So this is my second blog and from the limited response to my first blog, I am concerned. To my knowledge the only people who have actually viewed this blog are my wife and brother, and that is just a little depressing, but as I always say, "it is what it is," so let’s keep trying. To all of you who may join my blog here and after, I urge you to read my first post and comment on it.
In continuation to my first blog, I have been thinking about this new world in which our hero resides and I have come up with some city names and would like the thoughts of all of you. Here are some of the city names and how I picture them in comparison to the cities of our world:
Empire City: Equivalent of New York City. Notably the home city of Gabriel Messenger (Angel of War). Phoenix City: Equivalent of Chicago. Emerald City: Equivalent to Wichita/Kansas City. Angels Port: Equivalent to Los Angeles.
Also I feel that it is important for a comic book company to have heroes that reside in the same city to interact on a consistent basis without there being a feeling of them being part of the same book. I think I would like to introduce one or two other characters that would not necessarily be tied to this book but would reside within Empire City. I am thinking of another younger character, possibly non-super powered to introduce, as well as an older character with super-powers to introduce. I think the older character is important to help establish a history of superheroes in the world. I am struggling to avoid this character being too much like characters from other companies. I think it should be someone that is used to working alone and is somewhat anti-hero like; someone whose personality forces Gabrielle to question whether he wants to be a hero. If any of you out there have ideas feel free to submit them, I may not use them, but I do want to know what people would actually want.
On a side note, in regards to our current government spending, I would like to say a few words. No matter how people sugar coat it, Obama is pro welfare, and that is a socialist ideal. Now I am not going to say that he is trying to make our country socialist or is even in favor of that, but what I will say is that most of us can look around us and even in our own lives and see the signs that there is less and less responsibility and accountability in not only this country, but the world. I am what I would call a Conservative, by which I mean I believe that government should be as small as possible and should only be responsible for regulating interactions between states, multi state and multinational trusts (companies that have a monopoly), foreign policy and our military. If we as Americans want health care then we should be obtaining it through our state governments and we should be willing to pay more taxes to obtain it, otherwise, go and get it yourself. If our country really wants to fix health care, then make it a competitive business again. Stop allowing health insurance agencies and doctors to work together to monopolize the treatment process and make them compete for our business.
The worst part of this stimulus package is that there is very little relief for those of us who did the right thing, and got appropriate mortgages, has had jobs, have worked and raised families and have not put ourselves in a position to need all of this government support. I want to remind everyone that this country was built on the individual’s ability to succeed, not the government's ability to coddle people. We all have to start taking some responsibility in the fact that we put our trust and money in these people's hands.
Lastly, though I know none of them will ever read this, I address our administration. As someone who has worked as a child abuse investigator and has seen the welfare system first hand, let me tell you something... if you give people an inch they will take a mile. The people that are going to go out and take advantage of all of this money are most likely the very ones that deserve it the least. For those of you who do not think parents and will have kids just for the money they get from welfare think again. I have worked with families that have forced drugs on their kids, and talked poorly to and about them, and even been instigators in their problems at school, because if they get them diagnosed as ADD or ADHD they get an extra check from our government each month. You want to fix our fiscal problems, then this country needs to readdress the welfare system.
Sorry, I know I get worked up sometimes, but I just cannot help it. I will say that I know that the majority of people mean well and try to do the right thing, but in a society where we are becoming more and more dependent on our government every year, I am becoming more and more cynical.
I will try to limit this kind of stuff. Thanks for reading and PLEASE get the word out and tell your friends, if you like this blog.
JP
P.S. Now this is a good idea: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29891754/.
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