While The Writing of Roddy doesn't sound like the most imaginative title for a new Facebook page, that's the name I chose.
Just a couple days or so before the time of this writing, I created this page while I was sitting in a truck stop in Indianapolis. I wanted to do yet a bit more in my endless quest to make the world aware of my work, and I have known for quite some time that placing anything on my regular Facebook page is largely a waste of time. After all, those there who might be interested have long ago checked out what they might desire to see. Aside from that, it's been hard to reach any new audience.
I have tried with some things. I have disseminated post cards created to advertise my writing, but I saw no results from that, either.
But here's the thing that will be different about this new page. Here, I won't simply be shamelessly plugging work and attempting to peddle what's there to sell. Rather, this page will focus on writing, writing issues, writing examples and excerpts, some basic writing lessons (grammar and usage, for example), and then the occasional rant and such. I will surely place the occasional article there, including new ones and sometimes some of the old ones, provided they're relevant.
I don't want the page to be something boring as all get-out and quickly looked past simply because, there it is, that asshole plugging his shit again. No, this will be more about providing food for thought and something truly interesting to check out with each and every post.
Yes, yes, the occasional post might include the website or some other thing, but this will not just be about cheesy advertisements. Instead, I want it to be about the writing as well as those reading the posts. At this moment, I have a mere 7 Likes for the page, but would like to boost those numbers significantly. In fact, if anyone knows a good and clever way to get the word out and achieve more of those Likes, you'll quickly get my attention. I have seen I could pay for an ad, but that could be quite expensive. I would like to do it and I think it could prove to be a good idea, but the $$$ just isn't there right now.
Part of my goal is to offer posts that would catch the eye and the attention of the reader, and then prompt some food for thought. Here and there, I'll post excerpts from stories and so forth. I might plug another writer's work or site. Overall, I want everyone who reads those posts to think, yeah, I'm glad I check that out.
I also would like to be more than open to the readers and subscribers, absorbing any advice about what you gentle readers would like to see posted there. Humorous anecdotes? Political rants? Conspiracy theories? Regardless of what it is, I want it to be good writing, about good writing, referring to good writing, or a celebration of good writing.
So please, feel free to get involved and let me know what you think. And please, help me achieve as many Likes as we can on this thing. I would love to see the Likes reach four figures!
Wow! Could you just imagine that?
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Truck Driving as a Job
While I cannot say this is actually a job, I can say it can be a decent living. I say it is not a job because it's more of a lifestyle rather than a job. When you have a job, you go home after your shift. But being a truck driver means you really don't know when you'll be back home after you hit the road.
The work is not that hard and can be downright enjoyable, and the pay is decent compared to some other blue collar careers, but there is something that must change in this industry if things are going to improve for everyone. I say everyone because everyone is suffering due to certain issues plaguing the industry. When I say everyone, I mean everyone.
The turnover in the Transportation Industry is enormous, but this is not due to the overwhelming labor or the horrible conditions. The truth is that most trucking companies are largely the same, regardless of the name on the side of the truck. The bigger cause of the turnover is a large percentage of drivers seeking a company or environment where they won't be treated like the world's doormat or two-footed sled dogs. If there is a unique aspect to this industry I have found that surely must be leaking from the edges of the Twilight Zone, it is that so many people despise truck drivers. This is particularly true within the industry itself. If one is in Transportation but in a non-driving position, the driver is so beneath their contempt that one would wonder how they stand coming to work everyday.
I can say some drivers lend to the problem. Many can be intentionally ignorant and combative, and many demonstrate no patience with anything. But then, these two issues are likely causing one another. Another thing is that the driver does come across as someone who does what he does because he fits into nothing else, although this is truly a fallacy.
Most drivers come into this from other industries, lured by the notion of a free and adventurous lifestyle. Many grew up in it and know little else while some are shanghaied by the foolish ads placed by some companies, often indicating this is so much fun, respected, and pays a mint. How ironic that many of these same companies gladly treat drivers like, well, sled dogs and are more than happy to ensure of their misery.
The turnover causes extraordinary costs within Transportation, and these costs are past on to the consumers via greater hikes in freight expense. Further, the quality of the driver is diminishing because good and decent, intelligent people escape from the industry regularly after recognizing that the potential to be treated like something other than a moronic criminal is akin to winning the lottery.
