Wasted Thoughts from a sober mind

Dr. Salmon, I wanted to post a little response to your last post. I agree mostly with what you've got to say, but I think its worth taking a look at a little more deeper. Afterall, as of 2:38am, we've had 111 visitors to the blog. Some had stayed for more than 15 seconds, and its time we gave them their money's worth.

I've thought alot lately about what kind of direction I'm heading in, where I'm going, and what I'll do when I get there. You're right, the day you're born into this world, is the day you start dying. Its kind of a sick view on reality, but true nonetheless. Sometimes I ask myself questions like, why are we here? What's the point to all of this? Those are the kind of questions that can leave a man pondering for hours. But I think the truth of the matter is that the reason and purpose we are on this earth is to leave it just a little bit better than we found it. If we can live our lives treating others how we'd like to be treated, well then I'd say that the good Lord will have a few nice things to say about us once we leave our celestial bodies. And really, I think that this is the simpilist ways we can comprehend our existence within the earth plane.

One thing I've noticed about a good friendship is that its pretty darn hard to get rid of. In other words, if you find a person that you relate to, share and bond with, then its darn near impossible to terminate it, short of sleeping with your friend's wife...But I'll be willing to bet that there's plenty of friends out there that would be willing to hand their wife over to their friend, just so they could get a couple of good night's sleep....But really, that's kind of beside the point I'm trying to get at.

It is true, however, that a good friend will be with you no matter what, through thick and thin. Sunshiny days as well as cloudy ones. Possibly a dry drizzle or two. And yes, there will be times when a good friend will disappoint you, but afterall we all are flawed human beings.

The family dynamic is a bit different. Afterall they're really the friends that you didn't choose. But I think the bond is still the same. Family has the ability to disappoint just as the friend can, the difference is you're forced to spend Thanksgiving and Christmas with them. If you don't, well then Mom will be pissed. And God knows, we don't wanna piss Mom off.

I consider myself a relatively private person. I don't express myself particularly well through face-to-face interaction. This is not to say that I'm a reclusive hermit by any means, its just that sometimes I feel uncomfortable dealing with people that are outside of my comfort zone. Does this make me a flawed human being? Well, no I don't really think so...But of course, a potential career in sales might be out the window! ha!

But this is why I think that this forum of blogging is so appealing to me. It allows both me and you Dr. Salmon, to interact with each other, maybe share a couple of our 'off the wall' ideas to a few people, and maybe forge a couple of relationships with some other people that we wouldn't normally interact with all along the way.

The Internet is a unique medium, insofar as it allows us to truly be ourselves. No matter how sick one's mind works, its a place where we can go to get away from it all. And there's just something endearing about that to me. Salmon, I've known you now for going on 11 years and I'd have to say that I know you pretty well.

Alot of things we agree upon, and yet there are still alot of things we don't. That's what makes this blog a cool place to express each other's ideas and opinions. I consider this blog to be a place where anything and everything goes. I have no qualms about anything, and I know you don't either. If somebody out there wants to say that I'm a cocksucker. Well then I say go for it! At least you say what's on your mind, and I actually like the cruel reality of the situation. This world is filled with kiss asses, and suck-ups, and corporate drones that are afraid of pissing off the wrong person, and I feel like this blog is a place where I can be myself, without any consequence. To me, the only real consequence of not speaking your mind is the horrible feeling you get within the pit of your belly when you know you aren't being true to yourself.

Anyways, this is just a couple of wasted thoughts, from a guy just like any other guy out there in their mid-20's trying to find their way in the world. I would encourage anybody who reads this to give us a shout out, and tell us what's on your mind. Give us the gory details...As Fraiser would say, "The doctor is in!"