Healthcare and the new revolution!

I used to be a proponent of free market capitalism but these days I feel that their certain parts of the necessities of life that should be provided for by the government. The bullshit about the American System of Government is that the money we spend goes to all the wrong things. What we need to do is hold the government accountable for the money they spend that way could provide the quality of life that citizens deserve. I know some right wingers might cry foul at the idea of “deserve”, but we pay taxes and the money is being misspent, all I am asking for is the most capitalistic notion around, to get what you pay for. The problem with the healthcare system is that those who can afford to pay for it pay up the nose which will lead them to a lower quality of life if they were making less and could be subsidized by the government. Healthcare should be an entitlement, look at our neighbors to the north, they aren’t busy fighting needless wars so they can afford to have some fiscal discipline. Bush and his minions, in this I include all those in Washington, (except for Obama who I have believe might actually have a head on his shoulders and a soul left unspoiled by the political beast) never learned that an equation must have equal sides, you can’t spend what you don’t have. Period!!!! I don’t consider myself a republican nor a democrat, I am an independent through and through and I feel that what we need is a new paradigm in government. We need to reclaim our sovereignty as the voters of this country. We shouldn’t give up hope because it seems useless; this is our right as citizens and our duty. Let us not shirk this responsibility, let’s call our “leaders” to task. Let us take on the world and cast it in an image that resembles an enlightened society. There are divides between the two political parties over things like how to best spend money on education or healthcare but I don’t believe that same divide exists amongst citizens, we’d say give us them both free. Then let us trim down the governments ranks like Corporate America “restructures” themselves all the time. Let us in cyberspace unite and present a united and powerful voice against the “good old boys” in congress, whether they be men or women. Let us say “We Want the World and We Want it Now!”

Musicslice

Musicslice is launching before the night is through, it will be the future of music. It is going to offer free music for download as well as a place for musicians far and wide to come together and create. I say cheers to Ken for the achievement of his dream!!

Love

It being Valentine’s Day and all I would be remiss not write a short blurb in honor of all those happy couples who will be getting it on tonight to honor a saint’s birthday. For those of you who have a special someone I say hold onto them tight and let them know that you’ll be there through thick and thin, everybody needs to hear that from time to time no matter how self sufficient they may be. For those of you who can’t be with your loved ones today I say make that phone call count and I hope that you will see them again soon. And for those of you, who have no one or still looking for that perfect someone, don’t worry too much about not having someone to spend a Hallmark minted or should I say printed holiday! Cheers to all you lovers out there may your kisses be joyous, heart’s be light, and you’re beds rock all night

Things To Do

What is it about procrastination that is so alluring? Franklin’s Poor Richard tell us never to do tomorrow what can be done today, but perhaps it’s man’s innate knowledge that tomorrow is far from being assured that leads him to put off those less enjoyable pursuits to another day. I have found myself spending far too much time worrying about the ramifications of still unrealized outcomes. In truth the old adage to “cross that bridge when you come to it”, rings truer and truer each day. Let us put off for tomorrow those things that need not be done today and do today what we need to do to fulfill our souls.

Money

How screwed up is it that some mother fucker with a job is telling me how to live! I've been living well for the last month and a half without a job and some fool comes along telling me that I'm not living because I think twice about ordering buffalo wings!!!! Well you know what dude, I'm making the money I worked hard for go a little further than a good time out with the boys. He justifies his job by being able to buy what he wants without thinking about it, how sad is that!!! All the while, me without a job is still chillin having a good time, and just thinking twice about my finances! This monsieur Glen thinks that it is worth while to work the hours he does so that he might enjoy himself more at a bar than I, a little unemployed jobless person! Well I got news for you Glen, I haven't worked in a month and half, fuck the Buffalo wings, I'm living the good life. For all you workers out there, remember that living is the primary aim not being able to afford to live. This lesson will serve you well, and would have taught my good friend a lesson or two about humility before he went spouting his mouth off about the down side of unemployment! Live life the best way that you know how, the rest is trivial bull shit that shouldn't concern you in the first place!!!!

Competition

I hate competition; I’ve always tried to do whatever I was doing the best that I could, but the idea of being better than someone else makes no sense to me. Either the act itself is worth doing well or its not. Do we really going around saying to each other, I love better than you love, well I guess we do but that is usually when trying to make another feel guilty, or I have better friends than you, again people may mistake status or stature for quality but this is not of what I am speaking. Tonight my two roommates and I jammed out for an hour and a half. Did we care if we sounded better than Metallica or Dylan, hell no! We just enjoyed the jam. Too often we live our lives thinking that they have to measure up and that is simply bull shit. Who cares what your parents did before you, or your sister/brother or best friend, do what you want to do and enjoy doing it. They say living well is the best revenge, but if you are living well I doubt that you are thinking of revenge. I am thinking about once again heading back to academia. For an instance it bothered me that others who had gone to grad school straight of their bachelors were ahead of me. Then I thought to myself about all my friends who had yet to even finish their first four years. Then I said, shame on you, you know better than that. And I do know better than that. Let us not live to measure up, let us live for the joy of each activity in and of itself, to hell with the rest of this rat race bull.

The Meaning of Life

So you want to know the meaning of life? I'll tell it to you but first, get on the phone or MySpace or wherever and invite all your friends out to a bar for a drink. Kiss your girlfriend on the lips and look deeply into her eyes, smile at her then raise your pint and toast your friends and their lives. Next look up at the stars as you walk out of the bar, remember that you are part of the universe, and that in itself is pretty fucking cool. Think of your parents, siblings, and favorite teacher who set you on a new path in your life. Then think of your favorite book, your favorite song, your favorite, artist, favorite view of the city, favorite view of the country, and the view of the road as your driving home, the view of the road with out a clue of where you’re headed. Then if you still can't figure out the meaning of life, smile at the questions still left to be answered and enjoy your night.

Working

In the world there have been proven to be four types of individuals, those who work for others, those who work for themselves, those who have others work for them, and finally those who don't work at all. I dream to be the latter of those, because working is a soul less act that drags down the soul. Now when I reference work I do not include those things done for enjoyment and that result in pay, no I refer to those things that we'd never spend our times doing unless we were getting paid. Marx wasn't such a crazy when he rallied against the few holding the means of the production while the rest of us toiled away. (Though I don't think he'd much agree with the concept of dragging down the soul). Now Freud thinks that work is actually self affirming, but even he puts happiness out mortals reach. Then what are we to do, how will we ever combat this plague upon our houses (that even if we happen to own them we have to pay taxes on). I proclaim that we shall not work, never and find a way to live. Far from laziness we will be the most productive generation the world has ever seen, but we will do so on our own terms. I don't want a revolution; these are too bloody and useless in sparking new evils to rule. Let us become third dimensional men and women like Marcuse wrote about all those years ago. I don't have the answers yet but I know that work is the enemy.