Last day of 01/06
Well January is almost over, and its not been as bad as I thought, nor as good as I intended it to be.
I am looking forward to this year, as a year where I am going to make some changes, even if things don't want to change, I will just have to get the hose.
Working for a newspaper I get to see a lot of what happens, not only in the town I live in, but across the globe.
I find it unsettling, both the fact that the world is full of some very bad things, and the fact that the majority of the people we write for, don't care. All they are concerned with is the happy things, nobody wants to know that there is a place in the world were thousands of people die a day, just so a few people can feel justified that they are morally/religiously, or politically superior.
They don't care, and why should they, they are Americans, and there will always be Big Macs, American Idol, and Wal-Mart for them, and to hell with the rest of what is going on.
To hell with the fact that the rest of the world sees us as bullies, and uncultured children, they’re just jealous that they don't have what we have, and their children can't afford to just throw away things that they are bored with.
And before someone decided to say, well if you don't like it get out, I have news for you, I am exercising my Freedom, and you can exercise yours by not reading what I write. I was born here, and think that "America the country" is a good place to live, its "America the people" that need a reality check.
And now for something completely different...
Color
BLUES are motivated by INTIMACY, seek opportunities
to genuinely connect with others, and need to
be appreciated. They do everything with
quality and are devoted and loyal friends and
employers/employees. Whatever or whomever
they commit to are their sole (and soul)
focus. They love to serve and will give
freely of themselves in order to nurture
others lives.
BLUES, however, do need to be understood. They have
distinct preferences and occasionally the
somewhat controlling (but always fair)
personality of a confident leader. Their code
of ethics is remarkably strong and they
expect others to live honest, committed lives
as well. They enjoy sharing meaningful
moments in conversation as well as
remembering special life events (i.e.,
birthdays and anniversaries). BLUES are
dependable, thoughtful, nurturing, and can
also be self-righteous, a bit worry-prone,
and emotionally intense. They are like
sainted pit-bulls who never let go of
something once they are committed. When you
deal with a BLUE, be sincere, make an effort
to truly understand them, and truly
appreciate them.
What Color Are You?
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On this Date...
1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee was named General-in-Chief of all the Confederate armies.
1917 - Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
1934 - President Roosevelt devalued the dollar in relation to gold.
1944 - During World War II, U.S. forces began invading Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japa-nese-held Marshall Islands.
1945 - Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for deser-tion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.
1956 - The creator of “Winnie-the-Pooh,” British author A.A. Milne, died at age 74.
1958 - The United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer 1.
1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
Five Years Ago
The state of Georgia hoisted its new flag above its statehouse, one featuring a smaller Confederate battle emblem. Michel Navratil, one of the last known survivors of the sinking of the Titanic, died in Montpellier, France, at age 92.
Words...
“The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.” - A.A. Milne (1882-1956).
Wilde
"The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing."
-- “The Soul of Man Under Socialism”
R.I.P. - Coretta Scott King (1927 - 2006)
I am looking forward to this year, as a year where I am going to make some changes, even if things don't want to change, I will just have to get the hose.
Working for a newspaper I get to see a lot of what happens, not only in the town I live in, but across the globe.
I find it unsettling, both the fact that the world is full of some very bad things, and the fact that the majority of the people we write for, don't care. All they are concerned with is the happy things, nobody wants to know that there is a place in the world were thousands of people die a day, just so a few people can feel justified that they are morally/religiously, or politically superior.
They don't care, and why should they, they are Americans, and there will always be Big Macs, American Idol, and Wal-Mart for them, and to hell with the rest of what is going on.
To hell with the fact that the rest of the world sees us as bullies, and uncultured children, they’re just jealous that they don't have what we have, and their children can't afford to just throw away things that they are bored with.
And before someone decided to say, well if you don't like it get out, I have news for you, I am exercising my Freedom, and you can exercise yours by not reading what I write. I was born here, and think that "America the country" is a good place to live, its "America the people" that need a reality check.
And now for something completely different...
Color
BLUES are motivated by INTIMACY, seek opportunities
to genuinely connect with others, and need to
be appreciated. They do everything with
quality and are devoted and loyal friends and
employers/employees. Whatever or whomever
they commit to are their sole (and soul)
focus. They love to serve and will give
freely of themselves in order to nurture
others lives.
BLUES, however, do need to be understood. They have
distinct preferences and occasionally the
somewhat controlling (but always fair)
personality of a confident leader. Their code
of ethics is remarkably strong and they
expect others to live honest, committed lives
as well. They enjoy sharing meaningful
moments in conversation as well as
remembering special life events (i.e.,
birthdays and anniversaries). BLUES are
dependable, thoughtful, nurturing, and can
also be self-righteous, a bit worry-prone,
and emotionally intense. They are like
sainted pit-bulls who never let go of
something once they are committed. When you
deal with a BLUE, be sincere, make an effort
to truly understand them, and truly
appreciate them.
What Color Are You?
brought to you by Quizilla
On this Date...
1865 - Gen. Robert E. Lee was named General-in-Chief of all the Confederate armies.
1917 - Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
1934 - President Roosevelt devalued the dollar in relation to gold.
1944 - During World War II, U.S. forces began invading Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japa-nese-held Marshall Islands.
1945 - Private Eddie Slovik became the only U.S. soldier since the Civil War to be executed for deser-tion as he was shot by an American firing squad in France.
1956 - The creator of “Winnie-the-Pooh,” British author A.A. Milne, died at age 74.
1958 - The United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer 1.
1971 - Astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr., Edgar D. Mitchell and Stuart A. Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
Five Years Ago
The state of Georgia hoisted its new flag above its statehouse, one featuring a smaller Confederate battle emblem. Michel Navratil, one of the last known survivors of the sinking of the Titanic, died in Montpellier, France, at age 92.
Words...
“The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.” - A.A. Milne (1882-1956).
Wilde
"The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing."
-- “The Soul of Man Under Socialism”
R.I.P. - Coretta Scott King (1927 - 2006)