it's been way to long

 

Ok so you know you need to blow of steam or just talk about what the hell is on your mind but you forget that you have a place that you set up to do just that. Get shit out of your head and not give a rats ass what other people think. Hell I'm starting to get to that age where I really don't give a shit what the hell I say and what people think in publics let alone on the internet. Yeah I know the internet is almost forever but shit if you are afraid to say what is on your mind because you are afraid to offended someone or that they are not going to be your friend anymore then you have a real problem. Hell I have a problem trying to be politicly correct. Just in the past year I have called a few people on some crazy as shit that I just don't get. Now me I don't give a shit on how you say something because well I was raised with an open mind and I can most of the time play the Devil's advent on most shit. Hell I don't care say what ever the hell you want. One of my favorite movies speech's is from the Movie American President...

"America isn’t easy. America is advanced citizenship. You’ve gotta want it bad, ’cause it’s gonna put up a fight. It’s gonna say, “You want free speech? Let’s see you acknowledge a man whose words make your blood boil, who’s standing center stage and advocating at the top of his lungs that which you would spend a lifetime opposing at the top of yours.” You want to claim this land as the land of the free? Then the symbol of your country cannot just be a flag. The symbol also has to be one of its citizens exercising his right to burn that flag in protest. Now show me that, defend that, celebrate that in your classrooms. 

Then you can stand up and sing about the land of the free."

Now Here is the one thing that I have been thinking ever since I heard about it and I know you can look at this the wrong way no matter how the hell I say it so here we go. In my life time the Black community fought to great ends to no longer be called black they wanted to be call Africa America's and by the end of the 80's in to the beginning of the 90's they finally got that. Great cool. I didn't give a damn  either way but it's what they wanted so they got it and it became politicly correct way to refer to black people. Now here we are almost 30 years later and they are no longer Africa America's because it doesn't fit them any more of that is not who they are. Really for 20 years you fight for it and then 30 years later it's not who you are. Ok we'll go back to calling you Black because that is what you now find politicly correct cool you got, now we just need to go back and change all the damn paper work. 

  Ok so now that shit is done next up is special  just That what the hell is politicly correct anymore these days and why the hell do we need to use it to make people feel say, are you kidding me. I have a hard time with it because you should say what you want to say the way you need to say it and not worry about hurting someone's feeling. everyone needs a safe place really you remember the rime Sticks and stones will brake your bone but words will never hurt me..I grow up on that and still think that way but shit these day people are like words will hurt me more then a stick and stone. Hell as a matter of fact it's stick and stones will break my bone they will heal but your words will hurt me forever. Are people becoming that weak minded that works will hurt you more then and stone being thrown at your damn head.. Ohh and that is another damn thing that is getting on me everyone is getting this stupide PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or Shell shock what the fly (edit) really everyone in the whole world has this shit now I am hearing  someone who walks into a door is is getting this shit. oh come on it has gotten way way way out of f(edit) hand. If I went to see any type of counselor I would not only be diagnosed with Shell shock I would have to be put on all kinds of drug to solve the problems. be I find life just to be fine the way it is I know I'm Crazy and all the crazy as shit I did as a kids just made me stronger as I went along. I am who I am because I'm crazy as hell I don't give a rats ass what other people really think of me even though I should. Your opinion is just that and I sure as shit don't have to agree with you, just like you don't have to agree with the crazy ass shit that comes out of my head. Like I said I'm crazy as hell and I know it, so I can see everyone opinion and go well that's just stupide as hell but hey if that is what you believe go for it I'm not going to tell you are wrong. I'm just going to ask all kinds of questions so I have a better understanding of what it is you are thinking and why.

 So according to Facebook (which I got on to do nothing more then play Farmville) I tried/started pointless rants 11 years ago because I watch the movie Julie and Julia and after that first years it has just sat there doing nothing but gowning weeds, trusted me they are no roses here. In all that time I have seen a shit load of stuff and listed to some interesting things and I have even read a tank load of things. So i have a few new things that I could go over and when I first came across them Had said something. Like the picture on this post Dr. Denis Leary He wrote two books both funny as hell and I highly recommend (why we suck and why we don't suck) unless your are some weak minded fool that get's offended easy they your aren't going to last more then two bloody pages. It's comedy people learn to laugh at yourself because you know everyone else is so do it too. The other book at I have read is "The way I heard it" By Mike Rowe. little interesting stories  about people in history I hope he writes a second book one again something I recommend because it's fun and you might learning something. 

