I had to run into WalMart early this morning to buy the most interesting combination of items the checkout probably saw.
There was only one lane open, and I was in a hurry, but whatareyougonnado at 8AM on a Sunday?
Well, if you’re the guy behind me, you’re going to gripe, loudly, about The Man and how [...]
Archive for May, 2009
31 May
Walmart Philosophisors
29 May
Yet Another Brilliant Idea
It’s Friday, and the first three offices (one insurance, one lawyer, one company) I needed to deal with were closed.
Which left me to deal with: DUN DUN DUN!
The government Department of Labor.
Situation: Woman hurt herself at work, filed complaint, came in, commenced treatments, got better, finished treatments 3 months later . . . and by [...]
28 May
Assurance
We are often more confident in our opinions than we are in facts.
Doubt is a good movie.
I saw Doubt in the theater, soon after it opened. Usually I wait to see movies like this on DVD, or at least once the tickets are discounted and showings have dwindled. I like to be sure of my audience: if [...]
25 May
Home Improvement
I’m the type of person who likes to start lots of new projects/hobbies. I always eventually finish them (or, in the case of hobbies, learn from them, enjoy them, and reach whatever goal I have set, ie if I were to take up climbing, I may set some goal of ‘I will go to climbing [...]
21 May
Pardon My Tardiness, I Was A Bit LOST
Here’s what it all comes down to.
Jack is fighting to erase his mistakes, to get a new start (in which hopefully he would not cry every three-and-a-half minutes), and to bring back a second chance
Sawyer is fighting to keep the good he’s done, the women he found, the restitution he made, the closure he had [...]
20 May
True Equality?
As I’ve pointed out before, I have overcome my mother’s best intentions/breeding, as well as the attempted brainwashing of a certain subculture which has been rather prevalent through my formative years, and have quite a few close platonic friendships with guys.
We go out in groups and alone together. We go to movies, go shopping, play [...]
16 May
Observations Of My Day
Bought plane tickets online. Could choose my own seat. Got a first row of economy on 3 of the 5, though most were almost full. People would rather be near the exits than have leg room or be able to get out without waiting 20 minutes after landing. What’s mortality when compred to not having [...]
15 May
Earthquake
After many years of not-enough-time and - let’s face it - stark intimidation, I’ve started a behemoth, one bite at a time.* I began reading Atlas Shrugged last month, and plan on finishing it by the end of this month. I’m almost halfway through right now. The prose is verbose but picturesque, and it is long but [...]
14 May
Compatibility
Some people seem unable to interact with strangers comfortably. They’re awkward in social situations, or can’t make small talk. Maybe they’re shy, maybe they don’t like relationships that are completely fleeting and casual, maybe they just hate the idea of people in general, until they know they’re not likely to be inundated with stupidity or [...]
9 May
ConGrads
For a few hours yesterday, I was indelibly and for the last time tied to some friends and various forgettable persons by our accomplishments and that weird lump that formed in our hair.
Graduation was not exactly how I expected it. Oh, the rehearsal and prereqs were just as tedious, the shoes just as painful, the [...]
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