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Living on the Street

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Every thought of living on the street? Just walking away from it all. It happens, you get to a point in your life that you no longer care what happens to you. Your tired of living, having to worry about what comes next, tired of thinking. As I look back now on the reasons why I gave up on myself, I understand now that I was done with drinking. Sadly the booze failed to listen to my mind. I should not use sadly because of the things that I have been through make me who I am today. There are things that I have seen that, while distasteful, definitely illegal,and at times make me want to break down and cry, they have shaped my view on life. No one want’s to take a hard look at themselves, I know I did not nor to this day do I enjoy do it..

They say with age comes wisdom, not sure I agree with that statement, since anyone can age… it’s what we experience that gives us wisdom. If a person leads the perfect life, never wanting for anything, never waking up or going to bed hungry, never seeing the young run away girl sell herself or be preyed on by those stronger than them. How can they have gained wisdom? I have eaten food from a trash bin, slept in the woods, in a parking garage, showered in a bathroom, being arrested, done some really dumb things in my life. I took advantage of others when I should have been helping them. Sold things to people they did not need…… The list of my sins are endless, the biggest sin of all was not acting on things that I saw, that I knew in my heart was wrong. My thinking if you can call it that, was it’s not bothering me, leave it alone. Pretty sure I was not allowing when I thought that way. Today I find myself doing the same thing on occasions… Not sure if its that people just don’t want to listen or they need to find out for themselves.

If it feels wrong, you can bet it is wrong! Just because something may feel good at the moment, if in the back of your mind you know its not the right thing to do, or not what your Mother would approve of, you can take it from me, its wrong. The human mind is a powerful thing, it can help us justify just about anything, it can also let us examine things for what they are and not what we would like them to be…………

Just a late night, and felt like rambling

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A Must read “Obama Reaches Out to ‘Moderate’ Pirate Community”

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

This by far is the funniest thing I have read in a long time my hat goes off to Jon @ Exurban League if you want to skip the short part below and go right to the full article please do so Obama Reaches Out to ‘Moderate’ Pirate Community

After maintaining his silence for two days, President Obama will soon make his first public statement about the pirate attack upon an U.S.-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa. After several inquiries and a few well-placed bribes, Exurban League has received an early transcript of the President’s remarks:

Good evening. As you know, early yesterday, Somali-based pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama, a freighter carrying relief supplies to Kenya. While we do not yet know all the details, the Alabama’s crew re-took control of the vessel and forced the pirates off the ship.

Since the pirates are still holding the captain, I have sent FBI negotiators to facilitate his safe and speedy release. I assure his friends and family that I will not stop until this man-made disaster is resolved in a peaceful, tolerant and ecologically-sound manner.

Obviously, this incident has raised many concerns among Americans. There have been calls for justice and even violence against the misguided perpetrators. But such an emotional reaction has led to the disparagement of entire groups with which we are unfamiliar. We have seen this throughout history.

For too long, America has been too dismissive of the proud culture and invaluable contributions of the Pirate Community. Whether it is their pioneering work with prosthetics, husbandry of tropical birds or fanciful fashion sense, America owes a deep debt to Pirates.

The past eight years have shown a failure to appreciate the historic role of these noble seafarers. Instead of celebrating their entreprenuerial spirit and seeking to partner with them to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive.

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ZenHabits always has some great tips about life

Friday, February 27th, 2009

I read a ton of different blogs, news sites, and also on occasion watch the main stream media. One of my favorite none tech blogs is Zenhabits, http://zenhabits.net/  Today’s post makes you think about the positives from encouraging others to be brilliant.http://zenhabits.net/2009/02/why-you-should-think-about-encouraging-others-to-be-brilliant/
Like most sites they may got one or two things wrong now and again, however I always find the writing insightful, and it has some good common sense for your daily life. Read it a few days in a row and you will be hooked like me.

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