Character - Its what you do when no one is looking

Character - Its what you do when no one is looking



What are your addictions, attractions, goals, needs, demons,  etc ?

The quote above is an old one --- I like good quotes  ----   Why?   Because there is very little truly new and revolutionary information out there

Common sense transcends generations though -----

The generation who went to WW1 and 2 would have a lot to offer today  --- they were told to conserve ammunition - you never know how many enemies you have to kill today and how far behind the re-supply truck (in WW1 , it may have been a mule drawn wagon) is

Today's generation refers to enemies as "Tangoes" and other cool nomenclature picked up from video games   ---- plus , they waste more ammo per kill than at any point in history according to a study on ammo availability and the supply chain not too long ago ---  while yesterdays generation got jobs and dealt with the horrors of war with Jack Daniels and the occasional fishing weekend with Army buddies -- today's generation wastes ammo, (in Vietnam it was said to be 50k rounds per kill -- today it is more) - sulks about how bad stuff is,  then returns home with an alcohol problem and PTSD and demands to be called a "hero" -----    well, go expend 100,000 more rounds of 5.556 and comeback with 2 more scalps -- then we'll work on your hometown parade, - hero
  - congratulations - you're unemployable and  more of a detriment to society than an asset

The "waste not,want"  not generations had a lot they could show todays turds.

There were people who worked hard at factory jobs who retired at a reasonable age and paid off their houses early with the help of a strong back, overtime, and a goal oriented household

Today, our young to middle age adults are tech savvy, sure, -- we have knowledge about a wide variety of things in general -  but where is the backbone ?  Where is the ability to delay gratification and resist temptation for the greater good?

Sure, your quarter million dollar house is impressive , so is your Cadillac, and all the shit that is inside both ----- but lets break it down ---

You bought your stupid house in 2007 when the market was rockin'  --- now the damn thing is worth 60k or more  less than you owe on it ,   ---- oh, and the Caddy?  its a lease , you will never own it .    Your furniture is on a 3 year note , the pool is on a 10 year, and your mistresses' fake titties? -- yep, you owe 18 months more on those too --- and she has moved on to someone cooler than you now --- someone who the National Credit Bureaus has deemed worthy of borrowing even more money than you

Gramps, or 'ol uncle Stink-Finger worked their butts off to make sure their wives didn't have to --- chances are they took a lot of pride in the 1100 sf , 3 bedroom they scraped to pay off early.    Mrs Stinkfinger made sure the kids had meals, kept the checkbook balanced and helped the house run harmoniously while Mr S worked his job and was thankful for any O/T he could get.  
     You would never catch a wage earner 30 years ago skipping work to attend an elementary school dance recital or basketball game --- today, you get douchebags showing up for a school play at 10am wearing cargo shorts and a hoodie -------  pussies - that's what the wives do
      You'd never catch a man farting around with a cell phone, texting stupid pics or LOL'ing it up either   (yes, I've done this , but my dad never did )


     What does all that above have to do with the general theme of my blog and website?  --  easy , our country in general had more character 40 years ago than it does today --- sure, everyone smoked, ate potroast at every meal, and many other things like that,   - but they still managed to get stuff done

       Having a high amount of character means you will not cave in on the diet until cheat day -- it means you're not skipping your workout, (unless your fire department reserve unit requires you to go rescue kittens from trees --- then you can skip it )

It means that although we are all slightly stupid, wildly selfish, nincompoops in a lot of areas,  we can still put it aside and recognize that we are in charge of a pretty serious machine.

Even if the stock market tanks and I lose part of my nest egg,  - my cool house is falling apart, and the repo men are hooking up the Caddy , I still have the body God gave me to take care of

       As humans , we have to realize that even the smallest of little dogs laughs at how slow we are.   Kitty cats mock our agility, and a barnyard donkey or horse snickers when it thinks of how much weight it can move compared to us,   --- but the human machine is more complex than that -- it is a problem solving organism
    
    And we need to strive to become the best examples of ourselves that we possibly can be

Even if you're down on your luck, realize that is only a temporary condition, and that although your pockets may be low on the green candy, you are piloting a machine that is priceless ,   don't take it for granted  -----------
  ------------- to be continued