Promises from the government are nothing but lies. i really don't believe hardly anything that anyone has to say. Obama has already raised the taxes after he promised no tax inflation. We need to support a free market that looks like is diminishing to a socialist type economy. The Government is trying so hard to fix everything by borrowing money that we done have to pay back. all of this money that is being paid back is from our own pockets, how in the hell is this fair to our Dream World America. We try to live the American dream but in reality were fighting to get it back. Sure the gov. has always been around to "Help out" you know a subsidy here and another one there to "help out" the little guy instead of letting the economy take care of the little guy. The free market will allow businesses to prevail through supply and demand its simple but the small business owners are whining that they aren't making enough to get by when they really are. This means the Gov. has to step in and break a promise about keeping the tax at a normal rate by flexing it to a rate that is pure theft. Now with these bail out packages and the gov. trying to make jobs for people is insane. The government need to take a step back and let things happened, i mean if it wasn't for the government we could supply our own gas and not have to pay such a high tariff on that which in turn would lead to cheaper gas prices which then would lead to the economy and car market to stay up. all of this Gov. help really isn't helping anything.

TD

The Only Thing Left to Say

I tried to write about President Obama's inauguration, but honestly, nothing came to mind. You see the time for elegant words is over, the time for action is upon us. Like him or not, President Barack Obama exposed where America was headed and let us realize what America could be. I simply say that although all politicians are crooked in some way, perhaps we now have a President that will push through mindless arguements and try and put this country back on track.

Death, An Icy Reminder

Its tough to accept death. Regardless of when, why, or how, death is a rude reminder that the world can be harsh and unforgiving. What is tough about death is not necessarily the emotions towards the recently departed, but the realizations and emotions that result within your own self. You begin to think of how death's icy embrace will take you, and then you worry if all your faith is for naught. Oh yes my friends, death can effect us in ways we are never prepared for. But its hard to be confronted with mortality when we are told that we have our whole life to look forward to. Thoughts of death are thrust into our minds, and we cannot help but dwell on when our demise will come. But life is a journey. And death is but part of the journey we will all travel. It is okay to think of death, and sometimes be fearful on where it might lead us. But we can never let it consume us. You have to celebrate life to its fullest, and live it with no regrets or hesitation.

STW

A Frightening Reality

It has been mentioned that the posts on this blog have been dark. I myself could even make the arguement that these posts have become the futile outcrys of some disturbed youths. I would agree wholeheartedly. These posts are dark, they are hard to swallow, and they do provoke reactions(which is the point). But if you take a look at the world, not through the eyes of others, but through your own, you will realize the world is falling apart. Deny it all you want, humanity is tearing itself apart. Take the election that we just had in the United States. Sure a lot of people were stongly opinionated on who they wanted to win. The lines between Republicans and Democrats were drawn so deep that many realized both parties may be the reason we are in this mess. Yet something else awakened due to the election, and that was racism. I see people write disgusting comments about Obama on the internet everyday. I realize that we as Americans have created this monster ourselves. We sweep issues too hard to swallow under the rug, hoping it won't effect us in our lifetime. But this election did affect us in our lifetime. You look at the news and realize you know more about Brad Pitt's movie career than what is happening to the economy. There are many young people who do not even realize America has entered a recession. I do agree that there are some things we cannot worry about because we cannot control them. But to become ignorant of the world around us is pathetic. But that is what we as Americans are content on being. We don't want to hear about the bad things in the world because then we realize the world is out of our control. We would rather hear about the social lives of billionaires. I am a victim of this too so don't think I am disrespecting the country I love. I have studied its glorious past and know quite well what this country was built on. We are far from these ideals. We would rather trash people for their color, language, or political party. Ignorance runs this country know. Whether you want to hear that or not it is the truth. But do not think there is nothing to be done. We, the people, can come together and fight for what is right. But I have doubts on whether there are enough people in the world willing to stand up for what THEY think is right...

Blogging

You know you can only do so much with blogging. This blogging idea came up between Stanley T. Wiser and I to find a way we might be able to change some things and the ideas that some people have about maybe themselves along with the community and environment we all live in. This is a big deal to the two of us because we see how the world is being run and how the world could change for the better if someone could you know think for themselves and not have to listen and follow what everyone else says or does. This blog is a way for intellects and philosophers to splurge whatever they may have on their mind and give some creative opinions on what life might need to be like or how by one little word or sentence or blog at a time could make someone see a way that is worth living and that could carry on to their peers and friends and so on and so forth. So all im saying is that no matter what you say or read the word has to get out somehow; a blog is a stepping stone for what communication amongst us can achieve. let your voice be heard and not absorbed into the sponge of regularity and political correctness. Dont let anything hold you down and never let go of something you have whether it be an emotion, opinion, declaration, or anyting that you think could help the world and make this place we live in better. If nothing happens so be it but never give up always fight for the right to party and never take no for an answer. we live in a free country and we should live freely. So i leave you with this, when the going gets tough.................the tough get going, dont let anything hold you back and anything you do could change the world forever and never be afraid of what may happen of what you want.

As My Guitar Gently Weeps

what has our generation of music come too? the noise pollution so kindly put by the lead singer AC/DC, has grown into the real cause of global warming..jk, but it really sucks today. you have no bands hardly that write their own music or even lyrics, not one of them has any instrumental talent except for the few and proud that take pride in creating art, and you find no singers...barley, that can carry a tone on a record or even more important in concert. these few bands that do have these aspects are very well respected and liked by most all. the ones that don't like them are ones that are like the rest of the bands....garbage. you see music says a lot about how a generation is or how they may be. for instance our parents generation of music...whenever that may be and whatever type of music that may be, really personifies how our parents are..mostly hard working blue collar respectable people and so where the musicians at that time also. sure some had song writers, but they were a part of the band and mostly all could be great if not existential at their instrument. so what I'm saying is that the way our music is heading, which is not up, our generation might not be as comparable to the ones a generation older. the laziness and greed of money and quick fame by playing a couple of power chords has really shown off how bad our generation is and how much we will suffer in the future. and then who knows the Brandon Boyds, Billy Joes, Dave Grohls, Anthony Kiedis, and so on might not even be remembered or respected which is really scary to think about because they are and will be the BEST in our time and that's no lie. the best is hard to come by now because so many up and coming bands are protruding through the big red curtains and getting by by just looking good and if that's all it takes to make millions for something that has nothing to do with the job, then that is sick and sad, and i will never leave my generations music....ever.

Simply Love

Love
How do you define this fickle thing called love. I have read things from many people who have tried. It seems that the people who are in love always have the answer to how or why they are in love while people who are searching for it seem completely lost regarding the subject. In my honest and personally battered opinion, love is undefinable. How can you define the emotion you feel when you realize you are next to a person you want to spend the rest of your life with. Is it even fair to try and put something so powerful, so unpredictable, so raw into words. Its like how humans realize they can't control nature, they just have to respect its awesome force. Love is the same. Words can't describe it, yet when it hits nothing can deter it. It comes at you with this force that knocks you down again and again until you get the picture and realize they are the one for you. Sure love has its imposters. They are the very things that make love so unpredictable and hard to grasp. Yet why are these imposters so prevalent in our soceity today. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that everybody SEARCHES for love. What a ridiculous notion to think that something so incredible as love can be sought out like a gift from the store. This is how it has always been. We as humans want to love that one person with the hot body or killer personality...most people want both. If it were only that superficial than love would be easy. But its not, it has a will that is unbreakable so that when you finally have love hit you in the face, there is no questioning it. Ironically love is one of God's best tools. Why? Well isn't it obvious...when people try to define and question God they usually end up in the same place they do with love...lost.