how to get fired

about 15 years ago, in a meeting at work, the founder of the company used the cliché, "there is no 'I' in 'team'." my reply? "no, but there is a 'u' in 'fuck'."

universal truth

how's this for a mindbender? "our universe is the only known example of a universe in the Universe." thanks to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, from NOVA scienceNOW on PBS.

might've been, schmight've been

why regret what never was or might've been? it'd be like resenting your friends, whom you met at your backup school, instead of the school you wanted to attend.

that's cold.

cold weather keeps fools moving, so that they're less likely to stop to mess with you; if they do stop to mess with you, the extra layers will soften the blows.

amazing, literally

logically, I do appreciate something being "literally amazing." but it means little when everything is "amazing" and this is "literally" (and incorrectly) that.

#1 might be more difficult.

staying away from Facebook for one day is a bit like making #2: you still have to face getting back on the pot by the end of the day, by which time it's harder.

together, alone

sometimes, I want to be alone with my thoughts; then, I find out that my thoughts would rather spend that time on their own (they suggest that I go to the bar).

baked goods

once, in L.A., absolutely baked out of my mind, I said: "you will find the answer to it all, then you will die"—meaning that we learn too late how to live life.

de Baboo hay...

if the Bible says that "thou [man] shalt eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread," why aren't there more Christian vegetarians?

I'm wit dem Dems!

I am liking this recent walkout by Wisconsin Democrats, this mini-rebellion! they've taken pages from two books—one each by Egyptian protesters & the Tea Party.

modern techmology

riddle me this: do these stupid-moron TV-news reporters really need those handheld mics? it seems to me that the technology would be there to make 'em obsolete.

to tell a story

I think I know why I watch the same films over & over again when they come on TV: it's the storytelling gene—a drive to memorize scenes for sharing with others.

play time (almost)

it's begun—softball talk, that is. our preseason starts April 10, with Opening Day the following weekend (April 16). also begun: smack-talking, as it should be.

from the findee...

"lost my wallet last night. checked email; some nice guy had found it, found me on FB. now I have my wallet, with all my cash n junk back. thank you, universe!"

lost & found

as luck would have it, I found a wallet just as I left work & stepped off the curb. by luck, I mean that of the owner, who'll get his wallet soon, in one piece.

throwin' a clock out the window

I know it's 'cause I'm aging and days are cascading into weeks, months, etc., but I was dreading Christmas just 4 months ago, and suddenly it's Valentine's Day.

especially memorable

guess the one day of the year I make it a point not to drink. believe it or not, it's the day of my birthday. why? I want it to be special, unique, memorable...

not a good thing

all this talk about Mubarak finally having stepped down seems to ignore (naïvely?) that the man has handed over the reins of power to the military—a good thing?

gayborhood?

what do the media mean by community? do they mean neighborhood? who, what, or where is my community? if there's a gay community, am I in the straight community?

thoughtlessness

oh, my god, my thought, my thought, my thought! I promise you, I had one. my thought, a thought, my kingdom for a thought! now I know how Bill Shakespeare felt.

not-so-magic mirror

the kids'-TV episode of PBS's Pioneers of Television series reminds me of how bummed out I'd be when they didn't say my name in the Magic Mirror on Romper Room.

Furrsday birthday

I think yesterday was (or today is) my cat's birthday. that would make Momotarō Shimizu Davenport Marrero a 16-year-old Scottish Fold. happy birthday, Momo-san.

"Go! You Packers! Go!"

be they blocks, miles, or rivers away, it's good to have friends with whom I can share something like the Super Bowl via text, email, or social-network message.

poor butterfly

I read somewhere that adults who were raised in poverty are bad (poor?) with money. it's true with me, anyway; so it's probably good that I have none right now.

stick to the plan.

last night's post was admittedly bullshit; it was of neither substance nor import, which were two personal criteria in the early going. (that ain't easy to do!)

wha'?

fellow citizens, hear me well, for I'll say this but once. please don't misinterpret it as unsolicited advice (I also resent it when I get it from you). thanks.

unreality

so-called reality shows don't make my Facebook-profile list of favorite TV programs. why? because the only "reality shows" that I like are called documentaries.

you've been edited!

if you've created a Wikipedia page, or plan on doing so, be ready for me to edit it at any time for punctuation, spelling, and grammar—because that's what I do.