During my apartment habitation period a few years ago, I’d recently acquired a new neighbor. He’d just moved in a month in the unit below me on the first floor. I’d seen him around every morning out doing he morning jogs around the apartment complex (it’s a big complex). Being antisocial that I was at the time, I didn’t give him any thought other than thinking that he was one pasty looking dude. It’s Texas.…
When it comes to the newer apartment complexes that’ve recently sprung up like dandelions, all I can say is that they’re built cheap. Not inexpensive. Just plain cheap! “Inexpensive” gives you value for what you pay. “Cheap” just sucks ass. To top it off they will label these cheaply built paper thin shoe-boxes “luxury apartments.” Nothing says “we’re going to bend you over and give it to you hard” better than when someone trying to…
After my little mid-winter vacation, I got sick with the flu. A potent one at that. This past week I spent 2 days working. Monday and Friday. I laid in bed the rest of my working week. I didn’t sleep well. I went from having chills that I felt all the way to the bone to sweating like I’m in a rain forest. My sickness is not the central point, but it might have a…
Why do people feel the need to air themselves out in public? On a shuttle bus from the airport terminal to the parking lot, I heard most everything I really didn’t want to know about what happened to a woman on a her recent trip to meet relatives. Her partner to whom she was speaking was rather bored. I think I might have also heard a hint of embarrassment when he replied to her questions…
Here’s how. Go to any forum where someone posts an article. Inevitably, there will be that group of people who will correct other people’s spelling. Not grammar. Not punctuation. Not even capitalization, mind you. Just spelling. A sampling includes the following: Anal Idiot #1: [paraphrase]You spelled “there” instead of “their”. Anal Idiot #2: [actual]populous –> populace Anal Idiot #3: [paraphrase]“it’s”. not “its”. Look. An internet forum can generally be considered free form. It’s not a…