I get why you feel the way you do about "that one guy", but jeez, he's been living rent-free in your head for a long time. And I've been reading about it the whole time, so..... Hmmm....
"And please, before you start typing away in the comments: If you’re voting for that one guy, that’s fine. If you’re not voting for him, that’s also fine.
I didn’t ask and I really don’t care. Nothing positive or negative I say about that one guy is intended to sway anybody’s vote. You’re not my enemy either way. You shouldn’t feel any need to defend yourself, or scold me, or anything like that."
THANK YOU! I am so weary of the entirety of a person's character and intellect being judged on their opinion of one person.
I welcome you having "no opinion" about "that one guy." Because if there's one thing we don't need to be reminded about AGAIN and AGAIN it's that you never voted for him and never will. Your point was hammered home years ago, and you continue to hammer it AGAIN and AGAIN. You're a terrific writer and funny as hell, but on this one issue, you're tedious. As a regular (and longtime) reader I look forward to "no opinion."
I can imagine as a writer why you want to move on like many of us. This long national soap opera is like a series that's run out of ideas. It was novel and enjoyable at first, like the american version of "The Office" then became stale and tiresome. Living in a bay area it cuts the other way that its required to say orange man bad like a chant or prayer otherwise you are suspect. It would be great if everyone could STFU and leave the rest of us alone.
I have been working for a while to minimize my social media usage. I found too much time spent on social media to be a threat to my mental health, for a variety of reasons. Praise God, I seem to have broken the habit, and the last thing I want to do is go back down that dead-end. Since I already know what each side is going to say, and no one is going to say anything original, I haven't the slightest interest in attending to all the caterwauling that is bound to happen between now and November.
I took a break last year and then went back which was probably a mistake. If I was smart I'd spend more time working on my organizing projects so I can get to the hobbies I really want to do. And maybe even do some reading of books.
I, too used to be a casual "one guy" enjoyer, but the circus can lose it's appeal if it's something that one can't get away from... the circus seems to follow us around wherever we are now. It is times like this that I remember Romans 1:24, "Therefore God gave them up to the lusts of their heart" because we, as a people, want the crazy clown-show circus instead of normalcy. Those tired individuals among us must endure our neighbor's follies until, they too, tire of it. Judging by how things are, they are nowhere near tired of it at all.
We have a LOT of time to decide what each of us intend to do about this election. No need to give ourselves agita about it today or next week. Watch it play out and make your own decision.
I defended that guy nearly to the hilt, mostly because the attacks were such bullshit, but I didn't sign up for it. He and his minions can do the heavy lifting from now on. Maybe I'll change my mind, but I won't today or next week.
You know what, buddy? I *DO* have an opinion! And I'm gonna say it, whether you want to hear it or not:
I hated that movie.
Hate, hate, HATED that movie!
Full of mean, stupid, evil people doing mean, stupid, evil things. I was so disgusted by it I walked out. And I'm a cheap-ass tightwad who never walks out on anything he's paid for.
So you can take your TV recommendations and shove them somewhere no one will ever see them. Like Fargo, in the winter.
Setting aside the fact that the cruelty and violence was played for laughs, if you have to stab babies and push people into woodchippers to make your point, perhaps your point isn't worth making.
Not big on the horror genre either, TBH. But Dracula a) isn't trying to be realistic; b) isn't trying to be funny; and c) usually isn't nearly so graphic.
(Making fun of the Upper Midwest also doesn't endear the film, but that's minor.)
I just wish people would stfu about politics, period. It used to be like a sports season. Everyone would get all rah-rah about their team every two or four years, we'd have the big "playoffs" and then everyone would go back to their lives with an attitude of we'll work on our game and get 'em next time.
Now, politics is a secular religion. It's obsessed over 24/7. Friends, family, and whole groups of people and areas of the country are berated, insulted, and even abandoned for blasphemy and apostasy against whatever is believed to be the one, true, Church of Politics.
Enough! Politics has been blown completely out of proportion to its actual importance in life. We need to stuff the clowns back into their car and direct the obsession circus to move on before we turn into the US political version of the Northern Ireland "Troubles".
Once there was a Stump in a man's front yard. The man thought it was an eyesore and wanted it gone, but his spouse thought it added character to the yard. The more they argued about the Stump, the more entrenched each one became in their respective opinions. Then a neighbor offered that he could use his skills with a chainsaw to turn it into a sculpted seat, When he was finished, the couple were able to stop arguing about the Stump's esthetics and start appreciating it for serving a useful purpose,
Of course, chainsaws can't be used in every similar situation.
I get why you feel the way you do about "that one guy", but jeez, he's been living rent-free in your head for a long time. And I've been reading about it the whole time, so..... Hmmm....
Well said.
"And please, before you start typing away in the comments: If you’re voting for that one guy, that’s fine. If you’re not voting for him, that’s also fine.
I didn’t ask and I really don’t care. Nothing positive or negative I say about that one guy is intended to sway anybody’s vote. You’re not my enemy either way. You shouldn’t feel any need to defend yourself, or scold me, or anything like that."
THANK YOU! I am so weary of the entirety of a person's character and intellect being judged on their opinion of one person.
