Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4

Category: Personal / Relationships

  • Celebrity?

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    Dad told me when people see his last name for the first time, they typically ask him if he knows me. When he tells them I am his son, they start telling him about great I am.

  • Why One Should Not Connect With Egoists on Social Networks

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    “Second, if you add me as a friend I assume you want me to send you emails and interact with you.” — Plaxo: the social monster? – Scobleizer Robert is the geek equivalent of Paris Hilton or Brittany Spears or Lindsey Lohan: A sad trainwreck we all thank a higher being that its not us.…

  • Lap Cat

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    Lap Cat, originally uploaded by Ezra F.

  • Occupation

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    So… The myth is milk deliverymen cuckolded many a husband. Later, the postal service deliveryman took up this badge of honor. Thanks to recent movies and TV shows, pool boys and gardeners take up the duty. What about the young women today. Who will they find to cuckold their husbands to be?

  • January 15, 2004 RESPOSTED: Did a Stupid Thing

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    Originally posted January 15, 2004 to Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v3.02 (MovableType and replaced by Rants, Raves, and Rhetoric v4 WordPress). Back to the post: Did A Stupid Thing No, really stupid. About the stupidest thing I have done in years. So stupid that it proves my idea that I am the luckiest person ever.…

  • Never Go in Against a Sicilian When Death Is on the Line

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    Much of my adolescence was spent bullying my male peers with snide remarks. While, I don’t think there is one kind of humor, I can see part of humor coming from male hormones. Creatures with horns butt heads. We human males use humor to express our dominance. The best is the sly offhand comment where…

  • Social

    I screwed up a social opportunity today. A coworker and soon to be ex of a friend were at the restaurant tonight. I managed some “Hi”s and waves. Sometimes I wish I’d inherited the social abilities of Dad. Wait… then I’d have to juggle a dozen women. So much easier to be socially incompetent.

  • Type A Personality

    Earlier it was said I have a Type A Personality. Riiiight. [T]he Type A personality, also known as the Type A Behavior Pattern, is a set of characteristics that includes being impatient, excessively time-conscious, insecure about one’s status, highly competitive, hostile and aggressive, and incapable of relaxation. [Ref: Wikipedia] I will concede I am very…

  • Deeds of Gaijin Occupiers

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    My grandmother has recently started telling everyone she owns a house in Japan (gaijin cannot own land?). In the 1950s, my grandfather was stationed in Japan. He went over by himself, acquired a house, and sent for his wife and six kids to come. The most common story my grandmother tells is this trip over…