Thursday, September 12, 2013

Symphony Of The Goddesses

Benaroya Hall, Seattle

The Legend Of Zelda: Symphony Of The Goddesses!! My first symphony experience: the greatest thing I've ever seen with my own ears. What an amazing night!

(And hats off to my great wife who put up with an hysterically excited geek-man-boy all night.)

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Captain Shit Filter

Dear Life,

   Please feel free to keep throwing all of your bullshit at me. Every day I'm becoming more and more determined to take in that bullshit, break it down on a molecular level, absorb it into my system and transfer its energy into happy units. I will then take said happy units and blast them randomly back into the world. This is how I will conquer you. I suppose in that sense you can call me "Captain Shit Filter". That's what I do... I filter your shit and turn it into something better.

   The more bullshit you send my way, the happier the rest of the world will end up. So bring that shit on! I'm ready for some more!

Sincerely,
--- Captain Shit Filter

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

We Could Be Heroes

We spend our time complaining about everything that's wrong in the world and waiting for the next big hero to come along and change it for us. What we continue to overlook is the fact that each and every one of us has the capacity to be that hero; to change the world for the better. Only YOU can truly improve your life.

How badly do you want it?

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Ordinary

They say: Ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

I am obviously an ordinary person. Somehow, I feel like there's an extraordinary thing somewhere out there waiting to be done by someone like me. I've felt it my entire life. The problem is, I don't have a clue what it is or where to find it. What I do know is this: Our world is currently broken.

I see the world we should have clearly in my mind. It's one that has no place for things like homelessness or famine. In that world, nobody ever goes without water or food. There's no need for currency... everyone already has equal access to everything. When people get sick, they don't lose their life savings. And they don't feel the need to bring weapons everywhere, because they aren't afraid anymore. Kids don't get hurt at their schools... and teachers show up because they actually care. Religious leaders encourage their followers to embrace others and peacefully co-exist... I could go on and on, but what purpose does it serve? This world is merely a figment of my imagination.

I'm just hoping that someday we will wake up.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Sheltered

One thing I have never had the privilege of relating to:  The thought of being born, living your whole life, and eventually dying... all in the same place. So many people pride themselves on this concept. It happens everywhere. They live their entire lives in the same place. Never exploring beyond the boundaries of the familiar and comfortable. Never opening their minds to take in new ideas and new cultures... new ways of thought. While I'm happy that these people find pride in this process, it makes me sad. There is an entire, vast, complex world out there.

How can one not want to get out there and explore any of it? It blows my mind.

Thursday, August 15, 2013

Conundrum

A hypothetical question for you...

Your two options. Do you...?:

A) Hide most of your true feelings. Continue to pretend that many things that happen in the world around you don't often claw at your soul and pierce your heart. Conform to the normalcy of society in the hope of finally finding a sense of belonging and acceptance.

B) Expose your true self. Open up more and let out all of the repressed feelings. To "be yourself" - in the process possibly alienating most of the people you know, likely losing any drop of respect for you they might have had left.

Conundrum...

Which do you choose?

(Is there such thing as a full-life crisis?)