Tuesday, October 13, 2015
I didn't think they had it in them anymore...
but the indigo girls pretty much made me cry again with come a long way shut up why dont you try listening to it tough guy whatever alright but really its a beautiful song ahosxch
2 seconds
that's how long the refresh should take to remind you how useless many of your bad-habit time-wasting activities really are. from there you should be able to demonstrate some discipline. generally the bigger challenge is the mind control in the first step. the laziness leads to looking for easy answers which leads to predetermined conclusions and destinations (feeling a void.... there is stuff on internet... stuff must be better than void... void must be filled and void can be filled immediately before i even finish this tho... but the void isn't filled. it is simply replaced by a new, slightly larger one for which the lazy/tired mind again seeks out the easiest "solution"... and on it goes)..
just for one second, "guess" what you're going to see.
were you right?
does that tell you anything?
does that make you feel any different?
course i'm ignoring the actual first step, the acknowledgement that i, too, may actually have some time-wasting bad habits, and as such am not even close to the perfect person i have always thought i have been, an assumption that has colored darn near every decision i've made, especially in terms of when and how to judge others for falling short of my presumed standard.
but back to the initial point: guess, check, improve. and if at first you don't succeed, simply try again next time. it won't take long.
just for one second, "guess" what you're going to see.
were you right?
does that tell you anything?
does that make you feel any different?
course i'm ignoring the actual first step, the acknowledgement that i, too, may actually have some time-wasting bad habits, and as such am not even close to the perfect person i have always thought i have been, an assumption that has colored darn near every decision i've made, especially in terms of when and how to judge others for falling short of my presumed standard.
but back to the initial point: guess, check, improve. and if at first you don't succeed, simply try again next time. it won't take long.
NO, you can't get violent about it,
but some people have absolutely no regard for others when they are ordering their Mexican food at Anna's.
we REALLY need different lines EVERYWHERE for people like the ARROGANT DAD who loves to play the "in control of everything" authority figure who is in NO HURRY TO COMPLETE HIS RIDICULOUSLY LONG ORDER because he KIND OF LOVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO passively-aggressively bully others in such situations because he's frustrated by how unfulfilling fatherhood is.
and then there are the others who are less particular but just painfully slow.
fixable.
perhaps we'll miss human interaction when everything is a touchscreen, but in the meantime, can we at least provide the option during peak or rush times? because the above-mentioned father with the overly intense attitude and board-like posture who appears eager to engage with everyone he interacts with to talk politics is not someone i want to be around for any longer than absolutely necessary.
but you still can't get violent about it. once you do, you of course become the only asshole on the scene.
Mac and Cheese kid's bragpology
ooof.
may have yourself a psychopath there. most certainly have a narcissist. kid's in for a very, very, very difficult next 10-12 years.
may have yourself a psychopath there. most certainly have a narcissist. kid's in for a very, very, very difficult next 10-12 years.
Monday, October 12, 2015
I may have said this before
(imhstb)
but why not allow football teams to use team-wide communications in the helmets, rather than just the quarterback and coaches?
it would allow a home team's fans to be more boisterous during a home team offensive drive, rather than needing to be quiet to allow the players to be able to hear each other.
ka it could also allow for a ridiculously up-tempo offensive pace ching
but why not allow football teams to use team-wide communications in the helmets, rather than just the quarterback and coaches?
it would allow a home team's fans to be more boisterous during a home team offensive drive, rather than needing to be quiet to allow the players to be able to hear each other.
ka it could also allow for a ridiculously up-tempo offensive pace ching
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Is Jack Black descended from Paul Revere?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2014/10/18/choosing-greatest-paintings-new-england/hgajazC07upYrQeKB41AdM/story.html
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Two hands on the ball
(with possession) + two feet in bounds
That's a catch.
yw.
(edit: two hands w/poss. is sufficient but not necessary. of course a one hander can suffice)
That's a catch.
yw.
(edit: two hands w/poss. is sufficient but not necessary. of course a one hander can suffice)
Modest Mouse and Jim Croce are like
positive magnets to my negative at the moment.
you know i don't know but it's like an immediate click when i see either name right now.
mm is a wonderfully disorienting journey.
(mm ahosxtl)
you know i don't know but it's like an immediate click when i see either name right now.
mm is a wonderfully disorienting journey.
(mm ahosxtl)
My dog is smart and demands respect.
Sometimes I bother to test this theory but that is a waste of time.
The theory is correct and everyone's life, including the dog's, is far better off once this is accepted.
The theory is correct and everyone's life, including the dog's, is far better off once this is accepted.
and BOOM there it is....
reelin' in the years, at the right moment, and i feel like i lost any hesitation in my appreciation of the Dan, most Steely.
ahosxcv
Monday, October 5, 2015
Another angry loner threw a tantrum yesterday
The angry loser left a note and those who read it laughed at it before burning it.
If you're an angry loser thinking about throwing a tantrum, call xyz-xyz-wxyz to be taken to our safe area in the desert where you will be fed 3 squares a day for the rest of your life and you can freely interact with others like you or you can choose our isolation sector in which you have complete control over the frequency and type of human interactions you are exposed to.
No, this isn't some sort of veiled threat. We are simply offering you exactly that which you seek. At this point, you now have a legitimate choice, whereas before you believed you did not. Therefore there will be exactly none who have any compassion for you in any sense.
