Hardest To Provide Care For Now, I ain’t naming names, but I got to say that I reckon the hardest folks in the world to provide care for are caregivers. They give and give to others and yet seem to feel bad if they have needs of their own. They lie something terrible, with their biggest lie being, “I’m okay.” …
God gave you a gift of 86.400 seconds today. Have you used one to say thank you? – William A Ward Listen, are you breathing just a little and calling it a life? – Mary Oliver I’m not saying that I’m obsessed about spirituality, but over a number of years I’ve checked out a number of different religions. For the …
The tribe often thinks the visionary has turned his back on them. When, in fact, the visionary has simply turned his face to the future. – Ray Davis Groupthink is a word that has only been around since the early 1970’s, though in reality it has been with us since mankind started gathering in tribes. Most humans will set aside …
Don’t Watch The News I use to watch a lot of news. I don’t anymore for two reasons and both of them are Crazy Lady. You see, I’m that pissed off person you see yelling silently in their car at drivers up ahead, the tyrant throwing a tantrum that no one outside the car can hear. But, worst of all, …
English is one of the most complex languages on Earth to learn, and here are some very good reasons why: It was time for the swan to do its swan song. One should say merci when shown mercy. The fly learned how to zip up the fly on its pants. What was seen at the scene? The gnu knew nothing …
By: Ron Murdoch Random Thoughts And Mental Wanderings For Today Today’s random thoughts begin with mental wandering. I was glad to hear that the old rail station in Nelson B.C. has been restored. It’s gone from a shabby old building to one that has several offices in it… The expression ‘save the best for last’ should be looked at in …
The only thing more frightening in life than knowing that your life’s in imminent danger from a person hellbent of killing others, is not knowing what to do. You may say, “There’s nothing I can do” during an active shooter event, but you’re horribly wrong, because there are many things that you can do to save your life, and those …
I don’t regard myself as one who is spiritually correct. It’s too close to being politically correct. I can’t see the need to fit into a reconceived notion of what a believer should be like. I’m searching for the truth and will go to any length to find it. To be born again is to discover new ways of doing …
By The Way… Essays And Atavisms I recently found myself lost in a book I received called “By the Way… Essays and Atavisms” by Dereck C. Sale. Not lost in the sense of bewilderment, but as in ‘immersed’. My fascination was twofold; first, was the realization that at any given time and at any given location anywhere in the world, …
Political Correctness Needs To Be Shown The Exit Door – Part 1 I am politically incorrect, that’s true. Political correctness to me is just intellectual terrorism. I find that really scary and I won’t be intimidated into changing my mind. Everyone isn’t going to like you all the time. – Mel Gibson Political correctness is really restraining the way we …
Politically Correct Is Incorrect You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this and you will find strength. – Marcus Aurelis I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned. – Richard Feynman. I write about my take on political correctness with the risk of repeating what I have written in …
English is one of the most complex languages on Earth to learn, and here are some very good reasons why: Mommy got a role of a mummy in the latest horror movie. Some people over a number of days wander around in a daze. Will made some time to write his will. The clam knew when to clam up. The …
Today’s mental wanderings and random thoughts got me wondering how many people have given up on their dreams as a way of getting even with themselves, or they think they don’t deserve to have their dreams come true? Maybe they have come to realize it takes more effort than originally thought to have them come true. Now that Las Vegas …
This is something; culture is not your friend. Culture is for other people’s convenience and the convenience of various institutions, churches, companies, tax collection schemes, what have you. It is not your friend, it insults you. It disempowers you. It uses and abuses you. None of us are well treated by culture. – Terrance McKenna If, and/or, when, and how …
By Ron Murdock The Lottery The Lottery was a short story written by Shirley Jackson some years ago. It shows what happens when people don’t question the traditions they do and when it descends into a superstitious and meaningless ritual. After her story was published, many of the subscriptions to the magazine The Lottery appeared in was cancelled and people …
