This is why Idaho shouldn’t count against our 50

We should annex Vancouver and let Idaho go.

Flippin Awesome

Glad I called that guy

Not cool enough for Facebook… but kinda cool

  

I set pretty low expectations for myself – then I’m always proud.

New List: Trends I would like to disappear.

Ear Stretching.

Scientific Fact (I just made up): 1 out of 3 people in Seattle have this disfiguring ornament – and they all have Hepatitis.

Please stop with this – it is gross and weird.

Where the F is my Hoverboard?

you know I’m a dreamer

The Dobler-Dahmer Theory

... if both parties like each other mutually, a romantic gesture becomes ‘charming.’ But if only one person likes the other, the same romantic gesture becomes ‘creepy.’
-Ted Mosby

Tonight’s “How I Met Your Mother” featured a new Corollary called the Dobler-Dahmer Theory.  Which reiterates something I’ve always believed, that there’s a fine line between a stalker and a charmer.

And here’s my visual aid. 


-Rick

It was head-bobbing day at the gym

For some reason my iPod decided to play turn of the century dance music tonight and it was awesome!  Remember when artists actually spent money on their music videos?  This was the golden age of hip-hop. 

I think street corner beggars should sell advertising space on their cardboard

 

credit Cheez Burger

 

Manuary Sounds Better

Too bad Movember isn’t held a month earlier.  Then all of the benevolent mustache growers would have a free costume to reward their creepy efforts.

 

 

2 random thoughts

1. How do you know if croutons are stale?

2. Whenever you wash your hands in public; soap up your forearms like you’re prepping for surgery.  People will either assume you’re a doctor, or you’re headed off to do something really important.

 

Pound of Flesh… half a pound of gravel

They say you never forget how to ride a bike.  The adage, however, says nothing of staying exclusively on said bike. 

This was Saturday (July 7th) – day of the Great Bike Crash of 2012.

24 hours later after much painful gravel extraction.             

                                        These are my customized shorts.

I’m a warrior..

I fought the pavement – and the pavement won.

How could it come to this

I’m enchanted by this song

They cancelled a clever and quirky show I actually enjoyed. damn

This is exactly how my last camping trip went

 

… except I was the 9th wheel.

more merry-go-sorry

Yes  “Mercy”

 

Pretty good Scott, pretty  good.

Great Summer Anthem

Episode Phuket

Episode 4 – Phuket, Thailand:

I really want to go there.  It looks like Cabo San Lucas, but with  monkeys and less white people.

Date with Constantine:

Pretty impressed with Constantine’s go-with-the-flow attitude.  They’re exotic “Forget Paris” style date was canceled on account of boats flipping over and torrential rain falling from clouds. It’s very easy to get derailed and lose your cool when things go awry like they did for him and Ashley.  However he was able to maintain his composure and suggest they do something that normal people might do on a normal date.  Going to a commerce center (like they did) with lots of built in conversation is always a safe and fun date idea.  Constantine’s picking up on the old man’s wedding ring and pumping that topic for conversation (and a life lesson) was a brilliant strategy.  The ability to roll with punches and maintain a fun and positive attitude is very attractive to humans – particularly those with female parts.  This is probably biological and somewhat subconscious; as it conveys that you are reliable and will stick around through thick and thin.  He seems like a cool guy..

A day at the Orphanage

Growing up as a churchgoer, a weeknight youth group attendee, and regular mini-mission feel-good tripper, I can appreciate the allure of the ‘paint the orphanage’ date.  I also believe it’s a self-serving bit to make us believe we’re better humans than we actually are.  It’s a little bit like the movie “City Slickers”, where privileged snobs spend a few days “roughing it” as an escape from their everyday extravagances.  It’s also kind of insulting to people that actually have that life.  Yes, I do believe the orphanage is slightly better off with new paint and some crappy sporting goods. But really - a life altering event?  I’m pretty sure they could have just as easily donated the paint and helped the community in a significantly more productive way.  There are two dentists (Blake and Ashley) in the group!  Think maybe there’s a need for basic dental care?  How about Mr. Solar Power (Ryan)– any applicable use for his knowledge base?  But I digress… way to make a difference ABC. 

