Stardate 31.05.2009.
It has been some time since signing in and doodling my thoughts down in my blogg. They are ramblings but that's what this blogg is about.
As you may have noted from the title, the realities of commerce and the general state of the economy have rendered me displaced. Yes, in other words redundant.
What a term displaced. I have just tried to Wiki it and see if it is a commonly used term for being made redundant. It's not, but it is a term I keep hearing people use. The "R" word has alot of baggage(see previous blogg). "Displaced" at first was an okay term but the more I think about it the worse it gets. Because in a way it's too accurate.
The dictionary defines 'displaced' as an adjective, defined as "moved or put out of the usual or proper place". As I have found out the last few weeks, this is bang on. You now have more time. You can make choices for you. You have time to do things that matter to you! Smell the grass, sort your shit out and do it all by yourself without other people hassling you.
This is not right in todays' modern society. Or more to the point, not the norm. And that is just it....how frigin sad is that!
But I hear all of you (numerous) readers saying "welcome to the real world pete... you have only just realsied that we are all slaves to realities of living in a modern society?" Yes I have, and how sad we have to conform to pressures driven by the greed of making money, social attainment through possession, driven by jealously and greed.
Whoa...ease up Pete. But I have a point I think. I saw a stat from WHO (World Health Organisation for those not sure) that said by 2015 Depression in the Western World will be the second biggest killer after Cancer. And I would say this is driven by this rat race.
Luckily at the moment I am displaced from the rat race, well a little anyway. I will need to earn some money soon to keep my house before I am really displaced. And seeing the news reports coming from the States, there is alot of displacing happening there at the moment.
God help all these people and God help all of us.
Amen
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Its been awhile...stardate 30 03 2009
Work, recession and struggle. The themes of the times. I saw in the news some PR firm (yes spin doctors) have started a campaign that people in the company are not allowed to mention the R word now.
I thought that work would be great if we didn't mention that R word. Maybe we should ban it. Maybe all the problems, redundancy clouds and struggling companies would suddenly disappear with the R word.
Anyway I have struggled of late with the pressure this R has brought. And I dont think my generation has experienced anything like this before. Us baby boomers have had a pretty cruizy existance. Looking back in history and through stories my Mum told me, we havent really experienced any true hardship.
I thought that work would be great if we didn't mention that R word. Maybe we should ban it. Maybe all the problems, redundancy clouds and struggling companies would suddenly disappear with the R word.
Anyway I have struggled of late with the pressure this R has brought. And I dont think my generation has experienced anything like this before. Us baby boomers have had a pretty cruizy existance. Looking back in history and through stories my Mum told me, we havent really experienced any true hardship.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Life and death
Star date 25.02.09. I attended my dear aunty's funeral today. Koa was 93. What a mix of feelings. As the minister noted, funerals are a strange mix of emotions. They celebrate life through remembering a life. A celebration that is sad, yet on reciting the memories, smiles breakout. Funerals also remind us of the "mystery of death". A common religious term, and until today I never really understood the mystery of death. While I have been to many funerals, it was today I realised that I too will die one day and could not imagine what it is like to die. That may sound pretty stupid but we all know we are going to die but it never truly digs into your consciousness. Today it dugg in deep!
I felt for my dad. Here I was contemplating my death, which in reality, or should I say in all probability, is a way off. Meanwhile my 81 year old dad at these events must think "shit its my turn soon - real soon". A sad horrible thought..but as my brave Dad says "We are all on the same train but we just dont know when our stop is!" How true. I was nearly collected by a large truck cycling home the other day!.
Life and death is a mystery......I wish I could celebrate life more, now instead of worrying what may or may not happen around the corner.
I felt for my dad. Here I was contemplating my death, which in reality, or should I say in all probability, is a way off. Meanwhile my 81 year old dad at these events must think "shit its my turn soon - real soon". A sad horrible thought..but as my brave Dad says "We are all on the same train but we just dont know when our stop is!" How true. I was nearly collected by a large truck cycling home the other day!.
Life and death is a mystery......I wish I could celebrate life more, now instead of worrying what may or may not happen around the corner.
Friday, February 20, 2009
S.A.D yep that sums it up
I listened to the National Progamme today and heard a lovely UK story. All about S.A.D, Seasonal Affective Disorder. What?!!!! Check out what it means..over to you Mr Wiki. Anyway the UK, where obviously SAD is most common, have decided to put a SAD forecast with their pollen count, and temperature in their weather forecasts. This involves a "gloom" forecast, that is, how grey it is.. This is so people who are affected by SAD, sorry but what an inappropriate acroynom, to be able to be warned that they highly likely be depressed for that day. Brilliant.
Good morning ladies and gentleman. Todays forecast is not that great. its pretty gloomy, as it is normally in the UK in winter. So for those affected by SAD, you are shit out of luck. Best stay inside and get that UV light on you. Otherwise you will be very very very SAD. Have a nice day.
Anyway, I thought it funny. Rant over. Star date 22.02.2009.
Good morning ladies and gentleman. Todays forecast is not that great. its pretty gloomy, as it is normally in the UK in winter. So for those affected by SAD, you are shit out of luck. Best stay inside and get that UV light on you. Otherwise you will be very very very SAD. Have a nice day.
Anyway, I thought it funny. Rant over. Star date 22.02.2009.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Okay its been awhile but Stardate 19.02.09
I started with great intentions but you know what happens. You loose focus. And with the year starting the way it has, its been blooody hard. 2009 already stands out as unique.
With the politicians shouting gloom, business analyists never really sure whats going on or who is going to pay their bounses, and you and I not sure if we have a job in the next 48 hours, 2009 is going to be a challenge.
Anyway I have had no time to talk you to the world.
One thought today.....we have to nut it out. Like in a race, think about the road you are on, not the big hill coming up.
Lances twitter is great He is the man.....
Bye
With the politicians shouting gloom, business analyists never really sure whats going on or who is going to pay their bounses, and you and I not sure if we have a job in the next 48 hours, 2009 is going to be a challenge.
Anyway I have had no time to talk you to the world.
One thought today.....we have to nut it out. Like in a race, think about the road you are on, not the big hill coming up.
Lances twitter is great He is the man.....
Bye
Thursday, January 8, 2009
New Year resolution for 2009....Blog!
Well here goes. Huntstar log, star date 08.01.2009, New Zealand.
Never really been into blasting my life into the great ether of the internet. But I made a New Year resolution to diarise my life via the blogg. I'll be posting observations, discussing life, and hopefully drawing other peoples thoughts, helping me to make sense of life. I need to, especially with the challenges the world faces in 2009.
I wont make any promises about what I'll be blogging about, but its most likely about road cycling.
And hence the start.
When cycling on a beautiful day you share everyone's joy. But on a miserable day you only suffer. Suffer the misery and everyones' scorn. They laugh at you suffering but never notice you enjoying a beautiful day riding.
The start.....
Never really been into blasting my life into the great ether of the internet. But I made a New Year resolution to diarise my life via the blogg. I'll be posting observations, discussing life, and hopefully drawing other peoples thoughts, helping me to make sense of life. I need to, especially with the challenges the world faces in 2009.
I wont make any promises about what I'll be blogging about, but its most likely about road cycling.
And hence the start.
When cycling on a beautiful day you share everyone's joy. But on a miserable day you only suffer. Suffer the misery and everyones' scorn. They laugh at you suffering but never notice you enjoying a beautiful day riding.
The start.....
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