Believe in yourself, not in what the news tells you!

If we watch "the news", we begin to believe "the news."

I've been on a news sabbatical for over a year now. Sure I hear what terrible things happen by word of mouth and on the radio. The news is so meaningful, to so many these days.

I'm usually struck sad by the number of people, shops, and other public places that have "the news" on all the time. Its no wonder people get a terrible view of the world.

I'm here to tell you, the world is healthy. People are smarter and kinder than we give them credit for. When we see pictures and movies of people rioting, and continue to watch that shit, the media knows it, and they keep it coming, because it sells commercial air time, which is how they get their money. PERIOD!!

Its all about market share, commercial airtime, and pulling in new viewers, not because the news is important to us, its because they sell airtime to commercial vendors, who want to reach our eyeballs at any cost.

Sure killing sucks, racial bigotry sucks, gun control or lack of gun control sucks, religion sucks, politics sucks, negative shit sucks, but negative shit sure sells a bunch of commercial air time.

Good news? It's out there, but people don't want to feel good about being good. Jerry Springer saw to that change in our lives. Good news don't sell air time to no one right now.

If we changed the game, and stopped watching what "the news" executives put in front of us, they'd have to change what they sold. But that requires work on our part, and I don't think we're ready as a society. Which doesn't mean that there aren't more good people, doing good things, for good reasons, than there are butt heads in the world.

I firmly believe that there is much more good in any one of us, than there is evil in the whole world.

Campy Out!

I NEED A HOCKEY FIX! (My first hockey post??)

Crap! Crap! Crap! Crap!

I wish we would all agree to stop posting and re-posting the same mindfully nauseating, yet overly prolific, I miss you, touch an angel, save a whale, vegan, everybody friendly, politically correct, I'm running for President but can't find my ass with both hands, funny cat, laughing baby, ethereally painted motivational scenes by Thomas Kinkade (Oh, he died), milk drinking kitten, homecoming, Spring bloom, April fresh, puppy sleeping, warm beach hand held sunsets, California weather, and any other nice feeling, uppity, motivational, hot cheerleader in matching baggy pants and turtle neck set by Nike BA-LOW-NEE!!!

Wonk! Wonk! Wonk!

I need an old fashioned Zamboni smelling cool air, horn blaring, whistle blowing, blood and teeth on the ice, gloves off, shattered plexiglass, wild puck in the audience, beer, hot dog, AND roasted peanut section, front row, grudge match hockey game!

HOCKEY! HOCKEY! HOCKEY! I do so miss Hockey!

I watched "Goon" tonight for the 3rd time this week, and it's only Monday. 

I'll be the first to admit its a pretty stupid movie, wholly based on the great hockey demon, the enforcer or assassin, demonstrating of a lot of fighting, and blood, and swearing, yet gay friendly, and cordial (really), with just the spit perfect amount of hold my hand Elmo love making, to fill in the empty space between fights and swearing. 

Man... I so have to get my "T" back into spec. 

I know, this is over a year old, but it makes me happy!  Go Bruins!!!  Dig the reference by the commentator... "Somebody's leakin'!"

Campy Out!