Writing

I just finished the best book I've read in a while. It was The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. He has a wonderful writing style and even though I don't always agree with his views they are challenging and make me consider old issues from a new angle. I definitely recommend it to anyone who likes conspiracy theories or modern high tech novels.
Anyway, I was just thinking about writing and how cathartic it is. I wish that I had more time to write down all the things that come to mind and the gumption to not worry about what people thought about the nasty stuff. It's probably better that I don't though because then I wouldn't have any friends or family (especially) that would talk to me anymore. Too bad.
I've been thinking a lot lately about what writing really is and how it affects each person differently. The few people that I've come across that cannot read are scared of that fact and seem to also be fearful of what will happen if they do learn. The people who read the news and think that everything in print is truth are mind blowing beacuse most of them are intelligent enough to know that is not true yet they still think that written documentation no matter how fanatical is truth. Then you have the people who read for fun and get so wrapped up in the words that they ignore what is going on around them. (Unfortunately I feel that I have fallen into this category and embarresed myself in so doing) There are also the bathroom readers who can sit and sit and sit reading virtually anything for unlimited amounts of time. (Again most definitely me) These people don't even seem to need blood in their lower body and so are able to devote as much time as needed to there current situation.
Why do I refer to reading when writing is the topic.? If you have to ask that then it's a wonder you made it this far.

Vacations are Fun

Well I'm of to Sweden, Amsterdam and London. Can't wait to see what Europe is like. I hope I'll be well enough behaved to return safely home. As long as they don't have any rules against crazy people I should be fine.

Should be interesting.
Mark

Family. Do you have to love them?

There are many different types of family.

There are the people that you have known and learned to love that have been with you your whole life. These people are family. There are the people that know things about you that the people who have been with you your whole life don't even know. These people are family. There are those that have given a greater sacrifice to be with you than you would have given them in the same circumstance. These people are family. There are even people that will do unquestionably loyal things for you and then turn around and sell you out without realizing what they are doing. These people are family too.

I have been privileged enough to experience everyone of these families. There have been many instances in my life that have permitted me to grab a glimpse of each different kind mentioned and it has been something that I have come to love. The different kinds of family that we each come in contact with can have a very profound and enjoyable impact in our lives if we will learn to accept the circumstances and be open to the possibilities that each one brings.
There is never enough time to figure out which family will be the right one. As a matter of fact, we are never even given the opportunity to choose the family that we think is right for us. We are expected to grow with the family we are given and never do anything to jeopordize that family bond.

This feeling is almost inate.

Some people would disagree. They would say that not accepting the people who raised you is a step in the right direction. They would say that these people have never had your best interest in mind and that they would eventually hold you back from what you were meant for.
To these people let me say that you are very misinformed. No person on the planet could have knowledge that they were going to be having a child themself and not have some deep respect for what they were responsible for even if only for a minute. I belive this without a doubt even though I do not have any children. I have been fortunate enough to have been accepted by two families and both have shown me, through opposite models, that the love of a parent is always present even if it is unannounced.

I am so glad to be able to write to you and would appreciate any feed back at all.
Thank you for your time.
Mark

MP3's and All the Rest

Well I guess that I'll just start by saying that I joined the oblivious and went ahead and bought an MP3 player. I LOVE IT almost as much as my wife. I really don't know why people communicate anymore if they can have the most obscure things at a touch away. Kerry, my wife, says that she thinks she'll probably steal the thing. Fat Chance. That's actually a song on the damn thing too.

So, anyway, I've been glad to have a little alone time lately but it's really been a difficult thing to come to grips with. Kerry has been gone for fifteen days now and it seems like an eternity. I'd really like to continue but it seems a little pointless. She already knows all this and I could be putting things on my MP3.

Thanks,
Mark

Welcome

One day I'll figure out how to do this and get some time to put some effort into it.
Stay tuned.
It's time for sleep.