Dragon Shadows

Am I alone, or does anyone else need a 36 hour day?  Not enough time in the day for all of the things I have to do and still get enough sleep so that I'm not likely to bite off someone's head for some off the wall statement that might get misintrepted during my haze of sleepiness as I trudge through to the next sleep cycle.  In any case I definitely have too many things that I want to do and not enough time to do them.  Well, guess this is were prioritization is a necessary skill but what to put first.  Guess I'll just have to work it out.

Life is always full of such wonderful challenges.  Things that make you want to scream and things that make you want to cry.  Events that can make you laugh so hard your sides hurt or make you think about everything you say and do.  Every philosophy and religion has an opinion about how we should react or deal with challenges. Sometimes the challenges are very enjoyable and sometimes they are the worst thing you can experience.   Yet for all of the different cultures beliefs, and philosophies, some things remain the same no matter what.  Anger is still anger, fear is still fear, pain is still pain, love is still love, joy is still joy, and tears are still tears. I think that one of the most profound quotes I have ever heard was "No one gets out of this life alive." It is sad that its true but it is not the end of our journey nor is it the important part of the journey. No, the important part is that no matter how difficult, complex, tiring, or joyous of a challenge that we face that we remember that the journey itself is what is important. We can ponder the past all we want because it will never change. We can worry about the future and waste our time but that is a choice only we can make. Each of us has the right to make our own choices, right or wrong, good or bad and as long as we are willing to accept the consequences of those choices there is no reason why these choices should be denied.

So to all who visit my site both from a personal or professional aspect, please keep in mind that this is my personal site and my place to express my creativity and display things that are something that I enjoy. Do not assume that my site reflects anything of my professional mannerisms or ethics. I firmly believe in the first amendment and the right to free speech through which I use this web site to express myself in ways that I might not do in life. It is highly unlikely that I would say anything here that I would not be willing to say in a crowded public room. Not everyone is able to handle that kind of direct openness about things but from my experience I would rather be straightforward, blunt, and to the point than to whisper about things in the background. I am not one to stop because my opinion differs from someone else. I was a soldier for several years and my sense of responsibility and duty is very strong. Just because I do not agree with someone does not mean that I cannot work with them or that I am incapable of getting something done. In my mind, unless it is illegal or causes harm to someone there is no reason why my difference in opinion should change my work.

Please enjoy my site and the little bits of electronic nonsense that I have provided but understand that my site is a reflection of my creativity, an experiment in programming, a way to try new things, or to display an interest of mine. Do not take this site as a reflection of me because it is only a part of whom I am. Life away from the computer is so different that you can only find a fraction of what is all of me here. I am much more than the words that I type or the comments I leave and to judge me by them alone only denies the reality that I am more than my site and my site is not all of me.