T16:34:00.002-05:00

I do not have a lot to say about this subject, but I need to say something.

First, if you are not familiar with this situation, let me fill you in.
The once beloved Governor of New York State got caught with his hand in the cookie jar and in the sensual knickers of a high priced call girl.

Apparently, during a trip Mr. Spitzer paid to have this young working woman flow to Washington D.C. so she could keep him company and relieve some of his stress after all that political business winds him up during the day.
The bank, from which Spitzer was transferring money from one account to another, became suspicious and contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation to make them aware of the questionable transactions.
With, of course, an investigation, the FBI found that the money being transferred was being used to pay for Mr. Spitzers bad habit of pricey hookers at $5500 and hour. The conclusion was that Spitzer spent over $80,000 on this bad habit.

WHOA!

Well, the kicker of the story is that Mr. Spitzer is a former New York State prosecutor where he spent much of his career prosecuting the same thing he was just caught participating in.
Believe it or not, Spitzer has shut down and jailed many leaders of prostitution rings that riddles the New York borders and with that popularity he gained as a family man he was able to finagle his way into the Governor seat.
I say, WHAT NERVE!!

Now, there are talks of plea deals to go after the main proponent which is the Pimps.
Those being the owners of The Emperors Club, which is a classy hooker joint found on the web.
But, I say show NO mercy.
Go after this guy to the fullest extent for he has been a contradicting, lying thief that maybe just wanted to do away with the competition for this Emperors Club.
Yeah, yeah, I know the humiliation he is suffering right now could be punishment enough.
TOO BAD!!
What about the humiliation his family is feeling?
How about the humiliation of the citizens of New York that put their trust in a man that is nothing more than a two faced cuckold that mislead friend, family and voters?

Put him in jail and make him pay for more than being a horny bastard, make him pay for being a bad person.
People are rotting in jail for less!

Then, we have to watch his wife stand at his side while he apologized to the world. We had to watch he be "strong" for her man as he swallowed his pride and his checkbook.
Who was she being strong for?
Spitzer?
Yeah right!
She was being strong for her kids, maybe, but I believe most of all being strong for herself so she can absorb all that pity the American people are now bestowing upon her as they muddle under noises from press conferences and analysts; "Poor woman".

So, that is all I want to say.
Make him pay for his sins.
Corrupt politicians are becoming too much of a normal thing.
Make an example, even if his crimes are not as serious as others, his intentions were the same.
He lied and left his supporters standing with their mouth wide open gasping for air as details unfolded revealing he was merely one of the same.

When the President Talks to God

2008-03-12T18:13:00.004-05:00

I am going to keep this simple.

Seperate State and Religion!
I cannot think of any situation where either should have any bearing on the decisions made by the other.
It is time to realize that religion is for yourself, it is where you find your own saving grace.
Government is the elected officials that are meant to be looking out for our best interest as far as a day to day living.
God loves everyone. Your government, on the other hand, loves the idea only of what their country could be.
If politicians believe that God and government should be integrated and should be judged by theological standards, then truly all the jokes will come true.

What did one politician say to the other politician?
I will see you in hell

So Tired...

2008-03-10T18:37:00.007-05:00

I am so tired.

I can barely keep my eyes open when watching the nightly news or reading the daily paper.

Front page news.
Read all about it!

Somebody else was shot, stabbed, poisoned; somebody else got their ass kicked, or was pushed from a high rise building. Another fire has broken out that is believed to be arson, an explosive device was found, an explosive device was detonated.

Another fifty soldiers were killed in Iraq, in Afghanistan by roadside bombings, enemy fire, friendly fire.

Yet another victim of kidnapping has been reported, it has been three months since his/her disappearance, it has been a year since his/her disappearance and their spouse still remains the prime suspect, but no body has yet been found.

Extra Extra!!

I don't think I can take anymore.
There are always those little stories that tug on the heart strings thrown in during the last thirty seconds of the broadcast that kind of make you say awww and kind of make the world a better, gentler place.

Those happy fillers just don't do that for me anymore. I still remember eighteen public school children in Chicago have been killed since the beginning of the school year. I still remember we are in a never ending war. I remember there is a rapist, a murderer, and a pedophile creeping around my neighborhood preying on his next victim.

I REMEMBER!!

Remember the Beatles?
All you need is love!

How about Austin Powers? Free love and happiness, baby!

I am not sure if anyone has heard about the theory of December 21, 2012 being the end of the world, but there are many books written with scientific and historical arguments to back up this theory of a world ending. I will save that overview for a different blog, but with the way things are going, I am starting to believe that there is a change coming.
A drastic change.
If we do not make this change, then unfortunately, nature and higher powers will make the change for us.
If that happens, I am sure we will not approve of the outcome.
After all, we have been trying to stop nature for centuries.

Maybe free love and peace will work for the next lives that will be entrusted this earth.
Maybe they will not mess it up as bad as we are trying to.

Well, What Can I Say? The Party Is Coming!

2008-03-08T16:19:00.008-06:00

OK. So I wasn't completely honest about my resolution.

I wrote my blog with every intention of getting on here at least a couple times a week and writing some ramblings about nothing. But, of course there was a hitch in the wheel of progress.
My computer at home, for some reason, blocks the access to blogger.
Needless to say, I am not very happy about this.
I have a lot to say with so little time to say it.

Right now I am fighting a cold that is trying its best to kick my ass.
I will not let it though.
We are in round eight of a ten round match and I believe we are even in points with myself pulling ahead with a perfect one, two combo that put this cold up against the ropes.
Let's hope this cold doesn't pull the old rope-a-dope on me.

Anyway, I am getting excited.
The countdown has begun to the end of the Bush administration.
I am considering a party on January 20,2009 which is officially the last day of George W. Bush's presidency.
Maybe I will buy a keg and invite all of my friends and family over and just celebrate the whole day and all of the night; for the Unites States of America will be out of the grips of, who I believe to be, the worst president in this country's history.
I am still not sure who the sad schmuck will be that will take over the problems that seem almost irreversible, and I wonder to myself, who would want that job at this time.
But hey, someone has to do it.

I hope it is going to be Barack Obama.

Honestly though, I am hoping more that a Democrat will be elected because I don't believe this country can handle four more years of a Republican mindset.

Let's go over what has happened in the last eight years of this country with good ol' Georgie at the helm.

First. We were attacked by our "number one enemy" on that fateful day in September. But, of course, I cannot completely blame Mr. Bush for the events of that day.

Second. We engaged in a never-ending war on terror with Afghanistan.

Third. We engaged in a never-ending war on terror in Iraq, which oddly enough did not house terror until we declared war on the country and sought the end of a Saddam Hussein regime.

Fourth. Gas prices sky rocketed from an average of $1.52 per gallon at the beginning of 2001 to an outrageous $3.10 per gallon as of February 2008.
But not to worry, prices are still rising with the price per gallon expected to reach $4.00 per gallon.

Fifth. Our economy has been slowly sinking into a recession which is finally showing its ugly head here in the early months of 2008.
But no worries to Americans, Georgie is giving the economy a booster shot by sending out tax rebates to most tax payers.
YEAH!!

Sixth. The real estate market is booming with foreclosures. It is estimated that one million houses are in foreclosure right now in the United States with that number on the rise.

Seventh. North Korea has threatened the United States with nuclear weapons and of course we were once again ready to spread our troops thin to start a war we probably could never win.