So let's try this again for the next year I'm going to try and make a post here at least once a week that just 54 stupide ass rants about something anything. Hell you might even get some of my really bad poems or parts of my books that will never be finished because I keep changing shit in them but remember this is for me and I don't give as rats ass what you think but if you want to write a comment or ask a question go for it. you may not get a reply, and remember I will be using more colorful words in the Future because I can that's it just because I can

And remember Carrie Fished Never meet James Earl Jones until they did the big bang theory together..

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from inlet to panic

Ok so you knew sooner or later I was going to get on this virus thing  that is happening in the north west. Over the past few weeks we have been hearing about this Corona virus and that the first cases in the US were in Seattle and the first deaths from it were also in that area. Now in the beginning the Media and I will go with all the media was doing it part to inform the public about the virus and what it did and everything related to it, but the just keep it up and it has gone from giving intell to panic and the people are no longer listing to what the media has to say. people are either doing the opposite of what should be done or they are over reacting and are turning into doomsday peepers, stocking up and waiting for the end of the world. going back to the wrong way or to the people who are not listing to the media side of things one for the worst things you could do is start using that hand stanitiser stuff  which in truth put's you at more risk then not using it and then they tell you that the face mask doesn't really do anything for you either yet people are buying these thing left right and center and say that the info that is coming out from the CDC is false. of course these people just see misinformation coming from the government because they have no idea what to do or this is a government virus out to help control the people and get the who ever is the Pres re-elected . Now major events and sporting events are getting cancelled. People are starting to lose thousands of dollars and the media all of it are just now fueling this. the more stories they run now are changing from intell to panic, the people are starting to panic that we are all going to get this new virus and die with in weeks, we need to get the media to stop talking about it and move on to another subject like the recovery of Nashville, yeah it you hear that Nashville was hit by two major tornadoes at the time of this writing over 256 building are destroyed and 1,000 are damaged, the death toll is at 25 and it is expected to climb in the next coming weeks yet her we are going on and on about a virus that is a threat but by giving out anything beyond the intell that is already out they are creating a panic I saw a morning show clip with DR. Drew and he was going on how the Media needs to shut up they are turning things from a simple intell mission to a panic and that they really need to shut up and that is were I am at the media needs to stop talking about it from the procustions  they are talking to the things we should or shouldn't be doing it's really is starting to cause a panic and anyone with a simple cough into you are now going to die.. so I need to the media to just SHUT THE HELL UP on this matter until new safe intell comes out that includes me.

OF GODS AND GENERALS

Follow your own rules

you ever have one of those days where you are out and working with someone or even your boss and you are doing things by their rules and then you need something done by the rules they go no that is not how it's done or how I'm doing it. Don't you ever just want to go what are you saying, these are the rules and the way YOU said these things need to be done. I did hat today. I hate bagging on the scout's but it looks like that is what I have been doing of late because that is where a lot of things keep going wrong. Now I have said I have been working with the BSA Now Scout's BSA and I have friends that work the scout's and for the most part it's fun and I will say that it is a great program but it would appear of late that I keep running into that one bad apple or that one person that doesn't know what they are doing or really doing. Well today I had a young girl come to me and what me to sign a few things off for her, because she had done them and they where in the new scouting program already approved. I looked over the requirements and said that I couldn't do it and that she need to go to the scoutmaster to get things sign off. She said ok and went off to see that scoutmaster to have the few things signed off. A few minutes later I came across the girl and checked to see if she got the things signed off, she shook her head no and I went what and she told me that the scoutmaster didn't sign things off because she couldn't answer a few questions. I went what, I grabbed my phone and pulled up the scout book app. and looked at it and saw that most off the stuff she need signed off was in and was approved by the scoutmaster and the few things that they had gone over last night and this morning where in there so I took the scout handed her my phone and said here go show the scoutmaster that they are done and approved by her. The scout asked if I would go with her I said Sure and we headed over to where the scout master was and the girl showed the scoutmaster the app and the approval that was there a few that were pending that she was trying to get signed off. I scoutmaster looked at them but then wanted to bring it up on their phone and when they couldn't do that bring it up on their tablet, but her main excuse for no signing things off was because the scout couldn't answer a few question now months after the time it was a organically done. Now I have been either working with or a scout's on and off for over 40 years in that time I have been able o tie a bowline knot only 4 maybe 5 time, enough to times to pass the requirement for my advancements and for the merit badges I was trying to get at the time and I know the last time was by accident. I keep working it but no luck. Now I look at scout master and said now wait the scout is here just to get their trying to get their book up to date so that they can request an board of review for the next rank, you have always said that the scoutbook App/program is law and we just  need to sign and date when a scout asks us as long as it is approved in scoutbook and that the book was just a secondarily thing. (In my head I went that is what we do for your daughter other wise she shouldn't not be at the rank she is.) you need to play by the rules that you have set up and we are all following , the scout master went well let me check and that is when she tried to log into the program on their phone and when that didn't work they grabbed their tablet and still couldn't get a connection I guess the Intel that my phone was giving off wasn't good enough for them. they would have to go home and look at it. I was still mad because I was showing them the proof right they and that the scout still had things waiting which would have been fine to question the scout on even though the first point of the scout law is trustworthy like she had always said especially when it comes to her kid because they are on a time frame. No you need to play by the rules you have set up and we are all playing by. None of this do as I say and not as I do thing. The first point of the scout law is trustworthy so when a scout tells you they have done something or in this case asking to get your signature one something that is already done and approved you should trust them and just sign it off, because they have done it if not then that is on their congests not yours...

