1. STACKING
There aren't enough hours in the day to do all the living that I want to do. It sucks. When multiple things start to come at me, it becomes what I call "stacking." This is what would happen when I worked in the package industry, and boxes would come down the chute at you faster than your ability to put them away. Those boxes would stack. The only thing you can do is double down and work that shit down.
Everything is stacking for me right now, so I will double down and deliver. One of the sweetest pleasures in life is the thrill you derive from getting shit done. I will endeavor to get it done. But first, we needs that coffee.
2. WAR
It never ends.
3. SANTORUM
I'm not a big fan of Mitt Romney, but I have to say that I prefer him to Rick Santorum. Santorum is a nut with his religion believing he has the right to force his values on others. It doesn't matter to me what the virtues or vices of his positions may be. Any idea wedded to force becomes a bad idea, and Rick Santorum is a man with a lot of bad ideas. Romney is no libertarian, but he at least shows some moderation and restraint. Romney wants to be liked. Santorum wants to be hated for his faith. The guy even dissed JFK for being a sell out on his faith. Romney is a nice guy who just wants to win. Santorum is just a prick. I expect to see Santorum with his own TV show on Fox News when it is done. He is playing firmly to the O'Reilly crowd.
Santorum makes Obama look good in comparison. Santorum winning the nomination would be an unmitigated disaster for the GOP. It blows my mind that this guy could potentially win it while a guy like Ron Paul can't. Republicans are fucking nuts.
4. LENNON
I have always liked Paul McCartney as my favorite Beatle while I have had only mild enthusiasm for John Lennon. I blame it all on my conservative upbringing and the negative reaction things like the peace movement brought about in my old man, a US Marine and Vietnam Veteran. My views have changed considerably over the years such that I now admire Lennon more. I always liked the music he made, but I never really cared about the words. Now, those words carry a lot of meaning for me.
Lennon changed a lot over his life and is reported to have turned more conservative before his death at age 40. Lennon is reported to have been supportive of Reagan and Thatcher. My personal belief is that John would be a libertarian today if he had lived. He strikes me as a man who was always searching and changing his views. He was a dynamic individual.
I am not a pacifist. I want peace. Unfortunately, others don't want peace. I am antiwar. I believe in arming yourself for a fight because this makes the fight less likely to happen. Reagan came more around to Lennon's views towards the end of his administration.
Lennon was a sweet man living in a mean ass world. The fact that he was shot to death speaks volumes to me. He sang the song of innocence. He never lived long enough to sing the song of experience. Those would have been good songs. His life was cut short before he could be all he was meant to be.
On a personal note, people like to crack on John for his passionate love for Yoko Ono. But I don't see the vice in loving your wife. They were the real deal, and the world hated them for it. I never saw that before, but I see it now. I like these lyrics from Lennon:
All my little plans and schemes
Lost like some forgotten dream
Seems like all I really was doing
Was waiting for you
Just like little girls and boys
Playing with their little toys
Seems like all they really were doing
Was waiting for you
Don't need to be alone
No need to be alone
It's real love
It's real, yes it's real love
It's real
From this moment on I know
Exactly where my life will go
Seems that all I really was doing
Was waiting for love
Don't need to be afraid
No need to be afraid
It's real love
It's real, yes it's real love
It's real
Thought I'd been in love before,
But in my heart I wanted more
Seems like all I really was doing
Was waiting for you
Don't need to be alone
No need to be alone
It's real love
Yes it's real, yes it's real love
It's real, yes it's real love...
I think John and Yoko had real love. What the fuck is that? All I know is that you can't appreciate the real thing until you've gone through a bunch of the fake kind first. The irony is that people think they have the real thing when they really don't.
Real love involves the brain. All that other love is merely about the groin and the checkbook. Trust me, I've been through enough brainless bitches to figure it out.
How do you find real love? You don't. It finds you. It found John Lennon. It sucks that he was dead at 40, but he had one sweet life. Sometimes, your life doesn't even begin until you are 40. I imagine Lennon's last thoughts were of Yoko.
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