Last week, I saw No Country For Old Men and I was left with this feeling: huh? This movie won the Oscar for best picture?

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“Put some f*@cking clothes on!” I yelled in the locker room at the gym.

“We’re not all gay! I don’t want to look at you naked. You’re hairy and disgusting.”

Such is the life of a straight man in San Francisco. Continue Reading »

If you read about my arrival in Uruguay, you know that I was greeted by warm people and cold weather. This ran counter to all my dim intuition which says travel south, get warmer. Well, thankfully, over time, the weather changes. Even better, the people don’t. Continue Reading »

A One Day Trip to Colonia, Uruguay

My Uruguayan friend Vicky and I took a trip to Colonia, Uruguay last week.  Colonia is town situated along the border between Argentina and Uruguay.  Most folks pass through here on their short journey to Buenos Aires (the quick boat gets you there in just an hour).  It’s well worth it to take the time to visit Colonia rather than just passing through.

Colonia is a strong mix of Spanish and Portuguese history.  The two empires fought endlessly over Colonia like she was a woman neither could live without.  Continue Reading »

M. Scott. Peck

I never liked him because the first line of his famous book, The Road Less Traveled, says Life is Difficult.  My mom and her friends all read this book.  My mom used to constantly remind me that yes, Richard, Life Is Difficult.  This got me depressed.  And my mom’s friends too. Hence, the future success of Prozac Nation. Continue Reading »

Initially, it seems like such an easy idea. 

“I have ideas and I want to share them.  I’m going to setup up a blog and everyone will want to read what I have to say.  Maybe I’ll even make money!”  It’s not that easy. 

Here are ten things that every new blogger must know:

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First off, I want to send a big thank you to all of those people on the WordPress forums who have helped me and helped others.  As someone relatively new to blogging, your help has been indispensable. 

Many new people join the WordPress forums everyday.  After having used the forums for a modest amount of time, I realized that there is a certain Code of Conduct that should be followed.  Most people know this intrinsically (especially those in the tech industry); some don’t.  After seeing this forum topic, Continue Reading »

When someone has no good reason to say something, they might be saying more than you think.

As I got to thinking who would win the November elections (Barack, Hillary, McCain) today, I thought of the words John Edwards spoke to Wolf Blitzer while he was still in the race…”I am the most electable of the three of us in the general election.” Continue Reading »

Top 10 Reasons Why Jimmy Buffet Does Not Want To Be Warren Buffet
After having just finished a book by Jimmy Buffet entitled A Salty Piece of Land, I got to thinking about who I would rather be:  Jimmy Buffet or Warren Buffet? Continue Reading »

Barack Obama, Jack Bauer, and Vicky’s Father

“He’ll have you be a Communist before you leave this house,” Vicky’s mother said to me as I entered their house for a weekend stay in Paysandu, Uruguay.  She was referring to her husband, who is a member of the Frente Amplio party in Uruguay.  He was also tortured. Continue Reading »