Legends

The woman in White:
The woman in white is a ghost who clings to this world, haunting men who are unfaithful to their wives/lovers.  The individual ghost is the remnant of a woman who kills herself from a tragic lost love (Madam Butterfly style).  She is usually extremely violent and causes direct harm to men.
The Woman in Black:
The woman in Black is a ghost who haunts the care-givers of children who are not the birth parents.  She longs to be reunited with her own child, who was taken/lost, resulting in her killing herself.  Usually much more manipulative than a woman in white, causing the care-givers to quarrel and ultimately trying to separate them so that she can take the child.

Conclusion: Bitches be crazy.

Ten Question GAY test

Answer each question bellow,  add up the points associated with each question you answer "yes" to.
1.) Are you a guy who played with dolls as a child or a girl who played with trucks?(1 point)
2.) Do you know what PFLAG stands for?  (1 point)
3.) Do you like musical theatre?  (1point)
4.) Democratic Atheist who makes more than 50k a year? (1 point)
5.) You have a pet with a clever name rather than a typical name.  (1 point)
6.) Do you call Home Depot "homo-depot" with a giggle?  (1 point)
7.) Do you feel that shows like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy objectify gay men and produce a poor image for society?  (1 point)
8.) Do you like Techno?  (1 point)
9.) Anderson Cooper takes it in the pooper!  (1 point)
10.) Do you want to have sex with the same gender and not the opposite gender? (90 points)

Now add up your total points. If the total is more than 50, you are GAY.

What!?

20 ounces of cola per day for a year will work out to the same calories as 35 pounds of pure fat

Reverence

I remember her in the end.  The way she folded the tablecloth so precisely.  Like it was the flag of a country that no longer existed,  but once ruled the world.

Reasons why College is better than Highschool

Dear Chad:
I got your email about your education.  I encourage you to go to College.  High School sucks, sometimes, but you seem to want to be there for the right reasons, reasons that matter in College.  So here are some things to look forward to:

1. Everyone is cool in College.  In highschool there are the geeks and the popular kids.  In college there are so many people that you are not alone, no matter how odd you feel.  You will make friends.  And everyone is so occupied with their own lives that they have no time for being the jerks you hate.
2. At college you can learn as much as you like.  You mentioned that you like classes at school, that the learning was the part you liked.  Well, College has plenty of places for you to further that on your own.  No need to be held up by the other people.
3.  There is a new set of classmates for nearly every class you take.  And the people that you DO see regularly are all in your same major program, so they have similar likes and dislikes and that means they will often like you.
4.In college you get to do REAL things.  You aren't just running through the steps of the process.  Do to the much higher funding for universities, you are actually able to produce professional results.  For example, I was a theater student, and all the shows we put on at the university were off-Broadway quality.
5.The friends you make in college are actually lifelong friends.  Not like in high school were you say you'll keep in touch and never do.  These people are with you during life occurrences like babies, weddings, and career moves.
6.You are going to get so cultured!  Having to take a bunch of classes you have no interest in, but have to in order to graduate is going to open your eyes to views you didn't even know existed.  You will love some, hate some, but all will make you think a little.

Dear "Pitt" Man

Dear "Pitt" man:
 Recently I came to a conclusion about lawyers.  I think it is best to treat them like the three year old children of other people.  Let them have their ways because they are stubborn and not going to ever change their ways.  You can't correct them, because they will never think anything they do is wrong.  In some cases they will lie to get what they want, in other cases they will through a tantrum and make a big scene.  Sometimes they are the sweetest little angels one minute and the next minute they have turned on you.
I would advise you to let him do whatever he thinks is best as long as it isn't hurting anyone.  Don't confront him, he won't listen to reason.  He will ad homin.

P.S. Don't ask a doctor about anything either.

Ryan Kwanten

Why does Ryan Kwanten wear so many tuxedos?

I don't have kids, but if I did...

As parents, we all say things to encourage our kids to eat healthier. Yet in our modern, food centric environment, even well-intentioned comments can be translated into negatives that hinder eating.

So here are 10 common “food statements” parents often say to kids, how kids’ are likely to translate the information and more effective things to say and do.

