We've Got the Power...Oh Wait, Nevermind

Today I was enlightened as to how important electricity is. You really take it for granted until something like, oh, I don't know, your power gets switched off in one of the hottest months in Phoenix and can't be reconnected it for twenty-four hours.

It's my own damn fault. I'm a lazy bastage. But in my defense...I'm a lazy bastage. So now because of this whole situation I'm going to be broke for two weeks and wah wah wah. On the plus side I kinda like being broke. It makes me feel like my life is more simple. So does shaving my hair off but some people don't like either of those things so I don't do 'em. Damn womens! *shakes tiny fist in anger*

So laying in bed the other night I got this great idea. Normally the great ideas that come to me in that particular place at that particular time revolve around Getting Some, but tonight was different. I had just seen on the news how in only eight days this month twenty-four people had died heat related deaths. Mostly homeless people.

So I thought to myself, why couldn't I buy a bunch of bulk water bottles from like Sam's or Costco and drive around Phoenix after work and for a few hours on the weekend and hand out water bottles to the homeless? And hey, while I was at it I could print off little cards with the addresses of all the homeless shelters in the area and give those out with the water! It wouldn't be much, but it'd be something I could do that might help out.

Then my idea snowballed from there to getting a website with tips and info if other people wanted to do the same type of thing and a bumper sticker with the address on it and the humble but helpful speech I'd give during my news interview.

Then I realized, crap, I'm being vain! Again! It had turned into me being famous instead of my original intention of trying to help homeless people. All in the span of like ten minutes. Kinda sad. It took awhile to get those thoughts to run their course, but after I bit I just realized all I needed to focus on was the necessary things, the helping part, and everything else was unnecessary and would work itself out naturally. Then I felt a lot better and all those fantasies about people seeing me and going, "That's the wonderful boy who helps homeless people! Isn't he dreamy?" began to fade away and I felt better.

I encourage other people to do the same. You don't have to save the world but it's really easy to help. There's tons of problems out there. Just pick one, see what you can do, and do it. You'll feel really good. More updates to come as I actually begin to take action. Wish me luck!

In other news, Cuban cigars are good, and I likes to smoke 'em. The Night Before the Power Died I sat at my compy and had a Pinar 3000 and chilled live a villain...-ed. It was nice, and I was happy, as you can see above. Although I did get a bit light headed when I was done and needed to drink some watah. I'm not a lightweight! That tobacco is like sixty-four years old and pretty full. So there.

I'm outy. Have a good night/day.

- BuddhaDave

Zen Thought of the Day!
Everything that exists and happens is a necessary, perfect part of reality and should be accepted as such.


P.S. What is up with "country pride"? Or "state/county pride" for that matter? "My section of land separated by imaginary lines is better than your section of land separated by imaginary lines!" Ooookay.