tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59122089932450861232024-03-05T11:58:13.189-08:00Boulderdash!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-86265635974797454762012-08-11T06:32:00.002-07:002012-08-11T06:32:46.388-07:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Okay, today I am going to focus on what I CAN do instead of what I cannot do. I am going to focus on joy rather than cynicism, celerating the possibilities offered in life, and not the "negative". Many would challenge that making the positive and negative simplicity is too narrow, but this is my choice for today. Sometimes I see that my studying has brought on more confusion than just taking a more simple approach.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Yesterday, I spoke to a gentleman who unfortunately decided to try LSD potent drugs at a very early age. Now, at 55 he is so full of psychology that there probably isn't any way to unravel it all. My only conclusion today is to simplify your life. Make it simple. Keep it simple. There's just too much bull shit out there.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-961838574932614412012-08-11T06:17:00.001-07:002012-08-11T06:17:43.003-07:00<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">It is the very early morning of August 11th, 2012. It occurs to me that I have a choice to make this morning. I can choose joy or I can choose to splatter my brilliant opservations about the conditions that surround me. Maybe my frustrations are fueled by being peppered by the most abrasive political campaign techniques I have ever witnessed. Maybe I'm a little cantankerous because I was reminded of the 17 Trillion Dollar debt we have as a nation...AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL. I personally have had to file bankruptcy 3 times during my launch into the "business world". I now know why this happened exactly the way it did.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">You see, young people, the tendency of most folks in the business world is to get whatever YOU have at any cost. They don't care what the end result to you is...their goal is to GET YOUR MONEY. It is still this way, and in my lifetime this will never change. And you wonder why the world is in the pickle it is in? There is something built into the human beings I refer to here that justifies their need to go to any length to GET WHAT YOU HAVE, no matter how little you do have, they will do amazing things to grab it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Actually, in the Internet market, as it has grown into a monster of predictable size itself, one of the key expressions is..."GRAB IT!" I might interject here that I first experienced the "Internet" in 1990, when it was still quite an academic materpiece of open communication for those who actually had credentials and integrity. Yes, I was one of those who began using the Internet for marketing purposes through Newsgroups...a rare breed for sure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: large;">Fast forward to August 11, 2012...wait, I have to answer the house phone. Oh, ya, it was one of those online degree mills interested in my future. It will only cost me 70,000 dollars in student loans. And yes! I would be a real hero if I went back and got any additional degree at age 66! I would set an example for millions!</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-69323862449689143732012-06-26T04:20:00.000-07:002012-08-11T06:19:41.327-07:00Enough is Enough!I do hope I don't begin sounding like a sour grapes kind of a person. But, I can't not write about what I see.<br />
It's kinda difficult to get warmed up to what I really want to say here, but the levels of frustration I live with every day I'm sure will encourage me to do what I have to do.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-69845462391630548812012-06-21T02:41:00.001-07:002012-08-11T06:19:41.334-07:00I think the main reason why I am blogging today is that I feel like screaming. The reason I feel like screaming is because I let the uncontrollable situation that my country is in overload my better judgement. Some might say that because of my tendency towards consuming beverages that cause an eventual headache, I was on a path anyway, so all it took was a little something to lean me in that direction. I take opposition to this narrow thought process. Yes, I have a headache, and yes, I'll have to stay away from that brew for enough time to feel better, but the issues that caused me to fall over still exist. So, I am not going to take it personally. Sometimes people get to a point in their lives that they feel like getting drunk. Getting a bit of a buzz is different than burying one's self in the junk. I got a little drunk, now I am ready to not do it anymore...at least not today because it feels so bad!<br />
Now, back to the question that I woke up with. Do I have what it takes to be a writer? I guess I won't exactly have the answer to that question unless I actually write something. And further, if I wrote something, what would I want to write about? The level of my personal frustration is sometimes overwhelming. But, what am I so frustrated about? My position in life? It just appears like I ought to adjust to the exact situation I am in, and not keep thinking I ought to be in a different situation. Sometimes, I just do not want to think about it. Is this normal? Further, what is normal for a 65 year old man (coming quickly up on 66)? I really think that there is no "normal" in this marketplace. None of the values that I thought I had seem to count anymore, so what can be expected of one like me who has to grope for the very foundations of his own history? <br />
Sometimes I notice how much of what I have done over the years is now irrelevant. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-50040696252360541712012-06-03T05:37:00.000-07:002012-08-11T06:19:41.309-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A sampling of America today. Happy, diverse, related, excited, community, belief. I don't know why I put this picture up here, other than the fact that the two on the right are my one and only daughter, standing next to my Grandson Chase Morgan. From what I can see, Chase is the brightest light in our genepool. He is a gentle spirited lad who excels in everything he does. He is destined towards fame and fortune. I think the reason I am so concerned about him these days is that he needs to be protected from the darkness that exists. Watching him grow into a fine young lad is one of the highlights of my whole existence. Ought I just pray for him? Or, ought I DO something to keep him from harm. These are perplexing questions, considering my own quandaries, and the observations that flow from my fingers.
