I ain't no stock guru or nuthin', but....

last day of month plunges are, in my limited experience, often followed immediately by large bouncebacks at the beginning of the next month.

just sayin' is all.

Misanthropy

Is Christianity misanthropic?

Is a belief in limited government misanthropic?

Is there a definable line?

I'm not so sure. (bleh, is there ever?)

To me, misanthropy, among all the available terms, most closely approximates "objective absorption of the realities of human nature".

Many people are intrinsically opposed to misanthropic worldviews because of the inherently "self-incriminating" nature of the concept.

If is,

then I am,

and if I am,

then I am not what I prefer to believe.

and that, as they say, can cause nausea.

"I'm not going to box you in..."

Apparently it was "yogurt discount day" yesterday. As I pore over the available offerings, two women, apparently friends shopping together, approach from opposite sides of me, each with her own shopping cart.

I hear the first woman ask the young man stocking the shelves, "where is the yogurt that's on sale?"  He attempts to help her, but you could tell early on that there would be no satisfying this customer on this day. I don't know what choice she settles on, but clearly she feels slighted.

I hear the second woman say towards me, "I don't want to box you in," for which I am grateful. There is already a cart behind me from which the young man is stocking the shelves, so with woman A to my left, and woman B to my right, being boxed in was a definite possibility. I was pleasantly surprised that woman B was even aware of the possibility, as most are usually not, but my surprise was short-lived. Even after declaring her intent, woman B had done just that. She had boxed me in. As I turn towards her, there is that hopeful moment of potential recognition... that potential for a "oops I did it anyways" and a smiling retreat... aaahhh my naivete. As I glance down towards the stocking cart to my right, then back down towards woman B's cart, essentially conveying my predicament without words, woman B begins to express her exasperation at my needing her to back up the 3 steps necessary to free me from the situation. And my goodness, did those 3 steps take their own sweet time.

So thank you, woman B, for being so socially aware as to recognize the situation, and to avoid such a predicament, making the day just a bit easier for all involved. Thank you, woman B, for "not boxing me in." I appreciate it.

Have a nice day.

Jeff Bauman is a hero

The way he has responded to the kind of life-changing adversity he faces is inspiring to others who want to live their lives without fear or self-pity.

He is an amazing, inspiring human being.

He is not alone in that regard among the victims. One woman who lost a leg wants to eventually run the marathon again. Another vows to dance again. Incredible.

I, on the other hand, still find myself pouting over a cold, or  a headache, or a bad night's sleep. I vow to be better in this regard going forward.

Sheesh, I was kind of on Knox's side...

until I saw this interview on CNN.

Something's not right about her. Too clever. Too stereotypically revealing in her inability to hide her satisfaction at potentially being able to deceive others.

Just too much.