A Change Of Heart

I have changed my mind about my continued blogging.I remember my father telling me that only losers quit, so I choose not to quit.I know that will enrage some who wanted my name Paintboy.I chose the name because it is what I am.I work for a paint company!I have been doing lots of soul searching and decided that life would be a total bore if not for the ability to blog as necessary.I will soon pen another reminder of why I think everthing will be alright.

Possibly my last posting

This will be my last post (I do hope).It is because there is so little to say that is relevant to anyone but myself.That is much too small an audience to go on trying to entertain.Besides that I find that even in this cosmic disguise called the web where no one can see you I still find it very difficult to let go and tell it all the way it really is.It’s as if my mom or dad were looking over my shoulder monitoring what I write.I do hope that anyone who ever read one of my postings and thought I knew anything important is not disappointed with my departure.All that being said I will continue to read others blogs but will no longer contribute any of my own.So long.

A lot has changed and yet nothing seems to be any different.Odd.I seem to see things that noone else is noticing.Maybe it’s the first stages of insanity.As I near my 64th biethday I realize what so many other before me have learned.The mind never seems to age,at least not at the same rate as the body.That means the cemeteries are full of dead teenagers!

Why so many extremists?

I can understand feeling strongly about something or other, but why go overboard and deny others thier own choices?I am now and always will be a believer in one and only one God.I also believe the teaching contained in the Holy Bible.Although I do also believe that anyone born in any other circumstance apart from what I was is also able to find his/her own way to heaven by means other than the one I have chosen for myself.It is only logical to deduce that not everyone born in history was able to hear what I know to be the “Good News” and therefore cannot be damned for that fact alone.God in His infinite Wisdom and Power apparently made many pathways to the same destination.So I say that insisting that all people believe as some do and condemning all others is as ridiculous as it is prideful.There is but one Authority in the Universe and when He decides all will know for certain.Now for the fun part, the promises made and kept.Promise not to kill anyone.Promise not to hurt anyone.Promise not to bother anyone.Study the difference between right and wrong and do only what is right.See how easy it is?

Life is too short to spend complaining

Life is too short to waste a minute complaining.Get off your duff if you want something done.If you do nothing else but pick up a piece of trash as you are out walking that in itself will improve matters in the world more than complaining about all the trash littering our planet.If something bothers you, do something about it.I know many things in the world are much more complex than my puny example,but at least it will give you a small bit of satisfaction that something got done on your watch. 

Hey yoyogrumpyr

So you are the kind of guy who really has nothing to say of any value?I am at least honest enough (barely)  to write what I really feel.Here is what I am going to say for the rest of my life however long it lasts,”PEACE be upon you”.That will be my first and last thought everday from now until Jesus returns.

What I like & what I hate

movies I liked,The Departed,Sands of Iwo Jima,Rocky Balboa,Over the Hedge.Albums I like, Bob Dylan (Modern Times),The Best of The Spinners.Books I like,The Bible(naturally).People I like, everybody except whiners.Countries I like, all except the whiny ones (France?).Food I like, all.I digress,I don’t much care for Andy Rooney,Susan Sarandon/Tim Robbins,Maxine Waters,Jesse Jackson.I do like Larry Elder,Cedric the Entertainer,Bernie Mac,and many,many more.I also like Elaine Aquino from the Phillipines.I would vote for her for any office.

Totally confused AM I

I have been wracking my tiny brain in an effort to come up with a worthy post for the end of 2006 and I am more confused than ever about the meaning or importance of anything I see in the news media.I read about war in Somalia and wonder if it effects me (beyond caring about the loss of life) or what if anything I can do about it anyway.The same goes for the “other wars” ie. Iraq, Afghanistan,Pakistan,Chechnia et al..Is there someone I can talk to about stopping all this insanity?I ask God to please stop the maddness but apparently He doesn’t hear me.So I ask again, is there anyone I can complain to?I’m dead serious.I need some answers.Somebody please get back to me with a number I can call or an address I can write to and get something done.

Matt (never served) Damon

Am I mistaken or did Matt Damon also “never serve” in out Armed Forces?Before one criticizes others for avoiding military service maybe they should think twice.I enlisted in the Air Force back in 1961 and I realized that the service is not everyones cup of tea.It takes a special type to serve, and it also takes a certain amount of courage to serve in public office (neither of which Mr.Damon has done).I am sure if you turned over enough rocks you could find things which Matt Damon would be ashamed of.I am ashamed to be counted amoung his “fellow Americans” if that is how he sees our brave men and women in uniform.They deserve our gratitude not the scorn Mr. Damon heaps on them.Instead of criticizing perhaps he should enlighten us with his brilliant plan for dealing with the most complex issues that our President and our military face everyday.Show us your cards Mr. Damon, if you have the balls…….

My friend Elaine

I have a friend named Elaine who I find rather interesting.She is young and lives in a small town, and has not seen much of the world yet.She is striking in her intelligence though.And I find her to be most inquisitive.I hope to be her friend for a long time,but that is up to her I suppose.As with any relationship I must trust a little to luck in that I really don’t know what the future holds for me or her.But I will try my best to be a comfort to her when she needs me.And to top it all off she is just as pretty as can be.She is rather on the small side,but that just adds to her overall cuteness.