Dogs

Dogs are not bullshit. There is no better friend. Shedding is bullshit, however. Dogs get you out of the house, and are there when you come home. Most of all, their mischevous spirit serves to remind their owners what an adventure life can be,

Sporadic Blog Posting

This is obvious bullshit, and I am guilty of it. I will try, in the new year to do better. I may not everyday be able to tackle such weighty issues as Cocoa Butter or Purses, but I will do my best to cover everything possible, so we, together, can figure out what is bullshit and what is not bullshit.

Cocoa Butter and Old Spice

These are two scents that are not bullshit. The heart of the matter, and truly not bullshit, are pheromones, which are the molecules our body release into the air to attract our mates. I believe these two scents help carry the pheromones of a man or woman. Just as in fancy perfumes, where they use the fluid from the anal gland of a civet ( a small ferret type of animal) to bolster and add strength to the other, more pleasant scents, cocoa butter and Old Spice work the same. As a woman, smelling like coconuts brings thoughts of the islands, bikinis and lubrication. It is a sure fire way to attract your lovers to you. And smelling of Old Spice is a proven way to make women think that you, as a man, are fatherly, secure and strong, perhaps just emerging from a locker room, freshly exercised and showered. There may be other scents that work well with your specific pheromones, and sometimes it is best not to mask your pheromones at all. There was a study that found that some women love the smell of men's armpits. Pheromones. Not bullshit.

Weekend Quick List

BULLSHIT:
Dick Cheney
Day Light Savings
Nipple Chafing
Nutrasweet
Alzheimers

NOT BULLSHIT:
Lasagne
Staying up late
Heat
Apple picking
Hugs

Purses

Purses are a tough call, because it seems like a good thing to have a bag with all of the things you need with you at all times. But think about it-all the coolest girls you've ever known did not carry purses. I dont know if tote bags count. I am gonna go with bullshit on this one.

Friends

Friends are totally not bullshit. As long as you are nice, you can have friends. Even if you are strange and combative, or weird and perverted, as long as you are nice you can have friends. You can have friends who you talk to about only certain things that are close to your heart. You can have friends that live far away and as soon as you are with them it is on, and its not like it is yesterday, but rather it is tomorrow and you are still chillin. But you can still have friends who you hang out with and it is like it is yesterday, and it doesnt matter. You can have general friends and specific friends. You can have imaginary friends. You can have friends you can create with and friends that you destroy with. You can have friends that are other creatures. I want to go on and describe creatively about all kinds of friends, but I'll just say: Not bullshit!

Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry is bullshit. His buildings (with the exception of one) do not have any connection between their form and function, which I see as the highest calling in architecture. One should be invited in, made curious to know what is inside, given a clue as to what activity occurir a dentro. The most beautiful buildings in NY provoke thoughts of big business and commerce, and their height a statement of the importance of the city that they reside. The one exception? Gehry's theatre on the Bard campus. As you approach you get glimpses of the shiny hedgehog-like structure, and it reveals itself to you slowly, until you are upon it, where it strikes you with its size and shape. The silver-grey paneling converses with the color of the sky, whether it is brght blue or slate grey. And it looks like a theatre! In contrast, the Disney Theatre in downtown LA explodes onto the the street, incongrous to everything around it, its silver sheathing shiny and discombobulated. Why should buildings be curvy? Its fun and new, but it is bullshit. Lastly, he is designing the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, which no matter what the architecture is destroying the unique, small scale, villagy feel of the borough I love. And Gehry's disastrous designs only heighten the effect. Bullshit!

Cell Phones on the Dinner Table

Total bullshit. I've never understood the point of this, your pockets arent big enough, or you cant feel the cell phones vibrations? To me, it says to me that my dining companion is always ready or hoping that someone will call so they can get away from our dinner conversation. Its horribly rude to take a call at dinner in the first place (this is old news, everyone should know that) but still this gets the assignation "Double Bullshit".

Blogs

Blogs are bullshit because do we really need to know more about you, and every other person who is out there? I am all for virtual selves, but is it really necesary to add to the pile pf crap that is out there? Somehow all of this detritus that we are putting out, even e-style, is gonna come back to bite us in the ass. And some might say blogs are good for authors, so they can practice their craft and get the word out, but that's bullshit. An author should write books and be in journals, musicians should not write ringtones, and recording studios should not be in closets. Thats why these kinds of occupations had guilds, so that you could train and learn your craft from others, and not be professional until you are ready. The cult of the amateur, is a theory that now since we can all get our feeling and opinions out to the world, we are dumbing down all of our products. Blogs are bullshit.