http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/ 1 Timothy 2:9-15 en-us 2010-08-10T19:31:27-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006594.html McDonald's is the place for anger management issues. My favorite part is at the end after the whole incident, the employee serves the next customer as if nothing at all unusual has happened.... WTF Files Vengeful Cynic 2010-08-10T19:31:27-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006593.html "Shut up Nephew, I'm trying to watch the fireworks." "No!" Little boys are twits. I was one, so were both of my little brothers and so is every little boy I've ever met. Most of them are nice most of... Life and Times Vengeful Cynic 2010-07-06T19:07:32-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006588.html Really fascinating notions on what motivates people.... Fun Stuff I've Found Vengeful Cynic 2010-06-04T14:50:37-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006587.html So, in somewhat less civilized times, pure and utter failure in military and executive endeavors was typically ended in a more abrupt and irrevocable sense. The Japanese and Romans had ritual suicide, the French had Madame Guillotine, the Chinese had... Life and Times Vengeful Cynic 2010-05-18T19:41:00-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006586.html I was thinking a lot about disagreements that I maintain with others and I've decided that even more than the friends I keep, I can be told by the enemies I keep. And that's why I've decided that when I... Writings Vengeful Cynic 2010-05-12T21:37:40-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006583.html "You'll know what's best for your own child." Really?! Because I keep hearing that from various self-help people and even from nurses at the hospital. Also pediatricians. Maybe I'm just a hair on the old-fashioned side, but am I the... Life and Times Vengeful Cynic 2010-04-19T23:20:08-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006582.html You know how most people had at least the occasional meal of bologna sandwiches and Koolaid during the summer when they were kids? It's like the All-American lunch. Except for me, because my mom was a health-food nut who wanted... Life and Times Vengeful Cynic 2010-04-16T23:06:56-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006580.html Upon further analysis and because Facebook comment threads suck, I thought I would do some further parsing of tangential things that keep coming up in relation to my thoughts on National Guilt: First off, no matter how many good things... Writings Vengeful Cynic 2010-04-09T01:39:03-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006578.html Note: this is unedited, raw from the top of my sleep-addled mind... caveat lector Moving to Texas was a real shock to my system. Really, for any number of reasons, but primarily due to the change in social context. You... Pseudo-Philosophy Vengeful Cynic 2010-04-08T00:33:02-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006575.html So, imagine you're a computer science guy and that the things that happen to you are supposed to be a logical (or at least, predictable) result of the things that you do and the things that you observe others doing.... Rants Vengeful Cynic 2010-04-07T00:59:45-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006572.html A Good Daddy needs to sound like the Daddy I heard when I was inside of Mommy's tummy A Good Daddy needs a DEEP VOICE that I can hear when I'm crying A Good Daddy needs to have tasty fingers... Writings Vengeful Cynic 2010-03-26T22:29:50-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006570.html The notion that I'm going to be a parent inside of the next 24 hours is truly terrifying. The introspection that it's given rise to is perhaps moreso. For better or worse, I'm probably not the best reflection of the... Pseudo-Philosophy Vengeful Cynic 2010-03-24T23:21:05-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006569.html Vengeful Cynic 2010-03-23T23:39:56-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006568.html "Stop the Takeover!" According to this ad on Facebook, Speaker Pelosi and President Obama are taking over the country and the Republican Governors' association can help stop them. Alright, I'll stop to give your brain a second to work that... Life and Times Vengeful Cynic 2010-03-21T00:20:43-06:00 http://www.shadowcouncil.org/vengefulcynic/archives/006563.html So I hate the whole debate about health insurance for about a billion reasons. But first, I want to explain the concept of insurance so that I can stop yelling at the radio. Conceptually, insurance is basically splitting up a... Rants Vengeful Cynic 2010-02-25T19:13:13-06:00