  In the end the scout didn't get things signed off because the scoutmaster wanted to look at things through their account at home and the scout has to wait till the next meeting before the scoutmaster will sign things off and she can schedule her board of review. I told that scout it shouldn't be a problem and to still schedule board of review, the worst case  she will have to cancel the board and that I would go in and apologize because I though it was done and ready to go, but there should be no problem because I have been working with this scout and know that they have done all the things they need to do to get the board of review for rank and I will fight for it if they don't get it..

Of GODS AND GENERALS 

  

How we Fall

over the years I looked at one thing that started the next or pushed something less to happen many years later. In my life time two things have happened in the comic book world that I can remember that have made both history and the news really world news and that is the death of two of the greatest super hero's of all time. Now the first one I really didn't care about but I found interesting because I just wasn't a 

 DC comic fan and not really a big superman fan didn't care what really happen to him. Having never really read any of the comics I worked on the stupid side of things that he was unstoppable and there wasn't much that could be him down so why read the books because it was full of unending drama of life with a bad guy thrown in to either try and kill him or take over the world and superman would win out in the end, no big deal there. I wanted action and a bit of mystery with so drama to it so I was stuck in the would of Marvel with the X-men and G.I. Joe always wanted to know what snake eyes looked like under that mask myself. So when I hear on the news that they had planed on killing off Superman I was surprised to  hear this because DC just lunched a new superman book and here they were going to kill of their main character so it raised my interested, and it was one the evening news, I didn't buy the books back then but I still found it interesting that a comic book character main the evening news, because he was going to die, but that to me just away to get a raise in book sales and put and end to the whole he can't be stopped thing. Here was to me the unstoppable superman being stopped., OK whatever.

  Now for the one I didn't know about until I was walking around in a used book store and say the trade book, and a shook to me The DEATH of CAPTAIN america. when I say this I had been out of comic book collecting for just over 10 years so I was shocked because this the symbol of america and we had been at war for sometime so to kill off this great symbol was crazy but I jumped in and ran over to my local comic book story and found the books both single and trade books and got them and with a little help from E-bay I found and bought the fallen son story line both sets of cover, but for years comic books have been killing and return characters, but this was CAP, a man who was out of time and had lost a few over the years and yeah he was a man but he is the symbol of America and  you just don't kill off the symbol of your country, you show they to be human and that they could lose a fight but you just don't kill them off this to me was wrong, yet I guess in the end we all Fall and this was something that just needed to be done is something that must happen even to the greatest of all and to me CAP is one of if not the greatest super hero. win lose or draw there was no one better then CAPTAIN AMERICA so when I say that they had killed him off I had to see how it was done, and it was done in the classic way and I was pleased with it. 

AND NOW THIS....

Personal Note....

Before I start this story I would like to say that part of it is a true story and I have changed names and a bit of placement, plus I have changed a few of the detail so it looks like it happened somewhere, but the main part of the story is true and I'm using it in the second of the three books I have been writing for more then twenty years so might help with the way it starts and ends...

AND NOW THE STORY....

Opening the door and stepping out mac found himself in a small park. He spun around and found that cottage had disappeared. It was replaced by a stone wall with water slowly running down it. Looking around the area it was covered in large tress and brush. It was a nice clear day the sky was a bright blue and the sun was shining high in the sky. A small Lightly traveled  path was just off to his left and it end at a small shallow pond and it appeared that he was standing in it. The water was warm and came up to his knees. Taking a deep breath to relax himself he breathed in the clean sweet air. It smelled as if it had just rained the night before. Carefully he Started to make his way out of the pond towards the Path. As he Came up on to the shore a woman's voice called out to him "Come on Mac" There was a light laughing "Catch me." He looked around the tree cover park "Come on" and he saw a figure run from one to the another.

