Wednesday, February 27, 2013
OBAMA is DANGEROUS
This is an edited (some of the wording was not right) Facebook posting which I decided to use as a blog post.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Old people did not get old by being really foolish.
By: David Carroll Jr.
As a Freemason, I am around men and women who are much older than myself everyday and one thing I have come to realize is that, Old people did not get old by being really foolish.
If the majority of the men and women I associate with were foolish at any point in their past they have long since outgrew that trait and moved on. These people I call my brothers and sisters, with the exception of a few of the younger ones, are some of the most intelligent human beings with which I have ever come in contact and I can truly say my life is better for having them in it.
Here is a lesson for all younger people (Under the age of 60) make friends with and listen to what the older people in your life have to say because, Old people did not get old by being really foolish. Like I said before there are a few exceptions to every rule but by and large as people enter their Golden years they become mellow and introspective mostly because they know they haven't long left on the earth or maybe they haven't the strength to fight so they live by their wits.
If the old folks in your life do not have dementia or some other disease which puts limits on their mental capacity start asking them questions especially if they have owned businesses or were professionals of any sort during their lifetime. You will be amazed at the repository of information they have stored away in their brains.
I am constantly amazed and you will be too when you realize that, Old people did not get old by being really foolish.
Disclaimer: This is my opinion and is in no way based on any scientific research or data.
As a Freemason, I am around men and women who are much older than myself everyday and one thing I have come to realize is that, Old people did not get old by being really foolish.
If the majority of the men and women I associate with were foolish at any point in their past they have long since outgrew that trait and moved on. These people I call my brothers and sisters, with the exception of a few of the younger ones, are some of the most intelligent human beings with which I have ever come in contact and I can truly say my life is better for having them in it.
Here is a lesson for all younger people (Under the age of 60) make friends with and listen to what the older people in your life have to say because, Old people did not get old by being really foolish. Like I said before there are a few exceptions to every rule but by and large as people enter their Golden years they become mellow and introspective mostly because they know they haven't long left on the earth or maybe they haven't the strength to fight so they live by their wits.
If the old folks in your life do not have dementia or some other disease which puts limits on their mental capacity start asking them questions especially if they have owned businesses or were professionals of any sort during their lifetime. You will be amazed at the repository of information they have stored away in their brains.
I am constantly amazed and you will be too when you realize that, Old people did not get old by being really foolish.
Disclaimer: This is my opinion and is in no way based on any scientific research or data.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
There are a million and 1 reasons to Live with Addiction and only one to get Sober.
By: David E. Carroll Jr
There are a million and one reasons people give for getting drunk.
1. My girlfriend left or is being mean to me.
2. My boyfriend is a prick.
3. My wife won't sleep with me anymore.
4. My husband is a prick.
5. My girlfriend is sleeping with my wife.
6. My husband is a prick.
7......
I could go on and on but the reality of the situation is people don't need a reason to get drunk and act stupid they do it because that is what they want to do.
I once had a friend who would get drunk every time we went out and would flirt with any man or woman who would look her way and would always get me into fights by telling the men I was being mean to her. I can't tell you how many times I pulled her out of situations which occurred because she was drunk and stupid . The next day she would not remember anything because at some point she would blackout. The funny part is that while blacked out she functioned perfectly, even to the point of driving a car. I followed her home many nights and she never swerved or gave any indication that she was wasted.
Some people drink everyday yet they deny having a drinking problem.
If you can not go a day without drinking some sort of alcoholic beverage then you have a drinking problem.
Certain people have asked how I can tell them to stop drinking because it is controlling their lives when I drink. Well there is a difference in drinking a couple of beers or a glass or two of wine with dinner at times or getting drunk a couple of times a year vs drinking until I blackout a few times a week. Very few people I know drink to this extent but if you are one of them you have a problem and need to get help.
There was a period of time when in my late twenties/early thirties (80's and 90's) I found myself drinking everyday and most days, while at work. Once I started this behavior I quickly found out I wasn't alone and started learning from my co-workers how to disguise my drinking. It was easy, a large white Styrofoam cup could be used to hide a Daiquiri or disguise a smaller cup with a cocktail inside. I had sales reps bring me bottles of liquor which we would sometimes consume behind the lock doors of my office. I can not even start to tell you how many deals I made while inebriated and no one seemed to care. Same goes for smoking pot, there were many days when my assistant and I would get high at lunch and go back to work, lock the door to my office and sleep until it was time to knock off.
Many of those days are remembered through an alcoholic haze but when I decided enough was enough, I quit cold turkey for over two years I did not drink a drop of alcohol. Not many people can say they have gone from being drunk every night to stone sober for two years. I did the same thing with cigarettes, I smoked on and off for over 25 years and when I decided to quit for good, I stopped and have only smoked a couple of times in the past 3 years.
The hardest thing I have ever tried to stop was my feelings for the girls and women in my life whom I have been romantically involved.
