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[pmcd9]

I had a black cat. His name was Shithead.

[Arachno-capitalist]

My grandma had a black cat but it had a name that isn't appropriate for civil conversation.

[jaydub]

TIG go meet with the toe cutter. I'ma call him that to his face, if he goes with it I'll trust him with a knife around my appendages.

Did he ride a motorcycle?

[dejavroom]

My grandma had a black cat but it had a name that isn't appropriate for civil conversation.

Was Lovecraft your grandmother? http://hexentexte.tumblr.com/post/8549872713/howard-phillips-lovecraft-and-his-cat-nigger-man

[Arachno-capitalist]

Was Lovecraft your grandmother? http://hexentexte.tumblr.com/post/8549872713/howard-phillips-lovecraft-and-his-cat-nigger-man

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffir_%28racial_term%29


Say the word K**** in South Africa and see how far you get.

In High School we had a teammate we called K**** as a joke (he was white, we thought it was such a strange word with such strange power) and when his South African Parents heard it they basically had a heart attack.

[dejavroom]

Education. Curiously enough (since there were a lot of Portuguese explorers in Africa), we have that word as "Cafre" in Portuguese - but it has no derogatory connotation here. Actually, nowadays it is virtually unheard of.

[Arachno-capitalist]

The Barclay's manhattan office is disorienting. When they vultured Lehman they chose to auction off the awe inspiring art collection. The Lehman curator was known across the country for developing a collection that ex.... What I'm saying here is that the chairs are some kind of non-functional art deco. Do I sit here? If my coffee drips did I ruin someone's idea of art? _{If I wanted to throw someone off, this is how I would do it. I get it, Barclays, but your taste in art still sucks.}

[Arachno-capitalist]

Some blowjob waited at the gate for me and started with the "Y'know, you should calm it down at work and not make a scene like that..."

Yeah, that didn't go over real well. Until I badge in, I own myself. If I ain't committing a crime your tender sensibilities can suck it.

You handled that so much better than I would have, but you blew a total lay up opportunity.

[theinevitable]

I am pretty sure that I have figured out that Hank Hill is my role model. This process also established that the weird impulse I have that makes me not like a lot of things is a desire for people to be "humble." Have some dignity, people.

On the other hand, I also recently learned about Neitzsche's idea of Slave Morality and that makes me feel a little weird. It is definitely a counter-productive impulse sometimes, in that I occasionally feel that I would prefer people to do mediocre shit and shut up about it than great shit and brag about how important they are.

The link in there, somewhere, is that being humble does not make you do mediocre things. It means understanding your limitations, and doing a good job despite them. In the kind of fields I enjoy learning about and hope to pursue, being humble is the essential starting point. I think approaching the world assuming you know nothing is a pretty good strategy. Pride comes before the fall. And yes, I realize this is coming from a dude who feels the need to tell internet people about the new socks he bought. Nobody's perfect. It is just interesting to realize this is a value I didn't completely realize I had.

Tell me to stop if I buy a riding lawnmower, though.

[Doc]

I basically spend my life petrified I'm on the bad end of the Dunning-Kruger effect. So I think you're right.

Edit: as in I think worrying about whether you're shitty at something is often an important self check to ensure you don't become shitty at something.

[jaydub]

Once I got past the clunky "miscalibration" word, that was a pretty insightful observation.

[doomglobe]

There are definitely people who are good at things and know it.

[jay-ell]

Tonight's the campout! I am excited and nervous. I keep checking my packing list to make sure I haven't forgotten anything. It seems like I should be taking more, and then I remember that I have to carry it all on my back and I think, "Nah."

[Arachno-capitalist]

There are definitely people who are good at things and know it.

Thinking you're good at something is the first sign that you're too incompetent to realize how bad you are at something. If you're paranoid and hypersensitive to your own minor flaws, then you're really at the top of your game. That's what I'm understanding here. Time to recalibrate by spending time around people who are either clearly terrible at what they do or clearly outstanding.

[doomglobe]

Camping is going to be so rad! Remember that your extra layers double as pillows, and when the ground is super hard, something under your knees will help you sleep. If you have a vaccuum sealed thermos and morning is less than 12 hours away, you can probably make some coffee before you leave and have effortless hot coffee in the morning. My camping pack is pretty minimal at this point, my checklist goes like so:

-  sleepingbag&pad
-  tent/buddy with tent/bivybag
-  raingear&spare socks
-  toothbrush, toothpaste, wagbag&TP, sunblock
-  hipflask x2 (filled with scotch), mountainhouse&jetboil if unsure of food situation, clifbars
-  2 nalgenes (assuming daily refill opportunities) and 1 thermos (for coffee)
-  wooden silverwear (easy to clean, wont freeze lips at low temps), mug, corkscrew/bottle opener

That all fits in an old schoolbag.


Edit: I don't use a bunch of those things on a regular basis. I've needed spare socks all of once on a weekend trip.  Since you have kids with you, you'll need s'mores. Your kids will get wasted on s'mores. it will be all over everything. gross.