Southpaw Jones

Is This Interesting?
Thoughts/feelings that just might not matter:

It seems to me that the goal of civilization is to spare each man from involuntarily smelling and/or seeing another man’s waste. We are not achieving this goal in the semi-public bathrooms of my workplace, American Money Team.

And similarly, is it not the point of home ownership/apartment rental to have some modicum of control over one’s senses? When you’re in “your place,” you determine what you see, smell, touch, hear, and taste. That’s what you pay for, and that’s why we have TVs, incense, walls, stereos, and kitchens.

Yes, well, I have a neighbor who loves the bass on his stereo, while I adore the silence and control of my apartment. He enjoys mediocre music and television at a very loud volume. He claims to be half-deaf, and I can only imagine why. Sometimes it sounds like distant bombs going off. Sometimes it sounds like a tyrannosaurus rex is stomping its way to gobble me up. These sounds conjure up a fight or flight response instinctively, and that’s just not what you want when you’re trying to relax at home.

But the absolute worst is having to hear, through my wall, the bass lines of awful songs that we all know and hate. Artists like Train, B-52s, Damn Yankees, Chumbawamba, and of course, Metallica. If you think their tunes are hard to listen to full out, try listening to the kick drum and bass guitar duet while you’re trying to watch a political documentary. What have I done, oh Lord, to deserve such local vibrations of horror?

And Another Thing…
More verbosity with velocity and viscosity:

But I can’t complain too much. After all, it’s Friday! And my darlin’ Maggie is dancing tonight at Emo’s. She’s a rock star! Here’s the official word:

Spank Dance Company is performing Flowers and Bon Voyage at Emo’s Lounge. These are two long-form modern dances (about 15 minutes each), full of character and beautiful movement. You can see videos of these dances at www.spankdance.com. Fun!

Friday, 2/16
Spank Dance with the Hello Lovers
Emo’s Lounge (6th and Red River)
9:30pm
$7

Online Museum of the Week
Indexed:

Life beautifully diagramed by Jessica Hagy.

Quotopia
Freshly-picked quotes from the ol’ reference collection:

Thanks to Maggie and Ron for sharing this one:

It’s hard to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on him NOT understanding it.
Upton Sinclair

Fool Around Friday
Silly games for silly times:

Enjoy RED, which I found here.

Thank you, come again!
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