A Swimming Lesson

I used to surf all the time and can remember vividly getting caught inside in huge waves when a set rolls in.  Even though I grew up at the beach and would be considered advanced in the ocean by any measure, there is nothing scarier than being out in the ocean with a huge swell and getting pounded one after another by waves.  The moment you are able to arise to the surface and gasp for air, the next wave has pummeled you again.  Pretty soon you are tired, out of air and feeling really desperate.  The ocean does not care though, as the huge waves keep rolling in, taking their toll and stealing your will to come up again.  Finally, after what seems like an eternity, there will be a break between sets and you'll have the chance to regroup and charge back out again.  Looking back, the main thing I takeaway from those now distant experiences is no matter how down you are feeling in the moment, you must  try to stay up under all circumstances.  Even when you are tired and out of air, it's just a matter of time before you'll get the opportunity to regroup, adjust and then give it all another go; this time with some added  wisdom and resilience in your back pocket.    

Put Some Clothes on That Bio

So I was quickly assembling a career bio for a somewhat stuffy business website that I will be providing services for.  Do you think it will be frowned upon if potential business partners peruse my bio and see that:

The first business I started was promoting gay rights, as well as hawking products and services to queers, lezbos and transgender folk with Access Alliance?  Then I made the career jump up to selling dildos, hand cuffs and sex videos on the net with my website IntimacyEnhance.com (now defunct). 

Then on to selling gambling advice to college kids and deadbeat dads, along with aiding and abetting sportsbook activity within the United States and to U.S. citizens. 

Maybe I should phrase my bio a bit differently?  Nah ... screw them.  I am proud of all of it. 

My sister is in the LGBT community and I could not be more proud of her or the work we did with our start up business that was eventually bought by Gay.com!  Oh ... and for my IntimacyEnhance.com venture, I wanted to, in a classy way, bring sexual merchandise to a female audience in the most discrete manner as possible.  Again, I stand proud.  And do not even get me started on Internet gambling. 

WHAT PEOPLE DO IN THE PRIVACY OF THEIR OWN HOME IS THEIR OWN BUSINESS.   

There is absolutely nothing in this world I believe more fervently in.  There is absolutely nothing in the world I beleive our founding fathers beleived more fervantly in when first starting this country.  If we all would worry just a tad bit more about ourselves and a whole lot less about telling our neighbors how to live their lives, my personal opinion is we would be a MUCH fuller nation.

In my opinion at least ....

I've Been Doing Some Thinking

I've been doing some thinking, which is always a dangerous thing. Just ask my wife.  Nevertheless, when I've been doing some thinking, it is not long after until I start doing some writing.  Again, this can be a dangerous thing.  And so long as I am doing some writing, I might as well do some posting of that writing as well.  I invite you to come back often.