November 15, 2008
The New Colors of America
Well, it happened. The United States finally has someone different in the old Oval Office, literally. Their first minority President. It was a somewhat close call, as far as the popularity ratings went, between Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama.
But, now the history textbooks will show that Barack Hussein Obama was chosen as the United States' 44th President. Cool.
As a man of minority status I found the so-called presidential race to be more than just a race over who had the stronger political stance and espoused the better position over currently contentious issues such as the economy, health care, the war in the east, and the environment.
It was a true race competition between another man of the majority and a man of minority.
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October 11, 2008
Making Meaninglessness Meaningful
Life boils down to nothing. It has no purpose and it has no meaning in and of itself. It is what we make it though. Nothing more, nothing less.
It's not about what we are doing with ourselves and our Self's. Rather, it's how we do what we're doing with ourselves that matters. That's what brings the meaning in to life and nothing else.
There is nothing special that can be done that has wonderful meaning to it. Want proof? Two people can be doing the exact same thing and be experiencing two completely different outcomes of that doing. It's not in the doing, it's how the doing is being done. Nothing more, nothing less.
There is no answer to Life.
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September 28, 2008
The Obesity Epidemic: Who's REALLY Responsible
I have written about this before, but I feel compelled to write about it again. Why? Because it's everywhere that I am. Everywhere that I walk, everywhere I go, almost everywhere I look. It's there. What is it? Obesity. Morbid obesity. Overweight adults, young adults, and now even teenagers and children all over North America. It truly is becoming an epidemic, as some articles have pointed out in the local and national media and online.
I've spouted off about this before. But this time I'm touting the whole perspective from two different places that are new to this supposed epidemic of obesity plaguing America's sidewalks, coffee shops, eateries, and fast food restaurants.
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August 19, 2008
Insights Blog: Day 1000 - Blog Entry 91
It has been three years now since I began this digital e-rag, and sometimes I'll admit that I regret starting it. I wrote about before, a couple of years ago, about what it means to undertake blogging and exactly what a blog is. Well, I'll tell you what it is...
It's work.
It takes dedication, and passion, and commitment to the cause, and actually believing that one has something worthy to share. Nevermind holding onto the tenuous belief that others think that what one is sharing is worthy of their precious time.
To think that many tens of thousands of people read this writing of mine each month now is staggering. I never would've thought a mere three years ago that anyone would be interested in what I have to say. Nevermind commenting on it, or thinking about it or -- heaven forbid -- actually linking to my site from their similar work of Internet effort. This weblog is something that I never thought would amount to anything worthwhile, or worthy, to anyone.
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July 21, 2008
Sucker Punched By A Sucker
Have you ever noticed how Life sometimes comes overall from a place of showing one that it is ongoing, never stopping, and seamless in its approach to showing one what it wants one to know?
If only one has ears to hear, it doesn't stop in what it wants one to know. It continues forward and continues to show one, sometimes in the smallest instance just what one is supposed to learn about oneself and then hopefully incorporate into their understanding of themself and then share that with the world.
For me, it's most interesting that this showing comes about in the smallest of experiences, especially for me one that was particularly painful to watch, and yet not watch.
I'll explain.
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