It seems I am having a massive influx of new subscribers to The Slow Bleed – apparently the topics are of interest to a lot of people. Sometimes serious, sometimes fun, the site is certainly a great place to post your comments and share your opinion with others. 

For the next couple days I will keep this post at the top (to help the new people) so look for the latest posts just below this one. I usually add 7-12 new posts per week. 

Secondly, if you wish to not miss a thing going forward, you can either bookmark this page or subscribe to The Slow Bleed (see the buttons on the top right). 

Lastly, if you are just joining us or came upon The Slow Bleed a bit late, here are some of the more popular posts to give you a flavor of the site. 

From Culture…

About Culture

Obama: Who Will Go With Me to the Prom? 

No One to Represent Us? 

No “F” Grade Left Behind

Hamburger Month: Diet Month to Follow

From Economy…

Financial Literacy

Today’s Economy: Financial Stupidity or Greed?

What? Everyone Owes the Government $531,472?!

Gas at $46.23 a Gallon!

From Pride…

About Pride

Sen. Hillary and I Both “Concede” 

Pride and Personal Responsibility

How to Catch Wild Pigs

From Inspirational…

Sing Out Loud

A Home Run For Humanity

You Are Only As Old As You Feel

From Humor…

Hot Dogs Added to Endangered Species

Too Many Choices

Hillary Applies for 3 am Shift at White House 

Ordering Pizza in the Future

There are plenty other posts on the site (about 100 so far), but those are the most popular among current Slow Bleed readers. 

Welcome to the site and I look forward to hearing from you!

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” - John Wooden

Up this week…

If you could change one thing the US is doing right now; such as our policies on Immigration, War in Iraq, Education, Homelessness, Healthcare, etc, etc. What would you change? 

You can’t give it, buy it, or just tell your kids to get some of it. It is something that must be earned – alone. 

Unfortunately, both pride and personal responsibility are going by the wayside in today’s society, which is why they have their place as a category at The Slow Bleed. 

Pride can be obtained only by accomplishing something you have to work for. If you are naturally good at it — right off the bat — pride doesn’t happen. Pride comes from not being good at something and working hard to get better. Then, once you work hard enough, you feel pride in what you have accomplished. 

But today everyone must be a “winner.” No child should be left behind and God forbid we challenge their developing egos. Competition today, among kids, provides that everyone wins. No one rides the bench in sports and everyone “ties” for first prize in the science contest. 

Of course, this in no way emulates real life. The cold, hard truth awaiting all of us when we go out on our own is made more difficult for those who are not prepared to handle it. 

Personal responsibility, on the other hand, is accepting the consequences, good or bad, for your actions. You don’t’ get to make excuses or blame others for your actions. The fault again, good or bad, is yours.