Lifeaholics Anonymous

I know lots of people who are anti-walmart.  They claim that they are evil, that they are the devil “incorporate”.   They denounce their anti-union practices and refuse to shop there.   Most of these same people dont have a problem shopping at K-Mart or Target tho.  If you spend 10 minutes on google, you’ll find that the latter two are guilty of the same crimes as Wal-Mart but to a lesser degree.    But Wal-Mart catches most of the flack from the media and general public.

Look at your outfit, your car, your coffee….everything we consume nowadays is  the product of some large corporation. And all large american corporations keep lots of dust swept under their well-paid legal staff’s rug.   Try googling “Starbucks + corrupt” or “Nike + corrupt” and you’ll see what I mean.  So what is exactly the deal breaker that makes Wal-Mart subject to boycott?

Today is September 11th, which has some personal significance to each of us.  To me it is a sad day not only because of the tragedies, but how much attention they acquire from us all.    In 2006 we are told that some 2,700+ people died in the towers’ collapse.  2900+ US soldiers have died in Iraq, and probably 20 times as many Iraqis.  Where is their memorial?  Where are their moments of silence.  check this site: http://icasualties.org/oif/

How about the people who’s lives who were so affected by our government that they would pull off such a sinister plot?  What are they thinking? Has our government made ANY effort at all try understand what they did to piss them off so?   How bad would things have to be before you would consider doing something like that?  I bet if these people (terrorists) had a booming economy, quality education and a steady food supply, they wouldnt be plotting ways to fly planes into buildings….or at least not on our soil.

I dont want to turn this post into a bush-bashing or make light of the terrorist attacks.  But it is a shame how the media influences peoples’ opinions in this country.  They thwart the larger, more convoluted problems by making us focus on the smaller, easier to understand problems. 

The only way to kill a zombie is to chop off its head. 

We’re not going to defeat terrorism or corporationism by devising new technologies or protesting.  Its going to happen by changing the way we Americans think and live, choosing our battles wisely, and maybe even voting.  

its easy to point at something and say its wrong

its tough to figure out whats caused it to be wrong and do something about it

Ok, its about that time for the FOOTBALL SEASON TO BEGIN!!! I figured I’d give my say on how I predict the NFL Season to play out. So here we go

AFC EAST

1. y- Miami Dolphins

2. New England Patriots

3. Buffalo Bills

4. NY Jets

AFC North

1. y - Cincinnati Bengals

2. x - Pittsburgh Steelers

3. x- Baltimore Ravens

4. Cleveland Browns

AFC South

1. y - Indianapolis Colts

2. Jacksonville Jags

3. Tennessee Titans

4. Houston Texans

AFC West

1. z - Denver Broncos

2. San Diego Chargers

3. Kansas City Chiefs

4. Oakland Raiders

NFC East

1. z - New York Giants

2. x - Dallas Cowboys

3. Philadelphia Eagles

4. Washington Redskins

NFC North

1. y - Chicago Bears

2. Minnesota Vikings

3. Green Bay Packers

4. Detroit Lions

NFC South

1. y - Carolina Panthers

2. x - Tampa Bay Bucs

3. Atlanta Falcons

4. New Orleans Saints

NFC West

1. y - Seattle Seahawks

2. Arizona Cardinals

3. St. Louis Rams

4. San Fransisco 49er’s

NFL MVP: Eli Manning

Rookie of the Year offense: Matt Leinart

Rookie of the Year defense: Antonio Cromartie

NFC Championship Game: NY Giants def. Carolina Panthers

AFC Championship Game: Denver Broncos def. Miami Dolphins

Super Bowl: NY Giants def Denver Broncos

z - Homefield in playoffs

y - division winner

x - wild card

So I’m in the gas station the other day and all of the sudden I hear this voice go: “How do you like that Kompressor?”    I look all around trying to find the person who I’m talking to  but cant.  So I figure, maybe pschitzophrenia is finally setting in and i reply “Its tight, i drive the shit out of it.” The then voice replies ” what you got in that thing a four banger or a six banger”.   Now detecting the location of the voice I look around the gas pump to see a servicemen over there (I guess thats how those people communicate).  So then we start talking about benzes and some rich dude who always drives his “twelve banger” into the station.  

I’ve heard from a few experienced surfers that a big part of going professional is being able to judge not just the wave thats in front of you, but picking the best wave out of the set.  They say that you can only do so much on anyone wave, so the selection you take in a heat is critical.  And generally the first in the set is never the best.  But neither is the last so you cant just wait.

Decision making in life is just plain difficult.  When presented with a set of options, how do you make a choice? And once you’ve made that choice, how do you know that you made the right one?   I dont think that you can ever have a definitive answer to either of those questions.    But you can use the tools that you have to make the most educated choice, and then deal with the outcome.

One key that I’ve learned to help in decision making and have a hell of a time implementing is - PATIENCE.  Staying cool and evaluating the entirety of the situation.  If you can do that and apply your experience, you can be fairly certain that you made the best decision you could have at the time.

I just found myself where I was torn in two directions at once and had to make a snap judgement.  I went with what seemed quick and easy, when I knew that I should have gone with the other choice, and it was because of impatients.   Thats what I’m disappointed in, not the outcome of the situation.