Monday, March 31, 2008

Yawnsense

How many times have you heard a person you consider to be exceptionally ignorant talk about how stupid people are? Me, too. But I don't sweat hypocrisy. It's perfectly normal behavior…rationale most often occuring as a desperate countermeasure deployed after the fact. Act instinctually, then scramble for some kind of reason. That's how it typically goes—especially if you're one of those twenty-somethings with your barstool psychology that insists on explaining the living crap out of everything.

"See, I think the reason that I whatever is because when I was a kid, my dad used to cut a hole in my ribs and bang it and ever since then I’ve had this thing about EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and sorry I freaked dude I’m so glad we had this talk right on."

The majority of us like to believe that we're in some minority as intelligent, well-meaning and honorable folk. We like to believe that everybody else is stupid, selfish, malicious, conniving and careless. But most everybody else believes the very same thing. By definition, then, it stands to reason that most of us are sorely mistaken.

And that's the whole problem with the 'Us versus Them' mentality…there is no 'them'.

This is why I have to laugh when I hear people talk about taking "the high road". Yeah. I tried that once. There was nobody else on it and I was bored to fucking tears. Seems to me it's primarily only used when one wants to create an illusion of superiority and invincibility. It's a complete farce, like some shithead going on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about how such and such doesn't bother them.

Right. Then shut the hell up, already.

I'll still use it every now and then if a situation calls for sheer obstinacy, but mostly I prefer to talk shit and am okay with being a creep like everybody else, only not because I won't sit here and pretend like I'm not a judgmental prick which I guess puts me in one of those minorities, too only not and now I’m getting confused, so bye.
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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Yesterday ventured out of the hotel after I woke up and found a cool second hand music shop. I picked up Don Letts, "The Clash: Westway to the World" on DVD and really traveled back in time.

I had such a great time with that documentary I am so glad I still have all my CDs of The Clash.

They must have been my favorite band at that moment, they really influenced me, I realize that now after all those memories of playing them came rushing back as I watched this movie.

I'm hoping I will see, "The Future is Unwritten" soon!

While watching some videos, I distinctly remember sitting alone in my car after a breaking up with a girl, wondering how life would ever get better and listening to "Train in Vain" for the first time.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

These MKE boys are hardcore...... they are busten ass and greatly under appreciated. But they are getting the job done. I hope there contract is extended or the suits can find them something else if the MW contract goes byby....

But I can't stand the snow and I miss my motorcycle... I hear it's great riding weather back home.

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

why....

When something breaks down....or a base is understaffed why can it not be in Florida, Costa Rica, Hawaii, or perhaps Cabo San Lucas.....but no, I get to spend two weeks in Milwaukee in the middle of winter.

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Saturday, March 08, 2008

...Getting to Know Me

THE WAY MY LIFE WORKS

- When I have a great tan, am dressed to the nines and have been religious about keeping up with my workout and diet regimen, I will not run into anyone that I know. When I've put on weight, am pale as a ghost and am wearing clothes that are years out of style, I will run into numerous people who I haven't seen in years.

- My relationship with my daughter can be playful, loving and sweet 95% of the time, but if we have a knock-down, drag out, voices raised, tear-inducing fight, it will ALWAYS occur the night before they go to their mom's for the weekend, making it their final memory of me before they come home.

- The plumbing in my house will fail around the same time the TV remote breaks and all of our cars are in need of repair

- I seem to only find friendly flight crews when I am covered in grease and smelling like Jet A.

BAD THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED TO ME

- In two separate long-term relationships I have been caught with porn in the VCR. That's always a fun one to explain. I'm not a porn addict or anything, just very forgetful

- At a previous job I had one of those things occur that I always thought only happened on TV. I had just finished leaving a voicemail for one of the project managers when I immediately proceeded to bitch and complain to my coworkers both about this woman herself and the team of losers that she managed. My neighbors freely joined in the conversation. Then I realized I hadn't hung up the phone completely and all of our conversation had been left on the sales manager's voicemail.

- I once let my then-girlfriend talk me into writing a nasty letter to my class reunion committe because they had neglected to send me an invitation to the class reunion (this was the year following my graduation). Turns out, nobody really got formal invitations, it was just kind of word of mouth. Anytime you write a nasty letter it's probably best to throw it out as opposed to sending it. Even if you're in the right, the chances of the recipient saying, "Boy, that's a good point, I've been wrong all along" are pretty low. Nearly 15 years later, I still cringe when I think about having sent that letter.

DEEP DARK SECRETS

- I get a little upset when I think that anyone who I'm really close friends with makes more money than I do

- Related to the above, my wife and I have a bad habit of disparaging others good fortune. For example, a couple we are close friends with live in a beautiful home that is nearly twice the size of ours. We can never describe their house to others without saying something to the effect of, "Their house is great, IF you don’t mind living way out in the boonies".

- I don't think you ever truly get over someone who dumps you 100%. If I ever want to put myself in a bad mood, I think about my high school sweetheart, who I dated for about 4 years, being with other dudes

- Sometimes when I can't find a towl I will wipe my hands on our dog......

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