other blog connect-disconnect

I can't help but wonder what kind of frenzy I created by naming my blog site Bob2blogsBurr. There  no doubt is a great clamoring, a buzz if you will, "2blogs? What could the other blog be?" Point well taken and please allow me to quiet the unrest. Blog 1 deals with musings, a little whimsy or serendipity if you will, just stating my viewpoint on whatever grabs my fancy at any time on any day. I may feel inclined to revisit some past postings , especially the pre-blog ones, to help further clarify the issue that so demanded my attention at that moment, also it seems that my writing style (regarding paragraphing) has drawn some attention, let's deal with that right              
           here, and if some are curious as to my enumerating certain rules of life that I espouse, well they're still rules, they're still out there waiting to be exposed and hopefully their day will come. Anyway, that's blog the first, light, airy and I can only trust that when writing it all my meanderings lead to an understandable point. Blog 2 however will tend to be something a little different, uh oh, I can feel the hesitation in the air, please,  please relax, all I'm saying is that this blog will have a different feel to it, dealing with things more political or other issues that seem to command the attention of the larger media and then drive the American populace to the edge of madness.  There are countless issues that keep popping up, that aren't really political, but somehow by the time sanity sets in, the country has been driven to an uproar. Some things need to be settled in Congress and some things don't, and I always feel confident that our well compensated, and well cared for agents of the people will step in the right direction, sort out the chaff and harvest the good and necessary values that propel
America forward. All right now that we're all on the same page let's try to touch on the actual purpose of
          the title of this, the other blog. Its been mentioned to me from time to time that I don't always verbalize
in a way that elicits understanding to those to whom I'm speaking- a co-worker once characterized me as "thinking outside the box"- maybe so, but who built the box to tell any of us where to think? Anyway, have you ever noticed that there seems to be a grammatical movement to make words that are nouns verbs and adjectives nouns and so forth?  Well I'm making connect a noun, disconnect is already being used as a noun so why not connect, here we go, I know, I know, we already have connection covering this, but if talking heads can say "There seems to be a certain disconnect here", I say "does anybody see the connect here?" I understand that this would seem superfluous, but if certain ideas can have a disconnect, my goal is to maybe show a connect. You may have to pay close attention here, things might get murky-I, as a native born American, have always regarded the U.S Constitution as somewhat remarkable, haven't really thought about it much, knew it was there, knew it gave me certain rights that most people of the world don't even consider and from watching Law and Order knew about search warrants and some writs about whatevers and of course probable cause,all that being said , the point is ITS THE CONSTITUTION, THE WHOLE THING NOT JUST PARTS OF IT. Now by accepting it in its entirety, this sets forth all sorts of pandemonium from some that parade around about the first or second amendments etc.(No one worries about the third anymore). Again its not about one part, its about the whole, but let's look at #2 (I see the steam rising already). This country was formed by a revolt, then a little trial and error, finally led to the U.S.A. based on a piece of paper that's held up pretty well, I'm sure no one needs a history lesson so I won't try, but in those times the fear of incoming enemies was still vibrant and having an armed populace seemed a necessary precaution, set America apart from the rest of the world, still does. Personally, I don't hunt, or target shoot or any of that, however; in America those that choose these, may. Why? Second amendment that's why, its in there so I have have no problem. Okay got all this? Now comes the connect thing-the amendment says first that in order to provide a well armed militia the citizens have the right to bear arms, fair enough, many people feel that it is their duty to comply and bear several, seemingly safer if all could be borne at once. Remember the part about the whole Constitution, well Article 2 says that the executive of the nation, President if you will, also bears the title of commander-in-chief of armed forces including the militias of the states, if  called, my question then is this-doesn't this make the President the commander of all who bear arms, for they are armed in order to fill the aforementioned militias? See it calls for a certain connect, that may when all is said and done be outside the box.   Just one more minor point  about what is in or not in our Constitution, three time in the 1790's congress passed laws that forced people to buy or own certain items, one of which was health insurance for sailors, I know, I know it sounds unreal, but two bills signed by big George himself and one by Adams, both recognized framers and founding fathers, so this noise about it never being done before seems moot. (I saw it on Current TV's Elliot Spitzer show, he had some fancy Ivy League professor on explaining the history of it and he admitted he didn't find them but they are there). Funny isn't it that our leaders battle on about  OUR benefits from the government while THEY receive the best healthcare out there (did any of you vote on their plan?) . Now if you really want to hype-up your blood pressure, check out the Congressional pension plan, really top shelf, nothing but the best for them because after all they always do what's best for us. Okay now you've seen 'the other blog' and what it denotes, so maybe next time it shows up you'll be armed and ready .

