Trippy
Permalink | September 18, 2008 by John in Interesting/Trivia
“I don’t do humans.” -Ace Ventura
Permalink | July 7, 2008 by John in Interesting/Trivia, Pets
Prefer dogs to humans? You’re not alone (or unbalanced):
The field of psychotherapy has traditionally viewed those whose closest relationships are with animals as somehow lacking, their affections pathologically misplaced, their devotion a symptom of their inability to forge healthy connections with the humans around them.
But in recent years, researchers have begun to take far more seriously the bonds between humans and animals and to evaluate those relationships in a more positive light.
“There are whole segments of the population that prefer being in the company of dogs than people, and I’m not sure that’s such a negative thing,” said Joel Gavriele-Gold, a psychoanalyst in private practice in Manhattan…
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To Gavriele-Gold, the intensity of the relationship between people and their pets is unsurprising.
“Humans tend to be very disappointing - notice our divorce rate,” Gavriele-Gold said. “Dogs are not hurtful and humans are. People are inconsistent and dogs are fairly consistent.”
“Live like you suck.”
Permalink | June 3, 2008 by John in Humor, Interesting/Trivia
- You’re super-freakishly happy.
- You think you’re all badass.
- You end up earning less than Schmo.
Why?
- Happiness makes you complacent with $$$.
- Instead of trying to improve yourself, you settle for “This is who I am! I am so proud of myself!”
- So, you continue doing what you’re doing — never really improving on how you financially live your life.
Using this logic I should be a multi-millionaire by now.
Bad Habits
Permalink | May 27, 2008 by John in Interesting/Trivia, Of a Personal Nature
Like most people, I have bad habits. Most are not up for discussion but one is really starting to annoy me and just about everyone I know has been subjected to it.
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Are Tourists Next?
Permalink | April 11, 2008 by John in Current Affairs, Interesting/Trivia
Gotta love hate socialism. In Japan, That Donut Could Cost You Your Job:
To curtail Japan’s overweight population, the Japanese health ministry recently mandated that all waistlines among its 56 million workers over age 40 be below “regulation size” of 33.5 inches (for men). Any company failing to bring its employees’ weight under control–as well as the weights of their family members–will be fined up to 10% of its earnings by the government.
No word on whether this new policy applies to Sumo wrestlers. (Sumo wrestlers are mentioned in the article but not specifically in context of application of the policy.)
I probably haven’t had a 33″ waist since (early!) high school.