Happy
Halloween!
Another
week has passed. I don't know where they go, but seven days just
disappear. I've talked about time in the past, so I'm not going to
belabor that point. Time is linear, it's the same now as it was when
we were kids growing up. But, it sure seems like it goes faster the
older we get. Someone has likened the passing of time to a roll of
toilet paper, the closer you get to the end of the roll, the faster
it seems to go. Oh well, it is what it is. Just live life to the
fullest and get as much out of every moment as you can.
Nothing
extraordinary this week. It's been pretty much more of the same. List
stuff on eBay. Hope it sells. Take a beating if it does. Pack it!
Ship it! And it passes into oblivion. Another point not to belabor –
we just have too much stuff in our lives and most of us don't realize
it and do anything about it until it becomes a huge chore. John and
Sharon, a couple of, very soon to be, full-time nomadic friends are
going through this process as I compose this article. We commiserate
about the process via email. I try to make it fun and joyful. But, I
won't kid myself or you, it's not!
We
had a little rain this week and some breeze. I suspect it was the
remnants from the super hurricane, Patricia, that has apparently left
a lot of southwest Texas under a lot of flood water. It wasn't much
here, but other parts of the region experienced a lot more
precipitation and wind. I guess this was the typical wind event that
comes through every fall and removes the majority of the leaves from
the trees introducing the beginning of the winter season. I don't
know about where you are, but this year the colors seemed to be quite
muted compared to most past falls. Or, maybe my cataracts are
maturing faster than I realize.
Today
is Halloween. TV has been crazy with costumes. I caught a preview
last night of the very conservative Charlie Rose made up to look like
the Frankenstein Monster. I must say, it was a very effective
costume. I'm dressing up as a “senior citizen.” No one will ever
guess it's me around where I am in WV because everyone looks like a
senior citizen.
So,
now, allow me to make a few comments about . . .
The
Week That Was
So,
as usual, there was the standard amount of murder, mayhem, rape,
fraud, theft, drug busts and so on. I remember hearing of several
pedestrians being hit by motor vehicles, some were hit and runs and
all victims died. Funny, though, I haven't heard anything about the
motor vehicle lobby wanting to ban motor vehicles or alcohol or
prescription narcotic drugs – all complicit in these incidents.
Our
Pretender in Chief, after making it VERY CLEAR in VERY SIMPLE
language, that he will not put any “boots on the ground” in
Syria, this week, sent U.S. boots on the ground in Syria. Is this the
first time he's snowed the U.S. public. Absolutely Not! Will it be
the last time? Hey, he still has about 14 ½ months to work on
screwing up his already checkered legacy. Of course, that's my
opinion. It may not be yours, but that's okay, I still honor and
defend Freedom of Speech and Thought, though I'm not sure about him,
the Supreme Court or Congress.
There
was the CNBC Debacle, oops, I mean Republican debate this past week.
I guess NBC sent in the third string for this event. Not only did the
moderators put on a bad show, but not much of real substance was
covered. As the candidates and the rest of the media have been
calling them, the questions were typically “gotcha” questions. It
wasn't about substance, it was about attempting to get the candidates
to trip over themselves. For the most part, the candidates were the
adults in that room with the peanut gallery asking the questions.
There are eight more debates scheduled between now and the end of
February. The Republican National Committee has told NBC, parent
company of CNBC, that the last debate that is to be hosted by NBC is
not going to happen. NBC has blown themselves out of the water.
Frankly,
I was also pretty pissed off that I couldn't watch the CNBC debate.
You either had to have a cable subscription (even though the debate
was only streamed online) or you had to pay CNBC $29.99 for a month's
online subscription to watch. What ever happen to Public Affairs and
keeping the public informed? I don't generally like a lot of
regulation, but this seems to be one of the regulations that has made
it harder for me, as part of the public, to keep informed. Of course
they only had 14 million viewers for this debate compared to the 24
million for the Fox debate and the 22.9 million for the CNN debate.
