The Way I See It!

I find myself in a spot, a spot between doing what pays the bills and wanting to do what stirs the soul. Maybe I should just be thankful for the ability to "pay the bills". Perhaps I should embrace this spot I find myself in and simply rest my mind, easier said than done I assure you. I have always felt I have something to offer the world or at least some part of the world anyway. As well, I have always taken pride in what I am told is my ability to reason and communicate with those who may have drastically differing views than I. As I've gotten older I realize some people don't really want to be reasoned with. So I imagine a better course might be to focus on being a problem solver in whatever capacity I find can do the most good.   That being said, I am hoping for input and ideas as to what others think that may be. Let me know what you think please.

The following is a list of current news events followed by my rant. Enjoy. And also, I do know outlawing guns would never remove guns from every nut job out there. But maybe we can actually make it extemely difficult for every fucking cash paying customer to walk out/attain whatever weapons they desire! Evidence found at shooter’s home may point to motive, police say By Jason Sickles, Yahoo! | The Lookout – 2 hrs 12 mins ago NEWTOWN, CT - Evidence recovered at gunman Adam Lanza's home may provide a motive for the massacre that left 26 dead at an elementary school, police said on Saturday. -YAHOO NEWS-Dec. 15, 2012. 2 dead after shooting at Las Vegas Strip hotel By By KEN RITTER | Associated Press – 5 hrs ago LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man shot and fatally wounded a woman, then killed himself Friday at the Excalibur hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, sending many patrons fleeing in fear. 12/15/12. Aurora theater shooting victims react to news of shooting Aurora’s mayor

The GOP has told us that increasing taxes (taking away tax breaks) for the rich will kill/hurt the creation of jobs. Here is a question for the mindless followers. Taxes are lower for the rich than they have been in some 40 plus years. President Obama has NOT increased the tax burden on the rich regardless of what you may think or have heard. So, if the tax rates are at a 40 year low and all the "Bush tax breaks" are still in place and any increase will kill the jobs creation....wait for it...WHERE ARE THE GODDAMN JOBS MR. SPEAKER? WHERE ARE THE JOBS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED BY LEAVING THE TAX RATES IN PLACE? Oh wait that's right, there are modest increases due to the actions of our president of which you and your circus fools had nothing to do with and tried harder to cause their failure than you did implementing an alternative plan of your own. SO PLEASE SHUT UP ABOUT JOBS AND TAXES UNTIL YOU DECIDE TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT EACH! 

Politics Northwest | Washington could take advisory vote on Citizens United | Seattle Times Newspaper

I am sitting in a Wendy's restaurant while my family shops for gifts nearby. I bought a large order of fries to snack on while I wait and use the free wi-fi. I had eaten about half before they were cold, so I started to throw the rest away. When I got up to do so an older man who had been sitting nearby with a woman I assume to be his wife, asked if he could have the fries I was throwing away. I obviously said yes...and after the initial shock I went to talk to the manager. I explained what had just happened and I thought they may be homeless or at least without money for food. I then gave her money to buy them as many items from the "value menu" as $10 could buy. I know it may not be much but I hope it will help them feel a little better even if only for one day. Many heartless souls will say they are freeloaders or they perhaps created the situation that has put them where they are. To those people I say good luck if and when there is a judgement day. A little back sto

Fear Not By: David Pittman Twenty-four years ago I learned that being gay was no different than being straight. I became aware that sports were not simply what everyone assumes to be a “manly activity”. I learned that gay men were no less manly just because they are gay. I learned that gay men do not in fact find all other men; including those who are not gay attractive, and thus they do not want to molest them. I learned that straight men can never understand the stigma (that comes often from within) from not being, what others view as “normal”. I learned that parents who do not teach acceptance, are not much different than those who teach hate and fear. From the outside looking in you may think you understand me, or at least that you want to try. That being said, I should warn you first that everything you may think you know; you are most likely mistaken. Of course that is normally the case when society tries to understand the gay community. So I might add, instead of trying

I wanted to share something that happened to me several years ago while working security at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. I share this for two reasons. First, I would like to know if I am wrong for being disturbed by this? And second, does anyone know if this is this a normal/regularly occurring event? Part of our job as security was to allow access to the morgue after hours for those who might ever need it. One night I was sent to allow a ob/pediatrics nurse into the morgue to retrieve a baby which was to be taken back up to the mother several hours after the birth/death. Mind you, I unlocked the door to allow the nurse into the morgue to seek out a baby that was born dead or died during birth or on the outside died shortly after birth. I point that out because I am not totally sure of the nature of the death. Anyway, I then had to walk with the nurse back to her floor as some sort of escort; I assume because there was a body involved. I can't remember if I was also the