M.A.N About Town

I was thinking about the Christian message in current context today at Mass. In this age, where society has rendered so many of the pretexts that in the past were binding ligaments of the body of Christianity so vestigial, I think I have gathered my own interpretation of how God wants a man to live his life.

The constant struggle to control my surroundings is one in which I strangely feel victorious over in these sprinting spring days. Experience more so than tradition has taught me that the Catholic humility inspired by my father in some ways has a way of karmic recurrence in life, or maybe just my life. I can not shake the feeling that failure on a personal and professional level is cyclical and despite my continual efforts against the constraints of my economic median range, a fall or trip from grace to monetary obscurity is on the horizon.

Nevertheless I find myself not envious of those whom I witness wearing the halo of fortune’s favor. I think this is because I have always had a clear view of the way to success, the successes of others, particularly of my father have shown me that persistence can equal success with very little added.

I feel that a tragic flaw in most cases is traded for such luck, and that God has rewarded me with a destiny not deeply cracked somewhere essential at the foundation where I would have to spend my life piling desired experience on top of to feel secure and complete. I do suppose however that my fate is however ambivalent to legitimate desire other than that of staple human greed and status.

Am I among the dreamless that I might desire only to realize the potential that I see within? Am I not reaching for a self-actualization, only searching for the comforts that materialism would bring yet possessing the knowledge I could easily do without them?

I think that a man of honor is one who conforms to a certain way despite what the publicity of his actions. I think virtue is the component of a perspective; I think it is foolish to die for this country or any country. Yet honor, fidelity when repercussions are non-existant, chivalry when setting does not summon, and validity of one’s spoken word are qualities to constantly strive to achieve.

I was thinking about the Christian message in current context today at Mass. In this age, where society has rendered so many of the pretexts that in the past were binding ligaments of the body of Christianity so vestigial, I think I have gathered my own interpretation of how God wants a man to live his life.

The constant struggle to control my surroundings is one in which I strangely feel victorious over in these sprinting spring days. Experience more so than tradition has taught me that the Catholic humility inspired by my father in some ways has a way of karmic recurrence in life, or maybe just my life. I can not shake the feeling that failure on a personal and professional level is cyclical and despite my continual efforts against the constraints of my economic median range, a fall or trip from grace to monetary obscurity is on the horizon.

Nevertheless I find myself not envious of those whom I witness wearing the halo of fortune’s favor. I think this is because I have always had a clear view of the way to success, the successes of others, particularly of my father have shown me that persistence can equal success with very little added.

I feel that a tragic flaw in most cases is traded for such luck, and that God has rewarded me with a destiny not deeply cracked somewhere essential at the foundation where I would have to spend my life piling desired experience on top of to feel secure and complete. I do suppose however that my fate is however ambivalent to legitimate desire other than that of staple human greed and status.

Am I among the dreamless that I might desire only to realize the potential that I see within? Am I not reaching for a self-actualization, only searching for the comforts that materialism would bring yet possessing the knowledge I could easily do without them?

I think that a man of honor is one who conforms to a certain way despite what the publicity of his actions. I think virtue is the component of a perspective; I think it is foolish to die for this country or any country. Yet honor, fidelity when repercussions are non-existant, chivalry when setting does not summon, and validity of one’s spoken word are qualities to constantly strive to achieve.

Coffee Contemplations was something cool that I stumbled over the other day. A pastor that blogs along side coffee. Some people..

The Boondocks have some tight lyrics in the opening sequence, check it out.

So I spent some money last weekend and had a grand old time, kind of like Pre-Birthday. Historically, birthdays are getting less and less interesting, I think by the time I’m 30 I’ll just mark a calendar day, if I make it that far.

So why am I addicted to Gen-Macha? The subtle toasted brown rice flavor is just so mellow and pleasant yet it has a crisp taste that refreshes and cleanses. I tried some other brand the other day and it just didn’t have that flavor.

So last night I decided to take a hammer to my Xbox, I smashed it to pieces for a good 10 minutes. I dropped it while taking it next door and it was apparently destoyed. I wanted to take pictures but someone decided to throw it in the garbage. Alas, I haven’t even played the thing in a while.

