The years they took their toll
And all the things I can't control
Come back to haunt me now
Almost taunt me now
Whats left to be afraid of
We found out what we are made of
And we've come this far
We both have the scars
Have I ever judged a book by how its bound
Am I lost or am I found
And are you with me
Are you with me now
Come back from the dead
You've been inside your head for too long
Are you with me now
Find the places that scare you
Come on I dare you
Sometimes, some things, just remind me of you. This is one of them.
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Jesus, Muhammed and YOU!
Gods, Prophets and Deities. For some reason, these things drive people insane. For some reason, these things cause people to fight. For some reason, these things cause people to even go so far as killing innocent individuals to satiate their god's thirst for blood. But, why? What is it about religion that if the school down the street from you has one practicing Muslim in it, you need to go and blow up the entire building? (I'm looking in your direction, Norwegian dude..)
The sad part is, this isn't an isolated incident. It doesn't happen in just one part of the world and is a far more common occurance than most people want to even fathom. Right now, in Iraq, the Shi'ites are fighting the Suni for religious control of the country. I, obviously, don't need to remind you that a small, extremist Islamic faction flew fucking PLANES into our buildings AND actually believed that God, Allah, Muhammed....whatever...was going to reward them with 72 virgins upon getting to Heaven not all that long ago. From 1095-1272, Christians SLAUGHTERED anyone who didn't believe in the Lord, Our God. That's almost 200 years of Christians telling the Muslims to go fuck themselves on their way to Hell. (And the media wants to blame kids' violent behavior on video games and rap music.Tsk tsk mass media.)
It's no wonder that more and more people I talk to care less and less about any sort of organized religions these days. With events like these happening every other week, it tends to drive away the common man and attract the nut case who wants to stab a school full of children with a screwdriver. Why can't we all remember that all of our major religions were based on a prophecy of peace? What happend to loving thy neighbor? To put all of this in perspective, I'm going to close this out with words of wisdom straight from the horse's mouth.
In the words of Jesus Christ:
"Don't be a dick."
The sad part is, this isn't an isolated incident. It doesn't happen in just one part of the world and is a far more common occurance than most people want to even fathom. Right now, in Iraq, the Shi'ites are fighting the Suni for religious control of the country. I, obviously, don't need to remind you that a small, extremist Islamic faction flew fucking PLANES into our buildings AND actually believed that God, Allah, Muhammed....whatever...was going to reward them with 72 virgins upon getting to Heaven not all that long ago. From 1095-1272, Christians SLAUGHTERED anyone who didn't believe in the Lord, Our God. That's almost 200 years of Christians telling the Muslims to go fuck themselves on their way to Hell. (And the media wants to blame kids' violent behavior on video games and rap music.Tsk tsk mass media.)
It's no wonder that more and more people I talk to care less and less about any sort of organized religions these days. With events like these happening every other week, it tends to drive away the common man and attract the nut case who wants to stab a school full of children with a screwdriver. Why can't we all remember that all of our major religions were based on a prophecy of peace? What happend to loving thy neighbor? To put all of this in perspective, I'm going to close this out with words of wisdom straight from the horse's mouth.
In the words of Jesus Christ:
"Don't be a dick."
Sunday, July 24, 2011
For Better or Worse...
In sickness and in health, til Death do you part?
Traditionally, this is what is agreed upon when people enter into a vow of marriage with another human being. But, in today's world of quickie marriages and quicker divorce, this idea of staying together until Death has all but vanished.
I've never been married. I can admit that. I can also understand that admitting to that may also give you the idea that I have no business speaking on the idea or institution of marriage. You might think to yourself, "You don't know what it's like to be married to someone. To see them everyday. To be responsible for them in that way." Well, you're right. I don't. That's because I have not and will not just jump into a marriage like it's no big deal. My dad has been divorced, but I've been fortunate enough to only have ever known him being married to my mom. I've seen what it takes to stay married. I've seen the trials and the tribulations that people who want to be together have to go through to STAY together. There have been numerous times when either one of them could have walked away. But, they didn't.
Better. Worse.
Sickness. Health.
Richer. Poorer.
Ask yourself before you go to the chapel, church, city hall....where ever you're going to tie down your life to another person...ask yourself; Is this really who I want to spend the rest of my life with? Ask yourself; Am I going to be ok with waking up next to them next year? In five years? In 20 years? I want you to think about it. Chances are, if you REALLY think about it, you're, either, not ready to hear "Til Death do you part" or you're not ready to commit to it with that person. If you can answer all of these truthfully and honestly with yourself and you STILL want to get get married. Then:
I now pronounce you...
Traditionally, this is what is agreed upon when people enter into a vow of marriage with another human being. But, in today's world of quickie marriages and quicker divorce, this idea of staying together until Death has all but vanished.
I've never been married. I can admit that. I can also understand that admitting to that may also give you the idea that I have no business speaking on the idea or institution of marriage. You might think to yourself, "You don't know what it's like to be married to someone. To see them everyday. To be responsible for them in that way." Well, you're right. I don't. That's because I have not and will not just jump into a marriage like it's no big deal. My dad has been divorced, but I've been fortunate enough to only have ever known him being married to my mom. I've seen what it takes to stay married. I've seen the trials and the tribulations that people who want to be together have to go through to STAY together. There have been numerous times when either one of them could have walked away. But, they didn't.
Better. Worse.
Sickness. Health.
Richer. Poorer.
