fins2theleft
- Location
- Washington, USA
- Title
- Cog in Technological Machine
- Bio
- Middle-aged, middle-class, cultural iconoclast, INTP with a wife, 2 kids, 2 cats, dog, mouse, 3 gerbils, goldfish, and a growing pet cemetary in my yard. Majored in math and economics, lean toward the esoteric, dislike authority and doubt conventional wisdom. I'm rather detached, generally happy, and have a sneaky suspicion that we might not actually exist. I have a small social circle, hang with the kids and wife, golf, read, think subversive thoughts and suspect I could benefit from a mind-altering drug. I used to hang glide, suspect that in some alternate reality I have a double who is a criminal mastermind, and I can make a strange clicking noise with my tongue that I've never heard another person make.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Open Call: Misandry and
man-haters rampant on OS
January 06, 2010 12:34AM - A Halloween Tale: When I was
a kid...
October 05, 2009 08:32PM - Spooky: My visit to a haunted,
insane asylum.
September 07, 2009 01:32AM - On Fall, falling, Josh
Holloway...and a dying mouse.
September 21, 2009 07:16PM - The Apocaylpse is starting,
right here in Washington
State!
September 18, 2009 04:11PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I'd like to hear
Santorum explain how his
beloved Catholic
church - the
very foun…”
February 17, 2012 04:27PM - “Although I agree with
most of the techniques you
advocate, I
disagree with your
a…”
February 17, 2012 03:46PM - “Truly mind-boggling that
a serious GOP presidential
candidate
believes BIRTH
CONT…”
February 17, 2012 02:03PM - “I've always thought my
personal "hell" would be being
stuck
in an
eleva…”
November 26, 2010 11:22PM - “This probably isn't
really the first time the pope
has
encouraged condom use.
I…”
November 22, 2010 09:58PM
Fins2theleft's Links
February 17, 2012 04:27PM
“I'd like to hear Santorum explain how his beloved Catholic church - the very fount of wisdom, became a pedophile factory! And while I have faith that my…”
About: Santorum's Book - "It Takes a Family" You Betcha!
“I'd like to hear Santorum explain how his beloved Catholic church - the very fount of wisdom, became a pedophile factory! And while I have faith that my…”
About: Santorum's Book - "It Takes a Family" You Betcha!
February 17, 2012 03:46PM
“Although I agree with most of the techniques you advocate, I disagree with your apparent belief that "the proof is in the pudding". Unless y…”
About: Pick Up That Crying Baby!!
“Although I agree with most of the techniques you advocate, I disagree with your apparent belief that "the proof is in the pudding". Unless y…”
About: Pick Up That Crying Baby!!
February 17, 2012 02:03PM
“Truly mind-boggling that a serious GOP presidential candidate believes BIRTH CONTROL is "Not OK". What's laughable about that is that while…”
About: Moms Need Birth Control Too
“Truly mind-boggling that a serious GOP presidential candidate believes BIRTH CONTROL is "Not OK". What's laughable about that is that while…”
About: Moms Need Birth Control Too
November 26, 2010 11:22PM
“I've always thought my personal "hell" would be being stuck in an elevator with Pauly Shore and Carrot Top, but now I'm amending it: MusKrat…”
About: Things I am embarrassed to admit I enjoy
“I've always thought my personal "hell" would be being stuck in an elevator with Pauly Shore and Carrot Top, but now I'm amending it: MusKrat…”
About: Things I am embarrassed to admit I enjoy
November 22, 2010 09:58PM
“This probably isn't really the first time the pope has encouraged condom use. I suspect that somewhere, there's a secret Vatican memo urging priests t…”
About: Is nothing sacred? The sad demise of Norway's "sex priest"
“This probably isn't really the first time the pope has encouraged condom use. I suspect that somewhere, there's a secret Vatican memo urging priests t…”
About: Is nothing sacred? The sad demise of Norway's "sex priest"
September 02, 2010 10:31PM
“A former Mormon who loses it and goes back and kills a Mormon elder, doesn't seem to me like an example of widespread hatred of Mormons in the general…”
About: LDS Bishop Murdered: Enough With the Mormon Bashing !
“A former Mormon who loses it and goes back and kills a Mormon elder, doesn't seem to me like an example of widespread hatred of Mormons in the general…”
About: LDS Bishop Murdered: Enough With the Mormon Bashing !
September 02, 2010 12:29AM
“I suspect that Beck's true agenda is to de-stigmatize Mormonism among the religious right, so that in 2012 he can deliver his supporters over to Mitt R…”
About: Glen Beck is Right
“I suspect that Beck's true agenda is to de-stigmatize Mormonism among the religious right, so that in 2012 he can deliver his supporters over to Mitt R…”
About: Glen Beck is Right
August 14, 2010 03:12PM
“Well, I'm neither black nor gay, but to the extent that your assertion is true I would suggest that it is because the main opposition to gay rights com…”
About: OPEN CALL: Black vs. Gay – Why the bias & lack of support?
“Well, I'm neither black nor gay, but to the extent that your assertion is true I would suggest that it is because the main opposition to gay rights com…”
About: OPEN CALL: Black vs. Gay – Why the bias & lack of support?
