#1601: | Television is for prisoners and shut-ns. If you have any illusions of freedom, there are better things to do. |
#1602: | Survival of the fittest: If Wal-Mart opens next to a K-Mart, K-Mart will die. It survives only in protected niches Wal-Mart can't get into. |
#1603: | I'm doing my part to address global climate change by not shaving today. What are YOU doing? |
#1604: | Oxymoron Alert: Whenever an advertising campaign urges you to "Make a Difference", it usually means you're making no difference whatsoever. |
#1605: | My new philosophy essay: "Boundaries: Your Defense Against Chaos" http://bit.ly/3sxLgs (Kilroy Cafe #56) |
#1606: | Oxymoron Alert: Whenever an advertiser claims, "You CAN make a difference!" the proposed action is trivial and won't change anything. |
#1607: | Surreal experience: driving a lonely Texas highway at night with a freight train alongside going the exact same speed. A ghostly horizon! |
#1608: | In Roswell, New Mexico, the UFO clichés are out of this world! |
#1609: | New photo album: Jesus Christ is Lord Travel Center, Amarillo, Texas. http://bit.ly/4ijpNz |
#1610: | Misery is the common theme of human existence. |
#1611: | Most future happiness is a delusion. What we think will make us happy probably won't. |
#1612: | The pain of tropical paradise: rain, mosquitoes, sand fleas. Paradise ain't all it's cracked up to be! (Learned on Virgin Islands) |
#1613: | All things being equal, I prefer sunny, dry and warm over cold, wet and gloomy. But that's just me. |
#1614: | No matter what exotic destination you go to, there are people living there who think it's the most boring place in the world! |
#1615: | New photo album: "Roswell Wal-Mart" http://bit.ly/1WwvAZ - Your first stop in Roswell for all your UFO needs! |
#1616: | The only thing worse than not voting on Election Day is uninformed voting. If you don't know the candidates then don't vote! |
#1617: | Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck... No three Republicans have done more to energize the Democratic Party! |
#1618: | Naming your apocalyptic movie "2012" doesn't bode well for DVD sales three years from now. |
#1619: | Good news for the people of New Orleans, a city sinking into the sea: Their football team beat another football team! |
#1620: | Misery is one of two common threads of human existence. The other is denial. |
#1621: | The news stories of the day will get along perfectly fine without you commenting on them. |
#1622: | Acting is the ultimate gambler's career, where a few win huge jackpots but the vast majority fail. |
#1623: | How do you label sugar-laden candy or soda so it seems healthy? Easy! Call it "fat free" or "low sodium"! |
#1624: | Instead of a "Chinatown", Las Vegas and Phoenix each have a "Chinese Cultural Center" - a shopping plaza as bland as any in Singapore. |
#1625: | If companies and individuals are allowed to do whatever they want, they will pollute the river that all of us drink from. |
#1626: | All things being equal, I prefer sunny, dry and warm over cold, wet and gloomy -- but that's just me! |
#1627: | Caribbean island drawbacks the postcards don't show: torrential rain, mosquitoes, sand fleas. Paradise ain't all it's cracked up to be! |
#1628: | Television is for prisoners and shut-ins. If you have any illusions of freedom, there are better things to do with it! |
#1629: | I don't care what planet you came from or are going to, as long as you behave decently on this one! |
#1630: | The absence of divorce does not imply a marriage is a success. The cost of change is so high that most people will accept mediocrity. |
#1631: | What's most offensive about dessert is the sense of entitlement. You expect a reward for eating your meal! |
#1632: | The quality of Las Vegas visitors is sinking. Las Vegas Review-Journal: http://bit.ly/3udRFq - More room damage, more pizza boxes. |
#1633: | My new photo album: "Somewhere in New Mexico" http://bit.ly/c3sgM - including White Sands National Monument |
#1634: | When in England, remember: "Elementary, my dear Watson!" and "Shaken, not stirred." Those two phrases should get you through anything. |
#1635: | For the autistic male, weather, sports and transportation provide endless facts and statistics to be collected and regurgitated. |
#1636: | Having an overactive conscience - obsessed with microscopic problems - can be just as destructive as no conscience at all. |
#1637: | We can easily become obsessed with etiquette and fashion aboard our ship while failing to note the whole ship is sinking. |
#1638: | Somebody should be preserving old cathode ray TVs. They were part of our crappy TV heritage for 50+ years, and the new crap isn't the same. |
#1639: | It doesn't seem right to sit in a tire repair shop and watch Oprah on a crisp wide-screen TV. Something was lost when we all went digital! |
#1640: | Two all beef patties special sauce cheese lettuce pickles onions on a sesame seed bun -- NEVER AGAIN! |
#1641: | #oxymorons: Smartwater. |
#1642: | #oxymorons: Drink Responsibly. |
#1643: | #oxymorons: Addiction treatment. |
#1644: | [Duplicate tweet deleted.] |
#1645: | In the the future, if you are going to write one of those emails, send it to me first. |
#1646: | Lesson of "A Serious Man": If you base your life on faith and fail to make your own judgments, you are ripe for catastrophe. |
#1647: | There is no safe harbor. Anything you think is safety is really just a prison. The most you can hope for is safe enough for now. |
#1648: | The liability of giving advice is that someone may follow it and get in trouble. Then you are responsible. |
#1649: | The root of religion isn't so much faith in God but faith that other people know more about God than you do. |
#1650: | The Ft. Hood rampage illustrates what I've been saying all along: The real killer isn't stress but stress counselors! |
#1651: | Without beer, cigarettes and lottery tickets, where would our convenience store industry be? |
