5 years blogging

I emailed a friend about a $3 mp3 amazon credit and he replied he already received it and also mentioned he hasn't seen me much on the blogosphere. Honestly, I have become to busy in the real world and maybe lost a bit of interest in blogging in general. I have been blogging literally for 5 years now. My first post is called Moo and was posted on July 5, 2007. I lived in a different city and different state. And yes I was also in a different state of mind. I was concerned with the stock market peaking and the housing market bubbling over. At that point in time, I was reading about how the housing market which had basically tripled in the previous 6 years was about to collapse. But I think all the housing bubble bloggers had been saying that for the previous 4 years. My TV had broken in July, 2007 and without the boobtube I seemed to have an abundance of time. The TV was repaired for free under my warranty and incidentally I still have that same TV today. I am waiting for it to break so I can justify buying a new one with all them new features.

I don't watch the stock market anymore and pulled out all my capital back in 2007 before the crash. It has finally come back but I am just not into that anymore. The housing market did collapse in dramatic fashion with foreclosures still happening everyday at a record pace. However, I was able to take advantage of market conditions and secured a great place a couple of years ago where I can relax without financial worries.

What I learned from reading those blogs was that it only made a difference if you made decisions and took action based on what you believed in. Sure, there were many people who were right and wrong, but the question is what did they do about it. I met people at work who sold their houses at the right time, but most people I know thought the market would come back. It collapsed and they lost all their equity. They decided they were right and the market and I were wrong, and now they live with the decision of not selling. A few of my relatives who I did share my opinion back then are out about $500,000 to $700,000. They are struggling financially as well. That is a lot of money and honestly, I could easily retire on that amount of cash.

Two years ago I learned the value of all living beings. In that lesson, I became a dedicated vegan. I no longer eat animal products which means no meat, no eggs, and no dairy. My health is at its best, and my body literally cured itself of all its ailments. My best advice to you my friend is to do the same. Exercise is not enough. Most doctors are wrong about how to live healthy. I was under the delusion of eating fish and chicken and drinking milk was good for you when that is all a bunch of crap. My father exercised 6-7 days a week, was not overweight, and ate the recommended diets by doctors and eventually died of a heart attack. That's right he would have lived a longer life if he simply changed his diet. At the time, I used to think it was just his time. Now, I know better. If you want to live the best quality of life, then simply convert into being a whole foods plant eater like me. I know of other people who have converted and are now doing better health wise. You will see immediate results and your body will thank you.

I am still consider shutting down this blog and may transfer the whole thing onto a free blogspot blog that I already have set up. So one day this may "poof" and be gone as quickly as it came. Thanks for visiting and have an excellent day.