Category: Ruminations

Geek (noun): a person with balls big enough to eschew feigning perfection in high school.

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Generation-Y  (see also Generation-Why?): the well-heeled progeny of Baby Boomers subsisting on easy entertainment and force-fed self-esteem.

If the most destitute regions in the U.S. weren’t so preoccupied with efforts to make sure that gay people don’t get married or that women don’t control their own reproduction, then maybe they’d have the energy to develop thriving industries in their respective areas and stop taking from those states who pay more taxes. The irony is that these people generally support the party who keeps wealth rather than merit in power; in effect, they bite the hand that feeds them.

The ballooning diagnoses of ADHD indicate a mismatch between society’s expectations and the inherent tendencies of millions of people. Perhaps it is not the individuals who are afflicted, but rather the society and its misguided notions of success and virtue.

Introducing your Broke-Ass of the Week: Me.

In the game of life, integrity is a weak opponent against the importance of WINNING. Athletes doping (Lance Armstrong and Melky Cabrera), university cheating (Harvard), plagiarism (Jonah Lehrer), political conventions (see extensive archives on Paul Ryan at Factcheck.org)… and all of this has been covered in the news only recently.  Just imagine how many “glittering successes” among us won’t ever be exposed.

* On Community Organizer, Constitutional Law Professor and Author, President Barack Obama: “There’s always something suspect about an intellectual on the winning side.” (Vaclav Havel)
* On Bu$ine$$ $uper$tar, Mitt Romney: “How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power?” (Aneurin Bevan)
* On Legendary Gaffe Artist, Joe Biden: “Human speech is like a cracked kettle on which we tap crude rhythms for bears to dance to, while we long to make music that will melt the stars.” (Gustave Flaubert)
* On Personal Responsibility Enthusiast, Paul Ryan: “A maximum of comfort is necessary for the practice of virtue. Poverty is earned and deserved.” (Adaptation of Patrice Lumumba)

* On Political Promises: “Honesty may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second best policy.” (George Carlin)
* On Political Scandals: “To knock a thing down, especially if it is cocked at an arrogant angle, is a deep delight in the blood.” (George Santayana)
* On Political Outcomes: “Before enlightenment—chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment—chop wood, carry water.” (Zen proverb)

* On Bill Murray: “You may never get to touch the Master, but you can tickle his creatures.” (Thomas Pynchon)

Academic (noun): someone who spins theories about our existence and society by withdrawing from it.

Anyone who has traced the powerful evolution of a specious rumor must doubt the supremacy of any one set of beliefs.