Monthly Archives January 2016

I’m not able to find many items especially after I lost them but finding a new planet now that appears a bit ridiculous?  I mean we’ve been looking to the sky’s for millenniums  and have some pretty sophisticated telescopes  how does another planet now appear in our solar system.  If we can’t find a whole planet after all these years maybe it’s not so preposterous to believe Aliens really do exist and live among us and maybe I’ll be able to find that 2nd sock.

I’ve been on this earth (at least this time) 50 years and it has taken quite a different turn then I could have ever expected. From entertainment to politics the world seems to have turned upside down and inside down.  Mostly for the better but sometimes for the worse. It’s been quite a roller coaster and here are just a few thoughts that come to my mind, this early in my next (G-D willing) 1/2 Century.

TECHNOLOGY-  Growing up I believed I would be wealthy if I owned a cell phone.  I guess now the world is much wealthier. We didn’t have fax machines, had 3 basic T.V Channels, and played music on something called a (I almost forgot) record player.  By the way if I only bought a few shares of that little technology stock that Eve ate I would be owning a few more cell phones, maybe even the company.

MEDICAL- People who had Cancer or Heart Disease barely made it past a few years but today advances continue to grow as our ability to fight these once terminal diseases appears to dissipate   yet fighting “standard infections” might be growing as we give anti-biotics as if they’re candy. We also had to suffer a bit more with our own problems instead of getting medicines and therapy to deal with them and I believe in many cases that made us stronger to deal with life as a whole.

ENTERTAINMENT- You actually would have to wait much longer to enjoy those specials movies, music and entertainment which made those moments much more special then they are today. Yet today you can enjoy a variety that we never could have dreamed about in “my days”.

POLITICS- Growing up our country went through a malaise period that I never believed we would allow ourselves to sink back into but today that has reoccurred.  My hope is just like the 80’s we will see new leadership that will spark the engine of America’s greatness here and around the world again.

My birthday wish to you is the following.

(1) I wish that in the coming year I will be able to make this world a bit better by bringing happiness and success to many and sadness to only those that truly deserve it (ISIS, Al Qaeda, Someone who has abused their power etc) . Whether it be through some inspiring idea on this blog or just a warm hello when someone feels alone.

(2) May it be G-D’s will that my prayers will be continued to be answered for peace, health, happiness and success to my family/friends along with all the great people around the world.

(3) I wish that those who are entering my age category feel at least as good as I do in health, happiness and success along with all the great people around the world.

(4) Finally I wish that today you have that extra piece of life that makes your smile last longer then your frown ever could.

I know I’m not supposed to say anything till I actually blow out the candles but these candles aren’t made of wax so I think I’m good.

I strongly believe in the powerful message that Martin Luther King brought to our nation of non-violence and not judging a person by what is on the outside, but a whole day? Please note this also goes for Labor Day,  Veteran’s Day, Columbus Day, and yes even “Mother’s Day” (father’s deserve their day).  For I can listen to Martin Luther King speech or read a book on his great works but that truly wouldn’t take a whole day unless I was a really slow reader or it was a very long book.  On Veteran’s Day I should thank a Veteran or two but again a few hours would be more then enough.  The truth is before we create such national holidays there should be an itinerary attached with various activities listed from 9AM-5PM that we should be able to follow to “correctly” observe such holidays. In closing I want to wish everyone a happy Martin Luther King’s day even if it’s really observed for an hour or two.

WRONG SPONGE                                   RIGHT SPONGE

Don’t get me wrong I love “Spongebob” but for the purpose of this blog post the other  sponge will work.  For just like a sponge takes in what is in front of us we should take a moment to absorb what others are truly saying before we act like the other sponge.  Too often our Spongebob self comes out instead, as we talk without truly listening to the words and the emotions behind such words of others. We believe we know it before we can even absorb it.  As a type A person I understand how difficult it is to stay quiet for too long so I propose to be a better one minute sponge myself and by so doing absorb more of the facts and thoughts before I relinquish my Spongebob.