WanderingSalsero

About girls and getting laid: I've had similar thoughts

I think it's well known that the subject of dating, sex and marriage is pretty popular.  And there is a whole, huge culture and product niche built strictly around the subject of dating and, more specifically.....getting laid.

It's not hard to find websites that claim to have all sorts of the right answers to those types of questions.  One of them is called www.cliffslist.com .

I've been a member of Cliffs List for some time.  I don't read it most of the time but when I do I find it interesting.  Here this morning (the day after Christmas, I think) I got around to reading one of the regular emails from CliffsList that's been sitting in my inbox for several days now.  It was interesting.

It was interesting because it tells the story of a guy named Paul Janka.  Paul apparently is one of those guys who's become recognized as an expert in getting laid.  Not just anywhere mind you.  His forte is picking girls up in New York City. Etc., etc........

Apparently Paul is getting out of 'the game'.  He says he's had enough of the one-nighters (although he says he 'gets it' at all times and often multiple times of the day) . 

In this short bit of text I'm posting he explains why he's gotten tired of his old lifestyle and is settling into a more traditional monogamous relationship with the girl of his dreams.

I thought it was interesting because he has a lot of the same opinions that I do.  Of course, his opinion is based on a lot more 'experience' than I've got but.......that's OK.  It's still very interesting.  I'd be curious to know how the guys who read WanderingSalsero feel about his thoughts.

The Confederacy had it right...it is about states' rights.

I just read in an email newsletter that Dick Morris predicts much higher state taxes if they are forced to accept the proposed new federal health care guideline.  I agree with him in that prognosis.

And that observation on the relationship between the states and the federal government brings to mind something that my artist friend back in Houston, Ron Gordon, told me.  I've mentioned it before but it's even more relevant in the light of current government intrusions into our 'space'.

Ron told me that it was either his grandparents or his grandparents' grandparents who were alive during the Civil War.  I forget which it was but.....for discussion's sake, let's just say it was his grandparents.....OK?

Anyway, they told him that the southerners who were alive then and who fought the North in the Civil War actually believed that the issue was much bigger than just slavery as 99% of the history books would have us believe.

They believed the large issue was 'states rights' .

According to them, it was a well known and accepted amongst southerners that slavery was an outmoded and unfair institution.  They knew perfectly well that it was wrong and wasn't practical in the their emerging industrial economy.

But they also were trying to cope with the reality that there was no way in hell that they (i.e. the South) could just 'free' the many thousands of black slaves working within their predominantly agricultural economy. 

To release that huge number of totally uneducated, non-Christian, and almost savage human beings into 'the streets' of America would have been a catastrophic socio-economic shock that could not be survived. 

If you don't think that's so, just look at the situation today with clash between law abiding, educated society and our present non-lawabiding and uneducated (slight) minorities who just, by coincidence happen to be mostly Hispanic and/or Black. 

And remember that the Northerners who controlled Congress at that time also wanted to give those newly freed blacks the 'vote' too.  As I recall from my history classes, it wasn't a straight up 1:1 vote (i.e. 1 slave....1 vote).  But still, because of the large numbers of black slaves living in the South at that time, far outnumbering the whites, they would have constituted a dramatically predominant voting block.

The Southerners werent' stupid.  They knew this would be a disaster.  So is it any wonder that they resented this intrusion and apparent destructive intent of the North?  Is it any wonder that they rebelled?  I think not.

That's why, as Ron's grandparents told him, that the South was actually defending their life, liberty and pursuit of happiness as guaranteed to all US citizens by our Constitution.   That's the larger reason that they revolted, attacked Fort Sumpter,  and....the rest is history. 

That brings us up to today.

Here's a situation where the states are being more and more compelled by the federal government to do things that they don't want to do.  And that's why there's a small but growing resistence movement amongst some state governement officials to resist.

Where will it lead to?

I don't know.  But I do know that it'll lead somewhere.  And, as I've often said....'people don't change'.  When people are pushed to what they perceive as their limit, they eventaully, sooner or later, start to push back.  That's how revolutions start.

Make no mistake about it.  There will be a revolution in this country.  Whether you're a part of it or just 'go with the flow' is a separate issue. 

But history does repeat itself.  It's as natural and normal as the sun coming up in the morning and going down in the evening.

The revolution is, I believe, going on right now.  People like Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Bob Bar, Nancy Pelosi, Barak Obama, Hillery Clinton (et.al.), Warren Buffet, Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch (even though he's not a US citizen), Harry Reid, Barney Frank, and others.....They're all factors in a huge equation that's sorting itself, on a macro scale, as we go about our daily lives.

Most people probably do not see the significance of these events but rather look at it on a more personal (WIIFM...what's in it for me?) scale.  For that reason, only a few people who realize the real significance of these times and the opportunity we have to make corrections that will dramatically impact our future.

I believe the issue for you and me is simply........"do I want to have a say in my future?"

Do you really understand what's happening, why it's important, what value system you want to endorse within this battle of ideas, and what level of involvement you want to take?"

Well........you better get it figured out.  Or somebody else will make your decision for you.  And you won't like it.

States rights are right next to individual rights.  We've got a situation today where an abusive, oppressive and out-of-control federal bureaucracy is taking away more and more of our personal freedoms and the prerogatives of our states.  Those are important freedoms that originally made this a great country.

Personally.......I prefer to be a freedom fighter.

Are you ready for 'debt shock'?

You've probably at least heard of that new movie that's out right now called "20012".  I saw it last Sunday and I thought it sucked.  I thought that was strange because I'd read that it had been a box office hit.

I guess the biggest problem I had with it was that there really wasn't much plot.  Volcanic eruptions cause massive dislocation of the earth's crust.....earthquakes, volcanos, tsunamis, continental shift, oceans rise and fall, etc.  Everyone dies except a handful of elites picked by the heads of government.