"alright" He said lightly coughing and ran into the tree's chasing the woman. She moved from tree to tree stopping behind each one to see where he was. Mac ran lightly after to make sure the game was a little more fun. He ducked behind one tree well she ran ran the next one and stopped to look back.

When she looked back for him she saw nothing but empty forest "Mac?" she called out. To her it would looked as if he had just disappeared "Mac where are you?" She called out and she started to walk back towards the pond where he had disappeared.

Well she worked her way back Mac made is was around the side of her and moved forward. She was calling his name as she walked. Mac watched her move forward with a growing concern on her face and in her voice as she called out his name each time. once she had pasted where he was Mac slowly came out of his hiding place and quickly creeping up behind her. When she was at the point of where she had last seen him she stopped and started to look around "Nice and easy..." He said to himself quietly. "She is starting to listen, just like you has shown her" When he got into about ten feet of her Mac throw all his stealth to the wind and moving out into the open ran straight for her. His feet rustled in the dead leaf's on the ground and the twigs that laid along them broke under his feet. The young woman turned when she heard the noise. She saw him running straight at her.

There was that split second look of surprised and fear on her face, when she saw him coming. "WOW!!" she cried out. She shrugged her shoulders and started to run off to her left. With out even a real thought he changed his detection and start to chase after her.

With in a couple of minutes he had her with in arms reach. Mac Stretched out and grabbed her by the shoulder "Gotcha you little mincs." He brought his other hand up and grabbed her by the waste. Slowly he started to pulled her back towards himself. As he pulled her back she stumbled and they both fell to the soft leaved covered ground. The two of them rolled for a little bit before coming to a stop. When they did stop the young woman was laying on top of him and the two started to laugh.

She turned over to face him and said in a nice sweet voice "Your getting better old man" and she gave him a quick kiss on the lips before getting up and running off "Come on."

Mac Laid there for a minute and watched as she ran off into the distance "Oh your going to kill me one of these days." He looked up at the sky through the tree above him "Thank you." He said to the sky and then turned over got up and started to run after her "Wait up would you."

This time He caught up to her with nor problems. Mac came out of the forest and found her standing on a lightly travailed path. It must have been the one that lead back to the small pond where this had all started. Mac came to a stop breathing heavily. He rapped his arms around her thin waist and smiled "Can we walk back." and he rested his head on her shoulder still trying to catch his breath "I can't take a;; this running around after two hours of tournament." He stood up and looked at the beautiful woman in his arms.

He long red hair flowed back behind her stopping just above the middle of her back. Her eyes where a brilliant blue as they looked up to him. and her voice was so soft and sweet when she spoke. Sje rapped her arms around mine and said "You are getting old, but I don't care. She turned herself around and pulled in close to him. The two of them stood there in the middle of the path in a warm caring embrace, as a cool wind came up around the two of them. She stepped back to breaking the embrace and looked up to him "You know we are going to have to say something sooner or later.."

"I know.." Mac smiled at her "But for now..." She noted her head. "Come on let's head back." She hugged him again. When she stepped back this time they both turned and started to walk down the path. The two of them walked hand in hand down the dirt path as the tress started to thin a bit and they reached the paths end.

Everything opened up to a small park. A few park bench where under some tress and the garbage cans where hidden by some brush to blend in better. There was not a lot of people in the park at this time of day;. The two of them came slowly walking out of the forest. As they past by a group of tall bushed they started to russell. There was a loud sound like a gun shot then without anymore warning a man dressed in dirty jeans, T-shirt and jacket came running thought the bushes. In his left hand was a 38 revolver and as he ran pass them he turned and fired..

The two of them dropped to the ground looking for cover. Once Mac was down on the ground he turned to look at the woman at his side. She was staring back at him with blank eyes. Her mouth was partly open and a trickle of blood was coming out. In the center of her forehead was a sold red stop where one of the bullets had hit her. Mac gently placed a hand up on her face "Revenge for one's deeds in this world my dear.' He turned to look away from her. He spotted the man running off into another second of the forest. Quickly and in one swift move he pushed himself up onto his feet and started to run after the man..

In a Howling voice that explored through out the park and forest he yelled "You shall not escape me." and with all the straight he could muster mac charged after him. With in second he had passed anyone else changes after him and had him with in arms reach. Jumping forward he tackled the man from behind and the two of them went tumbling to the ground. Mac rolled with the tumble and came up on to him feet. The gunman looked up at him and started to raise and aim the gun still in his hand. With fasted reflects then he knew mac had quickly kicked the gun out of the attackers hand and gestured  for him to stand up.

