by Jonathan Hilton I thought, “This looks like trouble.” When I saw this tag game going around. I want to participate and yet I have this daily writing prompt to take care of because I am committed. When I was tagged by the illustrious DJMatticus I had no choice to respond. I don’t have time … Continue reading Looks Like Trouble- Tagged
What is the difference between being alive and truly living? by Jonathan Hilton All people are going to answer this question differently depending on where they are in their life. To me being alive is a fact of nature, and enjoying life and living for a purpose is truly living. But how do you enjoy … Continue reading Are You Truly Living
I had recently challenged the always wonderful, beautiful, kind, considerate and very funny Purnimodo to come up with her top five American movies. Purnimodo decided to call them movies to watch when you are stranded, but many of them I would watch any time. She came up with a pretty potent list, but I have a … Continue reading Let’s All Go To The Movies
Why Mean People Are Mean One of the things I like the least in life are mean people. Mean people exist and thrive on crapping on the attitude, accomplishments, interests or well being of someone else, with the sole purpose of making themselves feel more powerful or to increase their own self-esteem. In a word … Continue reading I Do Not Like Mean People
by Jonathan Hilton Voting Was A Great Experience There are many people today on November 7, who are disappointed with the outcome of the election, because in our country we all have the option to believe whatever we want. There are people who feel disillusioned and have hurt feelings, and conversely there are many who … Continue reading Voting Was A Great Experience
Mike Martin and I have been friends for forty one years. There are not many people in the world outside of your family that you have known your entire life, and still call them your friend. I am fortunate to have had a friend for most of my life, who is cantankerous, stubborn and is … Continue reading The Forty one Year Fight
I am continually reminded day to day, how lucky I am to live in a country where I am guaranteed certain freedoms that many others around the world are denied. The document that is most responsible for this is the Bill of Rights. The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States, were written … Continue reading The Bill of Rights of The Constitution of The United States
The Christmas Shows and Movies of My Youth Whenever it gets to this time of year, there are many things that allow me to think pleasant thoughts about the Christmas season. Sometimes a gentle snow fall, or the sight of a well planned out display of lights, or the memory of past kindness that I … Continue reading Great Christmas Shows and Movies
Yesterday I was fooling around with technology, specifically by looking at Spotify on Facebook. I didn’t have any clue what it was or why I would want to use it. So I invested the thirty minutes it took to install, investigate and experiment. What I found was an interesting system of music sharing, you can … Continue reading Channeling My Inner Seth Benner
One of my favorite movies of all time is The Legend of Bagger Vance. Directed by Robert Redford based on the novel by Stephen Pressfield and starring Matt Damon, Will Smith and Charlize Theron. But above all of that, the core of this movie is about redemption and how you have to put some bad … Continue reading Legend of Bagger Vance
