The Value of a Good Woman

The value of a good woman is greater than most men give credit. What constitutes a good woman is different to each man, depending on his deficiencies. Take for example, a man who grew up nurtured in all aspects of life by his mother who was a housewife by occupation. He probably took advantage of the situation and never bothered to learn for himself how to cook, clean, do laundry, etc... A good woman to him would fill that void in the traditional sense. However, a man who learns to be independent on his own, needs not the same holes filled, but instead has his own fallacies that he may need addressed. Whatever it may be, a good woman provides a swift kick in the ass and makes a good man want to be a better man. We all have potential to do things we never imagined. That same potential is easily lost and wasted if we don’t know the best way to use it. By striving to be the best we can, we find what drives us and our talents are better recognized. What better way to find greatness than to use the natural talents you were born with and, for some reason or another, never let grow to the full potential we are capable of. It is too easy to fall into the rut of conformity just to find a sense of security and comfort in a world full of uncertainty and instability. We sacrifice true happiness and satisfaction to provide a steady paycheck and health benefits to support the life we grew up accustomed to in the middle class of society. We strive to maintain and keep up with those around us, losing sight of what matters most to us. We dig holes and build debt, living beyond our means to preserve a sense of status that we may not necessarily have possessed in the first place. In this murky abyss we dig and settle into, we lose sense of ourselves and go astray from what makes us individuals. A good woman made me re-evaluate my position in life, who I was, what I wanted, and made me strive to be a better man… a man I always had the potential to be but was too distracted by the blinding light of bullshit that I never should have let get in the way of my pursuit of happiness. I have an uphill battle ahead of me to get back on the path in which I can be who I am and do what those close to me have always told me I should be pursuing. Sometimes it takes an outsider looking in to see a natural talent that you don’t see because it is what it is and what it always has been from your perspective. And sometimes it takes that swift kick in the ass to get you going in the direction of the trail you strayed from and lost long ago.

Thanksgiving Terrorists

When I turned on the TV early Thanksgiving morning to see if the parade had begun, I was astounded by the horrific news broadcasts on each of the 3 major networks.

"Massacre in Mumbai"

"Terrorists Attack Westerners in India"

"Myspace Suicide"

Only in America will you wake up to reports of terror and doom on what has been declared a national holiday. I completely understand the importance of the events that transpired, but Jesus, what a way to kick off the holiday season. They are feverously injecting fear into our minds and our hearts to ignite the consumerism buried deep inside us all underneath the fear of losing our homes and not being able to put gas in cars. There is always death and destruction and terrorist attacks around the world. At any point in the day, a broadcast could flash on your television screen displaying a scene most would only believe happens in a movie. It's the timing deployed by the broadcasting stations and national media that disgusts me. Constant fear mongering to justify an unjust "War on Terror" is one thing -- I've grown accustomed to the unsettling feeling it leaves in my stomach. But to use it to ignite a consumer frenzy at the very start of the holiday season is fucking sickening beyond anything that I've seen thus far. "Stay in the country this holiday season folks, and don't take the subway... There are terrorists out there, and they will kill you."

Small Business, Big Business, What's the Difference?

Businessmen are businessmen regardless of the work force they command beneath them. They are masters of micromanipulation spending every conscious and unconscious second of their day trying to fatten their pockets. Whether its a small business or a Fortune 500 company you work for, they will no doubt leave you underappreciated, underpaid, and enraged about your position with your job/career. Your life, your family, your future... its all inconsequential. All that is important is the bottom line figures and dollar signs. You have a problem with that? Leave. You are replaceable. Somebody will backfill right behind you as the door crashes into your ass on your way out. That is the nature of the business. You dont like it? Start your own business, work for yourself. Become that guy. Someday, you'll be hated by your employees. Its the cycle of the corporate world. Make sure you thank Commercial America for taking us into this distained universe in which we exist in the 21st century.