lock, paper, scissors

we like our freedom even if we don't exercise it. we like our democracy even if we don't go to the polls. there's just comfort in knowing there are options and that we don't live in a totalitarian state. nevertheless, we program people how to think.

mental associations are a curious thing. take deadbolts for instance - the name alone sounds fierce enough to stop a burglar. but then again, the imprinted mental image is so effective that even the dumb burglars feel hampered.

these are the bare facts. windows are made of glass that shatter with mild force and you can easily kick in most doors. so then we put in alarm systems. but even if your alarm system dialed the feds, a crook could probably make it down the block - monet in hand - before anyone showed up.

so honestly, there's nothing more than a stack of papers we call the Constitution et al., a fearsome deadbolt, and a bunch of glass keeping thieves out of your home. and you thought you were thinking what you wanted to think.

nra forever? sweet dreams.

failure

IN A TRAGIC WAY, society has ingrained us to think failure as a default in the case that a plan doesn't proceed quite as anticipated. well, i guess that's not so much the tragedy as the associations we circumscribe around it. it's high time that we shift this paradigm encased in disappointment, misery, and so on - which subsequently causes us to stand in the way of ourselves.

clearly, i won't let my children succumb to these roles and the ensuing dismay. they will learn that failure is not all the horror it's made out to be. they will learn to be flexible and have contingencies in the event that something does not go as planned. and with each bungle, they will become harder, better, faster, stronger. hit it kanye. of course, when they really do eff up, i'll just have to beat them senseless to relay the disappointment and culpability. kidding.

buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

opine sounds quite like whine. some people walk quite a fine line here.

i'm right and you know it

i've had the privilege to be awkward and to have grown up very differently from most. subsequently, i see a lot of things in a different light. of course introspection plays its part and i am bent on changing every paradigm.

this week, i think it should be about shifting from the stalwart "i'm right" position over to the "based on my experiences and assumptions, this is the way i see things." let's face it, trying to be right has led to many an altercation, divorce, disowning, beating, homicide, and the list goes on. aside from the fact that we're too full of sh*t to ever admit we're wrong, we should all accede to this compromise. with that, i rest my case against 31.6% of misinformed voters - yeah, you republicans. ;)