Monday, April 20, 2009

Horrifying and lasting impressions..

From watching commercials (think freecreditreport.com) you might be led to believe that the dangers of bad credit are directly related with donning some sort of humiliating costume.

Think about it, because of delinquent credit, the poor schmoes are either pirates serving fast food fish, or minstrels languishing at some Renaissance fair. The association is so strong for me that I now connect bad credit with humiliating dress up. (I suppose if you happen to be a huge fan of Halloween masquerades or civil war reenactment, you may not need to concern yourself about credit in the least.)

It's interesting how a commercial can so easily cause me to relate two very unrelated things. People are that way to me too. I may may see someone and suddenly think of peanut butter, or spring, or toilet paper, depending on my strongest memories with them..

I wonder what people think of when they see me.....or when they see you.. I hope to live my life in a way that causes people to associate me with something real and something meaningful....

I think for that to happen I'm going to need to tone down the sarcasm a bit.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

1 question, 3 answers.

Perspective:
All of the answers can be considered "true" but the perspective is very, very different..

Here's the question....
How did the two of you meet?

Three possible "true" answers...

A. I was sitting around in my underwear on a Friday night and I right clicked on her head.

B. We met through the miracle of modern technology!

C. E-harmony.com

hmmm. perspective......

Monday, April 6, 2009

Five Reasons

Top five reasons to talk to your daughter more than twice a year and for more than twelve minutes.


1. She will be less shocked to find out you are getting married in Italy in a few months.

2. She can keep up with the millionaire/bankrupt/millionaire/bankrupt swings.

3. She could stop worrying about your health and emotional well-being.

4. She might stop wondering, "Why does my own father not even want to speak to me?"

5. It just makes sense to pick up the phone when your daughter calls.