As a baby-boomer I am aghast at what we have done to our future. Every single one of us wanted to and strived to give our kids better (everything) than we had. The really unfortunate fact is that our kids expect entitlements and they are lazy. They are spoiled by the technologies that we brought to the world. They blame us for pollution and global warming and wars, but those are the prices that we had to pay to bring better to them. They hold their friendships and attention to video games more tender and important than family. They won't admit it but that is the case.
I have wrestled with the fact that I have always wanted to write a book, but it has been difficult to get started. I have been writing this blog now for over a year, and doing a little piece of writing each day has provided an outlet for my opinions and allowed me to share what I think is funny. I wish I could categorize what it is that I'd like to write about, so I could get started. They say that the best topics for writing are the ones that you know the best, the subjects that you deal with on a day-to-day basis. Perhaps I will write about my family and the members' interaction. Perhaps I REALLY should pick a topic that someone might read, though. I have a lot of angst bottled up and I have really never cared about who I piss off or make happy. My opinions have always been free for the asking (or not). I always have something to share (usually the lighter side) as a response to any topic. Perhaps that makes me a frustrated comedian.
Or, I could write about one of my passions. Photography, Cars, History, Cactus, the Old West, American Indians, or travel. Focusing on mainly one area is really very hard. You have to realize why you would do it and what you would get out of it.
Being employed as a Software Engineer, I am trying to read some writing on the wall. It appears after Microsoft gobbled other competing language companies and phased out COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal, Turbo C, and I'm sure many more that I'm not aware of, now Microsoft is faltering. Google is providing the equivalent of Office applications in their cloud, so it is REALLY not necessary to buy them an longer. The faster and faster processors have made Java the language of choice, so there appears less and less of the need for C or C++. Soon we will see the introduction of the Android OS for desktop or business use. Windows will become less favorable (unless they pull off a miracle). The whole engineering industry is about to shift paradigms.
GEOGRAPHY OF A WOMAN
Between 18 and 22, a woman is like Africa - half discovered, half wild, fertile and naturally beautiful!
Between 23 and 30, a woman is like Europe - well-developed and open to trade, especially for something of real value.
Between 31 and 35, a woman is like Spain - very hot, relaxed, and convinced of her own beauty.
Between 36 and 40, a woman is like Greece & gently aging, but still a warm and desirable place to visit.
Between 41 and 50, a woman is like Great Britain, with a glorious and all-conquering past..
Between 51 and 60, a woman is like Israel - has been through war, doesn't make the same mistakes twice, and takes care of business.
Between 61 and 70, a woman is like Canada - cool, self-preserving, but open to meeting new people.
After 70, she becomes Tibet - wildly beautiful, with a mysterious past and the wisdom of the ages.... an adventurous spirit and a thirst for spiritual knowledge.
THE GEOGRAPHY OF A MAN
Between 1 and 80, a man is like Iran - ruled by a couple of nuts.
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