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October 31, 2012
The German Part Two: Car Fire
A few days ago I let the world know about my German co-worker, Chris, who had a tendency to smell cooked poop. We established that he is gross, or weird, or a combination of both. Since that time he wanted it clarified that he never actually cooked the poop himself, he merely smelled it occasionally and knew without a doubt that it was not a particularly delicious smell.
But this article isn't about that.
The other day I saved him from being stranded at work for an eternity by giving his dead car-battery a jump. At first glance, this seems like a relatively easy task. Pull the cars side by side, hook the batteries together with the cables, crank the engine, and boom - you have power.
Exhibit A:
But not so fast.
The simple but non-negotiable rule of jumping a car is the red cable connects to the positive side of the battery, clearly marked by a red covering. Then the black cable connects to the negative side of the battery, clearly marked by the black covering. Having entrusted the cables to my German friend, I looked away and failed to notice that in Germany there are basic education gaps such as color coordinated instructions, paint-by-number, the proper use of belts to hold up pants, etc.
Exhibit B:
When I looked back at my car-battery, a miniature fire had sprouted on top of it. Between myself and the German there was a moment of pause and reflection as we watched the fire flicker to life.
I paused in pure shock.
I think he paused out of curiosity to see what would happen if he let the fire continue.
My other co-worker, Ryan saved the day and patted out the flames. No harm, no foul.
Clearly, I will need to keep my head on a swivel while working with this man, belt-less heathen that he is.
But this article isn't about that.
The other day I saved him from being stranded at work for an eternity by giving his dead car-battery a jump. At first glance, this seems like a relatively easy task. Pull the cars side by side, hook the batteries together with the cables, crank the engine, and boom - you have power.
Exhibit A:
But not so fast.
The simple but non-negotiable rule of jumping a car is the red cable connects to the positive side of the battery, clearly marked by a red covering. Then the black cable connects to the negative side of the battery, clearly marked by the black covering. Having entrusted the cables to my German friend, I looked away and failed to notice that in Germany there are basic education gaps such as color coordinated instructions, paint-by-number, the proper use of belts to hold up pants, etc.
Exhibit B:
When I looked back at my car-battery, a miniature fire had sprouted on top of it. Between myself and the German there was a moment of pause and reflection as we watched the fire flicker to life.
I paused in pure shock.
I think he paused out of curiosity to see what would happen if he let the fire continue.
My other co-worker, Ryan saved the day and patted out the flames. No harm, no foul.
Clearly, I will need to keep my head on a swivel while working with this man, belt-less heathen that he is.
October 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy is a B@tch!
In Florida we get pelted by hurricanes all the time, to the point where we get numb to hurricanes. Unless it is a category 4 or higher, I barely flinch.
I don't board up windows, I don't buy hurricane supplies.
Every year there are about three or four that are supposed to come close and never do. I guess it is better safe than sorry when trying to predict the route of these things.
I get it. I really do.
But as I listened to the news about Sandy and her route along the eastern seaboard, I tuned out. Another hurricane. Another attempt to sell stories. Except this time, it really is a MASSIVE storm. From what I can discern, the largest storm to ever hit the U.S. It is a merger of three large storms.
The Perfect Storm?
Maybe I am late to the party on this story. But I think the blame really sits with the media on stories like this. They sensationalize even the smallest storm. Each one seems to be the "craziest" storm for some reason or another. When the real crazy storm comes along, I am already tuned out.
I have heard the story before.
It is never as bad as it seems...until it is.
I wish that responsible journalism existed, perhaps so I wouldn't have to be a responsible consumer of whatever passes as journalism these days. In any case, this storm really is something to see. The satellite image says it all.
I don't board up windows, I don't buy hurricane supplies.
Every year there are about three or four that are supposed to come close and never do. I guess it is better safe than sorry when trying to predict the route of these things.
I get it. I really do.
But as I listened to the news about Sandy and her route along the eastern seaboard, I tuned out. Another hurricane. Another attempt to sell stories. Except this time, it really is a MASSIVE storm. From what I can discern, the largest storm to ever hit the U.S. It is a merger of three large storms.
The Perfect Storm?
Maybe I am late to the party on this story. But I think the blame really sits with the media on stories like this. They sensationalize even the smallest storm. Each one seems to be the "craziest" storm for some reason or another. When the real crazy storm comes along, I am already tuned out.
I have heard the story before.
It is never as bad as it seems...until it is.
