They haven’t left. We’re just too crazy to notice them.
Category Archive: Full Monty
Why we may never know another Dahmer, Bundy or Berkowitz
An analysis of risk and decision making told through the ballad of the Reply Guy.
This is the story of a hurricane.
It was the left of times, it was the right of times…
With respect to Dave Chappelle… A Portrait of the Racist as Chris Rock.
Illuminati, Alien Barack Obama and Flat Earth… You’ll never believe who may be behind it all.
When lab mice are first used for experiments they all do the exact same thing…
“War is a racket. It always has been…”
Maybe so. And it sure would explain a lot…
A review of psychology, religion and the significance of 9/12/2001.
The United States of America will turn 239 years old in a month.
Ancient Greece, during the Hellenistic period, had an empire that was built on many of the same ideals as America’s. Their empire lasted around 225 years.
The Ottomans and British both dominated the world scene for about 250 years. The Russian Romanov Empire experienced 234 years of prosperity. Even the Roman Empire during its most dominant period, only lasted for roughly 207 years.
“Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart…” – Marilyn Monroe
The other day I was surfing Instagram and came across a short video that (at the time) had over 10,000 “likes” and close to 1,000 comments. Who knows how many it has now.
It was no mystery as to why it was so popular, though. Videos like this one always get lots of attention…
Pink is just red mixed with white.
In literature and art, colors are used to convey certain feelings believed to be universal. Everybody – no matter where they come from – is said to experience the same energies when consuming color in a given work or piece.
This phenomenon is called symbolism and the feelings or energies themselves are referred to as archetypes.
Some archetypes associated with red are violence, excitement and danger, while white is commonly used to convey purity, rebirth and wholeness.
Pink’s archetypes are a combination of the two … caring, tenderness and healing (particularly in times of grief or sadness). Pink conveys feelings of overcoming red to a state of white. Spring and rebirth are almost always connected to pink.
Red mixed with white.
“Uh, so let’s get going, there’s no other choice. God willing, we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health, through the purity and essence of our natural… fluids.”
My parents pointed out all these dead rabbits on the road when I was a kid. I didn’t know that much about the virus, or even how to spell it.
In 1944, Lt. Hiroo Onada, of the Japanese Imperial Army, was sent to the remote Philippine island of Lubang. His mission was to work with a small team of commando forces to destroy the main airfield and then initiate a series of guerrilla attacks on Allied forces holding the island.
Onada’s team was unsuccessful in destroying the main target and retreated inland. There, they regrouped and began to execute on the second part of their mission. They relentlessly attacked the Allies, but also lost men, supplies, and ground with each engagement. After several rounds, Onada and what was left of his group were forced to retreat deep into the uninhabited recesses of Lubang.
Eventually, the team of commandos lost everyone but the lieutenant. He was completely on his own.
March Madness.
The time of year when we collectively thumb through FG percentages and rebound statistics of 18 to 22 year-olds from schools we have never heard of. We join pools, compare predictions and talk trash (“not many people know about that kid from St. Whatcha-call-it”). For some of us, it is the only time of year when we participate in any company sponsored event.
And it all leads up to the greatest three weeks in sports: The NCAA Tournament.
David slays Goliath and the buzzer gets beaten. Cinderella runs wild and there are ill-advised time-outs. Legends are born and goats go down in infamy. It’s just … awesome.
At the same time, we are inundated with other, non-basketball related “brackets” in March. Rock bands, movies, TV shows, and anything else you can think of have all been placed in a field of 64, and played out based on the publication’s opinion.
Well, that sounds fun.
Let’s do this Monty Carlos style, though.
This is our bracket and breakdown of the most important Americans ever.
Monty Carlos 