Eighth. We are threatening war with Iran for the belief of cooperation with terrorists and nuclear weapons.
Those nukes are popular these days.

I know there is more that I will not get into. But I know that better days are coming; at least I hope better days are coming.

So, remember, January 20, 2009. Be at my place for a kegger and we will party like it is 1999.
Be there or be square! For I have seen the light!
We will all, one day, walk together through happier days where our troops will no longer lose their lives for one mans greed, where we will not have to worry about how bill will be paid because the car needs to be gassed up.

For I have seen those days and those are good days.

Follow me my fellow Americans to a new era.
The Post-Bush era where we will once again believe in a country that once did so much for us.

Wake Up Call

2008-01-24T17:53:00.000-06:00

Alright, I have finally made my New Years resolution!

I am vowing from here on out to be more devout to my web page and get back to where I was as far as posting brilliant and thought provoking blogs that entertain the masses.

I have had so much to say over the past few months, but never found the time to sit down and write to get everything off my heavy chest.

So now, where do I start?

Hmmm, now that is a loaded question.

First let me just say rest in peace to Heath Ledger.
I don't want to get into a whole blog about the influences and poor judgments of Hollywood youth, but I do have to say that if his death is found to be related to drug abuse and what not, it is time we as a people stand up against the so called role model socialites and movie stars.

We poke fun and come up with witty puns to make light of media starlets and stars that go in and out of rehab like it was a summer vacation house without realizing the effects that all the attention being drawn by this exclusive community is doing nothing but glamorizing, to put it bluntly, being FUCKED up.

But, Heath's death is not known as of yet, so I don't want to assume the worse. All I do want to say is that I believe we have lost a talented actor and, from what I have read, a decent human being, which is how I hope he is remembered.

This country is in need of a serious wake up call!!

We, as a people, have lost our damn minds.

Maybe it is because the incompetent administration we have in the White House at this time and we as a people just feel we need to follow suit.
Maybe it is because craziness and nonsense are the new fads of the 21st century.
Whatever the case may be, it is time we wake up and shake this stupidity haunting our world image.

There should be no more glamourizing or idolizing of human beings that believe in everything opposite of the values that should be held close to each and everyone.
That value is PRIDE!!
Have some damn pride in yourselves and say no to the tabloids that keep us on the edge of our seat night after night.

There should be no more trying to make sense of doing something that is blatantly wrong. For example, a month or so ago a forest preserve in Northern California were setting traps to kill beavers that were gnawing on trees along side a bike path casuing those trees to fall down into the path.
Now these traps catch the beavers underwater and hold them there until they drown, which takes about twenty minutes which seems to me to be a slow and agonizing death. I can not find the quote again that I have printed up, and now lost, but reading an article from a local paper in Bakersfield, CA. there was a state offical quoted as saying something to the effect of how harsh decisions need to be made when nature conflicts with the existence of man.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME??

I know that man needs to progress and with that will come the inabilty to coexist with nature, but this is supposed to be a forest preserve where the beauty of nature is supposed to be preserved, not killed for interferring with the little men and women pedaling their way through a serene backdrop in their bright multi-colored spandex who are afraid of getting a tree branch stuck in their spokes.

Come on people, let us get a clue.

I am tired of the human race wanting to progress so far with their race to the point that destruction is inevitable.

There were talks about Japan putting a device in the air to control the weather for when they are hosting the Olympics to guarantee gorgeous weather.
Global warming is coming to the point where no matter what might be done in the future a fix is not ensured.

We are full of questions with no answers.
We are full of problems with no solutions.

Basically, what we need to understand and take heed to.

WE ARE FULL OF IT!!

Where Am I At?

2007-11-20T17:51:00.001-06:00

Where am I?

Where am I!

Well, I am here and I am there but never where I want to be, it seems.
It has been a long couple of weeks with moving and working and now dealing with three little demon cats that sleep all day and keep me awake at night.

Under my eyes, it seems someone took a black marker to add a little color and bags are packed like my eyeballs are planning a trip. I go to work to escape the madness of a growling dog who sees and hears nothing, and three cats that believe my feet are scratching posts.

Thank God I found a job!

But, in the middle of it all I have a woman that keeps me sane and loves all my frustrations away. And, on top of that, I love our new apartment and the neighborhood. It is actually the kind of area I have wanted to live in for a while; right in the middle of the action where men and women pile into the bars for a wild Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. night, where the homeless give you advice on where the best places are to pick up women, and where a dominatrix club meets in a hall next door.

I have been relaxing the somber sounds of rhythmic whipping through my windows.
Ahh!! Refreshing.

To sum it all up, Homo Escapeons, I have been where I am supposed to be.
In the middle of life instead of the middle of my day dreams.

Happy Sweetest Day!!

2007-10-20T18:41:00.000-05:00

Well, here it is once again. That third Saturday in October where all the men go crazy at the last minute purchasing flowers, candies, cards, or whatever they feel would make a great gift for their significant other.
Just like every other holiday that has undertones of love and happiness, guys do not remember about Sweetest Day until that day is upon us.
I got off easy this year. I was reminded the day before.
A whole night of planning paid off as I surprised my girlfriend with roses when she came home with a card expressing my feelings.
Such the romantic, I know.
Being that this was the first Sweetest Day in the three years we have been together that I actually found myself purchasing a gift, I became interested and decided to research the origins of this holiday, for I was certain it was started by a woman who needed more attention from her man.
To my surprise, it was actually a gentleman named Herbert Birch Kingston who hailed from Ohio, Cleveland to be exact, that started this late year incongruity. I read on though, feeling disappointed that a fellow man let us down by starting yet another holiday which is easily forgotten, but when is forgotten only has treacherous circumstances.
But, the holiday apparently has been blown way out of proportion for the reason that Mr. Kingston was an employee for a candy store, so, he thought it to be nice to bring candies to orphans, shut-ins, and others that he knew have been forgotten just so he could shed a little happiness unto their lives.
What I have also found out, is that Sweetest Day is primarily celebrated in the Great Lakes region of the U.S.A. with the state of Illinois being third in sales for gifts on Sweetest Day.
How lucky am I?
Thank God, though, people are moving from the Midwest throughout this country and carrying the tradition of Sweetest Day with them so men of all ages and all locations can wallow in the pity of their significant others faces when love has been forgotten for the second time this year!

Wishing For Anything

2007-10-19T18:19:00.000-05:00

Wish.
A nice compact four letter word that holds too much meaning, like a lot of four letter words used day in and day out.
But wish, just sit back and think about it for a moment and ponder the thoughts that come into your mind as you whisper the word to yourself over and over.
I know for me it reminds me of my dreams, my hopes, my downfalls and all that I do not have as of yet or will never have.
Talk about a whirlwind of emotions.
Happiness strikes as the thoughts first creep into the front of your mind, but as the thoughts unfurl you are only left with the thought that you do not have what you really want or believe you should have. Therefore, a calm, soothing depression settles firmly and the rest of your day is spent trying to shake the cold hard facts of what you believe is a meaningless existence of failure.

Wishes are so powerful when denied. I believe that we as humans are so strong in many aspects of our lives with one not being our wants or our needs. It is so difficult to live unfulfilled. We seem to constantly take for granted what we do have and throw all the love or possessions out that proverbial window and focus only on what we do not have.
It comes down to this, simply put, the haves and the have nots.

I have this, but it just does not seem to make up for the fact that I do not have that.
I want that so badly I can almost taste it.

