"A REPLY TO THE REPLIES & FIX THE #*Y$@($ SHOWER"
Wow! Thanks to everyone for the numerous replies to my last two posts. Some of you had views quite antithetical to others. I'm glad to provoke such interesting and varying responses. Special thanks to Jozef for actually making a section on his site related to the issue. Since I'm slowly revising the format of this site, I should be able to do the same, given the time. In direct response to Jozef (since he addressed the issue online), I agree with much of what he said, but 1) the statistics of starvation came from Starvation.net, 2) the problem of obesity is dangerous, not only for monetary reasons, but national security as well (despite advances in technology, we need fit soldiers), and 3) Self-image and Control are just as inherently connected as Being and Doing are. Again, everyone, thanks for your responses; they're very interesting, and I'll reply to everyone whom I haven't wrote back to yet within the next two days. It's a pity I only spent only twenty minutes creating a post that will potentially lead to hours to e-mails in the future. But that's in the private sphere. Online, I'll close with what I wrote Sean: "It seems sometimes like Americans are choosing between Lethargy or Neurosis, and I think neither path is a healthy one. If there is ever a full-scale war again, Heaven help the drill instructors that will have to whip Americans into shape."
Anyway, now it's time for me to vent.
Dear [Company which I won't name for reasons of libel], please fix the leaking tub drain underneath our bathroom. I'd really, really, REALLY like to take a shower now, and do so without the fear that doing so will destroy the apartment of the ever-so polite young Asian woman living beneath us. Please fix the matter now, because we've called several times, and my patience is wearing thin, and thus, so is my sense of tact. Please don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
Hmmm...
Have you ever noticed that sometimes I swear openly on this site, while other times, I obscure the profanity with #*@&# characters. I guess it depends on what mood I'm in.
Maybe I'm fucking inconsistent.