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Almost twelve years ago, I wrote my 100 Things About Me blog. I think it's time I updated some of the entries.
- I once travelled a thousand miles to win the heart of one of those ladies. I have no idea what went wrong, but I never really recovered. The other met someone and travelled a thousand miles to be with him.
You may have guessed the first is the "girl of my dreams". The other? Apparently, it didn't work out. I just found out she's moved to a different state, and is now engaged.
- On that note, one thing I despise more than most others is when someone is put in a situation they can't get out of no matter what they know or how hard they try, then are told, "Blame yourself!". Matt Hardy had his girlfriend stolen, then got fired for his natrual violent reactions. Meanwhile, the guy who stole her was made champion within a few months and has had the belt several times, since.
The "blame yourself" problem isn't as badly emphasized any more, but it has gotten worse. I've fought back against it, but I get little to no support.
- I was out twice after I was expected home. Both times, when I got home, Mom was out looking for me, my sister was at the house waiting for me, and the police had been called. Needless to say, I never did it again. And if my Dad had been around, it would have actually been bad!
I'd forgotten I posted this! This is what I was referring to in a more recent blog. I may tell the whole story at some point in the future.
- I’ve been writing since I was nine. I have so many stories in my head, I couldn’t possibly put them all on paper in a lifetime. About five years ago, I found a bunch of things I’ve written through the years—scripts, songs, poems, and the like—and realize some of them were pretty good, and others were total crap. I’ve written everything but hard porn, but there are ideas in my head that would freak the industry out!
I misplaced it all not long after I wrote this and found it again about four months ago. What I kept is pretty good, a couple I'd even call great. I also kept a couple clunkers, for whatever reason . . .
- I did two demo music tapes at the start of 1991, but they came out so bad that I never had anything to do with the industry again.
The first, "Cards", was one of my favorites, and I think about it occassionally. The chorus:
That's how those cards seem to fall in place
I see the queen's eyes
And enter a world of mine
Just a lonely dream
Thinking of everything
Cards save the fantasy
Turning away
I find it hard to leave
'Cause I know a lonely girl
Right here in this world
The second, "Cindy", wasn't near as good and used a woodblock for the instrumental melody. I remember almost none of it.
- I also study prophecy worldwide, from Christianity to Buddhism to Hopi to Nostradamus to Cayce. They’re all pointing at the same thing, and I’m not sure what it is. The one thing I know for sure, though, is that no prophecy happens the way anyone thinks it will happen. I reject the Endtimes theories tossed around by Protestant Christians because of the studies I’ve done, especially the “rapture”, but I must admit that “Left Behind” is a great read.
From the September 19, 2009 blog:
- I could go into this in detail, but I'll just say this: All the prophecies of "the end" indicate a god coming to Earth, and all that give a date give approximately the same time. Only Nostradamus was specific enough to be cited as such, saying in his letter to King Henry II that the Second Coming of Christ would happen in the year 2828.
It's important to know that a prophecy is not understood either until it's too late or by someone who will make no difference in the outcome. This is so a concerted effort to force a prophecy to happen or not happen instead becomes a catalyst for the prophecy to happen the way it's intended.
I have to add that I now know through studying Christian history that Revelation is not a prophecy. As for the rest, I wonder that the "return of Christ" referred to in the vision of George Washington talks about restoring the whole of Christianity to what it was originally supposed to be, which hasn't existed for 1,700 years, after Fundamentalism is stomped out.
- I believe that we’re not supposed to find love, but that love is supposed to find us without our help. We fight it, and that’s why there are so many failed marriages out there.
From the September 21, 2009 blog:
- I had to bite my tongue at work the other night when someone described love as "a connection" and "a relationship". These are two possible results of love, not love itself. Love is when you care about someone so much you put their needs above yours. That doesn't mean stalking; that's something else, entirely. I willing[ly] gave up someone for that very reason, the one I travelled a thousand miles for (mentioned in #1 and #2) almost twenty years ago. I may mention this situation again, but I will not talk about her, herself.
Well, I completely forgot I wrote this and have talked about her several times . . . oops.
And I've already talked about love in several recent blogs: July 20, August 8, and August 18. I also have several more recent stories about the love topic that confirm what I said. I'll have to bring up a couple in a future blog.
- When I consider my entire life so far, I would say Darlene is the best friend I‘ve ever had. For two people who haven’t seen each other face to face in almost twenty years, we’ve sure had some good conversations!
I'd say she still is. Just in the last three months, we've been giving each other support through FaceBook about various things, including my divorce, and health issues she's going through. She's really the only one who's being this supportive; most others are "do what you can".
- Between March 1997 and January 2008, none of my friends were straight white males.
This is one reason why I'm a Democrat. A lot of things Republicans say about everyone I was friends with is simply not true. I can also attest to this from my experiences at New Mexico Tech, where the student body was half foreign.
- I don't believe in being rich. How can anyone hold onto that money when so many other people need it?
- For the same reason, I don't believe in two-income households--each household with a second income could be another household with no income.
From the March 2, 2009 blog:
- It's an economic fact that salaries must be paid for by sales, so the higher the salary, the higher the cost. So, as salaries go up, so do costs, and subsequently prices. That's what's making it harder for people to live. This leads to two-income households, which in some cases must lead to no-income households. Wise up, people!
