Please comment

        I have posted a few things up here and now I m wondering if I should continue? I offer my views and ask for  feedback in an effort to see if perhaps my mind is some how reading the world view in an abnormal way. and today I see my hopes for an upset of the 2 party system dashed by the joining or Ron Paul to the Mitt Romney camp. A doctor has to take an oath that first they are to do no harm. This is like a smack in the face for those of us who still held out hope that the middle class had a voice..I call that harm.
     .I saw a local judge advertising like a used car sales man with a banjo, playing and singing some crazy jingle about "fair but tough" and this is for a JUDGE! A man that can either ruin or not ruin a persons life with a wave of his hand and according to his mood.
        Those who are running for offices in our country must consider us fully intoxicated with Jersey Shore, the next way to cheat death by eating this seed or that root, or how much to spend on a new car we don't need. As someone who has lived on the streets I have experienced having to eat from dumpsters but I have also tasted lobster and caviar but it all came from hard work.Now I sit here with a body that is like that of an 80 yr old and on Halloween I'll be 46,yet  I have a clear view of my future because it is as it always has been; "Adapt and overcome, no retreat, no surrender, I will not go silently into that good night no matter how peaceful it may look to be in my mind at times. 
      Through political correctness we seem to be removing the American mind set  from Americans. Teddy Roosevelt said "Talk softly and carry a big stick." not "Walk softly and carry a wet noodle." and when he was president Americans were proud to be American and would tell ya how they felt because they were taught to tell the truth. If America had a problem with a country before Vietnam we did every peaceful thing we could to avoid conflict  and if that didn't work we didn't bullshit around ,and now we dive in to be the police for the world, following up by trying to force our type of democracy onto other people throughout the world. .Is this an attempt to continue Manifest Destiny? I'm not the type to think on the lines of conspiracy theory and usually can work out things in my mind, yet this does  make one wonder.

May Peace and goodwill find all who read this and the blessings of many kings be poured at your feet,and may your enemies crotches be infested with the fleas of 1000 camels and their arms too short to scratch.

IS THIS THING ON?

          Hello y'all
     It's me again late at night or early in the morning depending on your point of view been wacthing a lot of news and reading a lot online, newspapers Etc. and I have decided to jot down a few things that crossed my mind today. I wacth as this country seems to be consuming itself with fear and panic that is fed by both parties running for every office up for vote and it really bothers me that we have as a country become so easily lead without stopping to even see if the big picture that is promised is even close to the reality of a possible future, and if not why? What will it take to get this country back on track? This is the question that both sides must answer, however I have a few ideas that I will list, and maybe someone will pass it along.

    #1 If you have money overseas in a bank to avoid taxes, you have 30 to 90 days to bring it back to the US and pay the taxes owed or pack your bags and leave everything you can't carry on plane behind to pay the back taxes you owe and go live with ya money there . That goes for Mitt Romney,Micheal Jordan, and many others who have used dual citizenship and other loop holes to steal from the American people. You must choose are you an American or not just that simple.
   #2 Close all loopholes period. if you make enough money to owe taxes pay the taxes and stop stealing (yes there's that word again) from your country.
   #3 No more hearings in the congress that is the justice departments job and would free up time for the congress to work on #2
   #4 Let the punishment fit the crime regardless of race ,class,creed Etc. yet where more is known more is expected so the penalties for crooked politicians, police,judges, doctors Etc. should be at least the same as regular people get, in real prisons not country clubs.
   #5 Tell the UN that we will no longer Police the world in the force we have been and that it will be  up to them to fill the gaps because, we should reduce our investment in the world if no one will stand up for us as we have for so many. Have other countries more active in the effort for peace and perhaps they will have less time to kill each other and perhaps all will learn more of others cultures.
  #6 All these soldiers that are coming home and the many unemployed we already have can be put to work with the money from stopping aid to countries that hate us to rebuild our own country and perhaps we can join the rest of the world with high speed trains, solar and wind power farms.
#7 This one I feel very strongly about priorities in our country as outta whack as the system of checks and balances set forth in our Constitution. In my simple mind those spending priorities are as fallows
   A.Education
   B. Health including EMS to speed the time and quality that can be provided. Give the people who risk their lives to  save ours the best equiptment available along with continued education to keep them cutting edge.
   C.Military as in during and after service no matter the cost because they didn't ask for payment to keep us free.
   These are just a few ideas that crossed a simple man's mind. I would like some feed back on this as I am very intrested in other peoples views on these matters.

What a couple of day I've had.....

 As I have been trying to re-invent my self after being told I was disabled I have been taking a lot of pictures in an effort to become a freelance photographer and it has been quite a ride all ready from being cursed at as described in my post about southern hospitality and then this week I spent blood, sweet and tears to get some photos. And the path to the left led to the three broken ribs and multiple spots of rock rash than now cover my legs.A tough old bird I continued on my quest for that sunrise shot, that I have been looking for, I think got three

Huh?

