The Average Carter

Wow.  6 months.  There’s not even really an excuse.  Well, there is.  But I think you all already know.  I always know what I want to write.  I just never have the time to actually do the whole writing part.  Kind of leaves me with a feeling like, “when I said I was ‘busy’ before, what was I doing?”

I remember saying I was busy and doing Continue reading

It’s a new year, and I’m almost all by myself in this little blog space I’ve made.  Hard to believe I started this thing off over 2 years ago with a bang, typing new blogs 3 times a week.  Man, when did I have that kind of time?!  Oh yeah.  It was before family and a baby and working full-time.  Last year was by far the busiest, craziest year I’ve ever had, and I learned a ton.  So my guess is that this will be the “I don’t have any resolutions so I’ll just say what I learned from last year” blog.  Since I’m the only reader these days, it should be easy to keep the audience entertained!

Lesson 1. The old saying, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” Continue reading

I’m kind of glad I waited to continue these thoughts another day after seeing what all has been going on with the Occupy protesters.  As much as it sucks to say it, all of the clashes with police just re-emphasized what I already believed.  And as much as I want to believe, and want to remember that we don’t live in a police state (yet), it’s hard to see that when the headlines are so full of information to the contrary.  Which all leads up to why peaceful protests, reform movements, etc, won’t change America.

The harsh reality is that we, as a citizenry, don’t have the power any more.  When the Declaration Continue reading