on douche-bags

 "I'd rather you hate me for who I am, rather than love me for whom I am not."

Kills the King, Becomes the New King, and Kills More People Out of Paranoia.

"Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires”[Act I, Scene 4]
- William Shakespeare [1564-1616]'s Macbeth who wanted happiness but immorality led to misery.

nurtured and developed the knowledge of others

"Wisdom can only come from dialogue."
- Socrates

won't fill the hole

"Thank God I didn't fuck over anyone for this."

- A 27 year old Matt Damon on winning the "Good Will Hunting" Oscar

short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man

George Costanza

                   ... it’s not a lie if you believe it.

Victorian Dandy

"Just as every Sinner has a future, every Saint has a past."
- Oscar Wilde

burned

Notice no asterisk*. I was billed for a reasonable clearly stated $20 delivery charge online, but which ballooned to $80 when FedEx arrived at the door. I did not select express shipping. When I politely asked for a rebate, I was lectured as though I was dim for not reading the very fine print, Who does? The online interface needs to be more like Amazon, which is crystal clear and so far fail proof.

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Update: Went to the top and issue resolved amicably. The product is great, just order fulfillment needs to be fixed. Until then we will buy in retail outlets.

morality and ethics

"When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal."
- Richard M. Nixon, April 6, 1977

as common as a unicorn

"I never try to blow out someone else's candle to make mine brighter."
- Chelsea Handler

"A thing worth having is a thing worth cheating for."
- W. C. Fields