Some Assembly Required

When I started writing this blog I did not want to really get into commenting on specific current events. However, I heard this news story on the radio this morning. And combined with my thinking in my last blog posting. I am beginning to truly think that United States is beginning to “lose it mind”. There is no phrase that has become a sign of bigger problem than, “We need to do it for children”. It has become overused. It is being used to cover up ideas that should be classified as “Bullshit”. This “Bullshit” is being thrown onto society with a bulldozer. HERE IS THE STORY. But it is a trend nationwide. Please read it before continuing on.

Yes, children are not being allowed to play Tag. The fear is that will lead to a child being traumatized. I was kid. And that is the sad reality of childhood. You are going to be traumatized. (I do not have the web space to go into the “depths” of my own.) Before you get all mad at me. I am not advocating child abuse or molestation. At all. That is a whole separate issue. Kids need to learn early in life that the world does not revolve around them. Well, Saturday morning cartoons should. (But I think they suck nowadays anyways.) There are winners and losers. That is the fact of life. “Tag! You’re it” is the phrase you should understand. When you get a job when you are older that phrase is bases for how shitty job assignments are handed out. There is no logic to it most of the time and it is just random luck to get to be “It’. If you don’t want to be “It” then you have to “Tag” someone else. When you are an adult is called, “throwing someone in front of the bus”. But certain people cry that someone could get hurt. That is the point. So learn basic first aid early. You may think “Tag” is traumatizing. No Dodge Ball is. Take this from someone who was always the smallest kid in gym glass until about my junior year of high school. I will trade being traumatized for 2 years for my 12 years.

Shakespeare said that all humor is based on pain. Tag is a fun game for kids. Kids should be kids. And what they do best is play. Yes, there may be some pain and few skinned knees. No one gets out of life without a few traumatizing scars. Especially, the mental ones.

Fun and games are just a part of life. Ask any professional athlete. Ask them if the game is the same without a win/lose outcome. This is just how societies have existed for thousands of years. It may seem a bit hard. Because that is just the way it is. And always will be. Traumatized kids are just the future customers for the “Adult Entertainment” industry. Las Vegas is nothing more than “therapy” done Sodom and Gomorrah-style. Daytime talk shows would not exist without them either. Sorry, for being cynical here.

The worst part is that someone with so called education actually took the time to come up with this idea. Anyone with a college degree should be questioned. I know. I have one. Ask me a question. No one should get a free pass on what they think is “Good Idea” just because they have a degree. If you think you should be “expert” on something because you have degree in it then you are being a cowardly fraud. TIP: Avoid these people at all costs. But point them out to others. It is useful public service. Don’t always be willing to buy into what an expert may be trying to sell you.

To be honest, I do not really believe in global warming. It is most likely a cyclical event. I just do not think the “science” is really there to make an accurate claim. As of right now. The reports seem to be too much in the league of “Chicken Little.” The other problem is any person claiming to be the “Weatherman” on TV. They cannot predict the weather with that much accuracy 2-3 days in advance. So any one claiming to know the weather in 20-50 years is full of shit. In the prediction department, make the “baby steps” first. I am not zealot on my unpopular opinion. It is open to change once the facts are better known.

That being said. Today, I find myself thinking there may be something to global warming. However, this idea came from a different source. No not from a scientist. Talk radio has made me believe in global warming. They were not discussing it at all. Today’s topic is pretty much the same as yesterday’s topic. It is pretty much the bases for any discussion. The economy sucks. This leader sucks. That leader sucks. My football team sucks. The food sucks. Kids these days suck. It is simple. THE WORLD IS GOING TO HELL!!!! Especially now. As we all know the “Bad things” happening today are only because of today’s modern society. Nothing bad has ever happened before. But then again isn’t a History Book nothing but a series of “going to Hell” moments? Hell is making it warmer on this planet. We are going to Hell. Hell is where the real “heat” is. So things are warming up just to get us prepared. So stock up on the suntan lotion. And don’t forget to drink plenty of fluids. Until then I will see you at the bar. I hear there are plenty of fluids available there.

Simpsons Movie Scene (Do not read if you have not seen the movie)

There is a scene that I thinks sums up the actions of society when the real “shit hits the fan.” In the movie, it is announced that the town of Springfield is just mere moments from being destroyed. Everybody loses it. The drunks of Moe’s Bar go running into church. And all the church members go running into Moe’s Bar. After many years of watching the TV show I never realized that they were right next to each other.

So in the end it comes to the “Shit! I need to repent!” and the “Fuck! I’m going to need a drink for this!”

I find that my mind can wander a bit. Especially when I get bored. However, this idea came when I was driving to work. Most of the time during the drive all I am doing is hoping the coffee with kick in soon. Here is the experiemental idea I came up with this morning. I should wave at each driver who makes some sort of eye contact with me. Simply just wave at them. Nothing else. And then just drive on. But to make things interesting every fifth or so driver I make eye contact with I will just give them “the finger”. Just because. Either action is simply arbitrary. It is all just random really. As I think about it this would probably lead to a whole series of unintended consequences. What do you think?

I find myself finally trying to be a writer.  

I am trying to assembly my website.(foleywrites.com Coming Soon). I also need to remain focused on writing. Anything is better than nothing. So I am starting with the most cliché thing on the Internet. The Blog.

I have not been doing a lot of writing lately. I do not want to dwell on that. All I am going to say is that I have been very successful in finding out, “What does not work.” And the list is bit longer than you would suspect. Some of the items on this list were surprising too. The other “challenge” is anything that is advertised as being “Easy to install” is lying to me. Big time! Murphy was right design something a moron can use. And only a moron would use it. I will not say which website design software is giving me a headache.

This is my other thought at the moment. Sometimes I know the truth. There are times I need to read or hear this truth from an outside source. Especially the ones that do not know me personally. Such is the case with my attempts at creative endeavors. But here is an article that got me thinking.

How to be Creative 

So this is my Blog. And I being the force behind it is the only real difference. Writing something is better than nothing. And it can always be rewritten if necessary. For better. For worse. Here I go. And I can write about anything.As Groucho Marx once said, ”Well, I hardly know where to begin. I hardly know when to stop, either; just give me a few drinks and see for yourself.”

Lastly, I found me new personal theme song by “Weird Al” Yankovic. You can download it for free.CLICK HERE. It is easy to find on that website. Just scroll down to where it says You’re Pitiful. Take listen and you will get it.

Some Assembly Required. Means that I have hopefully written something that makes you think.