A Beginning for Every Ending, and Vice-Versa

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Feets don't fail me now.

A little information for starters...


Age?
Young enough to still remember, old enough to know better.


Sex?
Not as often as I'd like (in other words, male)


Ethnicity?
Anglo-European (not that it matters)


Religion?
Raised Protestant but outgrew it. Have been a lot of things over the years. Eventually discovered I'd been Catholic all along and just hadn't realized it yet.


Family?
Married. Multiple kids.


Occupation?
What I do, or what I wish I did?


Hobbies?
Reading, gaming, theology


Views on Politics?
Registered Republican because at the time it was the least screwed-up and dishonest (Didn't say it wasn't screwed-up or dishonest, only that it was the least so among the choices...). Not sure if any party affiliation fits anymore, but I live in a closed-primary state.

I believe that far too many people take politics way too seriously, and far too few people are informed enough to make intelligent decisions about it. Most people are less-informed than they believe they are, and aren't willing to admit they let their emotions interfere with their decisions. Most people also don't realize that politics are what our culture makes them, so we generally get what we deserve. Would make a lot more sense if people realized that most of what the media reports is wrong on some, if not most levels.


Biggest Problem in Society?
It is far too easy for people to do stupid things that cost everyone money. Stupid things like:
- ...Spill coffee on themselves and run up the cost of a burger and fries because they got a huge settlement.
- ...Serve on juries that render idiotic verdicts (OJ, tobacco companies, see above) and force every trial to be that much longer and more expensive now, because attorneys can now use tactics that shouldn't work in a sane universe, and the other attorneys now have to plan ahead for the silly and inobvious instead of just focusing on the facts of the case.
- ...Bring cases to court that don't make sense, and place far too much power into judges hands. The courts were never intended to have the power they do today, and as a wise man said, power corrupts. So we got courts that create law (see Massachusetts), interpret law outside the context of the Constitution by intentionally misreading and misapplying the Constitution (see most Establishment Clause cases of the last 50 years, especially recently). As a result, our legislatures now have to look at making Constitutional amendments to fix their errors and bring things back to normalcy, when the legislatures should have better things to do.
- ...Read tabloids, which allows them to stay in business.


But that's just me, your mileage may vary.