The Straight Shot is back. Yes, after only one article in 4 months we have returned.
Where has Marksman been, you may ask. Someone extremely close to me needed my attention giving me less time and quite honestly less desire to write.
As I have stated in the past, I have had to keep this blog anonymous. It bothers me, but until I am financially independent of my current source of income I am forced by the Bolshevik speech police to hide behind anonymity.
I suppose that is actually a bit of a copout. I call bullshit on a lot of things/people on this site, so I guess I better hold myself to the same standard.
The truth is, those commies only hold the power over me that I give them. I could end these articles with my real name.
They would attempt to terminate me for speaking too many plain truths (at least as I see them), especially as a straight white Christian conservative male. I may be able to fight them in court (spending tens of thousands of dollars on lawyers) if they did, or I may not.
But nobody is forcing me to work for them. I guess the truth is it is not a fight I quite have the stomach/will to engage in. At least I don’t right now.
Tending to this loved one in a very hard time has taught me a few lessons though. You definitely find out who adds value to your life and who does not; I can luckily say I have SEVERAL that add value and I thank them (you all know who you are).
I may speak down the road more about some specifics this person went through, but not right now (to cowardly protect my anonymity). The main message here is we are back.
One thing I have always known but not practiced enough for my liking is that you cannot worry what people think. I advertised in my very first article that I would write about whatever is on my mind.
I did not plan to write to please an audience. I have done a pretty good job of that. However to again hold myself accountable, I have at times softened my words in subtle ways in the spirit of not offending.
It’s not potential readers that you worry about. It’s family, friends, girlfriend, etc. that you don’t like to offend.
But if they don’t know where my heart is by now (and I am confident they do), when will they? So, while my aim will never be to offend for shock value I will be pushing myself to allow a higher level of unfiltered honesty and therefore vulnerability.
My future articles will likely not be much different than they were. Any differences will be subtle but I will be holding myself extremely accountable on the honesty front. Talk soon.
-Marksman
