BARREL OF MONKEYS: "GENESIS" in Reverse


I consider myself a Democrat. Been called a Socialist. Definitely a bleeding heart liberal.


As a child from a traditional southern family, playing Barrel of Monkeys on the floor, church every Sunday, doing well in public school, learning a trade; in every sense privileged .........


Comfortable in middle age, an avid news reader, on learning the tragic story of a full grown chimpanzee destroying the face of a woman who offered a toy, only trying to help it's owner coax her surrogate child back into his cage......


Today being confrontational, ribald, offensive, restless, rebellious.......


How did I get here from there?


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Thursday, October 21, 2010

JOB OF THE OTHER GUY

"Context....is the job of the other guy."
~ unknown ~


"That's just the way the world is!"
~  my mother ~

"Wasn't always!
Still doesn't have to be!"
~ Simply Jim ~

The first quote came from an article about misleading people by quoting  out of context.

The second quote came from an argument with my mother who felt my political activism, my confrontation style, counterproductive; although did not say this outright, useless.


Felt these quote belonged together.
Somewhat like....how.....a glass holding liquid can be viewed either as "half full" or "half empty."

***

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.
It's this type mentality where ...."evil"..... begins!
The source of it's energy.

Crime scene is just

an
Outburst of Negative  Emotions,

a
Rude Awakening,


a

Dead End Street,

some
Release of  Steam,

a
Flash of Light,

The
BIG BANG,

In other words.....either too late or just the begining of another round!


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