It isn't that there are no jobs where one can find decent treatment and not be leered at with a tinge of disgust, but they're becoming increasingly rare. One way to go, if one can afford it, is to become an Owner/Operator (O/O) and drive for a company at their discretion, or to drive for themselves and operate the truck like a small business. But to obtain a tractor can cost near to six figures, and if one is going to drive for themselves, the trailer is also a significant expense, not to mention all the costs and fees like insurance and on and on. Some companies come well recommended by drivers because of the environment and conditions, but getting in there requires some patience on a long waiting list.
Hey, if they're constantly hiring drivers, they likely suck to work for, and it's usually just that simple.
The problem isn't just directly within the industry, either. I have seen countless drivers express a loss of patience with the way they're treated at shipping and receiving locations. It seems the policy of numerous well-known companies that arriving drivers are to be treated rudely and as though they're there on some prison work-release program for dumbass sub-human freaks. First of all, this is simply unnecessary, and it lends only to creating greater difficulty.
It isn't everyone, though, and there are shippers and receivers I have enjoyed returning to time and again because the people there are decent and actually enjoyable to be around. But every driver has a place they refuse to return to because of unacceptable BS on the part of some jerk who is a jerk just to be a jerk.
I have been to these places and often talked to people who used to be drivers but got out of trucking because of the issues I have mentioned. They have stated, time and again, that because they are not retarded criminals, they won't work in an industry where everyone in the so-called entry-level position is treated as such.
I completely understand, although Driver is not an entry-level position. There is no ladder of opportunity other than lead driver or driver/trainer. There are two sorts of positions- Driver and Driver Support. Within Driver Support there may be an aspect of potential in promotion, but those in Driver Support are completely foreign to those in Driver positions. The division between these two positions is vast.
Do I have any potential recommendations or possible solutions? None that are realistic. Unfortunately, this is likely an issue of human limitation, not unlike other ignorances and evils. We know Human Trafficking is a heinous crime, but most of humanity is directly involved and those that aren't just don't care. Those that do are so limited in their ability to help that their efforts are almost pointless. So, to see improvements in this industry and an environment where drivers are treated like someone valid doing a valid job on a broad scale is simply is too fantastic to brood upon.
If you drive for a profession, recognize within yourself who and what you are; don't concern yourself with the opinions of those who will not and have never done your job. Hey, that asinine office drone who sneers at your kind couldn't negotiate the truck out of the lot, and they likely couldn't tell you what to do with that big yellow button. Dismiss them and enjoy your life for the sake of it. There is nothing wrong with any honest job, even the jobs done by those who look down on you. The issue isn't job-related; it's just a poor limitation of our kind.
The work is not that hard and can be downright enjoyable, and the pay is decent compared to some other blue collar careers, but there is something that must change in this industry if things are going to improve for everyone. I say everyone because everyone is suffering due to certain issues plaguing the industry. When I say everyone, I mean everyone.
The turnover in the Transportation Industry is enormous, but this is not due to the overwhelming labor or the horrible conditions. The truth is that most trucking companies are largely the same, regardless of the name on the side of the truck. The bigger cause of the turnover is a large percentage of drivers seeking a company or environment where they won't be treated like the world's doormat or two-footed sled dogs. If there is a unique aspect to this industry I have found that surely must be leaking from the edges of the Twilight Zone, it is that so many people despise truck drivers. This is particularly true within the industry itself. If one is in Transportation but in a non-driving position, the driver is so beneath their contempt that one would wonder how they stand coming to work everyday.
I can say some drivers lend to the problem. Many can be intentionally ignorant and combative, and many demonstrate no patience with anything. But then, these two issues are likely causing one another. Another thing is that the driver does come across as someone who does what he does because he fits into nothing else, although this is truly a fallacy.
Most drivers come into this from other industries, lured by the notion of a free and adventurous lifestyle. Many grew up in it and know little else while some are shanghaied by the foolish ads placed by some companies, often indicating this is so much fun, respected, and pays a mint. How ironic that many of these same companies gladly treat drivers like, well, sled dogs and are more than happy to ensure of their misery.
