Somebody's Watching Me

Somebody's Watching Me

Below are some of the lyrics from the song "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell. This is an older song (1984), but, sounds like it was written today. "I'm just an average man, with an average life
I work from nine to five; hey hell, I pay the price
All I want is to be left alone in my average home
But why do I always feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me is it just a dream?
When I come home at night
I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone I'm trying to avoid
Well, can the people on TV see me
Or am I just paranoid?
When I'm in the shower
I'm afraid to wash my hair
'Cause I might open my eyes
And find someone standing there
People say I'm crazy
Just a little touched
But maybe showers remind me of
"Psycho" too much
That's why I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Who's playing tricks on me?
Who's watching me?
I don't know anymore
Are the neighbors watching?
Who's watching?
Well, it's the mailman watching me

And I don't feel safe anymore
Oh, what a mess I wonder who's watching me now
(Who?) the IRS?

Woh, I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me it can't be
I always feel like somebody's watching me" Sounds like a paranoid person, but think about it. I'm on the internet a few hours a day. I know Amazon is watching me. I know Facebook is watching me. I know cameras are watching me in malls, airports, when I travel, casinos, etc., etc. I even have cameras outside my home to watch YOU! This is the world we live in today. When I was young the only thing or person watching me was my mother. It's probably necessary, but, "Why Do I Feel Like: "Somebody's Watching Me"

Things Will Change

Things Will Change

One of the things I love about life is that no matter where you, the economy and the world is today, you can be sure that Things Will Change. If you think you can avoid change - you're wrong. Most of us want our money to be safe. Most of us want the world around us to be safe. Most of us want our life to be safe. It's not going to happen because Things Will Change.

The reason I say most of us instead of all of us is because there are people that live by the chaos theory. These people love chaos. They live on the edge of financial disaster. They live on the edge of personal disaster. They love testing the system. They believe a safe life is no life at all. Some of them become billionaires. Some of them become famous. Some of them become leaders. However, many of them just live in chaos their entire life.

The world is going to change. Climate Change will change the Earth. When the Earth changes we all will have to adjust. That means all of our lives will change. Political change will affect our lives. Financial change will test how well we've managed our money.

I like to be on the safe side, but at the same time I accept that Things Will Change. Because it's not a maybe, I've decided to embrace change. I've decided to think that change is a more interesting life than a life with no change at all. 

I've decided to be a person who will make a change for my happiness. I've changed wives for happiness. I've changed jobs for happiness. I've changed my goals for happiness. I've changed my attitude so I can be a better person. 

Don't put your head in the sand. Figure out how you can make a positive from change because, like it or not,

Things Will Change

Being Loved

Being Loved

Is Being Loved important? Most would say yes, but some would say no. Does Trump want to be loved? I don't think so. What he does want is for everyone to say he's right. My father was not the loving type. On the other hand, my mother was a major hugger and loved every human and every animal. I was my mother's favorite and got hugs and love all the time. I turned out to be more of the hugging type. 

My sister wanted my father to give her love and affection, but because he was not the loving type, she didn't get it. She turned out to be like my father. The interesting thing is my grandparents were the same as my mother and father. My grandfather was not a loving person. My grandmother was exactly like my mother. I'll bet that my mother was my grandmother's favorite and she hugged and loved my mother more than the three boys.

THE CYCLE CONTINUES

You can't turn a switch and become a loving person. You also can't demand another person to become a loving person. Sooo, what are your options? Well, if you have been reading my blogs, you know what I'm going to say: "love yourself just a little bit more than anyone and anything else."

I will guarantee you that if you are able to accomplish that goal, you will fill fantastic when you're loved, but still be a happy person if you are not. Based on your background and a little bit of your DNA, having unconditional love for yourself might be a tough hill to climb. Is there another option - yes?

You don't have to be a loving person to be a best friend. You don't have to be associated with a person who is not a loving person, in general, but who has befriended you. Being a best friend, by my definition, is someone who cares about you. Someone who wants you to be happy. Someone who will be there for you. Someone you trust and respect you. Someone who is willing to tell you you're wrong (Trump doesn't have best friends).

Expected to be loved is a crap-shoot. Expecting to have best friends is, in my opinion, something you should count on. The best way to create best friends is to be a best friend yourself.

Sooo, do you need to Be Loved? If you take option one or two, it's not mandatory.

Women, Isn't Time To Give Men A Little Credit

Women, Isn't Time To Give Men A Little Credit

Women have come a long, long way in the last fifty years. They are no longer thought of as just homemakers and child raisers. Their attitude toward work, politics, sex and life in general has changed a great deal. They get a lot of credit for these positive changes.

Well ladies, men have also changed a great deal over the last fifty years. It's OK for a man to hug another man. It's OK for a man to raise the children while the wife works. BTW, the best way for women to get those management jobs that men control today is to get those guys to take care of the kids. 

It's OK for a man to use cosmetic products like skin conditioner. It's OK for a man to want to look younger and get Botox. The fact of the matter is that men have changed a lot over the years.

However, when it comes to sexually pleasing a woman, men are still blithering idiots. You see, men are simple when it comes to sex. Give a man intercourse and a blow-job and he is a happy camper. Women are much more complicated. 

Who do you think invented the GPS system in a car - men? Why, because they have no idea where the hell they are going. Ladies, you have to be the man's GPS system. "Start at the top. Go south a little bit. Make a small left turn and spend some time there. Then go back to the main road and go straight south. If you pass the grassy knoll - YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR. Back up to the knoll and stay there until I give you further instructions." Men need directions.

Sooo, what have we learned here?

* Men have made major strides in the last fifty years.
* Men are less macho today.
* Men like to look good today.
* Men are willing sexual partners - they just need a lot of direction.

Women, Isn't Time To Give Men A Little Credit

   

What Is It Like To Be 75

What Is It Like To Be 75

The other day the wife said: "I can't believe you're going to be 75 in December." She said it like I should be depressed. Sooo, why aren't I?

Five to fifteen was a dramatic change for me. I went from a kid with no responsibilities to someone who was starting his life. 

Fifteen to twenty five was a major change. Work, marriage, kids and trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted wasn't the happiest time of my life.

Twenty five to thirty five was a big change. Higher positions and much more responsibility at work and divorce were the most stressful of my life.

Thirty five to forty five was more fun than less fun. Another divorce didn't help, but falling in love with the best person I ever met, made the no fun into a lot of fun. Also, I finally figured out who I was, what I wanted and how I had the power to control my happiness, made my life so very much better.

Forty five to fifty five was just more of the same good stuff.

Fifty five to sixty five was even better than forty five to fifty five because I retired. 

Sixty five to seventy five is fabulous. I'm still with the love of my life. I'm very proud of my writing and my friendships are even more appreciated.

Other than a few more aches and pains, I don't expect seventy five to eighty five to be much different than sixty five to seventy five.

Eighty five to ninety five will be a big, big change because I will be dead exactly one month before my ninety fifth birthday. 

Maybe, by that time they will have figured out how to keep people living longer or maybe, they will be able to install my memories into a designer baby.

Well, if none of that happens, Seventy five is currently a happy time for me and dying one month before my ninety fifth birthday will have meant that I had a fantastic life.