May 07, 2010 02:14AM
“As a father of two daughters, I'm not going to leave it up to the school system or the government or some university. I'm going to make sure that befo…”
About: Murder In Jefferson's Village
“As a father of two daughters, I'm not going to leave it up to the school system or the government or some university. I'm going to make sure that befo…”
About: Murder In Jefferson's Village
May 03, 2010 01:05AM
“I've only been to Yosemite 4 or 5 times, but I also love it. I did the "day " hike up the back side of Half Dome one year and it was a wonde…”
About: "The Earth is Worth to Inhabit"--Thoreaux
“I've only been to Yosemite 4 or 5 times, but I also love it. I did the "day " hike up the back side of Half Dome one year and it was a wonde…”
About: "The Earth is Worth to Inhabit"--Thoreaux
May 01, 2010 01:05AM
“I'm envisioning one of those cautionary posters they hang in elementary schools: Parents: let your kids express themselves, or else they'll become mimes…”
About: For "Mime Haters"...like OSer Matt Paust & others (?)
“I'm envisioning one of those cautionary posters they hang in elementary schools: Parents: let your kids express themselves, or else they'll become mimes…”
About: For "Mime Haters"...like OSer Matt Paust & others (?)
April 29, 2010 10:42PM
“I've always wondered how when all of those med students are considering what to specialize in....what exactly is that "A-ha!" moment like whe…”
About: Ill-Timed Remark Puts Proctologists on Boston's Bad Side
“I've always wondered how when all of those med students are considering what to specialize in....what exactly is that "A-ha!" moment like whe…”
About: Ill-Timed Remark Puts Proctologists on Boston's Bad Side
April 29, 2010 10:34PM
“The truly spiritual are always misunderstood. She just HAD to lock eyes with him and lay a cheap pickup line on him and go to his room and have sex with…”
About: Rielle Hunter's Big Coming Out
“The truly spiritual are always misunderstood. She just HAD to lock eyes with him and lay a cheap pickup line on him and go to his room and have sex with…”
About: Rielle Hunter's Big Coming Out
April 26, 2010 02:51PM
“Funny. What intrigues me most about Hawking is exactly how a guy who is crumpled up in a wheelchair and can barely talk, goes about wooing women. ...al…”
About: Hawking: Aliens Tougher Than Humans, Except Ex-Wives
“Funny. What intrigues me most about Hawking is exactly how a guy who is crumpled up in a wheelchair and can barely talk, goes about wooing women. ...al…”
About: Hawking: Aliens Tougher Than Humans, Except Ex-Wives
April 26, 2010 02:08PM
“Bonnie, I too was surprised by the responses, and yet I more or less agree with them. One thing that makes smoke come out of my ears is the fact that we…”
About: Hire Undocumented Workers? Feds Grab Business & Property
“Bonnie, I too was surprised by the responses, and yet I more or less agree with them. One thing that makes smoke come out of my ears is the fact that we…”
About: Hire Undocumented Workers? Feds Grab Business & Property
April 23, 2010 07:20PM
“Instead of being more patient, I think you should be more "absent".”
About: Meditating with Space Aliens... really?
“Instead of being more patient, I think you should be more "absent".”
About: Meditating with Space Aliens... really?
April 23, 2010 06:44PM
“The basic conflict in our immigration situation is this: amnesty "seems" wrong because technically it is REWARDING lawbreakers. And sending…”
About: Broke States + Illegal Immigrants = BFFs
“The basic conflict in our immigration situation is this: amnesty "seems" wrong because technically it is REWARDING lawbreakers. And sending…”
About: Broke States + Illegal Immigrants = BFFs
April 23, 2010 05:29PM
“...oh, and your cat is missing too, mam.”
About: The Shotgun: Fiction Friday
“...oh, and your cat is missing too, mam.”
About: The Shotgun: Fiction Friday
February 05, 2010 08:36PM
“I'm with Mel on this one. He did what he did. He apologized, he's paid a price and now people can do what they want: patronize his movies or don't.…”
About: The Mayor of Malibu Rides Again
“I'm with Mel on this one. He did what he did. He apologized, he's paid a price and now people can do what they want: patronize his movies or don't.…”
About: The Mayor of Malibu Rides Again
January 19, 2010 12:55PM
“I'm of the common opinion that power corrupts. It may happen slowly, but people and organizations with power tend to use that power to amass more of i…”
About: Turns out, voting for crooked judges is very American.
“I'm of the common opinion that power corrupts. It may happen slowly, but people and organizations with power tend to use that power to amass more of i…”
About: Turns out, voting for crooked judges is very American.
January 16, 2010 12:15AM
“Your story about trying to convert your father reminds me of the bumper sticker: God, Save me ........ from your followers! and also of these lines from…”
About: Understanding Pat Robertson
“Your story about trying to convert your father reminds me of the bumper sticker: God, Save me ........ from your followers! and also of these lines from…”
About: Understanding Pat Robertson
January 16, 2010 12:11AM
“True believers of any persuasion are annoying. But MOST people, move through that phase and re-examine their views and revise them in big or small way…”
About: Understanding Pat Robertson
“True believers of any persuasion are annoying. But MOST people, move through that phase and re-examine their views and revise them in big or small way…”
About: Understanding Pat Robertson
January 16, 2010 12:04AM
“I'm middle-aged but not single. But I'm guessing that guys who get divorced in middle age are tired of doing chick stuff that their wife made them do.…”
About: THE ILLUSIVE MIDDLE-AGED SINGLE GUY
“I'm middle-aged but not single. But I'm guessing that guys who get divorced in middle age are tired of doing chick stuff that their wife made them do.…”
About: THE ILLUSIVE MIDDLE-AGED SINGLE GUY
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