Background

I'm older. I came about right after the babyboomers, so I've been here awhile. I was raised in Georgia, USA,but grew up in San Diego, USA. I joined the Marines in 1987 and did 5 years. I've been married twice, but neither took.

I'm at a particular point where I want my life to be peaceful. (Peace not being the lack of conflict, but the ability to cope.) So I have decided to try writing this blog to help me cope with some of the insane things people do in the name of Justice, God, or "for our own good".

I'm not a Democrat or Republican, but I tend to side with Republicans on financial issues and with Democrats on social issues. I don't believe we live in a democracy. Democracy means "Mob Rules". I believe this is a Constitutional Republic. That means we have representatives that vote for us. If we don't like the way they vote, we can and should get rid of them. I believe that most people donot fall into the mold of either party. I, myself, think we should have the freedom and liberty to make our own decisions as much as possible and succeed or fail accordingly. I don't think that government should take care of us. We should take care of ourselves. But I don't believe in God. I think we shouldn't take some arbitrary piece of literature and elevate it to the words of some mythic being and try to live our lives that way. Especially not something as contradictory as the "Bible".

Now I have the first part out of the way. I can post my thoughts on current events now.