Top 5 outrageous quotes.

We all have favored quotes to call on for inspiration, spirituality or for use as brain teasers.  Below are my top five favorite outrageous quotes offered for their comedic value and followed by a few more serious thoughts on how to apply them in our otherwise mundane lives.

Frank Sinatra

It's hard to summarize the man better than Brett and Kate have over at The Art of Manliness, but I'll give it a shot.  For a time, Frank Sinatra was the American singer and actor, making his career in the swing era and going on to produce hits such as L.A. Is My Lady and Strangers in the Night.  Frankie was the cool cat, the man with swagger, the man who knew how to throw a party.  His quote opens the list at no. 5:

“I feel bad for people who don’t drink, when they wake up... that’s the best they're going to feel all day.”

If you knew nothing else about Frank Sinatra, know that he was a man who knew how to have a good time! Whether you enjoy the occasional drink or live the life of a teetotaler, take a lesson from Frankie and find a way to liven up every part of your life, from morning to night.

The ol' college try.

This trial run was inspired by a friend of mine who recently began her own blog.  I find the idea of regurgitating ones thoughts for the world to see intriguing.  It is likely that most of the content will be opinionated, tongue-in-cheek and very much touch-and-go.  Even today it is difficult for me to express my musings to others and as a result posts to this page will be made sporadically.

Now that the disclosures are out of the way, welcome, dear reader!



Geekdom, noun.
Definition: the state of being a geek, esp. awkward, technological, or intellectual persons as a group...
Example: Geekdom seems to be popular these days.


Indeed it does.  Not long ago I can remember when calling someone a geek was used as a derogatory term, mostly flung about by those "popular" members of the more prestigious cliques in junior high and high school.  It was used to describe and tease those social outcasts who looked to books, gadgets or games for entertainment rather than sports or, well, what ever it was those "popular" kids did.

Today being called a geek is seen as complimentary, to the point where people will don t-shirts with clever phrases that identify them as a proud member of geekdom.  There are entire websites dedicated to geeky apparel and I can remember dozens of articles addressing our current presidents struggle to keep his beloved Blackberry, a struggle rejoiced by geeks everywhere.  Even geeky conventions such as comicon, dragoncon ect.. have come out from the underground to bathe in the mainstream lights.  The message seems clear: we've won.

My ponderings are: how did this happen?  Is it a good thing that conventions and television sitcoms celebrating intellect and eclectic interests are on the rise?  Like the hair bands of the 70's and 80's that eventually got too big to fit into our back pockets, has geekery and all its flavors gotten too big for its britches?  Does this mean I can wear my Star Trek: TOS command gold to campus or work without ridicule?


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