I got to rock out to Fleetwood Mac as a kid.
That's a cool thing. Bouncing around the back seat, maybe riding up in the spot between the seats and the window where cats like to chill.
ba da da da daa da da da da da
YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY
bum ba da da da
GO YOUR OWN WAAAAYYYYYYY
punch poke punch smack whine yell get yelled pout punch owww
good times.
in my day
it was more dangerous to both wear seatbelts and to wear helmets while biking. in either case, the fierce beating you would receive would be a guarantee. the benefits of the precautions, not so much.
and no, the intro drum beats are not accurate. i tried for about 20 seconds and then decided i needed to quit that. is it dangerous to tell children that they should never quit anything? even if their names are joshua? i think that's basically like asking for an autist.
ba da da da daa da da da da da
YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY
bum ba da da da
GO YOUR OWN WAAAAYYYYYYY
punch poke punch smack whine yell get yelled pout punch owww
good times.
in my day
it was more dangerous to both wear seatbelts and to wear helmets while biking. in either case, the fierce beating you would receive would be a guarantee. the benefits of the precautions, not so much.
and no, the intro drum beats are not accurate. i tried for about 20 seconds and then decided i needed to quit that. is it dangerous to tell children that they should never quit anything? even if their names are joshua? i think that's basically like asking for an autist.
I want someone to be straight up honest and just say
"No, of course I wouldn't vote for a DH for the Hall of Fame. Please. It's not a real position and it's an insult to the game to consider such a thing."
It would be strengthened if they went further, like, "and I say this as a huge fan of the DH rather than having pitchers hit. it's just not a real position and allowing DH's to be eligible for the Hall is a slap in the face to all the guys who actually play the game. I'm especially not going to put in a legitimate cheater on top of that. So no, I wouldn't vote for a DH, and I'm certainly not going to vote for a DH who cheats."
As has been explained, the correction factor for DH's offensive numbers is 0.4, and in some cases (where more injuries are a guarantee) much less. So I may one day be proven a liar. I may have to vote for a DH at some point, because he hits 2,000 home runs and his adjusted numbers would still put him near the top of the game's history in terms of production. But thankfully that is not the case, and it's a much easier decision to keep such fraudulence out of the hallowed Hall.
It would be strengthened if they went further, like, "and I say this as a huge fan of the DH rather than having pitchers hit. it's just not a real position and allowing DH's to be eligible for the Hall is a slap in the face to all the guys who actually play the game. I'm especially not going to put in a legitimate cheater on top of that. So no, I wouldn't vote for a DH, and I'm certainly not going to vote for a DH who cheats."
As has been explained, the correction factor for DH's offensive numbers is 0.4, and in some cases (where more injuries are a guarantee) much less. So I may one day be proven a liar. I may have to vote for a DH at some point, because he hits 2,000 home runs and his adjusted numbers would still put him near the top of the game's history in terms of production. But thankfully that is not the case, and it's a much easier decision to keep such fraudulence out of the hallowed Hall.
That "terror coaster" video is awesome.
and that girl on the viewer's left is far more fearless than I.
Friday, October 2, 2015
An obvious thesis (guilt motivates)
but with the sort of honesty and data, specifically the angles of investigation that can be put into practice almost immediately in almost any conceivable situation.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2015/10/03/feel-guilty-you-help-society/zYcytlhK9DsRmatF2iUNHK/story.html
in a tangentially related point.... no, not really tangential but a distant, weak, uninteresting parallel is that i feel uncomfortable about the above link because it includes encrypted text which could (or, you know, does) reveal my identity, location, bank account number and atm card pin code. it makes me more skeptical of bostonglobe.com. add to that the intrusive drop-down javascript ad on the front page and i'm like 'bleh'.
the timing is coincidental, as i recently got the adblock message regarding the acceptable ads movement and after immediately and angrily clicking the "disable" button upon hearing that the program was "enabled" by default, and immediately becoming more skeptical about adblock's motivations and practices (the dude sold, so all bets are of course off), i have already come to be excited about the movement's possibilities. at the very least, i'm curious as to the results.
so when i went to boston.com with another browser to investigate the generation of the above link, i was immediately put off by that ugly, intrusive ad.
(* sips coffee *)
http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2015/10/03/feel-guilty-you-help-society/zYcytlhK9DsRmatF2iUNHK/story.html
in a tangentially related point.... no, not really tangential but a distant, weak, uninteresting parallel is that i feel uncomfortable about the above link because it includes encrypted text which could (or, you know, does) reveal my identity, location, bank account number and atm card pin code. it makes me more skeptical of bostonglobe.com. add to that the intrusive drop-down javascript ad on the front page and i'm like 'bleh'.
the timing is coincidental, as i recently got the adblock message regarding the acceptable ads movement and after immediately and angrily clicking the "disable" button upon hearing that the program was "enabled" by default, and immediately becoming more skeptical about adblock's motivations and practices (the dude sold, so all bets are of course off), i have already come to be excited about the movement's possibilities. at the very least, i'm curious as to the results.
so when i went to boston.com with another browser to investigate the generation of the above link, i was immediately put off by that ugly, intrusive ad.
(* sips coffee *)
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Early gifts that last forever
that I was able to hear CCR's "Hey Tonight" regularly prior to the age of 3 made me a better music listener and fan.
Toonniiiiigghhtt......
Toonniiiiigghhtt......
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