Absence

Absence makes the heart delusional.

Following Your Heart

They say to follow your heart.  When you're falling in love, however, that's the worst time to abandon your mind.

Social Skill Set

Make a list of the social skills that you admire in a friend or relative.  Then make a much shorter list of those skills you might be able to replicate.

Charm

"Charm was a scheme for making strangers like and trust a person immediately, no matter what the charmer had in mind."


Kurt Vonnegut

First Date

Dating tip: On the first date, please avoid talking about your ex.  That includes your ex-wife, your ex-girlfriend, and especially both of them at the same time.

Introverts and Extroverts

There's anything worse than an introvert with no social skills, it's an extrovert with no social skills.

Bat in the Belfry

When it comes to the end of days, I'm not sure if I'm the canary in the coal mine or the bat in the belfry.

Servitude

Nothing makes you look like a bigger jerk than being snobbish to the person who serves you in a restaurant.  If you end the meal being served by the manager, that should be your clue that you did something wrong.

Cold Turkey

"Here's what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil fuels in a state of denial, about to face cold turkey."

Kurt Vonnegut

Pretending to Be

"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful what we pretend to be."


Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

Youth

"Youth is wasted on the young."

~Oscar Wilde

Ancient Glassware Found at Seattle Art Museum

Appearances

They say not to judge people by their appearance.  What they mean is not to judge people based on stupid criteria.

Happiness Vs. Intelligence

 "One of the indictments of civilization is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person."

William Feather

Feeling Alive

"How nice -- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."

Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

Shyness

Instead of being shy, standoffish, and defensive, try just being shy.

Being Understood

If you keep wondering why no one understands you, it might be wise to formulate a plan for making yourself understood.

Day of the Dead

Halloween

Ill-advised costumes are the only kind worth seeing.

How Smart You Are

Surprisingly, most people don't really care how smart you are.