"Come my friend. Stand and face me." Mac bellowed  "It is time for revenge."

Slowly and with great caution the attacker started to stand up. Mac set himself into light fighting stance and wave the guy forwarded. The Attacker stood the facing him puzzled. He throw a slow and much useless punch at him. Mac easily blocked it "Come one." and waved him on "Come and get me. I have nothing to loose." Mac bellowed. The attacker aware of the others coming up the path behind them throw a series of punch's witch mac blocked and took a single hit to the chest from. He stepped back with the hit and smiled and evil smile at the attacker. The attacker stepped back in wonderment, he was shocked and looked scared that mac had block all the punch's only taking on hit and smiling about it.

He didn't know him but he know that at this moment in time he was in big trouble and was about to loose this fight and was hopping the people coming up behind them would get there soon. Mac haled back and throw his first punch. The attacker blocked right. Mac thrown, but completely missed the left upper cut that hit him in the chest. The upper cut had picked him up off the ground a few inch. When her can down to the ground he doubled over. Mac Kicked hard to the left knee and the attacker fell to the ground. Mac stepped up to him grabbed his head with both hands and with one quick and simple turn of his hand he snapped the attackers neck and tossed the body down a small hill that lead to a creek. Mac stood there and watched as the body rolled down the hill . When it came to a stop the head hit a rock and rested there. Mac looked up to the sky throw the trees and yelled raised his hands. Then in one great still moment of peace he fell in a hep to the ground..

"AAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!" he yelled as mac sat straight up on the sofa. The blank that covered him fell away He was back in the cottage dripping with sweat. His breathing was heavy and hard. Staring at the covered painting hang over the fire place he said "well that was new. Something isn't right."

Ok so that just a piece...

Like I said it's just a little something that I have been working on for a few years hope you saw what was going to happen and enjoyed

!0 Years

So more then 10 years ago I was dragged to the movies to see the movie Julie & Julia and I straight up stole the Idea to try and write blog of stuff that bug the living crap out of me not giving a damn what people thought and what the rambling thoughts looked like and I still don't. My options and ideas are my own and I don't force them on anyone and I still don't give a crap what people think of them. I might have changed my options on a few things on the rants in the past or I might have looked into a few of the things in the past and saw that not all i knew to be true was true and that I still didn't like the idea and or position be I now understood it just a little better. Still thought it was crap but I could see what every other person see's in it or their point of view. I see that a lot and I don't agree with them but all have a right to there idea's. It is always hard to be the only person standing against a tied of people who are telling you everything you believe and know is wrong. I am who I am I know almost everyone doesn't see that would in the same way as I do. I get to the point in a day when everything has gone wrong and doesn't look like it's going to get any better I just start to laugh as everything keeps going wrong. I see the dark side of things and I see it as funny anymore these days some thing even make me really mad because one person is going to take over and  everything else that was in the tragedy are going to be lost in the shadow.

 First and foremost, when you throw a straight line at me I will take a swing good or bad when it's in the face of tragedy and you send a straight line at me it's to make you laugh because laughter is good for the soul and when tragedy strikes we all need to laugh. Now I know better then to go off on a major tragedy like 911 that is just wrong a good joke about that is many many many months off, but one day they will come and yes I have had a few major personal tragedies in my life that took many years before I could start to laugh at them in this case it will be the 30th anniversary of one that changed my life forever today  I sound cold and callus about it and I do make jokes and tell people that it is fine it was a lone time ago. life is about healing and if you can't make fun of yourself to help heal yourself, you are in a lot of trouble. everything takes time and time is the one thing we have every little of so do what you can to grave, take the time, but always come back up with a smile on your face and a joke on your lips.

 Now almost a week ago there was Helicopter crash 9 people died, and the entire sports and most of the entertainment world went nuts, because one of the people in the helicopter was a NBA retied basketball star. They were on there way to a basketball tournament for his daughter (Who was also on the copter) The news and media every were just played and kept on reporting that the NBA star  was dead and nothing on the other that were in the copter. Almost admittedly photo's of this pasting showed with birth year and death year. when they reported his daughter was on board and they all the photo's changed to the two of them, no mention of the other 7 people at all. The police hours later admonished the News outlet that first reported it because they didn't know who was on the helicopter and that families should not find out from a yellow T.V. news outlet that their family members where dead. I agree and disagree with this it can take all day or longer for them to identify a dead person, look at how long it took them to confirm that singer who died in Seattle oh so long ago, this yellow news outlet had a store and if they din't report it some else would have, so I believe the police just didn't like the who had reported it first and that they knew before the police did.

