Some anonymous commenters have worried about my mental health. But I want to assure my readers that my mental health is fine. I know this because I had a conversation with myself pretending to be a dream doctor who assured me I was fine. You see, I’ve been following the 30 days of inspired living [...]
READ THE FULL POST3 Reasons Why Doing What You Love Won’t Make You Any Less of a Douchebag
November 9th, 2010 with 3 CommentsI read a great post a while back by Duff over at Beyond Growth that deals with the pressure we feel to “do what we love and make money doing it”. There is a general feeling that doing what you love is a good thing and making money from it is even better. But what’s being implied [...]
READ THE FULL POSTThe Douche
August 19th, 2010 with 3 CommentsWhat’s funny is that there really are people like this around. But a real douche would not have done the folowing: 1. Admitted their true background D-bags always lie about where they’re from and go on about the “adversity” they suffered. 2. Admitted their true motivation In the video, The Douche admits he wants to have sex with middle-aged [...]
READ THE FULL POSTMy Beef with Self-help BS
August 17th, 2010 with 28 CommentsPeople ask me all the time: what’s your problem with self-help. They ask: What’s wrong with helping people? Even if they ARE frauds, they aren’t hurting people. They’re helping people. Well, it’s about time I answered this (rather than my usual answer of ‘helping, my a$#). First of all, I have no problem with people trying [...]
READ THE FULL POSTThe D-Bag Artistry of LeBron James
July 12th, 2010 with 1 CommentImagine this: You’ve just asked the woman of your dreams to marry you. She demurs and says she has to think about it. A few days later she calls you. She says, “Drive down the highway and look for the giant billboard. There is my answer.” With a anticipation you drive down the highway and [...]
READ THE FULL POST5 Ways to Win Arguments With Douchebags
July 7th, 2010 with 2 CommentsMy mom used to tell me not to argue with people. And I’m sure a lot of your mothers told you the same thing. But I LOVE arguing. LOVE it. As someone who loves the truth, I can’t just standby and let somebody spread crap. It bothers me. But I have discovered that you can’t [...]
READ THE FULL POST3 Douchebag Ways to Win an Argument
June 23rd, 2010 with 5 CommentsThere are a lot of great ways to win an argument. Some people say you shouldn’t argue. That’s bull. Arguing is what drives the marketplace of ideas. It fueled the rise of civilization. Arguing is great. The problem is that most people are just too damned lazy to argue. They rely on slimy techniques [...]
READ THE FULL POSTHow to Use Questions to Hide the Fact That You’re a Douche Bag
June 21st, 2010 with 19 CommentsThere’s one thing that really irks me: it’s people who use the whole “I’m-not-saying-anything-I’m-just-asking-questions” routine. I find there are two kinds of people who do it: Conspiracy theorists. For example Jesse “the idiot” Ventura uses the whole question line to tout 9/11 conspiracy theories. Jesse: What’s wrong with asking questions? Isn’t it possible that controlled [...]
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