Being Bored in Life and Your Job

I am writing this entry just one day after the demise of Eliot Spitzer was completed. The 'former' governor of New York was ousted because of his extracurricular activities.

Speaking from personal experience, I get bored quite often. This bordom encompasses some of my everyday activities but mostly my job. If I had to guess I would say that more people than not are bored at their jobs. Now, what does one do when they are bored. they try to find something to make their lives a bit more interesting. I, for instance, started this blog. I find it much more mentally stimulating to do a little research into the daily politcal areana and comment on it. I get the added benefit that nobody ever reads my blog so I am not really held accountable for any of my comments.

The problem with ex-governor Spitzer is that when he got bored he spent a lot of money, doing something very dangerous that ended up unfortunately being very public. He was forced to be held accountable for his actions. My question to him is 'what were you thinking?'

You commited the exact crimes that you prosecuted just years before.
You had no political allies because of your past actions.
You didn't cover your tracks very well, almost tempting fate to catch up with you.
You spent obscene amounts of money for what? A good blow?
Any historical mark that you may have left on the great state of New York is now tarnished forever.

Many people say that Bill Clinton did it too. Well, what Clinton did was not illegal (the actually act). Cheating is not a crime. (Who he cheated with should have made it a crime, but look at who he has been married to, do you blame him?)
Now Spitzer did commit a crime. Although I think prostitution should not be illegal, it is. For all the excuses that people may make saying it was unfair, I have always tried to teach my kids to obey laws. Some may need to be changed, but we would not be a functional civilization if we let chaos reign instead of the rule of law.

I feel no pity for this pig. He got what he deserved and I hope his wife sucks him dry in divorce settlements.

Rereading this entry made me think that we are presently living in a state of chaos and that as far as civilizations go we are not very functional. I can only hope that things change, but that is for later commentary on my part.