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The things in my head go ’round and ’round

This is my life. You can’t have it.

Archive for February 24th, 2008


Content

Published February 24th, 2008 in Comments, shameless self-promotion, writing | 4 Comments »

Content.  Interesting stuff.  What the hell do you come around here for?

I try to read a bunch of blogs every day.  Some having to do with the business of blogging, some having to do with peoples lives.  And in each one of the blogs I read, other than Post Secret I come across the same lament time and time again.

I don’t have anything to write about.  Help me out.  Send me suggestions as to what you want me to write about.

What the hell?

My problem is that I have way too much crap to write about.  Most of it is a variation on a theme, but that is what my life is about.  And I don’t expect any of the 3 people who come here to read this to have to chime in like some kind of creepy synchophant to tell me what they want me to write about.  That isn’t your job.  Your job is to read what interests you and move on.  Maybe you comment, which I would like to see more of, maybe you just think “Hmmmmm”, maybe you delete me from your reader.  But don’t think that I am ever going to beg you to help me organize the crap in my head.  First off, I would be terrified to actually let you in.  Visions of police, and mental health workers dance through most of my dreams.  Secondly, I wouldn’t have any idea of how to do it without sounding like I was begging.

Pleeeeeezzzzzze, help me figure out what to write about!!!

Not me.  Not how I roll.  Thank you for the ones who come here weekly to check in on how crazy I am becoming.  Thank you for the ones who have commented.  Please feel free to continue to comment, and for those of you who haven’t yet please do make  a comment if you can.  I promise not to bite.

And thanks for letting me get that off of my chest.  That has been niggling at my cerebral cortex for days.

Namaste.

The working poor

Published February 24th, 2008 in Insanity, Michigan | No Comments »

My home state of Michigan has one of the highest unemployment rates in the United States.  The states economy was built on the car industry.  Making cars, selling cars, and all of the items that go into the cars that they wanted you to buy.  My eldest brother works for a company that supplies to the car industry.  My middle brother was layed off from an industry supplier after having worked for them for 29+ years.  Isn’t that a kick in the pants?

With all of the down turns, and no real up turns in Michigan the number of working poor continues to climb.  As our economy has continued to turn from manufacturing economy to a service economy we have watched wages stagnate, and the cost of everything else sky rocket.  Rent goes up, utilities go up, fuel costs go up.   CEO’s make millions while the families of the employees that were layed off to make those millions struggle to get by.

Something is very, very wrong here.

Namaste.