I wish that responsible journalism existed, perhaps so I wouldn't have to be a responsible consumer of whatever passes as journalism these days. In any case, this storm really is something to see. The satellite image says it all.
October 29, 2012
Cat Poop and Germans?
My co-worker is a German who recently married into becoming an American. He met his high school sweetheart while on a foreign exchange program in the United States. I am sure it is a lovely and romantic story complete with falling in love at first sight and the idea that crossing an ocean to be with someone has a currency in this fucked up world that is worth at least a dozen "awe's".
But this blog isn't about that.
This gentleman, we shall call him Chris, loves to come into my office for five minutes of laughs at least twice a day when he stretches his legs and needs to escape his cubicle shaped enclosure that doubles as a square shaped life-sucking chamber. When he comes over, the conversation usually devolves into jokes about the German people between the years of 1941 and 1945 or about American obesity etc.
Occasionally, we discuss cats. He knows that I have this blog and he has two new kittens that give us a bit of common ground when pontificating about the up and down roller-coaster ride of life. One thing we both agreed on is that cleaning cat litter sucks something awful. We decided that the self-cleaning litter boxes were the way to go at some point last week.
Today he presents me with this video of the solution to all our prayers:
I nearly gasped at the genius of the Cat Genie even though I see some problems such as:
Will the cat want to kill its own litter box since the cat will assume the movement means it lives?
Will the wet litter be a problem?
Will the flushing mechanism work?
These things come to MY mind. But Germans think differently than their American counterparts. His first reaction is:
"If it misses the poop, and then the litter drying mechanism clicks ON, won't it heat the poop?"
He does a search of reviews and sure enough there is a review about the fact that the Cat Genie "cooked" left over poop and the smell permeated throughout the house to a nauseating level. Gross.
I say, "That is gross."
German says, "It is. I don't know where but I've smelt cooked poop before. It's gross."
I say, "You've smelled cooked poop?"
German, "Of course."
Sigh. How do you respond to that? I will just chalk this up to either language or cultural barriers. I, of course, will not be buying a Cat Genie anytime soon.
But this blog isn't about that.
This gentleman, we shall call him Chris, loves to come into my office for five minutes of laughs at least twice a day when he stretches his legs and needs to escape his cubicle shaped enclosure that doubles as a square shaped life-sucking chamber. When he comes over, the conversation usually devolves into jokes about the German people between the years of 1941 and 1945 or about American obesity etc.
Occasionally, we discuss cats. He knows that I have this blog and he has two new kittens that give us a bit of common ground when pontificating about the up and down roller-coaster ride of life. One thing we both agreed on is that cleaning cat litter sucks something awful. We decided that the self-cleaning litter boxes were the way to go at some point last week.
Today he presents me with this video of the solution to all our prayers:
I nearly gasped at the genius of the Cat Genie even though I see some problems such as:
Will the cat want to kill its own litter box since the cat will assume the movement means it lives?
Will the wet litter be a problem?
Will the flushing mechanism work?
These things come to MY mind. But Germans think differently than their American counterparts. His first reaction is:
"If it misses the poop, and then the litter drying mechanism clicks ON, won't it heat the poop?"
He does a search of reviews and sure enough there is a review about the fact that the Cat Genie "cooked" left over poop and the smell permeated throughout the house to a nauseating level. Gross.
I say, "That is gross."
German says, "It is. I don't know where but I've smelt cooked poop before. It's gross."
I say, "You've smelled cooked poop?"
German, "Of course."
Sigh. How do you respond to that? I will just chalk this up to either language or cultural barriers. I, of course, will not be buying a Cat Genie anytime soon.
October 11, 2012
Top 3 Novels That Influenced My Year 2012
Just a quick update for those few souls out there who give me my tiny podium from which to talk. Ashes to Ashes is the title of the third installment of An Upstate New York Mafia Tale. It is slated for release in April 2013.
Also, thanks to a mixture of circumstances (such as you lovely readers, the wonder of the internet, and what appears to be the contagious ability to entangle bad judgement with credit cards) I find my combined sales approaching the realm of 10,000 books sold.
Thank you.
Moving along...
As you know I like to make lists. Here is a list of three books so far that have influenced my year.
1) The Alchemist
Wiki says: The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it has been translated into 71 languages as of 2011. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there.
I say: This novel seemed to follow events that were happening in my life as I read it. It was a personal experience for me and I don't often say that about a novel. I almost didn't pick it up, but when I did, it was life altering. If you get this book as a present from me, consider yourself among the very most important people in my life.
