When I posted regularly on ‘well-known media site’, I often wrote about an activity I often engaged in. In each posting, I inserted ‘random semi-coherent thoughts’ that didn’t seem to jive with the narrative. Since my life is filled with such thoughts, it seems wise to begin that practice here. Think of them as thoughts that have yet to evolve into blog posts.
I once was a ‘card-carrying member’ of a political ideology. That isn’t the case any more. The climate of polarizing ‘groupthink’ in today’s America unsettles me. I prefer to make my own decisions and not have the masses make them for me.
The most startling thing about being forty-five is that I managed to make it this far. By no means reckless, I can point back to multiple times where decisions I made should have been fatal.
I don’t mean to wax political, but it’s hard to avoid that topic in an election cycle like 2016. What I will say is this – politics is so messed up this year that the presidential candidate that I like the most is the one whose ideals I identify with the least.
Again with the politics – the party that I’ve voted for all my life recently ran thirteen – THIRTEEN – candidates for the Congress in the spring primary. Unlike most Americans, I actually spent almost two hours looking over their issue papers. I voted for the one who annoyed me the least. I’m actually thinking about voting for a third party candidate in the fall.
I have quite a few interests in my life, too many actually. One of them is photography. Last night, while I was writing my post, the sun broke through the clouds as it was setting pouring golden light all over the trees on my wooded lot. I had no idea where my camera was, but grabbed my phone instead. It was a complete and total fail. It pays to be ready in life or you will miss moments that may never return.
I talked about having many interests. It’s true. I’d fashion myself as an erstwhile Leonardo daVinci except not quite as smart… or artistic… or inventive… or creative… or Italian… or medieval… or rich. Come to think of it, I’m nothing like Leonardo daVinci.
Yes, I know this blog is in the default WordPress scheme with hardly any modifications whatsoever. I like the starkness of black text on white background – it brings focus on the words. I also know that the software would allow me to have pink, fluffy unicorns on the page if I so chose – which would render this particular blurb completely meaningless.