Laziness

Why is it difficult to break a pattern of laziness?

I used to be really good at waking up at 6 a.m., for instance. And now I always need to sleep in until 8 a.m. It seems impossible to wake up at 6 a.m. now, even though I could use the time in the morning.

Getting used to it.

You think after a lifetime of being excluded one would get used to it, but one never does.

Even when you know you don't fit in with the group, and know they know too, it still hurts to be excluded.

The same goes for not fitting in. You think one would get used to having a mutated personality that makes it difficult to make friends.

But, alas, no. You never get used to it.

Fame and Fortune

I wonder if celebrities are insulted when we don’t recognize them.

Throughout my life I’ve encountered a number of different “famous” people, some of whom I would not have known until someone told me who they were.

I’m particularly bad with professional athletes and country singers, because I’m just not that interested in what they do. Therefore I do not keep up with what is going on in their industry unless I get hit in the face with it. For instance, I did not know who the Dixie Chicks were until they insulted George Bush. I can’t name many other performers in the country world, let alone know their songs. Even with the Dixie Chicks, I probably wouldn’t recognize them in the street.

Once I had a conversation with Vinnie Jones. Since his name meant nothing to me, I didn’t really make much of it. I’m sure there would be people in Europe who would be stunned at my ignorance. I still don’t think it was a big deal.

In my experience, celebrities are like everyone else. Some are nice. Some are jerks. So they’re millionaires, big deal.  

Self-indulgence

What I love about blogs is that they are so self-indulgent. Anything goes.

You are always right. If someone makes a comment you don't like - delete.

You can write complete crap if you want.

Make up your own language. Yeah, you might not have regular readers if you do that.

But it's your blog. You can do what you want.

Lost cause.

We all take the cards in our wallet for granted until the wallet goes missing.

Not only can people charge up your credit cards, but what will they do with your driver's license? Can we say "identity theft?" Look it up some time. People can do some scary, scary stuff with your ID.

And if your keys disappeared with your driver's license, is someone going to be able to find where you live and someday walk right into your house?

Do what you can to protect yourself. Because, yeah, you don't think it can happen to you. But it can happen to anyone.

Believe me. I know.