This could be interesting...or not

Blogging -

Apparently this is where you get to say anything that you want and not have to apologize for it. You get to offend everyone, or no one. You decide. Interesting theroy. Have we become such a milk toast society that the only way you can say what is on you mind is to type it out so that nobody has the opportunity to tell you that you are full of shit?

Frankly, I enjoy the verbal banter. It is a skill that is lost on a lot of people. One has to be quick on their feet, be able to truly listen to the other's point of view, evaluate it and discuss it...intelligently. It really sounds a lot easier than it is. I think that the key to the whole process is truly listening. It is easy to hear what someone is saying, or even think that you are listening ,(yes there is a difference) but to truly listen takes talent. It all starts with wanting to understand, not needing to be understood. (I ripped that off from Dr. Stephen Covey - Habit 5 - read about it)

When having a discussion, don't be quick to jump to conclusions, don't try to formulate your response to a comment before you get to listen to the whole comment, and try to understand who it is you are talking with.

All of this being said, there are a number of things that I am and am not.

I am honest, I am not fake. I call it like I see it. I have a hard time dealing with people that take themselves seriously. (Not too seriously...just seriously) I seem to offend people on a regular basis. I am politically incorrect. I am not afraid of saying something that is going to make you uncomfortable. I am trying to make you think, that is all. I am smart. I seem to have the ability to like certain things about a person, and not care about the rest. I also have the ability to not like certain things about a person and really not care about the rest. I am in love with a girl. I am respectful. I am very good at reading a situation, and making the right decision, simply by feel. I am not interested in the news, unless it happens to be the 5 minutes after the World Trade Center got hit, because it was really news, not news with a spin, just information. I can't stand that we all bitch about the way things are in the world, and don't do anything to change it. I am not a fan of TV. I am a baseball fan. I would rather drive for two hours and talk with you face to face for 5 minutes than talk with you on the phone. I want to leave this place better than when I came. I want you to think for yourself. Most of all I am good. I love my family.

So...with all of this, from now on I will not apologize for anything that I have to say.

Type to you soon,

Andy