Crickets chirping

One notable "secret of "success," it appears, is a certain willingness to put up with more than a bit of boredom for (QUITE) a while, in the interest of obtaining long term prosperity. The concern is... what kind of dull mother____er does that make a person, in the end? Yes, I suppose one must sometimes endure mind-numbing and awesome (as opposed to awe-inspiring) tedium straight-on. One must continually re-affirm: "No matter! I will endeavor to study, in my modest, plodding and occasionally zealous way!" Is the downside that in so doing, one embraces those boring things too tiresome even for one's friends? No amount of friendship would inspire most people to join in becoming THAT dull! Either that or they all just knew better... from the beginning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boring,_Oregon

Too much torture

When will they ever learn? "CIA accountability" is an oxymoron!

A mistletoe drone mishap

Regrettably, I knew something like this was going to happen. Ever seen or heard one of these drones being flown about, even a small one? When you do, you realize, "Egads... If this eerie, highly sophisticated thing wanted to injure or even kill me, no problem - it could." The one I saw in flight was somewhat larger than this little "pinkie drone." http://hotmessfolder.com/news/tgi-fridays-mistletoe-drone-injures-woman/