New Years Resolution...maybe I can keep this one..lol

Well, here it is another new year..and as usual we all reflect back to the previous year/years and tell ourselves what we would like to change for the coming year/years. I have made many empty promises, as we all have. But this year I hope to do at least one thing better..my Paul will be proud..KEEP UP WITH MY BLOG.

If anyone has any topics they would like me to discuss, I'll be happy to do so. Also, I will keep everyone updated on any upcoming new vids..which I hope to be getting back to real soon. It's been a long hiatus I know..things kept coming up. Sorry.

I usually write at night, it seems that's when my thoughts arrange themselves into anything resembling readable. My one other goal this year is to get back to drawing..I fear how awful the first ones will be, it has been about 10 years since I did anything serious. I miss it. I used to be good at it. So, I am going to limber up the fingers and dust off my drawing board..and have at it.

I would also like to take this moment to say..as you walk around your daily life, do something nice for someone everyday..and do it without expecting anything in return. Open a door for someone..let someone in while you are in traffic..and when someone is making fun of someone else, stand up for them..do not tolerate someone picking on others..and for those of us who have to endure this nonsense, stand up and stop taking it. This year..do not let being bullied or picked on stop you from living your life the best way you can. Let's all remember we don't each of live on an island..we all must, MUST learn to live and get along with others. You don't have to LIKE everyone you meet..I sure don't..but you can treat people with respect. Choose to do so..cause it is a choice.

April 2011- Youtube Rant

Apr 19, 2011-Hello again everyone! Since this is my very own website and not a Youtube bulletin, I can feel a little more free to speak my mind without having to be too nice about it to Youtube. Here is the deal, I had to remove my vids from Youtube, at least for 6 months, anyway.The Video 10-011 First Balloon Video of 2010 was flagged for being inappropriate Youtube gave me a warning for the video.Three warnings within a 6 month period means they delete your account. Last time this happened, they game me one warning for a similarly relatively benign video, then dug up two other videos shortly afterward, and flagged those two as also being inappropriate, and used that as an excuse to delete my account. All my friends, all the lovely encouraging comments, all the subscribers, video requests, and video views were GONE. If I remember correctly, at least one of my videos was nearing 100,000 views- a milestone I was looking forward to.... all this GONE with no real explanation.I would really prefer it if instead of youtube letting you post whatever, then punishing you for it later (in this case probably over a YEAR later) that they would give you the option of posting it to a holding area for them to review it and determine if it is appropriate or not BEFORE they post it....Please email me if you would like to help. I would like to get an idea of how much support I can get in this effort to bring some fairness to Youtube's policies on determining what is appropriate-I have some really great ideas on how to help Youtube address this issue. As for video updates, please continue to check back to the site- I can post pretty much whatever I want there, and I promise not to flag my own videos :-) Please continue to send video requests, I am way behind as usual, but I will add them to my to-do list. But seriously, if you can spare about 10 minutes, email me, I think I can get youtube to listen to their viewers on this issue.