A Few Observations

Al is in a pensive mood

I'm down for the count and not happy. This, I suppose, motivates rumination.

Have you noticed that doctors tend to be the most unhealthy fuckers out there? This, I suppose, fits with the sort of stereotypical inverse relationship so many have with their profession:

Lawyers/Cops are the crookedest
Politicians the most corrupt
Caregivers the least caring
Service professionals the least service oriented
Teachers the least knowledgeable



Have you noticed that road construction is a complete cluster fuck!? (Of course you have.) They spend five years with the road 1/2 closed and cluttered with debris / equipment only to have it in worse condition when finished (exhibit A: the LIE in Queens. Throughout the late 90s into early 2000s it was "under construction." Now it is full of steel plates and mismatched sections and poorly topped areas that peel off in the winter and become projectiles and leave bomb craters for us to drive through. And how about the six miles they need to close down/limit/slowdown to work on a 100 foot section. Don't you love that? You spend forty-five minutes alternately driving at 10 miles an hour or 0 only to come upon two fat fucks in hard hats and day glo orange vests sitting in the back of a pick up. At least there's a few revolutionaries out there trying to end this. Have you seen the signs? END CONSTRUCTION Vive La Revolucion!



Have you noticed that parents have become complete fucking idiots? (But they think they're geniuses.) It is never more apparent to me then when I am at a function at my children's nursery school. I was there for the orientation for their 2 year olds summer program. And there are all the parents:

Mother 1: Betsy Really enjoys Social Interaction! (No, bitch, you mean she likes to play. And is this a fucking revelation? Every two year old--every kid--likes to play with other kids. Unless you continue in fucking up their heads.)
Mother 2: We're potty training. We're in the modelling and shaping behavior phase. (Au contraire, asshole. You're sitting the kid on the potty and letting him watch you shit.)
What I really like about all this is the irony in it. We think we're soooo much more knowledgeable than our parents and their parents. We know better about everything. Yet kids have never been more fucked up. They're obese in epidemic numbers. According to empirical research and teacher's anecdotes, they're harder to teach and less well prepared for school at all levels. They're rude and self-centered. They don't know how to behave in groups and have no respect for any of our social institutions. They suffer more from depression, adhd, addictions, phobias etc etc etc It's wonderful.




Have you noticed that everyone else in the world is fucking bonkers about soccer (football)? And this is sort of strange to me. It seems like soccer is a very big sport for kids growing up in America. It seems to be a pretty big middle/high school sport. Then suddenly, soccer drops off the radar. ?









Have you noticed that Rod Stewart has turned into a total douchebag? Do we really need another wanna-be Harry Connick Jr. (who is, himself, a wanna-be Frank Sinatra)?








Have you noticed that male pornstars seem to have some sort of buried machinery in the Nacho region? (Nacho=taint...nacho ass, nacho balls...taint yo ass, taint yo balls.) Every time one of these fuckers is about to blast off, they're always fiddling around in the almost-ass region like there's a pump in there or some sort of gear assembly that is out of alignment.


These are my contributions for the day. This morning I did an upper body lift. Later I am off to the pool for a swim.

--Lefty