Ask yourself before you go to the chapel, church, city hall....where ever you're going to tie down your life to another person...ask yourself; Is this really who I want to spend the rest of my life with? Ask yourself; Am I going to be ok with waking up next to them next year? In five years? In 20 years? I want you to think about it. Chances are, if you REALLY think about it, you're, either, not ready to hear "Til Death do you part" or you're not ready to commit to it with that person. If you can answer all of these truthfully and honestly with yourself and you STILL want to get get married. Then:
I now pronounce you...
Thursday, July 14, 2011
19th Century Schizoid Man
"There's something wrong with the world today, I don't know what it is."
A once popular and relevant band had the balls to say this to the world back in 1993. Well, it's almost 10 years later and things haven't been any better. If you don't mind, I'm going to offer my two cents as to what is wrong with the world today. Take it. Leave it. Do what you want with it. But, don't tell me I'm wrong.
First: What in the FUCK happend to people caring about being educated? There was a time, and it wasn't even that long ago, that people cared more about WHAT you knew, rather than WHO you knew. These days, you can have the average IQ of three comatose gerbils and a quasi-intelligent slug (Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, "The Situation" etc.) but, if you know the right people, you'll be sitting pretty in some high rise office, draining the assets of a multi-billion dollar company, while John Smith, with a college degree from a reputable school and an IQ over 100 runs register at McDonald's for minimum wage.
Second: Get over yourselves. Who gives a rat's ass if you can bench 300 pounds, have abs that you can wash your laundry on or have three percent body fat? In the grand scheme of life, having that stuff ranks right above being able to wipe your own ass. I take that back. Being able to wipe your ass is actually useful. Nobody needs to spend three hours in the gym and pumping your body full of so many supplements that GNC is a legitmate business. Do you know how many hours the veterans of World War II spent in a fucking gym? Zero. And, you know what, they're better than you.
*Pro Athletes: You can kind of skip this one. In fact, you should get in the gym more, maybe hit the sauce a little. Chances are you're braindead anyway, you need to be able to have some function in the world.
Three: This one goes out to the kids. You're not going to be a professional athlete, musician or actor. You won't be hitting World Series winning homeruns. You're not going to win an Oscar for Best Actor. You will NOT have a platinum selling record. I know mommy and daddy say that you can do whatever you want. But, mommy and daddy are fucking liars. If they're pushing you into doing this stuff, tell them to go live their own lives. Just because they failed at their dreams, doesn't mean that they get to live them through you. Stay in school. Study. Learn a useful trade. Be a contributing member of society. That is what you need to focus on. If you want to be a Nobel winning scientist? Bravo. Pursue the SHIT out of that dream. If you want to write for a news publication, exposing scandal and trying to make the world a better place? Fuckin' A! Do that shit to the max! Hell, if you want to work at GameStop, shilling out vidja games for the rest of your life, do it. Not every dream has to reach for the moon, Scotty.
It's not too late to turn this boat around and get back on the right track. It isn't too late to tell people like "The Situation" to go fuck himself. It isn't too late to go back to what matters.
A once popular and relevant band had the balls to say this to the world back in 1993. Well, it's almost 10 years later and things haven't been any better. If you don't mind, I'm going to offer my two cents as to what is wrong with the world today. Take it. Leave it. Do what you want with it. But, don't tell me I'm wrong.
First: What in the FUCK happend to people caring about being educated? There was a time, and it wasn't even that long ago, that people cared more about WHAT you knew, rather than WHO you knew. These days, you can have the average IQ of three comatose gerbils and a quasi-intelligent slug (Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, "The Situation" etc.) but, if you know the right people, you'll be sitting pretty in some high rise office, draining the assets of a multi-billion dollar company, while John Smith, with a college degree from a reputable school and an IQ over 100 runs register at McDonald's for minimum wage.
Second: Get over yourselves. Who gives a rat's ass if you can bench 300 pounds, have abs that you can wash your laundry on or have three percent body fat? In the grand scheme of life, having that stuff ranks right above being able to wipe your own ass. I take that back. Being able to wipe your ass is actually useful. Nobody needs to spend three hours in the gym and pumping your body full of so many supplements that GNC is a legitmate business. Do you know how many hours the veterans of World War II spent in a fucking gym? Zero. And, you know what, they're better than you.
*Pro Athletes: You can kind of skip this one. In fact, you should get in the gym more, maybe hit the sauce a little. Chances are you're braindead anyway, you need to be able to have some function in the world.
Three: This one goes out to the kids. You're not going to be a professional athlete, musician or actor. You won't be hitting World Series winning homeruns. You're not going to win an Oscar for Best Actor. You will NOT have a platinum selling record. I know mommy and daddy say that you can do whatever you want. But, mommy and daddy are fucking liars. If they're pushing you into doing this stuff, tell them to go live their own lives. Just because they failed at their dreams, doesn't mean that they get to live them through you. Stay in school. Study. Learn a useful trade. Be a contributing member of society. That is what you need to focus on. If you want to be a Nobel winning scientist? Bravo. Pursue the SHIT out of that dream. If you want to write for a news publication, exposing scandal and trying to make the world a better place? Fuckin' A! Do that shit to the max! Hell, if you want to work at GameStop, shilling out vidja games for the rest of your life, do it. Not every dream has to reach for the moon, Scotty.
It's not too late to turn this boat around and get back on the right track. It isn't too late to tell people like "The Situation" to go fuck himself. It isn't too late to go back to what matters.
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