Today..whew! One of those days where 2 wrongs don't make a right. Things just get worse..I have 2 kids upstairs who were physically beating each other up. They lost 15 minutes of play time and are still not asleep. One is in smirk mode and the other is in major temper/sadness. *sigh. I do not like being a parent in this moment. My brother's used to fight constantly as kids and teens. I never understood it then I don't understand it now.
I have seen bar fights up close and personal. It isn't like in the movies, where all hell breaks loose and it is fun and exciting. Real life is blood, damage and pain. Another time I witnessed a beat down, one "teen?" came in and broke another "teens" jaw. It took him all of about 5 minutes. I was the manager on duty, and was beyond stunned and shocked. I worked with another guy who got into bar fights a lot. He was originally going to be a lawyer. I heard he is incarcerated instead..it is so sad.
I love the Jason Bourne movies, and watched all of Buffy the Vampire series. I also loved Anita Blake in Laurel K Hamiliton's books, until all she did was sleep around instead of kick-ass. I still care about the characters, but I don't but the books anymore. My favorite series now is The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, I love his other series as well, more like Lord of the Rings taken to a new level.
I watched Ali fight when I was a teen on TV...It was one of his later fights, can't remember against who and I watched the whole thing. He wasn't supposed to be able to last more than a couple rounds. It ended up being 19 and he won...he was beyond incredible. I have never watched boxing again. To see Ali so broken later in life.. is heart-wrenching.
We are a violent race....and I include woman too. Woman fight mean. But, not everyone and certainly not all at the same degree.
Tomorrow we are celebrating a moment of peace...at 12 AZ time I think..not sure. I'm happy to participate. Though I will be running on a treadmill with radioactive dye in my veins. Most likely wanting to kill someone for a smoke and a cup of joe. People have died for less reason. This is my next level tomorrow, I can do this every Fri afternoon at 12, just to take it up a notch.
I can watch "fictional violence" on TV, or in movies or read about it. Watching the real thing scares the hell out of me. I have a side of me that cringes and another part that wants to go for the throat. I am not sure which part is worse.
Tonight I pray for my friends, all the ones who have loved ones who are ill or who are ill themselves. Addiction is included in that, as it is a disease. Whatever the poison, drugs, alcohol, sex, violence..may you all find peace...sooner.
I have seen bar fights up close and personal. It isn't like in the movies, where all hell breaks loose and it is fun and exciting. Real life is blood, damage and pain. Another time I witnessed a beat down, one "teen?" came in and broke another "teens" jaw. It took him all of about 5 minutes. I was the manager on duty, and was beyond stunned and shocked. I worked with another guy who got into bar fights a lot. He was originally going to be a lawyer. I heard he is incarcerated instead..it is so sad.
I love the Jason Bourne movies, and watched all of Buffy the Vampire series. I also loved Anita Blake in Laurel K Hamiliton's books, until all she did was sleep around instead of kick-ass. I still care about the characters, but I don't but the books anymore. My favorite series now is The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, I love his other series as well, more like Lord of the Rings taken to a new level.
I watched Ali fight when I was a teen on TV...It was one of his later fights, can't remember against who and I watched the whole thing. He wasn't supposed to be able to last more than a couple rounds. It ended up being 19 and he won...he was beyond incredible. I have never watched boxing again. To see Ali so broken later in life.. is heart-wrenching.
We are a violent race....and I include woman too. Woman fight mean. But, not everyone and certainly not all at the same degree.
Tomorrow we are celebrating a moment of peace...at 12 AZ time I think..not sure. I'm happy to participate. Though I will be running on a treadmill with radioactive dye in my veins. Most likely wanting to kill someone for a smoke and a cup of joe. People have died for less reason. This is my next level tomorrow, I can do this every Fri afternoon at 12, just to take it up a notch.
I can watch "fictional violence" on TV, or in movies or read about it. Watching the real thing scares the hell out of me. I have a side of me that cringes and another part that wants to go for the throat. I am not sure which part is worse.
Tonight I pray for my friends, all the ones who have loved ones who are ill or who are ill themselves. Addiction is included in that, as it is a disease. Whatever the poison, drugs, alcohol, sex, violence..may you all find peace...sooner.
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