Taste what?
After many years of wanting and needing everything I didn't have, I have come to a realization that I am still trying to adhere to. Being alive and witnessing the beauty of this world and also witnessing all of the harrowing events of this world is better than wanting something that apparently is not needed because if it was, it would have been had to begin with.

Did that make any sense?
After I wrote that I am now thinking about the down-trodden. Those people that are out there that try so hard to catch a break that will help them live comfortably but those breaks just run too fast and slip right out of their arms.
Is what they have all that was meant for them to have?

This world is becoming more and more money orientated to the point where the oppressed just do not have a chance to climb from that barrel of monkey's and live with the big dogs for a while.
There is a lot of chatter floating around from the mouths of our representatives saying how much they care and want to help the less fortunate who only have time to wish for necessary luxuries of life like heat in the winter, air conditioning in the summer, or water that can be had from the faucet that sits rusty atop a sink to give an appearance of domestication.
They first woman speaker of the house, Ms. Nancy Pelosi can talk mindlessly all she wants about how much she cares and will do whatever she is able to to help stop the Bush administration from helping the rich get richer.
Are we to believe that she is scrupulous?
I know one thing if I know anything. Never trust a rich person who is saying they are willing to not become any richer than what they are already. AND, never trust a rich person that is saying they are willing to pay higher taxes and believe the classes should be balanced and more equal.
I have my doubts Nancy, somehow I just can't find myself believing you.
I WISH I could.

But I digress.
I believe we should have dreams that we can aspire to achieve. Dreams are healthy because it makes a person work hard to achieve these goals.
Wishing is so much different a lot of the time. It seems to always be a wish for the unachievable where there is little or no work put forth in achieving this wish; just a kind of hope that this wish will be granted with a magic wand.

My lap has still not had any of that millions of dollars fall into it.
I am still wishing though.

But I do not get depressed.
I do not believe it is worth a headache thinking about everything I don't have that I wish I did.
Who knows, maybe the reason I am not rich or the fact that I am balding is because my life would be much more difficult if I did have these things.

Now that should make you feel better.

I am a firm believer in fate. Everything happens for a reason.
If you are meant for something than that something will be yours.
Now here is my twist on it though.
I still believe that even though you are destined for a dream or a wish, without the proper time and work involved it shall not be yours.
Hence, not living your life to its potential.

But, for right now, I am only going to focus on potential of that timer going off in a couple minutes because I am about to make my wish for a pizza come true.

MMMMM, pizza!!

Oh! There goes that beautiful buzz of the timer.

PIZZA IS DONE!

I want to end with a quote from an article I read online from "There Lariat" distributed by Baylor University. I do not want to infringe on any copyright laws, but this does seem suitable for this rambling blog.

What if God wishes that things could be otherwise and someday will make all things perfect?

Just something to think about when your wishes turn to prayers of greed.

Two Of A Kind (A new poem)

2007-10-18T21:43:00.000-05:00

Flowers quietly bloom amidst a winter change
The cold we only knew is now all we can remember
With everything but time on the side of the casualties
Another heart yearns for the memories that could have been
The grass is colored with the change of the seasons
The stone is embedded with words that mean something
The hard remains of months that held such hope
Now only hold the remains of those months we remember
If life was meant to be, why is the expendable truth left to die
A heart beat, once upon a time, meant something
Now the silence is murder and the tears were never there
But, I swore I heard the cries of an infant welcomed into the world
I swore I heard something that was filled with joy
The glass that separates shows the truth
As the display of names leaves an empty carriage
The silence of the halls that only bear regretful faces
Turn to blood red walls with the hand prints of the torture
The bloody remains drop to the pristine floor
While the tears that fall find no hope for piece of mind
It was all that could have been done
It was all that could have been said
But I was too young to care anyway
I can hear that first cry of two of a kind
In the middle of a dream that I will not have again until the world finds me
In that mourning glory of all that could have been
But I can hear a cry throughout this bloodied dream
I swore I heard that new born cry of two of a kind
Just a mind playing tricks on the shallow scars of remembrance
Flowers bloom quietly over the cold stone remains
That bear the words of love and hopes never rendered
It was all that could have been done
It is all that is done

I'M BACK, BABY!

2007-10-18T18:26:00.000-05:00

Well, I hope I will find the return of the usual three visitors to my blog, since I have been gone so long.
I have missed you all.
I am back, though, and badder than ever. Well, at least employed once again.

Yeah for me!!

After four weeks of finding my ass get lazier and lazier feeding off the unemployment wages, I figured it was time to turn the search up a notch and land another substandard job.
It is good to have my old life back.

I am doing well though, if anyone does care. The only bummer that is lingering now is the replacement of my license plates. Some, well let's just say schmuck, decided to steal my rear plate while my car was parked at work. Of course, as many know, when something bad happens, you, as the victim, is the one that is inconvienenced with schedule adjusting and bad attitudes at the police station while filling out a report and the department of motor vehicles where the plate must be obtained.
As I stood in line at the police station for an hour, I had the distinct pleasure of hearing the stories of many people that had come to right the wrongs that were bestowed upon them. All, I can really say about most of these stories is very interesting.
My favorite story had to be the gentleman who was filing a police report on himself for running into a wall while driving. When asked if another car was involved his answer was no. Now I stood there wondering if there was more to the story, but there was not. So, this "gentleman" lost control of his car, hit a wall, and decided to file a complaint against himself.
Am I the only one not seeing the logic?
I was waiting for him to turn himself in for drunk driving considering the time of the incident was at least nine hours prior to the report being filed.
If that was the case, I would maybe say he was very admirable. Stupid, yes, but admirable. But there wasn't alcohol involved, according to him, just plain bad driving.
I wish I knew the reason for him filing the report, but my mind was so boggled by the fact he was standing right there in front of me explaining this story, my attention faded toward the end of his story. That and the fact that the police woman's voice taking the report was as shrill as a choir of children.
Anyway, I just wanted to get that off of my chest.

On to bigger and better things.
Sort of.

Is God keeping score?
Or is Allah keeping score?
How about Buddha? Is he in the mix amidst all this bullshit?

I wonder who is winning. I hope my team is in the lead.
It feels sometimes like the whole world is in a pick up baseball game and it is in the bottom of the ninth with one man on and two men out in a tie ball game. The only problem with this is that there are not going to be any extra innings. This is it.
Time to step up to the plate people and take a long hard look at your life and the people running it.
For those of you who do not understand baseball, let's just say this.
Sink or swim!!
Damn good thing I am a good swimmer, because I am a lousy baseball player.

I am becoming more and more aware of the fact that more and more people just do not care about other people. It is either they are number one or they have no regard for their life which leads to the opinion that other life's are just as useless.
Well, for anyone out there reading this that believes this way, I just want to say this.
I love my life and I do not want to die, so please don't kill me!
Like the Beatles wrote, "All you need is love". How simple but how true.
Maybe all we need is to mind our own business.
Hurt yourself if you want, but why does your disregard for life lead to the demise of the innocent that just happened to cross the wrong path?

If life is a play and the people merely actors, I say it is time for a recast because we are getting terrible reviews.

Elton John - Original Sin

2007-09-17T14:41:00.001-05:00

Yet another video for the love of my life, Pam. I will never understand how she knows the right right things to say or do to make me feel more than I am.
She will forever be my original sin, and I am also forever thankful to her for the love she so unconditionally gives a lost soul as mine once was.
Plus, this is one of my favorite Elton John songs. Also, just ignore the fact that the video is from the television show, Angel. Just listen to the songs and pay no mind to Angel choking that girl towards the end of the video.