The turnover causes extraordinary costs within Transportation, and these costs are past on to the consumers via greater hikes in freight expense. Further, the quality of the driver is diminishing because good and decent, intelligent people escape from the industry regularly after recognizing that the potential to be treated like something other than a moronic criminal is akin to winning the lottery.
It isn't that there are no jobs where one can find decent treatment and not be leered at with a tinge of disgust, but they're becoming increasingly rare. One way to go, if one can afford it, is to become an Owner/Operator (O/O) and drive for a company at their discretion, or to drive for themselves and operate the truck like a small business. But to obtain a tractor can cost near to six figures, and if one is going to drive for themselves, the trailer is also a significant expense, not to mention all the costs and fees like insurance and on and on. Some companies come well recommended by drivers because of the environment and conditions, but getting in there requires some patience on a long waiting list.
Hey, if they're constantly hiring drivers, they likely suck to work for, and it's usually just that simple.
The problem isn't just directly within the industry, either. I have seen countless drivers express a loss of patience with the way they're treated at shipping and receiving locations. It seems the policy of numerous well-known companies that arriving drivers are to be treated rudely and as though they're there on some prison work-release program for dumbass sub-human freaks. First of all, this is simply unnecessary, and it lends only to creating greater difficulty.
It isn't everyone, though, and there are shippers and receivers I have enjoyed returning to time and again because the people there are decent and actually enjoyable to be around. But every driver has a place they refuse to return to because of unacceptable BS on the part of some jerk who is a jerk just to be a jerk.
I have been to these places and often talked to people who used to be drivers but got out of trucking because of the issues I have mentioned. They have stated, time and again, that because they are not retarded criminals, they won't work in an industry where everyone in the so-called entry-level position is treated as such.
I completely understand, although Driver is not an entry-level position. There is no ladder of opportunity other than lead driver or driver/trainer. There are two sorts of positions- Driver and Driver Support. Within Driver Support there may be an aspect of potential in promotion, but those in Driver Support are completely foreign to those in Driver positions. The division between these two positions is vast.
Do I have any potential recommendations or possible solutions? None that are realistic. Unfortunately, this is likely an issue of human limitation, not unlike other ignorances and evils. We know Human Trafficking is a heinous crime, but most of humanity is directly involved and those that aren't just don't care. Those that do are so limited in their ability to help that their efforts are almost pointless. So, to see improvements in this industry and an environment where drivers are treated like someone valid doing a valid job on a broad scale is simply is too fantastic to brood upon.
If you drive for a profession, recognize within yourself who and what you are; don't concern yourself with the opinions of those who will not and have never done your job. Hey, that asinine office drone who sneers at your kind couldn't negotiate the truck out of the lot, and they likely couldn't tell you what to do with that big yellow button. Dismiss them and enjoy your life for the sake of it. There is nothing wrong with any honest job, even the jobs done by those who look down on you. The issue isn't job-related; it's just a poor limitation of our kind.
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Nothing Unnatural & the Future of Us
Is it not more than fair to assume that we are at a point in time when the future of all humanity is directly at stake? Not only the future of all humanity, but perhaps the life existing on this planet. Is it not fair to claim the existence of what might be the only life existing in the universe is in great peril? This writer claims we are right on that cusp.
To begin with where I am coming from with this, it needs to be indicated I believe there is no such thing as the unnatural or supernatural. Now, where I am going with that is not a claim there is nothing existing that is claimed to be of these categories; if there are truly such things as ghosts, goblins, Sasquatch, UFOs, Nessie, alternate realities, Martians, numerous dimensions, and so forth, then these things are entirely natural. If it exists, it is a natural occurrence, consequence, and aspect of nature. Okay, let's move on.
It is nothing except arrogance and ignorance to assume humanity is separate from the realities and actualities of Nature. It is also extraordinarily ignorant for anyone to assume we have a firm grasp on what is the nature of Nature or the Laws of the Universe. Sure, we're getting there and science has made discoveries and uncovered truths hitherto never imagined, but there's no way to assume how far along the spectrum of truth we've come along. There's no way to know how much there is to know, so how could we assume we're (insert progress here) along on the line.
