I have had a few great responses to my Question that I posted on Aug 24th. Some of you people are pretty deep thinkers! (Judy...) But I would like more. So, here's the deal. Send me mail at: wilgar@cox.net and I will take some of the best responses and post them here...yeah. As if anyone is going to READ this thing!
If you have a different "spin" or your own question to pose, send that to me as well! (Does it seem too obvious that I don't get a lot of mail (Spam not included...)
OK...That's all for now! I may be back later today though...

Question: What is the more effective incentive in shaping a young boys life? Being shown a Negative result or a Positive result?

Example I: An "Old Man" who is bitter, and beaten down by life sees a young boy who is happy and full of energy. The boy is whistling to himself, and is not shy about doing so in the presence of the Old Man. Looking down at the boy, he cracks a small smile as he remembers his youth and says, "Don't ever lose your youthful attitude or you will become a bitter old man like me!" The little boy recoils away from the old man in revulsion.
Example II: The same boy, still whistling out loud is spotted by another man who is the same age as the first one, but is healthy and successful in his life. This other man sees the boy and whistles along with the child! Looking down at the boy he says, "Don't ever lose your youthful attitude and you will become a successful man like me!" The little boy starts whistling again, and is again joined in by the older man.

So, back to the question. Is the revulsion at seeing the bitter old man more or less powerful to the boy then the positive experience of whistling with the successful man? Which will be more of a guiding life experience for the child to look back on? Will he say to himself: I DON'T want to be like the bitter old man, so I will always keep my youthful attitude!" Or, does he say to himself: "I want to be JUST like the successful man when I am old, so I will always keep my youthful attitude!"

I am writing this in a frenzied spurt of activity. Mainly just to see the words on the screen. This new toy will eventually lose it's intense interest to me I am sure. But not yet. I think it will take a negative experience with it to cool me off of it at this point. Like...continually not being able to log on from home!

About my style: I seem to trend towards liking the fast little notes that can be dashed off quickly before the thought fades. That is what I do best. There are a lot of ideas that run through my mind as to what would be a good thing to write, but quite frankly I have never been able to stay motivated for long enough to accomplish even scratching them down on paper. However, typing it as I think it makes it that much more rewarding!

I hope to write something that makes more sense real soon now...

It was weird...I tried to access my Web Log last night from home and was told that I didn't have the correct password. But today, using the SAME password, it works from my machine at work again. I am not sure what is the cause of this, but it it continues to be an issue, this will be a very short relationship that I have with blogger.com...

Ever since I first heard about web logs, I have thought that it was something that I would really like to do. I went searching the Web for info, but as so often happens there was so MUCH information, and not all of was relevant to what I wanted to know that I wasn't able to take action. I was stymied, not for lack but for excess information!
So it is rather strange that, months after I had forgotten that I was interested in Blogs, I would happen across a hyperlink reference to blogger.com whilst engaged in a totally different web surf. I was looking at a sight that gives definitions to technical buzzwords
Lo and behold, it led me here. I looked over the information that was abundant, yet not overwhelming and read the Service Agreement (yes...I really DID read it!). Then, as if you couldn't tell, I signed up.
There are a number of times in my life that I tried to keep a diary or log (is there a difference between the two?) but was never able to follow up with any consistency. It is my HOPE that this electronic format will actually enable me to keep some semblance of regularity. Bah! Who am I kidding!!??

And So It Begins...

Greetings! This is my Very First Entry to my brand new blog! There is not a lot to say here at the moment...but as thoughts and ideas come to me, this is the place I have chosen to put them!