Something Positive

Bloggers get a bad rap for being too negative. Well, I'm gonna try to be a more positive force in this world.

I want to use my powers for good not evil.

In the world, society generally thinks government is a corrupt bunch of doofuses (wait for the positive). Well, in Illinois our great state did at least one amazing thing this year.

Smoking is banned indoors, period.

All public indoor facilities are now smoke free zones.
When you go into a restaurant the choice of smoking or non-smoking is no longer an option.
The best example of how great this law is would be a trip to one of Illinois' riverboat casinos. In the past the air would be thick with smoke. My eyes would start watering almost instantly. My throat would get scratchy and my voice would start to sound like Barry White with a cold. And that was just the first 5 minutes. But, the yucky feeling didn't end when you left the boat. The stench would follow you home. It would cling to every fiber of you clothes and hair.

But now going to the boat is like taking a walk in the forest. Albeit a forest with dinging slot machines and cocktail waitresses, but fresh air a plenty. Now I don't mind so much losing my money. At least I'm not losing lung capacity.

I'm sorry if my smoking readers don't like this new law. I'm sorry you smoke. I wish you my best in trying to quit. Try this link for help, www.quityes.org.

So there is my positive blog, have a nice day.

I'll Still Take A Regular Hershey Bar

I started writing a blog last night about being nice and not complaining as much. Well, that blog is gonna have to wait a day.

I'm sure by now you've heard the news that Heath Ledger was found dead yesterday.
The media is blowing this way out of proportion. They are are using words like Tragedy, Sad and World Mourns. I doubt the soldiers in Iraq are weeping or families still houseless from hurricane Katrina are stopping to mourn this actor's passing.

It is sad and tragic to his family and friends. His two year old daughter no longer has a father, that is sad. But to the rest of the world he was just a moving picture on a screen, be it large or small.

I'm sure there are some fans out there that may have been moved by one of his 23 movies. For the record I saw one maybe two of his movies, I might have seen parts of A Knight's Tale on cable but I'm not sure. Personally, I think the estate of Mr. Ledger owes me $8 and 2 hours of my life back for seeing the over hyped Brokeback Mountain, but I'll let it slide.

I refuse to get sad and mournful when actors die. The only reason I know of them is from their movies. If I want to see them again I'll just update my Queue list on Netflix. POOF! There they are.

Every morning my son and I watch Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. I know he's dead, but to my son and I for 30 minutes each day he's alive as can be. Death is only the end if we forget those who have died.