Yes there are very sound evolutionary reasons for generalists and specialists and I’m definitely making the most of being the former and there are probably more avenues available to me then I’m able to see at the moment. The dreams will drive me. Certainly an interesting life either way.

But his lyrics really are poetry and the imagery he creates with so few carefully chosen words is astounding. I love the line about “one late June, I came down from the trees… ” .. he’s followed through with the simian imagery with evolution while talking about growing up, maturing, becoming an adult during those long school holidays, long summers trying to impress the girls. Its a whole period of life and experiences we can all relate to conjured up 9 simple words.

Seriously underrated. But then I’m nutty about them too.

Talking of evolution .. there’s very sound reasons why there are generalists and specialists, extroverts and introverts, leaders and followers. They’re all essential and responsible for our survival as a species. Once you accept which one you are you can take advantage of it and be a lot happier.

When getting your information from American media sources vis a vis Israel, you have to remember that Christians believe their fate is directly tied to that of Jews. As such, the vast majority of American news sources will always paint Israel as the underdog and in the perpetual role of the oppressed.

Some research into Zionism, which directly led to the founding of Israel in 1948, would go a long way to testing your own truths on the issue which from your statements seem to fall on the side of sympathy for the Jews (not a Weird Al cover of a Rolling Stones tune).

Here’s a good article circa 2001 from on of my personal heroes, who it so happens is Jewish, Tim Wise.

Good article on the flotilla raid.

Here’s an independent blog which focuses on the human rights abuses by Israel.

McClatchey (highly respected news outfit) article on how the Gaza blockade is really about economic warfare against Hamas (which, ironically, was created by Israel when it tried to push the Islamists against the PLO).

The truth is the truth. It’s not a comfort zone where everything we want to be real is. Plenty of truths make me squirm and doubt as well but at least it leads me to fully informed decisions. Fortunately this and some other recent discussions this past week have led me to a working title for a new post, Test Your Truth, which means I’m about 95% ready to start writing it. I’ll try to stay away from any “dangerous philosophy” but who knows.

The whole game is laid out as a gal looking for a guy to make her life worth living. That’s all well and good and I can do that for you, definitely, but what’s in it for me? The satisfaction of having made someone’s life worthwhile? That’s what KIDS are for.

Then, if they’re offering you anything AT ALL, it’s the same thing every other chick’s offering. So they want you to not interact with the rest of the gals that are trying to do the same thing with you that she is, for WHAT reason again? So HER life can be better and not THEIRS, for having spent time with you? haha okayyyyyyy

It’s funny that she got you with the old “objectifying women” label, like you’re supposed to do something different. I’m sure she would have liked it better if you hadn’t noticed she’s a female at all.. Except.. WHOOPS!!! You wouldn’t have been talking to her IN THE FIRST PLACE because you met her ON A DATING SITE!!! hahaha

For that, she should remove her gender description and see how many raps she gets.

Idiotic, Yet Typical.

In addition to whatever substantial discussions I’ve had in the last 365+ I was equally responsible for adding to the noise, chatter, buzz, whatever. With this post I was trying to convey a feeling (or bunch of them) of what my year was like by recollecting the tangential things I’ve spewed out along the way. As an analogy, usually we’re talking about the car but this time I’m talking about how the air flows around the car. Hot air, at that. lol

Getting to the heart of what someone of the opposite sex is trying to convey in real life in NYC can be a challenge. I’ve met women who seemed to be very transparent and approachable but weren’t interested in talking to me because they’d already made up their minds about who I am (discrimination?) or could be and I’ve met women who want to talk to me all night long and then, poof, they’re gone. Most times with no reason whatsoever.

There’s this ability to disappear into the crowd in NYC that lets people out of a lot of accountability and leads to some flat out poor social behavior. Or at least social behavior I don’t like. What else to expect when there’s a huge transient population with no sense of community? I can not believe that people are basically good or evil when the evidence in front of me is that they (ok, we) will do pretty much whatever our environment lets us get away with. NYC is a good place to work and have fun though. Asking for anything else may be like asking not to get bit when you jump into a cobra pit. Just because you’re in your kung-fu stance.

You have to be able to separate what’s being verbalized from what her mental state is, where it was before and the direction it’s going in. That way, with all the chatter, you retain your sanity and your kung-fu stance while everyone else falls for the juke and believes what she’s talking about.