The Down-Low
The Motivation for Creating this Blog:
So, I started this blog as a venting mouth piece for me to get out all of the things that bug me in this crazy world. I read a lot and find myself far more informed than pretty much everyone around me, and I am also much less complaisant. I have a well developed base of opinions that I have come to through physical research and the regular use of logic. So thats the motivation for me to create a blog that covers everything from soup to nuts.
Where I Got The Name From:
I am terrible at naming things such as papers and so forth. While I was studying for my Associates Degree I began naming things by combining the names of random stuff in my general area when the need to name something arose.
So, when I decided to create this blog and the dreded “What would your like your blog to be called?” question came I used this tried and true method. At the time I was messing with a widget in another browser tab for my Myspace account, was eating chicken wings, and at the time I was the last person on earth that still used Netscape Communicator as their primary browser: widget+chicken wing+Netscape Communicator= WingWidget Communicator.
No, really it was that random and if you knew me you wouldn’t be even remotely surprised.
A Little About Me The Wacky Author of This Blog:
Well, I’m a single, white, male living in Up State Vermont. I call Burlington my home, but I am a transplant from Western Massachusetts. I have two degrees (and AA, and a BA) in History and Sociology from Holyoke Community College and the University of Vermont respectfully.
Career wise I am a 12 year veteran in the field of Human Services and have worked with children,teens, and adults with physiological, emotional and physical challenges. It’s work that I very much enjoy and am currently exploring the possiblity of seeking a Masters Degree that some how applies to that field.
I enjoy biking, snowshoeing,cooking, photography (digital because I’m hip), and reading everything from cereal boxes to drawn out Political Economy Books. I am a total coffee addict and a day can only be good if I’ve had at least 4 cups.
I also enjoy researching Civil War era alcoholic beverages and making them because its fun to be that guy that knows a lot about something completely off the wall. In that vain I love my Scotch and the very occasional cigar. They may shave a few years off my life, but at least I will be able to say I lived a little when I get to the end.
Politically I am very much a Libertarian, and economically I closely follow the Austrian School of thought. That said I am not an idealist or a purist and to be blunt people that are scare the crap out of me. I am quick to hand out criticism in the ideals that I subscribe to and think there is always room for improvement. I also fully admit that I nor anyone else can have an answer for all the worlds woes.
How I Live My Life:
Live simply because anything else is just too confusing.
Most good decisions start with logic, so don’t make a choice without it.
Randomness is the spice of life, and I’m one spicy bastard.
No matter how wide the lens is, the view is always just a bit bigger.
You can buy all the crap your credit card can pay for, but it will never fill your heart.
Giving away your heart is easy, trusting someone with it is not.
Honor used to be the most important thing to a man, for me it still is.
If you think your are small youll never make a difference, sometimes a mouse has to roar.
Apologies are only for people that were right in the first place, not because they shed a tear.
Never underestimate the human compulsion to do good, or their capacity to be the definition of evil.