Look, we just cannot do that. So, how does this affect the future of us as a species? If there's one amazing aspect of reality and Nature that humanity refuses to acknowledge, it is humanity's place in the mix. So, where are we then? We're still separated by cultures, religious lines, belief systems, aspects of prehistoric tendencies (bloodlust, aggression, control, slavery, conquest, power over those deemed lesser, etc.) and issues of economic demand, and that is far from all, so one must recognize our progress into an age and time when we can truly pursue the future of humanity is far beyond our reach.
Our religious beliefs alone just might drive us into the dust of extinction. Now, I am not saying religion is a factor of ignorance or off-thinking; I am quite a believer in the place and existence of a Supreme Consciousness. But I cannot claim any faith as to what this is, so those who do (the Islamic faiths are horribly guilty of this) believe their way is the only way and all others must be destroyed because your god demands it (have him take the podium, there buddy), I state you are impeding the future of life on this planet. Islamic Extremism is one of today's most significant threats to the future of Life in itself because they demand to see their vision of the truth exercised and no others, yet they refuse to explain the inherent ignorance of their faith. Hey, follower of the Muslim faith, could you explain to me why you believe your god wants you to commit heinous violence in his name (although he is of supreme power, right?) but he can't handle the job? Further, if you think he is all-perfect and right on with everything and your so-called prophets know all to be judged, then why is your god constantly screwing up and placing one clitoris after the next on your females, just so you have to go through the irritable trouble of cruelly hacking them off, each and every time? One would think your clever and all-knowing god would catch on and stop putting those there, huh? I mean, has there been even one case when one of those evil things has not shown up, right there in the crotch of the gender you despise?
Just saying, dude. Don't get all worked up.
No religion has all the answers to our future in the universe. But religion, all religion, has a place in the formulation of the moral and just thinking of the humanity pursuing a future, as long as it doesn't go haywire.
Perhaps there is the test.
Science is rather aware that just about 99% of all life that has existed on this planet has gone extinct. Life started way back when, about 3 billion years ago or so, and has changed quite a bit over time. We know these things because nature wants us to know them. We also know most of it has gone away, never to return. We know evolutionary processes rid existence of the old to make way for the new and improved. I know some do not believe in this process, but one must claim the evidence is there, even if we should claim we don't have an exact understanding of what it means, hence the theory of evolution.
We are facing a test (likely, we always have been) that is placing us before judgment to determine where we're going from here. Approximately 65 million years ago, nature created a significant paradigm shift on this planet; it brought forth the possibility for a particular species to develop a degree of sentience and curiosity of what is going on around it. Your author believes this occurred because the dynamic nature of this planet and, in fact, the universe, cannot be trusted to be calm enough not to annihilate everything on a regular basis. We know seasonal factors affect regions of the planet, so certain species must migrate and adapt in order to survive.
Well, because past mass extinctions have shown a near complete annihilation of all life, Nature compelled our species (out of choice or dumb luck) to develop a sense of intelligence and ability to offer the potential to migrate from this planet before it is destroyed, allowing life to flourish even when life can no longer flourish here on this planet. In short, I am saying we have evolved our intelligence and ability with technology as a natural thing, so the future of us and life of this planet can have a chance beyond just the viability of the planet.
But there are a few wrinkles.
Humanity isn't known to be the sweetest of creatures. We prey on our own kind so prolifically that even today, we enslave our own just for profit and pleasure. Today, more than 27 million people on an annual basis are victims of Human Trafficking, forced prostitution, organ farming, and other aspects of evil. If this isn't bad enough, these issues continue to flourish because our kind really just doesn't care enough to do anything about it. Well, there are those concerned, but one would think our species as a whole would want better. But because the existence of these issues is there, we cannot claim to want anything other than the status quo.
Further, we still sell our entire existence to our political leadership. It once looked as though humanity would view political leadership as a place of service for the common good, but no, this is not the case. Even today, so much of a modern world has made a demigod of Obama, who is nothing more than a clever manipulator of the common thought. He's nothing new, but a portent of what can be so dangerous. Further, it is not a feather in our cap to demonstrate our demand to allow one individual the determination of the fate of nations, particularly when we know they seek little more than conquest and mayhem. We have seen the power and destruction of dictators and...loved every second of it.