2) The Great Gatsby
Wiki Says: The Great Gatsby is a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book takes place from spring to autumn 1922, during a prosperous time in the United States known as the Roaring Twenties, which lasted from 1920 until the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The setting of the novel contributed greatly to its popularity following its early release, but the book did not receive widespread attention until after Fitzgerald's death in 1940, when republishings in 1945 and 1953 quickly found a wide readership. Today the book is widely regarded as a "Great American Novel" and a literary classic. The Modern Library named it the second best English-language novel of the 20th Century.
I say: I was forced to read this book in high school and hated it. But I returned to it when I heard that the movie was coming out and I now know why it is "A Great American Novel." I am very excited to watch the film, so here is the trailer:
3) Buffalo Soldiers, An Upstate New York Mafia Tale
Wiki Says: Buffalo Soldiers, An Upstate New York Mafia Tale - nothing! WTH
I say: Shameless plug. I wrote it so of course it influenced my year. Check it out on Amazon! or on Barnes and Noble!
Also, thanks to a mixture of circumstances (such as you lovely readers, the wonder of the internet, and what appears to be the contagious ability to entangle bad judgement with credit cards) I find my combined sales approaching the realm of 10,000 books sold.
Thank you.
Moving along...
As you know I like to make lists. Here is a list of three books so far that have influenced my year.
1) The Alchemist
Wiki says: The Alchemist is a novel by Paulo Coelho first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it has been translated into 71 languages as of 2011. An allegorical novel, The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd named Santiago in his journey to Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding treasure there.
I say: This novel seemed to follow events that were happening in my life as I read it. It was a personal experience for me and I don't often say that about a novel. I almost didn't pick it up, but when I did, it was life altering. If you get this book as a present from me, consider yourself among the very most important people in my life.
2) The Great Gatsby
Wiki Says: The Great Gatsby is a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. The book takes place from spring to autumn 1922, during a prosperous time in the United States known as the Roaring Twenties, which lasted from 1920 until the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The setting of the novel contributed greatly to its popularity following its early release, but the book did not receive widespread attention until after Fitzgerald's death in 1940, when republishings in 1945 and 1953 quickly found a wide readership. Today the book is widely regarded as a "Great American Novel" and a literary classic. The Modern Library named it the second best English-language novel of the 20th Century.
I say: I was forced to read this book in high school and hated it. But I returned to it when I heard that the movie was coming out and I now know why it is "A Great American Novel." I am very excited to watch the film, so here is the trailer:
3) Buffalo Soldiers, An Upstate New York Mafia Tale
Wiki Says: Buffalo Soldiers, An Upstate New York Mafia Tale - nothing! WTH
I say: Shameless plug. I wrote it so of course it influenced my year. Check it out on Amazon! or on Barnes and Noble!
August 13, 2012
Culturing my friends
So last night I was eating dinner with a friend when I discovered that not everyone has seen every movie ever made, such as myself. Now I don't expect everyone to be such a film fan, but there are some movies that even if you are not likely to enjoy them, you MUST watch. You have to do this because a series of things will happen if you do not watch these movies.
People will look at you like you are crazy. You will fail to be a part of the conversation.You will make everyone who has seen the movie launch into their summary of the film, why it was great, and their favorite quotes.
So I have compiled a list of 5 movies you MUST watch, even if I don't necessarily enjoy each of them myself.
#5 - Pretty Woman (1990)
A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.
Director:
Writer:
Stars:
This movie is actually the bane of my existence. I hate it. But women love it and if they find out you haven't watched it, it is a matter of time before they make you watch it. Also you will receive an earful about the "big mistake. Big." scene.
#4 The Goonies (1985)
A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.
Director:
Writers:
Stars:
I love this movie. As do many other people based on its IMDB rating of 7.5 stars. This movie gave us such classic lines as "Hey you guys!" and "Baby Ruth." If you don't get the meaning, it is yet another reason why you must watch this movie. With characters named Chunk and Sloth, you owe it society to digest this movie.
#3 Dirty Dancing (1987)
Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.
Director:
Writer:
Stars:
This movie practically defined romance for generations of women. If you ever hope to get laid you better understand the meaning of "Nobody puts baby in a corner". It is also why I own a leather jacket. I am a closet fan of this movie. Fuck off and don't judge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28A9Jgo92GQ -at least watch THIS scene. It is only 44 seconds long and it just might save your life.
#2 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.