#1652: | What separates humans from the apes is not just the ability to learn but the ability to be taught - to blindly trust the wisdom of others. |
#1653: | The answer to the biggest questions of existence is simply, "We don't know." Why should that be so hard to accept? |
#1654: | Overheard on the subway: "In the the future, if you are going to write one of those emails, send it to me first." |
#1655: | Part of our personal growth is learning to consider options we previously weren't willing to accept. |
#1656: | Most human behavior is simply inaccessible to words. You can't talk people into changing. You can only punish and reward. |
#1657: | Anything you think guarantees permanent security is really just a prison in disguise. |
#1658: | There are no permanently safe harbors. Anything you think guarantees lifelong security is really just a prison in disguise. |
#1659: | Most of the wars, feuds and violence of this planet can be explained by one person blaming another for his own failures. |
#1660: | Overheard on the light rail in Phoenix: "In the the future, if you are going to write one of those emails, send it to me first." |
#1661: | Experts say the Ft Hood gunman may have suffered from Secondary Stress Disorder. Isn't that called "life"? Who doesn't have it? |
#1662: | [Duplicate tweet deleted.] |
#1663: | Classic advertising manipulation: "Sure it costs more, but I'm worth it!" |
#1664: | "I am a Bear of Very Little Brain and long words Bother me." -- Winnie-the-Pooh |
#1665: | Music, at its base, is a mimicry of language. It fools the brain into thinking it is listening to words. |
#1666: | Why do so many high schools and colleges name their sports teams after animals that don't live in that area? |
#1667: | I have redesigned my home page: http://www.glenn-campbell.com/ - All the essentials are now on one page. |
#1668: | Want the best deal in prison? Opt for Death Row! LA Times: http://bit.ly/1W73Ex |
#1669: | What will happen to your Facebook etc after you die? NY Times: http://bit.ly/3FSzbe "Virtual Estates Lead to Real-World Headaches" |
#1670: | Dolphins are deep thinkers, UK Guardian: http://bit.ly/GZTaz - Clever and devious, capable of training their trainers. (Via @linkibol) |
#1671: | LA Times: "It's time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say" http://bit.ly/nQXpq - It's just soda in disguise! |
#1672: | In Paris, you can rent public bicycles. NY Times: http://bit.ly/w3oxB - I've seen these bikes there but couldn't figure out how they worked. |
#1673: | My latest philosophy essay: "The Tragic Burden of Stuff" http://bit.ly/1YvozD (Kilroy Cafe #57) - We have way more stuff than we need. |
#1674: | New Homeless by Choice blog entry: "The Supercenter Camping Method" http://bit.ly/1emner - More clever solutions from the Acme Corporation. |
#1675: | I'm not afraid to admit it: I like gluten! Big globs of sticky gluten! With extra butter on it! Real butter! |
#1676: | There's never been a time when advertisers haven't said "There's never been a better time" to buy whatever they're selling. |
#1677: | New Homeless by Choice blog entry: "Case Study: Campsite Selection in Reno" http://bit.ly/3aykRS - Using Google Maps to find privacy. |
#1678: | New photo album: "Tribute Concert in Reno" http://bit.ly/4p45np - Boogie down! (May 09) |
#1679: | There's never been a time when advertisers haven't said "There's never been a better time!" to buy whatever they're selling. |
#1680: | @angusbatey The Apollo mission tweets from @ApolloEcho are fake! How do I know? They're using British grammar: "The Crew are..." |
#1681: | [Duplicate tweet deleted.] |
#1682: | The current budget crises are the beginning of the end of in-person education. For better or worse, most future education will be virtual. |
#1683: | When you're going to a new city, and everyone says "You simply must experience X!" -- that's a good sign you can skip X altogether. |
#1684: | New Photo Album: "Student Protest at San Diego State University" http://bit.ly/XoCL6 - F*ck the Budget Cuts! |
#1685: | Before becoming famous, you should first do something worthy of fame. |
#1686: | "Convergent evolution" in philosophy is when people from differing backgrounds come to the same conclusions about life. |
#1687: | Viruses and bacteria are real, but "germs" were invented by advertising because they can be portrayed by cartoon characters. |
#1688: | A mature attitude toward law is not "I must obey," but "What are the probabilites and global consequences if I don't?" |
#1689: | Most of life's problems are better solved with lifestyle changes rather than products. The products merely defer responsibility. |
#1690: | Definition of the word "colitas" in the song "Hotel California" http://bit.ly/2eeibS (The Straight Dope) |
#1691: | Wired: "Top 10 Bad Messages From Good Movies" http://bit.ly/3KHDtK - Entertaining movies can give bad advice. |
#1692: | Hot "Doc 420" Dr. Sona Patel will help you get medical marijuana. LA Times: http://bit.ly/2zxc8N - Her newspaper ad: http://bit.ly/25kbT5 |
#1693: | For the best local weather forecasts (in USA), go to the gov't: http://www.weather.gov/ - Simple 7-day forecasts with explanation. No ads! |
#1694: | New blog entry: "Things You Don't Need: TiVo" http://bit.ly/3ESsAI - It's concentrated television: even more addictive! |
#1695: | The only lasting solution to the world's social ills is politically impossible: the restriction and licensing of childbirth. |
#1696: | Childbirth is what couples do when their own relationship has hit a dead end. |
#1697: | The greatest danger to your own freedom is not outside forces but your own overcommitment. |
#1698: | Wealth can buy freedom but more often it buys imprisonment in the maintenance of things you don't need. |
#1699: | On the bus system in Broward County, Florida, stops are announced in two languages: English and... Haitian Creole! |
#1700: | NY Times: "Mammogram Debate Took Group by Surprise" http://bit.ly/5uXsGF - Is the cure worse than disease? People demand cures anyway. |