Scrub-a-Dub-Dub, I Don't Care How You Get Clean

Do you ever think that sometimes we delve too much into other people’s lives? I mean sometimes I think we care too much about how other people live their day-to-day. For example, the other day, I watched a Youtube video where the entire video was people discussing baths vs. showers. One side of the table said baths were disgusting because you sit in the filth you clean off. The other side of the table said that may be true, but baths are relaxing in a way showers could never be, and you do still get mostly clean. Of course, I might have been the only weirdo watching the video thinking to myself, as long as the person gets clean, why do we care? Moreover, what if the person physically cannot take a shower (i.e. can’t stand that long, doesn’t have a shower, etc.) I mean lets face it, in the Middle Ages, running water wasn’t a utility like it is now. Hell, even now, not everybody in the world has “shower capabilities”. They are lucky and glad to take a bath. Sure, if you live in modern society and you are over the age of 10 and you are taking baths for the sole purpose of getting clean, I might wonder what traumatic incident occurred that made you detest showers with such a fiery passion, but I guess as long as you got clean, I still wouldn’t care that much. Anyway, the video ended with both sides deciding to agree to disagree. Meanwhile, I finished the video sore because I had wasted 15 minutes of my time, but also agreeing that shaming someone to take a shower should only be done if there are visible, green, curvy lines coming off them. Otherwise, baths are fine too. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.

The Apocalypse Could Happen, But It Probably Won't

It is weird the places my mind goes to sometimes when I am allowed to daydream, but, every now and again, my mind passes by an idea that I actually think about at length. The other day I had one of those moments where I thought about how an apocalypse would happen if it did. I realized I had no great amount of information on the subject. So after binge watching like 2 seasons of “The Walking Dead”, “World War Z”, and “Warm Bodies”(mostly because I like Teresa Palmer), I came to the conclusion that the apocalypse will probably never happen. See I always thought that the apocalypse was caused from some kind of nuclear incident. However, from my research I learned that the most common way is some sort of pathogen or infection causing the dead to rise. Now if the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we do not do well with sickness. Although, I feel like we already made it through once so maybe we could do it again with some other microbe. Moreover, most of my references assume that society would quickly dissolve in a world full of zombies, but I think we could hold out in our homes for a few decades before we really started to lose our sanity. I mean, we wouldn’t starve. We would just make the food delivery services the warriors of the outside world. Why risk our lives when they would be making money to do so. Lastly, I think it is possible, although slim, that maybe we could save the zombies by falling in love with them. At least I think that’s what happened in “Warm Bodies”. Honestly, I was a little distracted throughout that particular reference. I mean come on, R is cute right. Anyway, I hope that if the apocalypse ever does happen, we keep in mind that stuff on TV never works and becoming Rick Grimes is not the way to survive and save the world. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.

No Arm Candy, No Problem

With Valentine’s Day in full swing, I thought it would be a good time to talk about dating. Dating – that thing people do where they waste a little money on someone who may or may not end up being their life partner, but they will probably share a bed tonight, conscience or not. All joking aside, it has always been funny to me that people try the dating game and never stop playing it. What I mean is, they feel like they always have to be dating someone. They try with one partner – give them gifts, hang out, play with some genitals, and then one person or the other decides it is not working, so they move on. And I mean literally the next minute. It is like they have someone else in mind before they’ve even broken up with the previous person. I find it sad to watch some of the people I know go through this. I tell them, “Just let it happen naturally. Stop trying to actively find someone.” But they never listen, and the next week, here they come with another partner and want me to get to know the person (which I know is completely pointless). If you are reading this, you probably know someone like this. Hell, you yourself may be that person. All of this is especially true around Valentine’s Day. It’s as if they are going to the class reunion and have to impress everyone with what they’ve done with their life. They want to make sure that they are locked in for the “Big V Day”. It’s not a horse race folks. There are no bets involved. You are not going to lose anything by being single. You do not have to be dating someone, I don’t care what day it is. How about learning who you are first. Then try to find someone that matches you. Don’t just keep blindly throwing the dart at the board just because you think it looks good. You might put someone’s eye out. Then they will literally be throwing blind. I myself am a happy bachelor. I look around once in a while and I do play the field now and again. But I don’t worry about if I am attached to anyone, because I still have a long life ahead. I know who I am and I know who would match me well. When I find that person, I hope that they are looking too and we meet in the middle. But until then that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.

Are We More Immune to Toxins Than We Give Ourselves Credit

Before anybody makes any assumptions, no, I am not talking about snake bites or insect stings. I am talking about this horrible concept of claiming something or someone is toxic. I know that toxicity has been around for a while, but it seems like, more recently, the phrase, “That is so toxic,” is everywhere. I just want to be level with everyone, “toxic” is a relative term. In fact it is a misnomer that I feel should not exist period, because a lot of what today’s people are claiming is toxic, is just general stuff that is being done to get through our day to day lives. In other words, my toxic is not the same as your toxic. For instance, have you ever seen that couple that no matter the situation, there is always a problem. They argue all the time and everything seems to be “on the rocks” for them, and yet, they are successful, they have more money, and if you ask either of them in a private conversation, they both say they are happy. Why is this? Anyone on the outside looking in would say that they are the two most toxic people in the world, but in reality, they are used to it. They are immune to the toxicity, because, honestly, they are perfect for each other. Two scorpions stinging each other into a fugue state. On the other hand, there are people who try their best to avoid toxic people or situations and when they see something that is mildly pessimistic, they believe it to be “super toxic”. They are not used to it, so the toxins hurt them a lot more. The problem arises when everyone on social media makes accusations of toxicity about things that may or may not be toxic to everyone. It confuses the masses into believing certain things are toxic regardless of why it is toxic or to what degree, so then the followers start flinging the word around with reckless abandon. There are some that would say I am a toxic person, and I poison many around me, and I would agree if not for the fact that simply by talking about it, I think I make some sort of antidote. So the next time you hear that something or someone is toxic, really think about what calling that thing or person toxic means. But that is just one man’s opinion. Thanks for listening to me ramble. I appreciate it. See you next time.