Sorry, No Title For This One. Brain Fart

2007-09-11T20:18:00.000-05:00

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear 9/11
happy birthday to.....
What was that?
Not appropriate?

Oh well, ummm, don't I seem foolish.

How about,
For Bush is a jolly good fellow
For Bush is a jolly good fellow
For Bush is....

Ahh, hell. I need to stop myself right there.
I know that is VERY inappropriate.

So how is it exactly that we celebrate the six year anniversary of that fateful day known simply as 9/11?
Do we light candles? Do we sing celebratory song? Do we sing protest songs to show our disapproval for where the last six years have taken us?

No.
Well, we do sing those idiotic protests songs, but most of all we sit back in our armchairs and relent. We watch CNN or NBC, or whichever obscene news network you choose, replay all those videos from that day. We tell heroic stories of firemen and police officers. We talk about the bravery shown on United Airlines flight 93 that saved thousands of other lives, but not quite sure whose lives those were that were saved.

Stories.
That is how we celebrate our downfalls. We tell stories. We reminisce on our own downfalls and let the rest of the world laugh at us as we tragically mourn the deaths of three thousand plus innocent people.

Hallelujah!!! Praise your Jesus, Mr. Bush.
The world is ending and no one seems to care.

We are no longer concerned about finding Osama Bin Laden, our time is being taken up by those proverbial bigger fish in Iraq. We have no immediate threat from Al Qaeda, says our great country's intelligence department after studying for minutes on end the new tape released by Bin Laden.

No worries!!! Yea!!! We have no worries.

Well, I kind of knew that since we haven't been worried about Bin Laden for the last four fu**ing years.

I am starting to believe that since the only time we hear the name Osama Bin Laden in the news is when a new video tape is released, that there might be some kind of truth to these 9/11 cover ups. If a man came and invaded our country to such a degree that over three thousand people were killed in one day, wouldn't he be first on our list for taking out of commission?

No, I guess that is not how things work.

We need to focus our attention on the man who is sitting quietly in his palace killing his own people. Mr. Saddam Hussein.

You know why? We need FUEL!!

Stick that fuel right up your poop chutes my faithful government.
I can not express my gratitude enough for putting my safety at risk on a daily basis with the fear of attacks on our own land.
Nothing like making a situation propel from bad to fu**king worse.

So, happy birthday to the day our country changed forever. Happy birthday to the day that has shown us the true face of evil. And, most of all, happy birthday to the day that made me realize we, as Americans, are ignorant and gullible.

Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear 9/11,
Happy birthday to you!

P.S. Happy birthday also to my good friend Steve Stiso. He turned 28 today. What a way to remember his birthday. Don't you think?

Go Get 'Em, Tiger

2007-09-11T19:54:00.000-05:00

On Sunday, September 9, I found myself at the final round of the PGA BMW golf tournament. Surprisingly, it was a better time than I had thought. I am a fan of golf, and I will watch on the television the numerous tournaments that are played throughout the year, but only for short amounts of time.
There I was, following the great Tiger Woods. I was part of his entourage from the time he teed off at 12:50 PM central standard time until he finished just a little after 5:00 PM.
It was spectacular.
He stood on the tees and in the fairways and on the greens like a larger than life superstar that was awaiting his ship to bring him back to his home of greatness.
I was stunned, my mouth hung open and my excitement level rising as I watched from hundreds of feet away. I was like a child trying to catch a glimpse of Mickey Mouse in the middle of a bunch of Goofy's.
Leave it to Tiger, though, he did not disappoint. A spectacular round of eight under par won him the tournament and if I am not mistaken, also gave him a course record.
Awesome.
I wandered from hole to hole, following the polo shirt and khaki wearing crowd as we amazed at his, well to put it simply, amazed at his ability to be so damn good.
I was sceptical about going. I mean how much fun could one have travelling a golf course watching other men play golf. I mean, at times watching it on the television is like watching grass grow. But, my scepticism was put to rest the moment I saw Tiger set for a shot in the middle of the fairway. I felt as if I was watching a mythical figure such as Babe Ruth point toward the center field wall calling his shot.
Not even the gallery caddy's were able to ruin my good time. I am usually quick to be annoyed by larger crowds because of the fact that every crowd is filled with at least half of people that are only there to draw attention to themselves by breaking the needed silence with foolish statements like "IT'S IN THE HOLE" or "WE LOVE YOU TIGER" or one of my favorite unoriginal statements, "TIGER, YOU'RE THE MAN".
Oddly enough, I found myself looking on from green to green, hoping and praying for a birdie or maybe even an eagle. I was looking for that signature fist pump, which I was able to see on a hole where he sunk a thirty foot putt for birdie.
I was as pumped as Tiger seemed to be.
So, to sum it all up, I seemed to have found my new hero. I seemed to have found my larger than life sports icon that makes my heart beat faster and my motivation sky rocket.
It's Tiger Woods.
Yes, I can honestly say, he is the most exhilarating sportsman of our time.

Just, A Poem

2007-09-08T21:40:00.000-05:00

Lilacs are growing rampant over the the folding hills
Dandelions threatening but seem to never grow as tall as needed
With hope in their direction, they color the minds of the relentless
With nothing more than a want and energy, it is done as soon as it flies

Cover me in color with objects that appear to be beautiful
A voice is all that one must need in the treachours of ones hell
Where does the hope come from when demons train their thoughts on a soul
Only a grueling meeting of wrong and right is enough to cover those hills once again

With time and space in the midst of change, we fall into the folds
Our sights will not be broken from the colored hope that we now feel
Lying motionless in the chasm, we smile as we become overgrown
Hope has sprung and lilacs have filled our senses with the fragrants of love

Bite Your Lip, Get Up And Love

2007-09-08T13:33:00.000-05:00

Everyday, it's a getting closer,
Going faster than a roller coaster,
Love like yours will surely come my way, hey, hey, hey

Pardon me while I finish performing this fantastic phantasmal concert in my living room.

Everyday seems a little longer,
Every way, love's a little stronger,
Come what may, do you ever long for?
True love from me?

Everyday, it's a getting closer,
Going faster than a roller coaster,
Love like yours will surely come my way, hey, hey, hey
Love like yours will surely come my way

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT THIS AFTERNOON.
DRIVE SAFELY!!!!

Whew!! Nothing like a good long sip of Vitamin Water after a show stopping performance like I just had.

Isn't the radio a wonderful invention?
I mean, I was feeling a little blah this morning, and then I turned on the radio to the True Oldies Station, 94.7 on the FM dial here in Chicago, and I just started singing. The next thing I knew, I was happy and could not even remember why I was so down.
It all started with a bobbing of the head to the rhythm, then a little foot tapping, the next thing I knew I was up doing my best impression of dancing with a makeshift microphone in my hand entertaining the masses. Masses of course include the two dogs and the numerous cats running rampant around this house.

A stellar performance nonetheless.

So, since my little pick me up, I decided it was time for my daily installment on Two Watches.
But what should I talk about?
Hmmm.....

I could go on and on about the war in Iraq or Afghanistan, but I have nothing to say that has not been said already.

I could talk about the 9/11 cover ups and lies that are plaguing us as Americans, but I will leave that for my sister who writes so admirably about that on her blog, Bold Contemplations.

