Domain Names, and Social Thought - Cold War Kid And the Cold War Kids

I have a domain name, www.coldwarkid.com, I also have several variants of the same, .info, .net, so on. I haven't really done anything with them yet, they are parked with ads for the moment. I didn't even know that the band Cold War Kids, a very popular band, even existed until I parked one of the pages with a company that brokers ads related to my domains title, and one of the ads was for a C.D. by the Cold War Kids. I got the domain name because I wanted a sort of general domain name that I could use for several purposes, such as promoting and extending my pages on military rifles at www.milgun.info, a website devoted to military rifles of the first and second world wars and the Cold War, or, as a sort of low tech sight for a few pages on building simple web sites for the internet dissposesed of my generation. I liked the name so much, that I even bought the mobi domain!

I also wanted the name for a more ethereal reason, it seems to give some definition to the lostness, and social restlessness of my generation. We came along in the last half of a century that saw The Great Depression, sandwiched between two World Wars, which helped to define the generation before us as "the Great Generation", and this, they truly are. We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the preceding generation for bringing us the benefits of their "blood, sweat, toil, and tears". My generation however, had less definition, but is now undergoing it's definition by history phase. We did have Vietnam, the Civil Rights Movement, the space program, and a lot of other social issues though. Who would have thought that the first generation to see substantial peace, such as it was, would have been so unruly? Perhaps this unruliness, was a necessary factor for our democracy, an adjustment to keep us in balance. Only time will truly tell. In the end, it means whatever it means.

Anyway, finding the Cold War Kids ad, made me re think the way I looked at domains, and sent me into the "Google Me" mode. I googled myself, and most of the people I knew, and found a lot of interesting stuff. I may talk about that some in a future article. I listened to some of their music, and enjoyed it very much. From me to the generation making and listening to the music today: Have fun, and don't let anyone tell you that you can't accomplish your goals. Keep your dreams alive, and don't give up and "settle", there are a lot of people my age suffering from the regret of not having follow the path they would have chosen, and now understanding that it would have been within their extended grasp to do so. We just listened to the wrong people. We were mind f----d into not trusting our own instincts by a minority of nay sayers of the time. I am sorry that we didn't leave the world in better condition for you, perhaps we did set up a template for you to make some improvements. We can work on that together. We did what we understood to do at the time, and it is what it is.

To the band, Cold War Kids, keep up the good work guys. The music is great! Keep it flowing. I wish you the best of luck, and thanks for the epiphany.

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James Burns is a licensed pest control professional, has been a Certified Professional Turfgrass Manager for more than 16 years, has a lifetime of experience in horticulture and agriculture, and is the owner of Rational Environmental Solutions, an IPM based pest control company in East Texas. He also writes on a wide variety of subjects, including historic military rifles, internet and social issues, and has many helpful gardening tips at www.texpest.com.

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