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I still wake up in the middle of the night questioning whether or not there are opposing forces at work. Good and evil, strong and weak, Light and darkness. You know the deal. He is such a pure spirit, and I don't want the world and it's horrors to infiltrate the cleanliness of this little boy's obvious shining destiny. So, this is myAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-57088127001070443742012-04-28T06:04:00.000-07:002012-08-11T06:19:41.318-07:00April 28th, 2012 I just have to wonder how many other people think the way I do. I am wondering how all the intricacies of the way my life has unfolded have come together to produce the current state of affairs. Part of me wants to just keep going, but another whisper says, "You really ought to look at all of this!" <br />
Over the past 65 years, I have been exposed to so much input that I seem to have the need to come up with some kind of conclusion. I just lost a very dear friend yesterday to cancer, at age 62. She just found out she had stage II cancer in several organs last October 22nd. She was truly a fascinating and wonderful person, and remained inquisitive about all of life's questions and mysteries, much like myself. I have now lost a sister-in-law to cancer, at age 56, a daughter-in-law at age 43, so I have some questions about all of that. My own brother took his own life at age 57, 2 months after he lost his beautiful wife Lynne to the ravages of that disease. <br />
Wow. What a way to start a new blog, huh. I am just sayin that I've got some stuff in my head that needs to be reworked. I do believe that we can totally change to direction of our lives, just by changing the way we think. Almost everyone has heard or been exposed to the laws of attraction, and further, we all know that our thoughts create our actions and sculpt our lives. I have been dancing with this information all of my life. Now, when I honestly look back, searching for patterns, I am left with too many questions to solve all at once.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-86275901155265043182012-04-23T02:20:00.000-07:002012-04-23T02:20:28.765-07:00Getting used to blogging...this only a sample blog post to get the bugs out of the system...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-34730301172951088092012-04-23T02:18:00.000-07:002012-04-23T02:18:56.103-07:00Just One Thought<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My God, I just read over the previous babblings and have to wonder who wrote those words.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-31535956053383667872011-11-18T02:00:00.000-08:002011-11-18T02:00:59.514-08:00Gail is my life!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ9VBlWoQTMqDTlVoKUGWETlaQuK9BEtPoCm9Au2mNrOoEhrV-nAWaFI-59WYdFfs1QL8CnpBh25DOz5txY9DyAKK1UejXRNm2atye3SJYlkdQ55muGJoEmSQj07Hg1ATLOAEb2Py42E/s1600/Collages.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ9VBlWoQTMqDTlVoKUGWETlaQuK9BEtPoCm9Au2mNrOoEhrV-nAWaFI-59WYdFfs1QL8CnpBh25DOz5txY9DyAKK1UejXRNm2atye3SJYlkdQ55muGJoEmSQj07Hg1ATLOAEb2Py42E/s320/Collages.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-89146328413582955962011-10-19T10:33:00.001-07:002011-11-18T02:14:12.171-08:00A Sanctuary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-25455501158267496792011-10-14T03:28:00.000-07:002011-10-14T03:28:49.076-07:00Observations on October 14th, 2011<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: small;">If I could capture my racing thoughts this morning</span>, <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It would mean that I have finally gotten over my blog wall. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I used to journal every morning, regardless of when I awoke. Then something happened that prevented me from sharing my innermost thoughts and feelings with anyone. I became almost reclusive. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My days became more simple than I can remember. I developed the attitude that there is just nothing that can be done about the state of my community, my state government, and hence the national destiny.</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I can't really say that I had given up, but coming out of that attitude is more difficult than I had imagined.</span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I am told by my closer allies that I look too much into current events for my own good. My question is:</div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"If one doesn't like what he sees, he ought to be able to change it." This is simply a contradiction of everything I've been taught from the time I can remember who I was. Are we all not taught from birth that setting goals and attaining them is the primary path to success? And yet, looking back from the place in life I am now, questions arise as to this simple premise.</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The obstacles in front of attainment were not addressed, because the complexity of the future was beyond the perception of those laying the groundwork for the child at the time.</span><br />
