Scandal VS Stupid

I’m fond of saying, "you can’t cure stupid". I know, kind of mean but a fact of life nonetheless.

A whole slew of guys got busted for inappropriate behavior in the steam room at the gym today. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not passing judgment. [1]That would make me a total hypocrite mind you. But that is not about to stop me from pointing out the hilarity of the situation. Lord knows, I’ve been known to tinker around in there a time or two (or three). That said, how stupid do you have to be to do it while two of the gym employees are directly in front of the steam room working on the showers? It is called subtlety bitches! Seriously though, you have to walk thru the showers to even get to the steam room. And, it has a glass door.

Anyway, I head in after my workout (Cardio day, ugh!)) and it is packed. Literally, standing room only. At this point I’m wondering if I missed a holiday as it is almost never this busy in the late mornings. There is this rather odd couple [2]Don’t ask because God don’t like ugly. in the corner going at it. "Mmmmm-kay", I think to myself. I’m in the process of saying to myself, "surely no one else is stupid enough to do anything while the employees are right there…" when this older rather unattractive fellow moves so he can stand over the couple. You can guess what he was doing. Before you know it, 3 other guys are all crowded around going at it.

Now, daddy might have raised ugly but he sure as hell didn’t raise stupid. I just politely moved out of the way, tucked my head down, and counted. I made it to 30 before the manager and several members of the staff burst in and kicked 5 of the guys out. The other 4 or 5 bailed like a hooker in church. I just sat there giggling. Of course, knowing several of the employees, I found out the 5 also had their memberships suspended for 30 days. The couple apparently made a big stink about it.

I know I’m going to Hell for laughing but I was stunned by the stupidity displayed. I have no objections to the behavior as they were all adults and 99% of the guys in there are after the same thing. [3]And please save any self-righteous comments. I’m a grown man and take responsibility for my actions. However, a word to the wise boys. When you go into a public place looking for sex and you get busted, don’t feign surprise and anger over it. Just tuck your tail between your legs, accept your licks, and move on.

‘nuf said.

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↑1 That would make me a total hypocrite mind you.
↑2 Don’t ask because God don’t like ugly.
↑3 And please save any self-righteous comments. I’m a grown man and take responsibility for my actions.

Footprint

roblog was discussing energy waste on his blog the other day and it got me to thinking about my own carbon footprint. I decided to do a test to see how much my daily life impacts the planet. [1]I took several as none of the free tests were really 100% related to me. I knew I’d get dinged for all the electricity I use to power my plethora of gadgets. What I didn’t know was how much of an offset I’d get from recycling and my lack of yearly transportation costs.

My househould usage was the highest. No brainer there. I factored in my roommate here as well. We don’t have a choice in some areas like types of appliances, insulation, etc. However, we do use energy saving lightbulbs vs the plain old power mongers. We turn off lights and appliances not in use. We also recycle quite a bit. Being in SF, it tends to be easier to heat/cool our apartment so we save there too. Even with all my power hungry gadgets, we were below the national average.

Neither of us own cars however, I do own a motorcycle. Even rounding up to 50 gallons a year, I’m way way below the national average. Hell 50 gallons is one month for most folks with cars. I don’t fly much so my impact here was also very low. My roomie tends to fly a lot more than I do but that doesn’t translate to communal costs so I didn’t include his flight time. I usually take 3-4 trips a year max.

All in all, I’m less than half the national average. I have to admit I’m happy about that. I know it tends to be easier here so I can’t take all the credit. I discovered there is still room for improvement. I never considered how much effort was spent removing food/scraps from drinking water. Decomposing food breeds all kinds of nasty micro-beasties and that takes energy to clean. Growing up in the country, I never even considered the impact discarded food would have on my waste water. I guess it is time to start recycling our food waste as well. We have bins for it so it’s not even an inconvenience.

What is your footprint? Maybe it’s time to look at how you can improve that.

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↑1 I took several as none of the free tests were really 100% related to me.

Reprieve

Well, as luck would have it, my new trainee called in sick today. I get one more day to myself. Wahoo!

Training (Again)

It is my Monday.  I have yet another trainee at work.  I hate training back to back.  Due to an overlap in schedules, I did get a week in between this time.  With the exception of a couple scheduled posts, I won’t be blogging much during the next 4 weeks.  Training takes a lot out of me and I tend to just be dead on my feet when I get home at night.  And if I wanna stay on track at the gym, something has to give. 

I’ll still be on twitter obviously.  So much easier to update a quick blurb there vs a full blown post here.  Maybe I’ll do some random photos to keep everyone visually entertained. lol 

OH and I’ll try to keep up w/everyone via RSS feeds.  Anyway, duty calls…

Riddle Me This

One of my resolutions this year was to finally get the extra tattoos I’ve been wanting. I figured I’ll start off with a shot of my original one. Behold! The Mobius Strip. The origins of my blog name and nickname. [1]What? You thought Moby was my real name? Come on, just because I’m practically plugged in 24/7 doesn’t mean I’m stupid!

I’ve finally decided on the first of my new tattoos. I’m starting with the back of my forearms. Then the lower stomach. I may get one more after that but not sure yet.

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↑1 What? You thought Moby was my real name? Come on, just because I’m practically plugged in 24/7 doesn’t mean I’m stupid!

Geek UnBound III

I officially signed up for Gamefly today. My first video game is on the way. I figured this would save me some bucks in the long run. I tend to play a game anywhere from 2-4 times, I beat it once or twice and then I move on. It then ends up in a box lonely and forgotten. [1]like an old trick Regardless of the console, games run 50-60 bucks a pop new and that freaking adds up! I have roughly 10-15 games. That puts my expenditure just on games around $800.00! Holy HELL!

With Gamefly, I opted for 1 game at a time which is $16.00 per month. Thats under $200.00 a year. BIG difference. lol Plus, all the reviews I read from gamer buddies gave them high marks for service and resale on games. Even better, there is no contract so I can cancel anytime. Nice! The best part is I can try a game out before I buy it. Nothing worse than buying a hyped-up game and it turns out to be a big ole dud. [2]just like Manhunt?

Anyway, my first game arrives next week.

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↑1 like an old trick
↑2 just like Manhunt?

Pic: New Pants

Per several requests via twitter, my new pants. [1]Don’t ask. *g*

Just in Case!
pants

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↑1 Don’t ask. *g*

Bitter? Party of 1?

Catching up on the blogroll again, I see brettcajun has fallen victim to a drive by nasty gram. Lord knows, I’ve had my share so I feel for him. Sometimes, I think people do it just to get a rise out of him however, still doesn’t make it ok. Said folks, always anonymous, [1]or so they think are cowards in the simplest form. If you feel so strongly about something, have the balls to back it up with your name and/or email address. Leaving chicken shit comments w/o your name just makes you a pussy and invalidates anything you have to say.

I am reminded of a little sparring match Brett and I had via twitter about 2 weeks ago. We were discussing a philosophical difference in our approach to life. I got 3 different emails afterward asking if I was mad at Brett, kicking him off my blog, blah blah blah. Yes, it is true Brett and I sometimes disagree. Just as I have disagreed with other bloggers over the last few years. I am a grown man and if I can say it, I am willing to back it up. I can also strongly disagree with someone w/o resorting to name calling and other childish behaviors. If you read me with any regularity, you discover I speak my mind. That doesn’t change for people I know. And if your friendship hinges on my always agreeing with you, well I don’t wanna be your friend anyway.

My point is simple. Afford people the manners and common courtesy you would expect in return regardless of the communication medium.

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↑1 or so they think