I'm Afraid to Blink

You know how the older you get, the faster time seems to pass? Well, it's going so fast right now, I'm literally afraid to blink. There is so much to do between now and the first weekend in December, I need to do some time travel to borrow lots more hours from another dimension.

As usual I've got work to do right now so not much time to post but I just had to satisfy the urge to let off some steam, anxiety, you know, releasing the pressure from the pressure cooker.

This is Halloween week and I'm looking forward to opening the door to Mr. Red #8 (4 yrs.) and his sidekick, Elvis (1 1/2 yrs.). If prizes were to be given for brothers with the strangest costume combination, they would most certainly win.

I don't know if this was unusual but when I was in grade school (just a couple of years ago - make that a lot of decades ago) one of my favorite events was the school carnival, which usually occurred in March or April. There was the cake walk (musical chairs), the fishing pond, ring toss over glass pop bottles, throw the coins in the dishes, sandbag toss, shooting hoops, etc. I remember one of my prizes was a little blue and white striped felt beanie with the name of our grade school on it. I also remember winning three times the year my parents were in charge of the cake walk, as in three cakes (no, I was not cheating, how do you cheat at musical chairs?), after which I was permanently kicked out of the room.

Well, what goes around comes around and this-coming Saturday night, we are taking my grandsons to my oldest grandson's pre-school carnival. I think I'm as excited as he is. He was so fixated on the orange flyer, trying to figure out everything he was going to do, that he was driving his mom crazy so I am now in possession of the flyer. We'll see who is more tired at the end of the evening, them or us. It should make for some pretty cute video.

OK, I can't delay the working any longer. Until next time.

Tipping Point

I'm quite certain I've used this title before but I couldn't think of a better term for the point at which someone is unwilling to not only change their opinion but even to listen. Last night we were watching Bill Maher, whom I very much appreciate for hosting both his opponents and his allies. The subject was atheism or I guess more accurately it was embracing a religion, or even a new religion as an adult. He was chastising Obama and others who said they were born again or who "found their faith" as adults.

His thinking was that by the time you're grown, you should know better than to believe the myth. He compared religious faith to believing in Santa Claus I think. I guess I take a slightly different view.

I guess I should clarify first I'm probably more Agnostic than Athiest. I don't necessarily believe but my mind is still open (that was specifically what he couldn't fathom). I certainly don't believe in all the religious representations of the holidays we celebrate but yes, I still celebrate the holidays. I guess it's more about tolerance. If someone wants to pray at dinner, I won't stand in their way or denigrate them for it, but I also don't really believe in the "religious" power of prayer.

Now that's not to say there isn't power in group support and positive thinking, I simply don't believe in the supreme being with long, flowing gray hair and long white robes sitting on his throne on high calling all the shots. There is no one making you rich or making you skinny or making you smart, it's called "do it yourself" with maybe a little luck thrown in regarding the money wish in particular.

Anyway, I've been gone all day visiting with my parents and then the grandkids so now I'm tired and disinterested in continuing. That's alright, I captured the gist of my thinking.

Election Results

The right wing faction of this country excels at "the spin". If and when they get the opportunity, what I'm wondering is how they are going to manage to point the finger elsewhere when they come into power and aren't any more successful at righting this boat than the current party.

Sometimes I really hate what we have become. This political climate certainly encourages me to keep the television off. I have enough dissension at work, I don't need anymore at home.