Have you noticed that some people are masters of word play? They take every day, common speech, add a few more complicated words, and spin lies. Without going into politics, it is amazing to listen to professionals who have been trained in word play. Spin doctors are really good at this. They take a situation and twist it around or push it out in a different direction. All the while they are using language to deceive you or achieve some goal, such as sell you a product or change your beliefs. I like the Indian reference to this by saying that those men “speak with forked tongue.”
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Word Play
December 19, 2011 // Posted in Culture, People, Thinking (Tags: achieve, deceive, goal, language, spin) | Comments Off
Closed Beach
May 30, 2011 // Posted in Life, Nature, People, Thinking (Tags: beach, lake, park, someone) | Comments Off
Today I wanted to spend a few hours at the lake, so I packed a small picnic lunch and a couple of cold drinks, found a beach towel in the back of the closet, and grabbed some sunscreen from the medicine cabinet. Then I drove the 6 or 7 miles to the closest sand beach along the big lake near my house. I was concerned that the lake would be crowded because of the heat and the holiday weekend, but when I pulled up to the park entrance, the gate was shut and a park ranger was turning people away.
I pulled up to the ranger and asked what was going on and he wouldn’t say anything other than the police had been called and shut down the park access for at least an hour. He told me I could try back in about an hour or go to one of the other park beaches.
Later I found out that someone had drowned there at the lake. That was so sad – I can’t imagine the horror of having someone you love die in the water when they were supposed to be having fun. I hope it was an accident and not anything malicious. I thought they might have a news story about the death on the news tonight, but nothing was mentioned.
I went to a different beach – there is another one just 2 miles away. I enjoyed my time in the sun and the water, but now that I know it was the end of someone else’s life nearby, it makes me sad for them and their family.
Pumpkins
September 25, 2010 // Posted in Culture, Home, Money, Thinking (Tags: cost, increase, justify, pumpkins) | Comments Off
I always buy a few pumpkins to put on the front porch this time of year. My neighborhood always go all out with holidays and the decorating that goes along with each holiday. But this year the pumpkins have gotten way more costly and the quality just doesn’t justify the cost increase, so I’m boycotting pumpkins this year, but it certainly hasn’t stopped any of my neighbors.
Shards of Glass
September 14, 2010 // Posted in Life, People, Thinking (Tags: attention, commercial, junior, started, years) | Comments Off
Big tobacco companies are really taking a hit these past years. With the commercial “Shards of Glass” being aired as of late, it’s a real attention getter, this commercial is” I can only hope that more people pay attention to the hazards of smoking. I’m so grateful that I never picked up that nasty habit, it wasn’t easy, most of my friends started back in Junior High School and the rest started in High School and they tempted me for years to join them. I just didn’t see or have the need. Peer pressure is hard, but some times you just have to trust your instinct.
September 11th
September 11, 2010 // Posted in Home, Life, News, Thinking, World (Tags: awesome, books, photos, reading) | Comments Off
Today is a sad day for so many people that were effected by all of the tragedies that happened on September 11th 2001. There are tons of memorials and special events planned all over the country for today. Myself I’m just staying at home, reading a good book that I found on the subject. I found it at a book give-a-way a few months ago and decided to read it as today’s date got closer. It’s a good book with some really awesome photos. It will make a good coffee table book when I’m done reading it. I always try to have a good selection of books easily available for folks to flip through. I have lent many a books out that people have found in my living room, most of them find their way back to me, although not all of them.