I think the US deserves much better from their Commander-In-Chief than what they have now. Perhaps someone literate.
I find it highly doubtful MENSA will be getting a new member out of that individual in the near future. I doubt that reducing complex reports to single page memo's is an effective manner in which to govern. Someone who is not so very deep in corporate pockets. Someone who understands their is a necessary seperation of Church and State. Don't you think that would be nice? When you have groups of past extremely high-level officials putting together protests against the actions of the current incumbent do you not think that maybe something is awry?
Mr. Moore's film sheds light on some very questionable material not covered by the popular press. His film is not objective, and does not pretend to be. It is a slam on the actions of Mr. Bush and his cronies, such as dear ole Condi (what are her qualifications again?).
What I don't understand why liberal is a dirty word in the US. Patriotism seems to be reduced to simply blindly following the current incumbent, no matter what He does. By all means reelect the guy if you want to live with draconian search and seizure laws. If you want your environment to continue to be exploited on a massive scale. If you want corporations to decide your policies. If you want to live in a place where they turn you away from hospitals when you need help because your bank account isn't large enough.
Ultimately, America will rceceive the government that it deserves in November. You will decide what kind of country you want to live in.
If wanting to live with clean air, health care and freedom from war makes me a tree hugging, godless communist hippie then pass that doobie rolled out of Mao's little red book as I am chained to the tree over at the love-in :).
Is there such a thing as having only one individual out there that is for each of us? While the notion is romantic and many of us would like to beleive this I personally find this unlikely.Biology would seem to argue against this, if that were the case would it not be likely that the human race would have died out by now. Our reproductive drive stops at nothing in order to satisy its need.
I think that yes people can pair bond for life with a single partner. I have seen this before, as most of us have. Heck, some other species do that as well. I think that the bonds that people form with each other are some of the most powerful forces in existance. How much of our art and mythology centers around this theme? Can you say Achy Breaky heart? A sad but relevant example to be sure!
Far more common though is the opposite in our increasingly sexually libertarian society. At least in Western societies people are seeming to opt for serial monogamy. people hook up, for a time. Then for one reason or another find the union to be no longer suitable for their mutual needs and move on to the next one. The idea of the nuclear family itself is disappearing from the standard way it has been practiced previously. I think it was important for the family unit to stay together for economic reasons primarily also for cultural reasons for another. Divorce was looked down upon as compared to the norm that it has now become. We have been partially freed of the economic reasons due to the increase in standard of living, technological advancement, etc. The single parent family has become the norm. Child support payments now help for the finacial aspect lost with this "new" type of family. Although even when that works it does not alleviate the loneliness that people feel when not involved with someone.
So where does that leave us with the nature of love? What is it exactly? Why do men and women feel differently on the subject? Do us men simply want to spread our seed as far and wide as it will go (rather, is that ALL we want to do;)? Do women want a mate for the purpose of nesting and as a resource in order to have children? Or companionship? Heck, do they just want to get laid (thinking of Scuba here, and Mr. Trusty, god rest his soul :)? Whats the deal?
If is a means to cement us togther for good why do people stay with mates that are unhealthy for them?
1. Contrary to my own opinion, I really don't much about anything 2. I have blue eyes 3. The way people act in groups scares the bejesus out of me 4. I work in the IT field as a Network Admin 5. IT has taught me patience 6. I have brown hair 7. I no longer take calls from end-users :) 8. I own two dogs 9. One is a Kerry Blue Terrier 10. The other is a German Shepherd 11. I reside in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 12. I left home when I was 15 13. And moved in with my girlfriend who was 21 14. We had a daughter the next year 15. And were on-again off again for many years 16. More than any other event, the birth of my daughter has defined who I am 17. Entirely by luck, I managed to survive my 20's 18. I am 31 19. Objective analysis and intuition are constantly at war in me 20. I love to travel and have not done enough of it 21. Office politics are the bane of my professional existance 22. I have an addictive personality and have to be careful with anything that feels good :) 23. I am extremely curious 24. I grew up Catholic 25. If I had to choose, I would be a Rastafarian Zen Buddhist 26. I do not, and never have, beleived in a "Higher Power" of any kind 27. I am my own worst enemy 28. American Beauty is my favorite film 29. I prefer Molson Canadian beer 30. I like to laugh, at myself and everyone else, as often as possible 31. I like to speed waaaaaay too much 32. I have an appreciation and compassion for the dissaffected 33. I am generally full of shit, and I know it 1/3. My goal is to be happy
There once was a boy from Clairview, He gave his young sister a screw. He said with aplomb, "Your Better than Mom!" She replied, "Gee, that's what Dad said too!"
Sorry about that but inspiration is in short supply for this camper on Monday mornings. Noone will ever accuse me of having poignant eloquesnt posts.
After all, Monday's leave me with an IQ somewhere just below Forrest's. It gets (marginally) better as the week goes on. :P
Gah! work sucks! There should be a law against this sort of thing, especially on Friday. On the plus side, it is a beautiful day and Toronto is absolutely filled with georgeous women. Summer could not be better anywhere.
The maddening sway of a skirt, the gentle bounce of boobs. The hypnotic swish of hair a breeze. Its almost more than a man can bear :P
When is it time to walk away from a relationship? A friend and former collegue of mine and his girlfriend recenly came to town for a couple of days. We had a great time, good conversation, many drinks and the dreaded early morning awfulness as I am not yet independantly wealthy and I must follow the path of all the other wage slaving clocksuckers and do the commute thing downtown. Not fun with a hangover, but I digress. :wink:
I last say my bud in March and He was by himself. His girlfriend was in Rehab at the time fighting an Oxy Contin addiction. She had formerly been addicted to Heroin and Coke. Originally they had resided in Toronto when they first got together. She had two small kids and my bud has two already grown nd no longer residing with him and one that resides with her mother.
Anyways, My bud decided to "drop out". He quit his fairly prestigious well- paying gig to move to Northern Ontario and a much smaller city. At the time I thought He was insane. Firstly, they had a rather whirlwind type romance, were talking dating/shacking up inside 3 months of meeting. Secondly, employment in Northern Ontario is rather limited. He managed to find a part - time minimum wage thing for about a year. During this time she cleaned up, she had her kids with her ( previously, they were with their grandparents as both parents were active addicts. Eventually, He got a really good paying unionized type gig in a different field. Things were looking up for them. Things went that way for the next 3 years or so.
So when I last saw mi amigo in March I was rather surprised when He told me that his girl had now moved onto this Oxy thing. Stealing money from Him, Hiding her addiction, spent all the christmas cash, etc. Her health preculdes her from working. This was going on for about 6 months. He was at the end of his rope and didn't know what to do. Basically, I told him that she needed to get straight or He needed to call it quits, and that was that. The kids wanted to go with him, etc. A really horrible situation to be in.
Anyways, twice my advice has been to walk away, for his own sanity. I am happy to say that when they showed up she had her 90 medal. She had gone into a 30 day program, completed it but although she had been welcome to go home did not feel that she was ready and found another one. She is working it. It appears that my advice has been incorrect, twice, with the same couple.
Am I so bitter and jaded from my own experience with relationships that I can no longer see the goodness in them? When people fight for each other, for their mutual life together what could be more moving?
I my own life, I had a relationship that has more than any other one thing, defined who it is that I am. We have a daughter together. To make a long story short had I not removed myself it would ultimately ended in my own destruction.
Is there a right answer to questions like this? I am aware that every situation is unique, but some things are healthy and some are not. Have I simply experienced too much negativity to think objectively about situations like this? Am I nothing more than a product of my culture and my own psychology?