 This NBA star who died had been all over the news and for the most part he and his daughter have over showed the other 7 people on the helicopter and many others that have died in the past week in one case a 22 years arrived home from his first and last tour. The military Man came home in a flag draped coffin and no and I mean no news media covered it I only know about it because I came across the video of them unloading his body from the plane on facebook and read the article about him and all he was doing over sea's, but no one heard about him because so NBA star died and the world is going nuts over. Me I'm just like oh look we are going to be hearing about his death for months on end. Hey he was a good basketball player and father, he was a coach for his daughters basketball team and he did many other charitable things hell he even won academy award, but me and famous people is like ok they are died next and life goes on, what happened with that police shooting in dallies. Famous people don'y impress me and I don't care about there private lives and I wish everyone else did to, People are people and they should all be allowed to live their own lives without us looking at every little thing they are doing. I don't care and I don't think everyone else should either let them be. So when the media goes on and on and on and in this case I can see them going on and on for a few more months and it's all going to be on the NBA star and his daughter (who will be a second though because the media doesn't want to look like the monsters they are) the other 7 people will be left out and it's about the privacy the NBA star was a public icon so they get to go on and on all they want. Just drop it some of us are tired of hearing about it and it messed up the end of the pro-bowl. it was Heidi all over again.

Now let's get off that I mean yeah going on and on about a dead NBA star is something I could do for hours because I really don't give a shit and I don't think anyone else beyond the family should either. Death is a very private thing and we should all get out of the way and leave every family to deal with it in private. Of couse pointless rant is what something like this is for but hell I'm tired of hearing about it and talking about it. More important people have died this past week like the Military 22 year old, put that on the news for weeks on end he died for us anyway.

So here we are 10 years later and I have posed a few times over those years to say something that has really bugged me and said that I would try and write out more but never get around to it for one reason or another. Hell I even tried to start a second blog to write out my three books so people could read them instead of having them in a binder or even my head. That didn't work beyond the first posting on it the books never appeared and they are still in the binder and my head. once again I'm going to try and start writing on this blog at least twice a week I can see this is not really going to happen but hey I can try and hell with my crazy ideas and messed up thoughts it could be more then entertaining to some if anyone was to read this stuff, but hell let's try..until next time it call all end just like that.....