So what else is there that I can write about that will hold the interest and the attention of my readers, which are few at this point, but still important.

I want to mention also a great blog I have had the pleasure of reading day in and day out. A must read is Homo Escapeons interesting writings that are impeccable and always very funny yet insightful on topics we seem to be always thinking about but unable to put exactly the way he writes them.

And if religion is a strong topic of conversation for you, then you must check out a good friend of mines blog page, the Unknowing Mind. Mike is truly a scholar and never a topic discussed is done in ignorance or done in vein. Very intelligent and also a must visit.

Enough with the endorsements now. This is my page and my time to shine!

I am kind of hyped up on caffeine right now. I finished off three quarters of a pot of coffee and now am working on a cool refreshing can on Coca-Cola. I should be set for the day now. Or, I might just ramble on and on here until my high wears off and I crash hard with my head pressed against this keyboard.

Let's talk about love. Yes that huge four letter word that confuses the hell out of everyone. It is such a small word but has so much impact on our minds as well as our psyches.

Love makes us do some incredible things. People have committed murder for love. How insane could that be? You need something or someone so badly that you are willing to off the competition even though getting caught will cause you to lose what you love anyway.

"If I can't have you, no one will."
Is that so?

Men and women alike will steal for love, they will lie for love, and they will pretend they have found love.
We must be crazy.

I can ask if love is really worth all the deception it could bring if it meant keeping it. But, I would have to say that it probably would be.

Yes I do have a little doubt in my mind. I am in a great relationship with a woman I truly love. Before I met my love, I would have said that love is a myth and the people who believe they found love, are only lying to themselves and their loved ones.

Now, here I am three years later in love not knowing what I would do if I did ever lose it. If it came down to it, would I steal, would I lie, would I even murder if it meant I could have that sacred love back? Thinking about it, I am compelled to say no, I would not. I am not so quick to give that definite answer for I am not in that position. My love means a lot to me and I am doing all I can to make sure love doesn't caravan off into some others mans arms. Is it enough, I don't know. And, if keeping love means for me to break one of the sacred Ten Commandments of my Bible, is that a love I really want?

Stand by your man.

What else can a woman do. Really! I am saying that men are just awful when it comes to feelings and displays of affection. Which, I can almost say with certainty, most relationships fail for this reason. A woman likes to feel loved and wanted, and men just do not always do that. I know I have trouble with this a lot of times.

So, when a woman leaves, men, being who they are, are compelled to prove their love to such extremes that will for sure demand attention. When, in fact, if love was shown within legal proportions, these extreme circumstances could have been avoided.
But that is just what I am thinking as I sit here still on my caffeine high.

Oh, you can't tell me it's not worth tryin' for
I can't help it there's nothin' I want more
Yeah, I would fight for you - I lie for you
Walk the wire for you - Yeah, I die for you

You know it's true
Everything I do
Ooh, I do it for you

Are You Queer Or Gay?

2007-09-07T16:28:00.000-05:00

I just had to delete a comment by an anonymous commenter who had used the word queer. Why is it when there are situations we do not understand the first word to describe it is gay or queer?
I firmly believe these words are used because we can not relate to a situation we do not understand with anything else besides homosexuality. We do not have any good reasons why gays and lesbians shouldn't exist besides false interpretations of the Bible or the Qua'an or the sacred Torah or whichever method of prayer one chooses.
I have been through twelve grueling years of catholic schooling and no where in it does it say that homosexuality is wrong. It does touch on the union of a woman and a man, but in the United States of America we have a constitutional right to bear arms. Do we? No, I believe it is against the law.
We also have a freedom of religion. Well, yeah we do, in a sense, but in this day and age if you are Muslim you are automatically ridiculed and thought to be associated with the extremists that are said to be terrorizing our country.
My point is that laws and thoughts change with the time. The thought of the citizens of the USA bearing arms is silly because it is not needed for the reason that when the law was made people were living in the wild with the animals and predators that could have caused harm. So, a gun was essential to stay alive and stave off an attack from unwanted predators.
Well, then I have to say, if the only reason that is used to condemn homosexuality is the writings in our book of prayers, which were written over a thousand years ago, isn't it time to update the thinking just like we are updating the laws written only a mere two-hundred-thirty years ago?
The world is full of things we will never understand. For example, why are we here? How did we, as a human race, come about and begin life?
So when are we going to learn that the solution is not to hate what we don't understand but to try and accept it and gain a knowledge of it?
Or, when you read something that you may not agree with, instead of saying that is "gay" or "queer", maybe you should say that is "human".
Gay is happiness, which is what most of us strive for. Queers definition is "of a questionable nature or character; suspicious; shady". Now a homosexuals nature is never suspicious, we all know what they are about and I can not think of anything that they do as being shady.
Now, with all that said, and my soul a little eased from that comment I found, I have to say that being different is never a bad thing. Difference is what created all the things we hold dear to our everyday life.
But here is the really awesome thing, being homosexual is NOT being different. It is being who that person is.
If one person can not accept that, then they are the cancer of this world. We do not need anymore reasons for hatred than we already have.
It is a whole world under God. If a murderer, rapist or pedophile can find their sad lives abiding in heaven when they die, then I am sure a gay man or a lesbian woman will not find any obstacles themselves.

Escaping Time

2007-09-06T14:30:00.000-05:00

As much as we try, it seems we can not escape the grips of our parents. We run all over towns and cities to be independent, to be free from the choices they want to make for our own good. Who would have known, though, the telephone is inescapable when it comes to those spur of the moment thoughts that creep into the minds of our life givers.
We cry and whine about the experiences they wish to bestow upon us declaring our independence and our adulthood. But, and that is a huge but, when trouble strikes or hopelessness reigns down on our independent lives, we are always running back through that same phone wire.
They are our confidant, our rock, our pillar of good judgment and hope. Who knows better than us? Well, after almost thirty years I am finding out they did know beter than us.
When I visit, I find myself transformed back into a child. Transformed back into this helpless, needy child that is only searching for approval and guidance. I wanted so badly, when I was living with my parents, to be able to do what I wanted, to stay out as late as I needed to, or wanted to, to complete the night of fun with friends and strangers alike.
Every time a kid my age would be on the news for wrong doings, or a family member of mine would be out proving me to be more mature, I would throw those moments in my parents face to show them I was not quite the untrustworthy child they thought me to be.
You know what, though? I probably would have been.
If my parents did not keep as close of a watch on me like they did, I probably would have ended up a father at the young age of sixteen, or been into drugs and alcohol at an early age. I liked to experience new things, right or wrong.
I have a solid foundation that sits beneath my feet that keeps me grounded, as well as keeps my conscience holding a close eye on my decisions.
I did not like them for doing this while I was growing into this man I am today, but they were right when they said you will appreciate this later. Later is here and now I find myself being mature, still with some downfalls, but with a voice that screams into my ear giving me direction.
I never been the kind of guy to carry a compass in my pocket. I kind of always relied on instinct and rule bending to carry me along.
Some of the teachings I have rejected, but I kept with me all the important ones.
Love is definitely easier said than done.

