2009-09-02 21:39
"Oh, look, I'm the only one at the elevator bank. Let me press the button and hope an elevator comes quickly so I don't have to share the cramped space in uncomfortable silence, or eve… Read More
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So much to hate, so little time. An idiosyncratic guide to odium.
2009-08-31 21:18
I used to love superheroes--they made me fantasize that I would one day be able to vaporize the kids who were kicking soccer balls right at my face while I was attempting to reroll a paladin… Read More
2009-08-25 20:48
I am not a fan of insects, but I wouldn't go so far as to say I hate them. I recognize their value in the food chain and all, and so I tolerate the idea of their existence. I wil… Read More
2009-08-20 22:15
Slap a few bricks together, make the windows slightly larger than usual, but most importantly design a lobby with lots of glass surfaces opening up to the street (a very large vase with artf… Read More
2009-08-17 16:14
Namely flags. They should be seen on and in government and embassy buildings; on ships so their nationality can be identified; ditto for the military; and a few other select locations… Read More
2009-08-12 21:56
Another triumph of function over form, look up in almost any office building and you'll find these deceptively innocuous-looking panels encroaching upon your overhead space like a physical e… Read More
2009-08-10 22:59
No, not the French wine-growing region and its attendant products. I'm referring to the color, a perennial favorite of American taste-impaired decorators who want to keep the palette o… Read More
2009-08-04 20:26
Everyone has their share of laundry horror stories--pink everything, shrunken knits--but that's not what I'm talking about here. This is something that happens even when you've taken a… Read More
2009-07-31 22:20
When it rains in the city, some urban peacocks will fan out the full breadth of their plumage in the form of so-called 'golf' umbrellas. There may be hundreds of people vying for extre… Read More
2009-07-30 22:38
Like the quality of one's handshake, how one opens a door says a lot about character. A solid grip on the handle, a determined push and a consistent and swift outward motion exude an a… Read More
2009-07-29 21:59
I am shaking with barely controlled rage just thinking about this one. What goes on in the pea-sized brain of someone who unwraps some consumable (which they probably shouldn't be inge… Read More
2009-07-28 01:14
There's a time to be hot, wet and sticky. But that time is not most of the time. Most of the time one ought to feel confident that one's garments are not becoming one with one's… Read More
2009-07-23 21:57
I'm obsessed with bad design:Every few years the fad for clothing with bold graphic elements resurfaces, and inevitably in every crop some brands will seize the opportunity to splatter their… Read More
2009-07-20 22:35
In what is sure to be the first of many posts involving that most revolting of habits:These wannabe pacmans can be found anywhere-- even within the confines of an allegedly "professional" en… Read More
2009-07-20 22:09
Very difficult to choose the first one, but I'm going with something that affects me almost every day:"Oh, look, George, thank goodness! There's an Applebees over there," says Judy as… Read More
2009-07-20 15:08
Yes, it seems a bit too easy. So many soft, defenseless targets. But I also don't want to burden the people in my life with all this negativity in person, so I figure if I hurl i… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Contrary to what this blog might lead one to believe, I have no objection to laughter. Neither do I have an objection to alcohol--most certainly not at all an objection to alcohol. But the c… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
*Poof*! Someone's job just disappeared! No more title, salary, or human being sitting in that chair! But the job, the actual responsibilities still exist. Someone's got to do what used to ge… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In the good old days of ranching and protecting saucy saloon barmaids from dangerous outlaws, it would be acceptable to see a man whose legs were unnaturally splayed, due to, you know, all t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As I've mentioned before, I'm revolted by chewing gum, as it is the primal matter out of which all evil things emanate: douchebaggery, mandible dislocation, environmental degradation. And bl… Read More
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