To my readers here if there are any, I also have a youtube page that has a mix of music.  http://www.youtube.com/user/happynutcase1966?feature=guide

     This is music that has spoken to me at different times in my life. when I was alone at 14 living in the streets, barns, and where ever I could lay my head music kept me sane, songs like " it's a long way to the top if ya want to Rock and roll" by AC/DC, fueled my desire, kept me from just giving up. Has a song ever really change your life? I know many have in my life, as they still do. I am no music expert but I have a very wide and open mind and almost perfect pitch so any type of music that sounds good I will listen to. To me for a song to sound good the more simple the production of the music, with more interest paid to the lyrics and arrangement usually makes for better songs. Take this guy named Seasick Steve http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-vSZFEWHlo  he is playing a broom stick with 2 strings on it and it sounds great. but i also like big productions with large bands but the music must have heart regardless of the type. I listen to everything and I mean everything from Chet Atkins to Slash, from B.B.King to Ozzy, Bach, etc.etc. In my personal collection I have around 1000 albums/Cd's and at least that many more stored on external hard drives Guess you could say I'm a music and Photo nerd now. I express myself in my pictures and writings  and soak in good music I guess to replenish my soul.
        In college I learned many things the 4 years I was at that 2 year school, yea that's right 4 years I double-majored in General education and Mechanical engineering, graduated with an associates in general education and an Auto-cad certification. I had to stop my eduction goals for a bit due to heath reasons but as I was there I really took an interest in psychology, and how it was instrumental in history, the links in music and how people acted when this or that music was played. A few modern examples would be the Dixie Chicks, Toby Keith, Kanya West, I could go on but this is just a small sample of how music can stir emotions but my question I guess is how much. We saw the uproar of the Elvis's girations being blocked out on Ed Sulavan and the Beatles causing such a onslaught of teen girls that police were over come by the mass girl power. Im sure some sex appeal was involved in these cases but without the music no one would have ever know who the hell any of them were.
      Music has turned into a business of greed much like the professional sports of football, baseball,and basket ball. The fans are over charged for tour tickets while the multi- million dollar proformer/athlete crys about royaltys for downloded songs or bigger and bigger contracts. to this i say REALLY WHAT THE.....

Who is the best person for president?

   In this election year We the people, must make our voices heard. We must demand action in a positive way to build jobs for our people and stop the inaction of congress in their pissing contests. It's time that we take our country back and make it the shining example of democracy it was after WWII. It does not matter who wins the presidential race when the only thing we get is a stalemate and stagnation within the congress. It's time for everyone to say enough is enough. If any of us did our jobs as they have in the past 3 years we would be fired, its time we fire the ones who's only concern has been to oust the president,and have let the real issues that need resolution fall by the wayside. we must be proactive now because our children and grandchildren will be effected by the choices we make now, and our choices are not just about the presidential elections we must start in our states with the people we send to Washington to represent us and we must devise a way to punish those who lie just to win. Obama make the mistake of trusting that after he was elected the congress would do their jobs of compromising to get stuff done, but this didn't happen, and now after 4 years of republican filibustering and stalling to hurt Obama, and then in this election Mitt Romney dismisses those who have paid in to FICA their whole working life just to be told that all that money paid in is now an entitlement, and he doesn't care about these people?  As one of those people who gave everything until my body would not allow me to work anymore because of seven back surgeries, I find it amazing how many people still think Romney is a good choice for president. and Obama a man that has been seen not covering his heart during the national anthem and believes in redistribution of wealth and that is a socialist view that I cant get behind either, so the choice for president to me is a loose / loose situation. We the people must make our choices for representatives and senators very carefully to offset this as soon as we can. I hope that others feel the same way about this as I do, yet I do not wish to offend anyone with my thoughts on this and would like any rational responces to this post as I would really like to know if anyone agrees with me or if not why.

So much for Southern Hospitality

        I know many have heard of southern hospitality and being from the south my self I have seen and applied such a thing, however today I was out doing my photography thing. ( I'm an aspiring freelance photographer see my page) I came along the road and saw a beautiful old barn that had a look i was searching for, and it looked like the owner was in the yard so I thought "I'll stop and asking if I can get some shots of his barn." So I did.
          The response I received caused me to retreat to the public road quickly and I quote. "Hell no you ain't takin any pictures around here, now get off my property." I quickly jumped back in my old truck and high tailed it out of the man's driveway.

    Now this barn was leaning to one side and covered in cudzu so I could not for the life of me figure out why he would react so, but i know enough about redneck old men like me , we carry guns, and I wasn't about to hang around to see if his was bigger than mine.

Who Am I? WHo Are you?