Side notes from the group date:

1. You could tell she felt a spark of attraction when she kissed JP.

2. Ryan is obnoxious and deserving of a towel party.

Ames

I had no idea he was that smooth.  No idea.  It was like he stepped on stage and morphed into his alter ego – introspective, confident and witty – ladies man Ames.  I was totally wrong about this guy.  Still needs a new haircut – he reminds me of Dan Aykroyd in “Trading Places”.

Power Rankings next week.

Bachelorette Season Has Returned

That title will only be appreciated by my ‘special’ little brother.

In case you were wondering:

Ali and Roberto are still together.

Really?  I guess he still feels lucky because she chose him over 20 douche bags and three pretty cool guys (Frank recused himself because he was whiner and a baby).  I guess, ultimately, Ali got off lucky because The Bachelor NEVER marries that season’s winner.

Fast forward to this season’s “The Bachelorette”.

Episode 3 – aired 6 June (I didn’t have the energy to care enough about the first two).  For some reason Comcast decided I wouldn’t receive ABC HD for a week, so I had to watch this episode the old-fashioned way – ‘On Demand’ with limited commercial interruptions.  Which is the reason this is going up less than 24 hours before the next episode:

I don’t watch The Bachelor so I don’t know the history of Ashley, and the other girl (Emily) that apparently a lot of the guys (especially Bentley) wanted instead more.
In truth, she’s not particularly my type either (short, kinda mousy, and distinctly insecure – I also suspect she has a disproportionately long forehead).

Date with Ben (flash mob fiasco):

If it wasn’t for Tosh.0 I wouldn’t even have a clue what a Flash Mob was (not sure why these type of things are so far removed from my peripheral).  This date was incredibly ho-hum, and regardless of what Ashley said for the camera; Ben was not a particularly good dancer (I can speak from a position of expertise on this – as a fellow bad dancer).  He was also nervously fast-talking, and came across as terribly unauthentic with his bubble boy of love routine.  Even if he truly believed his graphically sappy spiel'; his incongruent presentation made it hard to swallow as sincere.  Believe me guys – women are very tuned in to congruency in mannerisms and speech.

The Roast (aka William almost goes down): 

Just say you didn’t mean it!  This whole bit was dumb.  Even Donald Trump looked like he was going to cry when they were strumming his pain with their fingers in his Roast.

Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump

A girl who is obviously insecure in her position should not be subjected to such things.  That said, William handled his situation HORRIBLY.  If a girl likes you, she will want to give you the benefit of the doubt (this small fact of graciousness has saved my butt more times than you can imagine).  But you have to give her the opportunity to do so.  “I never would have said those things if I actually believed them.  You don’t tell a fat person they’re fat.  I think you are beyond awesome, and I’m so glad they chose you as The Bachelorette.  Honestly, I was just trying to win the challenge and impress you.”… is what he should have said. 

Bentley

Bentley is a sociopath.  I also suspect he was trying to show off, and maybe extend his reality TV career.  He is also a complete natural, and very good with girls.  The way he escaped her interrogation and actually improved his position - should be studied by anthropologists and behaviorists.  He is a dexterous master of rapport.  In the couch scene he expertly mirrors her gestures (head tilt, hand movements…), which eases her anxiety and helps her to trust and believe him.  This is a great example of the irrationality of attraction.  If Ashley had assessed the situation with logic instead of emotion, she never would have believed his denial.  Her friend (who tipped her off to Bentley) would have no particular motivation to mislead her, whereas Bentley would have every reason to lie.  Side note: (and depending on the girl) having a mutual acquaintance warn her about you could be the most powerful advantage you could gain in her pursuit. His denial kinda reminds me of that early decade hit that every guy loved, and every girl hated.

Bentley was a piece of dog poop, but I wish he had stuck around for  a while. 

 

Love and its pursuit thereof is not a rational undertaking.

- Rick )