Today, we allow pathetic officials of government (people who can accomplish nothing more than widespread lies they don't intend to honor) to tell us we cannot handle our own lives because we didn't find our way to power through widespread lies. This is simply batshit (guano nutso, for the family friendly version) of epic proportions. Yes, we actually allow people to control the destiny and future of our world and kind solely through their prism of narcissism and personal satiation. Humanity witnessed incredible tragedy through these prisms, such as mass killings, war of unprecedented violence, starvation, genocide on broad scales, blatant theft on the part of despots only for their own benefit, yet we cannot stand to not continue to do this. We just cannot stand to not sell our species to someone we know lied to gain our favor.
So, where are we going? If we do not grasp a firm understanding of what it is we seek as a species for the future of, well, us and everything, then we are doomed. If we do not adapt and overcome the obstacles keeping us from achieving a high state of sentience and civilization, then these obstacles will hold us fast while the reaches of extinction creep up from behind us. If this happens, the reaches of extinction will escalate. If we cannot show our worthiness to move ahead and truly achieve a place in the scheme of things, then we will have to be dealt with, and we are seeing this. If we cannot move our kind forward, we will hold our kind back. We will do so through enslavement, control, domination, force, and culling until such a time comes that Nature will claim us as the next failure in a long line of failures, only to look to another species in the hope that one can carry the baton forward.
But we can see it, and that's the key. We are privy to a conscious course and decision, whereas the dinosaurs were not given a choice. The asteroids rained down and destroyed their world whether they liked it or not, but we can see ways to prevent such catastrophe. But the thing is, we evolved from a rather brutal and bloodthirsty thing, which means that if we want to be better, than we have to be better.
Earlier, I claimed all life on this planet is at stake, and it could be true. If we fail to achieve our potential, all life on this planet could be lost to natural catastrophe, while if we do achieve greatness, we could possibly save this planet. Is it not amazing that we speak of ways to deflect oncoming rocks from space that could devastate this world when the dinosaurs were utterly oblivious to the threat? That is progress, evolution, and a significant improvement. But we still have people who claim space exploration and such sciences are a waste of money. Money? Money is just a game of our kind, but too many claim our kind exists for the benefit of money. Right there is something requiring a significant upgrade if we're to achieve genuine greatness.
I could go on and on through this blog post, but I have written articles prior to this that support my position here. Just from a monetary concern along with our penchant for money worship, check this article out. But that isn't the only one of this sort of concern. This article also lends to why we must change our erroneous ways or face the obvious peril. And these ones are based solely on economic issues.
I wrote this article with the intent of shedding light on an issue few choose to recognize, but falls in line with the subject covered in this post. Now granted, much of what I am saying here is said in the article, but coming from a slightly different moment in time. The two posts support one another. But going back to our demand to rely solely on money, this article demonstrates why we need to rethink this. But all is not lost, as I have offered some food for thought in The Dryer Plan, which deserves contemplation.
Now, I am not placing my perspectives on the table as the ones surely to lead humanity to a secure future while all other ideas are hogwash. The lunatics are doing that, not me. But I offer my perspectives as something to chew on, to consider, to look at with a freshness rather than the old and worn out notions of listening to the politically corrupt.
Hey, humanity. I am just a guy and merely mortal. I have surely gone over the hill and likely have maybe twenty years left, give or take. If humanity survives or suffers extinction will not be known by me (at least I hope not, but I did survive 12/21/12), but I would hope to see it make it through. I have put in my two cents, and they don't demand you give up your liberty, intelligence, freedom, common sense, children, humanity, decency, compassion, and/or higher hopes for a better tomorrow. Can your political leaders (or freaks like Gore) make such claims?
To begin with where I am coming from with this, it needs to be indicated I believe there is no such thing as the unnatural or supernatural. Now, where I am going with that is not a claim there is nothing existing that is claimed to be of these categories; if there are truly such things as ghosts, goblins, Sasquatch, UFOs, Nessie, alternate realities, Martians, numerous dimensions, and so forth, then these things are entirely natural. If it exists, it is a natural occurrence, consequence, and aspect of nature. Okay, let's move on.
It is nothing except arrogance and ignorance to assume humanity is separate from the realities and actualities of Nature. It is also extraordinarily ignorant for anyone to assume we have a firm grasp on what is the nature of Nature or the Laws of the Universe. Sure, we're getting there and science has made discoveries and uncovered truths hitherto never imagined, but there's no way to assume how far along the spectrum of truth we've come along. There's no way to know how much there is to know, so how could we assume we're (insert progress here) along on the line.
