A new Standard.
Hello Bumby here, This is a Transitional post. I first wish to apologize for the bumpiness of my last post. I needed to make a shift on to a new track, looking back on it, it seems a bit like the scene for the movie Vacation. It’s night, the Griswolds are driving to the motel, everyone is asleep including ‘Sparky’, (Chevy Chase). The car swerves from one side of the road to the other never connecting with anything, then jumps the side and off the road and lands in the motel parking lot just in time for sparky to wake up and declare with confidence …Were Here.
Well, Were Here! In that post I gave you all a Red bouncing ball to follow, looking where I will be going in the future it might come in handy. I for one have tied a rope around my waist and anchored it to my first post ‘Preppy To The Bone” so that I will not lose my way. My task is not an easy one… to deconstruct, What makes me who I am and share with you what I find, and put it all back together again. I will be at times pulling from all of my older posts and groundwork, interweaving the new and old. I will pull from any source material I wish… from the Bible to Little-Bo-Peep, if it will describe or accomplish what I set out to express. Somethings that I will talk about will be Cold, Harsh, Calculated…others will be soft warm and fuzzy and not in the least bit logical. This is part of the human condition, as well as part of being a WASP and Preppy.
In the past few days I have been attacked by someone who has tried to gain their 15 min of fame on my dime. I let this persons comments stand for a few days; because I do believe in the freedom of speech. I have deleted these comments, for the sake of space . I will be moderating my comment section for a while. Sorry for any inconvenience that this might cause.
I have also been asked to provide a glossary for terms that I use all the time.
Personal Responsibility: Taking ownership of your life, your thoughts, actions, words…by knowing what you believe or if you will …What you stand for.
Message vs Medium: When you act on your thoughts, by the use of your words, photos, art, written page, radio, TV, blogs, comments your clothes….How do you craft your message in each medium… What is more important The message or the medium, are they of equal value or one more important.
SMWWASP… Southern Male Wealthy White Anglo Saxon Protestant
WWASP…Wealthy White Anglo Saxon Protestant
WASP…White Anglo Saxon Protestant
Preppy or Preppie…A person that dresses and displays colors like the Peacock spreading his plume with its vibrant exciting colors to tantalizethe eyes and sences. A lovely creature to be sure. But do remember that as with all creatures, It eats, sleeps, poops, pees, and breeds. (Oh, My!!)
I will leave you with a quote from Lee Iacocca’s Book ‘ Where have all the leaders gone? ‘
What we can’t prevent we must embrace.
Always Bumby