Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

I had a long,over-worded blog written for tonight,then I figured;to hell with it.I worry about too many things that don't matter,sooooooooooooooo instead I've decided to give a shoutout to those mother-daughter teams in the tampon commercials.Way to bring your lack of freshness home to millions.Thanks girls,we couldn't have achieved what we have without ya.We,as young males,were lost to this notion of stank.Stay real and stay fresh......................SSS

A Forgotten Friend

Life is hectic,it is fast and somewhat unforgiving.It is easy to lose sight of things that are in the open.To have cries for help drowned out in a never-ending buzz of background noise.To mistake a curse as an answer to your prayers.Such is life;it's cruel,it's harsh,it's blind and it's tireless.It beats us beyond sound thinking.It lays open all our mortal faults for the world to see.Moreover,it makes us suseptible to ourselves.Convinces us that we know what is best and can somehow outsmart the machine.We can't;our choices are to (A.) grow bitter,selfish and hard.Become what we fear (B.) fight a hopeless battle thinking we can change the world.Growing more and more discouraged daily or (C.) live in a fantasy world that doesn't allow reality past the picket fence.

I've been an option C man for quite a while.It hasn't been heaven,but it kept me rolling.Easy rewards and instant gratification.Day to day,no long range outlook and no plan for the worst case scenario.I'm kinda slow that way.However,while I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer,I sure as hell ain't a spoon.Eventually,the sun shines on even the dimmest.

I heard from a friend recently,a friend I took for granted,who reminded me that I was once an idealist.Not a full-fledged dreamer,mind you,but an idealist.Someone who stood up for what he believed in regardless of the concequences.A man who took his lumps but moved heaven and earth to make sure the lumps were evenly distributed.A fighter.....

I have been stupid,selfish,needy,weak,used,base and easily misled.I apologize to myself and my friends.I think I'm gonna give option B a shot again.I don't know if I'm capable of true idealism anymore,but the negativity eats you up from the inside....man,it kills ya.

So,to all those I gave up on,quit,stopped believing in and called bullshit on..................this is your reprieve.My bad,seems I was a tad premature in my judgement.Not my first miscalculation,won't be the last.There but for the grace of God go I.

~SSS