I was asked, why do you feel like you have to put such non-sense on your blog?  Hmm, what a perplexing question. 

So I asked myself, self, why do you put such non-sense on your blog?  Why that is as easy a question to answer as, say, quantum physics.  No, it really is not that difficult (my answer that is).  There is a big old world out there with a lot of serious stuff in it.  I know first hand about a lot of it.  Not all of it mind you, but probably more than the average joe out there.  Life is serious busness.  We all feel pain when we lose someone dear to us.  We hurt when our children get hurt.  Our friends and neighbors loss is our loss, too.  We are angered when we are cheated and we thrive when we triumph over are adversaries. 

So why do I share this non-sense with everyone out there...perhaps I can share something with someone out there that might put a smile on their face.  Or introduce someone to a new friend that otherwise may have missed out.  I have spent too much time worrying about the little things in life that ended up being nothing to fret over.  Oh, I still take important matters seriously and do not shun my responsibilities, but I have learned to stop "sweating the small stuff".  I upset some people because I will not allow myself to get worked up in a lather over some issues.  I realize that there is a much bigger picture to life than breaking out in a sweat over nothing.  It just took me a long time to learn how to stop and smell the flowers (or coffee, depending on if it is morning or not) and enjoy life.

I still get on my soap box from time-to-time, but usually it is just to change the light bulb.

Sweet!