Entries from April 2008
Traffic Rule Scofflaws on the San Rafael Bridge: Stop Now or Get a Ticket
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
I just called the CHP to complain about the illegal lane changers at the approach to the Richmond/San Rafael toll plaza. (See CalTrans Foiled by Bad Drivers.)The darling officer who answered the phone said he’d get right on it!
HA!
Tags: Social Psychology
CalTrans Foiled by Bad Drivers: Why Don’t They Obey Traffic Rules?
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments
What is it that people don’t get about driving rules. The rules are there so traffic flows smoothly. You, you who are not following the traffic rules, you’re causing the congestion. Who are you you think you’re so special that YOU don’t have to obey? I want to know!
Tags: Social Psychology
Love Smart: Dr Phil Helps You Figure Out the Kind of Guy You Really Want
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
So back to Dr Phil’s Love Smart. We’ll start with chapter 2: The Character of Him. (Chapter 1 is a pep talk.)
“Who exactly, precisely, specifically do you consider to be a quality guy?” (page 18)
Tags: Love and Sex · Non Fiction · Relationships
Love Smart: Don’t Reinvent Yourself to Suit a Potential Partner
April 19th, 2008 · No Comments
OK, because I have too many Pseudo Boyfriends and no Real Ones, I figure I’d better make a study of Dr Phil’s Love Smart.
First things first, Dr Phil tells us to figure out who we are and what we want, else we’ll be wasting our time barking up the wrong trees. Well, I’ve wasted my time plenty and I am not alone.
Tags: Movies Worth Watching · Non Fiction · Relationships
Girl Comes of Age and Loses Virginity with Purpose in An Awfully Big Adventure
April 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Where Juno and Beverly were inquisitive and rebellious in losing their virginity, Stella (played by Georgiana Cates) in An Awfully Big Adventure (the movie 1995) is direct and purposeful.
Tags: Literary Fiction · Love and Sex · Relationships