The last time I watched TV on a regular basis was 8 years ago. I haven’t had cable TV or even satellite. I’ve been confining myself to an oasis of literature and public radio. Recently, I decided to get an HDTV. The TV I had previously was 10 years old and its main function was to watch DVDs and play video games. I must say that high definition is a technical marvel that only an…
Why has cynicism become a connotation for something bad? There’s a place in the world for cynics. They raise doubt and questions. Doubts and questions isn’t appropriate under all circumstances, but I would venture that a majority of the critical decisions in life require it. So considered me bugged when overly optimistic people who come up with all these great solutions that are suppose to ameloriate all our problem turn around and call me cynical…
During my apartment habitation period a few years ago, I’d recently acquired a new neighbor. He’d just moved in a month in the unit below me on the first floor. I’d seen him around every morning out doing he morning jogs around the apartment complex (it’s a big complex). Being antisocial that I was at the time, I didn’t give him any thought other than thinking that he was one pasty looking dude. It’s Texas.…
When it comes to the newer apartment complexes that’ve recently sprung up like dandelions, all I can say is that they’re built cheap. Not inexpensive. Just plain cheap! “Inexpensive” gives you value for what you pay. “Cheap” just sucks ass. To top it off they will label these cheaply built paper thin shoe-boxes “luxury apartments.” Nothing says “we’re going to bend you over and give it to you hard” better than when someone trying to…
After my little mid-winter vacation, I got sick with the flu. A potent one at that. This past week I spent 2 days working. Monday and Friday. I laid in bed the rest of my working week. I didn’t sleep well. I went from having chills that I felt all the way to the bone to sweating like I’m in a rain forest. My sickness is not the central point, but it might have a…