Look, we just cannot do that. So, how does this affect the future of us as a species? If there's one amazing aspect of reality and Nature that humanity refuses to acknowledge, it is humanity's place in the mix. So, where are we then? We're still separated by cultures, religious lines, belief systems, aspects of prehistoric tendencies (bloodlust, aggression, control, slavery, conquest, power over those deemed lesser, etc.) and issues of economic demand, and that is far from all, so one must recognize our progress into an age and time when we can truly pursue the future of humanity is far beyond our reach.
Our religious beliefs alone just might drive us into the dust of extinction. Now, I am not saying religion is a factor of ignorance or off-thinking; I am quite a believer in the place and existence of a Supreme Consciousness. But I cannot claim any faith as to what this is, so those who do (the Islamic faiths are horribly guilty of this) believe their way is the only way and all others must be destroyed because your god demands it (have him take the podium, there buddy), I state you are impeding the future of life on this planet. Islamic Extremism is one of today's most significant threats to the future of Life in itself because they demand to see their vision of the truth exercised and no others, yet they refuse to explain the inherent ignorance of their faith. Hey, follower of the Muslim faith, could you explain to me why you believe your god wants you to commit heinous violence in his name (although he is of supreme power, right?) but he can't handle the job? Further, if you think he is all-perfect and right on with everything and your so-called prophets know all to be judged, then why is your god constantly screwing up and placing one clitoris after the next on your females, just so you have to go through the irritable trouble of cruelly hacking them off, each and every time? One would think your clever and all-knowing god would catch on and stop putting those there, huh? I mean, has there been even one case when one of those evil things has not shown up, right there in the crotch of the gender you despise?
Just saying, dude. Don't get all worked up.
No religion has all the answers to our future in the universe. But religion, all religion, has a place in the formulation of the moral and just thinking of the humanity pursuing a future, as long as it doesn't go haywire.
Perhaps there is the test.
Science is rather aware that just about 99% of all life that has existed on this planet has gone extinct. Life started way back when, about 3 billion years ago or so, and has changed quite a bit over time. We know these things because nature wants us to know them. We also know most of it has gone away, never to return. We know evolutionary processes rid existence of the old to make way for the new and improved. I know some do not believe in this process, but one must claim the evidence is there, even if we should claim we don't have an exact understanding of what it means, hence the theory of evolution.
We are facing a test (likely, we always have been) that is placing us before judgment to determine where we're going from here. Approximately 65 million years ago, nature created a significant paradigm shift on this planet; it brought forth the possibility for a particular species to develop a degree of sentience and curiosity of what is going on around it. Your author believes this occurred because the dynamic nature of this planet and, in fact, the universe, cannot be trusted to be calm enough not to annihilate everything on a regular basis. We know seasonal factors affect regions of the planet, so certain species must migrate and adapt in order to survive.
Well, because past mass extinctions have shown a near complete annihilation of all life, Nature compelled our species (out of choice or dumb luck) to develop a sense of intelligence and ability to offer the potential to migrate from this planet before it is destroyed, allowing life to flourish even when life can no longer flourish here on this planet. In short, I am saying we have evolved our intelligence and ability with technology as a natural thing, so the future of us and life of this planet can have a chance beyond just the viability of the planet.
But there are a few wrinkles.
Humanity isn't known to be the sweetest of creatures. We prey on our own kind so prolifically that even today, we enslave our own just for profit and pleasure. Today, more than 27 million people on an annual basis are victims of Human Trafficking, forced prostitution, organ farming, and other aspects of evil. If this isn't bad enough, these issues continue to flourish because our kind really just doesn't care enough to do anything about it. Well, there are those concerned, but one would think our species as a whole would want better. But because the existence of these issues is there, we cannot claim to want anything other than the status quo.
Further, we still sell our entire existence to our political leadership. It once looked as though humanity would view political leadership as a place of service for the common good, but no, this is not the case. Even today, so much of a modern world has made a demigod of Obama, who is nothing more than a clever manipulator of the common thought. He's nothing new, but a portent of what can be so dangerous. Further, it is not a feather in our cap to demonstrate our demand to allow one individual the determination of the fate of nations, particularly when we know they seek little more than conquest and mayhem. We have seen the power and destruction of dictators and...loved every second of it.