True, it was an all time record for CNBC beating their previous
record of 4.9 million viewers and it was competing with the World
Series and did beat out the number of viewers for the first game.
But, it was a minor league event with a major league price tag. I
have to wonder how many viewers they missed by making it a costly
event, when the other two events could be seen on the cable channel
feeds and streamed online during the actual debate.
Oh,
well! It's just business as usual. The business of government and the
business of controlled media. Personally, I haven't seen one
candidate I'm ready to support. But, I do have one candidate who I'll
vote for ANY candidate running against that person. I won't say more
about that now. I'll see how this whole thing plays out by November
2016.
So,
that's it for this week. The world is still spinning on its axis and
the law of gravity is still in effect. Tomorrow begins “standard
time” again. Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour when you
go to bed tonight. We're only about 51 days from the shortest day of
the year. Stores and retailers online have already started the
countdown to the holiday season. They are pushing all the products
and “Stuff” they can push out their doors or shipping areas into
your closets, basements, attics, garages and rented storage units.
Me? I'm looking forward to about two months from now when all the
craziness is over and I can go into a store and just purchase what I
need at a realistic price.
Weekend
Reads, Listens and Watches –
If
you're of a certain age and you haven't seen this YouTube video
before, check it out. It may bring a tear to your eye, but in any
event, it will bring back some important memories. The individual who
produced this did a terrific job.
“I
have listened to the words to American
Pie for many years
and thought I understood everything that was being sung about.
However when the words are put together with pictures and film clips
the song takes on new meaning. It took a lot of thought. Sure brings
back lots of memories. Very well done and imagination to write it and
a lot of work putting the images together also. A job well done! American
Pie
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Do
you like Happy? I sure do. A new Twitter follower called “The Happy
Channel” connected with my account this week. I couldn't help but
to check out their Web site. What I found was a wonderful array of
happy blogs and things to be found on the Web, so I'm sharing the
Website with you, enjoy . . . www.TheHappyChannel.com
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Are
you a “Type A – Workaholic” personality? Even if you're not,
most of us have had our “Responsibility” gene so conditioned that
we seem to put work before pleasure. Courtney Cox, one of my favorite
bloggers with her always helpful ideas from her “Be More With Less”
blog brings home another important idea on simplifying our lives and
being freer and happier in this short post . . . Take
a Walk Around the Lake
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Are
you a freedom lover? Do you support the U.S. Constitution and the
liberties it affords all U.S. citizens and legal, documented
immigrants? Do you believe the Bill of Rights is vital to a free and
happy population? If you do (and if you don't you probably wouldn't
be reading this blog) then here is an interesting article on an
important issue taking place on the campuses of U.S. colleges and
universities currently. Remember, these are the young people who will
be leading our companies, institutions and government in the future.
They will be the trustees of our economy, the American Dream and the
American Way of Life. What do you make of this? It's
a fact: Today's college students are warming to totalitarianism »
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Another
of my favorite bloggers, Marelisa Fabrega with her inspiring blog
“Daring to Live Fully” eliminates a lot of excuses for why we
seem to think we can't create, achieve or fulfill our dreams. We are
often guilty of placing constraints on ourselves and using those
constraints as excuses for not being able to do the things we want to
do. I totally relate to this concept. I have so many things on my
“drawing board” that I'd like to do, but seem to always have
constraints (mostly self-imposed) holding me back from completing
them or, in many cases, even starting them. Check out Marelisa's
ideas . . . How
Constraints and Limitations Will Make You More Productive &
Resourceful
That's
A Wrap . . .
Well,
that's a wrap for this weekend. Have fun either trick or treating,
greeting the trick or treaters or going to a Halloween party, if
those are in your plans for this evening. And, again, don't forget to
set your clocks back one hour tonight before you go to bed as we
usher in standard time.
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Live
free and be happy. EH
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