Randomness

I am at work, but I am not being very productive today.  so I have decided to put down a quick post to pass some time while I take a short break from working and annoying those that work with me.  Today, I think I have been more productive in that vein than in real productive work.  I kid, I kid.  Today has been productive, just like every day. :)

As I have thought about things since my last post, quite a bit has happened.  The President has announced he is pulling troops out of Afganistan.  New York passed a law legalizing marriage between to people of the same gender.  The Casey Anthony Trial has captivated Florida and probably the nation.  We have seen debates between Republicans vying for the nomination.  We have seen doomsday scenarios related to teh debt ceiling.  We have seen Blagovich get convicted.  We have seen Ron Artest change his name to Metta World Peace (my favorite thing that has happend since my last post).  Interesting times.

I listened to the radio today and they were discussing why it appears the Republicans are focusing so much energy on social issues.  it seems to me they could gain some traction if they focused on economic or domestic issues that are clearly causing people angst.  Unemployment is not much better.  The real  estate market sucks, but, instead, the focus of much of teh rebpublican rhetoric is on gay marriage, I guess I don't get it.  I know that I am probably simplifying it quite a bit, but that seems to be much of the sound bites and headlines (I realize, of course, that forming an opinion on soundbites and headlines is likely one of the most uninformed ways to form said opinion).

In any event, these are clearly interesting times.  A lot is changing in our country and our world.  The question is where do we go from here?  where does the nation go?  where do the people go?  Where does teh world go?  In some ways, it is easy to be optimistic because people clearly still care for other people.  On the other hand, we are becoming so attached to our things, our computers, our stuff that we have lost, in many ways, the ability to effectively communicate.  Hell, look at me, I am writing this on a computer to who ever reads it, but I have never had this conversation with a friend of mine.

We are reduced to 140 character sentences or status updates about how we are doing, what we are reading, and why we are sad or happy.   I know this is a rambling essay on a myriad of things, but, I hope, it raises some interesting questions.

Where are we going?  How do we get there?  Is this going to end well?

Questions that I dont' think many people have an answer to.

Please remember, this is just what I think...

As always, be easy

-cp