Original, Polish and Acapulco

Whatever disappointment I may feel from not having had a single call from any employers this week, I do still feel quite optimistic.

Something weird about religion and politics is that if you know nothing about someone but their religious and political affiliations, you can already decide who they are before you have any contact with them.. Your judgment may in some cases be very accurate, and other times it may not.. What I find weird about these two subjects is their diversity; just as in race, in my opinion more variation exists between members of the same religion than between different ones.. Also in politics there seems to be more difference of opinion within one major political party than between parties..

I do not wish to elaborate further, but I think it is fascinating.

I just watched the Karate Kid 2.. Having never seen the Karate Kid 1, I felt slightly disadvantaged.. It was a weird movie.. Did you know that the 80's happened years ago?

On my way to pick up an application for a medical parts assembly job, I listened to Howie Carr on the WRKO radio network. Today the Cap'n as he is know by may affectionate listeners was talking about the "moonbat" community of Arlington MA, who's state rep. just got busted in Lowell for attempted sexual assault. After I got home and filled out the application, I endeavored to find out what a trust fund is and if I have one.. It turns out that I don't, and that my parents are in no mind of letting me have one. Wouldn't it be cool to never have to work? No, not really...

I would like to talk about my work ethic, and possible lack thereof.. I technically do not need to work right now.. My dad can afford to put me through college. However, I would not like him to do this by himself. I think that one of the most important steps in becoming an adult is taking responsibility for what you spend, and what is spent for you. Something I like more than sitting on my ass doing nothing, is the feeling that I have earned the right to do so after a day of hard work. I like doing unpaid jobs around the Casey compound, because it makes me feel that in some small way I am doing my part. I am very fortunate to have a father who thanks to this great country became, and is becoming quite well off. I however do not feel entitled to any part of his good fortune.. I am a firm believer in making your own way in the world, and that is why I would like to start channeling my future income into my education. These may seem like slightly hypocritical statements coming from someone who spends far too much time spent slumped in front of a 40 inch flat screen TV, but I am sincere. I just wish someone would hire me very soon so that I do not become a moonbat by default through my own laziness and hypocrisy.

Music.. I am going over to the Vickery compound to play bluegrass with Chris and his dad tomorrow evening. I have recently taken a liking to the genre. I also like playing mandolin.. Speaking of mandolin, my catholic group recently lost our young Kenyan to higher education, leaving two of us under 50. We will soon also be losing our young flute player (I have never, and will never say flautist) to the same cause. That must make our average age somewhere between 48 and 50. Also I have been asked to play the English patriotic hymn Land of Hope and Glory on ukulele at my brother's graduation.. How did a song about building the new Jerusalem in London become the last piece of music students hear before they are thrown into the world?

C ya..