OF GODS AND GENERALS 

Let it go

You ever have someone say to you, you just have to let it go after you have been wronged and you just do something that makes you feel better so you can just let that one thing go and move one, but everyone thinks what you did to make yourself fell better about the situation and the fact that even though you were either in the right or the fact the that people doing the wrong thing are just getting away with is so you have to take the hit and not say anything when saying something or exposing the truth is what makes you feel better. Sometimes I think when you try to let things go that way you want them to is something you should  do and have be able to defend yourself at all times, Everyone is different and they have a very different way of dealing with things. in some case I believe the kids of today are very soft and need a good hard slap up side the head. the skin on people these day are so thin if you put it up to the light you would see through it with no problem. Over the past couple of months I have looked at and listed to both or Dennis Leary's Books WHY WE SUCK and WHY WE DON'T SUCK. They are funny as hell I would highly recommend them to anyone as long as A) you have an open mind, B) you can laugh at yourself and C) you are no easily offended. He brings up some interesting points on many subject, as a matter  fact the second book opens with a warning and how they now have readers that look for maternal that would be offensive to people and that three of them are now in therapy. To me that is signs of a great comedy routine. to me this shows he needed to let a few things go and the best way for him to do it was tell a few stories and talk about the things that he need to say. I like the way he let things go by telling the the truth to the public  what was on his mind and how he felt. Now this might not have been the real reason for the books but they are damn funny and you need to have a good seance of humor to read/listen to them. In my left I have been told that I just need to either drop it or to let it go, so what do I do, I go out and I talk to a few people about what is bothering me and in a few days I'm done and I have let it go. I cannot just let someone do something to either me and my family and let them get away with it completely but not saying something or talking about it to a few people. The right to speak your mind and say what you want to say it your right. They only thing that I will remind someone is you have the right to say what is on your mind as loud as you want, but remember that the other person has the right to say what they want even if it the complete opposite of what you are saying and or believe.
  Over they years I have seen that when you go to court you no longer put your hand on the bible and sear to tell they whole truth so help you god. That I believe is for many a reason, the prime one being not everyone believe in the bible, there is the Torah, Buddies and the Magi as well, there are many religions in the U.S. people started to refuse to put there hand on the bible and swearer to a god they didn't believe in so that started to change it, Hell there is even an episode of Quantum leap  where a person refuse to say anything in court because they where going to put there and on the bible and they just couldn't do that. This also show more of the separation of State and Church as it was meant to be.
   Everyone on the plant is different in more ways the one and how they feel better about them self and how they deal with things in away so they can let it go is up to them they should never be told that ways the wrong way to do it. Isn't the point for them to get things out of there head and forget about it when they have been wronged so they can move on with life. Everyone need thicker sick these days in my option, hell even people over the age of 40 need to get thicker skin every once and a while. I let things roll off my back all l the time, I take hits and  if someone asks me if I am insane or crazy for doing something I look them right in the eye and go yes yes I am. In the past couple of years I have had people look at me and go did you really say that and my response is yes what is your point. People today are way to serious for me. No one has a good seance of humor. I my have a flat/dry seance of humor and I can see the funny in a lot of things both good and bad. Hell l have had days where everything has gone wrong all day or nothing has gone right on a project i have been working on to the point that it's no longer madding  or I'm upset about it I just find it down right funny and I start to laugh because there is nothing left to do the situation has just gotten to that point. It's totally ridicules. That is when you just got to say something and you'll be able to let it go and get on with life. 
 You know they everyone says if you see something say something, but no one wants to hear it. I saw something and I said something yet I was in the wrong for doing so, because it was none of my business and I should just let it go. So I told they story to a few friend and it was gone. today more then ever we say say one thing but mean the complete opposite. You always hear stand up for yourself and be who you want to be, just as long as it's what everyone else wants you to be/do. the world has a closed mine and there is no real opening it. Yes today things are more and more exposed do to social media and everything, but somewhere in all of it we have lost are why and have become more divided then ever before.
  Tolerance and accept the person next to you is just another person, people are people and we need to accept them for who they are. this has been a line we hear everyday and I hate to say it but is also a complete load of crap. DON'T get me wrong this is something I believe very much and I look at a person for who they are and what they show to me. Not all first imprecation are the true person in front of you, hell sometime what you see when you first meet someone is completely different then the real person they are, but in today's world you have to be what is socially exceptionable, that is very much trying to be changed on a level that is had to believe and the push back is somewhat crazy these days. It is getting better but it's there is still of oh hell no or really do I have to hear about this on a daily bases. There rights of one person should be the rights of the next person no matter who they are. There should be no special laws for one group or another. To me this creates a divide among people. You know many many years ago I hear about a court case where the defendant was  being charged with assault and battery with intent to kill and they where also going to be charged with it being a hate crime, and half the community was up in arms because the person who was being charged was Black.  What are hate crimes only for the white guy.  You know that isn't true just look at the gang wars of the 80's and early 90's that was all about the color of your skin and the color of your shirt, but we are to just let it all go. Remember when it comes to a physical fight the person who wins is really going to be the loser when the police show up, because your the one still standing. You should have just let it go once the other person through the first punch.
  In every case I'll say words are word fight back with them yell scream all you want but do not get physical because there is no reason to. If someone insult's you take it as if they are complementing you and return fire they should be able to take an insult right back. Give as you get but if you can't take it don't give it out. People are who they are going to be from a bully to the person behind you who just wants to pass it forward. just remember you words are words and when you someone wrongs you or you know you are right but you are wronged, do what every you have to get over it and move on even if it's writing a blog that no one reads or talking to your local bartender or Barista, because you know we all drink that 6 dollar cup of coffee at least once a week

Let's just leave it there for now

Asked to leave by E-mail Really

It has been a few years seance I have written any rants on anything and a friend of mine sent me this e-mail just that other day and I thought it was beyond messed up. One because it was all done over e-mail and No Phone calls or any type of voice contact was even considered. Two the scoutmaster didn't even know it was going on.

  OK so this is might be a hard to read as you have to start from the bottom and work your way back to the top I have removed all the Name and the Troop number just because. I have no real problem with leaving everything in but for the sake of scouting I have removed them.

In the past I have written a rant on scouting and at the time I might have thought that way because I was rather mad about that situation. I have for the most part Thought the BSA/scouting was good for Boys and now Girls. They learn some very valid skills both for indoor and outdoor. I believe it to be a good program, until you hear and see things like this, But that is not on the Scouting it is more on the troop and the people running the Troop like the Charter org rep and committee chair in this case. as you read through it you'll see that the Charter org rep never reply's to anything not even his own misconduct.

