Is Rants & Raves still up?
So why has this site been so neglected as of late?
Well, I’ve been lazy. I found it was easier to watch the world go by me instead of doing something about it in my own special way. Thanks to those who have expressed concern about me and have, in their own unique ways, prodded me to get back into the swing of things. And thanks to Adam who helped me finally get this new, easier format together. As much as I profess to know enough about software to get by, I’d rather let someone else deal with it if I don’t have to!
On a loftier but still quite cowardly level, there has been so much going on that it was difficult to get into any one thing. I could have risen to the challenge, but my brain has been fried one too many times this past year and a half by all the information available, whether it be sensational, outlandish or “hard-hitting”, whatever that means. What I’m trying to say is that we all have been bombarded with so much stuff that I didn’t want to add to the noise.
And what noise it was (you knew that was coming!) The Daily Show became an instant sucess because of all the stupidity of our sadly re-elected President and his Administration. Blogs like Daily Kos have had a field day. Suddenly, people know what Aljazeera is and that it’s not a platform for pro-terrorist beliefs.
If you want a break from all the deregulated American chatter, check out the Aljazeera web page, and while you’re at it, visit the BBC World Edition site. Both are informative in that they give a world view instead of just an American point of view. And if you can, watch the BBC World News, either on BBC America (if you have cable) or, in New York, Channel 21, which is a public television channel. It’s only a half-hour, and you can usually turn it off when they get to the sports, unless you want to know about the latest rugby or football (sorry, soccer) match.
Next question, what’s been going on with my life to fill up the copious amounts of time?
Adam and I moved to a wonderful apartment on the Upper East Side in NYC. I hope to stay here for longer than the two year record we previously held. We like it so much that we painted the place and I bought stuff to organize the closet. We don’t have our things in the boxes we used to move them anymore! I’ve also been volunteering at the 4th Street Food Co-op as one of their Accounts Payable personnel. That sounds more “resume padding” than it is, or maybe it doesn’t, but I’ve had some fun working there, even if I’ve had to go there every day after my day job in the summer. If you’re in the East Village and looking for cheap healthful food, check it out. It’s a wonderful store thats open to the public, unlike some other food co-ops.
Next and final question: what’s going to prod you to continue your fantastic site this time?
Short answer – Four More Years! Four More Years! More involved answer – I’m tired of sitting on my ass doing nothing. It was taking a lot of my time to do any one post because I believe in getting all the facts I can before giving an opinion. Therefore, my posts tend to be very long and involved. Consequently, I’m going to do one post a month, while striving for one a week. I figure that’s an easy enough goal (watch it, Alex, you’re being too easy on yourself again.) Time will tell. If you find something socially wrong, drop me an e-mail at leshka@alexdorival.com and I’ll look into it. Again, I’m looking for things that affect us socially. There are enough political websites out there and I don’t like politics, although political decisions can bring about social change. It’s a fine line. Also, If you haven’t seen a post for a while, it means I’m getting lazy again and need some coaxing. I’d make a very lousy reporter…
So here it is, hope you like it!