A Princess True

Traditionally a princess is a female born legitimately to a king and she usually has a decent chance of marrying a king when she grows up and ultimately becoming a queen.

Contemporarily the word princess connotes how special and adorable we find a young girl to be.  She may be lavishly spoiled with attention and anything else she desires until she becomes so accustomed to royal treatment that she will one day incorporate the word "princess" into her e-mail address or various usernames or vanity plates, etc.  And eventually her peers may refer to her as a princess as well though, unfortunately, in a less flattering tone.

Personally, I think a princess is a pretty girl who transcends the temptation to manipulate the world with her physical beauty.  Instead she does what she can to brighten our lugubrious reality with her kindness; infecting us with irrepressible joy and happiness... so focused on loving others, she rarely spares a moment to wonder or worry if she is herself loved...

But she is.  She is loved and she is a princess true.

This is something that would happen if it happened

My girlfriend asked me how long do I want to live and I said 121 and she asked why I wanted to live that long and I said because I want to break the world record and she asked what I was going to be doing with all that time and I said I was going to be breaking the world record and she said, "No, I mean how are you going to preoccupy yourself between now and then?" And I said, oh, I don't know. And she told me to make a bucket list so I sat down and after a while she asked, "So what's on your list?" And I said, "Only one thing." And she asked me what I wrote so I read it to her, "Before I die I want to make a bucket list." And she said, "You just did make a bucket list." And I said, I know. And she said so now you've done the only thing you want to do before you die. And I said I know. And she said so now you have absolutely nothing to do for the next 78 years. And I said I know. And she said that's depressing. And I said I know. So she sent me to a shrink. And he asked me if I drink and I said, "I don't know, what are you serving?" And he said, "no, I mean as a question of lifestyle, do you drink?" And I said "oh, I don't know, I guess so.... socially.. you know, if there's no one else around." And he said I have accountability issues and I said, "yes, I do, I know, but it's genetic, so not my fault really, is it?" And then he said I'm in denial and I said, Ummmm.... no I'm not.

Fifty Shades of Gray Area

Today I was working on a reaffirmation exercise in which I congratulate myself for things I don't do and have never done... like never having a cavity or never breaking a bone or never smoking or cheating...

What do I mean when I say I've never cheated?  I'm talking about relationships... I've never cheated on a girlfriend... Never slept with or even kissed a girl outside of the relationship I'm in...

But then I thought... have I been an accomplice to cheating?  What about spending time with a girl who's in a relationship with another guy... even if I don't sleep with her or kiss her... but I seduce her with words and smiles and strategic "incidental" contact? 

That's when I realized that cheating is really very complicated.  I don't think any of us can say exactly when cheating begins.  Exactly what it is. Let's say cheating is when you do anything you wouldn't be comfortable doing if your significant other were watching... but then that rules out vomiting for me.

There's an element of betrayal but that could be different for different people.  I've dated girls who feel betrayed if you happen to notice the number of eyes another girl has on her face.  But I hope I've reached a point in my life where I will avoid dating any more girls who are pathologically insecure... girls who are almost desperate for an excuse to accuse you of infidelity so as to reinforce their conviction that they are not pretty or what-the-hell-ever.


I don't have any groundbreaking insight... it's just on my mind.  Being an accomplice to cheating is pretty bad BUT in my opinion not nearly as bad as doing the cheating yourself.

And cheating is when you do something with someone else and you know it would hurt your partner if they knew and you know it would hurt you if it happened the other way around.

Are these reasonable opinions?  How would you modify them?

Gambling is a Strange Addiction

Ordinarily the negative aspects of an addiction are apparent.  Alcoholism and drug abuse and nicotine all do obvious harm to your health.  The thing that makes gambling tricky in a unique way is that sometimes you win.

In my case I've been winning a lot.  Fifty times in a row to be specific.  And while I realize it cannot last... psychologically I feel unbeatable.

Literary Top 39 Books

These are my favorite books in countdown format.  I cannot call them my top 40 because there are only 39 that I really love but I’m open to suggestions if your favorite book is not listed, perhaps you can help me find that 40^th one to complete the list.

39.       Namesake

38.       Paradise Lost

37.       Catcher in the Rye

36.       Winter of Our Discontent

35.       Skystone

34.       A Confederacy of Dunces

33.       Plainsong

32.       Great Expectations

31.       The Robe

30.       Sister Carrie

29.       TheGreat Brain

28.       The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

27.       The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones

26.       The Da Vinci Code

25.       Cry, the Beloved Country

24.       Grapes of Wrath

23.       Braveheart

22.       The Wolf King

21.       Watershed Down

20.       Fountainhead

19.       Flowers for Algernon

18.       All the King’s Men

17.       TheBrothers K

16.       As I Lay Dying

15.       The Crucible

14.       LittleShepherd of Kingdom Come

13.       Magnificent Ambersons

12.       Of Human Bondage

11.       All the Pretty Horses

10.       Ender’s Game

 9.        Destiny                             

 8.        Hunger Games

 7.        Jude the Obscure

 5.        The Little Prince

 4.        Game of Thrones

 3.        Wicked

 2.        To Kill a Mockingbird

 1.        Adam and Eve ~ Though he Knew Better

Super Blog XLVII

There are only five NFL teams that are still undefeated in Super Bowl appearances.  And two of them are playing today.  The last time they faced each other was last year and the Ravens won 16-6 on Thanksgiving Day.. and my prediction for today's game is for the Ravens to triumph again 20-14 but what's unique for me is that I've never watched a Super Bowl before in which I wanted so badly for both teams to lose. 

First there is Ray Lewis, defensive phenomenon for Baltimore.  Many people find him inspiring... but to me he's absurdly egotistical.  Almost nothing he says sounds sincere to me... whether he's extolling dedication to teamwork or proclaiming the goodness and amazingness of God... it all sounds incredibly fake... all I can hear is "LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME!"  So I really don't want the Ravens to win.  What do you think?  Here's a tribute video to help you decide:

Ray Lewis Tribute

On the other team is head coach Jim Harbaugh and I can't stand him either because of this incident from 2011 moments after the 49ers defeated the previously unbeaten Lions.  Usually coaches shake hands after a game, but in what became known as Handshake-gate, Jim basically approaches this handshake as though the defeated coach must be as excited about the outcome as the 49ers... which is stupid and disrespectful... here's the video:

Handshake-gate

I guess the best scenario possible is for the 49ers to humiliate Ray Lewis and then when Jim Harbaugh tries to whoop up his handshake on the Ravens head coach, John Harbaugh, his big brother will beat him up on national television.

The End of the World is no Joking Matter

On December 4th Besse Cooper passed away.  She was the oldest person in the world. 

Thirteen days later Dina Manfredini passed away.  She was the new oldest person in the world.

So the current title belongs to Jiroemon Kimura.  And if he continues living for nine more days he will break the world record for the oldest man to ever live (documented reviewed confirmed and verified).

But if something should happen before then and he is unable to break the record, it would mark the third time in one month that the world's oldest person dies... an occurence unprecedented in history unless you believe the story of Noah's flood...




Which makes me wonder if the Mayans weren't just poking fun at us because of Snooki having a baby and Twinkies going out of business (but not before Snooki had her share)... maybe there really is something going on.




Meanwhile according to BureauOfAgeStatistics.Com I am currently ranked exactly 3 billionth on the oldest people in the world list... I'll be watching these numbers closely in the next few days.