THE WAY I SEE IT - Volume III

So - the stock market is plunging in the U.S., and banks are defaulting and closing faster than family farms (and you know how badly that's been going). We have our tainted meat scandals here in Canada and you guys in the states have all sorts of other scandals - a war over weapons of mass destruction that don't exist, a terrorist that has been on the run for seven plus years and no sign of him, not to mention your financial morass - is it true you're into China for over three trillion bucks? I can't even imagine a pile of crap - I mean money - that high...

And how are folks going to decide, on either side of the border, who to vote for. I mean, there's no question that everyone should vote - let's face it, people fought so we could have this privilege. But - and this is a big but - sometimes, the privilege feels onerous, doesn't it? It's as if you find yourself saying, "I will vote but really, it's just an exercise in futility - it's not going to make any difference - one person can't really make a difference..." and things of this nature.

In other words, we of the entitled class, spoiled, self-indulgent - never having to worry about where our next meal is coming from or any of the basics, for the most part, we are saying basically, that - oh poor us - our lives suck! Because the slate for elections is poor and we don't know who to vote for or why our system is in such a mess. Could it be that we've be come lazy and complacent? Things are just too easy? Hmm? I wonder....

I could be wrong - it's just the way I see it....

Where Have I Been?

That's the thing, isn't it? If you're a writer and you have a blog - then chances are you don't get to your blog very often - or maybe that's just an excuse, huh? I don't know...See lately, things have been going really well. My poetry is starting to get published and I'm thinking seriously about spending more time on my novel. By the same token, I'm committing myself to taking a trip that will use up a large chunk of time and while I think it's necessary - the trip I mean - it worries me that I'm looking for ways to procrastinate, as if I needed to do that. I think I'm beginning to ramble here...better take a break and give this whole blogging thing another think.