Bald, In Time

2007-09-05T21:17:00.000-05:00

So, I am trying something out for the past six or seven years.
I am doing this balding thing. Maybe you have heard of it. It is where you have absolutely no control over your hair falling out strand by strand from your scalp to the floor or in your sink or in your shower.
Pretty cool...huh?
I remember the days when I was sporting some good old fashioned longer, thick, can hardly slip my fingers through without getting stuck in the tangles type of hair.
Ahhh, those were the days.
I wonder though, is going bald a curse. I mean not everyone gets to do it. When did balding start anyway? I mean, if the caveman had the balding gene, they would end up dead from the freezing weather.
Who was the first bald man? Was he considered a freak of nature? Was he the Elephant Man of the stone age?
I actually don't mind going bald. I am hoping it will happen faster than what it is. I am tired of trying to make my hair look good before I leave the house. When it gets longer inbetween haircuts, if it is not laying properly, it kind of looks like I am wearing a toupee.
Life is cruel.
Right now, my hair is short, freshly cut about a week ago, so it actually looks decent. I am just sporting a larger than normal forehead. But like I said, life is cruel.
What does baldness mean, though?
Is it really a solar conductor for a sex machine? Does it really mean that the brain is getting so large it is pushing the hair follicles from the sockets? Or, is it simply because bald men do it better?
Who knows that real reason.
All I have to say is that I DO do it better, bald or not.

Straight From The Mind To The Keyboard

2007-09-05T20:35:00.000-05:00

Only human?
Only human!
What does that mean?
We are supposed to be the most intelligent beings on this planet.
Why is it then, that when we make a mistake we chalk it up to being "only human"? Seems to be a little bit contradictory, doesn't it?
For a world that prides itself on the advanced intelligence of our species, we sure like to blame our short comings on that same fact also. We are smarter than the birds, the bees, the lions, the apes, and the caterpillars that crawl so helpless around on the ground. Do you think that when they fail to catch food for the clan they come up with the same excuse? "Well, I am just an animal!"
Come to think of it though, we do not hear too much about the mistakes animals make. I would imagine mistakes are made in the other half of the worlds existing beings, but probably just not as advertised as ours; since we do like to announce our short comings over loud speakers and in front of television cameras.
But then again, to err is human.
Intelligent? Maybe not as much as we thought.

What Time Is It?

2007-09-05T16:55:00.001-05:00

I have a feeling this blog is going to become something of a diary or journal after it is all said and done.
I am sitting here wondering about the reality of finding a job that will pay me. I am also wondering about the harsh fact that when I accept the job that offers first, it will only become one more place I waste my time and my talents at. I will once again wake up every morning and dread the drive to the work place. I will dread the moment my car parks and it is time for me to walk inside and start another eight hours on mindless bullshit. But hey, I need money.
But I will also become a mindless drone for some company that slaps a number on me and finds out about the person I am from some silly computer generated report. They do not even give me a nice caring pat on the ass as I walk out of the door.
It is alright, though. It is a world of mindless drones doing their jobs. Some doing them well, some doing decently while some are only barely getting by. Either one you might be, we are all in the same position with different titles.
The clock strikes 8:00 a.m. and the morning whistle sounds. After four hours of repetitive tasks and sleeping legs, the clock strikes noon.
Oh, what smiles are to be seen at the twelve o'clock hour.
Here comes one o'clock and the faces are blank once more.
So, four more hours will pass and the grumpy trolls pass along task after task until the five o'clock whistle sounds. Then the lost smiles return to the relieved faces.
But those faces will lose those smiles once more when bed time comes along, because they know sleep goes by so quickly and their next step is a morning routine to get ready for work and then to repeat the work day tradition once more.
YEAH!
I know it is not like this for everyone. But, seriously, why do we work? We do it for the one simple fact of the need for money. Yeah, we might find a job we actually like and enjoy buffaloing out those mindless tasks day after day. Honestly though, you would have never found that job you like if you didn't need money.
Personally, I hate money. Man will stand on podiums and do a great job at acting like they are rulers. Let's face it though, money is in charge. The USA did not become a mega power with force alone. We were the richest. We were able to afford the most high tech weapons. We were able to afford the top-notch training we put our soldiers through.
But watch out, here comes China.
But, I digress.
I sit here and every time I look at the clock to see what time it is I am always surprised. So much time passes in what seems to be such short periods of time. How is it that sixty seconds passes so slowly when I am doing something I wish I wasn't. When it comes to doing things I thoroughly enjoy, sixty minutes will pass in what seems to be a blink of an eye.
Time is just as important as money, I think. We are all on deadlines. Whether it be achievements to accomplish by a certain age, or whether it be the countdown until the day one turns twenty-one. Or, a newspaper columnist struggling to meet a deadline to turn in an article, or a student struggling to finish a project by a certain day.
We are all a victim of time and money. Some have more, while others struggle to find some anywhere and anyway they can.

For I Have Seen The Light!

2007-09-04T23:12:00.000-05:00

In the suburbs of Chicago lies a little town named Midlothian. What a glorious town it is with nothing to do. Well, I guess I shouldn't say nothing to do. There is one place that is closed off to the public that lies off to the side of Midlothian Turnpike called Bachelors Grove.
What a haunting place.
When I was enjoying my younger years, me and my good friend, Stiffy (you might remember), liked to, every once in a while, head out to the old Grove for a late night stroll through the woods.
Now Bachelors Grove was really two places in one wooded area. It was a Forest Preserve, but along the path was an old, fenced off cemetery with headstones dating back to the 1800's.
There were a lot of stories that encircled this place, stories thought to be myths or ghost stories, but to Stiffy and I, these were stories that will never be forgotten.
It was a cool, autumn night. I was wearing a pair of jeans, a flannel with some ragged t-shirt underneath and a pair of steel-toed Doc Martin boots. There was not a good reason for me to have steel-toed boots, I just liked wearing boots at that time. Now, I am into wearing sandals, but that is totally irrelevant to the story.
So, back to the story.
There we were walking casually down the long paved path that led to the back of the woods where the cemetery was. I remember along the path was a downed tree lying half way across the path. Of course there were leaves covering the path so only fragments of the cold, hard blacktop were seen.
There were a number of trips planned to Bachelor's Grove before this night. We would go in the day light (when it didn't seem as scary) and we would go on other nights when it was a bit more scary, but definitely not as scary as this one night. It was just myself and Stiffy on this night, walking together through the dead of the night to see if rumors of this place were true.
Now, the story behind Bachelor's Grove is ghosts are able to be seen sitting on headstones or walking around the cemetery. There is also a story of a big ball of blue light that comes from the woods and chases trespassers from the area. Well, how can one not become interested and curious with stories like these. Who would not want to see a big ball of blue light flying through the sky.
I know we wanted to see it.
As I recall, we walked down the path twice. The first time we stood at the gates of the cemetery, looking all around, unable to see or feel anything. So, we walked back toward the entrance of the Grove and stood there smoking cigarettes. I also recall as we stood there smoking, we thought our eyes were playing tricks on us as we saw a sudden flash of light scurry through the forest, but we chalked that up to the cars passing by on the turnpike since the headlights were able to be seen from where we were standing.
After about ten minutes of standing there wondering, we again casually walked down the path toward the cemetery. This time something did feel different. The calmness and wonderment has now turned to wonderment and nervousness inside us both. But we kept walking on.
We reached that place once again, at the gates of the fenced in cemetery. We stood there watching, waiting. We had no clue what would happen, and of course, that was the best part of it. We wanted to see something so badly, we wanted to believe.
As we stood there, the panic overtook which led us to being huddled together like little school children being punished by angry parents.
Then, IT happened.
As we stood huddled together, Stiffy moved suddenly and started turning in circles like a dog chasing its tail. Of course my response was are you alright. He looked me straight in the eye and asked if I just tugged on his jacket sleeve. Now that would have been a good trick to play on him with the nervousness overflowing at this point, but I wasn't that cruel.
Again, he started chasing that proverbial tail again and when he stopped and looked at me I was able to see the fear and panic spilling out of his eyes. So, naturally all that panic spilled into me and I started chasing my tail, looking all around. Side to side, front to back, I couldn't see all around me fast enough.
Stiffy's arms were flailing at this point trying to detach the invisible hands from his clothes.
But then, a calm.
As our backs were now toward the cemetery and our eyes focusing through the woods, a beam of light was seen in the distance. It appeared to be a flashlight, as if some other schmuck was out there trying to prove the rumors to be true. After a moment of watching and studying, it became apparent that the light was not the reflection from a flashlight.
This light grew wider in diameter and also began hovering higher off the ground. It began moving forward and higher and at a faster rate of speed. Stiffy and I stood there, our mouth probably wide open, and just stared in disbelief until I snapped out of my trance and pretty much uttered the words let's get out of here. I believe it took a millisecond to follow my advise and take off running toward the entrance, or exit which sounded better in my mind at that time.
I remember seeing this ball of light coming toward us. The closer it came, the bluer it was. It was perfectly round and radiant. If I wasn't so unsure about its intent, I probably would have stayed to study it a bit more.
So there I was running away with Stiffy trailing me by a good twenty to thirty feet, and this tree that was downed half way across the path of course became an obstacle. I was running straight toward it, but I didn't become aware of it until I was almost right on top of it. I had to maneuver myself with this nifty side step action that caused my steel-toe boot to knock me in my calf and leave a bruise on my leg for at least a week.
Sometimes reality is stranger than fiction.
I know there a lot of skeptics that do not believe in the supernatural, and I was one of them. I honestly thought nothing was going to come from our little adventures.
Sometimes stories are best believed and not proven to some people, but to others, believing is seeing. Now I can honestly say I am a believer.
But what does that get me?
It gets me more frightened by haunted hotels or houses. It gets me worked up when I watch television documentaries about the supernatural just before I go to bed.
It also gives me an understanding about the existence of existing in another form besides what is seen, or felt.
You know what I think about when I reflect back on that night? I think about the existence of God. I can not see Him, nor can I feel Him. Hell, I can not even hear him, but I can sense him. It is that sixth sense everyone talks so much about.
I am looking out of this window right now enjoying the sight of the trees and flowers and wonder if this is all His doing. Then my thoughts take me back to that fear I felt deep in those woods even before I was able to see the haunting ball of light.
Was that the devil showing his ugly face?
Or, was that my mind just playing tricks on me?

