What is there to know about the Opinionator On The Central Coast? Well, that’s the first part, the name. The full name I was born with is:
The Opinionator On The Central Coast
Yes, that causes problems every time I go to cash a check. Then I show them my birth certificate, and they feel sorry for me. The Opinionator was a tough name to grow up with. They used to call me Opie, and ask how Sheriff Taylor was. I got into a few fist fights over that, but now somehow the whistled theme song has a haunting yet soothing feeling. Did you know that there were actually lyrics to that song? It was all written by Andy Griffith. I dream of some day having my own show that I wrote the theme song for, and has my name.
Well, I don’t think that’s going to happen, so let’s move on. I have a simple life, with my simple dream, in my simple home, on my simple computer, with my crooked cane. Don’t take life too seriously, or it will kill you. Simplify, and clarify. Those are two good rules to live by.
Of course, my goal is to remain anonymous. Not because I am scared or don’t want you to beat me up, although I don’t, but to keep you from having any preconceived notions about who I am, where my opinions come from, and how to influence me. I don’t want you to mess with what works. This works for me, so leave it alone and move on. Just read, rant, leave comments, or whatever.
I will be irreverent, and may sometimes be seen as rude, but I can assure you that I have no intent to seriously offend or alienate anyone. If you can’t laugh at yourself, you take life too seriously. Read above about it killing you. We are all entitled to our opinion, just leave me alone to write and opinionate, and I will leave you alone to enjoy your Cherry Coke and Hostess Pie. Let’s get along, and respect each other as individuals. You don’t have to agree with me, and I will probably not agree with you. Can we agree about that? Of course not…
I will be mixing fact, opinion, and speculation to entertain, inform, and stimulate people. If I tell you something straight up, it is probably a fact. “I like donuts” is a fact. If I qualify something, it is probably speculation or rumor, such as, “I was told that some people don’t like donuts,” or, “It would appear that some people don’t like donuts.” These are qualified with, “I was told that,” and, “It would appear that.” I will also share my opinion. You can usually tell from my biting statements like, “President Obama should quit with the ‘beer on the lawn’ photo ops and get our economy straightened out and prosperous again.” This is surely a fact that it should be done, but I did not state it as a fact. This is my opinion.
Can’t tell the difference? Good. That means we will have some fun. My goal is to get you to learn, think, and research. Don’t take things for granted, don’t let others tell you what to do, and don’t stick your head in the sand. By the way, ostriches don’t bury their heads in the sand, only ignorant humans would. See, that is stated as a fact because studies of ostriches over 80 years have never seen an incident where an ostrich has buried it’s head. They run, or drop to the ground and lay their head and neck out so you can’t see what it is. From a distance it looks like a lump on the ground. The part about ignorant humans was added as an exaggeration to entertain and highlight ignorance. Where is YOUR head?
The Opinionator