Today, we allow pathetic officials of government (people who can accomplish nothing more than widespread lies they don't intend to honor) to tell us we cannot handle our own lives because we didn't find our way to power through widespread lies. This is simply batshit (guano nutso, for the family friendly version) of epic proportions. Yes, we actually allow people to control the destiny and future of our world and kind solely through their prism of narcissism and personal satiation. Humanity witnessed incredible tragedy through these prisms, such as mass killings, war of unprecedented violence, starvation, genocide on broad scales, blatant theft on the part of despots only for their own benefit, yet we cannot stand to not continue to do this. We just cannot stand to not sell our species to someone we know lied to gain our favor.
So, where are we going? If we do not grasp a firm understanding of what it is we seek as a species for the future of, well, us and everything, then we are doomed. If we do not adapt and overcome the obstacles keeping us from achieving a high state of sentience and civilization, then these obstacles will hold us fast while the reaches of extinction creep up from behind us. If this happens, the reaches of extinction will escalate. If we cannot show our worthiness to move ahead and truly achieve a place in the scheme of things, then we will have to be dealt with, and we are seeing this. If we cannot move our kind forward, we will hold our kind back. We will do so through enslavement, control, domination, force, and culling until such a time comes that Nature will claim us as the next failure in a long line of failures, only to look to another species in the hope that one can carry the baton forward.
But we can see it, and that's the key. We are privy to a conscious course and decision, whereas the dinosaurs were not given a choice. The asteroids rained down and destroyed their world whether they liked it or not, but we can see ways to prevent such catastrophe. But the thing is, we evolved from a rather brutal and bloodthirsty thing, which means that if we want to be better, than we have to be better.
Earlier, I claimed all life on this planet is at stake, and it could be true. If we fail to achieve our potential, all life on this planet could be lost to natural catastrophe, while if we do achieve greatness, we could possibly save this planet. Is it not amazing that we speak of ways to deflect oncoming rocks from space that could devastate this world when the dinosaurs were utterly oblivious to the threat? That is progress, evolution, and a significant improvement. But we still have people who claim space exploration and such sciences are a waste of money. Money? Money is just a game of our kind, but too many claim our kind exists for the benefit of money. Right there is something requiring a significant upgrade if we're to achieve genuine greatness.
I could go on and on through this blog post, but I have written articles prior to this that support my position here. Just from a monetary concern along with our penchant for money worship, check this article out. But that isn't the only one of this sort of concern. This article also lends to why we must change our erroneous ways or face the obvious peril. And these ones are based solely on economic issues.
I wrote this article with the intent of shedding light on an issue few choose to recognize, but falls in line with the subject covered in this post. Now granted, much of what I am saying here is said in the article, but coming from a slightly different moment in time. The two posts support one another. But going back to our demand to rely solely on money, this article demonstrates why we need to rethink this. But all is not lost, as I have offered some food for thought in The Dryer Plan, which deserves contemplation.
Now, I am not placing my perspectives on the table as the ones surely to lead humanity to a secure future while all other ideas are hogwash. The lunatics are doing that, not me. But I offer my perspectives as something to chew on, to consider, to look at with a freshness rather than the old and worn out notions of listening to the politically corrupt.
Hey, humanity. I am just a guy and merely mortal. I have surely gone over the hill and likely have maybe twenty years left, give or take. If humanity survives or suffers extinction will not be known by me (at least I hope not, but I did survive 12/21/12), but I would hope to see it make it through. I have put in my two cents, and they don't demand you give up your liberty, intelligence, freedom, common sense, children, humanity, decency, compassion, and/or higher hopes for a better tomorrow. Can your political leaders (or freaks like Gore) make such claims?
Friday, February 1, 2013
So, I Have this Website...
It was recently I just completed and placed online my website. I think this is still a work in the making, as I have a few more things I would like to tweak there before I say it is all done. But then, it has just about everything I'm looking for in a website for me. Just go to click right here to see the website and you'll see what I mean.
I wanted to be able to include the books I have written (the four novels, including the short story collection) as well as links to a couple of places where I have placed online articles. There are more out there, but these links are good enough for where I am working now.