Doctor Who - Human Nature (Turning Human)

2007-09-04T22:11:00.001-05:00

Notice the use of the pocket watch. Brilliant writing. Plus, it is one of my favorite shows.
This one is for you Stiffy!

Who Is This Mandy Patinkin?

2007-09-04T20:23:00.000-05:00

So, I already know what you are thinking.
What kind of person leaves a blog about Mandy Patinkin?
Some probably do not even know who he is, but to others, he might be considered a big star.
I just recently hung up the phone with a good friend of mine, Steve, (or Stiffy, if you will) and he said he was stuck in this hotel room watching the short lived Showtime series "Dead Like Me" played in syndication on the Sci-Fi channel apparently.
Now I am sure, with the last blog, you are thinking "well, with being a fan of science fiction shows and movies, this is why he is writing about this crap.". How wrong you are.
The reason I am writing about this "crap" is because of a memory. A teenage memory that is as funny to me as it was the first time ever spoken.
So, here it goes.
Mandy Patinkin does not bring thoughts of acting or television shows, it brings memories of performances at a theatre in Chicago with his name in lights.
I did not see the show, all I know it was a one man show for old men and old women of all ages.
At that time I was unclear of who this Mandy Patinkin was. So, with a little help from Stiffy, I was brought up to speed.
He was one of the great doctors on the, once again, short lived television series "Chicago Hope".

"Ahh, yeah, I know who you are talking about now".

But why would this T.V. actor be performing a one man show at this small Chicago Theatre.
We both had no clue.
But we did have some ideas.

Of course our idea was nowhere near what the truth actually was.
We imagined a one man singing show sprinkled with monologues about life as a great Hollywood actor.
We imagined a great comedy sketch that literally split sides of the geriatric crowd.
We imagined a great man with great stories that were only able to be told on a stage in front of hundreds of adoring fans.
Of course, this is only what we imagined.
But, our finest moment came when we walked past this theatre on a different day and saw an ambulance parked in front of the main entrance with lights flashing and sirens roaring.
So now, there we were imaging again.
Always a bad thing.
Now, we imagined an overwhelming crowd trying to gain access to a sold out show of Mandy Patinkin. Police barricades being swallowed up by manic fans. Old ladies and old men being trampled by fanatics trying to gain access for just one glimpse of the great Patinkin.
Oh, what a gruesome scene.
For us, at least.

So, I hang up the phone with Stiffy after reliving this forgotten memory (which should have stayed forgotten) and I became intrigued. So, naturally, I IMDBed Mandy Patinkin to see what other work he has done.
He was 88 keys in the "Dick Tracy" movie released in 1990.
He even did a voice over in a "Simpson's" episode.
What I did see that was interesting, he has spent a lot of his working career playing characters that had a lot of depth.
But here you go. His best parts, to me at least, were roles that cast him as a devil or as a grim reaper.
In a 2001 episode of "Touched By An Angel" he played satan.
In the series for Showtime, he played a grim reaper.
Maybe Mandy is not being upfront about his religious beliefs.
OK, that is a stretch. But what I am trying to get at is the reoccurring theme of life and death in his roles. He has sprinkled his career with roles of being a doctor, and, now, he is in a current role as a detective. In which he stops the evil from happening on the streets.
Interesting to only myself, I know. But this Patinkin guy is someone that should be known for much more than one man shows in a Chicago theater. He is a true patron of the arts and needs to be taken seriously.
So, to end this silly, pointless rant about a man that is not a big Hollywood player, I was just trying to start a trend.
Instead of saying things like damn it all to hell, or damn you, raise your fist up high and strong and give those people that piss you off one big MANDY PATINKIN.

Time and Space?