Life rolls...basketballs bounce

Here we are, nothing better to do than read what some unpublished, and shall I say unrepentant, naysayer offers as his view of life. But I say this, there are questions to be asked, answers to be sidestepped and loopholes to explored, so who better? Everyone is qualified to pontificate, (we're going to ignore Rome on this)  I've already discussed this, no need to revisit. What to offer up then? hmmm....well it seems that as I have navigated my way through this life there are certain things that made me stop,  pause, ponder and either ignore as too much trouble, or of no discernible value to me,  then hopefully move on.  Now all the things that are ignored  aren't necessarily left behind, they attach and sometimes enrich unintentionally or may become parasitic   and cause all kinds of trouble later. That's not where we're going here,maybe another time, my direction is towards something in my life that I never attained and I'm making up for it here. Lots of people I know and read about seem to have letters behind their names, you know L.L.D.'s and M.D.'s and B.A.'s, M.A."and P.C. and, well you get the idea, I have none...not anymore. Here"s the deal, today right now, I am officially bestowing on me the title of Ward, and not just any Ward, but Ward of Highest Attainable Title Based Upon Living Life. Now being a Ward doesn't just happen, you earn it and since I'm the one doing the bestowing I'm the one who designates who's a Ward and who's not so no calling dibs or anything. What's that? Do I hear headscratching  and are those looks of befuddlement I see? Oh unsure of the actual meaning of Ward and no doubt yearning for a clear understanding of this achievement, very well. A Ward is not an award, oh no no no, but one can be awarded a Ward, like me.  Let me explain, A Wardism is simply stating something that just seems so obvious to all who hear except the person to whom you are directly speaking. Clear? Now this is all based on the wise offerings of perhaps the most famous Ward of all time, that's right the unforgettable Ward Cleaver. How many times  did old Ward have the right answer, based often on his own childhood, when poor June seemed to be at a loss in understanding whatever Wally and the Beaver were up to. "You know June when I was a boy..." and so on. You'd watch the show, Ward would speak, June would have this look of baffled amazement followed by an understanding nod...You watch, you think "well duh" and then the music would play and all was right for another week...That's what I'm calling a Ward, and since most of what gets written here is pretty obvious it seems apropos . Maybe another time we'll talk about Juneism, but for now here it is ....Robert A. Burr.. W.H.A.T. B.U.L.L.

Life Guidelines... another step

Welcome aboard...I've decided that instead of imposing my, may I say, personalized view of various impediments of the world, on all of my Facebook friends and acquaintances, I'd open a blog and anyone who wants to bother, well here it is. Once before I opined on certain rules of life mainly 1) if something is broken and can't be fixed with a hammer its not worth fixing and the follow-up 2) if somethings not broken don't fix it. Now it would seem to go without saying that these are quite obvious, but as we all know sometimes the obvious, and lets say simple, is sometimes well just too obvious and simple. An example you say, hmmm...well for 1) how about the U.S. tax code, now I won't say that it was ever perfect,  but back about forty or so years ago there were different rates based on income and the same with deductions. Never ideal but the little guy had a fighting chance and the people on top seemed to pay proportionally, nobody ever likes paying taxes, but the game was played and the government seemed to have enough. Along came the seemingly sainted Reagan and then Bush I. The code had to be changed, why you say, too hard to figure out and too many loopholes, so the bright lights that guide our ship of state decided they knew better and lowered the highest rates and eliminated some deductions (the ones that I miss most were interest on credit cards and sales tax). Then Bush II showed up and ...man I shudder just remembering his time...more changes, well the idea is, if you're going to fix the tax plan that funds the good old U.S. of A. get out the hammer smash it and try something different, maybe the Fair Tax I don't know, maybe they should have left it alone. As for 2) how about Coca Cola with their new formula, how'd that work out?
Enough on 1) and 2), lets move on, 3) would seem logical , but hey, that's not why we're here. I read various inputs and comments around the web and in the papers and after a bit I must stand up (metaphorically) and exclaim..."Will you people grow a brain!" I mean come on. Lets do a little paraphrasing, first Mark Twain-
"Tis better to remain silent and let the world think you a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt" or something like that and now one of my favorites, something I call bi-lingual strategy, with apologies to Rene Descartes,
"Cognito ergo Jn'est sais pas"(trans,- I think therefore I don't know, pardon my French). If you say "I think" what you're not saying is "I know". So, ergo. what this all leads up to is something I'd always numbered a little higher, maybe 4) or 5), if you don't know about a subject and someone asks you about it, can you just say "I don"t know", how much wasted breath and energy gets spent by people rambling on about issues that they "think" they comprehend more clearly than all of the rest of us. I know I know, opinions matter to those expressing them, and everybody is entitled to them and, this is very important, there are NO wrong opinions, but please remember, it is only your opinion, everybody else's is just as valid. Would you respect a politician more or less for saying "I really don"t know " especially if followed by "Let me find out and then we'll talk",I know I know it'll never happen but man can you imagine.
 And so in conclusion, always wanted to say that and imagine the cheers that would erupt, it seems that I have opinions and I'm not waiting for someone to ask me what they are, I may just state the obvious, but I hope that once in a while I state the truth.