Come on in, the water's.... fine?

Suprisingly, I'm in a mood to write, and it's not a pissy or introspective mood. Hey, it happens once in a while. Bear with me if you will....

There have been some good things that have happened in my life lately, and I wish to share them. It's my stinkin' space, so I can do what I want here. So here goes, (and I have to do it in a list format, 'cause otherwise I'll forget stuff):

1. I achieved Uncle status by one more tick on the scale. Which now brings me to a total of 8. Let's see, there's Jeryn, Roenen, Desi, Simeon, Carter, Canyon, Sheridan, and Colter. All of them are great kids too. I haven't yet met Colter, but I hope to soon.

2. I met a girl. And I really like her. I'm not going to go into detail on this because I do not want to jinx it. Hopefully I didn't just do exactly that.

3. Still have a job. No need to go into depth on this one. 

4. Orenthal has come home. C'mon, it's a white Bronco, what other name would have worked?

5. I've bought new guns. Finally aquired a pistol, and I picked up a lever-action .22. From what I hear, according to new laws, owning 5 guns or more makes you a Militia. I'm almost there. I would be, but pellet guns don't count.

6. I made it past the age of 30, without dying or landing in prison. And that, is an achievement that I once thought I'd never accomplish.

7. I started working on the Scout to bring it back to life. It's still midway through the first round of surgery, but hey, at least I'm making some progress. I hope to bring it back to life in a way that it will last several generations. It belonged to my Grandfather, and along with my microwave, it's what I have that previously belonged to him that I can preserve and pass down the family tree. Most people look at it as a piece of junk, I see it as an heirloom.

I know, it's a short list. But hey, that many good things happening for me in just a few months is awesome. Besides, I could have used this space and time pissing and moaning about trivial stuff like I normally do. Actually, that reminds me, I read this article last night that just set my teeth on edge. It's was about....

Nah, I'll just stop while I'm behind...

I'm done, Goodnight.....

-B- 

Curiosity killed the cat....

Most people know me as a guy who isn't religiously tied down. In fact I view religion as a crutch for people who can't bear the though of knowing that you are alone in this world. They always have to believe at least Jesus is backing them up, and supporting them, if no one else will. And I also believe that religion is most likely the sole cause for most of the problems in the world today. All the different sects saying "God said I have to do this" or "God said I should kill you for your beliefs." Or even the whole bit about "God said I should wage a war against you and kill everyone who doesn't believe what I do." Pardon my language, but it's all bullshit. From what I've learned, most religions believe in one god. And this god created man in his image. He put one man and one woman on this planet, and everyone alive today is a descendant of them. So, basically, no matter what your interpretation of his words may be, if you choose to fight people who think differently, you're basically fighting or killing your extended family. And pretty much every religious sect preaches about putting your family first.

In my opinion, fighting for your religion, against some other religious group, is only making your denomination look worse. All of this holy war bullshit is just a glorified version of "My dad can beat up your dad." When, in theory, both dads are the same guy, and he just wants them all to get along.   

My theory on the whole religion and God bit? I've been taught that we were created in God's image. But there is scientific proof of evolution. So if this whole "God's image" thing is true, he must be hunched over and really hairy. Besides, there's all kinds of proof that this world (Earth) is millions of years old, and mankind has only existed in the last 3rd of it. But, I will recant everything I've said if someone can show me proof of heaven or hell.

Blind faith is exactly that. Blind. People say you just have to have faith. I can have the utmost faith in the fact that I'll own a Ferrari by next Tuesday.  It won't happen, but the fact that I had faith, and truly believed it, should make it true. Not so. 

Either way, I'm done for tonight. Argue with me if you want, speak your mind, and I'll listen to all you have to say.

I'm out....

-B-