Philosophy

I understand that much of the news we received is slanted by the political views of the editor but I didn’t believe the weather would come under that envelope until yesterday.  I seriously believe that the NY Media under reported  the storm we had on Sunday night because of the shellacking they received from hyping a weather storm that never lived up to their fear (to most of the area) only the week before.  This under reporting actually led to injury and death as many people who would normally not drive decided to take a chance.  It’s time that the “News Media” start reporting the facts instead of making the story. Tell the who, what, where and when clearly and then various why’s out there. This way they can’t be blamed for errors and still do there job correctly.

CUTE UNTIL….

Even the most gentile creatures have a dark side that can come out when you least expect it. Yesterday I experienced that side with the most docile sweet dog that you can imagine and it all started with a baby.  This young child just wanted to play with “Cinnamon”  but she definitely didn’t want to play with him. Cinnamon’s fangs came out more then once and I decided play time was over.  This is also true of people as well when an individual has been pushed to their limit they can snap just like Cinnamon. The scary thing about it is you never know when that limit has been crossed and their ready for their bite.

I have some regret that I never served my country in the military but believe there still should be some time. Those that serve at a younger age risk everything at the prime of their lives while us who are gaining in years have had the chance to experience much more, so why can’t we serve as well? I understand the physical limitations that can occur as we get older but aren’t many of those limitations based more on the individual  more then their actual age? Eighty years old might be a bit too old to join but come to think of it even they can play a behind the scenes role as well. Therefore positions in the armed forces would be determined by individual strength, stamina and character and not by the amount of years on this earth.  Not only would those over 45 volunteer to serve as weekend warriors but many would work for a token of the amount that the military pays their younger recruits and with a world of experience that the youth have not absorbed. It’s time the age door was lifted in the military and all it’s citizen’s could serve.