The solution is in the land itself. Your inability to peacefully coexist will only rot you. It will not keep you pure.

I strive to recapture what I have lost. I have lost the rhythmic thought. The genius that wasn't. How the hell does he do that? Everyone's afraid to see. And we all want to change (ourselves).

Damn worthless stream of consciousness. Can't even put anything into a coherent piece.

There are things I cannot have. I actively work against myself to prevent myself from having them. I'm still stuck in a routine. Did getting a job and a place of my own lead me to rest on my laurels? From where do I pull my motivation?
I feel like I use up all my motivation at work. This stagnation bothers me most of all.

50% of bloggers find blogging therapeutic. Guess I'm not that original after all. In other studies, the study that said reading email lowers your IQ turned out to be yet another giant error by the media. Never trust any studies unless you've read the studies for yourself. As far as the blogging is therapeutic, it's not surprising at all so I didn't bother delving into the statistics they used to obtain such a figure. There is a study that proves most people don't understand scientific studies correctly. Maybe journalists should consider showing the article to the originating scientist before sensationalizing a complicated study.

I just did a study that proves that reading my blog on a regular basis will increase your IQ 10 points. Yes, I based the IQ test on how well you read the blog, and yes I only used a grand total of three subjects, but what reporter cares about those details. I mean, they're probably at the end of my study anyhow so they're obviously not important. No, I'm not bashing mainstream media. Just mainstream media who don't understand what the study they read in some scientific journal actually means.

visit to Constitution Center

I took a vacation day a couple of weeks ago to see the Constitution Center.

The Freedom Rising show was really inspired.

We cannot let our complacency result in the erosion of our freedoms. Removal of freedoms under the pretense of security should be done only with the upmost caution. Even if necessary, such security should be as unintrusive as possible. Make sure your socks are clean and not worn out before going to the airport. (Note: you do not have to take off your shoes to ride El Al- Israeli airline - at least not the last time I rode it) We probably could learn a thing or two from those who have been fighting terrorism on their soil for a lot longer than we have. Including the mistakes they have made.

Is this merely an attempt to replace an old enemy with a new one? Is terrorism being used as the new Communism? Pray we do not have an equivalent McCarthy. Will money for social welfare be redirected to security and other efforts to reduce our freedoms?

The imposition of democracy is merely another form of tyranny. You made the enemy in Iraq yourself. Playing in another nation’s affairs only breeds hatred. Empires spread decay from within.

This city is a fitting place for another such spark as happened two centuries, one score and nine years ago.

Interesting to think of the perspectives of old: Olde City here versus Olde City in Jerusalem.

Cordoning off the sidewalks like that doesn’t seem to do anything but provide for inconvience. They do this in the Olde City part of town in case you don't already know. You can get a free ticket to walk around Independence Hall and nearby area, but it's still inconvienent to everyone especially to those who aren't tourists. What did they hope to gain by doing that?

True Lincoln suspened habeas corpus during the Civil War, but the Civil War also felt a lot closer to home. It was a war the country was devoted to because without it, our nation's very existence would have been in even more peril. We haven't had wars like that in a *LONG* time.

Please identify yourself when posting comments. I would like to know who is reading this stuff.

Written junk

I’ve been trying to write for one hour every day. Not everything I write is suitable for the blog, however. For example, my notes on the short story I’ve been working on.

Unfortunately, I haven't really gotten myself to write one hour each day. Laziness seems to be the culprit more than a lack of anything to write about. Although, I wonder if it even really matters if I write as much as I'd like. Will I actually ever be a good writer? Should I be trying to work on just fiction instead of just writing anything?

I've been considering posting some of the stuff suitable for the blog. Maybe I'll post something tomorrow.

It's the fourth anniversary of that day. And the tragedies keep piling up.

Don't worry. We won't really hurt ourselves for another century or so. ;)

Contrary to not so popular belief, it isn't in our nature to destroy ourselves. No matter what happens, we'll probably last a really long time as long as aliens don't come and blow up the planet for a hyperspatial bypass. Humans are actually pretty adaptable.