The Intro

Good day, peoples of the world.  I'm making a blog out of self-interest.  Recently, I've been beset by a myriad of health troubles, all of which I'll get into later, that can for the most part all be traced back to stress.  I'm a son, brother, husband, father, and university employed physicist, so it stands to reason that my life is in effect a small sample study in stress.  To help alleviate some of the internal pressure, I've decided to spew my more pressing musing into the void of the internet.  Hopefully, I'll deal with my demons in this manner BEFORE they deal with me.  I'm actually pretty excited at the prospect of seeing some of personal madness in text type on a website; I feel the thrill of the vandal as he tags a subway car.  But before I begin my catharsis at your, the wider world, expense a few ground rules.  Well, that's not really accurate.  These aren't rules per se, as I will obey none.  These are really just facts about me and this blog that will directly effect your decision to keep reading or not.  These facts will not bend or break as rules are prone to do.

Fact 1: I'm not writing this for you to read
In fact, I don't expect anyone to read this at all.  This will be a small collection of what I consider my most important thoughts at the time, and as such, probably wont be of much interest to anyone else.  However, I am well-read and interested in a plethora of topics; so there is a chance, miniscule mind you, that I will touch upon subjects you feel something toward.  If this improbability occurs, feel free to voice your opinion in comments.  I will not censor, edit, or erase anything but the most abhorrent of content, and as I have in fact been apart of the twisted confluence of tubes and offal that is the World Wide Web since it's very inception, offending me personally is difficult in the extreme.  I will post links to the blog on Twitter out of shear conceit, but this is not be construed as an endorsement of the blog itself.  I will stand by what I say here, but I admit now and forever, this shit aint for everybody.  I won't have a regular posting schedule as I will be relying on inspiration to guide my steps.  No, I don't really believe in a muse of some such, but I do acknowledge...

Fact 2: There is a God.
This is not a statement of religious belief, but instead a fact that I've come to except as true through the process of careful consideration of the pertinent data.  As a physicist I have an innate need to measure everything, and the current measurements taken in their entirety lead to the existence of God as an inevitable conclusion.  I've  talked to many PhD scientists of every discipline, belief, and level of persuasion and none has ever been able to manage a true challenge to the thesis statement and reasoning.  What is that reasoning?  That is beyond the scope of this post, but I will reveal my all in due course.  I know many out there are of the opposite mindset and think you have it all figured out.  You will find no judgement here.  I don't think you are wrong out of hand, and in fact, there is a equally likely scenario that ends at the opposite conclusion.  However, it requires a leap-of-faith in the middle portion that my logic as a scientist won't allow me to cross, hence I reject it.  Again, this is not my religion.  I do not in this theory propose that God is good, loving, caring, insightful, omnipotent, or aware of the pitiful unidirectional beings that worship it and call it God.  I've only proved the exist of God beyond my doubt due to data analysis; all the rest is a matter of faith.  And speaking of...

Fact 3: I'm a Christian
This is my religion.  This is what I believe in faithful heart sans interference with any logic or proof.  My denomination is known only to me and is unimportant.  What is important is what this says about my view of the world.  I believe we are charged by the forces of creation with the task of helping and loving one another in good times and bad.  I believe that if we stick together not only can we overcome all obstacles; we can actually advance to a state beyond ourselves and our most fevered imaginings of what a heaven could be.  This belief I find is an oddly powerful one in my life.  Particularly in light of...

Fact 4: I don't like people.
Don't get me wrong I like people as an abstract, but not so much as a reality in my work life, entertainment, or traffic.  Perhaps it is due to the bruises I suffered in my early experiences on the internet, but I just find people to be loud, self-absorbed, and inconsiderate most days.  Coupled with the fact that I spent many formative summers in customer service and as a paid worker on various political campaigns, and I think I've lived the formula for developed misanthropy.

Well that does it.  This is a small taste of what  you are in for if you choose to except the price of admission.  I'll do the driving; you do the riding.  Keep your hands inside the vehicle at all times.  That last part isn't a metaphor or suggestion; you could lose a fucking arm here.