Deviancy visited

Deviancy is only achieved in groups (i.e., 2 or more people). Because there are no outside tests, opinions or comparisons, it's impossible to be deviant against oneself. Here are the 3 tests of deviant behavior that I've come up with. A behavior can be considered deviant if:

     1. the behavior directly conflicts with one's beliefs, values or morals

     2. the behavior harms another person

     3. the behavior is illegal

If any one of these requirements is satisfied, you're probably deviant. But, as I stated in the first sentence, it can only be determined in a group setting.

It all boils down to eliciting behavior. If someone likes something, and it doesn't violate the 3 rules of deviancy, AND you know you'll achieve a certain outcome or response, why would you NOT take part??? Food for thought...

Flipped off while driving

While driving between appointments today I was honked at and flipped off by the guy driving behind me. I guess he felt I was taking too long (and following too many rules) at the 4-way intersection. We were headed south, and I was behind a scooter (which he couldn't see). There were 2 vehicles at the intersection heading East. 1 eastbound went, then the scooter in front of me, then the guy behind me (Mr. Impatient) starts honking, then it's the next eastbound driver's turn, and I look in the rear view mirror and Mr. Impatient is flailing around in his van, throw "the bird" and (probably) cursing up a blue streak. I let the eastbounder go, then headed into the intersection. Mr. Impatient turns West and continues his rant. At this point I'm curious as to why he was out of his head with anger at me...so I go around the block to find out.

I see his van parked at a meter (an expired meter no less) as he was making a delivery of some sort...so I plant myself and wait. 2 minutes later the guy comes out and I catch him before he gets in his van and ask why he had flipped me off for doing nothing more than following the rules. His response (people from the South, don't take this the wrong way) was nothing more than redneck spew, with a few garbled bits of English thrown in. I figured out that his issue was that he thought I was letting 2 cars through the intersection before taking my turn. I told him there was a scooter in front of me that he probably couldn't see, and that deflated his sails a bit.

I'm unsure whether I should have warned him about such actions in the future. There are many drivers out there that would take a HUGE offense at that and come back at him with a baseball bat, crowbar or even a gun. He seemed to me to be a spiteful, hateful little fraction of a man, that wanted everyone around him to be as miserable as he was for having to live is life based on his actions and free will.

I drove off wiser and more calm than I was...he just drove off.

Food touching...bad...

I'm of the mind that food should remain separate and not touching on my plate. Hence, I'm a BIG fan of the compartment plates! My dad, on the other hand, says that "it's all the going to the same place anyhow" and mixes everything up into a big "slop" pile before eating. Ugh! I don't think we'll ever understand each other.

Olympic views

Watched the London Olympics at Huber's last night. My issue with the NBC coverage for the Olympics this year is that it's all "time delayed" (no one uses tape anymore, so why way tape-delayed??) and they only show you what they want you to see (kind of like 1 week of recordings for Survivor, then choking it down to 40 minutes on the air). So far it's very heavy on gymnastics and swimming. It doesn't help them that all of the results are already available from other sources as soon as it happens...I also watch occasionally through Xfinity online. Also, I'm not a fan-boy for Phelps. He's certainly NOT the greatest Olympic athlete of all time. I will concede that he is the most successful. There was a  great article in the Chicago Tribute a couple of days ago that says it all. Lochte is WAY to full of himself and never built on his initial swim on day 1. He's like a short fuse...burned out fast.

Chik-fil-A controversy is NOT such!

The CEO of the Chik-fil-A franchise expressed his personal opinion and support for traditional marriage between a man and a woman. Even though GLBT's are not being discriminated against in the stores, this has caused a backlash starting in Chicago and rolling across the country from there. The Chicago mayor threw some gas on it saying that Chik-fil-A's views are not Chicago's views. WTF?!?! Chicago is one of the ultimate "melting pots"! But, I guess that doesn't include Christians or those with traditional biblical or Christian views (which, all be told, is probably 50% or great of Chicago's population). Rahm needs to open his eyes and close his mouth a lot more.

Elevator hold ups

Who knows what will happen when you throw humans into anything. Today for example...I was tasked with bringing a new computer up from the first floor. No problemo! Walked down the three flights of stairs, grabbed the box, proceeded to the elevator, pushed the button and waited...and waited...and waited. After about 3 minutes I approached the front desk and asked if they ever experienced elevator problems before. The response was a resounding "yes". I figured it was another issue with it and I sat the box back down at the desk and started back up the steps emptyhanded as a service call was placed for the elevator. Upon reaching the 2nd floor I heard voices and stepped around the corner to see two women, engaged in hushed conversation, holding the elevator door open. At the same time the janitor approached to followup on the service call. They asked if I needed the elevator and I responded that I did, in fact, have to bring a box up to my floor. I was probably snottier than I needed to be...but, what the hell?!?!?!

Computers do not act, they are acted upon

user:  my PDF's aren't working. When I double-click one I just get junk
me:  the filetype association changed...it's trying to open a PDF with MS Word
user:  how did that happen?
me:  it was changed
user:  why did the computer change it?
me:  was there a human involved?
user:  what do you mean by "human"?
me:  ...

Why kids will NEVER rule the Earth

1. Laziness
2. see number 1

Anyone that lives with teenagers will agree with this.

It's all about the pain

I got another in a long line of emails that go into nauseating detail about how something is NOT working and about how much PAIN this is bringing the user because they are NOT able to do something. I've taken note of these and I've made a concerted effort to NOT talk to people that provide me service in this way.
Examples:

- the "old" way:  My car isn't running right and I'm not able to get to get somewhere to do something that is  extremely important to me at this moment...what do you think is wrong with it??? I need this taken care of now!!!
Note that there is no mention of any request for service to said vehicle...only an almost non-stop spewing of how much pain this is causing.

- the "new" way:  there is a clicking sound coming from the front left side. I'll drop it off first thing in the morning if you have time to look at it. Thanks.
Even though the new way provides as much inconvenience (for not having the vehicle available) it provides more information to the service provider and brings him/her further into the conversation by giving them the illusion that they can work on it at their own pace.

Anyhow...I don't think any of these entitled turds at "the U" understand this. And, it seems that the closer they get to retirement, the worse their entitlement gets.

Biking to work

This morning while riding my "Townie" to work I passed two other guys that looked like they bike for a living. As I did so I wanted to make a noise like Pee-Wee Herman when he's excited...I'm pretty sure I looked like him at the time anyhow.