1. “See, your (sister, brother, cousin, friend) is eating it, why don’t you?”

Translation: “He/she is a better eater than me.”

A better thing to say: “I know you’ll get there, sweety. It takes time — and many tastes– to learn to like a new food.”

Rationale: Instead of feelings of inferiority, you want to instill confidence that the child can and will like the food in their own time.

2. “You used to like blueberries — you are so picky!”

Translation: “Maybe I won’t grow out of this picky-eating thing?”

A better thing to do: Don’t call attention to picky eating. Instead, make eating an enjoyable experience.

Rationale: Avoid labeling children as “picky” as this is a normal stage of development and the label tends to stick.

3. “For the last time, no, you cannot have ice cream!”

Translation: “I’m never getting ice cream again!”

A better thing to say: “We are not having ice cream now because lunch is a half hour away. We’ll have some one day this week for dessert.”

Rationale: Children accept no much better when they know why they can’t have it and when they will have it again.

4. “You didn’t eat enough. Take a few more bites and then you can leave the table.”

Translation: “Mom/dad/empty plate (external signals) are a better judge of when I’m done eating than what I’m feeling inside.”

A better thing to say: “Make sure you got enough to eat because the next meal won’t be until (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack time).”

Rationale: When children are in charge of how much to eat, they learn how to effectively manage hunger (hint: sometimes mistakes have to be made). Check out the latest study on why this is true.

5. “If you eat some of your veggies, you can have dessert.”

Translation: “I can’t wait until the day I don’t have to eat my veggies — and can go straight to dessert!”

A better thing to do: Instead of nagging and food rewarding, offer tasty vegetables often and model healthy eating.

Rationale: Research shows that children learn to prefer the reward food over the “have to eat” food.


6. “Good job!” (after eating more than usual)

Translation: “Mommy and daddy are proud of me when I eat more food or finish my plate.”

A better thing to say: “You always do a good job eating when you listen to your tummy.”

Rationale: Praising children for eating more food teaches them quantity is preferable to following one’s appetite which varies from meal to meal.

7. “Eat this, it’s good for you.”

Translation: “It tastes bad.”

A better thing to say: “This tastes really good and is similar to X that you like.”

Rationale: Studies show taste rules children’s food preferences and they benefit from getting more information about a new item.

8. “If you are good in the store, you can have a cookie” or “If you don’t stop doing that, you won’t be getting ice cream tonight”

Translation: “Every time I’m good, I should get a treat!”

A better thing to do: Let them know ahead of time the consequence that will happen if they misbehave — and leave food out of it.

Rationale: Think about the long-term effects of constantly rewarding with food. For example, in a 2003 study published in Eating Behaviors, adults who remembered food being used to reward and punish, were more likely to binge eat and diet.

9. “We don’t eat cake often because it is bad for you.”

Translation: “I like everything that is bad for me (Bad = pleasure)”

A better thing to say: “Cake is not a food we eat all the time. We’ll have some cake this weekend at Jake’s birthday party.”

Rationale: Labeling food as “good” and “bad” creates judgment around eating. Instead, teach children how all foods fit into a balanced diet based on frequency of eating.

10. “You don’t like dinner? Want me to make you something else?”

Translation: “I never have to venture out with food because mom/dad will always make my favorites!”

A better thing to say: “We all get the same meal for dinner, sometimes you get your favorite and other nights someone else does.”

Rationale: Eating meals together teaches children eating is a family affair and it encourages them to accept a wider variety of food over time.

Almost three years later

It has finally happened. I have almost forgotten her voice. They say that the first thing you forget about someone after they pass away is their voice. You can remember how they moved, what their face looked like. But you forget how they sound when they spoke to you. Almost three years later.

Dear Kevin, You are a true

visionary. Think of the courage

that it took for you, at the age

of 18, to come to Columbus,

on your own, to pursue a

college degree. You had no

help, from any one. When

Shane told to me your story,

I wanted to get to know you,

which is why I took time to

talk with you. I was more

impressed with your courage

than I was with your obvious

genius, which is, of course,

quite impresive, too.

