8.08.2004
Know your boundaries
A good friend of mine...we'll call him TJS...was busted for DUI 1st this Sunday afternoon. It saddens my heart. He is my age, less a few days. The police insisted on a blood draw; they believed his alleged impairment went farther than alchohol.
My friend committed a cardinal sin. He discounted the first, immutable law: Murphy's. He also forswore the cure to Murphy's Law, vis a vis driving, and that is -- utterly without fail -- NEVER get behind the wheel of a vehicle if you have recently imbibed. NEVER. Regardless of the circumstances. If you unflinchingly subscribe to the cure, you will never find yourself in TJS's situation, to wit, that of a middle-aged man with a reputation to lose in the community. A fellow who finds himself in this situation is at least 20 years behind the times...and placed under the public microscope of scrutiny. At 45, you get JUDGED. You are not 22 and impetuous, buddy!
My prayers go forth to TJS and his family: hang tough, and do the right thing, even if it means a guilty plea. Use the experience as a teaching tool for your family and others who are close to you. Also, now is the time to take stock of personal problems which might plague you...especially if it has gone on for more years than you can count. We love you for your sake alone. If you have a problem, deal with it now! Time is fleeting...
I am profoundly disturbed by JF Kerry's sick, Vietnam-era deceptions. JF Kerry, if the Swiftboat Veterans are amiss, set the record straight NOW. If, as they say, you are a rank gold digger, set the record straight! In my heart of hearts, I suspect you cannot...You have been exposed with ample evidence by people who have nothing to gain, except to expose you for what you are: an epic egotist. If it is true, you better back off from the presumption you are fit for command.
My friend committed a cardinal sin. He discounted the first, immutable law: Murphy's. He also forswore the cure to Murphy's Law, vis a vis driving, and that is -- utterly without fail -- NEVER get behind the wheel of a vehicle if you have recently imbibed. NEVER. Regardless of the circumstances. If you unflinchingly subscribe to the cure, you will never find yourself in TJS's situation, to wit, that of a middle-aged man with a reputation to lose in the community. A fellow who finds himself in this situation is at least 20 years behind the times...and placed under the public microscope of scrutiny. At 45, you get JUDGED. You are not 22 and impetuous, buddy!
My prayers go forth to TJS and his family: hang tough, and do the right thing, even if it means a guilty plea. Use the experience as a teaching tool for your family and others who are close to you. Also, now is the time to take stock of personal problems which might plague you...especially if it has gone on for more years than you can count. We love you for your sake alone. If you have a problem, deal with it now! Time is fleeting...
I am profoundly disturbed by JF Kerry's sick, Vietnam-era deceptions. JF Kerry, if the Swiftboat Veterans are amiss, set the record straight NOW. If, as they say, you are a rank gold digger, set the record straight! In my heart of hearts, I suspect you cannot...You have been exposed with ample evidence by people who have nothing to gain, except to expose you for what you are: an epic egotist. If it is true, you better back off from the presumption you are fit for command.
// posted by HunterByrd @ 6:29 PM 