I placed a spot detailing why and how I write, but I am contemplating changing this to something else. What that might be, I haven't decided yet (thus, how this is a work in the making), but what's there is good enough for the moment. Then, there's a spot one can use to contact me, which is nice, I suppose.
This was free to create, done through www.wix.com. I could upgrade sometime in the future so it doesn't read all over the site that this is a free site done through them, but we need to see if we can make this do what websites are supposed to do.
You see, the primary purpose of the website is to get the word out to the world that Roddy, this guy who does this writing, has a site one can access in order to access his writing. A website, they say, is sort of like a party invitation. If you throw a party and not tell anyone, it might get rather boring fast. So it is with writers. If they write this stuff and don't let anyone know, then nobody will read it.
You see how that works? Invite Nobody and Nobody shows up. Wow, but that's clever.
I have seen some other writers gain a good amount of attention through having a website, so I assumed it was about time I jumped on the bandwagon. I was going to do so a long time ago, but only recently has it became so inexpensive and simple to do so. It wasn't that long ago that a site could cost one a hundred bucks or more a month, or look a lot cheaper if they came cheaper. But now that everyone has one, the costs have come down and it's rather easy to put together something that looks quite nice. Sort of like this blog.
Hey, paying more than five bucks a month or so would have been money out the window. I haven't been making a mint at this, you know. Most of the people who know me won't even look at my writing, so, what's a guy to do?
But the site offers a way to get out of the neighborhood and to reach those who don't yet know me, which could be a blessing. If people just give the writing a chance and don't know the writer, the writing will actually have a chance. This would be particularly true if the site looks somewhat well done, and I think it looks okay compared to some I've seen.
So, for those who know me, check out the site just to see, and for those who don't, check out the writing for your benefit. I can say that at the time of this writing, there are only three works on this site that cost to see, and they're the three novels that, when in eBook, are only $1.99 each. That's under six bucks for four books and well over two hundred articles and blog posts, all of which are incredible in their own right. No, really, you'll be amazed!
So, go to Roddy's new website to get in on the fun.
I wanted to be able to include the books I have written (the four novels, including the short story collection) as well as links to a couple of places where I have placed online articles. There are more out there, but these links are good enough for where I am working now.
I placed a spot detailing why and how I write, but I am contemplating changing this to something else. What that might be, I haven't decided yet (thus, how this is a work in the making), but what's there is good enough for the moment. Then, there's a spot one can use to contact me, which is nice, I suppose.
This was free to create, done through www.wix.com. I could upgrade sometime in the future so it doesn't read all over the site that this is a free site done through them, but we need to see if we can make this do what websites are supposed to do.
You see, the primary purpose of the website is to get the word out to the world that Roddy, this guy who does this writing, has a site one can access in order to access his writing. A website, they say, is sort of like a party invitation. If you throw a party and not tell anyone, it might get rather boring fast. So it is with writers. If they write this stuff and don't let anyone know, then nobody will read it.
You see how that works? Invite Nobody and Nobody shows up. Wow, but that's clever.
I have seen some other writers gain a good amount of attention through having a website, so I assumed it was about time I jumped on the bandwagon. I was going to do so a long time ago, but only recently has it became so inexpensive and simple to do so. It wasn't that long ago that a site could cost one a hundred bucks or more a month, or look a lot cheaper if they came cheaper. But now that everyone has one, the costs have come down and it's rather easy to put together something that looks quite nice. Sort of like this blog.
Hey, paying more than five bucks a month or so would have been money out the window. I haven't been making a mint at this, you know. Most of the people who know me won't even look at my writing, so, what's a guy to do?
But the site offers a way to get out of the neighborhood and to reach those who don't yet know me, which could be a blessing. If people just give the writing a chance and don't know the writer, the writing will actually have a chance. This would be particularly true if the site looks somewhat well done, and I think it looks okay compared to some I've seen.
So, for those who know me, check out the site just to see, and for those who don't, check out the writing for your benefit. I can say that at the time of this writing, there are only three works on this site that cost to see, and they're the three novels that, when in eBook, are only $1.99 each. That's under six bucks for four books and well over two hundred articles and blog posts, all of which are incredible in their own right. No, really, you'll be amazed!
So, go to Roddy's new website to get in on the fun.
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