About

What this site is about

The world we live in is a crazy, confused and divisive society, especially here in the United States. Values, Ideals, Morality and Opinions are all over the place. The world is also smaller thanks to the internet, social media, and the prevalent use of cellular phones.

All of this leads to a lot of voices telling us what is right, what is wrong, what is acceptable, what is offensive, and what is worthwhile. Add on top of this political, social, cultural and moral divisiveness and you have the makings of a very jacked up society.

This site is just one more voice in the plethora of voices screaming to be heard. It is the voice of one person. It is the voice that has experienced a lot of life already. It is a voice that has biases (we all have them whether we want to acknowledge that or not). It is a site that allows that voice to be heard, regardless if you agree or don't.

Who I am

This site is not the voice of some well known, massively educated, politically motivated, privileged man. I am not a minority (in the sense that minority has always referred to people of color), I am not a female, and I am not an immigrant.

I am a white, born in the United States of Anglo-Saxon heritage, middle-class, working husband and father of three who served in the United States Army, has a Bachelor Degree in History, who believes himself to be a common sense, analytical and thinking person of at least average intelligence.

As I said, we all have biases, and I have mine. As a history major, I understand the process of working through research and data through the lens of our bias. As hard as we try to stop it, society feeds our bias and molds us into adults, into people our youthful selves would not recognize, and into a pattern of thinking we value and hold close as our foundation in life.

What to expect from this site

I won't change anyone's opinion. I will be wrong about some things. I will vent and sometimes make knee-jerk responses to various topics. I will present one view, my view, of said topics.

But I know that it will be the same view as some. Some will love me for my view, some will hate me. So what I expect for you to gain is really nothing more than viewing another opinion with an open mind. And, if you don't agree, that is OK. I believe that "agreeing to disagree" is the healing we need in this country. 

We can still hold fast to our beliefs and vehemently disagree with others yet still remain civil enough to know that no belief is worth hating someone over. No belief is worth losing a friend over. I have friends that are polar opposites of me, but we remain friends, because we focus on the things that are common and unite us. When the division arises, we "agree to disagree" and acknowledge that each of our voices has merit but that our friendship is based on the things we have in common. We still have our voice. 

So what you can expect from this site is my voice. One of billons. You will agree or you won't. And that is OK. I will not be ashamed or afraid to say what I want or relate my position or how I feel. In the end, the worst case scenarios is we agree to disagree, but you have at least taken the time to read an opposing viewpoint without devolving into hatred. 

That is what I hope.