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Date: 8/2/19 2:07 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop moving forward

Sounds good.
Committee Chair

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On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 2:01 PM,

You would need to get in contact with them about the school paper work

scoutmaster

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Date: 8/2/19 1:53 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop moving forward

Not a problem!   Once I get them we can meet up.  When we do bring scout 2's book and I will sign off anything else I need to for the eagle palm.  Also I thought the advancement chair said something about scout 2 needing a signature for school about the community service for watching the pancake equipment last year. 

committee chair

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On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 1:48 PM,

Astronomy and a gold Palm were the other two things that he needed

 Thank you 

Scoutmaster

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Date: 8/2/19 1:39 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop moving forward

 Indian lore  Pioneering, art, game design merit badges correct. Wait there was another one he finished what one is that.  And a Palm.  I will have all that ready when we meet up.

Committee chair

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On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 11:53 AM,

Before the court as this will be the last thing we do with the troop, so I would like to do it ASAP

Scoutmaster

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Date: 8/2/19 11:43 AM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop  moving forward

Scout 2 will get his awards for sure.  Don't worry about that.  Would you like them before the Court of honor?  If so that's fine as soon as I get the blue cards from the Advancement chair.  I can buy them.  Just let me know what you want to do.

Committee Chair

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On Fri, Aug 2, 2019 at 8:10 AM,

You know really in the end I don't care I meant to talk to you about leaving at summer camp.  I am primarily giving you grief because it's been three weeks. In situations like this it should be addressed almost immediately for anybody and anything. as I said the situation with The Charter Org rep was never resolved satisfactory for myself or other people in the troop, he is the reason why we have lost at least 2 boys in the past. He was to come to the troop and apologize for his actions and foul language on the day that we had to move out of the hut which he never did. The Charter org Rep being the charter org rep has always been a problem. The Charter org rep never wanted me as scoutmaster and I feel has been working against me and the continuing life of the troop for more than a year and a half.

 I have no troop gear of any kind and we can set up a time to meet to give you the key to the shed. all I request are the awards due to my son and then my whole family will depart. 

Scoutmaster

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Date: 8/2/19 12:58 AM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop moving forward

Charter Org Rep did exactly what I asked him to do Scoutmaster and that was to step away and if he need to get the troop to do something to let me know and I would make it happen.  With that being said his problem was with you not a scout.  I still handled it like I should have.  But Im not going to play the blame game with anybody.  If you don't want to excuse yourself from the troop to the boys thats fine too.  In a few days I will do it myself.  I told the charter org rep that I would let you know about asking you to step down so there wouldn't a big problem about it because we are all adults.  I have other things I'm dealing with so lets please not make this any harder then it is.  This is never what I want to do in scouting.

Committee Chair

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On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 8:07 PM, 

So I'm still at a lost as to why this is coming up 3 weeks later and the troop is still waiting on The Charter Org rep's misconduct and YP violations in front of the boys to be resolved in a satisfactory way

Scoutmaster

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Date: 8/1/19 7:58 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop  moving forward

Not with our troop no.  It comes down to a YP violation and The charter org rep has final say.  We are giving you a chance to excuse yourself in the eyes of the scouts.  That is your say, on how you would like to word it.

Committee chair

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On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:50 PM,

So I get no voice and get to put up no defense

Scoutmaster

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Date: 8/1/19 7:47 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop moving forward

We were discussing how to handle the situation that came up from camp.  That's why you weren't involved. 

Committee Chair

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On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:30 PM,

Who was talking about it today because I was not part of any discussion regarding the troop and as scoutmaster I would think anything regarding the troop and it's life moving forward I would have a say

                                       ScoutMaster

------ Original message --------Date: 8/1/19 7:24 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Re: Troop moving forward

We were talking about what we wanted to do.  And that was decided today.

Committee chair

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On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 7:14 PM,

Why was this not brought up earlier.

Scoutmaster

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Date: 8/1/19 5:14 PM (GMT-08:00)

Subject: Troop  moving forward

On the last day of summer camp it was brought to my attention from another scout leader that you threatened to take a scouts' leadership role away from if he didn't participate in the camp wide game, I forget the name of the games.  Also yelling at them.  Later I found out from Scout 1 that the scout was scout 2.  Scout 1 told me that Scout 2 reported to him that you told him that if he doesn't participate in the games that you will take his den cheif ropes away.  I know this was very hard for scout 2 to tell Scout 1 this since you are his father.  With That being said after talking to Shad and council for a very long time we have came to the final decision to thank you for your service and to let you know that you need to step down effective immediately.   If you would like to save face to the troop that is fine but please do so asap.  I know you are working with a scout 3 troop as well and that could be the reason you have to leave.  The scouts don't have to know what went on behind the scenes.  Please let me know when you can turn in any troop gear you might have and the key to the storage unit.  

Committee chair

Start here and read up 

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I think we can just leave it there and go with really what are you kidding me