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What I Think I Know by Damien Del Russo
Catch-up time:
Thanks to Brian for pointing out a Slate article explaining how to set up a home WiFi network. Of course our household already has one.
Another interesting article on the death of penmanship. I received D- in penmanship in grammar school, so I suppose one could say that I was just ahead of my time. And I suck at writing.
I think we can safely say Hillary's book is in trouble when even the New York Times crushes it. Ouch. It will be #1 for a week or two, but for the amount of money put into it, Simon and Schuster need many weeks atop the bestseller list to make back their money. But then, perhaps the $8 million wasn't about turning a profit. Speaking of Hillary, the Deck of Hillary looks frickin' hilarious.
Also in politics, we have Ahnuld sounding like a hip conservative. He can't be president, but he could sure upend politics in California. The strange twist is that his political success may well depend on the success of T3: Rise of the Machines.
While walking through Target this evening, I had a strange reveleation. But first, some background.
Most evenings, around 7 pm, I receive a telemarketing call. Only one per night, but it is pretty consistent. Usually a creditor offering balance insurance or a charitible organization requesting donations. These calls are profoundly boring, so I've taken to spicing them up a bit.
What I do is answer the phone in one of my imitation voices. My imitations aren't all that great, but a telemarketer is hardly in a position to challenge me. So, I answer as Shaq ("yeah wassup") or Borat (from Ali G) ("Yeissss...what is it? Oh, I like, is good yes?"). Whatever the voice, it's pretty funny listening to the telemarketer try to stay serious while I go on and on in a completely ridiculous voice.
And that's what got me thinking in Target - maybe eccentrics are just trying to make life more interesting. I mean, I'm only 30, and I find many routine aspects of life pretty boring. But these routine events become much more entertaining when one pretends to be an eastern European with a uneasy relationship with English.
On Jackass, they do it on videotape. But it's really not necessary to have humor videotaped. It really is just as funny even if it isn't recorded and broadcast on television.
So, while there are certainly some people with mental or behavioral problems, I wouldn't be surprised if some people act eccentric just to make life more interesting. And, I certainly wouldn't blame them. In fact, I'm one of them. I'm sure that as life goes on, I'll only become more eccentric - just for fun. Try it sometime - you might be surprised how liberating and fun it is.
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