Rah rah rah....

So it's been a long time since I posted to my blog. I'm not sure why. I think it's partly that I haven't felt like I had anything interesting to say for a while.....well, except for some ranting about small-minded people and self-involved jackasses, but no one wants to read that. So I've taken a hiatus. Perhaps two and half years is more than a hiatus but I swear I wasn't in prison or under a psychological hold.

There is a lot going on today that wasn't when I last posted. Some of it is related to others, while some is just the kind of stuff that happens. But I feel like there's one common thread between so much of it. When did we lose sight of the actual work, the actual purpose, the actual job and start viewing everything like a football game? When did everything become about my team beating your team and then end right there? When did we completely abdicate any responsibility for independent, analytical thought and just figure we'll associate with a group and sign on to whatever they tell us? Oh sure, everyone says that they made an independent evaluation and chose the group they agreed with but I've never yet found someone who can actually back that up without resorting to "sound bites" and "talking points" that their group delivered to them.

When is it going to return to "these are the guys we chose to get the job done"? And when are they going to stop reviewing films and practicing for the next game and actually do the job?

I love my country but I don't like it very much anymore.