If you know me in person, you’ve got a pretty good idea where this is going. I’ve talked about this before, and it’s something that baffles and irritates me so much that I regularly feel the need to rant about it (again and again and again). This is one of those times, and this time,… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Society
You Are Who You Spend Time With
For those of you who’ve watched older Disney movies – remember the beginning of 101 Dalmatians (the cartoon, not the live action remake) where Pongo is watching the women outside walking their dogs? Yeah, them. The women and their dogs look damn near identical. Yes, I know it’s a cartoon and an over-exaggeration, but tell me you’ve… Continue Reading
Why New Years Resolutions are Pointless, and Why You Should Make Them Anyway
It’s that time of year again. People all over the world will set new goals for themselves and their lives, and by February most of those goals will be abandoned. In fact, if you go to the gym on a regular basis, you’ll see this firsthand. Tons of new people will start showing up in… Continue Reading
Maybe You’re Not a Failure After All
A lot of people walk around every day feeling like they fail at life. Hell, I’m probably at the front of the line, waving the banner. Not just depressed people, though (as I’m not exactly a golden ray of sunshine). Everyone. I’m hard-pressed to find someone I know personally who is truly happy with their… Continue Reading
Why Does Health Insurance Suck?
Let me lay out a hypothetical situation for you. You have a family with two parents and a child, and they’re receiving no-cost Medicaid and Food Stamps. Both parents are unemployed, and one is receiving disability and GI Bill for going to school. All three individuals have medical conditions that require regular maintenence and prescription… Continue Reading
Why You Should Be a Pack-rat and Compulsive List Maker, the Home Invasion Edition
So, my regular readers have probably noticed that I’ve been missing for a couple of weeks now. Those who know me personally know why. On Thanksgiving, my house got burglarized and most of my electronics were stolen, including the little netbook I do most of my writing on. I still had a computer I could… Continue Reading