Director: Writers:
Stars:
I might be trying to redeem my man card here but I don't care. I saw this movie when I was about 6 years old and I have a healthy fear of clowns to this day. You need to watch this if to only make me feel less weird for bringing it up every few months in conversation.
#1 The Princess Bride (1987)
A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).
Director:
Writers:
Stars:
Awesome. Fucking. Movie. I know almost every line of this film. If you can't get on board with Fred Savage, Andre the Giant, Cary Elwes, Billy Crystal and Robin Wright before she became drug addled Robin Wright-Penn, then you need to move to some island somewhere. Pretty much everyone else will ostracize you if you haven't seen this classic and I think most of them will show outright hatred and contempt for you.
People will look at you like you are crazy. You will fail to be a part of the conversation.You will make everyone who has seen the movie launch into their summary of the film, why it was great, and their favorite quotes.
So I have compiled a list of 5 movies you MUST watch, even if I don't necessarily enjoy each of them myself.
#5 - Pretty Woman (1990)
A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.
Director:
Writer:
Stars:
This movie is actually the bane of my existence. I hate it. But women love it and if they find out you haven't watched it, it is a matter of time before they make you watch it. Also you will receive an earful about the "big mistake. Big." scene.
#4 The Goonies (1985)
A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map.
Director:
Writers:
Stars:
I love this movie. As do many other people based on its IMDB rating of 7.5 stars. This movie gave us such classic lines as "Hey you guys!" and "Baby Ruth." If you don't get the meaning, it is yet another reason why you must watch this movie. With characters named Chunk and Sloth, you owe it society to digest this movie.
#3 Dirty Dancing (1987)
Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.
Director:
Writer:
Stars:
This movie practically defined romance for generations of women. If you ever hope to get laid you better understand the meaning of "Nobody puts baby in a corner". It is also why I own a leather jacket. I am a closet fan of this movie. Fuck off and don't judge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28A9Jgo92GQ -at least watch THIS scene. It is only 44 seconds long and it just might save your life.
#2 Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.Director: Writers:
Stars:
I might be trying to redeem my man card here but I don't care. I saw this movie when I was about 6 years old and I have a healthy fear of clowns to this day. You need to watch this if to only make me feel less weird for bringing it up every few months in conversation.
#1 The Princess Bride (1987)
A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).
Director:
Writers:
Stars:
Awesome. Fucking. Movie. I know almost every line of this film. If you can't get on board with Fred Savage, Andre the Giant, Cary Elwes, Billy Crystal and Robin Wright before she became drug addled Robin Wright-Penn, then you need to move to some island somewhere. Pretty much everyone else will ostracize you if you haven't seen this classic and I think most of them will show outright hatred and contempt for you.
May 18, 2012
Script Contracts Making Things Official
"It's just business..."
So this weekend, screenwriter Thomas Humphreys will be shipped the contracts for the script to my novel For Nothing. It is an exciting time because that means we can final go forth and pitch the script to studios and see if anyone wants to buy the rights to make a film out of this thing.
The novel is okay, but the script is really well done, so I have my fingers crossed. Our legal team really put in a lot of effort and produced a top notch contract and I am excited to get moving in the direction of expanding the world's knowledge of our characters, Rafael Rontego and Alex Vaughn.
"Hot as hell..."
Florida is about 88 degrees right now and I have a car (2008 Ford Focus with sync technology and voice activated controls) that decided to karate chop my air-conditioning. Kit of Knight Rider fame, it is not. No AC in this weather equals a pissy and sweaty Nick and that just won't do. So off to the shop it goes.
"Japan is cooler..."
The temperatures in Japan are much more pleasant. And you get this view as long as you avoid the nuclear reactor's melting down:
Also they pay American's to teach English there and that is not a bad gig. Seriously, look at this view. Unbelievable.
So this weekend, screenwriter Thomas Humphreys will be shipped the contracts for the script to my novel For Nothing. It is an exciting time because that means we can final go forth and pitch the script to studios and see if anyone wants to buy the rights to make a film out of this thing.
The novel is okay, but the script is really well done, so I have my fingers crossed. Our legal team really put in a lot of effort and produced a top notch contract and I am excited to get moving in the direction of expanding the world's knowledge of our characters, Rafael Rontego and Alex Vaughn.
"Hot as hell..."
Florida is about 88 degrees right now and I have a car (2008 Ford Focus with sync technology and voice activated controls) that decided to karate chop my air-conditioning. Kit of Knight Rider fame, it is not. No AC in this weather equals a pissy and sweaty Nick and that just won't do. So off to the shop it goes.
