"More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.” Harvey Milk
So the missus and I are watching the final debate last night. On several occasions, both candidates brought up 'Joe Plumber' and how their policies would benefit 'Joe Plumber'. In my opinion, there are so many different types of Joes out there, you can't focus on 'Joe Plumber'. Hell, there's 'Crazy Joe', there's 'Good for Nothing Joe', there's 'White Coat Joe' and 'Blue Collar Joe', there's 'Joe Jr' and there's 'GI Joe', just to name a few. What's good for Joe Plumber may not make sense for GI Joe or White Coat Joe. I think it's up to the candidates to identify among all the different 'Joes' out there how their plans and policies will benefit them all.
On to another subject. For years, as a child, i hated my middle name. Well, in the last couple years, i have yet another reason to hate my middle name. Since 9/11, I've had to fly to various client meetings and whatnot, and EVERY SINGLE TIME i go through the security checkthrough line, I'm stopped and have to go through the much longer pat down. I still attribute the additional pat down to my middle name.
So now you're all curious. What is my middle name? My middle name is famous due to a basketball player who played 20 yrs in the NBA From 1969 to 1989. His biggest rivalry was with the Boston Celtics and he played alongside two Hall of Famers in James Worthy and Magic Johnson. By now, i hope you've figured it out. If not, then wikipedia is for you :)
I've since learned to deal with my middle name. Unless i have to tell people, i typically don't share it. I've had people ask if I'm Muslim because of my middle name! The thing is, if i come to your company for a job interview, what does my faith have to do with me getting the job done, or being the best person for the job? For the record, I'm not Muslim and the only bit of Islam i know is "Assalamu alaikum" (read it in the Autobiography of Malcolm X years ago). By the way, if you haven't read that book, you should. Enjoy your day good people!
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If ya middle name is attributed to a man whose name was one Alsinder...then I know it. LMAO.
You're right...there are MANY Joes. All Joes deserve to be spoken to! ;)
Yep! You got it!
Interesting..and yet I can relate. I never use my first name except when I have to. For some reason I used to attribute it to class and that's sad that I feel that way about a name my mother gave me. At times I can tell it sort of hurts er feelings when I speak negative about my first name. She once said "I thought I was giving you something unique and special because that's how I viewed you."
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