I have a number of writings all over the internet that deal exactly with this issue. Generally, the responses are self-centered ("How can you not want to be rich?" "Why do you want me to pay for your free stuff?"). Those who would back me up . . . stay silent. But I still write them.
In addition, this is especially true with so many businesses closed because of the pandemic.
- Bara[c]k Obama and Rick Noriega are the only major party candidates I've ever supported. I almost joined the Greens until I found out they're just a bunch of career protestors. The Libertarians look like a bunch of anarchists, and the other indy parties aren't worth anything. I'd love to start my own political party, so much that I already have a platform.
When I wrote this, if I had been told I'd be where I am today, I would have told that person off.
- I'm a strong Christian, but I don't believe in forcing my beliefs on others, so I try not to talk about it outside of what I'm up to. If someone is trying to prove they're the true Christian and ask if I'm really a Christian, I say "no" with a silent prayer of forgiveness and an unspoken, "I don't agree with you."
Now, I listen carefully to how they phrase it and answer with a more diplomatic answer. Yes, it's led to confrontations, but not as bad as it could be.
- I live my life by I Corinthians 13, the chapter defining love and how powerful it is.
This is covered on my faith page.
- I have a painting in my house I'd love to get appraised. It's a really old painting of a fairy sitting behind a Schlitz bottle, and it's in a frame with "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" engraved below the elliptical window. [pic] Next time "Antiques Roadshow" comes to town, would somebody please let me know???
Thanks to who I was seeing at the time, this is gone. We were desperate for gasoline, because she didn't know when to stop doing anything and burned up what we had. So, we took it to a local dealer. The rule is, make them think you know more than you actually do. She, however, was convinced that the first thing you ever do is tell them how little you know. We got $5. I later found out it's worth $275.
- When some people are afraid to try something because they think it's dangerous, I often jump right in and do it. I can be fearless at times.
This has driven people I know crazy. Especially when I was recovering from heart surgery!
- I understand that anger usually comes from a fear of one's personal security. This is why I tell people to just leave others alone.
From the March 6, 2009 blog:
- For the love of God, unless they either don't realize or don't care that they're putting their lives or others' security in danger, leave them alone!!!. It's a learning experience. There are too many people out there who never had that learning experience, and now they're living out chaotic lives where they Just Don't Care. They learn all the wrong lessons (greed, avarice, lust, etc.) and disguise it under the headings of "survival", "getting ahead", and "being me". And just because you don't agree with what they're doing isn't a reason to get involved. Sometimes, they may know more than you, even if it's just one thing, that makes it worthwhile to leave them alone!!!.
I hit on this on September 11, 2020.
- I learned 2/3 of what I know by watching game shows. It's amazing what you can learn just by hearing a few questions answered a day!
From the March 6, 2009 blog:
- Have you ever realized that JEOPARDY! has only 61 questions per show? (Actually 74; there's an extra in each category in case of a production mistake.) Trivial Pursuit only has 20-25, and Whammy! only has 6. But there's still so much that can be learned when you hear a question you've never heard before!
It's also amazing when you realize how much has been ignored since some of them first aired! Thanks to networks like GSN and Buzzr, we're able to compare what was taught back then to what's said now, and boy is there a difference--and proof that the Democrats are right far more often than the Republicans!
And some shows use questions that aren't trivia or general knowledge, but are more human interest. Two that come to mind are Hollywood Squares and Card Sharks.
And this would be a good time to say farewell to Alex Trebek and Tom Kennedy. I know you're up there with Jim Perry, Jim Narz, and Gene Rayburn, recounting the game show host tournament on Card Sharks.
- My parents encouraged me to push on toward relationships, so I started getting pushy and invasive. I think this may have scared off more than a few girls. I still can be, sometimes, but I've been getting better. (This may relate to #2.)
From the March 6, 2009 blog:
- My parents had the "Go for it!" attitude in matters where things should be left alone and held me back in things that I should have been involved in. As a result, I didn't get out much until I went off to college, and most of the girls I was attracted to were scared off
Yes, what I mention here contributed to the issues with "the girl of my dreams". I dealt with this on September 1, 2020 and some examples are given in the More Bad Dad blog.
- I believe that by the end of this century, we will be working side by side with apes, able to freely communicate with them and coordinate our efforts.
We've made advances in this direction. We're communicating with some apes in sign language, and we're starting to understand the language of dolphins. It looks to me like we're going to get there!
- I have played poker twice in my life. In the second game, I had an ace-high flush that lost to a straight flush.
I've since had a straight flush of my own, and four people stayed in (only one went all in). But my favorite hand was when I was dealt 8-5 and decided to stay in. The flop was three tens. I'm new, first seat, and short stack (least money of anyone still in the hand), the three times you shouldn't bluff. So, I bluffed. Big. All the other players folded like accordians, wondering if I had the fourth ten. Then, from the other end of the table, came a sad voice saying, "I had the ten." When they left the game, they still thought I had a high pair.
- If there's one thing I can't stand, it's being late. I'd rather just not show up.
My ex had no clue how to be on time. Even if she finished getting ready with time to spare, she would go off and do something else until there was no way we'd be on time.
The first rule of being on time: Within an hour of when you need to leave, do nothing other than get ready.
- I went to see the Houston Hotshots at least once a year when they were playing in the CISL.
And I've seen the Dynamo several times since then. In fact, I had season tickets in 2013.
And that's an update for the last eleven years. I hope it's not another eleven years before I update it again.
Until next time . . .
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