The Point of It All

I know that's not me in the picture and I can probably get sued for even using it. But Anthony Hamilton is that dude and that picture goes well with what I'm about to say. Plus I couldn't take a picture of myself like that. Hard to hold the camera without it showing in the picture. What is the point of it all, all being this life that we live. Everyday I go through this same routine, basically spinning my wheels. I want so much more than I have now. My homeboy and I were talking about this same thing the other day. We're the same age and we were both doing less than we should be. He's moving on and I'm left trying to figure out my next move. It's so easy to say what I'm going to do. The execution is so much harder. Now back the the original question. Is the point of all this to make the best out of life before we're called home? I never had any interest in figuring out the meaning of life. It's something that I'll never figure out so why try? My motivation is different nowadays. I want to make my family proud, and not just proud because I'm out on my own. Anybody can do that. I want to accomplish something that came from me solely. I have it in my sights, but I just need that extra push.  I'm still trying to figure out this adulthood thing.  Something happens everyday that I can learn from. I want so much to be like my father, but I have a long way to go.  I'll keep working at it though.  I have so much to gain by streamlining my thought process on life.  I still have time to figure it all out.  

Misspoke

When I first started doing this, I was just doing something. A friend of mine started a blog I thought it would be fun to do the same. What really made me get more involved was another friend telling me that I couldn't have an opinion about something. That's not true for two reasons. One, I'm entitled to an opinion on anything. And secondly, I do have an opinion on just about everything. I've been pretty quiet the past couple months. But that doesn't mean I haven't been paying attention. Quite a bit has been going on lately. Tsunamis, earthquakes, Libya, Gadhafi, lockouts, blah blah blah. One thing was said recently that did catch my attention. Professional football player Adrian Peterson compared the NFL labor situation to slavery. Well...maybe if...I guess he meant...I don't know what the hell he meant. It's ridiculous to even make that statement. It's sad that "We" still feel the need to play the slavery card. Nobody is forcing him or anybody else to play football. There's no boat, no chains, no whips, no scars. All I see is green. Right now there fighting over one billions dollars, while normal everyday people try to figure out how much to spend on groceries every week. No sense of slavery in that. It gets worse when another player tweets his agreement with Peterson. First off, why tweet period? I don't really care that you just brushed your teeth etc. Anyway, everyone is entitled to their opinion. In this case my opinion is that Adrian Peterson should just play football. I wasn't alive when slavery existed in this country, but I'm pretty sure the star slaves weren't getting seven figure endorsement deals and making Campbell soup commercials. And I'm pretty sure no slave was seen as a star to their master. It's just funny when you think about what he said. I'm sure that there are more people who agree with him. I don't. I just wish Adrian Peterson had to meet my approval to speak again. Without it, he might actually speak again. Hide the cell phones and laptops!!!