(Untitled)- December 8, 2005 . 120205 Maybe Howard Was Right. Not unlike Midwestern ladies of a certain age who wear pantsuits, sensible shoes and embroidered sweaters, and keep the Franklin Mint in business by filling their tidy homes with ceramic figurines of creepy doe-eyed tots, I find that I too have been building a collection; only mine is comprised of many and varied personal foibles. Indeed, my emotional curiohttp://dadsonthecouch.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post_113408626878020832.html (Untitled)- December 8, 2005 . 112205 Forty Two. Man: Hello, my boy. And what is your dog's name Boy: I don't know. We call him Rover. -Stafford Beer It seems to me that it's helpful to be reminded every so often that, in an existential way, it's very unlikely indeed that we really know what's going on. I mean, sure, we've got some big important things already worked out, like math, astrophysics and cable TV. At thehttp://dadsonthecouch.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post_113408599130248628.html (Untitled)- December 8, 2005 . 1114 05 Nuff Said... Version 3.0 Or, A Brief But Fairly Grumpy Rant. "Naturally, the common people don't want war; neither in Russia nor in England nor in America, nor for that matter in Germany. That is understood. But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the policy and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy or a fascisthttp://dadsonthecouch.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post_113408540704290536.html (Untitled)- December 8, 2005 . 111105 A Blast. From The Past. Or, A Brief Addendum To The 112 Entry I find all too often that it's very easy indeed to lose sight of the numerous benefits of not only creating children, but then raising them properly. Sure, they are expensive to feed and they are forever bedeviling the staff by leaving fingerprints on the silver, but they do eventually become rather useful in practicalhttp://dadsonthecouch.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post_113408511871405857.html (Untitled)- December 8, 2005 . 102005 My Favorite Mug Shots... Chapter One. pompous adj. 1. Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders. egoist n. 1. One devoted to one's own interests and advancement; an egocentric person. sociopath n. 1. One who displays a personality disorder characterised by a continuous and persistent pattern of aggressivehttp://dadsonthecouch.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post_08.html (Untitled)- December 8, 2005 . 1026 05 Couches and Belly Buttons: A Cautionary Tale. The Belly Button Thief(Half a year off the fags, and here's the result.) I do believe, when young and nave,or so the story goes.You would feel a bit thick,if you fell for the trick,where a grandparent stole your nose. Why would family,your own kith and kin,take pleasure in causing such grief,with tales of Banshees, and Bogeymen,andhttp://dadsonthecouch.blogspot.com/2005/12/blog-post.html |