http://guidoworld.com everything you thought of, but were too smart to say Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:39:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the last post I described the societal factors which are making depression an overused term in the US. In many cases depression is used when sadness would be a more apt term. Yet, depression is a lucrative term with professional standing and, therefore, used both to sell drugs and ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/depression-and-society/ Over the last couple of decades the tendency to make these words interchangeable has grown. Depression, once a clinical term, has now become the more popular and used term in lay as well as professional conversation. Yet, sadness and depression are not synonyms. They are vague terms which refer ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/sadness-and-depression/ In a couple of my more recent posts I explained why I am unlikely to vote in the upcoming presidential election. To sum up, I won't vote until there's a real candidate to vote for and I don't want to support a corrupt political process in dire need of an ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/political-guiseguys/ On July 31st we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. The theme of the occasion was turning silver into gold. And to commemorate the event I wrote a song of that name. So for today's post I will print the lyrics to that song, a long wih a couple ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/turning-silver-into-gold/ Eros and Erosion We have come from the eagles and the larks To encounter some age old taboo The steel chains that bind give off their sparks Dissipated disarray our milieu Complacent little one in the dark It’s a shame you give me no more fuel My ambience is not too marred Harboring the dissonance of youth You give ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/eros-and-erosion/ I realize that a vast number of you who read my posts do not live in the US. Yet, today I want to write a short post regarding a current national sports issue. I have been a fan of the Green Bay Packers since before I started first grade. So, ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/the-brett-favre-saga/ Too, often people talk of the search for meaning and happiness. They make these things goals to accomplish. Yet, are joy and meaning objects to be found, won or acquired? When I look at these experiences from a practical viewpoint, I once again am struck with how simple life is, ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/joy-and-meaning/ I thought I'd just post a couple of my songs for your listening pleasure. These both are from the CD Take Me which can be found in the music section of this site. After reading and listening to these please visit the music section for more. The first song is energetic ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/twin-spin/ David Stern's rule as NBA commissioner has truly been an example of the right person (wrong person) at the right time. Mr. Stern basks in the good fortune of leading the NBA during a time when its global popularity has grown substantially. Yet, if one takes a closer ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/stern-fortune/ In my last post I presented my case of how David Stern's control freak nature and his apparent obsession with packaging basketball into "boffo" early Hollywood  like entertainment  has injured the integrity and beauty of the sport. He has encouraged the game to be called in favor of superstars ... http://guidoworld.com/blog/stern-consequences/