What's On Your Mind...?

First off, I gotta tell you that I pretty much reject the whole notion of "blogging". Why in the world would I want to publish my thoughts and opinions, presuming interest on the part of anyone who doesn't know me? I suppose that's a primary reason for the popularity of this activity. The false concept that what we have to say is definitive and/or has meaning and purpose. Or that we're all charming, witty and droll in an entertaining way. Arrogance, I tell ya.

In a major way.

But, perhaps this will be a way to stimulate myself to think harder, ask tougher questions and work toward an even lower level of confidence that what I believe is really "true" or "right". After all, isn't that the goal?....Not to come up with the answers, but to ask better and more provocative questions?...Kinda like baseball to me. The Red Sox won the World Series in, what, 2004. Now what is there to root for?

Am I alone in that while I found their long sought-after World Series victory thrilling as Edgar Renteria, curiously enough wearing the number 3 (read into it, baby) on his uniform, made the last out for the impotent Cardinals. But wasn't it equally (and ultimately) unsatisfying? The 86 year quest was over. Now what...?

Maybe this is more revealing than I would actually prefer to admit.

I've always gravitated to people who ask more questions than those who have answers. Underconfidence is supremely more alluring to me that cockiness.

Arrogance, I tell ya.

Listening to an old Chick Webb track ("If Dreams Come True") through Itunes.

I'm thinking about a movie I saw last weekend, Year Of The Dog. I liked it very much. Saw it in small theatre (20 seats?) with about 15 others. J was with me. One thing we do share is an affection for dogs (and animals in general) and this was something I suspected we would enjoy together. And we did. For 90 minutes, I felt very stimulated by thoughtful questions of right and wrong, responsibility and selfishness. In the final analysis, there were some missteps, but overall, it was time and money well spent.

Watched "Casino Royale" a week or so back. Probably cost 100 times what Year Of The Dog cost, and was entirely dismissable.

Did you read Cindy Sheehan's open letter to the public this week? I found it a beautifully expressed, sad concession of disappointment. Clearly, the Democratic Party has abandoned it's constituency and continues on as Republican Lite, as it were. But I don't want to rattle on about stuff this large. I want this to be small and intimate.

More next time about Ithaca....