<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, skipping to the present moment, would I be irresponsible to question where the world is going? Oh, believe me, I am well versed in the contradicting philosophies governing the relevance of an individual and his effect on the world. Can one person have an effect on change for the better? If rampant greed has set the stage for a worldwide breakdown, then ought one begin by harnessing his own tendency towards this deadly sin? In other words, how much effect does one individual have on what he witnesses that feels like he is prewired to oppose?</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">These are just some of the questions and issues that wake me up in the middle of the night. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-68260474185477169752011-10-10T05:36:00.001-07:002011-10-10T05:36:21.252-07:00New iBook release!!!We at Take A Stand Marketing have recently epublished a book that we know is changing lives. It's title is, "Inner Strength Inner Peace" Life-Changing Lessons from the World's Greatest, by Tim McClellan. This is one of the most potent and inspirational readings for Junior High Athletes, because so many of us have grandchildren and would love to influence their lives in a positive way. Gail and I have recently started a new ePublishing business, and this is one of our first launches. If I could get a copy of this book into the hands of every Junior High School student in the country, the inspirational value would be just plain fantastic. I am a grandparent myself, and giving this book to my grandson Chase Morgan Mestas, age 10, who is a Pee Wee Football Quarterback, felt so good that I can't explain it. Giving our grandchildren the right mentors is so huge I don't have the words to explain the sensation. Please!!! Do it NOW! Tim McClellan is clearly one of the best personal trainers of the Greatest Athletes of our time, and his first book is now available at iTunes iBooks, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.com.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-61086227711776672212011-09-21T09:19:00.001-07:002011-11-18T02:13:14.705-08:0023, 726 days of being alive...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-77677924410555175282011-08-20T07:37:00.001-07:002011-11-18T02:12:25.779-08:00Ramblings...Having begun my new blog, I am having a bit of a time deciding what I want to blog about. Actually, there are so many ideas that I want to share that the hard part is where to start. Further, I guess I have a deep need to discover folks who think the way I do. Don't we all have this need?<br />
My motivation is probably driven by the fact that I just finished my acceptance by AARP Secure Horizons Medicare. Coming up on one's 65th birthday can kinda stir ya up. All kinds of questions are gaining importance and many experiences I have been blessed with are loosing potency. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-13377543515503219732011-08-19T03:03:00.000-07:002011-08-19T03:03:07.996-07:00Well, here it is Friday, August 19th, 2011, and I'm up at 2 a.m. again. Seems like I stir about the same time these days. I awoke with a sense that I need to have the courage to tell my story to a larger web of folks. You see, my story isn't unique, but I still don't feel like I've done the good I was meant to do during my lifetime. I am quite aware that there are many guys just like me that might like to reveal the truth about how their lives unfolded as well. So, here goes.<br />
The is a possibility that viewing the movie, "The Company Men", starring Kevin Cosner, Tommy Lee Jones, and Craig T. Nelson triggered this expose, but with as complex as my brain has become, I probably won't know that clearly. The fact is clear to me that I have had a deep need to "come clean" about the thoughts and feelings that have haunted me for a lifetime. I, like many men, still seek to find absolute truth. <br />
I'm not convinced that going all the way back to my childhood, thereby unravelling every potential psychological or behavioral root is the best way to come to a sense of spiritual purification. Telling my story probably is the best way to find what I'm looking for...<br />
The truth about my various endeavors, jobs, careers, including many successes and failures, resumes, is that there is a common hidden secret between the lines. And, I'm not convinced that I'm alone with this secret. <br />
So, the continuation of this blog will attempt to include the most honest account of how I could still be of sound mind and have survived over 40 years in the college of life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912208993245086123.post-57588823009459875252010-09-05T08:22:00.000-07:002010-09-05T08:22:49.370-07:00Another Day in the Life of MDBI am confused. That is probably the most honest comment I could possibly open with. Most people, I think, are confused. My goal by the use of this blog is to get unconfused.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957432614139580773noreply@blogger.com1