Addiction to Love is brutal.
The one reason I have for staying sober is:(fill in the blank)_______________________.
There are a million and one reasons people give for getting drunk.
1. My girlfriend left or is being mean to me.
2. My boyfriend is a prick.
3. My wife won't sleep with me anymore.
4. My husband is a prick.
5. My girlfriend is sleeping with my wife.
6. My husband is a prick.
7......
I could go on and on but the reality of the situation is people don't need a reason to get drunk and act stupid they do it because that is what they want to do.
I once had a friend who would get drunk every time we went out and would flirt with any man or woman who would look her way and would always get me into fights by telling the men I was being mean to her. I can't tell you how many times I pulled her out of situations which occurred because she was drunk and stupid . The next day she would not remember anything because at some point she would blackout. The funny part is that while blacked out she functioned perfectly, even to the point of driving a car. I followed her home many nights and she never swerved or gave any indication that she was wasted.
Some people drink everyday yet they deny having a drinking problem.
If you can not go a day without drinking some sort of alcoholic beverage then you have a drinking problem.
Certain people have asked how I can tell them to stop drinking because it is controlling their lives when I drink. Well there is a difference in drinking a couple of beers or a glass or two of wine with dinner at times or getting drunk a couple of times a year vs drinking until I blackout a few times a week. Very few people I know drink to this extent but if you are one of them you have a problem and need to get help.
There was a period of time when in my late twenties/early thirties (80's and 90's) I found myself drinking everyday and most days, while at work. Once I started this behavior I quickly found out I wasn't alone and started learning from my co-workers how to disguise my drinking. It was easy, a large white Styrofoam cup could be used to hide a Daiquiri or disguise a smaller cup with a cocktail inside. I had sales reps bring me bottles of liquor which we would sometimes consume behind the lock doors of my office. I can not even start to tell you how many deals I made while inebriated and no one seemed to care. Same goes for smoking pot, there were many days when my assistant and I would get high at lunch and go back to work, lock the door to my office and sleep until it was time to knock off.
Many of those days are remembered through an alcoholic haze but when I decided enough was enough, I quit cold turkey for over two years I did not drink a drop of alcohol. Not many people can say they have gone from being drunk every night to stone sober for two years. I did the same thing with cigarettes, I smoked on and off for over 25 years and when I decided to quit for good, I stopped and have only smoked a couple of times in the past 3 years.
The hardest thing I have ever tried to stop was my feelings for the girls and women in my life whom I have been romantically involved.
Addiction to Love is brutal.
The one reason I have for staying sober is:(fill in the blank)_______________________.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Valentine's Day SUCKS!!!
VD besides standing for "venereal disease" is just another day which has been co-opted by big business to make people's lives seem more relevant than they really are; so to all the people who will make the flower vendors, jewelers and candy manufacturers happy today just remember there are 364 more days in the year that you have to keep the promises you make or they are meaningless. Have A Happy Valentine's Day!
Monday, February 11, 2013
Blogging 101
Apparently to be a successful blogger one must:
1. Write about something which interest other people. Forget that nonsense and find a subject which interests you; a subject which lights a fire in the pit of your stomach and write about it with enthusiasm. If you do this the audience will find you. Remember the cliche, "If you build it they will come?" Well try it and see if it doesn't work.
2. Do it everyday. This is the one lesson I have not fully incorporated into my daily routine.
3. Be funny or sarcastic. Humor and criticism seem to sell especially if directed at the agreed upon target of the day. It seems like the target changes at a pretty rapid clip in the caffeine fueled blogosphere. These people of whom many have been legally diagnosed with ADD or ADHD jump from one subject to another like rabbits on hot asphalt. This is not by any means a denigration of folks with any sort disorder because I have some of the same tendencies so I understand them better than people who are just normal.
4. Forget being modest. You have to sell people on the fact that you are worth their time. There are literally millions of blogs in the blogosphere where a person can spend their time so why would they choose to spend it with you? What makes you special?
Updates to follow"
1. Write about something which interest other people. Forget that nonsense and find a subject which interests you; a subject which lights a fire in the pit of your stomach and write about it with enthusiasm. If you do this the audience will find you. Remember the cliche, "If you build it they will come?" Well try it and see if it doesn't work.
2. Do it everyday. This is the one lesson I have not fully incorporated into my daily routine.
3. Be funny or sarcastic. Humor and criticism seem to sell especially if directed at the agreed upon target of the day. It seems like the target changes at a pretty rapid clip in the caffeine fueled blogosphere. These people of whom many have been legally diagnosed with ADD or ADHD jump from one subject to another like rabbits on hot asphalt. This is not by any means a denigration of folks with any sort disorder because I have some of the same tendencies so I understand them better than people who are just normal.
4. Forget being modest. You have to sell people on the fact that you are worth their time. There are literally millions of blogs in the blogosphere where a person can spend their time so why would they choose to spend it with you? What makes you special?
Updates to follow"
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