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]]> by: B Jon Traylor http://www.aspenpost.net/2006/11/28/609/#comment-1704 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:43:28 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2006/11/28/609/#comment-1704 Thanks Star Eagle. I think there is a revolution, a social revolution that can, and just might, happen. I remember almost 13 years ago, when on the eve of my marriage to a small town Kansas girl whom I met at Texas A&#38;M, I sat in a hotel room with a former girlfriend, a close friend, someone so close to me that had and must have been in my wedding (at least from my little piece of influence) and we had this same discussion. Her name was Kima (I called her Kimo Sabe out of fun), and she looked at me with tears of confidence in her eyes, and she said, "Jon, you are man born to make what you talk and say happen... you are the man who will lead that revolution of change in our country." Thats freaking crazy. I'll never forget it. I was in love with her, from that day in 7th grade, the night we stopped when we could have proceeded in college, only to mutually agree that we loved and respected each other too much as great friends to take the next step.... And now, almost 13 years later, with her own husband and children, she still empowers me. I used to write a very open and very popular and powerful weekly column entitled "Along the Way" for a news publication in Kansas. I think the real story, the real grassroots, are the stories along the way. I'm not gonna get it right, as many on this site remind me of, but I will share my heart, my passion, what little intellect I have, and I'll be honest. Thanks, Star Eagle. It's folks like you that make me want to keep sitting down here late at night and continue to document my thoughts along the way. (FYI... just take me up in the high country as a ride along. I'm pretty good with a horse, any horse.-- Jon Thanks Star Eagle. I think there is a revolution, a social revolution that can, and just might, happen. I remember almost 13 years ago, when on the eve of my marriage to a small town Kansas girl whom I met at Texas A&M, I sat in a hotel room with a former girlfriend, a close friend, someone so close to me that had and must have been in my wedding (at least from my little piece of influence) and we had this same discussion.
Her name was Kima (I called her Kimo Sabe out of fun), and she looked at me with tears of confidence in her eyes, and she said, "Jon, you are man born to make what you talk and say happen... you are the man who will lead that revolution of change in our country."
Thats freaking crazy. I'll never forget it. I was in love with her, from that day in 7th grade, the night we stopped when we could have proceeded in college, only to mutually agree that we loved and respected each other too much as great friends to take the next step.... And now, almost 13 years later, with her own husband and children, she still empowers me.
I used to write a very open and very popular and powerful weekly column entitled "Along the Way" for a news publication in Kansas.
I think the real story, the real grassroots, are the stories along the way.
I'm not gonna get it right, as many on this site remind me of, but I will share my heart, my passion, what little intellect I have, and I'll be honest.
Thanks, Star Eagle. It's folks like you that make me want to keep sitting down here late at night and continue to document my thoughts along the way.
(FYI... just take me up in the high country as a ride along. I'm pretty good with a horse, any horse.-- Jon

]]> by: Star Eagle http://www.aspenpost.net/2006/11/28/609/#comment-1315 Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:24:31 +0000 http://www.aspenpost.net/2006/11/28/609/#comment-1315 Good start B. Jon, Like you said there are "many columns floating around in" these words. Let me say I like what you see and write. You are right on. I bought a bumper sticker back in the 2000 election that said "elephants and asses are conning the masses" and I believe it more today than ever before. That is why I was so dissapointed in Eagle Co. when Home Rule went down in flames of partisan fear. I believe that the biggest and best thing we could do to reform our totaly out of control political system would be to go to a public financed election process that eliminates the party system and the over the top excessive money that now ties up the process every bit as much as parties themselves. Like you say its going to take more than this last election to make it happen. I do believe that after the intensity and ugliness of this upcoming prresidential (08) election people will be ready to make the needed changes to the system. The biggest fear I have of it being stopped is in the supreme court, seeing how they have chosen the side of corperate intrest for so long now. It will take real leadership to get past them I believe, but alas, that is some time down the road and its not time to worring to much about that yet. Like I said, I like the way you think B. Jon so keep the wheels turning and I look forward to more of your ideas along the way. As the big cheese says, "Keep the faith". Star Eagle Good start B. Jon,

Like you said there are "many columns floating around in" these words. Let me say I like what you see and write. You are right on. I bought a bumper sticker back in the 2000 election that said "elephants and asses are conning the masses" and I believe it more today than ever before.

That is why I was so dissapointed in Eagle Co. when Home Rule went down in flames of partisan fear. I believe that the biggest and best thing we could do to reform our totaly out of control political system would be to go to a public financed election process that eliminates the party system and the over the top excessive money that now ties up the process every bit as much as parties themselves.

Like you say its going to take more than this last election to make it happen. I do believe that after the intensity and ugliness of this upcoming prresidential (08) election people will be ready to make the needed changes to the system.

The biggest fear I have of it being stopped is in the supreme court, seeing how they have chosen the side of corperate intrest for so long now.

It will take real leadership to get past them I believe, but alas, that is some time down the road and its not time to worring to much about that yet.

Like I said, I like the way you think B. Jon so keep the wheels turning and I look forward to more of your ideas along the way. As the big cheese says, "Keep the faith". Star Eagle

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