Not quite such boring crap
Heh I don't know why I selected that title for this entry. It is hard work trying to come up with regular blog entries. Like I've said previously, I can think of tons of stuff to write about when I'm away from the computer (yes it does happen) but can think of nothing when I'm actually ready to make a post.
I don't do politics. I abhor politics - the endless discussions of who's right and wrong. Instead of the micro issues (Hillary - bitch? yes/no) why not larger issues? Why do we get so pent up about who's done wrong? I've said this before, I don't consider myself an active political participant - I do not ally myself with any party. I don't even have brand loyalty. As far as I'm concerned Charmin = Quilted Northern and Blu-Ray = HD-DVD. In the grand scheme I am nello.
So ok - you get it - you see that when I read the newspaper, I throw out the politics section along with the sports. Why am I making a blog post about the very topic when I haven't even written a informative post about what's up in my life? (Laziness is the answer to that, but I digress) Because this election year is polarizing almost every news media format. It is inescapable, people are excited about our government and are out going nuts in primaries and caucuses. This intrigues me as most of my life, nobody (other than party fanatics) has shown such interest in the direction and issues of our country. What the hell is so fantastic about this election, why are people so fired up? I think it is because people sense that this is *important.* When you get the lazy non-political people fired up, it makes for good discussions and for history. So there you go, I'm gonna talk about.
That doesn't mean I don't enjoy reading about politics, I can only take so much and it has to be in a particular format. For the most part, I intentionally do not read articles that I know will be factually incorrect or that are slanted one way or another. It is very difficult in this day and age to find *real* news sources. In fact, the best alternative I can come up with is to read from all sorts of sources. Now this doesn't mean I subscribe or watch to Fox News (I actually watch zero network news) or read leftist newspapers. I don't drink the Ron Paul kool aid.
But I do read Dr. Paul's website to get a feel for what he is like. He is a nut, but he does agree with some of my ideologies regarding the role of government in our lives.
The great thing about this election is how the internet and technology is involved. I love being able to read RSS feeds from mostly innoculous news feeds (google, yahoo, etc.) and pull certain stories from them. From those articles, I can sometimes pluck up great new websites and I'll add them directly to my RSS feeds. Google Reader is my tree of information, from which I pick the fruits of funny animal pictures with captions, hot deals, informative blogs about finance and food, web comics, and lastly my news resources.
That's enough for now.