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August 17, 2014

Like a Stolling Rone

Maybe it's just me, but this Rolling Stone 404 page message sure sounds strange.

Your brightness is sensitive and emotional. You feel very deeply, and you are connected to the world.

You find perspective and wisdom in the world. You don't react quickly, and you absorb everything going on around you.

You remain hopeful about all aspects of life. You are especially concerned with justice and quality of life for everyone.

You are real with everyone you meet, and you allow yourself to be vulnerable. You would put yourself out there, flaws and all.

What Bright Color Are You?

Not so sure this really represents me; I don't feel all that deeply and most of the time I feel disconnected to the world and seldom find perspective and wisdom in the world...at least on the 'net.

I'm also not that hopeful; in fact, I'm fairly pessimistic about most everything except the Cowboy's chances of making the playoffs - and I'm sure I'll be disappointed once again, so maybe I'm not so optimistic after all.

I like to think I'm "real with everyone I meet", but I really don't allow myself to be vulnerable. I do "put myself out there, flaws and all" because I am what I am and if someone doesn't like me for who I am, well then...that's their problem as far as I'm concerned.

I do like purple though, the color of royalty and along with gold, my h.s. team colors. Purple pride!

August 16, 2014

fink

fink \ fingk \

verb:

1. Slang . to inform to the police; squeal.
2. Slang . to act as a strikebreaker; scab.

noun:

1. Slang . a strikebreaker.
2. Slang . a labor spy.
3. Slang . an informer; stool pigeon.
4. Slang . a contemptible or thoroughly unattractive person.

While not a word I've seen or read lately, I certainly knew it...most likely from reading a bunch of Mickey Spillane books when I was a kid, where it was used as a noun and preceded by "rat", as in "Ya dirty rat fink!" BANG! (where the rat fink was promptly shot dead...with a "gat" or "rod" or "piece" or "heater".)

Every Alfred Hitchcock Cameo

A couple of years ago, I posted a video of some Hitchcock cameos, but it wasn't a complete list. While I haven't cross-referenced and checked these, this is supposed to be all of them.