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Punching Women and Shooting Burglars
Andrea: you're just not clear on the whole concept of criminals committing illegal acts, are you? Just another typical "kumbiya," bleeding heart, if only we'd lay down our guns, so would everyone else in the world, brain-dead liberal.— March 14, 2009 6:40 a.m.
Escorts & Engagements
This is quite the conversation. I love the interaction, the back-and-forth, and I'm particularly fascinated by the points-of-view that tend to fall along the sex and gender lines. It's hard not to stereotype; it's in our natures. It takes lots of practice until we get to the point where it's reflexively part of our nature NOT to stereotype. We men look and listen to what a lot of women say they want in a man, and most of us try to pattern ourselves accordingly. And yet, we can't help see and hear what a lot of women actually go after in a man, and it jerks us around inside. Lots of women say "I want a sensitive man with a good sense of humor (or some similar inane claptrap)," and lots of women (or at least a small number of highly publicized women) go after guys like ANS's late husband of 9 months. Or Rhianan (talk about georgeous) and her Chris Brown. Most men really do want to please their current and/or future woman. We will invest heavily in so doing, but we don't do mixed messages very well. We're not wired that way. The vast majority of guys will never be as rich as some of these women want their men to be, nor are we the abusing a$$hats that a lot of otherwise together, georgeous women put up with. The message to us is: "yes, I dance; I came here to dance. I just don't dance with guys like you, loser. You'll never be good (bad) enough, good looking enough, or rich enough to get on my dance card." That's in spite of the fact that most of us were raised to treat women well; with consideration and respect, and so on. We were raised to believe that we were quite the catch, and that most any girl would be lucky to have us. And around and 'round it goes.— March 14, 2009 5:43 a.m.
Thoughts About The Clear Channel Massacre
Actually, David, KPRI was playing rock before B100 came along, if I'm not mistaken. That was back in the day when the old KPRI studios were downtown, Gabriel Wisdom was the big man on campus, when they played a lot of alternative stuff ("B" sides, complete albums, blues, interviews with rock stars, and so on). When I was in boot camp, we were allowed to listen to KRTH on Sundays. That was in 1973. Before that, I lived in the midwest, where WLS AM was the station to listen to...well, that, and KVOO, Tulsa (country, but kind of an alternative country, if you get that).— March 11, 2009 3:45 a.m.
Last Chance Homeless
So, if repeating the same behavior over and over again, all the while expecting different outcomes is the definition of insanity, can you still use insanity as a defense?— March 11, 2009 2:33 a.m.
Music Notes...Metallica, Michael Jackson, and a Monkee in the Middle
Dang, josh...when did you start on the crack pipe? Okay, well, the stuff about MJ was pretty funny. Glad I'm not the only one who's sick and tired of reading and hearing about that loser.— March 11, 2009 2:17 a.m.
A sampling of San Diego's vanity license plates
Man, I tried going through the comments while having my morning coffee and watching the news, but now I have to go to work. Barb: I have a 2002 Mini. You might surmise from my screen name that it is white on blue (coincidently, the colors of my alma mater, Penn State). It's also an early number in the first launch edition of Minis inported into Canada, for whatever that's worth. All it means to me is that the temp is perpetually in Celcius, and not Farenheit. If I had to do it again, I'd buy an "S" model. At around 70mph, the RPMs are over 3,000, which I don't like to run a car at that RPM. It definitely needs another gear (the base models only having 5 speeds).— March 10, 2009 2:40 a.m.
The Gathering Place Church
Don't hold it in, Fred; tell us how you really feel.— February 22, 2009 5:21 a.m.
Furious George -- Chimps Gone Wild!
I very rarely speak in absolutes when it comes to stereotyping. Plenty of women have what we would consider to be normal, healthy human-pet interactions...I'd just be willing to bet that the majority of them aren't single women. Can men be just as neurotic as women when it comes to that sort of thing? Absolutely; let's turn to some gay friends of mine! ;o) That ought to get the hypersensitive among us all spun up. It's hard not to think of a pet or companion animal as a member of the family; the vast majority of us do, to one degree or another. But when you start treating the pet as a child, or a boyfriend, there's a problem, Houston. When you dress it, sleep with it, talk to it in baby talk, and so on...basically, when you exhibit behavior that wouldn't be considered appropriate or healthy in a human to human relationship, you just might have a pathology at work.— February 22, 2009 3:07 a.m.
McDonald's in the News...and Domestic Abuse
Josh: it seems you are out of step with most of America. We don't like being called cowards, especially for not wanting to discuss an issue that is used to bludgeon us on a regular basis. Most of us feel as though we have to walk on eggshells to avoid saying or doing, or not saying or not doing anything that might possibly be interpreted as racist. Frankly, most of us are tired of it. I mean, a guy compares city hall to a "black hole," and an allegedly well educated African American freaks out over what he perceives to be a racist comment. Stuff like that is not helping the cause, black people. The race card gets thrown on the table at nearly every opportunity, sometimes when it has absolutely nothing to do with race. If you want to be judged on the merits of you knowledge, your skills, and your ability, stop flipping the flippin' race card over every time things don't go your way.— February 22, 2009 2:57 a.m.
Horribly Obsessive
Barb: I went to Palomar college on the 6 year plan, then transferred to Penn State for my upper division courses. College isn't the be all/end all, but I don't regret for a moment the time it took - retrospectively, I would have borrowed the money and just have gotten it done - nor the money I spent. Oh, and I graduated with highest honors in '99 at age 44, so there.— February 21, 2009 4:49 a.m.