Swarm Theory on the Mind

So, this is utterly ridiculous, but sometimes I just need the right nudge to start moving on something.  This is what has happened recently for me.  I heard about this guy and his WeaveWriter Roadmap , basically a plan to get you writing.  I haven't been able to access all the literature due to technical difficulties, but the idea that writing can be fun and simple especially if done daily, stuck around.  Well, I decided to act on it.  I'm now three days in and enjoying writing already.  I discovered that I simply need to write about something that's been on my mind recently. Having started doing that, I realized that's exactly why I created this blog, so... I'm going to start posting here again.  My goal is to post what I write each day.  However, there may be a couple days where I write something for one of my novels and don't want to put it out there for the public yet.  In that case you're simply out of luck. One other hitch.  As...

I recently ran across Seth Adam Smith's post Marriage Isn't For You .  Thinking that this was another of those worldly denouncements of all that is good in life I almost didn't read it. Well, I'm glad I did.  Especially when I read a response article on another website.  This other post  sits on the edge of what I had feared the first to be.  The author takes Seth's realization to an extreme and basically calls it detrimental to marriage. So, what am I getting at with this post? First, ideals are worth living for whether they are obtainable in this life or not.  And I believe that the best ideals are more realistic and more obtainable than society gives them credit for being.   Our society is losing the vision of living for ideals and the grace of allowing others to do the same. Second, marriage is a thing of faith and work.  No, you will not have all the answers before you get married, even if you wait until you're 99.  And, no, you w...

 Everything (and everyone) seems to be coming together in every way imaginable.  Information that was once cumbersome to find and use is now being collected and organized.  People from every walk of life, with every possible viewpoint are finding each other and driving an ongoing conversation about, well, everything.  Music is being inspired, generated, collaberated on, shared, and enjoyed completely online.  How is this happening? Or who (what) is facilitating all of this?  And what might this collaboration mean?  Or what is its cause?  Here might be a few answers.  Some of these links are now classic websites.  Some are barely breaking the surface of that ocean of data called the web.  A couple of these links explore the phenomenon of our interaction with technology, how things are changing, and what changes might be affected in the future by our continued use of this technology. The spread of this technology is...

How can we save ourselves, our families, and even our country? Desire and live a life of virtue. Whatever your faith, creed, or system of belief you must make a thorough self examination. Pare down your life to the core virtues and principles that influence everything you do. If you find yourself lacking or without any core virtues, don't despair. In making the attempt you have shown desire to do right. That is the first step and perhaps the most important. Take that desire to improve and work with it. Seek out virtues and principles that are true. Then make those the modi operandi of your life. It will take time, but it will be worth it. You will have a greater sense of fulfillment in the things you do, you will attract people of similar caliber who will become lifelong friends, and you will form such a foundation for society that it will not fail. Once you have found your core virtues and principles, stand up for them. Do not be afraid of what others w...

I'm not sure how to say this, or how to let you see, but it's as simple as the title makes it:  It's NOT about the PARTIES!!! Really people, when you think about it, saying you're a Democrat or Republican means absolutely NOTHING!!!  Those terms have been used in a completely opposite sense from how they are used now.  And technically, being a Republican should mean you are for a Republic style government (which is what the US is and what each state is.).  Democrat is a harder word.  Technically you would be for democracy, but a pure democracy would have every person voting on every issue in order to get anything done.  It just doesn't work.  As for how the term "democracy" is used in everyday language, well...  It depends on who you are and where you live...  but generally it is used as a synonym for a republic-style government with representation and certain unalienable rights and the whole bit. I digress, but for a good reason. ...