I’m always confused by the standards that a lot of people use to define a friend. It’s too casual in my mind. I bring this subject up because I’ve spoken to people who have had problems in regard to their friendships that challenges what friendship really is. One story that stands out in my mind is of an acquaintance of mine henceforth known as Pea. Pea entrusted some of her finances and investments to a…
If you haven’t heard, we [the royal variety] are going through a little economic turbulence. It’s pretty big. All kinds of important people are soiling their underpants because of this. The main perpetrators who wouldn’t normally be aware of their contributions to these events have taken their blinders off and pissing themselves. I’m getting a clearer picture into what people are like when they are untested. It’s a picture of a nation of people who…
While having lunch at a restaurant one day, I glimpsed a couple with their toddler in a high chair 2 booths ahead and to my left. It’s not uncommon, but something that day brought a bit more insight into the workings of life and the world. This little guy wanted something within his line of sight but not within his reach. He wanted it badly enough to get vocal. I know. That’s how I noticed…
I have this horrible social tick. I don’t know how it originated, but I’ve noticed that it’s happened more often with every passing year. I laugh with an almost villainous glee whenever I see something happen to someone else that I wouldn’t normally want to happen to me. It always happens when I’m caught up in competition. For example, I’ll watch as the server on a opposing doubles tennis team accidentally serve the ball at…
“What would you think of a woman that approached you first or asked you out?” As seen in this Craig’s list post by a female inquiring into the mind of the males of her species. I thought to myself, “Is she living her life in some faraway magical place where psychedelic mushrooms abound?” She might as well ask what I would do if I stumbled upon a Leprechaun with his pants around his ankles. I…