"Japan is cooler..."
The temperatures in Japan are much more pleasant. And you get this view as long as you avoid the nuclear reactor's melting down:
Also they pay American's to teach English there and that is not a bad gig. Seriously, look at this view. Unbelievable.
April 25, 2012
Buffalo Soldiers (An Upstate New York Mafia Tale) is now available!
RELEASE! RELEASE! RELEASE!
Buffalo Soldiers (An Upstate New York Mafia Tale) book II is now available for purchase. You can purchase the novel on Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Smashwords. M personal website should also be updated with a link very shortly. At this time it is only the ebook, but the paperback will be available very shortly.
As usual, if you purchase the paperback and want it signed, just contact me and send the copy my way and I'll give it some ink.
See below for links to purchase!
Purchase at Amazon for 2.99
Purchase at Barnes and Noble for 2.99
Purchase at Smashwords for 2.99
Buffalo Soldiers (An Upstate New York Mafia Tale) book II is now available for purchase. You can purchase the novel on Amazon or Barnes and Noble or Smashwords. M personal website should also be updated with a link very shortly. At this time it is only the ebook, but the paperback will be available very shortly.
As usual, if you purchase the paperback and want it signed, just contact me and send the copy my way and I'll give it some ink.
See below for links to purchase!
Purchase at Amazon for 2.99
Purchase at Barnes and Noble for 2.99
Purchase at Smashwords for 2.99
April 1, 2012
Giveaway Time - Indie Blog Hop
Every now and again a few of us author types like to do something strange like give away our hard work for free. This is one of those times. In the name of celebrating the independent author and those who support the independent voices of literature we are giving away a bunch of novels written by those types.
We have allindieebooks.blogspot.com to thank for arranging this awesome giveaway!
For other blogs hosting giveaways click HERE.
If you comment on this blog or any of the blogs in that list you are entered in the giveaway. The more comments you leave the more entries you get!
The books being given away are of course, For Nothing by me and then these four as well:
Allie Burke- Violet Midnight
M.E. Franco- Where Will You Run
Thomas Amos- An Apple For Zoe
Mireille Chester - The Chosen One Trilogy (three books)
We have allindieebooks.blogspot.com to thank for arranging this awesome giveaway!
For other blogs hosting giveaways click HERE.
If you comment on this blog or any of the blogs in that list you are entered in the giveaway. The more comments you leave the more entries you get!
The books being given away are of course, For Nothing by me and then these four as well:
Allie Burke- Violet Midnight
M.E. Franco- Where Will You Run
Thomas Amos- An Apple For Zoe
Mireille Chester - The Chosen One Trilogy (three books)
February 6, 2012
My 5 fears
Well as promised, here is the add-on to my previous post where I wrote about the top 5 fears and anxieties of the greater population at large. Here are my top 5 and to be honest some are just anxieties, not actually terror.
For instance:
1- Clowns. I distrust clowns. Maybe it's because I can't tell what they are thinking behind all that make-up. Maybe because I wonder why they hang out with small kids and hide their true identities. From my perspective only superheros get a pass on the hidden identity thing. Clowns...they suck. A psychiatrist might think it was because I read Stephen King's novel, It. But I would probably chalk it up to having seen this f'ed up movie much too young.
2- Hospitals. They smell funny. Sort of like sepsis and rubbing alcohol. Oh, and expensive bills for opinions that I could have told myself. Stomach ache? Indigestion. Headache? No one knows...stress or eat better or ...you guessed it...indigestion. You heard your ankle snap? You can't see the podiatrist until your general physician verifies its broken and refers you. Sorry, by the way, you might have digestive issues.
3- Funeral homes. You would think it would be graveyards but it isn't. I hear about people who live in the funeral home. Family lives on one side, Dad does his work in the basement on dead bodies. F@ck that. Reminds me of Six Feet Under and My Girl. My Girl made me hate funeral homes even more and further associate them with tears...don't judge me.
4- Speaking of basements...I hate those too. I guess it is a combination of the dark and the unknown at its root. But I am not scared of the dark nor the unknown so much. But when you combine the two in a dank smelly basement of a 100 year old house I get a bit uncomfortable.
