Turkey Hangover

Thanksgiving has came and went. Today I'm settling back into my routine at work, dealing with phone calls, stupid questions, and ignorant customers. It's another day in the life of the transportation industry. I am missing my home terribly, and wishing I could have stayed a few more days. Make that weeks. Months. Scratch that. I want to move back. Life is so different there, as opposed to the stress and hustle of life here in Dallas. It peaceful there, mentally and spiritually. My kids even behave better. I think it has something to do with being able to run around outside and burn off that excess energy kids have. All in all, life is better there. Now if only I could find a creative way of making income there, and I'd be back in a second. It's the j-o-b that keeps me stuck here. I hate that I can't find a better way to make my living than this, but it does pay the bills. I also have a good employer, which is much more than can be said for a lot of people. I do count my blessings, and I am thankful. Human nature being what it is, I can't help but wish for something better.

Peaceful...

American Media

A lot of discussion has gone on lately about the recent presidential election and how the decision of the American people to reelect Obama was impacted by the media. I found this old interview with Paul McCartney and thought it to be extremely relevant. Sir Paul does a very good job of pointing out who is responsible for what is reported. Listen to the interview.

We need to hold our media accountable for what they report, and how it is reported.

Election 2012

Barack Obama has been reelected as the president of the United States of America. This entire election cycle has been extremely nasty and divisive. I truly hope Americans will pull together and that our country will turn course and become the beacon to the world that it once was. I am not overly optimistic about it.

Hollywood and Politics

Today is election day in what is quite probably one of the most important elections in our nation's history. If that is an exaggeration, at the very least one must concede that it is pivotal. This election will be a course changer. It is the equivalent of a wind change to the ancient sea faring captain of old. Even if one does not like the direction the wind is blowing, it is an immutable force that must now be adapted to and is inevitably going to require work to steer the ship differently. Such is the scenario of this election. To put it mildly, it is important to the American people,  red and blue alike.

In light of the weight of this election, there is a phenomenon that happened in 2008 and is trying it's best to spill over into this year's cycle as well. That thing is the input and fanfare of Hollywood. Never have we seen such a tremendous outpouring of support for a single candidate from the entertainment industry as we did for Barack Obama in the last election. Every effort has been made to recreate the same level of enthusiasm this year. Seemingly it has not been so profound. You may even say it has sputtered out. Yes, the same crowd of entertainers has gathered this year, albeit to a much diminished audience.

I would like to send a message to Hollywood that may explain why this has dwindled this year. We don't care what you think. You are ENTERTAINERS. You amuse us. We don't give 2 red cents what you think politically. I don't care if you love Obama or Romney. You get your vote and I get mine. You may bathe in champagne and money, but guess what? In that voting booth, your opinion is no better than mine. We're all Americans. We all get to vote. Rich, poor, black, white, whatever. It's our right. You can't change that.

In 2008, people rallied around Obama, not Hollywood. Get over yourselves. It remains to be seen if we will send Barack back to the white house, or if we'll elect a new president. Regardless, we didn't vote because of you. Now go back to making some decent movies, and releasing some good music for us to listen to. Stick to the script, and shut up. Politics are for politicians, silly rabbit.

Now a word from The Presidents:

Family Man

Anyone that knows me is well aware of the gaggle of kids we have. My oldest, who just turned 18 last September. My stepdaughter, who will be 17 next month. Then the two little ones, 8 and 7. I don't need any more kids. I don't want any more kids. My wife is pregnant. I'd love my child, if all goes well and we have another. I love all my kids now. I never wanted any kids. I guess you could say that sounds horrible, but it is just the truth of what was. I was selfish and self-absorbed and I never wanted to have to give up my life to raise a family. Yet here I am. Doing the best I can. It's hard sometimes. Actually it's hard all the time. Our economy sucks right now. Making money in America isn't as easy as it used to be. It's not the best environment to have a baby. I'm also concerned for my wife. The last two pregnancies turned out to be miscarriages. After delivering three healthy and big babies, she had two back to back miscarriages. I feel something has to be wrong to cause that. I don't think it was pure coincidence. Now we're facing a third and I have no way to know if we aren't looking at going through the same thing. I feel horrible that I know deep in my heart that I don't really want another child. I know that logically, the two are not connected. I can't will away a child. Yet, I still feel like it is somehow my fault if something goes wrong. I don't know how this is going to end up, but I'm sure I'll be blogging about it here. To be continued...

My wife showed me this video this weekend. It seemed perfectly appropriate.