2007-09-04T18:55:00.000-05:00

Are these two words that are really related? Time and space. Hmmm....
Well, I have to say that I am a bit of a science-fiction fan, my favorite sci-fi series being Dr. Who. I am sure a lot of people do not know what that is or are just learning about it since it's gaining popularity since the new series is airing on Sci-Fi Channel and also public television. This show deals with time and space. The Dr., with his faithful companion travels through time, to different galaxies and planets to right what has been done wrong.
Very profound.
Now, if I am not mistaking, space has no time. But, from all the shows I watch so I can geek out on nerdy things, is space the secret to controlling time?
I would believe so, if what I am watching is the truth. But I have to remember the key word in all this, "fiction".
Truth, it is said, to be sometimes stranger than fiction. Yeah, I can agree with this. But how strange is it to believe that space holds all the secrets we want to know so badly. I mean, it keeps many of us wondering and wanting more.
We, as a whole, or as the people that do not work for NASA or any other space program that can understand the planet earth is just a speck in the matter of existence, feel large, so to say. We dream, and sometimes believe we see, alien life forms or UFO's causing us to believe in something more than what is on this "safe" planet of ours.
In a world that is never-ending we are nothing. BUT, in a universe that is infinite, we are most definitely nothing. Isn't that AWESOME!!!
We are nothing! No matter what we do, it really does not matter. Well, it matters to ourselves and the people that love us, but to no one else.
We can look on through our little peepholes to judge and comment on the worlds events and act like it affects something. But, GOD, if you believe, created so much more than me and you. He created an ever changing, ever growing infinite existence that is so oblivious to what is really happening.
Isn't that cool??
We have no clue!
Bright Eyes, an Indie Rock band wrote a song, which I like a lot, entitled "At The Bottom Of Everything". One of the best lines in the song says "I'm happy just because, I found I am really no one".
How perfect.
This planet earth would be so much better off if that line was adhered to.
Too many people are walking around acting like they actually mean something. But you know what? In our lives they do mean something. We give them titles like Leader of the free world, Most powerful man in the world, and we listen to them like kids in a classroom because we voted them into office. Our votes can never be cast in error.
All I have to say for myself is, LOVE ME! No matter how wrong I am, just love me. I know one thing that is true, in the matter of time and space, I am no one.
I am so happy knowing that
But, I have to end on this note. Knowing this to be true, I do not believe I am able to go out and do whatever it is I want, right or wrong. There are consequences for every ones actions. Remember, the person that matters the most to you is yourself. You may be no one in the grand scheme of things, but you are still someone on a small scale. Kind of like a model railroad in a basement. Played with to the fullest extent until you served your purpose.
So, make your purpose worth while, and make it known as far as you are able to scream. Someone is bound to hear you.
Who knows, maybe one day, some alien life form on another planet will have ears big enough to understand loud and clear just what it is you are yelling about.
Ever see the movie "Galaxy Quest"?
It could happen.

"You're a footnote in the history of failure!"
-Dr. Who-

Counting Crows - Washington Square (08/17/07)

2007-09-04T16:53:00.001-05:00

Yet another unreleased Counting Crows song. Hopefully this will be on the upcoming album also.

Counting Crows - Cowboys

2007-09-04T16:52:00.001-05:00

FINALLY!!! This is the new song from the Counting Crows upcoming album which will be called "Cowboys". For those who know me, I do not need to say how stoked I am

Is Time the Creation of the Devil?

2007-09-04T16:06:00.000-05:00

I was watching television one night with a lot of thoughts running through my head about stories or poems to write. While channel surfing I stopped on a show that was airing on Discovery about demons and the people that are possessed by them. It kind of sounds like a daytime talk show theme to me.
"Next on Jerry Springer, we will meet the people who say they are being stalked by their former demons and are here to say ENOUGH!"
As much as the idea of being possessed scares me and literally makes my skin crawl, I could not stop watching. But as I watched I began to think about the mere idea of possession.
Being possessed appears to be a gruesome ordeal for the ones possessed. It doesn't seem to be a pleasant experience for the devil doing the possessing either. I mean, all the crosses being shown and the Holy Water being tossed around like a water fight between kids I think would make the devil think twice about another possessing of a human.
Does the exorcism only make the devil weak for that moment while he is trying to be drawn out of the body? Or does the devil become weaker throughout his life with each exorcism performed to where we will see a point that the devil will become so weak he will not be a factor in our lives anymore?
Does returning to the flaming pits of hell restrengthen his powers? I guess for that, time will only tell.
I was also thinking and wondering if being possessed is really the truth. I mean, can it really happen? For as much and as many people that have stories about being possessed on these indepth documentaries, I feel we would know at least one person or be associated with someone who knows somebody who has been possessed. Maybe being possessed is just another excuse for being an absolutely evil and horrible person.
People who suffer from possession are never said to be out killing or robbing, those jobs are saved for the clinically insane. Possessed people are spewing vomit from their mouths and speaking in tongues. Kind of like a drunk person. And, if a drunk person tried hard enough, I am sure they could get their head to spin.
People who claim to be possessed usually talk badly to their family and friends, they have no manners at the dinner table, and from the videos I have seen, they seem to have these weird twitches to where they can not keep their heads in a straight forward position.
Unlike the movies, I didn't see these real life possessee's or hear them talk about their faces turning green or their eyes turning red. They seemed to have kept their normal appearances with the exception of unexplained crude behaviors.
Love and faith is what is said to keep the devil away. You know what? Love and faith is all that is needed to do pretty much anything.
Love can conquer all, and I do believe that. Faith can do the same. It does not necessarily have to be a faith in a god or religion, but a faith in anything or anyone you firmly believe in.
So I am left to wonder, is being possessed an excuse used to excuse crude and unnatural behaviors much like insanity is used to excuse crime sprees? Or, is being possessed the answer and the proof for the existence of Heaven and Hell?

Bright Eyes

2007-09-04T15:51:00.001-05:00

This is a song for my Pammy. This is a song that she burned onto a cd for me within the first two months of us going out. On, September 2, 2007 we had our three year anniversary. Notice I didn't say celebrated.

Timing is Everything

2007-09-04T14:58:00.000-05:00

I sit here in front of this computer, surfing the Internet, looking for some kind of job posting that will catch my attention I feel is worthy of my application. It has been a week since I have been "let go" from my last job and things seem to be moving so slowly. All my hopes just die with each minute that passes. I realize that this bachelors degree in Liberal Arts with a concentration in Radio Broadcasting is nothing more than a piece of paper. I have wasted four years of my life many years ago receiving an education for something I once thought was my passion, now only has become a decent story to tell to people that still believe a job in radio is as glamorous as I once thought.
I do not get myself down though, I know I am worthy of someone hiring me and paying me some obscene salary for doing something I love as long as I am given the chance. What is it, you ask, I love to do?
Writing, of course.
I am not great at it, but I do the best I can. But even to myself, my best is not good enough.
I want to be great. I want to be read centuries from now and studied in literature classes as one of the greatest 21st century writers. I try to be philosophical, but I fall short a bit when it comes to a battle of the whits with someone better read than I am. It is alright, though. I feel my whit is still above a good majority of the soap box screamers that the world seems to be attracted to.
My problem?
I do not have a soap box to stand on as of yet.
I don't need one though. I will do my screaming from ground level and let all the passers by within hearing range soak in all the bullshit I am spewing.
There is another difference between me and the other soap box dwellers; I know most of my words are pure bullshit to other people. I am not right, and I am not wrong. I am just opinionated; right or wrong.
All of that is besides the point, though. Those, as of right now, are just pipe dreams.
I wonder why they call them pipe dreams anyway. Are they dreams that are somehow better flushed to the sewers only to flow beneath our feet in one flowing river of feces and garbage? Maybe that is why pipe dreams never come true.
My pipe dreams always come to call, especially now that I am searching for a good job that I know I am qualified to do. As I sit in a broken backed, swivel chair with my head rested on my clenched fists, I dream on. I also regret on (if you will excuse my low attempt at a whimsical play on words) .
My head races with "whats ifs" and "could have dones" that might have saved myself from this unemployed position. When it is said and done, though, I know there was nothing I could have done different to make a saving attempt at staying out of the unemployment line. So, once again, I move on and keep searching. And that is what life is pretty much about.
Searching.
We search for maturity, we search for a soul mate, we search for our youth and some search to stay alive while some are just searching for death. No matter how many answers we believe we have obtained through the years of our meaningful, yet meaningless, lives, there will always be a search for more answers.
And of course, there is the never-ending search for more time to find what we have never found.