As flood waters again cover the earth, that lucky remnant gets aboard one of 3 special arks hurridly built, somewhere in China, to preserve them until the earth's crust settles down and the water recedes.

End of story.

The one thing that I did find interesting was the 3 super-colossal 'ark' type ships themselves.  The movie didn't make a big deal of the ships themselves but I thought they were kinda cool.

In the end, you see these 3 ships (a la "Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria") sailing into a beautiful sunrise and across an expansive ocean toward the 'new world' that remains.......oddly enough, South Africa.

Point is though......we're headed toward a radical new world too.  A radical new economic world previously unknown to this present generation of Americans.  At least for the next few years.......we ain't number one anymore.  We're broke. 

Are you ready for your new world image?

That's right.  A lot of things that many of us take for granted will no longer be a valid reality.  Why's that?

Check out this article.  As it says, the US is headed for a multi-billion dollar brick wall of debt that we're not prepared for.  All this overspending and the recent ill-conceived 'bailouts' have effectively 'shot our wad'.

Buckle your seats belts baby!  The government is trying to put on a smiley face now but I'm not buying their story.  And neither are a lot of very knowledgable economists.  They're all saying that you can expect massive inflation and much higher unemployment.

And considering how accustomed certain so-called minorities have become to the benifits of political correctness (which are partly to blame for the mess we're in)and their government provided social umbrella....I think they're in for a rude awakening too.  Expect a sharp increase in crime.

I'll tell you one thing......I think you've got a death wish if you don't go down today and buy a gun and as much ammunition as you can get.  Of course, it won't be much because you know, don't you, that it's getting harder and harder to buy firearms and ammunition this recent year.  Everybody's already been doing it.

The one issue that I don't think anybody can quantify is.....how will the conservatives of America react to this crises? 

While on one hand I don't think the liberals realize our numbers or what we're capable of, on the other hand I don't think we'll do much without effective leadership.  Could that leadership be Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, Ron Paul, Bob Barr.....or who?

That's the next big question:  what are the good guys gonna do with the power they have?  Sounds like WWF doesn't it?

Where do you (unlawful) taxes go?

Here's an interesting video from the Alex Jones  Show (who lives and does his show from Austin, TX., by the way):

Unsophisticated imagination

You don't need sophisticated tools or great education to have an imagination.  I guess that's why I was always fascinated with Tinker Toys and Erector Sets when I was younger.  As I recall though.......I didn't have either of them. 

I kinda remember having some friends who did.  And I remember playing with them.  But for some reason I don't remember ever being the recipient of a set of Tinker Toys.  I think I did have some Lincoln Logs and I think I did have a small Erector Set.

Point is, I liked building my version of houses and forts and various kinds of machines.

One thing I never did have, probably because it didn't exist then, was Leggo.  Leggo, of course, has become and remained very popular.

Something else I've always been fascinated with is big buildings.  Were it not for the fact that I'm lousy at math, I would perhaps pursued architecture as a career.  And it seems that big buildings and Leggo have come togather now.

Check this out.  It's pretty cool.  Be sure and click through all the links.  It's amazing.

For you Boy Scout and Girl Scouts out there

Guys....ever wonder who you're competing with?

It might be more serious than you think.  Besides, maybe she wasn't made for you anyway.  click here to find out why.

Don't forget Woody Allen

The Morality Of A Nation

It's always been my belief that there's nothign wrong with being, and letting it be known, that America is a God-fearing nation.  There used to be no doubt about that.....anywhere.  Nowadays, although I think that the vast majority of Americans are Christians in both label and substance, I also think it's obvious that somehow humanism has seriously infected our leaders.

Whatever the reason, I think it's undeniably obvious that an alarming number of our government and community leaders, both elected and unelected, do not honor the God of our fathers.

As testement to that fact I present this news item which just popped up today.  It clearly shows that one judge in particular can't see the woods for the trees.

Nothwithstanding the fact that gay marriage is counter-effective to the functioning of a strong society, the Bible clearly says that it's wrong.  That's not a hard to understand word.  Liberals of course, and other people who just want to create arguement, controversy and discussion to justify their jobs, often suggest that God's word is open to debate.  I don't agree.

Here we are in a world when American power and influence at many levels, nationally and internationally, is unquestionably less than ever before.  A time when those who would wish us harm very clearly function from a moral compass.   Theocratic and radical Islam and humanistic and  totalitarian Communism/Socialism, most definately have no similar lack of philosophical foundation.

My point is that we are like a ship whose rudder has almost completely fallen off.  And you know that happens to a ship like that, right?

Yeah........ship wreak city.

Read the article.  It  really seems odd to me that a real judge could find complicated such a simple issue.  It seems rather preposterous to me that he/she feels competant to open such a simple issue to discussion in the courts.

I know one thing.  God sees all this crap and he probably doesn't like it.  And He doesn't back 'idiots'. 

Yeah, he does play favorites.  I'm sure He's rather have people in positions of leadership who give Him the credit He requires.  And He's not above pulling the necessary cosmic 'strings' to remove these people from office.

If our leaders insist on  stepping out of line and forsaking the values that fundamentally make our country special, they're just cutting their own throat (professionally).  God can afford to give orders because He does ultimately have the last say.  And He knows it.  It ain't bragging if you can do it, right :-)

I don't know who these radical, liberal, activist judges think they are.  But I think they're playing with fire in more ways than one.

An American icon...ever bought a car from 'the badger'?

I never have.  But I've been around car dealerships and seen a lot of salespeople just like this one.  I laughed my ass off when I got this from my friend Dan today.  Click here and get ready to roar.   Once you get on the page, be sure and click 'video'.