Ryan's Thoughts

 Top Ten Things I Learned From Getting Fired A little ways back, I got fired. It wasn't expected. When I got off the with HR, I called my wife who immediately expressed her joy that I didn't have to be there any longer. Hearing how happy she was, really made me switch gears mentally. So many times in life I've heard people say "getting fired from that job ended up being the best thing that ever happened to me"! It was. Here are some things I learned from getting fired... That job wasn't right for you. You didn't like it there and were probably already looking for a new job. It wasn't a good fit. It wasn't right. Sure you would have liked to have found something new at your own pace, but sometimes life gives us a little nudge now and then! If your employer spends a lot of time telling everyone not to leave because even though the grass appears greener on the other side, it isn't. It probably is. Along those same lines, if your employer spends a ...

For the first big chunk of my life I felt closely drawn to the Democrat party. It seemed the obvious choice. For anyone who really cared for the poor, people struggling in life or the environment, the Democrat party was your only answer. How could someone really want anything else and feel good about yourself?  Who wouldn't want these things? Who doesn't stand up against the greedy, fat, white Republicans who just want to trample any person or our planet who gets in their way on their path to riches.  My desire for equal rights, economic values and caring for our planet never waned, though as I aged, action towards these efforts were never made by my party. Ever. Sure, there is plenty of talk, but when I take a step back and look at the world, there is no real action happening.  If there is a group pushing for all of these things that I've been wanting for our world, it definitely isn't the Democrats. It hasn't been for a very long time. John F. Kennedy's dream...