5- Last but not least- Being stuck in a nightmare. Another fear you can blame on bad television or that one time I thought I had sleep paralysis, but not waking from my sleep and being stuck in some continuing nightmare for all of eternity freaks me the f@ck out. Thank you Freddy Krueger. Thank you to all those people who said the best way to die is in your sleep. You have scar(r)ed me for life.
For instance:
1- Clowns. I distrust clowns. Maybe it's because I can't tell what they are thinking behind all that make-up. Maybe because I wonder why they hang out with small kids and hide their true identities. From my perspective only superheros get a pass on the hidden identity thing. Clowns...they suck. A psychiatrist might think it was because I read Stephen King's novel, It. But I would probably chalk it up to having seen this f'ed up movie much too young.
2- Hospitals. They smell funny. Sort of like sepsis and rubbing alcohol. Oh, and expensive bills for opinions that I could have told myself. Stomach ache? Indigestion. Headache? No one knows...stress or eat better or ...you guessed it...indigestion. You heard your ankle snap? You can't see the podiatrist until your general physician verifies its broken and refers you. Sorry, by the way, you might have digestive issues.
3- Funeral homes. You would think it would be graveyards but it isn't. I hear about people who live in the funeral home. Family lives on one side, Dad does his work in the basement on dead bodies. F@ck that. Reminds me of Six Feet Under and My Girl. My Girl made me hate funeral homes even more and further associate them with tears...don't judge me. 
4- Speaking of basements...I hate those too. I guess it is a combination of the dark and the unknown at its root. But I am not scared of the dark nor the unknown so much. But when you combine the two in a dank smelly basement of a 100 year old house I get a bit uncomfortable.
5- Last but not least- Being stuck in a nightmare. Another fear you can blame on bad television or that one time I thought I had sleep paralysis, but not waking from my sleep and being stuck in some continuing nightmare for all of eternity freaks me the f@ck out. Thank you Freddy Krueger. Thank you to all those people who said the best way to die is in your sleep. You have scar(r)ed me for life.
January 18, 2012
Top 5 Worst Fears
People are scared of all sorts of things but only a select few have the notorious distinction of making the top 5 all time greatest or most common fears list. I'll post those five but then I will post my personal top 5 fears. It will be interesting, to me at least, to see where there is overlap.
1) Fear of Flying
Yikes. This picture can't be real...
2) Fear of Public Speaking
Imagining the audience in their undies is supposed to work.......what if it just turns you on?
3) Fear of Heights
I imagine this goes hand in hand with the fear of flying. I am pretty sureno one is afraid to fly...just the possibility of falling from such a height.
4) Fear of the Dark
I would never admit that...
5) Fear of Intimacy
I figured this would be more Freudian and on the subconscious level versus an actual fear that could be listed...
The rest of the top ten are rounded out with (in order): Death, Failure, Rejection, Spiders and Commitment. Some of the top ten seem to be very similar to me such as Rejection is usually a type of Failure, or at least is associated in the minds of those that fear one or the other. Commitment and Intimacy go hand in hand if you ask me. I have only two or maybe two and a half fears that match up with the top ten. But later this week I will share my personal top 5 for your amusement.
I will give you a hint as to one of my fears, and it involves a red nose. It is not Rudolph nor is it an alcoholic, though both of those might throw me for a loop if I was caught off guard. Could you imagine running into a drunkard riding on the back of an actual flying reindeer in the middle of an alley at midnight?
No thanks.
1) Fear of Flying
Yikes. This picture can't be real...
2) Fear of Public Speaking
Imagining the audience in their undies is supposed to work.......what if it just turns you on?
3) Fear of Heights
I imagine this goes hand in hand with the fear of flying. I am pretty sureno one is afraid to fly...just the possibility of falling from such a height.
4) Fear of the Dark
I would never admit that...
5) Fear of Intimacy
I figured this would be more Freudian and on the subconscious level versus an actual fear that could be listed...
The rest of the top ten are rounded out with (in order): Death, Failure, Rejection, Spiders and Commitment. Some of the top ten seem to be very similar to me such as Rejection is usually a type of Failure, or at least is associated in the minds of those that fear one or the other. Commitment and Intimacy go hand in hand if you ask me. I have only two or maybe two and a half fears that match up with the top ten. But later this week I will share my personal top 5 for your amusement.
I will give you a hint as to one of my fears, and it involves a red nose. It is not Rudolph nor is it an alcoholic, though both of those might throw me for a loop if I was caught off guard. Could you imagine running into a drunkard riding on the back of an actual flying reindeer in the middle of an alley at midnight?
No thanks.