         I just realized that I started this blog without telling anything about myself. I will rectify that now; My name is Christopher Lee Jones, born October 31,1966 in the town of New Bern, North Carolina U.S.A.I have been married twice once for six years and presently for twenty years. I have three sons two step-daughters, and three grandchildren. I am an American Agnostic mutt (English/Irish/German/Native American) who lives in the bible belt of the south.
      Let's just say, I have not always been excepted by my family,friends,community,etc. I am open-minded but also a very critical thinker, as I analyze everything until I have all the facts that I can gather and only then do I make a decision. Once I do I will defend my position until convinced otherwise.
        In my life I have had many jobs as I dropped out of high school and went into construction at a young age and worked my way up to running million dollar jobs as a general foreman with crew sometimes over 300 people under my supervision. After seven back and neck surgeries due to over work and degenerative disk, I returned to school and got a associates degree in general education and auto cad certifications to try to continue working but to no avail, I was forced to go on disability.
    I now have time to ponder the things that at one time I was too busy to consider, and that is why I started this blog.
     I would like all who wish to contribute to the discussions posted here to feel free because, a lot of these post will be an effort for me to understand our world. To the folks who decide to post only messages of hate you will be blocked, but that at this time is the only reason I will sensor this page.

           Today brings another video that stirs emotions here in our country.
it can be seen at http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/watch-full-secret-video-private-romney-fundraiser
            Mitt Romney showed his true feelings at this fundraiser and is now trying to back track. The GOP presidential nominee told attendees of this $50,000-a-plate dinner that 47 percent of Americans—those who back President Obama—are "victims" who are "dependent upon government" and "pay no income tax." He noted: "My job is not to worry about those people. I'll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives."
        As a person who was paying taxes as an emancipated minor at the age14, worked 30 years paying in FICA with every check I earned and now find myself disabled due to 7 back and neck surgeries that keep me in chronic pain.I fought taking SSI by going back to school and got a associates degree but with insurance I was not hired. I take offence that this man has the nerve to say I haven't taken personal responsibility for my self. How quick these people forget that things like Enron, FreedyMac,Fanny May and other fails in the markets have taken away the effort that some of us did do to be responsible for ourselves, let alone the fact that Social Security is not a handout but payback for a life time of hard work and the money that the government took from our checks every payday,it is not an entitlement.

         I am not a Obama or Romney supporter as I think both of them  are not really committed to making the country better. I believe Washington is broken, The rules and guidelines set forth in the Constitution have been blurred so that the congressional branch is doing the justice branches work by having hearings,instead of doing their job that is making laws to improve our country. Meanwhile the executive branch's only concern is to do just enough to get re-elected, cover up mistakes, and pass the buck to the next president that comes along.
        We as Americans must send a message to Washington with our votes. We must demand that the branches of government return to the jobs that are outlined in the Constitution, stop the self policing of ethics committees,and allow the courts to do their jobs. It is time that those who break the law find justice to be truly blind and no matter what your standing the penalties for such crimes should be the same for everyone.
               

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." Confucius

What the hell?

           What the hell? 
               All this unrest in the middle east over a film? I have to ask...Really?  To kill innocent humans, and not even the humans who made the film that offended, How does this please any god? They blame the whole USA for the actions of a few film makers, why should we not hold their whole country responsible for the deaths in the embassy?  If violence is the only thing that these people understand, I say it is time to unleash our most deadly means of communicating short of a nuclear exclamation point! Or perhaps we should remove all our diplomats, troops and aid from everywhere in the world and close ranks, improve our own infrastructure, and ready ourselves to defend our home, as we seem to have nothing but hate for us in the world. Then we wait to see what happens and who is left. As a wise man once said, "No good deed goes unpunished." How much do we need to be punished before we get it ? It is time we take better care of our own and stop trying to make the world into one big democracy led by the UN.
          I feel this way because the United States and other western countries are not blameless in the middle east crisis as we have played both sides against the middle by publicly backing Israel while at the same time double dealing with Arab countries for oil. This is not a new plan of action ,in fact it started many years ago and once we opened that Pandora's box it has drawn us in deeper and deeper until we are now held hostage by the oil producers of the very countries whose people burn our flags, kill our people and fly plains into our buildings. I say this knowing all Islamic people are not bent on destruction yet much can be said for self policing with-in a group. Its time the Islamic leaders step up and not only denounce the senseless killing that accomplishes nothing but to fuel even more radical actions and reactions that only lead to death, but to also excomunicate these radicals from thier ranks.
           I know many of the radical Islamic extremist say they want a holy war and are pushing it to began but this has always made me wonder..? If an all-powerful god wants a holy war, why would he need a humans help in any way? Perhaps I don't understand as I approach all things with only the basic logic that forty some odd years of life, and a two year degree has allowed me to acquire, but this makes no sense to me. When will common sense that has always transended religion, once again have merit in this world?  One must consider what will happen in the future, the best way to see this is to look in what has happened the past. It is time that we learn from history instead of continuing to learn nothing from it.