I’m intent on having a wine tasting party now, despite everyone laughing at the notion it is so much fun. I was discussing with a fellow Catholic the other night on how difficult of a time I am having giving up something for lent. She suggested that I should just search for overall good things to do for people, rather than do the exercise in discipline in which I might not reveal any true meaning.

Coffee Contemplations was something cool that I stumbled over the other day. A pastor that blogs along side coffee. Some people..

The Boondocks have some tight lyrics in the opening sequence, check it out.

So I spent some money last weekend and had a grand old time, kind of like Pre-Birthday. Historically, birthdays are getting less and less interesting, I think by the time I’m 30 I’ll just mark a calendar day, if I make it that far.

So why am I addicted to Gen-Macha? The subtle toasted brown rice flavor is just so mellow and pleasant yet it has a crisp taste that refreshes and cleanses. I tried some other brand the other day and it just didn’t have that flavor.

So last night I decided to take a hammer to my Xbox, I smashed it to pieces for a good 10 minutes. I dropped it while taking it next door and it was apparently destoyed. I wanted to take pictures but someone decided to throw it in the garbage. Alas, I haven’t even played the thing in a while.

I’m intent on having a wine tasting party now, despite everyone laughing at the notion it is so much fun. I was discussing with a fellow Catholic the other night on how difficult of a time I am having giving up something for lent. She suggested that I should just search for overall good things to do for people, rather than do the exercise in discipline in which I might not reveal any true meaning.

I think the problem with this job is that I need to be upbeat, people like to pick up the phone and hear a happy, nice, laughing voice. I am not such; skating on the pessimistic side of realism with tranquility that almost renders me immune to shock and awe.

I’ve been watching Bill Mahr lately, I really like him. I never thought that I would like someone so obiviously liberal and democrat yet in the current political landscape, there are very few voices of reason that I can identify with on the conservative side. Where are the charismatic, powerful, idealistic Republicans of my youth. Are my views becoming more moderate? I wonder if I will ever have the desire to vote for the leader of my country. Bush sounds so unintelligent in his speeches it is ridiculous; I never saw it before. He is a fool and lends no creditable to the number one economy.

What has he even done in office? I can’t even name one success. His legacy will be the Iraq War, which is spiraling into a civil war which we cannot take part in.

Leave the Arabs alone! There isn’t a damn thing we can do about a difference in religious beliefs.

Let Iran have Nukes! Are we going to stop them from having what we’ve had for 60 years forever? Who are we to tell someone else what they can’t have? They just want them to negotiate, this is a global economy they kill us and they kill themselves and that goes for everyone. China, India, North Korea, Pakistan, Cuba… Everyone else has them, and we’re signing treaties with them.

Alternative Energy, what an inefficient moronic idea.

How is he leading our country. Someone please stand up before I become a Democrat, I already claim Moderate…. Alan Keyes, 2008…

I think the problem with this job is that I need to be upbeat, people like to pick up the phone and hear a happy, nice, laughing voice. I am not such; skating on the pessimistic side of realism with tranquility that almost renders me immune to shock and awe.

I’ve been watching Bill Mahr lately, I really like him. I never thought that I would like someone so obiviously liberal and democrat yet in the current political landscape, there are very few voices of reason that I can identify with on the conservative side. Where are the charismatic, powerful, idealistic Republicans of my youth. Are my views becoming more moderate? I wonder if I will ever have the desire to vote for the leader of my country. Bush sounds so unintelligent in his speeches it is ridiculous; I never saw it before. He is a fool and lends no creditable to the number one economy.

What has he even done in office? I can’t even name one success. His legacy will be the Iraq War, which is spiraling into a civil war which we cannot take part in.

Leave the Arabs alone! There isn’t a damn thing we can do about a difference in religious beliefs.

Let Iran have Nukes! Are we going to stop them from having what we’ve had for 60 years forever? Who are we to tell someone else what they can’t have? They just want them to negotiate, this is a global economy they kill us and they kill themselves and that goes for everyone. China, India, North Korea, Pakistan, Cuba… Everyone else has them, and we’re signing treaties with them.

Alternative Energy, what an inefficient moronic idea.

How is he leading our country. Someone please stand up before I become a Democrat, I already claim Moderate…. Alan Keyes, 2008…