   Most people are afraid to

dream. This world stomps

on dreams. You are not afraid

to dream. Do not let this world

ever take your courage from

you. Continue to dream. Continue

to believe in yourself. And know

that you are going to do truly

great things, both in the world

of theater and in life. And on those

days, when the world is kicking

hard, call me. I am up, as you

know, all hours. I always will take

your phone calls. And I will remind

you, gladly, that you have ever

reason in the world to reach for

the stars. --- Much love, Ann

Jaw dropping

I cherish the moments when I get to see his armpits.

Its funny, but only for a moment

An husband and wife were having dinner at a very fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to
their table, gives the husband a big open-mouthed kiss, then says she’ll see him later and walks away.

The wife glares at her husband and says, “Who was that?”

“Oh,” replies the husband, “she’s my mistress.”

“Well, that’s the last straw,” says the wife. “I’ve had enough, I want a divorce!”

“I can understand that,” replies her husband, “But remember, if we get a divorce it will mean no more shopping trips to Paris. No more wintering in Barbados. No more summers in Tuscany. No more Jaguar in the garage. No more yacht club. No more credit card and large bank accounts. But…. The decision is all yours.”

Just then, a mutual friend enters the restaurant with a gorgeous babe on his arm.

“Who’s that woman with Tony?” asks the wife.

“That’s his mistress,” says her husband.

“Ours is much prettier,” she replies with a smile.

Relationship with your mother

Dear Sam,
     I have reviewed your relationship with your mother.  After much thought I have reached a conclusion.  You need to start saying "no" to her.  There comes a time when all good boys must turn into men.  They leave the nest and fly into the wide world.  I am not criticizing your life choices, simply drawing attention to the natural order of things.  I am not a psychologist, nor am I qualified to tell you anything about how to live your life.  But I am able to tell you were you differ from most men.  When you get somewhere, rather than joining the party or cracking one open, you call your mother to tell her that you got there safe.  This is not necessarily a bad thing, you are keeping her from worrying.  But at what expense?  At the expense of your own life.  You are so caught up in doing what makes your mother happy that you are chipping away at your own life.  You are weakling other relationships that should be occupying your emotional pool in an attempt to keep your relationship with your mother intact.  She is a strong influence in your life, again not a bad thing.  It is actually a great thing that she has such a deep, consistent presence in your life.  But don't you think that you should allow a little more room for people who actually accept you for who you are and that don't want to to tie you down with their own religious hatred? If you are going to have people in your life, they should love you for you.  Not love you only if they can keep you the way you were when you were ten.  She is trying to keep you from discovering that there is a whole world of people who can accept the parts of you she can't stand to acknowledge.
She doesn't know you're feeling trapped, because you don't tell her.  You can't tell her, because you don't know it yourself.  You don't know it because she has never let you see it, because she thinks she is protecting you.
You need to tell her that you are going out sometime and that you won't be back that night.  Tell her that you need your independence.  When you take it, you will be giving her independence, too.  She depends too much on you for her own mental stability.  She uses you for this.  She is dependent on you...
... Maybe I should turn this around.  Rather than her pushing you out of the nest to let you fly, you are actually letting her fly but taking the space.  You are forcing her to make her own happiness.  To be more self reliant.  She is afraid she will loose you, but that is what she needs right now.  Just for a short while.

P.S. I can never love you when so much of you belongs to someone else, even if she is your mother.

A friend

Who knows what the term morphing means? As far as pornography it means using Photoshop to change the ratios of the image's subject matter.  I knew a guy in Columbus, well I was close with his ex and we hung out a little bit due to that fact.  Anyway, this guy has an incredible body, I didn't believe it was real till I met him in person.   And he was proud of it, so there existed many underwear photos of him on Facebook.   And all his friends congratulated him on his progress.  One photo especially caught a lot of attention.   So much so that someone out there has added about a pound of dick to the underwear he has on.

Now, the funny thing is, we all know it is photoshopped (poorly) but it still pisses me off.  Why? Because I know this guy, he is nice.  And some ass messed with him, then put it all over the internet.

Coming out

A funny thing about coming out is that it isn't like you just do it once.  You come out every day, to new people.  When I came out, it wasn't too bad the first 5 or 6 times; those times were to my family.  But after that I got kinda sick of it.  I realized something; I knew I was gay, but they didn't all.  The experience of telling people wasn't hard or painful, but there were times that were more difficult than others.  However, that is not the point of this post.  I am talking about the fact that I was assumed straight until proven gay.

