Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Hotmail: Someone Squealed
I’ve had a Hotmail account since 1998. Somewhere back in the early days, Hotmail began to entice me to click on this link called “MSN Today,” which is like an online version of those cutesy old magazines all crinkled-up and covered with dry baby slobber at Supercuts, which you start leafing through absent-mindedly right after they tell you there’s a twenty-minute wait. Except where the slobbery magazines presume I’m a teenage- or twenty-something-girl because their market research tells them to presume such a thing, MSN Today has always been emphatically convinced that’s what I am.
Until lately.
Yeah, they’ve figured out I’m a guy. I’m not sure how Microsoft has gotten ahold of the technology to tell girls apart from guys, but somehow they got it done.
So no longer, do links dangle in front of me, enticing me to read stories about what I have to do to get a bikini-ready bod by April. No more tips on how to figure out if my “fella” is commitment-phobic, how to shape him up if he is, how to plan for my June wedding if he’s not. And I’m just going to have to look elsewhere for the latest recipes for that wild peach-and-peanut-butter avacado salad, sure to be a hit at the picnic when I finally meet his parents.
But I still get some personality tests! Oh joy! Actually, I’m not being sarcastic. If you’re going to put out a womens’ magazine with that staple of womens’ magazines, the personality test, and address it to guys — I think the MSN Today (Match) columnist has done a bang-up job of customizing the content to the audience. Take a look.
Is Your Honey High-Maintenance?
Sure, you want to be in a relationship. And you�re prepared to accommodate a few of your new partner�s requirements. But how can you distinguish between a lady who knows what she wants and a prima donna who wants you to get it for her? Take this fun quiz to determine if your new honey�s high-maintenance before it�s too late!
1. You land a huge new account at work. Your lady friend�s response:
Fantastic. Pick up something extravagant for me at Tiffany�s on the way home. (Score = -1)
Great. I have some items on lay-away that I can pay off! (Score = 1)
Finally! More money for us to enjoy! Let�s hit the mall this weekend. (Score = 2)
Let�s go out to dinner to celebrate! (Score = 3)
I�m so proud of you! Tell me all about it. (Score = 4):
:
:Scoring
Less than 0: Talk about a fixer-upper. This gal�s not only a money pit, but she�s going to require a lot of your time and attention. Unless you want to be henpecked for eternity, get out now.0-5: She requires entirely too much attention to be any fun over the long haul. Life�s too short to suffer like this… Why not search for a new love?
6-10: She�s either self-centered or just plain rude. Maybe even both. You can do better. So cut your losses and look for someone who can focus on you now and then.
11-15: A little self-absorbed, but depending on your personality, you might not mind. Check your gut to see if you can deal with these behaviors.
16-20: Jackpot! This gal has high expectations, but low-maintenance needs.
I know this seems intellectually vapid, and many among those who read this, the blog that nobody reads, are going to protest that this is just another sortie in the never-ending mission to pussify American society. To make males into shemales.
They’re right.
But I find it awfully hard to condemn this…wasn’t so long ago, a quiz like this would have avoided me a whole world of grief. Guys don’t think about this kind of stuff. Especially young guys. They should.
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