“You should look them up they are a really good band.” That was a statement I recently came across [incorrect punctuation and all]. It pisses me off. I hate when people state essentially an opinion but put forth in a seemingly factual manner. I know of course that the person making the statement really and truly believed what they stated. At the time. But that does that excuse this person from thinking back on that…
I am frequenter of the College Humor website. I like watching all the videos they have. Some of them have the potentials to be virals. I always like to know what’s happening in the world in my own distorted way. One day I happened to notice that they listed a “Coed of the Week.” Actually that’s not the name. It’s actually “Cute College Girl of the Day” to which I take exception. “Coed of the…
I had and still have to a lesser extent a trait that generally doesn’t pay dividends in the working world – a need to please everyone. It was quite a burden. I’d go home feeling horrible because one of my co-workers was unhappy with a professional decision I’d made. Then I gained a little insight from my boss [first job] at the time. He told a parable which I still consult in all of my…
Generally, I am not a person who has much to say when I’m faced with unfamiliar people and settings. I’ve given it some thought recently. I experience situations where I’m not not completely comfortable especially where small talk is involved. I wonder to myself why this is so. Ultimately, I think it comes down to a subconscious fear that I might just be as boring as I appear in conversation. I’m a horrible with small…
You know that old cliche that hope springs eternal? You know what else springs eternal. Stupid! In my opinion stupid sprung eternal first. Hope followed a distant second. A very close third would be the hope that stupid is only a temporary state. I think we can all agree that stupid has not been a temporary state. It has clung to us like the funk which we attempt to hide covertly. Nobody is fooled. We…