Did Nick Say That?

I have been thinking about posting for the last week but I've been having this internal battle in my head about what exactly I should discuss in my post. Do I want to get into a big discussion about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)? Not really. Do I want to do a whole blog post about the NSA/Snowden thing? Not really. Instead I've decided to touch on those subjects and a few others that I have been pondering. The ACA (Obamacare) has been the biggest thing in the news lately and I've listened to a lot of rhetoric from both sides on this. This is one of those issues where I can actually see both sides have relevant points and even though many of the people opposed to this are disingenuous in why they are opposed to it, some of the points they make are accurate. When I say disingenuous I mean that most of those people would bitch about anything that President Obama, or as they call him the black devil, put forth especially since it is his key piece of legislation as Pre...

What does that mean? Lately  I've come to realize that I often feel so cynical about life that it is starting to rob me of my character. While it is good to use my brain and figure things out, I think my cynical views have started to effect my life decisions and I'm becoming mister play it safe. I have always had an overall optimistic personality. I feel like this is a big part of my character. People who know me know that I am a slightly sarcastic, easy going, optimist. Now a days though I see things more clearly, I see that the opportunity to raise my self up financially is just not there. Social mobility was a fun idea in the fifties and sixties when everything was cheap or even in the 90's when Clinton was President but it really is just not here anymore. Everything is who you know, and whether or not they like you enough to help you out and give you an opportunity. Cynicism often makes me feel intelligent at times, like I have stuff figured out that other people ar...

So I am not super big into labels but I'm also not the type of person that refuses to point out a certain philosophy that I believe in for fear of being labeled. With that said I would like to think of myself as a Progressive that doesn't adhere to any political party or any parties ideals. I like to take a subject and form my own opinion based on facts, and my own personal values. This means some issues I come off as having a very liberal point of view and some issues a very conservative point of view. I think comedian Chris Rock said it best, "“The Republicans are fucking idiots, the Democrats are fucking  idiots. Conservatives are idiots, liberals are idiots. Anyone who makes up their mind before they’ve heard the issue is a fucking fool. Everybody who wants to be down with the gang… ‘I’m a Liberal… I’m a Conservative’… That’s bullshit. Be a fucking person. Listen . Let it swirl around your head. Then form your opinion. No normal, decent person is one thing , okay...

Well to start out I know the title of this blog sounds like a hack name for a self help book but I felt like it conveyed the point I wanted to get across with this blog post. I am always working on trying to find a way to be more successful in my life. I feel like I am reaching a stagnant point in my life, and maybe I have even been here for a few years now. I should be doing something where I make a good wage. I'm not even greedy, I would love to have a job where I made around $17 or $18 bucks an hour. I'm not trying to toot my own horn but I feel like I am a decently smart cookie. I know I am a hard-worker, and I'm easy to get along with. So why is it that I see people who are not even in the same league as me mentally making ridiculous amounts more money than I do? They say money doesn't buy happiness which I think is true to a point. Some people are going to be miserable no matter what they have and that is just the way it is. My issue is that I am not a mis...