In preparation for this post I contacted a few straight guys and said things about how honorable it is of them to be out and proud, and that they are part of a rich history  of Gay.  I got 3 responses, 1.) "I like vagina, dude" 2.) a string of profanity 3.) "I'm not gay".  That was all I got.  Every day I have to pretend to be straight, and it can sometimes be a little much.  Why s it that it is so difficult to not assume things about people?  Why do gay people have to come out at all?  Why does it matter?

Moral:  Stop thinking that everyone is straight.

Moral #2: It gets easier every time I come out.  Soon it will be just as easy to come out as it is to remain silent.

Perfect Martini

Here I share my triumph of making a perfect martini.

Big City Video

imaginary firends

I just learned that most children kill off their imaginary friends when they grow out of them. Often the imaginary friends die in violent ways like car crashes or kill themselves. This has to deal with the child learning that death means going away forever and that it parallels in maturity to what is real and imaginary.

being a gentleman

1. Have a signature drink that you both can make at home after a long day’s work, and order with effortless swag at any bar you happen to be in. (This means no complicated ingredients and easy substitutes. If it’s a whiskey soda, so be it.)

2. Keep all negative social media activities to a minimum, because no gentleman engages in things like Twitter fights or passive-aggressive Facebook statuses. It’s just not classy.

3. Hold doors open for everyone, because that’s just a nice thing that you do.

4. Always text back promptly, even if it’s to let someone down gently. The worst thing you can possibly to do someone is leave them hanging so they can torture themselves with worst case scenarios.

5. Own and be able to sufficiently rock at least one suit. Suits are the greatest untapped resource that most men have access to, and can take even the most slovenly 4Chan dweller into slick presentability. You owe it to yourself to know your way around a suit.

6. Master a good handshake, so that you are neither depositing your limp sea slug of a hand on someone else’s palm, nor crushing them with your Rock-Biter-from-the-Neverending-Story force.

7. Never attempt to explain, under any circumstances, why a cat call should be considered a compliment.

8. Do not be afraid of accessorizing, because a pair of nice shoes or a classy watch can Upgrade U almost immediately, as explained in the Beyoncé song.

9. Do not refer to things as “gay” that aren’t homosexual human beings. People who call things “gay” as a pejorative are truly the raisins in the trail mix of life.

10. Do your best not to put others down in order to elevate yourself, it reeks of the people who categorize men by their Greek letter status.

11. Call your mother, even if you have to set up a Google calendar reminder to get yourself to do this.

12. Know how to cook at least a few good meals, because a) there is nothing worse than guys who assume it’s up to the woman to do all the cooking, b) there is nothing sexier than a dude who can cook, and c) everyone deserves to feed themselves well.

13. Make good eye contact, but not so much that it gets into “I’ve been watching you from behind your dumpster” levels.

14. Don’t corner people at house parties with your political views (and this goes double — nay, triple — for libertarians, as you guys are the most egregious culprits).

15. Erase the word “slut” from your vocabulary.

16. Treat every one with the same amount of respect and humanity that you would your father, sister, or boss — and think about why there might have been conditions on how you treated them in the first place.

17. RSVP.

18. Always put a little money away at the end of each month, and not because you’re saving for anything in particular.

19. Be up-front about your finances, because it’s unfair for anyone to believe in the outdated gender roles of “the man should pay for everything.” As long as you’re working hard and trying your best, you deserve to be honest.

20. Do not sleep with anyone who wants a relationship from you that you are not prepared to give. Using their affection to get something from them physically is easy, but it makes you a bad person.

21. Learn how to dance, at least a bit.

22. Never underestimate the great value of unexpected flowers on a day that is otherwise nothing special, especially in long-term relationships.

23. Don’t be disdainful of selfies, guys have just as much a right to look and feel good about themselves as anyone else. If you want a selfie, take a selfie! Just don’t be a dick about other people who like to do it, too.

