Triangulation (or: Appropriate Levels of Rudeness)
Standard disclaimer: If you're worried this post is about you, then it's not about you at all. The people it's about will never believe it's about them. One of the things I can't stand (yes again with those) is people who don't listen to you until you're rude to them. You can say the same thing to the person 10...
Polemics
Temper tantrums I've thrown and other times when that little devil standing on my left shoulder started whispering in my ear. [24 entries.]
Why I'm Still Disappointed with Movable Type, 4.0 Beta version
ridiculous rant. You can see the original rant below the fold. I am, apparently, really stupid. And quite wrong. And Jerame is quite right. Never mind. I'll just be over here, making new category templates. Don't mind me. UPDATE: Okay, I'm not quite that wrong. I can make a specialized template work for a single category, but when I start...
Why I Hate Movable Type
If I can't remember the Movable Type tag to include a module in template, I have to go through 40 clicks before I can even DOWNLOAD THE FUCKING MANUAL (WTF?!) to read it to find the damned tag. MAKE IT FUCKING EASIER, PEOPLE. Fucking learn something from Apple. Somehow, I have no hopes whatsoever that Movable Type 4.0 will be...
Why Twitter? To Make Bitter People Write Bad Humor Articles
My friend Dan was googling his twitter ID (funny!) and discovered he'd been quoted in a "humor" article about Twitter on Funny Times, which he of course shared with his twitter pals, because - even more funny. Too bad that the article was yet another frivolous critique of Twitter. Allow me to add my two cents interspersed with this guy's...
A Partial List of My Pet Peeves
Posted today for your amusement/irritation, to be updated as necessary on future occasions. People who walk up escalators... ...especially when they ask you to move out of the way. Seriously - go take the fracking stairs, Sporty. I'm using the escalator for a reason. I don't come over to your treadmill at the gym and hit the stop button. Don't...
I Am Not An "Activist"
I hate the word activist. Mainly because it's one of those right-wing propaganda, tar-and-feather, hot button words that Frank Luntz cultivated to brand liberals as crazy folks who are out to burn down your house and roast your kids on the bar-be-que. (Read more about Frank Luntz and his language campaign - it's important to know if you're at all...
Passive Aggressive Blogging
One of my favorite amusements lately is folks who read something I've written here, and rather than commenting/disagreeing on my site, or even going back to their own site and commenting there while linking to my post, they simply comment on their own sites in general terms, without providing any context to what they're reacting to for their other readers....
On the Subject of the words "Faggot" and "Dyke"
Other that some passing linkage, I haven't weighed in on the controversy surrounding actor Isaiah Washington and his use of the F-word twice in the last three months on the set of "Grey's Anatomy" and at the Golden Globes. The New York Times summarizes the events. Given that there has been lots of commentary, I think I should say something....
The Post Office Sucks
I filled out my change of address form last week online at the United States Postal Service website. I set up the date to begin forwarding as Monday of this week. The problem with that is this -- nowhere on the online form does it state that that is the day they start PROCESSING your change of address, which will...
Bigotry and anti-gay hate at the Republican National Convention
Pastor Donnie McClurkin will be performing at the Republican National Convention. Among other things, McClurkin thinks homosexuality is a "curse," that it's caused by men raping small children, that being gay is a choice, that it can be cured, and most explosively, that gays are trying to "kill our children." He's come to those conclusions through his personal experience. He...
Somebody stole my rainbow Flag
From in front of my house, for the second time. I'm pretty pissed about it. However, my name is etched onto the pole, and the flag is super-glued to the pole, so whoever has it, if they stole it to put outside their house, won't be able to display it without me finding it. I suspect since it has happened...
Auuuughhh!
Everything seems to be falling apart at the last minute. The insurance agent I lined up suddenly came back with a price that's twice what she originally quoted to me, so I have to scramble to get another insurance agent before next week, which just might kill me. Also, the appraiser is asking for the owner to fix part of...
house buying woes
So... once again I'm at that crucial point where I have an offer on the table and things aren't going well. In this case, the seller isn't willing to give anything in the negotiations at all, and I'm basically walking in screwed from the start. Looks like I'm going to lose another one, which will be the fifth offer that...
I'm the one with the money
So, I'm not getting the house. They didn't bother to respond to my offer letter because "They're waiting to see what offers they get." Nevermind that they have to respond within the specified time limit. Here's a tip for you folks: I'm the one with the money. I'm trying to give it to you. I don't need your house but...
My life sucks
My life sucks. Not life in general, for everyone, just the one I have....
Someone stole my license plate
I have to fill out a form at the police station and take it to the license branch. That's just one more errand that I need....
DECLARE WAR
This is no different than Pearl Harbor. We need to DECLARE WAR. This is a good reason, maybe for the first time in a long time....
Driving
So, yesterday, I was driving home, and I got in the left turn lane, because, as you might reason, I wanted to turn left. I was at a stop light that didn't have the left turn arrow, so I was waiting patiently for the oncoming traffic to pass. Suddenly a car pulled up beside me. On the left. This dude...
window air conditioner stolen
So, yes, my window air conditioner really was stolen, although thankfully, nothing else was. I've had many interactions with the police over the last few days....
ranting
I said it before and I'll say it again: Fuck the military. Fuck the anti-American, totalitarian U.S. armed forces bastards who stole the presidency and are trying to create a totalitarian military state. These guys actually admit they cast votes after the election was over; the votes that made Bush president. I'm sick to death of the media deifying these...
hate mail from the military
Received an e-mail from a member of the armed forces the other day. She was complaining about my posting the link about how Jeb Bush rigged the election by purging 65,000 eligible minority voters from the voter rolls right before the election. The problem is, she didn't actually read the link I posted, and decided instead to rant about absentee...
Poor Customer Service Experience
I bought two mattresses last Saturday (March 10th) at Kittle's Rooms Express and when I paid for them, I arranged to have them delivered tomorrow (Saturday, March 17th). They were supposed to call me at work and arrange the delivery time. So several days went by, and I got no phone call, and just as I was going to call...
On The Subject Of Feminism and The Film 'American Beauty'
Last night I had an argument with a woman about Feminism and the movie 'American Beauty.' The woman - lets call her Ann - said that she had severe problems with the movie, and after giving a brief explanation of what those problems were (more on that later), and seeing that I wasn't buying what she was selling, she shrugged...
On the Subject of Swearing
Salon.com question: A Michigan man faces a possible jail term of up to 90 days and a $100 fine for swearing in front of children, after he was dumped from his canoe. His attorney has argued the charges are ludicrous, since profanity is so pervasive in our culture. While most of us might agree that loud swearing in public is...
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