Random Thoughts Part Four: Son of the Ghost of Random Thoughts

I think that a man should be allowed to walk around naked in his own house; my renters, however, did not agree… If you killed Frankenstein’s monster, would its ghost be the monster or would it be several separate ghosts for each body part? It is a bad workman who blames his tools. It is […]

Monogamy

Is there any word as sweet to the human ear as “monogamy” (besides “weapons”, “balm” and “areola”)? It evokes images of true love surviving through the ages, only getting stronger until it threatens to engulf us all in some sort of saccharine plague. Is it an idealized concept? Most psychologists and social scientists would respond […]

Popular Actors I Cannot Stand

[As most of my friends know, I really like movies. Even the old ones… even before sound. But, some actors, despite their fame, never set right with me. My opinion? So, glad you asked…] Clark Gable: An actor that sounds as if he’s impersonating another actor that I’m not familiar with. I think that […]

Love Before Birth Control

Before the invention of the birth-control pill, marriage was a predictable affair: A man would marry a woman and she would give birth to children until it killed her; then, the man would find another woman and the cycle would continue. Most second marriages were a race between the woman dying from childbirth and the […]

One of My Typical Rants

“If if’s and buts were candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day of the year”. Parents used to say that to their children, among other things… like, “Have a nice day working in the coal mine, Kevin” or “Sorry I sold you into slavery”. It basically means don’t dwell on the way things […]