tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post2077450974681094716..comments2023-04-16T05:46:47.885-07:00Comments on Dorien Grey and Me: The Curmudgeon's SongDorien Greyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368404433503621343noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-86525491658025736362011-12-02T07:38:39.226-08:002011-12-02T07:38:39.226-08:00Of course I remember you, Jesse. And the reason I ...Of course I remember you, Jesse. And the reason I rant and yell about things is just so that you and Kage and all those many, many other people who feel the same way we do can realize we're not alone and, that for all the evidence to the contrary, there are still good people out there. Values are worth maintaining and fighting for.Dorien Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368404433503621343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-39098187928867884712011-12-02T07:28:58.340-08:002011-12-02T07:28:58.340-08:00I've been hiding for sometime and unsure if yo...I've been hiding for sometime and unsure if you even remember me, but trust me you are not alone in being seen as a possible curmudgeon. At 43 (which isn't that old) I've discovered myself showing the first signs of becoming one myself.<br /><br />My frustrations have been building rapidly for the past few years. As a good friend told me once this world has become a revolving door society filled with self-centered, arrogant people who believe life owes them simply because they were born. This younger generation nauseates me to the point I simply want to punch their smug faces.<br /><br />What little I've accomplished in my life I had to work for and I've always tried to do so with intelligence, common sense,compassion, and honesty. Now it seems all four have ceased to exist.Is it any wonder everything that was once bright and shiny about our country has become tarnished by ignorance and greed?<br /><br />Yeah, just call me Scrooge as well. At some point something has to break...<br /><br />*sighs*Jesse Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862133332555299152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38849125.post-65560546775162737322011-12-02T05:58:23.791-08:002011-12-02T05:58:23.791-08:00If some see you as a curmudgeon, I fear I'm no...If some see you as a curmudgeon, I fear I'm not far behind you in being seen as one, too, though for possibly different reasons.<br /><br />I think I may have said this somewhere else recently, but when it comes to youth these days, I don't envy them. I pity that they don't have as much experience navigating parts of life as I do or as you do. Ironically, you might even say the same about me.<br /><br />It's difficult to watch some of these younger 20 somethings (not all because some are more aware than others) mistake false confidence for knowledge, ignorance for experience, and success for becoming a replaceable cog in a corporate machine.<br /><br />I work and interact with a few of these folks during the week and they don't seem to "get it" or understand that their efforts are simply allowing them to pick up speed before they hit the brick wall. Do they listen?<br /><br />That is perhaps the greatest joke of all.<br /><br />Right...so, shall I meet you at the even Tea For Two Curmudgeons today?Kristoffer Gairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862202554700556478noreply@blogger.com