Great, a random sampling of my Facebook status updates just tells me one thing. I had way too much time on my hands. (PS, click image for “normal size” and there is a way bigger list of updates here).
Does this Wikileaks Make Me Look Fat?
December 15, 2010 2 Comments
Can we handle the truth? I mean really handle the truth? Julian Assange and Wikileaks think we can.
Let’s put aside any potential life-threatening danger for just a moment. Do you really think we should know everything our government (or anybody else’s for that matter) does?
It all sounds like a good idea at first. Full disclosure! Woohoo! Transparency? Oh yea! – It all works great when everything is warm, fuzzy, and above board. No one likes to think about the icky (but necessary) stuff that comes from the other side of the tracks.
Let me put it another way…
Could you handle full-disclosure relationships?
I mean one where there are no secrets and you can pretty much read each other’s minds.
Do you want to know everything your spouse is thinking? There are certainly “off days” and plenty of softball questions that you need to avoid. “Does this dress look good on me?” “Do you think I am in good shape?”
What about your teenager? Do you really want to know everything they are doing? Would you have wanted your parents to know everything? Do you want your kid to know everything you have ever done?
I suspect not. Some things, harmless as they may be, are better kept silent. But who decides where that line is drawn?
Frankly, I think Jack Nicholson summed it up pretty well in A Few Good Men. “You want the truth? You can’t handle the truth!”
Sure, I think we should be as open as possible. But there are limits.
As for Wikileaks, it is fine line when it comes to reporting. I say “reporting” because in some ways I really think that is what we are talking about. We don’t seem to have an issue with all the data about other countries…we are just concerned when our secrets come out.
Reporting is one of the biggest things that keep our governments honest. Maybe in the future the government will just learn to hide things better – like a good teenager.
As for me, I don’t need to know everything except, does this font make my website look fat?
Alternative Music for the Holidays
December 7, 2010 3 Comments
Hey, it’s not like I don’t like the “classics” when it comes to holiday music. Jingle Bells, Rudolph, the whole bit. But, sometimes you just need something a little different.
This is the official Godfadr Play list for the Holidays…enjoy!
Father Christmas - The Kinks
Mr. Heatmiser - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) - The Ramones
You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Whirling Dervishes
St. Stephen’s Day Murders - The Chieftains & Elvis Costello Christmas
Wrapping The – Waitresses
Christmas at the Zoo - The Flaming Lips
I Won’t Be Home for Christmas (Previously Unreleased) - Blink-182
Mrs. Claus - Bob Ricci
Daddy’s Drinkin’ Up Our Christmas - The Christmas Jug Band
Don’t Believe In Christmas - Smash Mouth
Red Water (Christmas Mourning) - Type O Negative
Christmas At Ground Zero - Weird Al Yankovic
Elf’s Lament - Barenaked Ladies Feat. Micheal Buble
Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas) - The Decemberists
Little Drummer Boy - The Dandy Warhols
In Like a Lion (Always Winter) - Relient K
Silent Night- Sinéad O’Connor
12.23.95 - Jimmy Eat World
Keegan’s Christmas - Marcy Playground
Let It Snow - Luscious Jackson
Angel, Won’t You Call Me - The Decemberists
Holiday Fortnight (Remastered) - The Specials
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - The Thrills
The Chanukah Song – Adam Sandler
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - The Alarm
My Baby Fell for Ol’ St. Nick - Dada Ante Portas
Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Smithereens
Santa Baby - Everclear
The Little Drum Machine Boy - Beck
Jesus Christ Was an Only Child - Modest Mouse
I Want an Alien for Christmas - Fountains of Wayne
Let me Sleep (It is Christmas Time) – Pear Jam (recommended by Rachel @ DontMindBe)
I reserve the right to amend this list at any time based on my personal taste and recommendations by others (leave comments below).
Holiday Lyrics
December 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
Apparently, the lyrics are not…
“The first Noel that the Angels did SELL….”
- who knew?
More Stuff on the Way Out
December 3, 2010 2 Comments
My lack of posts lately are certainly not due to lack of interest. Frankly, another project has since blown up into a full-time endeavor. 
I alluded to it a couple posts ago when I got rid of my sports car. This time, it was my Harley Davidson edition F150.
The project (or should I say “experiment”) will be in full swing in 2011.
Behind the scenes is the creation of a new website (actually three sites, but that is another story for later).
Needless to say, I am probably going through some sort of “what-the-hell-does-it-all-mean” phase or, at the very least, trying to shake things up a bit. I suppose most people at this stage run out and buy some stuff – I am doing the opposite.
My eBay account has been in full swing (the only difference that is that I am selling stuff, not buying stuff). Anything that I can’t (or won’t) sell is pretty much being donated. Cars, Toys, Property, you name it.
This isn’t really the site to ramble on about this.
I have not forgot that The Slow Bleed was largely a place for me to vent about whatever I felt was dragging down the cumulative gene pool of this country (or society). There is certainly no shortage of those stories still out there, I just find that, after awhile, the writing about them sort of gets to you.
Anyway…stay tuned if you desire or dare and thanks for the support.
Fine, I suppose this is where you look for some witty insights to my mind. A "bio" of sorts. Here is the deal... I ride motorcycles, smoke cigars, golf, kayak, fly, race my car through the mountains, write (a lot), and travel extensively. I am almost old enough not to care what other people think about me...almost. ~Godfadr
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