I welcome you having "no opinion" about "that one guy." Because if there's one thing we don't need to be reminded about AGAIN and AGAIN it's that you never voted for him and never will. Your point was hammered home years ago, and you continue to hammer it AGAIN and AGAIN. You're a terrific writer and funny as hell, but on this one issue, you're tedious. As a regular (and longtime) reader I look forward to "no opinion."
Calm down.
Why, I oughta ....
That's better.
I'm not going to search my archives, but I really don't think I've talked about that one guy very much lately. Hope you get through this.
Shrug
"Acceptance" - Excellent decision.
Pretty much mirrors my opinion on it all, therefore it is the correct opinion.
Fargo is excellent.
I can imagine as a writer why you want to move on like many of us. This long national soap opera is like a series that's run out of ideas. It was novel and enjoyable at first, like the american version of "The Office" then became stale and tiresome. Living in a bay area it cuts the other way that its required to say orange man bad like a chant or prayer otherwise you are suspect. It would be great if everyone could STFU and leave the rest of us alone.
"then became stale and tiresome"
Like the American version of "The Office."
I have been working for a while to minimize my social media usage. I found too much time spent on social media to be a threat to my mental health, for a variety of reasons. Praise God, I seem to have broken the habit, and the last thing I want to do is go back down that dead-end. Since I already know what each side is going to say, and no one is going to say anything original, I haven't the slightest interest in attending to all the caterwauling that is bound to happen between now and November.
I took a break last year and then went back which was probably a mistake. If I was smart I'd spend more time working on my organizing projects so I can get to the hobbies I really want to do. And maybe even do some reading of books.
I, too used to be a casual "one guy" enjoyer, but the circus can lose it's appeal if it's something that one can't get away from... the circus seems to follow us around wherever we are now. It is times like this that I remember Romans 1:24, "Therefore God gave them up to the lusts of their heart" because we, as a people, want the crazy clown-show circus instead of normalcy. Those tired individuals among us must endure our neighbor's follies until, they too, tire of it. Judging by how things are, they are nowhere near tired of it at all.
We have a LOT of time to decide what each of us intend to do about this election. No need to give ourselves agita about it today or next week. Watch it play out and make your own decision.
I defended that guy nearly to the hilt, mostly because the attacks were such bullshit, but I didn't sign up for it. He and his minions can do the heavy lifting from now on. Maybe I'll change my mind, but I won't today or next week.
If I never read another column dissecting those that do or do not favor the guy I can die a happy woman.
You know what, buddy? I *DO* have an opinion! And I'm gonna say it, whether you want to hear it or not:
I hated that movie.
Hate, hate, HATED that movie!
Full of mean, stupid, evil people doing mean, stupid, evil things. I was so disgusted by it I walked out. And I'm a cheap-ass tightwad who never walks out on anything he's paid for.
So you can take your TV recommendations and shove them somewhere no one will ever see them. Like Fargo, in the winter.
And as for that "one guy"?
"Wonderful Christmastime" sucks. Deal with it.
So you missed the good guys triumphing, and the final reminder that where there's life, there's hope. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Setting aside the fact that the cruelty and violence was played for laughs, if you have to stab babies and push people into woodchippers to make your point, perhaps your point isn't worth making.
Stab babies?
Anyway, seems a bit like complaining about Dracula biting people. He's the bad guy!
Not big on the horror genre either, TBH. But Dracula a) isn't trying to be realistic; b) isn't trying to be funny; and c) usually isn't nearly so graphic.
(Making fun of the Upper Midwest also doesn't endear the film, but that's minor.)
Sorry the movie hurt your feelings, I guess.
Hey, you're up early!
Not my feelings so much as my brain, and my sense of moral propriety.
Have a great weekend!
Fargo Season 5 is a fantastic show. The quality had been dropping in previous seasons, but Season 5 never drops the tension.
And that ending! Better than the movie, IMO.
Right? I was floored. That whole character is the craziest thing the show has ever done, and it worked.
Who are you talking about? I’m just here for the TV and movie recommendations
I just wish people would stfu about politics, period. It used to be like a sports season. Everyone would get all rah-rah about their team every two or four years, we'd have the big "playoffs" and then everyone would go back to their lives with an attitude of we'll work on our game and get 'em next time.
Now, politics is a secular religion. It's obsessed over 24/7. Friends, family, and whole groups of people and areas of the country are berated, insulted, and even abandoned for blasphemy and apostasy against whatever is believed to be the one, true, Church of Politics.
Enough! Politics has been blown completely out of proportion to its actual importance in life. We need to stuff the clowns back into their car and direct the obsession circus to move on before we turn into the US political version of the Northern Ireland "Troubles".
Once there was a Stump in a man's front yard. The man thought it was an eyesore and wanted it gone, but his spouse thought it added character to the yard. The more they argued about the Stump, the more entrenched each one became in their respective opinions. Then a neighbor offered that he could use his skills with a chainsaw to turn it into a sculpted seat, When he was finished, the couple were able to stop arguing about the Stump's esthetics and start appreciating it for serving a useful purpose,
Of course, chainsaws can't be used in every similar situation.