I have done several things today, the Second of November 2010.  Two of them coalesced into what prompted my return to Tumblr: My statement of Political Belief.  I am currently cooperating in developing a program to optimize the action of living and have been drafting Statements Of Purpose to this end.  I also voted.  Voila!  A need to put an idea out to all of you fine, fine people.  This is what I politically believe.

1. Anything that is a basic necessity for survival is a right.  For all sentient beings.  For human beings this includes: shelter, air, energy, food and water, security of property and being and education.  These are the things that allow us to function and evolve.
2. All sentient beings should have access to these rights in at least a minimally adequate way. For human beings, everyone should have a house, water, food, security of health and property, air and education.
3. It is the government’s role to provide these Rights to it’s constituents. A house or apartment with running water, a means to store food, a way to heat food and water, in a neighborhood low in threats and a means to achieve knowledge for advancement of self, and the means to stay healthy should be a governments sole duty.
4. If you are given these means, it is now close to “everyone is born equal”, and it now totally up to the individual to move up to better things. The individual has the tools and now it is his or her prerogative whether or not to grow and obtain better things and positions.  It now only a question of initiative and ambition and not handicaps.

What do you think? 

Number Four of Alan Watts Flash.

The third of Furry Carlos’ flash interpretation of Alan Watts.

2nd Of Furry Carlos’ Animated Interpretation of Alan Watts’ concepts.  Fabulous.

Flash video for Music and Life by Alan Watts.  Beautiful thought and poignant.

Let me ask you something folks.  How does a woman wearing a tuxedo dating another woman threaten you?  Seriously.  I’ve asked this a million times and no one seems to know the answer.  How does someone’s gender preference make any impact on you?  I am open to your thoughts.  Send them my way.

Yes.  I know.  I’ve been absent for a good long while.  No, I haven’t been in the hospital, morgue, the Andes, Marianas Trench, tied up in some crazy person’s cellar doing crochet and telling them how dashingly intelligent they are in front of their bulldog that is dressed up like the Marquis de Carabas, or anything really exciting like that.  I have been treading the waters of…. the employment search!

Yes.  It is my opinion that nothing tests your self worth more than filling out countless applications and sending out countless resumes only to never to hear anything from them again.  An interview is as good as a job to me right now.  It’s a tough market out there.  Not complaining, and still believe that I am responsible for everything in my life…However, I am trying very hard to be positive.  Very. Hard. I. Am. Trying.  Being a little short of Awesomeliness right now.  I know, with all certainty, that Awesomeliness is my saving grace.  If I were able to KNOW that the Universe was looking out for me - then I would be able to float into a job.  So where did my Awesomeliness go?

Well…as I have said above, a job search is a real test of self-worth. And the longer it goes on, the more it’s tested.  So I am grasping at the straws of Awesomeliness trying to regain my positvely peaceful state of mind so I may find the qualities that make me an outstanding candidate for that position.  Right now, I am failing at seeing my own Awesomeliness.  That is where it has gone.

Never fear, I will find it again.  I will raise myself up into my Awesomeliness and we will be great again.

Valentine’s Day, I will not lie, more often than not passes me by.  This is one thing my children’s mother really got upset about.  Anniversaries? Always an event.  Not so with V-Day.  I’m much more a Groundhog’s Day fan.

That said, this year I decided to give you a glimpse of my romantic side.  What kind of romantic side does the proprietor of optimism and philosophy have? Here are my top five favorite love songs and movies.

Songs:

1. Book of Love - Magnetic Fields
2. Cold Fire - Rush
3. Summer Wind, Blue Dress - Richard Shindell
4. Love our Time Today - Yamit Mamo
5. Perfect Day - Lou Reed

Movies:

1. High Fidelity
2. Singles
3. So I Married an Ax Murderer
4. Garden State
5. Say Anything

If you are familiar with any of these then these lists should give you a decent indication of what is romantic to me. If not, you owe it to yourself to get to know them.