24. Be compassionate, and know that you are allowed to experience the full range of human emotion. Where the gentleman of our grandparents’ generation might have prided himself on keeping all of his feelings in check for fear of seeming ‘feminine,’ a real gentleman knows that the best thing about him is his ability to be kind and empathetic. Everything else — yes, even the suit — is just icing on the cake.

10 Pro-Gun Myths, Shot Down

Myth #1: They're coming for your guns.

Fact-check: No one knows the exact number of guns in America, but it's clear there's no practical way to round them all up  (never mind that no one in Washington is proposing this). Yet if you fantasize about rifle-toting citizens facing down the government, you'll rest easy knowing that America's roughly 80 million gun owners already have the feds and cops outgunned by a factor of around 79 to 1.

Myth #2: Guns don't kill people—people kill people.

Fact-check: People with more guns tend to kill morepeople—with guns. The states with the highest gun ownership rates have a gun murder rate 114% higher than those with the lowest gun ownership rates. Also, gun death rates tend to be higher in states with higher rates of gun ownership. Gun death rates are generally lower in states with restrictions such as assault-weapons bans or safe-storage requirements.

Myth #3: An armed society is a polite society.

Fact-check: Drivers who carry guns are 44% more likely than unarmed drivers to make obscene gestures at other motorists, and 77% more likely to follow them aggressively.

• Among Texans convicted of serious crimes, those withconcealed-handgun licenses were sentenced for threatening someone with a firearm 4.8 times more than those without.

• In states with Stand Your Ground and other laws making it easier to shoot in self-defense, those policies have been linked to a 7 to 10% increase in homicides.

Myth #4: More good guys with guns can stop rampaging bad guys.
Fact-check: Mass shootings stopped by armed civilians in the past 30 years: 0
• Chances that a shooting at an ER involves guns taken from guards: 1 in 5

Myth #5: Keeping a gun at home makes you safer.

Fact-check: Owning a gun has been linked to higher risks of homicide, suicide, and accidental death by gun.

• For every time a gun is used in self-defense in the home, there are 7 assaults or murders, 11 suicide attempts, and 4 accidents involving guns in or around a home.

• 43% of homes with guns and kids have at least one unlocked firearm.

• In one experiment, one third of 8-to-12-year-old boys who found a handgun pulled the trigger.

Myth #6: Carrying a gun for self-defense makes you safer.

Fact-check: In 2011, nearly 10 times more people were shot and killed in arguments than by civilians trying to stop a crime.

• In one survey, nearly 1% of Americans reported using guns to defend themselves or their property. However, a closer look at their claims found that more than 50% involved using guns in an aggressive manner, such as escalating an argument.

• A Philadelphia study found that the odds of an assault victim being shot were 4.5 times greater if he carried a gun. His odds of being killed were 4.2 times greater.

Myth #7: Guns make women safer.

Fact-check: In 2010, nearly 6 times more women were shot by husbands, boyfriends, and ex-partners than murdered by male strangers.

• A woman's chances of being killed by her abuser increase more than 7 times if he has access to a gun.

• One study found that women in states with higher gun ownership rates were 4.9 times more likely to be murdered by a gun that women in states with lower gun ownership rates.

Myth #8: "Vicious, violent video games" deserve more blame than guns.

Fact-check: So said NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre after Newtown. So what's up with Japan?

Myth #9: More and more Americans are becoming gun owners.

Fact-check: More guns are being sold, but they're owned by a shrinking portion of the population.

• About 50% of Americans said they had a gun in their homes in 1973. Today, about 45% say they do. Overall, 35% of Americans personally own a gun.

• Around 80% of gun owners are men. On average they own 7.9 guns each.

Myth #10: We don't need more gun laws—we just need to enforce the ones we have.

Fact-check: Weak laws and loopholes backed by the gun lobby make it easier to get guns illegally.

• Around 40% of all legal gun sales involve private sellers and don't require background checks. 40% of prison inmates who used guns in their crimes got them this way.

• An investigation found 62% of online gun sellers were willing to sell to buyers who said they couldn't pass a background check.

• 20% of licensed California gun dealers agreed to sell handguns to researchers posing as illegal "straw" buyers.

• The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has not had a permanent director for 6 years, due to an NRA-backed requirement that the Senate approve nominees.