Yesterday, we were doing our shopping at Wal-Mart when I came to the uncomfortable realization that I had to pee. I'm not a big fan of public restrooms, because of their dubious cleanliness mostly, but hey when you've got to go ( Read more... )

There's a fundamental part of human nature, a survival instinct that wants us to form tribes and groups. I'm on team Edward. I'm in the Harry Potter fandom. I'm a gamer. I'm emo. Etc, etc. I have always found a certain revulsion for this concept - partly because I seem to lack the drive to group up with my fellow humans, and partly because ( Read more... )

If we're going to have prejudice, why can't we have prejudices that make sense ( Read more... )

Jolene's bridal shower was today - I suppose it went well enough, in that it's over now and I didn't die of terminal boredom. I find the older I get, the less able I am to sit socially in a group of strangers, and try to make proper conversations. They had those ridiculous shower games, which I declined to participate in. Instead I watched how ( Read more... )

Man, I know our local fire company is volunteer, but hasn't anyone taught them manners ( Read more... )